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24 notable alumni U.S. News #95

Notable Alumni of Rochester Institute of Technology

Notable alumni of Rochester Institute of Technology include John Resig (Software engineer, creator of jQuery), Emma Lampert Cooper (Painter from Rochester, New York) and Kate Gleason (Engineer, businesswoman and philanthropist).

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Fiona Ma 1966–

    California state treasurer

    Also attended: Golden Gate University, Pepperdine University

  • William Alfred Buckingham 1804–1875

    Civil War governor of Connecticut and US senator

  • Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla 1984–

    Former Foreign Minister of Kosovo

    Licentiate · Public policy studies

  • Ivan Štefanec 1961–

    Slovak member of the European Parliament

Business

  • Kate Gleason 1865–1933

    Engineer, businesswoman and philanthropist

    Also attended: Cornell University

Science and academia

Arts and media

Sports

  • Christopher Tanev 1989–

    NHL defenceman for the Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Matt Hamill 1976–

    Former UFC mixed martial artist and wrestler

    Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

  • John Williams 1965–

    Equestrian, 2004 Olympic eventing team bronze medalist

  • Steve Pinizzotto 1984–

    Former NHL ice hockey winger

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.