62 Notable alumni of Ohio Northern University
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
Ohio Northern University is ranked #2,427 in the world and #624 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 62 notable alumni from Ohio Northern 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 Ohio Northern University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Walter Frank Rittman
1883-1954 (aged 71)
chemical engineer
Walter Frank Rittman was an American chemical engineer with the United States Bureau of Mines.
2. Charles D. Conover
1881-1937 (aged 56)
politician
Charles D. Conover was a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Ohio who was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives 1915–1916.
3. Edward S. Matthias
1873-1953 (aged 80)
lawyer
judge
Edward Shiloh Matthias was a Republican lawyer from the U.S. state of Ohio who served the longest term in state history as a judge on the Ohio Supreme Court, more than 38 years.
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4. Charles L. Swain
1866-1933 (aged 67)
lawyer
politician
Charles L. Swain was a Democratic politician from Cincinnati, Ohio, United States who was Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, and an unsuccessful candidate for Ohio's 2nd congressional district.
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5. William Frederick Garver
1864-1942 (aged 78)
lawyer
judge
politician
William Frederick Garver was a judge from the U.S. State of Ohio who sat on the Ohio District Courts of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court during the 1930s.
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6. George E. Kryder
1872-1953 (aged 81)
politician
George E. Kryder was a Republican politician from Henry County, Ohio. He was President of the Ohio Senate in 1923 and 1924.
7. Jacob Henry Miller
1865-1920 (aged 55)
lawyer
politician
Jacob Henry Miller was a lawyer from the U.S. State of Ohio who served as President of the Ohio State Senate.
8. Girard Edward Kalbfleisch
1899-1990 (aged 91)
lawyer
judge
Girard Edward Kalbfleisch was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
9. Edward Oscar McCowen
1877-1953 (aged 76)
teacher
head teacher
politician
Edward Oscar McCowen was a three-term Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1943 to 1949.
10. Charles Carl Crabbe
1878-1969 (aged 91)
lawyer
politician
Charles Carl Crabbe was a lawyer from the U.S. state of Ohio who was a legislator in the Ohio House of Representatives and served as Ohio Attorney General 1923–1927.
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11. Charles Cyrus Kearns
1869-1931 (aged 62)
lawyer
politician
Charles Cyrus Kearns was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1915 to 1931.
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12. Reuben Melville Wanamaker
1866-1924 (aged 58)
lawyer
judge
Reuben Melville Wanamaker was a judge in the U.S. state of Ohio. He served on the Ohio Supreme Court from 1913 until he took his life in 1924.
13. Arthur W. Overmyer
1879-1952 (aged 73)
lawyer
judge
politician
Arthur Warren Overmyer was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1915 to 1919. He also served as a judge on the Ohio Court of Appeals.
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14. Thomas Weidley
1965-. (aged 61)
military leader
Thomas D. Weidley is a United States Marine Corps major general who most recently served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Planning and Policy of the United Nations Command, ROK/US Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea. Previously, he served as the Commander of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
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15. Charles H. Lewis
1871-1965 (aged 94)
politician
Charles Hendrickson Lewis was an American politician who served as the 38th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1925 to 1927.
16. Homer Alonzo Ramey
1891-1960 (aged 69)
lawyer
judge
politician
Homer Alonzo Ramey was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1943 to 1949.
17. Benjamin F. Welty
1870-1962 (aged 92)
lawyer
politician
Benjamin Franklin Welty was an American soldier and attorney who served two terms as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1917 to 1921.
18. Louis W. Fairfield
1858-1930 (aged 72)
politician
Louis William Fairfield was an American educator and politician who served four terms as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1917 to 1925.
19. Anthony A. Alaimo
1920-2009 (aged 89)
lawyer
judge
Anthony Alfred Alaimo was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
20. Benjamin Finkel
1865-1947 (aged 82)
mathematician
Benjamin Franklin Finkel was a mathematician and educator most remembered today as the founder of the American Mathematical Monthly magazine.
21. Kirtland I. Perky
1867-1939 (aged 72)
lawyer
judge
politician
Kirtland Irving Perky was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Idaho.
22. Earl D. Bloom
1871-1930 (aged 59)
lawyer
Earl D. Bloom was an American politician who served as the 35th, 37th and 39th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1917 to 1919, 1923 to 1925, and 1927 to 1928.
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23. Stacey Hairston
1967-. (aged 59)
American football player
Stacey Hairston is an American former gridiron football coach and player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator at Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio, in 2017. Hairston was head football coach at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio from 2013 until 2016. He served as the interim head coach at Ohio Northern University for one season, in 2003.
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24. Robert Franklin Jones
1907-1968 (aged 61)
lawyer
politician
Robert Franklin Jones was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio for four terms from 1939 to 1947.
25. Walter Curran Mendenhall
1871-1957 (aged 86)
geologist
Walter Curran Mendenhall was the fifth director of the United States Geological Survey.
26. Edward Albert Ostermann
1882-1969 (aged 87)
military officer
Edward Albert Ostermann was a United States Marine Corps major general who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the U.S. occupation of Haiti.
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27. Frank T. Bow
1901-1972 (aged 71)
lawyer
politician
Frank Townsend Bow was a noted Ohio jurist and politician who served as a Republican congressman in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1951, until his death from heart failure in Bethesda, Maryland on November 13, 1972.
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28. David Burke
1967-. (aged 59)
pharmacist
politician
David E. Burke is a politician who served as State Senator for the 26th District of the Ohio Senate. He formerly served in the Ohio House of Representatives. He served as the Chairman of the Senate Finance Medicaid subcommittee.
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29. Cheryl L. Mason
lawyer
Cheryl Lee Mason is an American attorney and Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs appointed by President Donald Trump.
30. Ernest Carroll Moore
1871-1955 (aged 84)
Ernest Carroll Moore was an American educator. He co-founded the University of California, Southern Branch, in Los Angeles, California.
31. Cassius Jackson Keyser
1862-1947 (aged 85)
mathematician
philosopher
journalist
Cassius Jackson Keyser was an American mathematician of pronounced philosophical inclinations.
32. George Rappleyea
1894-1966 (aged 72)
engineer
George Washington Rappleyea was an American metallurgical engineer and the manager of the Cumberland Coal and Iron Company in Dayton, Tennessee. He held this position in the summer of 1925 when he became the chief architect of the Scopes trial. During a meeting at Robinson's Drug Store, it was Rappleyea who convinced a group of Dayton businessmen to sponsor a...
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33. George Killian
1924-2017 (aged 93)
basketball coach
sports official
George Ernest Killian was an American sports administrator, president of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
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34. Benjamin Franklin Fairless
1890-1962 (aged 72)
engineer
civil engineer
Benjamin Franklin Fairless was an American steel executive. He was president of a wide range of steel companies during a turbulent and formative period in the American steel industry. His roles included President of Central Alloy Steel from 1928 to 1930; First Vice President of Republic Steel (which had absorbed Central Steel) from 1930 to 1935; President of the Carnegie-Illinois...
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35. Jamal Robertson
1977-. (aged 49)
Canadian football player
American football player
Jamal Robertson is an American former professional football running back and kick returner. He played college football at Ohio Northern and played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2001 to 2011.
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36. Arthur Raymond Robinson
1881-1961 (aged 80)
writer
lawyer
judge
politician
Arthur Raymond Robinson was a United States senator from Indiana.
37. Grant E. Mouser
1868-1949 (aged 81)
lawyer
judge
politician
Grant Earl Mouser was a U.S. representative from Ohio for two terms from 1905 to 1909.
38. Jason Trusnik
1984-. (aged 42)
American football player
Jason Trusnik is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and special teamer in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio Northern Polar Bears before being signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2007.
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39. Robert R. Cupp
1950-. (aged 76)
lawyer
judge
politician
Robert Richard Cupp is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2020 to 2022. He served in the House of Representatives from 2015, representing District 4 (Lima). He was elected as speaker on July 30, 2020, replacing Larry Householder who was removed from the position following his arrest on federal bribery charges....
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40. Stephanie L. Haines
1969-. (aged 57)
lawyer
Stephanie Lou Haines is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
41. James Brainard
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
James Brainard is a retired American politician of the Republican Party who served as the fifth mayor of Carmel, Indiana, a principal city in the Indianapolis metropolitan area, from 1996 to 2024. At the time he left office on January 1, 2024, he was one of Indiana's longest serving mayors. During his tenure as mayor, Carmel's population grew from 25,000...
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42. Simeon D. Fess
1861-1936 (aged 75)
politician
Simeon Davison Fess was a Republican politician and educator from Ohio, United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives (1915 to 1923) and U.S. Senate (1923 to 1935).
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43. Robert Sprague
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Robert Cole Sprague is an American politician serving as the 49th Ohio treasurer of state since 2019. Prior to his election as treasurer, he represented the 83rd district in the Ohio House of Representatives, and served as city auditor and treasurer in his hometown of Findlay. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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44. Anthony Joseph Celebrezze, Sr
1910-1998 (aged 88)
judge
politician
Anthony Joseph Celebrezze Sr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party, who served as the 49th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a cabinet member in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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45. Bill Peterson
1920-1993 (aged 73)
American football coach
American football player
William E. Peterson was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. His career included head coaching stops at Florida State University, Rice University and with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). Considered one of the unique characters in college sports, Peterson is credited with bringing the pro passing game to college football. He is also...
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46. Frank B. Willis
1871-1928 (aged 57)
university teacher
lawyer
politician
Frank Bartlett Willis was an American politician and lawyer. He was a Republican from Ohio. He served as the 47th governor of Ohio from 1915 to 1917, then served as a U.S. senator from Ohio from 1921 until his death in 1928.
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47. Benjamin Brafman
1948-. (aged 78)
lawyer
Benjamin Brafman is an American criminal defense attorney and founder of the Manhattan-based law firm Brafman & Associates. Brafman is known for representing many high-profile defendants, including celebrities, accused Mafia members, and political figures.
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48. Tom Reed
1971-. (aged 55)
screenwriter
business executive
lawyer
politician
Thomas Willard Reed II is an American lobbyist, attorney, and politician from the state of New York. Reed served as the U.S. representative for New York's 23rd congressional district; the district is in New York's Southern Tier. A Republican, Reed first joined the U.S. House after winning a special election to replace Eric Massa in 2010. He previously served one...
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49. Joseph Banks Rhine
1895-1980 (aged 85)
parapsychologist
botanist
Joseph Banks Rhine, usually known as J. B. Rhine, was an American botanist who founded parapsychology as a branch of psychology, founding the parapsychology lab at Duke University, the Journal of Parapsychology, the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man, and the Parapsychological Association. Rhine wrote the books Extrasensory Perception and Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind.
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50. George Washington Crile
1864-1943 (aged 79)
surgeon
George Washington Crile was an American surgeon. Crile is now formally recognized as the first surgeon to have succeeded in a direct blood transfusion. He contributed to other procedures, such as neck dissection. Crile designed a small hemostatic forceps which bears his name; the Crile mosquito clamp. He also described a technique for using opioids, regional anesthesia and general anesthesia...
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51. Mike DeWine
1947-. (aged 79)
lawyer
politician
Richard Michael DeWine is an American politician and attorney serving as the 70th governor of Ohio since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 50th attorney general of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1983 to 1991, and in the U.S. Senate from 1995 to 2007.
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52. Bob Peterson
1961-. (aged 65)
screenwriter
film director
animator
voice actor
actor
Robert Peterson is an American cartoonist, animator, director, screenwriter, storyboard supervisor, and voice actor at Pixar. He was hired at Pixar by Roger Gould in 1994 as an animator for commercials, before subsequently becoming an animator on Toy Story (1995). He was the co-director, co-star, co-head, and co-writer for Up (2009). He conceived the idea of The Good Dinosaur (2015),...
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53. George Getty
1855-1930 (aged 75)
lawyer
businessperson
George Franklin Getty was an American lawyer, pioneer oilman, father of industrialist J. Paul Getty, and patriarch of the Getty family.
54. Buck Rodgers
1938-. (aged 88)
baseball player
Robert Leroy "Buck" Rodgers is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Los Angeles / California Angels for nine seasons during the 1960s. He later managed three major-league teams: the Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos, and California Angels, compiling a managerial record of 784–774 (.503).
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55. Gregory L. Frost
1949-. (aged 77)
lawyer
judge
Gregory Lynn Frost is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
56. Ralph Dayton Cole
1873-1932 (aged 59)
lawyer
politician
Ralph Dayton Cole was an American lawyer and politician from Ohio. A Republican, he served three terms as a U.S. Representative, March 4, 1905 to March 3, 1911. He was the brother of Raymond Clinton Cole, who also served in Congress.
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57. R. Clint Cole
1870-1957 (aged 87)
lawyer
politician
Raymond Clinton Cole was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1919 to 1925. He was the brother of Ralph Dayton Cole, who also served in Congress.
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58. Del Latta
1920-2016 (aged 96)
lawyer
politician
Delbert Leroy Latta was an American lawyer and politician who served 15 terms as a United States representative from Ohio's 5th district from 1959 to 1989. A Republican, he is one of the state's longest-serving politicians as well as the father of Bob Latta, who has held his father's congressional seat since 2007.
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59. Baldemar Velasquez
1947-. (aged 79)
trade unionist
farmworker
Baldemar Velásquez is an American labor union activist. He co-founded and is president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee, AFL-CIO. He was named a MacArthur Fellow (also known as the "Genius Grant") in 1989, and awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle in 1994, the highest honor Mexico can bestow on a non-citizen.
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60. John M. Robsion
1873-1948 (aged 75)
teacher
lawyer
politician
John Marshall Robsion was an American politician who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party.
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61. Jane Earll
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Jane M. Earll is an American attorney, politician and former Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate who represented the 49th District from 1997 to 2013.
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62. Mike Turner
1960-. (aged 66)
lawyer
politician
Michael A. Turner, also known as Emtee, is an English-born Canadian musician and producer. He is best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the band Our Lady Peace and current member of alternative rock supergroup Crash Karma.
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