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

Business

 * Koo Bon-moo – business executive of the LG Group
 * Dwight Schar 1964 – chairman, President and CEO Northern Virginia/Ryan Homes

Entertainment

 * Dwier Brown 1980 – actor; Field of Dreams, The Thorn Birds
 * Robin Meade 1991 – CNN news anchor, 1992 Miss Ohio
 * Xiong Ru-Lin – Chinese singer
 * Kurt St. Thomas – filmmaker, author and radio DJ
 * Amy Stoch –actress

Law

 * Daniel Bogden – attorney and United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.

Politics

 * 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

Religion

 * Madalyn Murray O'Hair – founder of American Atheists
 * John Christopher Thomas – a theologian within the Pentecostal movement and the Clarence J. Abbott Professor of Biblical Studies at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary

Sports

 * 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
 * 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

Writing and journalism

 * Detrick Hughes 2011 – author/poet
 * Walter Leckrone – newspaper editor and college football and basketball coach