# List of Marquette University alumni

The list of Marquette University alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Marquette University (MU) and Marquette University Law School (MULS), both located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

## Arts and media

| Name Class year Notability References Marc Alaimo Actor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) Don Ameche 1929 Academy Award-winning actor Tab Baker Actor Shauna Singh Baldwin 1983 Author Jack Berry attended 1949 to 1951 Sports journalist with The Detroit News, the Detroit Free Press, United Press International, and the Golf Writers' Association of America Kamla Bhatt Indian podcaster Joan Biskupic 1978 USA Today correspondent, U.S. Supreme Court biographer Peter Bonerz 1960 TV and film actor and director, best known for The Bob Newhart Show Ann Brill 1985 Dean of the School of Journalism at the University of Kansas Margaret Coel 1960 Author of Father John/Wind River mystery series Gail Collins 1976 Author and New York Times columnist Anthony Crivello 1978 Tony Award-winning actor and screenwriter Mark Curtis 1981 TV journalist, author and political analyst Nicholas D'Agosto 2002 Actor Gina DiVittorio 2017 Satirical web series The Pocket Report Pat Donohue Acoustic guitarist, mainstay of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion radio program with house band Alexander C. Eschweiler N/A Architect Chris Farley 1986 Actor, comedian and Saturday Night Live cast member; wore his Marquette Rugby jacket during a college scene in Tommy Boy Kevin Farley 1998 Actor and comedian; brother of Chris Farley Pat Finn 1987 Actor Michael F. Flynn 1971 Science-fiction writer, author of In the Country of the Blind James Foley 1996 Freelance journalist who was decapitated by ISIS (ISIL) in Syria in 2014 Jeff German Las Vegas journalist who was murdered in 2022 Charles Harbutt 1956 Photographer Dan Harmon Creator of Community Astead Herndon Journalist John M. Higgins 1984 Reporter Hildegarde (Hildegarde Sell) N/A Vocalist popular in the early 20th century; trained at Marquette's College of Music in the 1920s Margo Huston 1965 Reporter Bill Johnson Alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and arranger Len Kasper 1993 Chicago Cubs broadcaster for WGN-TV Tom Keegan 1981 Author, journalist, radio personality Martin Kilcoyne 1990 Sports director, FOX 2 St. Louis Kate Klise 1985 Author, known for her children's books Greg Kot 1978 Pop music critic for the Chicago Tribune; co-host of NPR's Sound Opinions Jim Krueger 1989 Comic book writer Trenni Kusnierek On-air personality, WTMJ (AM) Jen Lada 2002 Sportscaster Matthew Lesko 1965 Television commercial and infomercial personality James Lowder 1985 Author, editor, and game designer Amy Madigan 1972 Actress Don McNeill 1929 Radio personality known for being the creator and host of The Breakfast Club Jim Mitchell Illustrator and underground comix writer/artist Preacher Moss 1988 Comedian and writer William F. Mullen III Brigadier General, United States Marine Corps Peter Mulvey 1991 Folk singer-songwriter Kevin O'Brien Author Pat O'Brien N/A Actor Bob Odenkirk attended but did not graduate Actor, Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul Arthur Olszyk 1944 Prominent Milwaukee newsman at WTMJ-AM; later professor of broadcast journalism for seven years at Marquette Michele Palermo 1992 Playwright, actress, producer, and director Cheryl Pawelski 1989 Record producer (Omnivore Recordings) Jim Peck 1962 Local television personality and former game show host Charles P. Pierce 1975 Journalist and author of Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything Jessica Powers N/A Poet and Carmelite nun Danny Pudi 2001 Actor, Community John D. Rateliff Game designer, author, J.R.R. Tolkien scholar Jim Romenesko Journalist, media columnist Steve Rushin 1988 Former columnist, Sports Illustrated magazine John W. Schaum 1931 Piano teacher; writer of many books of sheet music Michael Schultz 1963 Filmmaker and television actor Rondell Sheridan 1980 Actor, known for That's So Raven Tom Snyder attended but did not graduate Former host, NBC' The Tomorrow Show Mark Suppelsa 1984 Anchor, WGN News Chicago Clifford Thompson 1944 One of the world's tallest men; remains the tallest man to appear in a Hollywood film Ben Tracy 1998 (BA), 2004 (MA) Emmy Award-winning CBS News correspondent Don Wadewitz 2000 Sports broadcaster for the Alverno College, Racine Raiders, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, and Milwaukee Area Technical College Paul W. Whear 1946 Composer, wrote the anthem of the Naval R.O.T.C. | Mark Curtis Kevin Farley Matthew Lesko Danny Pudi Rondell Sheridan |

## Public figures
### Business

| Name Class year Notability References Susan Bird Founder and CEO of Wf360 Edward Brennan 1956 Former chairman of Sears, Roebuck and Company John Ferraro 1977 Global Chief Operating Officer, Ernst and Young, LLP Luther W. Graef Founder of Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer and Associates Inc., former President of American Society of Civil Engineers Patrick E. Haggerty 1936 Co-founder of Texas Instruments Mary Houghton Co-founder of ShoreBank Konstance Knox 1977 Virologist and entrepreneur known for founding Viracor, the Wisconsin Viral Research Group, and Viracor's Institute for Viral Pathogenesis John Rakolta 1970 CEO of Walbridge; one of the National Finance Chairs for Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential campaign James A. Runde 1969 Former Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley William C. Stone 1977 Chairman and CEO of SS&C Technologies | Eliyahu Federman |

### Politics and government

| Name Class year Notability References Kathleen Abernathy 1983 Partner, Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, former FCC Commissioner J. Waldo Ackerman 1947 (BS), 1949 (JD) U.S. District Court Judge in Illinois Tom Ament 1959 (BS), 1962 (JD) County Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, 1992-2002 Kristina Arriaga Vice Chair, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, 2016-2019 Dolores Balderamos-García Minister of Human Development, Women and Civil Society of Belize Gary J. Barczak 1961 Wisconsin legislator Gerald R. Beaman U.S. Navy admiral Dismas Becker Wisconsin legislator and civil rights activist Steven M. Biskupic 1983 (BA), 1987 (JD) Prominent U.S. attorney Gerald J. Boileau U.S. Representative Warren Braun 1956 (BS), 1971 (JD) Former Wisconsin State Senator Cecil B. Brown, Jr. Wisconsin and civil rights activist F. Taylor Brown U.S. Navy admiral Edward R. Brunner 1970 Former Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals Brian Burke 1978 Wisconsin attorney and legislator Ed Callahan Former Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Carlos Camacho Governor of Guam Felix Perez Camacho Former Governor of Guam Raymond Joseph Cannon U.S. Representative Louis J. Ceci Wisconsin Supreme Court John T. Chisholm District attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Vincent Cianci Also known as "Buddy", former Mayor, Providence, Rhode Island John Louis Coffey Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals Pedro Colón 1991 First elected Latino representative of the Wisconsin State Assembly David Cullen 1984 Member of Wisconsin State Assembly James P. Daley U.S. National Guard general Sara Lynn Darrow 1992 District judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Kerry J. Donley Member of the Alexandria, Virginia City Council; former Mayor of Alexandria, 1996-2003 John Doyne 1934 First County Executive of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Diane Drufenbrock Nun and Socialist candidate for Vice President in 1980 Terence T. Evans Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (appointed by President Bill Clinton, 1995); former Judge and Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (appointed by President Jimmy Carter, 1979) Scott Evertz First openly gay director of the Office of National AIDS Policy Ray Evrard 1916 Former Brown County, Wisconsin District Attorney and 2nd president of the Green Bay Packers Margaret Farrow 1956 Former Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin James Fleissner 1979 Attorney and a Professor of Law at Mercer University School of Law Gerald T. Flynn U.S. Representative James Flynn Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin Kurt Frank 1971 Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate Jessica Gavora 1986 Conservative writer on politics and culture, speechwriter, and former policy adviser at the U.S. Department of Justice Janine P. Geske Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court John Gower Member of Wisconsin State Assembly William C. Griesbach 1976 (BA), 1979 (JS) U.S. federal judge E. Harold Hallows Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Ned R. Healy U.S. Representative from California Mark Honadel Member of Wisconsin State Assembly Henry P. Hughes Justice of Wisconsin Supreme Court Kathleen Hall Jamieson 1967 Dean, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania Wade Kapszukiewicz Mayor, City of Toledo, Ohio William K. Kelley Deputy Counsel to George W. Bush Kristina Keneally New South Wales politician Charles J. Kersten 1925 U.S. Representative John C. Kleczka U.S. Representative Dale P. Kooyenga 2007 Member of Wisconsin State Assembly Dick Leinenkugel 1980 Current Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce Jerris Leonard 1952 (BS), 1955 (LLB) Member of the Wisconsin Senate Peter F. Leuch Former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Gerald Lorge Wisconsin politician Steven D. Loucks 1983 Former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Brian E. Luther 1984 U.S. Navy admiral Donald A. Manzullo U.S. Representative, Republican William A. Matheny U.S. Air Force general Mary Beth Maxwell Senior Advisor in the United States Department of Labor Joseph McCarthy U.S. Senator, Republican Earl F. McEssy 1939 Former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Ralph Metcalfe US Olympian, U.S. Representative Gerald L. Miller 1964 U.S. Marine Corps general Louis Molepske 2001 Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Gwendolynne S. Moore 1978 U.S. Representative Stephen Murphy III 1984 Federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Edouard Nomo-Ongolo Former Government Minister for Commerce and Industry (Cameroon); former General Manager of Chase Bank, Cameroon; retired diplomat Richard C. Nowakowski N/A Former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Leo P. O'Brien Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate Jim Ott 2000 Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Tony Palomo B.S. Journalism, 1954 Journalist; historian of Guam; Senator in the 12th, 14th, and 15th Guam Legislatures Rudolf "Rudy" Perpich Former Governor of Minnesota Milton Rice Polland Progressive Republican leader, ambassador-at-large for the Republic of the Marshall Islands Dean G. Popps 1970 Former Acting United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Don Pridemore 1977 Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Kenneth M. Quinn President of the World Food Prize Foundation, former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia David Rabinovitz 1927 U.S. District Court Judge Michele Radosevich 1969 U.S. politician and lawyer Toby Roth U.S. Representative Loret Miller Ruppe U.S. diplomat Ben L. Salomon Medal of Honor recipient Paul J. Schlise 1989 (BS) U.S. Navy admiral John Schmitz U.S. Representative, 1972 American Independent Party Presidential candidate Martin J. Schreiber Former governor of Wisconsin Wilfred Schuele Former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin State Senate Kevin R. Slates 1982 U.S. Navy admiral Francis Slay Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri Douglas W. Small 1988 (BS) U.S. Navy admiral Lawrence H. Smith U.S. Representative Greg Stanton 1992 (BA) U.S. Representative Dave Sullivan State Senator of Illinois, 1998-2006; Crane's Chicago Business "Top 40 Under 40" Diane S. Sykes Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; former Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court; appointed by President George W. Bush, 2002 John H. Szymarek 1895 Former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly John F. Tefft Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Moscow, 1996-1999; United States Ambassador to Lithuania, 2000-2003; Ambassador of the United States of America to Georgia, 2005–present Robert Emmet Tehan 1927 (AB), 1929 (LL.B.) Former United States federal judge Froilan Tenorio 1967 Former Governor of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Lewis D. Thill U.S. Representative Barbara Toles 1997 Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Stephen A. Turcotte U.S. Navy admiral Luis R. Visot U.S. Army Major General Leah Vukmir 1980 Member of Wisconsin Senate Scott Walker N/A Former Governor of Wisconsin; Walker did not actually graduate from Marquette University Thaddeus Wasielewski U.S. Representative Don S. Wenger U.S. Air Force Major General Patrick Willis 1972 Circuit Court Judge in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Tadashi Yamamoto MBA 1962 Founder of the Japan Center for International Exchange, the Shimoda Conference, and the U.S.-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program Francis A. Yindra Former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate Clement J. Zablocki U.S. Representative Richard J. Zaborski 1953 Former member of the Wisconsin State Senate Carl Zeidler Former Mayor of Milwaukee Annette Ziegler 1989 Justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court | Gerald J. Boileau Felix Perez Camacho Kristina Keneally Don Manzullo Ralph Metcalfe Joseph McCarthy Gwen Moore Barbara Toles |

## Humanities and social sciences

| Name | Class year | Notability |
| Semhar Araia | 1999 | Social activist and international lawyer |
| Robert J. Beck | | Scholar of international law and international relations |
| Paul Chamberlain | | Theologian, philosopher |
| Mary Collins | | Theologian, Benedictine nun |
| Paul Copan | | Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University |
| Walter A. Davis | 1964 (BA), 1966 (MA) | Philosopher, critic, playwright, and author of books on psychoanalysis, Marxism, existentialism, Hegelian dialectics and postmodernism |
| Marc H. Ellis | | Theologian, philosopher |
| Roberto S. Goizueta | 1984 | Theologian |
| Scott Hahn | | Theologian |
| John Maxwell Hamilton | 1969 | Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of Louisiana State University |
| Elizabeth Hirschboeck | | Humanitarian |
| Donald J. Hying | | Roman Catholic bishop |
| Mel Lawrenz | | Author, speaker, and senior pastor of Elmbrook Church, the largest church in Wisconsin |
| William D. Lutz | | Linguist |
| William Marr | 1963 | Poet and translator; author of books of Chinese poetry |
| Janice McLaughlin | 1969 | nun, missionary, and human rights activist |
| William Patrick O'Connor | | Fifth Bishop of Superior (1942-46); first Bishop of Madison (1946–67) |
| John Joseph Paul | 1956 | Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse |
| John Peter Pelissero | 1975 | Provost and Professor of Political Science Loyola University Chicago |
| Michael R. Strain | 2004 | Senior Fellow and Arthur F. Burns Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute |
| Alexa Suelzer | | Author, educator and theologian known for her Old Testament criticism |
| Paul Francis Tanner | | Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine |
| Kerry S. Walters | 1980 | Professor of Philosophy at Gettysburg College and award-winning author of numerous books on philosophy and religion |
| William J. Whalen | | Nonfiction writer, expert on comparative religion |

## Engineering and sciences

| Name Class year Notability References Lionel Dahmer 1962 research chemist and author who was the father of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer George Delahunty 1979 Physiologist, endocrinologist, and Lilian Welsh Professor of Biology at Goucher College Joanna Isabel Mayer 1931 Prominent mathematician; First PhD graduate in mathematics Donald Laub 1960 Prominent plastic surgeon; Chief of Plastic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine 1968-1980 Robert B. Pinter 1957 Biomedical engineer and authority on signal processing in the insect visual system | Robert B. Pinter |

## Sports

| Name Class year Notability References George Allen NFL head coach, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame George Andrie Dallas Cowboys player Ray Apolskis NFL player Frank Aschenbrenner Professional football player Ed Aspatore NFL player Wayland Becker NFL player Al Bentzin NFL player Gene Berce NBA player Dick Bilda NFL player Frank Bohlmann NFL player Jim Boylan NBA assistant coach, currently with the Milwaukee Bucks Tom Braatz NFL player and general manager David Braden NFL player Brian Brunkhorst Professional basketball player Ray Buivid NFL player Art Bultman NFL player for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Green Bay Packers Ray Busler NFL player Jimmy Butler 2011 NBA player for the Miami Heat Dick Campbell NFL player Jim Capuzzi NFL player Jim Chones Former ABA and NBA player Tom Copa NBA player Chris Crawford Played seven years with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks Tommy Cronin NFL player Jae Crowder NBA player for the Utah Jazz Ward Cuff Former New York Giants player Don Curtin NFL player Pahl Davis NFL player Travis Diener Point guard with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers Lavern Dilweg NFL player; U.S. Representative Danny Downes Retired professional mixed martial artist formerly with the WEC and the UFC Bill Downey Professional basketball player Ron Drzewiecki NFL player Wilfred Duford NFL player Red Dunn NFL player Maurice "Bo" Ellis 1977 Former NBA player and college basketball coach Steve Enich NFL player John Fahay NFL player Dick Flaherty NFL player Lawrence Frank Former NBA head coach and current President of Basketball Operations for Los Angeles Clippers William Gates A protagonist in the movie Hoop Dreams Ed Glick NFL player John Goodyear NFL player George Groves Professional football player Arthur Guepe Commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference Pete Hall NFL player Bo Hanley NFL player and head coach Bob Harlan Former president and chief executive officer, Green Bay Packers John Harrington Professional football player Norbert Hayes NFL player Lazar Hayward NBA player currently signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves Lester Hearden NFL player Johnny Heimsch NFL player Darius Johnson-Odom 2012 NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers Swede Johnston NFL player Mike Jurewicz MLB player Dorothy Kamenshek AAGPBL player Karl Kassulke NFL player Al Klug Professional football player Don Kojis Two-time NBA All-Star Frank Kosikowski Professional football player Jack Kramer Professional football player Ray Kuffel Professional football player Bob Lackey Professional basketball player Joe LaFleur NFL player Oxie Lane NFL player Irv Langhoff NFL player Erica Larson Five-time winner of the Pikes Peak Marathon Alfred "Butch" Lee MVP of the 1977 Final Four; former NBA player Emery Lehman Olympic speed skater Frank Linnan NFL player Maurice Lucas Won 1977 NBA Championship with Portland Trail Blazers Jerry Lunz NFL player Mel Maceau Professional football player Pudge MacKenzie NHL player Rick Majerus Head basketball coach of St. Louis University; former commentator for ESPN, head basketball coach at Marquette University, Ball State University and the University of Utah Wesley Matthews NBA player Amal McCaskill NBA player Francis J. McCormick NFL player Larry McGinnis NFL player Allie McGuire 1973 NBA player Jim McIlvaine Played seven years in the NBA with the Washington Bullets, Seattle SuperSonics and New Jersey Nets Larry McNeill NBA player Dean Meminger NBA player Frank Mestnik NFL player Ralph Metcalfe World-record holding sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Steve Novak NBA player, most recently of the New York Knicks Ken Radick NFL player for the Green Bay Packers and Brooklyn Dodgers Glenn "Doc" Rivers 1985 NBA star; head coach of Philadelphia 76ers Herb Roedel Professional football player Fritz Roeseler NFL player Gene Ronzani NFL player and head coach Leroy Schoemann NFL player Carl Schuette NFL player Vincent Shekleton NFL player Ralph Shinners Center fielder for New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals; remains the only Major League player to come out of Marquette John Sisk, Jr. NFL player Tony Smith Former NBA player drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1990 Johnny Strzykalski NFL player Claude Taugher NFL player Joe Thomas NBA player Milt Trost NFL player Don Vosberg NFL player Dwyane Wade 2003 retired NBA player for the Miami Heat Lloyd Walton NBA player Brian Wardle Head coach of Bradley Braves men's basketball Ken Wendt NFL player Jerome Whitehead NBA player Mike Wilson NBA player Whitey Woodin NFL player Sam Worthen NBA player Joe Young Professional football player | George Allen Lazar Hayward Steve Novak Glenn "Doc" Rivers Dwyane Wade Jamil Wilson |
* Niv Berkowitz (born 1986), Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Sandy Cohen (born 1995), American-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague
* Natisha Hiedeman (born 1997), basketball player for the Israeli team Maccabi Bnot Ashdod and the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
* Gabe Levin (born 1994), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Jamil Wilson (born 1990), basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League