DePauw University Notable Alumni

Discover the notable alumni of DePauw University. The list includes people like Dan Quayle, Margaret Mead, Percy Lavon Julian, Brad Stevens & Charles A. Beard. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as intellectuals & academics, leaders, sportspersons, scientists and media personalities etc.

Vote for Your Favourite DePauw University

Right IconThis ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

Birthdate: December 16, 1901

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Died: November 15, 1978

One of the most celebrated anthropologists to have ever existed, Margaret Mead is remembered for his research on a broad range of topics, such as sexual conventions in Western society. Of her 23 books, the most talked-about was the bestseller Coming of Age in Samoa.

 2 

Brad Stevens

(Basketball coach)

Birthdate: October 22, 1976

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Zionsville, Indiana, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 3 

(Former Vice President of the United States)

Birthdate: February 4, 1947

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Indianapolis

The 44th vice president of the US, Dan Quayle officially visited 47 countries, establishing strong international ties with most countries, during his vice presidency. In 1999, he joined a private-equity firm named Cerberus Capital Management and continues to play an important role as the chairman of its Global Investments division.

 4 

Vernon Jordan

(Lawyer)

Birthdate: August 15, 1935

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Birthdate: November 26, 1965

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Northbrook, Illinois, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 6 

Bill Hayes

(Actor)

Birthdate: June 5, 1925

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Harvey, Illinois, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 7 

(One of the First African Americans to Receive a Doctorate in Chemistry)

Birthdate: April 11, 1899

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Died: April 19, 1975

Percy Lavon Julian was an American chemist whose work paved the way for the production of birth control pills and corticosteroids. Julian went on to start his own company which helped reduce the price of steroid intermediates. In 1973, Percy Lavon Julian was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences and became the first African-American to receive this honor.

 8 

Charles A. Beard

(Historian of the modern age, Historian, University teacher)

Birthdate: November 27, 1874

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Knightstown

Died: September 1, 1948

Charles A. Beard was an American historian who served as a professor at Columbia University. Beard is credited with writing several influential books, such as An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States which played a crucial role in helping him attain an iconic status within the progressive school of historical interpretation.

 9 

Jeri Kehn Thompson

(Columnist)

Birthdate: September 30, 1966

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Hastings

 10 

Phil Crane

(Politician)

Birthdate: November 3, 1930

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: November 8, 2014

 11 

Ford Frick

(Sportswriter)

Birthdate: December 19, 1894

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Wawaka, Indiana, United States

Died: April 8, 1978

 12 

Lee H. Hamilton

(Former Politician, founder of Partnership for a Secure America)

Birthdate: April 20, 1931

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

 13 

Brad Brownell

(Basketball coach)

Birthdate: November 15, 1968

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana, United States

 14 

Albert J. Beveridge

(Politician)

Birthdate: October 6, 1862

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Highland County, Ohio, United States

Died: April 27, 1927

 15 

William Riker

(Political scientist)

Birthdate: September 22, 1920

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Died: June 26, 1993

 16 

David E. Lilienthal

(Attorney)

Birthdate: July 8, 1899

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Morton, Illinois, United States

Died: January 15, 1981

 17 

Arthur Burks

(Mathematician)

Birthdate: October 13, 1915

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Died: May 14, 2008

 18 

Mark Hampton

(Interior designer)

Birthdate: June 1, 1940

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Died: July 23, 1998

 19 

William Wirt

(Educator)

Birthdate: January 21, 1874

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Markle, Indiana, United States

Died: 1938 AD

 20 

George Oliver Curme

(American Philologist and Grammarian)

Birthdate: January 14, 1860

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Richmond, Indiana, United States

Died: April 29, 1948

 21 

Jane E. Buikstra

(Anthropologist)

Birthdate: November 2, 1945

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana, United States

 22 

Nooran Ba-Matraf

(Swimmer)

Birthdate: November 25, 1999

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Yemen

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)