52 Notable alumni of Lawrence University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Lawrence University is 2082st in the world, 1st in North America, and 520st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 52 notable alumni from Lawrence 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 Lawrence University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Leslie Joan Baier
scientist
Leslie Joan Baier is an American scientist. She is a senior investigator in diabetes molecular genetics at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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2. Angie F. Newman
1837-1910 (aged 73)
lecturer
writer
Angie F. Newman was an American social reform activist who worked as a lecturer, temperance leader, and writer during the long nineteenth century. She served as Superintendent of Jails and Prisons, and also of flower mission work for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU); and as Vice-president General of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was an acting member...
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3. Walter E. Garrey
1874-1951 (aged 77)
physiologist
Walter Eugene Garrey was an American physiologist and department head of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He was known especially for his studies of the heart. He served as president of the American Physiological Society in 1938 and 1939.
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4. Louise Manning Hodgkins
1846-1935 (aged 89)
journalist
editor
Louise Manning Hodgkins was an American educator, author, and editor from Massachusetts. After completing her studies at Pennington Seminary and Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy, she became a teacher and preceptress at Lawrence College, before receiving a Master of Arts degree from that institution in 1876. She taught at Wellesley College for over a decade before turning her attentions to writing and...
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5. James O'Neill
1847-1929 (aged 82)
lawyer
judge
politician
James O'Neill was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican politician. He served 24 years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in western Wisconsin. Earlier, he had served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Clark County.
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6. Duncan McGregor
1836-1921 (aged 85)
politician
Duncan McGregor was an American politician and educator.
7. Melvin H. Schlytter
1890-1959 (aged 69)
politician
Melvin H. Schlytter was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
8. Webster Everett Brown
1851-1929 (aged 78)
politician
Webster Everett Brown was a U.S. representative from Wisconsin.
9. Thomas R. Hudd
1835-1896 (aged 61)
lawyer
politician
Thomas Richard Hudd was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from northeast Wisconsin. He served three years in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 5th congressional district from 1886 to 1889. He previously served 10 years in the Wisconsin Senate and two years in the State Assembly, and served various local offices.
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10. John S. Mills
1906-1996 (aged 90)
military officer
John S. Mills, was a major general in the United States Air Force. He attended Lawrence College.
11. William Baer
1950-. (aged 76)
lawyer
William Joseph Baer is an American lawyer who served as the Assistant Attorney General for the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division under the administration of President Barack Obama. He is a partner at the American law firm Arnold & Porter, where he works in antitrust law and white collar defense. Since January 2020, Baer has been a visiting...
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12. John Miller Baer
1886-1970 (aged 84)
politician
John Miller Baer was a U.S. representative from North Dakota.
13. Lester Johnson
1901-1975 (aged 74)
lawyer
politician
Lester Roland Johnson was a U.S. representative from Wisconsin.
14. John Rankin Gamble
1848-1891 (aged 43)
lawyer
politician
John Rankin Gamble was a lawyer and politician from South Dakota. He was born in Alabama, New York in 1848, and was the brother of Robert J. Gamble and uncle of Ralph Abernethy Gamble.
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15. James A. Frear
1861-1939 (aged 78)
lawyer
politician
James Archibald Frear was a U.S. representative from Wisconsin.
16. Walter North
1950-. (aged 76)
diplomat
Walter North is an American diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu between 2012 and 2016. He began his service as ambassador on December 4, 2012.
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17. Carl Wood Riddick
1872-1960 (aged 88)
editor
politician
journalist
Carlos Wood Riddick was an American politician and businessman. He served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's 2nd congressional district.
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18. William Warner
1840-1916 (aged 76)
lawyer
politician
William Warner was an American lawyer and politician based in Kansas City, Missouri. He became mayor of Kansas City in 1871, serving a one year term. He later represented Missouri in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
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19. Melvin Baldwin
1838-1901 (aged 63)
politician
Melvin Riley Baldwin was an American railroad engineer and Democratic politician. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota in the Fifty-third Congress. Earlier, he served in the Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac through most of the American Civil War.
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20. Jon Richards
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
politician
Jonathan David Richards is an American attorney, judge, and Democratic politician. He currently serves as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County, since his appointment on September 22, 2020, by Governor Tony Evers. He previously represented Milwaukee for 16 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly and was a candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin in 2014.
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21. Justus Henry Nelson
1850-1937 (aged 87)
missionary
Justus Henry Nelson established the first Protestant church in the Amazon basin and was a self-supporting Methodist missionary in Belém, Pará, Brazil for 45 years.
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22. David Mulford
1937-. (aged 89)
diplomat
banker
David Campbell Mulford is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to India from February 23, 2004 to January 15, 2009, and served as Vice-Chairman International of Credit Suisse from 2009 to 2016. He is currently a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, focusing on research, writing, and activities related to global economic integration, including the...
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23. Julia Colman
1828-1909 (aged 81)
writer
Julia Colman was an American temperance educator, activist, editor and writer of the long nineteenth century. She served as superintendent of literature in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). Through many years of her life, Coleman was closely in touch with the National Temperance Society, for which she provided service. She contributed to the Society's educational and missionary sides by...
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24. Donald W. Sweeting
1955-. (aged 71)
pastor
Donald William Sweeting is an American university chancellor, educator, professor, and ordained pastor. He is currently the chancellor of Colorado Christian University, having previously served as the school's president from 2016-2022, and before that as president of Reformed Theological Seminary, in Orlando, Florida.
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25. Walter Samuel Goodland
1862-1947 (aged 85)
politician
Walter Samuel Goodland was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 31st governor of Wisconsin. He was a member of the Republican Party and attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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26. Kathleen Krull
1952-2021 (aged 69)
writer
children's writer
Kathleen Krull was an author of children's books and a former book editor.
27. Robert J. Gamble
1851-1924 (aged 73)
lawyer
politician
Robert Jackson Gamble was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota. He was the father of Ralph A. Gamble and brother of John Rankin Gamble, members of South Dakota's prominent Gamble family.
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28. Eben E. Rexford
1848-1916 (aged 68)
poet
writer
floriculturist
lyricist
songwriter
Eben Eugene Rexford was an American writer and poet, and author of lyrics to popular and gospel songs.
29. Alanna Heiss
1943-. (aged 83)
exhibition curator
Alanna Heiss is the Founder and Director of Clocktower Productions, a non profit arts organization, online radio station, and program partnership with six cultural institutions in three boroughs in New York. She founded The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Inc. in 1971, an organization focused on using abandoned and underutilized New York City buildings for art exhibitions and artists'...
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30. Jose Luis Romero Hicks
1957-. (aged 69)
lawyer
businessperson
politician
José Luis Romero Hicks is a private legal, economic and financial consultant and managing partner of the law firm Romero Hicks & Galindo. He is also a member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Affairs.
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31. Tom Zoellner
1968-. (aged 58)
journalist
Tom Zoellner is an American author and journalist. He is the author of popular non-fiction books which take multidimensional views of their subject. His work has been widely reviewed and has been featured on The Daily Show. His 2020 book Island on Fire: The Revolt That Ended Slavery in the British Empire won the National Book Critics Circle Award for...
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32. Scott L. Klug
1953-. (aged 73)
news presenter
businessperson
vice president
publisher
politician
Scott Leo Klug is an American lobbyist, author, and businessman, as well as a former politician and television reporter. From 1991 to 1999, he was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin, representing Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district.
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33. Harry N. MacLean
1943-. (aged 83)
lawyer
Harry MacLean is a writer and lawyer living in Denver, Colorado, who writes true crime books and won an Edgar Award for his book In Broad Daylight (1988).
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34. Bruce Iglauer
1947-. (aged 79)
music executive
Bruce Iglauer is an American businessman and record producer who founded Alligator Records as an independent record label featuring blues music.
35. Tom Neff
1953-. (aged 73)
screenwriter
film director
film producer
university teacher
Thomas Linden Neff -, known as Tom Neff, is an American film executive, director and producer, born in Chicago, Illinois. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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36. John A. Kimberly
1838-1928 (aged 90)
businessperson
John Alfred Kimberly was an American manufacturing executive, a founder of Kimberly-Clark Corporation of Neenah, Wisconsin.
37. Barbara Lawton
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Barbara Lawton is an American businesswoman and politician from Green Bay, Wisconsin who is the President and CEO of Americans for Campaign Reform. A member of the Democratic Party, Lawton was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. She became the first woman elected to the position in 2002, as the running mate of then state Attorney General Jim Doyle. Lawton...
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38. David Oreck
1923-2023 (aged 100)
spokesperson
David Irving Oreck was an American entrepreneur, business salesman, and speaker. He founded Oreck Corporation, manufacturers of vacuum cleaners and air purifiers, and was known for his appearances in its television commercials.
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39. Pawo Choyning Dorji
1983-. (aged 43)
screenwriter
photographer
film director
Pawo Choyning Dorji Druk Thuksey is a Bhutanese filmmaker and photographer. His feature directorial debut Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019) was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. His second film The Monk and the Gun (2023) was shortlisted for the Best International Feature Film for the 96th Academy Awards.
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40. Richard C. Bush
1947-. (aged 79)
writer
political scientist
Richard C. Bush III is an American political scientist, foreign policy analyst, and a specialist in China affairs. Since 2002, he has served as the director of Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies of the Brookings Institution, and concurrently as the inaugural Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies.
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41. Jennifer Baumgardner
1970-. (aged 56)
women's rights activist
film producer
writer
Jennifer Baumgardner is a feminist writer whose work explores abortion, sex, bisexuality, rape, single parenthood, and women's power. From 2013 to 2017, she served as the Executive Director/Publisher at The Feminist Press at the City University of New York (CUNY), the press founded by Florence Howe in 1970.
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42. Josh Sawyer
1975-. (aged 51)
computer scientist
video game director
video game developer
Joshua Eric Sawyer, more commonly known and credited as Josh Sawyer, J.E. Sawyer, or JSawyer, is an American video game designer, known for his work on role-playing video games. Sawyer is most well-known for his work on Fallout: New Vegas.
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43. Terry Moran
1959-. (aged 67)
journalist
Terence Patrick Moran is an American independent journalist who was most recently the Senior National Correspondent at ABC News. Based in Washington, D.C., Moran covered national politics and policy, reporting from the White House, the US Supreme Court, and the campaign trail for all ABC News programs. Previously, Moran served as ABC's Chief Foreign Correspondent from 2013 to 2018, as...
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44. Marjorie Liu
1979-. (aged 47)
novelist
lawyer
comics writer
writer
jurist
Marjorie M. Liu is an American New York Times best-selling author and comic book writer. She is acclaimed for her horror fantasy comic Monstress, and her paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels including The Hunter Kiss and Tiger Eye series. Her work for Marvel Comics includes NYX, X-23, Dark Wolverine, and Astonishing X-Men. In 2015 Image Comics debuted her creator-owned...
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45. Thomas A. Steitz
1940-2018 (aged 78)
biologist
chemist
biophysicist
crystallographer
university teacher
Thomas Arthur Steitz was an American biochemist, a Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University, and investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, best known for his pioneering work on the ribosome.
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46. Lorena Hickok
1893-1968 (aged 75)
journalist
biographer
Lorena Alice "Hick" Hickok was an American journalist and long-term friend and possibly romantic partner of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
47. Edna Ferber
1885-1968 (aged 83)
playwright
novelist
journalist
poet
screenwriter
Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958), which...
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48. Jeffrey Jones
1946-. (aged 80)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Jeffrey Duncan Jones is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Emperor Joseph II in Amadeus (1984), Edward R. Rooney in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Charles Deetz in Beetlejuice (1988), Dr. Skip Tyler in The Hunt for Red October (1990), Eddie Barzoon in The Devil's Advocate (1997), and A. W. Merrick in both Deadwood (2004–2006) and...
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49. Campbell Scott
1961-. (aged 65)
stage actor
film director
actor
voice actor
film producer
Campbell Scott is an American actor, film director, and producer. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Board of Review Award, and has been nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, a Genie Award, a Drama Desk Award, and the Sundance Film Festival's Grand Jury Prize, among others.
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50. Dominic Fumusa
1969-. (aged 57)
film actor
television actor
stage actor
Dominic Fumusa is an American stage and screen actor known for starring in the Showtime comedy-drama series Nurse Jackie.
51. Kaja Kallas
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
business undergraduate
lawyer
diplomat
jurist
Kaja Kallas is an Estonian politician and diplomat. She was the first female prime minister of Estonia, a role she held from 2021 until 2024, when she resigned in advance of her appointment as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Since 2024, she has served in that role as well as Vice-President of the...
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52. Mohamed Abdel Latif
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
minister
Mohamed Ahmed Abdel Latif is an Egyptian educational administrator who has served as the Minister of Education of Egypt in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's second ministry since 3 July 2024.
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