19 Notable alumni of Hartford Seminary
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Hartford Seminary is ranked #7,738 in the world and #1,969 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Hartford Seminary sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Hartford Seminary won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Herbert Keightley Job
1864-1933 (aged 69)
ornithologist
Herbert Keightley Job was an American lecturer, bird photographer, conservationist, and writer who worked as an economic ornithologist in Connecticut.
2. Fred Hovey Allen
1845-1926 (aged 81)
theologian
writer
inventor
Fred Hovey Allen was an American Congregational clergyman and author, best known as the inventor of the first photogravure plates for art reproduction made in the United States.
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3. Richard Thomas Nolan
1937-2020 (aged 83)
canon
philosopher
Richard Thomas Nolan was a canon of Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral in Hartford, Connecticut and a former college professor of philosophy and religious studies. He is the editor/coauthor of The Diaconate Now (Corpus-World, 1968), and coauthor of Living Issues In Philosophy (Oxford University Press, 1995), Living Issues in Ethics (Wadsworth 1982 and iUniverse 2000), and Soul Mates: More than Partners...
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4. Ernest Alfred Yarrow
1876-1939 (aged 63)
missionary
Ernest Alfred Yarrow was a British Christian missionary and a witness to the Armenian genocide. He is also known for his leadership of a relief effort carried out by the Near East Foundation that saved and cared for tens of thousands of Armenian refugees.
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5. Willard Livingstone Beard
1865-1947 (aged 82)
missionary
Willard Livingstone Beard was an American missionary serving under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Fuzhou, China.
6. Akaiko Akana
1884-1933 (aged 49)
Akaiko Akana, was the first Kahu (pastor) of Hawaiian ancestry at KawaiahaŹ»o Church. He served in that capacity from 1918 until his death in 1933.
7. Audrey Scanlan
Anglican priest
Audrey Cady Scanlan is an American Episcopal bishop. She was the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania from September 12, 2015 through 2025 and is the first and current bishop of the Diocese of the Susquehanna since 2026.
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8. Seito Saibara
1861-1939 (aged 78)
farmer
lawyer
politician
Seito Saibara was a Japanese parliament member, politician, administrator, colonist, and farmer. Apart from his missionary activities, he is credited with having first established the rice industry on the Gulf Coast of the United States.
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9. Benjamin Rush Rhees
1860-1939 (aged 79)
Christian minister
Benjamin Rush Rhees was the third president of the University of Rochester, serving from 1900 to 1935.
10. Ernest Cushing Richardson
1860-1939 (aged 79)
librarian
Ernest Cushing Richardson was an American librarian, theologian and scholar. Throughout his life Richardson strived to make advances in cataloging systems and increased access to necessary research materials in U.S. libraries. He was named one of the "100 Most Important Leaders had in the 20th Century" by American Libraries in 1999.
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11. Henry Allan Gleason
1917-2007 (aged 90)
university teacher
linguist
Henry Allan 'Al' Gleason Jr. was an American linguist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.
12. William Shellabear
1862-1948 (aged 86)
missionary
Bible translator
translator
William Girdlestone Shellabear was a "pioneer" scholar and missionary in British Malaya (today, part of Malaysia). He was known for both his appreciation of Muslim society and also his translation of the Bible into the Malay language.
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13. Eslanda Goode Robeson
1895-1965 (aged 70)
actor
writer
business manager
anthropologist
film actor
Eslanda "Essie" Cardozo Goode Robeson was an American anthropologist, author, actress, and civil rights activist. She was the wife and business manager of performer Paul Robeson.
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14. Albert Rhys Williams
1883-1962 (aged 79)
journalist
priest
Albert Rhys Williams, commonly known by his middle name, pronounced "Reece," was an American journalist, labor organizer, and publicist. He is most famous for writing memoirs in favor of the 1917 October Revolution in Russia: he had been both a witness and a participant.
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15. Hermann Sasse
1895-1976 (aged 81)
university teacher
theologian
Hermann Otto Erich Sasse was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and author. He was considered one of the foremost confessional Lutheran theologians of the 20th century.
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16. Andrew Young
1932-. (aged 94)
religious leader
television writer
diplomat
film screenwriter
television actor
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr. A member of the Democratic Party, Young later became active in politics, serving...
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17. KanzÅ Uchimura
1861-1930 (aged 69)
missionary
columnist
writer
essayist
religious writer
Uchimura KanzÅ was a Japanese author, Christian evangelist, and the founder of the Nonchurch Movement (MukyÅkai) of Christianity during the Meiji and TaishÅ periods in Japan. He is often considered to be the most well-known Japanese preāWorld War II pacifist.
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18. Asnage Castelly
1978-. (aged 48)
amateur wrestler
Asnage Castelly is a Haitian-American wrestler who competed for Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 74kg freestyle competition.
19. David SobrepeƱa
1932-. (aged 94)
David SobrepeƱa is president of the Union College of Laguna. He was born to Bishop Enrique SobrepeƱa and Petra SobrepeƱa (nƩe Aguinaldo). He is a native of La Union, a northern province in the Philippines. He succeeded his mother as president of the Union College; she occupied the position upon the demise of his father, the College founder.
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