Notable Students and Alumni
- Carl Aaron Swensson (1877) - Lutheran minister and founder of Bethany College
- Gustaf A. Brandelle (1882) - Lutheran minister, K.N.O., longest-serving president of the Augustana Lutheran Synod (1918-1935).
- A. J. Carlson (BA.1898, MS.1899) - Chairman of the Physiology Department at the University of Chicago
- Petrus Olof Bersell (1899) - Lutheran minister, K.N.O., Order of the Lion, president of the Augustana Lutheran Synod (1935-1951).
- K. G. William Dahl (1907) - Lutheran pastor and author. Founder of Bethphage Mission
- Theodore Emanuel Schmauk (1910) - Lutheran minister, educator and author.
- Conrad Bergendoff (1915) - Lutheran minister, educator and author. President of Augustana College, 1935-1962.
- Thorsten Sellin (1915) - pioneer in scientific criminology
- Oscar Broneer (1922) - prominent Greek archaeologist
- Timothy L. Schmitz, member of Illinois House of Representatives
- Carl Marcus Olson (1932) - developed the process to purify silicon for electronic use
- Ruth Parkander Clokey Goodell (1944) - producer of ELCA's Davey and Goliath
- Charlotte Erickson (1945) - historian
- Robert Hanson (1948) - Former CEO Deere and Company
- Dorothy Ann "D.A." Bjornson (1950) - first woman to compete in the Final Round of the National Debate Tournament (1950).
- Roald H. Fryxell (1956) - Geologist and Archaeologist
- Don Sundquist (1957) - Former United States Congressman (1983–1985) and governor of Tennessee (1995–2003)
- Timothy Johnson(1958) - ABC News Medical Editor.
- Daniel C. Tsui (1961) - Nobel Prize winner in physics.
- Robert J. Swieringa (1964) - Former member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and former Dean of the Johnson School at Cornell University.
- Ken Anderson (1970) - NFL Quarterback with the Cincinnati Bengals for 16 seasons.
- Mark Schwiebert (1972) - Mayor of Rock Island, 1989-2009.
- David Hultgren (1973) - Former Illinois State Congressman (Illinois 94th District).
- Phil McKinley (1973) - Broadway director.
- Elizabeth J. Stroble (1973) - 14th president of Webster University.
- Lane Evans (1974) - Former United States Congressman (Illinois 17th District).
- Lawrence S. Barker (1974) - CEO of Argent Networks
- Howard Graham Buffett (attended 1974) - oldest son of billionaire Warren Buffett
- Brenda Barnes (1975) - Prominent businesswoman and former CEO of both Sara Lee and PepsiCo, where she was the first female head.
- Clarence "Al" Bowman (1975) - President of Illinois State University.
- Murry Gerber (1975) - CEO of Equitable Resources
- Doug Hultquist (1977) - CEO of QCR Holdings
- Dave "Gruber" Allen (1980) - Television and film actor - (The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show, Freaks and Geeks, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, King of the Hill, Gilmore Girls, Higgins Boys and Gruber).
- Aaron Kennedy (1985) - Founder of Noodles & Co.
- Kevin Burns (mayor) (1986) Mayor of Geneva, Illinois
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