22 Notable alumni of Wheaton College – Massachusetts
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Wheaton College – Massachusetts is ranked #2,846 in the world and #730 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from Wheaton College – Massachusetts sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Wheaton College – Massachusetts won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Estelle M. H. Merrill
1858-1908 (aged 50)
writer
newspaper editor
journalist
Estelle M. H. Merrill was an American journalist and editor of the long nineteenth century. Well-known as a leader and speaker in women's club circles, her lectures especially focused on educational and sociological questions. Merrill was a charter member of the New England Woman's Press Association and served as the editor of the New England Kitchen Magazine.
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2. Gale Rossides
Gale D. Rossides is the former acting administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from January 2009 until June 2010.
3. Margaret Joy Tibbetts
1919-2010 (aged 91)
diplomat
Margaret Joy Tibbetts was an American diplomat. A career Foreign Service Officer, she was the United States Ambassador to Norway from 1964 to 1969 under President Lyndon Johnson. She attended Gould Academy, Wheaton College in Massachusetts and her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College. She was awarded an honorary degree from Bates College in 1962 and Bowdoin College in 1973.
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4. Emily Susan Hartwell
1859-1951 (aged 92)
missionary
Emily Susan Hartwell was a Congregational Christian educational missionary and philanthropist in Fuzhou, China under the American Board of Foreign Missions.
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5. Marion Naifeh
1928-2023 (aged 95)
writer
Marion Carolyn Naifeh was an American author and educator who, with her husband, the late diplomat George Naifeh, represented the United States in diplomatic missions in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia over nearly three decades. As an author, Naifeh published three books. Her 2003 publication, The Last Missionary in China, was described by noted Harvard University sinologist Ezra...
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6. Catherine Filene Shouse
1896-1994 (aged 98)
writer
Catherine Filene Shouse was an American researcher and philanthropist. She graduated in 1918 from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. She worked for the Women's Division of the U.S. Employment Service of the Department of Labor, and was the first woman appointed to the Democratic National Committee in 1925. She was also the editor of the Woman's National Democratic Committee's Bulletin...
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7. Mary Ellen Avery
1927-2011 (aged 84)
university teacher
pediatrician
physician
Mary Ellen Avery, also known as Mel, was an American pediatrician. In the 1950s, Avery's pioneering research efforts helped lead to the discovery of the main cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature babies: her identification of surfactant led to the development of replacement therapy for premature infants and has been credited with saving over 830,000 lives. Her childhood,...
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8. Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln
1844-1921 (aged 77)
writer
chef
Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln was an influential Boston cooking teacher and cookbook author. She used Mrs. D.A. Lincoln as her professional name during her husband's lifetime and in her published works; after his death, she used Mary J. Lincoln. Considered one of the pioneers of the Domestic Science movement in the United States, she was among the first to address...
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9. Ron Corning
1971-. (aged 55)
writer
Ron Corning is an American television host. For 8 years he was the morning anchor at the ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas, Texas. He co-anchored the station's morning newscast, Daybreak, and was the solo anchor of Midday, the station's one-hour noon newscast.
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10. Ann Ronell
1906-1993 (aged 87)
composer
songwriter
jazz musician
screenwriter
Ann Ronell was an American composer and lyricist. She was best known for the standards "Willow Weep for Me" (1932) and "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf" (1933).
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11. Barbara Richardson
1949-. (aged 77)
First Lady
Barbara Richardson is the former First Lady of New Mexico and widow of Bill Richardson, the 9th United States Secretary of Energy.
12. Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
1947-. (aged 79)
art collector
Patricia "Patty" Phelps de Cisneros is a Venezuelan-born Dominican arts and education advocate. Since the 1970s Cisneros has led initiatives to expand access to educational and cultural resources, including large scale literacy and teacher training programs across the region. She is also recognized for her work as an art collector, with a particular focus on Latin American modernist and contemporary...
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13. Gabe Amo
1987-. (aged 39)
politician
Gabriel Felix Kofi Amo is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district since 2023.
14. Nick Fradiani
1985-. (aged 41)
singer
Nicholas James Fradiani IV is an American singer from Guilford, Connecticut. He rose to regional attention as the lead singer of pop/rock band Beach Avenue when they won the Battle of the Bands at Mohegan Sun in 2011. He gained national recognition in 2014 when he competed on the ninth season of the reality talent show America's Got Talent, although...
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15. Sally Bedell Smith
1948-. (aged 78)
writer
journalist
editor
biographer
Sarah Bedell Smith is an American journalist and biographer. She was a contributing editor for Vanity Fair and a reporter for The New York Times and Time. She focuses on biographies of members of the British royal family.
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16. Lesley Stahl
1941-. (aged 85)
journalist
program host
Lesley Rene Stahl is an American television journalist. She has spent most of her career with CBS News, where she began as a producer in 1971. Since 1991, she has reported for CBS's 60 Minutes. She is known for her news and television investigations and award-winning foreign reporting. For her body of work she has earned various journalism awards including...
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17. Callie Thorne
1969-. (aged 57)
film actor
television actor
stage actor
Callie Thorne is an American actress known for her role as Dr. Dani Santino on the USA Network series Necessary Roughness. She is also known for past work such as her roles on Homicide: Life on the Street as Detective Laura Ballard, a role she held for two seasons, and the movie Homicide: The Movie, as well as for playing...
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18. Christine Todd Whitman
1946-. (aged 80)
writer
politician
Christine Temple Whitman is an American politician and author who served as the 50th governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001 and as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. Whitman was New Jersey's first female governor.
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19. Catherine Keener
1959-. (aged 67)
television actor
voice actor
film producer
actor
film actor
Catherine Keener is an American actress. She has portrayed disgruntled and melancholic yet sympathetic women in independent films, as well as supporting roles in studio films. She has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Being John Malkovich (1999) and for her portrayal of author Harper Lee in Capote (2005). Her performance as Gertrude Baniszewski...
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20. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
1980-. (aged 46)
monarch
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is King of Bhutan since 9 December 2006.
21. Robie Harris
1940-2024 (aged 84)
writer
children's writer
Robie H. Harris was an American author. She wrote more than 30 children's books, including the frequently challenged It's Perfectly Normal (1994) and It's So Amazing (1999).
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22. Amanda Urban
1946-. (aged 80)
literary agent
Amanda "Binky" Urban is an American literary agent and partner at ICM Partners.