Entertainment and communications
*David Angell – Emmy Award-winning television producer, victim of the September 11 attacks (was a passenger of American Airlines Flight 11) *Doris Burke – sports analyst for ESPN, former Friars basketball player *David R. Colburn – author and professor of history *Wally Dunn – Broadway actor, most recently appeared in ''Gypsy (musical), Gypsy'' and ''Spamalot'' *Brett Epstein – actor, playwright *Matt Farley – musician *Peter Farrelly – film director, screenwriter, and producer *Janeane Garofalo – actress, comedian *Caryn James (as Caryn A. Fuoroli) – film and television critic, novelist *Mike Leonard (journalist), Mike Leonard – television journalist on NBC's ''Today (NBC program), Today Show'' *James O'Brien (filmmaker), James O'Brien – film director, screenwriter, and producer *John O'Hurley – actor, television host *Sean McAdam (journalist), Sean McAdam – sportswriter covering the Boston Red Sox *Edward Scanlon – Executive Vice President (retired) of NBC *Paul G. Tremblay – author *Joseph Ungaro – newspaper journalistBusiness
* Brian Burke (ice hockey), Brian Burke – President of Hockey Operations of the Pittsburgh Penguins, former Friars ice hockey player * Rich Gotham – President of Boston Celtics * Karen Ignagni – President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans * Lou Lamoriello – General Manager of the New York Islanders * John Marinatto – former Commissioner of the Big East Conference * Arthur F. Ryan – former Chairman and CEO of Prudential Insurance Company of America * Jack Tretton – former CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment AmericaPolitics and law
*Scott Avedisian – Mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island *Michael Napolitano ‐ Mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island *Andrew Ouelette - Legal Council of Kyle Rittenhouse *Peter J. Barnes II, Peter J. Barnes – Member of New Jersey State Parole Board, former New Jersey Senate, New Jersey State Senator *Jack Brennan – former chief of staff to Richard Nixon *Frank Caprio (judge), Frank Caprio – chief judge of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence Municipal Court *Arn Chorn-Pond – international human rights activist *Jasiel Correia – former Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts *Richard M. Daley – Former Mayor of Chicago *Richard J. Daronco – former United States federal courts, United States federal judge *Tom Dart – Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois *Frank Devlin – former senior counsel to Exxon Mobil Corporation in Houston, Texas *Armando Diaz – Marshal of Italy, World War 1 commander (Providence College's first alumnus) *Chris Dodd – former United States Senate, United States Senator representing Connecticut *Thomas J. Dodd – former United States Senate, United States Senator representing Connecticut *Benjamin Downing – currently the youngest Massachusetts State Senator *John H. Fanning – former National Labor Relations Board List of Chairs of the National Labor Relations Board, Chair *Joseph J. Fauliso – former List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut, Lt. Governor of Connecticut *Raymond Flynn – former Mayor of Boston, former Friars basketball player *Charles J. Fogarty – former List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island, Lt. Governor of Rhode Island *John E. Fogarty – former United States House of Representatives, United States Congressman representing Rhode Island *Anthony D. Galluccio – former Massachusetts Senate, Massachusetts State Senator *Maureen McKenna Goldberg – Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court *Sheila Harrington – Massachusetts State Representative for the First Middlesex District *Patrick J. Kennedy – former United States Congressman representing Rhode Island, son of former United States Senator Ted Kennedy *Kieran Lalor – founder of Eternal Vigilance Society and Iraq Vets for Congress *J. Howard McGrath – former United States Attorney General and United States Senator representing Rhode Island *William D. Mullins – member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and baseball player *M. Teresa Paiva-Weed – President of the Rhode Island Senate, Rhode Island State Senate *Michael F. Rush – member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives *John Shea, Jr. (politician), John Shea – former member of Connecticut House of Representatives *Fernand St. Germain – former United States Representative from Rhode Island *William J. Sullivan – former Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court *Robert Tiernan – former United States Representative from Rhode Island *Gregg M. Amore - Rhode Island Secretary of StateAcademia
*Roy Peter Clark – Vice President and Senior Scholar at the Poynter Institute *Hank Foley – President of New York Institute of Technology *Mark Stephen Jendrysik – Political Science and Public Administration Chair, University of North Dakota *Timothy J. Kehoe – Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota *Clark R. McCauley – Professor of Science and Mathematics and co-director of the Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at Bryn Mawr College *Edward J. McElroy – President of American Federation of Teachers, Vice President of AFL-CIO *Austin Sarat – Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst CollegeMedicine
*Robert Gallo – biomedical researcher known for the discovery of Human Immunodeficiency VirusReligious life
*Joseph Augustine Di Noia – named Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments by Pope Benedict XVI.; currently the highest-ranking Dominican in the Curia of the Roman Catholic Church *Archbishop Christopher Cardone, O. P. – Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop of Auki, The Solomon Islands since 2016. *Archbishop Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P. – Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky (1982-2007) *Brian Shanley, O.P. – President of Providence CollegeAthletics
Men's basketball
*Marvin Barnes – former NBA and American Basketball Association, ABA all-star player *Ira Bowman – former NBA player *Marques Bragg – former NBA player *Marshon Brooks – NBA player with New Jersey Nets *Troy Brown (basketball, born 1971), Troy Brown – former NBA player *Marty Conlon – former NBA player *Austin Croshere – former NBA player *Sharaud Curry – international professional basketball player *Ernie DiGregorio – former NBA player *Billy Donovan – current head coach of Chicago Bulls. Former head coach of Oklahoma City Thunder, and two-time NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship head coach of Florida Gators men's basketball *Marcus Douthit – NBA and international professional basketball player *Kris Dunn – current NBA player, Portland Trail Blazers *Weyinmi Efejuku – international professional basketball player *Johnny Egan (basketball), Johnny Egan – former NBA player and coach *Raymond Flynn – former Mayor of Boston *Rubén Garcés – former NBA and international professional basketball player *Ryan Gomes – NBA player with Los Angeles D-Fenders *Joe Hassett – former NBA player *Herbert Hill (basketball), Herbert Hill – NBA and international professional basketball player *Jonathan Kale – international professional basketball player *Tuukka Kotti – international professional basketball player *Māris Ļaksa – international professional basketball player *Jim Larranaga – head coach of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball *John Linehan (basketball), John Linehan – international professional basketball player *Erron Maxey – international professional basketball player *Ken McDonald (basketball coach), Ken McDonald – head coach of the Austin Spurs *Donnie McGrath – international professional basketball player *Eric Murdock – former NBA player *Richard Pitino – head basketball coach for University of Minnesota *Mike Riordan (basketball), Mike Riordan – former NBA player *Karim Shabazz – international professional basketball player *God Shammgod – former NBA player *Abdul Shamsid-Deen – former international professional basketball player *Dickey Simpkins – former NBA player *Michael Smith (basketball, born 1972), Michael Smith – former NBA player *Kevin Stacom – former NBA player *Jamel Thomas – former NBA player *John Thompson (basketball), John Thompson – former Basketball Hall of Fame head coach of Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball *Otis Thorpe – former NBA all-star player *Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944), Jimmy Walker – former NBA all-star player *Franklin Western – international professional basketball player *Lenny Wilkens – Basketball Hall of Fame coach and player *Eric Williams (basketball, born 1972), Eric Williams – former NBA player *Jeff Xavier – international professional basketball playerWomen's basketball
*Doris Burke – sports analyst for ESPNMen's ice hockey
*Noel Acciari *Tim Army *Brian Burke (ice hockey), Brian Burke – President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs *Rich Costello *Craig Darby *John Ferguson, Jr. *Rob Gaudreau *Hal Gill *Jon Gillies - Goaltender, New Jersey Devils *Paul Guay *Joe Hulbig *Dave Kelly (ice hockey, born 1952), Dave Kelly *Regan Kelly *Kurt Kleinendorst *Jim Korn *Jeff Mason *Colin McDonald (ice hockey), Colin McDonald *Bob Nicholson (ice hockey), Bob Nicholson *Gaetano Orlando *Fernando Pisani *Steve Rooney *Nolan Schaefer *Jeff Serowik *Peter Taglianetti *Brandon Tanev (ice hockey), Brandon Tanev - Forward, Seattle Kraken *Chris Terreri *Chris Therien *Randy Velischek *Ron Wilson (ice hockey b. 1955), Ron Wilson *Pete ZingoniWomen's ice hockey
*Chris Bailey (ice hockey), Chris Bailey – member of the 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 and 2002 US women's Olympic ice hockey teams; Olympic gold and silver medalist *Laurie Baker (ice hockey), Laurie Baker – member of the 1997 and 2000 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 and 2002 US women's Olympic ice hockey teams; Olympic gold and silver medalist *Alana Blahoski – member of the 1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 US women's Olympic ice hockey team; Olympic gold medalist *Lisa Brown-Miller – member of the 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1997 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 women's Olympic ice hockey team; Olympic gold medalist; former head coach of Princeton University's women's ice hockey team *Sara Decosta (born 1977) – member of the 2000 and 2001 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 and 2002 US women's Olympic ice hockey teams; Olympic gold and silver medalist *Cammi Granato – member of the 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2005 US women's national ice hockey teams; member of the 1998 and 2002 US women's Olympic ice hockey teams; Olympic gold and silver medalist; member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame and the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto; broadcaster during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics for NBC Sports *Mari Pehkonen – member of the 2006 and 2007 Finland women's national ice hockey team *Karen Thatcher – member of the 2009–10 United States women's national ice hockey team, Olympic silver medalistBaseball
*John McDonald (infielder), John McDonald *Lou Merloni *William D. Mullins *Birdie TebbettsTrack and field
*Mary Cullen – 2006 NCAA Champion, Irish long distance runner *Martin Fagan – Irish Olympic distance runner *Roisin McGettigan – Olympic 3000m steeplechase runner *Geoff Smith (long-distance runner), Geoff Smith – won Boston Marathon in 1984 and 1985 *Kim Smith (runner), Kim Smith – four-time NCAA Champion, Olympic distance runner for New Zealand *John Treacy – 1984 silver medal winner at the 1984 Summer OlympicsFootball
*Charles Avedisian – former New York Football Giants player *Hank Soar – former New York Football Giants player and American League umpireMen's soccer
*Chaka Daley *Chris Konopka *Ryan Maduro – All-American *Julian Gressel *Mac Steeves *Karl AndersonReferences
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