List of Bowling Green State University alumni

This is a list of notable people associated with Bowling Green State University, located in the American city of Bowling Green, Ohio.

Arts and entertainment

• Lexi Allen, singer, actress, television personality
• James Baldwin, author, poet (writer in residence)
• James Carlos Blake, author
• Philana Marie Boles, author of Glitz, Little Divas, In the Paint, and Blame It on Eve
• Bernie Casey, former professional football player, actor, and visual artist
• Tim Conway, Emmy Award-winning actor
• Jennifer Crusie, writer
• Jim Daniels, writer
• Ray Davis, musician
• Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer
• Frank Dungan, television producer and writer
• Edmundo Farolan, writer
• Robert Ferrigno, writer
• Carolyn Forche, writer
• Mary Jo Freshley, dancer
• Bob Hartman, musician
• Jennifer Higdon, Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
• Judson Laipply, comedian
• Ian McConville, webcomic artist, Mac Hall
• Jason Nelson, pioneering net artist, digital poet
• Ric Ocasek, musician, The Cars
• Robert Patrick, actor
• Barbara Paul, author
• James Pickens, Jr., actor
• Arnold Rampersad, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author
• Terry Ryan, writer
• Eva Marie Saint, Academy Award-winning actress
• James Swearingen, composer
• Anne Valente, author
• Allen Wier, author
• Dara Wier, poet
• Theresa Williams, writer

Athletes

• Omari Aldridge, professional soccer player currently with Beijing Hongdeng
• Harold Anderson, former college basketball coach; Basketball Hall of Fame member
• Larry Arndt, infielder for the Oakland Athletics; BGSU Baseball Hall of Fame member
• Burke Badenhop, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
• Doug Bair, former professional baseball player
• Martin Bayless, former professional football player
• Kevin Bieksa, professional ice hockey player currently with the Anaheim Ducks
• Rob Blake, Hall of Fame ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 2001; three-time member of the Canadian Olympic hockey team, winning a gold medal in 2002
• Aris Brimanis, professional ice hockey player currently with the Hannover Scorpions
• Dan Bylsma, former professional ice hockey player and current head coach of the Buffalo Sabres
• Khary Campbell, former professional football player
• Bernie Casey, former professional football player
• Gino Cavallini, former professional hockey player, scorer for the Falcons NCAA National Championship, winning overtime goal
• Alissa Czisny, figure skater and 2009 US Figure Skating National Champion
• Antonio Daniels, professional basketball player currently with the Texas Legends
• Greg de Vries, former professional ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 2001
• Dave Ellett, former professional ice hockey player
• Nelson Emerson, former professional ice hockey player
• Alex Foster, professional ice hockey player
• Garry Galley, former professional ice hockey player
• Jeff Genyk, current tight ends coach and special teams coordinator for the University of Wisconsin football team
• Jeff Groth, former professional football player
• Scott Hamilton, professional figure skater and Olympic gold medalist
• Andrew Hammond, professional ice hockey player
• Josh Harris, professional football player, last with the New York Giants
• Orel Hershiser, former professional baseball player, currently an analyst for Baseball Tonight and Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN
• Bob Hill, professional basketball coach
• Brian Hills, former professional ice hockey player, current Associate Head Coach of the RIT Tigers men's hockey team
• Richaun Holmes, professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers
• Brian Holzinger, former professional ice hockey player and Hobey Baker Award winner
• Omar Jacobs, professional football player currently with the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League
• Mike Johnson, former professional ice hockey player, currently an analyst for the NHL Network, and TSN and color commentator for the Winnipeg Jets
• Chris Jones, professional football player with the New England Patriots
• Jim Joyce, umpire for MLB
• Dan Kane, former professional ice hockey player
• Ken Klee, former professional ice hockey player
• Howard Komives, former professional basketball player, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons, Buffalo Braves, Kansas City Kings
• Jay Larranaga, professional basketball player, member of Ireland basketball team
• Kory Lichtensteiger, professional football player currently with the Washington Redskins
• Mike Liut, former professional ice hockey player
• Brian MacLellan, professional ice hockey player, won Stanley Cup in 1989; current General Manager of the Washington Capitals
• Jon Matsumoto, professional hockey player currently with the San Jose Sharks
• Mike McCullough, professional golfer and multiple winner on the PGA Tour
• Keith McLeod, professional basketball player currently with BC Kalev/Cramo
• George McPhee, former professional ice hockey player, Hobey Baker Award winner, General Manager of NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and former GM of Washington Capitals
• Nick Mileti, former owner of Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Crusaders, and writer of Closet Italians
• Ken Morrow, former professional ice hockey player and member of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team
• Scott Mruczkowski, professional football player
• Don Nehlen, former player who became a highly successful coach at West Virginia University and college football hall of fame member
• Doyt Perry, former college football coach and college football hall of fame member
• Dave Preston, former professional football player
• Nolan Reimold, professional baseball player currently with the Baltimore Orioles
• Todd Reirden, former professional ice hockey player and current head coach for the Washington Capitals; won Stanley Cup in 2018
• Bob Reynolds, former professional football player
• Jamie Rivers, former professional football player
• Isaac Rosefelt (born 1985), American-Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Bob Schnelker, former professional football player
• Dan Sexton, professional ice hockey player currently with the Tampa Bay Lightning
• Jordan Sigalet, former professional ice hockey player; currently the goaltending coach for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League
• Doug Smith, former professional football player
• Fred Sturt, former professional football player
• Shaun Suisham, professional football player currently with the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Nate Thurmond, former professional basketball player; seven-time NBA All-Star; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
• Andy Tracy, former professional baseball player; current manager for the Williamsport Crosscutters of the New York–Penn League
• Dana Veth, former professional soccer player
• Vince Villanucci, former professional football player
• Phil Villapiano, former professional football player; four-time Pro Bowler
• Mike Weger, former professional football player
• Mark Wells, former professional ice hockey player and member of the 1980 USA Olympic Hockey team
• Charlie Williams, former professional football player
• Wayne Wilson, current Head Coach of the RIT Tigers men's hockey team
• Dave Wottle, Olympic gold medalist
• Paul Ysebaert, former professional ice hockey player

Politics

• Daniel Ayalon, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S.
• Tim Berry, Indiana State Auditor (R)^[1]
• Elizabeth M. Boyer, lawyer, writer, publisher, and feminist founder of WEAL
• Dan Carter, State Representative, Connecticut 2nd Assembly District
• Thomas Cochran, former Mayor of Norwalk, Ohio
• Kevin Coughlin, Ohio state senator (R)
• Charlie Earl, former Ohio state representative, candidate in the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election
• Robert P. Hanrahan, former U.S. Congressional Representative (R-IL)
• Randy Gardner, Ohio state senator (R)
• Bruce Edward Johnson, former Ohio Lieutenant Governor
• James Henry Gorbey, United States federal judge
• Gene Krebs, former Ohio State Representative (R-OH, 1993-2000)
• Bob Latta, U.S. Congressional Representative (R-OH)
• Tom Luken, former Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and U.S. Congressional Representative (D-OH)
• Betty Montgomery, former Ohio Attorney General and State Auditor (R)
• Paul Muenzer, former Mayor of Naples, Florida (1992–1996)^[2]
• Chris Redfern, former Ohio state Representative and former chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party (D)^[3]
• Tim Ryan, U.S. Congressional Representative (D-OH)
• Kathy Sheehan, Mayor of Albany, New York (D)
• W. Wesley McDonald, author of Russell Kirk and the Age of Ideology
• Hou Chong-wen, Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City, Taiwan

News

• Leon Bibb, WEWS news anchor
• Jay Crawford, ESPN sportscaster
• Mike Emrick, NHL on NBC play-by-play announcer
• Steve Hartman, CBS News correspondent
• Jason Jackson, ESPN sportscaster
• Steve Mears, NHL Network sportscaster

Other

• John R. Adams, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• Conrad Allen, geologist
• Victor Boschini, Chancellor of Texas Christian University
• William Easterly, development economist
• Robert Hugh Ferrell, historian
• Carole Kariuki, CEO of the Kenyan Private Sector Alliance ^[4][5]
• Adena Williams Loston, President of St. Philip’s College, San Antonio, Texas
• Beth Macy, journalist and non-fiction writer
• Becky Minger, Miss Ohio America 2010
• Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems
• William Julius Wilson, Harvard professor and sociologist^[6]

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