Notable Alumni of Rollins College

Rahul Gandhi 1970–

Indian politician and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha

Also attended: Harvard University

Richard V. Spencer 1954–

76th US Secretary of the Navy

Libby Schaaf 1965–

Former Mayor of Oakland, California

Donald J. Cram 1919–2001

Chemist, 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate

Also attended: Harvard University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Fred Rogers 1928–2003

Creator and host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Bachelor of Music

Also attended: Dartmouth College, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

Anthony Perkins 1932–1992

Actor, played Norman Bates in Psycho

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Father: Osgood Perkins (Harvard University)

Child: Elvis Perkins (Brown University)

Amanda Bearse 1958–

Actress, comedian and director

Also attended: Birmingham-Southern College, Young Harris College, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater

Buddy Ebsen 1908–2003

Actor known for The Beverly Hillbillies

Also attended: University of Florida

Michael Nouri 1945–

Screen and stage actor

Also attended: Emerson College

Dana Ivey 1941–

Broadway actress, Drama Desk Award winner

Rex Beach 1877–1949

Novelist, playwright and Olympic water polo player

Also attended: Illinois Institute of Technology

Chris Kirkpatrick 1971–

Founder of pop group NSYNC

Also attended: Valencia College

Lew Temple 1967–

Actor in The Walking Dead

Karen Steele 1931–1988

Actress and model

Ellie Cornell 1963–

Actress known for Halloween 4 and 5

Richard Douglas Lane 1926–2002

Art historian and dealer of Japanese art

Attended until 1944

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Gigi Fernández 1964–

Tennis player, two-time Olympic gold medalist

Also attended: Clemson University

Jack Kramer 1921–2009

Tennis player and pioneer promoter, three Grand Slam titles

Shirley Fry 1927–2021

Tennis player who won all four Grand Slam singles titles

Dorothy Cheney 1916–2014

Tennis player, 1938 Australian women's singles champion

Stina Lykke Petersen 1986–

Danish women's football goalkeeper

Betty Rosenquest Pratt 1925–2016

Amateur tennis player and coach

Wendy Overton 1947–

Former professional tennis player, known for doubles

Deborah Jeane Palfrey 1956–2008

Operator of Washington escort agency, known as the D.C. Madam