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Notable Alumni of Bucknell University

Notable alumni of Bucknell University include Philip Roth (Novelist and short-story writer), Ralph Waite (Actor, lead of The Waltons) and Edward Herrmann (Actor known for Gilmore Girls and narrating documentaries).

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Theodore Van Kirk 1921–2014

    Navigator of the Enola Gay

  • Rob Andrews 1957–

    Former U.S. representative from New Jersey

    Bachelor of Science · Class of 1979

    Also attended: Cornell University

  • Diane Allen 1948–

    Former New Jersey state senator and television journalist

  • Alexander McDonald 1832–1903

    US Senator from Arkansas, 1868–1871

    Also attended: Lycoming College

  • Lemuel Amerman 1846–1897

    US Representative from Pennsylvania and lawyer

  • Jacob Thompson Baker 1847–1919

    U.S. representative and first mayor of Wildwood, NJ

  • Ivor David Fenton 1889–1986

    Pennsylvania congressman and physician

    Also attended: Thomas Jefferson University

  • Adam Martin Wyant 1869–1935

    U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

    Also attended: University of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

  • Shelly Simonds 1967–

    Teacher and Virginia House of Delegates member

  • Edith Ajello 1944–

    Rhode Island state representative

  • John D. Jones 1849–1914

    Former Speaker of the Minnesota House

  • Lewis Merrill 1834–1896

    Union Army general who resisted the early Ku Klux Klan

    Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point

Business

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Philip Roth 1933–2018

    Novelist and short-story writer

    Bachelor's degree · English-language literature · Class of 1954

    Also attended: University of Chicago

  • Ralph Waite 1928–2014

    Actor, lead of The Waltons

    Attended until 1952

    Also attended: Yale University

  • Edward Herrmann 1943–2014

    Actor known for Gilmore Girls and narrating documentaries

    Attended until 1965

  • Gbenga Akinnagbe 1978–

    Actor known for The Wire and The Deuce

  • Peter Balakian 1951–

    Poet and writer, 2016 Pulitzer Prize for poetry winner

    Also attended: New York University, Brown University

  • David Kahn 1930–2024

    Historian and writer on cryptography

  • J. G. Hertzler 1950–

    Actor known as Martok in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Vox Day 1968–

    Writer, publisher and activist known as Vox Day

  • Nyambi Nyambi 1979–

    Actor known for Mike & Molly

    Also attended: New York University

  • Robert Lowry 1826–1899

    Preacher and gospel hymn composer

  • Paul Shearer Althouse 1889–1954

    Opera tenor and music educator

  • Scott McDaniel 1965–

    Comics artist who drew Batman and Nightwing

  • Michael Malice 1976–

    Author and podcast host

  • Blaze Berdahl 1980–

    Actress known for Ghostwriter and Pet Sematary

  • Wong Chin Foo 1847–1898

    Chinese American journalist and activist

Sports

  • Jon Robert Holden 1976–

    Former basketball player, Detroit Pistons executive

  • Christy Mathewson 1880–1925

    MLB pitcher for the New York Giants for 17 seasons

    Also attended: Keystone College

  • Mike Muscala 1991–

    Former NBA player, Phoenix Suns assistant coach

  • Charles Lee 1984–

    Head coach of the Charlotte Hornets

  • Doggie Julian 1901–1967

    College football and basketball coach, NBA coach

  • Christopher McNaughton 1982–

    German-American professional basketball player

  • Nate Sestina 1997–

    Professional basketball player for ASVEL

    Also attended: University of Kentucky

  • Conor O'Brien 1988–

    American soccer player

  • Andrew Funk 1999–

    Basketball player for the Antwerp Giants

  • Zach Thomas 1996–

    Former pro basketball player, Bucknell alumnus

  • Nana Foulland 1995–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Michael Lansing 1994–

    American professional soccer goalkeeper

  • Greg Schiano 1966–

    Head football coach at Rutgers University

  • Jay Wright 1961–

    Former college basketball coach

  • Patrick King 1970–

    German basketball player, Bucknell alumnus

  • Cameron Ayers 1991–

    Basketball coach and former player

    Father: Randy Ayers (Miami University-Oxford)

    Sibling: Ryan Ayers (University of Notre Dame)

  • Stephen Brown 1996–

    Professional basketball player

  • Matt Daley 1982–

    Baseball pitcher for the Rockies and Yankees

  • Sunil Gulati 1959–

    Former president of the United States Soccer Federation

    Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

  • Julién Davenport 1995–

    American professional football offensive tackle

  • John Meeks 1999–

    Basketball player for Denizli Basket

Other fields

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 Bucknell University (people who attended both).