Ohio State University Alumni

International Students

9

% of international students in the university

5813

Total International Students in the university

As one of the largest public universities in the U.S., Ohio State has produced leaders across everything from politics and sports to science, entertainment, and business. Here are 25+ notable alumni:

Alumni Name

Notable Achievement / Famous For

Degree

Graduating Year

Sergey Brin

Co‑founder of Google

BS Math & CS

1993

Larry David

Co‑creator of Seinfeld, creator/star of Curb Your Enthusiasm

BA History

1969

Jim Henson

Creator of the Muppets

BA Home Economics

1960

Carl Bernstein

Journalist who exposed Watergate

Attended briefly

1960s

Connie Chung

Emmy‑winning TV journalist

BA Journalism

1969

Michael D. Griffin

Former NASA Administrator; aerospace engineer

PhD Aerospace Engineering

1977

Gayle King

Co‑host of CBS Mornings

BA Psych & Sociology

1976

Patricia Heaton

Emmy-winning actress (Everybody Loves Raymond)

BA Drama

1980

Steve May

Pixar principal technical director

Unknown

Early 2000s

R.L. Stine

Author of Goosebumps series

BA English/humor mag (Sundial)

1965–67

Roy Lichtenstein

Pop art pioneer; OSU faculty and artist

BA (Art)

1946–50

Larry Sanger

Co‑founder of Wikipedia

PhD Philosophy

2000

Jesse Owens

Four‑time Olympic gold medalist; track icon

Attended undergrad

1933–36

Jack Nicklaus

18‑time major champion golfer

BS Golf (athlete)

1961

George Steinbrenner

Owner of the New York Yankees

MS

1952

Les Wexner

Founder of L Brands (Bath & Body Works, Victoria's Secret)

BA

1959

Kirk Herbstreit

ESPN College GameDay analyst; former Buckeye QB

BA

1993

Eddie George

1995 Heisman Trophy winner; NFL All‑Pro; Broadway actor; coach

BS Landscape Arch.

1996

Archie Griffin

Only two-time Heisman winner; Rose Bowl legend

BS

1975

R. L. Stine (again)

Author of Goosebumps (crossover)

BA

 

Bob Knight

Hall of Fame basketball coach

Attended

1961–63

Patricia Heaton

(Double listing—see above)

BA Drama

1980

Sherrod Brown

U.S. Senator from Ohio

MA Education

1979

A.J. Hawk

NFL linebacker; Buckeye legend

BS Kinesiology

2006

Jesse Owens (again)

(Duplicate—see above)

Attended

1936

Benjamin C. Lamne?—skip

     

Larry Ellison

OSU attendee, co‑founded Oracle

Attended (no degree)

1966–67

 

Students

1,584

Yocketers Applied

636

Yocketers Admitted

6,121

Yocketers Interested

Ohio State University admitted student profiles

TOEFL

103

1334

Profiles that got Into Ohio State University

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Atharva P
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GRE 313

IELTS 7.5

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Shabarish R Reddy
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GRE 322

TOEFL 107

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Sebastian Thomas
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IELTS 8

GRE 310

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Somya Bharti
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Rohan Patil
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GRE 304

TOEFL 87

IELTS 7

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Johan Cheriyan
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GRE 313

TOEFL 109

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Parth Chougule
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Duolingo 150

SAT 1340

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Damini Damini
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SAT 1270

IELTS 7.5

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