Notable Alumni of University of Montana [Sorted List]

1. Sam E. Haddon

1937-2025 (aged 88)

lawyer judge

Sam Ellis Haddon was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

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2. Daniel Zolnikov

1987-. (aged 39)

politician

Daniel Zolnikov is an American politician who is currently serving in the Montana Senate representing Senate District (SD) 22. He previously served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2013 to 2020. Zolnikov is noted for pursuing pro-privacy legislation. Zolnikov is a Republican.

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3. nila northSun

1951-. (aged 75)

poet writer

nila northSun is a Native American poet and tribal historian.

4. Earl Douglass

1862-1931 (aged 69)

paleontologist geologist

Earl Douglass was an American paleontologist who discovered the dinosaur Apatosaurus, playing a central role in one of the most important fossil finds in North America. By 1922 Earl had unearthed and shipped more than 700,000 pounds of material including nearly 20 complete skeletons of Jurassic dinosaurs such as Diplodocus, Dryosaurus, Stegosaurus, Barosaurus, Camarasaurus and Brontosaurus.

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5. Charles C. Lovell

1929-2023 (aged 94)

lawyer judge

Charles Clemens Lovell was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

6. Linda McCulloch

1954-. (aged 72)

politician

Linda McCulloch is an American politician who is formerly the secretary of state of Montana. She was the first woman to serve in that post. She left her previous post as state superintendent of public instruction due to term limits, which she also reached as Secretary of State.

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7. Glen Hirshberg

1966-. (aged 60)

novelist

Glen Martin Hirshberg is an American author best known for horror fiction.

8. Fabijan Krslovic

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Fabijan Ante Benedikt Krslovic is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies.

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9. Sheila Black

1961-. (aged 65)

children's writer poet writer

Sheila Black, an American poet, has written over 40 books for children and young adults as well as four poetry collections. She was a 2000: U.S. co-winner of the Frost-Pellicer Frontera Prize, and a 2012 Witter Bynner Fellowship.

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10. Lawson H. M. Sanderson

1895-1973 (aged 78)

United States Naval Aviator

Lawson Harry McPhearson Sanderson was an aviation pioneer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general. He is most noted for his effort in development of the dive bombing technique. As commanding officer of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Sanderson accepted the Japanese surrender of Wake Island at the end of World War II.

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11. Jesse Laslovich

1980-. (aged 46)

politician

Jesse Anthony Laslovich is an American attorney and politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Montana from 2022 to 2025. He previously served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives and Montana Senate.

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12. Jaimie Thibeault

1989-. (aged 37)

volleyball player

Jaimie Thibeault is a Canadian volleyball player. She is a member of the Canada women's national volleyball team.

13. John Marzluff

1958-. (aged 68)

university teacher ornithologist biologist

John Marzluff is a professor of wildlife science at the University of Washington and an author.

14. John W. Bonner

1902-1970 (aged 68)

lawyer judge

John Woodrow Bonner was an American politician who served as the 13th Governor of Montana from January 3, 1949, to January 4, 1953. He was the first governor of Montana to be born in the 20th century.

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15. George Hugo Boldt

1903-1984 (aged 81)

lawyer judge

George Hugo Boldt was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington and lived in Tacoma, Washington.

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16. Lisa Parks

1967-. (aged 59)

media scholar university teacher

Lisa Ann Parks is Distinguished Professor of Film and Media Studies and Director of the Global Media Technologies & Cultures Lab at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She was formerly Professor of Comparative Media Studies and Science, Technology and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she founded the GMTaC Lab. She won a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship...

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17. John P. Grotzinger

1957-. (aged 69)

geologist paleontologist university teacher

John P. Grotzinger is the Fletcher Jones Professor of Geology at California Institute of Technology and chair of the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences.

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18. Orrin H. Pilkey

1934-2024 (aged 90)

oceanographer ecologist geologist university teacher

Orrin Hendren Pilkey Jr. was an American marine geologist who was Professor Emeritus of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, at Duke University, and founder and director emeritus of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines (PSDS) based at Western Carolina University.

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19. Nicole LeFavour

1964-. (aged 62)

teacher politician

Nicole LeFavour is an American politician and educator from Idaho who served as an Idaho State Senator from 2008 to 2012. LeFavour had previously served in the Idaho House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008.

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20. William W. Mercer

1964-. (aged 62)

lawyer politician

William Walter "Bill" Mercer is an American attorney and politician serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. He served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2019 to 2025. He previously served as the United States attorney for the District of Montana, as well as principal...

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21. Shann Schillinger

1986-. (aged 40)

American football player

Shann Schillinger is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for the University of Mary, a position he has held since 2023. He previously coached for Dickinson State, Nebraska, Montana, and Mississippi State. He played college football for Montana as a linebacker and was selected in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL...

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22. Donald Grant Nutter

1915-1962 (aged 47)

politician

Donald Grant Nutter was an American politician. A recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross in World War II, Nutter served in the Montana Senate and as the chair of the state Republican Party prior to being elected the 15th governor of Montana in 1960. After a year in office, he was killed in an airplane crash during a blizzard in...

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23. Mark Angelo

1951-. (aged 75)

educator

Mark Angelo, CM OBC is a Canadian river conservationist, writer, speaker, teacher and paddler. He founded and is the chair of BC Rivers Day and World Rivers Day. In 2009, Angelo was appointed as the inaugural chair of the Rivers Institute at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Prior to that, he was the long-time head of the Fish,...

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24. Donald W. Molloy

1946-. (aged 80)

lawyer judge

Donald William Molloy is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

25. Ron Marlenee

1935-2020 (aged 85)

politician

Ronald Charles Marlenee was an American Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Montana from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 1993. He represented Montana's 2nd congressional district.

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26. Susan Livingstone

1946-. (aged 80)

official

Susan Morrisey Livingstone is an American retired politician who briefly served as the first female Acting United States Secretary of the Navy from January 24 to February 7, 2003. Livingstone also served as Under Secretary of the Navy under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003.

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27. David Bell

1969-. (aged 57)

writer university teacher

David Bell is an American professional basketball player who last played for Phoenix Brussels. Formerly, Bell played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies basketball team and is playing professional since 2004. He has also played for multiple teams in the United States and in Europe.

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28. Lea Fadida

1968-. (aged 58)

politician

Leah Fadida Ben Sheetrit is an Israeli politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for the Zionist Union and the Labor Party between 2017 and 2019.

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29. James R. Browning

1918-2012 (aged 94)

lawyer judge

James Robert Browning was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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30. Blaine Taylor

1958-. (aged 68)

basketball player basketball coach

Blaine Taylor is a former American college basketball coach most well known for being the head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team from 2001 until 2013.

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31. John Bohlinger

1936-. (aged 90)

politician

John Bohlinger Jr. is an American politician and businessman who served as the 33rd Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. He ran for the office as a Republican on a bipartisan ticket headed by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brian Schweitzer. Schweitzer and Bohlinger were elected to the governorship and lieutenant governorship in 2004; both were reelected in 2008. Due...

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32. Dana L. Christensen

1951-. (aged 75)

lawyer judge

Dana Lewis Christensen is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

33. Lee Powell

1908-1944 (aged 36)

actor film actor

Lee Berrian Powell was an American film actor known for leading or other major roles in several serials and B-westerns. He was the first actor to portray The Lone Ranger on film. During World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, saw combat and died on active service in the Pacific Theatre.

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34. J. Robert Lennon

1970-. (aged 56)

writer novelist

John Robert Lennon is an American novelist, short story writer, musician and composer.

35. Ben Hoffman

1983-. (aged 43)

triathlete

Ben Hoffman is an American professional triathlete from Grand Junction, Colorado who races in long distance, non-drafting triathlon events. In 2014 he placed second at the Ironman World Championship.

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36. Carter Roy

actor television actor

Carter Roy is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer based in Los Angeles.

37. Doug Betters

1956-. (aged 70)

American football player

Douglas Lloyd Betters is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1987.

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38. Ted Schwinden

1925-2023 (aged 98)

university teacher politician

Theodore Schwinden was an American politician from Montana. He was the 19th governor of Montana from 1981 to 1989. He had previously served as the 26th lieutenant governor of Montana and as a member of the Montana House of Representatives.

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39. Joseph Lewis, Jr

1953-. (aged 73)

judge

Joseph Lewis, Jr. is a judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal.

40. Reagan Wilson

1947-. (aged 79)

Playboy Playmate actor film actor

Reagan Diana Wilson is an American model and actress who was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its October 1967 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ron Vogel.

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41. Chase Reynolds

1987-. (aged 39)

American football player

Chase Reynolds is an American former professional football running back and special teamer. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for the Montana Grizzlies.

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42. Tim Fox

1957-. (aged 69)

lawyer politician

Timothy Charles Fox is an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the attorney general of Montana from 2013 to 2021. Fox was a candidate for governor of Montana in the Republican primary of the 2020 election.

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43. Brian Qvale

1988-. (aged 38)

basketball player

Brian Arthur Qvale is an American professional basketball player who last played for Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya of the Japan - B2 League. He played college basketball for the University of Montana before moving to Europe and playing for teams in Turkey, Belgium and Germany.

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44. Tyler Knott Gregson

1981-. (aged 45)

poet instapoet photographer

Tyler Knott Gregson is a poet, author, essayist, and professional photographer based in Helena, Montana. Gregson has accrued fame as a poet on social media platforms such as Tumblr, Instagram and Twitter since 2009. He writes and posts a bi-weekly newsletter, Signal Fire, filled with essays, poetry, and photography, and continues to publish poetry anthologies.

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45. Daniel Mazur

1960-. (aged 66)

mountaineer screenwriter

Daniel Lee Mazur is a mountaineer, expedition leader, and philanthropist who has ascended nine of the world's highest summits, including Mount Everest and K2. He is also known for several high altitude mountain rescues: the 1991 rescue of Roman Giutashvili from Mount Everest, the rescue of Gary Ball from K2 in 1992, the rescue in 2006 of Australian climber Lincoln...

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46. Denise Juneau

1967-. (aged 59)

politician

Denise Juneau is an American attorney, educator, and politician from the U.S. state of Montana who served as the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2017. She is a Democrat and the first female Native American elected to statewide office in the United States. Her mother is Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara, while her father is Blackfoot.

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47. Sidney Runyan Thomas

1953-. (aged 73)

judge

Sidney Runyan Thomas is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior U.S. circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 1996. He served as the Ninth Circuit's chief judge from 2014 to 2021. His chambers are located in Billings, Montana.

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48. Lee Metcalf

1911-1978 (aged 67)

lawyer judge politician

Lee Warren Metcalf was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. representative (1953–1961) and a U.S. senator (1961–1978) from Montana. He was the first of Montana's U.S. senators to be born in the state, and was permanent acting president pro tempore of the Senate, the only one to hold that...

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49. Russell Thorson

1906-1982 (aged 76)

actor television actor

Russell Thorson was an American actor, perhaps best known for his co-starring role as Det. Lt. Otto Lindstrom in ABC's 1959–1962 hit crime drama, The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor.

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50. James Grady

1949-. (aged 77)

screenwriter novelist investigator writer journalist

James Grady is an American writer and investigative journalist known for his thriller novels on espionage, intrigue, and police procedurals, as well as his screenwriting work for TV shows with Stephen J. Cannell and film work with Brandon Lee, William Katt and David Hasselhoff. Grady has edited fiction anthologies, and published numerous short stories and poems. In 2008, London's Daily...

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51. John Patrick Williams

1937-2025 (aged 88)

teacher politician

John Patrick Williams was an American politician who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997, as a member of the Democratic Party. He was Montana's longest serving U.S. Congressman.

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52. Swede Vejtasa

1914-2013 (aged 99)

fighter pilot

Stanley Winfield "Swede" Vejtasa was a United States Navy career officer and World War II flying ace. During the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, he was credited with downing seven Japanese aircraft in one mission, becoming an "ace in a day".

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53. Carson Ellis

1975-. (aged 51)

illustrator artist

Carson Friedman Ellis is a Canadian-born American children's book illustrator and artist. She received a Caldecott Honor for her children's book Du Iz Tak? (2016). Her work is inspired by folk art, art history, and mysticism.

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54. Duncan L. Hunter

1948-. (aged 78)

lawyer politician

Duncan Lee Hunter is a retired American politician. He was a Republican member of the House of Representatives from California's 52nd, 45th and 42nd districts from 1981 to 2009.

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55. Flint Rasmussen

1968-. (aged 58)

teacher rodeo clown

Flint Rasmussen is an American former professional rodeo barrelman. He is the most famous barrelman in the history of bull riding.

56. Rob Quist

1948-. (aged 78)

singer-songwriter banjoist

Robert Ernest Quist is an American musician and politician, known for his work in bluegrass and country music. Originally a founding member of the Mission Mountain Wood Band, he plays guitar and banjo in addition to singing and songwriting. His songs have also been recorded by artists Michael Martin Murphey and Loretta Lynn, among others.

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57. Jacob Wiley

1994-. (aged 32)

basketball player

Jacob Daniel Wiley is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL).

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58. Mike Cooney

1954-. (aged 72)

politician

Michael R. Cooney is an American politician who served as the 36th lieutenant governor of Montana from 2016 to 2021. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives (1977–1981), as the Secretary of State of Montana (1989–2001), in the Montana Senate (2003–2011), as the president of the Montana Senate (2007–2009) and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Montana in 2000....

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59. Emily Graslie

1989-. (aged 37)

curator television presenter YouTuber television producer screenwriter

Emily Graslie is an American science communicator and YouTube educator. She started volunteering at the Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum at the University of Montana in 2011. After appearing in a VlogBrothers video by Hank Green in 2012, she was asked to join the Nerdfighter network. She presented the educational YouTube channel called "The Brain Scoop" until 2021 and also...

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60. Wayne Tinkle

1966-. (aged 60)

basketball coach basketball player

Wayne Francis Tinkle II is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Oregon State Beavers men's team of the West Coast Conference. Prior to his arrival in Corvallis in 2014, he was the head coach for eight seasons in the Big Sky Conference at his alma mater, Montana, preceded by five years with the Griz...

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61. Lindsey Doe

sexologist YouTuber

Lindsey Takara Doe is a sexologist, sex educator, and host of Sexplanations on YouTube.

62. Molly Wood

1975-. (aged 51)

journalist podcaster

Molly Wood is an American podcast host and journalist.

63. Brendon Burchard

1977-. (aged 49)

motivational speaker

Brendon Burchard is an author, high performance coach and motivational speaker.

64. Larry Krystkowiak

1964-. (aged 62)

basketball player basketball coach

Larry Brett Krystkowiak is an American retired professional basketball player, and former head coach of the Utah Utes men's basketball team.

65. Ashley Longshore

1975-. (aged 51)

painter

Sarah Ashley Longshore is a New York-based painter and entrepreneur. She is the owner of the Longshore Studio Gallery, located on 43 Crosby Street in SoHo, New York. Longshore's art focuses on pop culture, Hollywood glamour, and American consumerism. She has been described as being one of the "most audacious and unapologetic voices of pop art" and as an "avatar...

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66. Jim Messina

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Jim Messina is an American political adviser who was the White House deputy chief of staff for operations under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2011 and served as the campaign manager for Obama's successful 2012 re-election campaign. He is the CEO of the Messina Group.

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67. Allie Brosh

1985-. (aged 41)

cartoonist designer comics artist illustrator

Alexandra Brosh is an American blogger, writer, and comic artist best known for Hyperbole and a Half, a blog and webcomic she created in 2009.

68. Andrew Sean Greer

1970-. (aged 56)

novelist short story writer writer

Andrew Sean Greer is an American novelist and short story writer. Greer received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel Less. He is the author of The Story of a Marriage, which The New York Times has called an "inspired, lyrical novel", and The Confessions of Max Tivoli, which was named one of the best books of 2004...

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69. Zooey Zephyr

1988-. (aged 38)

politician

Zooey Simone Zephyr is an American politician and university administrator who represents Missoula in the 95th district in the Montana House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected in the 2022 election to represent the 100th district in the Montana House of Representatives, making her the first openly transgender person to be elected to the Montana...

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70. John Dahl

1956-. (aged 70)

screenwriter film director director television director

John Dahl is an American film and television director and writer, best known for his work in the neo-noir genre.

71. B. Chance Saltzman

1969-. (aged 57)

military leader

Bradley Chance Saltzman is a United States Space Force general who is the second and current chief of space operations. He served as the deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber, and nuclear from 2020 to 2022. He is the first lieutenant general and the first general officer promoted into the Space Force.

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72. Jack Horner

1946-. (aged 80)

herpetologist geologist university teacher paleontologist

John Robert Horner is an American paleontologist who described Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some non-avian dinosaurs cared for their young. In addition to his paleontological discoveries, Horner served as the technical advisor for the first five Jurassic Park films, had a cameo appearance in Jurassic World, and served as a partial inspiration for one of the lead...

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73. Mike Mansfield

1903-2001 (aged 98)

diplomat university teacher miner politician

Michael Joseph Mansfield was an American Democratic Party politician and diplomat who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 1943 to 1953 and United States Senate from 1953 to 1977. As the leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus from 1961 to 1977, Mansfield shepherded Great Society programs through the Senate; his tenure of exactly sixteen years was...

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74. Harold Urey

1893-1981 (aged 88)

chemist astronomer writer university teacher physical chemist

Harold Clayton Urey ForMemRS was an American physical chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934 for the discovery of deuterium. He played a significant role in the development of the atom bomb, as well as contributing to theories on the development of organic life from non-living matter.

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75. George Montgomery

1916-2000 (aged 84)

film producer film actor sculptor film director television actor

George Montgomery was an American actor, best known for his work in Western films and television. He was also a painter, director, producer, writer, sculptor, furniture craftsman, and stuntman. He was engaged to Hedy Lamarr in 1941, and married Dinah Shore in 1943.

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76. Micheal Ray Richardson

1955-2025 (aged 70)

basketball player basketball coach

Michael Ray Richardson, known by the nickname "Sugar", was an American professional basketball player and head coach. He played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies. The fourth overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, Richardson played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight years with the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, and New Jersey Nets. He was a...

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77. Troy Evans

1948-. (aged 78)

film actor actor television actor

Troy Evans is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Desk Clerk Francis "Frank" Martin in the television drama series ER, and more recently for his role as Detective II Johnson (Barrel) in Amazon's TV series Bosch. He has also appeared in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Under Siege, Teen Wolf, Kuffs, Fear and Loathing in...

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78. Jeff Ament

1963-. (aged 63)

bassist musician

Jeffrey Allen Ament is an American musician best known as the bassist of rock band Pearl Jam, which he co-founded alongside Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder. Ament wrote or co-wrote many of Pearl Jam's hits, including "Jeremy", "Oceans", "Dissident", "Nothingman" and "Nothing as It Seems".

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79. Stephanie Land

1978-. (aged 48)

memoirist writer maid

Stephanie Land is an American author and public speaker. She is best known for writing Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive (2019), which was adapted to television miniseries Maid (2021) for Netflix. Her second memoir, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education (2023) explores the challenges of single parenting and poverty while attending...

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80. Lily Gladstone

1986-. (aged 40)

actor

Lily Catherine Gladstone is an American actress. Raised on the Blackfeet Reservation, Gladstone is of Piegan Blackfeet, Nez Perce, and European heritage. She earned critical acclaim for portraying Mollie Kyle, an Osage woman who survived the Osage Indian murders, in Martin Scorsese's crime drama film Killers of the Flower Moon (2023), receiving several accolades; she became the first Native American...

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81. Eric Braeden

1941-. (aged 85)

television actor film producer actor film actor

Eric Braeden is a German-American film and television actor, known for his roles as Victor Newman (from 1980) on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, as Hans Dietrich in the 1960s TV series The Rat Patrol, Dr. Charles Forbin in 1970's Colossus: The Forbin Project, as Dr. Otto Hasslein in 1971's Escape from the Planet of the...

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82. Hank Green

1980-. (aged 46)

environmentalist novelist YouTuber podcaster science communicator

William Henry Green II is an American YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, stand-up comedian, and entrepreneur. He produces the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers with his older brother, author John Green, and hosts the educational YouTube channels Crash Course and SciShow. He has advocated for and organized social activism, created and hosted a number of other YouTube channels and podcasts, released music albums,...

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83. Kroy Biermann

1985-. (aged 41)

American football player

Kroy Evan Biermann is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Montana Grizzlies and was selected by the Falcons in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL draft.

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84. Carroll O'Connor

1924-2001 (aged 77)

film producer television actor screenwriter film actor television producer

John Carroll O'Connor was an American actor whose television career spanned over four decades. He found widespread fame as Archie Bunker (for which he won four Emmy Awards), the main character in the CBS television sitcoms All in the Family (1971–1979) and its continuation, Archie Bunker's Place (1979–1983). He later starred in the NBC/CBS television crime drama In the Heat...

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85. Arnold Olsen

1916-1990 (aged 74)

lawyer judge politician

Arnold Olsen was a U.S. Democratic politician who served as the Attorney General of Montana from 1949 to 1957, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Montana's 1st congressional district from 1961 to 1971.

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86. Susan P. Watters

1958-. (aged 68)

lawyer judge

Susan Pamela Watters is an American attorney serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. She is the first female judge to serve in the District of Montana.

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87. Marc Racicot

1948-. (aged 78)

lawyer

Marc Racicot is an American attorney, lobbyist, and former Republican politician who served as the 21st governor of Montana from 1993 until 2001. After leaving office, Racicot worked as a lobbyist for the law firm Bracewell & Giuliani. His notable clients included Enron, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and the Recording Industry Association of America.

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88. Paul G. Hatfield

1928-2000 (aged 72)

lawyer judge politician

Paul Gerhart Hatfield was an American attorney, politician, and jurist. He served briefly as United States Senator from Montana in 1978, and then as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

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89. Alfred Young Man

1948-. (aged 78)

painter

Alfred Young Man, Ph.D. or Kiyugimah is a Cree artist, writer, educator, and an enrolled member of the Chippewa-Cree tribe located on the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation, Montana, US. His Montana birth certificate lists him as being 13/16th Cree by blood-quantum, his full sister, Shirley, is listed as 16/16ths. He is a former Department Head (2007–2010) of Indian Fine Arts...

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90. Russ Banham

1955-. (aged 71)

writer

Russ Banham is an American author and reporter formerly with The Journal of Commerce and later a freelance journalist writing for The Wall Street Journal, Inc., Forbes, The Economist, Euromoney, Financial Times, Chief Executive and several other business publications and trade magazines.

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91. Kent Anderson

1945-. (aged 81)

novelist screenwriter crime fiction writer

Kent Anderson is an American author, Vietnam War veteran, former police officer and former university professor born in North Carolina. He has written novels, various articles and scenarios.

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92. J. K. Simmons

1955-. (aged 71)

actor television actor character actor film actor voice actor

Jonathan Kimble Simmons is an American actor. Considered one of the most prolific and well-established actors of his generation, he has amassed over 200 screen and stage credits since his 1986 debut. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing an abusive jazz instructor in Damien Chazelle's Whiplash (2014), and received a second nomination for portraying William...

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93. Arthur Amiotte

1942-. (aged 84)

painter

Arthur Douglas Amiotte is an Oglala Lakota Native American painter, collage artist, educator, and author.

94. Shannon Hale

1974-. (aged 52)

screenwriter novelist writer children's writer fantasy author

Shannon Hale is an American author primarily of young adult fantasy, including the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy and The Goose Girl. Her first novel for adults, Austenland, was adapted into a film in 2013. She is a graduate of the University of Utah and the University of Montana. She has also co-written with her husband, Dean.

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95. John Driscoll

1946-. (aged 80)

politician

John Edmund Driscoll is an American television and soap opera actor.

96. Jeannette Rankin

1880-1973 (aged 93)

peace activist women's rights activist suffragist pacifist social worker

Jeannette Pickering Rankin was an American politician and women's rights advocate who became the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916 for one term, then was elected again in 1940. Rankin remains the only woman ever elected to Congress from Montana.

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97. Tsering Dhondup

1960-2025 (aged 65)

politician

Tsering Dhondup, also known as Tsering Dhundup Yangdhar, was a Tibetan politician who was the Minister of Finance of the Tibetan-government-in-exile, officially known as Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

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98. Angela McLean

1970-. (aged 56)

teacher politician

Dame Angela Ruth McLean is professor of mathematical biology in the Department of Biology, University of Oxford, and Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government.

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99. Andrew Gould

1964-. (aged 62)

judge

Andrew Frederick James Gould is a British businessman, the former chairman and CEO of Schlumberger.

100. John Mutorwa

1957-. (aged 69)

politician

John Mutorwa is a Namibian politician who served a deputy prime minister and Minister of Works and Transport. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Mutorwa has served in the National Assembly of Namibia as well as the cabinet from 1992 until 2020.

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