5 Notable alumni of Bethany College – Kansas
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Bethany College – Kansas is ranked #8,701 in the world and #2,080 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from Bethany College – Kansas sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Bethany College – Kansas won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Quince Banbury
1883-1956 (aged 73)
track and field coach
dentist
American football coach
John Quincy "Quince" Banbury was an American college football player and coach, track and field athlete and coach, and dentist.
2. Oscar Jacobson
1882-1966 (aged 84)
painter
author
drawing teacher
Oscar Brousse Jacobson was a Swedish-born American painter and museum curator. From 1915 to 1945, he was the director of the University of Oklahoma's School of Art, later known as the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. He curated exhibitions and wrote books about Native American art.
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3. Kent Kessinger
American football player
Kent Kessinger is an American retired college football coach. He was the head football coach at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, from 2004 to 2021, compiling a record of 108–85.
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4. Norman Reedus
1969-. (aged 57)
actor
television actor
model
film actor
voice actor
Norman Mark Reedus is an American actor. Starting his career as a model, he first rose to prominence as an actor for his role as Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints (1999), which he reprised in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009). Aside from an occasional supporting role in larger budget films such as Blade II (2002) and...
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5. Randy W. Berry
1965-. (aged 61)
diplomat
Randy William Berry is an American diplomat who has served the United States ambassador to Namibia. He previously served as the United States ambassador to Nepal and the first U.S. special envoy for the human rights of LGBTI persons.
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