10 Notable alumni of Westminster College
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Westminster College is ranked #3,654 in the world and #960 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Westminster 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 Westminster College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. James Kennedy
1963-. (aged 63)
historian
journalist
university teacher
columnist
James Kennedy was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Ohio for four terms from 1903 to 1911.
2. Calvin Willard Gilfillan
1832-1901 (aged 69)
lawyer
politician
Calvin Willard Gilfillan was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
3. Thomas McKee Bayne
1836-1894 (aged 58)
lawyer
politician
Thomas McKee Bayne was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a lawyer, a district attorney, and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
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4. Samuel Henry Miller
1840-1918 (aged 78)
lawyer
judge
politician
Samuel Henry Miller was an American educator and Civil War veteran who served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for two terms from 1881 to 1885, and then, thirty years later, for a third term from 1915 to 1917.
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5. Carroll D. Kearns
1900-1976 (aged 76)
teacher
politician
Carroll Dudley Kearns was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
6. Deborah Majoras
1981-1985 (aged 4)
Deborah Platt Majoras is the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, appointed May 11, 2004, by President George W. Bush and sworn in on August 16, 2004. President Bush had announced his intention to appoint her to the position on July 30, 2004. Majoras is a member of the Republican Party.
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7. M. Richard Rose
1933-2021 (aged 88)
university teacher
Merle Richard Rose was an American academic. He was the tenth president of Alfred University from 1974 until 1978, when he left to become the seventh president of the Rochester Institute of Technology from 1979 until 1992.
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8. Mark Longietti
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Mark Alfred Longietti is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 7th District from 2007 to 2022.
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9. Edmond Hamilton
1904-1977 (aged 73)
writer
science fiction writer
children's writer
novelist
Edmond Moore Hamilton was an American writer of science fiction during the mid-twentieth century. He is known for writing most of the Captain Future stories.
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10. J. R. Miller
1840-1912 (aged 72)
pastor
James Russell Miller was a popular Christian author, Editorial Superintendent of the Presbyterian Board of Publication, and pastor of several churches in Pennsylvania and Illinois.
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