12 Notable alumni of Mars Hill University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Mars Hill University is ranked #5,924 in the world and #1,548 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Woodrow Wilson Jones
1914-2002 (aged 88)
lawyer
judge
politician
Woodrow Wilson Jones was a United States representative from North Carolina and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
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2. Randall P. Henderson Jr
1952-. (aged 74)
businessperson
Randall Paul Henderson Jr. is an American real estate broker and politician who was Mayor of the City of Fort Myers, Florida from 2009 to 2020.
3. Liston B. Ramsey
1919-2001 (aged 82)
politician
Liston Bryan Ramsey was an American politician. A member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for nearly four decades, he held great influence in state government served as Speaker of the House from 1981 until 1989.
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4. Sheila Kay Adams
1953-. (aged 73)
singer-songwriter
musician
Sheila Kay Adams is an American storyteller, author, and musician from the Sodom Laurel community in Madison County, North Carolina.
5. Lacy Thornburg
1929-. (aged 97)
lawyer
judge
politician
Lacy Herman Thornburg is an American lawyer and retired United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He served as the North Carolina attorney general from 1985 to 1993.
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6. Leon Rooke
1934-. (aged 92)
novelist
academic
writer
Leon Rooke, CM is a Canadian novelist. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina in the United States. Educated at the University of North Carolina, he moved to Canada in 1969. He now lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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7. Archie Campbell
1914-1987 (aged 73)
actor
television actor
songwriter
Archie Campbell was an American comedian, writer, and star of Hee Haw, a country-flavored network television variety show. He was also a recording artist with several hits for RCA Victor in the 1960s.
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8. John S. Battle
1890-1972 (aged 82)
lawyer
politician
John Stewart Battle was an American lawyer and politician who served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly and as the 56th Governor of Virginia (from 1950 to 1954). Battle was a member of the Byrd Organization.
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9. Becca Pizzi
1980-. (aged 46)
athletics competitor
Rebecca Pizzi is an American marathon runner from Belmont, Massachusetts. In 2016 she was the first American woman to complete the World Marathon Challenge, a series of seven marathons on seven continents in seven consecutive days, for which she holds the current record. She finished each race well ahead of all the other four women runners, and ahead of nine...
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10. Graham Martin
1912-1990 (aged 78)
diplomat
Graham Anderson Martin was an American diplomat. He was the ambassador to Thailand and as U.S. representative to SEATO from 1963 to 1967, ambassador to Italy from 1969 to 1973 and the last United States Ambassador to South Vietnam from 1973 until his evacuation during the Fall of Saigon in 1975.
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11. David Price
1940-. (aged 86)
lawyer
political scientist
university teacher
politician
David Taylor Price is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Price was selected first overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in September 2008. He also played for the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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12. Gene Grabeel
1920-2015 (aged 95)
mathematician
Gene Grabeel was an American mathematician and cryptanalyst who founded the Venona project.