11 Notable alumni of Alma College
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Alma College is ranked #3,543 in the world and #929 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Alma College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Alma College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Pearl Fuller
1881-1908 (aged 27)
American football coach
mining engineer
Pearl Fuller was an American college football coach and mining engineer. He was the head football coach at Alma College in Alma, Michigan, for one season, in 1903, compiling a record of 3–4.
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2. Paul H. Bruske
1877-1956 (aged 79)
sports journalist
baseball player
Paul Hale Bruske was an American writer, journalist, advertising executive, and sportsman.
3. Bob Devaney
1915-1997 (aged 82)
American football player
Robert Simon Devaney was a college football coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Wyoming from 1957 to 1961 and at the University of Nebraska from 1962 to 1972, compiling a career record of 136–30–7 (.806). Devaney's Nebraska Cornhuskers won consecutive national championships in 1970 and 1971 and three consecutive Orange Bowls.
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4. Jim Northrup
1939-2011 (aged 72)
baseball player
athletics competitor
James Thomas Northrup, nicknamed "the Silver Fox" due to his prematurely graying hair, was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and left-handed batter who played for the Detroit Tigers (1964–74), Montreal Expos (1974) and Baltimore Orioles (1974–75).
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5. M. Thomas Shaw
1945-2014 (aged 69)
Anglican priest
Marvil Thomas Shaw III SSJE was an American Episcopal bishop based in New England and a member of the Society of St. John the Evangelist religious order. In 1995, he was called as the fifteenth Bishop of Massachusetts.
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6. Harry Helmer
1884-1971 (aged 87)
athletics competitor
baseball player
basketball coach
Harry William Helmer was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Michigan Normal School—now known as Central Michigan University—from 1909 to 1912 and Alma College in 1916 and 1917. Helmer was also the head basketball coach at Central Michigan from 1910 to 1916 and at Alma from 1916...
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7. Tom Crean
1966-. (aged 60)
basketball coach
Thomas Aaron Crean is an American college basketball coach and sportscaster. Most recently, he was the head coach for the University of Georgia men's basketball team. Crean was previously the head coach of Indiana University. Prior to that, he served as head coach at Marquette University (1999–2008), where his team reached the 2003 NCAA Final Four. Crean currently works as...
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8. Gary Peters
1958-. (aged 68)
instructor
vice president
professor
university teacher
military officer
Gary Charles Peters is an American politician, lawyer, and former naval officer serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district, which included the eastern half of Detroit, the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Southfield, and Pontiac, from 2009...
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9. Frank Knox
1874-1944 (aged 70)
journalist
politician
William Franklin Knox was an American politician, soldier, newspaper editor, and publisher. He was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936 and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II.
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10. Daniel Henney
1979-. (aged 47)
model
television actor
voice actor
actor
film actor
Daniel Philip Henney is an American actor. He first came into international prominence with his television debut as Dr. Henry Kim on the Korean drama My Lovely Sam Soon (2005).
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11. George Allen
1918-1990 (aged 72)
American football coach
George Herbert Allen was an American football coach. He served as the head coach for two teams in the National Football League (NFL), the Los Angeles Rams from 1966 to 1970 and the Washington Redskins from 1971 to 1977. Allen led his teams to winning records in all 12 of his seasons as an NFL head coach, compiling an overall...
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