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This list of Wheaton College alumni includes notable individuals who studied as undergraduates or graduate students at Wheaton College (Illinois).
Academia
- William Lane Craig - philosopher
- Bart Ehrman - Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Nathan O. Hatch, summa cum laude, 1968 - president of Wake Forest University; provost of Notre Dame
- Ronald R Thomas - President of University of Puget Sound
- Arthur F. Holmes - philosopher
- Willis J. Jenkins, BA Theology - Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Environment at University of Virginia
- Walter Kaiser, Jr. - Old Testament scholar
- Tara L.S. Kishbaugh, BS Chemistry - Professor of Chemistry and Department Chair at Eastern Mennonite University
- Robert A. Kraft - historian of early Judaism and Christianity, University of Pennsylvania
- Niel B. Nielson, BA philosophy, 1976 - former president of Covenant College
- Mark Noll, BA English - professor of history at The University of Notre Dame
- Charles Pinches, BA English - professor of theology at The University of Scranton
- John H. Walton - Old Testament scholar[1]
- Marvin R. Wilson, BA History - Professor of Biblical Studies, Gordon College
- Kathy (Harrell) Storm, BA Anthropology - Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students, Whitworth University
Business
- Robert W. Lane, former CEO of John Deere
- C. William Pollard, former CEO of the ServiceMaster Company
- Robert Van Kampen, 1960, founder of the investment banking firm Van Kampen
- Bonnie Pruett Wurzbacher, former Senior Vice President at the Coca-Cola Company
Media, arts and entertainment
- Jim Abel - singer-songwriter
- Nuala Archer - Irish American poet
- Scott Baker - journalist, Editor in Chief of theblaze.com
- Bryce Bell, Bachelor of Music, 1996 - musician
- Wes Craven, writing and psychology - horror film director[2]
- Ian Eskelin, BA Communications - singer-songwriter, All Star United
- Cathleen Falsani, 1992 - journalist; columnist for Chicago Sun-Times
- Colyn Fischer, Bachelor of Music Performance, 1999 - violinist
- Jason Harrod - singer-songwriter, Harrod and Funck
- Carol Huston - actress, Matlock
- Camille and Kennerly Kitt - twin harpists and actresses
- Todd Komarnicki - author, screenwriter and film producer
- Margaret Landon, 1925 - author of the novel Anna and the King of Siam
- Kurt Lightner - artist
- Adam McCune, BA, 2006 - co-author of the novel The Rats of Hamelin
- Sylvia McNair, Bachelor of Music, 1978 - soprano
- John Nelson, Bachelor of Music, 1963, DMUS 1989 - conductor
- Martin O'Donnell, Bachelor of Music, 1977 composer - Halo video game series
- Kate Pierson - singer with the B-52s
- Walter Ratliff, MA Communications - journalist
- Luci Shaw, BA English Literature/New Testament Greek, magna cum laude, 1953 - poet
- Robert H. Siegel, BA, 1961 - poet, novelist
- Wendy White, Bachelor of Music, 1975 - mezzo-soprano
Politics
- David J. Barram - Administrator of the GSA (1996–2001)[3]
- Torrey C. Brown - Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Dan Coats - U.S. Senator (R-IN) (1989-99, 2011-2017)
- Michael Gerson - senior advisor to President George W. Bush (2000-2006)
- Richard C. Halverson - chaplain, U.S. Senate (1981-1994)
- Dennis Hastert - U.S. Representative (R-IL) (1987-2007), former Speaker of the House
- Paul B. Henry - U.S. Representative (R-MI) (1985-1993)
- David Iglesias - U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico (2001-2006)
- Bill P. Keith - member of the Louisiana State Senate (1980–1984); author of fiction and nonfiction
- Jim McDermott - U.S. Representative (D-WA) (1989-2017)
- Tim Walberg - U.S. Representative (R-MI) (2007-2009, 2011-present)
- Timothy Weeden - Wisconsin State Legislature (1987-1997)
- David Young - Nixon administration (1970-1973); co-founder of the Nixon Administration's White House Plumbers
- Robert Chester Double, III - Former editor of the UCLA Law Review and Los Angeles attorney
Religion
- Rob Bell - founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church and featured speaker in NOOMA films.
- Paul-Gordon Chandler - Episcopal priest, author and interfaith advocate
- Mal Couch - founder and president of the Tyndale Theological Seminary
- William Lane Craig - apologist, professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, author of The Kalam Cosmological Argument
- Jim Elliot - martyred missionary
- Elisabeth Elliot - author, noted missionary; widow of Jim Elliot
- David Otis Fuller
- Bill Gothard - minister and author, former president of the Institute in Basic Life Principles
- Billy Graham - evangelist
- Ruth Graham - author and poet, wife of Billy Graham
- Carl F. H. Henry - first editor-in-chief of the magazine Christianity Today
- Daniel C. Juster - leader in the Messianic Judaism movement
- Ed McCully - martyred missionary
- Josh McDowell - Christian apologist
- Alvera Mickelsen (1942) - writer, journalism professor, advocate of Christian feminism and co-founder of Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE)[4]
- John Ortberg - pastor and author
- John Piper - pastor and author
- Nate Saint - martyred missionary
- Steve Saint - author, missionary; son of Nate Saint
- Burton Smith - minister and community organizer
- Kenneth N. Taylor - paraphraser of The Living Bible and founder of Tyndale Publishers
- A. W. Tozer - minister and author
- John Walvoord - author and former president of Dallas Theological Seminary
- Gary Wilde - minister and author
- Philip Yancey - author and editor
- Edmund Clowney - theologian and pastor Westminster Theological Seminary
Science
- James S. Albus (born 1935), B.S. 1957 - retired engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Harold Alden (1890–1964), 1912 - astronomer
- Paul Werner Gast (1930–1973), 1952 - geochemist and geologist[5]
- J. Laurence Kulp (1921–2006), 1942 - geochemist; pioneer in radiometric dating methods
- Ronald C. Phillips (1932–2005), 1954 - marine botanist; pioneer in seagrass science
- John Wesley Powell (1834–1902) - 19th-century geologist and explorer of the American West[6]
Sports
- Pete Ittersagen, 2009 - NFL cornerback, Tennessee Titans
- Donnie Nelson, 1986 - General Manager, Dallas Mavericks[7]
- Mel Peterson, 1960 - former NBA player[8]
- Randy Pfund, 1974 - General Manager, Miami Heat[9]
- Andy Studebaker, 2008 - NFL linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
Other
- Todd Beamer, 1991 - passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93
- Colonel Robert A. Ramey (USAF) - Director, Operations and International Law
- Edward Breathitte Sellers, 1866 - first college graduate of color in the state of Illinois
- Timothy Stoen, 1960 - member of Peoples Temple; Jonestown defector[10]
- Dave Theurer - game designer; created Missile Command and Tempest for Atari
References
- ↑ http://www.wheaton.edu/Theology/faculty/walton/index.html
- ↑ Wes Craven official site FAQ
- ↑ David J. Barram, accessed December 10, 2008
- ↑ Painter, Kristen Leigh (2016-07-20). "Obituary: Professor, nonprofit leader Alvera Mickelsen blended feminism and Christian teaching". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ↑ http://www.agu.org/inside/awards/bios/turekian_karlk.html
- ↑ http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jwpowell.htm
- ↑ http://www.nba.com/coachfile/donn_nelson/index.html
- ↑ "Mel Peterson NBA & ABA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ http://www.nba.com/heat/contact/directory_pfund.html
- ↑ Jonestown: Twenty Years Later, Cults Still Lethal, Christianity Today
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