Notable Principia College Alumni
Notable Principia College alumni include:
- Robert Bruegmann — architectural historian
- Chandler Burr — author
- Candy Crowley (attended) — CNN political correspondent
- Robert Duvall (class of 1953) — actor: Academy Award for Best Actor winner (1983, Tender Mercies)
- Ketti Frings — author, writer: Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner (1958, Look Homeward, Angel)
- Larry Groce — host of public radio's Mountain Stage
- Peter Horton (attended) — actor and movie director
- Mindy Jostyn (attended) — singer songwriter
- Egil Krogh — part of U.S. President Richard Nixon's administration
- Brad Newsham (history and sociology, class of 1972) — writer
- Vaughn Obern, filmmaker, Department Chairman, Cinema-Television, Los Angeles City College
- John H. Rousselot (B.A. 1949) — United States Congressman from California (1961–1962, 1969–1982)
- David Rowland (1924–2010), industrial designer who created the 40/4 stacking chair.
- Christopher Shays (B.A. 1968) — United States Congressman from Connecticut (1987–2009)
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