14 Notable alumni of Ashland University
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Ashland University is ranked #2,776 in the world and #716 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Ashland University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Ashland University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ray Novotny
1907-1995 (aged 88)
baseball player
American football player
Raymond John Novotny Sr. was an American football player and coach. He played professionally with the Portsmouth Spartans, Cleveland Indians and Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to playing in the NFL, Novotny played college football at Ashland University. While at Ashland, he earned All-American honors in 1929. In 1934, he returned to Ashland to serve as...
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2. William Harvey Gibson
1821-1894 (aged 73)
lawyer
military officer
Brigadier General William Harvey Gibson was a Republican politician from Ohio. He resigned from the Ohio State Treasurer's office in disgrace after failing to report his predecessor for theft, but redeemed his reputation in war. He was brevetted Brigadier General of the Union Army's 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.
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3. Gil Dodds
1918-1977 (aged 59)
middle-distance runner
Gilbert Lothair Dodds, called "The Flying Parson", was an American middle-distance runner. In the 1940s, he held the American and world records for the mile run. He was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States in 1943.
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4. Drew Windle
1992-. (aged 34)
athletics competitor
Drew Windle is an American middle-distance runner. He competed in the Men's 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.
5. Katie Moon
1991-. (aged 35)
athletics competitor
Kathryn Elizabeth Moon is an American pole vaulter. She won gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships (shared with Australian Nina Kennedy), and silver medals at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and the 2024 Summer Olympics. Moon was also the 2019 Pan American Games silver medalist. In 2025, she became the first woman to...
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6. Jacob Southwick
1990-. (aged 36)
professional wrestler
Jacob Southwick, better known by his ring name Madman Fulton, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently performing on the independent circuit mononymously as Fulton. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he was a member of Ohio Versus Everything; and in WWE on its NXT brand under the ring name Sawyer Fulton, where he...
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7. Kurt St. Thomas
1963-. (aged 63)
disc jockey
radio personality
Kurt St. Thomas is an American filmmaker, author, and radio DJ who has worked in the radio and music industry since 1985. During his time at the radio station WFNX in Boston, he became acquainted with the band Nirvana and was the first person to play the album Nevermind on the radio. St. Thomas later interviewed the band for Nevermind...
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8. Daniel Bogden
1950-. (aged 76)
lawyer
Daniel G. Bogden is an American attorney who served as United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
9. Madalyn Murray O'Hair
1919-1995 (aged 76)
lawyer
writer
journalist
Madalyn Murray O'Hair was an American activist who supported atheism, separation of church and state, and feminism. In 1963, she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which her son Jon Garth Murray succeeded her. She created the first issues of American Atheist Magazine and identified as a militant feminist.
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10. Tim Richmond
1955-1989 (aged 34)
racing driver
racing automobile driver
Timothy Lee Richmond was an American race car driver from Ashland, Ohio. He competed in IndyCar racing before transferring to NASCAR's Winston Cup Series. Richmond was one of the first drivers to change from open wheel racing to NASCAR stock cars full-time, which later became an industry trend. He won the 1980 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year award and...
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11. Carlin Isles
1989-. (aged 37)
rugby union player
athletics competitor
American football player
Carlin Russell Isles is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States national rugby sevens team. With 202 tries, Isles is second for the United States in career tries scored, behind teammate Perry Baker. Isles has been touted as the fastest rugby player.
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12. Clara Worst Miller
1876-1970 (aged 94)
writer
Clara Worst Miller was an American college professor and writer.
13. Robin Meade
1969-. (aged 57)
songwriter
beauty pageant contestant
journalist
singer
Robin Michelle Meade is an American former television news correspondent and singer. She was the lead news anchor for HLN's morning show Morning Express with Robin Meade. Meade was a former Miss Ohio and began her broadcasting career with local stations in Ohio. She joined HLN in 2001. She won a regional Emmy Award. Meade released country music albums in...
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14. Koo Bon-moo
1945-2018 (aged 73)
businessperson
chief executive officer
Koo Bon-moo was a South Korean business executive, who gained worldwide fame as the renamer and business executive of the LG Group.