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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Notable alumni of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater include John Belushi (Comedian and actor, original Saturday Night Live cast member), Reince Priebus (Former White House chief of staff and RNC chairman) and Isabella Hofmann (Actress known for Dear John and Homicide).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Reince Priebus 1972–

    Former White House chief of staff and RNC chairman

    Also attended: University of Miami

  • Mark Neumann 1954–

    Businessman and former U.S. representative from Wisconsin

    Bachelor of Science · Class of 1975

    Also attended: Kettering University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

  • Robin Vos 1968–

    Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly

  • Robert L. Clark 1872–

    Wisconsin State Assembly member and lawyer

  • Jim Holperin 1950–

    Former Wisconsin state senator and assemblyman

  • Shahzada Iftikhar Uddin 1969–

    Former member of Pakistan's National Assembly

    Bachelor of Arts · History of the United States, Political science

    Also attended: Binghamton University

  • Samantha Kerkman 1974–

    County executive of Kenosha County, Wisconsin

Business

Arts and media

  • John Belushi 1949–1982

    Comedian and actor, original Saturday Night Live cast member

    Also attended: College of DuPage

    Sibling: Jim Belushi (College of DuPage, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale)

  • Isabella Hofmann 1958–

    Actress known for Dear John and Homicide

    Also attended: Columbia College Chicago

  • AzMarie Livingston 1986–

    Model and actress, appeared in Empire

  • Kay Lertsittichai 1996–

    Thai YouTuber and actor

  • Emmy Fink 1983–

    Broadcast television reporter and presenter

  • Eva Kinney Griffith 1852–1918

    Journalist, temperance activist and novelist

  • Susan Beschta 1952–2019

    Erasers band founder who became a judge

    Also attended: CUNY School of Law, Pratt Institute-Main

Sports

  • Corey Anderson 1989–

    Mixed martial artist, PFL light heavyweight champion

    Bachelor in Business Administration · Class of 2012

    Also attended: Lincoln College, Newberry College

  • Jake Kumerow 1992–

    Former NFL wide receiver

    Father: Eric Kumerow (Ohio State University-Main Campus)

  • Quinn Meinerz 1998–

    NFL guard for the Denver Broncos

  • Bob Wickman 1969–

    MLB pitcher for 15 seasons

  • Laura Fürst 1991–

    German wheelchair basketball player

  • Matt Turk 1968–

    Former NFL punter

    Sibling: Dan Turk (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • T. J. Otzelberger 1977–

    Head men's basketball coach at Iowa State

  • Matt Scott 1985–

    Wheelchair basketball player

Other fields

  • Mila Tupper Maynard 1864–1926

    Unitarian minister, writer, social reformer and suffragist

    Also attended: Cornell 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.