12 Notable alumni of Carthage College
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Carthage College is ranked #2,992 in the world and #777 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Carthage 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 Carthage College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Scott M. Ladd
1855-1931 (aged 76)
lawyer
judge
politician
Scott M. Ladd was an American lawyer and judge who served as a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from 1897 to 1920.
2. Jon Kukla
1948-. (aged 78)
historian
Jon Kukla is an American historian and author. He attended Carthage College and the University of Toronto, and in 1973 began working with the Library of Virginia, through which he published multiple works and directed historical research. He left the facility in 1990 and two years later began serving as the curator for the Historic New Orleans Collection, of which...
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3. Ross H. Trower
1922-2014 (aged 92)
military personnel
Lutheran pastor
Ross Henry Trower was a rear admiral and Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy.
4. James L. Jelinek
1942-. (aged 84)
Anglican priest
James "Jim" Louis Jelinek was the eighth Bishop of Minnesota in the Episcopal Church (United States) until his retirement on 13 February 2010.
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5. James Arthur Baird
1877-1964 (aged 87)
basketball coach
lawyer
judge
baseball player
American football player
James Arthur Baird was an American football and baseball player, track athlete, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, college athletics administrator, lawyer, and Hancock County, Illinois, judge.
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6. Kina Collins
1991-. (aged 35)
politician
Kina Isis Collins is an American community organizer and activist, whose work has focused on issues of gun control, criminal justice reform, and universal healthcare. Collins was a candidate in the Democratic primary for the 2024 U.S. House election for Illinois's 7th congressional district, and was previously a primary candidate for the same seat in the 2020 and 2022 elections,...
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7. Marie Sarantakis
1989-. (aged 37)
lawyer
writer
model
Marie Sarantakis is an American attorney, best-selling author, and former model.
8. John Lehman
1945-. (aged 81)
politician
John W. Lehman is an American educator and politician from Racine, Wisconsin. Lehman represented the 21st District in the Wisconsin Senate from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2012 to 2015, and was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin in 2014. Previously, Lehman was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1997 through 2007. Elected as a...
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9. Caroline Bartlett Crane
1858-1935 (aged 77)
suffragist
Christian minister
Caroline Bartlett Crane was an American Unitarian minister, suffragist, civic reformer, educator and journalist. She was known as "America's housekeeper" for her efforts to improve urban sanitation.
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10. John Hay
1838-1905 (aged 67)
historian
journalist
diplomat
biographer
politician
John Milton Hay was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary for Abraham Lincoln, he became a diplomat. He served as United States Secretary of State under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Hay was also a biographer of Lincoln, and wrote poetry and other literature throughout...
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11. Laura Kaeppeler
1988-. (aged 38)
model
beauty pageant contestant
Laura Marie Kaeppeler is an American beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss America 2012 on January 14, 2012, representing the state of Wisconsin. Kaeppeler was the first woman representing Wisconsin to win Miss America since Terry Meeuwsen won Miss America 1973. She was briefly on the board of directors for the Miss America Organization.
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12. Tony D'Souza
1974-. (aged 52)
journalist
novelist
Tony D'Souza is an American novelist, journalist, essayist, reviewer, travel, and short story writer. He has published three novels with the publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt including: Whiteman, The Konkans (2008), and Mule (2011). He sold a feature film adaptation of a Holocaust memoir, Tilli's Story, to Barn 38 Productions as "My Thoughts Are Free" (2017). He ghost wrote Dr. Anna...
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