Notable Alumni of Binghamton University

Hakeem Jeffries 1970–

U.S. representative for New York

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1992

Also attended: Georgetown University, New York University

Alexander Vindman 1975–

Retired Army officer, witness in Trump impeachment inquiry

Bachelor of Arts · Study of history

Also attended: Harvard University

Eugene Vindman 1975–

U.S. representative for Virginia, retired Army officer

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1997

Also attended: University of Georgia, Central Michigan University

Sibling: Alexander Vindman (Harvard University, Binghamton University)

Michael J. Garcia 1961–

Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

Also attended: Albany Law School, College of William and Mary

Steven Fulop 1977–

Former mayor of Jersey City

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

John Liu 1967–

New York politician and state senator, former city comptroller

Morteza Aghatehrani 1957–

Iranian Shia cleric and member of parliament

John Mannion 1968–

US representative from New York

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: State University of New York at Oswego

David Zaslav 1960–

CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery

Also attended: Boston University

Norman Finkelstein 1953–

Political scientist and activist on Holocaust politics and Israel-Palestine

Also attended: Princeton University

Jessica Fridrich 1964–

Binghamton professor and popularizer of the CFOP Rubik's Cube method

Doctor of Philosophy · Systems science · Class of 1995

Deborah Tannen 1945–

Georgetown linguistics professor and sociolinguist

Bachelor of Arts · English literature

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Wayne State University

Nataša Jonoska 1961–

Mathematician at University of South Florida, DNA computing

David Grimaldi 1957–

Entomologist and curator at American Museum of Natural History

Also attended: University of Connecticut, Cornell University

Arnold J. Levine 1939–

Molecular biologist who discovered tumor suppressor p53

Bachelor of Arts · Biology · Class of 1961

Also attended: California Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania

Marsha Berger 1953–

Computer scientist in computational fluid dynamics

Also attended: Stanford University

Joseph Buttigieg 1947–2019

Maltese-American literary scholar and translator

Child: Pete Buttigieg (Harvard University)

Beverly J. Silver 1957–

Johns Hopkins sociology professor

Also attended: Barnard College

Josef W. Meri 1969–

Historian of interfaith relations in the Middle East

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Jonathan Gottschall 1972–

Literary scholar of literature and evolution

Rima Salah 1943–

Yale Child Study Center professor, chair of ECPC

Also attended: SUNY at Fredonia

Camille Paglia 1947–

Feminist academic and social critic

Also attended: Yale University

William Baldwin 1963–

Actor who starred in Backdraft

Political science

Sibling: Alec Baldwin (George Washington University, New York University)

Sibling: Stephen Baldwin (American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York)

Lee Ranaldo 1956–

Guitarist and vocalist of Sonic Youth

Paul Reiser 1956–

Actor and co-creator of Mad About You

Art Spiegelman 1948–

Cartoonist, author of the graphic novel Maus

Donald E. Westlake 1933–2008

Crime novelist with over one hundred books

Karthik Siva kumar 1977–

Indian actor in Tamil cinema

Kvitka Cisyk 1953–1998

American singer of Ukrainian origin

Also attended: The New School

Dave Rubin 1976–

Conservative commentator and host of The Rubin Report

Political science · Attended until 1998

Victor Williams 1970–

Actor, Deacon Palmer in The King of Queens

Also attended: New York University

Ingrid Michaelson 1979–

Singer-songwriter known for The Way I Am

Dava Sobel 1947–

Science writer, author of Longitude

Also attended: Antioch University-Los Angeles, Antioch College

Ruben Santiago-Hudson 1956–

Actor, playwright and director; Tony Award winner

Andrew Bergman 1945–

Film director and screenwriter, Blazing Saddles

Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jeffrey Ford 1955–

American fantasy and science fiction writer

Stephanie Courtney 1970–

Actress and comedian, Flo in Progressive commercials

Also attended: Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater

Pamela Sargent 1948–

Science fiction author and editor, Nebula Award winner

Anita Diamant 1951–

Writer, author of The Boston Girl

Also attended: Washington University in St Louis

Marc Lawrence 1959–

Director, screenwriter and producer

Adam Huss 1977–

Actor known for Power and General Hospital

Nathan Englander 1970–

Short story writer and novelist

Jenna Wolfe 1974–

Former NBC Today correspondent and anchor

Also attended: SUNY College at Geneseo

J. Hoberman 1948–

Film critic, senior film critic at The Village Voice

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Robyn Adele Anderson 1989–

Singer and stage actress of Postmodern Jukebox

John Wilson 1986–

Documentary filmmaker, creator of How To with John Wilson

Louis Giambalvo 1945–

Actor frequently seen in TV guest roles

Jason Starr 1966–

Crime novelist and comic book writer

Bill T. Jones 1952–

Choreographer, director and dancer

Carol Leifer 1956–

Stand-up comedian and television writer

Dena DeRose 1966–

Jazz pianist, singer and educator

Jack Dann 1945–

Science fiction writer and editor

Kevin Bernhardt 1961–

Screenwriter, actor and producer

Alan Berliner 1956–

Independent filmmaker

Steve Koren 1966–

Screenwriter and producer for Saturday Night Live and Seinfeld

Emily Mackay 1998–

Middle- and long-distance runner and Olympian

Scott Diamond 1986–

Canadian professional baseball pitcher

Kaan Tayla 1986–

Turkish freestyle swimmer and two-time Olympian

Qu Yun 1978–

Chinese butterfly swimmer, Asian record holder

Carol Leigh 1951–2022

Artist and sex workers' rights activist

Also attended: Boston University, Empire State University

Jillian York 1982–

Free-expression activist and author