Notable Alumni of Otterbein University

Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi

Emirati major general, former Interpol president

John Akar 1927–1975

Sierra Leonean entertainer, writer and ambassador to the U.S

Attended until 1949

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Chalmers Wylie 1920–1998

Ohio politician, 13-term US congressman

Also attended: Harvard University, Ohio State University-Main Campus

Lance W. Lord 1946–

Retired four-star general, Air Force Space Command commander

Also attended: University of North Dakota

John Karefa-Smart 1915–2010

Sierra Leone's first Foreign Minister and physician

Also attended: Harvard University

Henry Clay Frick 1849–1919

Industrialist, chairman of Carnegie Steel Company

Child: Childs Frick (Princeton University)

Agnes Meyer Driscoll 1889–1971

American cryptographer

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

Jack Hanna 1947–

Former director of the Columbus Zoo

Also attended: Muskingum University

Floyd Alonzo McClure 1897–1970

Botanist and bamboo expert who worked in China 24 years

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

Donald J. Borror 1907–1988

Entomologist and pioneer of bioacoustics

Bachelor of Science · Biology, Education theory · Class of 1928

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

Rachael Harris 1968–

Actress and comedian

Theatre · Attended until 1989

David Graf 1950–2001

Actor known for Police Academy films

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

Jonathan Bennett 1981–

Actor known for Mean Girls

Cory Michael Smith 1986–

Actor and producer

Sam Jaeger 1977–

Actor and screenwriter

Jeremy Bobb 1981–

Stage, television and film actor

Gordon Jump 1932–2003

Actor, played Arthur Carlson in WKRP in Cincinnati

Also attended: Kansas State University

James Scully 1992–

Actor in Heathers and You

Ashley Palmer 1978–

Actress and singer in Paranormal Activity

Dee Hoty 1952–

Broadway actress with three Tony nominations

Ladan Osman 1950–

Somali-American poet and photographer

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Paul O'Neill 1963–

MLB right fielder for the Reds and Yankees

Jeff Gibbs 1980–

Professional basketball player in Japan's B.League

Harold Anderson 1902–1967

College basketball coach at Bowling Green and Toledo