List of Bowling Green State University alumni
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This is a list of notable people associated with Bowling Green State University, located in the American city of Bowling Green, Ohio.
Arts and entertainment
- Lexi Allen, singer, actress, television personality
- James Baldwin, author, poet
- James Carlos Blake, author
- Philana Marie Boles, author of Glitz, Little Divas, In the Paint, and Blame It on Eve
- 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, Pulitzer Prize-winning 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
- Ian McConville, webcomic artist, Mac Hall[citation needed]
- Jason Nelson, pioneering net artist, digital poet
- Ric Ocasek, musician, The Cars
- 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
- Anne Valente, author
- 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; Basketball Hall of Fame member
- Larry Arndt, infielder for the Oakland Athletics; BGSU Baseball Hall of Fame member
- Burke Badenhop, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
- Doug Bair, former professional baseball player
- Martin Bayless, former professional football player
- Kevin Bieksa, professional ice hockey player currently with the Anaheim Ducks
- Rob Blake, Hall of Fame ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 2001; three-time member of the Canadian Olympic hockey team, winning a gold medal in 2002
- Aris Brimanis, professional ice hockey player currently with the Hannover Scorpions
- Dan Bylsma, former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Buffalo Sabres
- Khary Campbell, former professional football player
- Bernie Casey, former professional football player
- Gino Cavallini, former professional hockey player, scorer for the Falcons NCAA National Championship, winning overtime goal
- 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
- 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
- Scott Hamilton, professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist
- Josh Harris, professional football player, last with the New York Giants
- Orel Hershiser, former professional baseball player, currently an analyst for Baseball Tonight and Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN
- Bob Hill, professional basketball coach
- Brian Hills, former professional ice hockey player, current Associate Head Coach of the RIT Tigers men's hockey team
- 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
- Jim Joyce, umpire for MLB
- Dan Kane, former professional ice hockey player
- Ken Klee, former professional ice hockey player
- Howard Komives, former professional basketball player, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves, Kansas City Kings
- Jay Larranaga, professional basketball player, member of Ireland basketball team
- Kory Lichtensteiger, professional football player currently with the Washington Redskins
- Mike Liut, former professional ice hockey player
- Brian MacLellan, professional ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 1989; current General Manager of 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 former 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
- Don Nehlen, former player who became a highly successful coach at West Virginia University and college football hall of fame member
- 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
- Isaac Rosefelt (born 1985), American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- 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
- Fred Sturt, former professional football player
- Shaun Suisham, professional football player currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Nate Thurmond, former professional basketball player; seven-time NBA All-Star; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
- Andy Tracy, former professional baseball player; current manager for the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York–Penn League
- Dana Veth, former professional soccer player
- Vince Villanucci, former professional football player
- Phil Villapiano, former professional football player; 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
Politics
- Daniel Ayalon, former Israeli ambassador to the US
- Tim Berry, Indiana State Auditor (R)[1]
- Elizabeth M. Boyer, lawyer, writer, publisher, and feminist founder of WEAL
- 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
- Robert P. Hanrahan, former US Congressional Representative (R-IL)
- Randy Gardner, Ohio state senator (R)
- Bruce Edward Johnson, former Ohio Lieutenant Governor
- Bob Latta, US Congressional Representative (R-OH)
- Tom Luken, former Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and US Congressional Representative (D-OH)
- Betty Montgomery, former Ohio Attorney General and State Auditor (R)
- Paul Muenzer, former Mayor of Naples, Florida (1992–1996)[2]
- 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)
- W. Wesley McDonald, author of Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology
- Hou Chong-wen, Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City, Taiwan
News
- Leon Bibb, WEWS news anchor
- 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
Other
- John R. Adams, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Conrad Allen, geologist
- Victor Boschini, Chancellor of Texas Christian University
- William Easterly, development economist
- Adena Williams Loston, President of St. Philip’s College, San Antonio, Texas
- Becky Minger, Miss Ohio America 2010
- Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems
- William Julius Wilson, Harvard professor and sociologist[4]
References
- ^ Tim Berry, Indiana State Auditor Biography
- ^ "Paul W. Muenzer Obituary". Naples Daily News. 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
- ^ Ohio Democrats "Meet the Chairman"
- ^ "William Julius Wilson". Nndb.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.