9 Notable alumni of Manchester University
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Manchester University is 2205st in the world, 1st in North America, and 565st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Manchester 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 Manchester University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jane E. Henney
1947-. (aged 79)
oncologist
physician
Jane Ellen Henney is an American physician who was the first woman to serve as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Appointed by President Bill Clinton, she served at the FDA from 1999 to 2001.
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2. Martin Ellis
organist
Martin Ellis is an American church, concert and theatre organist. He is currently the organist for Rose City Park Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon. He was principal organist and assistant music director at North United Methodist Church, and senior staff pianist and organist, staff arranger and orchestrator for the Indianapolis Children's Choir and Youth Chorale in Indianapolis, Indiana until August,...
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3. Cary D. Landis
1873-1938 (aged 65)
Cary Dayton Landis was an American attorney and politician who served as the 25th Florida Attorney General, serving from 1931 until 1938.
4. Gilford John Ikenberry
1954-. (aged 72)
university teacher
political scientist
geopolitical analyst
Gilford John Ikenberry is an American political scientist. He is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Known for his work on international relations theories, such as books After Victory (2001) and Liberal Leviathan (2011), he has been described as "the world's leading scholar of the liberal international order."
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5. Gene E. Likens
1935-. (aged 91)
writer
ecologist
Gene Elden Likens is an American limnologist and ecologist. He co-founded the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in 1963, and founded the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York in 1983.
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6. Andrew W. Cordier
1901-1975 (aged 74)
university teacher
political scientist
Andrew Wellington Cordier was a United Nations official and President of Columbia University.
7. Paul Flory
1910-1985 (aged 75)
university teacher
physicist
autobiographer
engineer
chemist
Paul John Flory was an American chemist and Nobel laureate who was known for his work in the field of polymers, or macromolecules. He was a pioneer in understanding the behavior of polymers in solution, and won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1974 "for his fundamental achievements, both theoretical and experimental, in the physical chemistry of macromolecules".
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8. Mike Emrick
1946-. (aged 80)
journalist
sports commentator
Michael "Doc" Emrick is an American former network television play-by-play sportscaster and commentator noted mostly for his work in ice hockey. He was the lead announcer for National Hockey League national telecasts on both NBC and NBCSN. Among the many awards Emrick has received is the NHL's Lester Patrick Award in 2004, making him the first of only six to...
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9. Folorunsho Coker
1965-. (aged 61)
businessperson
politician
Folorunsho Coker listen is a Nigerian businessman, politician and director general of Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation since March 2017. He was formerly the managing director of the number plate production authority of State of Lagos and commissioner for tourism, Arts & Culture and Special Adviser Central Business District in Lagos State. Coker was the chief executive officer of Brown Restaurant...
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