18 Notable alumni of University of Liberia
Updated: May 04, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Liberia is ranked #5,469 in the world and #1 in Liberia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from University of Liberia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Liberia won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ernest Lyon
1860-1930 (aged 70)
diplomat
Ernest A. Lyon was an African-American minister, educator and diplomat.
2. Youngor Sevelee Telewoda
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
Youngor Sevelee Telewoda is the Liberian ambassador to Germany, Austria, Japan with Co-Accreditation to Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and New Zealand from 2011 to 2017. From 2003 to 2010, Telewoda served as Liberia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Belgium with concurrent accreditation to the Netherlands, Luxembourg and the European Union.
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3. Louis Arthur Grimes
1883-1948 (aged 65)
diplomat
judge
politician
Louis Arthur Grimes served as the 10th Chief Justice of Liberia. He was appointed Attorney General by President Charles D. B. King and served in this position from 1922 to 1932 when he was appointed Secretary of State by President Edwin Barclay. He served in this position from 1932 to 1933. Secretary Grimes was preceded by Edwin Barclay and replaced...
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4. Gloria Musu-Scott
politician
Gloria Maya Musu-Scott is a former Liberian politician and jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1997 until 2003. She and three other family members were convicted of murder in 2023 in connection with the death of her niece. Following an appeal, she and her family members were acquitted by the Supreme Court.
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5. Joseph Rudolph Grimes
1923-2007 (aged 84)
diplomat
politician
Joseph Rudolph Grimes was a Liberian statesman. A trained lawyer, he served as Secretary of State from 1960 to 1972.
6. Samuel Doe
1951-1990 (aged 39)
politician
military officer
Samuel Kanyon Doe was a Liberian politician and military officer who served as the 21st President of Liberia from 1986 until his execution in 1990. He ruled Liberia as Chairman of the People's Redemption Council (PRC) from 1980 to 1986 and then as president from 1986 to 1990.
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7. Joseph Boakai
1944-. (aged 82)
politician
minister
Joseph Nyuma Boakai is a Liberian politician who has served as the 26th president of Liberia since 2024. He previously served as the 29th vice president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018, under President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and as the minister of agriculture from 1983 to 1985. Boakai ran for president in 2017, losing the election to George Weah. He...
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8. William Richard Tolbert
1913-1980 (aged 67)
politician
William Richard Tolbert Jr. was a Liberian politician who served as the 20th president of Liberia from 1971 until his assassination in 1980.
9. Amos Sawyer
1945-2022 (aged 77)
politician
Amos Claudius Sawyer was a Liberian politician and academic who served as interim president of Liberia from 22 November 1990 to 7 March 1994. He was voted into office by 35 leaders representing seven political parties and eleven interest groups.
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10. Wilmot Collins
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Wilmot Collins is an American politician and former mayor of Helena, Montana. He defeated four-term incumbent mayor James E. Smith in the 2017 mayoral election on November 7, 2017, with 51% of the vote. This victory made him the first person of color to be elected the mayor of any city in the history of Montana since statehood was achieved...
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11. Arthur Barclay
1854-1938 (aged 84)
politician
Arthur Barclay was the 15th president of Liberia from 1904 to 1912.
12. Joseph James Cheeseman
1843-1896 (aged 53)
politician
Joseph James Cheeseman was the 12th president of Liberia. Born at Edina in Grand Bassa County, he was elected three times on the True Whig ticket. Cheeseman was educated at Liberia College (now University of Liberia).
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13. Nathaniel Barnes
1954-. (aged 72)
diplomat
minister
politician
Milton Nathaniel Barnes is a Liberian diplomat, politician and member of the Liberian Destiny Party (LDP). In early 2022, he announced his intention to run as an independent candidate in the 2023 Liberian presidential election.
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14. Francis Korkpor
judge
Francis S. Korkpor is a Liberian jurist and lawyer who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia from 2013 to 2022. Prior to his tenure as Chief Justice he as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. He was the most senior member of the court at the time of his mandatory retirement at age 70.
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15. Olubanke King Akerele
1946-. (aged 80)
diplomat
minister
politician
Olubanke King Akerele is a Liberian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf from October 2007 until her resignation on 3 November 2010. She is the granddaughter of Charles D. B. King, Liberia's 17th president.
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16. Johnnie Lewis
1946-2015 (aged 69)
judge
Johnnie N. Lewis was a Liberian lawyer and politician who served as the 18th Chief Justice of Liberia from 2006 to 2012. Before his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as a circuit judge in Liberia's judicial system.
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17. Jewel Taylor
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Jewel Cianeh Taylor is a Liberian politician who served as the 30th vice president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. She was married to convicted warlord and former president Charles Taylor from 1997 to 2006 and was first lady of Liberia during his presidency. In 2005, Jewel Taylor was elected to the Senate of Liberia for Bong County as a...
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18. Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh is a Liberian jurist and politician who currently serves as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia and was nominated on August 23, 2022. She began to serve after the retirement of former chief justice Francis Korkpor on September 27, 2022.
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