4 Notable alumni of Coker College
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Coker College is ranked #6,074 in the world and #1,589 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from Coker 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 Coker College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Terrance Hayes
1971-. (aged 55)
poet
academic
writer
Terrance Hayes is an American poet and educator who has published seven poetry collections. His 2010 collection, Lighthead, won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2010. In 2014, he received a MacArthur Fellowship.
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2. Ruth Patrick
1907-2013 (aged 106)
botanical collector
limnologist
ecologist
botanist
phycologist
Ruth Myrtle Patrick was an American botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology. She authored more than 200 scientific papers, developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and established numerous research facilities.
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3. Patrick Earl Hammie
1981-. (aged 45)
painter
Patrick Earl Hammie is an American visual artist and educator best known for his large-scale portrait and nude paintings of allegorical subjects. Hammie's paintings emphasize movement, color, and sensuality, drawing from art history and visual culture to examine ideas related to cultural identity, masculinity, beauty, and sexuality. Hammie lives in Champaign, where he currently works as an Associate Professor at...
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4. Marian McKnight
1936-. (aged 90)
model
beauty pageant contestant
Marian McKnight is an American actress, model and former beauty pageant winner. She was crowned Miss America in 1957.