List of Otterbein University alumni

Otterbein University is a liberal arts college in Westerville, Ohio and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It has a total student enrollment of about 3,100 students. Below is a list of notable alumni:

Athletes

 * Greg Moore (football 1974-1978) Greg Moore, Prolific defensive back All OAC award winner, Business owner, Pastor
 * Harold Anderson, NCAA basketball coach and member of the Hall of Fame
 * Ernest Barnard, President of the American League from 1927–1931; owner of Cleveland Indians
 * Matt D'Orazio, Pro Football quarterback; offensive player in ArenaBowl XX
 * Butch Hartman, five-time USAC stock car national champion
 * Drew Kasper, professional wrestler
 * Jim McKee, Major League Baseball player
 * Paul O'Neill, Major League Baseball player
 * Steve Traylor, college baseball coach at Florida Atlantic, Duke, and Wofford

Artists

 * Evelyn Svec Ward, class of 1943, fiber artist

Composers

 * Benjamin Hanby, composer of over 80 songs and hymns, including "Darling Nelly Gray" and the Christmas songs "Up on the House Top" and "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas"

Actors, entertainers

 * Jonathan Bennett, television actor
 * Jeremy Bobb, actor
 * Mandy Bruno, soap opera actress
 * Jordan Donica, stage actor
 * David Graf, television actor, known for the Police Academy series
 * Rachael Harris, actress and comedian
 * Daniel Everidge, actor
 * Dee Hoty, actress
 * Sam Jaeger, television actor
 * Chris Jansing, television anchor and correspondent
 * Gordon Jump, actor, "Big Guy" Carlson in the television series WKRP in Cincinnati
 * Cabot Rea, reporter and television news anchorman; current co-anchorman of WCMH in Columbus, Ohio
 * Cory Michael Smith, actor, plays Edward Nygma (aka the Riddler) in Fox's television series Gotham
 * Frances Lee Strong ( Myers) or Grandma Lee, stand-up comedian
 * Bryan Thao Worra, writer

Politicians

 * John Karefa-Smart, politician from Sierra Leone; current leader of the United National People's Party
 * Lance Lord, retired Air Force Four Star General; former Commander, Air Force Space Command
 * Zeola Hershey Misener, suffragist and one of the first women elected to the Indiana General Assembly
 * Chalmers Wylie, Republican U.S. Congressman, 1967-1993
 * Kazuya Shinba, Japanese politician, Member of the House of Councillors (2001-present), Secretary-General of DPFP (2020-present), former State Minister for Foreign Affairs (2012), former State Minister of Defense (2009-2010), Member of Assembly of Kikugawa Town, Shizuoka (1994-1998)

Religion

 * Judith Craig, a bishop of the United Methodist Church, recipient of Doctor of Divinity Degree

Honorary alumni

 * Jack Hanna, zoologist