Notable Alumni
- Daniel Belcher, Grammy-winning operatic baritone
- Edwin Charles Boulton (A.B., 1950), a Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Nancy Boyda, deputy assistant secretary of defense for manpower and personnel; former Democratic congresswoman from Kansas, 2007–2009
- Hilary A. Bush, (BA 1926) Missouri lieutenant governor
- Robin Carnahan, Missouri Secretary of State, 2005–
- Tom Carnahan, (BA 1991), founder of Wind Capital Group, builder of wind farms
- Tom Carnegie, (AB 1942), longtime voice of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500 car race as track announcer from 1946 to 2006.
- Susan Chambers, executive vice president of Wal-Mart Stores, Fortune's "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" in 2010 and 2011
- Chris Cissell (A.B., 1994), Current head coach of women's soccer at University of Missouri Kansas City. Former head coach of men's soccer & women's soccer at William Jewell College. NSCAA/adidas NAIA Men's National Coach of the Year in 2006.
- Russ Cline, co-founder of Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League (now called National Lacrosse League), owner of Philadelphia Wings
- Earl Thomas Coleman, Republican congressman from Missouri, 1977–1993
- Jim Davis, actor, portrayed Jock Ewing on "Dallas" TV series
- Connie Dover, Celtic and American music folk singer, songwriter
- Homer Drew, head basketball coach at Valparaiso University
- Zel Fischer, Missouri Supreme Court Judge
- Clif Forbis, world renowned operatic tenor, chair of voice at Southern Methodist University
- Richard Harriman, co-founder of the Harriman-Jewell Performing Arts Series, 1932-2010
- Larry Holley, former basketball coach at Central Methodist University and Northwest Missouri State and current head coach at William Jewell College.
- James J. Jenkins American psychologist
- Edward F. Leonard, (A.B., 1979), President, Bethany College (Kansas)
- Gatewood Lincoln, 19th and 22nd Governor of American Samoa (only attended, did not graduate)
- Donald Marolf, (1987), astrophysicist
- Don Page (physicist), astrophysicist, and protege of Stephen Hawking.
- David Ring, motivational speaker with cerebral palsy
- Roy Sanders, former professional baseball player
- Bill Snyder (A.B., 1962), head American football coach for Kansas State University, 1989–2005; 2009–
- Terry Teachout, drama critic for the Wall Street Journal, the music critic of Commentary, and the author of "Sightings," a column about the arts in America
- Diane E. H. Webber, Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
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