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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Notable alumni of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania include Jimmi Simpson (American film, television and stage actor), Lou Barletta (Former U.S. representative and mayor of Hazleton) and Brian Sims (Former Pennsylvania state representative and attorney).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Lou Barletta 1956–

    Former U.S. representative and mayor of Hazleton

    Also attended: Luzerne County Community College

  • Brian Sims 1978–

    Former Pennsylvania state representative and attorney

    Also attended: Michigan State University-College of Law, Michigan State University

  • Mark S. Schweiker 1953–

    44th Governor of Pennsylvania

    Also attended: Rider University

  • Tim Holden 1957–

    Former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1980

    Also attended: University of Richmond

  • Percy W. Griffiths 1893–1983

    Football player and coach turned politician

    Attended until 1916

    Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, The Pennsylvania State University

  • Lynda Schlegel-Culver 2000–

    Republican Pennsylvania state senator

  • Isaac Clinton Kline 1858–1947

    US Representative from Pennsylvania

  • John Vandling Lesher 1866–1932

    Lawyer and Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania

  • Frederick William Magrady 1863–1954

    Pennsylvania Republican U.S. congressman

    Also attended: Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law

  • David R. Millard 1953–

    Former Pennsylvania state representative

  • Phyllis Mundy 1948–

    Former Pennsylvania House member

  • Kelly Lewis 1964–

    Former Republican Pennsylvania state representative

    Also attended: East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, Widener University

  • Emily Kinkead

    Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

    Also attended: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

  • Carl Risch 1970–

    Lawyer, former Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs

    Also attended: Pennsylvania State University-Dickinson Law

Arts and media

  • Jimmi Simpson 1975–

    American film, television and stage actor

  • Susan Roman 1957–

    Canadian voice actress in Sailor Moon dub

  • Jessica Leccia 1976–

    Actress known for Guiding Light and One Life to Live

  • Princess Halliday

    TV personality, petroleum engineer and motivational speaker

    Also attended: Woodbury University, Harvard University

Sports

  • Danny Litwhiler 1916–2011

    Major League Baseball outfielder and coach

  • John Willis 1952–

    American-Israeli former basketball player

  • John Hummel 1883–1959

    MLB utility player for Brooklyn and Yankees

  • Bob Gibson 1957–

    Former MLB pitcher for Brewers and Mets

  • Jon Trosky 1980–

    Professional wrestler, actor and college professor

Other fields

  • James Cameron Mackenzie 1852–1931

    Educator and Presbyterian minister

    Also attended: Lafayette College

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 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (people who attended both).