Notable Alumni of Hope College

Pete Hoekstra 1953–

U.S. ambassador to Canada and former congressman

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1975

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

A. J. Muste 1885–1967

Dutch-born clergyman, pacifist and political activist

Also attended: New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

Dave Brat 1964–

Economist and former Virginia congressman

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1986

Also attended: American University, Princeton Theological Seminary

John Moolenaar 1961–

U.S. representative from Michigan

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1983

Also attended: Harvard University

Lynne Stewart 1939–2017

Defense attorney convicted of supporting terrorism

Also attended: Wagner College

Guy Vander Jagt 1931–2007

Michigan congressman and NRCC chairman

Bachelor of Arts

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

David E. White 1938–2012

Retired rear admiral; former Navy Chief of Chaplains

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: Naval Postgraduate School, New Brunswick Theological Seminary

Annette Ziegler 1964–

Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Also attended: Marquette University

Tokugawa Makoto 1887–1968

Japanese politician and industrialist

Rob Malda 1976–

Former editor-in-chief of Slashdot

Richard Smalley 1943–2005

Chemist, 1996 Nobel laureate, buckyball co-discoverer

Also attended: University of Chicago, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Princeton University

Larry Siedentop 1936–2024

Political philosopher, author of Inventing the Individual

Bachelor's degree

Also attended: Harvard University

Patricia G. Gensel 1944–

Botanist and paleobotanist

Also attended: University of Connecticut

Robert E. Van Voorst 1952–

Theologian and New Testament professor

Also attended: Western Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

George Vande Woude 1935–2021

Cancer researcher, founding research director of Van Andel Institute

Also attended: Hofstra University

Sufjan Stevens 1975–

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Bachelor's degree · English literature · Class of 1998

Also attended: The New School

Emily Henry 1991–

Romance novelist, author of Beach Read

Attended until 2012

Kim Zimmer 1955–

Actress known as Reva Shayne in Guiding Light

Also attended: American Conservatory Theater

Joey Muthengi 1985–

Kenyan media personality and actress

Rachel Reenstra 1970–

Actress, comedian and wildlife conservationist

Bachelor of Arts · Theatre

Jim Kaat 1938–

Hall of Fame MLB pitcher and coach

Robert H. Schuller 1926–2015

Televangelist and pastor in Garden Grove, California

Bachelor's degree

Also attended: Western Theological Seminary

Samuel Marinus Zwemer 1867–1952

Missionary nicknamed the Apostle to Islam

Doctor of Divinity, Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Muskingum University

Eugene Sutton 1954–

14th Episcopal Bishop of Maryland

Bachelor's degree

Also attended: Western Theological Seminary