List of Miami University people

Alumni

Academia

• Carol Anderson, professor of African American Studies at Emory University
• John Alexander Anderson, former Congressman from Kansas; consul to Egypt; second president of Kansas State University
• C. Michael Armstrong, chairman, board of trustees Johns Hopkins Medicine, Health System Corp. and Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
• Joseph M. Bachelor, poet, professor
• Donald Barr, professor of Human Ecology at Cornell University and leader of movement to disinvest in South Africa
• Jeffrey Brown, dean, College of Business, University of Illinois
• David A. Caputo, president of Pace University
• Ronald Crutcher, president of University of Richmond; formerly, president of Wheaton College
• Katharine Jane Densford, director of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, provided important nursing leadership during World War II
• David Dickey, statistician
• Alston Ellis, president of Ohio University
• John Feldmeier, professor of Political Science at Wright State University and First Amendment attorney
• Grayson L. Kirk, former president of Columbia University
• Benjamin Lee, theoretical physicist
• Carolyn Ringer Lepre, academic administrator
• Jeffrey Lieberman, president of American Psychiatric Association; chief of psychiatry at Columbia University
• Henry Mitchell MacCracken, former Chancellor of New York University
• Arman Manukyan, Professor of Bogazici University in Istanbul
• Jeffrey McKee, biological anthropologist, academic, and author
• Fannie Ruth Robinson, president of Oxford College until 1893
• Mark B. Rosenberg, Chancellor of the State University System of Florida
• Donna Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services for President Bill Clinton, current president of the University of Miami and a graduate of the Western College for Women prior to its merger with Miami University
• Ernest H. Volwiler, former chairman, Abbott Labs and co-inventor, Pentothal
• Joseph Widney, 2nd president of the University of Southern California, 1st dean of the USC School of Medicine, physician of scientific medical data; former director of the United States Public Health Service; former director of the New York Public Library; enlisted by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to help develop a worldwide library system, resulting in the Carnegie libraries
• Richard K. Wilson, director, The Genome Institute at Washington University in St. Louis

Art

• Fletcher Benton, sculptor and painter
• Leslie Greene Bowman, art curator and museum administrator
• Austin Kleon, artist
• Roger Welch, artist

Business

• Mohammed Al Barwani, Omani billionaire and chairman of MB Holding
• C. Michael Armstrong, former CEO of AT&T, Hughes Electronics and Comcast Corporation; former chairman of the IBM World Trade Corporation
• Arthur D. Collins, Jr., chairman, Medtronic, Inc.
• Emily E. Douglas, CEO and founder of Grandma's Gifts Inc.
• Bruce Downey, CEO of Barr Pharmaceuticals
• Richard T. Farmer, founder and chairman of Cintas Corporation
• Tom Fox, CEO of Aston Villa football club, England
• Lynn Good, chairman, president and CEO of Duke Energy
• Ryan Graves, billionaire former CEO of Uber
• Gregory D. Hague, entrepreneur, lawyer, author
• Sheraton Kalouria, chief marketing officer and executive vice president at Sony Pictures Television
• Samuel Laws, inventor of the stock ticker on the New York Gold Exchange
• Marne Levine, COO of Instagram
• Kim Lubel, chairman and CEO of CST Brands
• Richard McVey, founder, chairman and CEO of MarketAxess
• Dwight Merriman, Internet executive and entrepreneur; co-founder of DoubleClick, current subsidiary of Google
• Brian Niccol, CEO of Starbucks, formerly chairman and CEO of Chipotle
• Dinesh Paliwal, chairman, CEO and president of Harman International
• John H. Patterson, founder of NCR
• Mitchell Rales, co-founder, CEO, and current chairman of the executive committee and Director of Danaher Corporation
• Jack Rogers, chairman of the board and CEO of United Parcel Service
• Jeff Schwartz, founder and president of Excel Sports Management
• John G. Smale, CEO at Procter & Gamble; chairman of General Motors

Entertainment

• Kirk Baily, actor; Kevin 'Ug' Lee on Salute Your Shorts
• Rebecca Budig, actress, All My Children
• Larry Clark, award-winning filmmaker associated with the "Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers"
• Art Clokey, claymation artist and creator of Gumby and Pokey
• Joseph W. Clokey, organist, composer
• Ray Combs, Family Feud game show host
• Chase Crawford, actor and producer
• Charles Michael Davis, actor and director
• Mike Emrick, NHL play-by-play for New Jersey Devils, NBC, Versus; London and Rio Olympics announcer for NBC
• Theresa Flaminio, musician
• Bill Hemmer, Fox News Channel anchor
• Mark Hentemann, executive producer of Family Guy
• Griffin House, singer/songwriter
• Nick Lachey, pop musician; 98 Degrees
• Eric Lange, television and movie actor
• Katie Lee, television personality, food critic, and ex-wife of pop music superstar Billy Joel
• The Lemon Pipers, 1960s psychedelic band
• Tina Louise, actress; Ginger on Gilligan's Island
• Rick Ludwin, NBC television executive
• Terence Moore, sports journalist, CNN.com, AOL FanHouse, sports on Earth.com, ESPN Outside the Lines, MSNBC
• Mojo Nixon, musician
• Jeff Pegues, CBS News correspondent; former Miami football player
• Plies, rapper
• Steven Reineke, conductor of The New York Pops
• Jackson Rohm, pop/country musician
• Chris Rose, sportscaster
• Kristen Erwin Schlotman, film producer
• Beth Stelling, comedian
• Kate Voegele, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist; also known for a prominent role in CW TV series One Tree Hill
• Jack Warshaw, folk singer, songwriter, musician
• John M. Watson, Sr., trombonist with Red Saunders and Count Basie Orchestras; educator; actor in 13 movies and several theater roles including the Broadway production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Gerri Willis, television news journalist; host of The Willis Report on Fox Business Network; formerly with CNN hosting Your Bottom Line and as the senior financial correspondent of SmartMoney
• Matthew Yuricich, Academy Award winner, special effects

Law

• James M. Alexander, judge of the Michigan Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
• Frederic W. Allen, chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court
• Burnie Bridge, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for the 4th district
• Richard S. Brown, judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals for the 2nd district
• Jennifer Brunner, justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, 48th and first female Ohio Secretary of State
• Mike DeWine, 70th governor of Ohio, former U.S. Senator from Ohio, 50th Ohio attorney general
• Pat DeWine, justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
• John F. Kibbey, fifth Indiana Attorney General
• Samuel Taylor Marshall, lawyer and founder of Beta Theta Pi
• John Weld Peck II, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• George E. Pugh, U.S. Senator from Ohio, third Ohio attorney general
• Camille Stewart, cybersecurity attorney
• Anthony Thornton, justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois and U.S. Representative from Illinois
• Andy Vollmer, acting general counsel of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Literature and journalism

• Ira Berkow, sports writer, The New York Times
• Kathryn Craft, author of literary fiction and contemporary women's fiction
• Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner; first African-American U.S. Poet Laureate; Consultant to the Library of Congress; 2012 recipient, Presidential National Medal of Arts Award
• Eric Ehrmann, columnist, sports and global affairs, Huffington Post, LePost-LeMonde, pioneer contributor to Rolling Stone in 1968, member of PEN
• Ina Fried, technology journalist for Axios
• Wil Haygood, Washington Post writer; author of A Butler Well Served by This Election, inspiration for the movie The Butler, Two on the River, King of Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and The Haygoods of Columbus: A Love Story
• Dave Hyde, sports columnist, Sun Sentinel
• Rajiv Joseph, dramatist and Pulitzer Prize finalist
• Alexander C. McClurg, senior partner of A. C. McClurg and Union Army general
• Dorothy Misener Jurney, the "godmother of women's pages"
• P. J. O'Rourke, conservative satirist
• Mariel Padilla, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Marvin Pierce, former president of McCall Corporation, father of First Lady Barbara Bush
• Whitelaw Reid, editor-in-chief, New York Tribune; US vice presidential candidate with President Benjamin Harrison
• Bill Sammon, Senior White House Correspondent, Washington Examiner, formerly at the Washington Times; and political analyst for Fox News Channel, and the author of four New York Times bestsellers
• David Teeuwen, managing editor of USA Today, where he helped pioneer digital news
• Joseph Widney, prolific author

Military

• Stan Arthur, U.S. Navy admiral
• Stuart P. Baker, U.S. Navy admiral
• Joseph R. Davis, C.S. Army general and commanding general of the Mississippi National Guard 1888–1895
• Arthur F. Gorham, U.S. Army Distinguished Service Cross recipient
• Terrence C. Graves, U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
• James G. Jones, U.S. Air Force general
• Thomas E. Kuenning Jr., U.S. Air Force general
• Robert J. Meder, U.S. Army Air Forces pilot and participant in the Doolittle Raid
• Joseph Ralston, U.S. Air Force general and commander of the U.S. European Command/SHAPE 2000–2003
• William W. Rogers, U.S. Marine Corps general
• Stephen Clegg Rowan, U.S. Navy admiral
• Durbin Ward, U.S. Army general
• Lester J. Whitlock, U.S. Army major general

Politics

President and prime minister

• Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States
• Chung Un-chan, 36th prime minister of South Korea

U.S. Senate

• Calvin S. Brice, U.S. Senator from Ohio, railroad magnate and campaign manager for Grover Cleveland's U.S. presidential campaign against Brice's fellow Miami alumnus, Benjamin Harrison
• Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senator from Washington
• Mike DeWine, 70th governor of Ohio, former U.S. Senator from Ohio, 50th Ohio attorney general
• John J. McRae, U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 21st governor of Mississippi, U.S. Representative from Mississippi
• Oliver P. Morton, U.S. Senator from Indiana, 14th governor of Indiana
• George E. Pugh, U.S. Senator from Ohio, third Ohio attorney general
• John B. Weller, U.S. Senator from California, fifth governor of California, U.S. Representative from Ohio, U.S. minister to Mexico

U.S. House of Representatives

• Susan Brooks, U.S. representative from Indiana
• Ozro J. Dodds, U.S. representative from Ohio
• Steve Driehaus, U.S. representative from Ohio
• Samuel Galloway, U.S. representative from Ohio
• Isaac M. Jordan, U.S. representative from Ohio
• Michael Oxley, U.S. representative from Ohio and co-sponsor of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act
• Paul Ryan, 54th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives ; 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate; U.S. representative from Wisconsin
• Milton Sayler, U.S. representative from Ohio
• Caleb B. Smith, sixth U.S. secretary of the interior, U.S. representative from Indiana, federal judge
• David Taylor, U.S. representative from Ohio
• Anthony Thornton, justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and U.S. representative from Illinois

Governor

• Charles Anderson, 27th governor of Ohio
• James E. Campbell, 38th governor of Ohio
• William Dennison Jr., 24th governor of Ohio and U.S. Postmaster General
• Mike DeWine, 70th governor of Ohio, former U.S. Senator from Ohio, 50th Ohio attorney general
• Andrew L. Harris, 44th governor of Ohio, U.S. Commissioner, American Civil War General
• John J. McRae, U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 21st governor of Mississippi, U.S. Representative from Mississippi
• Oliver P. Morton, U.S. Senator from Indiana, 14th governor of Indiana
• John B. Weller, U.S. Senator from California, fifth governor of California, U.S. Representative from Ohio, U.S. minister to Mexico

State

• Jennifer Brunner, justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, 48th and first female Ohio Secretary of State
• Sara Carruthers, member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• Courtney Combs, member of Ohio House of Representatives
• Timothy Derickson, member of Ohio House of Representatives
• Denise Driehaus, member of Ohio House of Representatives
• Thomas Hall, member of Ohio House of Representatives
• Janet Greenip, Maryland State Senator
• Helen Jones-Kelley, former director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
• Dave Karmol, member of Ohio House of Representatives
• Steve Wilson, current State Senator for Ohio's 7th Districts, former CEO of Lebanon Citizens National Bank

Local

• Michael Cabonargi, commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review, regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Herman Goldner, mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida
• Paul Muenzer, mayor of Naples, Florida
• Yvette Simpson, member of the Cincinnati City Council

Ambassador

• John E. Dolibois, U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg and interrogator at the Nuremberg Trials
• Shefali Razdan Duggal, U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands
• Edwin Dun, U.S. minister to Japan, o-yatoi gaikokujin and advised the Meiji government on modernizing agricultural techniques
• Kenneth H. Merten, U.S. ambassador to Haiti, U.S. ambassador to Croatia, U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria
• Whitelaw Reid, U.S. minister to France, U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom
• John B. Weller, U.S. Senator from California, fifth governor of California, U.S. Representative from Ohio, U.S. minister to Mexico

Cabinet members and other politicians

• Stan Greenberg, Democratic Party pollster and campaign strategist
• William Isaac, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Stephen Mandel, leader of the Alberta Party, Alberta minister of health, mayor of Edmonton
• Brigham McCown, former U.S. Department of Transportation regulator during the George W. Bush administration
• Vinay Reddy, White House director of speechwriting
• Steve Ricchetti, Counselor to the President; Chief of Staff to US Vice President Joe Biden; former deputy chief of staff to President Bill Clinton
• Michael Sekora, founder and director of the intelligence community's classified program, Project Socrates during the Reagan administration
• Caleb B. Smith, sixth U.S. secretary of the interior, U.S. representative from Indiana, federal judge
• Sidney Souers, first director of U.S. central intelligence

Science

• Benjamin W. Lee, theoretical physicist

Sports

Baseball

• Walter Alston, former manager of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams; earned four World Series championships and seven National League pennants
• Bill Doran, former second baseman for the Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Milwaukee Brewers; bench coach, Kansas City Royals
• Adam Eaton, current center fielder for the Washington Nationals; formerly with Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks
• John Ely, Major League Baseball pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Steve Fireovid, former Major League Baseball Pitcher and author of "The 26th Man: One Minor League Pitcher's Pursuit of a Dream."
• Danny Hall, head baseball coach, Georgia Tech
• Charlie Leibrandt, former pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, and Texas Rangers; 140-119 Major League record
• Bill Long, former pitcher in Major League Baseball, played for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs and Montreal Expos
• Marvin Miller, union leader Major League Baseball Players Association
• Tim Naehring, former MLB player, Boston Red Sox
• Ty Neal, college baseball coach at Cincinnati
• Scott Sauerbeck, Major League Baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds

Basketball

• Randy Ayers, former NBA player and college head coach at Ohio State University and head coach of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, assistant coach of the Orlando Magic and current assistant coach of NBA Washington Wizards
• Michael Bramos, professional basketball player; joined the Spanish ACB League club Gran Canaria in 2010
• Wayne Embry, senior advisor and former general manager, NBA Toronto Raptors; former NBA player and NBA executive with the Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers, and was the first African American NBA general manager and team president; two-time basketball All-American at Miami
• Fred Foster, former player, NBA Portland Trail Blazers
• Ron Harper, retired NBA player, five-time NBA Champion, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers; coach, Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic
• Darrell Hedric, winningest basketball coach in Miami history
• Ron Hunter, head men's basketball coach, Georgia State University; formerly head men's basketball coach, IUPUI
• Phil Lumpkin, player, NBA Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns, later became a successful high school basketball coach in Washington State
• Matt Lynch, as of 2024 the only out head coach in men's college basketball
• Julian Mavunga, professional basketball player, currently with Kyoto Hannaryz of Japanese First Division
• Ira Newble, NBA player, Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle SuperSonics and Los Angeles Lakers
• Rob Senderoff, college basketball coach
• Wally Szczerbiak, NBA player, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves; current CBS Sports Announcer

Football

• Jerry Angelo, general manager of the Chicago Bears
• JoJuan Armour, former NFL and CFL player
• Bill Arnsparger, NFL coach, Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers; NCAA football coach; head coach, LSU; athletic director, University of Florida
• Bob Babich, former NFL player, San Diego Chargers and Cleveland Browns; First-Team All-American in football
• Jacob Bell, NFL, St. Louis Rams
• Eric Beverly, NFL player, Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons
• Earl "Red" Blaik, former head coach, Army football; member of the NFL Foundation Hall of Fame
• Brandon Brooks, NFL player, Philadelphia Eagles and Houston Texans
• Paul Brown, partial founder of the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals and the first head coach for both teams
• Rob Carpenter, NFL player, where he rushed for 4,363 yards in a 10-year career with the Houston Oilers, New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams
• Carmen Cozza, former head football coach, Yale University; played in NFL for Green Bay Packers and in Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox organization
• Tom Crabtree, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers
• Paul Dietzel, All-American center, football; head coach, football at LSU, South Carolina and Army; National Coach of the Year
• Jacques Dussault, World League of American Football head coach at Montreal Machine; CFL assistant coach at Montreal Alouettes and Montreal Concordes; Albany Great Danes defensive coordinator
• Weeb Ewbank, Super Bowl-winning NFL head coach; won two NFL titles with the Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets
• Trevor Gaylor, player, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs
• John Harbaugh, head coach, Baltimore Ravens
• Bob Hitchens, player, NFL, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers
• Alphonso Hodge, NFL player, cornerback, Kansas City Chiefs
• Bob Jencks, NFL player, Washington Redskins and Chicago Bears; Super Bowl Champions with Chicago Bears
• Ernie Kellermann, former defensive back for the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills
• Aaron Kromer, NFL, New Orleans Saints 2012 Interim Head Coach; Offensive Line and Running Game Coach
• Bill Mallory, head football coach, Miami University, University of Colorado at Boulder, Indiana University Bloomington; Big Ten Coach of the Year
• Ryan McNeil, former NFL player
• John McVay, former head coach, New York Giants; general manager, San Francisco 49ers
• Sean McVay, head coach, Los Angeles Rams ; tight ends coach, Washington Redskins
• Jake O'Connell, tight end, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs
• Henry Orth, football player
• Ara Parseghian, former head football coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• John Pont, head football coach, Miami University, Yale University, Indiana University, Northwestern University; national Coach of the Year; led Indiana to Big Ten title and Rose Bowl
• Travis Prentice, retired NFL player, NCAA Division I-A Career leader in points scored, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings
• Ryne Robinson, NFL player, Carolina Panthers
• Ben Roethlisberger, NFL player, two time Super Bowl winning quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Quinten Rollins, NFL player, Green Bay Packers
• Ollie Savatsky, NFL player, Cleveland Rams
• Bo Schembechler, former football head coach of the University of Michigan Wolverines
• Sam Sloman, NFL football player
• Sherman Smith, NFL player, Seattle Seahawks, running backs coach, Seattle Seahawks, coach Tennessee Titans, offensive coordinator Washington Redskins
• Milt Stegall, CFL player, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CFL all-time leader in receiving yards and touchdowns; NFL player, Cincinnati Bengals
• Alex Sulfsted, player, NFL, Kansas City Chiefs
• Jerry Walker, team archivist San Francisco 49ers; Director of Public Relations San Francisco 49ers; sports information director Lorain County Community College, University of New Orleans and San Jose State; assistant SID LSU
• Randy Walker, former head football coach at Miami and Northwestern University
• Sheldon White, vice president of Pro Personnel, Detroit Lions, Inc.; former NFL player with New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals
• Kevin Wilson, offensive coordinator, Ohio State University football team; former head coach, Indiana University football team
• Nobby Wirkowski, professional football player and coach
• Ron Zook, former head football coach at the University of Illinois and University of Florida

Hockey

• Kevyn Adams, former NHL player, Chicago Blackhawks; member of 2006 Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes
• Riley Barber, player, NHL, Washington Capitals
• Chris Bergeron, head men's hockey coach, former head coach at Bowling Green and former professional hockey center
• Enrico Blasi, former head men's hockey coach, Miami University; two-time recipient of national coach of the year award
• Dan Boyle, NHL player for the New York Rangers and San Jose Sharks; won Stanley Cup and 2010 gold medal with Canadian Olympic Team
• Carter Camper, NHL player, New Jersey Devils; formerly, Boston Bruins
• Patrick Cannone, NHL player, Minnesota Wild
• Alain Chevrier, NHL player, New Jersey Devils
• Blake Coleman, NHL player, New Jersey Devils
• Austin Czarnik, NHL player, Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames
• Mike Emrick, NHL play-by-play for New Jersey Devils, NBC, Versus; London and Rio Olympics announcer for NBC
• Mike Glumac, NHL player, St. Louis Blues
• Andy Greene, NHL player, New Jersey Devils
• Ryan Jones, NHL player, Edmonton Oilers; Nashville Predators
• Sean Kuraly, NHL player, Boston Bruins
• Vincent LoVerde, player, NHL Los Angeles Kings organization
• Alec Martinez, NHL player, three-time Stanley Cup champion, Las Vegas Golden Knights
• Curtis McKenzie, player, NHL, Dallas Stars
• Justin Mercier, NHL player, Colorado Avalanche organization
• Andy Miele, 2011 Hobey Baker Award recipient; NHL player, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes
• Randy Robitaille, NHL player, Ottawa Senators
• Jack Roslovic, NHL player, Winnipeg Jets organization; member of 2017 gold medal United States World Juniors team
• Brian Savage, NHL player, Philadelphia Flyers
• Cameron Schilling, NHL player, Chicago Blackhawks; and Washington Capitals organization
• Reilly Smith, NHL player, Florida Panthers, formerly Boston Bruins and Dallas Stars
• Gary Steffes, professional hockey player, AHL, varied teams; member of Team USA at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships
• Justin Vaive, player, NHL New York Islanders organization
• Trent Vogelhuber, player, NHL Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets organization
• Chris Wideman, NHL player, Ottawa Senators
• Hayley Williams, Russian Women's Hockey League player
• Tommy Wingels, NHL player, San Jose Sharks
• Jeff Zatkoff, NHL goaltender, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins; member of 2016 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins

Wrestling

• Mark Coleman, NCAA All-American wrestler who placed 4th in 1986, retired professional Mixed Martial Artist, first ever UFC Heavyweight Champion and UFC Hall of Fame member
• Mike Mizanin, aka The Miz, WWE wrestler/entertainer
• Brian Pillman, professional wrestler

Other sports

• Dave Abelson, Canadian tennis player
• Brad Adamonis, professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour
• Jack Baruth, pro BMX rider and Alt Fuel class winner of the 2006 Cannonball Run
• Brendan Burke, inspiration for You Can Play organization
• Bud Haidet, athletic director, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee; instrumental in their move from NAIA to NCAA Division I membership in 1990
• Bill Mulliken, 1960 Olympic gold medalist, swimming
• Bob Schul, 1964 Olympic Gold medalist, 5000m run
• Amelia Strickler, British shot putter; 3-time National Champion; European, Commonwealth and World finalist
• Steve Strome, Tennis Coach, Miami, LSU, Duke and Army

Theology

• Joseph R. Binzer, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, 2011–2020
• David Swing, 19th-century preacher and liberal theologian; confidant of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln
• William McClure Thomson, 19th-century missionary based in Lebanon
• Walter Wangerin, Jr., theologian and award-winning author
• Joseph Pomeroy Widney, co-founder of the Church of the Nazarene and the Church of the All-Father

Notable faculty and staff

Faculty

• José Antonio Bowen, President of Goucher College
• Raymond Burke, instructor, businessman, founder of the Miami University Men's Glee Club and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's third district
• Karen Dawisha, political scientist, author of Putin's Kleptocracy
• Burton L. French, professor and member of the United States House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st congressional district
• Walter Havighurst, English professor and namesake of the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies
• Daisy Hernández, writer and editor
• Louise Holland, academic, philologist and archaeologist
• William Holmes McGuffey
• Donald E. Parker, experimental psychologist and professor emeritus

Presidents of Miami University