Miami University Notable Alumni
Discover the notable alumni of Miami University. The list includes people like Ben Roethlisberger, Paul Ryan, Enrique Iglesias, Nick Lachey & Benjamin Harrison. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as sportspersons, writers, media personalities, film & theater personalities and singers etc.
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Mike Mizanin(American Professional Wrestler and Reality TV Personality)
Birthdate: October 8, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Parma, Ohio, United States
Mike Mizanin, popularly known as The Miz, is an American actor, media personality, and professional wrestler. Over the years, he has been an important wrestler for WWE. He has held several WWE championships, such as the Intercontinental Championship, United States Championship, and Tag Team Championship. As an actor, he is popular for playing Jake Carter in the Marine film series.
Birthdate: March 2, 1982
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lima, Ohio, United States
Known to his fans as the “Big Ben,” Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had captained his high-school basketball, baseball, and football teams. The multitalented 2004 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year stunned everyone when he became the youngest starting quarterback to score a Super Bowl victory in 2006.
Birthdate: August 20, 1833
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: North Bend, Ohio, United States
Died: March 13, 1901
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd U.S. President and is remembered for his efforts to pass the McKinley Tariff and the Sherman Antitrust Act. A qualified lawyer, he was the great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison V. Known for strengthening the Navy, he also attempted to secure the voting rights of African–Americans.
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John Harbaugh
(American football coach)
Birthdate: September 23, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Katie Lee
(American Cookbook Author, Television Food Critic and Novelist)
Birthdate: September 14, 1981
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: December 1, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Charles Michael Davis is an American actor, producer, director, and model. He is best known for playing Marcel Gerard in the popular fantasy supernatural drama TV series, The Originals. Apart from acting in the series, Davis was also credited with directing a couple of episodes of The Originals.
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Ron Harper
(Former Basketball player at shooting guard position)
Birthdate: January 20, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Al Kaline
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: December 19, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: April 6, 2020
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Bill Hemmer(Journalist and Co-Anchor of America's Newsroom on the Fox News Channel)
Birthdate: November 14, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Journalist Bill Hemmer is best known as the anchor of the Fox News shows America's Newsroom and Bill Hemmer Reports. He has previously been a reporter for CNN and has reported from places such as Haiti and Camp Fallujah. He co-established the MUDEC scholarship to assist financially backward students.
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Paul Ryan(54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2015 - 2019))
Birthdate: January 29, 1970
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Janesville, Wisconsin, United States
The 54th speaker of the US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan is no longer active in politics as he retired in 2018. Before his retirement, Ryan played a key role in bringing into effect the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. He also influenced a budget proposal called The Path to Prosperity and an agenda called A Better Way.
Birthdate: September 7, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Norwalk, Ohio, United States
Died: August 5, 1991
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Mark Coleman
(UFC 10 and UFC 11 Tournament Champion and the First UFC Heavyweight Champion)
Birthdate: December 20, 1964
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fremont, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: July 1, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: November 9, 1973
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Nick Lachey, member of the popular boyband 98 Degrees, also had a successful solo career. He was part of the reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with his former wife Jessica Simpson and later co-hosted Love is Blind with his current wife, Vanessa. He also starred in the series Charmed.
Birthdate: November 14, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, U.S
Died: February 15, 2022
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Wally Szczerbiak
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: March 5, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Madrid, Spain
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
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Bo Schembechler
(American Football Player and Coach)
Birthdate: April 1, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Barberton, Ohio, United States
Died: November 17, 2006
Miami University head football coach Bo Schembechler was once part of the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry, known as the Ten-Year War. He was also dragged into a controversy when it was reported that in spite of several Michigan students claiming they were sexually abused by a university doctor, he downplayed the incidents.
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Brian Pillman
(American Professional Wrestler)
Birthdate: May 22, 1962
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: October 5, 1997
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: January 5, 1947
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Springfield, Ohio, USA
Birthdate: May 21, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: August 2, 2017
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Mike Emrick
(Sports commentator, Journalist)
Birthdate: August 1, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: La Fontaine
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Maria Cantwell
(Political Consultant)
Birthdate: October 13, 1958
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Walter Alston
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: December 1, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Venice Township, Ohio, United States
Died: October 1, 1984
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Caroline Harrison
(First Lady)
Birthdate: October 1, 1832
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Oxford, Ohio
Died: October 25, 1892
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Mike Goldberg
(Sports commentator)
Birthdate: November 24, 1964
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cincinnati
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Weeb Ewbank
(American football player, Basketball player)
Birthdate: May 6, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Richmond, Indiana, United States
Died: November 17, 1998
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Gus Edwards
(Liberian American Football Running Back)
Birthdate: April 13, 1995
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Liberia
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: August 28, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Akron
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Gregory Rousseau
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: April 5, 2000
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Coconut Creek, Florida, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Marvin Pierce
(American football player, Politician)
Birthdate: June 17, 1893
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 17, 1969
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Ron Hunter
(Basketball coach)
Birthdate: April 7, 1964
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States
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Wayne Embry
(Basketball player and manager)
Birthdate: March 26, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Springfield, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
Birthdate: November 29, 1958
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City
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William R. Higgins
(Military officer)
Birthdate: January 15, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Danville, Kentucky, United States
Died: July 6, 1990
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Gérard López
(Entrepreneur, Racing driver)
Birthdate: December 27, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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Mike Oxley
(Politician, Lawyer)
Birthdate: February 11, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Findlay, Ohio, United States
Died: January 1, 2016
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Randy Ayers
(Basketball coach, Basketball player)
Birthdate: April 16, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Springfield, Ohio, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: October 27, 1837
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cedarville
Died: December 15, 1912
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John Henry Patterson
(Industrialist)
Birthdate: December 13, 1844
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United Staes
Died: May 7, 1922
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Deland McCullough
(Coach, American football player)
Birthdate: December 1, 1972
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Earl Blaik
(American Football Player, Coach, and College Athletics Administrator)
Birthdate: February 15, 1897
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: May 6, 1989
Presidential Medal of Freedom-winning football player and coach Earl Blaik was the son of a blacksmith. He led the Army football teams to three consecutive national championships and was a strong supporter of two-platoon football. In 1951, almost his entire team was punished for breaking the honor code.
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Oliver P. Morton
(Politician)
Birthdate: August 4, 1823
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wayne County, Indiana, United States
Died: November 1, 1877
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Mohammed Al Barwani
(Businessperson, Engineer)
Birthdate: October 30, 1951
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oman
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Leigh Van Valen
(Biologist)
Birthdate: August 12, 1935
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: October 16, 2010
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Julian Mavunga
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: January 24, 1990
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Harare, Zimbabwe
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
Birthdate: October 12, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yonkers, New York, United States
Died: November 21, 1997
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Margaret C. Anderson
(Editor)
Birthdate: November 24, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: October 19, 1973
Birthdate: November 5, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: July 15, 2016
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John Shaw Billings
(American Surgeon and Librarian)
Birthdate: April 12, 1838
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Allensville, Indiana, United States
Died: March 11, 1913
A physician by vocation, John Shaw Billings played an important role in eradicating yellow fever and served as the first director of New York Public Library. However, he is best remembered for developing the Surgeon General’s Office Library, not only expanding its volumes, but also redesigning catalogues with author and subject indexes, creating a separate indexing system for medical periodicals.
Birthdate: January 26, 1935
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Miami University or commonly known as Miami U was founded in 1809 and is the tenth oldest public university in the United States. This nationally recognized university stands for its exceptional quality of education and is located in Oxford, Ohio. Miami University is deemed as a coeducational public research university wherein the student body comprises of a total of almost 19,000 students. It was ranked as the 2nd (1st among public institutions) for best undergraduate teachings at national universities as per U.S. News & World Report, in the year 2017. Miami University is internationally acclaimed for recruiting students from 78 countries and consistently works to enhance its diversity among the students. The outstanding faculties of Miami University play a vital role in shaping students to be the future of tomorrow. Robert Frost once described the campus as “the most beautiful campus there ever was” and Miami University lives up to this name till date, with its state-of-the-art campus and facilities that make it unique. It has been ranked the fifth best university for undergraduate teaching among national public universities by U.S. News. Miami University has also been ranked as the 22nd among state schools for bringing students directly from undergraduate studies into top graduate programs as per The Wall Street Journal. Brad Adamonis, C. Michael Armstrong, John Alexander Anderson and Charles Anderson are some significant personalities who attended Miami University. Presenting to you, a list of several famous celebrities who were once the students of Miami University.
