14 Notable alumni of Hastings College
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Hastings College is ranked #4,406 in the world and #1,145 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Hastings 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 Hastings College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Milan D. Bish
1929-2001 (aged 72)
diplomat
Milan D. Bish was an American diplomat. He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, Dominica, St Lucia, Antigua, and St. Vincent, as well as Special Representative to St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla from 1981 to 1984, under Ronald Reagan.
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2. Ryan Junge
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Ryan Junge is an American retired soccer player who last played for the Missouri Comets of the MISL.
3. Richard Allen Raymond
8198-7815 (aged -383)
Richard Allen Raymond was Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety from 2005 to 2009. His nomination was announced and sent to the Senate on May 26, 2005. He was confirmed on July 1 and appointed on July 18.
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4. L. Vance Phillips
1858-1939 (aged 81)
ceramic painter
artist
Luella J. Vance Phillips was an American china-painting artist and one of the founders of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity at Hastings College in Nebraska.
5. Mary W. Gray
1938-. (aged 88)
university teacher
mathematician
statistician
Mary Lee Wheat Gray is an American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer. She is the author of books and papers in the fields of mathematics, mathematics education, computer science, applied statistics, economic equity, discrimination law, and academic freedom.
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6. Jeanine E. Jackson
1949-. (aged 77)
diplomat
Jeanine E. Jackson is an American diplomat. She was the ambassador to Burkina Faso from 2006 to 2009 and to the Republic of Malawi from 2011 to 2014.
7. Robert G. Simmons
1891-1969 (aged 78)
lawyer
judge
politician
Robert Glenmore Simmons was a Nebraska Republican politician.
8. Park Yong-man
1881-1928 (aged 47)
journalist
Park Yong-man was a Korean nationalist and independence activist who, after spending time in prison for reformist activities, immigrated to the United States of America. There Park was involved in the establishment of various Korean nationalist organizations in Denver, Nebraska and Hawaii. Park also founded the Korean National Army Corps. Following the March 1st Movement in 1919, Park became involved...
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9. Bill Barrett
1929-2016 (aged 87)
real-estate agent
politician
William Emery Barrett was an American Republican politician from Nebraska who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001 as the congressman for Nebraska's third congressional district.
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10. Gary Anderson
1939-. (aged 87)
sport shooter
politician
Gary Lee Anderson is a former Nebraska state legislator and an American sport shooter. He was the only shooter to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 300 m rifle event before it was discontinued. He also set six individual world records, and won seven world and 11 national titles, as well as 11 gold medals at the Pan...
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11. Michael Hancock
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Michael B. Hancock is an American author and politician who served as the 45th mayor of Denver, Colorado from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was in his second term as the Denver City Councilor from the 11th district at the time he was elected to the mayorship.
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12. Clayton Anderson
1959-. (aged 67)
aerospace engineer
military flight engineer
engineer
radio operator
astronaut
Clayton Conrad Anderson is a retired NASA astronaut. Launched on STS-117, he replaced Sunita Williams on June 10, 2007 as a member of the ISS Expedition 15 crew. He is currently an author, a motivational speaker, and a Professor of Practice at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. In 2022, he became the president and CEO of the Strategic Air...
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13. Tom Osborne
1937-. (aged 89)
politician
American football player
Thomas Osborne MP is a politician in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He represented the district of Waterford Valley in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2024. He was a member of the Liberal Party, a former member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and a former Minister in Danny Williams' first cabinet. He served as Minister of...
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14. Ben Heine
1983-. (aged 43)
painter
record producer
photographer
Ben Heine is a Belgian multidisciplinary visual artist and music producer. In 2010 media described his "Pencil Vs Camera" art. He is an accomplished illustrator and photographer, He is also the creator of other original art series such as "Digital Circlism" and "Flesh and Acrylic".
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