Notable Alumni of Denison University

William Rehnquist 1924–2005

16th Chief Justice of the United States

Also attended: Arizona State University-Tempe, Harvard University, Kenyon College

Richard Lugar 1932–2019

U.S. senator from Indiana

Attended until 1954

Jack Thompson 1951–

Activist and disbarred attorney

Also attended: Vanderbilt University

Judson Harmon 1846–1927

U.S. Attorney General and Governor of Ohio

Also attended: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Tony P. Hall 1942–

Former US congressman from Ohio and diplomat

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1964

Sibling: Sam Hall (Ohio State University-Main Campus)

Sue W. Kelly 1936–

Former Republican U.S. Representative from New York

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1958

Also attended: Sarah Lawrence College

Bob Dold 1969–

Former U.S. representative from Illinois

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1991

Also attended: Northwestern University

Michael Eisner 1942–

Former chairman and CEO of Walt Disney Company

Child: Breck Eisner (University of Southern California, Georgetown University)

George Stibitz 1904–1995

Bell Labs researcher and digital computer pioneer

Also attended: Cornell University, Union College

William Ernest Castle 1867–1962

Early American geneticist

Also attended: Harvard University

Child: William Bosworth Castle (Harvard University)

Homer Burton Adkins 1892–1949

Chemist and authority on organic hydrogenation

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

Edgar J. Goodspeed 1871–1962

University of Chicago New Testament and Greek scholar

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: University of Chicago

Hal Holbrook 1925–2021

Actor of film, television and stage

Spouse: Dixie Carter (University of Memphis, Rhodes College)

Child: Victoria Holbrook (Harvard University, Princeton University)

Jennifer Garner 1972–

Actress

Spouse: Ben Affleck (Occidental College, University of Vermont)

Steve Carell 1962–

Actor and comedian, star of The Office

Attended until 1984

Spouse: Nancy Carell (Boston College)

Christopher Atkins 1961–

Actor, starred in The Blue Lagoon

James Frey 1969–

Writer, author of A Million Little Pieces

Ann Magnuson 1956–

Actress, performance artist and singer

Franklin Cover 1928–2006

Actor known for The Jeffersons

Also attended: Case Western Reserve University

John Schuck 1940–

Film, stage and television actor

Nancy Morgan 1949–

Film and television actress

Also attended: Pacifica Graduate Institute

Spouse: John Ritter (University of Southern California)

Child: Tyler Ritter (University of Pennsylvania)

Alex Moffat 1982–

Actor and comedian, former Saturday Night Live cast member

John Davidson 1941–

Actor, singer and game show host

Bobby Rahal 1953–

Racing driver, 1986 Indianapolis 500 winner