This list of DePauw University alumni includes notable alumni of DePauw University, an American institution of higher education located in Greencastle, Indiana.
Academia and science
Joseph P. Allen – NASA Space Shuttle astronaut"Joe Allen '59 Enters US Astronaut Hall of Fame" , DePauw University News, May 1, 2005 Charles A. Beard – author; one of the most influential historians of early 20th century; husband of Mary Ritter Beard Mary Ritter Beard – archivist; historian; leader in women's suffrage movement; wife of Charles A. Beard Oscar T. Brookins – professor emeritus in the Department of Economics at Northeastern University Olivia Castellini – physicist David Crocker – philosopher; senior research scholar, School of Public Policy at University of Maryland Paul S. Dunkin – writer; professor of library science David B. Feldman – psychologist Thomas H. Hamilton – former president, State University of New York and University of Hawaii Laurin L. Henry – academic George W. Hoss – president, Kansas State Normal (now Emporia State University) in Kansas Barbara Ibrahim – prominent sociologist of the Arab world; founding director of the John D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement at the American University in Cairo Paul Rowland Julian – meteorologist; discovered, with Roland A. Madden, atmospheric phenomena known as Madden–Julian oscillation Percy L. Julian – research chemist; pioneer in chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs Daniel Trembly MacDougal – botanist, plant biologist Margaret Mead – cultural anthropologist, two years, completed B.A. degree at Barnard College Major Reuben Webster Millsaps – founder of Millsaps College in Mississippi Ferid Murad – recipient of 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine J. Robert Nelson (1920–2004), B.A. 1941 – dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, 1957–1960; dean of the Boston University School of Theology, 1965–1985 Hakkı Ögelman – Turkish physicist; astrophysicist William H. Riker – political scientist Phillips Robbins – member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine; has had continuous funding from NIH for over 47 years Michael Stuart, B.A. 1979 – sports physician and orthopedic surgeon at the Mayo Clinic Winona Hazel Welch (1919–1923) – president of the Indiana Academy of Science, head of botany and bacteriology at DePauw
Arts and entertainment
Scott Adsit – actor, played Pete Hornberger on television sitcom 30 Rock Shibani Bathija – screenwriter Alicia Berneche – operatic soprano Joseph Brent – mandolinist, composer, and founder of 9 Horses Gary Hugh Brown – artist, painter, draftsman, and professor emeritus of Art at the University of California, Santa Barbara Pamela Coburn – operatic soprano Annie Corley – film and television actress David Cryer – singer and Broadway actor, Phantom of the Opera Gretchen Cryer – co-creator, I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road Bill Hayes – stage and television actor, Days of Our Lives Jimmy Ibbotson – singer-songwriter and musician, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Sue Keller – ragtime pianist, composer and arranger David McMillin – singer-songwriter Julie McWhirter – voice actress, known for Hanna-Barbera cartoons, such as Drak Pack and The Smurfs Larry D. Nichols – puzzle enthusiast; inventor of Pocket Cube Drew Powell – actor Kid Quill – recording artist Jane Randolph – film actress, known for 1940s films such as Cat People and Jealousy Alice Ripley – actress, singer, played Diana in Next to Normal Lee Orean Smith (1874–1942) – composer, arranger, music editor, publisher, music teacher, multi-instrumentalist, and conductor Albert Pearson Stewart – founder of Purdue Musical Organizations, received honorary doctorate in music from DePauw in 1960 Pharez Whitted – jazz trumpeter, composer, and producer Margaret Jones Wiles – composer, violinist Business
Timothy Collins – financier; founder of Ripplewood Holdings; director, Citigroup Angie Hicks – founder of Angie's List Charles T. Hinde – railroad executive; founder of Hotel del Coronado; shipping executive Eli Lilly – founder of Eli Lilly and Company; philanthropist John S. McMillin – lawyer and businessman; former president of the Tacoma and Roche Harbor Lime Company Mary Meeker – Internet equity research analyst at Morgan Stanley, dubbed "Queen of the Net" Jeffrey T. Mezger – president and chief executive officer of KB Home Steven Rales – founder of Danaher Corporation and Indian Paintbrush Bill Rasmussen – co-founder of ESPN Scott Rasmussen – co-founder of ESPN; founder of Rasmussen Reports Al Ries – author, marketing expert Steve Sanger – former president and chief executive officer of General Mills Howard C. Sheperd, Sr. – former president of National City Bank of New York (now Citibank) Tommy Ryan – sales development representative at Sentinel Technologies Fred C. Tucker – businessperson, real estate broker James D. Weddle – managing partner of Edward Jones
Government and politics
Karen Koning AbuZayd – commissioner-general for U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Near East (2005–10) Joseph W. Barr – U.S. secretary of the treasury (1968–1969); chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Thomas W. Benett – governor of Idaho Territory (1871–1875); served in Indiana State Senate Albert Beveridge – U.S. senator from Indiana (1899–1911) John Berkshire – justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Andrew H. Burke – second governor of North Dakota (1891–1892) David L. Carden – U.S. ambassador to Association of Southeast Asian Nations Sutemi Chinda – former Japanese ambassador to the United States Anna Elizabeth Dickinson – abolitionist, suffragist, first woman to speak before U.S. Congress Samuel H. Elrod – governor of South Dakota (1905–07) Bob Franks – former U.S. congressman Willard Gemmill – justice of the Indiana Supreme Court James P. Goodrich – governor of Indiana (1917–21) Lee H. Hamilton – co-chair, Iraq Study Group; vice chair, 9/11 Commission; retired United States representative Edwin Hammond – justice of the Indiana Supreme Court George Howk – justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Wayne Hsiung – co-founder, Direct Action Everywhere Patricia Ireland – former president, National Organization for Women John A. Johnson – general counsel of the Air Force; general counsel of NASA; chief executive officer, COMSAT Vernon Jordan Jr. – broker and executive; former president, National Urban League; personal friend and advisor to former U.S. President Bill ClintonVernon Jordan: More than a "First Friend" , The Harbus Online, March 12, 2001 David E. Lilienthal – public official; writer; businessman; chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority (1941–1946); known as "Mr. TVA" John McNaughton – U.S. assistant secretary of defense and U.S. Navy secretary-designate (at time of death) Douglas J. Morris – justice of the Indiana Supreme Court Jay Holcomb Neff – publisher; 1904–05 mayor of Kansas City, Missouri James M. Ogden – 26th Indiana attorney general 1929-33 E. Jean Nelson Penfield – national president, Kappa Kappa Gamma Howard C. Petersen – U.S. assistant secretary of War Josh Pitcock – former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence Dan Quayle – 44th vice president of the United States (under U.S. President George H. W. Bush) Halsted Ritter – judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (1929–1936) Ross Thompson Roberts – judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (1982–1987) William Morris Sparks – judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1929–1950) Hardress Swaim – judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1950–1957) Elmer Thomas – U.S. senator from Oklahoma (1927–51) George R. Throop – chancellor of Washington University (1927–44) James E. Watson – U.S. senator from Indiana; Senate Majority Leader (1929–33) Guilford M. Wiley – former Wisconsin State Assemblyman James Wilkerson – judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1922–1948) Vincent P. Kennedy – physician and politician who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Kennedy was later the surgeon of the 5th Minnesota Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War
Journalism
Bret Baier – host of Special Report with Bret Baier (Fox News Channel) Tracey Chang – correspondent, CNBC Asia; 2009 Miss New York USA Gil Duran – California opinion editor for The Sacramento Bee Stephen F. Hayes – author; columnist, Weekly Standard Dave Jorgenson – journalist and TikToker, The Washington Post Bernard Kilgore – managing editor of the Wall Street Journal 1941–1965; head of the Dow Jones company John McWethy – former correspondent, ABC News William N. Oatis – journalist detained 1951–1953 by the Communist government of Czechoslovakia Eugene C. Pulliam – newspaper publisher, The Indianapolis Star and The Arizona Republic James C. Quayle – newspaper publisher Ben C. Solomon – Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times video journalist Jeri Kehn Thompson – radio talk show host; columnist, The American Spectator; wife of Fred Thompson (actor; former U.S. senator from Tennessee (1994–2003); 2008 U.S. presidential candidate)
Literature
Angus Cameron (1908–2002) – book editor and publisher Gretchen Cryer – actress, lyricist, writer Patricia Coombs – children's book author and illustrator, Dorrie the Little Witch series Matt Dellinger – writer, journalist, wrote the book Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway Stephen F. Hayes – senior writer, Weekly Standard; wrote the book Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President John Jakes – novelist, North and South Adam Kennedy – actor, novelist, screenwriter, painter Bernard Kilgore – former editor, The Wall Street Journal; turned the publication into one of national significance Barbara Kingsolver – contemporary fiction writer; founder of Bellwether Prize for "literature of social change"Press release (May 20, 2008). "Barbara Kingsolver (DePauw '77) Is Finalist for Gold Nautilus Book Award" . DePauw University. Richard Peck – Newbery Medal-winning author Loren Pope – authority on colleges; wrote books Looking Beyond the Ivy League and Colleges That Change Lives James B. Stewart – recipient of 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism; wrote books including Blood Sport and DisneyWar Blanche Stillson – author and artist Minnetta Theodora Taylor (1860–1911) – wrote the lyrics to the National Suffrage Anthem
Military
Harvey Weir Cook – fighter ace in World War I; leading figure in the development of aviation in the United States Nathan Kimball – Union general during Civil War Sergeant Henry Nash – member of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders General David M. Shoup – commandant of the Marine Corps; recipient of Medal of Honor (World War II) William F. Spurgin – U.S. Army brigadier general, attended DePauw 1854–1857, received honorary degree of Master of Arts in 1890 Alexander Vraciu – flying ace in World War II
Religion
Albertus T. Briggs – Methodist minister Luella F. McWhirter – president, Indiana State Woman's Christian Temperance Union Eunice Blanchard Poethig – Presbyterian minister
Sports
Buzzie Bavasi – former general manager, Los Angeles Dodgers, California Angels and San Diego PadresGoldstein, Richard. – Baseball: "Buzzie Bavasi, a Dodgers Innovator, Dies at 93". – The New York Times. – May 3, 2008. Rob Boras – NFL assistant coach Brad Brownell – head men's basketball coach, Clemson University Noah Droddy – distance runner Dave Finzer – punter, Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks Ford C. Frick – Major League Baseball commissioner (1951–1965) Bill Rasmussen – co-founder of ESPN