Founded 1833 by Presbyterian ministers John Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart, as Oberlin Collegiate Institute. In 1835 it opened admission to blacks, the first college in America to do so. In 1837 women were first admitted, again becoming the first college in America to do so. In 1850 it changed its name to Oberlin College.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Peter Baker |
Journalist |
c. 1964 |
|
Washington Post reporter |
| Thomas A. Balmer |
Judge |
1952 |
|
Justice, Oregon Supreme Court |
| Alison Bechdel |
Cartoonist |
10-Sep-1960 |
|
Dykes to Watch Out For |
| Eric Bogosian |
Actor |
24-Apr-1953 |
|
Talk Radio |
| Ira S. Bowen |
Astronomer |
21-Dec-1898 |
6-Feb-1973 |
Debunked nebulium |
| Avery Brooks |
Actor |
2-Oct-1948 |
|
Sisko on Star Trek: DS9 |
| Blanche K. Bruce |
Politician |
1-Mar-1841 |
17-Mar-1898 |
US Senator, former slave |
| William T. Butler |
Doctor |
c. 1932 |
|
Baylor College of Medicine |
| Tracy Chevalier |
Novelist |
1962 |
|
Girl with a Pearl Earring |
| Yvette Clarke |
Politician |
21-Nov-1964 |
|
Congresswoman, New York 11th |
| Rachel Cline |
Author |
? |
|
What to Keep |
| Stanley Cohen |
Scientist |
17-Nov-1922 |
|
Nerve and skin cell growth factors |
| Marc Cohn |
Singer/Songwriter |
5-Jul-1959 |
|
Walking In Memphis |
| Johnnetta B. Cole |
Educator |
19-Oct-1936 |
|
President of Spelman College, 1987-97 |
| Martin L. Davey |
Politician |
25-Jul-1884 |
31-Mar-1946 |
Governor of Ohio, 1935-39 |
| Michael Duffy |
Journalist |
c. 1958 |
|
TIME reporter |
| Adrian Fenty |
Politician |
7-Dec-1970 |
|
Mayor of Washington, DC |
| Lee Fisher |
Politician |
7-Aug-1951 |
|
Lt. Governor of Ohio |
| Nancy Giles |
Actor |
17-Jul-1960 |
|
China Beach |
| William Goldman |
Novelist |
12-Aug-1931 |
|
Marathon Man, Princess Bride |
| Jerry Greenfield |
Business |
14-Mar-1951 |
|
Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. |
| Richard Haass |
Government |
1951 |
|
President, Council on Foreign Relations |
| David M. Halperin |
Scholar |
? |
|
One Hundred Years of Homosexuality |
| Martin Harwit |
Astronomer |
9-Mar-1931 |
|
Helium-cooled rockets and infrared spectroscopy |
| Jacob Heilbrunn |
Journalist |
c. 1965 |
|
They Knew They Were Right |
| Walter W. Heller |
Economist |
27-Aug-1915 |
15-Jun-1987 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1961-64 |
| Ed Helms |
Comic |
24-Jan-1974 |
|
The Daily Show |
| Edward Everett Horton |
Actor |
18-Mar-1886 |
29-Sep-1970 |
Prolific 1930s comedic actor |
| Robert M. Hutchins |
Educator |
17-Jan-1899 |
17-May-1977 |
President, University of Chicago, 1929-51 |
| Bill Irwin |
Actor |
11-Apr-1950 |
|
My Blue Heaven |
| John Kander |
Composer |
18-Mar-1927 |
|
Top Broadway composer |
| Fred Kaplan |
Columnist |
? |
|
Slate columnist |
| Robert Kuttner |
Editor |
c. 1943 |
|
The American Prospect |
| Christopher J. LaFleur |
Diplomat |
c. 1950 |
|
US Ambassador to Malaysia, 2005-07 |
| John Mercer Langston |
Politician |
14-Dec-1829 |
15-Nov-1897 |
First black Congressman elected from Virginia |
| Henrietta Swan Leavitt |
Astronomer |
4-Jul-1868 |
12-Dec-1921 |
Cepheid variable |
| Rex Lee |
Actor |
7-Jan-1969 |
|
Lloyd on Entourage |
| John Mack |
Psychiatrist |
4-Oct-1929 |
27-Sep-2004 |
A Prince of Our Disorder |
| Michelle Malkin |
Columnist |
20-Oct-1970 |
|
Syndicated conservative columnist |
| Michael E. Marks |
Business |
31-Dec-1950 |
|
CEO of Flextronics, 1994-2006 |
| Rollo May |
Psychologist |
21-Apr-1909 |
22-Oct-1994 |
Love and Will |
| John McEntire |
Drummer |
1970 |
|
Tortoise |
| George Herbert Mead |
Philosopher |
27-Feb-1863 |
26-Apr-1931 |
Pragmatist, social behaviorist |
| Daniel N. Mendelson |
Business |
c. 1964 |
|
President of Avalere Health |
| J. Hillis Miller |
Critic |
5-Mar-1928 |
|
Deconstructionist literary critic |
| Robert A. Millikan |
Physicist |
22-Mar-1868 |
19-Dec-1953 |
Determined the charge of an electron |
| Lloyd N. Morrisett |
Administrator |
1927 |
|
President, Markle Foundation, 1969-98 |
| Tony Musante |
Actor |
30-Jun-1936 |
|
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage |
| Merton J. Peck |
Economist |
c. 1926 |
|
Council of Economic Advisers, 1968-69 |
| Liz Phair |
Musician |
17-Apr-1967 |
|
Exile in Guyville |
| John Wesley Powell |
Geologist |
24-Mar-1834 |
23-Sep-1902 |
Exploration of the Colorado River |
| Charles B. Purvis |
Doctor |
14-Apr-1842 |
14-Dec-1929 |
Pioneering African-American physician |
| Willard Van Orman Quine |
Philosopher |
25-Jun-1908 |
25-Dec-2000 |
Two Dogmas of Empiricism |
| David Rees |
Cartoonist |
1972 |
|
Get Your War On |
| Edwin O. Reischauer |
Diplomat |
15-Oct-1910 |
1-Sep-1990 |
US Ambassador to Japan, 1961-66 |
| Marcie B. Ries |
Diplomat |
c. 1950 |
|
US Ambassador to Albania |
| Carl Rowan |
Columnist |
11-Aug-1925 |
23-Sep-2000 |
Chicago Sun-Times columnist |
| William A. Rugh |
Diplomat |
10-May-1936 |
|
US Ambassador to Yemen, 1984-87 |
| Charles Sawyer |
Government |
10-Feb-1887 |
7-Apr-1979 |
US Commerce Secretary, 1948-53 |
| Jack Schaefer |
Novelist |
19-Nov-1907 |
24-Jan-1991 |
Shane |
| William F. Schulz |
Activist |
14-Nov-1949 |
|
Director, Amnesty International, 1994-2006 |
| Roger W. Sperry |
Scientist |
20-Aug-1913 |
17-Apr-1994 |
"Split brain" hemispheric neurophysiology |
| Lucy Stone |
Activist |
13-Aug-1818 |
18-Oct-1893 |
American Women's Suffrage Association |
| Julie Taymor |
Film Director |
15-Dec-1952 |
|
Across the Universe |
| John Vinocur |
Journalist |
? |
|
International Herald Tribune correspondent |
| George Vradenburg |
Attorney |
14-Mar-1943 |
|
Strategic Advisor for AOL Time Warner |
| Thornton Wilder |
Novelist |
17-Apr-1897 |
7-Dec-1975 |
The Bridge of San Luis Rey |
| Pete Williams |
Politician |
10-Dec-1919 |
17-Nov-2001 |
US Senator snagged in ABSCAM |
| Wendell Willkie |
Politician |
18-Feb-1892 |
8-Oct-1944 |
Defeated by Roosevelt in 1940 |
