List of Macalester College people

This is a list of people associated with Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, including notable alumni and faculty.

Notable alumni

Academics

• Laurence BonJour - Philosopher at the University of Washington
• Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (1958) - Rhetorician, activist
• William P. Gerberding (1951) - President Emeritus, University of Washington
• David C. Hodge (1970) - President, Miami University
• Patricia Ingraham - Professor of Public Administration, Syracuse University
• Michael Jensen - Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School
• Edward Everett Nourse - American Congregational theologian
• Alexander Wendt - Social constructivist scholar of international relations

Actors, directors, playwrights

• Peter Berg (1984) - Director, Actor & Producer
• Jessica Blank - Playwright of The Exonerated
• Chris Kobin - Producer (Hollywood Don't Surf!), (Slasher: an IFC Original), Writer (2001 Maniacs)
• Carl Lumbly - Actor, Men of Honor, Alias
• Chris Wedes (1949) - Portrayed the famous clown, J.P. Patches, on the Emmy-winning J.P. Patches Show

Artists and architects

• Siah Armajani - Iranian-born American sculptor
• Cass Gilbert - architect best known for United States Supreme Court building, Woolworth Building, and Minnesota State Capitol
• Duane Hanson, (1946) - American sculptor most known for his photorealistic human figures
• Yuko Nii (1965) - Japanese-American artist

Business and finance

• JJ Allaire (1991) - Internet entrepreneur
• Jeremy Allaire - Internet entrepreneur
• Ari Emanuel - talent agent, basis for the character Ari Gold on HBO's Entourage.
• DeWitt Wallace - Founder, Readers' Digest Magazine (did not graduate)

Musicians

• Golden - Indie Rapper
• Walt Mink - Indie rock band named after Macalester professor
• Bob Mould - Musician, best known as member of Hüsker Dü
• Will Sheff - Singer and guitarist of indie band Okkervil River
• Joey Waronker (1993) - Drummer, best known for his work with Beck, R.E.M. and Walt Mink
• Amanda Warner - aka MNDR
• Eric Anderson - aka Cataldo

Public servants

• Paul H. Anderson (1965) - Minnesota Supreme Court justice
• Kofi Annan (1961) - Secretary-General of the United Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
• Sharon Belton (1973) - former mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota (1994–2001); attorney
• Michael J. Davis (1969) - U.S. District Court judge
• Teresa Daly - Minnesota state politician
• Matt Entenza - Former Minnesota House Minority Leader
• Juan Figueroa - Foundation president and 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial candidate
• Scott McCallum - former Governor of Wisconsin (2001–2003)
• Doug McFarland - Law professor, Hamline University; Minnesota state politician
• Joan Mondale (1952) - Trustee Emeriti, former Second Lady of the United States
• Walter Mondale (1951) - U.S. Senator (1964–1976), Vice President of the U.S. (1977–1981), 1984 U.S. presidential candidate
• Olli Rehn - European Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society (2004), Enlargement (2004-2010), and Economic and Financial Affairs (2010-present)
• Christopher O. Ward (1976) - Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Writers and journalists

• Gary Arndt - Travel photographer and writer
• Charles Baxter (1969) - University of Minnesota professor and author and National Book Award Winner for The Feast of Love.
• Curt Brown (1982) - Minneapolis Star Tribune reporter
• Leo J. Enright (World Press Institute Fellow) - Irish broadcaster
• Mary Karr - Bestselling author, The Liars' Club (Attended for one year)
• Wade Keller - Pro Wrestling Torch editor
• Ismail Khalidi (writer) - Playwright
• Walter Kirn - Author of Up in the Air (attended for his freshman year)
• Corina Knoll - Sports writer
• Chris Kobin - Motion picture and television writer/producer
• Alex Lemon (2000) - poet, writer and creative writing professor at Texas Christian University
• Tim O'Brien (1968) - Bestselling author, The Things They Carried, and Going After Cacciato
• Mark Strauss - Editor "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists"
• Dave Zirin - Sports writer and author of What's My Name, Fool?

Notable faculty

• David Bressoud- Past President of the Mathematical Association of America, Dewitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics.
• Diane Glancy
• Hubert Humphrey - U.S. Senator from Minnesota, U.S. Vice President, U.S. Presidential candidate
• Alvin King - composer, professor of music
• George Latimer- Former Mayor of St. Paul, 1976-1990.
• Harold LeVander - Former Minnesota Governor
• William G. Moseley - Geographer
• Edward Duffield Neill- Founder
• Wang Ping
• Peter Rachleff
• Raymond R. Rogers
• Kristina Curry Rogers
• Brian C. Rosenberg
• Tracy Silverman - Electric Violin[1]
• James Spradley
• Karen J. Warren
• Harry Waters Jr.
• Jack Weatherford
• James Wright