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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Notable alumni of Millersville University of Pennsylvania include Black Thought (Rapper and lead MC of The Roots), Hugh Herr (Biophysicist, engineer and rock climber) and Lilian Welsh (Physician, educator and suffragist).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Robert Smith Walker 1942–

    Former Pennsylvania congressman

    Bachelor of Science · Class of 1964

    Also attended: University of Delaware, College of William and Mary

  • Marriott Henry Brosius 1843–1901

    Pennsylvania congressman and lawyer

    Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

  • William Walton Griest 1858–1929

    US representative from Pennsylvania

  • Robert E. Evans 1856–1925

    Nebraska Republican politician and judge

    Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

  • Joseph Franklin Biddle 1871–1936

    Republican U.S. representative from Pennsylvania

  • Scott W. Boyd 1958–

    Former Republican Pennsylvania state representative

  • Jordan A. Harris 1984–

    Pennsylvania state representative

    Also attended: Neumann University

  • Mindy Fee

    Pennsylvania state representative

Science and academia

  • Hugh Herr 1964–

    Biophysicist, engineer and rock climber

    Also attended: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Lilian Welsh 1858–1938

    Physician, educator and suffragist

    Attended until 1875

  • Patricia Baker 1967–

    Archaeologist, head of classics at University of Kent

    Bachelor of Arts

    Also attended: Florida State University

  • Brian J. Axsmith 1962–2020

    Paleobotanist and University of South Alabama professor

Arts and media

  • Black Thought 1973–

    Rapper and lead MC of The Roots

  • Malik B. 1972–2020

    Rapper and founding member of The Roots

  • Joseph Berg Esenwein 1867–1946

    Editor, lecturer and writer

    Also attended: University of Nebraska--Omaha, Albright College, Lafayette College

  • Nicole Brewer 1983–

    News reporter and beauty pageant contestant

  • Eliphalet Oram Lyte 1842–1913

    Teacher and author, credited composer of Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Sports

  • Phil Walker 1956–

    Former NBA player with the Washington Bullets

  • Silvia Vásquez-Lavado 1974–

    Peruvian-American mountaineer who completed the Seven Summits

  • Will Lewis 1958–

    General manager of the Houston Gamblers

  • Ashley Moyer-Gleich 1987–

    NBA referee, fourth woman full-time

  • Tim Mayza 1992–

    MLB pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies

  • Chas McCormick 1995–

    Professional baseball outfielder, formerly Houston Astros

  • Sean Scott 1978–

    Former Arena Football League wide receiver

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 Millersville University of Pennsylvania (people who attended both).