40 Notable alumni of West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
West Chester University of Pennsylvania is ranked #1,519 in the world and #369 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 40 notable alumni from West Chester University of Pennsylvania sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with West Chester University of Pennsylvania won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ken Campbell
1938-. (aged 88)
American football player
Robert Kenneth Campbell is an American former professional football player who was an end with the New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the West Chester Golden Rams. He is the father of Scott Campbell, who was also a football player. Campbell also served as athletic director and a coach at Hershey High...
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2. Henry Baldwin
1894-1964 (aged 70)
baseball player
Henry Clay Baldwin, nicknamed "Ted", was an American Major League Baseball infielder. Baldwin played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1927. In six career games, he had five career hits in 16 career at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed. Balwin attended Swarthmore College.
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3. Pat Meiser
basketball coach
Pat Meiser is a college women's basketball coach. She is best known for her 6-year run as head coach of Penn State, in which she compiled a 92–52 record. Following that, she became the athletics director at the University of Hartford. She was named one of the nation's top 50 women's sports executives by Street and Smith's Sports Business Journal....
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4. D. Brian Peterman
military officer
Vice Admiral David Brian Peterman retired in July 2008. Prior to retiring he was Commander, Atlantic Area / Commander, Defense Force East. He assumed command of United States Coast Guard Atlantic Area on May 9, 2006 and was the operational commander for all Coast Guard activities in an area of responsibility east of the Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico,...
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5. Frank S. Welsh
1950-. (aged 76)
Frank Sagendorph Welsh is president of the U.S.-based Frank S. Welsh Co. (formerly Welsh Color and Conservation, Inc.), a company that analyzes old paints and wallpapers; their pigments and fibers.
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6. Tammy Stoner
1968-. (aged 58)
writer
Tammy Lynne Stoner is an American writer and artist. She was the Publisher of Gertrude, a 25-year-old, queer literary journal, and the author of Sugar Land.
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7. Paul Bartram Dague
1898-1974 (aged 76)
politician
Paul Bartram Dague was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
8. Albert W. Jefferis
1868-1942 (aged 74)
lawyer
American football coach
politician
Albert Webb Jefferis was an American Republican Party politician.
9. Christopher McMullen
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
historian
Christopher J. McMullen is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the United States Ambassador to Angola from October 2010 to June 12, 2013.
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10. Geralyn Wolf
1947-. (aged 79)
Anglican priest
Geralyn Wolf is an American bishop who was the twelfth diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Rhode Island in the Episcopal Church. Wolf was consecrated as bishop on February 17, 1996.
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11. Leonard W. Miller
1934-. (aged 92)
racing driver
Leonard W. Miller is one of two black motor racing pioneers living in the United States.
12. Stephen Kinsey
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Stephen Kinsey is an American politician and former Democratic Party member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serving from 2013 to 2024. Kinsey had served as chief of staff to state Representative John Myers, who preceded Kinsey in office. Kinsey served as the chair of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus during the 2019-2020 legislative session.
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13. Danielle Friel Otten
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Danielle Friel Otten is a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 155th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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14. Thomas Hannum
1957-. (aged 69)
music director
Thomas Patrick "Thom" Hannum is an American percussionist and music educator, known for being the former associate director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band. He previously served as interim director after the sudden death of bandleader George N. Parks while the Minuteman Band was on a trip to Michigan, and served in this position until 2011, when Timothy...
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15. Howard J. Buss
1951-. (aged 75)
composer
Howard J. Buss is an American composer of contemporary classical music.
16. Michael Dever
1957-. (aged 69)
writer
Michael Dever is an American businessman, futures trader, and author. Dever is the founder and CEO of Brandywine Asset Management, Inc., an investment management firm founded in 1982, and he is the author of the investment book "Jackass Investing: Don't do it. Profit from it."
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17. Jennifer O’Mara
1989-. (aged 37)
politician
Jennifer O'Mara is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 165th Legislative District. The district includes parts of Springfield Township, Marple Township, Radnor Township and the borough of Morton.
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18. Howie Bedell
1935-. (aged 91)
baseball player
Howard William Bedell is an American former Major League Baseball player, coach, and front-office administrator.
19. Joseph R. Pitts
1939-. (aged 87)
business executive
teacher
military officer
politician
Joseph Russell Pitts is a former American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district from 1997 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district was based in Lancaster and Reading and included much of the Amish country. It also included the far southwestern suburbs of Philadelphia in Chester County.
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20. Robert Mosley
1927-2002 (aged 75)
opera singer
Robert Mosley was an American operatic bass-baritone. Part of the first generation of African-American opera singers to achieve wide success, he performed in numerous opera productions, recitals, and in concerts from the 1950s through the 1990s. In 1957 he won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. He drew particular acclaim for his portrayal of Porgy in George Gershwin's Porgy and...
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21. George N. Parks
1953-2010 (aged 57)
bandleader
conductor
music educator
music director
George N. Parks was the director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band at University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1977 until 2010. He also led the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, a summer workshop program for high school drum majors that he founded in 1978.
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22. Gloria Casarez
1971-2014 (aged 43)
civil servant
Gloria Casarez was an American civil rights leader born in Philadelphia.
23. Stanley Weintraub
1929-2019 (aged 90)
historian
teacher
biographer
writer
Stanley Weintraub was an American historian and biographer and an expert on George Bernard Shaw.
24. Tommy Tomlinson
1945-. (aged 81)
politician
funeral director
Robert M. Tomlinson is an American politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 6th District from 1995 to 2022.
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25. Bob Curnow
1941-. (aged 85)
music educator
record producer
conductor
composer
jazz musician
Robert Harry Curnow is an American musician who served as a trombonist, staff arranger and producer for the Stan Kenton Orchestra during the 1960s and 1970s. As a composer and arranger, he has become well known for large ensemble jazz music set to contemporary fusion and rock music of groups such as Chicago, Blood, Sweat and Tears, and the Yellowjackets....
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26. Curt Weldon
1947-. (aged 79)
teacher
fire chief
politician
Wayne Curtis Weldon is an American educator and politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania. He was defeated in November 2006 for reelection by Joe Sestak. Weldon was vice-chair of the Armed Services Committee and the House Homeland Security Committee. He was also...
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27. Tamie Sheffield
1970-. (aged 56)
model
professional wrestler
actor
film actor
Tamie Michelle Sheffield is an American film actress, model and former professional wrestler.
28. Glenn Robinson
1973-. (aged 53)
basketball player
Glenn R. Robinson is a retired American basketball coach who coached the men's team at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for 48 years. He is the all-time wins leader in Division III men's basketball history with over 900 career victories. He announced his retirement on November 5, 2019.
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29. Billy Kametz
1987-2022 (aged 35)
voice actor
Billy P. Kametz was an American voice and stage actor. He was best known for his work dubbing anime and video games. Kametz began his voice acting career in 2016. He provided the English voices for Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Takuto Maruki in Persona 5 Royal, Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero,...
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30. Asher Roth
1985-. (aged 41)
singer
songwriter
rapper
Asher Paul Roth is an American rapper from Morrisville, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his 2009 debut single "I Love College," which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and foresaw the birth of frat rap, a college-oriented subgenre of hip hop.
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31. Joe Gunkel
1991-. (aged 35)
baseball player
Joseph Dillon Gunkel is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
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32. Yogananda Pittman
police officer
Yogananda D. Pittman is an American police officer who is the University of California, Berkeley chief of police. She was formerly the assistant chief and acting chief of the United States Capitol Police (USCP), serving in those posts during and after the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
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33. Jill Biden
1951-. (aged 75)
author
First Lady
teacher
politician
Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden is an American educator who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025, as the second wife of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. She was second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was vice president. From 2009 to 2024 she was...
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34. Shane Gillis
1987-. (aged 39)
actor
comedian
writer
Shane Michael Gillis is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster. Gillis started performing comedy in 2012, and in 2016, along with fellow stand-up comedian Matt McCusker, began co-hosting Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast, the most subscribed-to podcast on Patreon as of 2024. Gillis had a breakout year in 2019; the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal named him one...
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35. Geno Auriemma
1954-. (aged 72)
basketball coach
basketball player
Luigi "Geno" Auriemma is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team. He holds the NCAA basketball records for wins and winning percentage with a minimum of 10 seasons. Auriemma also has the most NCAA Division I basketball championships at 12.
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36. Nafessa Williams
1989-. (aged 37)
film actor
actor
television actor
Nafessa Williams is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Anissa Pierce in The CW's Black Lightning and Robyn Crawford in the 2022 Whitney Houston biopic Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.
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37. Carolyn Comitta
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Carolyn Comitta is an American politician, educator and financial officer. A Democrat, she is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the 19th district. Previously, Comitta was the first woman to serve as Mayor of West Chester, the seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and served two terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 156th district.
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38. Jessica Barth
1980-. (aged 46)
actor
television actor
film actor
voice actor
stage actor
Jessica Barth is an American actress, known for portraying Tami-Lynn McCafferty in the film Ted and its sequel.
39. David Starr
1991-. (aged 35)
professional wrestler
Charles Max Barsky, best known by his ring name David Starr, is an American bodybuilder and former professional wrestler.
40. John Toland
1912-2004 (aged 92)
historian
novelist
writer
John Toland was an Irish rationalist philosopher and freethinker, and occasional satirist, who wrote numerous books and pamphlets on political philosophy and philosophy of religion, which are early expressions of the philosophy of the Age of Enlightenment. Born in Ireland, he was educated at the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leiden and Oxford and was influenced by the philosophy of John...
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