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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of Siena College

Notable alumni of Siena College include George Deukmejian (35th governor of California), William Kennedy (Writer and journalist, 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner) and Bobby Fish (Professional wrestler).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • George Deukmejian 1928–2018

    35th governor of California

    Also attended: St John's University (NY)

  • Chris Gibson 1964–

    Former US Representative from New York and Army officer

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1986

    Also attended: Cornell University

  • Anthony Brindisi 1978–

    US district judge and politician from New York

    Also attended: Albany Law School, SUNY at Fredonia

  • Wayne LaPierre 1949–

    Former CEO of the National Rifle Association

  • Gerald B. H. Solomon 1930–2001

    US congressman from New York and Marine veteran

    Attended until 1950

    Also attended: St. Lawrence University

  • Jack Quinn 1951–

    Retired New York politician and academic administrator

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1973

    Also attended: University at Buffalo

  • Michael Botticelli 1958–

    Former director of White House drug control policy office

    Also attended: St. Lawrence University

  • Doug Hickey

    Businessman and former US ambassador to Finland

    Bachelor of Economics · Class of 1977

Arts and media

  • William Kennedy 1928–

    Writer and journalist, 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner

  • Wendy Moniz 1969–

    Television actress

    Spouse: Frank Grillo (New York University)

  • Ron Vawter 1948–1994

    Actor and founding member of The Wooster Group

  • Erich Hartmann 1922–1999

    German-born photographer and photojournalist

  • Joseph Cali 1950–

    Actor known for Saturday Night Fever

Sports

  • Bobby Fish 1976–

    Professional wrestler

  • Jalen Pickett 1999–

    NBA player for the Los Angeles Clippers

  • Juan Carlos Obregón Jr. 1997–

    Footballer who represents Honduras national team

  • Emery Welshman 1991–

    Former footballer who represented Guyana

    Also attended: Oregon State University

  • Gunta Baško 1980–

    Latvian women's basketball player

  • Liene Jansone 1981–

    Latvian women's basketball player

  • O. D. Anosike 1991–

    Professional basketball player, played for Siena College

    Sibling: E.J. Anosike (Sacred Heart University)

  • Marcus Faison 1978–

    Belgian-American former professional basketball player

  • Ryan Rossiter 1989–

    Basketball forward for Alvark Tokyo

Other fields

  • Roberto González Nieves 1950–

    Former Archbishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico

    Also attended: Fordham University

  • Harry Joseph Flynn 1933–2019

    Catholic archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis

    Also attended: Mount St. Mary's University

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.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Siena College (people who attended both).