Notable Alumni of Saint Joseph’s University

Joseph McKenna 1843–1926

Supreme Court justice and former Attorney General

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

John Lehman 1942–

Secretary of the Navy under Reagan

Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

Isabel Saint Malo 1968–

Former Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama

Also attended: Nova Southeastern University

Frank LoBiondo 1946–

U.S. representative for New Jersey, 1995–2019

Attended until 1968

Francis J. Myers 1901–1956

U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania

Attended until 1923

Also attended: Temple University

Richard Joseph Hughes 1909–1992

45th governor of New Jersey

Thomas M. Foglietta 1928–2004

Former US representative and ambassador to Italy

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1949

Also attended: Temple University

William Thomas Cahill 1912–1996

46th Governor of New Jersey

Also attended: Princeton University

Martin A. Foran 1844–1921

U.S. Representative from Ohio and lawyer

William J. Green III 1938–

Former mayor of Philadelphia and U.S. Representative

Also attended: Villanova University

David F. Girard-diCarlo 1943–

Lawyer and former diplomat

Also attended: Villanova University

Kathleen McGinty 1963–

Environmental policy official and adviser to Al Gore

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

James A. Byrne 1906–1980

US Representative from Pennsylvania

Marguerite Quinn

Former Pennsylvania state representative

Charles F. Dougherty 1937–

Former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania

Also attended: University of Pennsylvania, Temple University

Francis R. Smith 1911–1982

Former US Representative from Pennsylvania

Also attended: Temple University

Fahad bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel 1978–

Minister of Health of Saudi Arabia

Master's degree · Computer science

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Raymond Francis Lederer 1938–2008

Pennsylvania congressman convicted in Abscam bribery scandal

Also attended: The Pennsylvania State University

Michael J. Stack 1888–1960

US Representative from Pennsylvania, 1935–1939

William Aloysius Barrett 1896–1976

Pennsylvania Democratic US congressman

Also attended: Rutgers University--Camden

Mike Jackson 1949–

Former CEO of AutoNation

Helena Sheehan 1944–

Irish philosopher and historian of science

Also attended: Temple University

Bruce Roth 1954–

Chemist who invented Lipitor

Bachelor's degree · Class of 1976

Also attended: Iowa State University, University of Rochester

Peter R. Kowey 1950–

Cardiologist and medical researcher

Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

Richard Corliss 1944–2015

Film critic and editor for Time

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

Joseph Breen 1888–1965

Film censor who applied the Hays Code

Wayne Barrett 1945–2017

Investigative journalist at The Village Voice

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Walter Hoban 1890–1939

Cartoonist known for Jerry on the Job

Jennifer Sciole 1979–

American actress

Molly McCloskey 1964–

Writer

Jeanne Marie Laskas 1958–

Writer, journalist and University of Pittsburgh professor

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

Glenn Brenner 1948–1992

Washington, D.C. sports anchor

H. C. Witwer 1890–1929

Short story author and screenwriter

Jameer Nelson 1982–

Former NBA player and 76ers executive

Delonte West 1983–

Former NBA player

Langston Galloway 1991–

Professional basketball player

Mike Bantom 1951–

Former basketball player, 1972 Olympic silver medalist

DeAndre' Bembry 1994–

Former professional basketball player

Jack Ramsay 1925–2014

Basketball coach and broadcaster

Also attended: University of Pennsylvania

Mike Teti 1956–

Olympic rower and rowing coach

Charlie Brown Jr. 1997–

Professional basketball player

Jack McKinney 1935–2018

Lakers coach who introduced the Showtime style

Matt Guokas 1944–

Former professional basketball player and coach

Father: Matt Guokas (Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)

Sibling: Al Guokas (Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)

George Senesky 1922–2001

Consensus college player of the year, Philadelphia Warriors guard

Isaiah Miles 1994–

Professional basketball player

Paul Westhead 1939–

Basketball coach, head coach of three NBA teams

Jim O'Brien 1952–

Basketball coach, formerly of the Celtics and Pacers

Pat Calathes 1985–

Greek-American former professional basketball player

Sibling: Nick Calathes (University of Florida)

William Phillips 1979–

French-American former professional basketball player

Also attended: College of William and Mary

Ahmad Nivins 1987–

Basketball player and coach

Dmitri Domani 1974–

Russian former basketball player and official

Ronald Roberts 1991–

Former professional basketball player

Petey Rosenberg 1918–1997

Basketball player for the Philadelphia Warriors

Darrin Govens 1988–

Professional basketball player

Bob McNeill 1938–

Former NBA player from 1960 to 1962

Tracey Greenwood

Professional fitness competitor on the IFBB circuit

John Patrick Foley 1935–2011

Catholic cardinal, former head of Pontifical Council for Social Communications

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

George Murry 1948–2020

Jesuit and Catholic bishop of Youngstown

Also attended: George Washington University, University of Detroit Mercy

Joseph P. McFadden 1947–2013

Catholic bishop of Harrisburg

Also attended: Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook

Daniel James Gercke 1874–1964

Catholic bishop of Tucson

Also attended: Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook