List of Kent State University alumni

This list includes people who have graduated from or otherwise attended Kent State University at the main campus in Kent, Ohio or one of its seven regional campuses in northeastern Ohio. Kent State counts over 270,000 living alumni as of 2023.[1]

Name  | Notability  | Degree (Year)  | Category

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Raj Aggarwal | Author and educator in international business  | M.B.A. Operations Management (1970)
D.B.A. Finance and International Business (1975)[2] | Business
Diana Al-Hadid | Contemporary artist  | B.F.A. Sculpture (2003)

B.A. Art History (2003)[3]

| Arts
Timothy App | Contemporary painter  | B.F.A Painting (1970)[4] | Arts
Willie Asbury | Professional football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League 1966-1968  |  | Athletics - Football
John Balistreri | Ceramic artist  | M.F.A. Ceramics (1988)[5] | Arts
Eugene Baker | Professional football player in the National Football League |  | Athletics - Football
Joe Barbee | Professional football player in the American Football League |  | Athletics - Football
Tom Batiuk | Comic strip author of Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft | B.F.A. (1969)[6][7] | Literary
J. Ross Baughman | 1978 Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, editor, writer, educator  | B.A. Journalism (1975)[8] | Journalism
Stephen "Suede" Baum | Fashion designer, contestant on Project Runway and Project Runway: All Stars | B.A. Fashion Design (1993)[9] | Fashion Design
Blitz the Ambassador
(Samuel Bazawule)  | Ghanaian-American Hip-Hop Artist  | Ok  | Music/entertainment
Brian Bell | Professional football player in the National Football League |  | Athletics - Football
Kaitlin Bennett | Gun rights advocate, anti-abortion activist, and social media personality  | B.A. Biology (2018) [10] | Politics
Bertice Berry | Sociologist, author, lecturer, comedian, educator, and former talk show host  | Ph.D.  | Education
Kaitlyn Black | Television and theater actress  | B.A. Theater (2005)[11] | Film and television
Bob Borden | Writer and frequent contributor, Late Show with David Letterman | Journalism (1995)[12] | Entertainment
Brannon Braga^  | Producer and screenwriter for several Star Trek series and films, 24, and Flashforward | Transferred[13] | Film and television
Regina Brett | Columnist with The Plain Dealer | Bachelors in Journalism[14] | Journalism
Cedric Brown | Professional football player in the National Football League 1976-1984  |  | Athletics - Football
Emmanuel Burriss | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a second baseman | [15] | Athletics - Baseball
Debra Byrd | Backup vocalist for Barry Manilow; vocal coach for American Idol and Canadian Idol[16] |  | Music
Steve Byrne | Comedian  |  | Entertainment
Curt Cacioppo | Contemporary classical music composer and pianist  | B.A. Piano Performance[17] | Music
Alan Canfora | Political activist; one of nine students wounded during the Kent State shootings |  | Politics
John Caparulo | Comedian  | Bachelors (1998)[18] | Entertainment
Michael Capellas | Current CEO of First Data Corporation; former President/CEO of Hewlett-Packard, WorldCom, Compaq, and Serena Software | B.B.A[19] | Business
Vincent J. Cardinal | Playwright and director  | Bachelor's in English and Education[20] | Theater
Drew Carey | Actor, comedian, host of TV's The Price Is Right | Did not graduate[21] | Film and television
Robert Carothers | President of the University of Rhode Island since 1991  | Ph.D. (1969)[22] | Education
Chris Carpenter | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball  |  | Athletics - baseball
Gerald Casale | Founding member of Devo |  | Music
Andrew Chafin | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher |  | Athletics - Baseball
Dain Clay | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball  | [15] | Athletics - Baseball
Robert E. Cook | Democratic politician who served as a common pleas judge, district court of appeals judge, and in the United States House of Representatives | Bachelors (1947)[23] | Politics
Jim Corrigall | Professional football player in the Canadian Football League as a defensive end, member of Canadian Football Hall of Fame, former KSU head football coach |  | Athletics - Football
Carol Costello | Anchor and reporter for CNN | B.A. Journalism (2004)[24][25] | Journalism
Kyle Craven | Internet celebrity from the Bad Luck Brian meme  | B.S. Construction Management (2012)[26] | Entertainment
Joshua Cribbs | Professional football player in the NFL  | B.A. Communication Studies (2010)[27] | Athletics - Football
Ben Curtis | Professional golfer, 2003 British Open champion  |  | Athletics - Golf
Jose Davis | Professional football player in the NFL and the Arena Football League |  | Athletics - Football
Wayne Dawson | Television newscaster at WJW in Cleveland | B.A. Journalism (1979)[28] | Journalism
Sarah Deal | First female Marine selected for Naval aviation training; first female aviator in the Marine Corps  | B.S. Aerospace Flight Technology (1992)[29] | Aeronautics
Bryan DeCorso | Canadian professional golfer  | B.S. Business Administration (1995)[30] | Athletics - Golf
John de Lancie | Actor  | B.A. (1971)[21] | Film and television
John Dennis | Radio talk show personality and television sportscaster  | (1974)[31] | Journalism
G. William Domhoff | Author and Research Professor in psychology and sociology  | M.A. Psychology (1959)[32][33] | Science
Stephen R. Donaldson | Author of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever series  | M.A. English (1971)[34] | Literary
Jan Dowling | Head women's golf coach at the University of Florida, Canadian former professional golfer  | B.S. Leisure Studies (2002)[35] | Athletics - Golf
Joyce Dyer | Writer  | Ph.D.[36] | Literary
Joe Ebanks | Professional poker player in the World Series of Poker | Dropped out[37] | Entertainment
Julian Edelman | Professional football player in the NFL  | Business Management  | Athletics - Football
John Edwards | Professional basketball player in the NBA and NBDL |  | Athletics - Basketball
Abram Elam | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
Donald Erb | Composer  | B.S. Composition (1950)[38][39]
John Ferguson | Organist, composer, and teacher  | M.M.[40] | Music
Colin Ferrell | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
John Filo | Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer  |  | Arts
Al Fisher | 2008 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year  |  | Athletics - Basketball
Quinton Flynn | Voice actor  |  | Film and television
Brenda Frese | Head coach for the Maryland Terrapins women's basketball program  | Master's in Athletic Administration (1995)[41] | Athletics - Women's basketball
Angela Funovits | Mentalist/illusionist, star of NBC's Phenomenon |  | Film and television
Dae Gak
(Robert Genthner)  | Zen master | Ph.D. Clinical psychology (1973)  | Science
Nari Gandhi | Indian architect in organic architecture |  | Architecture
Antonio Gates | Professional football player in the NFL as a tight end |  | Athletics - Football
Michael Glaser | Poet Laureate of Maryland, 2004-2009  | M.A.
Ph.D.[42] | Literary
Dick Goddard | TV meteorologist at WJW in Cleveland, author, and cartoonist  | B.F.A. (1960)[43] | Journalism
Dan Goodspeed | Professional football player in the NFL, XFL, and Canadian Football League |  | Athletics - Football
Anthony Gregorc | Educational theorist; developer of the Mind Styles Model | M.S., Ph.D.[44] | Education
Matt Guerrier | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher  | [15] | Athletics - Baseball
Mike Gulan | Former professional baseball in Major League Baseball as a third-baseman | [15] | Athletics - Baseball
Michael M. Gunter | Educator and scholar on the Kurdish people | Ph.D. International Relations (1972)[45] | Education
Alaina Reed Hall | Television and film actress on Sesame Street and 227[46] |  | Film and television
Arsenio Hall | Talk show host  | B.A. Speech (1977)[21] | Film and television
Jimmy Hall | Professional basketball player in Israeli National League |  | Athletics - Basketball
Bob Hallen | Former professional football player in the NFL[47] |  | Athletics - Football
Ken Hammond | Former leader of SDS, activist in the 1960s and 70s during the Kent State shootings | B.A. (1985)[48] | Politics
Andy Harmon | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
Wayne Alan Harold | Filmmaker  | B.A. Telecommunications (1988)  | Film and television
James Harrison | Professional football player in the NFL as a linebacker |  | Athletics - Football
Steve Harvey | Television personality; host of The Steve Harvey Morning Show and Family Feud[49] |  | Entertainment
Dirk Hayhurst | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball, currently for the Toronto Blue Jays as a pitcher | Communications (did not graduate)[50] | Athletics - Baseball
Robert Hemenway | Former chancellor at the University of Kentucky and the University of Kansas | Ph.D. English (1966)[51] | Education
Anne Hendershott | Author and sociologist | Ph.D. Sociology[52] | Politics, Literary
Dustin Hermanson | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher[15] |  | Athletics - Baseball
Rick Hilles | Poet and educator  | B.A.
M.L.S.[53] | Literary
Keno Hills | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
Dave Holmes | Winner of ESPN's Dream Job |  | Journalism
Nancy Hollister | Former Ohio state representative, Lieutenant Governor, and briefly served as Ohio's first female governor[54] |  | Politics
Lou Holtz | College football coach, television sportscaster  | B.S. History (1959)[55] | Athletics - Football
Mike Hovancsek | Instrumentalist, founder of multicultural experimental music group Pointless Orchestra | B.S. Psychology  | Music
Mackenzie Hughes | Professional golfer in the PGA Tour | Business Management (2012)[56] | Athletics - Golf
Chrissie Hynde | Lead singer for The Pretenders | Did not graduate[21] | Music
Jennifer Lyn Jackson | Playboy Playmate, April 1989  |  | Business and Finance
Reginald Jagers III | Olympic athlete, left handed discus world record holder  |  | Athletics - Track and field
Van Jakes | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
Thomas Jefferson | Bronze medalist at the 1984 Summer Olympics[57] |  | Athletics - Track and field
Angela Johnson | Author and illustrator  | Did not graduate; Received honorary doctorate (2007)[58] | Literary
Emma Johnson | National Pro Fastpitch pitcher  | B.B.A. Accounting & Finance (2015)  | Athletics - Softball
Jeff Johnson | Cleveland City Council member and Ohio state senator | Communications[59] | Politics
Daniel Johnston | Singer-songwriter and Artist  |  | Music
Marvin Jones | Professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League |  | Athletics - Basketball
Michael Keaton | Actor  | Dropped out[21] | Film and television
Don King | Boxing promoter  | Dropped out[21] | Entertainment
Ishmaa'ily Kitchen | Professional football player in the NFL[60] |  | Athletics - Football
Joe Kotys | Member of the 1948 United States Men's Gymnastics Olympic team; NCAA national champion on individual events in 1949, 1950, and 1951[61] |  | Athletics - Gymnastics
Allison Krause | One of the four students killed during the Kent State shootings in 1970  | Was studying art history[62] | Politics
Allen Kukovich | State representative in Pennsylvania from the Democratic Party | Bachelors (1969)  | Politics
Jack Lambert | Professional football player in the NFL as a linebacker and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame |  | Athletics - Football
Charlie Laster | Biggest contributor to field turf damage in Dix Stadium history, ADY  |  | Athletics - Football (sorta)
Eric Lauer | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball  | B.B.A. Business (2016)[63] | Athletics - Baseball
Mike Lebowitz | Attorney, pioneer in military free speech, military law | Journalism (1999)[64] | Law
Jack Lengyel | College football coach and athletics administrator; coached at Marshall University following the crash in 1970 that killed most of the team  | Masters (1962)  | Athletics - Football
Bob Lewis | Founding member of Devo | B.A. Anthropology (1970)  | Music
Robert Longhurst | Sculptor  |  | Arts
Liam Lynch | Musician, director, writer  |  | Performing arts
Jill Macoska | Scientist and academic  | B.A. Physical Anthropology (1978)[65] | Science
Sarah Matthews | deputy press secretary president Trump  | BA public relations(2017)  | Politics
David W. May | U.S. Air Force Brigadier General, Adjutant General of Wisconsin  | B.A. Music (1993)  | Military
Betty-Jean Maycock | Member of 1960 United States women's gymnastics team  | B.A. (1964)[66] | Athletics - Gymnastics
Hal McCoy | Beat writer for the Cincinnati Reds, Baseball Hall of Fame member  |  | Journalism
Ben McDaniels | Assistant coach in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
Mike "Scooter" McGruder | Professional football player in the NFL, 1989-1997  |  | Athletics - Football
Nigel McGuinness
(Steven Haworth)  | Professional wrestler, currently with WWE  |  | Sports/entertainment
Joe McKeown | Women's college basketball coach  |  | Athletics - Basketball
Jay McNeil | Former professional football player in the CFL, 1994-2007  |  | Athletics - Football
Peter Makuck | Author, poet, and critic  | Ph.D. American literature[67] | Literary
Tony Martino | Professional football player in the CFL, 1988-2002  |  | Athletics - Football
John Matsko | Coach in the National Football League  |  | Athletics - Football
Betty-Jean Maycock | U.S. Olympian gymnast in 1960  | B.A. (1964)[68] | Athletics - Gymnastics
Gene Michael | Professional baseball player, manager, and scout in Major League Baseball | [15][69] | Athletics - Baseball
Pete Mikolajewski | Professional football player in the AFL |  | Athletics - Football
Earl K. Miller | Neuroscientist, Professor of Neuroscience at MIT  | B.A. Psychology (1985)[70] | Science
Travis Miller | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher  |  | Athletics - Baseball
Jeffrey Miller | One of the four students killed in the Kent State shootings in 1970; subject of famous photograph  | Was studying psychology[62] | Politics
Jon Mills | Canadian professional golfer  |  | Athletics - Golf
Dan Moldea | Author and investigative reporter specializing in the reporting of organized crime and political corruption  | Post-graduate work in History[71] | Politics
Carl Monday | Investigative reporter for WOIO in Cleveland | Bachelor's (1973)  | Journalism
Mark Mothersbaugh | Founding member of Devo | Did not graduate[21] | Music
Thurman Munson | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees, Rookie of the Year, and MVP winner  | [15] | Athletics - Baseball
Daniel Muir | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
Rico Murray | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
Richard Myers | Filmmaker, artist  | B.F.A. (1959); M.A. (1961)[72] | Film and television
Don Nehlen | Former head football coach at Bowling Green State University and West Virginia University; member of College Football Hall of Fame | M.A. (1966)[73] | Athletics - Football
Don Nottingham | Professional football player in the NFL | B.S. Marketing (1971)[74] | Athletics - Football
Terrence O'Donnell | Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio | B.S. Political Science (1968)[75] | Politics
Carl Oglesby | Political activist; president of Students for a Democratic Society 1965-1966  | Dropped out[76] | Politics
Mwatabu S. Okantah | Poet  | B.A. English, African Studies (1976)[77] | Literary
Luke Owens | Professional football player in the NFL, 1957-1965  |  | Athletics - Football
Vipal J. Patel | Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio | M.S. Integrated Life Sciences[78] | Pre-Med
Augustus Parrish | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
Rick Peckham | Play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League | B.A. Telecommunications (1977)[79] | Journalism
Taylor Pendrith | Professional golfer on the PGA Tour | B.S. Sport Administration (2014)[80] | Athletics - Golf
George Petak | Wisconsin politician  |  | Politics
Dan Peters | College basketball head and assistant coach  | B.S. Social Studies (1976)[81] | Athletics - Basketball
Lyndsay Petruny | Sports anchor, sideline reporter, sports producer, and television host  | Broadcast Journalism (2008)[82] | Entertainment, media
Jeff Phelps | Sportscaster and radio host  | Bachelor's (1982)[83] | Entertainment, media
Dav Pilkey | Children's author best known for Captain Underpants |  | Literary
Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. | Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico; former CEO of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | Dropped out (1941)  | Business, Politics
Gary Pinkel | Former Head football coach at the University of Missouri[84] |  | Athletics - Football
Mike Polk | Comedian, actor  | Communications (2002)[85] | Entertainment
C.J. Prentiss | Former Minority Leader and member of the Ohio State Senate in the Democratic Party  | Post-graduate certificate in Administration[86] | Politics
Bill Randle | Disc-jockey, lawyer, and university professor  | Masters in Journalism  | Radio
Nate Reinking | Professional basketball player in the British Basketball League, 1996–2012; member of the Great Britain national basketball team from 2005–12  | Graduated (1997)[87] | Athletics - Basketball
James Renner | Film producer, reporter  |  | Film and television, Journalism
Jeff Richmond | Composer and producer; wrote for 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live | Graduated[88] | Film and television
Alice Ripley | Tony Award-winning actress and singer  | (1986)[88] | Theater
Robert Risko | Caricature artist[89] |  | Arts
Rich Rollins | Former professional baseball third-baseman in Major League Baseball 1961-1970  | [15] | Athletics - Baseball
Dan Ronan  | Former CNN Correspondent, Assoc. News Editor Transport Topics/Anchor SiriusXM Radio.  | (2015) M.A. Communications/Crisis Management  | Journalism
Cynthia Rylant | Award-winning children's author  | M.L.S.[90] | Literary
Nick Saban | College football and NFL head coach  | (1973)[91] | Athletics - Football
Abdul Salaam
(Larry Faulk)  | Professional football player in the NFL, 1976-1983  |  | Athletics - Football
O. J. Santiago | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
David Sedaris | Author, humorist  | Dropped out (1977)[92] | Literary
Sandra Scheuer | One of the four students killed during the Kent State shootings in 1970; she was walking to class at the time  | Was studying speech therapy[62] | Politics
William Knox Schroeder | One of the four students killed during the Kent State shootings in 1970; he was walking to class at the time  | Was studying psychology[62] | Politics
Connie Schultz | Columnist for The Plain Dealer, 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner  | Journalism (1979)[64] | Journalism
Travis Shaw | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as an infielder |  | Athletics - Baseball
Wayne Shaw | Professional football player in the CFL |  | Athletics - Football
Justine Siegal | First female coach in Major League Baseball | M.A. in Sport Studies[93] | Athletics - Baseball
Karl Smesko | Head coach in women's college basketball  | B.A. in Communications (1993)[94] | Athletics - Basketball
Lowell C. Smith | President of Nichols College | B.S. in Business Administration[95] | Business
Patricia Haynes Smith | Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Baton Rouge | B.S. in Education[96] | Politics
Andy Sonnanstine | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher  | [15] | Athletics - Baseball
Timothy Starks | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
Paul Steigerwald | Sports announcer for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League |  | Journalism
Nancy Stockall | Professor of Early Childhood Studies and Special Education at Sam Houston State University  | PhD 1993  | Education
Steve Stone | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, winner of the Cy Young Award, sportscaster  |  | Athletics - Baseball
Scott Stricklin | Professional baseball player, head coach for the Kent State baseball team from 2005–2013  | B.A. Marketing (1995)[97] | Athletics - Baseball
Larry Sudbrook | College baseball coach at St. Bonaventure | B.A. (1978)  | Athletics - Baseball
Betty Sutton | Former Congresswoman for Ohio's 13th congressional district and Judge of Ohio's 9th District Court of Appeals  | Political Science  | Politics
Emilia Sykes | Congresswoman for Ohio's 13th congressional district and former Ohio House Minority Leader  | B.A. Psychology  | Politics
Dean Sylvester | Professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League 1995-2001  |  | Athletics - Ice Hockey
Jeff Tabaka | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher, 1994-2001  | [15] | Athletics - Baseball
Jeff Timmons | Singer, producer, founding member of pop group 98 Degrees | B.S. Psychology (Dropped out)[98] | Music
Gerald Tinker | Member of gold-medal 4 x 100 meter relay team in 1972 Summer Olympics; professional football player in the NFL, 1974-1975  |  | Athletics - Olympics, Football
Arnulfo Trejo | Founder of REFORMA, an organization to promote library services to Latinos and Spanish-speaking individuals in the United States  | M.A. Library Science (1953)[99] | Education
Bonnie Turner | Writer/creator, 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show |  | Film and television
Dennis Chima Ugwuegbu | Nigeria's first professor of psychology  | Ph.D. (1973)  | Psychology
Thrity Umrigar | Indian-American writer  | Ph.D. English (1997)[100] | Literary
John Van Benschoten | Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball as a pitcher  |  | Athletics - Baseball
Chris Vrenna | Former drummer for Nine Inch Nails, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Marilyn Manson | Dropped out[101] | Music
Crista Nicole Wagner | Swimsuit model, Playboy Playmate |  | Entertainment
Joe Walsh | Rock and roll guitarist with the Eagles | Did not graduate
Honorary doctorate (2001)[21] | Music
Ken Walter | Professional football player in the NFL, 1997-2006  |  | Athletics - Football
Carl E. Walz | Astronaut | B.S. Physics (1977)[102] | Science
Paul Warfield | Professional football player in the NFL and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame | M.A. Telecommunications[103] (1977)  | Athletics - Football
Brad Warner | Author, documentarian, and punk rock bass guitarist |  | Literary, Performing arts
Henry Waszczuk | Professional football player in the CFL, 1975-1984  |  | Athletics - Football
Fred Weber | Original vocalist for the band Devo | B.A. Sociology (1970)  | Music
Bert Weidner | Professional football player in the NFL, 1990-1995  |  | Athletics - Football
Eric Wilkerson | Professional football player  |  | Athletics - Football
Jack Williams | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
De'Angelo Wilson | Actor  |  | Performing arts
Brian Windhorst | Sportswriter for ESPN.com | B.S. Journalism (2000)  | Journalism
Brian Winters | Professional football player in the NFL  |  | Athletics - Football
Ray Wise | Film and television actor in Twin Peaks and RoboCop | B.F.A. (1969)[46] | Film and television
Ryan Yip | Canadian professional golfer  | B.S. (2005)[104] | Athletics - Golf
Usama Young | Professional football player in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns |  | Athletics - Football
Steve Zahursky | Professional football player in the NFL, 1998-2001  |  | Athletics - Football
Dolph Ziggler (Nick Nemeth)  | Professional wrestler in WWE |  | Sports/entertainment
Paul Zimmer | Author and poet  | B.A.S. (1968)[105] | Literary
Jim Zoet | Professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association, 1982-1983  |  | Athletics - Basketball

^ attended classes only at the Stark Campus

## See also

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* List of presidents of Kent State University

## References

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