13 Notable alumni of Warren Wilson College
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Warren Wilson College is ranked #4,084 in the world and #1,063 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Warren Wilson College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Warren Wilson College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Matthew Olzmann
writer
Matthew Olzmann is a poet, author, and essayist.
2. Dilruba Ahmed
poet
writer
Dilruba Ahmed is an American writer, educator, and poet of Bangladeshi descent. Her work was selected by Major Jackson for The Best American Poetry 2019.
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3. Sara Benincasa
1980-. (aged 46)
radio personality
novelist
podcaster
comedian
television producer
Sara Benincasa is an American comedian and author.
4. Donaldas Kairys
1977-. (aged 49)
basketball player
basketball coach
Donaldas Kairys is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player.
5. Rayna Gellert
1975-. (aged 51)
singer
guitarist
fiddler
multi-instrumentalist
songwriter
Rayna Gellert is an American fiddler, acoustic guitarist, singer, and songwriter specializing in old-time music.
6. David Wilcox
1958-. (aged 68)
singer
guitarist
singer-songwriter
David Patrick Wilcox is an American folk musician and singer-songwriter guitarist. He has been active in the music business since the late 1980s.
7. Duncan Trussell
1974-. (aged 52)
actor
television actor
voice actor
Charles Duncan Trussell is an American actor and stand-up comic, known for his podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour. He appeared on and co-created the 2020 Netflix series The Midnight Gospel, and starred alongside Joe Rogan in the SYFY series Joe Rogan Questions Everything.
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8. David Weber
1952-. (aged 74)
screenwriter
novelist
writer
science fiction writer
fantasy author
David Mark Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He has written several science-fiction and fantasy books series, the best-known of which is the Honor Harrington science-fiction series. His first novel, which he worked on with Steve White, sold in 1989 to Baen Books. Baen remains Weber's major publisher.
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9. Reginald Dwayne Betts
1980-. (aged 46)
teacher
poet
Reginald Dwayne Betts is an American poet, legal scholar, educator and prison reform advocate. At age 16 he committed an armed carjacking, was prosecuted as an adult, and was sentenced to nine years in prison. He started reading and writing poetry during his incarceration. After his release, Betts earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College, and a...
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10. Lewis Pullman
1993-. (aged 33)
actor
film actor
Lewis James Pullman is an American actor. The son of actor Bill Pullman, he made his film debut opposite his father in The Ballad of Lefty Brown. For his performance as Miles Miller in the neo-noir thriller film Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), Pullman was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. Pullman subsequently had supporting...
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11. James Franco
1978-. (aged 48)
film editor
film actor
film producer
film director
television presenter
James Edward Franco is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), Milk (2008), Eat Pray Love (2010), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Spring Breakers (2012), and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). He has collaborated with fellow actor Seth Rogen on multiple projects, including Pineapple Express (2008),...
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12. David Wroblewski
1959-. (aged 67)
novelist
David Wroblewski is an American novelist whose first novel was The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.
13. Fran Wilde
1972-. (aged 54)
blogger
science fiction writer
Dame Frances Helen Wilde DNZM QSO is a New Zealand politician. She was elected mayor of South Wairarapa in October 2025.