Notable Alumni of Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Patrick Morrisey 1967–

Governor of West Virginia since 2025

Dale E. Wolf 1924–2021

70th Governor of Delaware and businessman

Also attended: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Cheri Beasley 1966–

Former chief justice of North Carolina Supreme Court

Bachelor of Arts · Political science, Economics · Class of 1988

Also attended: Duke University, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Elizabeth Warren 1949–

US senator from Massachusetts

Also attended: George Washington University, University of Houston

Spouse: Bruce Mann (Yale University, Brown University)

David S. Miller 1974–

Linux kernel networking subsystem maintainer

Yoram Hazony 1964–

Philosopher, chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1993

Also attended: Princeton University

Elizabeth Bugie 1920–2001

Biochemist and co-discoverer of streptomycin

Milton Friedman 1912–2006

Economist, 1976 Nobel laureate, Chicago school leader

Also attended: University of Chicago, Columbia University in the City of New York

Spouse: Rose Friedman (University of Chicago, Reed College)

Child: David D. Friedman (University of Chicago, Harvard University)

Paul Robeson 1898–1976

Bass-baritone, actor, football player and activist

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Spouse: Eslanda Goode Robeson (Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Mother: Maria Louisa Bustill (Lincoln University)

Calista Flockhart 1964–

Actress, star of Ally McBeal

Also attended: Rowan University

Spouse: Harrison Ford (Ripon College)

Jane Krakowski 1968–

Actress and singer, starred in 30 Rock

Henry Selick 1952–

Filmmaker and animator

Also attended: California Institute of the Arts, Syracuse University

Kevin Chamberlin 1963–

Actor known for The Addams Family and Seussical

Janet Evanovich 1943–

Novelist of the Stephanie Plum mystery series

Robert Harper 1951–2020

Stage, film and television actor

Spouse: Lisa Pelikan (The Juilliard School)

Alice Aycock 1946–

Sculptor and installation artist

Also attended: CUNY Hunter College

Leila Kenzle 1960–

Therapist and former actress, known for Mad About You

Zerlina Maxwell

Television host and political analyst

Also attended: Tufts University

Dahntay Jones 1980–

Former NBA player, Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach

Also attended: Duke University

Gregory Echenique 1990–

Venezuelan professional basketball player

Also attended: Creighton University

Ron Harper Jr. 2000–

Boston Celtics NBA player

Father: Ron Harper (Miami University-Oxford)

Luis Flores 1981–

Dominican former basketball player

Eddie Jordan 1955–

Former NBA player and head coach

Hamady N'Diaye 1987–

Senegalese professional basketball player

Roy Hinson 1961–

Former NBA player, 1983 first-round pick

Quincy Douby 1984–

Former professional basketball player

Osasu Edobor

Nigerian gender advocate and social entrepreneur