List of University of Cincinnati people
This is a list of encyclopedic people associated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States of America.
Notable alumni
Please note that the names listed may have only attended the University at one point and not necessarily have graduated.
- Gregory J, Riethman, author of, "I Got That: Survivors Guide to Women"
- Stanley Rossiter Benedict, inventor of "Benedicts Reagent"
- Meredith Paige Tillery, inventor of "Starburst"
- Sue J. Ainsworth (Hillgren), prominent crafts-style painter, 1941-1988
- Frank P. Austin, Celebrity interior designer
- Charlie Bailey, design graduate, chief special-effects model-maker for Industrial Light and Magic (Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, E.T, Indiana Jones, Poltergeist, Jurassic Park)
- Kathleen Battle, graduate, opera singer
- Geoffrey Baldwin, DAAP graduate, Award winning industrial designer at IDEO.
- Juan N. Babauta, graduate, governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Arthur Charles Bachmeyer M.D., 1911 First Superintendent of the Cincinnati General Hospital (1914-1934), Fourth Dean of the College of Medicine [1924-1934] The Nation's first Professor of Hospital Administration [1921)
- Shoshana Bean, musical theater graduate, Broadway actress.
- Thomas Berger, A&S graduate, author of “Little Big Man”
- Michael Bierut, DAAP graduate, partner at Pentagram New York
- John Shaw Billings, M.D. 1860. Perhaps the most famous medical school graduate, as he began the process to organize the world's medical literature, of what now is PubMed.
- Eula Bingham, Occupational health scientist
- Thomas Bruehl, electronic media graduate, sr. VP, Paramount Pictures
- David Canary, A&S graduate, multiple Emmy-winning actor on All My Children since 1983
- Jill Casangrande, electronic media graduate, sr. VP, Disney Radio
- Kristy Cates, Broadway Actress
- Antonio Chatman, NFL Wide Receiver, currently plays for Cincinnati Bengals
- Cris Collinsworth, law graduate, Emmy-winning sports commentator, former NFL player
- Greg Cook, graduate, former National Football League quarterback
- Robin T. Cotton, ENT specialist and professor
- David Daniels, singer
- Charles G. Dawes, law graduate, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Zach Day, MLB pitcher
- Vinod Dham, graduate, 'father' of the Pentium computer chip (MS Eng, 77)
- Randy Edelman, music graduate, composer of numerous movie scores, received BMI’s Outstanding Career Achievement Award
- Suzanne Farrell, prima ballerina
- Stephen Flaherty, music graduate, Tony-winning composer (Ragtime and Once on This Island)
- Frederick W. Franz, one of Jehovah's Witnesses, president of the Watchtower Society
- Danny Fortson, Basketball player (did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Rich Franklin, Professional MMA fighter
- Mike Gasaway, design graduate, lead character animator for Jimmy Neutron
- Alexander D. Goode, One of the Four Chaplains
- Michael Graves, architecture graduate, Architect
- Michael Gruber, stage actor, singer, and dancer
- Earl Hamner, graduate, writer, creator of The Waltons
- Randy Harrison, drama graduate, actor on Queer as Folk
- Albert Hague, music graduate, composer of score for “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” won nine Tony's for "Redhead" in 1959
- Walt Handelsman, A&S graduate, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist
- Dorian Harewood, drama graduate, screen actor, singer
- Stephanie Heinrich, Playboy model
- Kathie Hill, children's music writer and producer
- Al Hirt, graduate, trumpeter and bandleader
- Louise McCarren Herring, engineering graduate, pioneer of the non-profit cooperative credit union movement
- Jill Elaine Hughes, playwright and journalist
- Sara Jay Pornstar
- DerMarr Johnson, Basketball player (did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Lewis Johnson, graduate, track and field broadcaster
- Charles Keating, American criminal (Keating Five scandal) and virulent anti-pornography activist
- Tinker Keck, XFL football player
- Robert Kistner, gynecologist
- Kip Knight, Vice President of Marketing, eBay
- Sandy Koufax, hall of fame baseball player
- Sean Lahman, historian and sports writer
- William Lawrence, congressman and first vice-president of the American Red Cross
- James Levine, conductor of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra
- Keith Lockhart, conductor of the Boston Pops orchestra
- Steve Logan, Basketball player (did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Brad Look, graduate, Emmy-winning makeup artist
- Charlie Luken, law graduate, politician and former Mayor of Cincinnati
- Paul Moen, Music school graduate, band director and clarinetist
- Beverly Malone, nurse and president of the American Nurses Association
- Kenyon Martin, Basketball player at Denver Nuggets, 1st overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft (did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Jason Maxiell, education graduate, NBA player for the Detroit Pistons
- Kevin McCollum, graduate, Tony-winning Broadway producer (Rent, Avenue Q, The Drowsy Chaperone)
- Urban Meyer, graduate, head football coach of the University of Florida Gators ( Winners of the 2007 BCS National Championship Game)
- Pamela Myers, musical theater graduate, Tony-nominated stage and screen actor
- Stuart O'Neal, Data Architect, named Time Magazine Person of the Year 2006
- Sarah Jessica Parker, Actress
- Ruben Patterson, Basketball player
- Michelle Pawk, musical theater graduate, Tony-winning Broadway actress (Hollywood Arms, Cabaret)
- Archimedes Plutonium, (1972, BA math, Ludwig Hansen), science- Atom Totality Theory and Fusion Barrier Principle
- Faith Prince, musical theater graduate, Tony-winning Broadway actress ("Guys and Dolls")
- Oscar Robertson, graduate, Basketball player
- Lee Roy Reams, musical theater graduate, Tony-nominated actor, dancer
- George Rieveschl Jr., inventor of Benadryl, the first antihistamine (earned three UC degrees)
- Diana Maria Riva, drama graduate, screen actor
- Tom Rossley, football coach, formerly offensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers
- Jerry Rubin, activist
- Nipsey Russell, actor/comedian
- Linda Schele, expert on Mayan inscriptions and hieroglyphics (art and education major)
- Jean Schmidt, Congresswoman from Ohio
- Teddi Siddall, screen actor (drama graduate)
- George Sperti, inventor of Preparation H, sun lamps (engineering graduate)
- Joseph B. Strauss, engineer who designed the Golden Gate Bridge (engineering graduate)
- Bob Taft, former Ohio governor (law graduate)
- William Howard Taft, US President, Supreme Court Chief Justice (law graduate)
- Christian Tetzlaff, professional violinist
- Paul Tibbets, Pilot of the B-29 plane that dropped atom bomb over Hiroshima
- Mike Valentine, CEO of Valentine radar and laser detectors
- Rodney Van Johnson, education graduate, actor (soap opera “Passions”)
- Tony Trabert, graduate, tennis player
- Nick Van Exel, Basketball player (did not graduate)[citation needed]
- Kevin Youkilis, graduate, MLB player at the Boston Red Sox
N.Ranga Prasad,graduate,One Of India's Top Stock brokers,MBA graduate
- Hammad Siddiqi - Banker and Author (Graduate 2003)
Notable Faculty
- George Rieveschl - The inventor of Benadryl
- Albert Sabin - Developed the oral live polio vaccine
- Herman Schnieder - The father of co-operative education
- Neil Armstrong - American Astronaut
- Carl Blegen - First scientific explorer of Troy
- Michael Griffith - American author
- Harland Whitmore current professor of economics.
- Timothy Allen-current professor of philosophy, critical thinking and news media expert.
References
Albert Hague, Oscar winning composer and composer of the music for "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas." Also music professor in the movie and TV show "Fame."