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University of Louisville

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Louisville, KY

Founding Date:
3-Apr-1798

Motto:
It's Happening Here

Team:
Cardinals

Enrollment:
20,000

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

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
William C. Ballard, Jr.
Business
10-Sep-1940   CFO of Humana, 1970-92
Matt Battaglia
Actor
25-Sep-1965   Universal Soldier II
Larry Birkhead
Relative
22-Jan-1973   Impregnated Anna Nicole Smith
Deion Branch
Football
18-Jul-1979   Seattle Seahawks
Ulysses L. Bridgeman, Jr.
Basketball
17-Sep-1953   Former Milwaukee Buck, Wendy's franchisee
William Marshall Bullitt
Attorney
4-Mar-1873 3-Oct-1957 US Solicitor General, 1912-13
Frank W. Burke
Politician
1-Jun-1920 29-Jun-2007 Mayor of Louisville, 1969-1973
Martha Layne Collins
Politician
7-Dec-1936   Governor of Kentucky, 1983-87
Norman Jay Colman
Government
16-May-1827 3-Nov-1911 First US Secretary of Agriculture
Marlow W. Cook
Politician
27-Jul-1926 4-Feb-2016 US Senator from Kentucky, 1968-74
Chris Dodd
Politician
27-May-1944   US Senator from Connecticut, 1981-2011
Bob Edwards
Journalist
16-May-1947   NPR's Morning Edition host, 1979-2004
James B. Edwards
Politician
24-Jun-1927 26-Dec-2014 Governor of South Carolina, 1975-79
Howard Fineman
Journalist
c. 1948   Huffington Post political analyst
Gregory L. Geoffroy
Educator
c. 1946   President, Iowa State University
Ernie Green
Business
15-Oct-1938   Ernie Green Industries, Inc.
J. David Grissom
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Citizens Fidelity, 1978-89
Carroll Hubbard, Jr.
Politician
7-Jul-1937   Congressman from Kentucky, 1975-93
J. Scott Jennings
Government
26-Oct-1977   Bush political advisor
Thomas L. Judge
Politician
12-Oct-1934 8-Sep-2006 Governor of Montana, 1973-81
Frank Lambert
Historian
17-Apr-1943   The Barbary Wars
Joseph E. Lambert
Judge
c. 1946   Kentucky Chief Justice
C. Stephen Lynn
Business
c. 1947   Cummings Incorporated
Romano L. Mazzoli
Politician
2-Nov-1932   Congressman from Kentucky, 1971-95
Mitch McConnell
Politician
20-Feb-1942   US Senator from Kentucky
Robert L. Nardelli
Business
17-May-1948   CEO of Chrysler
Louie B. Nunn
Politician
8-Mar-1924 29-Jan-2004 Governor of Kentucky, 1967-71
Warren Oates
Actor
5-Jul-1928 3-Apr-1982 Two-Lane Blacktop
Carl C. Perkins
Politician
6-Aug-1954   Congressman from Kentucky, 1984-93
Alice M. Peterson
Business
c. 1952   Syrus Global
Chip Saltsman
Business
c. 1942   Saltsman Construction, Inc.
Diane Sawyer
Journalist
22-Dec-1945   Good Morning America
Roger W. Schipke
Business
c. 1937   CEO of Sunbeam, 1993-96
Alan Sears
Activist
?   CEO, Alliance Defense Fund
Gene Snyder
Politician
26-Jan-1928 16-Feb-2007 Congressman from Kentucky, 1967-87
Chang-Lin Tien
Educator
24-Jul-1935 29-Oct-2002 Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1990-97
Johnny Unitas
Football
7-May-1933 11-Sep-2002 The Golden Arm
Wes Unseld
Basketball
14-Mar-1946   NBA Hall of Famer, coach
Jeffrey Wigand
Scientist
17-Dec-1942   Tobacco industry whistleblower

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Catherine Todd Bailey
Diplomat
1951   US Ambassador to Latvia, 2005-08
James Guthrie
Politician
5-Dec-1792 3-Mar-1869 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1853-57
C. Stephen Lynn
Business
c. 1947   Cummings Incorporated
James R. Ramsey
Educator
14-Nov-1948   President, University of Louisville
Wayne T. Smith
Business
c. 1946   CEO of Community Health Systems
Jeffrey Wigand
Scientist
17-Dec-1942   Tobacco industry whistleblower
John Yarmuth
Politician
4-Nov-1947   Congressman, Kentucky 3rd

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jim Caldwell
Football
16-Jan-1955   Detroit Lions coach
Denny Crum
Basketball
2-Mar-1937   Louisville Head Coach, 1971-2001
Vince Gibson
Football
27-Mar-1933 10-Jan-2012 Former NCAA coach
Scott Linehan
Football
17-Sep-1963   Offensive Coordinator, Detroit Lions
Steve Mariucci
Football
4-Nov-1955   Former Head Coach, 49ers, Lions
Bobby Petrino
Football
10-Mar-1961   Football Coach, Western Kentucky University
Rick Pitino
Basketball
18-Sep-1952   Head Coach, University of Louisville
Howard Schnellenberger
Football
16-Mar-1934   FAU Head Coach
Reggie Theus
Basketball
13-Oct-1957   Head Coach, Sacramento Kings




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