List of Fordham University alumni

See also: Category:Fordham University alumni

This is a partial list of notable alumni of Fordham University, a United States university in New York.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Art and literature

• Ryan Babenzien, footwear designer
• Anthony Baratta, interior designer
• Thomas Cahill, authori
• Ion Cârja, writer
• Paddy Chayefsky, playwright, screenwriter (attended, no degree)
• Mary Higgins Clark, novelist
• Maureen Corrigan, author, journalist, critic
• Keith R. A. DeCandido, science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his Star Trek tie-in novels
• Ed Dee, author
• Don DeLillo, National Book Award and PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author
• Brad Ferguson, journalist and science fiction author
• Richard Foerster, poet
• 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)
• John Sanford, author (no degree)
• Joseph Sansonese, author
• Valerie Sayers, author
• John Dawson Gilmary Shea, author, historian

Business

• Louis Boccardi, FCRH '58, retired CEO (1985–2003), Associated Press; member of the Pulitzer Prize Board 1994-2003
• 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
• 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; 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 of GAMCO Investors; ranked #937 onForbes's 2010 list of the world's billionaires, with a net worth of $1 billion; donated $25 million to Fordham University in September 2010 for the undergraduate business school, renamed the Gabelli School of Business
• Stephen J. Hemsley, CBA '74, CEO of UnitedHealth Group
• 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, COO, and co-owner of the 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; one of the most influential and iconic figures in the history of the National Football League
• Joe Moglia, current chairman and former CEO of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation
• Lorenzo Mendoza, Venezuelan billionaire, CEO of Empresas Polar; ranked #258 on Forbes's 2010 list of world's billionaires, with a net worth of $3.5 billion
• Angelo R. Mozilo, CBA '60, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Countrywide Financial Corporation
• Anne M. Mulcahy, retired Chairman and CEO, Xerox and ranked one of the "50 Most Powerful Women in Business" in 2006 by Fortune
• Edward H. Murphy, Ph.D., retired from American Petroleum Institute
• Eugene Shvidler, GBA (MBA and MS in International Taxation), Russian-American billionaire, international oil tycoon; ranked #828 on Forbes's 2010 list of world's billionaires, with net worth of $1.2 billion
• Donald Trump, billionaire business executive, TV personality and U.S. Presidential candidate (attended, no degree from transferred to the University of Pennsylvania)
• Don Valentine, founder, partner, and venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital; an original investors of Apple Computer, Atari, LSI Logic, Oracle Corporation, Cisco, Electronic Arts, Google, and YouTube; "grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital"

Education

• Francis J. Beckwith, philosopher at Baylor University
• Steven R. DiSalvo, President, Saint Anselm College (B.S. ’84, M.B.A. ’90, Ph.D. ‘02 from Fordham)
• Timothy S. Healy, former President, Georgetown University (master's degree from Fordham)
• Fr. Thomas Hopko, Orthodox Christian theologian
• Eamon Kelly, President Emeritus, Tulane University
• David Kolb, philosopher at Bates College
• 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)
• Guillermo Owen, mathematician, game theorist
• Anthony Picciano, author, professor, academic.
• 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 (1994–1998)
• Paul Reiss, President Emeritus, Saint Michael's College (master's degree from Fordham)
• John Sexton, President, New York University
• Vince Tinto (1963), theorist in the field of higher education, particularly concerning university student retention
• Lawrence G. Smith, founding dean of Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.

Musicians and composers

• Justin Brannan, musician and lyricist, Indecision and Most Precious Blood (attended Lincoln Center campus, no degree)
• Lana Del Rey, BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter
• Kevin Devine, singer-songwriter, Capitol Records
• Faith Evans, Grammy Award-winning singer (attended, no degree)
• Norman Frauenheim, pianist and music instructor
• Tim Rose, musician and songwriter
• Cathie Ryan, singer, Celtic musician
• Alice Smith, Grammy Award-nominated singer

Entertainment

• Alan Alda, six-time Emmy Award and six-time Golden Globe Award-winning actor
• Prince Lorenzo Borghese, reality-televsision star (master's degree from Fordham)
• PJ Brennan, actor,
• Hilarie Burton, actress
• Thomas Calabro, actor
• Joshua Caldwell, MTV Movie Award-winning director
• Patricia Clarkson, Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actress
• David Copperfield, magician (attended, no degree)
• John Deluca, actor
• Alison Fraser, two-time Tony Award-nominated actress and singer
• Dan Grimaldi, actor
• Regina Hall, actress
• Pat Harrington, Jr., Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actor
• Jonathan Harris, actor
• Elizabeth Hendrickson, Tony Award-winning actor and television actress
• John Benjamin Hickey, Tony Award-winning actor 2011 65th Tony Awards, Emmy Award-nominated television and movie actor
• 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
• Tim Kubart, Grammy Award-winning children's musician and host of Sprout's Sunny Side Up
• Robert Sean Leonard, Tony Award-winning actor
• Lou Liberatore, Tony Award-nominated actor
• Susan Lucci, professional actress and Emmy award winner
• Edward Madden, songwriter of American standards
• Dylan McDermott, Golden Globe Award-winning actor
• Michaela McManus, actress
• Lara Jill Miller, actress
• Ilan Mitchell-Smith, actor (master's degree from Fordham)
• Brianne Moncrief, actress
• Melanie Moore, contemporary dancer (attended, no degree)
• Annie Parisse, actress
• Eddie Pepitone (attended, no degree)
• Joe Santos, actor best known for his role in The Rockford Files
• Taylor Schilling, actress
• John Scurti, actor
• Streeter Seidell, comedian, writer, actor
• Amanda Seyfried, actress, (attended, no degree)
• Raymond Siller, four-time Emmy Award-nominated writer
• Karina Smirnoff, world champion professional dancer
• Hunter Tylo, actress and former model
• Denzel Washington, two-time Academy Award, three-time Golden Globe Award and Tony Award-winning actor
• Bill Wendell, longtime television announcer
• Julie White, Tony Award-winning actress
• Virginia Williams, actress
• William Windom, Emmy Award-winning actor (attended, no degree)

Law, politics, and public service

See also, List of Fordham University School of Law alumni

• 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 (2009-2013) and CIA Director under President Barack Obama (2013-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. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Judge*
• E. Gerald Corrigan, former President, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (master's degree and doctorate from Fordham)
• Salvatore A. Cotillo, Italian-born New York lawyer and politician; first Italian-American to serve in both houses of the New York State Legislature, and the first to serve as Justice of the New York State Supreme Court
• Andrew Cuomo, Governor, New York State (2011–present); former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton
• James B. Donovan, defended Rudolph Abel in his spy trial and later negotiated the release of Francis Gary Powers. He is the subject of Steven Spielberg's, Oscar-nominated film, "Bridge of Spies.
• 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)
• Tim Jones, Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives
• General John "Jack" Keane, retired four-star General and former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
• 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, Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
• Brien McMahon, U.S. Senator (1945–1952)
• Martin T. McMahon, Bvt. Major General, United States Army, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, United States Ambassador to Paraguay, New York State Senator, New York State Assemblyman
• William R. Meagher, former Senior Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
• Thomas Patrick Melady, American ambassador under three presidents; sub-cabinet officer for a fourth; since 2002, 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 [1]
• 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
• 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)
• Donald Smith, D.C. Superior Court Judge, appointed by President Nixon in 1972 (deceased, 2002)
• Malcolm Smith, New York State Senator/Majority Leader and (Acting) Lieutenant Governor (2009)
• Francis Spellman, Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, former Archbishop of New York
• 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+
• Lee Ward, PhD., Canadian political scientist and historian
• 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)+
• Frank Zullo, mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut (1965 – 1971)

Media and communications

• John Andariese, radio color commentator for the New York Knicks
• Jack Armstrong, radio commentator for The Toronto Rapters and former assistant basketball coach at Fordham
• 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
• John M. Culkin, leading media scholar and critic, educator, writer and consultant
• Christopher Cuomo, Emmy Award-winning correspondent for ABC News*
• Jack Curry, baseball columnist and reporter for The New York Times
• Lydia Dishman, business journalist and reporter for Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes, and others
• 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
• Amanda Hearst, socialite
• 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, anchor, Fox 5 Evening News
• 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"
• Kirk Minihane, radio host
• 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
• Father Ralph S. Pfau, author
• Ed Randall, host of WFAN's Talking Baseball
• Tony Reali, host of ESPN's Around the Horn and 'Statboy' on Pardon the Interruption
• Lauren Scala, traffic reporter for Today in NY
• Vin Scully, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers; Baseball Hall of Fame; Radio Hall of Fame
• Charlie Slowes, radio play-by-play announcer for the Washington Nationals
• Loretta Tofani, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
• Wen Vo, co-creator and editor of the Mcjawn online magazine
• Paul Wontorek, editor-in-chief of Broadway.com
• Alexander Young, founder of music publication Consequence of Sound

Science and technology

• Philip John Basile, application developer and author
• Jason Calacanis, Internet entrepreneur, angel investor, and blogger; founder of Silicon Alley Reporter and Digital Coast Reporter
• George Coyne, S.J., astronomer, and former director of the Vatican Observatory
• Ronald A. DePinho, M.D., president of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• 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
• Sam Bowers, gridiron football player
• Matt Brennan, NFL player
• Peter A. Carlesimo, former Executive Director, National Invitation Tournament
• P.J. Carlesimo, college and professional basketball coach
• Ken Charles, former NBA basketball player, played for the Atlanta Hawks and Buffalo Braves
• Tom Courtney, two-time Olympic Games gold medalist, held world record in 880-yard run
• Ed Danowski, NFL player for the New York Giants
• Kevin Eakin, first with the NY Jets, played in NFL Europe, then CFL and now QB with Georgia Force of Arena Football League
• Frankie Frisch, Baseball Hall of Famer
• Eddie Gordon, The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale winner, professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight Division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship
• 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
• Grant Kerr, Scottish professional soccer player in Europe
• Vince Lombardi, football coaching legend, Pro Football Hall of Famer
• John Mara, President and COO, New York Giants (law degree from Fordham)
• 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
• Tommy Myers, football player
• Dan O'Sullivan, former NBA journeyman
• Smush Parker, NBA player for the Miami Heat (attended, no degree)
• John Skelton, current professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Kurt Sohn, former NFL player, New York Jets
• Walt Uzdavinis, NFL player
• Sara Whalen, former professional soccer player for the New York Power and US Women's National team. (master's degree from Fordham)
• Alex Wojciechowicz, Pro Football Hall of Famer, College Football Hall of Famer
• John Wolyniec, Major League Soccer player for the New York Red Bulls
• Leo Paquin, Johnny Druze, Ed Franco, Al Babartsky, Natty Pierce ,(along with Wojciechowicz and Lombardi) formed the legendary "Seven Blocks of Granite".
• Charles Yelverton, former All-American basketball player, drafted 25th in 1971 NBA Draft, played with Portland and in the Euro League.
• Greg Wilson (American football), NFL player
• Patrick Murray (American football), NFL Player

* 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.