8 Notable alumni of St Mary’s College of Maryland
Updated: June 17, 2026 EliteDegrees
St Mary’s College of Maryland is 2964st in the world, 1st in North America, and 766st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 8 notable alumni from St Mary’s College of Maryland sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with St Mary’s College of Maryland won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Edward Coote Pinkney
1802-1828 (aged 26)
writer
lyricist
poet
jurist
Edward Coote Pinkney was an American poet, lawyer, sailor, professor, and editor. Born in London in 1802 when his father was serving as ambassador to the Court of St. James, Pinkney returned with his family to the United States when he was eight. They returned to Maryland, where he attended a private school.
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2. Vivian Shaw
writer
editor
Vivian Shaw is a science fiction writer.
3. David Fraser-Hidalgo
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
David V. Fraser-Hidalgo is an Ecuadorian-born American politician and a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing District 15 in Montgomery County, Maryland. He was appointed to complete the term of Delegate Brian J. Feldman following Feldman's appointment to a Senate seat and has since been elected to his own full term.
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4. Matthew Schissler
businessperson
Matthew Schissler is an American business executive who has served in leadership roles in a number of privately and publicly held companies. He's most notable for having founded and managed Cord Blood America, Inc. (CBAI), a company specializing in the harvesting and storage of umbilical stem cells in the U.S. and worldwide. He currently manages a series of private investment...
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5. Brandon Scott
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Brandon Maurice Scott is an American politician serving as the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, since 2020. He was the president of the Baltimore City Council from 2019 to 2020, having been elected to the position to replace Jack Young following Catherine Pugh's resignation, as well as a member of the Baltimore City Council from the second district from 2011 to...
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6. Ryan Grim
1978-. (aged 48)
journalist
television producer
Ryan W. Grim is an American author and journalist. Grim was Washington, D.C., bureau chief for HuffPost and formerly the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for The Intercept. In July 2024, Grim and The Intercept's co-founder Jeremy Scahill left The Intercept to co-found Drop Site News. He is an author and has published some of his books through Strong Arm Press,...
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7. Quentin Hillsman
1970-. (aged 56)
basketball coach
Quentin Jerome Hillsman is an American college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at Ole Miss. He was previously the head women's basketball coach for the Syracuse Orange. He held that position from 2006 to 2021.
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8. Robert White
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Robert Edward White was an American career diplomat who served as US Ambassador to Paraguay (1977–1980) and to El Salvador (1980–1981). He was recalled from El Salvador by incoming US President Ronald Reagan due to White's opposition to killings committed by the Salvadoran military. He then became president of the Center for International Policy.
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