Notable Alumni of Bucknell University

Theodore Van Kirk 1921–2014

Navigator of the Enola Gay

Rob Andrews 1957–

Former U.S. representative from New Jersey

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1979

Also attended: Cornell University

Diane Allen 1948–

Former New Jersey state senator and television journalist

Alexander McDonald 1832–1903

US Senator from Arkansas, 1868–1871

Also attended: Lycoming College

Lemuel Amerman 1846–1897

US Representative from Pennsylvania and lawyer

Jacob Thompson Baker 1847–1919

U.S. representative and first mayor of Wildwood, NJ

Ivor David Fenton 1889–1986

Pennsylvania congressman and physician

Also attended: Thomas Jefferson University

Adam Martin Wyant 1869–1935

U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

Also attended: University of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Shelly Simonds 1967–

Teacher and Virginia House of Delegates member

Edith Ajello 1944–

Rhode Island state representative

John D. Jones 1849–1914

Former Speaker of the Minnesota House

Lewis Merrill 1834–1896

Union Army general who resisted the early Ku Klux Klan

Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point

Les Moonves 1949–

Former chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation

Also attended: Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater

Spouse: Julie Chen Moonves (University of Southern California)

Jessica Livingston 1971–

Founding partner of Y Combinator

Spouse: Paul Graham (Harvard University, Cornell University)

Jessica Jackley 1977–

Co-founder of Kiva and ProFounder

Also attended: Stanford University

Spouse: Reza Aslan (University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Clara University)

Billy McFarland 1991–

Fyre Festival founder convicted of fraud

Harold Meij 1963–

Dutch businessman, former president of New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Also attended: New York University

Charles Brandes 1943–

Investor and value investing philanthropist

Also attended: San Diego State University

Bruce Lundvall 1935–2015

Record executive, former Blue Note Label Group president

Barbara F. Walter 1964–

Political scientist and civil war researcher at UC San Diego

Also attended: University of Chicago

Marty Makary

Surgeon and 27th FDA commissioner

Bachelor of Science

Also attended: Harvard University, Thomas Jefferson University

Spouse: Kirsten Powers (Georgetown University)

Charles E. Bunnell 1878–1956

First president of the University of Alaska

Janet Woodcock 1948–

Former Acting Commissioner of the US FDA

Also attended: Northwestern University

Philip Roth 1933–2018

Novelist and short-story writer

Bachelor's degree · English-language literature · Class of 1954

Also attended: University of Chicago

Ralph Waite 1928–2014

Actor, lead of The Waltons

Attended until 1952

Also attended: Yale University

Edward Herrmann 1943–2014

Actor known for Gilmore Girls and narrating documentaries

Attended until 1965

Gbenga Akinnagbe 1978–

Actor known for The Wire and The Deuce

Peter Balakian 1951–

Poet and writer, 2016 Pulitzer Prize for poetry winner

Also attended: New York University, Brown University

David Kahn 1930–2024

Historian and writer on cryptography

J. G. Hertzler 1950–

Actor known as Martok in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Vox Day 1968–

Writer, publisher and activist known as Vox Day

Nyambi Nyambi 1979–

Actor known for Mike & Molly

Also attended: New York University

Robert Lowry 1826–1899

Preacher and gospel hymn composer

Paul Shearer Althouse 1889–1954

Opera tenor and music educator

Scott McDaniel 1965–

Comics artist who drew Batman and Nightwing

Michael Malice 1976–

Author and podcast host

Blaze Berdahl 1980–

Actress known for Ghostwriter and Pet Sematary

Wong Chin Foo 1847–1898

Chinese American journalist and activist

Jon Robert Holden 1976–

Former basketball player, Detroit Pistons executive

Christy Mathewson 1880–1925

MLB pitcher for the New York Giants for 17 seasons

Also attended: Keystone College

Mike Muscala 1991–

Former NBA player, Phoenix Suns assistant coach

Charles Lee 1984–

Head coach of the Charlotte Hornets

Doggie Julian 1901–1967

College football and basketball coach, NBA coach

Christopher McNaughton 1982–

German-American professional basketball player

Nate Sestina 1997–

Professional basketball player for ASVEL

Also attended: University of Kentucky

Conor O'Brien 1988–

American soccer player

Andrew Funk 1999–

Basketball player for the Antwerp Giants

Zach Thomas 1996–

Former pro basketball player, Bucknell alumnus

Nana Foulland 1995–

Former professional basketball player

Michael Lansing 1994–

American professional soccer goalkeeper

Greg Schiano 1966–

Head football coach at Rutgers University

Jay Wright 1961–

Former college basketball coach

Patrick King 1970–

German basketball player, Bucknell alumnus

Cameron Ayers 1991–

Basketball coach and former player

Father: Randy Ayers (Miami University-Oxford)

Sibling: Ryan Ayers (University of Notre Dame)

Stephen Brown 1996–

Professional basketball player

Matt Daley 1982–

Baseball pitcher for the Rockies and Yankees

Sunil Gulati 1959–

Former president of the United States Soccer Federation

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Julién Davenport 1995–

American professional football offensive tackle

John Meeks 1999–

Basketball player for Denizli Basket

Timothy J. Keller 1950–2023

Presbyterian pastor and Reformed theologian

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Westminster Theological Seminary

Charles Francis Potter 1885–1962

Unitarian minister, theologian and author

Also attended: Andover Newton Theological School, Brown University