This list of Grinnell College alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Grinnell College, Iowa, US.
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Barber, Benjamin | 1960 | Political theorist, author of Jihad vs. McWorld | [1] |
Buckley, Oliver | 1909 | President and director of Bell Labs, namesake of the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize. | [2] |
Cech, Thomas | 1970 | Co-winner of 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute | [3] [4] |
Chai, May-lee | 1989 | Author, professor and American Book Award winner | |
Coleman, Mary Sue | 1965 | President of the University of Iowa (1995–2002) and the first female President of the University of Michigan (2002–2014) | [5] |
Evrigenis, Ioannis D. | 1993 | Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Classics at Tufts University | [6] |
Golbeck, Amanda L. | 1974 | Lead editor of Leadership and Women in Statistics , winner of 2016 Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Elizabeth L. Scott Award | [7] [8] |
Grinker, Roy Richard | 1983 | Anthropologist, editor of Anthropological Quarterly | [9] |
Harshbarger, Frances | 1923 | one of the first female American mathematicians to receive a doctorate | [10] |
Herriott, Frank Irving | 1890 (BS) 1893 (MS) | acting professor of political science (1895-1898) | |
Hughes-Schrader, Sally | 1917 | Zoologist, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | [11] |
Koenker, Roger | 1969 | Economist | [12] |
Manlove, Jennifer | Sociological research scientist at Child Trends | [13] | |
Maxwell, David | 1966 | President of Drake University | [14] |
Myers-Scotton, Carol | 1955 | Linguist | [15] |
Noyes, William | 1879 | Analytical and organic chemist; determined atomic weights | [16] |
Patterson, Clair | 1943 | Geochemist, first person to accurately date the age of the Earth, responsible for the removal of lead from gasoline | [17] [18] |
Risser, Paul | 1961 | President of Miami University and Oregon State University | [19] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Cannon, Kevin | 2002 | Comics writer and artist | [20] |
Cannon, Zander | 1995 | Comics writer and artist | [21] |
Clarke, Cornelia | 1909 | Nature photographer | [22] |
Cooper, Martha | 1963 | Icon of the Street art movement and author of Subway Art | [23] |
Irwin, Pat | 1977 | Composer, musician, and guitarist | [24] |
Hancock, Herbie | 1960 | Jazz musician and composer | [25] |
Meglioranza, Thomas | 1992 | American operatic baritone | |
Manuel, Philip | 1913 | Pianist, harpsichordist, teacher | [26] |
Macy, Jesse | 1870 | Political scientist and historian | [27] |
Mura, David | 1974 | Writer, memoirist and poet | |
Wills, Edwina Florence | 1937 | Artist and composer | [28] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Todd S. Young | 1994 | Executive Vice-President and CFO of Elanco Animal Health (NYSE: ELAN) | |
Chambers, John B. | 1977 | Chairman of the Sovereign Debt Committee at Standard and Poor's | [29] |
Brue, Nordahl | 1967 | Founder of Bruegger's Bagels | [30] |
Little, Caroline | 1981 | North America CEO of Guardian News & Media | [31] |
McCulley, Paul | 1979 | Economist, managing director at PIMCO | [32] |
Moujaled, Maijid | 2014 | co-founder (with Ham Serunjogi ’16) of Chipper Cash, one of the most successful fintech companies in Africa | [33] [34] |
Rosenfield, Joseph | 1925 | Successful businessman, made initial contribution to Intel and donated it to Grinnell College; called the "Patriarch of Iowa Business" by Des Moines Register | [35] |
Michael (Mickey) Schulhof | 1964 | former president of Sony America, first American asked to serve on the board of directors for Sony, patent holder | [36] |
Serunjogi, Ham | 2016 | co-founder (with Maijid Moujaled ’14) of Chipper Cash, one of the most successful fintech companies in Africa | [37] [38] |
Vanderpoel, Waid | 1943 | Economist and former Chief Investment Officer of the First National Bank of Chicago | [39] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Atherton, Matthew | 1995 | Winner of the reality show Who Wants to Be a Superhero? | [40] |
Bergl, Emily | 1997 | Actress, best known for Men in Trees | [41] |
Cooper, Gary | 1926 (did not graduate) | Actor, best known for High Noon , received five Oscar nominations for Best Actor | [42] |
Coyote, Peter | 1964 | Actor, author, narrated the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics and Oscar telecasts | [43] |
Koenig, Walter | 1958 (transferred) | Actor, best known as Chekov in Star Trek | [44] |
McCallie, Ellen | 1992 | Scientist on BBC's Rough Science series | [45] |
Nanjiani, Kumail | 2001 | Stand-up comedian, Academy Award-nominated writer, actor and comedian, best known for role on TV series Silicon Valley and co-authorship and performance in film The Big Sick | [46] |
Rissien, Edward L. | 1949 | Film producer | [47] |
Roberts, Ian | 1987 | Actor, founder of Upright Citizens Brigade | [48] |
Rosenfeld, Win | 2000 | American screenwriter and producer, president of Monkeypaw Productions | [49] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Adams, Henry Carter | 1874 | Economist, promoter of the American Economic Association, led movement to regulate "natural monopolies" in economic life | [50] |
Adelman, Kenneth | 1967 | Deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, National Editor of Washingtonian magazine | [51] [52] |
Blake, Charles | 2005 | Democratic African-American member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Little Rock, Arkansas | [53] |
Cîțu, Florin | 1996 | Prime Minister of Romania (2020–2021) | [54] |
Cole, Tom | 1971 | Representative from Oklahoma, Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee | [55] |
Cyr, Frank W. | 1923 (transferred) | Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, "Father of the Yellow School Bus" | [56] |
Edwards, Richard | University administrator and professor of economics | ||
Flanagan, Hallie | 1911 | Director of the Federal Theater Project; first woman to win a Guggenheim | [57] |
Garang, John | 1969 | Vice president of Sudan, leader of the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army | [58] |
Daniel Grossberg | 2006 | Kentucky state representative | [59] |
Hall, Chris | 2007 | Iowa State Representative | [60] |
Hopkins, Harry | 1912 | WPA administrator and architect of the New Deal | [61] |
Katayama, Sen | 1892 | Co-founder of the Japan Communist Party | [62] [63] |
Kenyon, William | 1890 | Senator from Iowa and Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | [64] |
Lucero, Rebecca | 2003 | Minnesota human rights commissioner, led state civil rights investigation of Minneapolis Police Department following the murder of George Floyd | [65] [66] |
Moose, George | 1966 | Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador to Benin and Senegal | [67] |
Railsback, Tom | 1954 | Representative from Illinois | [68] |
Rawson, Charles | Senator from Iowa | [69] | |
Savage, Ezra P. | Twelfth Governor of Nebraska and tenth Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska | [70] | |
Strangio, Chase | 2004 | Deputy director for Transgender Justice at the American Civil Liberties Union, included in 2020's Time 100 most influential people in the world | [71] |
Thielmann, Greg | 1972 | Intelligence analyst for the United States Department of State and critic of the 2003 invasion of Iraq | [72] |
Wearin, Otha | 1924 | Representative from Iowa | [73] |
Welch, Joseph | 1914 | Head attorney for the United States Army during the Army-McCarthy Hearings | [74] |
Wheat, Alan | 1972 | Representative from Missouri | [75] |
Wilson, George | 1904 | Senator from Iowa, Governor of Iowa | [76] |
Wingate, Henry | 1969 | Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | [77] |
Wu, K. C. | 1923 | Governor of Taiwan Province, Mayor of Shanghai | [78] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Giddins, Gary | 1970 | Jazz columnist for The Village Voice | [79] |
Hodierne, Robert | 1968 | Editor of the Army Times and Pulitzer Prize winner | [80] |
Ho, Soleil | 2009 | Food writer and restaurant critic for the San Francisco Chronicle | |
Jacobs, Ben | 2006 | Political reporter for The Guardian | [81] |
Jacobson, Walter | 1959 | Chicago news personality | [82] |
Kaltenbach, Frederick Wilhelm | c1918 (did not graduate) | English-language Nazi propagandist during World War II | [83] |
Kempenaar, Adam | 1997 | Host of podcast and public radio show Filmspotting | [84] |
Montaño, Armando | 2012 | Associated Press | [85] |
Mirk, Sarah | 2008 | Bitch Media, Portland Mercury | |
Shaw, Albert | 1879 | Co-owner of the Grinnell Herald , journalist, and editor of the American edition of The Review of Reviews | [86] |
Smith, Roberta | 1969 | Art critic for The New York Times | [87] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Clampitt, Amy | 1941 | Poet and author | [88] |
Feldman, David | 1971 | Author of the Imponderables series of books | [89] |
Lord, Sterling | 1942 | literary agent, founder of Sterling Lord Literistic | |
Hall, James Norman | 1910 | Author, best known for Mutiny on the Bounty | [90] |
Hirsch, Edward | 1972 | Poet, president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | [91] |
Poe, Marshall | 1984 | Historian, author, founder of MemoryArchive | [92] |
Swanson, Harold Norling | 1922 | First editor of College Humor, well-known Hollywood literary agent | [93] |
Wade Benjamin, Ali | 1992 | Author and finalist for the 2015 National Book Award | [94] |
Nagamatsu, Sequoia | 2004 | Author of How High We Go in the Dark | [95] |
Tanenhaus, Sam | 1977 | Historian, journalist and biographer of Whittaker Chambers | [96] |
Zentner, Alexi | 1995 | Canadian short story writer and novelist, winner of O. Henry Prize | |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Whitaker, Eric E. | 1987 | Executive Vice President, Strategic Affiliations and Associate Dean, Community-Based Research, University of Chicago; internal medicine physician | [97] [98] |
Wolf, James S. | 1957 | Kidney transplantation pioneer; academic organ transplant surgeon; Associate Dean of Medical Education, Northwestern University Medical School; President (1990–91) and co-founder of United Network for Organ Sharing | [99] [100] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Bates, Norman | 1865 | Medal of Honor recipient | [101] |
Berg, Russell | 1940 | U.S. Air Force Brigadier General | [102] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Bartlett, Dana | 1882 | Congregationalist minister, author | [103] |
Friedrich, Bruce | 1996 | Senior Policy Director for Farm Sanctuary | [104] |
Giwa, Latoya | 2009 | doula, nurse, lactation consultant, and advocate; co-founder of Birthmark Doula Collective and the New Orleans Breastfeeding Center | [105] [106] |
King, Bernice | 1985 | Minister, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. (transferred to Spelman College) | [107] |
Noun, Louise | 1929 | Feminist activist, civil libertarian, author | [108] |
George Edward White | 1882 | American Congregationalist missionary, president of Anatolia College, witness to the Armenian genocide | |
White-Means, Shelley | 1977 | Health Economist who works to reduce health disparities in Memphis, TN | [109] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Coggeshall, Harris | 1929 | Tennis player, runner-up in doubles in the 1930 National Clay Court Championships and the 1929 National Indoor Championship, runner-up in the 1928 Cincinnati Masters | [110] |
Moran, Hap | 1926 | All-Pro football halfback for the New York Giants | [111] |
Shoemaker, Ian | 1996 | College football coach | |
Taylor, Morgan | 1926 | Track and field hurdler, gold medalist for the U.S. in the 1924 Summer Olympics | [112] |
Thorburn, Christine | 1992 | Cyclist, two-time Olympian for the U.S. | [113] |
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference |
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Borenstein, Nathaniel | 1980 | Designer of the MIME protocol for sending multimedia e-mail | [114] |
Noyce, Robert | 1949 | Co-founder of Intel, co-inventor of integrated circuit, recipient of National Medal of Science | [115] |
Ulery, Dana | 1959 | Chief Scientist for the Army Research Laboratory computing sciences | [116] |
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. It was founded in 1846 when a group of New England Congregationalists established Iowa College. It has an open curriculum, which means students need not follow a prescribed list of classes. The college's 120-acre campus includes several listings on the National Register of Historic Places. Grinnell students have been awarded many Fulbright grants.
Mary Sue Wilson Coleman is an American chemist and academic administrator who served as the 13th president of the University of Michigan from 2002 to 2014, interim president of the University of Michigan in 2022, and the 18th president of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002.
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell was a U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 4th congressional district, an ordained Congregational minister, radical abolitionist, founder of Grinnell, Iowa and benefactor of Grinnell College.
Iowa's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers most of its northeastern part. It includes Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Waterloo, and Grinnell.
Joseph Lyman was a Civil War soldier, lawyer, and judge. In the 1880s, he was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in southwestern Iowa.
Louise Frankel Rosenfield Noun was a feminist, social activist, philanthropist, and civil libertarian.
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