# List of DePaul University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of DePaul University in Chicago.

## Academia

* David L. Callies, professor of law
* Isiaah Crawford, psychologist and 14th president of University of Puget Sound
* Tommy J. Curry, philosopher
* Mitra Emad, anthropologist
* Margaret Feldner, 21st president of Quincy University
* Graham Harman, philosopher

## Art

* Brandon Breaux, multi-disciplinary artist

## Business

* Ewart Abner, president of Motown Records
* George Ball, chairman of the W. Atlee Burpee Company
* Sean J. Conlon, businessman and real estate entrepreneur
* Richard Dennis, commodities speculator
* Richard Driehaus, CEO, Driehaus Capital Management
* Dan Evans, former vice president and general manager (from 2001 to 2004) of Los Angeles Dodgers
* Jack Greenberg, former CEO, McDonald's Corporation (BUS '64, JD '68)
* Kerrie L. Holley, chief architect of IBM Global Services and IBM distinguished engineer; IBM Black Engineer of the Year Award Recipient 2003
* Martin Jahn, general director, Volkswagen Group RUSSIA
* James M. Jenness, former CEO, Kellogg Company (BUS '69, MBA '71)
* Philip Kotler, (attended two years), Professor in International Marketing at Northwestern University
* Daniel Ustian, former chairman, president and chief executive officer, Navistar International Corp.
* Zhu Yunlai, former CEO of the China International Capital Corporation.

## Government and politics

* Anabel Abarca, alderperson of Chicago City Council
* Gaylon Alcaraz, community organizer and human rights activist
* Bushra Amiwala, Youngest Muslim elected official in the United States
* Jaime Andrade Jr., Illinois state representative
* Frank Annunzio, U.S. Representative from Illinois (1965–1993)
* Frances Cleveland Axtell, suffragist and politician
* Edwin B. Bederman, Illinois state representative
* Ervin Bushati, Albanian ambassador to the United States
* Michael A. Bilandic, former Mayor of Chicago
* Mike Bohacek, Indiana state senator
* Pat Boy, Indiana state representative
* Peter K. De Vuono, lawyer and Illinois state representative
* Marvin R. Dee, lawyer and Illinois state representative
* Dorothy Brown, clerk of Cook County Circuit Court
* Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court Justice, 1st District
* Joseph Burke, judge of the Illinois Appellate Court (1939–76)
* Edwin R. Chess, Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force
* Brad Christ, Missouri state representative
* Angela Clay, Chicago City Council alderperson
* Jonathan Carroll, Illinois state representative
* Laurda Cordero, associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
* Dorsey Crowe, Chicago City Council alderrperson
* James DeLeo, Illinois state representative
* Paul Dinello, judge
* Richard J. Daley, former mayor of Chicago
* Richard M. Daley, former mayor of Chicago
* Joe Dunn, Illinois state representative
* Paul H. Frank, MPS, Lake County Board Member & Commissioner of the Forest Preserve District of Lake County (IL) 2016 - present
* Terrance Gainer, Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate
* Arthur Goldberg, (attended, did not graduate, transferred to Northwestern University), former justice of the United States Supreme Court
* Benjamin Hooks, former executive director of the NAACP
* Kelly Loeffler, former United States Senator from Georgia
* Theodore Matlak, former 32nd ward Chicago alderman
* Walter J. Nega, Illinois state senator
* George Papadopoulos, oil and energy consultant, former member of the foreign policy advisory panel to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and convicted felon.
* Herb Schumann, former Cook County commissioner
* Samuel Skinner, former chief federal prosecutor, U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Chief of Staff to President George H. W. Bush
* Laura Spurr, chairwoman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (2000–2001, 2003–2010)
* Charles E. Tucker, Jr., U.S. Air Force Major General
* Tom Tuohy, lawyer and philanthropist
* Nadao Yoshinaga, Hawaii Senator

## Athletes and sports figures

* Mark Aguirre, forward, NBA 1982–1994 (Dallas, Detroit)
* Bill Boedeker, halfback, NFL 1946–1950 (four teams)
* Andre Brown, forward, NBA 2007–2015
* Jerry Bresler, basketball coach
* Stanley Brundy (born 1967), forward, basketball player
* Latasha Byears, women's basketball player in the WNBA
* Wilson Chandler, forward, NBA 2007-2020
* Franny Cerny, Forward, Czech Women's First League 2019–present (currently with SK Slavia Prague)
* Tyrone Corbin, forward, NBA 1985–2000 (nine teams)
* Dave Corzine, center, NBA 1978–1990 (five teams)
* Carson Cunningham, basketball coach
* Terry Cummings, forward, NBA 1982–2000 (seven teams)
* Kevin Edwards, guard, NBA 1988–2001 (four teams)
* Marty Embry, center, drafted by the Utah Jazz in 1986, played professionally overseas for 13 years
* Elene Gedevanishvili, Georgian figure skater
* Sarah Gorden, defender, NWSL 2016–present (currently with Chicago Red Stars)
* Stephen Howard, forward, NBA 1992–1998 (three teams)
* Kelli Hubly, defender, NWSL 2017–present (currently with Portland Thorns FC)
* Steven Hunter, center, NBA 2001–2010
* Johnny Jorgensen, guard, professional basketball, 1947-49
* Mabel Landry, track and field
* George Mikan, one of the NBA's 50 greatest players
* Angelo Poffo, professional wrestler; father of "Macho Man" Randy Savage
* Allie Quigley, guard, WNBA 2008–present (currently with Chicago Sky)
* Paul Reed, forward, NBA 2020–present (currently with the Detroit Pistons)
* Quentin Richardson, guard, NBA 2000–2013
* Bobby Simmons, guard, NBA 2001–2010
* Julianne Sitch, defender, NWSL 2001–2014
* Rod Strickland, guard, NBA 1988–2005 (nine teams)
* Max Strus, forward, NBA 2019–present (currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers)
* Erin Walter, midfielder, USL W-League 2006–2009

## Authors

* Kay Ulanday Barrett, poet, educator, cultural worker
* Miriam Del Banco, poet
* William Granger, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times columnist; author of The November Man series of novels
* Patrick Hicks, novelist, poet
* Tarell Alvin McCraney, playwright and winner of 2017 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay
* Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul
* Charlotte Pence, author of A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
* Christian Picciolini, author of the autobiography Romantic Violence: Memoirs of an American Skinhead; contributor to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen's 2013 book The New Digital Age
* Sheila Radford-Hill, author of Further To Fly: Black Women and the Politics of Empowerment, and professor at Dominican University
* Sean Stephenson, author of Get Off Your "But"

## Musicians

* Susan Abod, musician
* Jason Adasiewicz, jazz vibraphonist and composer
* Josie Aiello, singer-songwriter
* Ahmad Alaadeen, jazz saxophonist
* Jeremy Barnes, drummer of indie rock bands Neutral Milk Hotel, Bright Eyes
* Irwin Bazelon, classical music composer
* Bitch, musician
* Rob Bochnik, musician
* Jerry Bresler, conductor, songwriter, and musician
* Don Caneva, band director and conductor
* Frank Catalano, jazz musician
* Ryan Cohan, jazz musician
* Liz Carroll, fiddler and composer
* Edo Castro, jazz bassist and composer
* Frank Catalano, jazz saxophonist
* Paul Cienniwa, harpsichordist
* Brian Culbertson, jazz musician
* Cyn, singer and songwriter
* Greg Davis, musician, sound artist
* Orbert Davis, jazz trumpeter and bandleaderOrbert Davis
* Nohema Fernández, pianist
* Tristen Gaspadarek, singer-songwriter
* James William Guercio, producer for the band Chicago and former owner of Country Music Television
* Matt Henkels, guitarist for the band Beach Bunny
* Mark Jaeschke, musician, member of Joie De Vivre (band) and Kittyhawk (band)
* Terry Kath, guitarist and vocals for the band Chicago
* Lorin Levee, principal clarinet for the Los Angeles Philharmonic
* Ramsey Lewis, jazz musician
* Lee Loughnane, trumpet player for the band Chicago
* Abraham Lubin, Hazzan
* Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for 1960s rock band The Doors
* Kris Myers, drummer of the Chicago-based progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee
* Tim Nordwind, bass and vocals for the band Ok Go
* Jim O'Rourke, Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, musician, sound-artist
* James Pankow, trombone player for the band Chicago
* Walter Parazaider, woodwind player for the band Chicago
* George Perle, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
* Christian Picciolini, guitarist for Random55; CEO of Goldmill Group; former CEO of Sinister Muse Records and Chaos Records
* Matana Roberts, Saxophonist and Composer
* David Safran, singer-songwriter and producer
* Lili Trifilio, guitarist and vocalist for the band Beach Bunny

## Film, theater and media personalities

* Theoni V. Aldredge
* Tom Amandes
* Gillian Anderson (THE '90)
* Kevin Anderson
* Tisha Terrasini Banker
* John C. Becher
* Cole Bennett
* Desmin Borges
* Tom Bosley
* Terry Bozeman
* W. Earl Brown
* Janai Brugger
* Jerry Bresler
* Julianne Buescher
* P.J. Byrne
* John Cabrera
* Paula Cale
* Sean Cassidy
* Monique Coleman
* David Dastmalchian
* Dana DeLorenzo
* Paul Dinello
* Tsi-Tsi-Ki Félix
* Judy Greer
* Sean Gunn
* Zach Helm
* Linda Hunt
* Simran Judge
* Stana Katic
* Joe Keery
* Lisa Robin Kelly
* Alexander Koch
* Harvey Korman
* Sarah Kustok
* Lauren Lapkus
* Cody Lassen
* Karl Malden
* Joe Mantegna
* Jane McNeill
* Reese Mishler
* Michael Muhney
* Tom O'Horgan
* Zak Orth
* Geraldine Page
* Betsy Palmer
* Elizabeth Perkins
* Christian Picciolini
* Prabjot (PJ) Randhawa
* John C. Reilly
* Leonard Roberts
* Michael Rooker
* Arthur Spivak
* Mehran C. Torgoley
* Jaboukie Young-White
* Todd Zuniga

## Journalism and media

* Jerry Bresler, editor and journalist
* Lourdes Duarte, television journalist

## Science and technology

* Mary Alice McWhinnie, biologist, Antarctic researcher.
* Dr. Richard H. Lawler, transplant pioneer
* Robert Plomin, American psychologist and geneticist best known for his work in twin studies and behavior genetics.

## Religion

* Michael James Dempsey, Catholic prelate
* John Joseph Egan, Catholic priest

## Other

* Todd Beamer (Class of 1993) – software salesperson & hero on United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks
* Shirien Damra – American illustrator, designer, artist, and activist.
* Chelsea Tayui – Miss Universe Ghana 2020