List of Fordham University people
This is a list of notable alumni of Fordham University, a United States university in New York.
Arts and letters
- Francis J. Beckwith, Christian philosopher
- Thomas Cahill, best-selling author
- Ion Cârja, writer
- Paddy Chayefsky, playwright, screenwriter (attended, no degree)
- Mary Higgins Clark, bestselling suspense novelist
- Ed Dee, author
- Don DeLillo, National Book Award and PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author
- Richard Foerster, Award-winning poet
- Norman Frauenheim, American pianist and music instructor
- David Kolb, philosopher at Bates College
- John LaFarge, painter, muralist, designer of stained-glass windows
- Virginia O'Hanlon, as a child, wrote a letter to the New York Sun asking about Santa Claus which prompted the famous response "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" (doctorate from Fordham)
- Guillermo Owen, mathematician, game theorist
- John Sanford, author (no degree)
- John Dawson Gilmary Shea, author, historian
Business
- Louis Boccardi, FCRH '58, Retired CEO (1985–2003), Associated Press. Member of the Pulitzer Prize Board from 1994 to 2003.
- Rose Marie Bravo, TMC '71, Current Vice Executive and former CEO (1997–2005), Burberry.
- Kathleen Brown, LAW '85, Senior Advisor, Head of Public Finance, Western Region, Goldman Sachs
- Kevin Burke, LAW '77, Chairman, President and CEO of Con Edison.
- Robert E. Campbell, CBA '55, Retired Vice Chairman of Johnson & Johnson. Donated $10 million in December 2007 to Fordham University toward the construction of Campbell Hall. Board of Trustees, Fordham University
- E. Gerald Corrigan, GSAS (Ph.D.) ’65, ’71, Chairman of GS Bank USA, the bank holding company of Goldman Sachs, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Vice-Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee. Donated $5 million to Fordham University to establish the Corrigan Chair in International Business and Finance at the Graduate School of Business.
- Mario Gabelli, CBA '65, Billionaire Founder, Chairman, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, GAMCO Investors, Ranked #937 on the 2010 Forbes magazine list of "The World's Billionaires" [1] with net worth of $1 billion. Donated $25 million to Fordham University in September 2010 for the undergraduate business school, which has been renamed the Gabelli School of Business.
- Stephen J. Hemsley, CEO of UnitedHealth Group FCLC '57, LAW '64, Chairman of El Paso Pipeline
- Maria Elena Lagomasino, GBA '77, CEO (2001–2005) of JP Morgan Private Bank; Board of Directors, Coca-Cola
- John Leahy, FCRH '72, COO of Customers, Airbus
- John Mara, LAW '79, President and COO, New York Giants, son of the late Wellington Mara
- Wellington Mara, FCRH '37, Former owner of the NFL's New York Giants from 1959 until his death and one of the most influential and iconic figures in the history of the National Football League.
- Joe Moglia,[1] Current chairman and former CEO, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
- Lorenzo Mendoza, Venezuelan billionaire, CEO of Empresas Polar, Ranked #258 on the 2010 Forbes magazine list of "Word's Billionaires"[2] with net worth of $3.5 billion
- Angelo R. Mozilo, CBA '60,[2] Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Countrywide Financial Corporation
- Anne M. Mulcahy,[3] Retired Chairman and CEO, Xerox and ranked one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" in 2006 by Fortune
- Eugene Shvidler, GBA (MBA and MS in International Taxation), Russian-American billionaire, international oil tycoon, Ranked #828 on the 2010 Forbes magazine list of "The World's Billionaires", [3] with net worth of $1.2 billion.
- Donald Trump, Billionaire business executive and TV personality (attended, no degree)
- Don Valentine, Founder, Partner, and Venture Capitalist at Sequoia Capital and one of the original investors of Apple Computer, Atari, LSI Logic, Oracle Corporation, Cisco, Electronic Arts, Google, and YouTube. Referred to as the "grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital."
- Stephen M. Hicks, CEO of Southridge Capital, MBA Finance '83, founder and CEO of a diversified financial holdings company.
Education
- Timothdy S. Healy, S.J., former President, Georgetown University (master's degree from Fordham)
- Fr. Thomas Hopko, Orthodox Christian theologian
- Eamon Kelly, President Emeritus, Tulane University
- Robert B. Lawton, President, Loyola Marymount University
- Gerald W. Lynch, former President, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- William J. McGill, former President, Columbia University
- Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J., President Emeritus, Georgetown University (doctorate from Fordham)
- Kevin Quinn, S.J., Law Professor and President of the University of Scranton since 2011
- Gerard Reedy, S.J., former President, College of the Holy Cross
- Paul Reiss, President Emeritus, Saint Michael's College (master's degree from Fordham)
- John Sexton, President, New York University
- Vince Tinto (1963), a noted theorist in the field of higher education, particularly concerning university student retention
Entertainment
- Alan Alda, six-time Emmy Award and six-time Golden Globe Award-winning actor
- Prince Lorenzo Borghese, reality star of ABC's ninth edition of The Bachelor (master's degree from Fordham)
- Justin Brannan, musician and lyricist, Indecision / Most Precious Blood (attended Lincoln Center campus, no degree)
- Hugh Brannum, actor, portrayed beloved Mr. Greenjeans character on the children's television show Captain Kangaroo*
- Hilarie Burton, actress, best known for her role as Peyton Sawyer on the TV series One Tree Hill (attended, no degree)
- Thomas Calabro, actor, best known for his role as Dr. Michael Mancini on the TV series Melrose Place
- Joshua Caldwell, MTV Movie Award-winning director
- Patricia Clarkson, Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress
- Lana Del Rey, musician
- David Copperfield, magician (attended, no degree)
- Kevin Devine, singer/songwriter, Capitol Records
- Faith Evans, Grammy Award-winning singer (attended, no degree)
- Dan Grimaldi, actor on the TV series The Sopranos
- Pat Harrington, Jr., Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actor, best known for his role as Schneider on the TV sitcom One Day at a Time
- Jonathan Harris, actor, best known for his TV work as Bradford Webster in The Third Man and Dr. Zachary Smith in Lost in Space
- Amanda Hearst Socialite
- Elizabeth Hendrickson, actress from the daytime drama All My Children and The Young and the Restless
- John Benjamin Hickey, Tony Award-winning actor for The Normal Heart
- Raúl Juliá, actor (no degree)
- Wayne J. Keeley, Two time Emmy Award winning producer as well as a published writer and director.
- Bob Keeshan, five-time Emmy Award and three-time Peabody Award-winning star and producer of the children's TV series Captain Kangaroo
- Robert Sean Leonard, Tony Award-winning actor, currently plays Dr. James Wilson, head of the oncology department, on Fox's medical drama House
- Lou Liberatore, Tony Award-nominated actor for Burn This
- Susan Lucci, professional actress and Emmy award winner.
- Edward Madden, songwriter of American standards
- Dylan McDermott, Golden Globe Award-winning actor, best known for his role as defense attorney Bobby Donnell on the TV series The Practice
- Michaela McManus, actress, best known for her portrayals of Lindsey Strauss on the television series One Tree Hill (TV series) and A.D.A. Kim Greylek on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Lara Jill Miller, actress, best known for her role as Samantha "Sam" Kanisky on the TV sitcom Gimme a Break!*
- Ilan Mitchell-Smith, actor, best known for his co-starring role as Wyatt Donnelly in the John Hughes film Weird Science (master's degree from Fordham)
- Brianne Moncrief, actress, best known for her role as Colby Chandler on the soap opera All My Children
- Annie Parisse, actress, best known for her role as assistant district attorney Alexandra Borgia on the TV series Law & Order
- Tim Rose, musician and songwriter
- Cathie Ryan, singer/Celtic musician
- Taylor Schilling, actress, plays the lead character, Nurse Veronica Callahan, on NBC's medical drama Mercy
- John Scurti, actor, plays Lt. Ken Shea, on FX (TV Channel) drama Rescue Me (TV series)
- Streeter Seidell, comedian, writer, actor, co-star of the MTV series Pranked!, editor-in-chief of CollegeHumor.com
- Amanda Seyfried, actress, Mean Girls, ABC Family's Wildfire, HBO's Big Love
- Raymond Siller, four-time Emmy Award nominated head writer for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
- Karina Smirnoff, world champion professional dancer
- Alice Smith, Grammy Award-nominated singer
- Hunter Tylo, actress, best known for her role as Dr. Taylor Hayes on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
- Denzel Washington, two-time Academy Award and three-time Golden Globe Award-winning actor
- Bill Wendell, longtime television announcer on numerous influential programs
- Julie White, Tony Award-winning actress
- Virginia Williams, actress, starring in the USA Network series Fairly Legal
Law, politics, and public service
- See also, List of Fordham University School of Law alumni
- Lee Ward, PhD., Canadian Political Scientist and Historian
- Hugh J. Addonizio, U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1949–1962)
- Rob Astorino, media personality and Westchester County Executive
- John O. Brennan, Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security under President Barack Obama (2009–Present)
- Joseph Cao, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (Louisiana)
- William J. Casey, U.S. Director of Central Intelligence (1981–1987)
- Denny Chin, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York*
- E. Gerald Corrigan, former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (master's degree and doctorate from Fordham)
- Andrew Cuomo, Governor, New York State (2011-Present); former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton
- Francis Edwin Dorn, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1953–1961)
- John D. Feerick, Dean, Fordham University School of Law (1982–2002)+
- Paul Feiner, Town Supervisor Greenburgh New York (1992–present)
- Geraldine Ferraro, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1979–1985) and first woman Vice Presidential candidate of a major political party*
- Vito Fossella, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1998–2008)*
- Hage Geingob, first Prime Minister of Namibia following its independence
- Robert Giaimo, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1981)
- Michael N. Gianaris, member of the New York State Assembly (2001–Present) and candidate for New York State Attorney General in 2006
- Arthur Gonzalez, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court (1995–present); presided over Enron Corporation and WorldCom bankruptcies+
- John M. Granville, United States Agency for International Development diplomat assassinated in Sudan
- George Harlamon, Mayor Waterbury, Connecticut, (1969–1970)
- General John "Jack" Keane, retired four-star General and former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army[4]
- Wayne J. Keeley, Vice President of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. and Director of CARU
- Thomas J. Kelly, a recipient of the Medal of Honor, president of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society (1964–1969)*
- G. Gordon Liddy, lawyer, political operative for President Richard Nixon, leader of the "White House Plumber's unit", political pundit and radio show host+
- Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington D.C.
- Brien McMahon, U.S. Senator (1945–1952)
- Major General Martin Thomas McMahon, American Civil War officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- William R. Meagher, former Senior Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Thomas Patrick Melady, American ambassador under three presidents and as a sub-cabinet officer for a fourth, and remains active in foreign affairs and international relations. Since 2002, he is Senior Diplomat in residence at The Institute of World Politics in Washington, DC.
- John N. Mitchell, U.S. Attorney General under President Richard Nixon
- Robert C. Morlino, Catholic Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin
- William Hughes Mulligan, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1971–1981)
- Edward Murphy, Jr., Senator from New York; United States Senate (1893–1899)
- Robert Charles Murray, Medal of Honor recipient [4]
- Tim Murray, former Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts, and current Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
- Jerrold Nadler, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1993–Present)*
- Gerry Ottenheimer, Canadian politician and senator
- Bill Pascrell, Jr., member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–present)
- Marilyn Hall Patel, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California*
- John E. Potter, U.S. Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service
- Adam Clayton Powell IV, member of the New York State Assembly (2000–present)*
- Terrence Prendergast, Catholic Archbishop of Ottawa, Canada
- Loretta A. Preska, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York*
- Thomas Vincent Quinn, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1949–1951)
- Louis Romano, member of the New Jersey General Assembly.[5]
- Justinian Rweyemamu. Tanzanian economist
- James P. Scoblick, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1946–1949)
- Bernard M. Shanley, Deputy Chief of Staff and White House Counsel to President Dwight D. Eisenhower*
- Aravella Simotas, member of the New York State Assembly (2011-Present)
- Adam Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1997–present)
- Malcolm Smith, New York State Senator/Majority Leader and (Acting) Lieutenant Governor (2000–present)
- Francis Spellman, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Thomas Suozzi, Nassau County Executive and candidate for Governor of New York in 2006*
- Jacob Thoomkuzhy, former bishop of Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur, India.
- Austin Tobin, executive director of the Port of New York Authority (1942–1972)
- Peter Vallone, Jr., member of the New York City Council (2002–Present)+
- Peter Vallone, Sr., first and longtime Speaker of the New York City Council+
- Ruth Whitehead Whaley, first African American woman to be admitted to the New York State and North Carolina Bar Associations*
- Malcolm Wilson, Governor of New York (1973–1975)
Media and communications
- John Andariese, radio color commentator for the New York Knicks
- Louis Boccardi, retired President, The Associated Press
- Justin Brannan, newswriter, radio announcer, blogger (attended Lincoln Center campus, no degree)
- Mike Breen, sportscaster for NBA games on ABC and ESPN as well as New York Knicks games on MSG Network
- Patti Ann Browne. FOX News anchor and reporter
- Chris Carrino, radio play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Nets
- Chip Cipolla, radio announcer for the New York Football Giants and other professional sports teams in the New York City area[6]
- Christopher Cuomo, Emmy Award-winning correspondent for ABC News*
- Jack Curry, baseball columnist and reporter for The New York Times
- John M. Culkin, leading media scholar and critic, educator, writer and consultant.
- Pat Dawson, Emmy Award-winning correspondent for NBC News
- Spero Dedes, radio play-by-play announcer for the New York Knicks (2011 season) and previously for Los Angeles Lakers
- Jim Dwyer, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Pete Fornatale, radio personality and music historian
- Phil Giubileo, radio play-by-play announcer for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in the American Hockey League
- Michael Kay, TV play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees
- Wayne J. Keeley, Vice President of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. and Director of CARU
- Greg Kelly, co-host of Good Day New York
- Tom Leykis, nationally syndicated radio talk show host (attended, no degree)
- Mac McGarry, host of the Washington, D.C. and Charlottesville, Virginia versions of It's Academic
- Marshall McLuhan (Visiting, 1967), communications theorist and coiner of the phrase, "the medium is the message."
- Malcolm Moran, sportswriter for USA Today, USBWA Hall of Famer
- Lynn Neary, award-winning NPR journalist
- Charles Osgood, three-time Emmy Award and two-time Peabody Award-winning journalist for CBS, Radio Hall of Famer
- Bob Papa, radio play-by-play announcer for the New York Giants
- Ed Randall, host of WFAN's Talking Baseball
- Father Ralph S. Pfau, author
- Tony Reali, host of ESPN's Around the Horn
- Vin Scully, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball Hall of Famer, Radio Hall of Famer
- Loretta Tofani, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Wen Vo, co-creator and editor of the Mcjawn online magazine
- Alex Young, Publisher and CEO of Consequence of Sound
Science and technology
- George Coyne, S.J., astronomer, and former director of the Vatican Observatory
- Victor Hess, Nobel Laureate for physics 1936 (instructor)
- Thomas D. Schiano, specialist in liver transplantation, intestinal transplantation and in the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic liver disease
- James Joseph Walsh, M.D., LL.D., Litt.D., Sc.D., author, encyclopedia contributor and science journalist
Sports
- Nate "Tiny" Archibald, former NBA player (master's degree from Fordham)
- Steve Bellán, first Latin American to play Major League Baseball
- Peter A. Carlesimo, former Executive Director, National Invitation Tournament
- P.J. Carlesimo, college and professional basketball coach
- Tom Courtney, two-time Olympic Games gold medalist, held world record in 880-yard run
- Ed Danowski, NFL player for the New York Giants
- Frankie Frisch, Baseball Hall of Famer
- Pete Harnisch, former Major League All-Star pitcher
- Bob Hassmiller, Consensus Second Team All-American basketball player in 1939
- Harry Jacunski, NFL player, college football coach
- Vince Lombardi, football coaching legend, Pro Football Hall of Famer
- John Mara, President and COO, New York Giants*
- Wellington Mara, former owner of the New York Giants, Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Joe McCluskey, Olympic Games bronze medalist, USATF Hall of Famer
- John Mulcahy, Olympic Games gold and silver medalist
- Dan O'Sullivan, former NBA journeyman
- Smush Parker, NBA player for the Miami Heat (attended, no degree)
- John Skelton, current professional American football player for the Arizona Cardinals.
- Sara Whalen, former professional soccer player for the New York Power and US Women's National team.
- Alex Wojciechowicz, Pro Football Hall of Famer, College Football Hall of Famer
- John Wolyniec, Major League Soccer player for the Red Bull New York
- Tony Reali, American sports personality, host of ESPN Around the Horn and 'Statboy' on Pardon the Interruption
- Ken Charles, former NBA player, Buffalo Braves and Atlanta Hawks
- Charles Yelverton, former NBA player, Portland Trailblazers
- Kurt Sohn, former NFL player, New York Jets
Former presidents
- Cardinal John McCloskey 1841-43
- Most Rev. James Roosevelt Bayley 1844-46
- Rev. Augustus J. Thebaud, S.J. 1846-51 and 1859–63
- Rev. John Larkin, S.J. 1851-54
- Rev. Remigius I. Tellier, S.J. 1854-59
- Rev. Edward Doucet, S.J. 1863-65
- Rev. William Moylan, S.J. 1865-68
- Rev. Joseph Shea, S.J. 1868-74
- Rev. William Gockeln, S.J. 1874-82
- Rev. Patrick F. Dealy, S.J. 1882-85
- Rev. Thomas F. Campbell, S.J. 1885-88 and 1896–1900
- Rev. John Scully, S.J. 1888-91
- Rev. Thomas Gannon, S.J. 1891-96
- Rev. George A. Pettit, S.J. 1900-04
- Most Rev. John J. Collins, S.J. 1904-06
- Rev. Daniel J. Quinn, S.J. 1906-11
- Rev. Thomas J. McCluskey, S.J. 1911-15
- Rev. Joseph A. Mulry, S.J. 1915-19
- Rev. Edward P. Tivnan, S.J. 1919-24
- Rev. William J. Duane, S.J. 1924-30
- Rev. Aloysius J. Hogan, S.J. 1930-36
- Rev. Robert I. Gannon, S.J. 1936-49
- Rev. Laurence J. McGinley, S.J. 1949-63
- Rev. Vincent T. O'Keefe, S.J. 1963-65
- Rev. Leo J. McLaughlin, S.J. 1965-69
- Rev. Michael P. Walsh, S.J. 1969-72
- Rev. James C. Finlay, S.J. 1972-84
- Rev. Joseph A. O'Hare, S.J. 1984-2003
- Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. 2003–present
* Denotes alumni who have earned a Fordham University School of Law degree only.
+ Denotes alumni who have earned a Fordham Law degree in addition to a Fordham undergraduate degree.
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