List of St. John's University alumni

Notable alumni of St. John's University in New York City include, alphabetically:

Peter Abbate, member of New York State Assembly
Joseph P. Addabbo (1925–1986), US Representative from New York (1961–86)
Joseph Addabbo Jr., New York State Senator and New York City Council member
Haron Amin (born 1979), Afghan diplomat and spokesman for Northern Alliance after September 11 attacks
Rich Aurilia (born 1971), Major League Baseball player
James Baba, Ugandan diplomat, politician, and state minister
Michael Balboni, NY Deputy Secretary of State for Public Safety, NYS Senator
Leszek Balcerowicz, MBA (1974), senior government official and architect of the Balcerowicz Plan leading Poland into a market economy
Russ Banham (born 1954), Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and best-selling author
Morton Bard, psychologist, trailblazer in crisis intervention, author of The Crime Victim's Book
Erick Barkley, NBA player selected in first round of 2000 NBA draft
Rowan Barrett, basketball player, top scorer in the 2002 Israel Basketball Premier League
Frank Barsalona, music industry talent agent, non-performer inductee in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Lucas Bartlett, professional soccer player
Bruce R. Bent, inventor of first money market fund
Walter Berry, NBA basketball player
Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua, Cardinal and Archbishop of Philadelphia
Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator
Albert H. Bosch, United States House of Representatives
Leonard Boudin, lawyer and civil rights activist
Harry Boykoff (1922–2001), NBA basketball player
Keegan Bradley, professional golfer, winner of 2011 PGA Championship
Adam Braz (born 1981), Canadian soccer player and Technical Director of the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer
Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, previously Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, and auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
Ron Brown, US Secretary of Commerce
Justin Brownlee, professional basketball player
Danny Burawa (born 1988), Major League Baseball pitcher
Gerald Calabrese, Mayor of Cliffside Park, New Jersey (1965–2015), NBA player with Syracuse Nationals (predecessor to Philadelphia 76ers)
James P. Campbell, President and CEO of General Electric Consumer and Industrial
Gerald Cardinale, New Jersey State Senator
Hugh Carey, Governor of the State of New York and US Representative from Brooklyn
Gregory W. Carman, United States House of Representatives
Haggai Carmon, attorney, author of intelligence thrillers, and legal advice columnist
Lou Carnesecca (1925–2024), Hall of Fame basketball coach, St. John's head coach for 24 seasons
Tom Carr, Seattle City Attorney and Boulder City Attorney
William G. Carroll, member of the New York State Assembly
William J. Casey (1913–1987), Director of Central Intelligence Agency
Ignatius Anthony Catanello (1938–2013), prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Alfred C. Cerullo III, New York City Commissioner and Council Member, professional actor in theater and television
Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, judge of New York State Court of Appeals
Frank Cipolla, journalist
Dane Clark, actor
Akis Cleanthous (1964–2011), Cypriot Minister of Education and Culture (2007–2008)^[1]
J. Cole, hip-hop recording artist and record producer
William Colton, member of New York State Assembly
John Corvino, professor of philosophy at Wayne State University
Mario Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, Lieutenant Governor, and Secretary of State
Rachel Daly, professional footballer for England women's national football team and the US' NWSL's Houston Dash
Nickolas Davatzes, former President and CEO of A&E Network
Mack David (1912–1993), lyricist and songwriter
Mel Davis, professional basketball player
Raymond J. Dearie, US District Judge, Eastern District of New York
Malia DelaCruz, musician who performs as CIAO MALZ
George Deukmejian, Attorney General (1979–1982) and Governor of the State of California (1983–1990)
Dominick L. DiCarlo, US Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, Chief Judge of the US Court of International Trade
Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals
Patricia DiMango, Justice, New York Supreme Court
Howell Emanuel Donaldson III, basketball player and famously known as the Seminole Heights serial killer. ^[2]
Richard Donoghue, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Tom J. Donohue, President and CEO of United States Chamber of Commerce
Dan Donovan, United States House of Representatives, New York's 11th congressional district
John Francis Dooling Jr., US District Judge, Eastern District of New York
Conrad B. Duberstein (1915–2005), Chief Judge of US Bankruptcy Court for Eastern District of New York
Clarence Dunnaville, lawyer and civil rights activist
George Dzundza, actor
Randall T. Eng, Presiding Justice, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
John Louis Esposito, historian and orientalist
Clare Farragher (born 1941), member of New Jersey General Assembly (1988–2002)^[3]
Alexander A. Farrelly, Governor of US Virgin Islands
Patricia Fili-Krushel, senior executive at NBC Universal News Group, Time Warner, WebMD, ABC Television Network
Mickey Fisher (1904/05–1963), basketball coach
Joseph C. H. Flynn (1892–1941), lawyer, politician, and magistrate
Bryan Fox, Financial Specialist
Gardner Fox, comic book writer, creator of original Justice Society, The Flash; novelist
Mike Francesa, radio personality, "The Sports Pope"
John Franco, baseball player, captain for New York Mets
Dan Frisa, United States House of Representatives
Bill Gaudette, MLS professional soccer player
Nelson George, author, columnist, filmmaker, music and culture critic, and journalist
John J. Ghezzi, NYS Secretary of State
Patricia Reilly Giff, author of children's books
Jacob H. Gilbert (1920–1981), US Representative from New York between 1960 and 1971
John Girgenti, New Jersey State Senator
Hy Gotkin (1922–2004), basketball player
Matt Groenwald (born 1983), MLS professional soccer player
Frank Gulotta, Nassau County District Attorney and NYS Appellate Division judge
Dan Halloran, New York City Council member
Zendon Hamilton, professional basketball player
Craig Hansen, MLB professional baseball player
Maurice Harkless, NBA player for Portland Trail Blazers
Marcus Hatten (born 1980), basketball player, 2006 top scorer in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Joseph A. Healey, US Army major general^[4]
Richard Garth Henning, Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
Darryl Hill, basketball player known as "Showtime Hill"
Lester Holtzman, US Congressman and NY Judge
Christopher Holbrook, Trial Lawyer and Catholic Relief Services Chapter Leader
Daryl Homer (born 1990), Olympic fencer
George Hu, Taiwanese actor
Charles Hynes, District Attorney of Kings County (Brooklyn)
Race Imboden (born 1993), Olympic fencer for team USA
Mark Jackson, NBA basketball player
Harold M. Jacobs (1912–1995), Jewish and civic leader
Mark Jacoby (born 1947), Broadway actor
Jaheim, R&B singer
Theodore T. Jones Jr., Judge, New York Court of Appeals
Shalrie Joseph, MLS professional soccer player
Agim Kaba, actor, artist
Alex Katz (born 1994), baseball player
Melinda Katz (born 1965), Queens Borough President
Margaret M. Keane, Chief Executive Officer and President of Synchrony Financial
Raymond W. Kelly, Commissioner of New York City Police Department
D. J. Kennedy (born 1989), NBA basketball player
John M. Kennedy Jr., politician from Suffolk County, New York
Brian Kenny, ESPN sportscaster
Lawrence Korb, US Assistant Secretary of Defense (1981–85)
Boris Kostelanetz (1911–2006), tax lawyer
John Kresse, NCAA men's basketball coach at College of Charleston
Andrew Lanza, New York State Senator
Henry J. Latham, United States House of Representatives
Peter Le Jacq Maryknoll priest
Ivan Lee (born 1981), Olympic saber fencer; later banned for life from Olympic sports^[5]
Raymond Lesniak, New Jersey State Senator
Andrew Levane, NBA basketball player
Stanley David Levison, lawyer, activist and advisor to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Steve Levy, 7th County Executive of Suffolk County
Mark LoMonaco, professional wrestler
Allen Lowe, composer, musician, music historian, and sound restoration specialist
Annet Mahendru (born 1985), American actress^[6]^[7]^[8]
Patrick A. Malone, Chief Supervisory Officer of Garden State Securities Inc.
Guy James Mangano, Presiding Justice of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Thomas J. Manton, US Congressman and Chair of Queens County Democratic Organization
John J. Marchi (1921–2009), New York] State Senator (1957–2007)
Mariah the Scientist (born Mariah Amani Buckles, 1997), singer-songwriter
Jack Martins, NYS Senator
John McCormac, Mayor of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, co-founder of hip-hop group Run-D.M.C.
Curtis McDowald (born 1996), fencer
Al McGuire, NCAA basketball coach and television commentator
Ed McGuire, assistant general manager and Executive VP of Football Operations San Diego Chargers
Frank McGuire, NCAA basketball coach at St. John's, North and South Carolina and NBA coach for Philadelphia Warriors
Brian McNamee, MLB conditioning coach
Stefani Miglioranzi, soccer player for Los Angeles Galaxy, played in England for Swindon Town
Charles Minlend, professional basketball player, 2003 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
Michael Montesano, member of New York State Assembly
Chris Mullin, NBA player, Hall of Famer, head coach of St. John's Red Storm
Ari Nagel (born 1975/1976), mathematics professor and sperm donor
Sam Nahem (1915–2004), Major League Baseball pitcher
Lou Niles, radio host of 91X and executive director of Oceanside International Film Festival
Kate O'Beirne, journalist, political commentator, magazine editor
Paul O'Dwyer, President of the New York City Council (1974–77)
Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Joe Panik, professional baseball player for San Francisco Giants
Joshua Parens, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas
Basil Paterson, New York Secretary of State, NY State Senator, attorney
Edmund D. Pellegrino, 11th President of The Catholic University of America
James Pitaro, President of ESPN and Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks
Harvey Pitt (1945-2023), 26th Chairman of US Securities and Exchange Commission (2001–03)
Richie Powers, NBA referee (1956–79)
Charles B. Rangel, US Representative of Manhattan
Lewis Ranieri, former bond trader and "father" of mortgage-backed securities
Steve Ratzer (born 1953), Major League Baseball pitcher
Edward D. Re, Chief Judge of US Court of International Trade and US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Mike Repole, Co-Founder of Glaceau, BODYARMOR SuperDrink and Repole Stables
Victor Ricciardi, professor of business
Wayne Rosenthal (born 1965), Major League Baseball pitcher and coach
Howard J. Rubenstein (1932–2020), lawyer and public relations expert
Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax Media
Mickey Rutner (1919-2007), Major League Baseball player
Luke Sabis, musician, film director and actor
Brent Sancho, MLS professional soccer player
Metta Sandiford-Artest (born 1979), NBA basketball player formerly known as Metta World Peace and Ron Artest
John J. Santucci, District Attorney of Queens
Diane Savino, New York State Senator
Eli Schenkel (born 1992), Canadian Olympic fencer
James J. Schiro (1946–2014), CEO of PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Zurich Financial Services
Ian Schrager, hotelier and real estate developer
Howie Schwab, eponymous star of ESPN's show Stump the Schwab
Malik Sealy, NBA basketball player
Joanna Seybert (born 1946), US District Judge, Eastern District of New York
Sidney Shapiro (1915–2014), American-born Chinese translator, actor and author
Bob Sheppard, announcer for New York Yankees, "Voice of the Yankees"
David D. Siegel, law professor, legal scholar and commentator
Ron Silver (1946–2009), Tony Award-winning actor
Justin Simon (born 1996), basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Keeth Smart (born 1978), Olympic team silver medalist saber fencer, first US fencer to reach #1 world ranking
Kathryn Smith, first full-time female National Football League coach
Taryn Delanie Smith, Miss New York 2022
Samuel A. Spiegel (1914–1977), lawyer, politician, and judge
John E. Sprizzo, US District Judge, Southern District of New York
Stuart Sternberg, financier and principal shareholder and Managing General Partner of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team
Elaine Weddington Steward, lawyer working for Major League Baseball
Norman Sturner (born 1940), real estate developer
Bruce Sudano, singer-songwriter, record producer and music arranger^[9]
Kevin J. Sweeney, Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey
Stephen Tan, business administration, Hong Kong business executive and family controlled Asia Financial Group
Tan Xiangdong, also known as Adam Tan, co-founder of Hainan Airlines and former CEO of HNA Group
Fred Thompson (1933–2019), Hall of Fame track and field coach
Matthew Titone, member of New York State Assembly
Peter J. Tobin, Chief Financial Officer of Chase Manhattan Corporation
Michael Tucci, actor
Bob Turner, US Representative for the 9th Congressional District of New York (2011–2013)
Martin Tytell (1913–2008), expert in manual typewriters
Larry Valencia, Rhode Island State Representative
Daphne Valerius, filmmaker
Paul Vallone, New York City Council member
Jimmy Van Bramer, New York City Council member
Anthony Varvaro (1984–2022), MLB pitcher and Port Authority police officer
Richard Vetere, playwright and screenwriter^[10]
Karina Vetrano, murder victim
Frank Viola, professional baseball player
Sal Vulcano, comedian, Impractical Jokers
Cora Walker, one of the first black women to practice law in New York^[11]
Bill Wennington, NBA basketball player and author
Jayson Williams, NBA basketball player and author
Kevin Williams (basketball), retired NBA basketball player^[12]
Chris Wingert, MLS professional soccer player
Terence Winter, writer, TV, and film producer, creator of HBO series Boardwalk Empire
Dagmara Wozniak (born 1988), Olympic saber fencer
Emanuel Xavier, poet and LGBTQ+ activist
Max Zaslofsky (1925–1985), NBA guard/forward, All-Star, ABA coach^[13]

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