The list of University of Akron people includes notable alumni, former students, and faculty of the University of Akron. Class years usually indicate the year of a graduation unless an entry is denoted by an asterisk (*). In this case, the student did not graduate from the university, and the class year indicates the last known year a former student attended. In the case of alumni with multiple graduation years, the earliest graduation year is shown.
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Selected UA Alumni
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| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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| John R. Adams | 1983 | District court judge | |
| James E. Akins | Diplomat | ||
| Alice M. Batchelder | Circuit judge | ||
| Samuel H. Bell | 1952 | District court judge | |
| Ray C. Bliss | 1935 | Former chair of the Republican National Committee | |
| Deborah L. Cook | Circuit judge | ||
| Peter C. Economus | 1970 | District court judge | |
| James S. Gwin | 1979 | District court judge | |
| Kermit L. Hall | Legal history scholar | ||
| Don Plusquellic | Mayor of Akron, Ohio | ||
| Thomas C. Sawyer | Mayor of Akron; Congressman | ||
| Betty Sutton | Congresswoman | ||
| Mary Taylor | Ohio State Auditor |
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| Phil Davison | Minerva Councilman |
| Name | Class year | Notability | References |
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| Aaron Archer | Toy designer for Hasbro | ||
| Dan Auerbach | Guitarist and vocalist (The Black Keys) | ||
| David S. Brown | Historian and professor at Elizabethtown College | ||
| Yvette Nicole Brown | Television and film actress | ||
| Michael Buckley | NY Times Bestselling author of The Sisters Grimm series | ||
| Patrick Carney | Drummer (The Black Keys) | ||
| John E. Leland | 1986 | Director, University of Dayton Research Institute. | [1] |
| Dan Moldea | Journalist | ||
| Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. | CEO of Goodyear | ||
| Nikola Resanovic | Composer | ||
| Mark Scatterday | Conductor | ||
| Joshua I. Smith | Businessman | ||
| George Wallace | Comedian |
| Name | Department | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Adams | Men's basketball | Head coach (1976) | |
| Jim Aiken | Football | Head coach | |
| George Babcock | Football | Head coach | |
| Paul Baldacci | Football | Head coach | |
| Russell Beichly | Men's basketball | Head coach | |
| Paul Bixler | Men's basketball | Head coach | |
| Red Blair | Men's basketball; football | Head coach | |
| Dwight Bradley | Men's basketball; football | Head coach | |
| J. D. Brookhart | Football | Head coach | |
| Kenneth Cochrane | Football | Head coach | |
| James W. Coleman | Men's basketball; football | Head coach | |
| Frank Cook | Football | Head coach | |
| Coleman Crawford | Men's basketball | Head coach (1990–1995) | |
| Ken Cunningham | Men's basketball | Head coach | |
| Keith Dambrot | Men's basketball | Head coach (2004–present) | |
| Jim Dennison | Football | Head coach | |
| Otis Douglas | Football | Head coach | |
| Thomas Dowler | Men's basketball; football | Head coach | |
| Walter East | Men's basketball | Head coach | |
| Archie Eves | Football | Head coach | |
| Gerry Faust | Football | Head coach | |
| Forest Firestone | Football | Head coach | |
| Frank Haggerty | Men's basketball; football | Head coach | |
| John Heisman | Football | Head coach | |
| Dan Hipsher | Men's basketball | Head coach | |
| William Houghton | Football | Head coach | |
| Bob Huggins | Men's basketball | Head coach | |
| Pat Knight | Men's basketball | Assistant coach (2000–2001) | [2] |
| Gordon K. Larson | Football | Head coach | |
| Tony Laterza | Men's basketball | Head coach | |
| Jack Lengyel | Foorball | Assistant coach (1959) | |
| Joe McMullen | Football | Head coach | |
| Lee Owens | Football | Head coach | |
| Rev. Alfred W. Place | Football | Head coach | |
| Bob Rupert | Men's basketball | Head coach | |
| Fred Sefton | Men's basketball; football | Head coach | |
| Wyatt Webb | Men's basketball | Head coach | |
| Clarence Weed | Men's basketball; football | Head coach | |
| Earl Williams | Men's basketball | First head coach | |
| Harry Wilson | Football | Head coach |
| Name | Department | Notability | Reference |
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| Meredith Gardner | German | Professor (former) | |
| John C. Green | Political Science | ||
| Parke Kolbe | University president (former) | [3] | |
| Luis M. Proenza | University president (present) | ||
| John F. Seiberling | Law | Politician | |
| Mack Rhoades | Athletics | Director (2005–present) |
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