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65 notable alumni U.S. News #80

Notable Alumni of Drexel University

Notable alumni of Drexel University include Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigerian writer), Alassane Ouattara (President of Ivory Coast since 2010) and Anandi Gopal Joshi (First certified Indian female doctor of Western medicine).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Alassane Ouattara 1942–

    President of Ivory Coast since 2010

    Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

  • Peter Mafany Musonge 1942–

    6th Prime Minister of Cameroon

    Also attended: Stanford University

  • Lily Mei 1980–

    Former mayor of Fremont, California

    Bachelor of Science · Business studies

Business

  • Virginia Halas McCaskey 1923–2025

    Principal owner of the Chicago Bears

  • Tom Fulp 1978–

    Creator of the website Newgrounds

  • Earle I. Mack 1938–

    Real estate businessman and former US Ambassador to Finland

    Also attended: Fordham University

    Sibling: David S. Mack (Hofstra University)

  • Wei Brian 1963–

    Skin care entrepreneur and CEO of Wei East

    Master of Science · Computer science

Science and academia

  • Anandi Gopal Joshi 1865–1887

    First certified Indian female doctor of Western medicine

  • Paul Baran 1926–2011

    Co-inventor of packet switching

    Licentiate · Power engineering · Class of 1949

    Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

  • Michael Behe 1952–

    Biochemist and intelligent design advocate

    Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

  • Christopher Ferguson 1961–

    NASA astronaut and retired US Navy captain

    Also attended: Naval Postgraduate School

  • James P. Bagian 1952–

    Former NASA astronaut and physician

    Also attended: Thomas Jefferson University

  • Norman Joseph Woodland 1921–2012

    Inventor and engineer, co-inventor of the barcode

  • Patricia Robertson 1963–2001

    NASA astronaut and physician

    Also attended: Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  • Paul W. Richards 1964–

    Former NASA astronaut and engineer

  • Alia Sabur 1989–

    Materials scientist, former youngest university professor record holder

    Also attended: Stony Brook University

  • Jon Hall 1950–

    Board chair of the Linux Professional Institute

    Also attended: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Stuart Hameroff 1947–

    Anesthesiologist and University of Arizona professor

    Also attended: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

  • Ingeborg Rapoport 1912–2017

    German pediatrician, earned doctorate at age 102

    Spouse: Samuel Mitja Rapoport (University of Cincinnati-Main Campus)

  • Myrtelle Canavan 1879–1953

    Pathologist who described Canavan disease in 1931

    Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Michigan State University

  • Rebecca Cole 1846–1922

    Second African-American woman to become a doctor in the US

    Also attended: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

  • Kate Campbell Hurd-Mead 1867–1941

    Obstetrician and author of a history of women in medicine

  • Sandra Lee 1970–

    Dermatologist and YouTuber known as Dr. Pimple Popper

    Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

  • Megan Rosenbloom 1981–

    Medical librarian and expert on human-skin books

  • Rama Govindarajan 1962–

    Indian fluid dynamicist and professor

    Master of Science · Chemical engineering · Class of 1986

  • Xiangdong Ji 1962–

    Theoretical nuclear and particle physicist at University of Maryland

  • Lieping Chen

    Chinese-American immunologist and physician-scientist

    Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1989

  • Jiang Mianheng 1951–

    Physicist, former vice president of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Arts and media

Sports

  • Malik Rose 1974–

    Former NBA player, two-time Spurs champion

  • Gabriela Mărginean 1987–

    Romanian professional women's basketball player

  • Damion Lee 1992–

    Former professional basketball player

    Also attended: University of Louisville

  • Jeff Parke 1982–

    Former Major League Soccer player

  • Michael Anderson 1966–

    Former basketball player at Drexel and in the NBA

  • Amari Williams 2002–

    British basketball player for the Boston Celtics

    Also attended: University of Kentucky

  • Frantz Massenat 1992–

    Basketball coach and former player, Drexel assistant

  • Charles Horter 1947–

    Sailor, 1972 Olympic bronze medalist

  • Frank Elegar 1986–

    U.S. Virgin Islands professional basketball player

  • Eve Badana 1993–

    Footballer who plays as goalkeeper

  • Zach Makovsky 1982–

    Former flyweight mixed martial artist

  • Alisa Melekhina 1991–

    Chess player and ballerina

    Also attended: The Pennsylvania State University

  • Ken Tribbett 1992–

    Professional soccer player

  • Phil Goss 1983–

    Former professional basketball player

  • Kamilė Nacickaitė 1989–

    Lithuanian professional basketball player

Other fields

  • Adriana Chechik 1991–

    Twitch streamer and former adult film actress

    Biochemistry

  • Nick Berg 1978–2004

    American radio tower repairman killed in Iraq in 2004

    Also attended: Cornell University

  • Edward Peter Cullen 1933–2023

    Former Catholic Bishop of Allentown

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 Drexel University (people who attended both).