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24 notable alumni U.S. News #276

Notable Alumni of Northern Arizona University

Notable alumni of Northern Arizona University include Clyde Tombaugh (Astronomer who discovered Pluto), Katie Hobbs (Governor of Arizona) and Seamus Dever (Actor known for Detective Ryan in Castle).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Seamus Dever 1976–

    Actor known for Detective Ryan in Castle

    Also attended: Carnegie Mellon University

  • Jennifer Roberson 1953–

    Author of fantasy and historical fiction

    Bachelor of Science

  • R. C. Gorman 1931–2005

    Navajo painter and printmaker

    Also attended: San Francisco State University

  • Kevin Hearne 1970–

    Fantasy novelist

  • Michael Reeves 1997–

    YouTuber and Twitch streamer

    Also attended: University of Hawaii at Manoa

  • Leigh Zimmerman 1969–

    Broadway actress, singer and dancer

Sports

  • Brooke Andersen 1995–

    Hammer thrower

    Bachelor of Science · Environmental science · Class of 2017

  • Lopez Lomong 1985–

    South Sudanese-born track and field athlete

  • Angela Chalmers 1963–

    Canadian distance runner, 1992 Olympic bronze medalist

    Attended until 1987

  • Geordie Beamish 1996–

    New Zealand runner, 2025 world steeplechase champion

  • Hobbs Kessler 2003–

    Middle-distance runner

  • Georgina Toth 1982–

    Hungarian-born Cameroonian hammer thrower

  • Kyle Landry 1986–

    Canadian former basketball player and assistant coach

  • Greg Adams 1963–

    Former NHL ice hockey winger

Other fields

  • Kayla Mueller 1988–2015

    Aid worker held captive by ISIS

  • Doug Clark 1948–2023

    Serial killer, one of the Sunset Strip Killers

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Northern Arizona University (people who attended both).