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24 notable alumni U.S. News #62

Notable Alumni of Lake Forest College

Notable alumni of Lake Forest College include Richard Widmark (Actor known for Kiss of Death), Diana Nyad (Long-distance swimmer, author and journalist) and Karl Patterson Schmidt (American herpetologist).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Richard Widmark 1914–2008

    Actor known for Kiss of Death

  • Steve Goodman 1948–1984

    Folk singer-songwriter who wrote City of New Orleans

  • Jacqueline Carey 1964–

    Fantasy fiction writer

  • Herblock 1909–2001

    Editorial cartoonist, four-time Pulitzer winner

    Also attended: School of the Art Institute of Chicago

  • Natalia Nogulich 1950–

    Actress known for Star Trek as Admiral Nechayev

  • Allan Carr 1937–1999

    Film, television and stage producer

    Also attended: Northwestern University

  • Nate Berkus 1971–

    Interior designer, author and television personality

  • Robert Dudley 1869–1955

    Dentist turned film character actor

  • Tamara Falcó Preysler 1981–

    Spanish aristocrat, socialite and television personality

    Sibling: Enrique Iglesias (University of Miami)

  • Hanelle Culpepper 1970–

    Television director of Star Trek: Discovery and more

    Also attended: University of Southern California

  • Penelope Rosemont 1942–

    Artist and writer in the Surrealist Movement

  • Scott Goldstein 1949–

    Director, writer and producer

  • Colin McComb 1970–

    Game designer known for Planescape setting

Sports

  • Diana Nyad 1949–

    Long-distance swimmer, author and journalist

    Also attended: Emory University

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Lake Forest College (people who attended both).