List of New York University alumni

This list of New York University alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students, fictional students, and current students of New York University. NYU offers degrees from 16 colleges, schools, and divisions. Since its founding in 1831, NYU has awarded over 362,000 degrees to more than 350,000 alumni.^[1]

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Contents 1 Notes 2 Academia and research 2.1 Educators 2.2 Professors and researchers 2.2.1 MacArthur Fellows 2.2.2 National Medal of Science recipients 2.2.3 Nobel laureates 3 Business 4 Entertainment 4.1 Academy Award winners 4.2 Emmy Award winners 4.3 Grammy Award winners 4.4 Tony Award winners 5 Medicine 6 Music 7 Politics and government 7.1 Members of the United States House of Representatives 7.2 Members of the United States Senate 7.3 Government, international organizations and other 8 Press, literature and arts 8.1 Pulitzer Prize winners 9 Sports 10 Other 10.1 Fictional 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

Notes

The following abbreviations and notes are used to represent NYU schools and colleges:

*	Did not graduate
CAS	College of Arts and Science
GAL	Gallatin School of Individualized Study
GSAS	Graduate School of Arts and Science
IFA	Institute of Fine Arts
SCPS	School of Continuing and Professional Studies
ENG	School of Engineering (discontinued-now CAS)
LAW	School of Law
MED	School of Medicine
POLY	Polytechnic Institute of NYU
SSW	Ehrenkranz School of Social Work
STEINHARDT	Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
STERN	Leonard N. Stern School of Business
TSOA	Tisch School of the Arts
ARTS	University College of Arts and Sciences (discontinued/merged-now CAS)
WAG	Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
WSC	Washington Square College (disconinued/merged-now CAS)

Academia and research

Educators

Name	Year	School	Degree	Notability	Reference
Allen, John S.John S. Allen	1936	GSAS	Ph.D.	First president of the University of South Florida in Tampa; interim president of the University of Florida in Gainesville.	[2][3]
Bloustein, Edward J.Edward J. Bloustein	1948	WSC	B.A.	Seventeenth President of Rutgers University; professor at NYU Law	[4]
Calkins, Dr. Truesdel Peck.Dr. Truesdel Peck. Calkins		G	unknown	Founder of Hofstra University First President of Hofstra University	[5][6]
Cipriani, Frank A.Frank A. Cipriani		GSAS	M.A., Ph.D.	Fifth President of SUNY Farmingdale	[7][8]
Lyall, Katharine CulbertKatharine Culbert Lyall	1969	Stern	M.B.A.	President, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fry, John AndersonJohn Anderson Fry	1986	Stern	M.B.A.	President, Drexel University
Garanzini, Michael J.Michael J. Garanzini	1978	STEINHARDT	M.A.	President, Loyola University Chicago	[9]
Gloster, Hugh M.Hugh M. Gloster	1943	GSAS	Ph.D.	Seventh president of Morehouse College	[10]
Gustafson, MarcMarc Gustafson	2007	CAS	B.A.	Founder of Reach the world and recipient of the Marshall Scholarship	[11]
Hawawini, GabrielGabriel Hawawini	1977	GSAS	Ph.D.	Dean, INSEAD	[12]
Janowitz, MorrisMorris Janowitz	1941	WSC	B.A.	Made major contributions to sociological theory	[13][14]
Joel, Richard M.Richard M. Joel	1972, 1975	Law	B.A., J.D.	Fourth and current President of Yeshiva University	[15]
Won-yong, KimKim Won-yong	1959		Ph.D.	'Father of Korean Archaeology', Prof. Seoul National University
Kurtz, PaulPaul Kurtz	1948	WSC	B.A.	(The Pope of Unbelievers)
Milliken, JamesJames Milliken	1969	CAS	B.A.	President of the University of Nebraska
Peikoff, LeonardLeonard Peikoff	1964	GSAS	Ph.D.	Intellectual Heir of Ayn Rand leading figure of Objectivism
Reyes, Sr., NicanorNicanor Reyes, Sr.	1917	Stern	B.A.	Founder and first President of the Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines	[16]
Rhodes, James FordJames Ford Rhodes	1865*			1916 Pulitzer Prize for History of the Civil War
Sobel, Robert N.Robert N. Sobel	1957		Ph.D.	Historian best remembered for his business histories
Zaprudnik, JanJan Zaprudnik	1969		Ph.D.	Leader of the Belarusian community in the US
Zinn, BenBen Zinn	1961		B.S.	International soccer player and academic at Georgia Tech	[17]
Zinn, HowardHoward Zinn	1951	CAS	B.A.	author of A People's History of the United States

Professors and researchers

Name	Year	School	Degree	Notability	Reference
Du Brul, E. LloydE. Lloyd Du Brul	1937	DENT	D.D.S.	Author of Sicher and Du Brul's Oral Anatomy
Elion, Gertrude B.Gertrude B. Elion	1941	Med	M.Sc.	1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Fisher, AveryAvery Fisher	1929	ENG	B.S.	inventor of the first stereo radio-phonograph
Hansch, CorwinCorwin Hansch		GSAS	Ph.D.	inventor of the Hansch equation
Tito Boeri	1990		Ph.D.	Professor at Bocconi University, Milan and director of Fondazione RDB
Steve Holt	1966	GSAS	Ph.D.	Director, NASA Godard Space Flight Center
Kandel, Eric R.Eric R. Kandel	1955	Med	M.D.	2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Lax, PeterPeter Lax	1947, 1949	GSAS	B.A., Ph.D.	2005 Abel Prize laureate
Hellman, MartinMartin Hellman	1966	GSAS	B.A.	invented the public key cryptography
Marvin S. Housman		Med	M.D.	Chairman, CEO of Axonyx
Kellogg, John HarveyJohn Harvey Kellogg	1875	Med		Co-Inventor of Kellogg's cereals
Keyfitz, BarbaraBarbara Keyfitz	1970	Courant	Ph.D.	Director of the Fields Institute
Anne Kinney	1984	GSAS	Ph.D.	Director, Physics and Astronomy Division at NASA
Korn, DavidDavid Korn	1969	Courant	Ph.D.	creator of the Korn shell,
Morawetz, Cathleen SyngeCathleen Synge Morawetz	1951		Ph.D.	National Academy of Science
Morin, LeeLee Morin	1978–1982	Med	M.Sc., M.D., Ph.D.	Astronaut
Nirenberg, LouisLouis Nirenberg	1949		Ph.D.	National Academy of Science
Reines, FrederickFrederick Reines	1944	GSAS	Ph.D.	1995 Nobel Prize in Physics
Shull, CliffordClifford Shull	1941	GSAS	Ph.D.	1994 Nobel Prize in Physics
Root, John WellbornJohn Wellborn Root	1969	ARTS	B.S.	Inventor of the floating raft system
Tito, DennisDennis Tito	1962	CAS	B.A.	first commercial space flight customer
Vail, AlfredAlfred Vail	1836		B.A.	Inventor
Wald, GeorgeGeorge Wald	1927	WSC	B.S.	1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
White, Robert M.Robert M. White	1951	ENG	B.S.	Air Force Test Pilot
Yamasaki, MinoruMinoru Yamasaki	1951	GSAS	M.A.	works include the World Trade Center

MacArthur Fellows

Name	Year	School	Degree	Notability	Reference
Babbitt, MiltonMilton Babbitt	1935	ARTS	B.A.	1986 MacArthur Fellow
Majora Carter		Tisch	M.F.A.	2005 MacArthur Fellow
Sylvia A. Law	1968	Law	J.D.	1983 MacArthur Fellow; professor
Perle, GeorgeGeorge Perle	1956	GSAS	Ph.D.	1974 MacArthur Fellow; professor of music
Simic, CharlesCharles Simic	1966	ARTS	B.A.	1983 MacArthur Fellow

National Medal of Science recipients

Name	Year	School	Degree	Notability	Reference
Keller, Joseph B.Joseph B. Keller	1943–1948	GSAS	B.A., M.A., Ph.D.	1988 National Medal of Science recipient
Lax, PeterPeter Lax	1947, 1949	GSAS	B.A., Ph.D.	1986 National Medal of Science recipient
Morawetz, Cathleen SyngeCathleen Synge Morawetz	1951	GSAS	Ph.D.	1998 National Medal of Science recipient (first woman recipient)
Nirenberg, LouisLouis Nirenberg	1949	GSAS	Ph.D.	1995 National Medal of Science recipient
Reines, FrederickFrederick Reines	1944	GSAS	Ph.D.	1985 National Medal of Science recipient
Sabin, AlbertAlbert Sabin	1931	Med	M.D.	1988 National Medal of Science recipient

Nobel laureates

Name	Year	School	Degree	Notability	Reference
Axelrod, JuliusJulius Axelrod	1941	Med	M.Sc.	1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	[18]
ElBaradei, MohamedMohamed ElBaradei	1967	Law	LL.M.	2005 Nobel Peace Prize	[19]
Elion, Gertrude B.Gertrude B. Elion	1941	GSAS		1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	[20]
Hayek, FriedrichFriedrich Hayek	1924	GSAS		1974 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economics	[21]
Kandel, Eric R.Eric R. Kandel	1955	Med	M.D.	2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Associate Professor 1965–74	[22]
Kornberg, ArthurArthur Kornberg	1947	Med		1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	[23]
Palade, George E.George E. Palade			postgraduate work at biology laboratory of Robert Chambers	1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	[24]
Reines, FrederickFrederick Reines	1944	GSAS	Ph.D.	1995 Nobel Prize in Physics	[25]
Root, ElihuElihu Root	1867	Law	LL.B.	1912 Nobel Peace Prize	[26]
Rose, IrwinIrwin Rose			postgraduate Work under Severo Ochoa	2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry	[27]
Shull, CliffordClifford Shull	1941	GSAS	Ph.D.	1994 Nobel Prize in Physics	[28]
Wald, GeorgeGeorge Wald	1927	WSC	B.S.	1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	[29]
Yalow, RosalynRosalyn Yalow		Med	coursework*	1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine	[30]
Heckman, JamesJames Heckman				2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Aumann, RobertRobert Aumann				2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Benacerraf, BarujBaruj Benacerraf				1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Engle, RobertRobert Engle				2003 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Hershko, AvramAvram Hershko				2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Koopmans, TjallingTjalling Koopmans				1975 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Marcus, RudolphRudolph Marcus				1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Mulliken, RobertRobert Mulliken				1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Myrdal, GunnarGunnar Myrdal				1974 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Ochoa, SeveroSevero Ochoa				1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine
Sargent, ThomasThomas Sargent				2011 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Bellow, SaulSaul Bellow				1976 Nobel Prize in Literature
Brodsky, JosephJoseph Brodsky				1987 Nobel Prize in Literature
Crick, FrancisFrancis Crick				1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
Eucken, RudolfRudolf Eucken				1908 Nobel Prize for Literature
Leontief, WassilyWassily Leontief				1973 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Loewi, OttoOtto Loewi				1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Samuelson, PaulPaul Samuelson				1970 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Prescott, EdwardEdward Prescott				2004 Nobel Prize in Economics
Soyinka, WoleWole Soyinka				1986 Nobel Prize in Literature
Perl, MartinMartin Perl				1995 Nobel Prize in Physics

Business

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Adler, WarrenWarren Adler	B.A., 1949	author of War of the Roses and Random Hearts
Bartiromo, MariaMaria Bartiromo	CAS, B.A., 1987	Host of Market Week with Maria Bartiromo on CNBC
Bersoff, Edward H.Edward H. Bersoff	Stern 1962–1968, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.	Chairman, Greenwich Associates
Bjorgolfsson, ThorThor Bjorgolfsson	Stern, B.S., 1991	Iceland's first billionaire
Boies, DavidDavid Boies	Law L.L.M., 1967	Founder & Chairman, Boies, Schiller & Flexner
Callan, ErinErin Callan	Law 1990, J.D.	Former CFO Lehman Brothers
Carpenter, Jake BurtonJake Burton Carpenter	economics degree	designer of modern snowboard and founder of Burton Snowboards.
Cohen, BenBen Cohen	Art Therapy *	Founder, Ben & Jerry's
Jerome H. Coles	CAS B.A., 1935	namesake of NYU's Sports Center
Cosell, HowardHoward Cosell	CAS B.A., 1938; J.D. 1941	Sportscaster
Creedon, John J.John J. Creedon	Stern 1955, B.S. Law 1957, J.D.	Former CEO and Chairman, MetLife
Davis, MarvinMarvin Davis	ENG, B.S.	CEO, Paramount Pictures
Renato A. DiPentima	Stern, M.B.A.	President and chief executive, SRA International Inc.
Thomas E. Dooley	Stern, M.B.A. 1984	Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and CFO of Viacom
Israel Englander	Stern, B.S. 1972	Millennium
Ferragamo, SalvatoreSalvatore Ferragamo	Stern, M.B.A.	Ferragamo Design
Forsyth , Randall W.Randall W. Forsyth	New York University College of Arts and Science, B.S.	Editor-in-Chief, Barons.com
Fuld, Richard S.Richard S. Fuld	Stern 1973, M.B.A.	CEO, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Freston, TomTom Freston	Stern, M.B.A.	MTV Networks
George, AbrahamAbraham George	Stern, 1973, 1975, M.B.A, Ph.D.	Founder of The George Foundation and Multinational Computer Models
George, Kayalakakam M.Kayalakakam M. George	Stern 1948, M.B.A	CEO of Palai Central Bank (1956–60)
Golub, HarveyHarvey Golub	Stern 1961, B.S.	Chairman of American Express (1994–2001)
Greenspan, AlanAlan Greenspan	Stern 1948 1950 1977, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.	former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Greifeld, RobertRobert Greifeld	Stern 1977, M.B.A.	CEO, NASDAQ
Harold Sydney Geneen	Stern 1941, B.S.	Investor, turnaround expert; fmr. CEO, ITT
H. Dale Hemmerdinger	WSC 1967	President, Hemmerdinger Foundation
Icahn, CarlCarl Icahn	MED*	Billionaire Shareholder Activist
Kaufman, HenryHenry Kaufman	Stern 1948, B.A., Stern 1958, Ph.D.	Wall Street financial consultant
Kangas, PaulPaul Kangas	Stern, M.B.A.	Host, Nightly Business Report
Kelleher, HerbHerb Kelleher	Law 1955, LL.B.	Founder and CEO, Southwest Airlines
Abby F. Kohnstramm	Senior VP, IBM	Stern, M.B.A.
Kleiner, EugeneEugene Kleiner	M.A.,1948	one of the original founders of Kleiner Perkins
Liliana Lovell	Stern, M.B.A.	Founder of the Coyote Ugly Saloon
Jeffrey Koo	Stern 1962	China Trust Commercial Bank
Kenneth Langone	Stern 1960, M.B.A.	Founder, Home Depot
Alan Levin	Stern 1976, M.B.A.	CFO, Pfizer
Levitz, PaulPaul Levitz	Stern*	President of DC Comics, the oldest comic company in the U.S.
Lipton, MartinMartin Lipton	Law 1955, J.D.	Co-Founder, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Malone, John C.John C. Malone	M.A.	CEO of Liberty Media, billionaire
Monroe G. Milstein	Stern, M.B.A.	CEO, Burlington
Minehan, CathyCathy Minehan	Stern 1977, M.B.A.	President, Federal Reserve Bank, Boston
Nacchio, JosephJoseph Nacchio	Stern 1970, B.S.	CEO, Quest
Neuberger, RoyRoy Neuberger	coursework*	Founder, Neuberger & Berman
Dean R. O'Hare	Stern 1963, B.S.	CEO, Chubb Corp.
Park Chong-sup	Stern, M.B.A.	CEO, Hyundai Electronics Industries
Andrew J. Perlman	Med, MD. Ph.D.	Executive VP, Tularik Inc.
Chris Policinski	Stern 1982, M.B.A.	CEO, Land O'Lakes
Kenneth Quinn	Stern, M.B.A.	CEO, Citibank Canada
Rich, MarcMarc Rich	CAS, B.A.	billionaire, commodities trader, criminal
Riggio, LeonardLeonard Riggio	Stern 1964, M.B.A.	CEO and owner, Barnes & Noble
de Rothschild, EdouardEdouard de Rothschild	Stern 1985, M.B.A.	Rothschild Banque
Schulberg, JayJay Schulberg	1961	Advertising executive at Ogilvy & Mather and Bozell Worldwide; creator of Got Milk? milk mustache campaign.	[31]
Dan Schulman	Stern, M.B.A.	CEO, Virgin Mobile USA
William T. Schwendler	B.S., 1924	CEO, Grumman
Shipley, Walter V.Walter V. Shipley	Stern 1956, B.S.	Chairman and CEO, Chase Manhattan Bank
Silverstein, LarryLarry Silverstein	CAS B.A., 1952	Owner of World Trade Center site
Soros, RobertRobert Soros	CAS B.A., 1986	Head of Soros fund Management, son of George Soros
Ernest E. Stempel	Law J.D.	Former CEO, A.I.G.
Stern, Leonard N.Leonard N. Stern	Stern 1957, B.S., 1959, M.B.A.	Namesake of NYU's Stern School of Business, CEO, The Hartz Group
Salisachs, Juan Antonio SamaranchJuan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs	Stern, M.B.A.	GBS Finanzas
Syms, SySy Syms	CAS B.A., 1946	Founder, Syms Clothing
Taub, HenryHenry Taub	Stern 1947, B.S.	Taub Foundation
Tempelsman, MauriceMaurice Tempelsman	Stern*	Chairman of Lazare Kaplan International Inc.; former companion to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis	[32][33]
Tisch, Laurence AlanLaurence Alan Tisch	Stern 1942, B.Sc.	US Media Mogul, billionaire, President & CEO CBS
Francesco Trapani	Stern, M.B.A.	CEO of Bulgari
Turlington, ChristyChristy Turlington	Gallatin 1999, B.A.	Supermodel
Varis, AgnesAgnes Varis	Stern 1979, M.B.A.	Founder of Aegis Pharmaceuticals
Weiss, Martin D.Martin D. Weiss	B.A. (Liberal Arts)	Financial market analyst, founder of Weiss Research, Inc
Modi, Hardik H.Hardik H. Modi	M.S. (Computer Science)	Analyst, Initiator of IAM Practice L&T Infotech Ltd
Yu, PeggyPeggy Yu	Stern, M.B.A.	Founder of dangdang.com, the largest online Chinese language retailer
Dorsey, JackJack Dorsey	*	Creator of Twitter, and Founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company	[34]

Entertainment

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Glover, DonaldDonald Glover	TSOA 2006, B.F.A	Community, Mystery Team, 30 Rock-writer, Childish Gambino
Ansari, AzizAziz Ansari	Stern 2004, B.S	Parks and Recreation, Human Giant, Scrubs, Stand up comedian
Anderson, Paul ThomasPaul Thomas Anderson	TSOA 1993,*Dropped Out after 2 days.	Magnolia, Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood
Oliver, Ryan ScottRyan Scott Oliver	TSOA 2007, M.F.A	Musical Theatre Composer- "Mrs. Sharp," "Darling," "35MM"
Baldwin, AlecAlec Baldwin	TSOA 1993, B.F.A.	The Hunt for Red October, Pearl Harbor, The Aviator, 30 Rock
SWB, DJDJ SWB	NYU 2006, B.S.A.	This Is How We Do Vol 1 – 6
Bell, KristenKristen Bell	TSOA 1998–2001*	Veronica Mars, Pulse, Heroes (TV series), Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Gossip Girl
Benz, JulieJulie Benz	TSOA 1994, B.F.A.	Jawbreaker, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Blanchard, JustinJustin Blanchard	TSOA 2001, B.F.A.	Journey's End (Broadway), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bledel, AlexisAlexis Bledel	TSOA*,	Gilmore Girls, Sin City, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Tuck Everlasting
Bostwick, BarryBarry Bostwick	TSOA	Original Broadway Cast of Grease, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City
Brest, MartinMartin Brest	TSOA 1973, B.F.A.	Beverly Hills Cop, Meet Joe Black, Gigli
Brooks, James L.James L. Brooks	TSOA*	The Simpsons, Terms of Endearment
Cartsonis, SusanSusan Cartsonis	TSOA	President of Wind Dance Films
Carroll, Vinnette JustineVinnette Justine Carroll	ARTS 1946, M.A.	first African American woman to direct on Broadway
Charles, JenniferJennifer Charles	TSOA 1990, B.F.A.	Musician, Writer, Actress
Columbus, ChrisChris Columbus	TSOA	both Home Alone movies, Mrs. Doubtfire, Stepmom, first two Harry Potter movies, Rent
Cort, BudBud Cort	TSOA 1967–1969*	Harold and Maude, MASH, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Crudup, BillyBilly Crudup	TSOA 1994, M.F.A.	Sleepers, Big Fish, Watchmen, Public Enemies
Shapiro, AlanAlan Shapiro	TSOA 1981, B.F.A.	The Crush, Flipper, Tiger Town, The Outsiders (series)
Crystal, BillyBilly Crystal	TSOA 1970, B.F.A.	Analyze This/That, City Slickers 1 & 2, When Harry Met Sally
Cusack, JohnJohn Cusack	TSOA*	High Fidelity, Con Air
Delpy, JulieJulie Delpy	TSOA	Homo Faber, Three Colors: White, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset
de Matteo, DreaDrea de Matteo	TSOA	The Sopranos, Joey
Detmer, AmandaAmanda Detmer	TSOA, M.F.A.	Actress
DiSanto, TonyTony DiSanto	TSOA	Producer
Dougherty, MichaelMichael Dougherty	TSOA, M.F.A.	X2, Superman Returns
Morrison, MatthewMatthew Morrison	TSOA 1993, B.F.A.	Glee, The Hunt for Red October, Pearl Harbor, The Aviator, 30 Rock
Edelstein, LisaLisa Edelstein	TSOA 1988, B.F.A.	House
Erbe, KathrynKathryn Erbe	TSOA*	What About Bob?, Law and Order: Criminal Intent
Esparza, RaulRaul Esparza	TSOA 1992, B.F.A.	Actor
Fanning, DakotaDakota Fanning	Gallatin Current Student, 2011-	Actress, I Am Sam Charlotte's Web, Coraline, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn
Fatel, MitchMitch Fatel	TSOA 1988*	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy Central Presents: Mitch Fatel, Super Retardo CD	[35]
Federman, WayneWayne Federman	TSOA 1981*	Legally Blonde, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Fonda, BridgetBridget Fonda	TSOA 1987, B.F.A.	Doc Hollywood, Jackie Brown
Forster, MarcMarc Forster	TSOA 1990–1993*	Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland
Frazen, GriffinGriffin Frazen	Gallatin 2009, B.A.	Grounded For Life
Gallo, MelissaMelissa Gallo	TSOA 2003, B.F.A.	One Life to live
Gershon, GinaGina Gershon	TSOA 1983, B.F.A.	The Insider, Showgirls, Bound
Goldberg, WhoopiWhoopi Goldberg	GSAS, Ph.D.	Ghost, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Hollywood Squares, The View
Gossett, LouLou Gossett	CAS, 1959, B.A.	Roots, An Officer and a Gentleman
Greenberg, BryanBryan Greenberg	TSOA*	Prime
Gruber, PeterPeter Gruber	Stern, M.B.A.	Mandalay Pictures
Gubler, Matthew GrayMatthew Gray Gubler	TSOA 2002, M.F.A.	(500) Days of Summer, Criminal Minds, RV, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Hall, ReginaRegina Hall	GSAS 1997, M.A.	Scary Movie
Harris, WoodWood Harris	TSOA 1983, M.F.A.	Above The Rim
Hathaway, AnneAnne Hathaway	Gallatin, TSOA*	The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, Ella Enchanted, Rachel Gets Married, Alice in Wonderland
Hawke, EthanEthan Hawke	CAS*	Training Day, Dead Poets Society, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset
Heckerling, AmyAmy Heckerling	TSOA, B.F.A.	Look who's talking, Loser, Clueless
Hicks, IsraelIsrael Hicks	M.F.A.	stage director who presented August Wilson's entire 10-play Pittsburgh Cycle	[36]
Hoffman, Philip SeymourPhilip Seymour Hoffman	TSOA 1989, B.F.A.,	Capote, Boogie Nights, Happiness, Magnolia, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Almost Famous
Holoubek, ToddTodd Holoubek	TSOA 2002, B.F.A.	MTV: The State
Hoopes, WendyWendy Hoopes	TSOA 2002, B.F.A.	Spinster, Killing Cinderella, TV SHOW: Daria
Howard, Bryce DallasBryce Dallas Howard	TSOA	The Village, Lady in the Water, Terminator Salvation, Twilight: Eclipse
Huff, NealNeal Huff	TSOA, M.F.A.	Take Me Out, The Little Dog Laughed
Huffman, FelicityFelicity Huffman	TSOA	Transamerica, Desperate Housewives
Jenkins, TamaraTamara Jenkins	TSOA	Slums of Beverly Films
Jarmusch, JimJim Jarmusch	TSOA*	Stranger than Paradise, Down By Law, Broken Flowers
Joel, Alexa RayAlexa Ray Joel	TSOA*	Singer-songwriter, pianist
Johnston, KristenKristen Johnston	TSOA, B.F.A.	3rd Rock from the Sun
Katzenberg, JeffreyJeffrey Katzenberg	TSOA*	Shrek, Co-Founder of Dreamworks
Salle, Eriq LaEriq La Salle	TSOA, B.F.A.	"ER"
Kim, Daniel DaeDaniel Dae Kim	TSOA 1996, M.F.A.	ABC series "Lost"
Kramer, StanleyStanley Kramer	TSOA 1993, B.F.A.	High Noon, Cyrano de Bergerac
Kunert, MartinMartin Kunert	TSOA	Voices of Iraq, MTV's Fear
Kushner, TonyTony Kushner	TSOA 1984, M.F.A.	Tony Award
Lee, AngAng Lee	TSOA, M.F.A.	Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sense and Sensibility
Lee, SpikeSpike Lee	TSOA 1982, M.F.A.	Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Bamboozled, Jungle Fever
Lennon, ThomasThomas Lennon		MTV: The State, Reno 911!, Taxi (screenwriter)
Leung, KenKen Leung	CAS, B.A.	Lost, X-Men: The Last Stand, Shanghai Kiss
Ling, BaiBai Ling	TSOA 1991–??	Anna and the King
Lister-Jones, ZoeZoe Lister-Jones	TSOA B.A.	The Little Dog Laughed
Mailman, BruceBruce Mailman	M.F.A.	Theatre founder of The Saint (club)	[37]
Martin, Jesse L.Jesse L. Martin	TSOA 1989, M.F.A.	Ed Green in "Law and Order", Rent
Masterson, Mary StuartMary Stuart Masterson	TSOA*	Fried Green Tomatoes, The Postman
McGinley, John C.John C. McGinley	TSOA	Intensity, Scrubs, Point Break
Melendez, JohnJohn Melendez	TSOA 1988*	The Howard Stern Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	[38]
Menzel, IdinaIdina Menzel	TSOA*	Wicked, Rent, Enchanted, Rescue Me
Merchant, IsmailIsmail Merchant	Stern, M.B.A.	co-founded Merchant Ivory Productions
Merz, JesseJesse Merz	TSOA 1996, B.F.A.	My Own Private Idaho, Homeward Bound
Messing, DebraDebra Messing	TSOA 1987, M.F.A.	Will and Grace
Meyerhoff, LeahLeah Meyerhoff	TSOA 2007, M.F.A.	Twitch
Mulgrew, KateKate Mulgrew	TSOA 1976, A.A.	Star Trek Voyager
Nimoy, JeffJeff Nimoy	CAS, B.A.	Naruto, Digimon, Trigun
O'Connell, CharlieCharlie O'Connell	TSOA 1997, B.F.A.	Sliders, The Bachelor
O'Connell, JerryJerry O'Connell	TSOA 1995, B.F.A.	Crossing Jordan, Mission to Mars
Olsen, AshleyAshley Olsen	Gallatin*	Full House, It Takes Two, Two of a Kind, New York Minute
Olsen, Mary KateMary Kate Olsen	Gallatin*, leave of absence	Factory Girl, Full House, It Takes Two, Two of a Kind, New York Minute
Osment, Haley JoelHaley Joel Osment	TSOA, current student	The Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward, AI, Secondhand Lions
Pupo, JorgeJorge Pupo	TSOA 1981, B.F.A.	Actor, Narrator
Raimi, TedTed Raimi	B.A.	seaQuest DSV, Xena: Warrior Princess
Rapp, AnthonyAnthony Rapp	TSOA 1989*	Rent, Six Degrees of Separation, Dazed and Confused
Ryan, MegMeg Ryan	CAS, B.A.	When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, City of Angels, You`ve Got Mail
Sandler, AdamAdam Sandler	TSOA 1991, B.F.A.	Mr. Deeds, Big Daddy, Punchdrunk Love, Funny People
Samberg, AndyAndy Samberg	TSOA 2000, B.F.A.	The Lonely Island, SNL, Hot Rod
Scorsese, MartinMartin Scorsese	CAS 1964, B.A GSAS 1966, M.A.	The Aviator, Casino, Goodfellas, The Last Temptation of Christ, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Gangs of New York
Seth, JoshuaJoshua Seth	CAS, 1991, B.A.	Digimon, Wolf's Rain, Trigun
Shanley, John PatrickJohn Patrick Shanley	Steinhardt 1977, M.A.	Moonstruck; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Sheth, SheetalSheetal Sheth	TSOA 1997, B.A.	ABCD; Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Shyamalan, M. NightM. Night Shyamalan	TSOA	The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, The Last Airbender, Lady in the Water
Simon, NeilNeil Simon	ARTS 1944 – 1945*	The Odd Couple; winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Spence, EulalieEulalie Spence	B.S. 1937	Her, Fool's Errand (Opened on Broadway in 1927)
Spurlock, MorganMorgan Spurlock	TSOA, B.F.A.	Supersize Me
Sonnenfeld, BarryBarry Sonnenfeld	TSOA*	Oz, Men in Black
Steinfeld, PeterPeter Steinfeld	B.A.	Drowning Mona, Be Cool, 21	[39]
Tierney, MauraMaura Tierney	TSOA*	ER, News Radio, Primary Colors
Wilson, ChandraChandra Wilson	TSOA 1991, B.F.A.	Grey's Anatomy
Wilson, MaraMara Wilson	TSOA, current student	Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street
Wilson, RainnRainn Wilson	TSOA, M.F.A.	The Office
Wojtowicz-Vosloo, AgnieszkaAgnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo	TSOA 2003, B.F.A.	After.Life
Wright, DougDoug Wright	TSOA 1987	Quills; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Academy Award winners

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Allen, WoodyWoody Allen	TSOA 1953*	Academy Award 1977, Annie Hall; 1986, Hannah and her Sisters
Bernstein, ElmerElmer Bernstein	ARTS 1942, B.A.	Academy Award 1968, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Canemaker, JohnJohn Canemaker	TSOA	Academy Award 2006, The Moon and the Son
Coen, JoelJoel Coen	CAS, 1962–	Academy Award 1996, Fargo; 2008, No Country For Old Men
Gossett, Jr., LouisLouis Gossett, Jr.	ARTS coursework*	Academy Award 1982, An Officer and a Gentleman
Harden, Marcia GayMarcia Gay Harden	TSOA 1981, M.F.A.	Academy Award 2000, Pollock
Herrmann, BernardBernard Herrmann	WSC student under Percy Grainger	Academy Award 1941, The Devil and Daniel Webster
Hoffman, Philip SeymourPhilip Seymour Hoffman	TSOA 1989, B.F.A.,	Academy Award 2005, Capote
Lancaster, BurtBurt Lancaster	TSOA coursework*	Academy Award 1960, Elmer Gantry
Kaufman, CharlesCharles Kaufman	TSOA 1980	Academy Award 2004, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Lee, AngAng Lee	TSOA, M.F.A.	Academy Award 2005, Brokeback Mountain
Menken, AlanAlan Menken	CAS, B.A.	Academy Award 1995, Pocahontas; 1992, Aladdin; 1991, Beauty and the Beast; 1989, The Little Mermaid.
Sager, Carole BayerCarole Bayer Sager	CAS 1979, B.A.	Academy Award 1981, for "Arthur's Theme"
Scorsese, MartinMartin Scorsese	ARTS B.A. 1964, M.F.A. 1966*	Academy Award 2006, The Departed
Shanley, John PatrickJohn Patrick Shanley	Steinhardt 1977, M.A.	Academy Award 1987, Moonstruck
Stone, OliverOliver Stone	TSOA 1970, M.F.A.	Academy Award 1978, Midnight Express; 1986, Platoon; 1989, Born on the Fourth of July
Taylor, JimJim Taylor	TSOA 1996	Academy Award 2004, Sideways
Tomei, MarisaMarisa Tomei	TSOA 1983, B.F.A.	Academy Award 1992, My Cousin Vinny
Perlin, KenKen Perlin	GSAS 1986, Ph.D.	Academy Award 1997, for the development of Perlin noise
Webster, Paul FrancisPaul Francis Webster	ARTS 1928 – 1930 *	Academy Award 1953, for "Secret Love"
Nelson, IanIan Nelson	BAS2010	Emmy Award 2012, for "WINNERS"

Emmy Award winners

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Allen, WoodyWoody Allen	TSOA 1953*	Emmy Award 1957
Carroll, Vinnette JustineVinnette Justine Carroll	GSAS 1946, M.A.	Emmy Award 1964 for "Beyond the Blues"
Coleman, CyCy Coleman	Steinhardt	Emmy Award
Kushner, TonyTony Kushner	TSOA 1984, M.F.A.	Emmy Award
Nelson, IanIan Nelson	CAS*	Emmy Award for "WINNERS"
Meath, JonathanJonathan Meath	TSOA 1979, B.A.	Emmy nominations TV production	[40][41]
Messing, DebraDebra Messing	TSOA 1993, M.F.A.	Emmy Award 2003 for Will and Grace
Manheim, CamrynCamryn Manheim	TSOA 1987, M.F.A.	Emmy Award for The Practice
Terrance Moran	Steinhardt 1964, B.A.; 1965, M.A.; 1971, Ph.D.	Emmy Award 1987 for "McSorley's, New York"
Wright, JeffreyJeffrey Wright	TSOA*	Emmy Award 2003

Grammy Award winners

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Coleman, CyCy Coleman	Steinhardt	Grammy Award 1993 for The Will Rogers Follies
Coolman, ToddTodd Coolman	Steinhardt	Grammy Award 2003 for Best Album Notes
Ebb, FredFred Ebb	ARTS 1955, B.A.	Grammy Award 1967 for Cabaret
Germanotta, StefaniStefani Germanotta	TSOA* 2003-2005	Grammy Awards 2010 and 2011 recipient of several Grammy Awards as Lady Gaga
Lear, EvelynEvelyn Lear		Grammy Award 1966 for her performance of Berg's Wozzeck
Manchester, MelissaMelissa Manchester	TSOA 1970–1971	Grammy Award 1982 for "You should hear how she talks about you"
Sager, Carole BayerCarole Bayer Sager	CAS 1979, B.A.	Grammy Award 1987 for "That's what's friends are for"
Shorter, WayneWayne Shorter	Steinhardt 1956, B.M.E.	Grammy Award 2004 for "Alegria"
Wilson, MaryMary Wilson	Gallatin	Grammy Award 1999 and 2001 with "The Supremes"

Tony Award winners

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Trazana Beverley	TSOA, B.F.A.	Tony Award 1976
Coleman, CyCy Coleman	Steinhardt	Tony Awards for City of Angels 1990, On the Twentieth Century 1978
Comden, BettyBetty Comden	Steinhardt	Tony Award
Ebb, FredFred Ebb	ARTS 1955, B.A.	Tony Award 1967 for Cabaret
Kushner, TonyTony Kushner	TSOA 1984, M.F.A.	Tony Award for best play, Angels in America
Menzel, IdinaIdina Menzel	TSOA 1993, B.F.A.	Tony Award as best actress in a musical for Wicked
Harden, Marcia GayMarcia Gay Harden	TSOA 1981, M.F.A.	Tony Award as best actress in a play for God of Carnage
Murphy, DonnaDonna Murphy	TSOA 1980, B.F.A.	Tony Award as best actress in a musical for Passion and The King and I
Shanley, John PatrickJohn Patrick Shanley	Steinhardt 1977, M.A.	Tony Award
Wolfe, George C.George C. Wolfe	TSOA, M.F.A.	Tony Award 1996
Kelley, Sheila.Sheila. Kelley	TSOA, M.F.A.	Actress
{{{last}}}, Amber Marie Collins[[Amber Marie Collins {{{last}}}|Amber Marie Collins {{{last}}}]]	TSOA, M.F.A.	Miss New York USA 2011 and Miss USA 2011 (Top 16)

Medicine

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Axelrod, JuliusJulius Axelrod	Med 1941, M.Sc.	1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Agatston, ArthurArthur Agatston	Med 1973, M.D.	author of "The South Beach Diet"
Berger, Peter B.Peter B. Berger	Med 1983, M.D.	interventional cardiologist and Director of Clinical Research at Geisinger Clinic
Cook, FrederickFrederick Cook	Med 1890, M.D.	Explorer
Epstein, FredFred Epstein	WSC 1959, B.A.	pediatric neurosurgeon
Hammond, William AlexanderWilliam Alexander Hammond	Med 1848, M.D.	Surgeon General, pioneer in neurology
Lee, HenryHenry Lee	Med 1974–1975, M.S., Ph.D.	One the world's foremost forensic scientists
McCarty, MaclynMaclyn McCarty	Med 1940 – 1941, Research Fellow	demonstrated that DNA transmits genetic traits
Reed, WalterWalter Reed	Med	discovered the mosquito transmisison of yellow fever
Sabin, AlbertAlbert Sabin	Med 1931, M.D.	developer of the oral vaccine for polio
Sackler, Arthur M.Arthur M. Sackler	Med, M.D.	founder, Creedmore Institute of Psychobiological Studies
Smith, StephenStephen Smith	Med, M.D.	Founder, American Public Health Association
Salk, JonasJonas Salk	Med 1938, M.D.	discoverer of the Salk vaccine (the first polio vaccine)

Music

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Babbitt, MiltonMilton Babbitt	B.A., 1935	1986 MacArthur Fellow, 1982 Pulitzer Prize special citation
Berger, ArthurArthur Berger	B.A., 1932	Composer
Coleman, CyCy Coleman	Steinhardt	Tony Award for City of Angels 1990, On the Twentieth Century 1978
Comden, BettyBetty Comden	Steinhardt	partner of Adolph Green, recipient of several Tony Awards
Davis, CliveClive Davis	CAS, B.A., 1953	founder, Arista Records
Diamond, NeilNeil Diamond	CAS, Hon. Ph.D. 2003	Singer/songwriter
Dengler, CarlosCarlos Dengler	CAS	Interpol's first bassist/keyboardist
Douglas, DaveDave Douglas	Steinhardt, B.A.	Jazz trumpeter
Drudy, GregGreg Drudy	Previous student	Interpol's first drummer
Ebb, FredFred Ebb	B.A., 1939	1967 Tony Award, 1967 Grammy Award for Cabaret
Fitzpatrick, ColleenColleen Fitzpatrick	B.A., 1991	a.k.a. Vitamin C
Germanotta, StefaniStefani Germanotta	TSOA*	a.k.a. Lady GaGa
Goto, MidoriMidori Goto	M.A., 2001	Violinist
Hammond, Jr., AlbertAlbert Hammond, Jr.	TSOA	The Strokes' guitarist
Hegarty, AntonyAntony Hegarty	TSOA	Mercury prize-winning lead singer of Antony and the Johnsons
Ireland, BarbaraBarbara Ireland	TSOA	Singing partner with Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam in his band The Hank Khoir
Kessler, DanielDaniel Kessler	GAL	Interpol's guitarist/backing vocalist
Banks, PaulPaul Banks	GAL	Interpol's guitarist/lead vocalist
Kweli, TalibTalib Kweli	previous student	member of rap duo Black Star
Lauten, ElodieElodie Lauten	Steinhardt 1986, M.A.	Composer
Leon, TaniaTania Leon	Steinhardt	famous conductor, composer of "Scourge of Hyacinths",
Light, EnochEnoch Light	Steinhardt	pioneer of music recording
Manchester, MelissaMelissa Manchester	independent studies, 1970 – 1971	1982 Grammy Award
Portner, DavidDavid Portner	former student	Founding member of experimental band Animal Collective
Reynolds, RobertRobert Reynolds	Law, J.D., 2001	Entertainment lawyer, manager of The Killers
Ross, JerryJerry Ross	studied under Rudolph Schramm	Composer
Rubin, RickRick Rubin	former student, lived on campus	Cofounder of Def Jam while at NYU
Sager, Carole BayerCarole Bayer Sager	B.A., 1979	1987 Grammy Award
Schwarzenbach, BlakeBlake Schwarzenbach	B.A., 1991	Lead singer for bands Jawbreaker and Jets to Brazil.
Scialfa, PattiPatti Scialfa	Gallatin, Received music degree after transferring from the University Of Miami.	Singer and guitarist with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band.
Shorter, WayneWayne Shorter	Steinhardt 1956, B.M.E.	among the most influential hard-bop and modal jazz saxophonists
Simmons, RussellRussell Simmons	former student	Cofounder of Def Jam while at NYU
Southern, EileenEileen Southern	Steinhardt 1961, Ph.D.	first African American woman appointed a tenured full professor at Harvard
Talma, LouiseLouise Talma	B.A., 1927	Composer
Wilson, MaryMary Wilson	Gallatin	The Supremes

Politics and government

Members of the United States House of Representatives

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Ambro, Jerome AnthonyJerome Anthony Ambro	B.A., 1955	United States House of Representatives
Barry, William BernardWilliam Bernard Barry	Law LL.B., 1925	United States House of Representatives D-NY 1935–1946
Britt, Charles RobinCharles Robin Britt	Law LL.M., 1976	United States House of Representatives D-NC 1983–1985
Cavicchia, Peter AngeloPeter Angelo Cavicchia	Law LL.B., 1908	United States House of Representatives R-NJ 1931–1937
Coleman, Earl ThomasEarl Thomas Coleman	Wagner 1963, M.P.A.	United States House of Representatives D-MO 1976–1993
Connolly, MauriceMaurice Connolly	Law LL.B., 1898	United States House of Representatives D-IA 1921-1921
Davidson, Irwin DelmoreIrwin Delmore Davidson	B.S., 1927, Law LL.B., 1928	United States House of Representatives
DeNardis, Lawrence JosephLawrence Joseph DeNardis	M.A., 1960; Ph.D., 1989	United States House of Representatives
DeGette, DianaDiana DeGette	Law J.D., 1982	United States House of Representatives (1997–)
Derounian, Steven BoghosSteven Boghos Derounian	B.A., 1938	United States House of Representatives
Dollinger, IsidoreIsidore Dollinger	B.C.S., 1925	United States House of Representatives (1949–1959)
Eckert, Fred J.Fred J. Eckert	Law Postgraduate Work	United States House of Representatives, U.S. Ambassador
Dorn, Francis EdwinFrancis Edwin Dorn	Wagner, 1936*	United States House of Representatives
Ely, SmithSmith Ely	Law LL.B., 1846	United States House of Representatives
Farbstein, LeonardLeonard Farbstein	Law LL.B. 1924	United States House of Representatives (1957–1971)
Hamilton Fish, Jr.	Law LL.B. 1957	United States House of Representatives (1969–1995)
Gallagher, Cornelius EdwardCornelius Edward Gallagher	Law Postgraduate 1948	United States House of Representatives (1959–1973)
Geissenhainer, Jacob A.Jacob A. Geissenhainer	Law LL.B., 1862	United States House of Representatives
Gilman, Benjamin A.Benjamin A. Gilman	Law LL.B., 1950	United States House of Representatives (1983–2003)
Griffin, Anthony JeromeAnthony Jerome Griffin	Law LL.B., 1892	United States House of Representatives (1918–1935)
Guarini, Frank JosephFrank Joseph Guarini	Law, J.D., 1950, LL.M., 1955	United States House of Representatives (1979–1993)
Heftel, Cecil LandauCecil Landau Heftel	Graduate Work	United States House of Representatives (1977–1986)
Holt, Jr., Rush D.Rush D. Holt, Jr.	GSAS, M.S. 1974, Ph.D. 1981	United States House of Representatives (1999–)
Lundine, Stanley NelsonStanley Nelson Lundine	Law 1964, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives (1976–1987)
Jenkins, MitchellMitchell Jenkins	Law 1926, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives
Kenney, Edward AloysiusEdward Aloysius Kenney	Law LL.B. 1908	United States House of Representatives (1933–1938)
Keogh, Eugene JamesEugene James Keogh	Stern, B.S.	United States House of Representatives (1937–1967)
Klein, Arthur GeorgeArthur George Klein	Law 1926, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives (1946–1956)
La Guardia, FiorelloFiorello La Guardia	Law 1908, LL.B.,	United States House of Representatives (1916–1934)
Levy, Jefferson MonroeJefferson Monroe Levy	Law 1873, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives (1911–1915)
MacCrate, JohnJohn MacCrate	Law 1906, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives
Marcantonio, VitoVito Marcantonio	Law, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives
McGrath, Raymond JosephRaymond Joseph McGrath	M.A., 1968	United States House of Representatives (1981–1993)
McDermott, Allan LangdonAllan Langdon McDermott	Law 1877, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives (1900–1907)
Meskill, Thomas JosephThomas Joseph Meskill	Law 1955, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives, Governor of Connecticut
O'Leary, DenisDenis O'Leary	Law 1890, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives
Perlman, Nathan DavidNathan David Perlman	Law LL.B. 1907	United States House of Representatives (1920–1927)
Prall, Anning SmithAnning Smith Prall	Law 1908, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives (1923–1935)
Rabin, BenjaminBenjamin Rabin	Law 1917, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives
Rayfiel, Leo FrederickLeo Frederick Rayfiel	Law 1908, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives
Rangel, Charles B.Charles B. Rangel	Law 1957, B.S.	United States House of Representatives
Reece, B. CarollB. Caroll Reece	Law 1916, M.A.	United States House of Representatives (1921–1961)
Rinaldo, Matthew JohnMatthew John Rinaldo	Wagner 1979, M.P.A.	United States House of Representatives (1973–1993)	[42]
Rosenthal, Benjamin StanleyBenjamin Stanley Rosenthal	Law 1952, LL.M.	United States House of Representatives (1962–1983)
Shays, ChrisChris Shays	Stern 1974, M.B.A. Wagner 1978, M.P.A	United States House of Representatives
Siegel, IsaacIsaac Siegel	Law 1901, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives
Sickles, Daniel EdgarDaniel Edgar Sickles	Law 1846, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives
Somers, Andrew LawrenceAndrew Lawrence Somers	coursework*	United States House of Representatives
Tallmadge, Jr., JamesJames Tallmadge, Jr.	1st President of NYU	United States House of Representatives (1817–1819)
Teller, LudwigLudwig Teller	Law 1935, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives (1957–1961)
Tenzer, HerbertHerbert Tenzer	Law 1927, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives
Velázquez, NydiaNydia Velázquez	M.A., 1976	United States House of Representatives (1992–)
Ward, ElijahElijah Ward	Law 1943, LL.B.	United States House of Representatives
Watkins, Arthur VivianArthur Vivian Watkins	1909–1910	United States House of Representatives
Zeferetti, Leo C.Leo C. Zeferetti	1963*	United States House of Representatives

Members of the United States Senate

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Alexander, LamarLamar Alexander	Law 1965, J.D.	United States Senate
Boschwitz, RudyRudy Boschwitz	SternM.B.A., 1950, Law J.D., 1953	United States Senate
Edwards, Edward IrvingEdward Irving Edwards	Law, LL.B.	United States Senate (1923–1929), Governor of New Jersey
Hatfield, Henry DruryHenry Drury Hatfield	Med M.D., 1904	United States Senate (1929–1935), Governor of West Virginia
Javits, JacobJacob Javits	CAS 1923, B.A., Law 1926, LL.B.	United States Senate
Murray, James EdwardJames Edward Murray	Law 1900, J.D.	United States Senate (1934–1961)
Oddie, Tasker LowndesTasker Lowndes Oddie	Law 1895, LL.B.	United States Senate (1921–1933)
O'Gorman, James AloysiusJames Aloysius O'Gorman	Law 1887, J.D.	United States Senate(1911–1917)
Packwood, BobBob Packwood	Law 1957, J.D.	United States Senate(1969–1995)
Ribicoff, Abraham AlexanderAbraham Alexander Ribicoff	B.A., 1929	United States Senate 1963–1981
Root, ElihuElihu Root	Law 1867, LL.B.	United States Senate
Tilden, Samuel J.Samuel J. Tilden	CAS 1838 B.A., Law 1841 LL.B.	United States Senate, Governor of New York
Walsh, ArthurArthur Walsh	Stern 1915	United States Senate

Government, international organizations and other

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Alexander, LamarLamar Alexander	Law 1965, J.D.	U.S. Secretary of Education, U.S. Senator from Tennessee
Allred, GloriaGloria Allred	GSAS M.A., 1971	lawyer, talk show host
Balser, RuthRuth Balser	Ph.D.	member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1998 – present)
Bellamy, CarolCarol Bellamy	Law J.D., 1968	Executive Director, UNICEF
Benjamin, MichaelMichael Benjamin	B.A., 1992	U.S. Senate Candidate
Boies, DavidDavid Boies	Law LL.M., 1967	United States v. Microsoft, Bush v. Gore
de Borbon, Cristina FedericaCristina Federica de Borbon	GSAS M.A., 1991	Princess of Spain
Buergenthal, ThomasThomas Buergenthal	Law J.D., 1960	Judge, International Court of Justice (2000 -)
Chien, EugeneEugene Chien	GSAS Ph.D., 1973	Foreign Minister of Taiwan
de Oliveira Campos, RobertoRoberto de Oliveira Campos	Postgraduate study	Brazilian Politician and Legislator, ambassador to the U.S. and UK
Campagna, RichardRichard Campagna	M.A.	Libertarian Party Vice Presidential Candidate
Chao, BryanBryan Chao	M.A.	Ambassador to Djibouti
Chandrasekhar, SripatiSripati Chandrasekhar	GSAS Ph.D., 1944	Indian Minister of Health and Family Planning under Indira Gandhi
Chang, Dae-whanDae-whan Chang	GSAS Ph.D., 1987, M.A., 1985	Prime Minister – designate, South Korea	[43]
Clinton, ChelseaChelsea Clinton	Wagner Ph.D. student, 2010–	Former First Daughter, child of Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton, spouse of Marc Mezvinsky
Constantinou, ClayClay Constantinou	Law LL.M., 1986	U.S. Ambassador to Luxemburg
Ling-Cohan, DorisDoris Ling-Cohan	Law J.D., 1979	Judge, New York State Supreme Court
Dimas, StavrosStavros Dimas	GSAS M.A., 1969	European Commissioner for the Environment
Donohue, WilliamWilliam Donohue	GSAS Ph.D., 1980	President, Catholic League
Draper, Jr., William HenryWilliam Henry Draper, Jr.	GSAS M.A., 1917	Under Secretary of War and the Army
Echeverry, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Echeverry	GSAS Ph.D., 1996	Finance Minister, Colombia
Elaraby, NabilNabil Elaraby	Law LL.M., 1969; J.S.D., 1971	Judge, International Court of Justice
ElBaradei, MohamedMohamed ElBaradei	Law LL.M., 1967	Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (1997–)
Everson, MarkMark Everson	GSAS M.S., 1977	U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Finn, Robert Patrick JohnRobert Patrick John Finn	M.A.	U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
Foxman, AbrahamAbraham Foxman	Law J.D.	President of the Anti-Defamation League
Freeh, LouisLouis Freeh	Law LL.M., 1984	Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1993–2001)
Galimany, Guillermo EndaraGuillermo Endara Galimany	Postgraduate work, NYU Law	President of Panama (1989–1994)
Gilbert, John WilliamJohn William Gilbert	??	Secretary of State for Transport, Secretary of State for Defence
Giuliani, RudyRudy Giuliani	Law J.D., 1968	Mayor of New York City (1994–2001)
Gonsalves, CamilloCamillo Gonsalves	BsC in Global Affairs	Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations (2007- )	[44]
Grace, NancyNancy Grace	Law LL.M.	Court TV host
Grenier, JohnJohn Grenier	Taxation, L.LM, 1955	United States Senate candidate, 1966; Alabama Republican Party chairman; Birmingham lawyer
Hassanein, MuhammadMuhammad Hassanein	GSAS M.A., 1966	Minister of Finance, Arab Republic of Egypt
Height, DorothyDorothy Height	ARTS B.A., GSAS M.A., 1930	American civil and women's rights activist
Hodges, Heather M.Heather M. Hodges	M.A.	U.S. Ambassador to Moldova
Jemison, T. J.T. J. Jemison	Postgraduate study	President of the National Baptist Convention from 1982 to 1994
Joseph, LazarusLazarus Joseph	LAW 1912	N.Y. State Senator (21st District 1934–44, 24th District 1945) and Comptroller of the City of New York (1946–1954)
Kahane, MeirMeir Kahane	GSAS M.A., 1957	Leader of the Kach political party in the Israeli Knesset
Kaye, JudithJudith Kaye	Law LL.B., 1958	Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals
Kelly, Raymond W.Raymond W. Kelly	Law LL.M.	Police Commissioner of New York, Under Secretary of the Treasury
Kennedy, Jr., John F.John F. Kennedy, Jr.	Law J.D., 1989	Son of President John F. Kennedy
La Guardia, FiorelloFiorello La Guardia	Law 1908, LL.B.,	Mayor of New York City (1934–1945)
Li-an, ChenChen Li-an	GSAS Ph.D.	Secretary of Defence, Taiwan (1990–1993), President of the Control Yuan
Ma, Ying-jeouYing-jeou Ma	Law LL.M., 1976	President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Miller, Marie-ChantalMarie-Chantal Miller	IFA	Princess of Greece
Mueller, RobertRobert Mueller	GSAS M.A. 1967	FBI Director under George W. Bush
Murray, Anne FirthAnne Firth Murray	GSAS Economics	Founder, Global Fund for Women
Neagu, RomulusRomulus Neagu	GSAS MA	Member of the Romanian Parliament, Ambassador
Papakonstantinou, GiorgosGiorgos Papakonstantinou	Stern	Minister of Economy & Finance, Greece	[45]
Aranguren, Gonzalo ParraGonzalo Parra Aranguren	Law LL.M., 1952	Judge, International Court of Justice
Pierce, John F.John F. Pierce	Stern	Governor of the Central Bank in Trinidad and Tobago
Romano, LouisLouis Romano	Ed.D.	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly	[46]
Shapiro, AdamAdam Shapiro	GSAS M.A	Co-Founder, International Solidarity Movement
Steinmann, DavidDavid Steinmann	CAS B.A., 1962	Chairman, JINSA
Sung, Park YongPark Yong Sung	Stern M.B.A.	Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce
, Queen Sylvia of BugandaQueen Sylvia of Buganda	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree	Queen consort of Buganda, the traditional kingdom in central Uganda	[47]
Pierce, SamuelSamuel Pierce	Law LL.M., 1952	United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Ribicoff, Abraham AlexanderAbraham Alexander Ribicoff	B.A., 1929	United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Roberts, Burton B.Burton B. Roberts	B.A., 1943; Law 1949	Bronx New York Supreme Court judge known for his no-nonsense imperious handling of cases in his courtroom became the model for the character of Myron Kovitsky in the book The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe	[48]
Root, ElihuElihu Root	Law 1867, LL.B.	Secretary of War (1899–1903), Secretary of State (1905–1909)
Sobel, CliffordClifford Sobel	Stern B.S., 1972	U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands
Spio-Garbrah, EkwowEkwow Spio-Garbrah	Stern graduate studies	minister of communication, ambassador to the U.S. of the Republic of Ghana
Thomas, Christopher A.Christopher A. Thomas	GSAS M.A., International Relations	Chairman, Inter-American Economic Council
Thomas, Richard V.Richard V. Thomas	NYU Master of Laws	Member, Wyoming Supreme Court, 1974–2001	[49]
Trautwein, TheodoreTheodore Trautwein		Judge who sentenced a reporter from The New York Times to 40 days in jail in the "Dr. X" trial of Mario Jascalevich.	[50]
Vandergert, RodneyRodney Vandergert	NYU Master of Laws	Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka
Watson, James LopezJames Lopez Watson	B.A., 1947	Judge, United States Court of International Trade
Walch, Ernst JosephErnst Joseph Walch	Law M.C.J., 1981	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Williamson, Edwin D.Edwin D. Williamson	Law J.D., 1964	Director, White House Office of Government Ethics
Wright, BarbaraBarbara Wright	M.A., Nursing Education	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly	[51]
Wu, Benjamin H.Benjamin H. Wu	B.A., 1985	Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce
Yates, Mary CarlinMary Carlin Yates	M.A., Ph.D.	U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana

Press, literature and arts

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Albert, KennyKenny Albert	CAS 1990, B.A.	Play-by-play broadcaster, New York Rangers and Fox Sports
Acker, KathyKathy Acker		Blood and Guts in High School
Antin, DavidDavid Antin	GSAS 1966, M.A.	recipient of the PEN Los Angeles Award for Poetry
Appel, Jacob M.Jacob M. Appel	GSAS 2000, M.F.A.	Author of Arborophilia, Creve Coeur, idiosyncratic bioethicist	[52]
Baehr, TedTed Baehr	Law, J.D.	chairman of the Christian Film and Television Commission
Bartiromo, MariaMaria Bartiromo	CAS, 1987 B.A.	News anchor on CNBC, has also written 2 books
Baskin, LeonardLeonard Baskin		noted for his sculpting
Bradford, StaceyStacey Bradford	M.A., Journalism	Financial journalist, author, and commentator
Brown, Rita MaeRita Mae Brown	Law 1964, M.A.	Rubyfruit Jungle
Busby, Eileen RoseEileen Rose Busby	earned B.A. at age 62	Author
Bushnell, CandaceCandace Bushnell	CAS, B.A.	New York Observer: Sex and the City
Calvo-Roth, FortunaFortuna Calvo-Roth	professor	President of New York Women in Communications	[53]
Carman, BlissBliss Carman	visiting scholar	Canadian Poet
McCullers, CarsonCarson McCullers	GSAS*	author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Cullen, CounteeCountee Cullen	GSAS	author of Ballad of the Brown Girl, Color, Color
Danish, Noon MeemNoon Meem Danish	Former teaching staff	Urdu poet	[54]
Davenport, MiriamMiriam Davenport	IFA*	Painter and sculptor
Decter, MidgeMidge Decter	ARTS*	Journalist
Eastman, CrystalCrystal Eastman	Law 1907, LL.B.	a leader in early 20th-century feminist and civil liberties activism
Ellison, RalphRalph Ellison	Faculty 1970–1980	American Academy of Arts & Letters
Federman, WayneWayne Federman	TSOA*	MARAVICH author, comedian The Tonight Show
Ford, TomTom Ford	TSOA*	Design Director for Gucci
Anastasia Friscia	CAS	Journalist
Gaines, WilliamWilliam Gaines	CAS 1948, B.A.	founder of MAD magazine
Gartner, MichaelMichael Gartner	Law 1972, J.D.	1997 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Gitman, YuryYury Gitman	TSOA M.F.A.	inventor of electronic art
Graham, JorieJorie Graham	TSOA 1973, B.F.A.	known for complex metaphors and philosophical content
Green, AdolphAdolph Green	WSC 1938*	met Betty Comden at NYU
Hammond, Raymond P.Raymond P. Hammond	GAL 2000, MA	Editor-in-Chief, New York Quarterly
Hannity, SeanSean Hannity	coursework*	Co-Host of "Hannity and Colmes" on Fox News Channel
Heller, JosephJoseph Heller	GSAS 1945*	"Catch-22"
Hewitt, DonDon Hewitt	coursework*	creator, "60 minutes"
Kirtzman, AndrewAndrew Kirtzman	Journalism degree	NY1 and WCBS-TV reporter, author
Kobryn, Alen PolAlen Pol Kobryn	CAS*	Poet	[55]
Lashner, WilliamWilliam Lashner	Law, J.D.	author of legal thrillers
Levin, IraIra Levin	ARTS 1950, B.A.	known for the broadway musical "Deathtrap"
Levinson, PaulPaul Levinson	WSC 1974 B.A.; Steinhardt 1979 Ph.D.	author of The Plot To Save Socrates
Maltin, LeonardLeonard Maltin	WSC, B.A. (journalism)	film critic on Entertainment Tonight
Martin, DemetriDemetri Martin*	Law, J.D.	Comedian who appears on The Daily Show
Michaels, LeonardLeonard Michaels	WSC 1953, B.A.	essayist known for his compelling urban tales of whimsy and tragedy
McCourt, FrankFrank McCourt	WSC 1953, B.A.	1997 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography or autobiographical Writing
Napoleon, DaviDavi Napoleon	TSOA 1989 Ph.D.	Arts journalist and reviewer, author of Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American Theater
Phillips, WilliamWilliam Phillips	GSAS 1930, M.A.	cofounder of Partisan Review
Porter, James AmosJames Amos Porter	GSAS, M.A.	African American painter and art historian
Rabinowitz, DorothyDorothy Rabinowitz	GSAS 1960, Ph.D.	2001 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Reznikoff, CharlesCharles Reznikoff	Law 1916, LL.B.	Objectivist Poet
Rose, CharlieCharlie Rose	coursework*	host of "60 minutes"
Salinger, J. D.J. D. Salinger	coursework*	Catcher in the Rye
Schoenfeld, GeraldGerald Schoenfeld	Law, J.D.	Chairman of the Shubert Organization (1972–2008)	[56]
Shahn, BenBen Shahn		Artist
Shanley, John PatrickJohn Patrick Shanley	Steinhardt 1977, M.A.	recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, Academy Award, Tony Award
Schwartz, DelmoreDelmore Schwartz		noted for lyrical descriptions of isolation and the search for identity
Segal, GeorgeGeorge Segal	ENG 1950, B.S.	sculptor of monochromatic, cast plaster figures
Sobel, RobertRobert Sobel	CAS 1957, Ph.d.	Noted business historian; author For Want of a Nail.
Steel, DanielleDanielle Steel	TSOA 1963 – 1967*	Romance novel author
Strauss, DarinDarin Strauss	ENG 1996, M.F.A.	Guggenheim-winning novelist; Chang and Eng, The Real McCoy
Schonberg, Harold C.Harold C. Schonberg	GSAS 1969, M.A.	1971 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Vanderbilt, AmyAmy Vanderbilt		an acknowledged authority on manners, mores
Vaughan, Brian K.Brian K. Vaughan		Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Pride of Baghdad
Williams, SaulSaul Williams	GSAS 1995, M.A.	The Seventh Octave, Said the Shotgun to the Head
Wilson, Robert AntonRobert Anton Wilson	1957–1958	author of The Illuminatus! Trilogy
Wood, James N.James N. Wood		Former Director and President of the Art Institute of Chicago (1980–2004); December 2006: Named President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust	[57]

Pulitzer Prize winners

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Graham, JorieJorie Graham	undergraduate/Film	1996 Pulitzer prize for Poetry
Gartner, MichaelMichael Gartner	Law 1972, J.D.	2001 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Gould, MortonMorton Gould	CAS studied under Abby Whiteside	1995 Pulitzer Prize for Stringmusic
Kinnell, GalwayGalway Kinnell	professor	1982 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
McCourt, FrankFrank McCourt	CAS 1953, B.A.	1997 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography or autobiographical Writing
Perle, GeorgeGeorge Perle	GSAS 1956, Ph.D.	1986 Pulitzer Prize for Woodwind Quintet No. 4
Rabinowitz, DorothyDorothy Rabinowitz	GSAS 1960, Ph.D.	2001 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Rhodes, James FordJames Ford Rhodes	CAS, 1865– *	1916 Pulitzer Prize for History of the Civil War
Schonberg, Harold C.Harold C. Schonberg	GSAS 1939, M.A.,	1971 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Schuman, WilliamWilliam Schuman	Stern*	1943 Pulitzer Prize for "A Free Song"
Shanley, John PatrickJohn Patrick Shanley	Steinhardt 1977, M.A.	2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Simic, CharlesCharles Simic	CAS 1966, B.A.	1990 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (The World doesn't end)
Simon, NeilNeil Simon	CAS 1944 – 1945*	1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Lost in Yonkers)
Sleet Jr., MonetaMoneta Sleet Jr.	Master's in journalism	1969 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography (Photo of grieving widow Coretta Scott King)
Unger, IrwinIrwin Unger	professor	1965 Pulitzer Prize for History (The Greenback Era)
Wright, DougDoug Wright	TSOA 1987	2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Wright, LawrenceLawrence Wright	fellow, Center for Law and Security	2007 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction

• Joel Wachs (born 1939)—Los Angeles City Council member for thirty years (1970–2001), president of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York City

Sports

Name	Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Balk, AbrahamAbraham Balk	1947	foil and épée fencer, 5 NCAA gold medals, selected to 1948 Olympics team
Belakovskaia, AnjelinaAnjelina Belakovskaia	GSAS 2001, M.S.	US Women's Chess Champion 1995, 1996, 1999
Berg, MoeMoe Berg	ARTS 1918–1919*	Major League baseball Player, spy, quiz show host
Bettman, GaryGary Bettman	Law 1977, J.D.	NHL Commissioner
Cann, HowardHoward Cann		NYU basketball player 1914–1917 and 1919–1920; coach 1923–1958
Carnevale, BenBen Carnevale		NYU basketball player 1934–1938; Navy Basketball coach 1947–1967
D'Amico, RudyRudy D'Amico		NBA basketball scout, and former college and professional basketball coach
Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg	coursework*	Major League baseball player, 5-time All-Star, 2-time American League Most Valuable Player, elected to the Hall of Fame
Gubner, GaryGary Gubner		World record-holding shotputter and Olympic weightlifter
Hairston, HappyHappy Hairston		NBA player, 1971 champion with the Los Angeles Lakers
Heiss, CarolCarol Heiss	CAS	Gold Medal Winner, Olympic Winter Games 1960
Holman, NatNat Holman		Hall of Fame basketball player and coach
Master, EdithEdith Master		Olympic bronze medalist equestrian
Mondschein, IrvIrv Mondschein		Olympic decathlete and 3-time US champion, NCAA high jump champion, and All-East football player
Jones, SamuelSamuel Jones		Olympic Gold Medalist, high jump, 1902
Sanders, SatchSatch Sanders		NBA player, 1961–1966, 1968–1969 champion with the Boston Celtics
Sankofa, Mika'ilMika'il Sankofa	CAS, 1988	Olympic gold medalist, fencing, 1988, 1992
Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes		NBA player, 3-time FT% leader, 1-time rebound leader, 12-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, and coach
Shmalo, RobertRobert Shmalo	CAS	International ice dancing competitor
Smith, EdEd Smith	1934	NFL Boston Redskins, Green Bay Packers 1936–1937, Model for Heisman Trophy	[58]
Spahn, MoeMoe Spahn		American Basketball League (MVP)	[59]
Strong, KenKen Strong	All-American, 1928	NFL Staten Island Stapletons, New York Giants 1929–1947, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967
Tagliabue, PaulPaul Tagliabue	Law 1965, J.D.	NFL Commissioner
Tannenbaum, SidneySidney Tannenbaum		2-time All-American basketball guard; left as NYU all-time scorer; pro player
Woodruff, JohnJohn Woodruff	ARTS 1939, GSAS 1941, M.A.	Olympic gold medalist, sprinter, 1936

Other

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Relation to NYU	Notability	Reference
Acton, Sir HaroldSir Harold Acton	major benefactor	donated the Villa LaPietra Campus to NYU
Bobst, Elmer HolmesElmer Holmes Bobst	major benefactor	namesake of NYU's Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
Butler, CharlesCharles Butler	president of council	1835–?
Gallatin, AlbertAlbert Gallatin	founder of NYU	Secretary of the Treasury under Thomas Jefferson
Kimmel, MartinMartin Kimmel	major benefactor	namesake of NYU's Kimmel Center for Student Life
Lewis, MorganMorgan Lewis	one of the founders of NYU	Governor of New York (1804–1807)
Steinhardt, MichaelMichael Steinhardt	major benefactor	namesake of NYU's Steinhardt School of Education
Stern, Leonard N.Leonard N. Stern	major benefactor	namesake of NYU's Stern School of Business
Tisch, PrestonPreston Tisch	major benefactor	namesake of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts

Fictional

The following are characters in film, television, literature, and other media that have a connection to the university:

Name	Portrayal	Notability	Reference
Princess Daisy	played by Samantha Mathis	Paleontology student in Super Mario Bros. (film)
Darin	played by Jarrad Paul	Kramer's NYU intern for his startup Kramerica Corporation Seinfeld (tv series)
James Dalton	played by Patrick Swayze	"The Cooler" at The Double Deuce
Ross Geller	played by David Schwimmer	in the popular serial Friends as a tenured professor of paleontology.
Bud Fox	played by Charlie Sheen	main character in Wall Street
Charlie of Spin City	played by Charlie Sheen	Mayor's Chief of Staff
Paul Finch	played by Eddie Kaye Thomas	in the American Pie films
Victor Ward		in Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
Denise Fleming	played by Lauren Ambrose	in the film Can't Hardly Wait
Tom Collins	originated by Jesse L. Martin	in the musical Rent is a professor at NYU.
Fritz the Cat	voiced by Skip Hinnant	in the film directed by Ralph Bakshi
Theo Huxtable	played by Malcolm-Jamal Warner	in The Cosby Show
Dr. Guy Luthan	played by Hugh Grant	in Extreme Measures (NYU Med Student)
Jack Campbell	played by Nicolas Cage	in The Family Man
Alvy Singer	played Woody Allen	in Annie Hall
Dalton	played by Patrick Swayze	in Road House graduated from NYU with a degree in philosophy
Alex Foreman	played by Scarlett Johansson	in In Good Company (2004)
Dr. Roy Tam	played by Sab Shimono	is an NYU science professor in The Shadow (1994)
Will Truman	played by Eric McCormack	in Will and Grace
Blair Waldorf	played by Leighton Meester	in Gossip Girl
Dan Humphrey	played by Penn Badgley	in Gossip Girl
Vanessa Abrams	played by Jessica Szohr	in Gossip Girl
Georgina Sparks	played by Michelle Trachtenberg	in Gossip Girl
Olivia Burke	played by Hilary Duff	in Gossip Girl
Em Lewin	played by Kristen Stewart	in Adventureland
Tyler Hawkins	played by Robert Pattinson	in Remember Me
Ally Craig	played by Emilie De Ravin	in Remember Me
Robert "Moose" Alexander III	played by Adam G. Sevani	in Step Up 3D
Camille Gage	played by Alyson Stoner	in Step Up 3D

See also

• List of New York University faculty and staff

References

External links

• NYU Office of Development & Alumni Relations
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