Notable Alumni of Saint Louis University [Sorted List]

1. Robert Arp

1970-. (aged 56)

philosopher

Robert Arp is an American philosopher known for his work in ethics, modern philosophy, ontology, philosophy of biology, cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, religious studies, and philosophy and popular culture. He currently works as an adjunct professor teaching philosophy courses in the classroom and online at numerous schools in the Kansas City, Missouri area and other areas of the United States.

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2. Ralph Jodice II

1955-. (aged 71)

air force officer air attaché

Lieutenant-General Ralph J. Jodice II is a retired United States Air Force general and a former Commander of NATO's Allied Air Command at İzmir, Turkey. He was also the Air Component Commander for Operation Unified Protector, NATO's operation to enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 during the 2011 Libyan civil war.

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3. Charles Melvin Price

1905-1988 (aged 83)

newspaper editor politician

Charles Melvin Price was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the St. Louis metropolitan area.

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4. Don Dee

1943-2014 (aged 71)

basketball player

Donald Francis Dee was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Louis University and St. Mary of the Plains College. Dee played his sophomore year and the first two games of his junior year at Saint Louis University before a serious injury during the second game he played in during his junior year at Saint Louis University...

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5. Al Trost

1949-. (aged 77)

association football player association football coach

Alan Trost is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. He played collegiate soccer at Saint Louis University where he won the 1969 and 1970 Hermann Trophy as the player of the year. His professional career includes years in both the North American Soccer League (NASL) and Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). He also was a...

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6. Karen Schreier

1956-. (aged 70)

lawyer judge

Karen Elizabeth Schreier is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota and was the 36th United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.

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7. Firmin V. Desloge

1843-1929 (aged 86)

industrialist financier philanthropist

Firmin Vincent Desloge II was an American industrialist lead mining pioneer in the disseminated lead fields of the Southeast Missouri Lead District and member of the Desloge family in America.

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8. John Diehl

1965-. (aged 61)

politician

John J. Diehl, Jr. is an American attorney and a Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Diehl was elected Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives in 2013 and took office in January 2015. Diehl resigned on May 14, 2015 after a scandal came to light regarding inappropriate messages exchanged with an intern. In 2025, Diehl pleaded...

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9. H. Trendley Dean

1893-1962 (aged 69)

dentist

Henry Trendley Dean was the first director of the United States National Institute of Dental Research and a pioneer investigator of water fluoridation in the prevention of tooth decay.

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10. Calum Angus

1986-. (aged 40)

association football player

Calum James Angus is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

11. Nathan H. Lents

1978-. (aged 48)

writer scientist molecular biologist university teacher

Nathan H. Lents is an American scientist, author, and university professor. He has been on the faculty of John Jay College since 2006 and is currently the director of the Cell and Molecular Biology program and the former head of the honors program and the campus Macaulay Honors College program. Lents is noted for his work in genetics, evolution, cell...

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12. Edward Reilly Stettinius, Sr

1865-1925 (aged 60)

businessperson

Edward Reilly Stettinius was an American executive. He was president of Diamond Match Company in Barberton, Ohio, for a time. After the start of World War I, he worked at J. P. Morgan and Company coordinating the purchase of war supplies for the Allies. When the United States entered the war, he went to work in its War Department.

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13. Richard Boushka

1934-2019 (aged 85)

basketball player

Richard James Boushka was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Springfield, Illinois, Boushka played collegiately at Saint Louis University. Boushka died on February 19, 2019.

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14. Edmund Guerrier

1840-1921 (aged 81)

interpreter husbandry worker

Edmund Gasseau Choteau Le Guerrier, of American and Cheyenne parentage, was a survivor of the Sand Creek massacre in 1864. He was an interpreter for the U.S. government during the Indian Wars between the Cheyenne and the United States, and later became a successful rancher.

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15. Alyssa Mautz

1989-. (aged 37)

association football player

Alyssa Lee Mautz is an American former professional soccer forward and midfielder. She played for the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL from 2013 to 2022, and played on loan to Australian club Perth Glory for the 2018–19 W-League season. She previously played for Sky Blue FC in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS), Zorky in the Russian Women's Football Championship and...

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16. Harvey Itano

1920-2010 (aged 90)

biochemist chemist

Harvey Akio Itano was an American biochemist best known for his work on the molecular basis of sickle cell anemia and other diseases. In collaboration with Linus Pauling, Itano used electrophoresis to demonstrate the difference between normal hemoglobin and sickle cell hemoglobin; their 1949 paper "Sickle Cell Anemia, a Molecular Disease" (coauthored also with S. J. Singer and Ibert C....

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17. Phil M. Donnelly

1891-1961 (aged 70)

lawyer politician

Philip Matthew Donnelly was an American politician who served as the 41st and 43rd Governor of Missouri. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Donnelly and Kit Bond are the only Missouri governors to serve two non-consecutive terms.

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18. Lee E. McMahon

1931-1989 (aged 58)

computer scientist engineer

Lee Edward McMahon was an American computer scientist.

19. Laralyn McWilliams

1965-2024 (aged 59)

video game producer creative director

Laralyn McWilliams was an American game designer and video game producer.

20. Paul Hendrickson

1944-. (aged 82)

journalist

Paul Hendrickson is an American author, journalist, and professor. He is a senior lecturer and member of the Department of English at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a former member of the writing staff at the Washington Post.

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21. Claude I. Bakewell

1912-1987 (aged 75)

lawyer politician

Claude Ignatius Bakewell was an American lawyer, U.S. Representative from Missouri's 11th congressional district, and U.S. Postmaster for St. Louis, Missouri.

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22. Deecy Gray

civil servant

Dorothy Stephens Gray is a public relations executive. In 2019 she served as a delegate and Ambassador designate to the 74th UN General Assembly for the United States. She also is a Commissioner of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), serves on the George Mason University (GMU) Law School Advisory Committee of the Dean and the Atlas Foundation. Commissioner Gray...

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23. Alfonso J. Cervantes

1920-1983 (aged 63)

politician

Alfonso Juan Cervantes was the 39th Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri, from 1965 to 1973.

24. Nikolas Theodorou

2000-. (aged 26)

chess player

Nikolas Theodorou is a Greek chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster since 2021. He is a Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner (in 2022).

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25. Joyce Aboussie

1957-. (aged 69)

chief executive officer founder

Joyce Aboussie is the founder and CEO of Aboussie & Associates, a consulting firm in St. Louis, Missouri. She is also the founder and CEO of Telephone Contact Inc., a consulting, research and data management firm.

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26. Thomas P. Barnett

1870-1929 (aged 59)

painter

Thomas P. Barnett, also known professionally as Tom Barnett and Tom P. Barnett, was an American architect and painter from St. Louis, Missouri. Barnett was nationally recognized for both his work in architecture and in painting.

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27. L. Enrique Garcia

economist

Luis Enrique García Rodríguez is a Bolivian economist with wide experience in Latin American economic integration and international economic affairs.

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28. Richard G. Thomas

1930-2006 (aged 76)

aircraft pilot military flight engineer

Richard G. Thomas was an American test pilot, who flew the Tacit Blue, and several spin tests on the F-5F program, including the first flights on both aircraft for the Northrop Corporation.

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29. William Tell Coleman

1824-1893 (aged 69)

politician

William Tell Coleman was an American pioneer and politician who served as the Chairman of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance. He later served two separate terms in the California State Assembly in 1859 and 1861. He was the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 1865, but lost to Republican Cornelius Cole.

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30. George Grantham Bain

1865-1944 (aged 79)

lawyer artist inventor author photographer

George Grantham Bain was an American photographer. He was known as "the father of foreign photographic news".

31. Kathleen Vinehout

1958-. (aged 68)

nurse politician

Kathleen Vinehout is a former Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 31st district since 2007. She was an unsuccessful primary candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in the 2012 recall election against Scott Walker as well as the 2018 election.

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32. Bernie Machen

1944-. (aged 82)

dentist university teacher

James Bernard Machen is an American university professor and administrator. Machen is a native of Mississippi, and earned several academic degrees before becoming a university administrator and president. Machen had been the president of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah and the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He also sits on the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute's...

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33. Miguel Antonio Otero

1859-1944 (aged 85)

writer politician

Miguel Antonio Otero II was an American politician, businessman, and author who served as the 16th Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1897 to 1906. He was the son of Miguel Antonio Otero, a prominent businessman and New Mexico politician.

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34. Charles D'Angelo

1985-. (aged 41)

life coach

Charles D'Angelo is an American weight loss and personal development coach. He is the author of the self-help books Think and Grow Thin and Inner Guru.

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35. Henry Taylor Blow

1817-1875 (aged 58)

diplomat politician

Henry Taylor Blow was a two-term U.S. Representative from Missouri and an ambassador to both Venezuela and Brazil.

36. Robert E. Hannegan

1903-1949 (aged 46)

lawyer politician

Robert Emmet Hannegan was an American politician who served as Commissioner of Internal Revenue from October 1943 to January 1944. He also served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1944 to 1947 and United States Postmaster General from 1945 to 1947. At the conclusion of his political career in 1947, Hannegan and his business partner Fred Saigh purchased...

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37. Jack Jewsbury

1981-. (aged 45)

association football player

Jack Jewsbury is an American retired soccer player who played primarily as a midfielder. Upon his retirement in 2016, Jewsbury was one of ten players to have appeared in more than 350 matches in Major League Soccer.

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38. Brian Conklin

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Brian Christopher Conklin is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Ibaraki Robots of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Saint Louis University and has since played in New Zealand, Australia, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, France, Turkey, Portugal, and Mexico.

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39. Patrick Henry Cronin

1846-1889 (aged 43)

physician

Philip Patrick Henry Cronin was an Irish immigrant to the United States, a physician, and a member of Clan na Gael in Chicago. In 1889, Cronin was murdered by affiliates of Clan na Gael. Following an extensive investigation into his death, the murder trial was, at the time, the longest-running trial in U.S. history. Cronin's murder caused a public backlash...

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40. David Safavian

1967-. (aged 59)

lawyer

David Safavian is an American former lawyer who worked as a congressional aide, lobbyist, and later as a political appointee in the George W. Bush administration. A Republican, he served as Chief of Staff of the United States General Services Administration. He is a figure in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, having worked with the lobbyist on the Mississippi Band...

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41. Kathryn Sansone

1962-. (aged 64)

teacher personal trainer

Kathryn Demmas Sansone is an American homemaker and personal trainer, best known for being celebrated by Oprah as an "unforgettable mom". Sansone went from being a member of Oprah's audience to being a featured guest on Oprah's television show, and was interviewed by Oprah for Mother's Day 2003 in O, the Oprah Magazine. As a result, Sansone wrote a book,...

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42. Grandy Glaze

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Grandy Glaze is a Canadian former professional basketball player. Born in North York, Ontario, he started high school at St. Edmund Campion Secondary School in Brampton before attending three different schools in the United States, including Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. A former University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) signee, he began playing for Saint Louis at the college...

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43. Robert Loe

1991-. (aged 35)

basketball player

Robert Loe is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He is also contracted with the Auckland Tuatara of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He played college basketball for Saint Louis University and has played in the Australian NBL since 2016. Since 2022, he has played for...

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44. Quico Canseco

1949-. (aged 77)

banker lawyer politician

Francisco Raul "Quico" Canseco is an American attorney, businessman, and former U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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45. Richard Chaifetz

1953-. (aged 73)

Richard A. Chaifetz is an American billionaire businessman, investor, licensed neuropsychologist, and philanthropist with an approximate net worth ranging between $1.4 billion and $2.8 billion, as of 2024.

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46. Bob Ferry

1937-2021 (aged 84)

basketball player basketball coach

Robert Dean Ferry was an American professional basketball player, assistant coach, and general manager (GM) in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, and Baltimore Bullets from 1959 to 1969. He then served as GM of the Bullets from 1973 to 1990, overseeing the franchise's only NBA championship in 1978. He played college...

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47. Dwayne Evans

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Dwayne Evans is an American basketball player for Hiroshima Dragonflies of the Japanese B.League. He was an All-Atlantic 10 Conference college basketball player at Saint Louis University (SLU).

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48. Rory Dames

1973-. (aged 53)

association football player association football coach

Rory Dames Jr. is an American soccer coach who most recently was the head coach of the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He is the owner and former president of Chicago Eclipse Select, a youth soccer club in suburban Chicago. In 2023 Dames was banned for life from the NWSL because of alleged misconduct concerning...

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49. Kevin O'Malley

1947-. (aged 79)

diplomat

Kevin Francis O'Malley is an American lawyer and diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Ireland from 2014 to 2017.

50. William P. Leahy

1948-. (aged 78)

teacher

William P. Leahy SJ is an American Jesuit academic who served as the 25th president of Boston College, a post he had held since 1996, making him the longest serving president in the school's history.

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51. Edward Adelbert Doisy

1893-1986 (aged 93)

physician biochemist chemist university teacher

Edward Adelbert Doisy was an American biochemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1943 with Henrik Dam for their discovery of vitamin K (K from "Koagulations-Vitamin" in German) and its chemical structure.

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52. Claudia Lee Hae-in

1945-. (aged 81)

writer academic poet nun

Claudia Lee Hae-in is a South Korean Catholic nun, poet, and essayist. She has sold almost two million copies of her books of poetry and been regarded as "Korea's next contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature."

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53. Anthony Bonner

1968-. (aged 58)

basketball player basketball coach

Anthony Bonner is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Louis.

54. William F. Quinn

1919-2006 (aged 87)

military officer lawyer politician

William Francis Quinn OESSH was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 12th and last governor of the Territory of Hawaii from 1957 to 1959 and the first governor of the State of Hawaii from 1959 to 1962. Originally appointed to the office by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Quinn was the last executive appointed by an American president,...

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55. Ross Mirkarimi

1961-. (aged 65)

peace activist politician

Rostam Mirkarimi is an American politician and the former sheriff of San Francisco. Prior to being sheriff, he served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, where he represented District 5.

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56. Patrick Schulte

2001-. (aged 25)

association football player

Patrick Timothy Schulte is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the United States national team.

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57. Kevin Lisch

1986-. (aged 40)

basketball player basketball coach

Kevin John Lisch is an American former professional basketball player and coach, most known for his time spent in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) as a player. He also holds an Italian passport and is an Australian citizen.

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58. Robbie Avila

2003-. (aged 23)

basketball player

Robbie Avila is an American college basketball player for the Saint Louis Billikens. He previously played for the Indiana State Sycamores of the Missouri Valley Conference.

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59. John DeStefano

1978-. (aged 48)

politician

Johnny DeStefano is an American political advisor who served as Assistant to President Donald Trump and Counselor to the President from 2017 to May 2019. He previously oversaw the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, White House Presidential Personnel Office, Office of Political Affairs, and Office of Public Liaison. DeStefano entered the Trump administration as Director of Presidential Personnel. After leaving the...

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60. Brad Davis

1981-. (aged 45)

association football player

Bradley Joseph Davis is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder.

61. Owen Shroyer

1989-. (aged 37)

political activist journalist television presenter radio personality

Jonathon Owen Shroyer is an American media presenter who hosted the War Room show on the website Infowars from 2016 to 2025. Prior to working for Infowars, Shroyer hosted shows for KXFN and KFNS radio stations.

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62. Thomas Anthony Dooley III

1927-1961 (aged 34)

physician

Thomas Anthony Dooley III was an American physician who worked in Southeast Asia at the outset of American involvement in the Vietnam War. While serving as a physician in the United States Navy and afterwards, he became known for his humanitarian and anti-communist political activities up until his early death from cancer. After his death, the public learned that he...

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63. Ian Vougioukas

1985-. (aged 41)

basketball player

Ian Vougioukas is a Greek former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays at the center position. He played college basketball in the United States, for Saint Louis University.

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64. George Michael

1939-2009 (aged 70)

disc jockey sports commentator television presenter radio personality

George Michael was an American broadcaster best known nationally for The George Michael Sports Machine, his sports highlights television program. Originally named George Michael's Sports Final when it began as a local show in Washington, D.C., in 1980, it was nationally syndicated by NBC from 1984 until its final installment was aired on March 25, 2007. Michael won a Sports...

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65. Jim Kavanaugh

1963-. (aged 63)

chief executive officer innovator association football player

James P. Kavanaugh is an American businessman, and the CEO and co-founder of World Wide Technology.

66. Bill Clay

1931-2025 (aged 94)

politician real-estate agent trade unionist

William Lacy Clay Sr. was an American politician from Missouri who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri's 1st congressional district containing portions of St. Louis for 32 years from 1969 to 2001. He was a member of the Democratic Party and one of the 13 co-founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and...

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67. Ed Macauley

1928-2011 (aged 83)

basketball player basketball coach

Charles Edward Macauley was a professional basketball player and coach. His playing nickname was "Easy Ed". Macauley played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1949 to 1959 for the St. Louis Bombers, Boston Celtics, and St. Louis Hawks. During his career, Macauley earned seven All-Star selections and won a championship with the Hawks in 1958. He played college basketball...

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68. Jordan Goodwin

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Jordan Goodwin is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens.

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69. Dennis O'Neil

1939-2020 (aged 81)

editor comics editor comics artist writer science fiction writer

Dennis "Denny" Joseph O'Neil was an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retirement.

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70. Dana Boente

1954-. (aged 72)

lawyer businessperson

Dana James Boente is an American attorney who served as General Counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from January 2018 to June 2020, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from September 2013 to January 2018 and as acting United States Attorney General from January to February 2017. He also served as acting assistant attorney general...

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71. Enrique Bolaños

1928-2021 (aged 93)

politician

Enrique José Bolaños Geyer was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the president of Nicaragua from 10 January 2002 to 10 January 2007.

72. Jim Byrnes

1948-. (aged 78)

television actor voice actor composer actor film actor

James Thomas Kevin Byrnes CM OBC is an American actor and blues musician.

73. August Adolphus Busch IV

1964-. (aged 62)

businessperson

August Adolphus Busch IV is an American businessman and former CEO of Anheuser-Busch. He was the last of the family to control the company, which was purchased in a hostile takeover in 2008 by InBev. Busch IV was known for his marketing leadership, where his history as head of the Anheuser-Busch marketing department garnered ten straight USA Today Super Bowl...

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74. Michael Bidwill

1964-. (aged 62)

jurist

Michael Bidwill is an American businessman and attorney who is the principal owner, chairman, and president of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). After practicing law for six years as a federal prosecutor, he joined the Arizona Cardinals organization in 1996 as vice president and general counsel.

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75. Larry Hughes

1979-. (aged 47)

basketball player

Larry Darnell Hughes Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. Hughes played for eight different teams during his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hughes played collegiately for the Saint Louis Billikens for one season before being selected with the eighth overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft. Hughes is the founder of the Larry Hughes Basketball...

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76. Brian McBride

1972-. (aged 54)

association football player

Brian Robert McBride is an American former soccer player who played as a forward for Columbus Crew, Fulham and Chicago Fire. He is the sixth-highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team.

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77. Lester C. Hunt

1892-1954 (aged 62)

dentist politician

Lester Callaway Hunt, Sr., was an American Democratic politician from the state of Wyoming. Hunt was the first to be elected to two consecutive terms as Wyoming's governor, serving as its 19th governor from January 4, 1943, to January 3, 1949. In 1948, he was elected by a decisive margin to the U.S. Senate, and began his term on January...

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78. Kristin Bauer van Straten

1966-. (aged 60)

voice actor television actor actor film actor

Kristin Bauer van Straten is an American film and television actress, notable for her roles as vampire Pamela Swynford De Beaufort on the HBO television series True Blood, Jerry's girlfriend Gillian ("man hands") on Seinfeld, and as Maleficent in the ABC series Once Upon a Time.

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79. Andreas Katsulas

1946-2006 (aged 60)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Andrew Katsulas, known professionally as Andreas Katsulas, was an American film and television actor, most recognized for portrayals of Narn Ambassador G'Kar on the American science fiction television series Babylon 5 and Romulan Commander Tomalak on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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80. Tim Ream

1987-. (aged 39)

association football player

Timothy Michael Ream is an American professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC and captains the United States national team.

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81. Vedad Ibišević

1984-. (aged 42)

association football coach association football player assistant coach

Vedad Ibišević is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently an assistant coach of the New York Red Bulls.

82. Robert Guillaume

1927-2017 (aged 90)

television actor actor videographer voice actor singer

Robert Guillaume was an American actor and singer. He played Benson DuBois in the ABC television series Soap and its spin-off, Benson. He also voiced the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King, and played Isaac Jaffe in Aaron Sorkin's dramedy Sports Night.

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83. Gene Kranz

1933-. (aged 93)

military officer military flight engineer

Eugene Francis Kranz is an American aerospace engineer who served as NASA's second Chief Flight Director, directing missions of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, including the first lunar landing mission, Apollo 11. He directed the successful efforts by the Mission Control team to save the crew of Apollo 13, and was portrayed in the 1995 film of the same...

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84. Ronnie L. White

1953-. (aged 73)

lawyer judge

Ronnie Lee White is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and a former Missouri Supreme Court judge.

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85. Maxine Clark

1949-. (aged 77)

businessperson

Maxine Clark is the founder and former CEO of Build-A-Bear Workshop, an American retailer that sells customizable teddy bears and other stuffed animals.

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86. James O. McKinsey

1889-1937 (aged 48)

manager businessperson university teacher certified public accountant

James Oscar McKinsey was an American accountant, management consultant, professor of accounting at the University of Chicago, and founder of McKinsey & Company.

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87. Walter J. Ong

1912-2003 (aged 91)

literary critic journalist philosopher university teacher writer

Walter Jackson Ong, S.J. was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian, and philosopher. His major interest was in exploring how the transition from orality to literacy influenced culture and changed human consciousness. In 1978 he served as elected president of the Modern Language Association.

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88. Roscoe Robinson, Jr

1928-1993 (aged 65)

military personnel

Roscoe Robinson Jr. was the first African American to become a four-star general in the United States Army. He served as the United States representative to the NATO Military Committee. Robinson previously served as commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division and then of United States Army, Japan.

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89. Richard Stika

1957-. (aged 69)

Catholic deacon Catholic bishop Catholic priest

Richard Frank Stika was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Knoxville from 2009 to 2023, when he resigned at the request of Pope Francis. Stika had been accused of covering up the rape of a diocesan employee by a former seminarian, among other allegations of misconduct and mismanagement.

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90. James Gunn

1966-. (aged 60)

film director director actor writer film screenwriter

James Francis Gunn Jr. is an American filmmaker. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with Tromeo and Juliet (1996). He then began working as a director, starting with the horror-comedy film Slither (2006), and moving to the superhero genre with Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

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91. William Hart McNichols

1949-. (aged 77)

painter iconographer Catholic priest

William Hart McNichols is an American Catholic priest and artist from the United States. He was formerly a member of the Society of Jesus.

92. Garry Wills

1934-. (aged 92)

biographer cultural historian historian journalist author

Garry Wills is an American historian, author, and political philosopher. He has written on American history, politics, and religion, particularly the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1993 for his book, Lincoln at Gettysburg.

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93. Mubarak Awad

1943-. (aged 83)

university teacher social entrepreneur psychologist

Mubarak Awad is a Palestinian-American psychologist and an advocate of nonviolent resistance.

94. 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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95. Tishaura Jones

1972-. (aged 54)

health administrator business executive politician

Tishaura Oneda Jones is an American politician who served as the 47th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Missouri Democratic Party, Jones previously served from 2008 to 2013 in the Missouri House of Representatives, and as Treasurer of the City of St. Louis from 2013 to 2021.

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96. Bobby Dyer

1950-. (aged 76)

politician

Robert M. Dyer is an American politician serving as the mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia since 2018. A Republican, he served as a member of the city council for 14 years prior to his election as mayor. Dyer has also been a physical therapist for over 40 years and a professor of government at his alma mater, Regent University. He...

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97. Dave Barrett

1930-2018 (aged 88)

broadcaster politician social worker lecturer

David Barrett OC OBC was a Canadian politician and social worker in British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BCNDP), he was the 26th premier of British Columbia from 1972 to 1975. He was the first NDP premier in the province.

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98. Huh Chang-soo

1948-. (aged 78)

businessperson business executive

Huh Chang-soo is the chairman of GS Group. Huh has a degree in business administration from Korea University and attended an MBA course at Saint Louis University in the United States.

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99. Jesli Lapus

1949-. (aged 77)

politician

Jesli Aquino Lapus is a former Congressman of Tarlac, former Secretary of Education and uncle of President Benigno Aquino III.

100. Stanisław Kluza

1972-. (aged 54)

politician economist

Stanisław Kluza is a Polish economist who, from 14 July to 22 September 2006, was the Finance Minister in the cabinet of Jarosław Kaczyński. He is the successor of Paweł Wojciechowski, who lasted only two weeks in this position as a man personally unknown to the Law and Justice party leader. Kluza claimed to continue the financial politics of Zyta...

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