100 Notable alumni of Norwich University
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Norwich University is ranked #1,597 in the world and #391 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Norwich 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 Norwich University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jefferson P. Kidder
1815-1883 (aged 68)
lawyer
judge
politician
Jefferson Parish Kidder was an American lawyer and jurist. He served as the non-voting delegate from the Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives. Kidder was the only Democratic lieutenant governor of Vermont until John J. Daley in 1965.
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2. Thaddeus M. Buczko
1926-2021 (aged 95)
politician
Thaddeus M. Buczko was an American politician who served as a Salem, Massachusetts city councillor, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Massachusetts Auditor. Additionally, from 1981 to 1996, Buczko served as a justice of the Essex County Probate and Family Court; Buczko, retired in 1996.
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3. Frank Liebel
1919-1996 (aged 77)
American football player
Frank Edward Liebel was an American professional football end/defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
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4. Ryland Fletcher
1799-1885 (aged 86)
farmer
politician
Ryland Fletcher was an American farmer, politician, the 20th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1854 to 1856, and then was the 24th governor of Vermont from October 10, 1856, to October 10, 1858.
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5. Alfred Marshall Bailey
1894-1978 (aged 84)
ornithologist
zoologist
Alfred Marshall Bailey was an American ornithologist who was associated with the Denver Museum of Natural History (now the Denver Museum of Nature and Science) in Colorado for most of his working life.
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6. Alonzo Jackman
1809-1879 (aged 70)
writer
meteorological observer
Alonzo Jackman was a Vermont educator and military officer. He is prominent for developing and implementing a system for receiving and training troops for the Union Army during the American Civil War, and for commanding troops on the Vermont border with Canada following the St. Albans Raid.
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7. Dustin Allard Degree
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
Dustin Allard Degree is a politician from the city of St. Albans in the U.S. state of Vermont. A Republican, he represented St. Albans in the Vermont General Assembly during the 2011-2012 biennial session. Degree graduated from Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans in 2003, attended the Tilton School in 2004, and attended Norwich University and the University of Vermont. He...
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8. Edward Bancroft Williston
1837-1920 (aged 83)
Edward Bancroft Williston was a brigadier general in the United States Army. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War.
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9. John Gumbleton
1967-. (aged 59)
military officer
John E. Gumbleton is a United States Navy vice admiral.
10. Harold Denny Campbell
1895-1955 (aged 60)
United States Naval Aviator
Harold Denny Campbell was a United States Marine Corps major general who served in World War I and World War II. He is most noted for his service as an aviation officer who commanded the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in the Pacific theater and on the staff of Lord Mountbatten during World War II.
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11. Brian Dempsey
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Brian S. Dempsey is an American politician who represented the 3rd Essex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2017. At the time of his resignation in 2017, he was the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
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12. Jason R. Holsman
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Jason R. Holsman is a politician from the U.S. state of Missouri. He is a former member of the Missouri Public Service Commission and a former member of the Missouri Senate for the 7th district in Jackson County.
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13. Henry Clay Wood
1832-1918 (aged 86)
Henry Clay Wood was a career officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of brigadier general. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War, he is most notable for his actions at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, which resulted in award of the Medal of Honor.
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14. Horace Chapin Henry
1844-1928 (aged 84)
banker
Horace Chapin Henry was an early Seattle businessman and founder of the Henry Art Gallery and Firland Tuberculosis Hospital.
15. Harry Bates Thayer
1858-1936 (aged 78)
businessperson
Harry Bates Thayer, was an American electrical and telephone businessman.
16. Donald E. Edwards
1937-2018 (aged 81)
politician
Donald E. Edwards was an American military officer. He was most notable for his service as adjutant general of the State of Vermont from 1981 to 1997. The adjutant general is the senior uniformed officer in the state and responsible for the organization, training and equipping of nearly 4,000 members of the Vermont Army and Air National Guard. His position...
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17. Levi Knight Fuller
1841-1896 (aged 55)
inventor
politician
Levi K. Fuller was an American businessman, military officer, and politician. A Republican, he served in the Vermont Senate from 1880 to 1882, as lieutenant governor from 1886 to 1888, and the 44th governor of Vermont from 1892 to 1894.
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18. Charles A. Coolidge
1844-1926 (aged 82)
Charles Austin Coolidge Jr. was a United States Army soldier who served in the American Civil War, the American West, Spanish–American War, and in Asia before retiring in 1903 as a brigadier general.
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19. Samuel T. Wellman
1847-1919 (aged 72)
inventor
businessperson
Samuel Thomas Wellman, was an American steel industry pioneer, industrialist, and prolific inventor. Charles M. Schwab of Bethlehem Steel described Samuel T. Wellman as "the man who did more than any other living person in the development of steel". Wellman was a close friend of electrical pioneer George Westinghouse, and he was also president of the American Society of Mechanical...
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20. Arlie Pond
1873-1930 (aged 57)
military physician
baseball player
Dr. Erasmus Arlington "Arlie" Pond was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles from 1895 to 1898, as well as a doctor in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War and World War I.
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21. W. Russell Todd
1928-2023 (aged 95)
military officer
William Russell Todd was a United States Army major general who served as commander of the 1st Cavalry Division from 1976 to 1978. He graduated from Norwich University in 1950, and was the university's president from 1982 to 1992.
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22. Bruce M. Lawlor
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
military officer
Major General Bruce M. Lawlor (born January 24, 1948) is a retired United States Army officer. He is prominent as the first commander of Joint Task Force-Civil Support. In addition, he was one of five White House staff members who wrote the plan to create the Department of Homeland Security, and he was the first DHS Chief of Staff.
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23. Portus Baxter
1806-1868 (aged 62)
lawyer
judge
politician
Portus Baxter was a nineteenth-century banker, farmer, and politician from Vermont. He served three terms as a U.S. Representative from the state's 3rd Congressional District from 1861 to 1867.
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24. Jonas M. Platt
1919-2000 (aged 81)
military personnel
Jonas Mansfield Platt was highly decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general. A veteran of three wars, Platt is most noted for his service during Vietnam War as assistant division commander, 3rd Marine Division and commander of Task Force Delta. He was also a member of so-called "Chowder Society", special Marine Corps Board,...
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25. Samuel E. Pingree
1832-1922 (aged 90)
lawyer
politician
Samuel Everett Pingree was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. A Republican, he served as lieutenant governor from 1882 to 1884 and governor from 1884 to 1886. Pingree was a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the 1862 Battle at Lee's Mills.
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26. George Partridge Colvocoresses
1847-1932 (aged 85)
military officer
George Partridge Colvocoresses was a United States Navy rear admiral. He was the son of Captain George Musalas Colvocoresses, the adopted son of Captain Alden Partridge, founder of Norwich University in Vermont and Eliza Freelon Halsey. George Partridge was a graduate of the Norwich University (Class of 1866) and the United States Naval Academy (Class of 1869) and led a...
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27. George Colvocoresses
1816-1872 (aged 56)
explorer
military officer
George Musalas "Colvos" Colvocoresses was a Greek-American Navy officer who commanded the Saratoga during the American Civil War. From 1838 up until 1842, he took part in the United States Exploring Expedition, which explored large regions of the Pacific Ocean.
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28. Truman B. Ransom
1802-1847 (aged 45)
writer
Truman Bishop Ransom was a Vermont educator and military officer who served as President of Norwich University and commander of a regiment in the Mexican–American War. He was killed at the Battle of Chapultepec.
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29. James Porter
1847-1876 (aged 29)
military personnel
James Ezekiel Porter was one of General Custer's eleven officers killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn, also known as Custer's Last Stand, and Porter was among the first verified casualties of the historic battle alerting the world to the demise of Custer's group. According to several historians, Porter led troops in a defensive action at the Little Bighorn. Porter...
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30. Samuel B. Pettengill
1886-1974 (aged 88)
lawyer
writer
politician
Samuel Barrett Pettengill was a U.S. representative from Indiana, representing Indiana's 3rd congressional district and nephew of William Horace Clagett.
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31. William Henry Wills
1882-1946 (aged 64)
businessperson
politician
William Henry Wills was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. He was the 61st lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1937 to 1941 and the 65th governor of Vermont from 1941 to 1945. In 1944, Wills was a delegate to the Republican National Convention.
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32. John G. McCullough
1835-1915 (aged 80)
lawyer
businessperson
politician
John Griffith McCullough was an American state legislator, businessperson and attorney. He served as Attorney General of California during the Civil War, and the 49th governor of Vermont from 1902 to 1904.
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33. Edmund Rice
1842-1906 (aged 64)
Edmund Rice was a soldier in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient who achieved the rank of Brigadier General.
34. Edward Curtis Smith
1854-1935 (aged 81)
lawyer
businessperson
politician
Edward Curtis Smith was an American attorney, businessman, and politician from Vermont. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as the 47th governor of Vermont from 1898 to 1900.
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35. John J. Broadmeadow
1961-. (aged 65)
military leader
John J. Broadmeadow is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps, who served as Director of the Marine Corps Staff (DMCS) and was replaced by major general Gregg P. Olson in 2020. He previously served as the Deputy Commander of United States Transportation Command. Broadmeadow was commissioned upon graduating from Norwich University in 1983, and served as...
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36. William Little Lee
1821-1857 (aged 36)
judge
William Little Lee was an American lawyer who became the first chief justice of the Supreme Court for the Kingdom of Hawaii.
37. John A. Mead
1841-1920 (aged 79)
politician
physician
John Abner Mead was an American physician, businessman and politician who served as 47th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1908 to 1910, and the 53rd governor of Vermont, from 1910 to 1912.
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38. Norman Cooling
1964-. (aged 62)
military leader
Norman Lee "Norm" Cooling is a retired Brigadier General in the United States Marine Corps, who most recently served as the Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies & Operations, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps and who previously served a number of roles during deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom, notably as the battalion...
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39. Leonard F. Wing
1893-1945 (aged 52)
lawyer
military officer
Leonard Fish Wing Sr., nicknamed "Red", was a Vermont political figure and a division commander in the United States Army during World War II.
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40. Cindy Jaynes
1959-. (aged 67)
naval officer
Cindy Louise Jaynes is an American retired rear-admiral. An aeronautics maintenance specialist, she managed several programs relating to US Navy aircraft. Jaynes became the first female flag officer in Naval Air Systems Command when she was promoted to rear-admiral on 1 August 2012. She retired from the US Navy on 1 May 2016.
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41. Shanti Sethi
soldier
Shanti Sethi is an American naval officer and the only Indian-American woman and the 15th female officer to command a major US Navy combat warship. She commanded the guided missile destroyer USS Decatur from 15 December 2010 to May 2012. From 2021 to 2022, she served as the Navy's Senior Military Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy. From February...
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42. Harry A. "Paddy" Flint
1888-1944 (aged 56)
military personnel
Colonel Harry Albert "Paddy" Flint was an officer of the United States Army who served with distinction during World War II. Although at 56 years of age he was considered older than what was acceptable for field-grade front-line infantry officers, he is most known for leading the 39th Infantry Regiment from its service in Sicily from July 1943 until he...
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43. Edward Dean Adams
1846-1931 (aged 85)
businessperson
Edward Dean Adams was an American businessman, banker, philanthropist, and numismatist.
44. Hiram Iddings Bearss
1875-1938 (aged 63)
military officer
Hiram Iddings Bearss was an officer of the United States Marine Corps who received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Philippine–American War and the Distinguished Service Cross for his valor in World War I.
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45. Thomas E. G. Ransom
1834-1864 (aged 30)
military officer
Thomas Edwin Greenfield Ransom was a surveyor, civil engineer, real estate speculator, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
46. Henry Stanton Burton
1818-1869 (aged 51)
military officer
Henry Stanton Burton was a graduate of West Point, a career American Army officer who served in the Second Seminole War, Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.
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47. Caleb Lyon
1822-1875 (aged 53)
politician
Caleb Lyon was a 19th-century American politician who served one term in the U.S.. House of Representatives from New York from 1853 to 1855 and later became Governor of Idaho Territory from 1864 to 1865 during the last half of the American Civil War.
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48. Edward Stanly
1810-1872 (aged 62)
lawyer
politician
Edward W. Stanly was an American lawyer and politician. He was a North Carolina politician and orator who represented the southeastern portion of the state in the United States House of Representatives for five terms. In 1857, Stanly ran for governor of California, but lost to John B. Weller. Politicians of the mid-nineteenth century remarked that Stanly bore a strong...
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49. Qi Xueqi
1900-1945 (aged 45)
military personnel
Qi Xueqi was an counter-Japanese commander of the Kuomintang (KMT).
50. Michael Dubie
1960-. (aged 66)
military officer
Michael D. Dubie is a United States Air Force officer who attained the rank of lieutenant general while serving as the deputy commander of United States Northern Command from 2012 to 2015. From 2006 to 2012 he was Adjutant General of the State of Vermont, serving as the senior uniformed officer in the state responsible for the organization, training and...
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51. Kurtis McLean
1980-. (aged 46)
ice hockey player
Kurtis McLean is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He currently serves as assistant coach for Kiekko-Espoo in the Finnish Mestis.
52. Charles D. Drake
1811-1892 (aged 81)
lawyer
judge
politician
Charles Daniel Drake was a United States senator from Missouri and Chief Justice of the Court of Claims.
53. Ansel Briggs
1806-1881 (aged 75)
politician
Ansel Briggs was an American politician and businessman that served as the first Governor of Iowa from 1846 to 1850, a member of the Democratic Party, he also was a member of the fifth territorial assembly representing Jackson County.
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54. James M. Burt
1917-2006 (aged 89)
military personnel
James Montross Burt was a United States Army armor officer who received the Medal of Honor for his valor in the Battle of Aachen during World War II.
55. Russell W. Porter
1871-1949 (aged 78)
explorer
painter
engineer
astronomer
Russell Williams Porter was an American artist, engineer, architect, cartographer, amateur astronomer, and Arctic explorer. He was a pioneer in the field of cutaway drawing and is sometimes referred to as the "founder of amateur telescope making."
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56. George P. Buell
1833-1883 (aged 50)
military officer
George Pearson Buell was an American civil engineer and soldier. He served as a Union Army general during the American Civil War, and remained in the United States Army following the conflict.
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57. Clarence Ransom Edwards
1859-1931 (aged 72)
military officer
Major General Clarence Ransom Edwards was a senior United States Army officer, known as the first Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, and commander of the 26th Division in World War I.
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58. Frederick W. Lander
1821-1862 (aged 41)
military officer
explorer
writer
civil engineer
poet
Frederick William Lander was a transcontinental United States explorer, general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a prolific poet.
59. Edward Hatch
1832-1889 (aged 57)
military officer
Edward Hatch was a career American soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he became the first commander of the 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, a buffalo soldier regiment with African-American troops commanded by White officers.
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60. David E. Quantock
David E. Quantock is a retired Lieutenant General of the United States Army who served as Inspector General of the United States Army from 2014 to 2018.
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61. Robert F. McDermott
1920-2006 (aged 86)
military officer
Robert Francis McDermott was the first permanent dean of the Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy, and later served as chairman and CEO of USAA. He is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Military Education" for his contributions to that field.
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62. Ernest W. Gibson Jr
1901-1969 (aged 68)
lawyer
judge
politician
Ernest William Gibson Jr. was an American attorney, politician, and judge. He served briefly as an appointed United States Senator, as the 67th governor of Vermont, and as a federal judge.
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63. Sharifa Alkhateeb
1946-2004 (aged 58)
writer
Sharifa Tahiya Alkhateeb was an American writer, researcher and teacher on cultural communication and community building for Islam and Muslims in the United States. She was involved in feminist causes, domestic violence prevention, as well as interfaith and educational organizations. She founded the first nationwide organization for Muslim women in the US and was the first woman to receive the...
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64. James H. Ward
1806-1861 (aged 55)
military officer
James Harmon Ward was the first officer of the United States Navy who was killed during the American Civil War.
65. Earle E. Partridge
1900-1990 (aged 90)
military officer
Earle Everard "Pat" Partridge was a four-star general in the United States Air Force and a Command Pilot.
66. Isaac D. White
1901-1990 (aged 89)
military personnel
Isaac Davis White was a senior officer in the United States Army who commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific (USARPAC) from July 1957 to March 1961. He was commissioned in the cavalry in 1923 and went on to serve in World War II and the Korean War. Because of his extensive experience in tank warfare, at his retirement Armor magazine dubbed...
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67. Willie Johnston
1850-1941 (aged 91)
William J. Johnston was a drummer boy in Company D of the 3rd Vermont Infantry during the American Civil War. When his division was routed during the Seven Days Battles during the Peninsula Campaign of June to July 1862, he was the only drummer to come away with his instrument. His superiors considered this a meritorious feat, given that the...
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68. Horatio Wright
1820-1899 (aged 79)
engineer
military officer
Horatio Gouverneur Wright was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He took command of the VI Corps in May 1864 following the death of General John Sedgwick. In this capacity, he was responsible for building the fortifications around Washington DC, and in the Overland Campaign he commanded the first troops to break through...
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69. William Rutherford Mead
1846-1928 (aged 82)
engineer
architect
William Rutherford Mead was an American architect who was the "Center of the Office" of McKim, Mead, and White, a noted Gilded Age architectural firm. The firm's other founding partners were Charles Follen McKim (1847–1909) and Stanford White (1853–1906).
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70. Robert H. Milroy
1816-1890 (aged 74)
military officer
Robert Huston Milroy was a lawyer, judge, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War, most noted for his defeat at the Second Battle of Winchester in 1863.
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71. Truman Seymour
1824-1891 (aged 67)
painter
military officer
Truman Seymour was a career soldier and an accomplished painter. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of major general. He was present at the Battle of Fort Sumter. He commanded the Union troops at the Battle of Olustee, the only major Civil War battle fought in Florida.
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72. Edward H. Brooks
1893-1978 (aged 85)
military personnel
Lieutenant General Edward Hale Brooks was a highly decorated senior officer of the United States Army, a combat veteran of both World War I and World War II, who commanded the U.S. Second Army during the Korean War. He received the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) for heroism as a junior officer in World War I and, remaining in the army...
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73. George W. Clinton
1807-1885 (aged 78)
lawyer
judge
botanist
politician
George William Clinton was an American lawyer, politician, judge, author, and amateur naturalist. He served as mayor of Buffalo, New York from 1842 to 1843.
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74. James Van Ness
1808-1872 (aged 64)
lawyer
politician
James Van Ness was an American politician who served as the 7th mayor of San Francisco from 1855 to 1856.
75. Thomas A. Bussiere
1963-. (aged 63)
air force officer
Thomas A. Bussiere is a retired United States Air Force general who served as commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command from 7 December 2022 to 4 November 2025. He most recently served as the deputy commander of the United States Strategic Command from 2020 to 2022. He attended St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont (1981), and was commissioned in...
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76. Allen Doyle
1948-. (aged 78)
professional golfer
Allen Michael Doyle is an American professional golfer. Though a talented golfer, Doyle elected not to turn pro after graduating from Vermont's Norwich University. He moved to the south where he owned and operated a driving range in Georgia. In his free time he played in elite amateur events, winning the Georgia Amateur and Sunnehanna Amateur several times each. At...
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77. Keith Aucoin
1978-. (aged 48)
ice hockey player
Keith M. Aucoin is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Carolina Hurricanes, Washington Capitals, New York Islanders, and St. Louis Blues.
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78. Thomas Bragg
1810-1872 (aged 62)
lawyer
politician
Thomas Bragg was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 34th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1855 through 1859. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate States Cabinet. He was the older brother of General Braxton Bragg. They were direct descendants of Thomas Bragg (1579–1665) who was born in England and settled...
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79. Gordon R. Sullivan
1937-2024 (aged 87)
military personnel
Gordon Russell Sullivan was a United States Army general, who served as the 32nd Chief of Staff of the Army and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Sullivan also served as acting Secretary of the Army.
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80. Ernest N. Harmon
1894-1979 (aged 85)
modern pentathlete
Major General Ernest Nason Harmon was a senior officer of the United States Army. He served in both World War I and World War II, and is best known for his actions in reorganizing the 1st Armored Division after the debacle in February 1943 at the Battle of Kasserine Pass during the Tunisian campaign. From January 1945, through the end...
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81. Teuku Riefky Harsa
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Teuku Riefky Harsya is an Indonesian politician serving as minister of creative economy since 2024. Since 2020, he served as general secretary of the Democratic Party.
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82. Connie Morella
1931-. (aged 95)
diplomat
professor
politician
Constance Morella is an American politician and diplomat. She represented Maryland's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003. She served as Permanent Representative from the U.S. to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 2003 to 2007. She is on American University's faculty as an Ambassador in Residence for the Women...
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83. Grenville M. Dodge
1831-1916 (aged 85)
explorer
businessperson
military officer
civil engineer
engineer
Grenville Mellen Dodge was a Union Army general on the frontier and a pioneering figure in military intelligence during the Civil War, who served as Ulysses S. Grant's intelligence chief in the Western Theater. He served in several notable assignments, including command of the XVI Corps during the Atlanta campaign.
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84. William Huntington Russell
1809-1885 (aged 76)
businessperson
politician
William Huntington Russell was an American businessman, educator, and politician. Notably, he was a co-founder of the Yale University secret society Skull and Bones, along with Alphonso Taft.
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85. Thomas Green Clemson
1807-1888 (aged 81)
diplomat
politician
Thomas Green Clemson was an American politician and statesman who served as Chargé d'Affaires to Belgium and United States Superintendent of Agriculture. He founded Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, served in the Confederate States army and was a prominent slave owner.
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86. Alvan E. Bovay
1818-1903 (aged 85)
lawyer
politician
Alvan Earle Bovay was an American politician and one of the founders of the Republican Party. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1859 and 1860, representing Fond du Lac County.
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87. Horatio Seymour
1810-1886 (aged 76)
lawyer
politician
Horatio Seymour was an American politician. He served as the eighteenth Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and again from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1868 United States presidential election, losing to Republican Ulysses S. Grant.
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88. Frederick Townsend Ward
1831-1862 (aged 31)
military personnel
Frederick Townsend Ward was an American sailor and mercenary known for his military service in Imperial China during the Taiping Rebellion. He commanded the Ever Victorious Army, a joint Sino-foreign force, against the Taiping rebels. He remained in command of the Ever Victorious Army until his death in battle in 1862, after which leadership was taken over by Henry Andres...
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89. Gideon Welles
1802-1878 (aged 76)
lawyer
journalist
editor
politician
Gideon Welles was an American government official who was the United States Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869, a cabinet post he was awarded after supporting Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election. Although opposed to the Union blockade of Southern ports, he duly carried out his part of the Anaconda Plan, largely sealing off the Confederate coastline and...
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90. Alfred M. Gray Jr
1928-2024 (aged 96)
military officer
Alfred Mason Gray Jr. was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 29th commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1, 1987, until his retirement on June 30, 1991, after 41 years of service.
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91. John N. Abrams
1946-2018 (aged 72)
military personnel
General John Nelson Abrams was a United States Army four-star general who commanded the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from 1998 to 2002.
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92. Laurentino Cortizo
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo Cohen is a Panamanian politician who served as the 38th President of Panama from 2019 to 2024. Previously, he served as President of the National Assembly (2000–2001) and Minister of Agricultural and Livestock Development (2004–2006). Cortizo was a member of the National Assembly for Colón Province from 1994 to 2004.
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93. George Dewey
1837-1917 (aged 80)
writer
military officer
George Dewey was Admiral of the Navy, the only person in United States history to have attained that rank. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War, with the loss of only a single crewman on the American side.
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94. Pierre Garçon
1986-. (aged 40)
American football player
Pierre Andre Garçon is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football at Norwich University and Mount Union College, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He also played five seasons with the Washington Redskins...
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95. Mike Brown
1970-. (aged 56)
basketball coach
basketball player
Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial arts trainer and former fighter who is the head MMA coach for American Top Team. As a mixed martial arts fighter, Brown was a former WEC Featherweight Champion and also competed in the Featherweight division of the UFC before retiring in 2014 to become a full-time MMA coach. He is the head...
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96. Wishnutama
1970-. (aged 56)
creative director
chief executive officer
journalist
Wishnutama Kusubandio is a former Indonesian journalist and businessman. He was co-founder and CEO of NET. Mediatama Television and NET. Visi Media Asia, from founding on 18 May 2013 until his resignation on 22 October 2019. He served as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy under Joko Widodo between 23 October 2019 and 22 December 2020. His deputy minister before...
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97. Lynda Bird Johnson Robb
1944-. (aged 82)
politician
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb is the elder daughter of the 36th U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson and former first lady Lady Bird Johnson. She served as chairwoman of the Board of Reading is Fundamental, the nation's largest children's literacy organization, as well as chairwoman of the President's Advisory Committee for Women. She is a magazine editor who served as First...
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98. Kenneth Cooper Alexander
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Kenneth Cooper Alexander is an American politician serving as mayor of Norfolk, Virginia since July 2016.
99. Nazanin Afshin-Jam
1979-. (aged 47)
singer
model
beauty pageant contestant
human rights defender
musician
Nazanin Afshin-Jam is an Iranian-Canadian human rights activist, author, public speaker and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Canada 2003. She is also president and co-founder of Stop Child Executions, as well as the founder of The Nazanin Foundation. She emigrated to Canada with her family in 1981 and is married to Peter MacKay, former Minister of Justice...
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100. Sugiono
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Sugiono is an Indonesian politician and diplomat who has been serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in President Prabowo Subianto's Red and White Cabinet since 2024. A member of the Gerindra Party, he is also the party's secretary-general since 2025. Prior to his appointment as foreign minister, Sugiono served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2019...
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