28 Notable alumni of William Jewell College
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
William Jewell College is ranked #4,593 in the world and #1,197 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from William Jewell 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 William Jewell College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Wallace Crossley
1874-1943 (aged 69)
politician
publisher
Wallace Crossley was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, serving with Governor Frederick D. Gardner, and publisher of The Daily Star-Journal in Warrensburg, Missouri.
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2. Robert Patterson Clark Wilson
1834-1916 (aged 82)
lawyer
politician
Robert Patterson Clark Wilson was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
3. Jason Klumb
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Jason O. Klumb was the Regional Administrator of The Heartland Region of the U.S. General Services Administration. Klumb was appointed to the lead GSA's Heartland Region by President Barack Obama in February 2010. He is currently an attorney/advisor in private practice, a PhD graduate, and a Colonel in the Missouri National Guard.
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4. Parke M. Banta
1891-1970 (aged 79)
lawyer
politician
administrator
Parke Monroe Banta was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 8th congressional district from 1947 to 1949.
5. Harold E. Brooks
1959-. (aged 67)
storm chaser
climatologist
meteorologist
Harold Edward Brooks is an American meteorologist whose research is concentrated on severe convective storms and tornadoes, particularly severe weather climatology, as well as weather forecasting.
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6. Dorsey W. Shackleford
1853-1936 (aged 83)
lawyer
judge
politician
Dorsey William Shackleford was a United States representative from Missouri.
7. Gatewood Lincoln
1875-1957 (aged 82)
military officer
engineer
politician
Gatewood Sanders Lincoln was a United States Navy officer who served as the governor of American Samoa. With Nathan Woodworth Post, Lincoln was one of only two American Samoan governors to serve non-consecutive terms. He commanded a supply ship during World War I and was an instructor at the United States Naval Academy, serving as Department Head of the College...
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8. James J. Jenkins
1923-2012 (aged 89)
university teacher
psychologist
James J. Jenkins was an American psychologist who played a significant role in the development of cognitive psychology.
9. C. A. Robins
1884-1970 (aged 86)
politician
physician
Charles Armington Robins was an American physician and the 22nd governor of Idaho.
10. Hilary A. Bush
1905-1966 (aged 61)
lawyer
politician
Hilary Ashby Bush was a Democratic Party politician who was Jackson County, Missouri prosecutor in the 1940s and 1950s, and the 37th lieutenant governor from 1961 to 1965, serving under Governor John M. Dalton. Bush played an influential role in the merger of the University of Kansas City with the University of Missouri system to form the University of Missouri-Kansas...
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11. Nino Giarratano
1962-. (aged 64)
head coach
Anthony "Nino" Giarratano is a former American college baseball coach, who served as head coach of the San Francisco Dons baseball team from 1999 to 2022.
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12. William Hardin Harrison
1933-2024 (aged 91)
military officer
William Hardin Harrison was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He was a former commander of the I Corps at Fort Lewis, a post which he served from 1987 to 1989. He was also a former commander of the Sixth United States Army at the Presidio of San Francisco, and 7th Infantry Division and Fort Ord. After his...
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13. Maury John
1919-1974 (aged 55)
basketball coach
Maurice E. John was an American college basketball coach at Drake University and Iowa State University. John is the all–time wins leader at Drake and led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Final Four in 1969. In his 28-year coaching career, John had a 528–214 record. John died of cancer at age 55 in 1974, while coaching at Iowa State.
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14. Scott McCoy
1970-. (aged 56)
lawyer
politician
Scott Daniel McCoy is an American politician and attorney from Florida. A Democrat, he is a former member of the Utah State Senate, where he represented the state's 2nd senate district which comprises portions of Salt Lake City (map). He resigned from the senate in December 2009 to dedicate himself more fully to his legal career.
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15. Brian Knight
1974-. (aged 52)
baseball player
Brian Michael Knight is an American former professional baseball umpire. He worked as a full-time Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire from 2011 until his retirement in 2025. He wore uniform number 91.
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16. Earl Thomas Coleman
1943-. (aged 83)
lawyer
politician
Earl Thomas Coleman is an American politician who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1993.
17. Tom Carnegie
1919-2011 (aged 92)
announcer
Tom Carnegie, born Carl Lee Kenagy, was an American radio and television broadcaster, public-address announcer, sports columnist, documentary filmmaker, and educator from Norwalk, Connecticut. Carnegie's radio and television broadcasting career, which spanned from 1942 to 1985, included work at KITE radio in Kansas City, Missouri; WOWO (AM) radio in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and WIRE (AM) radio in Indianapolis, Indiana. Carnegie...
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18. Nancy Boyda
1955-. (aged 71)
chemist
teacher
politician
Nancy Boyda is an American chemist and politician. She is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district, serving from 2007 to 2009. On November 4, 2008, Boyda was defeated for re-election to a second term by state Treasurer Lynn Jenkins. She was the Democratic nominee for the seat in the 2024 election, where she was defeated by...
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19. Cyrus Avery
1871-1963 (aged 92)
businessperson
Cyrus Stevens Avery was a businessperson, oilman, and highway commissioner. He created the U.S. Route 66 while being a member of the federal board appointed to create the Federal Highway System, then pushed for the establishment of the U.S. Highway 66 Association to pave and promote the highway. As such, he is known as the "Father of Route 66".
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20. Josephine S. Tucker
1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer
judge
Josephine Laura Staton is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
21. Don Page
1948-. (aged 78)
physicist
Don Nelson Page FRSC is an American-born Canadian theoretical physicist at the University of Alberta, Canada.
22. Robin Carnahan
1961-. (aged 65)
jurist
lawyer
politician
Robin Colleen Carnahan is an American businesswoman, lawyer, and politician, who previously served as the Missouri Secretary of State and served as the Administrator of General Services in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2025. She is the daughter of Missouri politicians Mel and Jean Carnahan. In 2010, she was the Democratic nominee in the U.S. Senate election in Missouri...
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23. Terry Teachout
1956-2022 (aged 66)
playwright
librettist
opinion journalist
journalist
biographer
Terrance Alan Teachout was an American author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist.
24. Bill Snyder
1939-. (aged 87)
head coach
American football player
William D. Snyder is an American retired college football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University from 1989 to 2005 and again from 2009 to 2018. Snyder initially retired from the position from 2006 to 2008 before being rehired. Snyder retired for the second time on December 2, 2018, and is serving...
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25. Dan Lanning
1986-. (aged 40)
coach
American football player
American football coach
Daniel Arthur Lanning is an American college football coach who serves as the head football coach at the University of Oregon. He was previously the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach at the University of Georgia from 2019 to 2021.
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26. Clarence Andrew Cannon
1879-1964 (aged 85)
teacher
politician
author
clerk
lawyer
Clarence Andrew Cannon was a Democratic congressman from Missouri serving from 1923 until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1964. He was a notable parliamentarian and chaired the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations. He is the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Missouri.
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27. Jim Davis
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
James Wayland Davis is an American politician and orthodontist who served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly. He represented the Senate's fiftieth district, which includes Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties from 2011 until 2021.
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28. Dallas Willard
1935-2013 (aged 78)
translator
non-fiction writer
philosopher
religious writer
Dallas Albert Willard was an American philosopher also known for his writings on Christian spiritual formation. Much of his work in philosophy was related to phenomenology, particularly the work of Edmund Husserl, many of whose writings he translated into English for the first time.
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