List of Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni

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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

• Edward Bedard (legal scholar)
• 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, Wake Forest University; provost, Notre Dame)
• Arthur F. Holmes (philosopher)
• Walter Kaiser, Jr. (Old Testament scholar)
• Robert A. Kraft (historian of early Judaism and Christianity, University of Pennsylvania)
• Niel B. Nielson, BA philosophy, 1976 (former president, Covenant College)
• Mark Noll, BA English, (professor, history, The University of Notre Dame)
• Charles Pinches, BA English, (professor, theology, The University of Scranton)
• John H. Walton (Old Testament scholar)^[1]
• Marvin R. Wilson, BA History, Professor of Biblical Studies, Gordon College
• Willis J. Jenkins, BA Theology, Professor of Religion, Ethics, and Environment, University of Virginia
• Tara L.S. Kishbaugh, BS Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry & Department Chair, Eastern Mennonite 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 Merrit, author
• Bonnie Pruett Wurzbacher, former Senior Vice-President at The Coca-Cola Company

Media, arts and entertainment

• Todd Komarnicki, author, screenwriter and film producer
• Jim Abel (born 1947), singer-songwriter
• Nuala Archer (born 1955), Irish American poet
• Scott Baker journalist, Editor-in-Chief of theblaze.com
• Bryce Bell, Bachelor of Music, 1996 (musician)
• Wes Craven,^[2] writing and psychology (horror film director)
• Ian Eskelin, BA Communications (singer-songwriter, All Star United)
• Cathleen Falsani, 1992 (journalist; columnist, 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
• Margaret Landon, 1925 (writer 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 series (video game)
• 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-present)
• 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 non-fiction
• Jim McDermott, U.S. Representative (D-WA) (1989-present)
• 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

Religion

• Billy Graham, evangelist
• Carl F. H. Henry, first editor-in-chief of the magazine Christianity Today
• Rob Bell, founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church and featured speaker in NOOMA films.
• John Piper, pastor and author
• John Ortberg (pastor and author)
• 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, above)
• David Otis Fuller
• Daniel C. Juster, leader in the "Messianic Judaism" movement
• Ed McCully, martyred missionary
• Josh McDowell, Christian apologist
• Nate Saint, martyred missionary
• Steve Saint, author, missionary (the son of Nate Saint, above)
• 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
• Philip Yancey, author and editor
• Gary Wilde, minister and author
• John Walvoord, author and former president of Dallas Theological Seminary
• Bill Gothard, minister and author, former president of the Institute in Basic Life Principles

Science

• James S. Albus (born 1935), B.S. 1957, retired engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Harold Alden (1890–1964), 1912, astronomer
• Paul Werner Gast (1930–1973), 1952, geochemist and geologist^[4]
• 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), famed 19th-century geologist and explorer of the American West^[5]

Sports

• Pete Ittersagen, 2009, (NFL Cornerback, Tennessee Titans)
• Donnie Nelson, 1986, (General Manager, Dallas Mavericks)^[6]
• Mel Peterson, 1960, (Former NBA player)^[7]
• Randy Pfund, 1974, (General Manager, Miami Heat)^[8]
• Andy Studebaker, 2008, (NFL linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs)

Other

• Todd Beamer, 1991, passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93
• Timothy Stoen, 1960, (member of Peoples Temple, Jonestown defector)^[9]
• Edward Breathitte Sellers, 1866 first college graduate of color in the State of Illinois.
• Colonel Robert A. Ramey (USAF) Director, Operations & International Law
• Dave Theurer, game designer, who created Missile Command and Tempest for Atari.

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