4 Notable alumni of Defiance College
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Defiance College is ranked #6,151 in the world and #1,611 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from Defiance 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 Defiance College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Terence T. Henricks
1952-. (aged 74)
military officer
aircraft pilot
astronaut
Terence Thomas "Tom" Henricks is a retired in the United States Air Force colonel and former NASA astronaut. He served on four Space Shuttle missions.
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2. Richard Mourdock
1951-. (aged 75)
geologist
politician
Richard Earl Mourdock is an American politician who served as treasurer of the state of Indiana from 2007 to 2014. Running with the support of the Tea Party movement, he defeated six-term incumbent U.S. Senator Richard Lugar in the May 2012 Republican primary election for U.S. Senate. He lost the November 6, 2012, general election for Lugar's seat to Democratic...
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3. Paul Gillmor
1939-2007 (aged 68)
military officer
lawyer
politician
Paul Eugene Gillmor was an American politician of the Republican Party who served as the U.S. representative from the 5th congressional district of Ohio from 1989 until his death in 2007.
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4. John Ashton
1948-2024 (aged 76)
actor
John Ashton CBE is a British doctor and academic. Ashton previously held positions at the University of Southampton, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of Liverpool School of Medicine and as Regional Director of Public Health for North-West England for 13 years.
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