List of Miami University people
Government, Military, Public Administration
- Charles Anderson, 27th Governor of Ohio (1865–1866)
- Calvin Stewart Brice, Former U.S. Senator
- James Edwin Campbell, 38th Governor of Ohio
- Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senator from Washington
- William Dennison Jr., 24th Governor of Ohio (1860-1862)
- Mike DeWine, Former U.S. Senator from Ohio
- Thomas Dinwiddie, retired Brigadier General U.S. Air Force
- John E. Dolibois, ambassador to Luxembourg and interrogator at the Nuremberg Trials
- Terry Graves, 2nd Lt. USMC, Recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam, 1968.
- Stan Greenberg, Democratic Party pollster and campaign strategist for Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry
- Andrew L. Harris, 44th Governor of Ohio (1906-1909), U.S. Commissioner, American Civil War General
- Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893)
- James G. Jones, retired Major General, U.S. Air Force
- Robert J. Meder, World War II Doolittle Raider
- Oliver P. Morton, Former Indiana governor and U.S. Senator
- Michael Oxley, Member of Congress and co-sponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- George Ellis Pugh, Former U.S. Senator
- Joseph Ralston, May 2000 - 2003, Commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO
- Whitelaw Reid, U.S. ambassador to France from 1889 to 1892, and U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St. James from 1905 to 1912, Republican candidate for Vice President, 1892
- Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Caleb Blood Smith, 6th United States Secretary of the Interior, serving in the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln
- Sidney Souers, First CIA Director appointed by President Truman
- Durbin Ward, Civil War General, newspaper publisher, and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio
- John B. Weller, fifth Governor of California, former Congressman from Ohio, U.S. Senator from California and Minister to Mexico
- Joseph C. Wilson Jr., retired Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force
Journalism, Literature, Media
- Ira Berkow, sports writer, New York Times
- Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize Winner, First African-American U.S. Poet laureate, Consultant to the Library of Congress
- Bill Hemmer, Fox News Channel anchor
- Dave Hyde, sports columnist
- Katie Lee Joel, television personality, food critic, and wife of pop music superstar Billy Joel
- Nick Lachey, member of the boy band 98 Degrees and ex-husband of Jessica Simpson
- Drew Daniel, winner of reality television show Big Brother 5
- Tina Louise, Ginger on Gilligan's Island
- Rick Ludwin, NBC Executive credited with bringing Seinfeld to the network
- Mike Mizanin, cast member, The Real World: Back to New York
- P. J. O'Rourke, conservative satirist
- Whitelaw Reid, Editor-in-chief, New York Tribune
- Chris Rose, sportscaster
Theology
- David Swing, noted 19th century preacher
Business
- Brad Alford, Chairman & CEO of Nestle USA
- C. Michael Armstrong former CEO of Hughes Electronics, Comcast Corporation & AT&T.
- Jim Bonaminio, Founder & President of the renown Jungle Jim's International Market
- Se Yung Chung, Former President Hyundai Motor Company
- Art Colins, Chief Executive Officer of Medtronic Inc.
- Matt Dopkiss, Co-Founder & CEO of dynamIt Technologies
- Bruce Downey, Chief Executive Officer of Barr Pharmaceuticals
- Richard T. Farmer, Founder and Chairman of the Cintas Corporation
- Cynthia Fedus Fields, Former President & CEO of Victoria's Secret Catalogue Division
- Richard E. Heckert former CEO of DuPont
- Samuel Laws, inventor of the stock ticker on the New York Gold Exchange
- Charles Mechem, Jr., Retired chairman and CEO of Jacor Communications and former commissioner of the LPGA
- Jeff Osterfeld, Founder of Penn Station (restaurant), a cheesesteak chain with 160 locations
- John H. Patterson, founder of NCR (National Cash Register)
- Marvin Pierce, Former President of McCall Publishing, father of former First Lady Barbara Bush, and maternal grandfather of President George W. Bush
- Michael Rechin, CEO of First Merchants Corporation
- Jack Rogers, Former Chairman & CEO of United Parcel Service (UPS)
- Michael Schneider, Hill, Holliday Vice President, co-founder of www.noodad.com.
- Robert Schneider, President and CEO of Patio Enclosures, Inc.
- Susan E. Sheskey, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Dell Inc.
- John Smale, Former Chief Executive Officer at Procter & Gamble and retired chairman of the executive committee of General Motors
- Richard K. Smucker, Chief Executive Officer of The J.M. Smucker Company
- Thomas Stallkamp, CEO of MSX International and Former President & Vice Chairman of Daimler Chrysler
- Kimberly Walker, Chief Investment Officer of Washington University in St. Louis
Athletics
- Walter Alston, former manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams
- Jerry Angelo, General Manager of the Chicago Bears
- Bill Arnsparger, NFL coach, NCAA football coach
- Randy Ayers, former NBA player and college coach at Ohio State University and coach of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, current assistant coach of the Orlando Magic
- Jack Baruth, pro BMX rider and Alt Fuel class winner of the 2006 Cannonball Run
- Jacob Bell, NFL player, Tennessee Titans
- Dan Boyle, NHL player for the Tampa Bay Lightning
- Paul Brown, partial founder of the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals and the first head coach for both teams
- Alain Chevrier, NHL player, New Jersey Devils
- Dan Dalrymple, NFL coach, Head Strength & Conditioning for the New Orleans Saints
- Bill Doran, former second baseman for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Milwaukee Brewers
- Wayne Embry, former NBA player and NBA executive with the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers, and was the first African American NBA General Manager and Team President
- Weeb Ewbank, Super Bowl-winning NFL coach
- Bud Haidet, Athletic Director, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Instrumental in Milwaukee's move from NAIA to NCAA Division I membership in 1990-91. The men's and women's basketball teams both reached the NCAA Tournament in 2006. The men's team also advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2005, as well as qualified for the 2003 NCAA Tournament.
- Ron Harper, retired NBA player, Four-time NBA Champion, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers
- Alphonso Hodge, NFL player, Cornerback, Kansas City Chiefs, 5th round draft pick (147th overall) in 2005.
- Ron Hunter, head basketball coach, IUPUI
- Charlie Leibrandt, former pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, and Texas Rangers
- Bill Mallory, head football coach, Miami University, University of Colorado at Boulder, Indiana University Bloomington
- Marvin Miller, union leader Major League Baseball Players Association
- Ira Newble, NBA player, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Ara Parseghian, former head football coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Brian Pillman, Professional Wrestler
- John Pont, Head football coach, Miami University, Yale University, Indiana University, Northwestern University
- Travis Prentice, retired NFL player, NCAA Division 1-A Career leader in points scored, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings
- Randy Robitaille, Center, Minnesota Wild. Has played for six NHL teams.
- Ben Roethlisberger, NFL player, Quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers, set record for most victories by a rookie quarterback in the NFL, 2004, Super Bowl Champion 2006.
- Scott Sauerbeck, Major League Baseball pitcher, Oakland Athletics
- Brian Savage, NHL player, Philadelphia Flyers
- Bo Schembechler, noted former football head coach of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Wolverines
- Bob Schul, 1964 Olympic Gold medalist, 5000m run
- Milt Stegall, Canadian Football League Slotback for Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Wally Szczerbiak, NBA player, Boston Celtics
- Randy Walker, former head football coach at Northwestern University
- Nobby Wirkowski, professional football player and coach
- Ron Zook, football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Academia
- John Alexander Anderson, former Congressman from Kansas, consul to Egypt, and second President of Kansas State University
- Joseph M. Bachelor, poet, professor
- Josiah Blackmore, Former Dean & President of Capital University
- David A. Caputo, president of Pace University
- Ronald Crutcher, President of Wheaton College
- Grayson L. Kirk, former president, Columbia University
- Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Former Chancellor of New York University
- Rollin Niswonger, Author of the noted accounting textbook, Accounting Principles
- Donna Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for President Bill Clinton, current president of the University of Miami (Florida) and a graduate of the Western College for Women prior to its merger with Miami University
Arts
- Joseph W. Clokey, organist, composer
- Art Clokey, creator of famous childhood icons Gumby and Pokey
- Jim Glymph, Architect, Frank Gehry and Partners, Gehry Technologies
- Xiaodu Liu, Architect, Urbanus Architecture and Design
- Greg Lynn, Architect, Philosopher, Greg Lynn Form
- Michael McInturf, Architect, Michael McInturf Architects
- Yan Meng, Architect, Urbanus Architecture and Design
- Mojo Nixon, musician
- Hui Wang, Architect, Urbanus Architecture and Design
- Matthew Yuricich, Academy Award winner, special effects
Science
- Benjamin Lee, theoretical physicist
- Ernest H. Volwiler, former chair, Abbott Labs and co-inventor, Pentothal