Notable Alumni of Antioch College

José Ramos-Horta 1949–

President of East Timor, 1996 Nobel Peace laureate

Master's degree · War studies, Peace and conflict studies · Class of 1984

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Coretta Scott King 1927–2006

Civil rights leader and wife of Martin Luther King Jr

Also attended: The New England Conservatory of Music, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Spouse: Martin Luther King Jr. (Emory University, Morehouse College)

Child: Martin Luther King III (Morehouse College)

Eleanor Holmes Norton 1937–

Congressional delegate for the District of Columbia

Also attended: Yale University, Antioch University-Los Angeles

John de Jongh 1957–

Businessman and politician, former governor

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Olympia Brown 1835–1926

Suffragist and first woman ordained with denominational consent

Also attended: Mount Holyoke College, St. Lawrence University, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Child: Henry Parker Willis (University of Chicago)

Sibling: Arthur Brown (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Antioch University-Los Angeles)

Joseph H. Ball 1905–1993

Republican senator from Minnesota, 1940 to 1949

Attended until 1924

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

J. Warren Keifer 1836–1932

Former Ohio congressman and major general

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Arthur Brown 1843–1906

United States Senator from Utah

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Sibling: Olympia Brown (Mount Holyoke College, St. Lawrence University)

William D. Hill 1833–1906

U.S. representative from Ohio

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Americus V. Rice 1835–1904

Union Army brigadier general and banker

Also attended: Union College, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Renee Amoore 1953–2020

Founder of The Amoore Group, health care advocate

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Stephen Jay Gould 1941–2002

Paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and science writer

Bachelor of Arts · Geology · Class of 1963

Also attended: Harvard University, Columbia University in the City of New York, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Mario Capecchi 1937–

Molecular geneticist, 2007 Nobel laureate in Medicine

Also attended: Harvard University, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Clifford Geertz 1926–2006

Anthropologist known for symbolic anthropology

Also attended: Harvard University, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Theodore Levitt 1925–2006

Harvard Business School professor and HBR editor

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Joan A. Steitz 1941–

Biochemist and Yale professor

Bachelor of Science · Chemistry · Class of 1963

Also attended: Harvard University

Spouse: Thomas A. Steitz (Harvard University, Lawrence University)

William Kruskal 1919–2005

Statistician, Kruskal–Wallis test co-originator

Attended until 1938

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

Sibling: Martin David Kruskal (University of Chicago, New York University)

Sibling: Joseph Kruskal (University of Chicago, Princeton University)

Flora Wambaugh Patterson 1847–1928

Mycologist, first female plant pathologist at USDA

Also attended: University of Iowa, Harvard University

Sibling: Eugene Wambaugh (Harvard University)

Warren Bennis 1925–2014

Pioneer of leadership studies, USC professor

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University at Buffalo, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Thyrsa Frazier Svager 1930–1999

First Black woman to earn Ohio State math PhD

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1951

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus

Leland Clark 1918–2005

American biochemist and inventor

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Carle M. Pieters 1943–

American planetary scientist and geologist

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Esther Thelen 1941–2004

Developmental psychologist focused on infant development

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Leonard Nimoy 1931–2015

Actor and director, played Spock in Star Trek

Master of Arts · Education · Class of 1977

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, Boston College, Boston University

Child: Adam Nimoy (University of California-Berkeley, Loyola Marymount University)

Marcia Cross 1962–

Actress and Juilliard graduate

Also attended: The Juilliard School, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Cliff Robertson 1923–2011

Actor, Best Actor Oscar winner for Charly

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Spouse: Dina Merrill (George Washington University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York)

Rod Serling 1924–1975

Screenwriter and creator of The Twilight Zone

Attended until 1950

Sibling: Robert J. Serling (Antioch University-Los Angeles, Antioch College)

Sefi Atta 1964–

Nigerian-American novelist and playwright

Louis Sachar 1954–

Children's author of Holes

Also attended: University of California College of the Law-San Francisco, University of California-Berkeley, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Mark Strand 1934–2014

Poet, essayist and translator

Also attended: Yale University, University of Iowa, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Lawrence Block 1938–

Crime writer

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Jorma Kaukonen 1940–

Blues, folk and rock guitarist

Also attended: Santa Clara University, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Ken Jenkins 1940–

Actor, Dr. Kelso in Scrubs

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Spouse: Katharine Houghton (Sarah Lawrence College)

Sylvia Nasar 1947–

Journalist, author of A Beautiful Mind

Also attended: New York University, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Julie Carmen 1954–

Actress, dancer and psychotherapist

Also attended: Empire State University

Mia Zapata 1965–1993

Lead vocalist of punk band the Gits

Virginia Hamilton 1936–2002

Children's author and Newbery Medal winner

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Dava Sobel 1947–

Science writer, author of Longitude

Also attended: Binghamton University, Antioch University-Los Angeles

John P. Hammond 1942–2026

Blues singer and guitarist

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Father: John Hammond (Yale University)

John Saul 1942–

Author of suspense and horror novels

Also attended: Cerritos College, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Madison Young 1980–

Filmmaker, author and former adult film performer

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

John Robbins 1947–2025

Author of Diet for a New America

Master's degree · Class of 1976

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Father: Irv Robbins (University of Washington-Seattle Campus)

John Flansburgh 1960–

Co-founder of rock band They Might Be Giants

Also attended: George Washington University, Pratt Institute-Main, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Emma Amos 1937–2020

African American painter and printmaker

Also attended: New York University

Miles Goodman 1949–1996

Composer for television and film

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Avi 1937–

Children's author and Newbery Medal winner

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Father: Joseph Wortis (New York University)

Julia Reichert 1946–2022

Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Oliver Herford 1863–1935

Anglo-American writer and illustrator

Roy London 1943–1993

Actor, acting coach and director

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

John Korty 1936–2022

Film director and animator

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Terri Windling 1958–

Writer, editor and artist, multiple World Fantasy Award winner

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Richard Pacheco 1948–

Former adult film actor, writer and director

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

David Hykes 1953–

Composer and singer, overtone singing pioneer

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Jonathan Ned Katz 1938–

Historian and author on sexuality history

Peter Calthorpe 1949–

Architect and founding member of Congress for New Urbanism

Also attended: Yale University

Victor Nuñez 1945–

Film director of Ulee's Gold

Also attended: American Film Institute Conservatory, University of California-Los Angeles

Jaimy Gordon 1944–

Writer and National Book Award for Fiction winner

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Coates Kinney 1826–1904

Poet and journalist who wrote Rain On The Roof

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles

Winona LaDuke 1959–

Native American environmentalist, writer, Green Party vice-presidential nominee

Also attended: Harvard University, Antioch University-Los Angeles

Elizabeth Clare Prophet 1939–2009

Founder of the Church Universal and Triumphant

Also attended: Boston University, Antioch University-Los Angeles