This is a list of Muskingum University alumni.
Government and politics T. Coleman du Pont, (class 1900), senator from Delaware Annie Glenn (class of 1941), civic leader; wife of John Glenn John Glenn (class of 1942), former astronaut, Democratic U.S. senator from Ohio (1975–1999), candidate for 1984 Democratic presidential nomination Warren G. Harding, president (via Muskingum's assumption of Ohio Central College) Earl R. Lewis (class of 1911), former Republican U.S. representative from Ohio, 1939–1940 and 1943–1948 Sean Logan (class of 1988), current director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources; former Columbiana County, Ohio commissioner Francis Scott McBride (class of 1895), leader of prohibition; longtime National Superintendent of the U.S. Anti-Saloon League John Willis Menard (via Iberia College and Ohio Central College), first African-American to address the U.S. House of Representatives, in 1869 C. Ellis Moore (class of 1907), Republican U.S. representative from Ohio, 1919–1933 Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. (class of 1941), United States ambassador to Mexico, 1986–1989 Robert T. Secrest (class of 1926), Democratic U.S. representative from Ohio, 1933–1967 Wilbur F. Simlik (class of 1943), major general in the Marine Corps Robert M. Warner (class of 1949), sixth archivist of the United States
Entertainment
Jack Hanna (class of 1969), former Columbus Zoo and Aquarium director; television personality Agnes Moorehead (class of 1923), Emmy Award-winning actress (Bewitched); member of the Delta Gamma Theta Sorority
Arts
David Budbill (class of 1962), poet, author and playwright Laurence Overmire (valedictorian, class of 1979), poet, author, actor, playwright Helen Camille Stanley (class of 1961) composer, violist
Education
Dennis D. Berkey (class of 1969), president, Worcester Polytechnic Institute William Rainey Harper (class of 1870), first president, University of Chicago Richard Pipes (class of 1944), professor emeritus of History, Harvard University William Oxley Thompson (class of 1870), president of Ohio State University and Miami University
Business
Philip Caldwell (class of 1940), retired CEO of Ford Motor Company
Sports
Darrell Hazell (class of 1986), wide receivers coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL Jim Heacock (class of 1970), defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Ohio State University Jon Heacock, defensive coordinator at Iowa State University Edgar "Ed" Sherman (class of 1936), legendary Muskingum head football coach for 22 years; College Football Hall of Fame inductee Tim Timmons, Major League Baseball umpire Brandon Todd, known as the 5'5" dunker, played for the 2001, 2002, and 2003 All-Ohio team with LeBron James; developed an athletic training program called "FlytRight" Tyson Veidt, associate head coach and linebackers coach at Iowa State University
Science John Glenn (class of 1942), first American to orbit the Earth, became oldest man in space; is still the oldest person to orbit the Earth Charles E. Waring (class of 1931), chemistry professor at the University of Connecticut
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