Notable Alumni of Albion College

Anna Howard Shaw 1847–1919

Women's suffrage leader and physician

Also attended: Boston University

Dave Camp 1953–

Former U.S. Representative from Michigan

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1975

Also attended: University of San Diego

Knute Nelson 1843–1923

12th Governor of Minnesota and US senator

Prentiss M. Brown 1889–1973

U.S. representative and senator from Michigan

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Mark Schauer 1961–

Former U.S. representative from Michigan

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1984

Also attended: Michigan State University, Western Michigan University

Edwin Baruch Winans 1826–1894

22nd governor of Michigan

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Child: Edwin Baruch Winans Jr. (The United States Military Academy at West Point)

Carl Wood Riddick 1872–1960

U.S. Representative from Montana

Also attended: Lawrence University

Henry F. Thomas 1843–1912

Physician and politician from Michigan

Also attended: Eastern Michigan University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Arthur Millspaugh 1883–1955

US adviser who reorganized Iran's Finance Ministry

Forest Ray Moulton 1872–1952

Astronomer, mathematician and university professor

Attended until 1894

Also attended: University of Chicago

Josh A. Cassada 1973–

NASA astronaut and former Navy test pilot

Also attended: University of Rochester

Bob Bemer 1920–2004

Computer scientist known for work at IBM

Leonard Peter Schultz 1901–1986

Ichthyologist

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Washington-Seattle Campus

J Harlen Bretz 1882–1981

Geologist known for Missoula floods research

Also attended: University of Chicago

Bruce C. Berndt 1939–

American mathematician

Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Robert E. Horton 1875–1945

American hydrologist and soil scientist

Daniel Henney 1979–

Actor and model

Also attended: Elgin Community College, Alma College

John Sinclair 1941–2024

Poet, writer and political activist

Also attended: University of Michigan--Flint, Wayne State University

Spouse: Leni Sinclair (Wayne State University)

Ada Iddings Gale 1854–1915

Author and educator

Lee Bartlett 1907–1972

Three-time Olympic javelin thrower

Jay Lee 1887–1970

College football player and head coach

Also attended: University of Notre Dame

Fritz Shurmur 1932–1999

American football coach

Judson Dwight Collins 1823–1852

First Methodist missionary to China

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Harriet G. Eddy 1876–1966

California county library organizer and librarian