List of Fordham University alumni

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Fordham University is a private, Roman Catholic research university located in New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1841, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the northeastern United States,^[1] the third-oldest university in the state of New York, and the only Jesuit university in New York City.^[2] Since its establishment 184 years ago as St. John's College, the university has been home to multiple colleges and schools, some of which are defunct or have gone through changes in name. As of 2017, Fordham is composed of a total of four undergraduate and six constitutive graduate schools,^[3] situated across three campuses in southern New York State, with its two main campuses in New York City: Rose Hill in The Bronx, and Lincoln Center in Manhattan.

Fordham College (then St. John's College) class of 1865 assembled on the steps of the Cunniffe House

Students and faculty during Fordham University's 2017 commencement ceremony

As of 2017, Fordham claims over 183,500 alumni throughout the world.^[4] Numerous U.S. and international politicians are counted among Fordham's alumni body, including Central Intelligence Directors William J. Casey and John O. Brennan, U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell, various governors, and a head of state: Hage Geingob, President of Namibia Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairperson and CEO of Xerox, Wellington Mara (owner of the New York Giants), and billionaire entrepreneurs Eugene Shvidler and Lorenzo Mendoza are alumni. As a Jesuit institution, the university claims numerous Roman Catholic clergy, including Álvaro Corrada del Río, bishop of Mayagüez; Cardinal Francis Spellman, archbishop of New York; and Eugene Marino, archbishop of Atlanta.

Fordham has numerous alumni in the entertainment industry. Emmy Award-winning actor Alan Alda; in film, Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington and nominee Patricia Clarkson; and in theater, Tony winners John Benjamin Hickey, Robert Sean Leonard, and Julie White; are alumni. Voice actor and comedian Bill Lobley graduated from Fordham as well. Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey is an alumna, as well as writers Mary Higgins Clark and Don DeLillo. Football players and coaches Vince Lombardi and Peter Carlesimo are alumni, as well as two-time Olympic gold medal-winning track runner Tom Courtney. Stage, film, and television actor Dylan McDermott, graduated from Fordham College at Lincoln Center in 1983.

Legend

Notes and abbreviations used

• Individuals who may belong in multiple sections appear only in one.
• An empty class year or school/degree box indicates that the information is unknown.
• "DNG" indicates the alumnus or alumna attended but did not graduate; year(s) of attendance are included if available.

Colleges and schools FC – Fordham College SJC – St. John's College (1841–1907) GSAS – Graduate School of Arts and Sciences GE – Graduate School of Education UGE – Undergraduate School of Education (1916–1967)[5] GRE – Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education Law – School of Law GSB – Gabelli School of Business CBA – formerly College of Business Administration (1920–2005)[6] GSSS – Graduate School of Social Service SCPS – School of Professional and Continuing Studies MS – School of Medicine (1905–1919)[7] PHC – School of Pharmacy (1905–1966)[8] TMC – Thomas More College (women's college, 1964–1972)[9] MC – Marymount College (consolidated 2002; closed 2005)[10]

Degrees and certificates B.A. – Bachelor of Arts B.F.A. – Bachelor of Fine Arts B.S. – Bachelor of Science M.A. – Master of Arts M.F.A. – Master of Fine Arts M.S. – Master of Science MBA – Master of Business Administration MPharm – Master of Pharmacy PhD – Doctorate Ed.D. – Doctor of Education CBA – Certificate of Business Administration P.D. – Professional Diploma in Administration and Supervision LL.B. – Bachelor of Law M.L. – Master of Law LL.D. – Legum Doctor J.D. – Juris Doctor

Academia

College and university presidents

Sister Barbara Doherty, S.P.

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
William Boylan			Doctor of Philosophy	First President of Brooklyn College	[11]
Seamus Carey	1993, 1996	GSAS	M.A., PhD	President of Transylvania University	[12]
Francesco Cesareo		GSAS	M.A., PhD	President of Assumption College, historian	[13]
Vincent Cooke, S.J.	1960, 1962, 1965	FCRH, GRE, GSAS	B.A., M.A.	President of Canisius College (1993–2010), acting President of John Carroll University (1992)	[14]
Dennis Di Lorenzo	1993	FC	B.S.	Dean, NYU School of Professional Studies (2013–2018)	[15]
Steven DiSalvo	1984, 1990, 2002	FC, GE	B.S., MBA, PhD	President of Endicott College
Barbara Doherty, S.P.		GRE	PhD	Former President of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	[16]
John B. Duff		FC	B.S.	8th President of Columbia College Chicago	[17]
Timothy S. Healy	1953	GSAS	M.A.	Former President of Georgetown University	[18]
Michael Holman, S.J.	DNG	GE		Principal of Heythrop College, University of London	[19]
Candace Introcaso, CDP	1986	GSAS	PhD	President of La Roche College; former vice-President of Heritage University	[20]
Rosemary Jeffries, R.S.M.		GSAS	M.A., PhD	Former President of Georgian Court University	[21]
Eamon Kelly	1958	FC	B.S.	President Emeritus of Tulane University	[22]
Robert B. Lawton	1970	FC	B.S.	President of Loyola Marymount University	[23]
Gerald W. Lynch	1958	FC	B.S.	President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice	[23]
William J. McGill	1943, 1947	FC, GSAS	B.S., M.S.	President of Columbia University	[23]
Robert J. Morris		Law		President of University of Dallas	[24]
Edward J. Mortola	1938, 1941, 1946	FC, GSAS	B.A., M.A., PhD	President of Pace University	[25]
Mary Eileen O'Brien	2012	GRE	PhD	President of Dominican University New York	[26]
Leo J. O'Donovan	1961	GSAS	PhD	President Emeritus of Georgetown University	[27]
Scott Pilarz, S.J.		GSAS	M.A.	President of the University of Scranton (2003–13)	[28]
Kevin Quinn, S.J.	1979	FC	B.S.	President of the University of Scranton (2013–2017)	[29]
Gerard Reedy, S.J.	1965	GSAS		President of College of the Holy Cross	[23]
Paul Reiss	1954	GSAS	M.A.	President of College of the Holy Cross, and former dean of Marymount College	[23]
Harold Ridley, S.J.	1969	FC	B.A.	23rd President of Loyola College, Maryland	[30]
John Sexton	1963, 1978	FC, GSAS	B.A., M.A., PhD	President, New York University	[23]
Lawrence G. Smith	1971	FC	B.S.	Founding dean of Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine	[31]

• Richard Guarasci, longest-serving president of Wagner College^[32]
• Robert Kibbee (died 1982), Chancellor of the City University of New York
• Hakim Lucas, 13th president of Virginia Union University^[33]
• Jay Sexter, former President of Mercy University
• Joseph G. Marina, Catholic priest and Jesuit; president of the University of Scranton
• Mary Eileen O'Brien, president of the Dominican University New York

Scholars and professors

Francis Xavier Clooney, S.J.

Ezra Suruma

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Regis J. Armstrong, O.F.M.		GRE	PhD	Professor of theology at The Catholic University of America, Capuchin friar	[34]
Ivo Banac	1969	FC	B.A.	Professor of history at Yale University	[35]
Francis J. Beckwith	1989	GSAS	M.A., PhD	Professor of philosophy at Baylor University	[36]
Peter Boghossian	1992	GSAS	M.A.	Professor of philosophy at Portland State University	[37]
James A. Brundage	1955	GSAS	PhD	Professor Emeritus of history at the University of Kansas	[38]
Danielle Citron	1994	Law	J.D.	Professor of law at University of Maryland	[39]
Francis Xavier Clooney, S.J.	1973	FC	B.A.	Professor of theology at Harvard University	[40]
Selwyn Cudjoe	1969	FC	B.A.	Professor and scholar of Caribbean literature	[41]
Kenneth C. Davis				Historian	[42]
Kathleen Deignan	1980, 1986	GRE	M.A., PhD	Professor of theology at Iona College	[43]
Nancy Denton	1973	GSAS	M.A.	Professor of sociology at University at Albany, SUNY	[44]
Owen Flanagan	1970	FC	B.A.	James B. Duke Professor of philosophy at Duke University	[45]
Mary Cleophas Garvin	1927	FC	B.S.	Mathematician	[46]
John Allan Grim	1968, 1975	FC, GSAS	B.A., M.A.	Professor at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies	[47]
Beverly Hall	1990	GSAS	Ed.D	Education administrator	[48]
David Hartman		GSAS	M.A.	Jewish scholar, founder of Shalom Hartman Institute	[49]
Fr. Thomas Hopko	1982	GSAS	PhD	Orthodox Christian theologian	[50]
William Irwin	1992	FC	B.A.	Professor of philosophy at King's College	[51]
Stanley Jaki, OSB	1958	GSAS	PhD	Physicist and theologian, Distinguished Professor at Seton Hall University	[52]
David Kolb	1963	FC, GSAS	B.A., M.A.	Professor of philosophy at Bates College	[53]
Catherine LaCugna	1974, 1979	GRE	M.A., PhD	Professor of theology at University of Notre Dame	[54]
Brian P. Levack	1965	FC	B.A.	Professor of history at University of Texas at Austin	[55]
John J. McDermott	1959	GSAS	PhD	Professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University	[56]
Guillermo Owen	1958	FC	B.S.	Mathematician	[57]
Fernando Picó, S.J.	1966		M.A.	Historian and Jesuit, expert on the history of Puerto Rico, professor of history at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus 1972–2017	[58]
Anthony Picciano	1986	GSAS	PhD	Professor of education at City University of New York	[59]
Robert V. Remini	1943	FCRH	B.S.	Professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago; official historian of the U.S. House of Representatives (2005–2010)	[60]
Claude Schwob	1931		PhD	Researcher on the Manhattan Project	[61]
Donald Spoto	1966, 1970	GSAS	M.A., PhD	Biographer and celebrity historian	[62]
Ezra Suruma	1969	FC, GSAS	B.S., M.S.	Economist	[63]
Vince Tinto	1963	FC	B.S.	Theorist in the field of higher education, particularly concerning university student retention	[64]
Mary Evelyn Tucker	1977	GSAS	M.A.	Co-founder and co-director of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology	[65]
Susana Urbina	1972	GSAS	PhD	Psychologist, scholar	[66]
Alice von Hildebrand				Catholic theologian	[67]
Lee Ward		GSAS	PhD	Canadian political scientist and historian	[68]
Phyllis Zagano	1969	MC	B.A.	Professor of theology at Hofstra University	[69]

Art and literature

Mary Higgins Clark

Don DeLillo

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Michael Alig	1984–85; DNG	FC	—	Writer, club promoter	[70]
Candida Alvarez	1977	FC	B.F.A.	Painter	[71]
Lester Atwell				Author	[72]
Lorraine Avila			B.A.	Writer	[73]
Edward Bloor	1973	FC	B.A.	Author	[74]
Thomas Cahill	1964	FC	B.A.	Author	[75]
Paddy Chayefsky	1943 (DNG)		—	Playwright	[76]
Kevin Clancy	2007	GSB	MBA	Blogger	[77]
Mary Higgins Clark	1979	FC	B.A.	Novelist	[75]
Maureen Corrigan	FC	B.A.	Writer, critic	[78]
Michael Craig-Martin	1959–61 (DNG)	FC	—	Irish-British conceptual artist	[79]
Don DeLillo	1958	FC	B.S.	National Book Award and PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author	[75]
Michael Donaghy	1976	FC	B.A.	Poet	[80]
Thomas Fleming (historian)	1950	FC	B.A.	History Author	[81]
Richard Foerster	1971	FC	B.A.	Poet	[75]
Warren King	1938	FC	B.S.	Cartoonist	[82]
John LaFarge	1852	SJC	B.A.	Visual artist, stained glass window-maker	[83]
Thomas Maier	FC	1978		Author	[84]
Robert Marasco	1958	FC	B.A.	Horror novelist and playwright	[85]
Charles Martin		FC	B.A.	Poet	[86]
Harry Mattison	1974	FC	B.A.	Photographer	[87]
Bernice McFadden	1983	FC	B.A.	Novelist	[88]
Robert Munsch	1969	FC	B.A.	Children's author	[89]
Virginia O'Hanlon	1930	GSAS	PhD	As a child, wrote a letter to the New York Sun asking about Santa Claus which prompted the famous response "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"	[90]
Isaac Oliver		FC	B.A.	Playwright, author, comic	[91]
Lev Raphael	1975	FC	B.A.	Author	[92]
John Sanford	1927	Law	J.D.	Author	[93]
Valerie Sayers		FC		Author	[94]
John Dawson Gilmary Shea	1854	SJC	LL.D.	Author and historian	[95]
Courtney Sheinmel		Law	J.D.	Children's literature author	[96]
Jeanette Pasin Sloan	1967	MC	B.F.A.	Visual artist	[97]
Antony Theodore	1980	GSAS	PhD	Poet
B.A. Van Sise		Visual Arts	B.A.	Photographer	[98]
Hiromi Yoshida	1994	GSAS	M.A.	Poet	[99]

Business

Wellington Mara (left)

Joe Moglia

Don Valentine

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Robert A. Agresta	2005	FC	B.S.	Investor, politician	[100]
Raul Alarcon	1978	FC	B.S.	CEO of Spanish Broadcasting System	[101]
Ellen Alemany	1980	GSB	MBA	Former chairman and CEO of RBS Citizens Financial Group and RBS Americas	[102]
Darcy Antonellis		GSB	MBA	CEO of Vubiquity	[103]
Louis Boccardi	1958	FC	B.S.	CEO (1985–2003) of Associated Press; member of the Pulitzer Prize Board 1994–2003	[101]
Rose Marie Bravo	1971	FC	B.S.	Vice Executive and former CEO of Burberry	[104]
Kathleen Brown	1985	Law		Senior advisor, Head of Public Finance (Western Region) of Goldman Sachs	[105]
Kevin Burke	1977	Law	J.D.	Chairman, President, and CEO of Con Edison	[106]
Wendy Craigg				Former Governor of the Central Bank of the Bahamas
Harry Crosby		GSB	MBA	Investment banker, former actor; son of Bing Crosby	[107]
Katherine DePaul		FC	B.A.	Record executive	[108]
Mario Gabelli	1965	GSB	CBA	Billionaire founder, Chairman, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of GAMCO Investors; donated $25 million to Fordham University in September 2010 for the undergraduate business school, renamed the Gabelli School of Business	[101]
Stephen J. Hemsley	1974	GSB	CBA	CEO of UnitedHealth Group	[109]
Matt Higgins	2002	Law	J.D.	Executive of Miami Dolphins and New York Jets; co-founder of RSE Ventures	[110]
Maria Elena Lagomasino	1977	GSB	MBA	CEO (2001–2005) of JP Morgan Private Bank; Board of Directors, Coca-Cola	[111]
John Leahy	1972	FC	B.A.	COO of Customers, Airbus	[101]
John Mara	1979	Law	M.L.	President, COO, and co-owner of the New York Giants	[101]
Wellington Mara	1937	FC		Former owner of the NFL's New York Giants from 1959 until his death	[101]
John J. McGrath	1989	GSAS	PhD	CEO, President of American Collegiate Acquisitions, Inc.	[112]
Robert B. McKeon		FC	B.S.	Chairman of Veritas Capital	[113]
Lorenzo Mendoza	1991	FC		Venezuelan billionaire, CEO of Empresas Polar	[114]
Joe Moglia	1971	FC		Former Chairman and CEO of TD Ameritrade	[101]
Angelo Mozilo	1960	CBA		Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Countrywide Financial Corporation	[115]
Anne M. Mulcahy	1974	MC		Chairman and CEO of Xerox	[101]
Donna Redel	1995	Law	J.D.	Businesswoman and philanthropist	[116]
Eugene Shvidler	1992	GSB	MBA	Russian-American billionaire, international oil tycoon	[117]
Don Valentine	1954	FC	B.A.	Venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital; an original investors of Apple Computer, Atari, LSI Logic, Oracle Corporation, Cisco, Electronic Arts, Google, and YouTube	[118]
Rosemary Vrablic		FC		Managing director and senior private banker of Deutsche Bank's US private wealth management business, with clients like Donald Trump[119]	[120]

• Michael J. Dowling, president and chief executive officer of Northwell Health
• Thomas F. Woodlock, editor of the Wall Street Journal and US Interstate Commerce Commission commissioner

Civil society

Clergy

Francis Spellman

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Emilio S. Allué	1981	GSAS	PhD	Auxiliary bishop, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston	[121]
Gordon Bennett, S.J.	1980	SCPS	P.D.	Bishop Emeritus, Diocese of Mandeville	[122]
Edwin Broderick	1945	GSAS	PhD	Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Albany	[123]
Elden Francis Curtiss		GRE		Roman Catholic prelate, former Bishop of Helena, Montana	[124]
Edward Vincent Dargin	1919	FC	B.A.	Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of New York	[125]
Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J.	1974	FC	B.A.	Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Mayagüez	[126]
Joan Frances Gormley		GRE	PhD	Consecrated virgin and Roman Catholic nun, Biblical scholar	[127]
George Henry Guilfoyle	1968	Law	J.D.	Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Camden	[128]
Michael John Hoban	1873 (DNG)	SJC	—	Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Scranton	[129]
Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U.	1966	GSAS		Major archbishop, Ukrainian Catholic Church	[130]
John Joseph Jenik				Auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York	[131]
Joseph Kopacz		GSAS	M.A.	Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson	[132]
Eugene Antonio Marino		GRE	M.A.	First African American archbishop in North America	[133]
James Massa	1997	GSAS	PhD	Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn	[134]
Theodore Edgar McCarrick		FC		Cardinal and Archbishop of Washington	[135]
Thomas John McDonnell			M.A.	Auxiliary bishop of New York, Coadjutor bishop of Wheeling	[136]
Nicolas M. Mondejar	1959	GSSS	M.S.	Bishop emeritus, Diocese of Romblon, Philippines	[137]
Robert C. Morlino		FC	B.A.	Bishop of Madison; former Bishop of Helena, Montana	[138]
Patrick O'Boyle				First resident archbishop of Washington	[139]
Terrence Prendergast, S.J.		FC	B.A.	Archbishop, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa	[140]
Sylvester Horton Rosecrans	1846	SJC		Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus	[141]
Francis Spellman	1911	FC	B.A.	Cardinal and Archbishop of New York	[142]
Anthony Taylor	1989	GSAS	PhD	Bishop, Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas	[143]
Gerald Thomas Walsh	1983	M.S.	GSS	Vicar general, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York	[144]

Activism

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Virginia Apuzzo	1973	GE	M.S.	Gay rights activist	[145]
Emma L. Bowen				Health care and media activist	[146]
Mirtha Colón		GSSS	M.S.	Garifuna and HIV/AIDS activist	[147]
Elizabeth McAlister	1961	MC	B.A.	Peace activist, former Roman Catholic nun	[148]
Peter Hildebrand Meienberg	1959	GSAS	M.A.	Missionary and prison reform activist in East Africa	[149]
Encarnación Padilla de Armas			B.A., Doctorate (Hon. Causa)	Community leader, organizer, and advocate	[150]
Ilyasah Shabazz		GSAS	M.S.	Social activist, writer, daughter of Malcolm X	[151]
Elizabeth Yeampierre	1980		B.A.	Attorney and environmental activist	[152]

Entertainment

Film, television, dance, and theater

Alan Alda

Patricia Clarkson

John Benjamin Hickey

Taylor Schilling

Denzel Washington

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Philip Abbott		FC		Actor	[153]
Carolyn Adams (dancer)			M.S.W.	Dancer, choreographer teacher	[154]
Alan Alda	1956	FC	B.A.	Six-time Emmy Award-winning and six-time Golden Globe-winning actor	[75]
Trini Alvarado		FC		Actress	[155]
Tracey Anarella		GSB	M.B.A.	Filmmaker	[156]
Sherry Britton	1982	Law	B.L.	Burlesque performer and model	[157]
Hilarie Burton	2000 (DNG)	FC	—	Actress	[158]
Thomas Calabro	1981	FC	B.A.	Actor	[75]
Joshua Caldwell	2006	FC	B.A.	Director	[75]
Kate Morgan Chadwick		FC	B.A.	Actress, singer	[75]
Patricia Clarkson	1982	FC	B.A.	Academy Award-nominated actress	[75]
Bud Collyer		Law	J.D.	Radio and game show presenter	[159]
David Copperfield	1975 (DNG)	FC	—	Illusionist, actor	[160]
John DeLuca	2008	FC	B.A.	Actor	[161]
Tommy Dorfman	2015	FC	B.A.	Actor	[162]
Megan Fairchild				Ballerina	[163]
Alison Fraser	2010	GSAS	M.A.	Actress	[164]
Betty Gilpin	2008	FC	B.A.	Actress	[165]
Sasha K. Gordon	2012	FC	B.S.	Actress	[166]
Dan Grimaldi	1966	FC	B.A.	Actor	[75]
Miles Gutierrez-Riley	2020	FC	B.A.	Actor	[167]
Regina Hall	1992	FC	B.A.	Actress	[168]
Kenneth Harlan		FC		Silent film actor	[169]
Pat Harrington Jr.	1950	FC	B.A.	Actor	[75]
Jonathan Harris	1934	PHC	MPharm	Actor	[75]
John Benjamin Hickey	1985	FC	B.A.	Tony Award-winning actor	[170]
Raúl Juliá	DNG	FC	—	Actor	[171]
Wayne J. Keeley	1978	FC	B.A.	Producer, writer, and director	[75]
Bob Keeshan	1951	UGE	B.S.	Actor, writer, producer	[75]
Karen Kopins	1981	MC		Actress	[172]
Robert Sean Leonard	1990	FC	B.A.	Tony Award-winning actor	[173]
Lou Liberatore	1981	FC	B.A.	Tony Award-nominated actor	[75]
Christina Bennett Lind	2005	FC	B.A.	Actress	[174]
Heather Lind	2005	FC	B.A.	Actress	[174]
Susan Lucci	1968	MC	B.A.	Actress	[75]
Mike Mazurki		Law	J.D.	Actor	[175]
Dylan McDermott	1983	FC	B.A.	Actor	[75]
Michaela McManus	2005	FC	B.A.	Actress	[75]
Lara Jill Miller	1994	Law	J.D.	Actress	[75]
Ilan Mitchell-Smith	1997	GSAS	M.A.	Actor	[176]
Brianne Moncrief	2005	FC	B.A.	Actress	[75]
Paul Morrissey	DNG	FC	—	Film director	[177]
Robert Mulligan	1948	FC	B.A.	Film director	[178]
Dan Naturman		Law	J.D.	Comedian	[179]
Edmond O'Brien		FC	—	Academy Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe-winning actor	[180]
Annie Parisse	1997	FC	B.A.	Actress	[75]
Denise Pence	2000	FC	B.A.	Actress	[181]
Greg Poehler	2000	Law	J.D.	Actor	[182]
Aaron Rhyne	2002	FC	B.A.	Video designer	[183]
Lea Salonga	2000 (DNG)	FC	—	Actress and singer	[184]
Taylor Schilling	2006	FC	B.A.	Actress	[75]
John Scurti	1987	FC	B.A.	Actor	[75]
Amanda Seyfried	2003 (DNG)	FC	—	Academy Award-nominated actress	[185]
Raymond Siller	1960	FC	B.A.	Television writer	[75]
Karina Smirnoff		FC	B.A.	Professional dancer	[186]
Hunter Tylo	1988–1990 (DNG)	FC	—	Actress, former model	[187]
Amirah Vann	2002	FC	B.A.	Actress, singer	[188]
Denzel Washington	1977	FC	B.A.	Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Tony-winning actor	[75]
Julie White	1982 (DNG)	FC	—	Tony Award-winning actress	[75]
Virginia Williams		FC	B.A.	Actress	[189]

Music

Lana Del Rey

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Lana Cantrell	1994	Law	J.D.	Grammy Award-nominated Australian singer	[190]
Graham Clarke	1994	GSAS	M.A.	Children's music singer-songwriter	[191]
Lana Del Rey	2008	FC	B.A.	BRIT Award-winning and Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter	[75]
Kevin Devine	2001	FC	B.A.	Singer-songwriter	[192]
Faith Evans	1991 (DNG)	FC	—	Singer, songwriter	[193]
Norman Frauenheim		FC		Pianist	[194]
Cathie Ryan		FC		Celtic musician	[195]
Alice Smith	1999	FC	B.A.	Grammy Award-nominated singer	[75]

Government and politics

Heads of state and government

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Hage Geingob	1970	FC	B.A.	First Prime Minister of Namibia following its independence; third President of Namibia	[197]

Governors of the United States

Andrew Cuomo

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Andrew Cuomo	1979	FC	B.A.	Governor of New York State (2011-2021) and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton	[196]
Martin H. Glynn	1914	FC	B.A.	Governor of New York State	[196]
Tim Murray		FC		71st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts	[198]
Malcolm Wilson	1933, 1936	FC, Law	B.S., J.D.	Governor of New York (1973–1975)	[196]

United States Executive Branch officials

Cabinet members

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
John E. Potter	1977	FC	B.S.	U.S. Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service	[196]

Cabinet-level officers

John O. Brennan

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
John O. Brennan	1977	FC	B.A.	Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security (2009–2013) and CIA Director under President Barack Obama	[196]

Agency heads and subordinate officers

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
William J. Casey	1934	FC	B.S.	U.S. Director of Central Intelligence (1981–1987)	[196]
E. Gerald Corrigan	1965, 1971	GSAS	M.A., PhD	Former President of Federal Reserve Bank of New York	[199]
Carmen Fariña		GE	M.A.	New York City Schools Chancellor; head of the New York City Department of Education	[200]

• Dennis Walcott, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education

White House staff

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Ann McLaughlin Korologos	1963	MC	B.A.	United States Secretary of Labor (1987–1989)	[201]
John N. Mitchell	1913	Law	J.D.	U.S. Attorney General under President Richard Nixon, figure in Watergate Scandal	[202]
Bernard M. Shanley	1938	Law	B.L.	Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Counsel to President Dwight D. Eisenhower	[203]

Military

Robert Gould Shaw

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Gen. Jack Keane	1966	FC	B.S.	Retired four-star general and former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army	[204]
Martin T. McMahon	1855	SJC, Law	B.L.	Bvt. Major General, United States Army, recipient of the Medal of Honor, United States Ambassador to Paraguay, New York State Senator, New York State Assemblyman	[205]
Robert C. Murray	1968	FC		U.S. soldier, recipient of Medal of Honor	[206]
John Morrison Oliver		SJC		Union general during the American Civil War	[207]
Robert Gould Shaw	1850-51	SJC		Colonel, United States Army, commander of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment	[208][209]

Judges

Salvatore A. Cotillo

Loretta Preska

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
William G. Bassler	1960	FC	B.A.	Judge, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey	[210]
Vincent L. Briccetti	1978	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	[211]
Robert J. Callahan	1955	Law	J.D.	Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (1996–99)	[212]
Claire C. Cecchi	1989	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey	[213]
Denny Chin	1978	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit	[196]
John William Clancy	1909, 1912	FC, Law	B.A., LL.B.	Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York	[214]
Salvatore A. Cotillo	1911	Law	J.D.	Italian-born New York lawyer and politician; first Italian-American to serve in both houses of the New York State Legislature, and the first to serve as Justice of the New York State Supreme Court	[215]
Kevin Duffy	1958	Law	J.D.	U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	[216]
Claire Eagan	1976	Law	J.D.	Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma	[217]
David Norton Edelstein		FC, Law	B.S., M.A.	U.S. Federal Judge	[218]
Peter T. Farrell	1925	Law	J.D.	Judge who presided over the trial of bank robber Willie Sutton	[219]
James Thomas Foley	1931	FC	B.A.	Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York	[220]
Arthur Gonzalez	1982	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (1995–present); presided over Enron Corporation and WorldCom bankruptcies	[221]
Denis Reagan Hurley	1966	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York	[222]
Irving Kaufman	1931	Law	J.D.	Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit	[223]
John F. Keenan	1954	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	[224]
Paul Joseph Kelly Jr.	1967	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit	[225]
Vincent L. Leibell	1908	Law	LL.B.	U.S. Federal Judge	[226]
Barbara Lenk	1972	FC	B.A.	Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court	[227]
Gerald McLaughlin	1914	FC	B.A.	Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit	[228]
Joseph M. McLaughlin	1959	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1990 – August 8, 2013)	[229]
Kevin Michael Moore	1976	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida	[230]
William Hughes Mulligan	1939, 1942	FC, Law	B.S., J.D.	Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1971–1981)	[231]
Gregory Francis Noonan	1928	Law	LL.B.	Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1950–1964)	[232]
Marilyn Hall Patel	1963	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California	[231]
Loretta A. Preska	1973	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	[196]
Jaime Rios	1977	Law	J.D.	Judge, Queens County Supreme Court	[233]
Max L. Rosenberg[234]	2000	FC LC	B.A.	Judge, Probate Court, District 47, Connecticut	[235]
Cathy Seibel	1985	Law	J.D.	Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York	[236]

United States Congress

U.S. Senators

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Brien McMahon	1924	FC	B.A.	U.S. Senator, Connecticut (1945–1952)	[196]
Edward Murphy Jr.	1857	SJC		U.S. Senator, New York (1893–1899)	[196]
Malcolm Smith		FC	B.S.	U.S. Senator, New York 10th District (2000–02), 14th District (2003–14)	[237]

U.S. Representatives

Dan Donovan

Geraldine Ferraro

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Hugh Joseph Addonizio	1939	FC		Member of U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey (1949–62)	[238]
Loring M. Black Jr.	1907	FC		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York (1911–23)	[239]
Joseph Cao	1995	GSAS	M.A.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Louisiana (2009–11)	[240]
Dan Donovan	1988	Law	J.D.	Member of U.S. House of Representatives, New York's 11th district (2015–)	[241]
Francis Edwin Dorn	1932, 1935	FC, Law	B.A., B.L.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–61)	[196]
Geraldine Ferraro	1960	Law	J.D.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–85) and first woman Vice Presidential candidate of a major political party	[196]
Vito Fossella	1993	Law	J.D.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1998–2008)	[196]
Robert Giaimo	1941	FC		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–81)	[196]
James Kerrigan		SJC		Member of U.S. House of Representatives, New York's 4th congressional district (1861–63)	[242]
Jerrold Nadler	1977	Law		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–present)	[196]
Donald Lawrence O'Toole	1925	Law	J.D.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York's 13th district (1945–53)	[243]
Bill Pascrell Jr.	1959, 1961	FC, GSAS		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–2024)	[196]
Thomas Vincent Quinn	1924	Law	B.L.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1949–51)	[244]
James P. Scoblick	1930	Law		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1946–49)	[196]
Adam Smith	1987	FC		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington state (1997–present)	[196]

Other U.S. political figures

Michael Gianaris

G. Gordon Liddy

Joan Voss

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Thomas J. Abinanti	1968	FC	B.A.	Member of the New York State Assembly, 92nd district	[245]
Rob Astorino	1989	FC	B.A.	County Executive of Westchester County	[246]
Adrian A. Basora	1960	FC	B.A.	Diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic under George H. W. Bush	[247]
Gennaro Bizzarro	1997	FC	B.A.	Member of the Connecticut Senate	[248]
Richard Bond	1972	FC	B.A.	Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1992–93)	[249]
Neil Breslin	1964	FC	B.S.	New York State Senator, New York 42nd District (1997–2002), 46th District (2003–12), 44th District (2013–)	[250]
Jack Caulfield				Security operative and law enforcement officer of the Richard Nixon administration	[251]
Carmine DeSapio	1931	FC	B.A.	Secretary of State of New York (1955–59)	[252]
Sylvester A. Dineen	1920	FC	B.A.	Member of the New York State Assembly	[253]
Joseph F. Finnegan	1931	Law	LL.B.	Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	[254]
Joan Fitz-Gerald		Law	J.D.	President of the Senate, Colorado (2001–07)	[255]
Michael Gianaris	1990	FC	B.S.	New York State Senator, New York 12th District (2011–)	[256]
John F. Good	1954	FC		FBI agent who created the Abscam sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s which led to the arrest and conviction of several elected officials at the local, state and federal level, which was portrayed in the 2013 film American Hustle	[257]
John Granville	1997	FC		United States Agency for International Development diplomat assassinated in Sudan	[196]
Louis F. Haffen	1875	SJC	B.A.	First borough president of the Bronx	[258]
George Harlamon		FC	B.S.	Mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, (1969–1970)	[259]
Vincent R. Impellitteri	1924	Law	J.D.	101st Mayor of New York City	[260]
John N. Irwin	1941	Law	J.D.	Diplomat, aide to Douglas MacArthur	[261]
Ellen Jaffee	1980	GE	M.S.	Member of the New York State Assembly, 97th district	[256]
G. Gordon Liddy	1952	FC		Political operative for President Richard Nixon, leader of the Watergate scandal, political pundit and radio show host	[262]
William C. McCreery	1919	Law		Lawyer and member of the New York State Assembly	[263]
Ray McGovern	1961, 1962	FC, GSAS		Former CIA analyst, political activist	[264]
Judith McHale	1979	Law	J.D.	Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2009–11)	[265]
Liam McLaughlin	1989	FC	B.S.	Yonkers City Council president	[266]
Rick Merkt	1975	Law	J.D.	Member of New Jersey General Assembly, 25th district	[267]
Louis Niñé	1950	FC	B.S.	Politician	[268]
James Oddo		FC	B.A.	Borough president of Staten Island	[269]
Cesar A. Perales	1965	Law	J.D.	65th Secretary of State of New York	[270]
Phelps Phelps	1925	Law	J.D.	U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic	[271]
Adam Clayton Powell IV	1988	Law	J.D.	Member of the New York State Assembly, 68th district (2001–10)	[272]
Daniel Ragsdale		Law	J.D.	Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement	[273]
Loret Miller Ruppe		MC		U.S. Ambassador to Norway, director of Peace Corps	[274]
Holly Schepisi	1997	Law	J.D.	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly, 39th district	[275]
Jo Anne Simon		Law		Member of the New York State Assembly, 52nd district	[276]
Aravella Simotas	1999, 2002	FC, Law		Member of the New York State Assembly (2011–)	[277]
William F. Smith	1922	Law	LL.B.	Member of the New York State Assembly	[278]
Austin Tobin	1928	Law		Executive director of the Port of New York Authority (1942–1972)	[196]
Joan Voss	1998	GSAS	Ed.D.	Member of New Jersey General Assembly (2004–2012)	[279]
Frank Zullo				Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut (1965–1971)	[280]

International political figures

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Jesus Estanislao			M.S.	Secretary of Finance of the Philippines 1990–1992
Étienne-Théodore Pâquet		SJC		French-Canadian civil law notary	[281]

Law

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Francis W.H. Adams	1928	Law	J.D.	Lawyer, New York City Police Commissioner (1954–55)	[282]
Eunice Carter	1932	Law	J.D.	Lawyer	[283]
Robert J. Cleary	1980	Law	J.D.	U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1999–2002)	[196]
James B. Donovan	1937	FC	B.A.	Negotiated the exchange of captured U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and American student Frederic Pryor for Soviet spy Rudolf Abel; negotiated the 1962 release and return of 9,703 prisoners held by Cuba after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion; portrayed by Tom Hanks in the 2015 film Bridge of Spies
Walter A. Lynch	1915, 1918	FC, Law	B.A., J.D.	New York Supreme Court Justice	[284]
Dudley Field Malone		Law		Lawyer, activist	[285]
William R. Meagher	1924, 1927	FC, Law		Former Senior Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom	[231]
Ruth Whitehead Whaley	1924	Law		First African American woman to be admitted to the New York State and North Carolina Bar Associations	[231]
Thomas F. Woodlock	1906	Law		Editor of the Wall Street Journal and US Interstate Commerce Commission Commissioner	[286]

Media and communications

Bob Papa

Vin Scully

Susan L. Taylor

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
John Andariese	1960	GSB	CBA	Radio color commentator for the New York Knicks	[287]
Louis Boccardi	1958	FC	B.A.	Retired president of The Associated Press	[287]
Mike Breen	1983	FC		Sportscaster for NBA games on ABC and ESPN as well as New York Knicks games on MSG Network; 2020 recipient of Curt Gowdy Media Award	[287]
Dick Brennan	1983	GSB	B.S.	WCBS-TV and WLNY-TV anchor	[288]
Patti Ann Browne	1987	FC	B.A.	FOX News anchor and reporter	[287]
Chris Carrino	1992	GSB	CBA	Radio play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Nets	[287]
John Chervokas	1959	FC		Advertising writer and executive	[289]
Chip Cipolla	1950	FC		Radio announcer for the New York Football Giants and other professional sports teams in the New York City area	[287]
Christopher Cuomo	1995	Law	J.D.	Emmy Award-winning correspondent for ABC News	[287]
Jack Curry	1986	FC	B.A.	Baseball columnist and reporter for The New York Times	[287]
Arthur Daley	1926	FC		Sportswriter; first Fordham graduate to win a Pulitzer Prize	[290]
Spero Dedes	2001	FC	B.A.	Announcer for CBS and Turner; former radio play-by-play announcer for the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers	[287]
Scott Detrow	2007	FC	B.A.	NPR political correspondent and podcast host	[291]
Lauren Duca	2013	FC	B.A.	Journalist	[292]
Dan D'Uva	2009	FC	B.A.	Radio play-by-play for Las Vegas Golden Knights	[293]
Jim Dwyer	1979	FC	B.S.	Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist	[287]
Jack Ford		Law	J.D.	Journalist	[294]
Pete Fornatale	1967	FC	B.A.	Radio personality and music historian	[287]
Alice Gainer	2004	FC	B.A.	WCBS-TV and WLNY-TV anchor	[288]
Jason J. Gelinas	1999	FC	B.A.	Activist for QAnon and its popular platform qmap.pub
John T. Georgopoulos	1986	FC	B.S.	Award-winning fantasy sports journalist and SiriusXM radio personality	[295]
John Giannone	1995	FC	B.A.	Reporter and play-by-play announcer for MSG Networks	[296]
Richard Hake	1991	FC	B.A.	Reporter for WNYC and host of NPR's Morning Edition	[297]
Amanda Hearst	2008	FC	B.A.	Marketing editor of Marie Claire	[296]
Beth Karas		Law	J.D.	Attorney and TV commentator who worked as a senior reporter for truTV	[287]
Michael Kay	1982	FC	B.A.	Television play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees; host of CenterStage and The Michael Kay Show	[287]
Greg Kelly	1991	FC	B.A.	News anchor, Good Day New York	[287]
Paul La Rosa	1975	FC	B.A.	Producer, CBS News; former reporter, NY Daily News; four-time Emmy Award winner, Peabody Award, duPont Award, 2 Gracie Awards, 2 Edward R. Murrow Awards, 2 NY Press Club Awards; author of 4 true crime books, a memoir and a novel
Tom Leykis	1972–73 (DNG)	FC	—	Talk radio personality	[298]
Dotty Lynch	1968	GSSS	M.S.	Journalist, political pollster	[299]
Lori Majewski	1993	FC	B.A.	Entertainment writer	[300]
Patrick Range McDonald		FC	B.A.	Journalist	[301]
Connell McShane	1999	FC	B.A.	Anchor for Fox Business Network; former news anchor for Imus in the Morning and Bloomberg Television	[302]
Malcolm Moran	1975	FC	B.A.	Sportswriter for USA Today, USBWA Hall of Famer; recipient of the 2007 Curt Gowdy Media Award	[287]
Lynn Neary	1971	TMC	B.A.	Award-winning NPR journalist	[287]
Olivia Nuzzi	2013 (DNG)	FC	—	Journalist	[303]
Marianna Olszewski		GSB	MBA	Writer and life coach	[304]
Charles Osgood	1954	FC	B.S.	Three-time Emmy Award and two-time Peabody Award-winning journalist for CBS, Radio Hall of Famer	[287]
Bob Papa	1986	GSB	CBA	Radio play-by-play announcer for the New York Giants	[287]
Tony Reali	2000	FC	B.A.	Host of ESPN's Around the Horn and "Statboy" on Pardon the Interruption	[305]
Ryan Ruocco	2008	FC	B.A.	Announcer for ESPN; backup play-by-play voice of the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets; host of R2C2 podcast; former radio host for ESPN New York	[306]
Lauren Scala	2004	FC	B.A.	Traffic reporter for Today in NY	[307]
John Schaefer	1980	FC	B.A.	Music journalist for New York Public Radio and host of WNYC's New Sounds	[297]
Vin Scully	1949	FC	B.A.	Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers; Baseball Hall of Fame; Radio Hall of Fame	[308]
Justin Shackil	2009	FC	B.A.	Sportscaster for the New York Yankees	[309]
Charlie Slowes	1983	FC		Radio play-by-play announcer for the Washington Nationals	[310]
Susan L. Taylor	1989	FC	B.A.	Editor and journalist	[311]
Loretta Tofani	1975	FC	B.A.	Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist	[287]
Mike Walczewski	1979	FC	B.A.	Public Address announcer for Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks, and the New York Liberty
Paul Wontorek	1994	FC	B.A.	Editor-in-Chief of Broadway.com	[312]
Mike Yam	2003	FC	B.A.	Host for Pac-12 Network and former ESPN sports anchor	[313]

Royalty

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Archduchess Charlotte of Austria		GSSS		Daughter of Emperor Charles I of Austria	[314]
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi	2014	GSB	B.S.	Daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, granddaughter of Grace Kelly	[315]

Science and technology

Susan Love

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Mollie Beattie	1968	MC	B.A.	Nature conservationist	[316]
Fred Berlin	1966	GSAS	M.S.	Psychiatrist and sexologist	[317]
Jason Calcanis	1992	FC	B.A.	Internet entrepreneur; founder of Silicon Alley Reporter and Digital Coast Reporter	[318]
Rita Charon	1970	FC	B.A.	Executive Director of the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University	[319]
Gloria M. Coruzzi	1976	FC	B.S.	Molecular biologist and professor	[320]
George Coyne, S.J.	1958	FC	B.S.	Astronomer, and former director of the Vatican Observatory	[321]
Ronald A. DePinho, M.D.	1977	FC	B.S.	President of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	[322]
Maureen Goodenow		FC	B.S.	Scientist and AIDS researcher	[323]
Susan Love	1970	FC	B.S.	Surgeon, co-founder of National Breast Cancer Coalition	[324]
Sean E. McCance	1987	FC	B.S.	Co-director of spine surgery in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Medical Center	[325]
Colleen Plimpton		FC	B.S.	Horticulturalist	[326]
Thomas D. Schiano	1979	FC	B.S.	Liver transplantation specialist	[327]
Marie Taylor	1941	GSAS	PhD	Botanist	[328]
Joseph R. Testa	1976	GSAS	Ph.D.	Cancer geneticist
Kenneth Thibodeau	1967		BA	Archivist	[329]
Monica Turner	1980	FC	B.S.	Ecologist	[330]
James Joseph Walsh	1884	SJC	PhD	Physician, author, encyclopedia contributor and science journalist	[331]

Sports

Nate Archibald

Frank Gargan

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Jermaine Anderson	2006	FC		Canadian professional basketball player	[332]
Nate Archibald	1990	GSAS	M.S.	Former NBA player	[333]
Steve Bellán	1868	SJC		First Latin American to play Major League Baseball	[334]
Hank Borowy	1939	FC	B.S.	MLB starting pitcher	[335]
Sam Bower				Gridiron football player	[336]
P.J. Carlesimo	1971	FC		College and professional basketball coach; Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors	[334]
Peter A. Carlesimo	1940	FC		Former Executive Director, National Invitation Tournament	[334]
Ken Charles	1973	FC		Former NBA basketball player, played for the Atlanta Hawks and Buffalo Braves	[337]
Jack Coffey	1910	FC		Minor league baseball player; namesake of Coffey Field	[338]
Tom Courtney	1955	FC		Two-time Olympic Games gold medalist, held world record in 880-yard run	[334]
Ed Danowski	1934	FC		NFL player for the New York Giants	[339]
Kevin Eakin	2004	FC		Professional football player	[340]
Chase Edmonds	2018	FC		Professional football player	[341]
Joelle Forte	2010	FC		Professional figure skater	[342]
Ed Franco	1937	FC		Professional football player, one of the Seven Blocks of Granite	[343]
Frankie Frisch	1920	FC	B.S.	Baseball Hall of Famer, nicknamed "The Fordham Flash"	[334]
Kerri Gallagher	2011	FC	B.S.	Long-distance runner	[344]
Frank Gargan	1910	FC		College football player and coach	[345][346]
Howard Gargan	1908	FC		College football player and coach	[347]
Eddie Gordon	2005	GSB	B.S.	The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale winner, professional mixed martial artist	[348]
Pete Harnisch	1987	FC		Former Major League All-Star pitcher	[334]
Bob Hassmiller	1939	FC		Consensus Second Team All-American basketball player in 1939	[349]
Harry Jacunski	1939	FC		NFL player, college football coach	[334]
Aki Jones	2009	GSB	B.S.	NFL player, Washington Redskins	[350]
Grant Kerr	2008	FC	B.S.	Scottish professional soccer player in Europe	[351]
Jim Lansing	1943	FC		Football coach	[352]
Vince Lombardi	1937	FC	B.S.	Football coach, Pro Football Hall of Famer, one of the Seven Blocks of Granite	[334]
Nick Martinez	2012 (DNG)			Professional baseball pitcher	[353]
Joe McCluskey	1933	FC	B.S.	Olympic Games bronze medalist, USATF Hall of Famer	[354]
Ryan Meara	2012	GSB	B.S.	Soccer player, New York Red Bulls	[355]
John Mulcahy	1894	SJC		Olympic Games gold and silver medalist	[334]
Patrick Murray	2012	FC		NFL player	[356]
Dan O'Sullivan	1990	FC		Former NBA journeyman	[334]
Leo Paquin		FC		Football player, one of the Seven Blocks of Granite	[357]
Howie Roseman	2000	Law		Manager of Philadelphia Eagles	[334]
Dave Shean	1906	SJC		Major League Baseball second baseman	[358]
John Skelton	2010	FC		Professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals	[334]
Jack Slattery	1901	SJC		Major League Baseball catcher	[358]
Kurt Sohn				Former NFL player, New York Jets	[359]
Tom Sullivan	1972			College basketball head coach for Southern New Hampshire University, Manhattan College, and University of Maryland, Baltimore County	[360]
Walt Uzdavinis	1934	FC		NFL player	[361]
Sara Whalen	2006	GSE		Former professional soccer player for the New York Power and US Women's National team	[334]
Cary Williams	2003–04 (DNG)	FC	—	NFL player	[362]
Greg Wilson		FC		NFL player	[363]
Alex Wojciechowicz	1938	FC		Pro Football Hall of Famer, College Football Hall of Famer, one of the Seven Blocks of Granite	[334]
John Wolyniec	1999	FC		Major League Soccer player for the New York Red Bulls	[334]
Vinnie Yablonski	1941–42 (DNG)	FC	—	NFL player with the Chicago Cardinals	[364]
Joe Zapustas	1933	FC		Major League Baseball player	[365]

• Bob Berman, Major League Baseball player
• Bryant Dunston, American-Armenian basketball player

Miscellaneous

Name	Class year	School(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Ref.
Jonathon Edington	2004	Law	J.D.	Convicted murderer, former lawyer	[366]

• Joel Steinberg (born 1941), attorney convicted of manslaughter

Fictional

Name	Notability	Ref.
Jack Boyle	Character in Blue Bloods (television series)	[367]
Ray Brocco	Character of The Good Shepherd (film, 2006)	[368]
Adam Burton	Character in Little Manhattan (film, 2005)	[369]
Dominick Carisi	Character in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (television series)	[370]
Pepper Cartwright	Character of Supreme Courtship (novel, 2008)	[371]
Michael Clayton	Title character of Michael Clayton (film, 2007)	[372]
Bryan Connerty	Character in Billions (television series)	[373]
Michael J. Flaherty	Character in Spin City (television series)	[374]
Mary Gilligan	Character of Shattered Vows (television film, 1984)	[375]
Jacob Moore	Character of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (film, 2010)	[376]
Nicole	Character of Whiplash (film, 2014)	[372]
Annie Norris	Character of Life on Mars (television series)	[377]
Dave Norris	Character of The Adjustment Bureau (film, 2011)	[372]
Sonek Pran	A character in Star Trek: A Singular Destiny (novel, 2009)	[378]
Erin Reagan	Character in Blue Bloods (television series)	[379]
Samantha Reyes	Character in Daredevil (television series); wears a Fordham sweatshirt, implying she is an alumna	[380]
Nick Rice	Character of Law Abiding Citizen (film, 2009)	[381]
Frank Rossitano	Character on 30 Rock (television series), attended Fordham for a semester, but had to drop out when his mother became ill	[382]
Jack Spaniel	Character on The Newsroom (television series)	[372]
Vinnie Terranova	Character of Wiseguy (television series)	[383]
Bruno Tattaglia	Character of The Godfather (novel, 1969)	[384]

See also

• Category:Fordham University alumni
• List of Fordham University School of Law alumni
• List of Fordham University faculty
• List of Fordham Rams in the NFL draft