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24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of John Carroll University

Notable alumni of John Carroll University include Eric Carmen (Singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of the Raspberries), Dominique Moceanu (Gymnast and 1996 Olympic team gold medalist) and Carl E. Walz (Retired NASA astronaut).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Mary Rose Oakar 1940–2025

    Ohio congresswoman, first Arab American woman in Congress

    Master of Arts · Class of 1966

    Also attended: Ursuline College

  • Carter Ham 1952–

    US Army general, second AFRICOM commander

    Bachelor of Arts

  • Anthony Joseph Celebrezze, Sr. 1910–1998

    Mayor of Cleveland, cabinet member and federal judge

    Also attended: Ohio Northern University

    Child: Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. (United States Naval Academy, Cleveland State University)

  • Michael Aloysius Feighan 1905–1992

    Democratic U.S. representative from Ohio

    Bachelor of Arts

    Also attended: Harvard University, Princeton University

  • John Cranley 1974–

    69th mayor of Cincinnati

    Bachelor of Arts

    Also attended: Harvard University

  • Paweł Wojciechowski 1960–

    Polish economist and former finance minister

Business

Science and academia

  • Carl E. Walz 1955–

    Retired NASA astronaut

Arts and media

  • Eric Carmen 1949–2024

    Singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of the Raspberries

  • Tim Russert 1950–2008

    Longtime moderator of NBC's Meet the Press

    Also attended: Cleveland State University

    Spouse: Maureen Orth (University of California-Berkeley)

    Child: Luke Russert (Boston College)

  • Marcello Hernandez 1997–

    Stand-up comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member

    Bachelor of Arts · Class of 2019

  • Jack Riley 1935–2016

    Actor, comedian and writer

  • Bill Fontana 1947–

    Musician and pioneering sound artist

    Also attended: The New School

Sports

  • Dominique Moceanu 1981–

    Gymnast and 1996 Olympic team gold medalist

    Also attended: Cuyahoga Community College District

  • Diana DePetro 1982–

    Swimmer and Olympic gold medalist

  • Don Shula 1930–2020

    NFL head coach, winningest in league history

    Bachelor's degree · Sociology

    Also attended: Case Western Reserve University

    Child: Dave Shula (Dartmouth College)

  • Tim Wood 1948–

    Figure skater, two-time World champion

Other fields

  • John Mortimer Smith 1935–2019

    Ninth Catholic bishop of Trenton

    Also attended: Seton Hall University

  • Anthony Pilla 1932–2021

    Bishop of Cleveland

  • Donald Edmond Pelotte 1945–2010

    Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Gallup

    Also attended: Fordham University

  • Gilbert Sheldon 1926–2023

    Third Catholic bishop of Steubenville, Ohio

  • Joseph Patrick Hurley 1894–1967

    Catholic Bishop of St. Augustine in Florida

  • Anthony Edward Pevec 1925–2014

    Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland

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 John Carroll University (people who attended both).