13 Notable alumni of College for Creative Studies
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
College for Creative Studies is ranked #4,430 in the world and #1,152 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from College for Creative Studies sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with College for Creative Studies won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Richard Ritter
1940-. (aged 86)
glass artist
Richard Ritter is an American studio glass artist who lives in North Carolina.
2. Gerald Wiegert
1944-2021 (aged 77)
businessperson
inventor
car designer
Gerald Alden Wiegert was an American automotive engineer and businessman, notable as the founder of two companies, Vector Motors and Aquajet, and for designing the products marketed by those companies.
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3. Bryan Thompson
1974-. (aged 52)
designer
Bryan Thompson is an automotive and freelance designer. He received a Bachelor of Industrial Design degree from College for Creative Studies in 1999 and was employed at Nissan Design America in San Diego for a decade. Thompson has created production and concept car designs for Nissan, Volvo / Mack Trucks, Embraer Executive Jets and Airstream. He currently lives in Los...
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4. Wendy Froud
1954-. (aged 72)
puppet maker
costume designer
dollmaker
Wendy Froud is an American doll-artist, sculptor, puppet-maker, and writer. She is best known for her work fabricating Yoda for the 1980 film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, for which she has been called "the mother of Yoda", and creatures for the Jim Henson films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
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5. Jelani Aliyu
1968-. (aged 58)
businessperson
designer
Jelani Aliyu is a Nigerian automotive designer who worked for the American car company General Motors. He was a senior creative designer at GM until his appointment as the director general of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) in 2017 by the former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari.
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6. Kevin Siembieda
1956-. (aged 70)
novelist
science fiction writer
role-playing game designer
Kevin Siembieda is an American artist, writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games.
7. Charles McGee
1919-2022 (aged 103)
aircraft pilot
military officer
Charles McGee was an American artist and educator known for creating paintings, assemblages, and sculptures. His artwork can be found in places. His artwork is in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. He also had several large-scale public works in the city of Detroit.
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8. Mary Lynn Rajskub
1971-. (aged 55)
screenwriter
television actor
actor
film actor
Mary Lynn Rajskub is an American actress and comedian who is best known for portraying Chloe O'Brian in the action thriller series 24 and Gail the Snail in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She was a regular cast member on HBO's Mr. Show with Bob and David, appeared in The Larry Sanders Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Veronica's Closet, and acted...
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9. Bill Morrison
1959-. (aged 67)
comics artist
visual artist
illustrator
Bill Morrison is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is a co-founder of Bongo Comics (along with Matt Groening and Steve and Cindy Vance).
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10. Tyree Guyton
1955-. (aged 71)
artist
Tyree Guyton is an artist from Detroit, Michigan. He is married to Jenenne Whitfield and continues to live in Detroit. Before becoming an artist, Guyton worked as a firefighter and an autoworker and served in the U.S. Army. He studied art at Marygrove College, Wayne State University, and the Center for Creative Studies—now College for Creative Studies. Guyton counts his...
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11. Carol Wald
1935-2001 (aged 66)
artist
Carol S. Wald was an American artist who was also widely known for her talents as an illustrator. Her collages and paintings appeared in Time, Fortune, and Ms, and on the covers of Business Week, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, and Saturday Review.
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12. Harry Bertoia
1915-1978 (aged 63)
sculptor
jewelry designer
artist
musician
painter
Harry Bertoia, son of Giuseppe Antonio Bertoia and Maria Secunda Mussio, was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, and modern furniture designer.
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13. David Lyon
1968-. (aged 58)
car designer
David Lyon FRSC FAcSS is a sociologist who directed the Surveillance Studies Centre at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. He previously held a Queen’s Research Chair position and appointments in the Department of Sociology and the Faculty of Law at Queen's University.
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