# List of University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni

The University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni number is around 243,628 worldwide, as 2014.

## Academy Award winners

* William Monahan, for adapted screenplay, The Departed
* Buffy Sainte-Marie, for best song, "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman

## Emmy Award winners

* Ed Christie 1979, BFA, art director/designer for The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Street.
* Billy Taylor MA, PhD, musician, music educator.

## Grammy Award winners

* Natalie Cole 1972, singer
* Yusef Lateef 1975, composer
* Billy Taylor MA, PhD, composer
* Brian Vibberts, audio engineer

## Nobel Prize winner

* Russell Hulse 1972G, 1975 PhD

## Pulitzer Prize winners

* Herbert Bix 1960, historian
* Paul Harding 1992, author and musician
* Natasha Trethewey 1995, U.S. poet laureate

## Royalty and nobility

* Yaduveer Wadiyar, 27th Head of the Wadiyar dynasty and Member of Parliament for Mysore

## Academia
### Presidents

* Nemat Shafik, 20th President of Columbia University
* Winthrop E. Stone 1882, 5th President of Purdue University
* Carlton Brown 1972, 1979G, president of Clark Atlanta University
* Evan Dobelle 1970G, 1987 Ed.D., president of Westfield State College
* Philip R. Day G, former Chancellor of City College of San Francisco and Cape Cod Community College
* Vera King Farris G, former president of Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
* Dennis Hanno, president of Wheaton College
* Zhou Qifeng 1983 PhD, 13th President of Peking University
* Donald P. Zingale 1969G, president of the State University of New York at Cobleskill

### Faculty

* David A. Tirrell 1978 PhD, provost at California Institute of Technology
* Janet Abu-Lughod, sociologist, known for contributions to world-systems theory
* Amir Amini (academic), IEEE fellow
* Christy Anderson G, professor of Art and Architecture at University of Toronto
* Maximilian Auffhammer B.S. 1996, George Pardee Jr. Professor of International Sustainable Development, University of California, Berkeley
* Doris E. Abramson, professor and author.
* Dorothy Barresi, professor at California State University at Northridge
* Francis A. Bartlett 1905, eminent dendrologist
* Edwin Bergin 1995 PhD, professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan and recipient of the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
* Janet Catherine Berlo 1974, art historian
* Ann Bermingham, art historian
* Michael Blakey, National Endowment for the Humanities Professor at the College of William & Mary
* George Ruffin Bridgeforth, 1901, Tuskegee Institute agriculturist and first Black graduate of UMass Amherst
* Lin Chao, professor at University of California, San Diego
* Vicente Cabrera Funes, professor and writer at University of Minnesota Morris
* Gennaro Chierchia, professor and Department Chair of Linguistics at Harvard University
* Michael Dirr, professor of horticulture at University of Georgia
* Larry W. Esposito 1977G, planetary astronomer, professor at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado
* Bertram Forer 1936, psychologist, namesake of the Forer effect
* Michael J. Franklin, professor and chair of Computer Science, at University of Chicago
* Mary Lou Heiss, historian and tea connoisseur
* David Helfand, 1977 PhD, Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University
* Sally Hirsh-Dickinson, New Hampshire Public Radio Producer and Host, professor of English at Rivier University.
* Andrew Hoffman, Professor of Business Management and Sustainability at University of Michigan
* Donald F. Hunt, professor of Chemistry and Pathology at University of Virginia
* Leonard Katz, professor of Psychology at University of Connecticut
* Joy Ladin, professor at Yeshiva University
* Paul J. LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University; former president of Marlboro College
* Guy Livingston, food scientist and founder of Phi Tau Sigma
* Dominic W. Massaro, professor of Psychology and Computer Engineering at the UC Santa Cruz
* Kembrew McLeod, Professor of Communication Studies at University of Iowa
* Li Minqi, Associate Professor of Economics at University of Utah
* Dana Mohler-Faria, president of Bridgewater State College
* Joseph B. Moore, president of Lesley University
* Ann C. Noble, professor at UC Davis
* Steven Nock, Commonwealth Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia
* William Oakland, former Professor of Economics at Tulane University
* Christopher Ober, PhD 1982, Francis Norwood Bard Professor of Materials Engineering at Cornell University
* Alexey A Petrov, 1997, Professor of Physics at Wayne State University, recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award
* Carl Phillips, Professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis
* David Rosner, professor at Columbia University
* Lawrence Solan 1978 PhD, professor of law at Brooklyn Law School
* Roger Stritmatter 2001 PhD, professor of humanities; a leading modern-day advocate of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship
* Edwin Lorimer Thomas 1963 B.S., Ernest Dell Butcher Professor of Engineering at Rice University
* Matthew Tirrell 1977 PhD, founding dean of Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago
* Albert E. Waugh 1924 B.S., professor of economics and provost at the University of Connecticut
* Laura Wright, founder of academic field of vegan studies
* Müjde Yüksel, assistant professor at Suffolk University
* Edward N. Zalta, principal editor of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
* Zhi-Li Zhang, professor of computer science at University of Minnesota
* Jonathan Wilker, professor of Chemistry at Purdue University
* James C. Cox, professor of economics at Georgia State University

## Science and technology

* William P. Brooks 1875, agronomist, foreign advisor to the Japanese government in the Meiji period, president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College
* Catherine Coleman 1991, PhD, astronaut
* Helen Cooke 1965 BS, American medical researcher and academic
* Fernanda Ferreira 1985 MS Psychology;1986, MA Linguistics; 1988 PhD Psychology, Cognitive Psychologist, Professor at University of California, Davis
* Rebecca Hasson, Associate Professor at University of Michigan
* Devang Vipin Khakhar, chemical engineer, academic, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
* Doina Precup senior fellow at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
* Dan Riccio, 1986, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering at Apple
* Cynthia E. Rosenzweig, Senior Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
* Dorion Sagan 1981, author
* Steve Sanghi 1976 MS, president and CEO of Microchip Technology
* Steven Sinofsky 1989, president of Windows Division at Microsoft
* Sarah Stewart, first woman to be awarded an MD Degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine
* Jim Waldo 1980, lead software architect on Jini, CTO of Harvard University
* Rachel Whitmer, 1995, epidemiologist and Alzheimer's researcher
* Sandra Leal, 2013, pharmacist and president of the American Pharmacists Association

## Business

* Betsy Atkins, 3-time CEO and serial entrepreneur and founder of Baja Corporation
* Tony Barbee (1993), collegiate basketball coach at Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
* Bruce Berkowitz 1980, Managing director and Morningstar Domestic-Stock Fund Manager of the Decade (2010) of Fairholme Funds
* J. B. Bernstein, CEO of Access Group and chief marketing officer (CMO) of Seven Figures Management
* Wayne Chang, director of product strategy at Twitter
* Ben Cherington (1997), former executive vice president and general manager of the Boston Red Sox
* Douglas Cliggott 1978, former managing director and chief investment strategist of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
* Chris Daggett, president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
* Marc Forgione, owner of restaurant Marc Forgione in New York City
* Arturo Guevara, baseball writer
* Neal Huntington (1992), general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Anshu Jain (1985), president of Cantor Fitzgerald and former global co-CEO of Deutsche Bank
* Dave Jauss, professional baseball coach
* John Legere, former CEO and president of T-Mobile US
* Dave Littlefield (1984), senior vice president and general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Agenor Mafra-Neto, CEO of ISCA Technologies
* Lawrence Mestel (born 1962), music executive and CEO of Primary Wave.
* James Pallotta (1979), president of A.S. Roma and chairman and managing director of Raptor Group
* Vivek Paul, former CEO of Wipro Technologies
* Gil Penchina, CEO of Wikia, Inc.
* Ryan Salame (2015), former CEO of FTX Digital Markets, the FTX subsidiary based in the Bahamas.
* John F. Smith, Jr. (1960), former CEO and chairman of General Motors Corporation
* Earl W. Stafford, founder of the Stafford Foundation
* Mike Tannenbaum (1991), former general manager of the New York Jets
* Jeff Taylor 2001, founder of Monster.com
* Jack Welch 1957, retired CEO of General Electric
* Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings; co-founder of Search Engine Marketing New England
* Nick Zhang, CEO of Wuzhen Institute
* Pat Walsh, Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer of Classy

## Law and politics
### Governors

* Madeleine Kunin 1956, first female Governor of Vermont and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland (1985–1991)

### Congressmen

* Peter G. Torkildsen 1980, former member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1993–1997)

### U.S. government officials

* Kenneth S. Apfel 1970, former Commissioner of Social Security (1997–2001)
* Richard A. Baker, Historian of the United States Senate
* Charles B. Curtis 1962, former Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1977–1981); acting United States Secretary of Energy (1997)
* Chris Daggett 1977 Ed.D, Regional United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial candidate
* Kenneth Feinberg 1967, Obama Administration "Compensation Czar" and former Special Master of the U.S. Government's September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
* James Kallstrom 1966, former assistant director of the FBI
* Jack Ward Thomas 1972 PhD, former Chief of the United States Forest Service (1993–1996)

### Diplomats

* Jeffrey Davidow 1965, former United States Ambassador to Zambia, Venezuela, and Mexico; named a Career Ambassador in 2002
* Thomas C. Krajeski, former United States Ambassador to Yemen
* Madeleine Kunin 1956, former United States Ambassador to Switzerland and first female Governor of Vermont
* Stephen A. Seche, United States Ambassador to Yemen since 2007

### Jurists

* Marsha Kazarosian, 1978, attorney who handled high-profile cases
* David A. Lowy, Judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
* Fred I. Parker 1962, served as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
* Eduardo C. Robreno 1967 MA, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
* Erik P. Kimball 1987 BA, federal judge on the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida

### State legislators and executives

* Denise Andrews, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2011–present)
* David M. Bartley 1956, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1969–1973) and 1984 candidate for the United States Senate
* Joan Bray, former member of Missouri State Senate (2003–2010) and Missouri House of Representatives (1993–2002)
* Stephen Brewer 1971, member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1995–present)
* Linda Dean Campbell member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2007–present)
* Reuven Carlyle 1987, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2009–present)
* Steven D'Amico, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2007–2011)
* Eileen Donoghue 1976, member of the Massachusetts State Senate (2011–present)
* Lewis G. Evangelidis 1984, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2003–present)
* Christopher M. Fierro 2002, 2004 MS, former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (2009–2011)
* John J. Finnegan, former Massachusetts State Auditor (1981–1987)
* Nancy Flavin 1986, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1993–2003)
* Paul K. Frost 1993, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997 to present), Asst. House Minority Whip
* Thomas N. George, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997–2005)
* Guy Glodis, former member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1999–2005) and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997–1999)
* Frederick D. Griggs 1913, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1925–1928)
* Christopher Hodgkins, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1983–2003)
* Kate Hogan, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2009–present)
* Philip W. Johnston, former Massachusetts Secretary of Human Services
* Sally Kerans 1982, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1991–1997)
* Stephen Kulik, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1993–present)
* Patrick Landers, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1987–1999)
* Gary LeBeau, member of the Connecticut State Senate (1997–present)
* Paul Mark, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2011–present)
* Michael W. Morrissey, District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts (2011–present)
* Betty Jo Nelsen, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1979–1990)
* Arthur D. Norcross 1871, former member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1908–1909) and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1904–1906)
* Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr. 1986, former member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1997–2007)
* Carmen Hooker Odom, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
* David Poisson, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2006–2010)
* Ruth Provost, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997–2003)
* Stanley C. Rosenberg 1977, openly gay member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1986–present)
* Marie St. Fleur, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1999–2011)
* Barry Trahan, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1987–1989)
* Joseph Wagner, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1991–present)
* Rachel Weston 2003, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2007–present)

### International figures

* Hau Lung-pin, 1982 PhD, Mayor of Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Kang Kyung-wha MA, PhD, Foreign Minister of South Korea, former United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
* Hina Rabbani Khar 2001, Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011–2013), the first female to hold this post
* Makaziwe Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela
* Mose Penaani Tjitendero 1977 Ed.D., former Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia
* Uttama Savanayana (อุตตม สาวนายน), 1990 PhD, Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Thailand
* Srettha Thavisin, prime minister of thailand, Kingdom of Thailand
* Rudolf Hommes Rodríguez, former Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia

### County and municipal officials

* Bonnie Dumanis (attended), District Attorney of San Diego County (2003–present)
* Maura Hennigan 1972, former Boston City Councilor and first female Clerk-Magistrate of Suffolk County
* Billy Kenoi 1993, Mayor of Hawaii County
* Salvatore LaMattina 1981, District 1 Boston City Councilor
* Joseph Sullivan, mayor of Braintree, Massachusetts

### Activists

* Brian Darling 1987, conservative activist and senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation
* Jackson Katz, social activist
* Hugh Loebner, social activist for the decriminalization of prostitution
* Ray Rogers, labor rights activist and labor union strategist
* Tony Rudy, lobbyist and associate of Jack Abramoff
* Allen St. Pierre 1989, Executive Director of NORML
* Betty Shabazz 1975 PhD, widow of Malcolm X
* Sue Thrasher 1996 Ed.D, civil rights activist

## Military

* Frederick Heyliger 1950, officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II; featured in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers
* Andrew P. Iosue 1951 – General (R) of the United States Air Force; Commander of Air Training Command (COMATC), 1983–1986
* Jody Daniels, 34th Chief of Army Reserve
* Robert Miller, 24th Surgeon General of the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force
* L. Fletcher Prouty, Chief of Special Operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Brian Beaudreault, Commander of II Marine Expeditionary Force
* Thomas F. Healy, U.S. Army general and former commandant of the Army War College
* William N. Sullivan
* Franklin M. Davis Jr., Major General in the United States Army
* Michael S. Martin, Major General in United States Marine Corps
* Lee E. Payne, Major General in United States Air Force

## Film

* Jere Burns, 1980, actor
* Rob Corddry, actor
* Jeffrey Donovan, actor
* Richard Gere, 1971, actor (did not graduate)
* Jonathan Hensleigh, 1981, screenwriter and film director
* Fardeen Khan, Bollywood actor (did not graduate)
* Bridget Moynahan, actress (did not graduate)
* William Monahan, screenwriter, The Departed
* Bill Pullman, 1980 MFA, actor
* Jason Nash, 1995, actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, YouTube personality

## Television

* Norm Abram 1972, "America's most famous carpenter"
* Rob Corddry 1993, former writer and correspondent for The Daily Show, actor on television series The Winner
* Bill Cosby 1972G, 1976 Ed.D., actor, comedian, writer, star of The Cosby Show
* Jeff Corwin 2002, Animal Planet's The Jeff Corwin Experience
* Jeffrey Donovan 1991, star of USA original series Burn Notice
* Marc Forgione 2010, competitor on Food Network's Iron Chef America; won season three of "The Next Iron Chef" in 2010; owner of restaurant Marc Forgione in New York City
* Lauren Koslow, actress on Days of Our Lives
* Phil Laak, professional poker player nicknamed "The Unabomber"
* Loretta Long 1973 PhD, long-time Sesame Street actress
* Ken Ober 1980, game show host, comedian, and actor
* Nancy Oliver, writer for the series Six Feet Under
* Mark Preston 1994, CNN Senior Political Analyst and Executive Editor, CNN Politics
* Peter Tolan, television producer, director, and screenwriter
* Mark Wilding 1979, lead writer and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy
* Jean Worthley 1948, naturalist; former host of Hodgepodge Lodge; co-host of On Nature's Trail

## Journalism

* Deepak Ananthapadmanabha 1998, web-based technology journalist
* Steve Buckley 1978, sportswriter
* Gerry Callahan, sports writer for the Boston Herald and radio talk show personality for WEEI
* Jill Carroll 1999, journalist for Christian Science Monitor, kidnapped in Iraq on assignment in January 2006
* Gail Collins 1970 MA, New York Times columnist and former editorial page editor
* Audie Cornish 2001, National Public Radio host of All Things Considered, former host of Weekend Edition Sunday
* Jenny Dell 2008, reporter for CBS Sports
* James Foley 2003, freelance journalist and photojournalist of the Syrian Civil War
* Matt Malone, 1994, Jesuit and journalist; editor in chief of America magazine
* Michael C. Moynihan, senior editor of the libertarian magazine Reason
* Wendi Nix, reporter for ESPN
* David Pakman, host of the internationally syndicated television and radio program The David Pakman Show
* Mark Preston, Executive Editor, CNN Politics and CNN Senior Political Analyst
* Carol Rosenberg, senior journalist with the McClatchy News Service known for her coverage of the operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
* Dan Wetzel, national columnist, Yahoo! Sports; Netflix executive producer, New York Times best-selling author

## History, literature, art, and music

* Kenny Aronoff 1975, drummer
* Alison Aune, artist
* Phillip Barron, poet and philosopher
* David Berman, poet, musician
* Frank Black, rock singer and guitarist in the Pixies
* Kathryn Burak, novelist
* Vicente Cabrera Funes 1944, writer
* Jack Canfield 1972G, best-selling author
* Gordon Chandler 1975G, sculptor
* Constance Congdon 1982, M.F.A., playwright
* Bill Cosby 1972G, 1976 Ed.D., actor, comedian, writer
* Patrick DeCoste 2000, guitarist, composer
* Stephanie Deshpande 1997, painter
* Jason Donati, animator and artist
* Sadie Dupuis, singer and guitarist for Speedy Ortiz
* Jason K. Fettig, 28th director of the United States Marine Band
* Harvey Goldman, artist, educator
* Dana Gould 1986, comedian
* James Grinwis, poet
* Peter Hargitai, award-winning novelist, poet and translator
* Airline Inthyrath 2006, drag queen known as Jujubee, performer, TV personality
* Raymond Kennedy, novelist
* Fardeen Khan, Bollywood actor
* Beth Krommes 1980G, children's book illustrator
* Peter Laird, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
* Taj Mahal 1963, composer and singer
* William Manchester 1946, author, biographer, and recipient of the National Humanities Medal
* Valerie Martin 1974, novelist
* J Mascis, rock singer and guitarist in Dinosaur Jr
* Matthew Minicucci, poet
* Jeff Penalty (b. Jeff Alulis), former lead singer of Dead Kennedys
* Joe Pernice, singer in Pernice Brothers, Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline
* Terri Priest, artist
* Jesse Richards, Stuckist painter, filmmaker, Remodernist film
* Louis Ross 1917, architect, designed many of the campus buildings
* Larry Ruttman 1952, author and attorney
* Buffy Sainte-Marie 1970, singer
* Joey Santiago, guitarist in the Pixies
* Flo Steinberg, of Marvel Comics
* Susan Straight 1984, writer, novelist, professor at the University of California, Riverside
* Paul Theroux 1963, travel writer and author
* Natasha Trethewey 1995, U.S. poet laureate
* Jane Yolen, author
* Matthew Zapruder, poet

## Athletics
### Baseball

* Ben Cherington 1998G, executive Vice President and general manager of the Boston Red Sox
* Chick Davies 1914, pitcher and outfielder with the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Giants
* Gary DiSarcina 1995, MLB All-Star, California Angels
* Mike Flanagan 1975, 1979 Cy Young Award winner, Baltimore Orioles
* Nick Gorneault 2001, outfielder, Los Angeles Angels
* Bob Hansen, first baseman, Milwaukee Brewers
* Neal Huntington MA, general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Dave Littlefield 1984, Senior Vice President and general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Chad Paronto, relief pitcher, Houston Astros
* Jeff Reardon 1977, relief pitcher Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox
* Mike Stone 1981, Vermont and UMass baseball coach
* Dave Telgheder, starting pitcher, New York Mets
* Ron Villone 1992, relief pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals

### Basketball

* Tony Barbee 1993, collegiate basketball coach, Central Michigan University
* Bill Bayno (did not graduate), Division 1 collegiate coach and professional assistant coach
* Marcus Camby, 1996 Naismith College Player of the Year and retired professional basketball player
* Julius Erving 1972, Hall of Fame professional basketball player (received earned bachelor's and honorary doctorate simultaneously)
* Gary Forbes 2008, professional basketball player, Toronto Raptors
* Derek Kellogg 1995, collegiate basketball coach University of Massachusetts Amherst
* Stéphane Lasme 2007, professional basketball player, Miami Heat
* Gloria Nevarez 1993, sports administrator and commissioner of the Mountain West Conference (2023–present)
* Rick Pitino 1974, professional and collegiate basketball coach
* Raphiael Putney (born 1990), basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli National League
* Lou Roe 1995, professional basketball player, Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors
* Al Skinner 1974, basketball coach, Boston College

### Football

* Neal Brown, Texas Tech Red Raiders offensive coordinator
* Liam Coen 2008, offensive coordinator, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Victor Cruz 2010, professional football player and 2012 Super Bowl Champion, New York Giants; second-team All-Pro (2011) Pro Bowl (2012)
* Vladimir Ducasse, professional football player, Buffalo Bills
* Tom Gilson, American football player
* Chris Grier, general manager of the Miami Dolphins since 2016
* Jeremy Horne, professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs
* James Ihedigbo professional football player, Buffalo Bills
* Andy Isabella, wide receiver, Buffalo Bills
* Greg Landry 1968, quarterback, Detroit Lions
* Brandon London 2006, professional football player, Miami Dolphins
* John McCormick 1961, professional football quarterback/punter, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos
* Jeromy Miles, professional football player, Cincinnati Bengals
* Milt Morin 1966, tight end, All-Pro, Cleveland Browns
* Tajae Sharpe 2016, professional football player, Atlanta Falcons
* Marcel Shipp, running back, Arizona Cardinals (former team), 2009 UFL Champions Las Vegas Locomotives
* Mike Tannenbaum, former general manager of the New York Jets

### Hockey

* David Branch, former president of the Canadian Hockey League
* Justin Braun, professional ice hockey player, San Jose Sharks
* Matt Irwin, professional ice hockey player, Nashville Predators
* John Lyons, Olympic ice hockey player, 1924 Olympic silver medalist
* James Marcou, professional ice hockey player, San Jose Sharks
* Brad Norton 1998, professional ice hockey player
* Thomas Pock, professional ice hockey player, New York Islanders
* Jonathan Quick, professional ice hockey player; 2010 Olympic silver medalist; 2012 NHL All-Star; 2012 Conn Smythe winner; 2014 Stanley Cup Champion, Los Angeles Kings
* Conor Sheary, professional ice hockey player, 2016 Stanley Cup Champion, Pittsburgh Penguins
* Frank Vatrano, professional ice hockey player, Florida Panthers
* Casey Wellman, professional ice hockey player, Washington Capitals
* Cale Makar, professional ice hockey player, 2022 Conn Smythe winner, Colorado Avalanche

### Lacrosse

* Sal LoCascio, retired professional lacrosse goaltender
* Doc Schneider, professional lacrosse player, Toronto Nationals

### Other sports

* Gideon Ariel (born 1939), Israeli Olympic competitor in the shot put and discus throw
* Danielle Henderson 1999, Olympic gold medal winner, softball
* Roxanne Modafferi, professional mixed martial artist
* Chris Sanford, The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 contestant, retired professional MMA fighter
* Briana Scurry 1995, two-time Olympic gold medal winner and women's World Cup champion, soccer
* Serena Williams, tennis player, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist and 23-time Grand Slam winner

## Others

* Julie Robenhymer, former Miss New Jersey
* Maura Murray, who disappeared on the evening of February 9, 2004, after a car crash on Route 112 near Woodsville, New Hampshire, a village in the town of Haverhill. A nursing student completing her junior year at the University at the time of her disappearance.