Notable Alumni of University of Cincinnati [Sorted List]

1. David E. Nichols

1944-. (aged 82)

pharmacologist chemist

David Earl Nichols is an American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist. Previously the Robert C. and Charlotte P. Anderson Distinguished Chair in Pharmacology at Purdue University, Nichols has worked in the field of psychoactive drugs since 1969. While still a graduate student, he patented the method that is used to make the optical isomers of psychedelic amphetamines. His contributions include the...

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2. Tim Brown

1981-. (aged 45)

association football player

Tim Brown is a New Zealand former professional footballer and businessman. He is the co-founder of footwear company Allbirds. Brown was one of seven foundation players of the Wellington Phoenix, being signed in 2007 for the club's inaugural season in the A-League. Brown was known for his high work rate as a box-to-box midfielder, often making trademark late runs into...

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3. Louie B. Nunn

1924-2004 (aged 80)

lawyer judge politician

Louie Broady Nunn was an American politician who served as the 52nd governor of Kentucky. Elected in 1967, he was the only Republican to hold the office between the end of Simeon Willis's term in 1947 and the election of Ernie Fletcher in 2003.

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4. Lee Wilkof

1951-. (aged 75)

stage actor film director television actor actor film actor

Lee Wilkof is an American character actor who has been appearing on stage, film and television for 6 decades.

5. Pete Mickeal

1978-. (aged 48)

basketball player

Fenton Pete Mickeal is an American former professional basketball player, that served as an NBA scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards. He was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round, with the 58th pick of the 2000 NBA draft. He currently serves as the president of Mickeal Sports Group (MSG) which specializes in marketing and placing...

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6. Mike Reynolds

1945-. (aged 81)

writer architect

Michael E. Reynolds is an American architect based in New Mexico, known for the design and construction of "earthship" passive solar houses. He is a proponent of "radically sustainable living". He has been a critic of the profession of architecture for its adherence to conventional theory and practice, and he advocates the reuse of unconventional building materials from waste streams,...

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7. Jean Schmidt

1951-. (aged 75)

politician

Jeannette Mary Schmidt is an American politician who is a state representative in Ohio's 62nd district. She was a U.S. Representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district, serving from 2005 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party.

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8. Kevin Huber

1985-. (aged 41)

American football player

Kevin J. Huber is an American former professional football player who was a punter for 14 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats, twice earning consensus All-American honors, before being selected by the Bengals in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft. Huber currently holds the Bengals...

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9. Frederick William Franz

1893-1992 (aged 99)

preacher

Frederick William Franz was a president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, the legal entity used to administer the work of Jehovah's Witnesses. He had previously served as vice-president of the same corporation from 1945 until 1977 when he replaced Nathan H. Knorr as president. His position was administrative, as the Governing Body assumed control of...

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10. Vanessa Gilles

1996-. (aged 30)

association football player

Vanessa Brigitte Gilles is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Canada national team.

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11. Don Beddoe

1903-1991 (aged 88)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Donald Theophilus Beddoe was an American character actor.

12. Korey Cunningham

1995-2024 (aged 29)

American football player

Korey Cunningham was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) from 2018 to 2022. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for the Cardinals, New England Patriots, and New...

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13. Kirsten Haglund

1988-. (aged 38)

model beauty pageant contestant journalist musician

Kirsten Iora Müller-Daubermann is a public speaker, eating disorder awareness activist, commentator, and president of the Kirsten Haglund Foundation. She served as Miss America 2008.

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14. John Hejduk

1929-2000 (aged 71)

sculptor pedagogue university teacher architect

John Quentin Hejduk was an American architect, artist and educator from New York City. Hejduk studied at the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture, the University of Cincinnati, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He worked in several offices in New York including that of I. M. Pei and the office of A.M. Kinney. He established his own...

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15. Ashley Brown

1982-. (aged 44)

singer actor recording artist

Ashley Brown is an American singer and actress who is best known for playing the titular character in the United States national tour and Broadway productions of Mary Poppins.

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16. Tony Trabert

1930-2021 (aged 91)

sports commentator basketball player tennis player

Marion Anthony Trabert was an American amateur world No. 1 tennis champion and long-time tennis author, TV commentator, instructor, and motivational speaker.

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17. Danny Fortson

1976-. (aged 50)

basketball player

Daniel Anthony Fortson is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2007.

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18. Carl Lindner III

1953-. (aged 73)

businessperson

Carl Henry Lindner III is an American businessman from Cincinnati, Ohio. He has served as the co-chief executive officer of American Financial Group since January 2005. He has also acted as chief executive officer and majority owner of FC Cincinnati since the club's founding in 2015. He is the son of Carl Lindner Jr. and a prominent member of the...

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19. Jay Brannan

1982-. (aged 44)

singer singer-songwriter musician actor film actor

Jay Brannan is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He was born in Texas and briefly studied in Ohio, but moved to California to become an actor. Brannan appeared in the 2006 movie Shortbus, which included one of his songs in its soundtrack, and began to build a fan base by performing on YouTube. He released an EP and acted in...

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20. Chang Sŏng-man

1932-2015 (aged 83)

politician

Jang Seong-man was a South Korean pastor, educator, and politician. He served as a Member of the National Assembly for the North District of Busan from 1981 to 1988; he also served as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly from 1987 to 1988.

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21. Donald Lawrence

1958-. (aged 68)

musician

Donald Lawrence is an American gospel music songwriter, record producer and artist. He is best known for his Grammy Award-nominated songs "The Blessing of Abraham" and "Encourage Yourself".

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22. Lauren Ashley Carter

film director film producer actor film actor

Lauren Ashley Carter is an American actress and producer.

23. Jack Twyman

1934-2012 (aged 78)

basketball player

John Kennedy Twyman was an American professional basketball player and sports broadcaster. Twyman is a namesake of the NBA's Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. Twyman was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1983.

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24. Betsy Wolfe

1982-. (aged 44)

stage actor actor

Betsy Wolfe is an American actress, singer, and entrepreneur.

25. Gary Clark

1994-. (aged 32)

basketball player

Gary Clark Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Yokohama B-Corsairs of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats where he was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year for the 2017–18 season. He made his NBA debut in 2018 and played in four straight seasons across multiple teams, including the Houston...

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26. George H. Pendleton

1825-1889 (aged 64)

diplomat lawyer politician

George Hunt Pendleton was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1864.

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27. Ruben Patterson

1975-. (aged 51)

basketball player

Ruben Nathaniel Patterson is an American former professional basketball player. During his career, he played as a small forward and shooting guard. During his college career at the University of Cincinnati, Patterson helped lead the Bearcats to Conference USA titles in both of his seasons there. Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1998, Patterson began his career with the...

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28. Chris Wanstrath

1985-. (aged 41)

entrepreneur software developer

Chris Wanstrath is an American technology entrepreneur and programmer. He is the founder of Null Games, and the co-founder and former CEO of GitHub, an Internet hosting service for software development and version control using Git. Wanstrath co-founded GitHub in 2008 and sold it to Microsoft in 2018. Before starting GitHub, he worked with CNET on GameSpot and Chowhound. In...

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29. Tari Eason

2001-. (aged 25)

basketball player

Tari Jordan Eason is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats and the LSU Tigers. Eason was selected 17th overall in the 2022 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.

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30. Coby Bryant

1999-. (aged 27)

American football player

Coby Bryant is an American professional football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats.

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31. Suzanne Farrell

1945-. (aged 81)

ballet dancer ballet master dancer ballerina

Suzanne Farrell is a former American ballerina and the founder of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

32. Jordan Thompson

1997-. (aged 29)

volleyball player

Jordan Mackenzie Thompson is an American volleyball player for the United States women's national volleyball team and LOVB Houston.

33. Joseph Gurney Cannon

1836-1926 (aged 90)

lawyer politician

Joseph Gurney Cannon was an American politician from Illinois and a leader of the Republican Party. Cannon represented parts of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives for twenty-three non-consecutive terms between 1873 and 1923; upon his retirement, he was the longest serving member of the United States Congress ever. From 1903 to 1911, he presided as Speaker of...

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34. Vinod Dham

1950-. (aged 76)

computer scientist engineer

Vinod Dham is an Indian-American engineer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is known as the 'Father of the Pentium Chip' for his contribution to the development of Intel's Pentium micro-processor. He is also a mentor and advisor, and sits on the boards of companies, including startups funded through his India-based fund Indo-US Venture Partners, where he is the founding managing...

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35. Jason Maxiell

1983-. (aged 43)

basketball player

Jason Dior Maxiell is an American former professional basketball player best known for his tenure with the Detroit Pistons from 2005 to 2013. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of Cincinnati and professionally in the NBA, China, and Turkey before retiring on August...

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36. Jacob Evans

1997-. (aged 29)

basketball player

Jacob Evans III is an American professional basketball player. He played for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. As a junior in 2018, he earned first-team all-conference honors in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). He was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2018...

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37. Robert Middleton

1911-1977 (aged 66)

film actor actor television actor

Robert Middleton was an American film and television actor known for his large size, beetle-like brows, and deep, booming voice (for which he was known as "Big Bob Middleton"), usually in the portrayal of ruthless villains.

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38. Nicholas Longworth

1869-1931 (aged 62)

lawyer politician

Nicholas Longworth III was an American lawyer and politician who became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he initiated the successful Longworth Act of 1902, regulating the issuance of municipal bonds. As congressman for Ohio's 1st congressional district, he soon became a popular social figure of Washington, and...

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39. Libby Holman

1904-1971 (aged 67)

singer stage actor film actor actor musician

Elizabeth Lloyd Holman was an American socialite, actress, singer, and activist.

40. Bob Taft

1942-. (aged 84)

lawyer politician

Robert Alphonso Taft III is an American politician and attorney who served as the 67th governor of Ohio from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Taft political dynasty and Republican Party, Taft previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives, then as Hamilton County commissioner, and as Ohio secretary of state under governor George Voinovich. He is a son...

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41. Al Hirt

1922-1999 (aged 77)

conductor trumpeter recording artist bandleader jazz musician

Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million-selling recordings of "Java" and the accompanying album Honey in the Horn (1963), and for the theme music to The Green Hornet. His nicknames included "Jumbo" and "The Round Mound of Sound". Colin Escott, an author of musician biographies, wrote that RCA Victor, for...

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42. Aftab Pureval

1982-. (aged 44)

lawyer politician

Aftab Karma Singh Pureval is an American attorney and politician serving as the 70th mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, since January 4, 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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43. Brad Wenstrup

1958-. (aged 68)

politician physician

Brad Robert Wenstrup is an American politician, U.S. Army Reserve officer, and doctor of podiatric medicine, who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2025. A Republican, he upset incumbent U.S. representative Jean Schmidt to win the 2012 Republican primary election. In November 2023, he announced he would not seek re-election in 2024.

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44. Connor Barwin

1986-. (aged 40)

basketball player American football player

Connor Alfred Barwin is an American professional football executive and former player who is the head of football development and strategy for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL as a linebacker. Barwin played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats, and was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of the...

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45. Tiffany Hines

1983-. (aged 43)

model television actor singer film actor

Tiffany Hines is an American actress, known for her roles as Birdie Scott in Beyond the Break, Michelle Welton in Bones, Jaden in Nikita, Didi Miller in Devious Maids, Tamar Braxton in Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart, Aisha in 24: Legacy, Eve Vincent in Hit the Floor, and Lara Nuzo in Magnum P.I..

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46. Lee Smolin

1955-. (aged 71)

astronomer theoretical physicist non-fiction writer university teacher

Lee Smolin is an American theoretical physicist, a founding member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, an adjunct professor of physics at the University of Waterloo, and a member of the graduate faculty of the philosophy department at the University of Toronto. Smolin's 2006 book The Trouble with Physics criticized string theory's viability. He has made contributions to quantum...

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47. Richard Jordan Gatling

1818-1903 (aged 85)

gunsmith inventor

Richard Jordan Gatling was an American inventor. He is best known for having invented the Gatling gun, which is considered to be the first successful machine gun.

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48. Joseph Strauss

1870-1938 (aged 68)

civil engineer architect structural engineer

Joseph Baermann Strauss was an American structural engineer who revolutionized the design of bascule bridges. He was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

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49. Michael Graves

1934-2015 (aged 81)

university teacher painter designer architect draftsperson

Michael Graves was an American architect, designer, and educator, and principal of Michael Graves and Associates and Michael Graves Design Group. He was a member of The New York Five and the Memphis Group and a professor of architecture at Princeton University for nearly forty years. Following his own partial paralysis in 2003, Graves became an internationally recognized advocate of...

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50. Helen Herron Taft

1861-1943 (aged 82)

university teacher politician

Helen Louise Taft was First Lady of the United States from 1909 to 1913 as the wife of President William Howard Taft. Born to a politically well-connected Ohio family, she took an early interest in political life, deciding at the age of 17 that she wished to become first lady. Herron married Taft in 1886, and she guided him throughout...

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51. Claudia Tenney

1961-. (aged 65)

lawyer politician journalist

Claudia L. Tenney is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district since 2023. Previously, she represented the 22nd district from 2017 to 2019 and from 2021 to 2023 and sat in the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2016. She is a member of the Republican Party.

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52. Kathleen Battle

1948-. (aged 78)

musician recording artist opera singer

Kathleen Deanna Battle is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone. Born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Battle initially became known for her work within the concert repertoire through performances with major orchestras during the early and mid-1970s. She made her opera debut in 1975. Battle expanded her repertoire into lyric soprano and coloratura soprano roles during...

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53. Shoshana Bean

1977-. (aged 49)

stage actor composer singer-songwriter

Shoshana E. Bean is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She has appeared in numerous musicals, performing in major Off-Broadway and Broadway productions, including in the original production of Hairspray.

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54. Ian Happ

1994-. (aged 32)

baseball player

Ian Edward Happ is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of Cincinnati for the Cincinnati Bearcats baseball team. The Cubs selected Happ in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2017. Happ was an All-Star in 2022...

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55. Mick Cronin

1971-. (aged 55)

basketball coach

Michael Walter Cronin is an American basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at UCLA.

56. Earl Hamner, Jr

1923-2016 (aged 93)

television writer actor television producer writer narrator

Earl Henry Hamner Jr. was an American television writer and producer (sometimes credited as Earl Hamner), best known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s as the creator of two long-running series, The Waltons and Falcon Crest. As a novelist, he is best known for Spencer's Mountain, which was inspired by his own childhood and formed the basis for...

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57. Sara Shepard

1977-. (aged 49)

children's writer novelist writer

Sara Shepard is an American author. She is known for the bestselling Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game book series, both of which have been turned into television shows on Freeform.

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58. Karen Olivo

1976-. (aged 50)

film actor television actor stage actor

KO, formerly named and credited on stage and screen as Karen Olivo until 2022, is an American stage and television actor, theater educator, and singer.

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59. Thomas Szasz

1920-2012 (aged 92)

writer psychiatrist human rights defender university teacher

Thomas Stephen Szasz was a Hungarian-American academic and psychiatrist. He served for most of his career as professor of psychiatry at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. A distinguished lifetime fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a life member of the American Psychoanalytic Association, he was best known as a social critic of the moral and...

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60. Randy Harrison

1977-. (aged 49)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Randolph Clarke Harrison is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Justin Taylor on the Showtime drama Queer as Folk.

61. Naked Cowboy

1970-. (aged 56)

singer street artist guitarist politician musician

Robert John Burck, better known as the Naked Cowboy, is an American street performer who regularly sings in New York City's Times Square. He is also a regular in the streets of the French Quarter during the New Orleans Mardi Gras season. He wears only cowboy boots, a hat, and white briefs, with a guitar strategically placed to give the...

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62. Dorian Harewood

1950-. (aged 76)

actor television actor film actor dub actor voice actor

Dorian Harewood is an American actor, best known for playing Jesse Owens in The Jesse Owens Story (1984), Det. Paul Strobber on Strike Force (1981–1982), and Rev. Morgan Hamilton in 7th Heaven (1996–2003).

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63. Desmond Ridder

1999-. (aged 27)

American football player

Desmond Kelly Ridder is an American professional football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats, earning AAC Offensive Player of the Year honors twice before being selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

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64. Vicki Lewis

1960-. (aged 66)

singer stage actor television actor voice actor film actor

Vicki Lewis is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Beth in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio. She is also well known for her roles as Deb and Flo in Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, April Smuntz in Mouse Hunt, and Dr. Elsie Chapman in Godzilla. Additionally, she starred as Headmistress Knightslinger in Upside-Down Magic...

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65. David Canary

1938-2015 (aged 77)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

David Hoyt Canary was an American actor. Canary is best known for his roles as ranch foreman Candy Canaday in the NBC Western drama Bonanza, and as Adam Chandler in the television soap opera All My Children, for which he received 16 Daytime Emmy Award nominations and won five times.

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66. Nick Van Exel

1971-. (aged 55)

basketball player basketball coach

Nickey Maxwell Van Exel is an American professional basketball coach and former player who last served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Van Exel played for six NBA teams from 1993 through 2006. He was an NBA All-Star with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1998.

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67. Rich Franklin

1974-. (aged 52)

teacher mixed martial arts fighter

Richard Jay Franklin II is an American businessman and retired mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame and a former UFC Middleweight Champion. Franklin has been the Vice President of Singaporean combat sports promotion ONE Championship since May 2014.

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68. Salmon P. Chase

1808-1873 (aged 65)

writer lawyer judge politician

Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States from 1864 to his death in 1873. Earlier, he had served as the 25th United States Secretary of the Treasury in the Abraham Lincoln administration from 1861 to 1864, during the American Civil War. Chase also served as the 23rd...

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69. Matt Berninger

1971-. (aged 55)

singer-songwriter singer

Matthew Donald Berninger is an American singer, primarily known as the frontman and lyricist of indie rock band The National. In 2014, he also formed the EL VY project with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls and Menomena. They released the album Return to the Moon in November 2015. In May 2020, Berninger issued the title track from his solo debut...

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70. Arnold Spielberg

1917-2020 (aged 103)

electrical engineer

Arnold Meyer Spielberg was an American electrical engineer. He was instrumental in contributions to "real-time data acquisition and recording that significantly contributed to the definition of modern feedback and control processes". For General Electric, he designed, with his colleague Charles Propster, the GE-225 mainframe computer in 1959. He cited as his greatest contribution the first computer-controlled "point of sale" cash...

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71. Theda Bara

1885-1955 (aged 70)

film actor actor stage actor

Theda Bara was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp" (short for vampire, here meaning a seductive woman), later fueling the rising popularity in "vamp" roles based in exoticism and sexual...

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72. Sauce Gardner

2001-. (aged 25)

American football player

Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner is an American professional football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected fourth overall by the New York Jets in the 2022 NFL draft. Gardner was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and was the first rookie cornerback since Ronnie...

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73. Tennessee Ernie Ford

1919-1991 (aged 72)

television presenter radio personality television actor actor singer

Ernest Jennings Ford, known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres. Noted for his rich bass-baritone voice and down-home humor, he is remembered for his hit recordings of "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons".

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74. Kevin Youkilis

1979-. (aged 47)

baseball player

Kevin Edmund Youkilis, nicknamed "Youk" /ˈjuːk/, is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman, who primarily played for the Boston Red Sox. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was drafted by the Red Sox in 2001, after playing college baseball at the University of Cincinnati. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Red Sox, Chicago...

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75. Nipsey Russell

1918-2005 (aged 87)

comedian poet film actor dancer stage actor

Julius "Nipsey" Russell was an American entertainer best known for his appearances as a panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, including Match Game, Password, Hollywood Squares, To Tell the Truth, and Pyramid. His appearances were often distinguished by short, humorous poems he recited during the broadcast, which led to his nickname "the poet laureate of television"....

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76. Hugh O'Brian

1925-2016 (aged 91)

film actor television actor stage actor

Hugh O'Brian was an American actor and humanitarian who starred in the ABC Western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961) and the NBC action television series Search (1972–1973). His notable films included the adaptation of Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians (1965); he also had a notable supporting role in John Wayne's last film, The Shootist (1976).

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77. Kenyon Martin

1977-. (aged 49)

basketball player

Kenyon Lee Martin Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a power forward, he played for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA, and the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of China. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati...

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78. Paul Tibbets

1915-2007 (aged 92)

military personnel military officer aircraft pilot

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

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79. Lance Stephenson

1990-. (aged 36)

basketball player

Lance Stephenson Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He attended Lincoln High School in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, where he was named Mr. New York Basketball after his senior year and appeared in the 2009 McDonald's All-American Game. He later played college basketball for the...

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80. Dylan Mulvaney

1996-. (aged 30)

trans activist comedian influencer Internet celebrity actor

Dylan Mulvaney is an American social media personality, actress, and singer who is best known for detailing her gender transition in daily videos published on TikTok since early 2022. Before coming out as a transgender woman and launching her internet career, Mulvaney performed as a stage actor in Broadway national tours and in Off-Broadway and Old Globe Theatre productions. She...

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81. Jason Kelce

1987-. (aged 39)

sports commentator American football player podcaster

Jason Daniel Kelce is an American former professional football center who spent his entire 13-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Kelce played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL draft. He won Super Bowl LII, was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection,...

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82. Urban Meyer

1964-. (aged 62)

coach baseball player head coach American football player author

Urban Frank Meyer III is an American sportscaster and former football coach. He spent most of his coaching career at the collegiate level, having served as the head coach of the Bowling Green Falcons from 2001 to 2002, the Utah Utes from 2003 to 2004, the Florida Gators from 2005 to 2010, and the Ohio State Buckeyes from 2012 to...

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83. Cris Collinsworth

1959-. (aged 67)

sports commentator American football player

Anthony Cris Collinsworth is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons (1981–1988) with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Florida Gators, earning first-team All-American honors. He is a television sportscaster for NBC, Showtime, and the NFL Network, and winner of 17...

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84. Sandy Koufax

1935-. (aged 91)

baseball player sports commentator

Sanford Koufax, nicknamed "the Left Arm of God", is an American former baseball player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time, he played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. Koufax was the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award, each time winning unanimously...

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85. George Clooney

1961-. (aged 65)

film director producer director manufacturer television actor

George Timothy Clooney is an American and French actor and filmmaker. Known for his leading man roles on screen in both blockbuster and independent films, Clooney has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. His honors include the Cecil...

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86. Sarah Jessica Parker

1965-. (aged 61)

film producer film actor model stage actor television actor

Sarah Jessica Parker is an American actress and television producer. In a career spanning over five decades, she has performed across several productions of both screen and stage. Her accolades include six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.

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87. Travis Kelce

1989-. (aged 37)

podcaster American football player

Travis Michael Kelce is an American professional football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft and later won Super Bowls LIV, LVII, and LVIII with the team. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats.

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88. William Howard Taft

1857-1930 (aged 73)

statesperson lawyer pedagogue university teacher writer

William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930. He is the only person to have held both offices.

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89. Jerry Rubin

1938-1994 (aged 56)

entrepreneur businessperson

Jerry Clyde Rubin was an American social activist, anti-war leader, and counterculture icon during the 1960s and early 1970s. Despite being known for holding radical views when he was a political activist, he ceased holding his more extreme views at some point in the 1970s and instead opted for a successful career as a businessman. In the 1960s, during his...

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90. William Goebel

1856-1900 (aged 44)

lawyer politician

William Justus Goebel was an American Democratic politician who served as the 34th governor of Kentucky for four days, having been sworn in on his deathbed a day after being shot by an assassin. Goebel is the only sitting state governor in United States history to die by assassination.

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91. Jim Dine

1935-. (aged 91)

assemblage artist scenographer performance artist visual artist painter

Jim Dine is an American visual artist. Dine's work includes painting, drawing, printmaking (in many forms including lithographs, etchings, gravure, intaglio, woodcuts, letterpress, and linocuts), sculpture, and photography.

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92. Charles G. Dawes

1865-1951 (aged 86)

lawyer diplomat composer economist banker

Charles Gates Dawes was the 30th vice president of the United States from 1925 to 1929 under President Calvin Coolidge. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925 for his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations, and a member of the Republican Party.

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93. Joyce Beatty

1950-. (aged 76)

official businessperson university teacher politician

Joyce Marie Beatty is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013, and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Beatty represented the 27th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008, serving for a time as minority leader. She...

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94. Richard F. Outcault

1863-1928 (aged 65)

screenwriter painter comics artist photographer

Richard Felton Outcault was an American cartoonist. He was the creator of the series The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown and is considered a key pioneer of the modern comic strip.

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95. Lamar Hunt Jr

1956-. (aged 70)

sports executive

Lamar Hunt Jr. is an American businessman and a scion of the wealthy Hunt family. Hunt is president and owner of the Kansas City Mavericks professional ice hockey team. He is the son of Lamar Hunt and grandson of oil tycoon H. L. Hunt.

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96. Champ Clark

1850-1921 (aged 71)

lawyer politician

James Beauchamp Clark was an American politician and attorney who served as the 36th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919. He was the only Democrat to serve as speaker during the Progressive Era when Republicans dominated the House, Senate, and presidency. Clark represented Missouri's 9th district between 1893 and 1921.

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97. Ann Kao

1984-. (aged 42)

politician

Kao Hung-an, also known by her English name Ann, is a Taiwanese business executive, engineer, and politician. She worked for Foxconn until 2020, when she was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a member of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP). Partway through her legislative term, Kao was elected Mayor of Hsinchu during the 2022 local election cycle. On 26 July...

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98. Ahn Eak-tai

1906-1965 (aged 59)

cellist conductor composer

Ahn Eak-tai was a Korean classical composer and conductor. He conducted numerous major orchestras across Europe, including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra. Ahn composed "Aegukga", a song best known as the national anthem of South Korea, Korean Dance, Nongae, and the Symphonic Fantasy Korea. His unpublished works, some of which have been...

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99. Paul Polman

1956-. (aged 70)

writer economist manager entrepreneur

Paulus Gerardus Josephus Maria Polman, KBE is a Dutch businessman and author. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the British/Dutch consumer goods company Unilever. Polman is also the co-author (with Andrew Winston) of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take.

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100. Christian Tetzlaff

1966-. (aged 60)

violinist

Christian Tetzlaff is a German violinist who has performed internationally, with a focus on chamber music.