14 Notable alumni of MacMurray College
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
MacMurray College is ranked #6,811 in the world and #1,756 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from MacMurray 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 MacMurray College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Mary Louise Marshall
1893-1986 (aged 93)
librarian
Mary Louise Marshall was Librarian and Professor of Medical Bibliography at Tulane University School of Medicine, and the longest-running president of the Medical Library Association (1941–46).
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2. Martha Capps Oliver
1845-1917 (aged 72)
poet
writer
Martha Capps Oliver was an American poet and hymnwriter from Illinois. She was the author of A Year of Sacred Song (1895), A Year's Good Wishes (1895), Round the Year with the Poets (1900), The Far West, Easter Legend, and Christmas Legend. Oliver also wrote several hundred Easter and Christmas booklets and poems, numerous songs, hymns, anthems, and cantatas.
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3. Sophie Naylor Grubb
1834-1902 (aged 68)
suffragist
writer
non-fiction writer
Sophie Naylor Grubb was a 19th-century American activist. During the civil war, she began to manifest the ability, energy and enthusiasm for activism that distinguished her through life. She published leaflets and tracts on all the issues of the temperance movement in seventeen languages, at the rate of fifty editions of 10,000 each per year. She lectured on the issue...
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4. Larry J. McKinney
1944-2017 (aged 73)
lawyer
judge
Larry Jim McKinney was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
5. Al Lewis
journalist
Al Lewis is an American journalist who has served as a columnist for The Wall Street Journal Sunday, MarketWatch and The Denver Post. On April 1, 2016, he became business editor of the Houston Chronicle. On March 15, 2024, he launched Business Blunders, a Substack newsletter chronicling the biggest missteps in business.
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6. Olindo Mare
1973-. (aged 53)
American football player
Olindo Franco Mare oh-LIN-doh MAR-ay; is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He played college football at MacMurray College and Syracuse. Mare, who was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1999, has also played...
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7. Richard Yates
1860-1936 (aged 76)
editor
politician
lawyer
judge
journalist
Richard Yates Jr. was the 22nd Governor of Illinois from 1901 to 1905—the first native-born governor of the state. From 1919 to 1933, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois.
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8. Elaine Alquist
1944-2024 (aged 80)
teacher
politician
Elaine Kontominas Alquist was a Democratic state senator from California's 13th Senate District. Prior to serving in the Senate, she served in the California State Assembly for six years.
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9. Carla Hayden
1952-. (aged 74)
university teacher
librarian
Carla Diane Hayden is an American librarian who served as the 14th librarian of Congress. Hayden was both the first African American and the first woman to hold this post. Appointed in 2016, she was the first professional librarian to hold the post since 1974. In May 2025, she was dismissed from the post by President Donald Trump. On July...
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10. Nina Burleigh
1959-. (aged 67)
journalist
Nina D. Burleigh is an American writer and investigative journalist. She writes books, articles, essays and reviews. Burleigh is a supporter of secular liberalism, and is known for her interest in issues of women's rights.
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11. Judy Collins
1939-. (aged 87)
singer
pianist
singer-songwriter
recording artist
guitarist
Judith Marjorie Collins is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning nearly seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk music, country, show tunes, pop music, rock and roll and standards), for her social activism, and for...
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12. Christine Ebersole
1953-. (aged 73)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Christine Ebersole is an American actress, singer, and comedian. She has appeared in film, television, and on stage. She has received two Tony Awards, and a Drama Desk Award as well as a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award.
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13. Cat Zingano
1982-. (aged 44)
mixed martial arts fighter
Cat Zingano is an American mixed martial artist, currently signed to Bellator MMA, competing in the Women's Featherweight division. Zingano also competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and on April 13, 2013, she became the first woman to win a UFC fight by technical knockout (TKO). At the time of her departure from the UFC, she was No. 7...
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14. George Whitmore
1946-1989 (aged 43)
poet
novelist
George Davis Whitmore was an American playwright, novelist, and poet. He also wrote non-fiction accounts about homosexuality and AIDS.