# List of Loyola University Maryland people

Here follows a list of notable alumni, faculty, administrators, or people affiliated with Loyola University Maryland.

## List
### Academic

* Emory Elliott, Professor of American literature and advocate for expanding the literary canon to include a more diverse range of voices
* Aloysius C. Galvin, S.J., former Loyola College dean, 17th president of the University of Scranton

### Business

* Harry Markopolos (1981), former chief investment officer of Rampart Investment Management Co. and early whistleblower of Bernard Madoff
* Chris Dessi, writer and business executive

### Judges

* Robert A. Zarnoch, Judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals

### Politicians

* R. Karl Aumann (1982), former Maryland Secretary of State
* Robert C. Baldwin, former Maryland Delegate
* Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator
* Francis B. Burch (1941), former Attorney General of Maryland
* Edward H. Burke (1886–1955), state delegate and lawyer
* Andrew J. Burns Jr. (1950), former Maryland delegate
* Jill P. Carter, member, Maryland Senate
* Edward L. Cochran (1949), Howard County Executive, 1974–1978
* Jean B. Cryor (1979), former Maryland Delegate
* Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., former member of Maryland House of Delegates
* C. Stuart Knudsen (1949), former member of Maryland House of Delegates
* Hugh Meade (1929), U.S. Congressman for Maryland 2nd District, 1947–1949
* Barbara Mikulski (Mount Saint Agnes College, 1958), United States Senator from Maryland, 1987–2017
* John S. Morgan (1984), former member of Maryland House of Delegates, 1991–1999
* Herbert O'Conor (1917), Governor of Maryland 1939–1947, United States Senator 1947–1953
* Michael Peroutka, former Constitution Party candidate for President
* Dennis F. Rasmussen (1970), Baltimore County Executive, 1986–1990
* Bryan Simonaire (2005), Maryland State Senator

### Religion

* Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Catholic Bishop and Cardinal of Tonga
* Joseph C. Martin, Roman Catholic priest, recovering alcoholic and renowned speaker/educator on the issues of alcoholism and drug addiction
* Noah Weinberg, rabbi

### Science

* Brendan Carr (physician), Endowed System Chair of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
* Edwin A. Fleishman, notable scientist and author
* Michael D. Griffin, administrator of NASA
* Bradley M. Kuhn, former Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation, Phi Beta Kappa Society 1995
* Elena Plante, speech-language pathologist and Head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Arizona
* Patrick E. Cavalli, Professor of Engineering; leading designer of HVAC systems used throughout the developing world; recipient of IEEE Simon Ramo Medal in 1997

### Arts and literature

* Isaac Rieman Baxley, poet
* Mark Bowden, B.A. 1973, journalist and author (Black Hawk Down)
* Ed Burns, producer, screenwriter, and novelist; co-creator with writing partner David Simon of The Corner and The Wire (HBO); former Baltimore police detective for the Homicide and Narcotics divisions; public school teacher
* Tom Clancy, B.A. 1969, author
* George Herman, B.A. 1950, playwright (A Company of Wayward Saints)
* Margaret E. Ward, Irish journalist and broadcaster
* Deborah Rudacille, writer
* Susan Schulz, B.A. 1993, communications consultant and former magazine editor
* Steven B. Smith, poet

### Sports

* Santi Aldama, basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies
* Michael Burke, former soccer player
* Paul Cantabene (1993), former professional lacrosse player; head coach of Stevenson University's men's lacrosse team
* Frank Cashen (1945), General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets, won 1986 World Series
* Harry Child, former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Washington Senators
* Diane Geppi-Aikens (1984), women's college lacrosse coach
* Katie Hoff, swimmer who holds the world record for the women's 400m individual medley; former student and volunteer assistant swimming coach
* Milos Kocic (2008), goalkeeper for D.C. United and Toronto FC
* Christof Lindenmayer (1999), retired professional soccer player for the Columbus Crew; assistant men's soccer coach at the university
* Michael Malone, Denver Nuggets head coach, including 2023 NBA Championship
* Jim McKay (1943), sports broadcaster, winner of 13 Emmy Awards
* Doug Miller, former professional soccer player; current youth soccer coach
* Mike Morrison, drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (24th pick, 51st overall) of the 1989 NBA draft
* Gordie Mueller, relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox who played only one season in 1950
* Jimmy Patsos, former head men's basketball coach, 2004–2013
* Michael Phelps, most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 Olympic medals; former volunteer assistant swimming coach
* Skip Prosser, former men's basketball coach, 1993–94
* Philip Scholz, S-11 category swimmer; set multiple American Paralympic records
* Zach Thornton (1998), goalkeeper for the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, Chicago Fire and Chivas USA
* Joe Wise, Paralympian swimmer
* Dennis Wit, retired U.S. national soccer player

### Music

* Charlie Murphy, singer-songwriter and political activist.
* David Villa, singer and songwriter for Silver Edition
* Jah Works, roots reggae band formed by a group of Loyola students on a study abroad program in Belgium
* Jeleel, rapper and singer