This is a list of notable faculty members and alumni of

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original cam ...

Notable alumni or attendees

Pulitzer Prize winners

* Stan Grossfeld (M.S. COM 1980), associate editor, ''

Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Gl ...

'', 1984 Pulitzer Prize * Joseph Hallinan (B.S. COM 1984), reporter, ''

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'', 1991 Pulitzer Prize *

Kenneth Irby Kenneth Lee Irby (November 18, 1936 – July 30, 2015) was an American poet. He won a 2010 Shelley Memorial Award. He is sometimes associated with the Black Mountain poets, especially with Robert Duncan, Robert Creeley, and Ed Dorn. He was bor ...

, 1992, 1993, and 1994 Pulitzer Prizes * Stephen Kurkjian, (B.A. 1966), investigative reporter and editor,

The Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953, under one name or another, for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in a U.S. news publicat ...

in 1972 and 1980,

Pulitzer Prize for Public Service The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. It recognizes a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalis ...

in 2003. *

Jhumpa Lahiri Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" LahiriMinzesheimer, Bob ''USA Today'', August 19, 2003. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. (born July 11, 1967) is an American author known for her short stories, novels and essays in English, and, more recently, in Italia ...

(M.A. GRS 1993, M.A. UNI 1995, Ph.D. UNI 1997), 2000 Pulitzer Prize * Patricia Maldonado, former staff writer, ''Miami Herald'', 1999 Pulitzer Prize *

Sacha Pfeiffer Sacha Pfeiffer (born September 7, 1971) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and radio host. In November 2018, she joined NPR as an investigations correspondent. Pfeiffer is known for her work with the Spotlight team ...

, reporter, ''Boston Globe'', 2003 Pulitzer Prize *

Michael Rezendes Michael Rezendes is an American journalist and a member of the global investigative team at Associated Press. He is the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for his investigative work for ''The Boston Globe''. Since joining the ''Globe'' he has covered pre ...

, reporter, ''Boston Globe'', 2003 Pulitzer Prize *

William Sherman (reporter) William Tecumseh Sherman ( ; February 8, 1820February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), achieving recognition for his ...

, ''

New York Daily News The New York ''Daily News'', officially titled the ''Daily News'', is an American newspaper based in Jersey City, NJ. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson as the ''Illustrated Daily News''. It was the first U.S. daily printed in ...

'', Pulitzer Prize,

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 ...

and

Peabody Award The George Foster Peabody Awards (or simply Peabody Awards or the Peabodys) program, named for the American businessman and philanthropist George Peabody, honor the most powerful, enlightening, and invigorating stories in television, radio, and ...

winner *

Mark Thompson Mark Thompson may refer to: Sports * Mark Thompson (American football) (born 1994), American football player * Mark Thompson (baseball) (born 1971), baseball player * Mark Thompson (footballer) (born 1963), former Australian rules football prem ...

(B.S. COM 1975), senior correspondent, ''

Time Magazine ''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on Ma ...

'', 1985 Pulitzer Prize * Don Van Natta Jr. (B.S. COM 1986), correspondent, ''New York Times'', 1993, 1999, and 2002 Pulitzer Prizes * Joan Vennochi, columnist,'' Boston Globe'', 1980 Pulitzer Prize

Academia

* Khansaa Alshiha, academic *

Gleason Archer, Sr. Gleason Archer Sr. (October 29, 1880 – June 28, 1966) was the founder and first president of Suffolk University and Suffolk Law School in Boston, Massachusetts. Archer was also an extensive writer and radio broadcaster. Early life and ed ...

(B.A. 1904, J.D. 1906), founder of

Suffolk University Suffolk University is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. With 7,560 students (includes all campuses, 7,379 at the Boston location alone), it is the eighth-largest university in metropolitan Boston. It was founded as a la ...

and

Suffolk University Law School Suffolk University Law School (also known as Suffolk Law School) is the private, non-sectarian law school of Suffolk University located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, across the street from the Boston Common and the Freedom Trail, two blocks ...

* J. Brian Atwood (B.A), dean, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs,

University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. ...

* Ben Bahan, ASL researcher, storyteller, and educator * Richard Bohannon (PhD), Physiotherapy researcher *

Jean Briggs Jean L. Briggs (May 28, 1929 – July 27, 2016) was an American-born anthropologist, ethnographer, linguist, and professor emerita at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her best known works included the 1970 landmark book ''Never in Anger: Portr ...

(M.A. 1960), anthropologist and expert on

Inuit languages The Inuit languages are a closely related group of indigenous American languages traditionally spoken across the North American Arctic and adjacent subarctic, reaching farthest south in Labrador. The related Yupik languages (spoken in weste ...

* David Ciardi, (B.A. 1991), astrophysicist * Raymond Coppinger, biologist and canine expert * Ruth Agnes Daly, astrophysicist * Bogdan A. Dobrescu, scientist at Fermilab * Jeffrey Docking, president of

Adrian College Adrian College is a private liberal arts college in Adrian, Michigan. The college offers bachelor's degrees in 92 academic majors and programs. The 100 acre (0.40 km2) campus contains newly constructed facilities along with historic build ...

* William E. Doll Jr., educator and curriculum theorist * Charles Wesley Emerson (School of Oratory, 1877), founder of Emerson College * Cynthia Gómez, psychologist known for work in public health, particularly for minority groups. *

Alan L. Gropman Alan Louis Gropman (born 4 February 1938) is an American retired military officer, college professor, and author. Gropman served 27 years on active duty in the United States Air Force, finishing his career as a colonel. After retiring from the ...

, professor of history and grand strategy, author and lecturer * Gertrude Hunter, doctor and professor of medicine, national director of health services * Andres Jaramillo-Botero, scientist and professor, working in Computational Chemical Physics *

Theodora J. Kalikow Theodora June "Theo" Kalikow (born 1941) is an American academic, university president, author, and women's rights advocate. Holder of a master's degree and PhD in philosophy, she taught at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Southeastern Massa ...

(Ph.D. 1974), former president of the

University of Maine at Farmington The University of Maine at Farmington (UMaine Farmington or UMF) is a public liberal arts college in Farmington, Maine. It is part of the University of Maine System and a founding member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Histo ...

and the

University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Maine (USM) is a public university with campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston in the U.S. state of Maine. It is the southernmost of the University of Maine System. It was founded as two separate state universi ...

* Philip Kasinitz, presidential professor of sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center *

Michael Katze Michael Katze was an American microbiologist. For over 35 years, he has researched host-virus interactions, incorporating systems biology approaches into infectious disease research.Katze Lab: People'Katze Biosketch' He was an international leader i ...

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seatt ...

microbiologist A microbiologist (from Greek ) is a scientist who studies microscopic life forms and processes. This includes study of the growth, interactions and characteristics of microscopic organisms such as bacteria, algae, fungi, and some types of para ...

and

infectious disease An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable di ...

expert. * Ted Landsmark, distinguished professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University * Fred A. Leuchter, famous Holocaust denier *

Ruth Linn Ruth Linn is a professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development at the University of Haifa. Specializing in moral psychology, she has focused on moral disobedience, including resistance to authority. Linn is the author of five books ...

, former dean of the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Dana Mohler-Faria Dana Mohler-Faria was the eleventh president of Bridgewater State University serving from 2002 until his retirement in 2015. and a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. He was formerly the Special Advisor for Edu ...

, president,

Bridgewater State College Bridgewater State University is a public university with its main campus in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It is the largest of nine state universities in Massachusetts. Including its off-campus sites in New Bedford, Attleboro, and Cape Cod, BSU h ...

* Maureen G. Mulvaney, special education teacher and college psychology instructor * Mwalim (Morgan James Peters), director of Black Studies, associate professor of English,

UMass Dartmouth The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass Dartmouth or UMassD) is a public research university in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It is the southernmost campus of the University of Massachusetts system. Formerly Southeastern Massachusetts Un ...

* Samuel L. Myers Sr., economist, former university president, education adviser and civil rights advocate * John Nassivera, author, playwright and college professor * Meyer Francis Nimkoff, sociologist *

Marie Jean Philip Marie Jean Philip (April 20, 1953 – September 24, 1997) was a leader in both the American and international Deaf community. She advocated for the right to a natural sign language for Deaf people. Marie was one of the original researchers studyin ...

, ASL advocate, pioneer, and researcher *

Herbert Charles Sanborn Herbert Charles Sanborn (February 18, 1873 – July 6, 1967) was an American philosopher, academic and one-time political candidate. He was the Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Psychology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, ...

(1873-1967), graduated in 1896; chair of the Department of Philosophy and Psychology at

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

from 1921 to 1942. * Jeanette Marie Sayers, proofreader at the ''Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery'' and a poetry editor for ''The Furnace'' * Barbara Shinn-Cunningham (born 1964), professor of biomedical engineering at BU * Richard Sugarman (born 1944), Ph.D. from Boston University; professor of philosophy and religion at the

University of Vermont The University of Vermont (UVM), officially the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a public land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded in 1791 and is among the oldest universities in the United ...

; advisor to Bernie Sanders. * Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst * Kevin J. Tracey (M.D. 1983), president, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research *

Diana Chapman Walsh Diana Chapman Walsh was President of Wellesley College from 1993 to 2007. During her tenure, the college revised its curriculum and expanded its programs in global education, internships and service learning, and interdisciplinary teaching and le ...

(M.S., Ph.D.), president, Wellesley College * Rollin Williams (M.S. 1949), social worker; first African American professor 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 ...

Business

J Allard J Allard (born James Allard, on January 12, 1969 in Glens Falls, New York) is the chief executive officer of Project 529, a company that builds software for cyclists and law enforcement. Prior to starting Project 529, Allard was chief technology ...

, Vice President,

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washin ...

Kamal Bahamdan Kamal Bahamdan (born 12 February 1970) is a Saudi Arabian businessman and equestrian. Early life Kamal was born in Riyadh, after attending high school he graduated in 1994 from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engine ...

(B.S. 1994), CEO, Safanad * Nathaniel Baker (CEO), CEO, Domestic Bank * Norman Barron, Founder,

Marshalls Department Store Marshalls is an American chain of off-price department stores owned by TJX Companies. Marshalls has over 1,000 American stores, including larger stores named Marshalls Mega Store, covering 42 states and Puerto Rico, and 61 stores in Canada. Ma ...

* Brian Bedol (COM B.A. 1980), Founder of Fusient Media Ventures; Creator of

Classic Sports Network ESPN Classic was an American multinational pay television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns 20%). The channel was originally l ...

(which became

ESPN Classic ESPN Classic was an American multinational pay television network owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and Hearst Communications (which owns 20%). The channel was originally la ...

); founder and CEO of

CSTV CBS Sports Network (a.k.a. CBSSN) is an American pay television network owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. When it launched in 2002 as the National College Sports Network (later College Sports Television also known as ...

Alessandro Benetton Alessandro Benetton (born 2 March 1964) is an Italian businessman. He served as Chairman of the Benetton Group from April 2012 to May 2014. Early life Alessandro Benetton is the son of Luciano Benetton and Maria Teresa Maestri. He attended univ ...

(SMG BSB 1988), Chairman of 21 Investimenti S.p. A, and Deputy Chairman of Benetton Group * Rocco Benetton, Former Chief Executive of the Benetton Formula One team, member of the Benetton Family *

Jan Brandt Janice Brandt is an American businesswoman and vice chair emeritus of America Online/Time Warner. She is known for her direct marketing campaign at AOL that increased the number of subscribers from 200,000 to more than 22 million. Early life and ...

, Former CMO of AOL and Vice Chair Emeritus of America Online/

Time Warner Warner Media, LLC ( traded as WarnerMedia) was an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It was headquartered at the 30 Hudson Yards complex in New York City, United States. It was originally established in 1972 by ...

* Jim Brett, Former CEO,

J.Crew J.Crew Group, Inc., is an American multi-brand, multi-channel, specialty retailer. The company offers an assortment of women's, men's, and children's apparel and accessories, including swimwear, outerwear, lounge-wear, bags, sweaters, denim, dr ...

Jay Cashman Jay Cashman, Inc. is a privately held multi-disciplinary construction and development company, founded and owned by Jay M. Cashman. It is one of the largest privately held contracting firms in the northeastern United States. The company has moved ...

, CEO, Jay Cashman, Inc., Boston-area construction mogul * David K. Colapinto, Esquire, Partner,

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto is a Washington, D.C.-based international whistleblower rights law firm specializing in anti-corruption and whistleblower law, representing whistleblowers who seek rewards, or who are facing employer retaliation, for repor ...

, Washington, D.C. *

Allison Davis (television executive) Allison Jeanne Davis (born April 7, 1953) is an American television and non-profit executive. Davis was born in New York, New York. After graduating from Boston University with a journalism degree in 1975, Davis began working at WBZ-TV. She was a ...

, Vice President,

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...

Television *

Mickey Drexler Millard "Mickey" S. Drexler (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman and investor, currently CEO of Alex Mill, and head of Drexler Ventures. He was formerly the CEO and chairman of J.Crew Group, as well as the CEO of Gap Inc. Early lif ...

(MBA 1968), Chairman and CEO,

J. Crew J.Crew Group, Inc., is an American multi-brand, multi-channel, specialty retailer. The company offers an assortment of women's, men's, and children's apparel and accessories, including swimwear, outerwear, lounge-wear, bags, sweaters, denim, dr ...

* Trung Dung, software business executive, founder of Fogbreak Software and On Display * David Edgerton, Co-Founder of Burger King *

Kenneth Feld Kenneth Jeffrey Feld (born October 31, 1948) is the CEO of Feld Entertainment, which has operated the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (relaunched September 2023), Disney on Ice, Doodlebops Live, Disney Live, Monster Jam, Internati ...

(SMG 1970 BSB), CEO,

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (also known as the Ringling Bros. Circus, Ringling Bros., the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Barnum & Bailey, or simply Ringling) is an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Ear ...

Jerald G. Fishman Jerald G. Fishman (1945 - March 28, 2013) was an American electrical engineer and businessman. He served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Analog Devices since November 1996 until his death in March 2013. He was a 35-year veteran of An ...

(MBA), CEO, Analog Devices * Gerald L. Gitner (B.A., 1966), Former CEO of

TWA Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline which operated from 1930 until 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with ...

and Pan American airlines, Co-founder of People Express Airline *

Bonnie Hammer Bonnie Hammer (born 1950) is an American network and studio executive. , her title is vice-chairman, NBCUniversal. Early life Born to a Jewish family

, Chairman,

NBCUniversal NBCUniversal Media, LLC is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation owned by Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. NBCUniversal is primaril ...

Ted Harbert Edward W. Harbert III (born June 15, 1955) is an American broadcasting and television executive. He was the Chairman of NBC Broadcasting, and the President and CEO of the Comcast Entertainment Group, and Chairman of ABC Entertainment. Early lif ...

, President, E! Networks *

Edgar J. Helms Goodwill Industries International Inc., often shortened in speech and writing to Goodwill (stylized as goodwill), is an American nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides job training, employment placement services, and other community-bas ...

, Founder,

Goodwill Industries Goodwill Industries International Inc., often shortened in speech and writing to Goodwill (stylized as goodwill), is an American nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides job training, employment placement services, and other community-bas ...

* Erwin Huang, pioneer in bringing technology to education and social enterprise * Virginia Hubbell, writer for Lev Gleason Publications, MLJ Comics, and Dell Comics * Ishrat Husain (PhD), 13th governor of

State Bank of Pakistan The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ( ur, ) is the Central Bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974, when the bank was Nationalized and ...

* Huh Jae-myung, CEO, Iljin Materials * Paul Irwin, Former CEO, the Humane Society of the United States * Shel Israel (COM, no degree), author, entrepreneur and consultant * Bruce Karatz (B.A. 1967), CEO,

KB Home KB Home is a homebuilding company based in the United States, founded in 1957 as Kaufman & Broad in Detroit, Michigan. It was the first company to be traded on the NYSE as a home builder and was a Fortune 500 company from 2000 through 2008. It ...

Sherman Kwek Eik Tse "Sherman" Kwek (born 1975/76) is a Singaporean businessman, and the CEO of City Developments Limited since January 2018. Sherman Kwek earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Boston University Boston University (B ...

(born 1975/76), Singaporean businessman * Ben Sardella (born 1978), (B.A. 2000), Co-Founder and CRO of Datanyze and OutboundWorks * Lee Suk-chae (M.S.), Former CEO,

KT Corporation KT Corporation (Hangul: 주식회사 케이티), formerly Korea Telecom, is a South Korean telecommunications company. KT is the second-largest wireless carrier in South Korea, with 16.493 million subscribers as of Q4 2017. The formerly fully ...

* Peter J. Levine (B.S.), General Partner,

Andreessen Horowitz Andreessen Horowitz (also called a16z, legal name AH Capital Management, LLC) is a private American venture capital firm, founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. Andreessen H ...

* Ken Lin (BA), Founder and CEO of

Credit Karma Credit Karma is an American multinational personal finance company founded in 2007, which has been a brand of Intuit since December 2020. It is best known as a free credit and financial management platform, but its features also include monitor ...

* Luca Maestri (M.S.), CFO of Apple Inc. *

Mark Manson Mark Manson (born March 9, 1984) is an American self-help author and blogger. As of 2022 he has authored or co-authored four books, three of which, ''The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck'', '' Everything Is Fucked: A Book About Hope'', and ''Wi ...

, self-help author, blogger and entrepreneur *

Jessica McClintock Jessica Gagnon McClintock (June 19, 1930 – February 16, 2021) was founder, President and CEO of Jessica McClintock, Inc., an American retail company based in San Francisco, California. She was a designer of formalwear for women. In 2013, after ...

(B.A. 1950), Founder, President, CEO, Jessica McClintock, Inc. * James McGibney entrepreneur *

James McLamore James Whitman McLamore (May 30, 1926 – August 8, 1996) was an American entrepreneur, the founder and first CEO of the Burger King fast food franchise, along with David Edgerton. He also created the Whopper sandwich. After selling Burger King ...

, Co-founder of Burger King *

Dirk Meyer Derrick R. "Dirk" Meyer (born November 24, 1961) is a former Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, serving in the position from July 18, 2008 to January 10, 2011. Education He received a bachelor's degree in computer engineering ...

(MBA 1993), President and COO,

Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. While it initially manufact ...

; ACM Maurice Wilkes Award winner for contributions to Alpha and x86 chip designs *

Frederick S. Pardee Frederick S. Pardee (1932 – June 27, 2022) was an American economist, real estate investor and philanthropist from Los Angeles, California. An alumnus of Boston University, Pardee was one of the largest donors to the University. He was a research ...

, Former Researcher at the RAND Corporation, real estate investor, philanthropist * Park Yong-maan (MBA), Former Chairman and CEO,

Doosan Group Doosan Group () is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation. In 2009, the corporation was placed in the ''Fortune'' Global 500 index. It is the parent company of Bobcat and Škoda Power. Doosan Group is the oldest running company i ...

* Park Jung-won (MBA), Chairman and CEO,

* Christine Poon (MBA 1983), Former Vice Chairman, Johnson & Johnson *

Shari Redstone Shari Ellin Redstone (born April 14, 1954) is an American media executive with a background in numerous aspects of the entertainment industry and related ventures. She currently serves as the non-executive chairwoman of Paramount Global (formerly ...

(J.D.), Vice Chairman, Viacom and

Monty Sarhan Monty Sarhan is the CEO of SkyShowtime, a streaming service that is a joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global. Sarhan was named CEO in January 2022. He previously worked at Comcast as well as Epix, where he served in a number of roles i ...

, CEO, Cracked Entertainment * Aydin Senkut, Founder & Managing Partner, Felicis Ventures *

Yat Siu Yat Siu ( Chinese: 蕭逸; born 1973) is a Hong Kong-based entrepreneur and angel investor, who was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. Early years Yat Siu's mother, who was from Taiwan and was born in Lisbon, Portugal, conducted for an orches ...

, Founder of

Animoca Brands Animoca Brands (Animoca Brands Corporation Ltd) is a Hong Kong-based game software company and venture capital company founded in 2014 by Yat Siu. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange from 23 January 2015 to 9 March 2020. Nota ...

* John F. Smith Jr. (MBA 1965), honorary degree 1993, Former Chairman and CEO of General Motors *

Patrick Spain Patrick J. Spain (born 1952) is a serial entrepreneur. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of First Stop Health, LLC., a Chicago-based provider of telemedicine services. He is also the Executive Chairman and co-founder of the news curation sit ...

(LAW J.D. 1979), Founder of

Hoover's D&B Hoovers was founded by Gary Hoover and Patrick Spain in 1990Solomon, Steve.The Dynamic Duo" '' Inc.''. October 15, 1997. Retrieved on April 7, 2014. as an American business research company that provided information on companies and indu ...

and

HighBeam Research HighBeam Research was a paid search engine and full text online archive owned by Gale, a subsidiary of Cengage, for thousands of newspapers, magazines, academic journals, newswires, trade magazines, and encyclopedias in English. It was head ...

* Margaret Stumpp, Senior Vice President, Prudential Financial * Tom Szkutak, CFO

Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. ( ) is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been referred to as "one of the most influential econo ...

* John Svenson, Co-Founder, The Abbey Group and Part Owner, Boston Celtics * Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment * Robert S. Taubman, Chairman, President, and CEO,

Taubman Centers Taubman Centers, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The company invests in shopping centers, and is a subsidiary of Simon Property Group since 2020. History The company was founded in 19 ...

Gerald Tsai Gerald Tsai Jr. (; March 10, 1929 – July 9, 2008) was a billionaire investor and philanthropist who helped build Fidelity Investments into a mutual fund powerhouse. After starting Fidelity Investments' first publicly sold aggressive growth fund ...

Jr., (CAS, GRS 1949), FOrmer Chairman and CEO,

Primerica Primerica, Inc. (NYSE: PRI) is a company that provides insurance, investment and financial services to middle income families in the United States and Canada. Primerica is the parent company of National Benefit Life Insurance Company, Prime ...

* Margaret Wallace (B.S. 1989), CEO and Co-Founder of Rebel Monkey * Edward Zander (MBA 1975), Chairman and CEO of

Motorola Motorola, Inc. () was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, the company split into two independent public companies, Motorol ...

; Former President of Sun Microsystems

Clergy

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 ...

(STH Ph.D. 1955), 1964

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiolog ...

; civil rights Leader * Andrew Z. Lopatin (B.A. CAS 1987), Orthodox Jewish rabbi * Walter A. Maier (B.A. 1913), Lutheran theologian, professor at

Concordia Seminary Concordia Seminary is a Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, Lutheran seminary in Clayton, Missouri. The institution's primary mission is to train pastors, deaconesses, Missionary, missionaries, chaplains, and church leaders for the Lutheran Chur ...

, and first speaker of The Lutheran Hour *

Richard Joseph Malone Richard Joseph Malone (born March 19, 1946) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in New York, from 2012 to 2019. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Portland in Maine f ...

(Th.D. 1981), Roman Catholic Bishop of Portland from 2004–2012, and current

Bishop of Buffalo The Diocese of Buffalo is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church headquartered in Buffalo, New York, United States. It is a suffragan diocese within the metropolitan province of the Archdiocese of New York. The Diocese of Buffalo inclu ...

* Mihail Christodoulou Mouskos, Makarios III (no degree, STh 1948), archbishop and primate of the Cypriot Orthodox Church and first and fourth president of the Republic of Cyprus * Woodie W. White (BST STH 1961),

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...

of the

United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelic ...

International government, politics, royalty

Faisal al-Fayez Faisal Akef Al-Fayez ( ar, فيصل عاكف مثقال الفايز) (born 20 December 1952 in Amman) is a Jordanian politician who was the 34th Prime Minister of Jordan from 25 October 2003 to 6 March 2005. He took office following the resigna ...

(CAS M.A.), former prime minister of

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

Oscar Arias Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...

(attended, no degree), president, Costa Rica; 1987

* Milind Deora (SMG BSBA '99), member of India's Parliament *

Keiko Fujimori Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi (; ja, 藤森恵子, Fujimori Keiko; born 25 May 1975) is a Peruvian politician. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. From August 1994 to November 200 ...

(SMG BSB 1997), member of Peru's Congress, former first lady of Peru * Rafic Baha El Deen Al-Hariri; board of trustees 1990–2003, named an associate founder of the university, Doctor of Laws and honorary trustee;

Prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

1992–1998 and 2000–2004 *

Saki Macozoma Sakumzi Justice Macozoma (Saki) (born 1957) is a South African former political prisoner who is now one of South Africa's most prominent businessman and a leader in civil society. Early life and education Macozoma was born in Port Elizabeth on 1 ...

, anti-apartheid activist, ANC leader, South African businessman *

Margaret Ng Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee (; born 25 January 1948) is a politician, barrister, writer and columnist in Hong Kong. She was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1995 to 2012. Biography Before entering the legal profession, Margaret ...

(STH Ph.D.), member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council *

Fan S. Noli Theofan Stilian Noli, known as Fan Noli (6 January 1882 – 13 March 1965), was an Albanian writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, Archbishop, Metropolitan and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Albanian Orthodox ...

(Doctoratur), former Prime Minister of

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

, writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church * Aamer Sarfraz, Baron Sarfraz, UK Conservative politician and businessman * Hiroshige Seko (COM M.S. 1992), public relations advisor in the Cabinet of Japan *

Gigi Tsereteli George "Gigi" Tsereteli (born 23 February 1964, in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a member and former vice-speaker of the Parliament of Georgia and the president of Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Educ ...

(SPH 2005), Parliament, Georgia *

Rizal Ramli Rizal Ramli (born 10 December 1954) is an Indonesian politician, economist, and former student activist. Ramli served as Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs under President Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet. He also served under President ...

(CAS Ph.D. 1990), Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs, Indonesia *

Mukhriz Mahathir Dato' Seri Utama Mukhriz bin Tun Dr. Mahathir ( Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is a Malaysian politician who twice served as the 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah from May 2013 to February 2016 and again from May 2 ...

, former Chief Minister of Kedah *

Christopher O'Neill Christopher Paul O'Neill, KNO (born 27 June 1974) is a British-American financier and husband of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, with whom he has three children. He did not take any titles or become a Swedish citi ...

, businessman, husband of Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland *

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, GCON OFR (born 7 December 1957) is a Nigerian diplomat, academic and political scientist who was the President of the United Nations General Assembly of 74th session from 17 September 2019 to 15 September 2020. He previ ...

, (POL M.A 1981), career diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly

United States government, politics

Governors

Lincoln Almond Lincoln Carter Almond (born June 16, 1936) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 72nd Governor of Rhode Island from 1995 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the United States Attorney for the District ...

(J.D. 1961), former

Governor of Rhode Island The governor of Rhode Island is the head of government of the U.S. state of Rhode Island and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's Army National Guard and Air National Guard. The current governor is Democrat Dan McKee. In their capac ...

* John Lewis Bates (CLA A.B. 1882, LAW LL. B. 1885), former

Governor of Massachusetts The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces. Massachuset ...

. * Albert O. Brown (LL.B. 1884), former

Governor of New Hampshire The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of New Hampshire. The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along with bordering Verm ...

* Fred H. Brown (attended LAW 1904/06, no degree), former

, former U.S. Congressman *

Paul Dever Paul Andrew Dever (January 15, 1903April 11, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts and was its youngest-ever Attorney General. Among his notable accomplishments ...

(J.D. 1926), former

* Samuel D. Felker (LL.B. 1887), former

Judd Gregg Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 76th governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and was a United States senator from New Hampshire; in the Senate, Gregg served as chairman of the S ...

(J.D.), former U.S. Senator, former

Bob McDonnell Robert Francis McDonnell (born June 15, 1954) is an American attorney, businessman, politician, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. His career ended after his corruption scandal and convic ...

(MSBA 1980), former

Governor of Virginia The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the head of government of Virginia for a four-year term. The incumbent, Glenn Youngkin, was sworn in on January 15, 2022. Oath of office On inauguration day, the Governor-elect takes th ...

J. Howard McGrath James Howard McGrath (November 28, 1903September 2, 1966) was an American politician and attorney from Rhode Island. McGrath, a Democrat, served as U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island before becoming governor, U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Sen ...

(J.D. 1929), former U.S. Senator, former

* William Russell (LL.B. 1879), former

. * David I. Walsh (LL.B. 1897), former U.S. Senator, former

United States Senators

Senators may have served in other capacities, such as a governor. In such cases, the name is left unlinked, but the description will indicate the location of a linked entry. *

Edward Brooke III Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon The Anglo-Saxons were a cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5 ...

(J.D.), first African-American U.S. Senator since

Reconstruction Reconstruction may refer to: Politics, history, and sociology *Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company *'' Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...

(MA), Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient *

William M. Butler William Morgan Butler (January 29, 1861March 29, 1937) was a lawyer and legislator for the State of Massachusetts, and a United States Senator. Biography Butler was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he attended the public school and stud ...

(LL.B 1884), former U.S. Senator (MA) *

William Cohen William Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979� ...

(LL.B. 1965), former U.S. Secretary of Defense, former U.S. Senator, former U.S. Congressman * J. Howard McGrath (J.D. 1929), former U.S. Senator (see

Governors A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

) * Thomas J. McIntyre (J.D. 1940), former U.S. Senator (NH) * Robert Upton (LL.B. 1907), former U.S. Senator (NH) * David I. Walsh (LL.B. 1897), former U.S. Senator (see

)

United States House of Representatives

* Joseph E. Casey (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA) * Antonio Colorado (BS 1962), Resident Commissioner in US Congress from Puerto Rico * Paul W. Cronin, former U.S. Congressman (MA) * John Crawford Crosby (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA) * Emilio Q. Daddario (law), former U.S. Congressman (CT) *

Norman D'Amours Norman Edward D'Amours (born October 14, 1937) is an American Democratic politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire from 1975 to 1985. Early life Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts ...

(JD), former U.S. Congressman (NH) * Brian J. Donnelly (BS 1970), former U.S. Congressman (MA), former US Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, * Charles Douglas III (JD), former U.S. Congressman (NH) *

Forrest Goodwin Forrest Goodwin (June 14, 1862 – May 28, 1913) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Skowhegan, Maine and attended the common schools, graduated from Skowhegan High School and Bloomfield Academy. He also graduated f ...

(JD), former U.S. Congressman (ME) * Daniel L. D. Granger (JD), former U.S. Congressman (RI) *

Arthur Daniel Healey Arthur Daniel Healey (December 29, 1889 – September 16, 1948) was a Democratic United States Representative from Massachusetts from 1933 to 1942 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massac ...

(JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA), and U.S. federal judge *

Louise Day Hicks Anna Louise Day Hicks (October 16, 1916 – October 21, 2003) was an American politician and lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts, best known for her staunch opposition to desegregation in Boston public schools, and especially to court-ordered b ...

, former U.S. Congresswoman (MA) *

John Patrick Higgins John Patrick Higgins (February 19, 1893 – August 2, 1955) was an officer in the United States Navy, chemist, attorney, and U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Higgins was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he attended the public ...

(JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA) * Joe Hoeffel (BS), former U.S. Congressman (PA) * Barbara Jordan (JD), former U.S. Congresswoman (TX) * Charles Joyce (Newbury Seminary, pre-1850), former U.S. Congressman (VT) * Ambrose Kennedy (JB LAW 1906), former U.S. Congressman (RI) * James H. Maloney (JD), former U.S. Congressman (CT) * Jim Marshall (Georgia politician), Jim Marshall (JD), U.S. Congressman (GA) * Connie Morella, former U.S. Congresswoman (MD), former Maryland State Senator * F. Bradford Morse, Frank Morse, former U.S. Congressman (MA) * Henry F. Naphen (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA) * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (BA 2011), U.S. Congresswoman (NY) * Jeremiah E. O'Connell, former U.S. Congressman (RI) * Ernest W. Roberts (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA) * James Roosevelt (JD), former six term U.S. Congressman, commander of 2nd Raider Battalion of the Marine Raiders, and son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. * Fernand St. Germain, Ferdinand St. Germain (JD), former U.S. Congressman (RI) * Charles F. Sprague (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA) * Robert Stafford (JD), former U.S. Congressman (VT) * Walter Stiness (JD), former U.S. Congressman (RI) * John Andrew Sullivan (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA) * Joseph Walsh (Massachusetts politician), Joseph Walsh (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA) * Edward Hills Wason (JD), former U.S. Congressman (NH) * George Fred Williams, George Williams (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)

United States executive departments and agencies

(J.D.), former U.S. Secretary of Defense, former U.S. Senator, former U.S. Congressman * Joshua DuBois (B.A. 2003), head of the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships under President Barack Obama. * Colleen Graffy, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State (P.R.) * James Franklin Jeffrey (MBA), ambassador, State Department, U.S. Department of State * Gary Locke (politician), Gary Locke (J.D. 1975), former U.S. Ambassador to China, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Governor of Washington (see

) * Louis Wade Sullivan (MED), former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Other

* Peter W. Agnes Jr., associate justice of Massachusetts Appeals Court * Keith B. Alexander (MBA), director, National Security Agency * Armand Arabian, retired justice, California Supreme Court * Polly W. Beal, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * Pat Brown (criminal profiler), Pat Brown (MBA 2007), author, criminal profiler, TV commentator * Shoshana S. Chatfield (BA 1987) United States Navy Admiral * Martha Coakley (JD), former Massachusetts Attorney General * John Couris, president and chief executive officer of Jupiter Medical Center * Carmen Yulín Cruz (BA 1984 in Political Science, Honorary LLD 2018), member of the 28th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico (2009–2013); Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico (2013–2021) * Irving Fishman, Massachusetts legislator and lawyer * Michael F. Flaherty (JD), president, Boston City Council *Keith Francis (runner) (MA), Senior Intelligence Analyst, ATF, World-class track athlete * Elizabeth Glaser, Elizabeth Meyer Glaser (SED 1970), child advocate, AIDS activist and co-founder of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation * Tipper Gore, Second Lady of the United States (1993–2001) * Don Gorton (CAS B.A. 1982), commissioner, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board * Russell Holmes, Massachusetts State Representative (6th Suffolk) * Mercy B. Jackson, one of the first women to receive a Doctor of Medicine degree * Stephen Douglas Johnson (LLM 1989), U.S. House Chief Counsel for Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit 1995–98; White House Senior Advisor for the Office of Federal Housing Oversight 2000–03 * Takeo Kikuchi (LLB LAW 1877), one of the first Japanese to study law in the US, founder and second president of Tokyo's Chuo University * Rikki Klieman (JD LAW 1975), attorney, TV personality, Court TV * I Michael Leitman, (BS 1981, MD 1985), surgeon and Dean for Graduate Medical Education at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai * Zsolt Limperger, Hungarian football player * Barry Locke, Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation * Ida Lorentzen, American-born Norwegian artist * Joan M. Menard, Massachusetts State Senator * Markos Moulitsas Zúniga (JD), political consultant * David Mulford (MA GRS 1962), U.S. Ambassador to India * Shannon O'Brien (JD), former Massachusetts State Treasurer * Barbara Pariente (COM '70), Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (Authored the Terri Schiavo decision) * Wilma Pastrana, First Lady of Puerto Rico since 2013 * Mark Regev (MS MET 1998), spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister * Robert Reimann (United States Navy officer), Robert Reimann, retired U.S. Navy rear admiral * Anna Howard Shaw (STH 1878, MED 1886), president, Nat'l Women's Suffrage Assn (1904–1915), first woman awarded Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army), Distinguished Service Medal * Martha Ware, Massachusetts jurist and politician * Sumner Whittier, former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts * Frank J. Williams, chief justice, Rhode Island Superior Court * John Milton Younge, Pennsylvania judge

Philippine government, politics

Philippine Senator

*Win Gatchalian, incumbent Filipinos, Filipino lawmaker, Senate of the Philippines (Bachelor of Science Major in Finance and Operations Management, 1995), businessman, former Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela City House of Representatives of the Philippines, first district representative (2001 to 2004 and 2013 to 2016), former Valenzuela City mayor (2004 to 2013)

Film, performing arts, television, radio, popular culture

* Samuel Adler (composer), Samuel Adler, composer * Uzo Aduba, Primetime Emmy Award-winning actress for the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'' * Aesop Rock (born Ian Bavitz) (BFA 1998), Hip hop music, hip hop musician * Jason Alexander (attended SFA 3 years, Hon. 1995), Tony Award-winning actor and ''Seinfeld'' character George Costanza * Fred Allen (attended summer session), entertainer * Tala Ashe (BFA), actress, Zari Tomaz on ''Legends of Tomorrow'' * Howard Ashman (briefly attended), playwright (''Little Shop of Horrors (musical), Little Shop of Horrors''), Tony Award-nominated lyricist (''Beauty and the Beast (musical), Beauty and the Beast'' and ''The Little Mermaid (musical), The Little Mermaid'') * Abhishek Bachchan (CAS 1997, no degree), award-winning Indian actor; husband of actress Aishwarya Rai * Joan Baez (CFA 1962, no degree), folk singer * Edwin Barker, Principal Double Bass, Boston Symphony Orchestra * Tobin Bell (BA), actor best known for ''Saw'' movies * Carolyn Bessette, socialite, publicist * Craig Bierko (BA), actor * James Billings (CFA 1957 MM), operatic baritone, opera librettist, and opera director * Ed Bishop, actor, Fulbright Scholar (deceased) * Nicole Blackman, artist, poet, author, vocalist, Goth icon * Verna Bloom (BFA 1959), actress, ''Medium Cool'' and ''Animal House, National Lampoon's Animal House'' * Jensen Buchanan,

-nominated actress * Calvin Burnett (artist), Calvin Burnett (MFA 1960), artist * Raúl Castillo (CFA 1999), Actor best known for his role of Richie Donado Ventura on the HBO series ''Looking (TV series), Looking''. * John Cazale, Golden Globe Award-nominated actor, best known for role as "Fredo" in ''The Godfather'' * Michael Chiklis, Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actor * Andy Cohen (television personality), Andy Cohen, Bravo TV executive and host * Alexandra Cooper, radio personality, Host of "Call Her Daddy" podcast * Casey Cott, actor, Kevin Keller (comics), Kevin Keller on Riverdale (2017 TV series), ''Riverdale'', did not graduate * Alexis Cruz, actor * Olivia Culpo, Miss USA 2012 from Miss Rhode Island USA, Rhode Island, Miss Universe 2012 * David Daniels (conductor), David Daniels – conductor and author * Geena Davis (SFA 1979), Academy Awards, Academy Award-winning actress * David de Berry, theater composer, actor * Peter Del Vecho, Academy Awards, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning producer * Ron Della Chiesa (BA 1959), radio personality * Emily Deschanel (BFA), actress, ''Bones (TV series), Bones''; sister of Zooey Deschanel * Rocco DiSpirito, chef, restaurateur, television personality, ''The Restaurant (U.S. TV Series), The Restaurant'' * Aubrey Dollar (no degree), actress * Rel Dowdell, filmmaker * Olympia Dukakis (SAR BS 1953, SFA MFA 1957), Academy Awards, Academy Award-winning actress * Bill Duke, actor * Faye Dunaway, Academy Awards, Academy Award-winning actress (BFA 1962) known for ''Bonnie and Clyde (film), Bonnie and Clyde'', ''The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film), The Thomas Crown Affair'' and ''Network (1976 film), Network'' * Don Ellis, trumpeter and jazz composer * Brian Fair, lead vocalist for the band Shadows Fall * Charles Farrell (SMG 1928, no degree), film and TV actor; mayor of Palm Springs, California; has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame * Bruce Feirstein, screenwriter (three James Bond movies), and author of ''Real Men Don't Eat Quiche'' * Jason Filardi, screenwriter, ''Bringing Down the House (film), Bringing Down The House'', ''17 Again (film), 17 Again'' * Florian David Fitz, actor * Greg Fitzsimmons, comedian * Dan Fogler, actor ''Balls of Fury'' and ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' * Alexandra Fol, composer * Liz Enthusiasm, Justine Susanna Gamache (SFA BFA 1994, MFA 1999), lead singer, Freezepop (band), Freezepop * Nina Garcia, Fashion Director of ''Elle Magazine'', judge for ''Project Runway'' * David Garrison (BFA), Tony award-nominated actor, Al Bundy's neighbor on ''Married... with Children'' * Richard N. Gladstein (CGS non-degree program 1981, COM BS 1983), Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated film producer * Paul Michael Glaser, actor (''Starsky!'') ''Starsky & Hutch'' * Elon Gold, comedian * Jonathan Goldsmith, actor, "The Most Interesting Man in the World" * Ginnifer Goodwin, actress Once Upon a Time (TV series), ''Once Upon a Time'' *Amber Gray (Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA 2004), Tony Awards, Tony Award nominated actress and singer, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, ''Natasha Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812'', ''Hadestown'' * Norman Greenbaum, musician, "Spirit in the Sky" * Mariel Hemingway, Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated actress, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway * Michelle Hurd, actress * Eugene Izotov, Principal Oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra * Olivia Jordan, Miss World United States, Miss World United States 2013, Top 20 at Miss World 2013. She is also Miss USA 2015 representing Miss Oklahoma USA, Oklahoma. * Jamie Kaler (CAS BA 1987), actor, ''My Boys'' * Myq Kaplan, comedian * Shraddha Kapoor, Bollywood actress * Alex Karpovsky, actor and filmmaker, ''Girls (TV series), Girls'' * Randi Kaye, CNN reporter * David E. Kelley (JD), television producer, husband of Michelle Pfeiffer; his father, Jack Kelley, coached BU hockey * Paula Kelley, singer *Stephen Kijak (COM 1991), filmmaker * Yunjin Kim, actress, ''Lost (TV series), Lost'', ''Mistresses (U.S. TV series), ''Mistresses'''', "the Korean Julia Roberts" * Vincent Larusso (BSB 2000 SMG), actor, ''The Mighty Ducks films, The Mighty Ducks'' films * James Kyson Lee, actor, ''Heroes (U.S. TV series), Heroes'' * Lee Phillip, Korean American actor * Erica Leerhsen (BFA '98), actress * Noah Lennox, experimental musician and founding member of the Animal Collective * Will Lyman (SFA '71), narrator of Public Broadcasting Service, PBS' ''Frontline (US TV series), Frontline'' * Yan Luo (screenwriter), Yan Luo, actress * Tom Magliozzi (MBA, PhD), co-host of ''Car Talk'' *

(CAS BA 2007), self-help author and blogger. * Rob Mariano (CAS BA 1999), better known as Boston Rob, reality TV star and husband of Amber Brkich * Marc Maron, comedian, host of ''WTF with Marc Maron'' podcast * Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston, co-creator of the comic book character Wonder Woman * Megan McCormick, television travel host * William Michals, actor and baritone singer * Julianne Moore, Academy Awards, Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award-winning actress (BFA, Theatre Arts 1983) * Russell Morash (BA '57), Emmy Award-winning producer, ''This Old House'', ''New Yankee Workshop'', ''The Victory Garden (TV series), The Victory Garden'' * Mwalim, born Morgan James Peters (CAS '91, COM '93), composer, pianist, conductor, singer, playwright, director, actor * Leonard Nimoy (no degree, school of education), (honorary doctorate in Humane Letters in 2012) ''Star Trek'', Spock * Kevin O'Connor (television), Kevin O'Connor (GSM MBA '99), host of ''This Old House'' * Rosie O'Donnell (dropped out), actress, comedian * Peter Paige, actor * Anthony & Joseph Paratore, piano duo * Linda Park, actress * Ethan Phillips, actor * PSY, born Park Jae-sang (transferred to Berklee College of Music), Korean rapper most famous for "Gangnam Style" * Paul Rachman (CAS BA '82), film director ''American Hardcore (film), American Hardcore'', co-founder of Slamdance Film Festival * Kim Raver (BFA), actress, Audrey Raines from ''24 (TV series), 24'', ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Paul Reubens (dropped out), actor, known for ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' *Christian Roman, animator, ''The Simpsons'', Pixar * Scott Rosenberg, screenwriter, ''Con Air'', ''High Fidelity (film), High Fidelity'' * Jeffrey Ross, actor, comedian * Patti Rothberg (no degree), singer, songwriter * Jessica Rothe, actress (BFA 2009) from La La Land (film), ''La La Land'' and ''Happy Death Day'' * Anthony Ruivivar, actor * Harold Russell, Academy Awards, Academy Award-winning actor, former National Commander of AMVETS *Safdie brothers, Filmmakers, directors of Good Time (film), ''Good Time'' * Sarah Saltzberg, actress * Lan Shui, Music Director, Singapore Symphony Orchestra * Matt Squire (CAS 1999), platinum music producer * Howard Stern (CGS non-degree program 1974, COM BS 1976), host of ''The Howard Stern Show'' * Ryan Sypek, actor * Mary Timony, indie rocker * Marisa Tomei (attended CFA 1983, Hon. DFA 2002), Academy Awards, Academy Award-winning actress * Anthony Tommasini (born 1948), music critic and author * Armand Van Helden, DJ * Joan Wasser, indie rocker * William Waterhouse (violinist), William Waterhouse, violinist * Michaela Watkins, actress, ''Saturday Night Live'' * Cynthia Watros, Primetime Emmy Award-winning actress * Maura West, Daytime Emmy-winning soap opera actress * Ashley Williams (actress), Ashley Williams (BA '01), actress, Associated Press "It Girl", 2003 * Michael Williams (film producer), Michael Williams, Academy Awards, Academy Award-winning producer * Alfre Woodard, Primetime Emmy Award-winning and Academy Awards, Academy Award-nominated actress * Katya Zamolodchikova (transferred), actor, comedian, drag queen

Journalism, non-fiction film and broadcasting

* Mike Barnicle, journalist, radio host * Liz Cho, WABC-TV news anchor * Christine Chubbuck, television reporter who committed suicide on live television in 1974 * Elizabeth Cohen, CNN medical correspondent * Glenn Consor (BS 1980), sports broadcaster, Washington Wizards broadcasts, and former NCAA and pro basketball player * Fabien Cousteau (BS 1991), aquatic filmmaker, grandson of Jacques Cousteau * Jim Donovan (sportscaster) (BS 1978), news anchor and play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Browns * David Doubilet (COM 1970 BS), underwater photographer, ''National Geographic'' * Kristin Fisher (COM), journalist and television news presenter for Fox News Channel * Tom Fitzgerald (journalist), Tom Fitzgerald, ''The Boston Globe'' sports journalist * Dave Goucher (COM 1993), play-by-play broadcaster for the Vegas Golden Knights * Edwin Grozier (1881), publisher of the ''Boston Post'' * Eliza Putnam Heaton (1880), journalist, editor * Erica Hill, anchor, CNN Headline News * Jeremy Hobson, co-host, NPR's ''Here and Now (Boston), Here and Now'' * Gordon Hyatt, producer and writer,

documentaries and public broadcasting * Randi Kaye, CNN correspondent, ''AC360'' * Steve Kornacki, NBC News political correspondent * Stephen Kurkjian, American journalist * Justin Kutcher, NFL, NCAA, and MLB play-by-play broadcaster for Fox * Michele LaFountain, anchor, ESPN SportsCenter en espanól * Monica Larner, wine critic, ''The Wine Advocate'' * Kristine Leahy, sports reporter, host of American Ninja Warrior * Albert Maysles, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker * Carl Mydans (CBA BS 1930), photographic journalist with ''Life (magazine), Life'' magazine from 1936 into the 1950s * Joseph Nocera, columnist, ''New York Times'' * Anne O'Hagan Shinn (AB 1890), journalist and suffragist * Bill O'Reilly (commentator), Bill O'Reilly (MS '75), radio and television personality * Anthony Radziwill, NBC anchor and reporter * Jay Severin, commentator, politico * Casey Sherman, bestselling author of ''A Rose for Mary'', ''Black Irish'', and ''The Finest Hours'' * Bill Simmons (COM 1993 MS), podcaster, writer for ESPN's Page2 * Chet Simmons (COM 1952 MS), ABC Sports executive, NBC Sports president, first ESPN president, USFL commissioner * Howard Stern (CGS 1974 NDP, SPC 1976 BS), shock jock, radio personality, "King of all Media" * Sharon Tay, host, MSNBC * Anthony Tommasini, chief music critic, ''New York Times'' * Nina Totenberg (COM 1965), correspondent for National Public Radio * Gary Tuchman (COM 1982), CNN national correspondent * Dana Tyler, Emmy Award-winning news anchor * Linda Vester, host, Fox News Channel * Jim Vicevich, radio host of ''Sound Off Connecticut'' * Nick Fuentes, alt right political commentator (attended.)

Literature

* Ellen Bass (1970 M.A.), poet and author * Percy Jewett Burrell (pre-1900 B.O., School of Oratory), dramatist * Adam Cesare, horror writer * Hal Clement (SED 1946 M.Ed.), science fiction writer * Nicholas Gage (DGE 1961, COM B.S. 1963, HON LtD 1985), author, ''Eleni (book), Eleni'', ''A Place For Us'', ''Greek Fire'' * Peter Guralnick (1971 M.A.), author focused on twentieth-century American popular music * Younghill Kang, author, Guggenheim Fellow * William Ellery Leonard (1899), poet * Sue Miller, Susan Miller (SSW 1979 MSS), author * Stewart O'Nan (ENG 1983 B.S.), author * Robert B. Parker (GRS 1957 M.A., 1971 Ph.D.), author, ''Spencer for Hire'' and other mystery novels * Norman Vincent Peale (STh), minister, author * John Perkins (author), John Perkins (SMG 1968 BSB), economist, author * Kim Stanley Robinson (GRS 1975 M.A.), science fiction author * Anne Sexton, Pulitzer Prize–winning poet (deceased) * Lauren Slater (SED 1995 EDD [Doctor of Education]), author, psychologist * Neal Stephenson (CLA 1981 B.A.), science fiction author * Ada Josephine Todd (Ph.D. 1886), author and educator * Dorothy West, author, member of Harlem Renaissance * Bart Yates (M.M. 1988), author

Sports

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* Carl Adams (wrestler), Carl Adams, current wrestling coach; 3-time NCAA All-American, two-time National Champion @ 158 lb. * Harry Agganis, professional baseball player * Tony Amonte, retired NHL hockey player *Tunji Awojobi (born 1973), Nigerian professional basketball player * Shawn Bates, former NHL hockey player * Raja Bell (transferred to Florida International University), former NBA basketball player * Rocco Benetton, former chief executive of the Benetton Formula One team * Cindy Blodgett, former WNBA player, assistant basketball coach * Nick Bonino, NHL hockey player * Billy Brooks, NFL's Buffalo Bills '93–'95 * Brett Brown, basketball coach * Thomas Burke (athlete), Thomas Burke (Law LL.B. 1897), Olympic Games, Olympic champion * Butch Byrd, professional football player * Gerardo Mauricio Chavez Montaño (CAS '02), president and general manager of Bomberos de Mexicali, Club de Basquetbol, of Mexico's CIBACOPA League * Mickey Cochrane, Hall of Fame baseball player * Colby Cohen, professional ice hockey player * Glenn Consor (BS '80), sports broadcaster, radio color commentary for FM 106.7 Washington Wizards broadcasts; started four years for Rick Pitino on BU Basketball Team * Jim Craig (hockey player), Jim Craig, Miracle on Ice, 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team * Dave DeGuglielmo (SED; BS '90, EdM '91), former NCAA football coach, professional football coach * Rick DiPietro, NHL hockey player * Andy Dorman, Major League Soccer soccer player * Chris Drury, retired NHL hockey player, Hobey Baker Award winner * Tom Dwan (no degree), professional poker player * Jack Eichel, NHL hockey player * Michael Emenalo (CAS BA 1989), member of Nigeria national football team, Nigeria's 1994 World Cup soccer team * Mike Eruzione, Captain, 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team * Dick Farley, College Football Hall of Fame coach * Paul Farren, former NFL player, Cleveland Browns 1983–91 * Foge Fazio, NCAA football coach, NFL football coach * Michael Felger, sportswriter for the ''Boston Herald''; sports radio talk show host * Kaleigh Fratkin (born 1992), professional ice hockey player * Tony Gaffney (born 1984), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Matt Gilroy, former NHL hockey player, Hobey Baker Award winner * Mike Grier, retired NHL hockey player * Bill Herrion, NCAA basketball coach * Karl Hobbs, NCAA basketball coach * Rick Hoyt, triathlete * Mike Jarvis, NCAA basketball coach * Jim "Crash" Jensen, former NFL football player * İrem Karamete (born 1993), Turkish Olympic fencer * Robyn Kenney, Team USA field hockey * Steven Key, WNBA's Chicago Sky head coach/general manager * Jeffrey Lurie, owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, ex-professor, BU * Kelvin Madzongwe, current Zimbabwean international footballer * Charlie McAvoy, current NHL player * Shawn McEachern, retired NHL hockey player * John McKinlay (rower), BU crew captain, two-time Olympian, rowing, 1952 Helsinki Finland, 1956 Melbourne Australia silver medalist * Shane McMahon, former executive vice president of Global Media, WWE * Stephanie McMahon, former executive vice president, creative and current chief brand officer * Freddy Meyer, retired NHL hockey player * Kevin Murphy (lineman), Kevin Murphy, 1st Team Associated Press 1-AA Football All-American, former Arena Football Player * Jack O'Callahan, 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team * Jay Pandolfo, retired NHL hockey player * Jack Parker (ice hockey), Jack Parker, Boston University hockey coach * Gary Plummer (basketball), Gary Plummer, NBA player * Mary Pratt (baseball), Mary Pratt, women's professional baseball player, Rockford Peaches ("A League of Their Own") * Tom Poti, retired NHL hockey player * Marie-Philip Poulin, member of Canada women's national ice hockey team, Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team; two-time Olympic gold medalist * Ed Ronan, retired NHL hockey player * Reggie Rucker, former NFL player * Peter Schifrin (born 1958), Olympic fencer and sculptor * Dave Silk, 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team * Mike Sullivan (ice hockey), Mike Sullivan, retired NHL hockey player, NHL coach * John Thomas (athlete), John Thomas, high jump world record holder * Keith Tkachuk, retired NHL hockey player * Jennifer Wakefield, member of Canada women's national ice hockey team, Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team; Olympic gold medalist * Catherine Ward, member of Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team; two-time Olympic gold medalist * David Warsofsky (born 1990), NHL hockey player * Tara Watchorn, member of Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team; Olympic gold medalist *Maurice Watson (born 1993), basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball), Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Ryan Whitney, former NHL hockey player * Brandon Yip, former NHL hockey player * Scott Young (ice hockey b. 1967), Scott Young (born 1967), retired NHL player

Miscellaneous

* Warren Adelson, art dealer and author * Myrtle Bachelder (MS 1939), chemist and Women's Army Corps officer, noted for her secret work on the Manhattan Project atomic bomb program, and for the development of techniques in the chemistry of metals * Francis Lee Bailey (aka F. Lee Bailey) (JD '60), lawyer, graduated first in class * Bernard Berenson (attended CLA 1883–84, no degree), prominent art historian of the early 20th century * Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr.; John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crash, killed in an airplane crash on July 16, 1999 * Doris Holmes Blake, entomologist * James Richard Cocke, M.D. (1863–1900), physician, homeopath, pioneer hypnotherapist (the first blind medical graduate) * Richard A. Cohen, instrumental figure in conversion therapy * Warren A. Cole, founder of Lambda Chi Alpha, one of the largest social Fraternities and sororities, fraternities in the United States * Fe Del Mundo (1940), National Scientist of the Philippines; recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award which is considered the Nobel Prize of Asia; devised an incubator made out of bamboo, for use in rural communities without electrical power * Charles Alexander Eastman, Charles Alexander Eastman (first named Ohiyesa), Native American physician, writer, national lecturer, and reformer * Ivan Fisher, lawyer * Larry Graham (JD '70), president, National Confectioners Association * Jennifer Guidi, artist * William W. Happ - (PhD) - Silicon transistor pioneer at Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, and Professor at Arizona State University * Joyce Jillson, astrologer, 20th Century Fox Studios, Reagan Administration * Karen Kwan, figure skater * Hadassah Lieberman, wife of U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman * Jenna Mourey, commonly known as Jenna Marbles, the most popular female personality on YouTube *

, former economics researcher at the RAND Corporation, real estate investor in Los Angeles, California, philanthropist * Francis E. Quinlan, U.S. Marine Corps general * Mark Rosewater, Magic: The Gathering Head Designer * Travis Roy (COM 2000), leading activist for spinal cord injury survivors and founder of the Travis Roy Foundation * Earle G. Shettleworth Jr., State Historian of Maine * Cora Smith Eaton, suffragist, physician and mountaineer * Joe Solmonese (COM 1987), president of the Human Rights Campaign * Dawn Steel (did not graduate), first woman to run a major Hollywood studio (deceased) * Trish Vradenburg, playwright, author, television writer, and Alzheimer's Disease advocate * Kate Vrijmoet, artist * Helen Magill White, first woman to earn a Ph.D.

Notable faculty members

Nobel laureates

* Saul Bellow, 1976 Nobel Prize for Literature (deceased) * Sheldon Glashow, 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics *

, 1964 Nobel Peace Prize (deceased) * Osamu Shimomura, 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry * Daniel C. Tsui, 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics * Derek Walcott, 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature; fellow, MacArthur Foundation * Elie Wiesel, 1986 Nobel Peace Prize (deceased)

Fulbright Scholars

* Anne Donahue, Fulbright Scholar * Robert Neffson, Fulbright Scholar

Guggenheim Fellows

* Bonnie Costello (William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of English) 1990 * Theodore Antoniou (composer; professor of music) 1978 * David Aronson (Painter; emeritus professor of Art) 1960 * Saul Bellow (Novelist; University Professor) 1948 and 1955 * Alicia Borinsky (professor of Latin American and comparative literature), 2001 Latin American and Caribbean Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow * Robert V. Bruce (professor emeritus of History) 1957 * Charles Capper (professor of history) 1994 * Robert Dallek (professor of history) 1973 * Norman Dello Joio (composer; university professor and professor emeritus of music) 1944 and 1945 * Leslie Epstein, Leslie D. Epstein (director, Creative Writing Program) 1977 * Thomas F. Glick (professor of history) 1987 * Gennady Gorelik (research fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science) 1995 US and Canadian Fellow * Jaakko Hintikka (professor of philosophy) 1987 * Caroline A. Jones (associate professor of Art History) 1999 US and Canadian Fellow * Howard Clark Kee (William Goodwin Aurelio Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies) 1966 * Nancy Kopell (professor of mathematics) 1984 * Leonid Levin, Leonid A. Levin (professor of computer science) 1993 * Ralph Lombreglia (Instructor in Creative Writing) 1996 US and Canadian Fellow * Debraj Ray (economist), Debraj Ray (former professor of economics) 1997 US and Canadian Fellow * Maureen Raymo (research associate professor of earth sciences) 2003 US and Canadian Fellow * Abner Shimony (emeritus professor of philosophy and physics) 1972 US and Canadian Fellow * Murad Taqqu (professor of mathematics) 1987 *Ibram X. Kendi (author, director of Center for Antiracist Research) 2019 * William Giraldi (author, Instructor in Writing) 2021 * Josephine Halvorson (College of Fine Arts professor of art and chair of graduate studies in painting) 2021

MacArthur Fellows

* James Collins (bioengineer), Jim Collins, fellow, MacArthur Foundation, professor of biomedical engineering * Nancy Kopell, fellow, MacArthur Foundation, professor of mathematics

Rhodes Scholars

* James Collins (bioengineer), Jim Collins, Rhodes Scholar, professor of biomedical engineering * Michael Hasselmo, Rhodes Scholar, professor of psychology * Jon Westling, Rhodes Scholar, former president of Boston University

Film, performing arts, television, radio

* Julia Child, cooking show host (deceased) * Harold Dorschug, radio engineer, former faculty member (deceased) * Simon Estes, operatic bass-baritone * Mark Fergus, screenwriter, director * Lukas Foss, composer and conductor (deceased) * Leslie Parnas, cellist (deceased) * Sumner Redstone, media mogul * Roman Totenberg, violinist (deceased) * Paul Ulanowsky, pianist * Roger Voisin, principal trumpet; Boston Symphony Orchestra (deceased) * Bob Zelnick, former American Broadcasting Company, ABC News correspondent, author

Other

* Isaac Asimov, author, best known for his work in writing science and science fiction (deceased) * Warren Ault, William Edwards Huntington, Huntington professor of history * Andrew Bacevich, historian, writer * Alexander Graham Bell, professor, inventor of the telephone (deceased) * Peter L. Berger, contemporary sociologist and theologian (deceased) * Zvi Bodie, professor * Belinda Borrelli, professor and director of the Center for Behavioral Science Research. * Borden Parker Bowne, professor of philosophy, 1876–1910 * Gerald Warner Brace, professor of English; writer known for his novels, fiction and literary works * Lewis E. Braverman, chief of endocrinology 1999-2017 * Robert A. Brown, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; United States National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, current Boston University president * Robert V. Bruce, winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for History (deceased) * Kathryn Burak, director of the Writing Program in the College of Communications * Caroline Bynum, Caroline Walker Bynum, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences * Milič Čapek (1909–1997), philosopher * Ray Carney, film theorist * Aram Chobanian, Lifetime Achievement Award, American Heart Association, former Boston University president * John T. Clarke, professor of astronomy * Robert Dallek, author, historian, Bancroft Prize winner * Roberta L. DeBiasi, M.D., head of the Division of Pediatric Diseases at Children's National Hospital * Charles DeLisi, Presidential Citizens Medal; Smithsonian Platinum Technology 21st Century Pioneer Partnership Laureate; Arthur G B Metcalf Professor of Science and Engineering * Mildred S. Dresselhaus, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Engineering * Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel, former associate dean, Boston University School of Law * Leslie Epstein * Henry Giroux, founding theorist of critical pedagogy in the United States *Robert Hess (college president), Robert Hess (1938-1994), President of Brooklyn College * Geoffrey Hill, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences *Gene Andrew Jarrett, professor of English and African American studies * Ha Jin, author, National Book Award winner, Faulkner Award winner, Hemingway Award winner * Sir Hans Kornberg, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Sciences * Thomas Kunz, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences * Richard Landes, historian, director of the Center for Millennial Studies * Calvin B. T. Lee, dean of the College of Liberal Arts 1968–1970, acting president 1970–1971, executive vice president 1971–1971 * Leonid Levin, co-discoverer of NP-completeness * Robert J. McShea * Adil Najam, dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies * S. Hamid Nawab, professor of electrical and computer engineering, co-author of ''Signals and Systems (''1997''),'' published by Prentice Hall, Pearson (Prentice Hall). * Norman O'Connor, Father Norman O'Connor (1921–2003), former BU Catholic Chaplain, jazz aficionado, writer, radio and Television program, TV show host * Patrice Oppliger, assistant professor of Communication and media consultant on popular culture * Robert Pinsky, former U.S. Poet Laureate * Anne Sexton, poet (deceased) * Batu Siharulidze, prominent artist, known for his figurative sculptures * John Silber, former president * Whitney Smith, vexillologist * Susanne Sreedhar, assistant professor of philosophy * Charles R Stith, US Ambassador to Tanzania 1998–2001 * Merlin Swartz, scholar of religion * Shanghua Teng, professor of computer science at Boston University and winner of Gödel Prize * Shari Thurer, adjunct associate professor in psychology * Georgia Warnke, distinguished professor of philosophy and the director of the Center for Ideas & Society at the University of California, Riverside * Rosanna Warren, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences * David Wiggins, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences * Howard Zinn, historian, political activist, best selling author * Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, founder and main author of Daily Kos

References

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