18 Notable alumni of William Penn University
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
William Penn University is ranked #5,946 in the world and #1,559 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from William Penn University 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 Penn University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. William P. Holaday
1882-1946 (aged 64)
lawyer
politician
William Perry Holaday was a U.S. representative from the state of Illinois.
2. Ralph R. Eltse
1885-1971 (aged 86)
lawyer
politician
Ralph William Roscoe Eltse was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1933 to 1935.
3. Jack Holveck
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Jack Holveck is an American politician in the state of Iowa.
4. Elaine Christy
harpist
Elaine Christy is an American harpist. She has performed at high-profile concert halls including Steinway Hall, Carnegie's Weill Hall, and with the CBS Orchestra on the television show Late Show with David Letterman. In 2012, she is an instructor of harp at Princeton University.
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5. Woods Hutchinson
1862-1930 (aged 68)
writer
physician
Woods Hutchinson was an English American physician and health writer. Hutchinson promoted the consumption of red meat and white bread and was strongly opposed to the ideas of vegetarianism.
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6. Holly Brink
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Holly Ann Brink, is an American politician from the state of Iowa.
7. Angelo Kelly-Rosales
1993-. (aged 33)
association football player
Angelo Kelly-Rosales is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for One Knoxville SC in the USL League One.
8. Walter Bowers Pillsbury
1872-1960 (aged 88)
psychologist
Walter Bowers Pillsbury was an American psychologist, born in Burlington, Iowa. He studied for two years at Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and graduated from the University of Nebraska (1892), and subsequently completed a Ph.D. at Cornell University (1896). Pillsbury taught at the University of Michigan after 1897, in 1905–1910 as junior professor of philosophy and director of the psychological...
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9. Thomas E. Watson
1856-1922 (aged 66)
politician
lawyer
editor
journalist
publisher
Thomas Eugene Watson was a United States Marine Corps General who served in the Marine Corps from 1912 to 1950. His last command (January 1, 1948 – July 1, 1950) was as commanding general, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. Previously, he had commanded the Second Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and was commanding officer of the famed Second Division...
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10. Paul McCracken
1915-2012 (aged 97)
university teacher
economist
Paul Winston McCracken was an American economist born in Richland, Iowa.
11. Dulah Marie Evans
1875-1951 (aged 76)
photographer
painter
Dulah Marie Evans, later Dulah Marie Evans Krehbiel was an American painter, photographer, printmaker, illustrator, and etcher.
12. Bill Fennelly
1957-. (aged 69)
basketball coach
William Michael Fennelly is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at Iowa State University.
13. Casey Fien
1983-. (aged 43)
baseball player
Casey Michael Fien, is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, and Philadelphia Phillies.
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14. Bernard A. Clarey
1912-1996 (aged 84)
submariner
military officer
Bernard Ambrose Clarey, nicknamed "Chick", was an admiral of the United States Navy. A submarine commander during World War II, he served during the late 1960s as Vice Chief of Naval Operations and in the early 1970s as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
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15. Hereward Carrington
1880-1958 (aged 78)
detective
journalist
Hereward Carrington was an American investigator of psychic phenomena and author. His subjects included several of the most high-profile cases of apparent psychic ability of his times, and he wrote over 100 books on subjects including the paranormal and psychical research, conjuring and stage magic, and alternative medicine. Carrington promoted fruitarianism and held pseudoscientific views about dieting.
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16. Joseph Benavidez
1984-. (aged 42)
mixed martial arts fighter
Joseph Rolando Benavidez is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Bantamweight division in the WEC, and primarily in the Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
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17. Damon Harrison
1988-. (aged 38)
American football player
Damon Paul Harrison is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the William Penn Statesmen and was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Harrison was also a member of the New York Giants, Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks and...
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18. Rob Taylor
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Robert James Taylor is an English former footballer who played on the left flank and was known for his pace and dribbling ability.