Kenyon College

Discover the notable alumni of Kenyon College. The list includes people like Paul Newman, Josh Radnor, Rutherford B. Hayes, Bill Watterson & John W. Snow. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as writers, miscellaneous, scientists, media personalities and artists & painters etc.
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 1 
Paul Newman
(One of the Most Influential Actors of 20th-Century)
Paul Newman
105
Birthdate: January 26, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States
Died: September 26, 2008
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 2 
Josh Radnor
21
Birthdate: July 29, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 3 
Rutherford B. Hayes
(19th President of the United States)
Rutherford B. Hayes
11
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 4, 1822
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio, United States
Died: January 17, 1893
 4 
Bill Watterson
(Cartoonist and the Author of the Comic Strip ‘Calvin and Hobbes’)
Bill Watterson
8
Birthdate: 1958
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 5 
William Rehnquist
(16th Chief Justice of the United States)
William Rehnquist
8
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 1, 1924
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Died: September 3, 2005
 6 
Shaka Smart
(Basketball player - Point guard, Basketball coach)
Shaka Smart
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 8, 1977
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
 7 
E. L. Doctorow
(Novelist)
E. L. Doctorow
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 6, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York (state) New York, United States U.S.
Died: July 21, 2015
 8 
Chris Eigeman
(Film actor)
Chris Eigeman
1
Birthdate: March 1, 1965
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, U.S.
 9 
Edwin M. Stanton
(Lawyer)
Edwin M. Stanton
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: December 19, 1814
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Died: December 24, 1869
 10 
Robert Lowell
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 1, 1917
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 12, 1977
 11 
Caleb Carr
(Military Historian and Novelist)
Caleb Carr
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 2, 1955
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
 12 
John Sherman
(Former Secretary of State)
John Sherman
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 10, 1823
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
Died: October 22, 1900
 13 
Bill Veeck
(Businessman)
Bill Veeck
3
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 9, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Illinois, United States
Died: January 2, 1986
 14 
Carl Andre
(Painter, Sculptor, Artist, Writer, Poet)
Carl Andre
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 16, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Quincy
 15 
William H. Gass
(Novelist)
William H. Gass
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 30, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Died: December 6, 2017
 16 
Emily Gould
(Writer, Essayist, Children's writer)
Emily Gould
0
Birthdate: October 13, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Silver Spring
 17 
John W. Snow
(Former United States Secretary of the Treasury)
John W. Snow
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 2, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States
 18 
Carl Djerassi
(American Chemist and Writer Best Known for His Contribution to the Development of Oral Contraceptive Pills)
Carl Djerassi
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 30, 2015
 19 
Randall Jarrell
(Poet)
Randall Jarrell
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 6, 1914
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee
Died: October 14, 1965
 20 
James Wright
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 13, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Martins Ferry, Ohio, United States
Died: March 25, 1980
 21 
Fred Waitzkin
(Novelist)
Fred Waitzkin
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1943 AD
Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
 22 
Stanley Matthews
(Jurist)
Stanley Matthews
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: July 21, 1824
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: March 22, 1889
 23 
Anthony Hecht
(Poet, Writer)
Anthony Hecht
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 16, 1923
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City
Died: October 20, 2004
 24 
Annie Guest
(Jamie Lee Curtis’ Daughter)
Annie Guest
2
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: December 13, 1986
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
 25 
Peter Taylor
(Author)
Peter Taylor
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 8, 1917
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Trenton, Tennessee, United States
Died: November 2, 1994
 26 
Henry Winter Davis
(Politician)
Henry Winter Davis
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 16, 1817
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Annapolis, Maryland, United States
Died: December 30, 1865