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25 notable alumni U.S. News #342

Notable Alumni of Kennesaw State University

Notable alumni of Kennesaw State University include Ryan Seacrest (Television host and Wheel of Fortune host), Bronson Rechsteiner (WWE professional wrestler and former football player) and Ty Pennington (TV host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Yaw Afful 1959–

    Ghanaian member of parliament and businessman

    Bachelor of Arts · Political science

  • Nick Ayers 1982–

    Political strategist, former chief of staff to Pence

  • Dar'shun Kendrick 1982–

    Georgia state representative and attorney

    Also attended: University of Georgia, Oglethorpe University

  • Michael Ryan Caldwell 1989–

    Mayor of Woodstock, Georgia

  • Arturo Char 1967–

    Former Senator of Colombia

    Sibling: Alejandro Char (Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus)

Business

  • Lauren Simmons 1994–

    Youngest female trader at the New York Stock Exchange

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Ryan Seacrest 1974–

    Television host and Wheel of Fortune host

    Also attended: Glendale Community College, Santa Monica College, University of Georgia

  • Ty Pennington 1964–

    TV host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

  • Felton Perry 1945–

    Actor known for Walking Tall and Magnum Force

    Also attended: New Jersey City University

  • Jasmine Burke 1983–

    Actress

  • Mac Powell 1972–

    Co-founder of Christian rock band Third Day

  • Masey McLain 1994–

    Actress who starred in I'm Not Ashamed

Sports

  • Bronson Rechsteiner 1997–

    WWE professional wrestler and former football player

    Father: Rick Steiner (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)

  • Larry Nelson 1947–

    Professional golfer

  • Daniel Haugh 1995–

    Hammer thrower who competed at the 2020 Olympics

    Also attended: The University of Alabama

  • James Wade Jr. 1975–

    Assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors

    Also attended: Chattanooga State Community College, Middle Tennessee State University

  • Emma Hunt 2003–

    Competition speed climber, women's world record holder

  • Markeith Cummings 1988–

    Professional basketball player

  • Willie Harris 1978–

    Former MLB player and third base coach

    Also attended: Middle Georgia State University

  • Chad Jenkins 1987–

    Former MLB pitcher

  • Tiffany Sornpao 1998–

    Thailand women's national team goalkeeper

  • Alan Busenitz 1990–

    Professional baseball pitcher

  • Georgi Joseph 1982–

    French former professional basketball player

  • Rebecca Nolin 1983–

    English football coach and former professional player

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 Kennesaw State University (people who attended both).