List of University of Notre Dame alumni
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This is a list of notable alumni of the University of Notre Dame. The University of Notre Dame is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning founded in 1842 and located in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States.
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[edit] Academia and literature
- Warren J. Baker - President of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Rev. Ernest Bartell, CSC - Former President of Stonehill College
- Rev. E. William Beauchamp, CSC - President of University of Portland
- John A. Bellairs - Gothic novelist
- James Brady - Former President of Jacksonville University
- John Cavanaugh - President of the University of West Florida
- Thomas Chema - President of Hiram College
- Steven Conroy - President of Bethel College (IN)
- William Conroy - Former President of New Mexico State University
- James Creagan - President of John Cabot University, Former U.S. ambassador to Honduras
- Thomas Day - President emeritus of San Diego State University
- Thomas Dillon - President of Thomas Aquinas College
- Charles Dougherty - President of Duquesne University
- Rev. Mathias F. Doyle - President emeritus of St. Bonaventure University
- Robert Glennen - President emeritus of Emporia State University
- Philip Glotzbach - President of Skidmore College
- Thomas Gordon - President of Avila University
- Robert Helmer - President of Lourdes College (OH)
- Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, CSC - President Emeritus and Congressional Gold Medal recipient who holds the world record for most honorary degrees received.
- William Hickey - President emeritus of St. Mary's College
- Thomas James- President emeritus of Benedictine College
- Monsignor Milam Joseph - President emeritus of the University of Dallas
- Dorothy Ann Kelly - President emeritus of the College of New Rochelle
- James Patrick Kelly - author
- Stephen Kopp - President of Marshall University
- Barry Lopez - Author
- Arthur Lendo - President of Peirce College
- Stanley Liberty - President of Kettering University
- Michael McGinniss F.S.C. - President of LaSalle University
- Joseph McGowan - President of Bellarmine University
- William Medland - President of Viterbo University
- Rev. Donald Merrifield - Chancellor emeritus Loyola Marymount University
- Edwin O'Connor - Author, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Rev. Thomas O'Hara - President of King's College
- Percy Pierre - President emeritus of Prairie View A&M University
- Kevin Reilly - President of University of Wisconsin
- Peter Sampo - President of Thomas More College
- Judson Shaver - President of Marymount Manhattan College
- Nicholas Sparks - Author
- Diane Steele S.C.L. - President of the University of Saint Mary
- James W. Walker - President emeritus of Moorpark College
- Stephen Weber - President of San Diego State University
[edit] Science
- Rev. Julius Arthur Nieuwland, CSC - Inventor of neoprene, the first synthetic rubber
- Eric F. Wieschaus - Medical Researcher, Nobel Laureate for his studies of the development of an embryo
- Michael E. McGarry, MD - Physician and teacher
- Rev. John Zahm, CSC - Biologist, early author reconciling theology and evolution. President of Notre Dame.
- Rev.((James Hevezi)) - Scientist (inventor of radioactive seed input procedure to eliminate prostate cancer.
[edit] Arts and media
- Hugh Andrews - President, Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Dr. Bob Arnot - NBC News medical correspondent
- Brendan Bayliss - Singer, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the Chicago-based progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee
- Elliot Matsu - Musician
- Tom Bettag - Executive producer of Nightline
- Tony Bill - Film producer
- Jim Brogan - Comedian and writer for Jay Leno
- Elizabeth Carney - Scholastic Press award-winning children's science and children's news journalist. Won the first-ever children's science news award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006 for a 2005 article about woolly mammoths.
- Don Criqui - Sportscaster
- Joel Cummins - Singer and keyboardist for the Chicago-based progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee
- George Dohrmann - Reporter, 2000 Pulitzer Prize winner for Beat Reporting
- Phil Donahue - Talk show host
- Bill Dwyre - Sports editor for the Los Angeles Times
- Mike Golic - co-host of ESPN radio's "Mike and Mike in the Morning"
- Anne Heaton - Musician
- Jerry Kammer - Journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Brian Kelly - Actor
- Bernard Lechowick - Television Producer
- Ted Leo - Musician
- William Mapother - Actor
- Andrew Napolitano - former New Jersey Superior Court judge, now a correspondent for Fox News Channel.
- Don Ohlmeyer - Producer of Monday Night Football 1972-1977, president of NBC West Coast 1993-1999
- Regis Philbin - Television personality who holds the record for most hours on television.
- Ted Robinson - Sportscaster, NBC Sports/Olympics
- Tim Ryan - Sportscaster or NBC/ESPN
- Mark Shields - Syndicated political columnist and commentator for CNN and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
- Ryan Stasik - Bass guitar player of the Chicago-based progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee
- Matthew Storin - Former editor of the Boston Globe
- Hannah Storm - Television personality, Co-host of the CBS Early Show
- Anne Thompson - Correspondent for NBC News
- Amthony Walton - Author
- John P. Walker - Producer, Pixar Studios
- George Wendt - Actor, most notably Norm from Cheers (did not graduate)
- Ken Woodward - Senior writer, Newsweek magazine
- Donald Wycliff - Chicago Tribune public editor
- Jason Zimbler - actor, best known as Ferguson Darling on Clarissa Explains It All
[edit] Business
- Edward J. DeBartolo - Businessman and former owner of the San Francisco 49ers
- James Berges - Emerson Electric Co.
- Tom Mendoza - CEO, Network Appliance.
- Thomas R. Williams, Jr. - Co-Chairman Lincoln International
- Paul Charron - CEO of Liz Claiborne
- Mike Crowley - President of the Oakland Athletics
- Al DeCrane - former CEO of Texaco
- Larry Dolan - President and CEO of the Cleveland Indians
- Anthony F. Earley Jr. - Chairman and CEO of DTE Energy Company
- James Fitzgerald - former owner of the Milwaukee Bucks and Golden State Warriors
- Steve Odland - Chairman & CEO, Office Depot, Inc.
- Cyrus Freidheim - former chairman and CEO of Chiquita Brands International
- Matthew Szulik - CEO of Red Hat
- John York - President, DeBartolo Corporation
- Ray H. Siegfried II - former Chairman and CEO of The NORDAM Group
- Jim Nelson- Editor-in-Chief of GQ magazine
[edit] Politics and government
- Alfonso Aguilar - Chief of the Office of Citizenship, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Joseph Paul Albright - West Virginia Supreme Court Justice
- Richard V. Allen - Former United States National Security Advisor
- Bruce Babbitt - Former Secretary of the Interior and Governor of Arizona
- James A. Baker - staff attorney in the Dept. of Justice
- Patrick Bauer - Indiana State Representative
- Carey Cavanaugh - Former U.S. Ambassador, peace negotiator
- José Napoleón Duarte - Former President of El Salvador
- Mike Ferguson - U.S. Congressman
- Emilio Garza - Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
- Abraham Gonzalez - Governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua during the Mexican Revolution
- Alexander Haig (attended) - Secretary of State
- Francis Harvey - United States Secretary of the Army
- Luis Cosenza Jimenez - former Honduras Congressman and former Secretary of the Presidency of Honduras (2002-2005) and former Representative of Central America in the Inter-American Development Bank (2005-2006)
- Paul J. Kelly, Jr. - Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
- Joe Kernan - Former Governor of Indiana
- Peter T. King - U.S. Congressman
- Dan Lungren - U.S. Congressman
- Joseph M. McDade - U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania (retired)
- William McGurn - Member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board and the Council on Foreign Relations; President George W. Bush's Chief speechwriter
- William E. Miller - Nominee for Vice President in the 1964 U.S. presidential election
- Alan Page - Pro Football Hall of Famer and Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Ernesto Pérez-Balladares - Former President of Panama
- Condoleezza Rice - United States Secretary of State and former National Security Advisor
- Tim Roemer - Former U.S. Congressman and member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission)
- Pedro Rosselló - Former Governor of Puerto Rico
- Thomas W. Sneddon Jr. - District Attorney of Santa Barbara County, California
- Mark Souder - U.S. Congressman
- Casper R. Taylor, Jr. - Former Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates (holds record for longest term served as Speaker in MD)
- Pete Visclosky - U.S. Congressman
- Joseph C. Zakas - Indiana State Representative
[edit] Sports
- Cap Anson - Pro Baseball Hall of Famer
- Steve Bartman - Man who interfered with a foul ball in the 2003 National League Championship Series
- Arnaz Battle - Pro Football Player
- Angelo Bertelli - Heisman Trophy Winner and Pro Football Player
- Jerome Bettis - Pro Football Player
- Rocky Bleier - Pro Football Player
- Tim Brown - Heisman Trophy Winner and Former Pro Football Player
- Nick Buoniconti - Pro Football Hall of Famer
- John Carney - Pro Football Player
- Austin Carr - Former Pro Basketball player
- Dave Casper - Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Tom Clements - Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach
- George Connor - Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Craig Counsell - Pro Baseball Player
- Adrian Dantley - Pro basketball player, member of 1976 Olympic gold medal basketball team
- Bob Dove - All-America end, NFL player, inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
- Dave Duerson - Pro Football Player, 4-time pro bowler
- Megan Duffy - WNBA Player
- Nick Eddy - Pro football player
- Joe Garagiola, Jr. - former general manager for the Arizona Diamondbacks and later, senior VP of baseball operations for Major League Baseball; son of baseball great, Joe Garagiola
- Pat Garrity - Pro Basketball Player
- David Givens - Pro Football Player
- George "The Gipper" Gipp - Football player and College Football Hall of Famer
- Mike Golic - Former Pro Football Player and current television/radio personality for ESPN
- Leon Hart - Heisman Trophy Winner and Former Pro Football Player
- Bill Hanzlik - Pro basketball player
- Aaron Heilman - Pro Baseball Player
- Craig Hentrich - Pro Football Player
- Edward J. Hogan - Track and Field
- Skip Holtz - East Carolina University Head Football Coach
- John Huarte - Heisman Trophy Winner and Pro Football Player
- Paul Hornung - Heisman Trophy Winner and Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Niele Ivey - WNBA player
- Julius Jones - Pro Football Player
- Moose Krause - Basketball Hall of Famer
- Bill Laimbeer - Former Pro Basketball player, Pro Woman Basketball Coach
- Earl "Curly" Lambeau - Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Brad Lidge - Pro Baseball Player
- Johnny Lattner - Heisman Trophy Winner and Pro Football Player
- Johnny Lujack - Heisman Trophy Winner and Pro Football Player
- Kate Markgraf - Pro Soccer Player
- John McNally - Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Ray Meyer - Legendary college basketball coach and Basketball Hall of Famer
- Wayne Millner - Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Rick Mirer - Pro Football Player
- Joe Montana - Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Troy Murphy - Pro Basketball Player
- John Paxson - Former Pro Basketball Player, Current General Manager of the Chicago Bulls
- Dave Poulin - Retired pro hockey player
- Ruth Riley - WNBA Player
- Knute Rockne - Famous Collegiate Football Player and Coach
- Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger - Football Player depicted in the film Rudy
- Aaron Taylor - Former Pro Football Player
- Bobby Taylor - Pro Football Player
- Joe Theismann - Former Pro Football Player
- George Trafton - Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Kelly Tripucka - Pro basketball player
- Ricky Watters - Pro Football Player
- Carl Yastrzemski - Pro Baseball Hall of Famer
- Charlie Weis - Current Notre Dame Football Head Coach
- Alexander Wilson - Track and Field
- Orlando Woolridge - Pro basketball player
[edit] Other
- William Borders - Archbishop of Baltimore
- Thomas Dorwart - Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
- Kevin Ford - Astronaut
- Michael Good - Astronaut
- Annete Hasbrook - Flight Director of Johnson Space Center
- Daniel Jenky, CSC - Bishop of Peoria, IL
- Dr. James Muller - Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Co-founder of the Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
- Jim Wetherbee - Astronaut, Deputy Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center
- Harry G. John - Former president of Miller Brewing and founder of the De Rance Corporation