9 Notable alumni of Wartburg College
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Wartburg College is ranked #3,992 in the world and #1,041 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Wartburg 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 Wartburg College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ro Foege
1938-. (aged 88)
politician
Romaine Henry "Ro" Foege was the Iowa State Representative from the 29th District, representing portions of Linn and Johnson Counties. He was in the Iowa House of Representatives 1996 to 2008. Foege was Director, Iowa Department on Aging 2010-2011.
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2. Betty Grundberg
1938-2022 (aged 84)
politician
Betty Alice Grundberg was an American politician in the state of Iowa.
3. Paul Schell
1937-2014 (aged 77)
urban planner
lawyer
politician
Paul Schell was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 50th mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1998 to 2002.
4. Tom Zirbel
1978-. (aged 48)
sport cyclist
Tom Zirbel is an American former road bicycle racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2016 for the Bissell, Jamis–Sutter Home and Rally Cycling teams.
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5. Dan Ige
1991-. (aged 35)
mixed martial arts fighter
Daniel Alexander Ige is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2014, he has also competed for the Legacy Fighting Championship, Pancrase, the RFA, and Titan FC. As of December 16, 2025, he is #14 in the UFC featherweight rankings.
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6. Tom Latham
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
business executive
Thomas Paul Latham is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for Iowa from 1995 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. On December 17, 2013, Latham announced he would not seek reelection next term, becoming the third member of the U.S. House to announce his retirement on the same day (along with Frank Wolf...
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7. Alvin B. Koeneman
1933-2018 (aged 85)
Alvin Berthold Koeneman was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from June 1988 to August 1991.
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8. Kevin McCarthy
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Kevin McCarthy was an American stage, film and television actor, remembered as the male lead in the horror science fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).
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9. Matt Entz
1973-. (aged 53)
American football coach
Matthew John Entz is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State), a position he has held since 2025. He also served as the head coach at North Dakota State University from 2019 to 2023. Entz took over from the departing Chris Klieman after Klieman led the 2018 North Dakota...
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