Alumni
Academia
- Carol Anderson, professor of African American Studies at Emory University
- John Alexander Anderson, former Congressman from Kansas; consul to Egypt; second president of Kansas State University
- C. Michael Armstrong, chairman, board of trustees Johns Hopkins Medicine, Health System Corp. and Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- Joseph M. Bachelor, poet, professor
- Donald Barr, professor of Human Ecology at Cornell University and leader of movement to disinvest in South Africa
- Jeffrey Brown, dean, College of Business, University of Illinois
- David A. Caputo, president of Pace University
- Ronald Crutcher, president of University of Richmond; formerly, president of Wheaton College
- Katharine Jane Densford, director of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, provided important nursing leadership during World War II
- David Dickey, statistician
- Alston Ellis, president of Ohio University
- John Feldmeier, professor of Political Science at Wright State University and First Amendment attorney
- Grayson L. Kirk, former president of Columbia University
- Benjamin Lee, theoretical physicist
- Carolyn Ringer Lepre, academic administrator
- Jeffrey Lieberman, president of American Psychiatric Association; chief of psychiatry at Columbia University
- Henry Mitchell MacCracken, former Chancellor of New York University
- Arman Manukyan, Professor of Bogazici University in Istanbul
- Jeffrey McKee, biological anthropologist, academic, and author
- Fannie Ruth Robinson, president of Oxford College until 1893 [1]
- Mark B. Rosenberg, Chancellor of the State University System of Florida
- Donna Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for President Bill Clinton, current president of the University of Miami (Florida) and a graduate of the Western College for Women prior to its merger with Miami University
- Ernest H. Volwiler, former chairman, Abbott Labs and co-inventor, Pentothal
- Joseph Pomeroy Widney, 2nd president of the University of Southern California, 1st dean of the USC School of Medicine, physician of scientific medical data; former director of the United States Public Health Service; former director of the New York Public Library; enlisted by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to help develop a worldwide library system, resulting in the Carnegie libraries
- Richard K. Wilson, director, The Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis
Art
- Fletcher Benton, sculptor and painter
- Leslie Greene Bowman, art curator and museum administrator
- Austin Kleon, artist
- Roger Welch, artist
Business
- C. Michael Armstrong, former CEO of AT&T, Hughes Electronics and Comcast Corporation; former chairman of the IBM World Trade Corporation
- Arthur D. Collins, Jr., chairman (retired), Medtronic, Inc.
- Emily E. Douglas, CEO and founder of Grandma's Gifts Inc.
- Bruce Downey, CEO of Barr Pharmaceuticals
- Richard T. Farmer, founder and chairman of Cintas Corporation
- Tom Fox, CEO of Aston Villa football club, England
- Lynn Good, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy [2]
- Ryan Graves, head of global operations, Uber
- Gregory D. Hague, entrepreneur, lawyer, author
- Sheraton Kalouria, chief marketing officer and executive vice president at Sony Pictures Television
- Samuel Laws, inventor of the stock ticker on the New York Gold Exchange
- Marne Levine, COO of Instagram [3]
- Kim Lubel, chairman and CEO of CST Brands
- Richard McVey, founder, chairman and CEO of MarketAxess
- Dwight Merriman, Internet executive and entrepreneur; co-founder of DoubleClick, current subsidiary of Google
- Brian Niccol, CEO of Starbucks, formerly chairman and CEO of Chipotle
- Dinesh Paliwal, chairman, CEO and president of Harman International
- John H. Patterson, founder of NCR (National Cash Register)
- Mitchell Rales, co-founder, CEO, and current chairman of the executive committee and Director of Danaher Corporation
- Jack Rogers, chairman of the board and CEO of United Parcel Service (retired)
- Jeff Schwartz, founder and president of Excel Sports Management
- John G. Smale, CEO at Procter & Gamble; chairman of General Motors
Entertainment
- Kirk Baily, actor; Kevin 'Ug' Lee on Salute Your Shorts
- Rebecca Budig, actress, All My Children
- Larry Clark, award-winning filmmaker associated with the "Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers" [4]
- Art Clokey, claymation artist and creator of Gumby and Pokey
- Joseph W. Clokey, organist, composer
- Ray Combs, Family Feud game show host (did not graduate)
- Chase Crawford, actor and producer (did not graduate)
- Charles Michael Davis, actor and director
- Mike Emrick, NHL play-by-play for New Jersey Devils, NBC, Versus; London and Rio Olympics announcer for NBC
- Theresa Flaminio, musician
- Bill Hemmer, Fox News Channel anchor
- Mark Hentemann, executive producer of Family Guy
- Griffin House, singer/songwriter
- Nick Lachey, pop musician; 98 Degrees (did not graduate)
- Eric Lange, television and movie actor
- Katie Lee, television personality, food critic, and ex-wife of pop music superstar Billy Joel
- The Lemon Pipers, 1960s psychedelic band
- Tina Louise, actress; Ginger on Gilligan's Island
- Rick Ludwin, NBC television executive
- Terence Moore, sports journalist, CNN.com, AOL FanHouse, sports on Earth.com, ESPN Outside the Lines, MSNBC
- Mojo Nixon, musician
- Jeff Pegues, CBS News correspondent; former Miami football player (wide receiver)
- Plies, rapper
- Steven Reineke, conductor of The New York Pops
- Jackson Rohm, pop/country musician
- Chris Rose, sportscaster
- Kristen Erwin Schlotman, film producer
- Beth Stelling, comedian
- Kate Voegele, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist; also known for a prominent role in CW TV series One Tree Hill (did not graduate)
- Jack Warshaw, folk singer, songwriter, musician
- John M. Watson, Sr., trombonist with Red Saunders and Count Basie Orchestras; educator; actor in 13 movies ( The Fugitive , Soul Food ) and several theater roles including the Broadway production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- Gerri Willis, television news journalist; host of The Willis Report on Fox Business Network; formerly with CNN hosting Your Bottom Line and as the senior financial correspondent of SmartMoney
- Matthew Yuricich, Academy Award winner, special effects
Law
- James M. Alexander, retired Judge of Michigan's Sixth Judicial Circuit Court (2001–2020) [5]
- Frederic W. Allen, Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1984–1997) [6]
- Burnie Bridge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals [7]
- Richard S. Brown, Wisconsin Court of Appeals [8]
- Jennifer Brunner, current Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio and first female Ohio Secretary of State [9]
- John F. Kibbey, Indiana Attorney General [10]
- Samuel Taylor Marshall, lawyer and founder of Beta Theta Pi
- John Weld Peck II, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Camille Stewart, cybersecurity attorney [11]
- Anthony Thornton, Illinois Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Representative from Illinois [12]
- Andy Vollmer, former Acting General Counsel, United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Literature and journalism
- Ira Berkow, sports writer, The New York Times
- Kathryn Craft, author of literary fiction and contemporary women's fiction
- Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner; first African-American U.S. Poet Laureate; Consultant to the Library of Congress; 2012 recipient, Presidential National Medal of Arts Award
- Eric Ehrmann, columnist, sports and global affairs, Huffington Post, LePost-LeMonde, pioneer contributor to Rolling Stone in 1968, member of PEN (dropped out 1968)
- Wil Haygood, Washington Post writer; author of A Butler Well Served by This Election, inspiration for the movie The Butler , Two on the River, King of Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and The Haygoods of Columbus: A Love Story
- Dave Hyde, sports columnist, Sun Sentinel
- Rajiv Joseph, dramatist and Pulitzer Prize finalist
- Alexander C. McClurg, senior partner of A. C. McClurg and Union Army general
- Dorothy Misener Jurney, the "godmother of women's pages" (Western College)
- P. J. O'Rourke, conservative satirist
- Mariel Padilla, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner [13]
- Marvin Pierce, former president of McCall Corporation, father of First Lady Barbara Bush
- Whitelaw Reid, editor-in-chief, New York Tribune; US vice presidential candidate with President Benjamin Harrison (the only time in US history that presidential and vice presidential candidates were alumni of the same university)
- Bill Sammon, Senior White House Correspondent, Washington Examiner , formerly at the Washington Times ; and political analyst for Fox News Channel, and the author of four New York Times bestsellers
- David Teeuwen (1970–2015), managing editor of USA Today , where he helped pioneer digital news
- Joseph Pomeroy Widney, prolific author
Military
- Stan Arthur, U.S. Navy admiral
- Stuart P. Baker, U.S. Navy admiral
- Joseph R. Davis, C.S. Army general and commanding general of the Mississippi National Guard 1888–1895
- Arthur F. Gorham, U.S. Army Distinguished Service Cross recipient
- Terrence C. Graves, U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
- James G. Jones, U.S. Air Force general
- Thomas E. Kuenning Jr., U.S. Air Force general
- Robert J. Meder, U.S. Army Air Forces pilot and participant in the Doolittle Raid [14]
- Joseph Ralston, U.S. Air Force general and commander of the U.S. European Command/SHAPE 2000–2003
- William W. Rogers, U.S. Marine Corps general
- Stephen Clegg Rowan, U.S. Navy admiral
- Durbin Ward, U.S. Army general
- Lester J. Whitlock, U.S. Army major general [15] [16]
Politics
President and prime minister
- Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (1889–1893) [17]
- Chung Un-chan, former Prime Minister of South Korea
U.S. Senate
- Calvin Stewart Brice, former U.S. Senator, railroad magnate and campaign manager for Grover Cleveland's U.S. presidential campaign against Brice's fellow Miami alumnus, Benjamin Harrison [18]
- Maria Cantwell, current U.S. Senator from Washington [19]
- George Ellis Pugh, former U.S. Senator [20]
- Milton Sayler, U.S. Representative from Ohio [21]
- Steve Wilson, current State Senator for Ohio's 7th Districts, former CEO of Lebanon Citizens National Bank
U.S. House of Representatives
- Susan Brooks, U.S. Congresswoman from Indiana's 5th Congressional District
- Sara Carruthers, member of the Ohio House of Representatives [22]
- Courtney Combs, member of Ohio House of Representatives [23]
- Ozro J. Dodds, U.S. Representative from Ohio [24]
- Steve Driehaus, former U.S. Representative from the 1st district of Ohio [25]
- Samuel Galloway, U.S. Representative from Ohio (1855–57) [26]
- Isaac M. Jordan, U.S. Representative from Ohio [27]
- Michael Oxley, Member of Congress and co-sponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act [28]
- Paul Ryan, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; 2012 GOP vice presidential candidate; U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin's 1st district [29]
- David Taylor, U.S. Representative from Ohio's 2nd congressional district [30]
Governor
- Charles Anderson, 27th governor of Ohio (1865–1866) [31]
- James Edwin Campbell, 38th Governor of Ohio [32]
- William Dennison Jr., 24th governor of Ohio (1860–1862) and U.S. Postmaster General [33]
- Mike DeWine, 70th governor of Ohio, former U.S. Senator from Ohio [34]
- Andrew L. Harris, 44th governor of Ohio (1906–1909), U.S. Commissioner, American Civil War General [35]
- John J. McRae, 21st governor of Mississippi, Senator, U.S. Representative [36]
- Oliver P. Morton, former Indiana governor and U.S. Senator [37]
- John B. Weller, fifth governor of California, former Congressman from Ohio, U.S. Senator from California and Minister to Mexico [38]
State
- Timothy Derickson, member of Ohio House of Representatives [39]
- Denise Driehaus, member of Ohio House of Representatives [40]
- Thomas Hall, member of Ohio House of Representatives [41]
- Janet Greenip, Maryland State Senator [42]
- Helen Jones-Kelley, former director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
- Dave Karmol, member of Ohio House of Representatives
Local
- Michael Cabonargi, commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review [43]
- Herman Goldner, mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, 1961–1967, 1971–1973 [44]
- Paul Muenzer, former Mayor of Naples, Florida (1992–1996) [45]
- Yvette Simpson, current member and President Pro-Tempore of the Cincinnati City Council [46]
Ambassador
- John E. Dolibois, ambassador to Luxembourg and interrogator at the Nuremberg Trials [47]
- Shefali Razdan Duggal, current United States ambassador to the Netherlands [48]
- Kenneth Merten, U.S. Ambassador to Croatia (2012–present) [49]
- Whitelaw Reid, U.S. Ambassador to France, 1889–1892, and U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James, 1905–1912 [50]
Other
- Stan Greenberg, Democratic Party pollster and campaign strategist for Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry
- William Isaac, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 1981–1985
- Brigham McCown, former U.S. Department of Transportation regulator during the George W. Bush administration [51]
- Steve Ricchetti, Counselor to the President; Chief of Staff to US Vice President Joe Biden; former deputy chief of staff to President Bill Clinton [52]
- Michael Sekora, founder and director of the intelligence community's classified program, Project Socrates during the Reagan administration [53] [54]
- Caleb Blood Smith, sixth United States Secretary of the Interior, serving in the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln [55]
- Sidney Souers, first Central Intelligence Agency Director appointed by President Harry S. Truman [56]
Sports
Baseball
- Walter Alston (1935), former manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams; earned four World Series championships and seven National League pennants [57]
- Bill Doran, former second baseman for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Milwaukee Brewers; bench coach, Kansas City Royals [58]
- Adam Eaton, current center fielder for the Washington Nationals; formerly with Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks [59]
- John Ely, Major League Baseball pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers [60]
- Steve Fireovid, former Major League Baseball Pitcher and author of "The 26th Man: One Minor League Pitcher's Pursuit of a Dream." [61]
- Danny Hall (1977), head baseball coach, Georgia Tech [62]
- Charlie Leibrandt (1978), former pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, and Texas Rangers; 140-119 Major League record [63]
- Bill Long, former pitcher in Major League Baseball, played for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos [64]
- Marvin Miller, union leader Major League Baseball Players Association (attended Miami University before transferring to and graduating from NYU) [65]
- Tim Naehring, former MLB player, Boston Red Sox [66]
- Ty Neal (1999), college baseball coach at Cincinnati [67]
- Scott Sauerbeck, Major League Baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds [68]
Basketball
- Randy Ayers (1978), former NBA player and college head coach at Ohio State University and head coach of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, assistant coach of the Orlando Magic and current assistant coach of NBA Washington Wizards [69]
- Michael Bramos, professional basketball player; joined the Spanish ACB League club Gran Canaria in 2010 [70]
- Wayne Embry (1958), senior advisor and former general manager, NBA Toronto Raptors; former NBA player and NBA executive with the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers, and was the first African American NBA general manager and team president; two-time basketball All-American at Miami [71]
- Fred Foster, former player, NBA Portland Trail Blazers [72]
- Ron Harper, retired NBA player, five-time NBA Champion, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers; coach, Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic [73]
- Darrell Hedric (1955), winningest basketball coach in Miami history [74]
- Ron Hunter, head men's basketball coach, Georgia State University; formerly head men's basketball coach, IUPUI [75]
- Phil Lumpkin (1981), player, NBA Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns, later became a successful high school basketball coach in Washington State [76]
- Matt Lynch (Master's, 2015), as of 2024 the only out head coach in men's college basketball [77]
- Julian Mavunga, professional basketball player, currently with Kyoto Hannaryz of Japanese First Division
- Ira Newble, NBA player, Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics and Los Angeles Lakers [78]
- Rob Senderoff, college basketball coach
- Wally Szczerbiak (1999), NBA player, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves; current CBS Sports Announcer [79]
Football
- Jerry Angelo, general manager of the Chicago Bears
- JoJuan Armour, former NFL and CFL player
- Bill Arnsparger (1949), NFL coach, Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers; NCAA football coach; head coach, LSU; athletic director, University of Florida [80]
- Bob Babich (1969), former NFL player, San Diego Chargers and Cleveland Browns; First-Team All-American in football [81]
- Jacob Bell, NFL, St. Louis Rams [82]
- Eric Beverly, NFL player, Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons [83]
- Earl "Red" Blaik (1918), former head coach, Army football; member of the NFL Foundation Hall of Fame [84]
- Brandon Brooks, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans [85]
- Paul Brown (1930), partial founder of the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals and the first head coach for both teams [86]
- Rob Carpenter (1977), NFL player, where he rushed for 4,363 yards in a 10-year career with the Houston Oilers, New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams [87]
- Carmen Cozza (1952), former head football coach, Yale University; played in NFL for Green Bay Packers and in Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox organization [88]
- Tom Crabtree, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers [89]
- Paul Dietzel (1948), All-American center, football; head coach, football at LSU, South Carolina and Army; National Coach of the Year [90]
- Jacques Dussault, World League of American Football head coach at Montreal Machine; CFL assistant coach at Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes; Albany Great Danes defensive coordinator [91]
- Weeb Ewbank (1928), Super Bowl-winning NFL head coach; won two NFL titles with the Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets [92]
- Trevor Gaylor, player, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs
- John Harbaugh (1984), head coach, Baltimore Ravens [93]
- Bob Hitchens (1974), player, NFL, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers [94]
- Alphonso Hodge, NFL player, cornerback, Kansas City Chiefs [95]
- Bob Jencks (1963), NFL player, Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears; Super Bowl Champions with Chicago Bears [96]
- Ernie Kellermann (1965), former defensive back for the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills [97]
- Aaron Kromer, NFL, New Orleans Saints 2012 Interim Head Coach; Offensive Line and Running Game Coach [98]
- Bill Mallory (1957), head football coach, Miami University, University of Colorado at Boulder, Indiana University Bloomington; Big Ten Coach of the Year [99]
- Ryan McNeil, former NFL player [100]
- John McVay (1953), former head coach, New York Giants; general manager, San Francisco 49ers (5 Super Bowl Championships; NFL Executive of the Year winner) [101]
- Sean McVay, head coach, Los Angeles Rams (youngest head coach in NFL history); tight ends coach, Washington Redskins [102]
- Jake O'Connell, tight end, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs
- Henry Orth, football player [103]
- Ara Parseghian (1949), former head football coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish [104]
- John Pont (1952), head football coach, Miami University, Yale University, Indiana University, Northwestern University; national Coach of the Year; led Indiana to Big Ten title and Rose Bowl [105]
- Travis Prentice, retired NFL player, NCAA Division I-A Career leader in points scored, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings [106]
- Ryne Robinson, NFL player, Carolina Panthers [107]
- Ben Roethlisberger (2012), NFL player, two time Super Bowl winning quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers [108]
- Quinten Rollins, NFL player, Green Bay Packers
- Ollie Savatsky, NFL player, Cleveland Rams [109]
- Bo Schembechler (1951), former football head coach of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Wolverines [110]
- Sam Sloman (born 1997), NFL football player
- Sherman Smith (1976), NFL player, Seattle Seahawks, running backs coach, Seattle Seahawks, coach Tennessee Titans, offensive coordinator Washington Redskins [111]
- Milt Stegall, CFL player, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CFL all-time leader in receiving yards and touchdowns; NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals [112]
- Alex Sulfsted, player, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs
- Jerry Walker (1971), team archivist San Francisco 49ers; Director of Public Relations San Francisco 49ers; sports information director Lorain County Community College, University of New Orleans and San Jose State; assistant SID LSU [113]
- Randy Walker (1976), former head football coach at Miami and Northwestern University [114]
- Sheldon White, vice president of Pro Personnel, Detroit Lions, Inc.; former NFL player with New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals [115]
- Kevin Wilson, offensive coordinator, Ohio State University football team; former head coach, Indiana University football team
- Nobby Wirkowski (1951), professional football player and coach
- Ron Zook, former head football coach at the University of Illinois and University of Florida [116]
Hockey
- Kevyn Adams, former NHL player, Chicago Blackhawks; member of 2006 Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes [117]
- Riley Barber, player, NHL, Washington Capitals
- Chris Bergeron, head men's hockey coach, former head coach at Bowling Green and former professional hockey center
- Enrico Blasi, former head men's hockey coach, Miami University; two-time recipient of national coach of the year award [118]
- Dan Boyle (1998), NHL player for the New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks; won Stanley Cup and 2010 gold medal with Canadian Olympic Team [119]
- Carter Camper, NHL player, New Jersey Devils; formerly, Boston Bruins [120]
- Patrick Cannone, NHL player, Minnesota Wild
- Alain Chevrier (1984), NHL player, New Jersey Devils [121]
- Blake Coleman, NHL player, New Jersey Devils
- Austin Czarnik, NHL player, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames
- vMike Emrick, NHL play-by-play for New Jersey Devils, NBC, Versus; London and Rio Olympics announcer for NBC
- Mike Glumac, NHL player, St. Louis Blues [122]
- Andy Greene, NHL player, New Jersey Devils [123]
- Ryan Jones, NHL player, Edmonton Oilers; Nashville Predators [124]
- Sean Kuraly, NHL player, Boston Bruins
- Vincent LoVerde, player, NHL Los Angeles Kings organization
- Alec Martinez, NHL player, three-time Stanley Cup champion, Las Vegas Golden Knights [125]
- Curtis McKenzie, player, NHL, Dallas Stars
- Justin Mercier, NHL player, Colorado Avalanche organization [126]
- Andy Miele, 2011 Hobey Baker Award recipient; NHL player, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes [127]
- Randy Robitaille, NHL player, Ottawa Senators [128]
- Jack Roslovic, NHL player, Winnipeg Jets organization; member of 2017 gold medal United States World Juniors team
- Brian Savage, NHL player, Philadelphia Flyers [129]
- Cameron Schilling, NHL player, Chicago Blackhawks; and Washington Capitals organization [130]
- Reilly Smith, NHL player, Florida Panthers, formerly Boston Bruins and Dallas Stars [131]
- Gary Steffes, professional hockey player, AHL, varied teams; member of Team USA at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships
- Justin Vaive, player, NHL New York Islanders organization
- Trent Vogelhuber, player, NHL Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets organization [132]
- Chris Wideman, NHL player, Ottawa Senators [133]
- Hayley Williams, Russian Women's Hockey League player [134]
- Tommy Wingels, NHL player, San Jose Sharks [135]
- Jeff Zatkoff, NHL goaltender, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins; member of 2016 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins [136]
Wrestling
- Mark Coleman (1985–1987), NCAA All-American wrestler who placed 4th in 1986 (190lbs), retired professional Mixed Martial Artist, first ever UFC Heavyweight Champion and UFC Hall of Fame member [137]
- Mike Mizanin, aka The Miz, WWE wrestler/entertainer
- Brian Pillman, professional wrestler [138]
Other sports
- Dave Abelson (born 1975), Canadian tennis player
- Brad Adamonis, professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour [139]
- Jack Baruth, pro BMX rider and Alt Fuel class winner of the 2006 Cannonball Run
- Brendan Burke, inspiration for You Can Play organization
- Bud Haidet (1957), athletic director, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; instrumental in their move from NAIA to NCAA Division I membership in 1990
- Bill Mulliken (1961), 1960 Olympic gold medalist, swimming [140]
- Bob Schul (1966), 1964 Olympic Gold medalist, 5000m run [141]
- Amelia Strickler, British shot putter; 3-time National Champion; European, Commonwealth and World finalist
- Steve Strome (1964), Tennis Coach, Miami, LSU, Duke and Army [142]
Theology
- Joseph R. Binzer, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, 2011–2020
- David Swing, 19th-century preacher and liberal theologian; confidant of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln
- William McClure Thomson, 19th-century missionary based in Lebanon
- Walter Wangerin, Jr., theologian and award-winning author
- Joseph Pomeroy Widney, co-founder of the Church of the Nazarene and the Church of the All-Father
