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- Abbot, Waldo: University of Michigan professor of speech and director of the University's Broadcasting Service
- Adams, Arthur S. (Arthur Stanton), 1896-1980: politician in Massachusetts, US
- Adkins, Gale R.: radio researcher
- Agostini, Lucio, 1913-: Italian-Canadian musician
- Ailes, Stephen: American lawyer and government official
- Akins, Charles: former radio broadcaster
- Alisky, Marvin: American scholar of Latin America
- Allan, Andrew, 1907-1974: radio executives (1907-1974)
- Allen, Donna:
- Anderson, Don: person involved in educational broadcasting
- Ansermet, Ernest, 1883-1969: Swiss conductor (1883–1969)
- Antheil, George: American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor
- Armsey, James W.: American executive at Ford Foundation
- Arnold, Melvin: director of Beacon Press
- Ashley, Thomas Ludlow: American politician
- Aubrey, James: American film and TV executive
- Ausmus, Graydon, 1911-1978: radio executive from Alabama
- Avery, William H.: Influential aeronautical engineer
- Ayres, Frank: American mathematician
B
- Badings, Henk: Dutch composer born in Java
- Bannerman, R. Leroy: radio writer and producer at the University of Alabama
- Bardos, Arthur:
- Barnett, Ross R.: governor of Mississippi, 1960–1964
- Barraud, Henry: French composer
- Bartlett, Kenneth: person involved in educational broadcasting at Syracuse University
- Baxter, Frank C.: American TV personality and educator (1896-1982)
- Baxter, James P.: American historian
- Beaird, T.M.: radio executive
- Beardsall, C.: person involved in educational broadcasting
- Beck, Jackson: American actor (1912-2004)
- Becker, Samuel L.: radio-television-film professor at the University of Iowa
- Bender, William: American music critic
- Bender, William, Jr.: radio broadcaster
- Benjamin, Marye E.: television executive
- Benjamin, William: American drummer and member of The Funk Brothers
- Bennett, Charles E., 1910-2003: American politician (1910-2003)
- Bennett, John B.: American politician (1904-1964)
- Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869: French Romantic composer
- Bettersworth, John K.: person involved in educational broadcasting
- Bidlack, Cecil S.: Television Engineer for the National Association of Educational Broadcasters
- Bitterman, Mary: Philanthropy president
- Blackmur, R. P. (Richard P.), 1904-1965: American literary critic
- Blair, Sharon: American executive in charge
- Blum, Eleanor: American scientist
- Boehm, Charles: State Superintendent of Schools in Pennsylvania
- Bolling, Richard: American politician (1916-1991)
- Bontempelli, Massimo: Italian writer (1878-1960)
- Booth, W.E.: botanist
- Borders, William Holmes, 1905-1993: American activist
- Borriello, Mario:
- Bowden, William L.: educational television consultant
- Bower, Warren: radio host at WNYC
- Boyter, Haskell: educational radio executive
- Brackett, B.B.: radio executive at the University of South Dakota
- Brain, George: Australian politician
- Brant, Henry: American composer
- Bretz, Rudy: television and communications consultant
- Broderick, Gertrude G.: U.S. Office of Education staff member and early leader in educational radio and television
- Bronowski, Jacob, 1908-1974: Polish-born British mathematician
- Bronson, Vernon: radio executive
- Brown, Alan W.: American film director
- Browne, R. Edwin: radio executive at the University of Kansas
- Buck, Gene: American music lyricist
- Burdick, Richard S.: radio executive
- Burrows, E. G. (Edwin Gladding), 1917-: radio program director and producer
- Byrd, Jimmy: American musician
C
- Campbell, Angus, 1910-1980: American psychologist
- Campbell, Joseph, 1904-1987: American mythologist, writer and lecturer (1904-1987)
- Canty, Donald J.: American writer and editor
- Carpenter, C.R.: American zoologist
- Cater, Douglass, 1923-1995: American journalist, political aide, and college president
- Cheydleur, Raymond D.: radio executive at Marshall College
- Christiansen, Kenneth A.: American speleobiologist and Collembola systematist
- Clark, Kenneth R.: Art historian, broadcaster and museum director (1903-1983)
- Clayton, John Strother: radio executive at the University of North Carolina
- Cleverdon, Douglas: British radio producer and bookselelr
- Cohn, Marcus: communications attorney
- Coleman, Robert J.: radio executive at Michigan State University
- Collier, Harold R.: American politician
- Colmer, William M.: American politician
- Colvard, D.W.: American academic administrator
- Cooney, Stuart: radio executive at Stanford University
- Corwin, Norman, 1910-2011: American radio producer and screenwriter (1910-2011)
- Cousins, Norman: American journalist
- Cowell, Henry, 1897-1965: American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario
- Crabbe, John C.: broadcasting advocate and executive
- Cranley, John: American lawyer and politician
- Creel, Herrlee: American sinologist
- Cunningham, Barbara: Australian gymnast born 1926
- Curtin, Willard S.: American politician
D
- Daniel, Dorothy: American writer with several pseudonyms, known for gothic and romantic fiction
- Dawson, Northrop, Jr.: radio executive
- Dawson, Robert E.: Canadian wrestler
- Day, James: Canadian show jumping champion and trainer
- Day, M. McCabe: radio executive
- Delaney, James J.: American politician (1901-1987)
- Devine, Samuel L.: American politician
- Dingell, John D.: American politician (1926-2019)
- Dodd, Thomas J.: American diplomat and politician
- Dominick, Peter W.: American politician (1915-1981)
- Douglas, Paul, 1892-1976: American politician (1892-1976)
- Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980: former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Douglass, John: former Director of Rural Broadcasting at the Australian Broadcasting Commission
- Dreyfus, Lee S.: American politician (1926-2008)
- Duffy, Francis: sociology professor at Duquesne University
- Dunn, Gano: American academic administrator
- Dunn, John W., 1903-1991: radio executive at the University of Oklahoma
- Dyer, Michael: American football running back
E
- Ebel, A. James: American engineer and broadcasting executive
- Ehle, John, 1925-2018: American writer
- Eichler, Joseph: American architect
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969: United States Army general, statesman and 34th president of the United States (1890-1969)
- Eitzen, Lee, 1920-1981: radio executive and composer
- Emery, Walter B. (Walter Byron), 1907-1973: radio executive
- Engar, Keith M.: radio executive
- Engel, Harold A.: educational broadcaster associated with WHA and WHA-TV in Madison, Wisconsin
- Evans, Bergen, 1904-1978: American lexicographer
- Evans, S. Howard: U.S. Geological Survey
F
- Fainsod, Merle, 1907-1972: American political scientist
- Fairchild, Johnson E.: former president of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Fannin, Paul J.: American politician
- Faubus, Orval E.: 36th governor of Arkansas (1910-1994)
- Feldman, Myer: American writer
- Fellows, James A.: radio executive
- Fels, Florent: French journalist
- Fisher, Welthy Honsinger, 1879-1980: American activist
- Fiske, Marjorie:
- Fleming, Marguerite: radio executive
- Fletcher, C. Scott: educational broadcasting consultant
- Flynn, Roy: radio broadcaster at Florida State University
- Ford, Frederick: American politician
- Franco, Abel: Venezuelan amateur wrestler
- Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009: African-American historian
- Frazier, E. Franklin, 1894-1962: American sociologist
- Friedel, Samuel N.: American politician
- Frymire, Lawrence T.: radio executive
G
- Gage, Jack R.: American politician (1899-1970)
- Gaines, Alvin M.: radio executive
- Gardiner, C. Harvey (Clinton Harvey): radio broadcaster
- Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002: American politician (1912-2002)
- Gayman, Vital: French politician and journalist
- Gillis, Don, 1912-1978: American composer
- Glenn, Milton W.: American politician
- Golden, Harry: American journalist
- Goldschmidt, Walter, 1913-2010: American anthropologist
- Goodman, Robert C.: researcher
- Gores, Harold: American football, basketball, and baseball coach (1891-1969)
- Gould, Jack: American journalist and critic
- Graham, Lee: radio broadcaster
- Granger, Lester B. (Lester Blackwell), 1896-1976: American civic leader
- Grant, George Parkin, 1918-1988: Canadian philosopher
- Gras, Leonce: Belgian conductor
- Green, Robert E.: Ph.D. Brown University 1959
- Greenwood, Bill: American journalist
- Griffith, W.I.: radio executive
- Griffith, Win: British politician (born 1943)
- Griffiths, G.H.: vice president of Fund for Adult Education
- Gunther, Frank A.: German translator
H
- Hale, Lionel: critic, broadcaster and playwright
- Hamburger, Philip: American legal scholar
- Harley, William G., 1911-1998: American broadcasting executive
- Harris, Reed: American politician
- Harrison, Burt: national public radio pioneer, who lobbied for the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
- Harter, John: radio producer at San Bernardino Valley College
- Hartke, Vance, 1919-2003: United States Senator from Indiana, 1959–1977
- Harwood, Kenneth: American information theorist
- Heineman, George: English association football player (1905-1970)
- Henderson, John: radio executive at Purdue University
- Hendricks, Nancy: American actress
- Henney, Keith:
- Hentoff, Nat: American music critic, born 1925
- Higgy, Robert C.: radio executive at Ohio State University
- Hill, Harold E., 1918-2000: radio executive and consultant
- Hiller, Ola B.: radio executive
- Hoffman, Elmer J.: American politician
- Holmes, Presley D., Jr.: American broadcaster
- Holt, John R.: Tape Network Manager for the National Association of Educational Broadcasters
- House, Robert Burton: Academic administrator
- Howell, James J.: Baseball pitcher
- Hudson, Robert B.: radio executive
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967: American writer and social activist
- Hull, Richard B.: manager of WOI-TV
- Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978: American politician, 38th vice president of the United States
- Hunter, Armand L.: public service television programmer and university department head
- Hurlbert, Raymond D.: Alabama public broadcaster
- Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977: philosopher and university president
- Hyde, Rosel H.: American politician
I
- Inkeles, Alex, 1920-: American sociologist and social psychologist
J
- Jennings, George: radio executive
- Job, Jakob: Swiss author (1891-1973)
- Johnson, Charles S.: Black intellectual and reformer
- Johnson, Howard L.: radio executive
- Johnson, Ralph: radio producer at the University of Michigan
- Jones, Donald S.: United States Navy Vice Admiral
- Jordan, Clarence: American bible translator
K
- Kager, Kenneth: radio executive
- Keeler, James W.: radio broadcaster at WHYY radio station
- Keen, Harold: British engineer
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963: 35th president of the United States (1917-1963)
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968: American politician and brother of John F. Kennedy (1925-1968)
- Ketcham, Keith K.: broadcasting engineer at Iowa State University
- Kettering, Charles V.: American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents
- Kleyn, Kommer: Dutch theater and radio actor, dramaturge and radio play director
- Kripalani, Sucheta, 1908-1974: Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and India's first woman Chief Minister
- Kuykendall, Dan: American politician (1924-2008)
L
- Lamb, Harry D.: radio executive
- Lange, K.: person involved in educational broadcasting
- Lardie, Kathleen N.: radio executive at Detroit Public Schools
- Lasswell, Harold D. (Harold Dwight), 1902-1978: American political scientist
- Lausche, Frank John, 1895-1990: American politician (1895-1990)
- Lee, Henry G.: person involved in educational broadcasting
- Lee, Lillian: Hong Kong writer and screenwriter
- Logan, J. Daniel: New Zealand actor
- Logan, Rayford Whittingham, 1897-1982: American historian
- Long, Russell B.: American politician
- Luckenbach, Anton: radio broadcaster
- Lyons, Roger: British trade unionist leader
M
- Malone, Dumas, 1892-1986: American historian and writer
- Mamet, Henry H.: television executive
- Mansoor, Menahem: Egyptian-American scholar
- Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940: American poet
- Marks, Leonard H.:
- Marquis, Chalmers H.: American public television and radio advocate
- Marsh, Richard, 1928-2011: politician from England (1928-2011)
- Massaquoi, Hans J.: American journalist and author
- Mayer, Milton, 1908-1986: American journalist
- Maynard, Virginia: radio producer and broadcaster at KPFA radio station
- McBride, Jack: television consultant
- McCarty, Harold B.: station director of WHA Radio in Madison, Wisconsin
- McClellan, John L.: American politician, Arkansas (1896-1977)
- McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969: American journalist
- McKenzie, Betty: publications editor for the National Association of Educational Broadcasters
- McLuhan, Marshall: Canadian educator, philosopher, scholar, professor of English literature, literary critic, and communications theorist
- McPhee, Colin, 1900-1964: Canadian composer and musicologist
- McWhinnie, Donald:
- Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978: American anthropologist
- Menzer, Carl H.: director of the University of Iowa radio station, WSUI
- Mercer, Ruby: Canadian singer, writer and broadcaster
- Merrill, Irving Rodgers: radio executive
- Merton, Robert King, 1910-2003: American sociologist
- Metcalf, Lee: American politician (1911-1978)
- Meyer, Richard J.: television station manager and broadcasting advocate
- Miles, James S.: radio and television executive at Purdue University
- Miller, Allen: radio executive
- Miller, Marvin D.: actor (1913-1985)
- Mindel, Joseph: researcher
- Minow, Newton N., 1926-: United States attorney and former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
- Moley, Raymond: American presidential advisor
- Moore, Harry E.: professor at the University of Texas at Austin
- Morgenthau, Hans J. (Hans Joachim), 1904-1980: American political scientist
- Morrison, Bret: American actor (1912-1978)
- Mosely, Philip E. (Philip Edward), 1905-1972: American historian and sociologist
- Moss, Frank E., 1911-2003: American politician (1911-2003)
- Moss, John E.: American politician (1915-1997)
- Mowrer, Edgar Ansel: American journalist
- Murray, Gertrude: died 1959
N
- Newburn, Harry K.: American educator
- Newman, Marjorie: American writer
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994: 37th President of the United States of America (1913-1994)
- Norris, R.C.: radio executive at the University of Texas
- Novik, Morris S.: American radio pioneer and unionist
O
- O'Brien, Leo W.: American politician
- Ocasek, Oliver: American politician
- Oliver, James R.: person involved in educational broadcasting
- Osgood, Charles: Osgood, Charles H; class of 1883
- Ouimet, Marcel: Canadian journalist (1915-1985)
- Owens, Laura E.: American artist
P
- Papp, Frank, 1909-1996: radio producer for the National Association of Educational Broadcasters
- Parrish, Thomas (Thomas D.): radio producer at the University of Chicago
- Partridge, Alfred E.: radio producer and broadcaster at the University of Illinois
- Paulu, Burton: American musician
- Pepper, Claude, 1900-1989: American politician (1900-1989)
- Perera, N. M. (Nanayakkarapathirage Martin), 1905-1979: Sri Lankan politician
- Perry, Ralph: American poker player
- Peterson, E.D.: American medical researcher
- Poole, Lynn: American TV producer and popular science writer
- Press, O. Leonard: founder of Kentucky Educational Television
- Price, Donald: radio writer at the University of Southern California
- Probst, George E.: American broadcasting executive and producer
- Proctor, Ralph: American engineer (1894-1962)
- Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953: Ukrainian & Russian Soviet pianist and composer
- Proxmire, William: American politician (1915-2005)
Q
- Quarles, Benjamin: American historian
R
- Rains, Claude, 1889-1967: British-American actor
- Remmers, Herman H.: radio executive
- Reynaud, Paul: French politician and lawyer (1878-1966)
- Ribicoff, Abraham, 1910-1998: American politician (1910-1998)
- Richter, E.W.: radio producer at Purdue University
- Rider, Richard L.: Tape Network Manager for the National Association of Educational Broadcasters
- Robinson, Tamara: researcher
- Root, Jane: BBC executive
- Rose, Arnold Marshall, 1918-1968: American sociologist and politician (1918-1968)
- Rostenkowski, Dan: American politician (1928-2010)
- Rowan, Carl T. (Carl Thomas), 1925-2000: American journalist
- Rowe, Max:
- Rudel, Julius: American conductor and impresario
- Rundell, Hugh A.: radio broadcaster
- Russell, Stan: Australian badminton player
S
- Sandler, Jerrold: radio executive
- Scelzo, Filippo: Italian actor (1900-1980)
- Schenkkan, Robert, 1917-2011: radio executive at the University of Texas
- Schmidt, Karl: radio executive at WHA in Madison, Wisconsin
- Schneider, Louis: 1915-
- Schooley, Frank E.: American broadcaster
- Schramm, Wilbur: writer, journalist, scholar
- Schwarzwalder, John C.: American broadcaster, educational television pioneer
- Scott, W. Kerr: American politician (1896-1958)
- Scourby, Alexander, 1913-1985: American actor
- Sears, Ralph: radio broadcaster
- Seay, Maurice F.: director of Division of Education at the W. K. Kellogg Foundation
- Seibert, Warren F.: American broadcaster and researcher
- Seldes, Gilbert, 1893-1970: American writer
- Sevareid, Eric, 1912-1992: American journalist
- Shaw, Sarah Ann: American journalist
- Shayon, Robert Lewis: American politician
- Shostakovich, Dmitrii Dmitrievich, 1906-1975: Russian Soviet composer and pianist (1906-1975)
- Sickles, Bill: college basketball player (1969–1971) Princeton
- Siegel, Seymour N.: program director of WNYC in New York City
- Siemering, William H.: American radio personality
- Siepmann, Charles A. (Charles Arthur), 1899-1985:
- Simmons, Ernest J. (Ernest Joseph), 1903-1972: American historian and author
- Simpson, Garry: American writer
- Sinclair, Lister: Canadian actor
- Skornia, Harry J.: birth/death: 1910-1991 or 1910- VIAF[28231286] LCAuth[no2007101724]
- Slater, Bill: English footballer (1927-2018)
- Slocombe, George:
- Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995: Russian composer
- Smith, Betty, 1896-1972: American author
- Smith, Howard Worth, 1883-1976: American politician (1883-1976)
- Smith, Lillian Eugenia, 1897-1966: American author, social critic
- Smythe, Dallas W.: American sociologist and economist
- Spinelli, Altiero: Italian politician (1907-1986)
- Springer, William L.: American politician
- Staggers, Harley O.: American politician (1907-1991)
- Stanford, Thomas:
- Stasheff, Edward: educational television broadcaster and professor of speech at the University of Michigan
- Steetle, Ralph W.: American broadcaster
- Stewart, W.E.:
- Stone, Loren B.: television executive
- Studebaker, Hugh: American actor (1900-1978)
- Sulzer, Elmer G.: radio executive at Indiana University
- Summerfield, Jack D.: radio producer at WGBH
- Susskind, David, 1920-1987: American television personality and producer
- Symington, Stuart, 1901-1988: American politician (1901-1988)
T
- Talbot, Phillips: American diplomat
- Taylor, Deems, 1885-1966: American composer, music critic, and promoter of classical music
- Terrell, Jim: college basketball player (1948–1951) Oklahoma
- Thomson, Vernon W.: American politician (1905-1988)
- Thornberry, Homer: American politician (1909-1995)
- Tobey, Charles W.: American politician (1880-1953)
- Toffler, Alvin: American writer
- Tu, Weiming, 1940-: Chinese philosopher
- Tyler, I. Keith:
- Tyler, Ralph W. (Ralph Winfred), 1902-1994: American educator
- Tyler, Tracy F.: radio executive
U
- Underwood, Robert E., Jr.: Network Manager for the National Association of Educational Broadcasters
V
- VanDuyn, Robert G.: employee of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation
- Vogl, Richard A.:
- Vogl, Richard F.: radio executive
W
- Walcoff, Larry: radio executive at the University of Iowa
- Wallace, Karl Richards, 1905-1973:
- Waller, Judith C.:
- Wallerstein, Edward: person involved in educational broadcasting
- Walters, Roger: British architect
- Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968: United States federal judge
- Washburn, Bradford: American mountain climber
- Webster, Edward M.:
- Wegener, Edward: television executive at Iowa State University
- Weld, Arthur, Jr.`: professor at Syracuse University
- Welliver, Harry B., 1910-2005: radio executive at the University of Michigan
- Westphal, Gert: German actor, recitator, audio director
- Wheatley, Parker, 1906-1999: manager of WGBH-FM and of WGBH-TV
- Whitaker, Walter: radio broadcaster
- White, John F. (John Francis), 1917-2005: American broadcaster and educator
- Williams, John Bell: American politician (1918-1983)
- Wise, Bernard: American musician and entrepreneur
- Woodard, William: American academic
- Wright, Joe F.: radio executive at the University of Illinois
- Wright, Kenneth D.:
- Wynn, Earl R.: radio executive
Y
- Young, Coleman A.: American politician (1918-1997)
- Young, John: radio executive at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Z
- Zeri, Maria Luisa: Italian singer