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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of University of Evansville

Notable alumni of University of Evansville include Rami Malek (Actor, Academy Award winner for Bohemian Rhapsody), Carrie Preston (Actress in True Blood and The Good Wife) and Jack McBrayer (Actor, played Kenneth Parcell in 30 Rock).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Vance Hartke 1919–2003

    US Senator from Indiana, 1959 to 1977

  • H. Joel Deckard 1942–2016

    Businessman and U.S. representative from Indiana

Arts and media

  • Rami Malek 1981–

    Actor, Academy Award winner for Bohemian Rhapsody

  • Carrie Preston 1967–

    Actress in True Blood and The Good Wife

    Also attended: The Juilliard School

    Spouse: Michael Emerson (Drake University)

  • Jack McBrayer 1973–

    Actor, played Kenneth Parcell in 30 Rock

  • Rutina Wesley 1978–

    Actress known for True Blood and The Last of Us

    Also attended: The Juilliard School

  • Ron Glass 1945–2016

    Actor, Shepherd Book in Firefly

  • Kelli Giddish 1980–

    Actress in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Crista Flanagan 1976–

    Actress known for MADtv and Mad Men

    Also attended: University of California-Irvine

  • Deirdre Lovejoy 1962–

    Actress known for The Wire

    Also attended: New York University

  • Lisel Mueller 1924–2020

    German-born American poet and translator

    Bachelor of Arts · Sociology · Class of 1944

  • Nathan Darrow 1976–

    Actor in House of Cards and Gotham

  • Toby Onwumere 1990–

    Actor known for Netflix series Sense8

    Also attended: University of California-San Diego

  • William Wesley Peters 1912–1991

    Architect and protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright

    Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Matt Williams 1964–

    Writer and producer of The Cosby Show and Home Improvement

  • Lennon Parham 1976–

    Actress, director and improvisational comedian

Sports

  • Jerry Sloan 1942–2020

    NBA player and longtime Utah Jazz head coach

    Also attended: DePaul University

  • David Weir 1970–

    Scottish football coach and former defender

  • Dru Smith 1997–

    NBA player for the Miami Heat

    Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia

  • Kyle Freeland 1993–

    MLB pitcher for the Colorado Rockies

  • Jaylon Brown 1994–

    Pro basketball player for the Cairns Taipans

  • Egidijus Mockevičius 1992–

    Lithuanian professional basketball player

  • Shy Ely 1987–

    Basketball coach and former player

  • Alec Dufty 1987–

    Former soccer player and goalkeeper coach

    Also attended: Appalachian State University

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 University of Evansville (people who attended both).