11 Notable alumni of Capital University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Capital University is ranked #1,745 in the world and #432 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Capital 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 Capital University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Liz Harris
471-1093 (aged 622)
politician
Liz Harris is an American politician from Arizona and the Arizona RNC National Committeewoman. A Republican, she was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives from January 2023 to April 2023. Harris was elected in November 2022 from the 13th legislative district, which includes much of Chandler, Arizona.
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2. Angela R. Hight Walker
1986-1990 (aged 4)
civil servant
spectroscopist
physicist
Angela Renee Hight Walker is an American physicist. She is a project leader in the nanoscale spectroscopy group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Hight Walker's research includes advancing optical spectroscopic techniques and specifically their applicability to characterize quantum nanomaterials.
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3. Theodore E. Long
Theodore E. Long is the former president of Elizabethtown College. Long became president in 1996, and he retired in 2011. Prior to becoming president of Elizabethtown, Long served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts.
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4. George Rex
1817-1879 (aged 62)
lawyer
judge
politician
George Rex was a Democratic politician in Wooster in the U.S. State of Ohio who was in the Ohio Senate and was an Ohio Supreme Court Judge 1874–1877.
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5. Matthew W. McFarland
1967-. (aged 59)
lawyer
Matthew Walden McFarland is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and former Judge of the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals.
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6. Jay Hottinger
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Jay Hottinger is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate for the 31st district. A longtime member of the Ohio General Assembly, Hottinger has served in both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Senate since 1995. His current district includes Coshocton, New Lexington, New Philadelphia, and Newark. Hottinger serves as the President pro tempore of the Ohio Senate.
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7. Eric Norelius
1833-1916 (aged 83)
writer
priest
journalist
editor
Eric Norelius was a Swedish-American Lutheran minister, church leader, and author.
8. Ron Amstutz
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Ronald Amstutz is the former state representative for the 1st District of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from both 1981 to 2000, and again from 2009 to 2016. He also served as state senator for the 22nd District of the Ohio Senate and as mayor of Orrville, Ohio. In the House, he was the chairman of the House Finance...
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9. Dave Yost
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
David Anthony Yost is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the 51st attorney general of Ohio since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Yost previously served as the state auditor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019.
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10. Jennifer Brunner
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
judge
Jennifer Lee Brunner is an American attorney, politician, and judge. She is currently an associate justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, a position to which she was elected after serving as a judge on the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals. A member of the Democratic Party, Brunner also served one term as Ohio Secretary of State from 2007 to...
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11. Deborah Pryce
1951-. (aged 75)
lawyer
judge
politician
Deborah Denine Pryce is an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Ohio who was the member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 15th congressional district, which includes the western half of Columbus and the surrounding suburbs, from 1993 to 2009. She is a member of the Republican Party.
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