14 Notable alumni of Heidelberg University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Heidelberg University is ranked #2,499 in the world and #650 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. John Lepper
1934-. (aged 92)
politician
John A. Lepper is an American politician who represented the 2nd Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009. He had previously served as a member of the Attleboro, Massachusetts City Council from 1987 to 1993.
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2. E. J. Hopple
1881-1941 (aged 60)
lawyer
politician
E. J. Hopple was a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who was in the Ohio Senate and Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1917–1918.
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3. Walter Eugene Powell
1931-2020 (aged 89)
teacher
lawyer
politician
Walter Eugene Powell was an American educator and politician of the Republican party who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1971 to 1975.
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4. William W. Chalmers
1861-1944 (aged 83)
politician
William Wallace Chalmers was an American educator who served as president of the University of Toledo and as a U.S. representative from Ohio.
5. Isaiah Pillars
1833-1895 (aged 62)
lawyer
politician
Isaiah Pillars was a lawyer in the U.S. state of Ohio who served in the Ohio House of Representatives and was Ohio Attorney General 1878-1880.
6. August F. Foerste
1862-1936 (aged 74)
scientist
university teacher
geologist
paleontologist
botanist
August F. Foerste was an American geologist, science teacher, and paleontologist from Ohio.
7. Bill Groman
1936-2020 (aged 84)
American football player
William Frederick Groman was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Heidelberg Student Princes, and played professionally for the Houston Oilers from 1960 through 1962 and was on the first two AFL championship teams. He played for the Denver Broncos in 1963, and for the...
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8. Anthony A. Less
1937-. (aged 89)
Anthony Albert Less is a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was Commander Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet from 1991 to 1994. He is an alumnus of Leetonia High School in Leetonia, Ohio and Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio.
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9. Michael Preston
1989-. (aged 37)
Canadian football player
American football player
Michael Preston is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for the Heidelberg Student Princes.
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10. Earl Wilson
1907-1987 (aged 80)
journalist
writer
Harvey Earl Wilson was an American journalist, gossip columnist, and author, perhaps best known for his 6-day a week nationally syndicated newspaper column, It Happened Last Night.
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11. Sue Myrick
1941-. (aged 85)
politician
Sue Ellen Myrick is an American businesswoman and the former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district, serving from 1995 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party. She was the first Republican woman to represent North Carolina in Congress. On February 7, 2012, she announced that she was retiring. She left Congress in January 2013 and...
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12. Stan Parrish
1946-2022 (aged 76)
American football coach
Stanley Paul Parrish Jr. was an American football coach and player. He was the head coach at Ball State University from 2009 to 2010. Parrish was previously the head coach at Wabash College, Kansas State and Marshall University. He was an offensive coordinator at Ball State and the University of Michigan, and had a lengthy career working primarily with quarterbacks.
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13. Frank Seiberling
1859-1955 (aged 96)
inventor
industrialist
Franklin Augustus Seiberling, also known as F.A. Seiberling, was an American innovator and entrepreneur best known for founding the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in 1898 and the Seiberling Rubber Company in 1921. He also built Stan Hywet Hall, a Tudor Revival mansion, now a National Historic Landmark and historic house museum in Akron, Ohio.
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14. Nasir Abbas Nayyar
1965-. (aged 61)
professor
literary critic
short story writer
Nasir Abbas Nayyar is a Pakistani Urdu language writer, critic, columnist, and essayist. He has written books on poetry, literary theory and post colonial study of Urdu literature. He has produced some important books on structuralism and postmodernism and their influence on Urdu literature. A book on life and poetics of Majid Amjid is another his significant contribution. His most...
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