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24 notable alumni U.S. News #62

Notable Alumni of Muhlenberg College

Notable alumni of Muhlenberg College include Emily Wickersham (Actress known for NCIS), Frankie Grande (Actor, singer and dancer) and Frank Buchman (Founder of the Oxford Group and Moral Re-Armament).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Richard Ben-Veniste 1943–

    Watergate special prosecutor, 9/11 Commission member

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

  • Marcus C.L. Kline 1855–1911

    U.S. representative from Pennsylvania

  • Fred Ewing Lewis 1865–1949

    Republican US Representative from Pennsylvania

  • Michael Schlossberg 1983–

    Pennsylvania state representative

    Bachelor's degree · Political science, Psychology · Class of 2005

    Also attended: Lehigh University

  • George Frederic Kribbs 1846–1938

    Pennsylvania congressman and lawyer

Business

  • Max Marty 1950–

    Silicon Valley entrepreneur, co-founder of Blueseed

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Emily Wickersham 1984–

    Actress known for NCIS

    Spouse: James Badge Dale (Manhattanville University)

  • Frankie Grande 1983–

    Actor, singer and dancer

    Theatre, Dance · Attended until 2005

  • David Fricke 1952–

    Senior editor and music critic at Rolling Stone

    Attended until 1973

  • Darryl Ponicsan 1938–

    Writer, author of The Last Detail

    Also attended: Cornell University

  • Frederick Busch 1941–2006

    Novelist and short story writer

    Also attended: Colgate University

    Child: Benjamin Busch (Vassar College)

  • Madison Ferris 1992–

    Actress known for The Glass Menagerie

  • Barbara Crossette 1939–

    Journalist and UN correspondent for The Nation

    Attended until 1963

  • Maggie Robertson 1990–

    Voice actress of Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village

    Bachelor of Arts · Theatre

Sports

  • Harry Donovan 1926–

    Basketball player drafted by the Knicks in 1949

  • Al Downing 1941–

    Former MLB pitcher for the Yankees and Dodgers

    Attended until 1963

  • Charlie Copley 1887–1944

    Early NFL player

Other fields

  • Frank Buchman 1878–1961

    Founder of the Oxford Group and Moral Re-Armament

    Also attended: Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia

  • Theodore Emanuel Schmauk 1860–1920

    Lutheran theologian and historian

    Also attended: Augustana College, University of Pennsylvania

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 Muhlenberg College (people who attended both).