This is an enumeration of notable people affiliated with

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

, 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 is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...

campus, the system's largest campus, with Camden and Newark campus affiliations noted in parentheses.

Presidents of Rutgers University

Since 1785, twenty men have served as the institution's president, beginning with Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (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 Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. In the modern day, it is largely represented by the Continental Reformed Christian, Presbyteria ...

(either Dutch Reformed,

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...

, 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, or 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 r ...

'' 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 ...

, 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 (), commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics(), is an award in the field of economic sciences adminis ...

(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 and editor. Her first novel, ''The Bluest Eye'', was published in 1970. The critically accl ...

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

Song of Solomon The Song of Songs (), also called the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon, is a biblical poem, one of the five ("scrolls") in the ('writings'), the last section of the Tanakh. Unlike other books in the Hebrew Bible, it is erotic poe ...

''),

Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning ''for'' Literature (), is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, "in ...

(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 during ...

(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 R ...

, 1961–1963, physicist, winner of the

Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics () is an annual award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for those who have made the most outstanding contributions to mankind in the field of physics. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the ...

(1986) *

Selman Waksman Selman Abraham Waksman (July 22, 1888 – August 16, 1973) was a Russian-born American inventor, biochemist and microbiologist, whose research into the decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin and severa ...

1918–1958, professor of

microbiology Microbiology () is the branches of science, scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular organism, unicellular (single-celled), multicellular organism, multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or non-cellular life, acellula ...

; discovered 22 antibiotics (including

streptomycin Streptomycin is an antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections, including tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium complex, ''Mycobacterium avium'' complex, endocarditis, brucellosis, Burkholderia infection, ''Burkholderia'' i ...

); 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, acco ...

(1952)

Notable trustees and benefactors

* Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756–1831), lawyer, Chief Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court, trustee 1782–1809 * Littleton Kirkpatrick (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, Medievalist architect best known for designing the United States Memorial Chapel at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial 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, art collector whose collection helped form the

National Museum of Western Art The is the premier public art gallery in Japan specializing in art from the Western tradition. The museum is in the Ueno Park in Taitō, central Tokyo. It received 1,162,345 visitors in 2016. History The NMWA was established on June 10, 1959 ...

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 * Cassie Yeung, chef, dancer, and

TikTok TikTok, known in mainland China and Hong Kong as Douyin (), is a social media and Short-form content, short-form online video platform owned by Chinese Internet company ByteDance. It hosts user-submitted videos, which may range in duration f ...

star/Tiktoker

Entertainment

* Anthony Po, YouTuber who is the proud owner of a 1992 Ford Econoline * Livingston Allen, hip hop YouTuber and journalist better known as DJ Akademiks * Joanna Angel, adult film actress * Roger Bart, actor (''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American mystery comedy-drama 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 tota ...

'', '' The Producers'';

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

for ''

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' is a 1967 musical with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner and (in a 1999 revision) Andrew Lippa. It is based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip ''Peanuts''. The musical ...

'') * Mario Batali, 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, wh ...

'') *

Bill Bellamy William Bellamy (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor and stand-up comedy, 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 "bo ...

, Class of 1989, comedian, actor * Avery Brooks, Class of 1973, actor, educator *

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

, Class of 1990, first-ever champion of ''

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (WWTBAM) is an international television game show franchise of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show), British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, cu ...

'' television quiz show * Asia Carrera (born Jessica Steinhauser), Class of 1995 (did not graduate), porn star; majored in Business and Japanese * Kevin Chamberlin, Class of 1985, actor (Tony Award nominations for '' Dirty Blonde'' and '' Seussical'') *

Larry Charles Larry Charles (born ) is an American screenwriter, director, 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 mockumentary comedy films ...

, film director (''

Borat ''Borat'' (also known as ''Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'') is a 2006 mockumentary directed by Larry Charles, which stars Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev, a fictional Kazakhs, Kazakh jou ...

'' 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 Cologn ...

'') * Esther Choi, chef and media personality * 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 television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

-winning television executive producer, writer and director (''

Dragon Tales ''Dragon Tales'' is an animated educational television, educational Fantasy fiction, fantasy children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker, developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser, and pr ...

)'' * Mike Colter, actor (

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

's ''

Luke Cage Lucas "Luke" Cage, born Carl Lucas and also known as Power Man, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Archie Goodwin, George Tuska, Roy Thomas, and John Romita Sr. in 1972, he was the first Af ...

'') * Jessica Darrow, Class of 2017, actress and singer, voice of Luisa Madrigal in

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment industry, entertainment conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Walt Di ...

's ''

Encanto ''Encanto'' is a 2021 American animated Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, co-directed by Charise Castro Smith, and ...

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

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on Sex and the City (newspaper column), the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in th ...

'') * Tim DeKay, Class of 1990 (

Mason Gross School of the Arts Mason Gross School of the Arts ("Mason Gross" or "MGSA") is the arts conservatory at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Mason Gross offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in art, design, dance, filmmaking, music, and theater. Ma ...

), 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'', ...

, voice actor ( Bender on ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1 ...

'' and

Jake the Dog Jake the Dog is a character and one of the two protagonists in the American List of animated television series, animated television series ''Adventure Time'' and resulting Adventure Time (franchise), franchise created by Pendleton Ward. He also ...

on ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

''), voicework in anime (''

Princess Mononoke is a 1997 Japanese animated historical drama, historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Set in the Muromachi period of Japanese history, the film follows Ashitaka, a young Emishi prince who journeys west to cure his curs ...

'', '' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'') * Katie Dippold, television and film writer ('' Parks and Recreation'', '' 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, Film theory, theory and Film criticism, criticism.Bill Goodykoontz, December 23, 2012, USA TodayDefining Tarantino Accessed Aug. 25, ...

, filmmaker, critic, author * Keir Dullea, actor ('' 2001: A Space Odyssey'') * Simon Feil, Class of 2000, actor (''

Julie & Julia ''Julie & Julia'' is a 2009 American biographical comedy drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams in the title roles with Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, and Linda Emond in supporting roles. The film ...

'', ''

House of Cards A house of cards (also known as a card tower or card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other, often in the shape of a pyramid. "House of cards" is also an expression that dates back to 1645 meaning a struc ...

'') * Jon Finkel, 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 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 1998 and w ...

, Class of 1988, actress (''

The Birdcage ''The Birdcage'' is a 1996 American comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols. Elaine May's screenplay adapted the 1978 French film ''La Cage aux Folles (film), La Cage aux Folles'', itself an adaptation of a La Cage aux Folles (play), 1 ...

'', ''

Ally McBeal ''Ally McBeal'' is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley that originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002. It revolves around Calista Flockhart in the title role as a lawyer working ...

''), Emmy winner, spouse of

Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, he has starred in Harrison Ford filmography, many notable films over seven decades, and is one of List of highest-grossing actors, the highest-gr ...

* Brandon Flynn, Class of 2016, actor (''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' (also stylized as ''TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY'') is an American teen drama television series based on the 2007 novel '' Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. Developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and with Selena Gomez ser ...

'') * Marlene Forte (attended), actress, sister of HSN host Lesley Machado * Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, filmmaker, critic, author * Midori Francis, actress ('' Dash & Lily'') *

James Gandolfini James John Gandolfini (; September 18, 1961June 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the Italian-American American Mafia, Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series ''The Sopranos'' (1999–2007 ...

, Class of 1983, actor (''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey American Mafia, Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks. He reluct ...

''), Emmy winner, voice actor (''

Where the Wild Things Are ''Where the Wild Things Are'' is a 1963 children's picture book written and illustrated by American author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak, originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row. The book has been adapted into other media several ti ...

'') * Chris Gethard, comedian, actor * Judy Gold, 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 manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' between September 1996 and March 2004, with its chapters collected in 38 volumes. The ...

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

Hunter Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, ...

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

Once Upon a Time in America ''Once Upon a Time 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 produced by The Ladd Company, Emb ...

'', '' Frank's Place'', '' Creepshow'', '' 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, ...

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

Bigg Boss ''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian reality show franchise based on the Dutch reality show '' Big Brother''. It is produced by Endemol Shine India through JioStar Network. Subsequently, the various versions of the show are made internationally availabl ...

'' *

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 ...

, 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 ''The Howard Stern Show'' is an American radio show hosted by Howard Stern that gained wide recognition when it was radio syndication, nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from WINS-FM, WXRK in New York City, between 1986 and 2005. The sho ...

'' *

Jane Krakowski Jane Krakowski (; ; born October 11, 1968) is an American actress and singer. She starred as Jenna Maroney in the NBC satirical comedy series ''30 Rock'' (2006–2013, 2020), for which she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Out ...

, Class of 1988, actress (''

'', ''

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satire, 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' ...

'') *

Angie Martinez Angela "Angie" Martinez (born January 9, 1971) is an American radio personality, podcaster, singer, former rapper and actress. Dubbed "The Voice of New York", Martinez is widely known for her 28-year run at New York City station WQHT, Hot 97 ( ...

, radio host of Power 105, Honorary degree *

William Mastrosimone William Mastrosimone (born August 19, 1947) is an American playwright and screenwriter from Trenton, New Jersey. He attended high school at The Pennington School and received a graduate degree in playwriting from Mason Gross School of the Arts, ...

, Class of 1980, playwright, Golden Globe Award winner * Christopher McCulloch, creator of '' The Venture Bros.'' * 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 indicat ...

, 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 American Broadcasting Company, 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 b ...

'') * Daniel O'Brien, Class of 2008, comedian/writer ( Cracked.com, ''How to Fight Presidents'') * Scott Patterson, actor ('' Saw IV'', ''

Saw V ''Saw V'' is a 2008 horror film directed by David Hackl, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. A sequel to '' Saw IV'' (2007) and the fifth installment in the ''Saw'' film series, it stars Tobin Bel ...

'') * Lauren Phillips, adult film actress * Hasan Piker, Twitch streamer and

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social ...

political commentator *

Matt Pinfield Matthew Pinfield (born May 28, 1961) is an American television host, disc jockey, and music executive. He first reached national prominence as a VJ on MTV. He served two stints as the host of the alternative music program ''120 Minutes'', from ...

, radio DJ, host of

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

's ''

120 Minutes ''120 Minutes'' is a television program in the United States dedicated to the Alternative rock, 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 it ...

'' * Molly Price, actress * Robert Pulcini, Class of 1989 (Camden), Academy Award nominated documentary and feature filmmaker, co-director of ''

American Splendor ''American Splendor'' is a series of autobiographical comic books written by Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists. The first issue was published in 1976 and the last one in September 2008, with publication occurring at irregular interv ...

'' * Sheryl Lee Ralph, English Lit/Theatre degree, 1975, original ''Deena Jones'' in the Broadway smash hit musical ''

Dreamgirls ''Dreamgirls'' is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. It is based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others, and p ...

'', winner of six Tony Awards *

Roy Scheider Roy Richard Scheider (; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for t ...

, actor ( Jaws,

Sorcerer Sorcerer may refer to: Magic * Sorcerer (supernatural), a practitioner of magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources * Sorcerer (fantasy), a fictional character who uses or practices magic that derives from supernatural or occult sou ...

) *

Henry Selick Charles Henry Selick Jr. (; born November 30, 1952) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his work in stop motion animation and for directing the films ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ''James and the Giant Peach (film) ...

, attended for a year, director (''

The Nightmare Before Christmas ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (formerly known as ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas'') is a 1993 American stop motion Animation, animated Gothic film, gothic musical film, musical fantasy film directed by Henry Selick in his f ...

'', ''

Coraline ''Coraline'' () is a 2002 British dark fantasy horror children's novella by author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman started writing ''Coraline'' in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for ...

'') * Michael Sorvino, 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, actress (

's ''

The Haunted Mansion The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride, 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 s ...

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

Tadpole A tadpole or polliwog (also spelled pollywog) is the Larva, larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully Aquatic animal, aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial animal, ...

'') * Kurt Sutter, Class of 1986, writer (''

The Shield ''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series created by Shawn Ryan and starring Michael Chiklis that aired on FX from March 12, 2002 to November 25, 2008 for seven seasons. The show is known for its portrayal of corrupt police ...

''), creator of ''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American Action film, action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX (TV channel), FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008, to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-k ...

'' * Paul Wesley, actor (''

The Vampire Diaries ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series ...

'') * Ashley Woodfolk, young adult fiction writer * 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 and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'') * Ramy Youssef, attended, actor ('' Ramy'') *

Saul Zaentz Saul Zaentz (; February 28, 1921January 3, 2014) was an American film producer and record company executive. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture three times and, in 1996, was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Zaentz's film pr ...

, film producer ('' One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest'', '' Amadeus'')

Journalism

* Spencer Ackerman, Class of 2002, journalist for ''

The Daily Beast ''The Daily Beast'' is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. Founded in 2008, the website is owned by IAC Inc. It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid" by Noah Shachtman, the site's editor-in-chief ...

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

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. It was founded on February 21, 1925, by Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant, a reporter for ''The New York T ...

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

Politico ''Politico'' (stylized in all caps), known originally as ''The Politico'', is an American political digital newspaper company founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007. It covers politics and policy in the Unit ...

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

Fox News Channel The Fox News Channel (FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City, U.S. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is ow ...

Mike Emanuel Mike Emanuel (born December 10, 1967) is the Chief Washington Correspondent and a former White House Correspondents' Association journalist for Fox News. He has worked for the network since July 1997. He hosts ''Fox News Live'' on Sunday at 1 p. ...

, 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, 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 * Chi Modu, Class of 1989, photojournalist * Natalie Morales, Class of 1994, journalist and correspondent for ''

The Today Show ''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'') is an American 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 was the first of its genre on American television ...

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

Johns Hopkins University The Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private university, private research university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1876 based on the European research institution model, J ...

* Rebecca Quick, Class of 1993, journalist and anchor (CNBC Squawk Box) * Larry Stark, Class of 1956, Boston journalist and theater critic, ''Theater Mirror'' * Mike Taibbi, Class of 1971, journalist and correspondent for ''

NBC Nightly News ''NBC Nightly News'' (titled as ''NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas'' for its weeknight broadcasts ) is the flagship daily evening News broadcasting#Television, television news program for NBC News, the news division of the NBC television network ...

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

Music

Kenny Barron Kenneth Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist and composer 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. Early life ...

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. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

in Dizzie Gillespie quartet *

Regina Belle Regina Belle (born July 17, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter who started her career in the mid-1980s. Known for her singles "Baby Come to Me (Regina Belle song), Baby Come to Me" (1989) and "Make It Like It Was" (1990), Belle is most notabl ...

, singer ("

A Whole New World "A Whole New World" is the signature song from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin (1992 Disney film), ''Aladdin'', with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. A duet originally recorded by singers B ...

"), plays during end credits of ( Disney's ''Aladdin'') * Laurie Berkner, children's musician; '' Jack's Big Music Show'' *

Just Blaze Justin Gregory Smith (born January 8, 1978), known professionally as Just Blaze, is an American record producer and DJ. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Smith attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue a career in mus ...

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

-nominated

hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

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, in which he also co-wrote songs and performed backing vocals. In 2018, he was inducted into the ...

, keyboardist and member of band

Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley ...

* Jim Conti,

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 ...

ophonist for the

third wave ska Ska (; , ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a w ...

band

Streetlight Manifesto Streetlight Manifesto is an American ska punk band from New Brunswick Township, New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, formed in 2002. They released their debut album, ''Everything Goes Numb'', through Victory Records on August 26, 2003. The ban ...

* Mike Glita, musician, producer, songwriter, manager, and former bassist for

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

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. Like the term " post-punk", the term "post-hardcore" has been applied to a broad conste ...

band

Senses Fail Senses Fail is an American rock band formed in Ridgewood, New Jersey, in 2001. Founded by vocalist Buddy Nielsen, drummer Dan Trapp, guitarists Garrett Zablocki and Dave Miller, and bassist James Gill (replaced by Mike Glita shortly after); th ...

* Roger Lee Hall, music preservationist, composer * Mark Helias, bassist, composer *

Frank Iero Frank Anthony Iero, Jr. (, born October 31, 1981) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist of the rock band My Chemical Romance and as a guitarist in the supergr ...

, guitarist and backup vocals for the band

My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance is an American Rock music, rock band from New Jersey. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist Gerard Way, lead guitarist Ray Toro, rhythm guitarist Frank Iero, and bassist Mikey Way. They are considered one of ...

; lead singer of post-hardcore/screamo band Leathermouth; co-founder of the Skeleton Crew company (dropped out, was on a scholarship) *

Ben Jelen Benjamin Ivan Jelen (born 8 July 1979) is a Scottish people, Scottish-born American former singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey and New York. His career has been characte ...

, musician * Brian Joo, Korean R&B singer; half of

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

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

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

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 system with its main campus in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School, named after two benefactors. In 1893, ...

; 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 served ...

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

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

and solo project

Noun In grammar, a noun is a word that represents a concrete or abstract thing, like living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, and ideas. A noun may serve as an Object (grammar), object or Subject (grammar), subject within a p ...

* Cristina Pato, Galician bagpiper * Pras, Grammy-winning rapper from the Fugees * Geoff Rickly, musician of post-hardcore band

Thursday Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries which adopt the "Sunday-first" convention, it is the fifth day of the week. Name Th ...

* James Romig, Class of 2000 (Ph.D.), composer; 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Music, finalist * Gabe Saporta, musician with Midtown, Cobra Starship, and Humble Beginnings * Rasika Shekar, Indo-American flautist and singer, plays the ''bansuri'', a bamboo flute * Soraya, Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer * Sister Souljah, born Lisa Williamson, Class of 1986, author

Athletics

Baseball

* Jason Bergmann,

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. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. They play their home games at Na ...

* Joe Borowski,

relief pitcher In baseball and softball, a relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher who pitches in the game after the starting pitcher or another relief pitcher has been removed from the game due to fatigue (medical), fatigue, injury, ineffectiveness, ejection ...

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 , the team ...

; 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 a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. Th ...

Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. The team plays its home games at LoanDepot Park. The ...

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

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 (baseball), National League (NL) National League Eas ...

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles (also known as the O's) 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 America ...

, and

Tampa Bay Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in the Tampa Bay area. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one of two major league clubs based i ...

* David DeJesus, center fielder for the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (frequently referred to as the Oakland A's) were an American Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Oakland, California from 1968 to 2024. The Athletics were a member club of the American League (AL) American League We ...

* 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 (born 1932), Major League Baseball player *

Jeff Torborg Jeffrey Allen Torborg (November 26, 1941 – January 19, 2025) was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels from 1964 to 1973. He managed th ...

, Class of 1963,

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

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 (baseball), National League (NL) National League West, West Div ...

and

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

); manager of several teams * Eric Young, Class of 1992, Major League Baseball player

Basketball

* James Bailey, Class of 1978,

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

: 1979–1987 * 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 Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

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 Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

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

Waliyy Dixon Waliyy Dixon (born February 27, 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 skill ...

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

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), E ...

* Brian Ellerbe, 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except wo ...

* Luis Flores, professional basketball player, 2009 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Bob Greacen, NBA: 1969–1971 * Ron Harper Jr., Class of 2022,

/ G-League: 2022–present * Art Hillhouse, NBA: 1946–1947 * Roy Hinson, Class of 1983, NBA: 1983–1990 * Charles Jones, NBA: 1999–1999 * Dahntay Jones, NBA: 2003–2006 * Eddie Jordan, 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 Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays i ...

* Steve Kaplan, Class of 1972,

American-Israeli Israeli Americans () are Americans who are of full or partial Israeli descent. The Israeli-American community, while predominantly Jewish, also includes various ethnic and religious minorities reflective of Israel's diverse demographics. This c ...

basketball player in the

Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

* Herve Lamizana, Class of 2004, power forward,

Indios de Mayagüez The Indios de Mayagüez (Mayagüez Indians) are a baseball team in Puerto Rico's Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League, in Spanish). Based in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, the ''Indios' ...

* Bob Lloyd, NBA: 1967–1968 professional player with the

New York Nets New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 ** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1 ...

; 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 The NBA draft is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) annual event, dating back to 1947 BAA draft, 1947, in which the teams in the league can Draft (sports), draft players who declare for the draft and that are Eligibility for the NBA dr ...

to play for the

Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves (often referred to as the Wolves or T-wolves) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Divisio ...

; his draft rights have been traded to the

* Chelsea Newton, Class of 2004, Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA * Arthur Perry, basketball player and coach * Cappie Pondexter, Class of 2006, 2nd overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the

Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Mercury compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. One of eight original franchises, it wa ...

; 2008 Summer Olympic gold medalist for United States Women's Basketball in Beijing * Phil Sellers,

: 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 composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

* Tammy Sutton-Brown, Class of 2001, Charlotte Sting of the WNBA * Jim Valvano, Class of 1967, won NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship at N.C. State * Sue Wicks, Class of 1988, member of the 1988 Olympic team and

New York Liberty The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Confer ...

(1997–2002) of the WNBA * Heather Zurich, Class of 2009, player; assistant coach of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos team

Fencing

* Alex Treves (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 The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 P ...

, Frankfurt Galaxy) * Marco Battaglia, 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 of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its h ...

) * Steve Belichick, 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. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The Pa ...

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 in ...

, 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 National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...

) * Brandon Bing, Class of 2011, safety for the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

* Gary 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 of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. Since the 2008 India ...

) * Chris Brantley, Class of 1992, NFL player (Rams, Bills) * Kenny Britt, Class of 2010 (did not graduate), NFL player (Titans) *

Frank Burns Frank Burns may refer to: * Frank Burns (Pennsylvania politician) (born 1975), Pennsylvania politician * Frank Burns (Delaware politician), Delaware state representative * Frank L. Burns (1939–2003), director of the US Army's Delta Force leadersh ...

, 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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...

), 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) NFC North, North division. The team plays their home game ...

* Deron Cherry, 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 of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Established in 1959 ...

; 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 Anthony Marshon Davis Jr. (born March 11, 1993), nicknamed "AD" and "the Brow", is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Davis, a Power forward (basketball), power f ...

, Class of 2010, NFL offensive tackle (

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the 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 ...

) * Jack Emmer, Class of 1967, NFL wide receiver (

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...

); Hall of Fame college

lacrosse Lacrosse is a contact 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 w ...

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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The t ...

) *

Clark Harris Clark Harris (born July 10, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football for the Rutgers Scar ...

, Class of 2007, NFL tight end (

Houston Texans The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston. The Texans compete in the National Football League as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team plays its home games at N ...

) * Homer Hazel, "Pop Hazel", All-American football star and member of the

College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and interactive Tourist attraction, attraction devoted to college football, college American football. The National Football Foundation (NFF) founded the Hall in 1951 to immortalize the players ...

* Carl Howard, Class of 1984, NFL cornerback (

) * Jeremy Ito, 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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East ...

) * 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. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ...

) * Rashod Kent, Class of 2003, NFL tight end (

) * Alex Kroll, Class of 1962, AFL center ( New York Titans), CEO of

Young & Rubicam VMLY&R was an American marketing and Marketing communications, communications company specializing in advertising, Digital media, digital and social media, sales promotion, direct marketing and brand identity consulting, formed from the 2020 mer ...

Brian Leonard Brian Leonard (born February 3, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL).He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was selected by the St. Louis Ram ...

, Class of 2007, NFL running back (

) * Steve Longa, linebacker (

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

), 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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC West, West division. The club entered the NFL a ...

) * Devin McCourty, Class of 2010, Pro Bowl NFL cornerback (

) * Jason McCourty, 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 of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. They play the ...

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

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

) * Bo Melton, Class of 2022, NFL wide receiver (

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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They ar ...

) * Robert Nash, "Nasty Nash", first football player traded in the NFL and first captain of the

* Ryan Neill, Class of 2006, NFL defensive end (

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East div ...

) *

Shaun O'Hara Shaun O'Hara (born June 23, 1977) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a center (American football), center for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutger ...

, Class of 2000, NFL center (

) * Raheem Orr, Class of 2004, NFL defensive end, AFL DL/OL (

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 string and horn arrangements. The ...

) * Isiah Pacheco, Class of 2022, NFL, running back (

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

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team is named after ...

) * Bill Pellington, Class of 1952, NFL linebacker (

Baltimore Colts The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983, when owner Robert Irsay moved the franchise to Indianapolis. The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breeding and racing. It w ...

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

Los Angeles Raiders The Los Angeles Raiders were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). The Raiders played in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994 before relocating back to Oakland, California, where the team played from its inaugural ...

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

) * Nick Prisco, NFL player *

Ray Rice Raymell Mourice Rice (born January 22, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers ...

, NFL running back (

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

) *

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

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

Akron Pros The Akron Pros were a professional American football, football team that played in Akron, Ohio, Akron, Ohio from 1908 to 1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-professional, semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, but later became Akron Pros ...

Milwaukee Badgers The Milwaukee Badgers were a professional American football team, based in Milwaukee, 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 Milwaukee ...

) * Stan Rosen (1906–1984), NFL football player * Mohamed Sanu, Class of 2012, wide receiver (

) * Tom Savage, attended, quarterback (

) * L.J. Smith, Class of 2003, NFL tight end (

) * Pedro Sosa, Class of 2008, offensive lineman (

) * Darnell Stapleton, Class of 2007, NFL guard (

) * Reggie Stephens, Class of 1999, cornerback (

) * 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 of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. The team ...

) * Tyronne Stowe, Class of 1987, linebacker ( Phoenix Cardinals) * Harry Swayne, 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) NFC West, West division. The ...

) * Mike Teel, Class of 2009, NFL quarterback 2009–2011 (Seattle Seahawks), quarterbacks coach (

Kean University Kean University () is a public university in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, Union, Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth, and Hillside, New Jersey. It is part of New Jersey's public system of higher education and is a state-designated rese ...

, Wagner College) * Lou Tepper, Class of 1967, former head coach of

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

* Tiquan Underwood, 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 served as chairman of Madison Square Garden, and who built and ...

, Class of 1932, founder of the

; 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 Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

Corporation; president of

Music Corporation of America Music Corporation of America, formerly known as Universal Music Group Nashville, is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. It was officially opened in 1945 as MCA Nashville and Mercury Nashville which opened on New Year's Day 1950 a ...

-TV * Jamaal Westerman, Class of 2009, NFL player, linebacker and defensive end (Jets) * Jeremy Zuttah, Class of 2008, offensive lineman (

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (colloquially known as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC S ...

)

Powerlifting

Lev Susany Lev Susany (born 19 November 1988) is a former Australian powerlifter who competed in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). He was a member of the Australian Powerlifting Team for 5 years, from 2010 to 2014. He has won n ...

, Class of 2011, Australian powerlifter and Commonwealth record holder

Soccer

* Jon Conway, Class of 1999, goalkeeper for Chicago Fire * Josh Gros, Class of 2003, midfielder for D.C. United * Lev Kirshner, soccer player and

San Diego State University San Diego State University (SDSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CS ...

men's soccer coach * Nick LaBrocca, Class of 2006, midfielder for

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

Alexi Lalas Panayotis Alexander Lalas (; born June 1, 1970) is an American former soccer player who played mostly as a defender. Lalas is best known for his participation with the United States men's national soccer team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, where ...

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

Los Angeles Galaxy The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The Gal ...

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

, 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 soccer. The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central Ameri ...

and the

Manchester City W.F.C. Manchester City Women's Football Club (formerly ''Manchester City Ladies F.C.'') is an English Women's association football, women's football club based in Manchester who play in the Women's Super League. It is affiliated with Manchester City F ...

* Steve Mokone, player for

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

and

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

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

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...

Swimming

* George Kojac, 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 stu ...

; gold medalist in

swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928, to Saturday August 11, 1928. There were 182 participants from 28 countries ...

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

Wrestling

* Anthony Ashnault, 2019 NCAA Wrestling Champion, 149 lb weight class; 4-time NCAA All-American * Nick Catone, retired professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

who competed in the UFC * Nick Suriano, 2019 NCAA Wrestling Champion, 133 lb weight class, first wrestling national champion for Rutgers

MMA

* Mickey Gall, professional

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

fighter, currently fighting in the Welterweight Division of the UFC

Hockey

* Andrew Barroway, hedge fund manager, who has been the minority owner of the

Arizona Coyotes The Arizona Coyotes are an inactive professional ice hockey team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division (1996–1998, 2021–2024) and ...

of the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

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 The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO ) is an American vehicle insurance company headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. In addition to auto insurance, GEICO provides motorcycle, ATV, RV, boat, snowmobile, travel, pet, event, hom ...

which he pulled from the brink of insolvency in the mid-1970s; chairman and CEO of White Mountains Insurance Group, formerly (Fund American Enterprises, Inc.); chairman of the Board of

Overstock.com Beyond, Inc. (formerly known as Overstock, Inc.) is an American internet retailer, online retailer that owns the "Bed Bath & Beyond" brand except for within Mexico and the "Overstock" brand, and runs online stores named with those brands. The M ...

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

Occidental Petroleum Occidental Petroleum Corporation (often abbreviated Oxy in reference to its ticker symbol and logo) is an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration in the United States and the Middle East as well as petrochemical manufacturing in the ...

* Jay Chiat, Class of 1953, founder of TBWA\Chiat\Day advertising * Nick Corcodilos, professional headhunter * Alvaro de Molina, Class of 1988, MBA, retired CFO of

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

* 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, Rutgers Trustee, financier, patron of the arts * Rana Kapoor, founder/CEO of Yes Bank * Maryann Keller, Class of 1966, B.S., former president of Priceline.com automotive services division * Leonor F. Loree, Class of 1877, president of the

Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad ( reporting mark PRR), legal name as 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. At its ...

* Walt MacDonald, Class of 1974 (Camden), CEO of Educational Testing Services * Duncan MacMillan, B.S. 1966, co-founder of

Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg L.P. is an American 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 Ze ...

* Bernard Marcus, Class of 1951, founder of

Home Depot The Home Depot, Inc., often referred to as Home Depot, is an American multinational corporation, multinational home improvement retail corporation that sells tools, construction products, appliances, and services, including fuel and transportat ...

* Ernest Mario, Class of 1961, former CEO of

GlaxoSmithKline GSK plc (an acronym from its former name GlaxoSmithKline plc) is a British Multinational corporation, multinational Pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical and biotechnology company with headquarters in London. It was established in 2000 by a Mergers an ...

* 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 extraction of petroleum, production, oil refinery, refinement, pipeline ...

George Norcross George E. Norcross III (born March 16, 1956) is an American businessman, organizer, and political boss. A member of the Democratic Party, Norcross is considered a power broker in southern New Jersey. Norcross is executive chairman of Conner ...

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

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

, Class of 1960 MBA, founder of

ESPN ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...

* Tom Renyi, Class of 1968 (BA) and 1969 (MBA), former chairman and CEO of Bank of New York * 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 * Barry Schuler, Class of 1976, former chairman and CEO of AOL * Bill Schultz, Class of 1971, MBA, former CEO of

Fender Musical Instruments The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC, or simply Fender) is an American manufacturing company, manufacturer and marketer of musical instruments and amplifiers. Fender produces acoustic guitars, bass amplifiers and public address equi ...

* Harvey Schwartz, Class of 1987, CEO of the Carlyle Group, 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) was an American businessman, industrialist and railroad magnate who spent most of his career in Canada. He is famous for overseeing the construction of the first Canadian Tran ...

, former president of the

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway () , 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 Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...

and builder of that country's

Transcontinental railroad A transcontinental railroad or transcontinental railway is contiguous rail transport, railroad trackage that crosses a continent, continental land mass and has terminals at different oceans or continental borders. Such networks may be via the Ra ...

* Robin Wiessmann, JD, Director of Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency * William Bernard Ziff, Jr.,

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

Inc. publishing executive

Crime

* Nidal Ayyad, B.S. 1991, one of the perpetrators of the

1993 World Trade Center bombing The 1993 World Trade Center bombing was a terrorist attack carried out by Ramzi Yousef and associates against the United States on February 26, 1993, when a van bomb detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex in Manhat ...

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

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

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, United States. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smit ...

and current Chancellor of U.C. Berkeley * Tom S. Clark, B.A., Charles Howard Candler Professor of Political Science at

Emory University Emory University is a private university, private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. Its main campu ...

* 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, historian, political commentator, member of

9/11 Commission The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, commonly known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002, to investigate all aspects of the September 11 attacks, the deadliest terrorist attack in world history ...

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. The Mercatus Center is located at the George Mason University campus, but it is privately funded and its employees are independent of the university. It ...

, current executive vice president at

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

, 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 * 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 Clifton and into Little Falls. As of fall 2018, Montclair State was, by enrollment, the second largest public un ...

* Jerome Kagan, B.S. 1950, psychologist * Maureen Kenny, B.A. 1989, professor of Psychology at

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...

* William English Kirwan, M.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1964, mathematician; Chancellor emeritus of the

University System of Maryland The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public university 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, Frost ...

(2002–2015); former President of

Ohio State University The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one ...

(1998–2002) * Melissa Klapper, Ph.D. 2001, historian and storyteller at

Rowan University Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. Founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents, the scho ...

* Sarah-Jane Leslie, B.A., current dean of Princeton University Graduate School * 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

San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is ...

* Richard P. McCormick, A.B. 1938, M.A. 1940, historian; Professor of History and Dean of Faculty at Rutgers University; President of New Jersey Historical Society *

John McWhorter John Hamilton McWhorter V (; born October 6, 1965) is an American linguist. He is an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, where he also teaches American studies and music history. He has authored a number of books on race ...

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

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...

; Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute * Uma Narayan, M.A. 1990, Indian feminist professor of philosophy at

Vassar College Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States. The college be ...

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

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...

(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 Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy is the public policy school of Duke University, a private university in Durham, North Carolina. The school was named after former Duke president and Governor of North Carolina Terry Sanford, ...

* Camilla Townsend, Ph.D. 1995, professor of history at Rutgers-New Brunswick *

, B.Sc. 1915 M.Sc. 1916, professor of

, discovered 22 antibiotics (including

); winner of the

(1952) * Carl R. Woodward, B.Sc. 1914, president of the

University of Rhode Island The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of Rhode Island. The univer ...

Government, law, and public policy

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

Samuel Alito Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. ( ; born April 1, 1950) is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was Samuel Alito Supreme Court ...

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

, member of

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly, legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House ...

(1983 -); chair of

Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland The Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc. (also known as The Maryland Legislative Black Caucus) is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to the Maryland General Assembly. Incorporated in 1970, the Caucus me ...

(1989–1991) * Stewart H. Appleby 1913, represented 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: Ct. Int'l Trade), or CIT, is a U.S. federal court that adjudicates civil actions arising out of U.S. customs and international trade laws. Seated in Lower Manhattan, New York City, ...

, 1985–2004 * Adam Leitman Bailey, lawyer, defended the Ground Zero Mosque 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, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1870 to 1892. He ...

, A.B. 1836, Associate Justice,

United States Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over state court cases that turn on question ...

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

state treasurer In the state and territorial governments of the United States, 54 of the 56 states and territories have the executive position of treasurer. New York abolished the office of New York State Treasurer in 1926, in which the duties were transfer ...

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

* Wayne R. Bryant, J.D. 1972 (Camden), New Jersey Senator (1995–2008) * Donald Burdick, B.S. 1956, M.S., 1958,

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...

major general, served as director of the

Army National Guard The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized Militia (United States), militia force and a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Army. It is simultaneously part of two differen ...

* William T. Cahill, J.D. 1937 (Camden), 46th

Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The ...

* James Dickson Carr, B.A. 1892, first African American assistant district attorney in the state of New York (1899–1901) * Clifford P. Case, A.B. 1925,

U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

(1945–1953),

United States Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...

(1955–1979) * Jennifer Choe-Groves, J.D. 1994, Judge of the

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

captain and former candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania *

Chris Christie Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician and former United States Attorney, federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party (United States) ...

, 55th

* James Dale, B.A. 1993, respondent in ''Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale'' * Simeon De Witt, 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 United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey * Maria Fernanda Espinosa, former

President of the United Nations General Assembly The president of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The president is the chair and presiding officer of the General Assembly. Election ...

Alan Estevez Alan F. Estevez is an American government official who served as under secretary of commerce for industry and security in the Biden administration from 2022 to 2025. Education Estevez earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from ...

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

Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security The Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, or USC(IS), is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Commerce and the principal advisor to the United States Secretary of Commerce on the export of sensitive goods an ...

, 2022–present *

Richard Fink Richard Harold Fink (born May 31, 1951) is an American businessman and academic. He is the former executive vice president of Koch Industries, the second largest privately held company in the U.S. Education and academic career Fink received a B. ...

, 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 James Joseph Florio (August 29, 1937 – September 25, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. He was previously the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional dist ...

, J.D. 1967 (Camden), 49th

governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The ...

(1990–1994) * Louis Freeh, Class of 1971, director of the

FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and Federal law enforcement in the United States, its principal federal law enforcement ag ...

(1993–2001) * Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, A.B. 1836,

(1866–1869, 1871–1877); 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 The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transport ...

* Garret A. Hobart, A.B. 1863, industrialist,

Vice President of the United States The vice president of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest ranking office in the Executive branch of the United States government, executive branch of the U.S. federal government, after the president of the United States, and ranks f ...

(1897–1899) * Elie Honig, 1997, assistant United States Attorney and CNN senior legal analyst *

James J. Howard James John Howard (July 24, 1927 – March 25, 1988) was an American educator and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 until his death from a h ...

, 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 Hughes, Class of 1955,

Congressman A member of congress (MOC), also known as a congressman or congresswoman, is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The t ...

, United States Ambassador to Panama * Jack H. Jacobs, Class of 1966, M.A. 1972,

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...

recipient, military analyst for MSNBC * Robert E. Kelley, highly decorated and youngest

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, 1981–83 * Herbert Klein, member, United States House of Representatives *

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, Member of Canadian Parliament for Calgary Midnapore * Nancy La Vigne, Ph.D. Class of 1996, Director of the

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* Joseph Lazarow, mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey 1976–1982 * Kenneth LeFevre, B.S. 1976 (Camden), member of the

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1996–2002 * Tim Louis, Member of the Parliament of Canada * George C. Ludlow, A.B. 1850, 25th

* Gail D. Mathieu, J.D (Newark), current

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and former United States Ambassador to Niger * Dina Matos, former First Lady of New Jersey and ex-wife of former NJ governor

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n Minister of Communications (1999 -) * D. Bennett Mazur (c. 1925–1994), member of the New Jersey General Assembly *

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and first Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey * A. Harry Moore, J.D., governor of

, U.S. Senator from New Jersey * Geoffrey H. Moore, ninth U.S. Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; known as the "father of business cycles" * David A. Morse, A.B. 1929, director-general of ILO who accepted the

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in 1969 on behalf of the ILO * Joseph A. Mussomeli, J.D. 1978 (Camden), former ambassador to

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* William A. Newell, A.B. 1836, physician;

(1857–1860) *

(Camden, attended), Democratic Party fundraiser, insurance and media executive * Janet Norwood, first female Commissioner of the

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when she was appointed by President

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; graduated from the New Jersey College of Women, which is now Douglass Residential College, in 1945; inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1987 Hall of Distinguished Alumni * Joy Ogwu, Nigerian representative to the UN and former Foreign Minister * David Oh, J.D 1985 (Camden), Philadelphia City Councilperson and 2023 mayoral candidate * 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 * Robert H. Pruyn, A.B. 1833, A.M. 1836, second

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* Dana Redd, B.A. 1989 (Camden), mayor of

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* Matthew John Rinaldo, B.S. 1953, represented

in the United States House of Representatives for twenty years, in the 12th congressional district (1973–1983) and in the 7th congressional district (1983–1993) * Richie Roberts (Newark), prosecutor who took down Frank Lucas, portrayed in the movie '' American Gangster'' * Norman M. Robertson, New Jersey State Senator * Eduardo Robreno, J.D. 1978 (Camden),

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for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania * Peter W. Rodino, Jr., J.D. 1937, Congressman * Maria Rodriguez-Gregg, B.A. 2013 (Camden), member of the New Jersey General Assembly *

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, J.D. 1991,

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* David Samson, B.A. 1961,

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from 2002 to 2003 * Salvatore Eugene Scalia, law clerk and father of Supreme Court justice

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* Mike Schofield, B.A., Republican member of the

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; former policy advisors to then

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, A.B. 1775,

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, Senator * Martin J. Silverstein, B.A. 1976, United States Ambassador to Uruguay from 2001 to 2005 * Gregory M. Sleet, J.D. 1976 (Camden),

for the

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* Elliott F. Smith (1931–1987), politician who served in the

1978–1984, where he represented the 16th Legislative District (New Jersey) * Jeremiah Smith, 6th governor of New Hampshire * Wu Weihua, Chairman of the Jiusan Society and the Vice Chairman 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 * 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) * Bill Stepien, political consultant * Louis W. Stotesbury (B.S., 1890, M.Sc., 1893), New York City attorney who served as the Adjutant General of New York * 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,

* Foster M. Voorhees, A.B. 1876,

(1898, 1899–1902) * Elizabeth Warren (Newark),

(D-MA); Chair of the Congressional Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) * Jacob R. Wortendyke, 1839, represented 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 (attended), author, ''Spiderwick Chronicles'' * 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 * Marian Calabro, author and publisher of history books; founder and president of CorporateHistory.net * Jonathan Carroll, Class of 1971, author * Vincent Czyz, Class of 2002, 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 * Denise Drace-Brownell, military writer * 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 (Newark; attended), 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 * David M. Greenberg, psychologist, neuroscientist, and musician * 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

, Class of 1915, discovered 22 antibiotics, best known for

; Nobel Prize, Nobel laureate; Waksman Institute of Microbiology and Waksman Hall are named in his honor * Constantine Mavroudi – surgeon known for his work in Pediatrics, pediatric and Congenital heart defect, congenital heart surgery

Religion

* Vernon Grounds (B.A. 1937), theologian, Christian educator, Chancellor of Denver Seminary, one of the founders of American Evangelicalism * 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" * Michael Plekon (Master's in Sociology and Religion 1977), priest, author, sociologist and theologian * Four Chaplains, Clark V. Poling, Dutch-Reformed Army chaplain among the " Four Chaplains" on the troop transport during World War II

Royalty

* Ewuare II, Oba of Benin

Science and technology

* Santanu Bhattacharya, PhD 1989, chemical biologist and 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 * Simeon De Witt, A.B. 1776, geographer for George Washington and Continental Army during the American Revolution * Louis Gluck, Class of 1930, engineer; considered the "father of neonatology", the science of caring for newborns * Elma González, PhD 1972, plant cell biologist * 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 * Sachidananda Kangovi, Class of 1977, known for developing Service Linked Multi-State system (SLIMS), a critical part of the Telecom provisioning and activation system * 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 * Harry A. Marmer, oceanographer * George Willard Martin, mycologist and academic * 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 * Terrie Williams (scientist), American marine biologist and ecophysiologist * Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President 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 * Geoffrey Hendricks, professor of fine arts * Allan Kaprow, professor of fine arts * Roy Lichtenstein, professor of fine arts * Robert Moevs, professor of music *

, professor of fine arts; Fluxus artist * LiQin Tan, professor and co-director of art program * 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

* Mary G. Boland MSN, RN, FAAN, is the emeritus François-Xavier Bagnoud Chair of Nursing at the School of Nursing of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (later Rutgers University College of Nursing); Associate Dean emeritus for community programs at the Rutgers University College of Nursing * 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 MD, emeritus François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Professor of Pediatrics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; one of the first physicians to recognize that children could be infected with HIV/AIDS * 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 Schwartz-Burgess syndrome

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 * Raphael Lemkin, Professor of International Law at the Rutgers School of Law–Newark, School of Law in Newark; jurist who coined the term "genocide"; key drafter and campaigner for the UN Genocide Convention * 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

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 * Jeff Kahn (mathematician), 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 * Barry Loewer, distinguished professor of philosophy and director of the Rutgers Center for Philosophy and the Sciences * Alan Prince, professor of linguistics and cognitive science, founder of Optimality theory * 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 * Larry Temkin, 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

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 * Neepa Maitra, professor of 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 * Lujendra Ojha, assistant professor of planetary sciences * 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 *

, 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

Social sciences

* Stephen Bronner, professor of political science, comparative literature and German studies * Ann Buchholtz, professor of Leadership and Ethics and Research Director of the Institute for Ethical Leadership * 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) * Lauren Krivo, professor of sociology * 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 * Seth Gopin, art historian and dean of academic affairs, director of Global Studies Programme * Annette Gordon-Reed, Professor of History (Newark), winner of the

for History 1999 * Michael Kulikowski, Professor of History at the University of Tennessee; 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 * Lev Kirshner, 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''

Notes and references

Online resources

Rutgers notable alumni

Rutgers Business School distinguished alumni

Scarlet Knights History Hall of Fame
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