List of University of Cincinnati people
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This is a list of encyclopedic people associated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States of America.
[edit] Notable alumni
Please note that the names listed may have only attended the University at one point and not necessarily have graduated.
- David Applebaum, Israeli physician
- Stanley Rossiter Benedict, inventor of "Benedicts Reagent"
- Sue J. Ainsworth (Hillgren), prominent crafts-style painter, 1941-1988
- Frank P. Austin, Celebrity interior designer
- Charlie Bailey, design graduate, chief special-effects model-maker for Industrial Light and Magic (Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, E.T, Indiana Jones, Poltergeist, Jurassic Park)
- Kathleen Battle, graduate, opera singer
- Geoffrey Baldwin, DAAP graduate, Award winning industrial designer at IDEO.
- Juan N. Babauta, graduate, governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Arthur Charles Bachmeyer M.D., 1911 First Superintendent of the Cincinnati General Hospital (1914-1934), Fourth Dean of the College of Medicine [1924-1934] The Nation's first Professor of Hospital Administration [1921)
- Shoshana Bean, musical theater graduate, Broadway actress.
- Thomas Berger, A&S graduate, author of “Little Big Man”
- Michael Bierut, DAAP graduate, partner at Pentagram New York
- John Shaw Billings, M.D. 1860. Perhaps the most famous medical school graduate, as he began the process to organize the world's medical literature, of what now is PubMed.
- Eula Bingham, Occupational health scientist
- Matt Bogart, musical theater graduate, Broadway actor/singer.
- Thomas Bruehl, electronic media graduate, sr. VP, Paramount Pictures
- David Canary, A&S graduate, multiple Emmy-winning actor on All My Children since 1983
- Daniel Carney, International Man of Mystery.
- Jill Casangrande, electronic media graduate, sr. VP, Disney Radio
- Kristy Cates, Broadway Actress
- Antonio Chatman, NFL Wide Receiver, currently plays for Cincinnati Bengals
- Cris Collinsworth, law graduate, Emmy-winning sports commentator, former NFL player
- Greg Cook, graduate, former National Football League quarterback
- Robin T. Cotton, ENT specialist and professor
- David Daniels, singer
- Charles G. Dawes, law graduate, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Zach Day, MLB pitcher
- Vinod Dham, graduate, 'father' of the Pentium computer chip (MS Eng, 77)
- Randy Edelman, music graduate, composer of numerous movie scores, received BMI’s Outstanding Career Achievement Award
- Suzanne Farrell, prima ballerina
- Michael J. Fister, President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
- Stephen Flaherty, music graduate, Tony-winning composer (Ragtime and Once on This Island)
- Frederick W. Franz, one of Jehovah's Witnesses, president of the Watchtower Society
- Danny Fortson, Basketball player (did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Rich Franklin, Professional MMA fighter
- Mike Gasaway, design graduate, lead character animator for Jimmy Neutron
- Alexander D. Goode, One of the Four Chaplains
- Michael Graves, architecture graduate, Architect
- Michael Gruber, stage actor, singer, and dancer
- Earl Hamner, graduate, writer, creator of The Waltons
- Randy Harrison, drama graduate, actor on Queer as Folk
- Albert Hague, music graduate, composer of score for “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” won nine Tony's for "Redhead" in 1959
- Walt Handelsman, A&S graduate, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist
- Dorian Harewood, drama graduate, screen actor, singer
- Stephanie Heinrich, Playboy model
- Kathie Hill, children's music writer and producer
- Al Hirt, graduate, trumpeter and bandleader
- Louise McCarren Herring, engineering graduate, pioneer of the non-profit cooperative credit union movement
- Sara Jay Pornstar
- DerMarr Johnson, Basketball player (did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Lewis Johnson, graduate, track and field broadcaster
- Charles Keating, American criminal (Keating Five scandal) and virulent anti-pornography activist
- Tinker Keck, XFL football player
- Robert Kistner, gynecologist
- Kip Knight, Vice President of Marketing, eBay
- Sandy Koufax, hall of fame baseball player
- Sean Lahman, historian and sports writer
- William Lawrence, congressman and first vice-president of the American Red Cross
- James Levine, conductor of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra
- Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops orchestra
- Steve Logan, Basketball player (did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Brad Look, graduate, Emmy-winning makeup artist
- Charlie Luken, law graduate, politician and former Mayor of Cincinnati
- Paul Moen, Music school graduate, band director and clarinetist
- Beverly Malone, nurse and president of the American Nurses Association
- Kenyon Martin, Basketball player at Denver Nuggets, 1st overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft (did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Jason Maxiell, education graduate, NBA player for the Detroit Pistons
- Kevin McCollum, graduate, Tony-winning Broadway producer (Rent, Avenue Q, The Drowsy Chaperone)
- Urban Meyer, graduate, head football coach of the University of Florida Gators ( Winners of the 2007 BCS National Championship Game)
- Pamela Myers, musical theater graduate, Tony-nominated stage and screen actor
- Stuart O'Neal, Data Architect, named Time Magazine Person of the Year 2006
- Alfred E. Neuman, always asked the question, "What?, Me Worry" and known for his work as a transcendentalist philosopher.
- Sarah Jessica Parker, Actress
- Ruben Patterson, Basketball player
- Michelle Pawk, musical theater graduate, Tony-winning Broadway actress (Hollywood Arms, Cabaret)
- Archimedes Plutonium, (1972, BA math, Ludwig Hansen), science- Atom Totality Theory and Fusion Barrier Principle
- Faith Prince, musical theater graduate, Tony-winning Broadway actress ("Guys and Dolls")
- Oscar Robertson, graduate, Basketball player
- Lee Roy Reams, musical theater graduate, Tony-nominated actor, dancer
- George Rieveschl Jr., inventor of Benadryl, the first antihistamine (earned three UC degrees)
- Diana Maria Riva, drama graduate, screen actor
- Tom Rossley, football coach, formerly offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers
- Jerry Rubin, activist
- Nipsey Russell, actor/comedian
- Linda Schele, expert on Mayan inscriptions and hieroglyphics (art and education major)
- Jean Schmidt, Congresswoman from Ohio
- Teddi Siddall, screen actor (drama graduate)
- Benjamin T. Spencer
- George Sperti, inventor of Preparation H, sun lamps (engineering graduate)
- Joseph B. Strauss, engineer who designed the Golden Gate Bridge (engineering graduate)
- Bob Taft, former Ohio governor (law graduate)
- William Howard Taft, US President, Supreme Court Chief Justice (law graduate)
- Christian Tetzlaff, professional violinist
- Paul Tibbets, Pilot of the B-29 plane that dropped atom bomb over Hiroshima
- Mike Valentine, CEO of Valentine radar and laser detectors
- Rodney Van Johnson, education graduate, actor (soap opera “Passions”)
- Tony Trabert, graduate, tennis player
- Nick Van Exel, Basketball player (did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Kevin Youkilis, graduate, MLB player at the Boston Red Sox
N.Ranga Prasad,graduate,One Of India's Top Stock brokers,MBA graduate
- Hammad Siddiqi - Banker and Author (Graduate 2003)
[edit] Notable Faculty
- George Rieveschl - The inventor of Benadryl
- Albert Sabin - Developed the oral live polio vaccine
- Herman Schnieder - The father of co-operative education
- Neil Armstrong - American Astronaut
- Carl Blegen - First scientific explorer of Troy
- Michael Griffith - American author
- Harland Whitmore current professor of economics.
- Timothy Allen-current professor of philosophy, critical thinking and news media expert.
- Tyler J. Hoffman - Currently in the ARMY ROTC program, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Student Alumni Council, and Order of Omega.
[edit] References
Albert Hague, Oscar winning composer and composer of the music for "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas." Also music professor in the movie and TV show "Fame."
