25 Notable alumni of Seattle Pacific University
Updated: June 12, 2026 EliteDegrees
Seattle Pacific University is ranked #2,178 in the world and #554 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from Seattle Pacific 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 Seattle Pacific University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jeffrey Bullock
1959-. (aged 67)
academic administrator
Jeffrey Francis Bullock is an American academic administrator and the 11th president of the University of Dubuque, a Presbyterian college in Dubuque, Iowa. He is also an adjunct professor at Seattle Pacific University.
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2. Ricci Greenwood
1973-. (aged 53)
association football player
Ricci Greenwood is a retired U.S. soccer player who played in Major League Soccer, USISL and the National Professional Soccer League.
3. Ron Noble
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Ron Noble is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 24th district, from 2017 to 2023.
4. Gaylord T. Gunhus
1940-2016 (aged 76)
military personnel
Chaplain Gaylord Thomas "G.T." Gunhus (May 22, 1940 – May 27, 2016) was an American Army officer who, from 1999 to 2003, served as the 20th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army. He is a 1962 graduate of Seattle Pacific University where he was named Alumnus of the Year in the spring of 2001. He later graduated from...
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5. Dave D'Errico
1952-. (aged 74)
association football player
association football coach
David D'Errico is an American soccer player who played as a defender. He spent eight years in the North American Soccer League (NASL), five in Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) and one in the United Soccer League (USL). He won three MISL championships with the NY Arrows and earned 21 caps with the United States national team between 1974 and...
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6. Elizabeth Scott
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Elizabeth K. Scott is an American politician and educator who served as member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 39th district from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, she ran unsuccessfully for the state house in 2010 in the "heavily Democratic" 21st district, but since moved to the 39th district and was first elected to...
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7. Wesley Carl Uhlman
1935-. (aged 91)
politician
mayor
Wesley Carl Uhlman is an American attorney and politician who served as the 47th mayor of Seattle, Washington.
8. Doris Brown Heritage
1942-. (aged 84)
long-distance runner
marathon runner
middle-distance runner
Doris Elaine Brown Heritage is a retired American runner. She won the International Cross Country Championships five times in a row, in 1967–1971. She collected silver medals in the 800 m at the Pan American Games in 1967 and 1971. She placed fifth in the event at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. Brown Heritage briefly held the world record in the...
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9. Conrad Lee
1939-. (aged 87)
politician
engineer
stockbroker
Conrad Lee is a Chinese-born American politician and engineer. He was the past mayor of Bellevue, Washington (2012–2014), and has served on the city council starting in 1994.
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10. Barbara Rosenthal
1948-. (aged 78)
television producer
diarist
writer
poet
novelist
Barbara Ann Rosenthal is an American avant-garde and conceptual artist, writer, and performance artist. She is known for her interdisciplinary and existential works.
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11. Nikkita Oliver
1986-. (aged 40)
poet
lawyer
teacher
politician
musician
Nikkita R. Oliver is an American lawyer, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and politician. They were a candidate for mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, but finished third in the primary with 17% of the vote. Oliver was defeated again in an at-large Seattle City Council race in 2021.
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12. William L. Lane
1931-1999 (aged 68)
Judaic scholar
Bible translator
translator
university teacher
theologian
William L. Lane was an American New Testament theologian and professor of biblical studies.
13. Jacob DeShazer
1912-2008 (aged 96)
missionary
Jacob Daniel DeShazer was a Christian missionary in Japan and pilot who participated in the Doolittle Raid as a staff sergeant.
14. Marissa Johnson
activist
Marissa Jenae Johnson is an American activist who attained notoriety when she interrupted U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at an August 2015 rally in Seattle. Her activism has been associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. She is a founder of a Seattle-based justice group called Outside Agitators 206, which was disbanded when she became a cofounder of the Seattle...
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15. Lynne Roberts
1975-. (aged 51)
basketball coach
basketball player
Lynne Renee Roberts is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She previously served as head coach at Chico State, Pacific, and Utah.
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16. Gayle Moran
1943-. (aged 83)
singer
songwriter
musician
Gayle Moran is an American vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter. She is from Spring Arbor, Michigan and graduated from Spring Arbor High School (now Spring Arbor University) in 1961.
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17. Larry Wall
1954-. (aged 72)
computer scientist
engineer
programmer
linguist
Larry Arnold Wall is an American computer programmer, linguist, and author known for creating the Perl programming language and the patch tool.
18. Eugene H. Peterson
1932-2018 (aged 86)
university teacher
theologian
Bible translator
translator
author
Eugene Hoiland Peterson was an American Presbyterian minister, scholar, theologian, author, and poet. He wrote more than 30 books, including the Gold Medallion Book Award–winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language (NavPress, 2002), an idiomatic paraphrasing commentary and translation of the Bible into modern American English using a dynamic equivalence translation approach.
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19. Jean Stothert
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Jean Louise Stothert is an American politician and former nurse who served as the 51st mayor of Omaha, Nebraska from 2013 to 2025. She was first elected in 2013, becoming the first woman to hold the office. She was reelected in 2017 and 2021, but lost reelection in 2025 to Democrat John Ewing Jr.
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20. Marcus Hahnemann
1972-. (aged 54)
association football player
Marcus Stephen Hahnemann is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
21. Jeff Probst
1961-. (aged 65)
television presenter
executive producer
film director
Jeffrey Lee Probst is an American television presenter, producer, and young adult fiction writer. He is best known as the Emmy Award–winning host of the American version of the reality television show Survivor since 2000. He was also the host of The Jeff Probst Show, a syndicated daytime talk show produced by CBS Television Distribution from September 2012 to May...
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22. Dan Price
1984-. (aged 42)
businessperson
Daniel Joseph Price is an American entrepreneur, businessman, and media personality. He is the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Gravity Payments, a credit card processing and financial services company, of which he is the sole shareholder and board member.
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23. Jaime Herrera Beutler
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2023. The district is in southwestern Washington, lying across the Columbia River from Oregon's Portland metropolitan area. A Republican, Herrera Beutler previously served in the Washington House of Representatives.
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24. SYML
1983-. (aged 43)
musician
Syml is the solo venture of Brian Leseney Fennell (born January 16, 1983), an American musician from Issaquah, Washington. He was previously part of the indie band Barcelona. Syml released his eponymous debut album on May 3, 2019, through Nettwerk Records.
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25. Dan Ortiz
school teacher
politician
Daniel H. Ortiz is a former nonaffiliated member of the Alaska House of Representatives, who represented the 1st District from 2015 to 2025. He caucused with the Democratic-led majority for purposes of committee assignments.
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