Notable Alumni of Saint Peter’s University

Bob Menendez 1954–

Former US senator from New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1976

Child: Rob Menendez (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Child: Alicia Menendez (Harvard University)

Albio Sires 1951–

Cuban-born politician, mayor of West New York, New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1974

Also attended: Middlebury College

James Alphonsus Hamill 1877–1941

Former US representative from New Jersey

Edward J. Hart 1893–1961

U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1935–1955

Attended until 1913

Also attended: Georgetown University

Daniel Joseph Griffin 1880–1926

U.S. representative from New York

Also attended: New York Law School

Charles F. X. O'Brien 1879–1940

Former U.S. representative from New Jersey

Also attended: Fordham University, New York Law School

Joseph Patrick Tumulty 1879–1954

Private secretary of Woodrow Wilson

Joan M. Quigley 1940–

Former New Jersey General Assembly member

Also attended: Hudson County Community College

Chester J. Straub 1937–2024

Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: University of Virginia-Main Campus

Ras Baraka 1970–

40th mayor of Newark, New Jersey

Also attended: Howard University

Father: Amiri Baraka (Howard University, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Sibling: Kellie Jones (Amherst College)

George J. Borjas 1950–

Economist and Harvard Kennedy School professor

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Vincent Burnelli 1895–1964

Aeronautics engineer, lifting body and flying wing pioneer

Will Durant 1885–1981

Historian and philosopher, author of The Story of Civilization

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Ken Jennings 1947–

Stage actor known for Sweeney Todd on Broadway

John Henning 1937–2010

Boston television reporter and political analyst

Also attended: Boston University

Keydren Clark 1984–

Basketball coach and former player

Natasha Jonas 1984–

British professional boxer and two-weight world champion

Andrew Wisniewski 1981–

Basketball coach and former player

Also attended: Centenary College of Louisiana

Chris Megaloudis 1984–

Puerto Rican football coach and former player

Also attended: Stony Brook University

Aaron Estrada 2001–

Basketball player for Boulazac

Murphy Wiredu 1985–

Canadian former soccer player

Bob Hurley 1947–

Basketball coach

Child: Bobby Hurley (Duke University)

Child: Dan Hurley (Seton Hall University)

Richard Rinaldi 1949–

Former Baltimore Bullets basketball player

Elnardo Webster 1948–2022

Professional basketball player in the ABA