38 Notable alumni of Wright State University
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Wright State University is ranked #703 in the world and #202 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 38 notable alumni from Wright State 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 Wright State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Chase Whiteside
1988-. (aged 38)
journalist
Chase Augustus Whiteside is a documentary filmmaker, journalist, and co-founder of New Left Media. Whiteside is perhaps best known for his films documenting the participants at Tea Party events. Those documentaries, which IndieWire called "a perfect example of where documentary form and style is headed," have received more than 7 million views on YouTube. Henry Rollins wrote of his interviews...
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2. Kyle Koehler
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Kyle Koehler is an American politician serving as a member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 10th district since 2025. After representing the 79th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from January 2015 to December 2022, Koehler ran for State Senate in 2024. He was elected to a four year term in the upper chamber by a 65%-35% margin....
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3. Stephen L. Davis
military personnel
Stephen L. Davis is a United States Air Force general who serves as commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command since 4 November 2025. He previously as the Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force from March 2022 to November 2025. He most recently served as the director of global power programs at the Office of the...
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4. Cooper Land
1988-. (aged 38)
basketball player
Cooper Land is an American former professional basketball player who is most known for his time spent in the State Basketball League (SBL) with the Rockingham Flames. He played college basketball for Wright State University before playing professionally in Norway, Germany, Australia and Japan.
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5. Irene D. Long
1950-2020 (aged 70)
physician
Irene Duhart Long was an American physician and was an official at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. She was the first female chief medical officer at the Kennedy Space Center.
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6. Deborah Loewer
1954-. (aged 72)
military officer
Deborah A. Loewer was the first warfare qualified woman promoted to flag rank in the United States Navy. She was frocked to the rank of rear admiral on October 1, 2003 and retired in 2007.
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7. Brent E. Huffman
1979-. (aged 47)
film director
film producer
photographer
zoologist
Brent Edward Huffman is an American director, writer, and cinematographer of documentaries and television programs, including Saving Mes Aynak (2015). His work has been featured on Netflix, Discovery Channel, The National Geographic Channel, VICE, NBC, CNN, PBS, Time, The New York Times, Al Jazeera America and Al Jazeera English and premiered at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), and many...
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8. Loudon Love
1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Loudon Love is an American professional basketball player for the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wright State Raiders.
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9. Cliff Rosenberger
1981-. (aged 45)
politician
Cliff Rosenberger is a former American politician who was a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving the 91st District from 2011 until 2018. He was Speaker of the House from 2015 until 2018. It was announced that Kirk Schuring would take over as the interim speaker. Rosenberger represented a large southern Ohio district that includes Wilmington, Hillsboro...
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10. Frank Lickliter
1969-. (aged 57)
golfer
Franklin Ray Lickliter II is an American professional golfer. He featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking, going as high as 41st in 2001.
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11. Tim Waggoner
1964-. (aged 62)
writer
novelist
editor
lecturer
Tim Waggoner is an American author of novels and short stories in the fantasy, horror, and thriller genres.
12. Kevin Kramer
1993-. (aged 33)
baseball player
Kevin Lowell Kramer is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2018 and 2019.
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13. David Albright
1948-. (aged 78)
physicist
David Albright is an American physicist and a weapons expert who is the founder of the non-governmental Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), its current president, and author of several books on proliferation of atomic weapons.
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14. Jorge Gurgel
1977-. (aged 49)
mixed martial arts fighter
Jorge Valente Gurgel is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor from 2002 to 2014, Gurgel is best known as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 and for his career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforce.
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15. Amanda Tori Meating
drag queen
Amanda Tori Meating is the stage name of Amanda Philipps, an American drag performer, theatrical actor, and wig stylist who competed on season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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16. Anthony Shaffer
1962-. (aged 64)
military officer
writer
intelligence analyst
intelligence officer
spy
Anthony Shaffer is a former U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who became known for his claims about mishandled intelligence before the September 11 attacks, and for the censoring of his ghost written book Operation Dark Heart. Shaffer was a member of the Able Danger project, having joined in 1999.
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17. Brian Anderson
1993-. (aged 33)
baseball player
Brian James Anderson is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher, who played 13 seasons for five teams, as well as a sports broadcaster and coach. Currently, Anderson is the color commentator on the Rays TV crew on Bally Sports Sun.
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18. Iman Crosson
1982-. (aged 44)
television producer
YouTuber
actor
comedian
Iman Crosson, better known by his stage name Alphacat, is an American actor, impressionist, and YouTube personality known for his impersonations of former U.S. President Barack Obama and his starring role in independent film Along the Roadside.
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19. Michael Barratt
1959-. (aged 67)
astronaut
physician
Michael Reed Barratt is an American physician and a NASA astronaut. Board certified in internal and aerospace medicine, he served as a flight surgeon for NASA before his selection as an astronaut and has played a role in developing NASA's space medicine programs for both the Shuttle–Mir program and International Space Station. His first spaceflight was a long-duration mission to...
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20. Robert Pollard
1957-. (aged 69)
singer
recording artist
singer-songwriter
Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. is an American singer and songwriter. He is the frontman and leader of indie rock band Guided by Voices, of which he is also the only constant member. He has also released 22 solo albums.
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21. Sean Murphy
1980-. (aged 46)
comics artist
illustrator
screenwriter
Sean Michael Murphy is an American professional baseball catcher for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft. Murphy made his MLB debut in 2019 with the Athletics and won a Gold Glove Award in 2021. In 2023, He was traded to the Braves...
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22. Vitaly Potapenko
1975-. (aged 51)
basketball player
basketball coach
Vitalii Mykolayovych Potapenko is a Ukrainian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wright State Raiders and was selected 12th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1996 NBA draft, also the last pick before Kobe Bryant. Nicknamed "the Ukraine...
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23. Eddie McClintock
1967-. (aged 59)
actor
television actor
video game actor
film screenwriter
film actor
Edward Theodore McClintock is an American actor. He is best known for his role of Secret Service agent Pete Lattimer on the Syfy series Warehouse 13. McClintock's other television roles include the sitcom Stark Raving Mad and the action thriller Shooter. In 2023, he made his film directorial debut with Miracle at Manchester, in which he also starred.
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24. Joe Smith
1975-. (aged 51)
basketball player
Joseph Michael Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Angels, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, and Minnesota Twins. Smith attended Wright State University and was drafted by the Mets in the third round of the 2006 Major League Baseball...
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25. Brad Sherwood
1964-. (aged 62)
television actor
singer
actor
improviser
Bradley Sherwood is an American actor, singer, comedian, game show host and writer. He is best known for his work on the British and American versions of comedy improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
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26. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
1956-. (aged 70)
poet
writer
novelist
essayist
short story writer
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-born American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Her short story collection, Arranged Marriage, won an American Book Award in 1996. Two of her novels (The Mistress of Spices and Sister of My Heart), as well as a short story (The Word...
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27. Nicole Scherzinger
1978-. (aged 48)
voice actor
singer-songwriter
actor
television actor
songwriter
Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Scherzinger is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She was a member of the R&B and pop group the Pussycat Dolls between 2003 and 2010. With two albums and over 55 million records sold worldwide, the Pussycat Dolls became one of the world's best-selling female groups of all time.
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28. Winston Marshall
1987-. (aged 39)
musician
banjoist
Winston Aubrey Aladar deBalkan Marshall is a British podcaster, political commentator and former musician. He is the former banjoist and lead guitarist of the folk rock band Mumford & Sons. Prior to this he was in the bluegrass sleaze rap group Captain Kick and the Cowboy Ramblers. With Mumford & Sons, Marshall won multiple awards, including a Grammy and two...
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29. Carlos Peña
1978-. (aged 48)
baseball player
Carlos Felipe Peña is a Dominican former professional baseball first baseman and current broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and Kansas City Royals.
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30. Mike Gallagher
1960-. (aged 66)
political pundit
talk show host
non-fiction writer
radio personality
Mike Gallagher is an American radio host and conservative political commentator. He is the host of The Mike Gallagher Show, a nationally syndicated radio program that airs throughout the United States on Salem Radio Network and is also a FOX News Channel Contributor and guest host. According to Talkers magazine, Gallagher is the tenth most-listened-to radio talk show host in...
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31. Nan Whaley
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Nannette L. Whaley is an American politician who served as the 56th mayor of Dayton, Ohio, from 2014 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to the mayorship in November 2013, after serving on the city commission for two terms. Whaley presided over the United States Conference of Mayors from 2021 to 2022. She was...
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32. Vernon Sykes
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
professor
Vernon Sykes is an American politician who served as the state Senator for the 28th district of the Ohio Senate from 2017 to 2024. The district included Akron, Barberton, Green, Portage Lakes, Sawyerwood, Lakemore and portions of Cuyahoga Falls, Mogadore and Tallmadge in Summit County.
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33. Joyce Beatty
1950-. (aged 76)
official
businessperson
university teacher
politician
Joyce Marie Beatty is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013, and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Beatty represented the 27th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008, serving for a time as minority leader. She...
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34. John B. Ellington, Jr
military officer
John B. Ellington Jr. is a former major general in the Air National Guard and director of the National Guard Chaplain Corps and Air National Guard Assistant to the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force.
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35. Michael A. Guetlein
1967-. (aged 59)
military officer
Michael Anthony Guetlein is a United States Space Force general who serves as the direct reporting program manager of the Office of Golden Dome for America. He recently served as the second vice chief of space operations from 2023 to 2025. He previously served as the deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office from 2019 to 2021 and as the...
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36. Siva S. Banda
1951-. (aged 75)
military flight engineer
Siva Subrahmanyam Banda is an Indian-American aerospace engineer. He was Director of the Control Science Center of Excellence and Chief Scientist for the Aerospace Systems Directorate at the United States Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He has taught at Wright State University, the University of Dayton, and the Air Force Institute of Technology.
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37. Bhrigu Nath Singh
1968-. (aged 58)
military flight engineer
Bhrigu Nath Singh, also known as B.N. Singh, is an Indian engineering scientist, current vice-chancellor at Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University and former director general at the IITRAM.
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38. Thais Russomano
1963-. (aged 63)
university teacher
scientist
physician
Thais Russomano is a Brazilian doctor and scientific researcher specialising in space medicine, space physiology, biomedical engineering, telemedicine and telehealth. She founded the Microgravity Centre (MicroG) at PUCRS university, Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 1999, coordinating it for 18 years until 2017. The MicroG is the first educational and research centre in Space Life Sciences in Latin America. She is a...
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