EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase, it is Ohio's first private college.

Location:
Gambier, OH

Founding Date:
1824

Enrollment:
1586

Official Website:
http://www.kenyon.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Nick Bakay	Actor	8-Oct-1959		Salem Saberhagen on Sabrina
Donald K. Bandler	Diplomat	1947		US Ambassador to Cyprus, 1999-2002
Christian D. Brose	Journalist	1979		Chief Speechwriter to US Secretary of State
Caleb Carr	Novelist	2-Aug-1955		The Alienist
Jay Cocks	Screenwriter	12-Jan-1944		Screenwriter, Gangs of New York
David Davis	Judge	9-Mar-1815	26-Jun-1886	US Supreme Court Justice, Senator
Henry Winter Davis	Politician	16-Aug-1817	30-Dec-1865	Congressman from Maryland, 1855-65
E. L. Doctorow	Novelist	6-Jan-1931	21-Jul-2015	The Book of Daniel
Bruce W. Duncan	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Equity Residential, 2002-05
William H. Gass	Novelist	30-Jul-1924		The Tunnel
William J. Goebel	Politician	4-Jan-1856	3-Feb-1900	Kentucky Governor, assassinated
Robert W. Goldman	Business	c. 1942		CFO of Conoco, 1998-2002
Joe Hagin	Government	6-Jan-1956		White House Deputy Chief of Staff, 2001-08
William Harsha, Jr.	Politician	1-Jan-1921	12-Oct-2010	Congressman from Ohio, 1961-81
Rutherford B. Hayes	Head of State	4-Oct-1822	17-Jan-1893	19th US President, 1877-81
Anthony Hecht	Poet	16-Jan-1923	20-Oct-2004	The Hard Hours
Laura Hillenbrand	Author	15-May-1967		Seabiscuit
Allison Janney	Actor	19-Nov-1959		C. J. Cregg on The West Wing
Robert Lowell	Poet	1-Mar-1917	12-Sep-1977	Lord Weary's Castle
Stanley Matthews	Judge	21-Jul-1824	22-Mar-1889	US Supreme Court Justice, 1881-89
Phil Musser	Government	c. 1972		New Frontier Strategy
Paul Newman	Actor	26-Jan-1925	26-Sep-2008	Salad dressing magnate
Paul V. Niemeyer	Judge	5-Apr-1941		4th Circuit Court of Appeals
Olof Palme	Head of State	30-Jan-1927	28-Feb-1986	Swedish Prime Minister, assassinated
Josh Radnor	Actor	29-Jul-1974		How I Met Your Mother
Barry F. Schwartz	Business	1949		CEO of M&F Worldwide
Zack Space	Politician	27-Jan-1961		Congressman from Ohio, 2007-11
Edwin M. Stanton	Politician	19-Dec-1814	24-Dec-1869	Secretary of War during the Civil War
Cully Stimson	Government	13-Jun-1963		Pentagon point man on detainees
Peter Taylor	Author	8-Jan-1917	2-Nov-1994	A Summons to Memphis
Barrett A. Toan	Business	1947		CEO of Express Scripts, 1992-2005
Bill Veeck	Baseball	9-Feb-1914	2-Jan-1986	Chicago White Sox owner
Karl Edward Wagner	Novelist	12-Dec-1945	14-Oct-1994	Creator of Kane, the mystic swordsman
Bill Watterson	Cartoonist	5-Jul-1958		Reclusive creator of Calvin and Hobbes
Jonathan Winters	Comic	11-Nov-1925	11-Apr-2013	Mearth, son of Mork
James Wright	Poet	13-Dec-1927	25-Mar-1980	The Branch Will Not Break
Stephen M. Young	Politician	4-May-1889	1-Dec-1984	US Senator from Ohio, 1959-71

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Walter Dean Burnham	Scholar	15-Jun-1930		Democracy in the Making
Lewis Hyde	Critic	16-Oct-1945		The Gift
Charles R. Ritcheson	Historian	26-Feb-1925	8-Dec-2011	British Politics and the American Revolution
Peter Taylor	Author	8-Jan-1917	2-Nov-1994	A Summons to Memphis
Barry Unsworth	Novelist	10-Aug-1930	5-Jun-2012	Sacred Hunger

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John B. McCoy	Business	11-Jun-1943		CEO of Bank One, 1987-99
Charles R. Ritcheson	Historian	26-Feb-1925	8-Dec-2011	British Politics and the American Revolution
Barry F. Schwartz	Business	1949		CEO of M&F Worldwide

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