Notable Alumni of SUNY College at Brockport

Oliver North 1943–

Political commentator involved in Iran–Contra affair

Also attended: United States Naval Academy

John Faso 1952–

Former U.S. Representative from New York

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1974

Also attended: Georgetown University

Mike Foley 1954–

Nebraska State Auditor and former lieutenant governor

Raymond J. McGrath 1942–

Former Republican US Representative from New York

Also attended: New York University

Gerald Jennings 1948–

74th mayor of Albany, New York

Also attended: SUNY at Albany

George Boley 1949–

Liberian politician and former rebel leader

Jack R. Fenton 1916–2007

California State Assembly majority leader in 1972

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Antoine Thompson 1970–

New York state senator from 2007 to 2011

William Smaldone 1958–

Professor of European history at Willamette University

Also attended: Binghamton University

Steven Seidman 1948–

Sociologist and professor at SUNY Albany

Also attended: University of Virginia-Main Campus

William Fichtner 1956–

American actor

Also attended: American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York, Farmingdale State College

Bhanu Kapil 1968–

British-born poet and author of Indian descent

Yendi Phillips 1985–

Jamaican model, Miss Universe 2010 first runner-up

Paul Pape 1952–

Actor in Saturday Night Fever

James Howard Kunstler 1948–

Writer and social critic on suburbanization

Geoffrey Giuliano 1953–

Actor and author

Also attended: Hillsborough College

Wayne Cilento 1949–

Broadway choreographer, director and dancer

Christine Lavin 1952–

New York City-based folk singer-songwriter

Jesse D. Goins 1952–

Film and television actor

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Derek Nikitas 1974–

Author of the novels Pyres and The Long Division

Also attended: University of North Carolina--Wilmington

Li-Young Lee 1957–

Poet born in Jakarta to Chinese parents

Also attended: University of Arizona, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Stan Van Gundy 1959–

Basketball coach and television commentator

Also attended: St. Thomas University (FL)

Sibling: Jeff Van Gundy (Menlo College, Nazareth University)

Craig Reynolds 1953–

Retired soccer defender and DePaul associate head coach

Joel Rifkin 1959–

American serial killer

Also attended: Nassau Community College, Farmingdale State College