List of University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
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Alumni from University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
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[edit] Academy Award winners
- William Monahan adapted screenplay, The Departed
[edit] Emmy Award winners
- Ed Christie 1979, BFA, Art director/designer for The Jim Henson Company & Sesame Street
- Gordon Fenwick 1997, BA, Editor ESPN, World Figure Skating Championships 2005
- Billy Taylor MA, PhD, Musician, Music Educator
[edit] Grammy winners
- Natalie Cole 1972, singer
- Yusef Lateef 1975, composer
- Billy Taylor MA, PhD, composer
[edit] Nobel Prize winners
- Russell Hulse 1972G, 1975 Ph.D.
[edit] Pulitzer Prize winners
- Herbert Bix 1960, historian
- Natasha Trethewey 1995, poet
[edit] Academics
- Winthrop E. Stone 1882, former president of Purdue University
- Tisato Kajiyama 1969, President, Kyushu University, Japan
- Dana Mohler-Faria, President, Bridgewater State College
- Foong Yoke Yeen, former senior lecturer at National Institute of Education, Singapore
- Henry Paul Monaghan, 1955, Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law, Columbia University
- Greg Carlson 1977, Professor of Linguistics, University of Rochester
- Earl Conee 1980, Professor of Philosophy, University of Rochester
- Richard Feldman 1975, Professor of Philosophy, University of Rochester
- Alan Sica 1978, Professor of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
- Edward Wierenga 1974, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, University of Rochester
- James Howard Smith 1993, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Davis
- Jeffrey W. Mantz 1993, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at George Mason University
[edit] Technology and innovation
- Trung Dung, Bachelors in Computer Science and Math, IT tycoon
- Ben Fathi, Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science, Corporate VP of Development at Microsoft
[edit] Film
- Jere Burns, 1980, actor
- Richard Gere, 1971, actor (did not graduate)
- Bill Pullman, 1980 MFA, actor
- William Monahan, screenwriter The Departed
- Fardeen Khan, Bollywood actor
- Kendra Kay, pornographic film actress
- Daphne Rosen, pornographic film actress
[edit] Television
- Norm Abram 1972, "America's most famous carpenter"
- Gerry Callahan, Sports writer for the Boston Herald and radio talk show personality for WEEI
- Rob Corddry 1993, former writer and correspondent for The Daily Show, actor on the television series The Winner
- Jeff Corwin 2002, Animal Planet's The Jeff Corwin Experience
- Bill Cosby 1972G, 1976 Ed.D., actor, comedian, writer
- Jim Dadonna, sports producer, director, ESPN
- Joanne Weir, James Beard Award-winning host of PBS' "Joanne Weir's Cooking Class"
- Russ Whinnem 1986, sports producer, writer, associate producer of ESPN's "Wednesday Night Fights"
- Adam Kirshner 2006, sports producer, writer, Associate Producer for World Wrestling Entertainment.
- Jeffrey Donovan 2007, star of USA original series Burn Notice
[edit] History, literature, art, and music
- Kenny Aronoff 1975, drummer
- David Berman poet, musician
- Frank Black, rock singer and guitarist in the Pixies
- Joey Santiago, guitarist in the Pixies
- Jack Canfield 1972G, best-selling author
- Jill Carroll 1999, journalist for Christian Science Monitor kidnapped in Iraq on assignment in January 2006
- Bill Cosby 1972G, 1976 Ed.D., actor, comedian, writer
- John Glynn 1990, editor, statesman
- Dana Gould, comedian
- Ken Campbell, author, blogger
- Fardeen Khan Bollywood actor
- Peter Laird, co-creator Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Taj Mahal 1963, composer and singer
- J Mascis, rock singer and guitarist in Dinosaur Jr
- Joe Pernice singer in Pernice Brothers, Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline
- Scott Prior 1971, artist
- Jesse Richards Stuckist painter, filmmaker, Remodernist film
- Buffy Sainte-Marie 1970, singer
- Paul Theroux 1963, travel writer and author
- Panio Gianopoulos, writer, boyfriend of actress Molly Ringwald
- Wayne Barcomb 1955, author
- Aaron Burke, guitarist in The Minibosses
- Matt Wood, drummer in The Minibosses
- Ben Baraldi, bassist in The Minibosses
- Flo Steinberg of Marvel Comics
[edit] Athletics
- Marcus Camby 1996, professional basketball player
- Doug Clark professional baseball player, Atlanta Braves
- Joe DiSarcina 1973, Minor League Baseball Player, Pittsburgh Pirates, UMass Men's Basketball and Baseball Hall of Fame Member
- Gary DiSarcina 1995, MLB All-Star, California Angels
- Julius Erving 1971, Hall of Fame professional basketball player (received earned bachelor's and honorary doctorate simultaneously)
- Mike Flanagan 1979, Cy Young Award winner, Baltimore Orioles
- Nick Gorneault 2001, outfielder, Los Angeles Angels
- Davey Hearn 1982, U.S. Olympian—whitewater slalom
- Danielle Henderson 1999, Olympic Gold Medal winner—softball
- Joseph Kocot 2006, Professional Cyclist
- Stephane Lasme 2007, professional basketball player Miami Heat
- Brad Norton 1998, professional ice hockey player
- Jon Quick, professional ice hockey player, Los Angeles Kings
- Chad Paronto, relief pitcher, Houston Astros
- Rick Pitino 1974, professional/collegiate basketball coach
- Thomas Pock, professional ice hockey player, New York Rangers
- Lou Roe 1995, professional basketball player, Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors.
- Marcel Shipp, running back, Arizona Cardinals
- Briana Scurry 1995, Olympic Gold Medal winner—Soccer
- Mike Tannenbaum, general manager, New York Jets
- Al Skinner 1974, basketball coach, Boston College
- Ron Villone 1992, relief pitcher, New York Yankees
- Ray Ellerbrook 1975, UMass Men's Basketball Team Captain, Executive Director of Frank Newhall Look Memorial Park
- Dave Littlefield 1984, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Milt Morin 1966, tight end, All-Pro Cleveland Browns
- Greg Landry 1968, quarterback, Detroit Lions
- Jeff Reardon 1977, relief pitcher Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos
[edit] Business
- Sheila Bair, Professor, Chair of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Douglas Cliggott 1978, former Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- John G. Drosdick 1968G, chairman, CEO and president of Sunoco
- Frank Guidara - President and CEO of Au Bon Pain
- Eugene M. Isenberg - BA, 1950 - CEO of Nabors Industries. The Isenberg School of Management is named in his honor.
- Anshu Jain 1985, Head of Global Markets at Deutsche Bank
- Jack Smith 1960, Chairman of the Board of General Motors
- Jeff Taylor 2001, founder of Monster.com
- Jack Welch 1957, retired CEO of General Electric
- Vivek Paul, ex-CEO Wipro Technologies
[edit] Law and politics
- Bonnie Dumanis (attended), District Attorney of San Diego County (served 2003 - present)
- Lewis G. Evangelidis 1984, member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2003 - present)
- Paul K. Frost, (attended), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1996 - present)
- Madeleine Kunin 1956, former ambassador to Switzerland and first woman governor of Vermont
- Maura Hennigan 1972, former Boston City Councilor and first female Clerk-Magistrate of Suffolk County
- Jeff Welch 1999, Plymouth County Commissioner
- Allen St. Pierre 1989, Executive Director of NORML in Washington, DC
- Andy Card 2007, Former White House Chief of Staff under George W. Bush, Honorary Doctorate of Public Service
[edit] Other
- Phil Buck 1991, explorer
- Catherine Coleman 1991, Ph.D., astronaut
- Jackson Katz, Social activist
- Betty Shabazz 1975, PhD in Education Administration, widow of Malcom X
- Steve Buckley 1978, sportswriter
- Dan Woodward 2001, Adult film actor
