List of University of Miami alumni

This list of University of Miami alumni includes academics, business executives, scientists, heads of state and governmental agencies, political and nonprofit leaders, television and film personalities, musicians, professional athletes, artists, authors, writers, and others.

Founded in 1925, the University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida, 7 miles (11 km) south of Downtown Miami in the Miami metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in Florida, ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation, and 65th-largest metropolitan area in the world. The university is a private research university that offers 138 undergraduate, 140 master's, and 67 doctoral degree programs across 12 schools and colleges with nearly 350 majors and programs.

The University of Miami is a major research university with $375 million of annual research and sponsored program expenditures, making it the 71st-largest university for research in the nation. Its undergraduate academic admissions standards are the highest of any university or college in the state of Florida,^[2] and the university is Carnegie-classified as "Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity." University of Miami faculty include globally-recognized leaders in most academic disciplines, including four Nobel Prize winners to date.

With 16,479 faculty and staff, the University of Miami is the second-largest employer in Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and seventh-most populous county in the nation. The University of Miami has been regularly ranked one of the top universities in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report, which ranks it the 55th-best national university as of 2022. The University of Miami campus spans 240 acres (0.97 km²) and has over 5,700,000 square feet (530,000 m²) of buildings. It has an endowment of $1.4 billion as of 2021.

The university's athletic teams are collectively known as the Miami Hurricanes and compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Its football team has won five national championships since 1983 and its baseball team has won four national championships since 1982.^[3]

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Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Eric J. Barron	former president, Penn State University and Florida State University	^[4]
Robert A. Bryan	former interim president, University of Florida, University of Central Florida, and University of South Florida, and English literature scholar	^[5]
Betty Castor	former president, University of South Florida, former president, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and former Education Commissioner of Florida
Joanna Falco-Leshin	professor of English and humanities, Miami Dade College
LaVerne E. Ragster	former president, University of the Virgin Islands	^[6]
Bertha Vazquez	education director, Center for Inquiry

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Spencer Antle	fashion designer and founder, Island Company	^[7]
Algis Budrys	former science fiction writer	^[8]
Xavier Cortada	artist	^[9]
Patrick Farrell	photojournalist, the Miami Herald, and winner of 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography	^[10]
Alex Flinn	author and writer	^[11]
Jody Houser	Eisner-nominated comics writer	^[12]
Donald Justice	former writing professor, poet, and winner of 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry	^[13]
Fiona Kelleghan	science fiction critic	^[14]
Rhoda Lerman	former author and playwright	^[15]
Mark Medoff	former author, playwright, and Tony Award winner	^[16]
Arnold Newman	former photographer and 2006 International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum inductee (did not graduate)	^[17]
Joel Resnicoff	former artist and fashion illustrator (did not graduate)	^{[citation needed]}
Adam Sandow	publisher, Metropolis and Worth magazines	^[18]
Marion Wiesel	Holocaust survivor, former writer, and wife of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel	^[19]

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Rony Abovitz	founder, MAKO Surgical Corp.	^[20]
Will Allen	urban farmer and MacArthur Foundation's "Genius Award" recipient	^[21]
Ralph Alvarez	board member, Dunkin' Donuts, and former president and chief operating officer, McDonald's	^[22]
Micky Arison	chairman and former chief executive officer, Carnival Corporation, and owner, Miami Heat (did not graduate)	^[23]
Ron Berkowitz	chief executive officer and president, Berk Communications	^[24]
Bakr bin Laden	former chairman, Saudi Binladin Group, half-brother of Al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden	^[25]
Benjamin Breier	board member, Federation of American Hospitals and former chief executive officer and president, Kindred Healthcare	^[26]
Lyor Cohen	global head of music, Google and YouTube	^[27]
Wendy Craigg	former governor, Central Bank of The Bahamas
John W. Creighton Jr.	former president and chief executive officer, Weyerhaeuser Company and UAL Corporation	^[28]
Dany Garcia	former chairwoman, XFL professional football league, film producer, and ex-wife and manager of Dwayne Johnson	^[29]
Maurice R. Greenberg	former chief executive officer, American International Group	^[30]
David Komansky	former chief executive officer, Merrill Lynch (did not graduate)	^[31]
Rohan Marley	co-founder, Marley Coffee, and son of late reggae musician Bob Marley	^[32]
Jorge Mas	chairman and chief executive officer, MasTec, chairman of Cuban American National Foundation, and managing owner, Inter Miami CF
Omar Soliman	co-founder, College Hunks Hauling Junk, reality television personality, Millionaire Matchmaker, Shark Tank, and The Pitch	^[33]
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.	president and chief executive officer, Society for Human Resource Management	^[34]
Noah Tepperberg	co-chief executive officer, Tao Group Hospitality	^[35]
Geisha Williams	former chief executive officer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company	^[36]
Martin Zweig	former investment advisor and author, Winning on Wall Street	^[37]

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Somy Ali	actress, writer, model, filmmaker, and activist	^[38]
Bob Clark	former director, A Christmas Story and Porky's	^{[citation needed]}
Lewis Cleale	Broadway actor and singer, Sunset Boulevard and Spamalot	^[39]
Jeff Coopwood	movie and television actor, voice of The Borg in Star Trek: First Contact	^[40]
Michael Dunn	former actor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominee for Ship of Fools	^[41]
Fahadh Faasil	actor and producer	^[42]
Charles Grodin	former actor and former television talk show host (did not graduate)	^[43]
Joshua Henry	actor and singer, The Scottsboro Boys, Hamilton, Carousel, and Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration	^[44]
Jay W. Jensen	former actor, philanthropist, and high school drama teacher to actors Andy García and Mickey Rourke	^[45]
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson	actor and WWE professional wrestler	^[46]
Ray Liotta	former actor, "Henry Hill" in Goodfellas and Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams	^[47]
Frank Perry	former director, Mommie Dearest	^[48]
Jo Ann Pflug	actress, MASH, The Fall Guy, and Operation Petticoat	^[49]
Ernie Sabella	actor, Chicago, Hill Street Blues, Curtains, and The Lion King	^[50]
Sylvester Stallone	actor, Rocky Balboa in Rocky (degree granted in 1998)	^[51]
Steve-O	comedic actor, Jackass (attended but did not graduate)	^[52]

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Mercedes Aráoz	former prime minister, Peru	^[53]
Bryan Avila	member of Florida House of Representatives	^[54]
Dean Barrow	former prime minister, Belize
Fernando Belaúnde	former President of Peru (transferred)	^{[citation needed]}
Bjarni Benediktsson	former prime minister of Iceland	^[55]
Paul L. Cejas	former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium	^[56]
Randy Christmas	former mayor of Miami	^{[citation needed]}
Joe Ciresi	member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives	^[57]
Wendy Craigg	former governor, Central Bank of The Bahamas
Carlos Curbelo	former U.S. representative	^[58]
Manny Diaz	chairman, of Florida Democratic Party, and former mayor of Miami
Alex Díaz de la Portilla	City of Miami commissioner and former Florida state senator	^[59]
Dante Fascell	former U.S. representative and chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee	^[60]
Maurice Ferré	former six-term mayor of Miami	^[61]
Sandra Freedman	former mayor of Tampa, Florida	^[62]
Joe Garcia	lobbyist and former member of U.S. representative	^[63]
Robert High	former mayor of Miami	^{[citation needed]}
Michael Johns	former White House presidential speechwriter and healthcare executive	^[64]
David T. Kennedy	former mayor of Miami
Dexter Lehtinen	former Florida state senator	^[65]
Pepe Lobo	former president of Honduras	^[66]
Carlos López-Cantera	former lieutenant governor of Florida	^{[citation needed]}
Bob McEwen	former U.S. representative	^[67]
Martha Mitchell	Watergate scandal political figure and wife of Nixon administration U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell	^[68]
Joe Moakley	former U.S. representative	^[69]
Patrick Murphy	former U.S. representative	^[70]
Richard C. Nowakowski	former Wisconsin State Representative	^[71]
Burgess Owens	U.S. House of Representative and former professional football player, New York Jets and Los Angeles Raiders	^{[citation needed]}
Alex Penelas	former mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida	^{[citation needed]}
Walid Phares	scholar and political pundit
Tomás Regalado	former mayor of Miami
Tom Rooney	former U.S. representative	^[72]
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen	lobbyist and former U.S. representative	^[73]
María Elvira Salazar	U.S. representative	^{[citation needed]}
Burt Saunders	former Florida state senator	^[74]
Alex Villalobos	former Florida state senator	^[75]
Kirk Wagar	former U.S. ambassador to Singapore	^{[citation needed]}
Frederica Wilson	former U.S. representative	^[54]

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Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Roy Black	criminal defense attorney, obtained criminal acquittal of William Kennedy Smith	^[76]
Joseph A. Boyd Jr.	former chief justice, Florida Supreme Court	^[77]
Vincent Bugliosi	former prosecutor who obtained criminal conviction of Charles Manson and author, Helter Skelter	^[78]
Adalberto Jordan	appellate judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit	^[79]
Elizabeth A. Kovachevich	senior U.S. district court judge, Middle District of Florida	^[80]
Jose E. Martinez	U.S. district court judge, Southern District of Florida	^[81]
Scott J. Silverman	former circuit court judge, 11th Circuit Court of Florida (did not graduate)	^[82]
Robert H. Traurig	lawyer, businessman, and founder, Greenberg Traurig law and lobbying firm
Ursula Mancusi Ungaro	former U.S. district court judge for Southern District of Florida	^[83]

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Michelle Amato	vocalist	^[85]
Bart Baker	parody artist	^[86]
Jeffri W. Bantz	former classical conductor, pianist, and organist	^[87]
Elizabeth Caballero	operatic soprano	^[88]
Sylvia Constantinidis	classical pianist, composer, conductor, and music educator	^[89]
Ann Curless	lead singer and songwriter, Exposé	^[90]
John Easterlin	opera singer	^{[citation needed]}
Mark Egan	jazz bassist, Pat Metheny Group	^[91]
Gloria Estefan	singer, songwriter, seven-time Grammy Award winner, former lead singer, Miami Sound Machine	^[92]
Ben Folds	pianist and former member, Ben Folds Five (did not graduate)	^[93]
Kenneth Fuchs	composer	^[94]
Natalie Gelman	singer and songwriter	^[95]
Carlo Grante	concert pianist and scholar	^[96]
Euge Groove	smooth jazz musician	^{[citation needed]}
Jerry Herman	composer and lyricist, Hello Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles and two-time Tony Award winner	^[97]
Bruce Hornsby	jazz musician and three-time Grammy Award winner	^[98]
Enrique Iglesias	singer, songwriter, and Grammy Award winner (did not graduate)	^[99]
Jonathan Kreisberg	jazz guitarist and composer	^[100]
Larry Lake	composer, trumpeter, radio broadcaster, and record producer	^[101]
Amy Lee	saxophonist and former member for Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band	^[102]
Will Lee	bassist and band member, Late Show with David Letterman	^[103]
Carmen Lundy	jazz musician	^[104]
Marvis Martin	opera singer	^[105]
Joel McNeely	composer	^[106]
Pat Metheny	jazz guitarist and founder, Pat Metheny Group (did not graduate)	^[107]
Steve Morse	rock guitarist, Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple, and Kansas	^[108]
Erin O'Donnell	contemporary Christian musician	^[109]
Jaco Pastorius	jazz bassist and two-time Grammy Award nominee (did not graduate)	^{[citation needed]}
Robert Phillips	classical guitarist	^{[citation needed]}
Lucas Prata	house music singer and songwriter	^{[citation needed]}
André Raphel	classical conductor	^[110]
Carole Dawn Reinhart	trumpet player and professor	^[111]
Cécile McLorin Salvant	jazz vocalist	^[112]
Maria Schneider	jazz musician and composer	^[113]
Patti Scialfa	singer and guitarist, E Street Band, wife of rock musician Bruce Springsteen (did not graduate)	^[114]
Jon Secada	singer, songwriter, two-time Grammy Award winner	^[115]
Grace Slick	singer and songwriter, The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship (did not graduate)
John Splithoff	musician	^[116]
Andy Timmons	blues and rock guitar player
Ed Toth	drummer, Doobie Brothers	^[117]

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Brady Barr	herpetologist and host, Nat Geo Wild's Reptile Wild and Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr	^[121]
Frederick Bayer	former biologist and former curator emeritus, Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History	^[122]
Renee Borges	biologist	^[123]
Alizé Carrère	climatologist, filmmaker, and National Geographic Young Explorer adventurer	^[124]
John E. Dennis	mathematician, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics fellow, and founder and editor-in-chief, SIAM Journal on Optimization	^[125]
Steven Falcone	physician and medical academic, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami	^[126]
Reuben Lasker	former marine biologist	^{[citation needed]}
Michelle Mainelli	deputy director, National Weather Service	^[127]^[128]
Zhou Mingzhen	former paleontologist	^{[citation needed]}
Aldemaro Romero Jr.	biologist, communicator, and education activist	^[129]
Michael Welner	forensic psychiatrist	^[130]
Paul Alan Wetter	surgical technique pioneer

Alumnus	Notability	Reference
Yasmani Grandal	catcher and first baseman, Boston Red Sox	^[131]
Peter O'Brien	free agent left fielder
Andrew Suárez	free agent pitcher