14 Notable alumni of Young Harris College
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Young Harris College is 5766st in the world, 1st in North America, and 1502st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from Young Harris 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 Young Harris College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jack Thomas Brinkley
1930-2019 (aged 89)
military officer
lawyer
politician
Jack Thomas Brinkley was an American politician, educator and lawyer. He served as a Democratic member for the 3rd district of Georgia of the United States House of Representatives.
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2. Cathy Cox
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Lera Catharine "Cathy" Cox is an American academic administrator and former lawyer, politician, and journalist. She is president of Georgia College & State University. Cox, a member of the Democratic Party, previously served as Secretary of State of Georgia, a candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2006, dean of Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, and as...
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3. David Ralston
1954-2022 (aged 68)
politician
David Ralston was an American attorney and a Republican politician who was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2003 until his death. From 2010 onwards, he was also its 73rd Speaker of the House. Ralston was the longest-serving Republican Speaker in state history and the longest-serving Speaker of the Georgia General Assembly since Tom Murphy.
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4. Eurith D. Rivers
1895-1967 (aged 72)
lawyer
politician
Eurith Dickinson Rivers, commonly known as E. D. Rivers and informally as "Ed" Rivers, was an American politician from Lanier County, Georgia. A Democrat, he was the 68th Governor of Georgia, serving from 1937 to 1941.
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5. Callix Crabbe
1983-. (aged 43)
baseball player
Callix Sadeaq Crabbe is a Virgin Islands American former professional baseball second baseman and current coach in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. He was the assistant hitting coach for the Texas Rangers from 2019 through 2021.
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6. Nick Markakis
1983-. (aged 43)
baseball player
Nicholas William Markakis is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons for the Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves. Markakis was the Orioles' first-round draft pick (seventh overall) in the 2003 Major League Baseball draft, and made his MLB debut in 2006. Markakis is a three-time Gold Glove Award winner, and...
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7. Buddy Carter
1957-. (aged 69)
business executive
politician
pharmacist
Earl LeRoy "Buddy" Carter is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 1st congressional district since 2015. The district is based in Savannah and includes most of the state's coastal southern portion. A member of the Republican Party, Carter was elected to Congress after Jack Kingston decided to run for Senate.
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8. Bert Lance
1931-2013 (aged 82)
manager
politician
Thomas Bertram "Bert" Lance was an American businessman who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Jimmy Carter in 1977. He is known mainly for resigning from the Carter administration because of a scandal during his first year in office. However, he was later cleared of all charges.
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9. Ronnie Milsap
1943-. (aged 83)
recording artist
pianist
singer
musician
Ronnie Lee Milsap is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. Nearly completely blind from birth, he became one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated...
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10. Zell Miller
1932-2018 (aged 86)
historian
businessperson
university teacher
politician
Zell Bryan Miller was an American politician who served as the 79th governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States senator representing the state from 2000 to 2005. He was a member of the Democratic Party and before 2021 was the last Democratic senator from Georgia. He is also the last Democrat as of 2025 to...
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11. Charlie Blackmon
1986-. (aged 40)
baseball player
Charles Cobb Blackmon, nicknamed "Chuck Nazty", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who spent his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Colorado Rockies. He made his MLB debut in 2011. Blackmon throws and bats left-handed, stands 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m), and weighs 220.4 pounds (100.0 kg).
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12. Amanda Bearse
1958-. (aged 68)
television actor
film director
television director
film actor
Amanda Bearse is an American actress, comedian and director. She starred in the 1985 supernatural horror film Fright Night, and later starred as Marcy Rhoades D'Arcy in the Fox sitcom Married... with Children (1987–1997). Bearse later began working as a television director, directing over 90 episodes of several comedy series.
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13. Oliver Hardy
1892-1957 (aged 65)
film screenwriter
film actor
comedian
film director
actor
Oliver Norvell Hardy was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film, Outwitting Dad, in 1914....
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14. Trisha Yearwood
1964-. (aged 62)
singer
songwriter
television actor
writer
actor
Patricia Lynn Yearwood is an American country singer. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single "She's in Love with the Boy", which became a number-one hit on the Billboard country singles chart. Its corresponding self-titled debut album sold over two million copies. Yearwood continued with a series of major country hits during the early to mid-1990s, including "The...
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