Notable Alumni of Earlham College

Joseph M. Dixon 1867–1934

Seventh governor of Montana and former U.S. senator

Also attended: Guilford College

John Porter East 1931–1986

U.S. senator from North Carolina

Also attended: University of Florida, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bonner Fellers 1896–1973

US Army brigadier general on MacArthur's staff

Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point

Frederick Van Nuys 1874–1944

US Senator from Indiana

Also attended: Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis, Purdue University-Main Campus

Harold Robert Aaron 1921–1980

Lieutenant general in the U.S. Army

Attended until 1940

Also attended: Georgetown University, The United States Military Academy at West Point

David W. Dennis 1912–1999

Former US Representative from Indiana

Also attended: Harvard University

Richard Elihu Sloan 1857–1933

Last Governor of Arizona Territory and jurist

Also attended: Monmouth College, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Harold Urey 1893–1981

Physical chemist, 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, The University of Montana, Columbia University in the City of New York

Margaret Hamilton 1936–2026

Computer scientist who led Apollo flight software

Bachelor of Arts · Mathematics · Class of 1958

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Wendell Meredith Stanley 1904–1971

American biochemist and Nobel laureate in Chemistry

Bachelor of Science · Chemistry

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Mary Haas 1910–1996

Linguist specializing in Native American languages

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: Yale University, University of Chicago

Spouse: Morris Swadesh (Yale University, University of Chicago)

Peter Suber 1951–

Philosopher and open access advocate

Also attended: Northwestern University

Warder Clyde Allee 1885–1955

Zoologist and pioneer of American ecology

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Manning Marable 1950–2011

Columbia University professor and historian

Also attended: University of Maryland-College Park

Spouse: Leith Mullings (University of Chicago, Cornell University)

Michael C. Hall 1971–

Actor, star of Dexter and Six Feet Under

Also attended: New York University

Spouse: Jennifer Carpenter (The Juilliard School)

Spouse: Amy Spanger (Yale University)

Zitkala-Sa 1876–1938

Yankton Dakota writer, educator and activist

Michael Shellenberger 1971–

Writer and environmental policy advocate

Simone Leigh 1967–

Artist working in sculpture and installation

Robert Quine 1942–2004

Guitarist and session musician

Also attended: Washington University in St Louis

Frances Moore Lappé 1944–

Author on food and democracy policy

Mat Johnson 1970–

Novelist and comics writer

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

David Feintuch 1944–2006

Science fiction and fantasy author and attorney

Mohydeen Izzat Quandour 1938–2023

Jordanian writer, film director and producer

Also attended: Claremont Graduate University

Josh Penn 2000–

Film producer