This is an enumeration of notable people affiliated with

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...

, including graduates of the undergraduate and graduate and professional programs at all three campuses, former students who did not graduate or receive their degree, presidents of the university, current and former professors, as well as members of the board of trustees and board of governors, and coaches affiliated with the university's athletic program. Also included are characters in works of fiction (books, films, television shows, et cetera) who have been mentioned or were depicted as having an affiliation with Rutgers, either as a student, alumnus, or member of the faculty. Some noted alumni and faculty may be also listed in the main

article or in some of the affiliated articles. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. Default campus for listings is the

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

campus, the systems' largest campus, with Camden and Newark campus affiliations noted in parenthesis.

Presidents of Rutgers University

Since 1785, twenty men have served as the institution's president, beginning with

Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (22 February 1735/6 – 30 October 1790) was an American Dutch Reformed clergyman, colonial and state legislator, and educator. Hardenbergh was a founder of Queen's College—now Rutgers, The State University of New J ...

(1735–1790), a Dutch Reformed clergyman who was responsible for establishing the college. Before 1930, most of the university's presidents (eight of the twelve) were clergymen affiliated with Christian denominations in the

Reformed tradition Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Calv ...

(either Dutch Reformed,

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their n ...

, or German Reformed). Presidents Hasbrouck (1840–1850), Frelinghuysen (1850–1862), Gates (1882–1890), and Scott (1891–1906) were all laymen. Two presidents were alumni of Rutgers College: William H. S. Demarest (Class of 1883) and Philip Milledoler Brett (Class of 1892). The current president is Jonathan Holloway (born 1976). Holloway, a U.S. historian, is the first person of color to lead Rutgers University.The president serves in an ''

ex officio An ''ex officio'' member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term '' ex officio'' is Latin, meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by right ...

'' capacity as a presiding officer within the university's 59-member Board of Trustees and its eleven-member Board of Governors, and is appointed by these boards to oversee day-to-day operations of the university across its three campuses. He is charged with implementing board policies with the help and advice of senior administrators and other members of the university community." The president is responsible only to those two governing boards—there is no oversight by state officials. Frequently, the president also occupies a professorship in his academic discipline and engages in instructing students.

Nobel laureates

Milton Friedman Milton Friedman (; July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American economist and statistician who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the ...

, 1912–2006, A.B. 1932, economist, public intellectual, winner of the

Nobel Prize in Economics The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ( sv, Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is an economics award administered ...

(1976) *

Toni Morrison Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, '' The Bluest Eye'', was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed '' S ...

(honorary doctorate), taught at Rutgers, novelist (''

Beloved Beloved may refer to: Books * ''Beloved'' (novel), a 1987 novel by Toni Morrison * ''The Beloved'' (Faulkner novel), a 2012 novel by Australian author Annah Faulkner *''Beloved'', a 1993 historical romance about Zenobia, by Bertrice Small Film ...

'', '' Song of Solomon''),

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(1993),

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music. It recognizes distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, published durin ...

(1988) *

Heinrich Rohrer Heinrich Rohrer (6 June 1933 – 16 May 2013) was a Swiss physicist who shared half of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics with Gerd Binnig for the design of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The other half of the Prize was awarded to Ernst ...

, 1961–1963, physicist, winner of the

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(1986) * Selman Waksman 1918–1958, professor of

microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, ...

; discovered 22 antibiotics (including Streptomycin); winner of the

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded yearly by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute for outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine. The Nobel Prize is not a single prize, but five separate prizes that, accordi ...

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Notable trustees and benefactors

* Andrew Kirkpatrick (lawyer), Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756–1831), lawyer, Chief Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court, trustee 1782–1809{{rp, p.12 *

Littleton Kirkpatrick Littleton Kirkpatrick (October 19, 1797 – August 15, 1859) was an American Whig Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1853 to 1855. He was the son of Andrew Kirkpatrick and t ...

(1797–1859), attorney and politician, trustee 1841–1859Rutgers College and Raven, John Howard (Rev.) (compiler).United States Congress. * Henry Rutgers (1745-1830), military officer and philanthropist after whom Rutgers is named

Notable alumni

Architecture

Louis Ayres William Louis Ayres (1874–November 30, 1947), better known by his professional name Louis Ayres, was an American architect who was one of the most prominent designers of monuments, memorials, and buildings in the nation in the early part of ...

, Medievalist architect best known for designing the United States Memorial Chapel at the

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial The Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery (french: Cimetière Américain (Meuse-Argonne), links=no) is a World War I cemetery in France. It is located east of the village of Romagne-sous-Montfaucon in Meuse. The cemetery contains the largest numbe ...

and the Herbert C. Hoover U.S. Department of Commerce Building * Frank Townsend Lent

Arts and entertainment

Art

* Brad Ascalon, Class of 1999, industrial designer * Alice Aycock, Class of 1968, sculptor * Marc Ecko, fashion designer * Lore Kadden Lindenfeld, textile designer *

Kojiro Matsukata Kojirō, Kojiro, Koujirou or Kohjiroh is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (born 1977), Japanese footballer *, Japanese educationist *, Japanese scholar of Islam *Sasaki Kojirō (Ganryu Kojiro, c. 1585–1612) ...

, art collector whose collection helped form the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo *

George Segal George Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as ''Ship o ...

, GSNB 1963, sculptor

Entertainment

* Livingston Allen, hip hop YouTuber and journalist better known as DJ Akademiks * Roger Bart, actor (''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a t ...

'', '' The Producers'';

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual c ...

for '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'') *

Mario Batali Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, and restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and Newport Beach, California; Boston; Singapore; Westport, Connecticut; and N ...

, Class of 1982, chef, restaurateur, television host (''Molto Mario'', ''

Iron Chef America ''Iron Chef America'' is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's ''Iron Chef'', and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed ''Iron Chef USA'' that aired in 2001. The show is produced by Food Network, w ...

'') *

Bill Bellamy William Bellamy (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' ''Def Comedy Jam'', where he is credited for creating or coining the phrase "booty call", descri ...

, Class of 1989, comedian, actor *

Avery Brooks Avery Franklin Brooks (born October 2, 1948) is an American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', as Hawk on '' Spenser: For Hire'' ...

, Class of 1973, actor, educator *

John Carpenter John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, actor, and composer. Although he worked in various film genres, he is most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s. He ...

, Class of 1990, first-ever champion of '' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'' television quiz show *

Asia Carrera Asia Carrera Lemmon (born Jessica Steinhauser, August 6, 1973) is an American former pornographic actress. Early life Asia Carrera was born Jessica Steinhauser in New York City to a German mother and Japanese father, the oldest of four sibling ...

(born Jessica Steinhauser), Class of 1995 (did not graduate), porn star; majored in Business and Japanese{{Cite web, url=http://www.asiacarrera.com/bio2.html , title="Why I do Porn Even Though I'm Very Bright and Could have Done Anything I Wanted" by Asia Carrera *

Kevin Chamberlin Kevin Chamberlin (born November 25, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his theatre roles such as Horton in '' Seussical'' and Uncle Fester in '' The Addams Family''. For his theatre work, he received three Tony Award and three Drama Des ...

, actor (Tony Award nominations for '' Dirty Blonde'' and '' Seussical'') *

Larry Charles Larry Charles (born ) is an American comedian, screenwriter, director, actor, and producer. He was a staff writer for the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' for its first five seasons. He has also directed the documentary film ''Religulous'' and the mockument ...

, film director ( Borat and

Bruno Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...

) * Jim Coane, Class of 1970,

Emmy award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...

-winning television executive producer, writer and director ('' Dragon Tales)'' * Jessica Darrow, Class of 2017, actress and singer, voice of Luisa Madrigal in

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

's '' Encanto'' * Kristin Davis, Class of 1987, actress (''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United Stat ...

'') * Mike Colter, actor (

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...

Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' #1 (June 1972) and was created by Archie Go ...

) *

Tim DeKay Timothy Robert DeKay (born June 12, 1963) is an American actor. He starred in the USA Network series ''White Collar'' (2009–2014) Early life Tim DeKay was born June 12, 1963, to Jim DeKay and Jill Vaughn in Lansing, New York, where he and ...

, Class of 1990 ( Mason Gross School of the Arts), actor ('' White Collar'') *

John DiMaggio John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on ''Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the ''Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on ''Kim Possible'', H ...

, voice actor (Bender on

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years ...

and Jake the Dog on

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

), voicework in anime ( Princess Mononoke, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust) * Katie Dippold, television and film writer (''

Parks and Recreation ''Parks and Recreation'' (also known as ''Parks and Rec'') is an American political satire mockumentary sitcom television series created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. The series aired on NBC from April 9, 2009, to February 24, 2015, for 125 ...

'', '' The Heat'') *

Wheeler Winston Dixon Wheeler Winston Dixon (born March 12, 1950) is an American filmmaker and scholar. He is an expert on film history, theory and criticism.Bill Goodykoontz, December 23, 2012, USA TodayDefining Tarantino Accessed Aug. 25, 2013, Quote = "...long, invo ...

, filmmaker, critic, author *

Keir Dullea Keir Atwood Dullea (; born May 30, 1936) is an American actor. He played astronaut David Bowman in the 1968 film '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' and its 1984 sequel, '' 2010: The Year We Make Contact''. His other film roles include ''David and Lisa' ...

, actor ( 2001, A Space Odyssey) * Simon Feil, Class of 2000, actor (''Julie & Julia'', ''House of Cards'') *

Jon Finkel Jon Finkel (born May 18, 1978)Jon Finkel 2006 Pro Player card (from the Magic: The Gathering Time Spiral expansion) is an American '' Magic: The Gathering'' and poker player. Finkel is one of the most decorated players in the history of profess ...

, Class of 2003, professional ''Magic: The Gathering'' player; inducted into the ''MTG'' Hall of Fame *

Calista Flockhart Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11, 1964) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying the title character on the Fox television series '' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 199 ...

, Class of 1988, actress ('' The Birdcage'', '' Ally McBeal''), Emmy winner, spouse of

Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. His films have grossed more than $5.4billion in North America and more than $9.3billion worldwide, making him the seventh-highest-grossing actor in North America. He is the recipient o ...

* Brandon Flynn, actor ( 13 Reasons Why) *

Marlene Forte Ana Marlene Forte Machado, better known as Marlene Forte, is a Cuban actress and producer. She is perhaps best known for her role as Carmen Ramos on the television soap opera '' Dallas'' (2012–2014). Forte also had recurring roles in '' Fear t ...

, (attended) actress, sister of HSN host Lesley Machado *

Gwendolyn Audrey Foster Gwendolyn Audrey Foster is an experimental filmmaker, artist and author. She is Willa Cather Professor Emerita in Film Studies. Her work has focused on gender, race, ecofeminism, queer sexuality, eco-theory, and class studies. York College of ...

, filmmaker, critic, author *

Midori Francis Midori Iwama (born April 16, 1994), known professionally as Midori Francis, is an American actress. She began her career in theatre, earning NYIT, Obie, and Drama Desk Awards. She received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her role as Lily in the Ne ...

, actress ( Dash & Lily) * James Gandolfini, Class of 1983, actor (''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...

''), Emmy winner, voice actor ('' Where the Wild Things Are'') *

Chris Gethard Christopher Paul Gethard (; born May 23, 1980) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He was the host of ''The Chris Gethard Show'', a talk show based in New York City, which aired from 2011 to 2018. He hosts the podcasts ''Beautiful Stories ...

, comedian, actor *

Judy Gold Judy Gold (born November 15, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, podcaster, television writer, author and producer. She won two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work as a writer and producer on ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show''. Life and care ...

, B.A. 1984, comedian, actress * Dan Green, voice actor (''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, w ...

'') * Charles Hallahan, Class of 1969 (Camden), actor ( The Thing,

Hunter Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

) * Robert Harper, Class of 1974, actor (''

Once Upon A Time In America ''Once Upon a Time in America'' ( it, C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 epic crime film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The film is an Italian–American venture produ ...

'', '' Frank's Place'', ''

Creepshow ''Creepshow'' is a 1982 American horror comedy anthology film directed by George A. Romero and written by Stephen King, making this film his screenwriting debut. The film's ensemble cast includes Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver ...

'', '' Commander in Chief''...) *

Bakhtiyaar Irani Bakhtiyaar Irani (born 19 November 1979) is an Indian film and television actor who has participated in Indian television reality shows. He has appeared in the reality dance series ''Nach Baliye'', paired with his wife Tannaz Irani. In 2009, t ...

, Class of 1999, Indian television actor, participant in the Indian version of ''Big Brother'', ''

Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality television game show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through Viacom18 and Disney Star. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made ...

'' *

Bill Jemas Bill Jemas is an American media entrepreneur, writer, and editor, known for his tenure as president of Fleer Entertainment Group during the 1990s, and for his work as vice president of Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2004. During his time at Marvel, Jem ...

, Class of 1980, writer, creative director, publisher for Marvel Comics Group * Ed Kalegi, national talk radio host and personality ''The Weekend with Ed Kalegi'', actor * Jason Kaplan, associate producer of '' The Howard Stern Show'' * Jane Krakowski, Class of 1988, actress ('' Ally McBeal'', ''

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', tak ...

'') * William Mastrosimone, Class of 1980, playwright, Golden Globe Award winner *

Christopher McCulloch Christopher "Chris" McCulloch (born September 14, 1971), also known by the pseudonym Jackson Publick, is an American voice actor, writer, director, producer, and storyboard artist. He is known for his work on several ''Tick'' properties and ...

, creator of ''

The Venture Bros. ''The Venture Bros.'' is an American adult animated action comedy TV series created by Chris McCulloch (also known as "Jackson Publick") for Cartoon Network's late night programming block Adult Swim. Following a pilot episode on February 16, 20 ...

'' * Paolo Montalban, Broadway, television and film actor * Luis Moro, Class of 1987, actor,

comic a medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, captions, and onomatopoeia can indicate ...

, filmmaker, writer, Independent Spirit Award Nominee, Best Actor Nominee ABFF ('' Love and Suicide'') * Oswald "Ozzie" Nelson, Class of 1927, musician and actor (''

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 3, 1952, to April 23, 1966, and starred the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television, where it ...

'') * Scott Patterson, actor (

Saw IV ''Saw IV'' is a 2007 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, and a story by Melton, Dunstan, and Thomas Fenton. It is the fourth installment in the ''Saw'' film series and sequel to ...

, Saw V) * Hasan Piker, Twitch streamer and

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

political commentator * Matt Pinfield, radio DJ, host of

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

's ''

120 Minutes ''120 Minutes'' is a television program in the United States dedicated to the alternative music genre, that originally aired on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then aired on MTV's associate channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003. After its cancellation, MT ...

'' *

Molly Price Molly, Mollie or mollies may refer to: Animals * ''Poecilia'', a genus of fishes ** '' Poecilia sphenops'', a fish species * A female mule (horse–donkey hybrid) People * Molly (name) or Mollie, a female given name, including a list of person ...

, actress * Robert Pulcini, Class of 1989 (Camden), Academy Award nominated documentary and feature filmmaker, co-director of '' American Splendor'' * Sheryl Lee Ralph, English Lit/Theatre degree, 1975, original ''Deena Jones'' in the Broadway smash hit musical '' Dreamgirls'', winner of six Tony Awards * Roy Scheider, actor (

Jaws Jaws or Jaw may refer to: Anatomy * Jaw, an opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth ** Mandible, the lower jaw Arts, entertainment, and media * Jaws (James Bond), a character in ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' and ''Moonraker'' * ...

, Sorcerer) * Henry Selick, attended for a year, director (

Nightmare Before Christmas ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (also known as ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas'') is a 1993 American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Henry Selick (in his feature directorial debut) and produced an ...

, Coraline ) *

Michael Sorvino Michael Ernest Sorvino (born November 21, 1977) is an American actor and producer. He is best known as the voice of Tommy Angelo, the protagonist in ''Mafia''. His other acting roles include parts in ''Summer of Sam'', '' The Trouble with Cali ...

, actor, son of

Paul Sorvino Paul Anthony Sorvino (, ; April 13, 1939 – July 25, 2022) was an American actor. He often portrayed authority figures on both the criminal and the law enforcement sides of the law. Sorvino was particularly known for his roles as Lucchese cri ...

Dina Spybey Dina Spybey (born August 29, 1965) also known as Dina Waters and Dina Spybey-Waters is an American actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films, including ''John Q.'', '' subUrbia'' and ''The Haunted Mansion''. She is perhaps best known for ...

, actress (

The Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride attraction located at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland. The haunted house attraction features a ride-through tour in Omnimover vehicles called "Doom Buggies", and a walk-through show is displa ...

) * Sebastian Stan, Class of 2005, actor ('' Captain America: The First Avenger'', '' The Covenant'') * Aaron Stanford, Class of 2000, actor ('' X2'', ''

Tadpole A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found ...

'') * Kurt Sutter, Class of 1986, writer ('' The Shield''), creator of ''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club ...

'' * Daniel Travis, actor ( Open Water) * Paul Wesley, actor ( Vampire Diaries) *

Ashley Woodfolk Ashley Woodfolk is an American writer. She is the author of the young adult books ''The Beauty That Remains'' (2018) and ''When You Were Everything'' (2020). Career Working full-time in marketing for a children's book publisher, Woodfolk wrote he ...

, young adult fiction writer * Cary Woodworth, Class of 1999, actor (''

Mary and Rhoda ''Mary and Rhoda'' is a 2000 American made-for-television comedy-drama film starring Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper reprising their roles as Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern from the 1970–1977 sitcom ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''. ...

''), songwriter * Karen Young, actress (''

'', ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering ...

'') * Ramy Youssef, attended, actor ('' Ramy'') * Saul Zaentz, film producer (

One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest may refer to: * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (play), a 1963 stage adaptation of the novel starring Kirk Douglas * ''One Flew Over the ...

, Amadeus) * Daniel O'Brien, Class of 2008, comedian/writer (

Cracked.com Cracked.com is a website based on the humorous ''Cracked'' magazine, which dates back to 1958. It was founded in 2005 by Jack O'Brien.Axon, SamuelStreamy Awards 2010: Here Are the Winners ''Mashable''. April 11, 2010. In 2007, Cracked had a coup ...

, How to Fight Presidents)

Journalism

Spencer Ackerman Spencer Ackerman is an American journalist and writer. Focusing primarily on national security, he began his career at ''The New Republic'' in 2002 before writing for ''Wired'', ''The Guardian'' and ''The Daily Beast''. He won a 2012 National ...

, Class of 2002, journalist for ''

The Daily Beast ''The Daily Beast'' is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. It was founded in 2008. It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid" by Noah Shachtman, the site's editor-in-chief from 2018 to 2021. In a 20 ...

'' * Joan Acocella, Class of 1984, journalist, author, dance critic for ''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

'' * Martin Agronsky, Class of 1936, pioneering TV journalist * Amanda Alcantara, Class of 2012, writer and activist *

Carrie Budoff Brown Carrie Budoff Brown is an American journalist and news editor. She is currently the Senior Vice President of Meet the Press on NBC News. She is the former editor of '' Politico''. She previously served as the managing editor of ''Politico Eur ...

, editor of

Politico ''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American, German-owned political journalism newspaper company based in Arlington County, Virginia, that covers politics and policy in the United States and intern ...

* Lisa Daftari, foreign affairs investigative journalist for "The Foreign Desk" * Stuart Diamond, journalist, New York Times, Pulitzer Prize. Author, Getting More, NY Times bestseller * Dylan Dreyer, meteorologist * Rich Edson, Class of 2003, Washington correspondent,

Fox News Channel The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is ...

Mike Emanuel Mike Emanuel (born December 10, 1967) is the Chief Washington Correspondent and a former White House Correspondents' Association for Fox News. He has worked for the network since July 1997. Emanuel has been based in the Fox News bureaus in Los Ange ...

, journalist, Chief Congressional Correspondent and former White House Correspondent for

* Nick Gillespie, Class of 1985, journalist, editor * Bernard Goldberg, Class of 1967, journalist *

Jerry Izenberg Jerry Izenberg (born September 10, 1930) is a sports journalist with '' The Newark Star-Ledger'' in Newark, New Jersey. He was born in Newark, New Jersey. His career with ''The Star-Ledger'' began in 1951 while he was still a student at Rutgers Uni ...

, Class of 1952, Emmy-winning sports journalist * Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, Class of 2014, author and tech entrepreneur * Jeff Koyen, Class of 1991, journalist and entrepreneur * Gene Lyons, Class of 1952, political columnist * Natalie Morales, Class of 1994, journalist and correspondent for ''

The Today Show ''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'' or informally, ''NBC News Today'') is an American news and talk morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It ...

'' * Richard Newcomb, Class of 1962, journalist and author, best-selling author of ''Iwo Jima!'' and ''Abandon Ship!'' * James O'Keefe, Class of 2006, political activist *

Wendy Osefo Wendy Onyinye Osefo (née Ozuzu, born May 21, 1984) is a Nigerian-American political commentator, public affairs academic, and television personality. She is an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Education. She is also a main cast memb ...

, Class of 2016 (Camden, PhD), political commentator and assistant professor at

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...

. * Rebecca Quick, Class of 1993, journalist and anchor (CNBC Squawk Box) *

Larry Stark Larry Stark (born August 4, 1932 in New Brunswick, New Jersey) is an American journalist and reviewer best known for his in-depth coverage of the Boston theater scene at his website, Theater Mirror. In newspapers and online, Stark has written hundr ...

, Class of 1956, Boston journalist and theater critic, ''Theater Mirror'' *

Mike Taibbi Mike Taibbi (born c. 1949) is an American television journalist best known for his work at NBC News. He retired in 2014, having covered, among other events, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. During his career, Taibbi also worked at CBS News. He ...

, Class of 1971, journalist and correspondent for ''

NBC Nightly News ''NBC Nightly News'' (titled as ''NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt'' for its weeknight broadcasts since June 22, 2015) is the flagship daily evening News broadcasting#Television, television news program for NBC News, the news division of the NB ...

'' * Milton Viorst, Class of 1951, journalist, author, Middle East scholar * Cathy Young, Class of 1988, journalist and non-fiction author

Music

Kenny Barron Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Biography Born in Philade ...

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, ja ...

in Dizzie Gillespie quartet * Laurie Berkner, children's musician; '' Jack's Big Music Show'' * Regina Belle, singer ( A Whole New World), plays during end credits of (

Disney's Aladdin ''Aladdin'' is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional media. It began with the 1992 American animated feature of the same name, which was based on the tale of the same name, and was directed by Ron Clements and John Mu ...

) * Just Blaze,

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pr ...

-nominated hip hop producer *

David Bryan David Bryan Rashbaum (born February 7, 1962) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the keyboard player for the rock band Bon Jovi, with which he also co-wrote songs and performed backing vocals. In 2018, Bryan was inducted int ...

, keyboardist and member of band

Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John such qu ...

Jim Conti Streetlight Manifesto is an American ska punk band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, formed in 2002. They released their first album, ''Everything Goes Numb'', which was distributed by Victory Records, on August 26, 2003. The band he ...

tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

ophonist for the third wave ska band Streetlight Manifesto * Mike Glita, musician, producer, songwriter, manager, and former bassist for

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

post-hardcore Post-hardcore is a punk rock music genre that maintains the aggression and intensity of hardcore punk but emphasizes a greater degree of creative expression. It was initially inspired by post-punk and noise rock. Like post-punk, the term has be ...

band Senses Fail * Rasika Shekar, Indo-American flautist and singer, who plays the ''bansuri'', a bamboo flute. *

Roger Lee Hall Roger Lee Hall (born 1942) is an American composer and musicologist. Personal life Hall was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey He grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey and spent several years in the 1950s attending Eastern Military Academy at Oheka Ca ...

, music preservationist, composer * Mark Helias, bassist, composer *

Frank Iero Frank Anthony Iero, Jr. (, born October 31, 1981) is an American musician who is the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist of the rock band My Chemical Romance and post-hardcore band Leathermouth. He is also the guitarist in the metal band L.S ...

, guitarist and backup vocals for the band

My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance (commonly abbreviated to MCR or My Chem) is an American rock band from Newark, New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist ...

; lead singer of post-hardcore/screamo band

Leathermouth Leathermouth (often typeset as LeATHERMØUTHArtist Info - LeATHERMOUTH ...

; co-founder of the Skeleton Crew company (dropped out, was on a scholarship) * Ben Jelen, musician * Brian Joo, Korean R&B singer; half of

Fly to the Sky Fly to the Sky ( ko, 플라이 투 더 스카이) is a South Korean R&B duo consisting of Brian Joo and Hwanhee. Initially marketed as K-pop idols, the duo later developed a more mature image and became one of the most popular R&B groups in S ...

* Tomas Kalnoky, lead singer-songwriter and lead guitarist of third wave ska band Streetlight Manifesto; formed Catch 22 and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution * Kenneth Lampl,

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely ...

faculty, film composer and professor * Dan Lavery, Grammy-nominated bass player for rock group Tonic and occasionally The Fray * Looking Glass, 1970s band, one-hit wonder with the song "Brandy" * Earl MacDonald, Class of 1995 (M.Mus.), Director of Jazz Studies at the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...

; former musical director; pianist with

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often serv ...

Marissa Paternoster Marissa Paternoster (born August 1, 1986) is an artist, singer and guitarist active in New Jersey's New Brunswick music scene. She is the lead singer and guitarist in the bands Screaming Females and Noun. Biography Paternoster's parents met w ...

, artist; lead singer-songwriter and lead guitarist of independent rock band

Screaming Females Screaming Females is an American rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey comprising Marissa Paternoster on guitar and vocals, Jarrett Dougherty on drums, and Mike Abbate on bass. They released their debut album ''Baby Teeth'' in 2006. The band ...

and solo project

Noun A noun () is a word that generally functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.Example nouns for: * Living creatures (including people, alive, ...

Cristina Pato Cristina Pato Lorenzo (born August 17, 1980) is a Galician bagpiper, pianist and composer. She is a member of the Silk Road Ensemble led by Yo-Yo Ma and an educational adviser to the Silk Road Project. In 2017 she was collaborating with Harvard ...

, Galician bagpiper * Pras, Grammy-winning rapper from the Fugees * James Romig, Class of 2000 (Ph.D.), composer. 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Music, finalist *

Gabe Saporta Gabriel Eduardo Saporta (born October 11, 1979) is an Uruguayan-American musician and entrepreneur. From the years 2005 until 2015, he was the lead vocalist and founder of the electropop band Cobra Starship. On November 10, 2015, after nearly t ...

, musician with Midtown,

Cobra Starship Cobra Starship was an American dance-pop band founded in 2005 by Gabe Saporta (ex- Midtown), and headquartered in New York City. He recorded the first album as a solo project, '' While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets''. Saporta later enlist ...

, and Humble Beginnings *

Sister Souljah Sister Souljah (born Lisa Williamson, Bronx, New York) is an American author, activist, and film producer. Democratic Party candidate Bill Clinton criticized her remarks about race in the United States during the 1992 presidential campaign. H ...

, born Lisa Williamson, Class of 1986, author *

Soraya Soraya ( fa, ثریا) is a feminine Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, ''Thurayya'' ( ar, ثريّة). The name is also popular in Europe due to its association with Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, ...

, Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer

Athletics

Baseball

Jason Bergmann Jason Christopher Bergmann (born September 25, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was born in Neptune Township, New Jersey, and grew up in Manalapan Township, New Jersey where he played high school baseball at Manalapa ...

starting pitcher In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team. A pitcher is credited with a game started if they throw the first pitch to the opponent's first batter of a game. Starting pit ...

for the

Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...

* Joe Borowski,

relief pitcher In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed because of fatigue, ineffectiveness, injury, or ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as inclement weat ...

for the

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central division. Since , they have ...

; played for the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...

, Florida Marlins,

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one ...

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in ...

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...

, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays *

David DeJesus David Christopher DeJesus (; born December 20, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Ra ...

, center fielder for the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The t ...

* Tom Emanski, creator of Tom Emanski Instructional Videos * Jeff Frazier, plays for the

organization; brother of Todd Frazier * Todd Frazier, plays for the Texas Rangers; member of the 1998 LLWS champions, Toms River, New Jersey *

Don Taussig Donald Franklin Taussig (born February 19, 1932) is an American former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder who played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and ...

(born 1932), Major League Baseball player * Jeff Torborg, Class of 1963,

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (A ...

catcher (

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League West, West division. Established in 1883 i ...

and

California Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ...

); manager of several teamsMajor League Baseball Player Search
published by Major League Baseball (no further authorship information available), accessed January 6, 2007. * Eric Young, Class of 1992, Major League Baseball player

Basketball

James Bailey James Bailey may refer to: People Academics * James Bailey (classical scholar) (died 1864), English schoolmaster * J. O. Bailey (1903–1979), professor of literature * Jay Bailey (James E. Bailey, 1944–2001), American biochemical engineer and ...

, Class of 1978, NBA: 1979–1987{{Cite web, title=NBA/ABA Players who attended Rutgers University, publisher=databaseSports.com, url=http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Rutgers+University, access-date=April 5, 2004 * John Battle, guard for the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...

and

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central ...

, 1985–1995 * Hollis Copeland, NBA: 1979–1981 *

Waliyy Dixon Waliyy Dixon (born February 7, 1974), better known by his streetball nickname "Main Event", is an American professional basketball player. He was born and raised in Linden, New Jersey. Early life Dixon spent his youth honing his streetball skills ...

, AND1 Mixtape Tour streetball legend * Quincy Douby, guard for the Toronto Raptors *

Brian Ellerbe Brian Hersholt Ellerbe (born September 1, 1963) is an American basketball coach. The Seat Pleasant, Maryland native served as head men's basketball coach at Loyola College in Maryland—now known as Loyola University Maryland—from 1994 to 19 ...

, Class of 1985, head coach of the

Michigan Wolverines The Michigan Wolverines comprise 29 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except women's water polo, which competes in the NCAA inter-divisio ...

* Luis Flores, professional basketball player, 2009 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Bob Greacen, NBA: 1969–1971 * Art Hillhouse, NBA: 1946–1947 * Roy Hinson, Class of 1983, NBA: 1983–1990 * Charles Jones, NBA: 1999–1999 *

Dahntay Jones Dahntay Lavall Jones (born December 27, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for th ...

, NBA: 2003–2006 *

Eddie Jordan Edmund Patrick Jordan, OBE (born 30 March 1948), also known as EJ, is an Irish businessman, television personality and former motorsport team owner. Born in Dublin, Jordan worked first at the Bank of Ireland. He won the Irish Kart Championship ...

, Class of 1977, head coach of the Rutgers Men's Basketball team; former head coach of the

Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays ...

* Steve Kaplan, Class of 1972, American-Israeli basketball player in the

Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball c ...

Herve Lamizana Herve (; li, Herf; wa, Heve) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2018 Herve had a total population of 17,598. The total area is which gives a population density of . It is fame ...

, Class of 2004, power forward, Indios de Mayagüez *

Bob Lloyd Robert E. Lloyd (born October 5, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA), even though he was drafted by the NBA's Detroit Pistons in the 7th round of the 1967 NBA draft. Lloyd ...

, NBA: 1967–1968 professional player with the

New York Nets New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

; CEO of Mindscape; Chairman of the V Foundation for Cancer Research which honors the memory of his former Rutgers backcourt teammate, Jim " Jimmy V." Valvano * Hamady N'Diaye, Class of 2010, 26th pick of the second round (56th selection overall) in the 2010 NBA Draft to play for the

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...

; his draft rights have been traded to the

* Chelsea Newton, Class of 2004,

Sacramento Monarchs The Sacramento Monarchs were a basketball team based in Sacramento, California. They played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 until folding on November 20, 2009. They played their home games at ARCO Arena. The Mon ...

of the WNBA * Arthur Perry, basketball player and coach *

Cappie Pondexter Cappie Marie Pondexter (born January 7, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. She was born in Oceanside, California and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Pondexter is known for her scrappy play, quick crossovers and midrange ju ...

, Class of 2006, 2nd overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury; 2008 Summer Olympic gold medalist for United States Women's Basketball in Beijing * Phil Sellers, NBA: 1976–1976 *

David Stern David Joel Stern (September 22, 1942 – January 1, 2020) was an American lawyer and business executive who was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. Stern oversaw NBA basketball's growth into one of t ...

, Class of 1963, Commissioner of the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

Tammy Sutton-Brown Tamara Kim "Tammy" Sutton-Brown (born January 27, 1978) is a Canadian retired professional basketball player. Her primary position was center. Throughout her playing career, Sutton-Brown played for the Charlotte Sting and Indiana Fever of the Wome ...

, Class of 2001,

Charlotte Sting The Charlotte Sting were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the league's eight original teams. The team folded on January 3, 2007. The Sting was originally the sister organization of ...

of the WNBA *

Jim Valvano James Thomas Anthony Valvano (March 10, 1946 – April 28, 1993), nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. Valvano had a successful coaching career with multiple schools, most notably at North Caroli ...

, Class of 1967, won NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship at

N.C. State North Carolina State University (NC State) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded in 1887 and part of the University of North Carolina system, it is the largest u ...

Sue Wicks Sue or SUE may refer to: Music * Sue Records, an American record label * ''Sue'' (album), an album by Frazier Chorus * " Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)", a song by David Bowie Places * Sue Islet (Queensland), one of the Torres Straits isla ...

, Class of 1988, member of the 1988 Olympic team and New York Liberty (1997–2002) of the WNBA *

Heather Zurich Heather N. Zurich (born October 23, 1987) is an American former basketball player and coach. She played college basketball for Rutgers University from 2005 to 2009 before playing professionally for one season in the Netherlands. Following her pla ...

, Class of 2009, player; assistant coach of the

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are the intercollegiate athletic teams who represent the University of California, Santa Barbara. Referred to in athletic competition as ''UC Santa Barbara'' or ''UCSB'', the Gauchos participate in 19 NCAA Division I ...

team

Fencing

Alex Treves Alessandro Emanuele "Alex" Treves (January 14, 1929 – December 12, 2020) was an Italian-born American Olympic fencer. Treves was born in Torino, Italy, and is Jewish.Bob Wechsler''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History,''/ref>

(born 1929), Italian-born American Olympic fencer, won the NCAA saber title in both 1949 and 1950, was undefeated in three years of competing in college.

Football

* Mike Barr, Class of 2004, NFL punter ( Pittsburgh Steelers, Frankfurt Galaxy) *

Marco Battaglia Marco Antonio Battaglia (born January 25, 1973) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League who played for five different teams. Battaglia played college football at Rutgers University and was recognized as an All- ...

, Class of 1996, NFL tight end (

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...

, Pittsburgh Steelers)National Football League Players Search: Players in NFL from Rutgers
published by the National Football League Players, Incorporated (PLAYERS, Inc.), marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association (no further authorship information available), accessed January 6, 2007. *

Steve Belichick Stephen Nickolas Belichick (January 7, 1919 – November 19, 2005) was an American football player, coach, and scout. He played college football at Western Reserve University, now known as Case Western Reserve University, from 1938 to 1940 and ...

, Class of 2011, Assistant Coach for the

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...

Jay Bellamy Jay Bellamy (born July 8, 1972) is a former American football safety who played for the Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Rutgers University, he went undrafted i ...

, Class of 1994, NFL safety (

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

) * Brandon Bing, Class of 2011, safety for the New York Giants *

Gary Brackett Gary Lawrence Brackett (born May 23, 1980) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2003. Brackett ...

, Class of 2003, NFL linebacker (

Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ...

) *

Chris Brantley Christopher Charles Brantley (born December 12, 1970) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Brantley graduated in 1989 from Teaneck High School in Teaneck, New Jersey and was inducted into the Teaneck Athle ...

, Class of 1992, NFL player (Rams, Bills) *

Kenny Britt Kenneth Lawrence Britt (born September 19, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Rutgers and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans with the 30th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. He has also played fo ...

, Class of 2010 (did not graduate), NFL player (Titans) *

Frank Burns This is a list of characters from the ''M*A*S*H'' franchise, covering the various fictional characters appearing in the novel '' MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors'' and its sequels, the 1970 film adaptation of the novel, and the televis ...

, Class of 1949, NFL quarterback (

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...

), Head Coach at Rutgers 1973–1983 * Michael Burton, Class of 2010, fullback for the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

Deron Cherry Deron Leigh Cherry (born September 12, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a free safety for the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1991. Cherry was a free safety and punter at Rut ...

, Class of 1980, safety with the

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The tea ...

; member of the

NFL 1980s All-Decade Team The NFL 1980s All-Decade Team was chosen by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The team was composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the 1980s. The squad consists of first- and second-team offensive, defensive and ...

* Anthony Davis, Class of 2010, NFL offensive tackle (

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

) *

Jack Emmer John S. Emmer is a former American lacrosse coach. He retired in 2005 with 326 wins, making him the lacrosse coach with the most wins in NCAA history. This mark was surpassed in 2008 by Jim Berkman of Division III Salisbury University. Emmer is on ...

, Class of 1967, NFL wide receiver ( New York Jets); Hall of Fame college

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ...

coach; head coach of 2002 U.S. Lacrosse World Champions * Eric Foster, Class of 2008, NFL defensive tackle (

) * Gary Gibson, Class of 2005, NFL defensive tackle (

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. ...

) *

Clark Harris Clark Harris (born July 10, 1984) is an American football long snapper who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers. Harris played for the Detro ...

, Class of 2007, NFL tight end ( Houston Texans) *

Homer Hazel Homer Howard "Pop" Hazel (June 2, 1895 – February 3, 1968) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at Rutgers University in 1916 and again from 1923 to 1924. Considered an outstanding punter, kicker, and passer, he ...

, "Pop Hazel", All-American football star and member of the College Football Hall of Fame * Carl Howard, Class of 1984, NFL cornerback ( New York Jets) *

Jeremy Ito Jeremy Ito (born March 4, 1986) is a former placekicker and punter for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights NCAA Division I-A football team. He was most recently a kicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Ito is half Japanes ...

, Class of 2008 * James Jenkins, Class of 1991, NFL tight end (

Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) N ...

) * Ed Jones, Class of 1974, CFL All-Star * Nate Jones, Class of 2004, NFL cornerback

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team p ...

) *

Rashod Kent Rashod D. Kent (born June 7, 1980) is a former American football tight end who played one season with the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college basketball at Rutgers University and attended Fairmont Senior High School ...

, Class of 2003, NFL tight end ( Houston Texans) * Alex Kroll, Class of 1962, AFL center ( New York Titans), CEO of

Young & Rubicam VMLY&R is an American marketing and communications company specializing in advertising, digital and social media, sales promotion, direct marketing and brand identity consulting, formed from the merger of VML, founded in 1992, and Young & Rubica ...

Brian Leonard Brian Leonard (born February 3, 1984) is a former American football fullback. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers. Leonard also played for the Cincinnati Benga ...

, Class of 2007, NFL running back (

) * Steve Longa, linebacker (

) * Ray Lucas, Class of 1996, NFL quarterback 1996–2002 ( New York Jets,

), TV Football commentator * Dino Mangiero, Class of 1980, NFL defensive end (

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

) *

Devin McCourty Devin McCourty (born August 13, 1987) is an American football safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rutgers and was selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2010 NFL ...

, Class of 2010, Pro Bowl NFL cornerback (

) *

Jason McCourty Jason McCourty (born August 13, 1987) is a former American football cornerback who played 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round, 203rd overall, in the 2009 NFL Draft, he also played f ...

, Class of 2009, NFL cornerback (

Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division, and play their h ...

) * Mike McMahon, Class of 2001, NFL quarterback (

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansi ...

) * Robert Nash, "Nasty Nash", first football player traded in the NFL and first Captain of the New York Giants *

Ryan Neill Ryan Neill (born December 12, 1982) is a former American football defensive end and long snapper. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played college football at Rutgers. In ...

, Class of 2006, NFL defensive end (

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...

) *

Shaun O'Hara Shaun O'Hara (born June 23, 1977) is a former American football center who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for Rutgers University. He began his professional career by signing as an u ...

, Class of 2000, NFL center ( New York Giants) *

Raheem Orr Raheem Orr (born August 21, 1986) is a former American football and arena football defensive end as well as a fullback in the Arena Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for parts of 5 seasons. He played High School Footba ...

, Class of 2004, NFL defensive end, AFL DL/OL ( Houston Texans,

Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia soul, sometimes called Philly soul, the Philadelphia sound, Phillysound, or The Sound of Philadelphia TSOP, is a genre of late 1960s–1970s soul music characterized by funk influences and lush instrumental arrangements, often feat ...

) * J'Vonne Parker, Class of 2004, NFL defensive tackle (

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

) * Bill Pickel, Class of 1982, NFL defensive tackle (

Los Angeles Raiders The Los Angeles Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994 before relocating back to Oakland, California, where the team played from its inaugural 1960 season to the 1981 season and then agai ...

) * Joe Porter, Class of 2007, NFL cornerback (

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

) *

Nick Prisco Nicholas Anthony Prisco (January 12, 1909 – June 13, 1981) was an American football tailback who played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Edgewater, New Jersey and attended Leonia High ...

, NFL player *

Ray Rice Raymell Mourice Rice (born January 22, 1987) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football at Rutgers, where he received first-t ...

, NFL running back (

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays it ...

) *

Paul Robeson Paul Leroy Robeson ( ; April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, stage and film actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his p ...

, Class of 1919, athlete, actor, singer, political activist, NFL guard 1920–1922 ( Akron Pros,

Milwaukee Badgers The Milwaukee Badgers was a professional American football team, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that played in the National Football League from 1922 to 1926. The team played its home games at Athletic Park, later known as Borchert Field, on Mil ...

) * Stan Rosen (1906–1984), NFL football player *

Mohamed Sanu Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam. Muhammad and variations may also refer to: *Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations ...

, Class of 2012, wide receiver (

) * Tom Savage, attended, quarterback ( Houston Texans) *

L.J. Smith John Smith III (born May 13, 1980), commonly known as L. J., which stands for "Little John", is a former American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2003 ...

, Class of 2003, NFL tight end (

) *

Pedro Sosa Pedro Sosa (born February 6, 1987) is a former American football offensive tackle for the Hartford Colonials of the defunct United Football League. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college footba ...

, Class of 2008, offensive lineman (

) * Darnell Stapleton, Class of 2007, NFL Guard ( Pittsburgh Steelers) * Reggie Stephens, Class of 1999, cornerback ( New York Giants) * Cameron Stephenson, Class of 2007, NFL Guard (

Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jaguars compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. The team play ...

) * Tyronne Stowe, Class of 1987, linebacker (

Phoenix Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...

) *

Harry Swayne Harry Vonray Swayne (born February 2, 1965) is a former offensive tackle. He is one of the few players to have started a Super Bowl with three teams: Super Bowl XXIX with the Chargers, Super Bowl XXXIII with the Broncos and Super Bowl XXXV wit ...

, Class of 1986, NFL lineman 1987–2001 * Rashod Swinger, NFL DT 1997–1999 (

Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...

) *

Mike Teel Mike Teel (born January 6, 1986) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Teel spent time with the Se ...

, Class of 2009, NFL quarterback 2009–2011 (Seattle Seahawks), quarterbacks coach ( Kean University,

Wagner College Wagner College is a private liberal arts college in Staten Island, New York City. Founded in 1883 and with an enrollment of approximately 2,200 students, Wagner is known for its academic program, The Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts. It ...

) *

Lou Tepper Lou Tepper (born September 7, 1945) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1991 to 1996, the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, from 2000 to 2005, and In ...

, Class of 1967, former head coach of

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...

Tiquan Underwood Tiquan Underwood (born February 17, 1987) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He played college football at Rutgers and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in ...

, Class of 2009, wide receiver (

) * Elnardo Webster, Class of 1992, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers *

Sonny Werblin David Abraham "Sonny" Werblin (March 17, 1910 – November 21, 1991) was a prominent entertainment industry executive and sports impresario who was an owner of the New York Jets and chairman of Madison Square Garden, and who built and managed the ...

, Class of 1932, founder of the New York Jets; President and CEO

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as The Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

Corporation; President of Music Corporation of America-TV *

Jamaal Westerman Jamaal Akeem Westerman (born February 21, 1985) is a former American football defensive lineman who is currently a college football coach for Rutgers. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college footba ...

, Class of 2009, NFL player, linebacker and defensive end (Jets) *

Jeremy Zuttah Jeremy Kwasi Zuttah (born June 1, 1986) is a former American football center. He played college football at Rutgers and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He also played with the Baltimore Ravens a ...

, Class of 2008, offensive lineman (

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

)

Powerlifting

* Lev Susany, Class of 2011, Australian powerlifter and Commonwealth record holder

Soccer

Jon Conway Jon Conway (born May 6, 1977) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach for Toronto FC. Youth and college Born in Media, Pennsylvania, as a youth, Conway played club soccer for the Lower Merion Gorillas, leading t ...

, Class of 1999, goalkeeper for Chicago Fire * Josh Gros, Class of 2003, midfielder for

D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

Nick LaBrocca Nick LaBrocca (born December 4, 1984) is a former American association football, soccer player. Career Youth and college LaBrocca played high school soccer at Christian Brothers Academy (New Jersey), Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, New J ...

, Class of 2006, midfielder for

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, lat ...

Lev Kirshner Lev Kirshner (born June 17, 1969) is the former head coach for the men's soccer team San Diego State University, who coached the team for two decades. As a player, he competed at the 1993 Maccabiah Games (winning a bronze medal) and the 1997 Ma ...

, soccer player and

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California. Founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system ...

men's soccer coach *

Alexi Lalas Panayotis Alexander "Alexi" Lalas ( el, Αλέξης Λάλας; born June 1, 1970) is an American retired soccer player who played mostly as a defender. Lalas is best known for his participation with the United States men's national soccer te ...

, Class of 1991, former U.S. Soccer National Team member, former president and General Manager of the

Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pla ...

Carli Lloyd Carli Anne Hollins (; born July 16, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008 and 2012), two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion (2015 and 2019), two-time FIFA Player of the Year ...

, midfielder for the

United States women's national soccer team The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international women's Association football, soccer. The team is the most successful in international women's soccer, winning four FIFA Women's World Cup, Wom ...

and the

Manchester City W.F.C. Manchester City Women's Football Club (formerly ''Manchester City Ladies F.C.'') are an English women's football club based in Manchester who play in the FA Women's Super League. They are affiliated with Manchester City F.C. who play in the Pre ...

* Steve Mokone, player for

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

and

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

Peter Vermes Peter Joseph Vermes (; born November 21, 1966) is an American professional soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer. As of 2022, Vermes is currently the longest-tenured head c ...

, Class of 1987, former U.S. Soccer National Team member, former professional player in

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

Swimming

George Kojac George Harold Kojac (March 2, 1910 – May 28, 1996) was an American competition swimming (sport), swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Kojac represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics ...

, member of the

International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the s ...

; gold medalist in swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics *

Walter Spence Walter Percy Spence (March 3, 1901 – October 16, 1958) was a swimmer from British Guiana (present-day Guyana) who competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. He immigrated to the United States and held seve ...

, member of International Swimming Hall of Fame; broke five world records in his first year of competitive swimming (1925)

Wrestling

Nick Catone Nicholas Catone (born September 1, 1981) is a retired American mixed martial artist. Catone competed most recently in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their Middleweight division. Mixed martial arts career Wrestling Catone began wrestling ...

, retired professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competed in the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Anthony Ashnault Anthony James Ashnault (born June 25, 1995) is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler. In freestyle, he is a two-time Pan American Champion, having won the titles in 2019 and 2020. In folkstyle, he is an NCAA Divisio ...

, 2019 NCAA Wrestling Champion, 149 lb weight class. 4-time NCAA All-American *

Nick Suriano Nicholas Raymond Suriano (born April 14, 1997) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms. In freestyle, he claimed the 2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix gold medal and the 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series s ...

, 2019 NCAA Wrestling Champion, 133 lb weight class, first wrestling national champion for Rutgers

MMA

Mickey Gall Mickey Gall (born January 22, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Early life Gall was born in Green Brook, New Jersey. He began training in boxi ...

, professional

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

fighter, currently fighting in the Welterweight Division of the

Hockey

Andrew Barroway Andrew Barroway is an American hedge fund manager. He is the minority owner of the Arizona Coyotes hockey team in the National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice h ...

, majority owner and chairman of the Arizona Coyotes.

Business

* Greg Brown, Class of 1982, President and Co-CEO of Motorola; CEO of the Broadband Mobility Solutions Business Unit * John Joseph "Jack" Byrne, Jr., chairman and CEO of GEICO which he pulled from the brink of insolvency in the mid-1970s; chairman and CEO of

White Mountains Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group is a diversified insurance and related financial services holding company based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Redomiciled from Delaware, United States, on October 25, 1999, the company conducts most of its business throu ...

, formerly (Fund American Enterprises, Inc.); chairman of the Board of

Overstock.com Overstock.com, Inc. is an American internet retailer selling primarily furniture headquartered in Midvale, Utah, near Salt Lake City. Businessman Patrick M. Byrne founded Overstock.com in 1999. The company initially sold exclusively surplus and ...

2005–06 * Arturo L. Carrión Muñoz, former executive vice president of the Puerto Rico Bankers Association * Stephen Chazen, CEO of Occidental Petroleum *

Jay Chiat Jay Chiat (October 25, 1931 – April 23, 2002) started his career as an American advertising copywriter. Biography Chiat was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx in New York City and grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He attended Rutgers Colle ...

, Class of 1953, founder of

TBWA\Chiat\Day TBWA\Chiat\Day ( ) is the American division of the advertising agency TBWA Worldwide. Created in the 1995 merger of TBWA and Chiat/Day, the agency operates offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Nashville, and Mexico City. Prior to the merger, ...

advertising * Nick Corcodilos, professional headhunter * Alvaro de Molina, Class of 1988, MBA, retired

CFO The chief financial officer (CFO) is an officer of a company or organization that is assigned the primary responsibility for managing the company's finances, including financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping, and financ ...

Bank of America The Bank of America Corporation (often abbreviated BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The bank ...

* Marc Ecko, founder of ''

Complex Complex commonly refers to: * Complexity, the behaviour of a system whose components interact in multiple ways so possible interactions are difficult to describe ** Complex system, a system composed of many components which may interact with each ...

'' magazine and CEO of Marc Ecko Enterprises * Mark Fields, B.A. Economics, President and chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company * Sharon Fordham, Class of 1975, CEO of WeightWatchers.com, Inc. * Robert L. Fornaro, CEO of Spirit Airlines *

Otto Hermann Kahn Otto Hermann Kahn (February 21, 1867 – March 29, 1934) was a German-born American investment banker, collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. Kahn was a well-known figure, appearing on the cover of ''Time'' magazine and was sometimes ...

, Rutgers Trustee, financier, patron of the arts *

Rana Kapoor Rana Kapoor (born 9 September 1957) is an Indian former banker who was the managing director and CEO of Yes Bank, an Indian private sector bank. Following a career in financial institutions, he co-founded Yes Bank in 2003, with its registered o ...

, founder/CEO of

Yes Bank Yes Bank is an Indian bank headquartered in Mumbai, India and was founded by Rana Kapoor and Ashok Kapoor in 2004. It offers wide range of differentiated products for corporate and retail customers through retail banking and asset management ...

Maryann Keller Maryann Keller was an American automotive industry analyst and author. Keller covered the auto industry as a Wall Street analyst from the 1970s until the 1990s. She was last the principal at Maryann Keller & Associates, an automotive consulta ...

, Class of 1966, B.S., former President of

Priceline.com Priceline.com is an online travel agency for finding discount rates for travel-related purchases such as airline tickets and hotel stays. The company facilitates the provision of travel services from its suppliers to its clients. Priceline.com ...

automotive services division * Leonor F. Loree, Class of 1877, President of the

Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...

* Walt MacDonald, Class of 1974 (Camden), CEO of

Educational Testing Services Educational Testing Service (ETS), founded in 1947, is the world's largest private nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization. It is headquartered in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, but has a Princeton address. ETS develops var ...

* Duncan MacMillan, B.S. 1966, co-founder of

Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial, software, data, and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was co-founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981, with Thomas Secunda, Duncan MacMillan, Charles Zegar, and a 1 ...

Bernard Marcus Bernard "Bernie" Marcus (born May 12, 1929) is an American billionaire businessman. He co-founded The Home Depot and was the company's first CEO, and chairman until retiring in 2002. Early life and education Bernard Marcus was born to Russian Jew ...

, Class of 1951, founder of

Home Depot The Home Depot, Inc., is an American multinational home improvement retail corporation that sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services, including fuel and transportation rentals. Home Depot is the largest home improvement r ...

* Ernest Mario, Class of 1961, former CEO of GlaxoSmithKline * Sherilyn McCoy, Class of 1988, MBA, CEO of Avon Products * Gene Muller, Class of 1977 (Camden), founder and CEO of Flying Fish Brewing * Edward H. Murphy Ph.D., retired from

American Petroleum Institute The American Petroleum Institute (API) is the largest U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry. It claims to represent nearly 600 corporations involved in production, refinement, distribution, and many other aspects of the ...

George Norcross George E. Norcross III (born March 16, 1956) is an American businessman and a Democratic Party organizer and power broker in southern New Jersey. Norcross is executive chairman of Conner Strong & Buckelew, an insurance brokerage firm. He is c ...

(Camden), insurance executive and chairman of Cooper Health System *

Randal Pinkett Randal D. Pinkett (born 1971) is an American business consultant who in 2005 was the winner of season four of the reality television show ''The Apprentice''. Pinkett is the first African American to win the US version of ''The Apprentice''. Wit ...

, Class of 1994, winner of '' The Apprentice 4''; chairman and CEO of BCT Partners * Robert C. Pruyn, Class of 1869, President of the Embossing Company, and the National Commercial Bank of Albany * Gary Rodkin, former

ConAgra Conagra Brands, Inc. (formerly ConAgra Foods) is an American consumer packaged goods holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Conagra makes and sells products under various brand names that are available in supermarkets, restaurants, ...

CEO *

Bill Rasmussen William F. Rasmussen (born October 15, 1932) is an American sports director, and one of the founders of ESPN, along with Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. Rasmussen served as the first president and CEO of ESPN. ESPN was founded on July 14, 1978, an ...

, Class of 1960 MBA, managing director at CSFBdirect; founder of

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

Tom Renyi Tom Renyi (born 1947) is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bank of New York Company, a position he held since 1997. He is also the former Executive Chairman of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, following BNY and ...

, Class of 1968 (BA) and 1969 (MBA), former chairman and CEO of

Bank of New York The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, commonly known as BNY Mellon, is an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. BNY Mellon was formed from the merger of The Bank of New York and the Mellon Fina ...

Barry Schuler Barry Martin Schuler (born September 7, 1953) is an American Internet entrepreneur and former chairman and CEO of America Online Inc. He is best known for leading the AOL team that simplified the online service provider's user interface, making it ...

, Class of 1976, former chairman and CEO of AOL * Bill Schultz, Class of 1971, MBA, former CEO of Fender Musical Instruments *

Harvey Schwartz Harvey M. Schwartz (born 1964) is an American businessperson, investor and philanthropist. He currently serves as CEO of The Carlyle Group, the world’s second-largest private equity firm. He is also group chairperson and non-executive director ...

, Class of 1987, former president and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs * Steven H. Temaras, CEO of Bed Bath and Beyond * Sir

William Cornelius Van Horne Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, (February 3, 1843September 11, 1915) is most famous for overseeing the construction of the first Canadian transcontinental railway, a project that was completed in 1885, in under half the projected time. He succe ...

, former President of the

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...

and builder of that country's

Transcontinental railroad A transcontinental railroad or transcontinental railway is contiguous railroad trackage, that crosses a continental land mass and has terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks can be via the tracks of either a single ...

* William Bernard Ziff, Jr.,

Ziff Davis Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company. First founded in 1927 by William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis, the company primarily owns technology-oriented media websites, online shopping-related services, an ...

Inc. publishing executive

Crime

Melanie McGuire Melanie Lyn McGuire (''née'' Slate; born October 8, 1972) is an American former nurse who was convicted of murdering her husband on April 28, 2004, in what media dubbed the "suitcase murder". She was sentenced to life in prison on July 19, 2007, ...

, B.S. 1994, convicted of murdering her husband, dismembering his body and putting it in suitcases * Jennifer San Marco, perpetrator of the shooting at the Goleta, California

United States Postal Service The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the U ...

center on January 30, 2006, when seven people were killed. *

, M.B.A. 1980, convicted for embezzlement and fraud worth $100 million.

Education

* Philip Milledoler Brett, A.B. 1892, Acting President of

(1930–1931); corporate attorney * Carol T. Christ, A.B. 1966, Former President of

Smith College Smith College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smith (Smith College ...

and current Chancellor of

U.C. Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant univ ...

* Stuart Diamond, The Wharton School of business, Professor of Negotiations, Legal Studies Department; A.B. 1970, J.D. Harvard, 1990, M.B.A. Wharton (Univ of PA), 1992. *

Alvin S. Felzenberg Alvin S. Felzenberg is an American author, columnist, consultant, educator, historian, public official, and spokesperson. A resident of Palm Beach, Florida and Washington, D.C., he served with the 9/11 Commission and has written books on American ...

, historian, political commentator, member of 9/11 Commission *

Charles Ferster Charles Bohris Ferster (1 November 1922 – 3 February 1981) was an American behavioral psychologist. A pioneer of applied behavior analysis, he developed errorless learning and was a colleague of B.F. Skinner's at Harvard University, co-autho ...

, B.S. 1947, behavioral psychologist, author and professor (deceased 1981) * Richard H. Fink, founder of

Mercatus Center The Mercatus Center is an American libertarian, free-market-oriented non-profit think tank. Located at George Mason University and directed by the American economist Tyler Cowen, the Mercatus Center works with policy experts, lobbyists, and gov ...

, current executive vice president at

Koch Industries Koch Industries, Inc. ( ) is an American privately held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas and is the second-largest privately held company in the United States, after Cargill. Its subsidiaries are involved in the ...

, A.B. 1932, economist; public intellectual; winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics (1976) * William H. S. Demarest, A.B. 1883, Professor of Theology and Church Government; President of

(1906–1924), President of

New Brunswick Theological Seminary New Brunswick Theological Seminary is a Reformed Christian seminary with its main campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It was founded in 1784 and is one of the oldest seminaries in the United States. It is a seminary of the Reformed Church in Ame ...

* Brigid Callahan Harrison, political science professor and academic at

Montclair State University Montclair State University (MSU) is a public research university in Montclair, New Jersey, with parts of the campus extending into Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, the second largest public university in New ...

Jerome Kagan Jerome Kagan (February 25, 1929 – May 10, 2021) was an American psychologist, who was the Daniel and Amy Starch Research Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, as well as, co-faculty at the New England Complex Systems Institute. He was ...

, B.S. 1950, psychologist *

William English Kirwan William English "Brit" Kirwan (born April 14, 1938) is an American university administrator and mathematician who is chancellor emeritus of the University System of Maryland (USM) and professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Maryla ...

, M.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1964, mathematician; Chancellor emeritus of the

University System of Maryland The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public higher education system in the U.S. state of Maryland. The system is composed of the eleven campuses at College Park, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Princess Anne, Towson, Salisbury, Bowie, Fr ...

(2002–2015); former President of

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

(1998–2002) * Sarah-Jane Leslie, B.A., current Dean of

Princeton University Graduate School The Graduate School of Princeton University is the main graduate school of Princeton University. Founded in 1869, the school is responsible for all of Princeton's master's and doctoral degree programs in the humanities, social sciences, natural sc ...

* Earl MacDonald, Class of 1995 (M.Mus.), Associate Professor of Music at the

Lynn Mahoney Lynn Mahoney (born 1964) is an American university president, author, and social historian. Mahoney is the president of San Francisco State University (SFSU) since July 2019, and is the first woman to hold this role. Her scholarly work has focuse ...

, Ph.D. 1999, social historian, 14th president of

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Richard P. McCormick Richard Patrick McCormick (December 24, 1916 – January 16, 2006) was a historian, former university professor of history, administrator, professor emeritus at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and president of the New Jer ...

, A.B. 1938, M.A. 1940, historian; Professor of History and Dean of Faculty at Rutgers University; President of

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John McWhorter John Hamilton McWhorter V (; born October 6, 1965) is an American linguist with a specialty in creole languages, sociolects, and Black English. He is currently associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, where he also teaches Amer ...

, B.A. 1985, historian; author of books on linguistics and race relations; former professor of linguistics at

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; Senior Fellow at

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Uma Narayan Uma Narayan (born 16 April 1958) is an Indian feminist scholar and a current professor of philosophy at Vassar College on the Andrew W. Mellon Chair of Humanities. Narayan's work focuses on the epistemology of the inequities involving postcolo ...

, M.A. 1990, Indian feminist professor of philosophy at

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* Roy Franklin Nichols, A.B. 1918, M.A. 1919, historian, winner of the

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(1949) * John C. Norcross, B.S. 1980 (Camden) psychiatrist, university professor * Dennis A. Rondinelli, B.A. 1965, professor and researcher of public administration at the

Sanford School of Public Policy The Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University is named after former Duke president and Governor of North Carolina Terry Sanford, who established the university's Institute for Policy Sciences and Public Affairs in 1971 as an interdiscipl ...

. * Camilla Townsend, Ph.D. 1995, professor of history at Rutgers-New Brunswick * Selman Waksman, B.Sc. 1915 M.Sc. 1916, professor of

, discovered 22 antibiotics (including Streptomycin) and winner of the

(1952)Biography of Selman Waksman
at Nobel Prize / Nobel Foundation website. Published by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed January 5, 2007. *

Carl R. Woodward Carl Raymond Woodward (July 20, 1890 – October 2, 1974) was an American educator and college administrator who served from 1951 to 1958 as the first president of the University of Rhode Island. He was born in the Tennent section of Manalapan To ...

, B.Sc. 1914, President of the

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Government, law, and public policy

* Rosemary Alito, J.D. 1978, corporate and labor attorney for K&L Gates, sister of

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Curt Anderson Curtis Stovall Anderson (born October 12, 1949) is an American politician, lawyer and former broadcast journalist. He was first elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1983, is the chairman of the Baltimore City Delegation, and past cha ...

, member of

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(1983 -); chair of

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(1989–1991) * Stewart H. Appleby 1913, represented {{ushr, New Jersey, 3 1925–1927 * Thomas J. Aquilino, J.D. 1969, Judge of the

United States Court of International Trade The United States Court of International Trade (case citations: Int'l Trade or Intl. Trade) is a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws. Seated in New York City, it exercises ...

, 1985-2004 *

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, lawyer, defended the

Ground Zero Mosque Park51 (originally named Cordoba House) is a development originally envisioned as a 13-story Islamic community center and mosque in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The developers hoped to promote an interfaith dialogue within the greater c ...

and other prominent cases * Judith Barzilay, MLS 1971, J.D. 1981, Judge of the

, 1998-2011 * Cheri Beasley, B.A. 1988, former chief justice of NC Supreme Court, candidate for 2022 United States Senate election in North Carolina *

Joseph P. Bradley Joseph Philo Bradley (March 14, 1813 – January 22, 1892) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1870 to 1892. He was also a member of the Electoral Commission that decided t ...

, A.B. 1836, Associate Justice,

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(1870–1891) * Sam Brown, M.A. 1966, organiser of the

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and former

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* Wayne R. Bryant, J.D. 1972 (Camden), New Jersey Senator (1995-2008) *

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, B.S. 1956, M.S., 1958,

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who served as Director of the

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* Clifford P. Case, A.B. 1925,

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(1945–1953),

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(1955–1979)Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–present
(Online edition of the Biographical Directory). Published by the United States Congress (no further authorship information available), accessed January 5, 2007. *

William T. Cahill William Thomas Cahill (June 25, 1912July 1, 1996) was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 46th governor of New Jersey from 1970 to 1974. A Republican, Cahill previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, repr ...

, J.D. 1937 (Camden), 46th

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* Jennifer Choe-Groves, J.D. 1994, Judge of the

, 2016–Present * David A. Christian, J.D. 2011, retired

captain and former candidate for the

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nomination in the 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania * James Dale, B.A. 1993, respondent in Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale *

Simeon De Witt Simeon De Witt (December 25, 1756 – December 3, 1834) was Geographer and Surveyor General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and Surveyor General of the State of New York for the fifty years from 1784 until his death. Life ...

, A.B. 1776, Surveyor-General for the Continental Army, 1776–1783, and the State of New York, 1784–1834 * Michael DuHaime, B.A., 1995, Campaign Manager, Rudy Giuliani for President, 2008; Political Director, Republican National Committee, 2005–2006; Regional Political Director, Bush-Cheney '04, 2003–2004 * George S. Duryee B.A. 1872, Member of the New Jersey State Assembly and The

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, B.A. 1979, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness, 2011-2013;

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, 2022–Present *

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, Former

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, B.A. in Economics founded the Center for Study of Market Processes at Rutgers University. After the Koch brothers donated $30 million, it moved to George Mason University in the 1980s and in 1999 it became the

. * James J. Florio, J.D. 1967 (Camden), 49th

(1990–1994) *

Louis Freeh Louis Joseph Freeh (born January 6, 1950) is an American attorney and former judge who served as the fifth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1993 to June 2001. Graduated from Rutgers University and New York Univers ...

, Class of 1971, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI (1993–2001) * Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, A.B. 1836,

(1866–1869, 1871–1877); United States Secretary of State, Secretary of State (1881–1885) * Scott Garrett, J.D. 1984 (Newark), U.S. House of Representatives (2003–2017) * Anthony Genatempo, B.S. Physics 1990, United States Air Force, Major General 1991–present * Scott Gration, Obama nominee for NASA Administrator * John H. Griebel, B.S. 1926, Marine Corps General * Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti, M.S. 1987, Nominee for the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation * Garret A. Hobart, A.B. 1863, industrialist, Vice President of the United States (1897–1899) * James J. Howard, M.Ed. 1958, represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives 1965–1988 * Richard J. Hughes, J.D. 1931, New Jersey Governor, Chief State Supreme Court Justice * William J. Hughes, William Hughes, Class of 1955, Congressman, United States Ambassador to Panama * Jack H. Jacobs, Class of 1966, M.A. 1972, Medal of Honor recipient, military analyst for MSNBC * Robert E. Kelley, highly decorated and youngest Lieutenant General in USAF history; Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy, 1981–83 * Herb Klein (politician), Herbert Klein, member, United States House of Representatives * Stephanie Kusie, Member of Canadian Parliament for Calgary Midnapore * Joseph Lazarow, List of mayors of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey 1976–1982 * Kenneth LeFevre, B.S. 1976 (Camden), member of the New Jersey General Assembly 1996–2002 * Wu Weihua, Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China * Tim Louis (Ontario politician), Tim Louis, Member of the Parliament of Canada * George C. Ludlow, A.B. 1850, 25th

* Gail D. Mathieu, J.D (Newark), current United States Ambassador to Namibia and former United States Ambassador to Niger{{Cite web, url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/98932.htm, title=Biography – Gail D. Mathieu, date=January 9, 2008, publisher=US Department of State, access-date=June 9, 2010 * Dina Matos, former First Lady of New Jersey and ex-wife of former NJ governor Jim McGreevey * Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, South African Minister of Communications (South Africa), Minister of Communications (1999 -) * D. Bennett Mazur (c. 1925–1994), member of the New Jersey General Assembly * Bob Menendez, J.D. (Newark), U.S. House of Representatives (1992–2005); United States Senator (2006–present) * Anne Milgram, Attorney General of New Jersey and first Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey *Geoffrey H. Moore was the ninth U.S. Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He was known as the father of Business Cycles. He was a graduate of the College of Agriculture at Rutgers University intent on a career in poultry after having worked after school and summers for a chicken farmer. * A. Harry Moore, J.D., Governor of

, U.S. Senator from New Jersey * David A. Morse, A.B. 1929, Director-General of International Labour Organization, ILO who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969 on behalf of the ILO * Joseph A. Mussomeli, J.D. 1978 (Camden), former ambassador to Slovenia and Cambodia * William A. Newell, A.B. 1836, physician;

(1857–1860) *

(Camden, attended), Democratic Party fundraiser, insurance and media executive *Janet Norwood served as the first female Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics when she was appointed by President Jimmy Carter. She graduated from the New Jersey College of Women, which is now Douglass Residential College, in 1945 and inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1987 Hall of Distinguished Alumni. * Hazel O'Leary J.D., U.S. Secretary of Energy (1993–1997) * Edward J. Patten, J.D. 1927 (Newark), U.S. House of Representatives (1963–1980) * Clark V. Poling, A.B. 1933, one of the Four Chaplains killed on the troop transport {{SS, Dorchester, , 2 * Robert H. Pruyn, A.B. 1833, A.M. 1836, second United States Ambassador to Japan * Dana Redd, B.A. 1989 (Camden), Mayor of Camden, New Jersey. * Matthew John Rinaldo, B.S. 1953, represented

in the United States House of Representatives for twenty years, in the New Jersey's 12th congressional district, 12th congressional district (1973–1983) and in the New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 7th congressional district (1983–1993) * Norman M. Robertson, New Jersey State Senator * Eduardo Robreno, J.D. 1978 (Camden), Federal Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania * Richie Roberts, (Newark), prosecutor who took down Frank Lucas (drug dealer), Frank Lucas, portrayed in the movie American Gangster (film), American Gangster * Peter W. Rodino, Jr., J.D. 1937, Congressman * Maria Rodriguez-Gregg, B.A. 2013 (Camden), member of the New Jersey General Assembly * Esther Salas, J.D. 1991, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey * David Samson (New Jersey), David Samson, B.A. 1961, New Jersey Attorney General from 2002 to 2003 * Salvatore Eugene Scalia, law clerk and father of Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia * Mike Schofield, B.A., Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives; former policy advisors to then governor of Texas, Governor Rick Perry * James Schureman, A.B. 1775, Continental Congress, Senator * Martin J. Silverstein, B.A. 1976, United States Ambassador to Uruguay from 2001 to 2005 * Gregory M. Sleet, J.D. 1976 (Camden), Federal Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Delaware * Elliott F. Smith (1931–1987), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1978 to 1984, where he represented the 16th Legislative District (New Jersey), 16th Legislative District. * Jeremiah Smith (lawyer), Jeremiah Smith, 6th governor of New Hampshire * Mark Sokolich, B.A., Mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey * Danene Sorace, MPP, Mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania * Darren Soto, B.A. 2000, U.S. House of Representatives Florida District 9 (2014–Present) * Charles C. Stratton, 15th

* Gary Stuhltrager B.A. (Camden), J.D. (Camden), eight-term member of the New Jersey General Assembly * Robert Torricelli, Class of 1974, United States Senator, Congressman * Foster M. Voorhees, A.B. 1876,

(1898, 1899–1902) * Elizabeth Warren (Newark), United States Senator (D-MA); Chair of the Congressional Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) oversight panel; author, contributing editor to the ''Huffington Post;'' former Harvard Law School professor; * Jacob R. Wortendyke, 1839, represented {{ushr, New Jersey, 5 in the United States House of Representatives 1857–1859 * Barbara Wright (politician), Barbara Wright, M.Ed., member of the New Jersey General Assembly

Library and information science

* Lily Amir-Arjomand M.L.S., founder of the children's public library system in Iran and former leader of the Iranian Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults * William B. Brahms B.A. 1989, M.L.S. 2003, librarian and reference book writer * Ted Hines, M.L.S. 1958, Ph.D. 1960, librarian, pioneer in computer information cataloging systems

Literature

*Adaeze Atuegwu, Class of 2002, author *Janine Benyus, natural sciences writer * Holly Black, author Spiderwick Chronicles(attended) * James Blish, Class of 1942, science fiction and fantasy author; wrote ''A Case of Conscience'', winner of 1959 Hugo Award for Best Novel and 2004 Retrospective Hugo Award for Best Novella * Lester Brown, Class of 1955, environmental analyst and author * Denise Drace-Brownell, military writer * Marian Calabro, author and publisher of history books; founder and president of CorporateHistory.net * Jonathan Carroll, Class of 1971, author * Junot Díaz, Class of 1991, author of ''The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao'', winner of 2008

and 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award * Janet Evanovich, Class of 1965, best-selling author * Michael Farber, sports journalist, Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award recipient, Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee member * Richard Florida, author and public intellectual * Joyce Kilmer, Alfred Joyce Kilmer, Class of 1908 (did not graduate), poet, died in France during World War I; author of "Trees (poem), Trees" * Paul Lisicky, Class of 1983 (Camden), MFA 1986 (Camden), author, creative writing professor, 2016 Guggenheim Fellow * Lawrence Millman, Ph.D., travel writer and mycologist * Ankhi Mukherjee - Ph.D., professor of literature at University of Oxford * Ira B. Nadel, Class of 1965, M.A. in 1967, biographer, literary critic, distinguished professor at University of British Columbia * Daniel Nester, Class of 1991 (Camden), poet and essayist * Fabian Nicieza, Class of 1983, comic book writer and editor; ''X-Men'', ''X-Force'', ''New Warriors'', ''Cable and Deadpool'', ''Thunderbolts (comics), Thunderbolts'' * Daniel O'Brien, Class of 2008, humorist and novelist * Gregory Pardlo, Class of 1999 (Camden), poet, recipient of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry * Robert Pinsky, Class of 1962, Poet Laureate of the United States of America, United States,

nominee * Nina Raginsky, Class of 1962, photographer * Katherine Ramsland, true-crime author, professor of forensics psychology at DeSales University * Philip Roth, Attended (Newark) author * Rudy Rucker, Masters and PhD in mathematics, author of science fiction as well as non-fiction books on mathematics, computer programming, and the future of technology * Michael Shaara, Class of 1951, author of ''The Killer Angels'', winner of 1975

* Doris Sommer, Professor of Romance Languages at Harvard University * Judith Viorst, children's literature author; ''Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'' * Dave White (writer born 1979), Dave White, Class of 2001, Derringer Award-winning mystery author * Wesley Yang, essayist, columnist for Tablet magazine, author of ''The Souls of Yellow Folk''

Medicine

* Michael S. Gottlieb, Class of 1969, first physician to identify acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) as a new disease * Howard Krein, otolaryngologist and plastic surgeon, husband of Ashley Biden and son-in-law of 46th United States President Joe Biden * James Oleske, pediatrician who published one of the first articles identifying HIV/AIDS in children * Sandra Saouaf, immunologist * Albert Schatz (scientist), Albert Schatz, graduate assistant to Selman Waksman, co-discovered Streptomycin * Selman Waksman, Class of 1915, discovered 22 antibiotics, best known for streptomycin; Nobel Prize, Nobel laureate. Waksman Institute of Microbiology and Waksman Hall are named in his honor

Religion

* Eugene Augustus Hoffman (A.Bz. 1847), Dean and "Our Most Munificent Benefactor" of The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church (New York City) * Matthew Leydt (A.B. 1774), Rutgers' first alumnus and Dutch-Reformed Minister * William P. Merrill (D.D. 1904), first president on the Church Peace Union, writer of "Rise Up, O Men of God" * Four Chaplains, Clark V. Poling, Dutch-Reformed Army Chaplain among the "Four Chaplains" on the troop transport {{SS, Dorchester, , 2 during World War II * Vernon Grounds (B.A. 1937), theologian, Christian educator, Chancellor of Denver Seminary, one of the founders of American Evangelicalism * Michael Plekon (Master's in Sociology and Religion 1977), priest, author, sociologist and theologian

Royalty

* Ewuare II, Oba of Benin

Science and technology

* Santanu Bhattacharya, PhD 1989, chemical biologist & materials chemist at the Indian Institute of Science * Wendy Brewster, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * Angela Christiano, molecular geneticist in dermatology at Columbia University * Stanley N. Cohen, Class of 1956, geneticist, pioneer in gene splicing * Robert Cooke (physician), Robert Cooke, first researcher to identify antihistamines *

, A.B. 1776, geographer for George Washington and Continental Army during the American Revolution * Elma González, PhD 1972, plant cell biologist * Louis Gluck, Class of 1930, engineer; considered the father of neonatology, the science of caring for newborn infants * Thomas H. Haines, biochemist, father of Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines * Danielle Hairston, psychiatrist; faculty at Howard University College of Medicine * Terry Hart, Class of 1978, astronaut, president of LORAL Skynet * Daria Hazuda, B.S., biochemist known for discovering the first HIV Integrase strand transfer inhibitor, Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors * George William Hill, Class of 1859, mathematician and astronomer, first President of the American Mathematical Society * George Duryea Hulst, clergyman, botanist, entomologist * Mir Imran, Class of 1976, BS Electrical Engineering (1976), MS Bio Engineering (1978), winner of 2005 Rutgers University Distinguished Engineer Award * Geraldine Knatz, Class of 1973, first female port director of the Port of Los Angeles * Jason Locasale, Class of 2003, scientist; pioneer in the area of modern metabolism research * Richard Swann Lull, paleontologist * George Willard Martin, mycologist and academic * Harry A. Marmer, oceanographer * Charles Molnar, inventor of personal computer LINC (acknowledged as the 1st personal computer by IEEE) * Nathan M. Newmark, Class of 1948, inventor of the Newmark-beta method of numerical integration used to solve differential equations; winner of the National Medal of Science * Daniel G. Nocera, Class of 1979, chemist noted for work on proton coupled electron transfer * Eva J. Pell, Class of 1972, plant pathologist *Edward Rebar, biologist * Carl Safina, writer and ecological scientist * Peter C. Schultz, Class of 1964, co-inventor of fiber optics * John Scudder (physician), John Scudder, physician; research pioneer in the field of blood storage and replacement * Raymond Seeger, Class of 1926, physicist, fluid dynamics researcher, winner of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award * Harold Hill Smith, geneticist, responsible for fusing human and plant cells * Jessica Ware, Entomologist at American Museum of Natural History * Heather Zichal, Deputy for Energy and Climate Change in Obama Administration

Social sciences

* Dorothy Cantor, Psy.D. 1976, former president of the American Psychological Association * Alycia Halladay, Chief Science Officer of Autism Science Foundation

Notable faculty

Arts

* Emma Amos (painter), Emma Amos, professor of fine arts; postmodernist painter and printmaker; member of Spiral; editorial board member of feminist journal ''Heresies''; member of Fantastic Women in the Arts * Julianne Baird, professor of music (Camden), soprano * Vivian E. Browne, painter, professor of art * Angelin Chang, former associate professor of music; Grammy Award-winning classical pianist * Leon Golub, professor of fine arts * Al Hansen, professor of finer arts; a founder of Fluxus * Allan Kaprow, professor of fine arts * Roy Lichtenstein, professor of fine arts * Robert Moevs, professor of music *

, professor of fine arts; Fluxus artist * Robert Watts (artist), Robert Watts, professor of fine arts * Charles Wuorinen, professor of music; Pulitzer Prize–winning composer and MacArthur fellow

Economics

*Harry Gideonse (1901–1985), President of Brooklyn College, and Chancellor of the New School for Social Research

Library and information science

* Marc Aronson, Professor of Library and Information Science, author and historian * Nicholas J. Belkin, Professor of Library and Information science * Paul S. Dunkin, Professor Emeritus of Library Services * Elizabeth Futas, Professor of Library and Information Science * Peggy Sullivan, Lecturer

Literature

* Miguel Algarín, Professor of English * Giannina Braschi, Professor of Spanish, author of ''Yo-Yo Boing!'' and ''United States of Banana'' * John Ciardi, Professor of English, poet, translator of Dante's ''The Divine Comedy'' * Mark Doty, Professor of English, poet * William C. Dowling, Professor of English * Ralph Ellison, author of ''Invisible Man'' * Francis Fergusson, Professor of English, literary critic * H. Bruce Franklin, John Cotton Dana Professor of English and American Studies (Newark); expert on Herman Melville, science fiction, and prison literature * Joanna Fuhrman, poet * Paul Fussell, Professor of English, author, literary critic, social commentator * Rafey Habib, Professor of Literature (Camden), poet * Stanley Kunitz, Visiting Professor of Literature (Camden), poet * Paul Lisicky, Professor of English and Creative writing (Camden), author * Alicia Ostriker, Professor of English, poet * Gregory Pardlo, Professor of English (Camden), poet * David S. Reynolds, Professor of Literature (Camden), cultural critic

Medicine

* Sidney Pestka, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; the "father of interferon"; received the National Medal of Technology * Robert A. Schwartz, Professor and Head of Dermatology at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; co-discoverer of AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma and the Schwartz-Burgess syndrome * René Joyeuse MD, MS, FACS, Office of Strategic Services Allies of World War II, Allied intelligence agent during World War II, CMDNJ Assistant Professor of Surgery, co-founder of the American Trauma Society, involved in training physicians and EMS personnel in trauma care. * Michel Kahaleh, Clinical Director of Gastroenterology, Chief of Endoscopy, and Director of the Pancreas Program at the Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School * James Oleske, is the emeritus François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Professor of Pediatrics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He was one of the first physicians to recognize that children could be infected with HIV/AIDS.

Law

* Robert E. Andrews, adjunct professor at the Rutgers School of Law–Camden, School of Law in Camden, Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives * Ruth Bader Ginsburg, professor at the Rutgers School of Law–Newark, School of Law in Newark, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States * Arthur Kinoy, professor at the School of Law in Newark; civil rights litigator for leftist causes * Wendell Pritchett, Chancellor of Rutgers University–Camden, Interim Dean and Presidential Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Provost of the University of Pennsylvania *Raphael Lemkin, Professor of International Law at the Rutgers School of Law–Newark, School of Law in Newark, Jurist who coined the term Genocide and key drafter and campaigner for the UN Genocide Convention

Mathematics

* Abbas Bahri (1955–2016), professor of mathematics * József Beck, professor of mathematics * Haim Brezis, professor of mathematics * Israel Gelfand (1913–2009), professor of mathematics * Daniel Gorenstein (1923–1992), professor of mathematics * Samuel L. Greitzer (1905–1988), professor of mathematics, founding chairman of the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad * András Hajnal (1931–2016)— professor of mathematics * Henryk Iwaniec, professor of mathematics * Jeffry Ned Kahn, professor of mathematics * János Komlós (mathematician), János Komlós, professor of mathematics, winner of the Alfréd Rényi Prize (1975) * Michael Saks (mathematician), Michael Saks, professor of mathematics, winner of the Gödel Prize (2004) * Glenn Shafer (1992–present), professor of mathematical statistics, co-creator of the Dempster-Shafer theory * Saharon Shelah, professor of mathematics * Doron Zeilberger, professor of mathematics; winner of the Leroy P. Steele Prizes#The Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research, Steele Prize for Seminal Contributions to Research (1998)

Philosophy

* Elisabeth Camp, associate professor of philosophy * Ruth Chang, professor of philosophy * Frances Egan, professor of philosophy * Jerry Fodor, professor of philosophy and cognitive science * Alvin Goldman, professor of philosophy * Peter D. Klein, professor of philosophy * Brian Leftow, William P. Alston Chair in Philosophy of Religion * Ernest Lepore, professor of philosophy * Alan Prince, professor of linguistics and cognitive science, founder of Optimality theory, Optimality Theory (OT) * Zenon Pylyshyn, professor of philosophy and cognitive science * Theodore Sider, professor of philosophy * Holly Martin Smith, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy * Stephen Stich, professor of philosophy * Robert Weingard, professor of philosophy * Samuel Merrill Woodbridge (1819–1905), professor of metaphysics and philosophy of the human mind (1857–1864) * Dean Zimmerman (philosopher), Dean Zimmerman, professor of philosophy * Larry Temkin, professor of philosophy * Barry Loewer, Distinguished professor of philosophy and director of the Rutgers Center for Philosophy and the Sciences

Physics

* Tom Banks (physicist), Thomas Banks, professor of physics * Girsh Blumberg, professor of physics * Herman Carr, professor of physics, pioneer of magnetic resonance imaging * Piers Coleman, professor of physics * Michael R. Douglas, former professor of physics (now at Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook) * Daniel Friedan, professor of physics * Gabriel Kotliar, professor of physics * Joel Lebowitz, professor of mathematical physics * Greg Moore (physicist), Gregory Moore, professor of physics * Nathan Seiberg, former professor of physics (now at Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) * Stephen Shenker, former professor of physics (now at Stanford University) * Rachel Somerville, professor of physics and astronomy * David Vanderbilt, professor of physics * Alexander Zamolodchikov, professor of physics

Science and engineering

* Jean Ruth Adams, entomologist and virologist *Willard H. Allen, poultry scientist and New Jersey Department of Agriculture, New Jersey secretary of agriculture * C. Olin Ball, professor of food engineering, chair of the Department of Food Science * Richard Bartha, professor of microbiology and biochemistry; discoverer of "oil eating bacteria" * Helen M. Berman, chemistry professor, former Director of the RCSB Protein Data Bank * Kenneth Breslauer, Linus C. Pauling professor of chemistry and chemical biology * Stephen K. Burley, Director of RCSB Protein Data Bank and the Center for Integrative Proteomics Research * Stephen S. Chang, professor of food science and Nicholas Appert Award winner * Albert Huntington Chester, mining engineer, professor of chemistry, mineralogy, and metallurgy, explorer, and namesake of Jasper Peak, Chester Peak * Hettie Morse Chute, professor of botany * Vašek Chvátal, professor of computer science * George Hammell Cook, State Geologist of New Jersey and Vice President of Rutgers College * Michael R. Douglas, Director of New High Energy Theory Center; Sackler Prize winner * Richard H. Ebright, professor of chemistry * Helen Fisher (anthropologist), Helen Fisher, research professor of anthropology * Robin Fox, professor of anthropology * Apostolos Gerasoulis, professor of computer science; creator of the Teoma/Ask search engine * Alan S. Goldman, professor of chemistry * Chi-Tang Ho, professor of food science and Stephen S. Chang Award for Lipid or Flavor Science winner * Tomasz Imielinski, professor of computer science *Yogesh Jaluria, Board of Governors Professor and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. *Paul B. Kantor, professor of information science * Leonid Khachiyan, professor of computer science; creator of the first polynomial time algorithm for linear programming *Lisa C. Klein, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering * Alan Leslie, professor of cognitive science and psychology * Jing Li (chemist), Jing Li, chemist * Paul J. Lioy, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School * Michael L. Littman, professor of computer science * Wilma Olson, professor of chemistry and physics, BioMAPS Institute for Quantitative Biology * Lawrence Rabiner, professor of electrical and computer engineering * Robert Schommer, astronomer, professor of physics * Myron Solberg, professor of food science; founding director of the Center for Advanced Food Technology at Rutgers; Nicholas Appert Award winner * Mario Szegedy, professor of computer science; two-time winner of Godel Prize * Endre Szemerédi, professor of computer science * Lionel Tiger, professor of anthropology * Jay Tischfield, professor of genetics * Robert Trivers, professor of anthropology and biological sciences and winner of the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (2007) * Kathryn Uhrich, professor of chemistry, Area Dean of Mathematical and Physical Sciences * Selman Waksman, professor of

and winner of the

(1952) * Judith Weis, professor emeritus of marine biology * Martin Yarmush, professor of biomedical and chemical & biochemical engineering, Fellow: US National Academy of Inventors and US National Academy of Engineering *Lujendra Ojha, assistant professor of planetary sciences.

Social sciences

* Stephen Bronner, professor of political science, comparative literature and German studies * Charlotte Bunch, founder and Director the Center for Women's Global Leadership, activist and author * Arthur F. Burns, professor of economics, 10th Chairman of the Federal Reserve * Mason W. Gross, professor of classics, President of Rutgers University (1959–1971) * Paul Lazarsfeld, prominent sociologist and pioneering communication theorist (Newark) * William D. Lutz, Professor of linguistics (Camden), leading theorist on doublespeak * Gerald M. Pomper, professor of political scientist, leading expert on election studies * Robyn Rodriguez, former professor of sociology, established the first Filipino studies center in U.S. at U.C. Davis

History

* Peter Charanis, Voorhees Professor of History; Byzantine historian * Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Professor of History and executive producer of ''The Gilded Age (TV series), The Gilded Age'' * Lloyd Gardner, Mary Ritter Beard, Mary and Charles A. Beard, Charles Beard Professor of History and distinguished diplomatic historian * Annette Gordon-Reed, Professor of History (Newark), winner of the

for History 1999 * Michael Kulikowski, Professor of History at the University of Tennessee and author of ''Late Roman Spain and Its Cities'' (Johns Hopkins University Press), 2004, and ''Rome's Gothic Wars from the Third Century to Alaric'' (Cambridge University Press) * David Levering Lewis, former Professor of History; twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1994 and 2001) * Tomás Eloy Martínez, Professor of Latin American studies; Argentina, Argentinian journalist and writer * Marysa Navarro (born 1934), Professor of History * Phillip S. Paludan, Professor of History (Camden) * Said Sheikh Samatar, Professor of History (Newark) * Jacob Soll, Professor of History (Camden), MacArthur Fellow 2011 * Traian Stoianovich, Professor of History * Camilla Townsend, Professor of History

Athletic coaches and staff

* Dick Anderson (American football coach), Dick Anderson, football coach (1984–1989); assistant coach at Lafayette College, University of Pennsylvania and Penn State * George Case (baseball), George Case, baseball coach (1950–1960), including 1950 College World Series berth; former

player with the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators and

; four-time All-Star and six-time American League leader in stolen bases *

, soccer player and soccer coach * Robert E. Mulcahy, athletic director * Stephen Peterson (rower), Stephen Peterson, men's rowing coach (1992-1995) * Mike Rice Jr., men's basketball coach (2010-2013) * George Sanford (coach), George Sanford, football coach (1913–1923) * Greg Schiano, football coach (2001–2011, 2020–present) * Terry Shea, football coach (1996–2000); later a coach with

, Chicago Bears,

, and St. Louis Rams * C. Vivian Stringer * Dick Vitale, assistant basketball coach (1970–72); coach of the Detroit Pistons; sports commentator

Fictional characters

* Todd Anderson, ''The Cookout'' * Jackie Aprile, Jr., ''

'' * Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC, ''South Pacific (musical), South Pacific'' * Richard Cooper, ''I Think I Love My Wife'' * List of characters from The Sopranos – friends and family, Jason Gervasi, ''The Sopranos'' (Newark) * Harriet Hayes, ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'' * Rufus Humphrey, ''Gossip Girl (TV series), Gossip Girl'' * Neil Klugman, protagonist and narrator of Philip Roth's novel ''Goodbye Columbus'', winner of the 1960 National Book Award * Liz Lemler, ''The Fighting Irish (30 Rock episode), 30 Rock'' * Mr. Magoo, 1950s cartoon character * Lucy McClane, ''Live Free or Die Hard'' (Camden) * OSS Agent / German Mole Bill O'Connor, played by Richard Conte in the film ''13 Rue Madeleine''Internet Movie Database * List of characters from The Sopranos – friends and family, Jason Parisi, ''The Sopranos'' (Newark) * Agent Dylan Rhodes, in the film ''Now You See Me (film), Now You See Me'' * Agent Shavers, in the film ''Runner Runner'' * Oscar Wao, ''The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao''

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