List of Stuyvesant High School people
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This article lists notable people associated with Stuyvesant High School in New York City, New York, organized into rough professional areas.
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[edit] Mathematics
Stuyvesant High School has produced a steady stream of professional mathematicians, including more leading figures in this field than are associated with most leading universities:
- Bernard Gelbaum (1939) functional analysis (University at Buffalo, emeritus)
- Benjamin Lepson (1941) analysis (Catholic University, emeritus)
- Peter Lax (1943) fluid dynamics, differential equations; elected 1970 to the National Academy of Sciences, 1985 Wolf Prize, 1992 Steele Prize, 2005 Abel Prize, (New York University, emeritus)
- Seymour Goldberg (1944), operator theory, textbook author (University of Maryland, College Park, emeritus)
- Melvin Hausner (1945) nonstandard analysis, geometry (New York University (NYU))
- Bertram Kostant (1945) symplectic geometry; elected in 1978 to the National Academy of Sciences, (MIT).
- Anatole Beck (1947) dynamical systems (University of Wisconsin, emeritus)
- D. J. Newman (1947) analytic number theory, long-time editor of problems section in the American Mathematical Monthly (Temple University, emeritus)
- Harold Widom (1949) integral equations, symplectic geometry (UC Santa Cruz).
- Elias Stein (1949) harmonic analysis; 1974 elected to National Academy of Sciences, 1993 Schock Prize, 1999 Wolf Prize, 2002 Steele Prize (Princeton University)
- Joel Pinkus (1950) State University of New York at Stony Brook
- Paul Cohen (1950) logic, Banach algebras, 1964 Bôcher Prize, 1966 Fields Medal, elected 1967 to the National Academy of Sciences (Stanford University)
- Leonard Evens (1951) group cohomology (Northwestern University)
- Neil R. Grabois (1953) commutative algebra (President, Colgate University)
- Saul Lubkin (1956) homological algebra, algebraic geometry (University of Rochester)
- Jeff Rubens (1957) probability and statistics, coeditor of The Bridge World (Pace University)
- Saul Zaveler (1957) applied math United States Air Force Academy
- Mark Ramras (1958) graph theory, commutative algebra (Northeastern University)
- Jonathan Sondow (1959) number theory, differential topology
- Melvin Hochster (1960) commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, invariant theory; 1980 Cole Prize, elected in 1992 to the National Academy of Sciences (University of Michigan)
- George Bergman (1960) algebra (UC Berkeley)
- Howard Jacobowitz (1961) differential geometry (Rutgers University)
- James Lepowsky (1961) Lie theory (Rutgers University)
- Daniel Kotlow (1961) differential equations (Micrologic)
- Peter Shalen (1962) low dimensional topology, Kleinian groups, hyperbolic geometry (University of Illinois at Chicago)
- Michael Ackerman (1962) number theory, topos theory; Ackerman was an assistant to Andre Weil at the Institute for Advanced Study, (Northeastern University, emeritus)
- Robert Zimmer (mathematician) (1964) ergodic theory, dynamical cocyles (University of Chicago)
- Sandy Zabell (1964) large deviations and Bayesian statistics (Northwestern University)
- Bruce Cooperstein (1966) groups of Lie type, combinatorics, geometry (Chair, UC Santa Cruz)
- Steven Weintraub (1967) differential topology, algebraic topology (LSU)
- Richard Arratia (1968) probability, combinatorics (USC)
- David Harbater (1970) algebraic geometry; NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, in 1994 Invited Lecturer to the International Congress of Mathematicians, 1995 Cole Prize (University of Pennsylvania)
- Greg Kirmayer (1971) set theory.
- Paul Zeitz (1975) ergodic theory (UC San Francisco).
- David Grant (1977) number theory (University of Colorado at Boulder)
- Jon Lee (1977) discrete optimization (IBM Research)
- Eric Stade (1978) number theory (University of Colorado at Boulder)
- Zachary Franco (1981)
- Ann Trenk (1981) combinatorics, graph theory (Wellesley College)
- Gregory Franco (1981) number theory (Butler University)
- Noam Elkies (1982) elliptic curves; youngest person ever to win tenure at Harvard; his musical compositions have been performed by major symphony orchestras (Harvard University).
- Dana Randall (1984) discrete mathematics, theoretical computer science (Georgia Tech).
- Allen Knutson (1986) symplectic geometry, algebraic combinatorics, NSF Postdoc, Sloan Fellow, 2005 Levi L. Conant Prize (UCSD).
- Thomas Witelski (1987) diffusion processes, PDEs, NSF Postdoc (Duke University).
- Elizabeth Wilmer (1987) probability theory, combinatorics (Oberlin College).
- Zeph Laundau (1987) Signal processing, quantum computation, theoretical neuroscience (CCNY).
- Michael Hutchings (1989) topology, geometry (UC Berkeley).
- Aleksandr Khazanov (1995) Math Olympiad, Curry Fellowship; Khazanov skipped college and became a PhD student at Pennsylvania State University.
- Michael Develin (1996) combinatorics, geometry; American Institute of Mathematics Fellow. (UC Berkeley).
[edit] Physics
Stuyvesant has also produced a steady stream of physicists, including a number of major figures in the field:
- Howard Greyber (1939) astrophysics; former Deputy Director ONI, (Princeton University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, retired)
- Daniel Frankl (1940) semiconductors (Penn State, emeritus)
- Joseph File (1940) Enrico Fermi Award
- Marshall Rosenbluth (1941) theory of liquids, fusion; Enrico Fermi Award, National Medal of Science (UC San Diego, emeritus)
- Rolf Landauer (1943) physics of computation; elected in 1988 to the National Academy of Sciences, IBM Fellow (IBM Watson Research Center) (d. 1998)
- Leo Sartori (1945) high energy physics, relativity; negotiator for SALT II disarmanent talks (University of Nebraska).
- Charles Zemach (1947) theoretical physics, (Los Alamos National Laboratory, retired)
- Paul C. Martin (1948) statistical physics; elected in 1979 to the National Academy of Sciences (Dean of the Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University)
- Nicholas P. Samios (1949) Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award (director, Brookhaven National Laboratory)
- Edward Posner (1950) (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) (d. 1993)
- Elihu Lubkin (1950) relativity, entropy (MIT)
- Jacob Towber (1950) (DePaul University in Chicago, emeritus)
- Michael Lieber (1953) (University of Arkansas)
- Stephan Maran (1955) astronomy; former Senior Astronomer for NASA, 1991 NASA Medal for Exceptional Achievement (University of Maryland, College Park, emeritus)
- Nathaniel Queen (1956) chaos, particle physics (University of Birmingham)
- Monroe Rabin (1957) high energy physics (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
- Richard H. Price (1960) relativity and astrophysics (University of Utah)
- Ralph Menikoff (1965) fluid dynamics (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
- Thomas Banks (1965) high energy theoretical physics (Rutgers University, UC Santa Cruz)
- Steven E. Koonin (1968) theoretical and computational physics (Provost, Caltech)
- Paul Moskowitz (pre-1973), IBMresearcher
- Brian Greene (1980) string theory, mirror symmetry, author of The Elegant Universe; Rhodes Scholar (Columbia University)
- Lisa Randall (1980) high energy physics, Randall-Sundrum model, 2004 elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Harvard University)
- Keith Dienes (1982) string theory (CERN).
[edit] Chemistry
- Benjamin Widom (1945) phase transitions, stat. mechanics, elected in 1974 to the National Academy of Sciences (Cornell University)
- Andrew Streitwieser, Jr. (1945) organic chemistry, textbook author; elected in 1969 to the National Academy of Science, Sloan Fellow, Guggenheim Fellow (UC Berkeley)
- Edward M. Kosower (1945) biophysics, 1996 Rothschild Prize in Chemistry (University of Tel Aviv)
- Sheldon Datz (c. 1945) 2000 Fermi Award
- Gary Felsenfeld (1947) physical chemistry, elected in 1976 to the National Academy of Sciences (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at NIH)
- Paul R. Resnick (1951) research chemist, Dupont Fellow (DuPont)
- Roald Hoffmann (1954) geometric structure and reactivity of molecules, elected in 1972 to the National Academy of Sciences, 1973 Cope Award, 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Cornell University)
- Joseph S. Alper (1959) spectral analysis (University of Massachusetts in Boston)
- George Barany (1971) peptide chemistry; 1982 Searle Scholar (University of Minnesota)
- Jay Banks (1971) computational chemistry (Columbia University)
[edit] Life sciences and medicine
- Philip H. Sechzer (1930) anesthesiologist, pioneer in pain management; inventor of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)
- Norman Kretchmer (1940) infant nutrition; head of Stanford Pediatrics Department (d. 1995)
- Joshua Lederberg (1941) genetics; 1957 National Academy of Science, 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1989 National Medal of Science, former President of Rockefeller University
- Robert Werman (1946) neurophysiology (Hebrew University in Jerusalem, retired)
- Leonard Taylor (1947) electrical engineer; pioneer in radiation therapy (University of Maryland, College Park, emeritus)
- Socrates Litsios (1952) public health history; malaria, WHO, plague legends, Gorgas, Dickens, etc. (WHO, retired)
- Thomas F. Weiss (1952) auditory physiology (MIT)
- Robert G. Martin (1952) (NIH); Martin's wife is Judith Martin, aka "Miss Manners"
- Alvin F. Poussaint (1952) clinical psychiatry (Judge Baker Children's Center, Harvard University)
- Michael Alan Bleyman (1955) microbiology; formerly director, Carnivore Preservation Trust (d. 1996)
- Manning Feinleib (1955) epidemiology; former dir. National Center for Health Statistics (Georgetown University)
- Harold Bloomfield (1962) psychiatrist; former Natural Law Candidate for Governor of California
- Richard Axel (1963) biochemistry, 2004 Nobel Prize
- John Gordon Harold, MD (1973) internist, cardiologist; Chief of Staff, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2004-2005; Clinical Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Howard Mandel (1973) physician (Los Angeles Free Clinic)
- Eric Lander (1974) computational biology; Westinghouse Scholarship, Rhodes Scholar, MacArthur Fellow, codirector of Human Genome Project, 1997 National Academy of Sciences (MIT)
- Francis Barany (1974) microbiology (Weill Medical College of Cornell University)
[edit] Social sciences
- Lewis Mumford (1912) — historian of technology and science
- Igor Ansoff (c. 1925) — business theorist, coined term strategic management
- Robert Fogel (1944) — economist, winner of 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in economics
- Samuel P. Huntington (c. 1945) — political theorist, author
- Thomas Sowell (1948) — economist
- Michael Silverstein (1962) linguistics MacArthur Fellow, 1973 National Academy of Sciences
- Alexander Rosenberg (c. 1966) philosopher
- Michael Levin (graduation unknown, before 1986) — philosopher, author of Why Race Matters
- Joseph Chow (1996) — transportation engineer & planner, Cornell University (2000,2001), PhD at UC Irvine
- Will Chou (2002) — historian, biographer of Enoch Powell
- Francis Conrad Raabe (1959) — professor of political science at Loyola University New Orleans
[edit] Technology
- Walter Landauer (1942) defense technology (formerly President, Purvis Systems) (d. 1998)
- J. Arthur Greenwood (1943) statistics, applied mathematics (President, Oceanweather).
- William J. Shanahan (1943) defense technology (Manager of Advanced Systems, Norden, Melville, NY)
- Harry Bokow (1943) civil engineer; FBI Building, Washington, DC (General Services Administration)
- Hans Mark (1947) aerospace engineering; served as Deputy Administrator of NASA, and Secretary of the U. S. Air Force
- Henry Ansell (1953) engineer; pioneered development of devices to aid the handicapped (Penn State)
- Steven J. Wallach (1962) inventor; former chief technology officer of Hewlett-Packard
- Jim Baumbach (1962) InterNet technology (founder and President, Panix)
- Ronald J. Grabe (1962) astronaut (NASA)
- Steven Rothman (1965) computer architecture; codesigner of VAX architecture (DEC)
- Richard Lary (1965) computer architecture; codesigner of VAX architecture (DEC)
- Bob Frankston (1966) software; author of the spreadsheet VisiCalc
- Alan M. Davis (1966) software, requirements engineering, author, entrepreneur
- Daniel Hirschberg (1967) design of algorithms (UC Irvine)
- Alvin Martin (1967) speech recognition (Information Technology Laboratory, NIST)
- Steven M. Bellovin (1968) leading authority on firewalls and Internet security; elected to National Academy of Engineering in 2001 (Columbia University)
- Reed Kelly (1976) computer security (Bankers Trust Corporation)
- Gregory Sorkin (1979) combinatorics, computer science (IBM)
- Irwin Jungreis (1979) CAD software (founder, Revit Technology Corporation, Waltham, MA)
- Joel Wein (1981) computer science (Brooklyn Polytech)
- David Zuckerman (1983) randomness in algorithm theory, coding theory (University of Texas at Austin)
- Omar Wasow (1988) creator of BlackPlanet.com, Oprah's "tech guy", MSNBC Internet analyst
- Raymond Lau (1989) author of StuffIt
- Bram Cohen (1993) author of Bittorrent
[edit] Writers
- Tobias Schneebaum (1939) memoirist and explorer Keep the River on Your Right
- Hubert Selby Jr. (1946), author of Requiem for a Dream and Last Exit to Brooklyn
- George Michael Cuomo (c. 1947) novelist, author of Jack be Nimble, Among Thieves, Family Honor, Trial by Water and other books
- Edward Irving Wortis (c. 1955) author of children's books under the pen name of Avi (didn't graduate)
- Stephen P. Maran (1955) author, Astronomy for Dummies
- Marv Goldberg (1960) music critic and writer
- Eric Van Lustbader (1964) novelist, author of The Bourne Legacy and Ninja
- Wendy Wasserstein (c. 1970) playwright (The Heidi Chronicles)
- Paul Reiser (1973) humorist, author of Parenthood and Babyhood
- Susan Jane Gilman (1982) author of Kiss My Tiara and Hypocrite in a Poufy White Dress. Student of Frank McCourt
- David Lipsky (1983) novelist (Absolutely American)
- Conor McCourt (1983) writer (The McCourts of New York)
- Matt Ruff (1983) writer (Set This House in Order)
- Karyn Seroussi (1983) author of Unraveling the Mystery of Autism, student of Frank McCourt.
- Laurie Gwen Shapiro (1984) novelist (Matzo Ball Heiress) and documentary director; sister of David Shapiro (1981)
- Jordan Sonnenblick (1987) writer of young adult novels Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie and Notes from the Midnight Driver. Student of Frank McCourt.
- Gary Shteyngart (1991) writer
- Rebecca Pawel (1995) mystery writer
- Ned Vizzini (1999) author of It's Kind of a Funny Story, Be More Chill, and Teen Angst? Naaah....
Note: For Frank McCourt, memorist and author see the main Stuyvesant High School article.
[edit] Music
- Thelonious Monk (1935) jazz musician (did not graduate)
- Kai Winding (1940) composer and trombonist with the Benny Goodman Orchestra
- Tom Dowd (1942) pioneer recording engineer, 1992 Grammy Award
- Bobby Colomby (1962) musician and producer with Blood Sweat and Tears
- Walter Becker (1967) guitarist and songwriter for Jay and the Americans and Steely Dan
- Steve Schenck (1971) worked with Blue Öyster Cult and "Weird Al" Yankovic
- John S. Hall (1978) singer, spoken word artist, and founder of King Missile
- Kevin Wimmer (1981) folk musician, recorded with Balfa Toujours, Linda Ronstadt, New Riders Of The Purple Sage
- Kate Schellenbach (1983) musician with the Beastie Boys and Luscious Jackson
[edit] Film
- George Raft (c. 1915) actor
- James Cagney (1918) actor/dancer
- J. Edward Bromberg (c. 1920) actor
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1924) Four-time Oscar-winning producer
- Sheldon Leonard (1925) Emmy-winning actor, producer, director
- Robert Alda (1930) actor (and the father of Alan)
- William Greaves (1944) Emmy-winning filmmaker
- Mace (Morris) Neufel (1945) Emmy-winning film & television producer (The Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger)
- Ben Gazzara (1946) Emmy Award winning actor
- Ron Silver (1963) actor, director
- Martin Brest (1969) actor, director, producer, writer
- Cameron Lyndon Bennett (1973) adult film director, better known as Bud Lee
- Paul Reiser (1973) actor and producer
- Tim Robbins (1976) actor, screenwriter, director, producer; won Academy Award for Mystic River
- Thomas Calabro (1977) actor and director
- Stacey Nelkin (1977) actor
- David Shapiro (1981) documentary director, Independent Spirit Award for Keep the River on Your Right
- Lucy Liu (1986) actress
- James Bohanek (c. 1987) Broadway and television actor
- Heather Juergensen (1987) actor and writer (Kissing Jessica Stein)
- Lucy Deakins (1988) actor
- Dimitry Elyashkevich (1993) Cinematographer
- Kelly Karbacz (1996) actor Rent, Sesame English, Regular Joe
[edit] Journalism, radio, and television
- Ted Husing (1919) Sportscaster
- Bernard Meltzer (1934) radio personality
- Jan Merlin (Wasylewski) (1942) Movie/Television/Broadway actor, Emmy Award (1975)
- Art Baer (1943) TV writer, Emmy winner
- Vladimir Vladimirovich Pozner (1948) journalist, author, Soviet television personality
- Bernie Brillstein (1948) producer and manager, Emmy
- Alan Heim (1954) TV/Film editor, Academy Award (All That Jazz); Emmy Award
- Jon Currie (1963) Media consultant and researcher. Helped create Good Morning America, CNN, Fox Network, "Fox-ification," etc.
- Robert Siegel (1964) radio journalist, All Things Considered
- Len Berman (1964) Emmy Award-winning NBC sportscaster
- Michael Oreskes (1971) Editor, International Herald Tribune
- Sam Marchiano (1985) MLB.com sportcaster and host, daughter of longtime sports news anchor, Sal Marchiano.
- Mike Greenberg (1985) ESPN sportscaster, co-host of the Mike and Mike show on ESPN Radio.
- Daniel Radosh (1987) journalist and blogger; Student of Frank McCourt
- Jake Dobkin (1994) Blogger, bluejake.com; originator of .com city blogs, Gothamist(NYC), Chicagoist, LAist, SFist, and DCist
- Angela Goethals (1995) actor
- Jessica Valenti (1996) feminist blogger and writer
- Adriana Diaz (2002) 2006 Miss New York USA
[edit] Educators
- Peter Sammartino (1921) served as Chancellor of Fairleigh Dickinson University
- John Theobald (1922) served as Chancellor of the New York City Board of Education
- Albert Shanker (1946) served as President of the American Federation of Teachers, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Daniel Berg (1946) served as Served as Dean of Science and later Provost at Carnegie Mellon University, 1977-1983, and President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1984-1987.
- John Tietjen (1946) served as President of Concordia Seminary and Christ Seminary-Seminex
- Joseph Shenker (1957) served as Provost of C.W. Post College
- Michael Mazzeo (1967) Teaching Mentor at the Sunset Park Learning Center (M.S. 136) for 28 years, Director of the first NYC Public Schools Law Program (1986)
- Steven E. Koonin (1968) served as Vice President and Provost of California Institute of Technology
- Saul Kaiserman (1984) educator, musician
Note: there are some duplications here; see Joshua Lederberg (Life Sciences), Neil Grabois (Mathematics), Robert J. Zimmer (Mathematics), all of whom served as presidents of their universities. See also Hans Mark (Technology), who served as Chancellor of the UT system, and Michael Mazzeo (Business).
[edit] Business
- Jack Kreindler (1916) restaurateur, founder of 21 Club
- Jack Nash (1946) chairman of Oppenheimer & Company
- Saul Katz (1956) president of the New York Mets
- Jeffrey Loria (1957) owner of Montreal Expos and Florida Marlins
- Arthur Blank (1960) founder of Home Depot, owner of the Atlanta Falcons
- Joseph Nacchio (1966) CEO of Qwest
- Michael Mazzeo (1967) lawyer, real estate financier
- Paul Levitz (1973) president of DC Comics
- Drew Nieporent (1973) restaurateur
[edit] Politics
- Herbert Zelenko (1922) U.S. Congressman
- Herbert Tenzer (1923) U.S. Congressman 1964-68, founder of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, founder of Benjamin Cardozo School of Law
- Benjamin Rosenthal (1940) U.S. Congressman
- Howard Golden (1945) served as Brooklyn Borough President
- Serphin Maltese (c. 1950) is a longstanding New York State Senator
- Roy Innis (1952) served as national chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality
- Robert Parris Moses (1952) organizer of 1964 Freedom Summer, MacArthur Fellow
- Stanley Friedman (1953) served as Bronx Borough President
- Bernard W. Nussbaum (1954) law; served on the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate impeachment inquiry, served as counsel to President Clinton
- Richard Ben-Veniste (1960) law; assistant prosecutor on the Watergate Task Force, served on the 9/11 Commission
- Harvey Pitt (1961) Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission
- Randolph Jackson (c. 1961) justice of the New York Supreme Court, author of How to Get a Fair Trial by Jury and Black People in the Bible
- Ted Gold (1964) political activist and Weathermen member
- Dick Morris (1964) political consultant
- Jerrold Nadler (1965) U.S. Congressman
- Eric Holder (1969) law; served as Deputy Attorney General of the United States
- Alan Jay Gerson (1975), current member of New York City Council
- Eva Moskowitz (1982) served on New York City Council
- Jessica Lappin (1993), current member of New York City Council
[edit] Other
- George Kisevalter (c. 1925) CIA operations officer who handled both Major Pyotr Popov, the first Soviet GRU agent run by the CIA, and Colonel Oleg Penkovskiy.
- George Segal (1941) sculptor
- Edwin Torres (c. 1949) judge and author (Carlito's Way)
- Frederick B. Abramson (c. 1953) attorney
- David Konstan (1957) classics (Brown University)
- Reed Brody (1970) human rights lawyer
- John Schoenherr mammologist and illustrator
- Rebecca Sealfon (2001) winner of 1997 Scripps National Spelling Bee
[edit] Sports
In recent decades, Stuyvesant High School has certainly not been known as a powerhouse in interscholastic sports (other than fencing and swimming), so it may be of interest to see that this was not always so:
- Herbert Vollmer (1914) was 1924 Olympic Bronze Medalist in Water Polo
- Ray Arcel (1917) International Boxing Hall of Fame
- Leroy Brown (1923) was 1924 Olympic Silver Medalist, High Jump
- Norman C. Armitage (Cohn) (1923) six Olympic fencing teams, 1948 Olympic Bronze Medalist
- Frank Hussey (1924) sprinter; 1924 Olympic Gold Medalist
- Albert Axelrod (1938) was 1960 Olympic Bronze Medalist in fencing
- Jack Molinas (1949), former NBA player and key figure in the NCAA point shaving scandal
- Charlie Scott (1966), former NBA player and Olympic gold medallist in 1968
[edit] Significant awards
The lists below include several alumni who have won significant awards in their fields of endeavor. Most notable among those are:
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1924) - 1949, 1950 Academy Award for Directing
- Joshua Lederberg (1941) - 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Peter Lax (1943) - 1985 Wolf Prize in Mathematics
- Robert Fogel (1944) - 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in economics
- Elias Stein (1949) - 1999 Wolf Prize in Mathematics
- Paul Cohen (1950) - 1966 Fields Medal
- Roald Hoffmann (1954) - 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Richard Axel (1963) - 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Tim Robbins (1976) - 2003 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
[edit] External links
- The Campaign for Stuyvesant's List of Notables
- Stuyvesant HS official site
