Notable Alumni of Trinity College

Jane Swift 1965–

Former acting governor of Massachusetts

Also attended: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Rodney Frelinghuysen 1946–

Former U.S. Representative from New Jersey

Also attended: Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Father: Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (Yale University, Princeton University)

Kevin Sullivan 1949–

106th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut

Also attended: University of Connecticut

Henry McBride 1856–1937

4th Governor of Washington

Thomas L. Harris 1816–1858

U.S. Representative from Illinois and army soldier

Christine Quinn 1966–

Former speaker of the New York City Council

Barbara B. Kennelly 1936–

Former US representative from Connecticut

Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1971

Also attended: Trinity Washington University, Harvard University

Percival W. Clement 1846–1927

Businessman and 57th Governor of Vermont

William R. Cotter 1926–1981

U.S. Representative from Connecticut

Charles C. Van Zandt 1830–1894

34th governor of Rhode Island

Thomas Joseph Meskill 1928–2007

Former Connecticut governor and federal circuit judge

Also attended: University of Connecticut, New York University

Frank Fasi 1920–2010

Longest-serving mayor of Honolulu

Isaac E. Crary 1804–1854

First elected U.S. representative from Michigan

Joseph M. Warren 1813–1896

U.S. representative from New York

Also attended: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

J. H. Hobart Ward 1823–1903

Union Army general in the Civil War

William Shepperd Ashe 1814–1862

U.S. Representative and Confederate officer

Sibling: John Baptista Ashe (Trinity College)

Robert L. King 1946–

Former US Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education

Also attended: Vanderbilt University

David Chang 1977–

Celebrity chef and founder of Momofuku

Matthew Prince 1974–

Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare

Bachelor of Arts · English-language literature, Computer science

Also attended: University of Chicago, Harvard University

Thomas R. DiBenedetto 1949–

Businessman and former AS Roma chairman

David Gottesman 1926–2022

Billionaire philanthropist, founder of First Manhattan Co

Also attended: Harvard University, Teachers College at Columbia University

Spouse: Ruth L. Gottesman (Barnard College, Teachers College at Columbia University)

Tom Doherty 1936–

Publisher and founder of Tor Books

Andrew Ellicott Douglass 1867–1962

Astronomer and founder of dendrochronology

Charles McLean Andrews 1863–1943

Yale historian, Pulitzer Prize winner for history

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: Johns Hopkins University

Robert B. Pippin 1948–

Philosopher and University of Chicago professor

Bachelor of Arts · English

Also attended: The Pennsylvania State University

Edward Miner Gallaudet 1837–1917

First president of Gallaudet University

Father: Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (Yale University)

Child: Edson Fessenden Gallaudet (Yale University, Johns Hopkins University)

Philip S. Khoury 1949–

MIT history professor and vice provost

Also attended: Harvard University

Margot Badran 1936–

Middle East historian and scholar of Islamic feminism

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: Harvard University

Kevin B. Anderson 1948–

Sociologist and professor at UC Santa Barbara

Russell F. Doolittle 1931–2019

Biochemist and evolutionary biologist at UC San Diego

Also attended: Wesleyan University, Harvard University

Franz Schurmann 1926–2010

Sociologist and historian of Communist China

Also attended: Harvard University

Samuel Kassow 1946–

Historian of Ashkenazi Jewry

Also attended: Princeton University

Ernest de Koven Leffingwell 1875–1971

Arctic explorer and geologist

Also attended: University of Chicago

Edward Albee 1928–2016

Playwright, author of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Tucker Carlson 1969–

Conservative commentator and former Fox News host

Bachelor of Arts

Father: Dick Carlson (University of Mississippi)

Richard Barthelmess 1895–1963

Silent-era film actor, Academy co-founder

Rachel Platten 1981–

Singer-songwriter and author

Ari Graynor 1983–

Actress known for The Sopranos

Mary McCormack 1969–

Actress known for The West Wing

Sibling: Will McCormack (Trinity College)

Sibling: Bridget Mary McCormack (Trinity College, New York University)

Stephen Gyllenhaal 1949–

Film director and poet

Spouse: Kathleen Man Gyllenhaal (Yale University, University of Iowa)

Child: Jake Gyllenhaal (Columbia University in the City of New York)

George Will 1941–

Conservative columnist for The Washington Post

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Princeton University

Spouse: Mari Maseng (University of Pennsylvania, University of South Carolina-Columbia)

Jesse Watters 1978–

Fox News host and conservative political commentator

Bachelor of Arts

Sammy Adams 1987–

Rapper, singer and songwriter

Cotter Smith 1949–

Stage, film and television actor

Mike Kellin 1922–1983

Stage and screen actor, Obie Award winner

Also attended: Yale University, Boston University

Will McCormack 1974–

Actor, screenwriter and film director

Sibling: Mary McCormack (Trinity College)

Sibling: Bridget Mary McCormack (Trinity College, New York University)

Richard Tuttle 1941–

Postminimalist artist and sculptor

Spouse: Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (Barnard College, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Charles L. Grant 1942–2006

Novelist of dark fantasy and quiet horror

Dudley Buck 1839–1909

Composer, organist and writer on music

Chris Hogan 1970–

Actor and comedian known for MADtv

Stephen Belber 1967–

Playwright, screenwriter and film director

Also attended: The Juilliard School

Maitland Armstrong 1836–1918

Stained-glass artist and consul in Rome

Child: Hamilton Fish Armstrong (Princeton University)

Sydney George Fisher 1856–1927

Lawyer and historian

Attended until 1879

Also attended: Harvard University

Father: Sidney George Fisher (Dickinson College)

Jon Entine 1952–

Science journalist and author

Bachelor of Arts · Philosophy · Class of 1974

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Jim Shepard 1956–

Novelist and short-story writer

Also attended: Brown University

Joseph Payne 1937–2008

Harpsichordist, organist and musicologist

Also attended: University of Hartford

Christine Collins 1969–

American rower

Vikram Malhotra 1989–

Indian professional squash player

John Mason Neale 1818–1866

Anglican priest, scholar and hymnwriter

James Roosevelt Bayley 1814–1877

First Bishop of Newark and Archbishop of Baltimore

Christie Macaluso 1945–

Former auxiliary bishop of Hartford

Also attended: New York University