9 Notable alumni of Franklin Pierce University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Franklin Pierce University is ranked #4,181 in the world and #1,087 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Franklin Pierce 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 Franklin Pierce University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gregory Franks
1958-. (aged 68)
financier
Gregory Franks is an American wealth management executive and private investor. He spent twenty-eight years at Merrill Lynch in senior leadership positions in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
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2. Dayton Duncan
1949-. (aged 77)
film producer
screenwriter
writer
television producer
opinion journalist
Dayton Duncan is an American screenwriter, producer and former political aide.
3. José Macías
1972-. (aged 54)
baseball player
José Prado Macías Salazar is a Panamanian former professional baseball utility man who currently serves as the hitting coach for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, and Chicago Cubs from 1999–2005, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2006. Listed...
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4. Johannah Leedham
1987-. (aged 39)
basketball player
Johannah Leedham-Warner is a British basketball player for Great Britain women's national basketball team and for French club ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq.
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5. Justin Blood
1979-. (aged 47)
baseball player
Justin Blood is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Keene State Owls. He played college baseball at Franklin Pierce from 1999 to 2001. He then served as the head coach of the Hartford Hawks (2012–2021).
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6. Temple Grandin
1947-. (aged 79)
biologist
non-fiction writer
university teacher
activist
zoologist
Mary Temple Grandin is an American academic, inventor, and ethologist. She is a prominent proponent of the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Grandin is a consultant to the livestock industry, where she offers advice on animal behavior.
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7. Henry Simmons
1970-. (aged 56)
film actor
actor
television actor
Henry Oswald Simmons is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie in the ABC superhero drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2020) and Baldwin Jones in the ABC police drama series NYPD Blue (2000–2005).
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8. Rebekah Harkness
1915-1982 (aged 67)
composer
sculptor
philanthropist
founder
Rebekah West Harkness also known as Betty Harkness, was an American composer, socialite, sculptor, dance patron, and philanthropist who founded the Harkness Ballet. In 1947, she married William Hale "Bill" Harkness, an attorney and heir to the Standard Oil fortune of William L. Harkness, which made her one of the wealthiest women in America. In addition to her marriage, Harkness...
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9. David Bellavia
1975-. (aged 51)
soldier
David Gregory Bellavia is a former United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Bellavia has also received the Bronze Star Medal, two Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, and the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross. In 2005, Bellavia was inducted into the New York Veterans'...
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