Notable Alumni of Youngstown State University

Amy Acton 1966–

Governor-elect of Ohio and physician

Bachelor of Science

Also attended: Northeast Ohio Medical University, Ohio State University-Main Campus

Riyad Mansour 1947–

Permanent Observer of Palestine to the UN

Also attended: University of Akron

James Traficant 1941–2014

Former U.S. representative from Ohio

Master of Science · Class of 1976

Also attended: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Charles J. Carney 1913–1987

Former U.S. representative from Ohio and labor leader

Also attended: Cleveland State University

Nathaniel R. Jones 1926–2020

Judge and former general counsel of the NAACP

Harry Meshel 1924–2017

President of the Ohio State Senate

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Thomas Bopp 1949–2018

Amateur astronomer, co-discoverer of Hale–Bopp comet

Ronald A. Parise 1951–2008

NASA payload specialist who flew two Space Shuttle missions

Also attended: University of Florida

Elfreda Chatman 1942–2002

Information scientist and professor, former Catholic sister

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1971

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Case Western Reserve University

Ed O'Neill 1946–

Actor and former football player

Also attended: Ohio University-Main Campus

Mark Dailey 1953–2010

Canadian television journalist and announcer

Abdul Wadud 1947–2022

Jazz and classical cellist

Also attended: Stony Brook University, Oberlin College

Child: Raheem DeVaughn (Coppin State University)

Pat Bilon 1947–1983

Actor in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Nanette Lepore 1964–

Fashion designer based in New York City

Also attended: Fashion Institute of Technology

Ralph Humphrey 1932–1990

American abstract painter

Cyrus J. Colter 1910–2002

Author, lawyer and professor

Also attended: Illinois Institute of Technology, Ohio State University-Main Campus

Kris Pavone 1980–

Former WWE professional wrestler

Bachelor of Arts

Kendrick Perry 1992–

Basketball player for Unicaja Málaga

Marcus Keene 1995–

Professional basketball player

Phil Klein 1989–

Former MLB and NPB pitcher

Avery Moss 1994–

Former NFL linebacker

Marketing

Vytautas Šulskis 1988–

Lithuanian professional basketball player

Nicholas 1936–2011

Primate of American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese

Also attended: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Robert M. Nemkovich 1942–

Sixth Prime Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church