List of Bowling Green State University alumni
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This is a list of encyclopedic people associated with Bowling Green State University in the United States of America
Arts and entertainment
- James Baldwin, author/poet
- Philana Marie Boles, author of Glitz, Little Divas, In the Paint, and Blame It on Eve
- James Carlos Blake, author
- Bernie Casey, former professional football player, actor, and visual artist
- Tim Conway, Emmy Award winning actor
- Jennifer Crusie, writer
- Jim Daniels, writer
- Ray Davis, musician
- Anthony Doerr, writer
- Frank Dungan, television producer and writer
- Edmundo Farolan, writer
- Robert Ferrigno, writer
- Carolyn Forche, writer
- Bob Hartman, musician
- Jennifer Higdon, Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
- Judson Laipply, comedian
- Don Lee, editorial cartoonist
- Ian McConville, webcomic artist
- Jason Nelson Pioneering Net Artist and Digital Poet
- Ric Ocasek, The Cars, Musician
- Robert Patrick, actor
- Barbara Paul, author
- James Pickens, Jr., actor
- Arnold Rampersad, Pulitzer-Prize nominated author
- Terry Ryan, writer
- Eva Marie Saint, Academy Award Winning Actress
- James Swearingen, composer
- Allen Wier, author
- Dara Wier, poet
- Theresa Williams, writer
Athletes
- Omari Aldridge, professional soccer player currently with Beijing Hongdeng
- Harold Anderson, former college basketball coach and basketball hall of fame member
- Burke Badenhop, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
- Doug Bair, former professional baseball player
- Kevin Bieksa, professional ice hockey player currently with the Vancouver Canucks
- Rob Blake, former professional ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 2001. Three time member of the Canadian Olympic hockey team, winning a gold medal in 2002
- Martin Bayless, former professional football player
- Aris Brimanis, professional ice hockey player currently with the Hannover Scorpions
- Dan Bylsma, former professional ice hockey player and former head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Khary Campbell, former professional football player
- Bernie Casey, former professional football player
- Gino Cavallini, former professional hockey player, and scorer for the Falcons NCAA National Championship winning overtime goal.
- Walley Charko, former professional hockey player.
- Kim Collins, former professional hockey player
- Alissa Czisny, figure skater and 2009 US Figure Skating National Champion
- Antonio Daniels, professional basketball player currently with the Texas Legends
- Greg de Vries, former professional ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 2001
- Andy Dilsaver, professional rugby player currently with Los Angeles Rugby
- Dave Ellett, former professional ice hockey player
- Nelson Emerson, former professional ice hockey player
- Alex Foster, professional ice hockey player
- Garry Galley, former professional ice hockey player
- Jeff Genyk, current tight ends coach and special teams coordinator for the University of Wisconsin football team
- Jeff Groth, former professional football player
- Gary Kruzich, former professional ice hockey player
- Scott Hamilton, professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist
- Josh Harris, professional football player, last with the New York Giants
- Brian Hills, former professional ice hockey player, current Associate Head Coach of the RIT Tigers men's hockey team
- Orel Hershiser, former professional baseball player, currently an analyst for Baseball Tonight and Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN
- Bob Hill, professional basketball coach
- Brian Holzinger, former professional ice hockey player and Hobey Baker Award winner
- Omar Jacobs, professional football player currently with the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League
- Mike Johnson, former professional ice hockey player, currently an analyst for the NHL Network, and TSN and color commentator for the Winnipeg Jets
- Chris Jones, professional football player with the New England Patriots
- Michael Jones, former professional hockey player
- Jim Joyce, umpire for MLB
- Dan Kane, former professional ice hockey player
- Ken Klee, former professional ice hockey player
- Jay Larranaga, professional basketball player, member of Ireland basketball team
- Kory Lichtensteiger, professional football player currently with the Denver Broncos
- Mike Liut, former professional ice hockey player
- Brian MacLellan, professional ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 1989, and the current Director of Player Personal for the Washington Capitals
- Jon Matsumoto, professional hockey player currently with the San Jose Sharks
- Mike McCullough, professional golfer and multiple winner on the PGA Tour
- Keith McLeod, professional basketball player currently with BC Kalev/Cramo
- George McPhee, former professional ice hockey player, Hobey Baker Award winner, and current General Manager of the Washington Capitals
- Nick Mileti, former owner of Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Crusaders, and writer of Closet Italians
- Ken Morrow, former professional ice hockey player and member of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team
- Scott Mruczkowski, professional football player
- Gregg Napoli, former athletic supporter for the San Diego Padres
- Don Nehlen, former player who became a highly successful coach at West Virginia University and college football hall of fame member
- Nick Pappas, former professional ice hockey player, collegiate and professional coach of the Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL), and author of the book, "The Dark Side of Sports: Exposing the Sexual Culture of Collegiate and Professional Athletes" (Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2012)
- Doyt Perry, former college football coach and college football hall of fame member
- Dave Preston, former professional football player
- Nolan Reimold, professional baseball player currently with the Baltimore Orioles
- Todd Reirden, former professional ice hockey player and current assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins
- Bob Reynolds, former professional football player
- Jamie Rivers, former professional football player
- Jordon Roussos, professional football player with the Seattle Seahawks
- John Samaski, former professional ice hockey player
- Bob Schnelker, former professional football player
- Dan Sexton, professional ice hockey player currently with the Tampa Bay Lightning
- Jordan Sigalet, former professional ice hockey player, currently the goaltending coach for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League
- Doug Smith, former professional football player
- Shaun Suisham, professional football player currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Fred Sturt, former professional football player
- Nate Thurmond, former professional basketball player, a seven-time NBA All-Star, named both a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
- Paul Titanic, former professional hockey player
- Andy Tracy, former professional baseball player, current manager for the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York–Penn League
- Erika True, former women's soccer player and current women's soccer head coach at Indiana State University
- Dana Veth, former professional soccer player
- Vince Villanucci, former professional football player
- Phil Villapiano, former professional football player, a four-time Pro Bowler
- Mike Weger, former professional football player
- Mark Wells, former professional ice hockey player and member of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team
- Charlie Williams, former professional football player
- Wayne Wilson, current Head Coach of the RIT Tigers men's hockey team
- Dave Wottle, Olympic Gold Medalist
- Paul Ysebaert, former professional ice hockey player
- Howard Komives, former professional basketball player [New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves, Kansas City Kings]
Politics
- Daniel Ayalon, former Israeli ambassador to the United States
- Tim Berry, Indiana State Auditor (R)[1]
- Dan Carter, State Representative, Connecticut 2nd Assembly District
- Thomas Cochran, former Mayor of Norwalk, Ohio
- Kevin Coughlin, Ohio state senator (R)
- Charlie Earl, former Ohio state representative, candidate in the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election
- Bruce Edward Johnson, former Ohio Lieutenant Governor
- Robert P. Hanrahan, former US Congressional Representative (R-IL)
- Randy Gardner, Ohio state senator (R)
- Bob Latta, US Congressional Representative (R-OH)
- Tom Luken, former Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and US Congressional Representative(D-OH)
- Paul Muenzer, former Mayor of Naples, Florida (1992–1996)[2]
- Betty Montgomery, former Ohio Attorney General and State Auditor (R)
- Chris Redfern, former Ohio state Representative and current chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party (D)[3]
- Tim Ryan, US Congressional Representative (D-OH)
- Kathy Sheehan, Mayor of Albany, New York (D)
News
- Jerry Anderson, WTOL news anchor
- Leon Bibb, WEWS news anchor
- Scott Clark, WABC-TV sportscaster
- Jay Crawford, ESPN sportscaster
- Leah D'Emilio, producer at Rocketboom
- Mike Emrick, NHL on NBC play-by-play announcer
- Steve Hartman, CBS News correspondent
- Jason Jackson, ESPN sportscaster
- Diane Larson, WTVG news anchor
- Jim Tocco, announcer for the Montgomery Biscuits
- Rebecca Aguilar, freelance Dallas TV/Multimedia reporter
Other
- Conrad Keene Allen: Exploration Geologist
- J. Robert Sebo: Retired senior vice president for Paychex Inc & Chairman of the Board of Trustees of BGSU.[4]
- Dr. Victor J. Boschini, Jr., Chancellor of Texas Christian University
- Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems
- William Easterly, development economist
- Andrea Pacione, Miss Ohio USA 1993
- Becky Minger, Miss Ohio America 2010
- Chunsheng Zhang, Vice Provost of International Affairs, University of North Alabama.
- John R. Adams, Federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio