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- Academia
- Business
- Media, arts and entertainment
- Politics
- Religion
- Science
- Sports
- Other
- References
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2017}}{{commonscat|Alumni of Wheaton College (Illinois)}}This list of Wheaton College alumni includes notable individuals who studied as undergraduates or graduate students at Wheaton College (Illinois). Academia- William Lane Craig - philosopher
- Bart D. Ehrman - Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Nathan O. Hatch, summa cum laude, 1968 - president of Wake Forest University; provost of Notre Dame
- Arthur F. Holmes - philosopher
- Walter Kaiser, Jr. - Old Testament scholar
- Robert A. Kraft - historian of early Judaism and Christianity, University of Pennsylvania
- Gerald P. McKenny - BA philosophy, 1979 - Walter Professor of Theology at The University of Notre Dame
- Niel B. Nielson, BA philosophy, 1976 - former president of Covenant College
- Mark Noll, BA English - professor of history at The University of Notre Dame
- John H. Walton - Old Testament scholar[1]
- Marvin R. Wilson, BA History - Professor of Biblical Studies, Gordon College
Business- Robert W. Lane, former CEO of John Deere
- Robert Van Kampen, 1960, founder of the investment banking firm Van Kampen
Media, arts and entertainment- Jim Abel - singer-songwriter
- Nuala Archer - Irish American poet
- Scott Baker - journalist, Editor in Chief of theblaze.com
- Wes Craven, writing and psychology - horror film director[2]
- Ian Eskelin, BA Communications - singer-songwriter, All Star United
- Cathleen Falsani, 1992 - journalist; columnist for Chicago Sun-Times
- Colyn Fischer, Bachelor of Music Performance, 1999 - violinist
- Jason Harrod - singer-songwriter, Harrod and Funck
- Carol Huston - actress, Matlock
- Camille and Kennerly Kitt - twin harpists and actresses
- Margaret Landon, 1925 - author of the novel Anna and the King of Siam
- Kurt Lightner - artist
- Adam McCune, BA, 2006 - co-author of the novel The Rats of Hamelin
- Sylvia McNair, Bachelor of Music, 1978 - soprano
- John Nelson, Bachelor of Music, 1963, DMUS 1989 - conductor
- Martin O'Donnell, Bachelor of Music, 1977 composer - Halo video game series
- Kate Pierson - singer with the B-52s
- Walter Ratliff, MA Communications - journalist
- Luci Shaw, BA English Literature/New Testament Greek, magna cum laude, 1953 - poet
- Robert H. Siegel, BA, 1961 - poet, novelist
- Wendy White, Bachelor of Music, 1975 - mezzo-soprano
Politics- David J. Apol - Acting Director of U.S. Office of Government Ethics (2017-present)
- Torrey C. Brown - Secretary, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Dan Coats - Director of National Intelligence (2017-present), U.S. Senator (R-IN) (1989-99, 2011-2017)
- Michael Gerson - senior advisor to President George W. Bush (2000-2006)
- Richard C. Halverson - chaplain, U.S. Senate (1981-1994)
- Dennis Hastert - U.S. Representative (R-IL) (1987-2007), former Speaker of the House
- Paul B. Henry - U.S. Representative (R-MI) (1985-1993)
- David Iglesias - U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico (2001-2006)
- Bill P. Keith - member of the Louisiana State Senate (1980–1984); author of fiction and nonfiction
- Jim McDermott - U.S. Representative (D-WA) (1989-2017)
- Tim Walberg - U.S. Representative (R-MI) (2007-2009, 2011-present)
- Timothy Weeden - Wisconsin State Legislature (1987-1997)
- David Young - Nixon administration (1970-1973); co-founder of the Nixon Administration's White House Plumbers
Religion- Juanita Breckenridge Bates - Congregationalist minister
- Rob Bell - founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church and featured speaker in NOOMA films.
- Paul-Gordon Chandler - Episcopal priest, author and interfaith advocate
- Mal Couch - founder and president of the Tyndale Theological Seminary
- William Lane Craig - apologist, professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, author of The Kalam Cosmological Argument
- Jim Elliot - martyred missionary
- Elisabeth Elliot - author, noted missionary; widow of Jim Elliot
- David Otis Fuller - author, pastor, founder of the "Which Bible?" Society, editor of the "Baptist Bulletin"
- Bill Gothard - minister and author, former president of the Institute in Basic Life Principles
- Billy Graham - evangelist
- Ruth Graham - author and poet, wife of Billy Graham
- Carl F. H. Henry - first editor-in-chief of the magazine Christianity Today
- Daniel C. Juster - leader in the Messianic Judaism movement
- Ed McCully - martyred missionary
- Josh McDowell - Christian apologist
- Alvera Mickelsen (1942) - writer, journalism professor, advocate of Christian feminism and co-founder of Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE)[3]
- John Ortberg - pastor and author
- John Piper - pastor and author
- Nate Saint - martyred missionary
- Steve Saint - author, missionary; son of Nate Saint
- Burton Smith - minister and community organizer
- Jon M. Sweeney - author, editor, book publisher
- Kenneth N. Taylor - paraphraser of The Living Bible and founder of Tyndale Publishers
- A. W. Tozer - minister and author
- John Walvoord - author and former president of Dallas Theological Seminary
- Gary Wilde - minister and author
- Philip Yancey - author and editor
- Edmund Clowney - theologian and pastor Westminster Theological Seminary
Science- James S. Albus (1935-2011), B.S. 1957 - retired engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Harold Alden (1890–1964), 1912 - astronomer
- Paul Werner Gast (1930–1973), 1952 - geochemist and geologist[4]
- J. Laurence Kulp (1921–2006), 1942 - geochemist; pioneer in radiometric dating methods
- Ronald C. Phillips (1932–2005), 1954 - marine botanist; pioneer in seagrass science
- John Wesley Powell (1834–1902) - 19th-century geologist and explorer of the American West[5]
Sports- Pete Ittersagen, 2009 - NFL cornerback, Tennessee Titans
- Marshall Hollingsworth, 2015 - professional soccer player
- Donnie Nelson, 1986 - General Manager, Dallas Mavericks[6]
- Mel Peterson, 1960 - former NBA player[7]
- Randy Pfund, 1974 - General Manager, Miami Heat[8]
- Andy Studebaker, 2008 - NFL linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs
Other- Todd Beamer, 1991 - passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93
- Edward Breathitte Sellers, 1866 - first Wheaton College graduate of color
- Timothy Stoen, 1960 - member of Peoples Temple; Jonestown defector[9]
- Dave Theurer - game designer; created Missile Command and Tempest for Atari
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.wheaton.edu/Theology/faculty/walton/index.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-12-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204190721/http://www.wheaton.edu/Theology/faculty/walton/index.html |archivedate=December 4, 2009 |df=mdy-all }} 2. ^Wes Craven official site FAQ {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327164020/http://www.wescraven.com/faq/faq_content.php |date=March 27, 2009 }} 3. ^{{cite news|first=Kristen Leigh|last=Painter |title=Obituary: Professor, nonprofit leader Alvera Mickelsen blended feminism and Christian teaching |url=http://www.startribune.com/obituary-professor-nonprofit-leader-alvera-mickelsen-blended-feminism-and-christian-teaching/387706311/ |work=Star Tribune |date=July 20, 2016 |accessdate=August 6, 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.agu.org/inside/awards/bios/turekian_karlk.html|title=AGU - American Geophysical Union|publisher=|accessdate=April 4, 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jwpowell.htm|title=John Wesley Powell, Major, United States Army|first=Michael Robert|last=Patterson|publisher=|accessdate=April 4, 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/donn_nelson/index.html|title=NBA.com: COACHES|publisher=|accessdate=April 4, 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Mel Peterson NBA & ABA statistics|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/peterme01.html|work=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=July 13, 2012}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/heat/contact/directory_pfund.html|title=Directory: Randy Pfund|publisher=|accessdate=April 4, 2017}} 9. ^Jonestown: Twenty Years Later, Cults Still Lethal, Christianity Today
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