List of Ashland University alumni

Following is a list of notable alumni of Ashland University.

Academia

Benjamin Bolger – a perpetual student who has earned 14 degrees
Robert Clouse – professor
Jill DeMatteis – Pat Doyle Award winner and a research associate professor at the University of Maryland, College Park
J. Garber Drushal – eighth President of The College of Wooster
Charles H. Kraft – anthropologist, linguist, evangelical Christian speaker, and Professor
Peter Linneman 1973 – Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate, Finance and Public Policy, Wharton School of Business
Bruce McLarty (received doctorate) – president of Harding University
Clara Worst Miller – academic and writer

Abiy Ahmed – Prime minister of Ethiopia, received MBA through Ashland-Ethiopia partnership, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner
Jack Brandenburg – Michigan state senator
Dean DePiero – mayor of Parma, Ohio
William Harvey Gibson – Republican politician from Ohio
Marilyn John – politician
You Huichen – Taiwanese legislator
Joe Miller – Ohio House of Representatives

Art Warren– professional baseball pitcher
Trevor Bassitt - Bronze medal winner at the 2022 World Championships in the 400m hurdles
Gil Dodds 1941 – set the American record for the mile in 1942 and in 1943 was honored with the Sullivan Award
Bayard Elfvin 2003 – US National soccer team goalkeeper
Madman Fulton – professional wrestler
Judy Hahn – head coach of women's volleyball at Malone College
Alex Hendricks – cerebral palsy football player and Paralympian
Carlin Isles 2012 (attended two years) – United States National Rugby Sevens Team
Jackie Jeschelnig – American hammer thrower
Kibwé Johnson – American Olympic track and field athlete
Ruth Jones – head women's basketball coach for Purdue University
Walter Leckrone – newspaper editor and college football and basketball coach
Jamie Meder 2014 – American football player
Katie Moon – pole vaulter and gold medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,
Katie Nageotte – 2020 Summer Olympics the gold medal winner^[1]^[2]
Ray Novotny 1930 – professional football player
Bill Overmyer 1971 – professional football player
Jeris Pendleton 2011 – professional football player
Tim Richmond (attended one year) – NASCAR driver
Adam Shaheen 2017 – professional football player
Rick Shepas – college football player and coach
Art Warren – professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization
Mike Wright (attended one year) – professional football player