List of Otterbein University alumni

Otterbein University is a liberal arts college in Westerville, Ohio and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It has a total student enrollment of about 3,100 students. Below is a list of notable alumni:

Athletes

• Harold Anderson, NCAA basketball coach and member of the Hall of Fame
• Ernest Barnard, President of the American League from 1927–1931; owner of Cleveland Indians
• Matt D'Orazio, Pro Football quarterback; offensive player in ArenaBowl XX
• Butch Hartman, five-time USAC stock car national champion
• Drew Kasper, professional wrestler^[1]
• Jim McKee, Major League Baseball player
• Paul O'Neill, Major League Baseball player
• Steve Traylor, college baseball coach at Florida Atlantic, Duke, and Wofford

Artists

• Evelyn Svec Ward, class of 1943, fiber artist^[2]

Composers

• Benjamin Hanby, composer of over 80 songs and hymns, including "Darling Nelly Gray" and the Christmas songs "Up on the House Top" and "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"

Actors, entertainers

• Jonathan Bennett, television actor
• Jeremy Bobb, actor
• Mandy Bruno, soap opera actress
• Jordan Donica, stage actor
• David Graf, television actor, known for the Police Academy series
• Rachael Harris, actress and comedian
• Daniel Everidge, actor
• Dee Hoty, actress
• Sam Jaeger, television actor
• Chris Jansing, television anchor and correspondent
• Gordon Jump, actor, "Big Guy" Carlson in the television series WKRP in Cincinnati
• Cabot Rea, reporter and television news anchorman; current co-anchorman of WCMH in Columbus, Ohio
• Cory Michael Smith, actor, plays Edward Nygma (aka the Riddler) in Fox's television series Gotham
• Frances Lee Strong (née Myers) or Grandma Lee, stand-up comedian^[3]
• Bryan Thao Worra, writer
• Tom P. Cardinal, stage, television, and movie actor/singer. Resident Meta Performer at Shadowbox Live

Politicians

• John Karefa-Smart, politician from Sierra Leone; current leader of the United National People's Party
• Lance Lord, retired Air Force Four Star General; former Commander, Air Force Space Command
• Zeola Hershey Misener, suffragist and one of the first women elected to the Indiana General Assembly
• Chalmers Wylie, Republican U.S. Congressman, 1967-1993
• Kazuya Shinba, Japanese politician, Member of the House of Councillors (2001–present), Secretary-General of DPFP (2020–present), former State Minister for Foreign Affairs (2012), former State Minister of Defense (2009-2010), Member of Assembly of Kikugawa Town, Shizuoka (1994-1998)

Religion

• Judith Craig, a bishop of the United Methodist Church, recipient of Doctor of Divinity Degree

Honorary alumni

• Jack Hanna, zoologist