Notable Alumni of Whitman College

William O. Douglas 1898–1980

US Supreme Court justice from 1939 to 1975

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Ryan Crocker 1949–

Diplomat, former ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan

Walt Minnick 1942–

Former US Representative for Idaho's 1st district

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1964

Also attended: Harvard University

James Robart 1947–

Senior US federal district judge in Western Washington

Also attended: Georgetown University

Otis Halbert Holmes 1902–1977

U.S. Representative from Washington state

Attended until 1923

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Walter Houser Brattain 1902–1987

Physicist who co-invented the point-contact transistor

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, University of Oregon

Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger 1975–

Retired astronaut and former science teacher

Edith Quimby 1891–1982

Medical physicist, a founder of nuclear medicine

Mathematics, Physics · Attended until 1912

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Robert Brode 1900–1986

Physicist who led Manhattan Project fuze development

Also attended: California Institute of Technology

Steve McConnell 1962–

Software engineering author of Code Complete

Also attended: Seattle University

David Crockett Graham 1884–1961

Baptist missionary and anthropologist in Sichuan

Also attended: University of Chicago, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

Paula England 1949–

Sociologist and Dean of Social Science at NYU Abu Dhabi

Also attended: University of Chicago

Adam West 1928–2017

Actor who played Batman in the 1960s TV series

Also attended: University of Puget Sound

Dirk Benedict 1945–

Actor in The A-Team and Battlestar Galactica

Keiko Agena 1973–

Actress known for Gilmore Girls

Morten Lauridsen 1943–

Composer, professor emeritus at USC Thornton School

Also attended: University of Southern California

Otto Harbach 1873–1963

Broadway lyricist and librettist

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

Torey Hayden 1951–

Child psychologist, special education teacher and writer

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Patrick Page 1962–

Actor, bass singer and playwright

Spouse: Paige Davis (Southern Methodist University)

John Markoff 1949–

New York Times technology journalist

Also attended: University of Oregon

Anomie Belle 1980–

Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter

Also attended: University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Mara Abbott 1985–

Cyclist, first American Giro d'Italia Femminile winner

Holly Brooks 1982–

Cross-country skier

Also attended: Alaska Pacific University

Derrike Cope 1958–

Stock car driver, 1990 Daytona 500 winner