14 Notable alumni of Augustana College
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Augustana College is ranked #2,574 in the world and #665 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Augustana 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 Augustana College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Frank Wood
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Frank B. Wood is an American politician and educator from Eldridge, Iowa, who served as a state legislator in the Iowa Senate from 2005 to 2009, and the Iowa House of Representatives from 2014 to 2015.
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2. Nicoline Zedeler
1889-1961 (aged 72)
violinist
Nicoline Zedeler, later Nicoline Zedeler-Mix, was a Swedish-born American violinist who toured as a soloist with John Philip Sousa.
3. Regina Fryxell
1899-1993 (aged 94)
hymnwriter
composer
Regina Fryxell, born Regina Holmén was an American educator and musician. She was most known as a popular and influential composer of Lutheran choir anthems, hymns and liturgical pieces.
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4. Roy Peel
1896-1978 (aged 82)
university teacher
political scientist
Roy Victor Peel was a political scientist and academic, and the director of the United States Census Bureau from 1950 to 1953.
5. Anton Julius Carlson
1875-1956 (aged 81)
physiologist
university teacher
Anton Julius Carlson was a Swedish American physiologist. Carlson was chairman of the Physiology Department at the University of Chicago from 1916 until 1940.
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6. Carl R. Chindblom
1870-1956 (aged 86)
lawyer
judge
politician
Carl Richard Chindblom was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
7. Anna Olsson
1866-1946 (aged 80)
writer
children's writer
Anna Olsson was a Swedish-American author.
8. Lane Evans
1951-2014 (aged 63)
lawyer
politician
Lane Allen Evans was an American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th district of Illinois. Evans announced that he would not seek reelection in November 2006 and retired at the end of the 109th Congress, due to the increasingly debilitating effects of Parkinson's...
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9. Sue Rezin
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Sue Rezin is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 38th district since her appointment in December 2010. The 38th district includes Bureau, Putnam, LaSalle, Grundy, and Kendall counties in north central Illinois.
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10. Don Sundquist
1936-2023 (aged 87)
politician
Donald Kenneth Sundquist was an American businessman and politician who served as the 47th governor of Tennessee from 1995 to 2003. Prior to his governorship, he represented Tennessee's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995. He was a member of the Republican Party.
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11. Proco Joe Moreno
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Proco Joe Moreno III is an American politician who served as alderman from the 1st ward in the Chicago City Council. He was appointed to replace Manny Flores on March 26, 2010. His term ended on May 20, 2019, after his loss to Daniel La Spata in the 2019 Chicago aldermanic elections. The 1st Ward of Chicago incorporates areas including:...
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12. Dave Allen
1958-. (aged 68)
screenwriter
television actor
actor
musician
David Allen, known professionally as Dave Allen is an American television and film actor and comedian, best known for his work on the 1990 TV series The Higgins Boys and Gruber (with Steve Higgins and David Anthony Higgins, with whom he had formed the comedy troup Don't Quit Your Day Job in the '80s). and playing guidance counselor Jeff Rosso...
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13. Daniel C. Tsui
1939-. (aged 87)
physicist
university teacher
Daniel Chee Tsui is an American physicist. He is currently serving as the Professor of Electrical Engineering, emeritus, at Princeton University. Tsui's areas of research include electrical properties of thin films and microstructures of semiconductors and solid-state physics.
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14. Damien Fair
neuroscientist
Damien Fair is a behavioral neuroscientist, professor at the University of Minnesota, and director of the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain. In 2020, he was selected for the MacArthur Fellows Program. In 2013, he received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
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