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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates This list of Grinnell College alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Grinnell College, Iowa, US. Script error: No such module "Hatnote".

Academia and research

Name Class year Notability Reference
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 Professor of Zoology at Duke University, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences [11]
Koenker, Roger 1969 Professor of Economics at University College London [12]
Manlove, Jennifer Sociological research scientist at Child Trends [13]
Maxwell, David 1966 President of Drake University [14]
Merrill, Thomas W. 1971 Charles Evans Hughes Professor of Law at Columbia Law School
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]

Arts

Name Class year Notability Reference
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]
Hancock, Herbie 1960 Jazz musician and composer [24]
Irwin, Pat 1977 Composer, musician, and guitarist [25]
Macy, Jesse 1870 Political scientist and historian [26]
Manuel, Philip 1913 Pianist, harpsichordist, teacher [27]
Meglioranza, Thomas 1992 Operatic baritone
Mura, David 1974 Writer, memoirist and poet
Wills, Edwina Florence 1937 Artist and composer [28]

Business and finance

Name Class year Notability Reference
Brue, Nordahl 1967 Founder of Bruegger's Bagels [29]
Chambers, John B. 1977 Chairman of the Sovereign Debt Committee at Standard and Poor's [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 Businessman, made initial contribution to Intel and donated it to Grinnell College; called the "Patriarch of Iowa Business" by Des Moines Register [35]
Schulhof, Mickey 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]

Entertainment

Name Class year Notability Reference
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 Screenwriter and producer, president of Monkeypaw Productions [49]

Government, law, and public policy

Name Class year Notability Reference
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 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]
Grossberg, Daniel 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]

Journalists and media personalities

Name Class year Notability Reference
Giddins, Gary 1970 Jazz columnist for The Village Voice [79]
Ho, Soleil 2009 Food writer and restaurant critic for the San Francisco Chronicle
Hodierne, Robert 1968 Editor of the Army Times and Pulitzer Prize winner [80]
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]
Mirk, Sarah 2008 Bitch Media, Portland Mercury
Montaño, Armando 2012 Associated Press [85]
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]
David Bundy 1989 Editor-In-Chief for The Lincoln Journal Star [88]

Literature, writing, and translation

Name Class year Notability Reference
Clampitt, Amy 1941 Poet and author [89]
Feldman, David 1971 Author of the Imponderables series of books [90]
Hall, James Norman 1910 Author, best known for Mutiny on the Bounty [91]
Hirsch, Edward 1972 Poet, president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation [92]
Lord, Sterling 1942 Literary agent, founder of Sterling Lord Literistic
Nagamatsu, Sequoia 2004 Author of How High We Go in the Dark [93]
Poe, Marshall 1984 Historian, author, founder of MemoryArchive [94]
Swanson, Harold Norling 1922 First editor of College Humor, well-known Hollywood literary agent [95]
Tanenhaus, Sam 1977 Historian, journalist and biographer of Whittaker Chambers [96]
Wade Benjamin, Ali 1992 Author and finalist for the 2015 National Book Award [97]
Zentner, Alexi 1995 Canadian short story writer and novelist, winner of O. Henry Prize

Medicine and surgery

Name Class year Notability Reference
Whitaker, Eric E. 1987 Executive vice president, Strategic Affiliations and Associate Dean, Community-Based Research, University of Chicago; internal medicine physician [98][99]
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 [100][101]

Military

Name Class year Notability Reference
Bates, Norman 1865 Medal of Honor recipient [102]
Berg, Russell 1940 U.S. Air Force brigadier general [103]

Social reforms

Name Class year Notability Reference
Bartlett, Dana 1882 Congregationalist minister, author [104]
Friedrich, Bruce 1996 Senior Policy Director for Farm Sanctuary [105]
Giwa, Latoya 2009 Doula, nurse, lactation consultant, and advocate; co-founder of Birthmark Doula Collective and the New Orleans Breastfeeding Center [106][107]
King, Bernice 1985 Minister, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. (transferred to Spelman College) [108]
Noun, Louise 1929 Feminist activist, civil libertarian, author [109]
White, George Edward 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, Tennessee [110]

Sports

Name Class year Notability Reference
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 [111]
Moran, Hap 1926 All-Pro football halfback for the New York Giants [112]
Shoemaker, Ian 1996 College football coach
Taylor, Morgan 1926 Track and field hurdler, gold medalist for the U.S. in the 1924 Summer Olympics [113]
Thorburn, Christine 1992 Cyclist, two-time Olympian for the U.S. [114]

Technology

Name Class year Notability Reference
Borenstein, Nathaniel 1980 Designer of the MIME protocol for sending multimedia e-mail [115]
Noyce, Robert 1949 Co-founder of Intel, co-inventor of integrated circuit, recipient of National Medal of Science [116]
Ulery, Dana 1959 Chief scientist for the Army Research Laboratory computing sciences [117]

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