This list includes people who have graduated from or otherwise attended Kent State University

Kent State University

Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...

 at the main campus in Kent, Ohio

Kent, Ohio

Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeastern Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 United States Census and 28,904 in the 2010 Census...

 or one of its seven regional campuses in northeastern Ohio. Kent State counts approximately 196,000 living alumni as of 2010.

Name	Notability	Degree (Year)	Category
Raj Aggarwal Raj Aggarwal Raj Aggarwal is an author and contributor to the field of international business studies. Aggarwal was the Dean at the University of Akron College of Business Administration from 2006 until 2009. He was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of International Business. He has been a Fulbright Research...	Author and educator in international business	M.B.A. Master of Business Administration The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...  Operations Management (1970) D.B.A. Doctor of Business Administration The degree of Doctor of Business Administration, abbreviated, or and equivalent to , is a research doctorate in business administration. The D.B.A...  Finance and International Business (1975)	Business
Diana Al-Hadid Diana Al-Hadid Diana Al-Hadid is a contemporary artist. She was born in Aleppo, Syria, in 1981 and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BA in Art History and a BFA in sculpture from Kent State University in Ohio , an MFA sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond , and attended...	Contemporary artist	B.F.A. Sculpture (2003) B.A. Art History (2003)	Arts
Timothy App Timothy App Timothy App is a contemporary American painter whose works are in numerous private and public collections including the Baltimore Museum of Art.-Biography:...	Contemporary painter	B.F.A Painting (1970)	Arts
Willie Asbury Willie Asbury William Wesley Asbury is a former professional American football RB in the National Football League.-References:...	Former professional football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...  player with the Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...  of the National Football League National Football League The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...  1966-1968		Athletics - Football
John Balistreri John Balistreri John Balistreri is an American ceramic artist best known for his large scale sculptures. He is currently an associate Professor of Art and the head of the ceramic art program at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA....	Ceramic artist	M.F.A. Ceramics (1988)	Arts
Eugene Baker Eugene Baker Eugene Keith Baker is a former American football wide receiver who was drafted from Kent State University in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He spent four seasons with the Falcons on their active roster and practice squad. He also spent time on the practice squads of the Buffalo Bills...	Professional football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...  player in the National Football League National Football League The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...		Athletics - Football
Joe Barbee Joe Barbee Joe Barbee was a college and professional American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Kent State, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders in 1960....	Professional football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...  player in the American Football League American Football League The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...		Athletics - Football
Tom Batiuk Tom Batiuk Tom Batiuk is an American comic strip creator. His best-known comic strip is Funky Winkerbean.Batiuk attended Kent State University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in painting. He went on to teach art in junior high school...	Comic strip author of Funky Winkerbean Funky Winkerbean Funky Winkerbean is a comic strip created by high school teacher Tom Batiuk , which debuted on March 27, 1972.The strip is centered on Westview High School and initially focused on several of its students: the title character, Funky Winkerbean, Crazy Harry Klinghorn, Barry Balderman, Bull Bushka,... and Crankshaft Crankshaft (comic strip) Crankshaft is an eponymous comic strip about an elderly, curmudgeonly school bus driver which debuted on June 8, 1987. Written by Tom Batiuk and drawn by Chuck Ayers, Crankshaft is a spin-off from Batiuk’s comic strip Funky Winkerbean....	B.F.A. (1969)	Literary
Brian Bell Brian Bell (American football) Brian Bell is an American football fullback and tight end who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Kent State.Bell played high school football at DeMatha High School. He played collegiately...	Professional football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...  player in the National Football League National Football League The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...		Athletics - Football
Bob Borden Bob Borden See BobBorden.com...	Writer and frequent contributor, Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is...	Journalism (1995)	Entertainment
Catherine Bosley Catherine Bosley Catherine Bosley is an television news anchorwoman.Bosley was born in Lake County, Ohio, and graduated from Harbor High School, near Painesville, in 1985. She began working at age 17 at the local Hills Department Store as a cashier, staying there through her first year of college at Kent State...	Television news presenter News presenter A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...  for WOIO WOIO WOIO, virtual channel 19 , is the CBS affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. It is licensed to the nearby suburb of Shaker Heights. WOIO is owned by Raycom Media and its sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate WUAB . The two stations share a studio facility in Cleveland and WOIO's transmitter is located in...  in Cleveland	B.A. Telecommunications (1989)	Journalism
Bertice Berry Bertice Berry Dr. Bertice Berry is an American sociologist, author, lecturer, and educator.Berry grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. She graduated magna cum laude from Jacksonville University in Florida, and earned a Ph.D. in sociology from Kent State University in Ohio, at the age of 26.She later worked as an...	Sociologist, author, lecturer, comedian, educator, and former talk show host	Ph.D.	Education
Mark Bloch Mark Bloch Mark Bloch , also known as Pan, P.A.N., Panman, Panpost and the Post Art Network, is an American multi-media artist from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Since 1982 he has lived in New York City...	Multi-media and conceptual artist	Bachelors (1978)	Arts
Brannon Braga Brannon Braga Brannon Braga is an American television producer and screenwriter, currently working as showrunner and executive producer on Terra Nova... ^	Producer and screenwriter for several Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...  series and films, 24 24 (TV series) 24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration... , and Flashforward	Transferred	Film and television
Regina Brett Regina Brett Regina Brett is a columnist for The Plain Dealer, a daily newspaper serving Cleveland, Ohio. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary in 2008 and 2009...	Columnist with The Plain Dealer	Bachelors in Journalism	Journalism
Cedric Brown Cedric Brown Cedric Brown , is a former American professional football player who played in 9 NFL seasons from 1976-1984 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Brown was a very solid and underrated free safety for the Bucs, seldom making errors but capable of big plays also....	Former professional football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...  player in the National Football League National Football League The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...  1976-1984		Athletics - Football
Allen Buckley Allen Buckley Allen Buckley is an attorney and CPA, who in 2008 ran for one of Georgia's United States Senate seats as a member of the Libertarian Party. He was the party's candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 2006, where he drew 3.6% of the vote, and for Senator in 2004, where he took 2% of the...	U.S. Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...  and gubernatorial candidate from Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...  in the Libertarian Party Libertarian Party of Georgia The Libertarian Party of Georgia is a state affiliate of the United States Libertarian Party.-Executive committee:-2008 candidates:In 2008 Allen Buckley ran for US Senator receiving 128,002 votes for 3.4% of the vote.-2007 candidates:...	B.A. (1982)	Politics
Emmanuel Burriss Emmanuel Burriss Emmanuel "Manny" Allen Burriss is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the San Francisco Giants. He is a switch-hitter who throws right-handed and has played second base, shortstop, and third base.-Early life:...	Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball, currently for the San Francisco Giants San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....  as a second baseman Second baseman Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...		Athletics - Baseball
Debra Byrd Debra Byrd Debra Byrd is an American vocalist who has worked with Barry Manilow and Bob Dylan, appeared on Broadway, and serves as the head vocal coach for American Idol and Canadian Idol, also singing backup for the contestants....	Backup vocalist for Barry Manilow Barry Manilow Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."... ; vocal coach for American Idol American Idol American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment... and Canadian Idol Canadian Idol Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...		Music
Curt Cacioppo Curt Cacioppo Curtis Cacioppo is an American composer of contemporary classical music and pianist. He is of Sicilian ancestry on his father's side, and Anglo-Saxon ancestry on his mother's side....	Contemporary classical music Contemporary classical music Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...  composer and pianist	B.A. Piano Performance	Music
Alan Canfora Alan Canfora Alan Michael Canfora was a student at Kent State University, Ohio, when he was shot and wounded in the right wrist by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970 while protesting the invasion of Cambodia....	Political activist; one of nine students wounded during the Kent State shootings Kent State shootings The Kent State shootings—also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre—occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970...		Politics
John Caparulo John Caparulo John Caparulo is an American stand-up comedian. He is perhaps best known for his appearances on the late night E! talk show, Chelsea Lately.-Early life:...	Comedian	Bachelors (1998)	Entertainment
Michael Capellas Michael Capellas Michael David Capellas is Chief Executive Officer of AcadiaEnterprises, LLC a joint venture of Cisco and EMC with investment from Intel and VMware. He also serves as Chairman of the Virtual Computing Environment coalition...	Current CEO Chief executive officer A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...  of First Data Corporation; former President/CEO of Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including... , WorldCom MCI Inc. MCI, Inc. is an American telecommunications subsidiary of Verizon Communications that is headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia... , Compaq Compaq Compaq Computer Corporation is a personal computer company founded in 1982. Once the largest supplier of personal computing systems in the world, Compaq existed as an independent corporation until 2002, when it was acquired for US$25 billion by Hewlett-Packard.... , and Serena Software Serena Software Serena Software Inc is US-based software company.Serena develops and markets products focused on managing change across information technology environments...	B.B.A	Business
Vincent J. Cardinal Vincent J. Cardinal Vincent J. Cardinal is a graduate of Yale School of Drama. He is a playwright and director. He has written The Colorado Catechism and directed Queens Blvd. and Steve Hayes' Hollywood Reunion.-External links:...	Playwright and director		Theater
Drew Carey Drew Carey Drew Allison Carey is an American actor, singer, comedian, photographer, sports executive, and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, Carey eventually gained popularity starring on his own sitcom, The Drew Carey Show, and serving as...	Actor, comedian, host of TV's Price is Right	Did not graduate	Film and television
Robert Carothers Robert Carothers Robert Carothers served as the president of the University of Rhode Island from 1991 to 2009.He received his B.A. from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania in 1965. He joined Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity and was elected the President of the Fraternity twice....	President of the University of Rhode Island University of Rhode Island The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West...  since 1991	Ph.D. (1969)	Education
Gerald Casale Gerald Casale Gerald Vincent Casale , often known as Jerry Casale, is a vocalist, bass guitar/synthesizer player, and a founding member of the new wave band Devo...	Founding member of Devo Devo Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...		Music
Dain Clay Dain Clay Dain Elmer Clay was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. Clay played collegiately at Kent State University in 1943. He played in four seasons with the Reds, from to . In , Clay led the National League in at-bats, 656, and was sixth in games...	Former professional baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...  player in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...  with the Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....		Athletics - Baseball
Robert E. Cook Robert E. Cook Robert Eugene Cook was an American politician of the Democratic party from Kent, Ohio who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1963. He also served as a common pleas judge from 1963–1969 and as a judge in Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals from 1969-1988...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...  politician who served as a common pleas judge, district court of appeals judge, and in the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...	Bachelors (1947)	Politics
Jim Corrigall Jim Corrigall Jim Corrigall, born May 7, 1946, in Barrie, Ontario, is a former all-star defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League.-High school and college:...	Former professional football player in the Canadian Football League Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....  as a defensive end Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...  for the Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... , member of Canadian Football Hall of Fame Canadian Football Hall of Fame The Canadian Football Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates great achievements in Canadian football. It is an open to the public institution. It includes displays about the Canadian Football League, Canadian university football and Canadian... , former KSU head football coach Kent State Golden Flashes football The Kent State Golden Flashes football team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, USA. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Football Bowl Subdivision...		Athletics - Football
Carol Costello Carol Costello Carol Costello is a CNN national correspondent and anchor, working out of the network's New York City bureau. She was part of CNN's Peabody-winning coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the 2008 presidential election, and also covered the Virginia Tech shootings, the Obama inauguration and the Casey...	Anchor and reporter for CNN CNN Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...	B.A. Journalism (2004)	Journalism
Joshua Cribbs Joshua Cribbs Joshua "Josh" Cribbs is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He played collegiately for Kent State University. He holds the NFL record with eight kickoff returns for touchdowns...	Professional football player, currently for the Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	B.A. Communication Studies (2010)	Athletics - Football
Ben Curtis Ben Curtis (golfer) Ben Clifford Curtis is an American professional golfer best known for winning the 2003 Open Championship.-Early career:Curtis was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in Ostrander, Ohio. His family runs the , also in Ostrander...	Professional golfer, 2003 British Open The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...  champion		Athletics - Golf
Jose Davis Jose Davis Jose Davis is an American Arena Football League quarterback who was most recently the second string quarterback for the Cleveland Gladiators before being cut to make room for former New England Patriots and New York Dragons quarterback Rohan Davey.-High school years:Davis attended Bellaire High...	Former professional football player in the NFL and the Arena Football League		Athletics - Football
Wayne Dawson Wayne Dawson Wayne Dawson is an American award-winning television newscaster and co-host of Fox 8 in the Morning, a morning show broadcast on Fox affiliate WJW-TV Channel 8, in Cleveland, Ohio. For two years prior to joining WJW in 1981, Dawson was an anchor/reporter at WNIR-AM in Kent, Ohio...	Television newscaster at WJW in Cleveland	B.A. Journalism (1979)	Journalism
Sarah Deal Sarah Deal LtCol Sarah Deal Burrow, United States Marine Corps, became the first female Marine selected for Naval aviation training, and subsequently the Marine Corps' first female aviator in 1993....	First female Marine selected for Naval aviation training; first female aviator in the Marine Corps	B.S. Aerospace Flight Technology (1992)	Aeronautics
Bryan DeCorso Bryan DeCorso Bryan DeCorso is a Canadian professional golfer.DeCorso was born in Guelph, Ontario. He got started in golf with his father, playing at the Victoria Park East course in Guelph. He earned a golf scholarship to Kent State University. He finished as runner-up to Warren Sye at the 1994 Canadian...	Canadian professional golfer	B.S. Business Administration (1995)	Athletics - Golf
John de Lancie John de Lancie John de Lancie is an American actor. He has been active in screen and television roles since 1977, though he is best known for his recurring role as Q on the various Star Trek series and as Frank Simmons in Stargate SG-1....	Actor	B.A. (1971)	Film and television
John Dennis John Dennis (talk show host) John Dennis is an American radio talk show host for WEEI, known for the Dennis and Callahan show.-Biography:...	Radio talk show Talk show A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....  personality and television sportscaster		Journalism
G. William Domhoff G. William Domhoff George William Domhoff is a research professor in psychology and sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz...	Author and Research Professor in psychology and sociology	M.A. Psychology (1959)	Science
Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen Reeder Donaldson is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for his Thomas Covenant series...	Author of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Stephen R. Donaldson. It was followed by The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, also a trilogy, and The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, a planned tetralogy.... series	M.A. English (1971)	Literary
Jan Dowling Jan Dowling Jan Dowling is a Canadian-born American college golf coach and former amateur golfer. Dowling is the current head coach of the Florida Gators women's golf team of the University of Florida.- Early life and education :...	Head women's golf coach at the University of Florida University of Florida The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906... , former Canadian professional golfer	B.S. Leisure Studies (2002)	Athletics - Golf
Joyce Dyer Joyce Dyer Joyce Dyer is a U.S. writer of nonfiction and memoirs whose most recent memoir, Goosetown: Reconstructing an Akron Neighborhood, tells the story of the author's attempt to remember the first five years of her life growing up in an ethnic neighborhood in Akron called Old Wolf Ledge , famous for...	Writer	Ph.D.	Literary
Joe Ebanks Joe Ebanks Joe Ebanks is an American professional poker player from Ohio. He grew up in Kent and as of 2011 resides in Stow. He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker where he made his first final table and had three in the money finishes...	Professional poker Poker Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...  player in the World Series of Poker World Series of Poker The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...	Dropped out	Entertainment
Julian Edelman Julian Edelman Julian Francis Edelman is a wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Patriots in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for Kent State as a quarterback.-Early years:Edelman was born in Redwood City, California...	Professional football player in the NFL, currently for the New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National...	Business Management	Athletics - Football
John Edwards John Edwards (basketball) John Edwards is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for the Iowa Energy of the NBDL....	Professional basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...  player in the NBA National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...  and NBDL		Athletics - Basketball
Abram Elam Abram Elam Abram Elam is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Notre Dame and Kent State....	Professional football player in the NFL, currently for the Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...		Athletics - Football
Donald Erb Donald Erb Donald Erb was an American composer best known for large orchestral works such as Concerto for Brass and Orchestra and Ritual Observances.-Early years:...	Composer	B.S. Composition (1950)	Music
John Ferguson John Ferguson (organist) John Allen Ferguson is an American organist, teacher, and composer.Ferguson is probably best known for his choral compositions. He has also published alternate accompaniments and festival arrangements for organ, brass, and percussion of hymns and Lutheran liturgy, and has appeared on several...	Organist, composer, and teacher	M.M.	Music
Colin Ferrell Colin Ferrell Colin Ferrell is an American football defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2008...	Professional football player in the NFL, currently for the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....		Athletics - Football
John Filo John Filo John Paul Filo took the 1970 Pulitzer Prize winning photo of a 14-year-old runaway girl , crying while kneeling over the body of 20-year-old Jeffrey Miller, one of the victims of the Kent State shootings...	Pulitzer Prize Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City... -winning Photographer		Arts
Al Fisher Al Fisher Al Fisher was a guard for the Kent State Golden Flashes. He led the team to the 2008 NCAA tournament while averaging 14 points per game. The Mid-American Conference Player of the Year that season, Fisher made several big shots during the Flashes' run to the tournament.Fisher played for Pennsauken...	Mid-American Conference Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...  Player of the Year 2008		Athletics - Basketball
Quinton Flynn Quinton Flynn Quinton Joseph Flynn , is an American voice actor, actor and writer....	Voice actor		Film and television
Angela Funovits Angela Funovits Angela Funovits is an American Magician, Mentalist and medical student. She is best known in the US for her performances on NBC’s Phenomenon.-Early Life:Funovits was born and raised in Avon Lake, Ohio...	mentalist/illusionist, star of NBC's Phenomenon Phenomenon (TV series) Phenomenon is a competition show judged by mystifier Uri Geller and illusionist Criss Angel and hosted by Tim Vincent which debuted live on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 on NBC. The show featured ten contestants competing to become the next great mentalist, to be determined by viewers voting by phone...		Film and television
Dae Gak Dae Gak Dae Gak , born Robert Genthner, is a Zen master and the guiding teacher of Furnace Mountain in Clay City, Kentucky, a Korean Buddhist temple and retreat center co-founded in 1986 with Seung Sahn . He received Dharma transmission from Seung Sahn in 1994. He also holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is... (Robert Genthner)	Zen master Zen master Zen master is an umbrella title sometimes used to refer to an individual who has been recognized by an authorized Zen lineage holder and teacher as having met his or her own teacher's standards of realization or insight. These standards vary widely in different traditions, and may vary among...	Ph.D. Clinical psychology Clinical psychology Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development...  (1973)	Science
Nari Gandhi Nari Gandhi Nari Gandhi was an Indian architect known for his highly innovative works in organic architecture.-Early life and education:Nariman Dossabhai Gandhi was born in 1934 in Surat to a Zoroastrian Parsi family from Bombay, he was one of the six children with three brothers and two sisters.Nari...	India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... n architect in organic architecture Organic architecture Organic architecture is a philosophy of architecture which promotes harmony between human habitation and the natural world through design approaches so sympathetic and well integrated with its site that buildings, furnishings, and surroundings become part of a unified, interrelated...		Architecture
Antonio Gates Antonio Gates Antonio Gates is an American football tight end for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after playing college basketball at Kent State University...	Professional football player in the NFL, currently for the San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...  as a tight end Tight end The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...		Athletics - Football
Michael Glaser Michael Glaser (poet) Michael S. Glaser served as Poet Laureate of Maryland, from August 2004 through August 2009.He graduated from Denison University with a B.A. and from Kent State University with a M.A. and Ph.D. He began teaching at St. Mary's College of Maryland in 1970, retired and became a Professor Emeritus in...	Poet Laureate Poet Laureate A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...  of Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...  2004-2009	M.A. Ph.D.	Literary
Dick Goddard Dick Goddard Richard D. "Dick" Goddard is an American television meteorologist, author, cartoonist, and animal activist. For over four decades, he has served as the evening meteorologist at WJW , the Fox Broadcasting Company-affiliated television station in Cleveland, Ohio...	TV meteorologist at WJW in Cleveland, author, and cartoonist	B.F.A. (1960)	Journalism
Dan Goodspeed Dan Goodspeed Dan Goodspeed is an American football offensive tackle who plays for the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders...	Professional football player formerly in the NFL and XFL XFL The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. The league was founded by Vince McMahon, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of WWE...  and currently in the Canadian Football League Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....  with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... ;		Athletics - Football
Anthony Gregorc Anthony Gregorc Anthony F. Gregorc is best known for his theory of aMind Styles Model and its associatedStyle Delineator.-Career:Gregorc obtained a B.S. degree from Miami University and an M.S. degree and a Ph.D. degree from Kent State University. He has taught mathematics and biology and has been principal of a...	Educational theorist; developer of the Mind Styles Model Learning styles Learning styles are various approaches or ways of learning. They involve educating methods, particular to an individual, that are presumed to allow that individual to learn best. Most people prefer an identifiable method of interacting with, taking in, and processing stimuli or information...	M.S., Ph.D.	Education
Matt Guerrier Matt Guerrier Matthew Olson Guerrier is an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He attended college at Kent State University, and made his major league debut on June 17, .-Chicago White Sox:...	Professional baseball pitcher		Athletics - Baseball
Mike Gulan Mike Gulan Michael Watts Gulan is a retired Major League Baseball third baseman. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the St...	Former professional baseball third-baseman		Athletics - Baseball
Michael M. Gunter Michael M. Gunter Michael M. Gunter is an authority on Kurds in Turkey and Iraq and has written seven books on the Kurdish struggle. He is frequently consulted by media members for analysis and comment on breaking news in the Middle East. Gunter has written more than 75 articles in scholarly journals and books...	Educator and scholar on the Kurdish people	Ph.D. International Relations (1972)	Education
Alaina Reed Hall Alaina Reed Hall Alaina Reed Hall was an American actress best known for her roles as Olivia, Gordon's younger sister, on the long-running children's television series Sesame Street, and Rose Lee Holloway on the NBC sitcom 227.-Early life and career:Born Bernice Ruth Reed in Springfield, Ohio, she began her career...	Television and film actress on Sesame Street Sesame Street Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The... and 227 227 (TV series) 227 is an American situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, until May 6, 1990. The series starred Marla Gibbs as a sharp-tongued, inner-city resident gossip and housewife, Mary Jenkins...		Film and television
Arsenio Hall Arsenio Hall Arsenio Hall is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known for his talk show The Arsenio Hall Show, which ran between 1989 and 1994, and his roles in the films Coming to America and Harlem Nights.Hall is also known for his appearance as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the...	Talk show host	B.A. Speech (1977)	Film and television
Bob Hallen Bob Hallen Robert Joseph Hallen is a former American football player. He played high school football at Mentor High School where he was honorable mention all-state his senior season. He was a four year starter at Kent State University while starting 44 consecutive games...	Former professional football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...  player in the NFL		Athletics - Football
Ken Hammond Ken Hammond Kenneth J. Hammond is Professor of History at New Mexico State University.Hammond was a student and Students for a Democratic Society leader at Kent State University from 1967 to 1970. He later completed his degree in Political Science, then studied Modern Chinese language at the Beijing Foreign...	Former leader of SDS Students for a Democratic Society (1960 organization) Students for a Democratic Society was a student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main iconic representations of the country's New Left. The organization developed and expanded rapidly in the mid-1960s before dissolving at its last convention in 1969... , activist in the 1960s and 70s during the Kent State shootings Kent State shootings The Kent State shootings—also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre—occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970...	B.A. (1985)	Politics
Wayne Alan Harold Wayne Alan Harold Wayne Alan Harold is a video producer from northeastern Ohio.In the late 80s, Harold met Genuine Nerd Toby Radloff and that led to Toby starring in a series of MTV segments. In the 1990s, Harold co-created the cult horror films Killer Nerd and Bride of Killer Nerd...	Filmmaker	B.A. Telecommunications (1988)	Film and television
James Harrison	Professional football player in the NFL, currently for the Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...  as a linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...		Athletics - Football
Dirk Hayhurst Dirk Hayhurst Dirk Von Hayhurst is a Major League Baseball pitcher.-Early life:Hayhurst played college baseball for four seasons from – for Kent State University and played with the Bethesda Big Train in .-San Diego Padres:...	Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball, currently for the Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....  as a pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...	Communications (did not graduate)	Athletics - Baseball
Robert Hemenway Robert Hemenway Robert Emery Hemenway was the 16th chancellor of the University of Kansas .-Biography:Hemenway arrived at KU in 1995 as the successor to interim chancellor, Del Shankel. Prior to his tenure at KU, Hemenway served as chancellor of the University of Kentucky from 1989–1995 and Dean of Arts and...	Former chancellor at the University of Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...  and the University of Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...	Ph.D. English (1966)	Education
Anne Hendershott Anne Hendershott Anne B. Hendershott is an American sociologist and author. She is the author of several books, including The Politics of Deviance, The Politics of Abortion, and most recently Status Envy: The Politics of Catholic Higher Education She has taught at the University of San Diego and is currently...	Author and sociologist	Ph.D. Sociology	Politics, Literary
Dustin Hermanson Dustin Hermanson Dustin Michael Hermanson is an American former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.After being selected in the 1st round of the amateur draft by, and playing for, the San Diego Padres, he bounced around the majors, playing for the Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red...	Professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...		Athletics - Baseball
Rick Hilles Rick Hilles -Life:Rick Hilles was born in Canton, Ohio and grew up in North Canton , Ohio, where he attended North Canton Montessori before entering the public schools, receiving his diploma from Hoover High School....	Poet and educator	B.A. M.L.S.	Literary
Keno Hills Keno Hills Keno J. Hills was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette....	Former professional football player in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....		Athletics - Football
Dave Holmes Dave Holmes (sportscaster) David Holmes is an American sportscaster and was also the winner of the second season of Dream Job, the ESPN reality television talent search show that looks for new on-air talent for the all-sports television network...	Winner of ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... 's Dream Job Dream Job Dream Job is an American reality television show from ESPN, which began on February 22, 2004. It was the network's second reality show, with two editions of Beg, Borrow & Deal having previously aired. However, this was the first reality show from a network to offer its winner an on-air place on one...		Journalism
Nancy Hollister Nancy Hollister Nancy Putnam Hollister is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. Hollister was the first, and to this date only, female Governor of Ohio. She attended Kent State University, and upon leaving college she became a housewife...	Former Ohio state representative, Lieutenant Governor, and briefly served as Ohio's first female governor		Politics
Lou Holtz Lou Holtz Louis Leo "Lou" Holtz is a retired American football coach, and active sportscaster, author, and motivational speaker in the United States...	College football College football College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...  coach, television sportscaster	B.S. History (1959)	Athletics - Football
Mike Hovancsek Mike Hovancsek Mike Hovancsek is a , , and from Kent, Ohio, United States. He collaborated with Egyptian composer Halim El-Dabh since the late 1980s , and is a former member of the multicultural experimental group,...	Instrumentalist, founder of multicultural experimental music group Pointless Orchestra	B.S. Psychology	Music
Chrissie Hynde Chrissie Hynde Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...	Lead singer for The Pretenders The Pretenders The Pretenders are an English rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers...	Did not graduate	Music
Van Jakes Van Jakes Van Keith Jakes is a former professional American football player who played cornerback for six seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, the New Orleans Saints, the Green Bay Packers, and the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League....	Former professional football player in the NFL		Athletics - Football
Daniel Johnston Daniel Johnston Daniel Dale Johnston is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist. Johnston was the subject of the 2006 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston. He currently lives in Waller, Texas....	Singer-songwriter		Music
Michael Keaton Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas , better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American actor known for his early comedic roles, most notably his performance as the title character of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice . Keaton is also famous for his dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Tim Burton's...	Actor	Dropped out	Film and television
Vic Ketchman	Sport journalist		Journalism
Don King	Boxing promoter	Dropped out	Entertainment
Allison Krause Allison Krause Allison B. Krause was an honor student at Kent State University, Ohio, when she was shot and killed by the Ohio Army National Guard in the Kent State Massacre, while protesting the invasion of Cambodia and the presence of the National Guard on the Kent State campus...	One of the four students killed during the Kent State shootings Kent State shootings The Kent State shootings—also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre—occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970...  in 1970	Was studying art history	Politics
Allen Kukovich Allen Kukovich Allen Kukovich is a former member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, where he represented the 39th senatorial district from 1996 through 2004. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1977 through 1996...	State representative in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...  from the Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Bachelors (1969)	Politics
Jack Lambert	Former professional football player in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...  as a linebacker and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...		Athletics - Football
Mike Lebowitz Mike Lebowitz Michael J. Lebowitz is a Washington, D.C., attorney and expert in the field of military law and Military Expression. Along with being an advocate for veterans' issues, he is known to be at the forefront of First Amendment issues pertaining to the military...	Attorney, pioneer in military free speech, military law Military law Military justice is the body of laws and procedures governing members of the armed forces. Many states have separate and distinct bodies of law that govern the conduct of members of their armed forces. Some states use special judicial and other arrangements to enforce those laws, while others use...	Journalism (1999)	Law
Bob Lewis Bob Lewis (musician) Robert Curtis Lewis was a founding member of the New Wave band Devo...	Founding member of Devo Devo Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...		Music
Robert Longhurst Robert Longhurst Robert Longhurst is an American sculptor who was born in Schenectady, New York in 1949. At an early age he was fascinated by his father’s small figurative woodcarvings....	Sculptor		Arts
Liam Lynch Liam Lynch (musician) Liam Lynch is a musician, puppeteer, writer and director. He co-created, co-wrote, played the music for, directed, and produced MTV's Sifl and Olly Show....	Musician, director, writer		Performing arts
Hal McCoy Hal McCoy Hal McCoy is the Cincinnati Reds writer at FOXSportsOhio.com and a former beat writer for the Dayton Daily News , covering the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 as the winner of the J. G...	Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....  Beat Writer, Baseball Hall of Fame member		Journalism
Ben McDaniels Ben McDaniels Ben McDaniels is a former American football quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He served as the team's coaching assistant in 2009 before being promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2010. He is the younger brother of former Broncos head coach Josh...	Assistant coach for the Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...		Athletics - Football
Mike "Scooter" McGruder	Former professional football player in the NFL 1989-1997		Athletics - Football
Nigel McGuinness Nigel McGuinness Steven Haworth is an English professional wrestler, better known by the ring names Desmond Wolfe and Nigel McGuinness. As McGuinness he first gained notoriety working for Ring of Honor in the United States and Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan... (Steven Haworth)	Professional wrestler, currently with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...		Entertainment
Joe McKeown Joe McKeown Joe McKeown , is the head women's basketball coach at Northwestern. He is widely recognized as one of the top college coaches in the game, and has 500 wins as of February 4, 2007. He has won the Atlantic 10 Conference's coach of the year award a record 5 times during his tenure at George Washington...	Women's college basketball coach		Athletics - Baseketball
Jay McNeil Jay McNeil Jay McNeil is a former offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders, of the Canadian Football League. He played from 1994 until he retired after the 2007 CFL season. He played in four Grey Cups for the Stampeders, winning two.He was a CFL Western Division All-Star guard in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005,...	Former professional football player in the CFL 1994-2007		Athletics - Football
Peter Makuck Peter Makuck Peter Makuck is an American poet, short story writer, and critic. He is Distinguished Professor emeritus Professor of English at East Carolina University, where he was also the first Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences; he has also served as Visiting Writer in Residence at Brigham Young...	Author, poet, and critic	Ph.D. American literature	Literary
Tony Martino Tony Martino Tony Martino is a former punter from 1988–2002 for four different teams of the Canadian Football League.- References :...	Former professional football player in the CFL 1988-2002		Athletics - Football
John Matsko John Matsko John Matsko is a former collegiate football player and collegiate and professional coach, currently serving as the offensive line coach for the National Football League Carolina Panthers.-Coaching career:...	Coach in the National Football League, currently with the Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...		Athletics - Football
Betty-Jean Maycock Betty-Jean Maycock Betty Jean Maycock Harrington, is a former Olympic gymnast from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Harrington was a member of the 1960 U.S. Women's Gymnastics Team that competed in the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Prior to the Olympics, she was part of the first collegiate women's gymnastics team...	U.S. Olympian gymnast Gymnast Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...  in 1960	B.A. (1964)	Athletics - Gymnastics
Gene Michael	Professional baseball player, manager, and scout in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...		Athletics - Baseball
Earl K. Miller Earl K. Miller Earl Keith Miller is a systems/cognitive neuroscientist, whose research focuses on neural mechanisms of learning, memory, and cognition. Earl Miller is a Picower Professor of Neuroscience with the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at...	Systems/cognitive neuroscientist Neuroscientist A neuroscientist is an individual who studies the scientific field of neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields...	B.A. Psychology (1985)	Science
Travis Miller Travis Miller Travis Eugene Miller , is a retired Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from - for the Minnesota Twins.-External links:...	Former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...		Athletics - Baseball
Jeffrey Miller Jeffrey Miller Jeffrey Glenn Miller was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, when he was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings....	One of the four students killed in the Kent State shootings Kent State shootings The Kent State shootings—also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre—occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970...  in 1970; subject of famous photograph	Was studying psychology Psychology Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...	Politics
Jon Mills Jon Mills Jon Mills is a Canadian professional golfer.Mills was born in Oshawa, Ontario, and spent most of his childhood in Belleville, Ontario. He developed his competitive game on the St. Lawrence Junior Tour in southeastern Ontario, and won the Ontario Junior Championship in 1996...	Canadian professional golfer		Athletics - Golf
Dan Moldea Dan Moldea Dan E. Moldea is a best-selling author and investigative journalist who has reported on organized crime and political corruption since 1974. He is the author of books about the rise and fall of Jimmy Hoffa, the contract killing of an Ohio businessman, the Mafia's penetration of Hollywood, and its...	Author and investigative reporter specializing in the reporting of organized crime and political corruption	Post-graduate work in History	Politics
Carl Monday Carl Monday Carl Monday is a television reporter for WOIO-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. "Carl Monday" was initially an on-air pseudonym, but became his legal name in "1972, 1973."...	Investigative reporter for WOIO WOIO WOIO, virtual channel 19 , is the CBS affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. It is licensed to the nearby suburb of Shaker Heights. WOIO is owned by Raycom Media and its sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate WUAB . The two stations share a studio facility in Cleveland and WOIO's transmitter is located in...  in Cleveland	Bachelors (1973)	Journalism
Mark Mothersbaugh Mark Mothersbaugh Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....	Founding member of Devo Devo Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...	Did not graduate	Music
Thurman Munson Thurman Munson Thurman Lee Munson was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played his entire 11-year career for the New York Yankees...	Professional baseball player in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees New York Yankees The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division... , Rookie of the Year MLB Rookie of the Year Award In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is annually given to one player from each league as voted on by the Baseball Writers Association of America . The award was established in 1940 by the Chicago chapter of the BBWAA, which selected an annual winner from 1940 through 1946... , and MVP MLB Most Valuable Player Award The Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award is an annual Major League Baseball award, given to one outstanding player in the American League and one in the National League. Since 1931, it has been awarded by the Baseball Writers Association of America...  winner		Athletics - Baseball
Daniel Muir Daniel Muir -Green Bay Packers:Muir was undrafted in the 2007 NFL Draft but was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 4, 2007. In 2007, he played in three games, after becoming the only undrafted rookie to make the roster out of training camp. He recorded eight tackes, four solo for the season. He played for...	Professional football player for the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....		Athletics - Football
Rico Murray Rico Murray Rico Murray is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Kent State.-Professional career:...	Professional football player in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...		Athletics - Football
Don Nehlen Don Nehlen Don Nehlen is a former American football player and coach. He was head football coach at Bowling Green State University and at West Virginia University . Nehlen retired from coaching college football in 2001 with a career record of 202–128–8 and as the 17th winningest coach in...	Former head football coach at West Virginia University West Virginia University West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;... ; member of College Football Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move... .	M.A. (1966)	Athletics - Football
Nick Nemeth Nick Nemeth Nicholas Theodore "Nick" Nemeth is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE performing on its Raw brand under the ring name Dolph Ziggler. He is the reigning WWE United States Champion...	professional wrestler		Entertainment
Don Nottingham Don Nottingham Don Nottingham was an American football running back who played for the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League...	Professional football player in the NFL National Football League The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...	B.S. Marketing (1971)	Athletics - Football
Terrence O'Donnell Terrence O'Donnell Terrence O'Donnell is an American Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. state of Ohio.-Education:He graduated in 1964 from St. Edward High School, an all-boys catholic high school on Cleveland's west side. He did his undergraduate studies at Kent State University, graduating with a degree in...	Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio Supreme Court of Ohio The Supreme Court of Ohio is the highest court in the U.S. state of Ohio, with final authority over interpretations of Ohio law and the Ohio Constitution. The court has seven members, a chief justice and six associate justices, each serving six-year terms...	B.S. Political Science (1968)	Politics
Carl Oglesby Carl Oglesby Carl Oglesby was an American writer, academic, and political activist. He was the President of the leftist student organization Students for a Democratic Society from 1965 to 1966.-Early years:...	Political activist; president of Students for a Democratic Society Students for a Democratic Society (1960 organization) Students for a Democratic Society was a student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main iconic representations of the country's New Left. The organization developed and expanded rapidly in the mid-1960s before dissolving at its last convention in 1969...  1965-1966	Dropped out	Politics
Mwatabu S. Okantah Mwatabu S. Okantah Mwatabu S. Okantah is an American poet, essayist, professor, and vocalist.He holds a B.A. degree in English and African Studies from Kent State University , where he studied with Halim El-Dabh and Fela Sowande. He earned a M.A...	Poet	B.A. English, African Studies (1976)	Literary
Luke Owens Luke Owens Luke Owens was an American football defensive lineman in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts and the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals. Owens played college football at Kent State University....	Former professional football player in the NFL 1957-1965		Athletics - Football
Augustus Parrish Augustus Parrish Augustus "Gus" Parrish is an American football offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2009...	Professional football player in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...		Athletics - Football
Rick Peckham Rick Peckham Rick Peckham is the current play-by-play broadcaster for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team. Previously, Peckham had served as the play-by-play announcer for the Hartford Whalers from 1984 through 1995. He has also broadcast NHL games on ESPN and SportsChannel America . Through 1977–84,...	Play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They have one Stanley Cup championship in their history, in 2003–04. They are often referred to as the...  of the National Hockey League National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...	B.A. Telecommunications (1977)	Journalism
George Petak George Petak George Petak is a Republican Wisconsin politician.Born in Warren, Ohio, Petak graduated from Kent State University. He moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where he was a quality control manager. Petak was elected to the Racine School Board. In 1990, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate...	Wisconsin politician		Politics
Dan Peters Dan Peters (basketball coach) Dan Peters is the Director of Basketball Operations for the men's basketball team at the University of Akron. Previously, he served as head coach at Youngstown State University, and as an assistant coach at Ohio State University.-References:...	College basketball College basketball College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....  head and assistant coach	B.S. Social Studies (1976)	Athletics - Basketball
Dav Pilkey Dav Pilkey David "Dav" Pilkey was born on March 4, 1966, is a popular author and illustrator of children's literature. Dav Pilkey is best known as the author and illustrator of the Captain Underpants book series. He also uses the pen names, George Beard and Harold Hutchins...	Children's author best known for Captain Underpants Captain Underpants Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey is a series of American children's books about two fourth graders, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, and the aptly named superhero they accidentally create by hypnotizing their principal, Mr. Benny Krupp...		Literary
Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. Charles J. Pilliod, Jr. was an American diplomat.His ambassadorial post was in Mexico from 1986 to 1989.Pilliod had also been the CEO of the Goodyear tire companyfor 42 years before retiring in 1983....	Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico; former CEO of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery....	Dropped out (1941)	Business, Politics
Gary Pinkel Gary Pinkel Gary Robin Pinkel is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Missouri, a position he has held since the 2001 season. From 1991 to 2000, Pinkel coached at the University of Toledo, where his team won a Mid-American Conference...	Head football coach at the University of Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...		Athletics - Football
C.J. Prentiss	Former Minority Leader and member of the Ohio State Senate in the Democratic Party	Post-graduate certificate in Administration	Politics
Bill Randle Bill Randle Bill Randle was an American disc jockey, lawyer and university professor.He was born William McKinley Randle Jr. in Detroit, Michigan. In Detroit, he hosted a popular show on WJLB-AM radio called The Interracial Goodwill Hour, featuring rhythm and blues music and hot jazz...	Disc-jockey, lawyer, and university professor	Masters in Journalism	Radio
James Renner James Renner James Renner is an American investigative reporter and film producer. He is from Cleveland, Ohio. He is a former writer for the Cleveland Scene and editor of the alternative newspaper, The Independent. He was also a founding member of Last Call Cleveland...	Film producer, reporter		Film and television, Journalism
Jeff Richmond Jeff Richmond Jeffrey "Jeff" Wayne Richmond is an American composer, actor and television producer. Richmond currently produces and composes the music for 30 Rock, a sitcom created by and starring his wife Tina Fey.-Career:...	Composer and producer; currently writes music for 30 Rock 30 Rock 30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live... and previously wrote for Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...	Graduated	Film and television
Alice Ripley	Tony Award-winning actress and singer	(1986)	Theater
Robert Risko Robert Risko Robert Risko is an American caricature artist known for his retro airbrush style. He began his career by following in the footsteps of his mentor Andy Warhol and moved to New York City from Pittsburgh. He started drawing iconic celebrity portraits in his inimitable graphic style for Warhol's...	Caricature Caricature A caricature is a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. In literature, a caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.Caricatures can be...  artist		Arts
Rich Rollins Rich Rollins Richard John Rollins is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman. He played with the Minnesota Twins , Seattle Pilots , Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians...	Former professional baseball third-baseman in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...  1961-1970		Athletics - Baseball
Cynthia Rylant Cynthia Rylant Cynthia Rylant is an American author. She has written more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish. With the divorce of her parents when she was four and living without running water and electricity she became an author including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry...	Award-winning children's author	M.L.S. Master of Library and Information Science The Master of Library and Information Science is the master's degree that is required for most professional librarian positions in the United States and Canada. The MLIS is a relatively recent degree; an older and still common degree designation for librarians to acquire is the Master of Library...	Literary
Nick Saban Nick Saban Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban is the head coach of the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team. Saban has previously served as head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and three other NCAA universities: LSU, Michigan State and Toledo...	Head football coach at the University of Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... ; former NFL head coach	(1973)	Athletics - Football
Abdul Salaam Abdul Salaam (football player) Abdul Salaam is a former American football player best remembered for his days as a defensive tackle with the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange."-Kent State:... (Larry Faulk)	Former professional football player in the NFL with the New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...  1976-1983		Athletics - Football
O. J. Santiago	Professional football player in the NFL		Athletics - Football
David Sedaris David Sedaris David Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor....	Author, humorist	Dropped out (1977)	Literary
Sandra Scheuer Sandra Scheuer Sandra Lee Scheuer was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, when she was killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings....	One of the four students killed during the Kent State shootings Kent State shootings The Kent State shootings—also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre—occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970...  in 1970; she was walking to class at the time	Was studying speech therapy	Politics
William Knox Schroeder William Knox Schroeder William Knox Schroeder was a student at Kent State University, Ohio, when he was killed by Ohio National Guardsmen in the Kent State shootings....	One of the four students killed during the Kent State shootings Kent State shootings The Kent State shootings—also known as the May 4 massacre or the Kent State massacre—occurred at Kent State University in the city of Kent, Ohio, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by members of the Ohio National Guard on Monday, May 4, 1970...  in 1970; he was walking to class at the time	Was studying psychology Psychology Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...	Politics
Connie Schultz Connie Schultz Connie Schultz , of Avon, Ohio, has been a nationally syndicated columnist based at The Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper. She won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for commentary and had been finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in feature writing....	Columnist for The Plain Dealer, 2005 Pulitzer Prize 2005 Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes for 2005 were announced on 2005-04-04.-Journalism:*Beat reporting: Amy Dockser Marcus of The Wall Street Journal for her "stories about patients, families and physicians [of the] world of cancer survivors"....  winner	Journalism (1979)	Journalism
Wayne Shaw	Professional football player in the CFL Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....		Athletics - Football
Andy Sonnanstine Andy Sonnanstine Andrew Michael Sonnanstine is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. Sonnanstine is a graduate of Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio, and attended Kent State University...	Professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Rays Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...		Athletics - Baseball
Steve Stone Steve Stone (baseball player) Steven Michael Stone is an American former Major League Baseball player, and current sportscaster and author....	Former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League... , winner of the Cy Young Award Cy Young Award The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955... , sportscaster		Athletics - Baseball
Barbara Stadtlander Barbara Stadtlander Barbara A. Stadtlander was an American painter based in Loudonville, Ohio, USA known for her trompe-l'œil work.Stadtlander was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1928 and was the oldest of four children...	Trompe-l'œil artist	B.A. (1950)	Arts
Timothy Starks Timothy Starks Timothy Starks was a professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings in 1987 when he was 24 years old. He attended Kent State. He played defensive back. He is 5'9" and weighs 175lbs. He was born on December 30, 1963 in Mobile, Alabama.- References :*...	Former professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...  of the NFL		Athletics - Football
Paul Steigerwald Paul Steigerwald Paul Steigerwald is an American sports announcer.-Minor leagues:Steigerwald became a hockey fan growing up in Pittsburgh's South Hills. One of his neighbors was Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jack Riley, who would provide tickets for the poorly-attended games...	Sports announcer for the Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...  of the National Hockey League National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...		Journalism
Betty Sutton Betty Sutton Betty Sue Sutton is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of the western and southern suburbs of Cleveland, and includes North Royalton, Akron, Lorain, Elyria, Strongsville, Avon and Cuyahoga Falls.-Early life and...	Congresswoman for Ohio's 13th congressional district Ohio's 13th congressional district The 13th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Betty Sutton, who defeated Republican Craig L. Foltin on Nov. 7, 2006. It was formerly represented by Sherrod Brown...		Politics
Dean Sylvester Dean Sylvester Dean Sylvester is an American former professional ice hockey player.Sylverster was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 1993 NHL Supplemental Draft and spent three seasons in the International Hockey League with the Kansas City Blades, he also played in the East Coast Hockey League for the Mobile...	Former professional ice hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...  player in the National Hockey League National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...  1995-2001		Athletics - Ice Hockey
Jeff Tabaka Jeff Tabaka Jeff Tabaka , is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1994-2001. He played collegiately at Kent State University from 1983-1986.-External links:...	Former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...  1994-2001		Athletics - Baseball
Jeff Timmons Jeff Timmons Jeffrey Brandon Timmons is an American pop singer and producer and founding member of the Grammy-nominated pop group 98 Degrees.-98 Degrees:...	Singer, producer, founding member of pop group 98 Degrees 98 Degrees 98 Degrees is an American adult contemporary boy band consisting of four vocalists: brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre, and Jeff Timmons. The group was formed by Timmons in Los Angeles, California....	B.S. Psychology (Dropped out)	Music
Gerald Tinker Gerald Tinker Gerald Alexander Tinker is a former track athlete and American football player, winner of gold medal in th 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-Early years:...	Member of gold-medal 4 x 100 meter relay team in 1972 Summer Olympics 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972.... ; former professional football player in the NFL 1974-1975		Athletics - Olympics, Football
Arnulfo Trejo Arnulfo Trejo Arnulfo Duenes Trejo was a writer and Professor of Library Science at the University of Arizona. He was a leader in the movement to increase library collections of Latino literature and Spanish-language materials in the United States...	Founder of REFORMA REFORMA The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-speaking, more commonly known as REFORMA, is an affiliate of the American Library Association formed in 1971 to promote library services to Latinos and the Spanish speaking. It is registered in... , an organization to promote library services to Latino Latino The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."... s and Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... -speaking individuals in the United States	M.A. Library Science (1953)	Education
Tyler Turkle Tyler Turkle -History:Tyler Turkle was born May 29, 1947 in Alliance, Ohio. He received his B.A. in History in 1970 from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio and studied cinematography at Kent State University. From 1975 to 1987 he taught art, photography, video and filmmaking in the School of Visual Arts at...	Filmmaker and artist	Studied cinematography	Film and television, Arts
Bonnie Turner Bonnie and Terry Turner Bonnie and Terry Turner are a husband-and-wife writing team, best known for creating the sitcoms 3rd Rock from the Sun and That '70s Show , for NBC and FOX respectively, as well as That '80s Show for FOX in 2002, and Normal, Ohio starring John Goodman in 2000.From 1986 until 1992, the team were...	Writer/creator, 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun 3rd Rock from the Sun is an American sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001 on NBC. The show is about four extraterrestrials who are on an expedition to Earth, which they consider to be a very insignificant planet... and That '70s Show That '70s Show That '70s Show is an American television period sitcom that centers on the lives of a group of teenage friends living in the fictional suburban town of Point Place, Wisconsin, from May 17, 1976, to December 31, 1979...		Film and television
John Van Benschoten John Van Benschoten John Wesley Van Benschoten is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball.-Personal:...	Professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...		Athletics - Baseball
Thrity Umrigar Thrity Umrigar Thrity Umrigar is an Indian American writer, who was born in Mumbai and immigrated to the United States when she was 21. She is a journalist and the author of the novels Bombay Time, The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven...	Indian-American writer	Ph.D. English (1997)	Literary
Chris Vrenna	Former drummer for Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction... , Smashing Pumpkins, and Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...	Dropped out	Music
Crista Nicole Wagner	Swimsuit model, Playboy Playboy Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with... Playmate		Entertainment
Joe Walsh Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has been a member of three commercially successful bands, the James Gang, Barnstorm, and the Eagles, and has experienced notable success as a solo artist and prolific session musician, especially with B.B...	Rock and roll guitarist with the Eagles	Did not graduate Honorary doctorate (2001)	Music
Ken Walter Ken Walter Ken Walter is a former American football punter for the New England Patriots in the National Football League. From 1997 – 2000, he played for the Carolina Panthers, from 2001 – 2003 he played for the Patriots, and in 2004 played for the Seattle Seahawks...	Former professional football player in the NFL 1997-2006		Athletics - Football
Carl E. Walz Carl E. Walz Carl Erwin Walz is a former NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Group as Vice President for Human Space Flight Operations. Walz was formerly assigned to the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC...	Astronaut Astronaut An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....	B.S. Physics (1977)	Science
Paul Warfield Paul Warfield Paul Dryden Warfield is a former professional American football wide receiver in the 1960s and 1970s known for his speed, fluid moves, grace, jumping ability and hands.- Football career :...	Former pro football player and member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...	M.A. Telecommunications (1977)	Athletics - Football
Brad Warner Brad Warner Brad Warner is a Sōtō Zen priest, author, blogger, documentarian and punk rock bass guitarist.-Biography:Brad Warner was born in Hamilton, Ohio in 1964. His family traveled a lot for his father's job and he lived in different countries around the world but grew up mainly near Akron, Ohio and...	Author, documentarian, and punk rock Punk rock Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...  bass guitarist		Literary, Performing arts
Henry Waszczuk Henry Waszczuk Henry Waszczuk is a former all star offensive lineman in the Canadian Football League. The five-time divisional All-Star played from 1975 to 1984 for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats....	Former professional football player in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...  1975-1984		Athletics - Football
Bert Weidner Bert Weidner Bert James Weidner is a former professional American football player who played guard/center for six seasons for the Miami Dolphins....	Former professional football player in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...  1990-1995		Athletics - Football
Jack Williams Jack Williams (American football) Jack Williams is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kent State....	Professional football player in the NFL for the Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...		Athletics - Football
De'Angelo Wilson De'Angelo Wilson De'Angelo Wilson was an American film and television actor; he was also a hip-hop artist.-Early life and education:He was born De'Angelo Ke'Shine Hill Wilson in Dayton, Ohio...	Actor		Performing arts
Ray Wise Ray Wise Raymond Nicolas "Ray" Wise is an American actor, known for his roles as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks, as Leon C. Nash, right-hand henchman to villain Clarence Boddicker in the science fiction classic RoboCop, and recently as the Devil in the CW television series Reaper.-Life and career:Wise was...	Film and television actor in Twin Peaks Twin Peaks Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer... and RoboCop RoboCop RoboCop is a 1987 American science fiction-action film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, RoboCop centers on a police officer who is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop"...	B.F.A. (1969)	Film and television
Ryan Yip Ryan Yip Ryan Yip is a Canadian professional golfer who currently plays on the Canadian Tour.-Amateur career:Yip was born in Calgary, Alberta. He won the 2002 Alberta Amateur and in 2006 was a semifinalist at the U.S. Amateur and the Canadian Amateur. He played college golf at Kent State University where...	Canadian professional golfer	B.S. (2005)	Athletics - Golf
Usama Young Usama Young Usama Young is an American football free safety in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Kent State University.-Early years:...	Professional football player in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....		Athletics - Football
Steve Zahursky Steve Zahursky Stephen John Zahursky is a former professional American football player who played offensive lineman for three seasons for the Cleveland Browns and the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League.-References:...	Former professional football player in the NFL 1998-2001		Athletics - Football
Paul Zimmer Paul Zimmer (poet) -Life:He flunked out of college, and worked in a steel mill.From 1954 to 1955 Zimmer served in the United States Army as a journalist. The Ribs of Death, his first book, was published in 1967....	Author and poet	B.A.S. Bachelor of Arts and Science Bachelor of Arts and Science is an undergraduate bachelor's degree given by a small number of American universities and a fair number of universities in other English-speaking countries . Generally, to receive a B.A.S...  (1968)	Literary
Jim Zoet Jim Zoet Jim Zoet is a former National Basketball Association player.Zoet's college career consisted of playing time both in the USA for Kent State University and in Canada for Lakehead University...	Former professional basketball player in the NBA with the Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...  1982-1983		Athletics - Basketball
Chad Zumock Chad Zumock -Early years:Chad Zumock grew up in Brady Lake, Ohio and later Kent, Ohio where he graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School. While enrolled at Kent State University, Zumock was actively involved with Last Call – a popular late-night sketch comedy show airing on the student-run campus TV...	Comedian and radio personality	B.G.S. (2001)	Entertainment, media

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See also

• Kent State University
  Kent State University
  Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
  
  
• List of people from Kent, Ohio
• List of presidents of Kent State University

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add to notable alumni

• Kent State University Alumni Association

Dr. Natale A. Sicuro, B.S.Ed. 1957; Ph.D.Education 1964 (one of first three Ph.Ds in the history of Kent State University)
University President: Southern Oregon University (1979-86); Portland State University (1986-1988); Roger Williams University and Roger Williams School of Law (1989-1993).