Kenyon College alumni

Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. He served as Cincinnati's city solicitor from 1858 to 1861 and was known as a staunch abolitionist who defended refugee slaves in court proceedings. At the start of the Civil War, Hayes left a fledgling political career to join the Union army. He was wounded five times, most seriously at the Battle of South Mountain in 1862. Hayes earned a reputation for bravery in combat, rising in the ranks to serve as brevet major general. After the war, he was a prominent member of the "Half-Breed" faction of the Republican Party. Hayes served in Congress from 1865 to 1867 and was elected governor of Ohio, serving two consecutive terms from 1868 to 1872 and half of a third two-year term from 1876 to 1877 before his swearing-in as president.

Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He has been described as "one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars". He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, seven Golden Globe Awards, an Actor Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Silver Bear for Best Actor, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Tony Award. Along with his Best Actor Academy Award win, Newman also received the Academy Honorary Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Swedish Prime Minister (1969–76, 1982–86)

American comedian, actor, artist (1925–2013)

American author and vlogger

American actress (born 1959)

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

novelist, editor, professor (1931-2015)

American comic artist

chief justice of the United States from 1986 to 2005 (1924–2005)

American poet (1917–1977)

American chemistry professor, inventor, author, playwright (1923–2015)

American lawyer and politician (1814–1869)

American writer and filmmaker

Venezuelan politician

US tennis player (1918–1996)

American fiction writer, critic, philosophy professor

American novelist, screenwriter and military historian (1955–2024)

American actor and television director

American diplomat

American actor

American poet (1923–2004)

American screenwriter

American writer (1945–1994)

American lawyer, judge, Supreme Court justice, and politician (1815–1886)

American actor, sportscaster and comedian

American writer (1917–1994)

Governor of Kentucky; American politician (1856-1900)

British co-founder of Procter & Gamble

US Supreme Court justice from 1881 to 1889

English actor

American politician (born 1975)

American poet, born 1927 (1927–1980)

American writer

American politician (1817–1865)

American politician (1828-1909)

American politician (1889–1984)

American politician (1866-1933)

Union Army officer and politician (1837–1891)

American politician

Japanese writer (1921–2009)

Union general in the American Civil War (1825-1867)

American artist (1925–2007)

American lawyer and politician (1921–2010)

American online marketing strategist and writer

American artist and illustrator, famous for his "fade-away girl" technique (1880–1927)

United States baseball executive (1914–1986)

American politician

American editorial cartoonist and Zits co-creator.

American politician (1811–1878)

Union Army general (1838-1894)

American politician (1817-1864)

political expert

American politician (1852–1935)

American politician (1856-1936)

American cell biologist, born 1941

American astrophysicist and artist

Union Army general (1836-1881)

American political scientist

Union Army general (1812-1892)