Notable Alumni of Fordham University

Donald J. Trump 1946–

45th and 47th President of the United States

Attended until 1966

Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

Child: Tiffany Trump (Georgetown University, University of Pennsylvania)

Child: Barron Trump (New York University)

Andrew Cuomo 1957–

Former Governor of New York

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1979

Also attended: Albany Law School, New York University

Spouse: Kerry Kennedy (Boston College, Boston University)

Father: Mario Cuomo (St John's University (NY))

Hage Geingob 1941–2024

Former President of Namibia

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1970

Also attended: The New School, Temple University

Geraldine Ferraro 1935–2011

1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee

Also attended: Marymount Manhattan College

John Owen Brennan 1955–

CIA Director from 2013 to 2017

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1977

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin

Tillman Thomas 1945–

Former Prime Minister of Grenada

Joseph Cao 1967–

First Vietnamese American member of Congress

Master of Arts · Class of 1995

Also attended: Loyola University New Orleans, Baylor University

James B. Donovan 1916–1970

Lawyer and diplomatic negotiator of prisoner exchanges

Also attended: Harvard University

John N. Mitchell 1913–1988

67th U.S. attorney general under Nixon

Spouse: Martha Mitchell (University of Miami, Stephens College)

William J. Casey 1913–1987

Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987

Jerrold Nadler 1947–

US Representative from New York and lawyer

Juris Doctor · Class of 1978

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Fritz Jean 1956–

Haitian economist and former prime minister

Also attended: The New School

G. Gordon Liddy 1930–2021

Lawyer and Watergate scandal conspirator

Rosa DeLauro 1943–

U.S. representative from Connecticut

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1964

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Spouse: Stanley B. Greenberg (Harvard University, Miami University-Oxford)

Juan Vargas 1961–

U.S. representative for California

Master of Arts · Class of 1987

Also attended: University of San Diego, Harvard University

Bill Pascrell 1937–2024

U.S. Representative from New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1961

Adam Smith 1965–

US Representative from Washington since 1997

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1987

Also attended: University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Kennedy Agyapong 1960–

Ghanaian politician and businessman

Bachelor of Arts

Ann McLaughlin Korologos 1941–2023

19th US Secretary of Labor

Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

Spouse: John McLaughlin (Boston College, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Spouse: Tom C. Korologos (Columbia University in the City of New York, University of Utah)

Joe DioGuardi 1940–

Accountant and former Republican U.S. Representative

Child: Kara DioGuardi (Duke University)

Thomas Suozzi 1962–

U.S. representative and former Nassau County executive

Juris Doctor · Class of 1989

Also attended: Boston College

Rudina Hajdari 1987–

Former Albanian member of parliament

Malcolm Wilson 1914–2000

50th Governor of New York

Brien McMahon 1903–1952

Former U.S. senator from Connecticut

Attended until 1924

Also attended: Yale University

Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. 1956–

Attorney, former prosecutor and politician

Juris Doctor, Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1988

Also attended: St John's University (NY)

William O'Dwyer 1890–1964

Mayor of New York City and Ambassador to Mexico

George S. Latimer 1953–

US representative for New York's 16th district

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1974

Also attended: New York University

Dudley Field Malone 1882–1950

Liberal attorney, politician and activist

Ray McGovern 1939–

Former CIA analyst and political activist

Also attended: Georgetown University, Harvard University

Martin Henry Glynn 1871–1924

40th Governor of New York

Also attended: Albany Law School

Denny Chin 1954–

US circuit judge, Second Circuit

Also attended: Princeton University

Harry Crosby 1958–

Investment banker, former actor, son of Bing Crosby

Father: Bing Crosby (Gonzaga University)

Mother: Kathryn Crosby (The University of Texas at Austin)

Ellen Alemany 1955–

Vice Chairwoman of First Citizens BancShares

Also attended: University of Bridgeport

Nemir Kirdar 1936–2020

Iraqi banker and founder of Investcorp

Also attended: University of the Pacific, Harvard University

Child: Rena Kirdar (Columbia University in the City of New York)

Eugene Shvidler 1964–

Russian oil businessman and billionaire

Peter Kreeft 1937–

Professor of philosophy at Boston College

Also attended: Yale University, Calvin University

Alice von Hildebrand 1923–2022

Catholic philosopher who taught at Hunter College

Stanley Jaki 1924–2009

Benedictine priest, physicist and Seton Hall professor

Attended until 1957

Peter Boghossian 1966–

Philosopher and former Portland State professor

Master of Arts · Philosophy

Also attended: Portland State University, Marquette University

George Coyne 1933–2020

Jesuit priest and Vatican Observatory director

Also attended: Georgetown University

Ivo Banac 1947–2020

Yale historian and Croatian politician

Also attended: Stanford University

Taras Hunczak 1932–2024

Ukrainian-American historian and political scientist

Francis Edward Peters 1927–2020

NYU professor emeritus of history, religion and Islamic studies

Master of Arts · Russian linguistics

Also attended: Saint Louis University, Princeton University

Chu Ching-wu 1941–

Taiwanese-American physicist specializing in superconductivity

Also attended: University of California-San Diego

Alexander Dvorkin 1955–

Russian theologian and anti-cult activist

Also attended: CUNY Hunter College, Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary

Lana Del Rey 1985–

Singer-songwriter

Denzel Washington 1954–

American actor and film producer

Bachelor of Arts · Journalism, English

Child: Olivia Washington (New York University)

Child: Malcolm Washington (University of Pennsylvania)

Amanda Seyfried 1985–

Actress; Golden Globe and Emmy winner

Spouse: Thomas Sadoski (Circle in the Square Theatre School, University of North Texas)

David Copperfield 1956–

Stage magician and illusionist

Alan Alda 1936–

Actor, star of M*A*S*H

Spouse: Arlene Alda (CUNY Hunter College)

Sibling: Antony Alda (The Juilliard School)

Robert Sean Leonard 1969–

Actor and Tony Award winner

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Don DeLillo 1936–

Novelist, playwright and essayist

Mary Higgins Clark 1927–2020

American author of suspense novels

Bachelor of Arts · Philosophy · Class of 1979

Child: Carol Higgins Clark (Mount Holyoke College)

Patricia Clarkson 1959–

Film, television and stage actress

Also attended: Yale University

Edmond O'Brien 1915–1985

Actor and director, Academy Award winner

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater

Sibling: Liam O'Brien (Manhattan University)

Lea Salonga 1971–

Filipino actress and singer

Sibling: Gerard Salonga (Berklee College of Music)

Hilarie Burton 1982–

Actress known for One Tree Hill

Also attended: New York University

Taylor Schilling 1984–

Actress known for Orange Is the New Black

Also attended: New York University

Dylan McDermott 1961–

Actor, Golden Globe winner for The Practice

Also attended: Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater

Mother: Eve Ensler (Middlebury College)

Regina Hall 1970–

Actress known for Scary Movie series

Also attended: New York University

Robert Mulligan 1925–2008

Director of To Kill a Mockingbird

Faith Evans 1973–

Singer, songwriter and actress

Betty Gilpin 1986–

Actress known for Netflix series GLOW

Father: Jack Gilpin (Harvard University)

Paul Morrissey 1938–2024

Film director, long-time Andy Warhol associate

Paddy Chayefsky 1923–1981

Playwright and screenwriter, three-time Oscar winner

Also attended: CUNY--City College

Jeffery Deaver 1950–

Mystery and crime novelist

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia

Julie White 1961–

Actress, Tony Award winner for The Little Dog Laughed

Also attended: Texas State University

Dash Mihok 1974–

Actor known for Showtime series Ray Donovan

Hunter Tylo 1962–

Actress, author and model

Vin Scully 1927–2022

Dodgers play-by-play announcer for 67 years

Susan Lucci 1946–

Actress known for All My Children

Child: Liza Huber (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Michaela McManus 1983–

Actress known for One Tree Hill

Also attended: New York University

John La Farge 1835–1910

Painter and stained-glass artist

Also attended: Mount St. Mary's University

Child: John LaFarge, Jr. (Harvard University)

Thomas Calabro 1959–

Actor and director

Trini Alvarado 1967–

Actress known for Little Women (1994)

Annie Parisse 1975–

Actress known for Law & Order

Spouse: Paul Sparks (New York University, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus)

Sibling: Louis Cancelmi (Yale University)

Tommy Dorfman 1992–

Actor known for 13 Reasons Why

Christopher Lawford 1955–2018

Actor, author and activist from the Kennedy family

Also attended: Boston College, Harvard University, Tufts University

Mother: Patricia Kennedy Lawford (Rosemont College)

John Benjamin Hickey 1963–

Actor who won the 2011 Tony Award

Also attended: The Juilliard School, Texas State University

Philip Abbott 1923–1998

American character actor

Christopher Larkin 1987–

Actor, played Monty Green in The 100

Chris Cuomo 1970–

News anchor, formerly of CNN

Juris Doctor · Class of 1995

Also attended: Yale University

Father: Mario Cuomo (St John's University (NY))

Mother: Matilda Cuomo (St John's University (NY))

Jonathan Harris 1914–2002

Character actor with over 500 appearances

Virginia Williams 1978–

Actress known for Fairly Legal and Fuller House

Heather Lind 1983–

Actress known for Turn: Washington's Spies

Also attended: New York University

Sibling: Christina Bennett Lind (Fordham University)

Pat Harrington Jr. 1929–2016

Emmy-winning stage and television actor

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Kether Donohue 1985–

Actress and singer, known for You're the Worst

John McGiver 1913–1975

Character actor in film and television

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

Kenneth Harlan 1895–1967

Popular actor of the silent film era

Spencer Garrett 1963–

Actor in Air Force One and Public Enemies

Also attended: Duke University

Sam Taylor 1895–1958

Film director known for Harold Lloyd comedies

Michael Alig 1966–2020

Club promoter and Club Kids ringleader

Also attended: Fashion Institute of Technology

Christopher Buckley 1952–

Author and political satirist, Bush speechwriter

Also attended: Yale University

Father: William F. Buckley Jr. (Yale University)

Bud Collyer 1908–1969

Radio actor and game show host, voice of Superman

Also attended: Williams College

Ilan Mitchell-Smith 1969–

Academic and former actor in Weird Science

Also attended: University of California-Davis, Pasadena City College, Santa Monica College

Pawel Szajda 1982–

Actor in For All Mankind and Generation Kill

Also attended: Bridgewater State University

Tony Smith 1912–1980

Sculptor and architect associated with minimalism

Also attended: Georgetown University

Jane McGonigal 1977–

Game designer and author

Bachelor's degree · Class of 1999

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Sibling: Kelly McGonigal (Boston University, Stanford University)

Julia Cameron 1948–

Author of The Artist's Way

Spouse: Martin Scorsese (New York University)

Child: Domenica Cameron-Scorsese (Wesleyan University)

Tim Rose 1940–2002

Singer and songwriter

John DeLuca 1986–

Actor and singer known for Teen Beach Movie

Michael Craig-Martin 1941–

Irish-born conceptual artist and painter

Also attended: Yale University

Donald Spoto 1941–2023

Biographer and theologian

Also attended: Iona University

Dan Grimaldi 1946–

Actor and mathematics professor, known for The Sopranos

Also attended: CUNY Graduate School and University Center, New York University

Candida Alvarez 1955–

Painter and professor

Bachelor of Fine Arts · Class of 1977

Also attended: Yale University

Robert N. Munsch 1945–

American-born Canadian children's author

Also attended: Boston University

Jazmin Grace Grimaldi 1992–

Actress and singer, daughter of Albert II of Monaco

Attended until 2014

Father: Albert II, Prince of Monaco (Amherst College)

Amirah Vann 1980–

Actress and singer, starred in Underground

Also attended: New York University

Dick Purcell 1905–1944

Actor who played Captain America in a film serial

Horace McMahon 1906–1971

Actor known for playing heavies in Hollywood

Kamie Crawford 1992–

Miss Teen USA 2010 and television host

Also attended: New York Film Academy

Jim Dwyer 1957–2020

New York Times reporter, columnist and author

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Karina Smirnoff 1978–

Ballroom dancer, Dancing with the Stars season 13 winner

Bob Keeshan 1927–2004

Creator and star of Captain Kangaroo

Elizabeth Hendrickson 1979–

Actress known for All My Children

Karen Kopins 1958–

Former actress, model and beauty pageant winner

Nate Archibald 1948–

Former NBA player with the Kings and Celtics

Also attended: Arizona Western College, University of Texas--El Paso

Tom Courtney 1933–2023

Two-time gold medalist at the 1956 Olympics

Bryant Dunston 1986–

American-born Armenian professional basketball player

John Mulcahy 1876–1942

Rower, 1904 Olympic double scull champion

Eric Paschall 1996–

Professional basketball player

Smush Parker 1981–

Former professional basketball player in the NBA

Also attended: College of Southern Idaho

P. J. Carlesimo 1949–

Basketball coach in NBA and college

Johnny Bach 1924–2016

Former professional basketball player and coach

Frankie Frisch 1897–1973

Baseball second baseman and manager

Nick Martínez 1990–

Baseball pitcher in MLB and NPB

Jermaine Anderson 1983–

Canadian basketball player and team executive

Joe McCluskey 1911–2002

Steeplechase runner with 27 national titles

Fiona Murtagh 1995–

Irish rower, 2020 Olympic bronze medallist

Kervin Bristol 1988–

Haitian-American former professional basketball player

Also attended: Broward College

John Wolyniec 1977–

Soccer coach and San Jose Earthquakes technical director

Howie Roseman 1975–

General manager of the Philadelphia Eagles

Also attended: University of Florida

Liubomyr Huzar 1933–2017

Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Also attended: Catholic University of America

Theodore Edgar McCarrick 1930–2025

Former Archbishop of Washington, laicized in 2019

Also attended: Catholic University of America

Francis Spellman 1889–1967

Archbishop of New York and cardinal

Aram I 1947–

Catholicos of Cilicia, Armenian Apostolic Church

Silvano Maria Tomasi 1940–

Italian cardinal and former Holy See diplomat

Duchess Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1921–1989

Archduchess of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles I

Patrick O'Boyle 1896–1987

First resident Archbishop of Washington, cardinal

Also attended: University of Scranton

Roberto González Nieves 1950–

Former Archbishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico

Also attended: Siena University

Terrence Prendergast 1944–

Canadian Jesuit and Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa

Jacob Thoomkuzhy 1930–2025

Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic archbishop of Trichur

Emilio S. Allué 1935–2020

Auxiliary bishop of Boston

Thomas Wenski 1950–

Catholic Archbishop of Miami

Also attended: Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary

Anthony Taylor 1954–

Catholic Bishop of Little Rock

Also attended: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Amanda Hearst 1984–

Model, socialite and Hearst family heiress

Bachelor of Arts · Art history · Class of 2008

Also attended: Boston University

Mother: Anne Hearst (Regis University, George Washington University)

J. Kevin Boland 1935–

Catholic bishop of Savannah from 1995 to 2011

Also attended: Catholic University of America

Álvaro Corrada del Rio 1942–

Puerto Rican Catholic bishop and Jesuit

Robert C. Morlino 1946–2018

Catholic bishop of Madison, Wisconsin

Also attended: University of Notre Dame

Joseph John Gerry 1928–2023

Benedictine monk and auxiliary bishop

Also attended: Saint Anselm College

Peter Byrne 1951–

Former auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York

Elden Francis Curtiss 1932–

Former Catholic archbishop of Omaha

Also attended: University of Notre Dame, University of Portland

Joseph Wu Qinjing 1968–

Catholic bishop of Zhouzhi