Notable Alumni of University of Bridgeport

Mary Peters 1948–

15th U.S. Secretary of Transportation

Also attended: Harvard University

Jahana Hayes 1973–

US Representative for Connecticut's 5th district

Also attended: Southern Connecticut State University

Rodrigo Paz Delgado 1933–2021

Ecuadorian businessman and former mayor of Quito

Fred Heineman 1929–2010

Former police officer and North Carolina congressman

Also attended: Concordia College, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, St. Francis College

Irman Gusman 1962–

Former speaker of Indonesia's Regional Representative Council

Henry Buttelmann 1929–2019

Air Force fighter pilot and Korean War flying ace

Yeh Yi-jin 1960–

Taiwanese politician

Master's degree · Class of 1990

Fred DeLuca 1947–2015

Co-founder of Subway

Ellen Alemany 1955–

Vice Chairwoman of First Citizens BancShares

Also attended: Fordham University

Robert Kowalski 1941–

Logician and computer scientist

Also attended: University of Chicago, Stanford University

Silvio Bedini 1917–2007

Science historian, Smithsonian Historian Emeritus

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Dave Weckl 1960–

Jazz fusion drummer

Bill Smitrovich 1947–

Film and television actor

Also attended: Smith College

Janet Gardner 1962–

Former lead vocalist of band Vixen

Nicole Fiscella 1979–

Actress and model, known for Gossip Girl

Also attended: Tufts University

Inaya Day 1977–

Dance singer known for house music vocals

Kenichi Ebina 1974–

Dancer, winner of America's Got Talent season 8

Ger Duany 1978–

South Sudanese-American actor and model

Grayson Hugh 1960–

Singer-songwriter known for hit Talk It Over

Thomas B. Allen 1929–2018

Author and historian

Child: Roger MacBride Allen (Boston University)

Manute Bol 1962–2010

NBA player, one of the tallest ever

Also attended: Case Western Reserve University

Child: Bol Bol (University of Oregon)

Julius Boros 1920–1994

Professional golfer noted for U.S. Open record

Andy Robustelli 1925–2011

NFL defensive end for the Rams and Giants

George Brown 1935–

Soccer forward and coach

Faisal Shahzad 1979–

Convicted in the 2010 Times Square bombing attempt