Notable Alumni of Coe College

James William Good 1866–1929

Secretary of War under Herbert Hoover

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

James A. Reed 1861–1944

US senator from Missouri and Kansas City mayor

Spouse: Nell Donnelly Reed (Lindenwood University)

Omar Abd al-Razaq 1958–

Palestinian politician and former finance minister

Bachelor of Economics · Class of 1982

Also attended: University of Iowa

Linda Scheid 1942–2011

Minnesota state senator and lawyer

Also attended: Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Timothy S. Hillman 1948–

Former U.S. district judge, District of Massachusetts

Also attended: Suffolk University

Edward Alsworth Ross 1866–1951

Sociologist and co-founder of American Journal of Sociology

Also attended: Johns Hopkins University

S. Donald Stookey 1915–2014

Chemist and inventor with 60 glass patents

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lafayette College

William L. Shirer 1904–1993

Journalist and historian, wrote Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

Gregory Alan Williams 1956–

Actor and author, known for Baywatch

Fran Allison 1907–1989

Comedian and star of Kukla, Fran and Ollie

JoAnna Cochenet 1985–

Violinist, composer and conductor

Also attended: University of Nevada-Reno, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee

Spouse: Juan Gallastegui (Bard College, The Juilliard School)

Michael Boddicker 1953–

Film composer and electronic music session musician

Also attended: University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Shelby Steele 1946–

Author and Hoover Institution senior fellow

Also attended: Southern Illinois University--Edwardsville, University of Utah

Sibling: Claude Steele (Hiram College)

Lars Pearson 1973–

Writer and publisher of Mad Norwegian Press

Curt Menefee 1965–

Host of Fox NFL Sunday

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: Northwestern University

Paul Engle 1908–1991

Poet, long-time director of Iowa Writers' Workshop

Also attended: University of Iowa, Columbia University in the City of New York

Jason Kottke 1973–

Blogger and web designer

Bachelor of Arts · Physics · Class of 1995

Holly Hynes

Ballet costume designer

Bill Fitch 1934–2022

NBA coach who won the 1981 title with the Celtics

Katja Koroleva 1987–

International soccer referee born in the Soviet Union

Also attended: Salus University

Fred Jackson 1981–

Former NFL running back

Marv Levy 1925–

NFL head coach, longtime Buffalo Bills coach

Also attended: Harvard University

Terry Vaughn 1973–2023

Soccer referee

John Oxley 1881–1925

Long jumper who competed at the 1904 Olympics

Also attended: Yale University