List of Christian Brothers school alumni

Since 1802, the Congregation of Christian Brothers have been educating boys throughout the world. The order, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice, opened its first school on Waterford's New Street in 1802. The following is a list of Christian Brothers school and college alumni.

The alumni are listed as follows:

• Name – occupation / significance – school

Academics

India

• Rajeev Motwani - Gödel Prize winner, former Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University - St. Columba's School
• Siddhartha Mukherjee - Rhodes Scholar, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University - St. Columba's School
• Nitin Nohria - dean of Harvard Business School - St. Columba's School

United States

• Regis J. Armstrong, OFM Cap. - Catholic University of America professor, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of Assisi expert - Iona College
• James J. McGovern - former President of A.T. Still University - Iona College
• Leo J. O'Donovan, SJ - President of Georgetown University - Iona Preparatory School
• Robert Sheeran - former President of Seton Hall University - Bergen Catholic High School
• Kevin Waters, SJ - Jesuit priest, composer, academic administrator, retired Academic Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Gonzaga University - O'Dea High School

Business

Argentina

• Alfonso Prat-Gay - economist, politician, former President of the Central Bank of Argentina, congressman - Colegio Cardenal Newman

India

• Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder and Executive Vice-Chairman of Naukri.com - St. Columba's School
• Kaushik Chatterjee - Group CFO of Tata Steel - St. Patrick's Higher Secondary School
• Piyush Gupta - CEO and Director of DBS Bank - St. Columba's School
• Sanjay Jain - CEO of The Times Of India - St. Columba's School
• Deep Kalra - founder of MakeMyTrip - St. Columba's School
• Malay Mukherjee - former COO of Mittal Steel - St. Patrick's Higher Secondary School
• Vivek Paul, former Vice-Chairman of Wipro, Consulting Professor of Radiology at Stanford University, founder of KineticGlue - St. Columba's School
• Adarsh Shastri - Parliamentary Secretary of Department of Electronics and Information Technology, leader of the Aam Aadmi Party - St. Columba's School
• Lalit Suri - former Chairman/Managing Director of Bharat Hotels Limited - St. Columba's School
• S. Talukdar - former Group Executive President & CFO of Hindalco - St. Patrick's Higher Secondary School

Ireland

• Willie Walsh - CEO of British Airways - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin

United States

• Frank Abagnale - security consultant; perpetrator of bank fraud in the late 1960s - Iona Preparatory School
• Ralph Acampora - pioneer of Wall Street technical analysis, writer - Iona College
• Michael P. Beckerich - founder of Carala Ventures - Iona College
• Laurence Boschetto - President and CEO of FCB - Iona College
• James T. Brady - Managing Director of Ballantrae International, former Secretary of Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development - Iona College
• Ron Bruder - entrepreneur, Middle East youth education activist - Iona College
• Daniel Burnham - retired Chairman and CEO of Raytheon - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Louis R. Cappelli - real estate developer - Iona Preparatory School
• Domenick Ciaccia - President and CEO of Universal Commodities (Tea) Trading - Iona College
• Ellis Cousens - Vice President, CFO and COO of John Wiley & Sons - Iona College
• Michael Critelli - CEO of Pitney Bowes - Bishop Kearney High School
• John Crowley - biotech executive - Bergen Catholic High School
• Philip D. DeFeo - former Chairman and CEO of the Pacific Exchange - Iona College
• Ronald DeFeo - Chairman and CEO of Terex - Iona College
• Joseph DePaolo - President and CEO of Signature Bank; 2002 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient - Iona College
• Anthony Di Iorio - former CFO and member of Group Executive Committee of Deutsche Bank - Iona College
• Randy Falco - President and CEO of Univision Communications, former Chairman and CEO of AOL - Iona College
• Tom Fanoe - President and COO of Joe Boxer - Palma School
• Robert Greifeld - President and CEO of NASDAQ - Iona College
• James P. Hynes - founder of COLT Group - Iona College
• Alfred Kelly - former President of American Express and President and CEO of the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee - Iona College
• Catherine R. Kinney - former President and co-COO of the New York Stock Exchange - Iona College
• Robert LaPenta - Chairman, President and CEO of L-1 Identity Solutions, racehorse owner - Iona College
• Anthony Luiso - former President and CEO of The J.M. Smucker Company - Iona College
• Patrick J. Lynch '59, former senior vice president & CFO of Texaco - Iona College
• Phil Maisano - Vice Chairman and CIO of Dreyfus Corporation - Iona College
• Timothy M. Manganello - CEO and Chairman of BorgWarner - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Brian A. Markison - Chairman, President and CEO of King Pharmaceuticals - Iona College
• Patrick J. Martin - former President and CEO of Storage Technology Corporation - Iona College
• Eugene R. McGrath - former CEO of Consolidated Edison - Iona College
• Karl A. Minner - President and CEO of Nexus Legal Cash - Iona College
• Alvaro de Molina - former Bank of America CFO - Bergen Catholic High School
• Tommy Mottola - music executive - Iona Preparatory School
• Thomas Murphy - former Chairman, CEO, and Director of General Motors - Leo High School
• David Portnoy - internet mogul, Barstool Sports founder - Catholic Memorial School
• John Rakolta - political activist, Chairman and CEO of Walbridge - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Robert C. Romeo - CEO of LexisNexis - Iona College
• Peter R. Scanlon - former Chairman and CEO of PricewaterhouseCoopers - Iona College
• John Sharkey - Chairman and CEO of Kane, Saunders & Smart, Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient - Iona College
• John Sweeney - labor leader, former AFL-CIO President, 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient - Cardinal Hayes High School, Iona College
• Jim Tricarico - CRO of Cadent Network - Iona College
• Andy Unanue - former COO of Goya Foods - Bergen Catholic High School
• Brad Widulski - founder CEO of Newbold Technology Solutions - Iona College
• John Zaccaro - real estate developer and owner of P. Zaccaro & Company - Iona College

Culture and arts

Great Britain

• Nigel Hawthorne - actor - Christian Brothers South Africa

India

• George Chakravarthi - artist - St. Columba's School

Ireland

Paddy Courtney - comedian - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin

United States

• William Cala - President of "Joining Hearts and Hands," a nonprofit charity organization - Bishop Kearney High School
• George Carlin - comedian (did not graduate) - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Jim Donohue - comedian, writer - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Michael Flatley - Irish step dancer, producer, choreographer - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Alex Raymond - creator of Flash Gordon comic strip - Iona Preparatory School
• Christian Picciolini - four time Emmy-nominated television producer and director, peace advocate, author, business executive - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Antonio Broccoli Porto - artist - Iona College
• Roger Steffens - actor, author, lecturer, editor, reggae archivist, photographer, producer - Bergen Catholic High School

Law

Australia

• Patrick Keane - Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia (2010–present) - St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
• Barry O'Keefe AM QC - judge in the Supreme Court of New South Wales and commissioner of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption - Waverley College

India

• Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud - Justice of the Bombay High Court - St. Columba's School

New Zealand

• John Callan - Justice of the New Zealand Supreme Court (1935–1951) - Christian Brothers School, Dunedin

United States

• Robert J. Corcoran - former Arizona Supreme Court Justice - Iona College
• Thomas R. Fitzgerald - former Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court - Leo High School
• Philip S. Gutierrez - federal judge - Cantwell High School
• Anthony T. Kane - former New York Supreme Court Justice - Iona College
• David M. Lawson - federal judge - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Andrew C. McCarthy - former federal judge, columnist - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Ross Mirkarimi - San Francisco Sheriff - Bishop Hendricken High School
• William M. Monroe - former California superior courts Judge -
• Brian Morris - federal judge, former Montana Supreme Court Justice - Butte Central Catholic High School
• Robert L. Polifroni - New Jersey Superior Court Judge - Iona College
• James M. Slater - former California Superior Court Judge - Iona College
• Donald J. Sullivan - former New York Supreme Court Justice - Iona College

Literature and poetry

Australia

• C. J. Dennis - writer, poet - Christian Brothers College, Adelaide

Great Britain

• Alexander McCall Smith - writer - Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo

India

• Mahesh Rangarajan - writer, historian - St. Columba's School
• Sudeep Sen - poet - St. Columba's School

New Zealand

• Sam Hunt CNZM, QSM - New Zealand's best-known poet - St Peter's College

United States

• George Cain - writer - Iona College
• Mike Damergis - writer - Iona College
• Don DeLillo - essayist, playwright, writer - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Juan Gómez-Quiñones - professor, activist, writer - Cantwell High School
• Peter Leonard - author - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Thomas Lynch - essayist, poet - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• William Martin - writer - Catholic Memorial School
• Joe Meno - writer - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• George Pérez - comic book creator - Cardinal Hayes High School
• John R. Powers - writer - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Donald Spoto - writer, theologian - Iona Preparatory School, Iona College
• Thomas Sugrue - author, historian - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Daniel Tobin - poet, 2009 Guggenheim Fellow - Iona College
• John Evangelist Walsh - writer, editor, historian - Power Memorial Academy

Zimbabwe

• Graham Boynton - writer, journalist - Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo

Media, film, and television

Canada

• A. J. Buckley - actor - St. Thomas More Collegiate
• Brett Kelly - actor - St. Thomas More Collegiate
• Merwin Mondesir - actor - Chaminade College School

India

• Saqib Iqbal Ahmed - journalist - St. Joseph's College, Calcutta
• Hamlet Bareh - writer, historian, film director, Padma Shri award recipient - St. Edmund's College, Shillong
• Derek Bose - film critic - St. Columba's School
• Mukul Dev - actor - St. Columba's School
• Rahul Dev - model, actor - St. Columba's School
• Raj Kamal Jha - newspaper editor, author - St. Joseph's College, Calcutta
• Shah Rukh Khan - actor, producer, television personality - St. Columba's School
• Shantanu Maheshwari - actor - St. Joseph's College, Calcutta
• Vinil Mathew - film director - St. Columba's School
• Arjun Mathur - actor - St. Columba's School
• Kunal Nayyar -actor, The Big Bang Theory - St. Columba's School
• Ayan Pal - author, speaker and film critic - St. Joseph's College, Calcutta
• Cyrus Sahukar - television presenter, actor - St. Columba's School
• Keith Sequiera - actor - St. Columba's School
• Naman Shaw - actor - St. Joseph's College, Calcutta
• Arindam Sil - actor, film director and producer - St. Joseph's College, Calcutta
• Anubhav Srivastava - film director - St. Columba's School
• Samir Tewari - film director - St. Patrick's Higher Secondary School

Ireland

• Mark Cagney - television and radio presenter - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Brendan Gleeson – actor and film director – St. Joseph's Secondary CBS
• Edward Mulhare - actor - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Conor Sweeney - Moscow Correspondent of The Irish Times - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin

United States

• Steve Adubato - author, Emmy-winning news anchor, motivational speaker and former New Jersey State Senator - Essex Catholic High School
• Mike Castle - actor - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Bud Cort - actor - Iona Preparatory School, Iona College
• George Dzundza - actor - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Joanna Garcia - actress - Tampa Catholic High School
• John Gilchrist - child actor - Iona College
• Terry Finn - actress - Iona College
• Joe Gatto - Comedian and part of the comedy troupe The Tenderloins who star in the hit truTV show, Impractical Jokers - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Mel Gibson - actor - St Leo's Catholic College
• Nick Gregory - television meteorologist - Iona Preparatory School
• Chris Hansen - television journalist - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Norma Holland - local television news anchor - Bishop Kearney High School
• Wil Horneff - actor - Bergen Catholic High School
• Bruno Kirby - actor - Power Memorial Academy
• Peter Lauritson - television producer and director, Star Trek - Palma School
• John Lavelle - actor - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Bernard McGuirk - radio and television host - Cardinal Hayes High School
• James Murray - Comedian and part of the comedy troupe The Tenderloins who star in the hit truTV show, Impractical Jokers - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Kevin J. O'Connor - actor - St. Laurence High School
• Denis O'Hare - actor - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Miles Orman - actor - Bergen Catholic High School
• Bill Reilly - publishing and media executive, founder and former Chairman of Primedia - Iona Preparatory School
• John C. Reilly - Oscar-nominated actor and comedian - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Theo Rossi - actor - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Regis Philbin - actor, singer, television host - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Brian "Q" Quinn - Comedian and part of the comedy troupe The Tenderloins who star in the hit truTV show, Impractical Jokers - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Martin Scorsese - director, producer, screenwriter - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Channing Tatum - actor - Tampa Catholic High School
• William J. Taverner - sex educator, editor of the American Journal of Sexuality Education - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Jeff Vintar - screenwriter - St. Laurence High School
• Sal Vulcano - Comedian and part of the comedy troupe The Tenderloins who star in the hit truTV show, Impractical Jokers - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Daniel Whitner - actor - Essex Catholic High School
• John J. York - actor - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Jim Zulevic - actor and comedian - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)

Sports media

• Pete DiDonato - Sirius-XM Sports Imaging Director - Iona College
• Brad Galli - sports reporter - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Paul Ladewski - sportswriter, journalist - St. Laurence High School
• Bill Madden - sportswriter, writer - Bergen Catholic High School
• Tim McCarthy, Vice President of ESPN Radio - Iona College
• Pierre McGuire - sports analyst - Bergen Catholic High School
• Bob Papa - sportscaster - Bergen Catholic High School
• Pete Sheppard - sports talk radio host - Bishop Hendricken High School

Military and law enforcement

India

• Amreshwar Pratap Singh - brigadier, recipient of the Sena Medal-Gallantry, Bar to Sena Medal-Gallantry and Vishisht Seva Medal medals - St. Columba's School

United States

• Patrick Henry Brady - retired United States Army major general, Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross recipient - O'Dea High School
• James Hickey - retired US Army colonel, leader of Operation Red Dawn, the US military effort that captured former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein - St. Laurence High School
• John F. Hussey - Brigadier General of the Army Reserve's Great Lakes Training Division, 75th Training Command - Iona College
• Tim McCarthy - former United States Secret Service agent, shot during assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan - Leo Catholic High School
• Craig Mullaney - United States Army veteran and author - Bishop Hendricken High School

Music

Australia

• Paul Kelly - singer, songwriter, musician, Rostrevor College Adelaide

Canada

• Martin Broda - singer, musician, Abandon All Ships - Chaminade College School
• Lukas Rossi - singer, Rock Star Supernova - Chaminade College School

India

• Pratik Choudhury - singer - St. Joseph's College, Calcutta
• Palash Sen - singer, Euphoria - St. Columba's School

Ireland

• Keith Duffy - actor and musician, Boyzone - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin
• Aloys Fleischmann - composer, music professor - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Niall Horan - singer, One Direction - Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar

United States

• Kevin Cronin - guitarist, singer, REO Speedwagon - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Kevin Devine - songwriter, musician - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Charles Hamilton - rapper, hip hop artist - Rice High School
• Eileen Ivers - fiddler - Iona College
• David Jones - folk musician, Frontier Ruckus - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Bob Mayo - musician, keyboardist - Iona Preparatory School
• Robert Mazzella - tour organizer, singer - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Darryl McDaniels - rapper, founding member of the hip hop group Run–D.M.C. - Rice High School
• Don McLean - singer-songwriter - Iona Preparatory School, Iona College
• Mike McColgan - singer, Dropkick Murphys, Street Dogs - Catholic Memorial School
• Joey McIntyre - singer, New Kids on the Block - Catholic Memorial School
• Matthew Milia - folk musician, Frontier Ruckus - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Chris Peters - music producer - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Drew Peters - music producer - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Bobby Sanabria - drummer, percussionist, composer - Cardinal Hayes High School

Politics and public service

Argentina

• Mauricio Macri - civil engineer, businessman, politician, Chief of Government of Buenos Aires - Colegio Cardenal Newman

Australia

• Anthony Albanese - former Deputy Prime Minister, Former Federal Minister and current Member for Grayndler - St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney
• John Aquilina - former NSW Minister and Member for Blacktown- Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham
• Ron Boswell - former Leader of the National Party in the Senate and Senator for Queensland- St. Joseph's College, Geelong
• Bill Bourke - former M.P.- St. Kevin's College, Melbourne
• Steve Bracks - former Premier of Victoria- St Patrick's College, Ballarat
• John Brogden - former Leader of the Opposition NSW and Member for Pittwater - St Patrick's College, Strathfield
• John Brown - former a federal Minister and Member for Parramatta- Christian Brothers College, Burwood and St Patrick's College, Strathfield
• Tony Burke - former Federal Minister and current Member for Watson - St Patrick's College, Strathfield
• Arthur Calwell - Former leader of the Australian Labor Party - St. Joseph's College, Melbourne
• Fred Chaney - former Federal Minister and Senator for WA
• Michael Cleary - former NSW Minister and Member for Coogee - Waverley College
• Peter Cosgrove AK MC - 26th Governor-General of Australia (from 28 March 2014), Chief of the Defence Force (2002–04); former Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University (2005–14) - Waverley College
• William Cox - Governor of Tasmania - St Virgil's College
• Chris Ellison - former Federal Minister and Senator for WA- Trinity College, Perth
• Craig Emerson - former Federal Minister and Member for Rankin - St Patrick's College, Strathfield
• Laurie Ferguson - Member for Werriwa and former Member for Auburn- St Patrick's College, Strathfield
• Martin Ferguson - former Federal Minister and Member for Batman - St Patrick's College, Strathfield
• Luke Foley - Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New South Wales - St Leo's Catholic College
• James Gobbo - 25th Governor of Victoria - St. Joseph's College Melbourne
• Paul Lennon - 42nd Premier of Tasmania - St Virgil's College
• Doug Lowe - 35th Premier of Tasmania - St Virgil's College
• Paul McLeay - former NSW Minister and Member for Heathcote - St Patrick's College, Strathfield
• John Murphy - former Member for Reid (and Lowe) - Waverley College
• Paul Neville - former Member of Hinkler - St. Joseph's Nudgee College
• Gavan O'Connor - former Federal Shadow Minister- St Patrick's College, Ballarat
• Albert Ogilvie - former Premier of Tasmania- St Patrick's College, Ballarat
• Warwick Parer – former Federal Minister and Senator for Queensland - St. Joseph's Nudgee College
• B. A. Santamaria - politician (Founder of the Democratic Labor Party)- St. Joseph's College, Melbourne, St. Kevin's College, Melbourne
• Harrie Seward - former Federal Senator- St Patrick's College, Ballarat

Canada

• Richard Stewart - Mayor of Coquitlam, British Columbia - St. Thomas More Collegiate

India

• Rahul Gandhi - Member of Parliament, Vice-President of the Indian National Congress, Chairperson of the Indian Youth Congress & the National Students Union of India - St. Columba's School
• Sanjay Gandhi - former Member of Parliament, son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi - St. Columba's School
• Gaurav Gogoi - Member of Parliament - St. Columba's School
• Hasim Abdul Halim - politician - St. Joseph's College, Calcutta
• Najeeb Jung - Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, former Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia - St. Columba's School
• James Michael Lyngdoh - former Chief Election Commissioner of India - St. Edmund's College, Shillong
• Derek O'Brien - television personality, Member of Parliament - St. Columba's School
• Anil Shastri - former Member of Parliament - St. Columba's School
• Abhishek Manu Singhvi - Member of Parliament, former spokesperson for the Indian National Congress - St. Columba's School
• Himachal Som - former Indian Ambassador to Italy - St. Patrick's Higher Secondary School

Ireland

• Gerry Adams - MP, MLA, President of Sinn Féin - St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast
• Bertie Ahern - TD, former Taoiseach, former Government minister - St. Aidan's C.B.S.
• Niall Andrews - TD and MEP - Synge Street CBS
• Liam Cosgrave, Taoiseach - Synge Street CBS
• John A. Costello, Taoiseach - O'Connell School
• Hugh Coveney, Irish Government minister - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Pat Cox, former President of the European Parliament - Ardscoil Rís, Limerick
• Martin Cullen, former TD, Minister for Arts, Sports and Culture - Waterpark Christian Brothers School
• John Cushnahan, MEP - St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast
• Seán Barrett, TD, former Irish Government Minister - Christian Brothers College, Monkstown Park
• Peter Barry, former Tánaiste - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Éamon de Valera, 1st Taoiseach, 3rd President of Ireland - C.B.S. Charleville
• Tony Gregory, Independent TD - O'Connell School, teacher at Coláiste Eoin
• Rory Kiely - former Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann
• Tom Kettle - Nationalist MP at the start of the 20th century - O'Connell School
• Liam Lawlor - TD - Synge Street CBS
• George Lee - former TD - Coláiste Éanna
• Seán Lemass, Taoiseach, Government Minister - CBS Westland Row
• Seán MacEntee - Tánaiste - St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast
• Derek McDowell - former TD - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin
• Charlie O'Connor - TD - Synge Street CBS
• Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, 5th President of Ireland, Chief Justice of the Irish Supreme Court - Synge Street CBS
• Seán T. O'Kelly, 2nd President of Ireland - O'Connell School
• Aengus Ó Snodaigh - TD - Coláiste Eoin
• Peter Power - TD, Irish Minister of State - Ardscoil Rís, Limerick
• Richie Ryan - Irish Government minister - Synge Street CBS

New Zealand

• Chris Carter - Member of Parliament for Te Atatu (1993–1996; 1999–present); Minister of Conservation (2002–2007), Minister of Housing (2002–2007), Minister of Ethnic Affairs (2002–2008), Minister of Education (2007–2008), and Minister for the Education Review Office (2007–2008) - St. Peter's College
• Mick Connelly - Member of Parliament for Riccarton (1956–1969), Wigram (1969–1978) and Yaldhurst (1978–1984); Minister of Police, and Minister of Customs (both 1972–1975) and, in 1975, Minister of Works and Development and Minister of Statistics - Christian Brothers School, Dunedin
• Martyn John Dunne CNZM - Major-General (Rtd) (born 16 January 1950); chief executive of the Ministry for Primary Industries (2013–present); New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia (2011–2013); Comptroller of Customs and Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service (2004–2011); Commander Joint Forces New Zealand (2001–2004); New Zealand Commander, East Timor, INTERFET (1999–2001) - St Peter's College
• Peter Gresham - Member of Parliament for Waitotara (1990–1993) and Whanganui (1993–1996), and was a list MP (1996–1999); Minister of Social Welfare and Minister of Senior Citizens (1996–1999) - St. Kevin's College, Oamaru
• Gavan Herlihy - former Member of Parliament - St. Kevin's College, Oamaru
• Brian MacDonellM- formerember of Parliament, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Trade & Industry and Energy Resources (1973–1975) - Christian Brothers School, Dunedin
• Alec Neill - Member of Parliament for Waitaki (1990–1996), List MP (1999, 2001 and 2002) - St. Kevin's College, Oamaru
• Patrick Jerad O'Dea, KCVO - former Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs and well known as the organiser of six royal tours of New Zealand - Christian Brothers College, Dunedin
• John Tamihere - Member of Parliament for Hauraki (1999–2002) and Tamaki Makaurau (2002–2005); in the period (2002–2004), Minister of Small Business, Minister of Youth Affairs, Minister of Statistics, Minister for Land Information, Associate Minister of Māori Affairs - St Peter's College
• Joe Walding - former Member of Parliament for Palmerston North, former Minister of Overseas Trade, former Minister for the Environment, former Minister of Recreation and Sport - Christian Brothers School, Dunedin
• Michael Woodhouse - National Party List Member of Parliament, Chief Government whip (2008–2013); (Cabinet Minister 2013–present: Minister of Immigration and Minister of Veterans' Affairs, Associate Minister of Transport) - St Paul's High School, Dunedin

United States

• Michael Benedetto - New York State Assemblyman - Iona College
• John Bonacic - New York State Senator - Iona College
• Mike Bouchard - former Michigan State Senator, Oakland County, Michigan Sheriff - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Frank Caprio - former Rhode Island State Senator and Rhode Island State Treasurer - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Robert Consalvo - Boston City Councilor - Catholic Memorial School
• Joseph Crowley - US Representative from New York - Power Memorial Academy
• Michael Cusick - New York State Assemblyman - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Brian J. Donnelly - former U.S. Congressman, ambassador - Catholic Memorial School
• Dan Donovan - U.S. Congressman - Monsignor Farrell High School
• James B. Donovan - US Navy officer, political negotiator, lawyer, politician - All Hallows High School
• Vito Fossella - U.S. Congressman - Monsignor Farrell High School
• J. Richard Fredericks - former US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Timothy C. Idoni - Westchester County Clerk, former mayor of New Rochelle, New York - Iona College
• Klint Kesto - Michigan State Representative - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• James Langevin, U.S. Congressman - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Andrew Lanza - New York State Senator - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Gerald S. McGowan - former US Ambassador to Portugal - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Robert J. McGuire - former New York City Police Commissioner and CEO of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency - Iona College
• Michael McMahon - U.S. Congressman - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Jerry J. O'Connell, former US Representative from Montana - Butte Central Catholic High School
• James Oddo - New York City Councilman - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Edward R. Reilly - Maryland State Senator - Essex Catholic High School, Iona College
• John H. Rogers - Massachusetts State Representative, Majority Leader - Catholic Memorial School
• Mike Rush - Massachusetts State Senator - Catholic Memorial School
• Nicholas A. Spano - former New York State Senator - Iona College
• Kevin Sullivan - former White House Communications Director, honored with the NBA "lifetime achievement award" - Iona College
• Louis Tobacco - New York State Assemblyman - Monsignor Farrell High School
• John Tobin - Boston City Councilor - Catholic Memorial School
• Thomas Tunney - Chicago City Councilor - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Peter Vallone, Sr. - former Speaker of New York City Council - Power Memorial Academy

Zimbabwe

• David Coltart, lawyer, former Member of Parliament, senator, Minister of Education, Sport and Culture of Zimbabwe - Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo

Religion

Ireland

• Daniel Mannix - Archbishop of Melbourne - C.B.S. Charleville

United States

• J. Kevin Boland - Bishop of Savannah - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Kathleen Deignan - theologian, liturgical singer, writer - Iona College
• Kevin Hasson - founder and former President of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty - Bishop Kearney High School
• Daniel R. Jenky, CSC - Bishop of Peoria, former rector of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame - St. Laurence High School
• John Navone, SJ - Jesuit priest, theologian, author, retired Professor Emeritus of the Pontifical Gregorian University - O'Dea High School
• George Leo Thomas - Bishop of the Helena - Butte Central Catholic High School
• Gerald Thomas Walsh, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York - Power Memorial Academy

Science, technology and medicine

India

• Partha Pratim Chakraborty - computer scientist, Director of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur - St. Patrick's Higher Secondary School
• Deepak Chopra - physician, public speaker, writer and New Age spiritual guru - St. Columba's School
• Stephen Smith - rocket scientist, creator of rocket mail in India - St. Patrick's Higher Secondary School

Ireland

• John Philip Holland - designer of the first submarine - C.B.S. Secondary School Ennistymon

United States

• John P. Donohue - physician, researcher, educator, pioneered the development of chemotherapy - Iona Preparatory School
• Pamela Melroy - NASA astronaut - Bishop Kearney High School
• Mario Runco, Jr. - NASA astronaut - Cardinal Hayes High School

Sports

American football

United States

• Antonio Allen - professional football player - Trinity Catholic High School
• Dick Ambrose - professional football player, Cleveland Browns - Iona Preparatory School
• Joe Azelby - professional football player, businessman, author - Bergen Catholic High School
• Mike Bajakian, professional football coach - Bergen Catholic High School
• Matt Baker - professional football player - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Carl Barisich - professional football player - Bergen Catholic High School
• Will Blackmon - professional football player, Seattle Seahawks - Bishop Hendricken High School
• John Brantley - college football player - Trinity Catholic High School
• Brian Brennan - professional football player - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Nate Burleson - professional football player - O'Dea High School
• Charley Casserly - sportscaster, football executive - Bergen Catholic High School
• Lazarus Chavez - professional football player - Iona College
• Greg Collins - actor, professional football player - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Willie Colon - professional football player, New York Jets - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Kevin Coyle - professional football coach, Miami Dolphins - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Brian Cushing - professional football player - Bergen Catholic High School
• Chris Dalman - professional football player and coach - Palma School
• Tony DeMeo - college head football coach - Iona College
• David Diehl - professional football player - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Mark Donahue - professional football player - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Jim Dray - professional football player - Bergen Catholic High School
• Demetrius DuBose - professional football player - O'Dea High School
• David Fales - professional football player - Palma School
• Jim Finn - professional football player - Bergen Catholic High School
• Kyle Flood - college football coach - Iona College
• Jerry Flora - college football coach - Iona College
• Steve Furness - professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Andy Gallik - professional football player - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Michael Gasperson - professional football player - Palma School
• Chaz Green - professional football player - Tampa Catholic High School
• Tim Grunhard - professional football player and coach - St. Laurence High School
• Rob Henry - professional football player - Trinity Catholic High School
• Darrell Jackson - professional football player - Tampa Catholic High School
• Bob Kula - professional football player - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• T. J. Lang - professional football player - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Mike Lodish - professional football player - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Matt LoVecchio - college football player - Bergen Catholic High School
• John Mara - football executive, co-owner of the New York Giants - Iona Preparatory School
• Taylor Mays - professional football player, Cincinnati Bengals - O'Dea High School
• John Meyer - professional football player and coach - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Bob Molinaro - professional baseball player - Essex Catholic High School
• Brian Reader - professional football player - Palma School
• Darren Rizzi - professional football player and coach - Bergen Catholic High School
• Rich Scanlon - professional football player - Bergen Catholic High School
• Matt Sherry - professional football player, Cincinnati Bengals - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Brian Slocum - professional baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates - Iona Preparatory School
• AJ Smith - football executive, San Diego Chargers - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Rob Spence - college football coach, Clemson University and Syracuse University - Iona Preparatory School, Iona College
• Jim Sweeney, college football player and coach - Butte Central Catholic High School
• Elliot Vallejo - professional football player - Palma School
• Jim White - former professional football player - All Hallows High School
• Brennan Williams - professional football player - Catholic Memorial School
• Isaiah Williams - professional football player - Bergen Catholic High School

Baseball

United States

• Jim Adduci - professional baseball player - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Rocco Baldelli - professional baseball player, Tampa Bay Rays - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Jeff Beliveau - professional baseball player, Tampa Bay Rays - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Mike Bertotti - professional baseball player, Chicago White Sox - Iona College
• Brent Bowers - professional baseball player - St. Laurence High School
• Rick Cerone - professional baseball payer - Essex Catholic High School
• Mark DeRosa, professional baseball player - Bergen Catholic High School
• David Esquer - professional baseball player and coach - Palma School
• Kenny Kelly - professional baseball player - Tampa Catholic High School
• DJ LeMahieu - professional baseball player - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Dennis Leonard - professional baseball player, Kansas City Royals - Iona College
• Skip Lockwood - professional baseball player - Catholic Memorial School
• Pete Mackanin - professional baseball player, coach, and manager - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Tino Martinez - professional baseball player - Tampa Catholic High School
• Colin Moran - professional baseball player - Iona Preparatory School
• Jason Motte - professional baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals - Iona College
• Jim O'Toole - professional baseball player - Leo High School
• Carlos Reyes - professional baseball player - Tampa Catholic High School
• Denard Span - professional baseball player - Tampa Catholic High School
• John Tumpane - professional baseball player - St. Laurence High School
• Vito Valentinetti - professional baseball player, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators - Iona College
• Craig Worthington - professional baseball player - Cantwell High School

Basketball

Canada

• Olu Famutimi - professional basketball player - Chaminade College School

United States

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, hall-of-fame professional basketball player, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers - Power Memorial Academy
• B. J. Armstrong - professional basketball player, Chicago Bulls - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)
• Sean Banks, professional basketball player, Idaho Stampede - Bergen Catholic High School
• Andre Barrett - professional basketball player - Rice High School
• Dick Bavetta, professional basketball referee - Power Memorial Academy
• Kevin Burleson - professional basketball player - O'Dea High School
• Steve Burtt, Sr. - former professional basketball player, Golden State Warriors - Iona College
• Keydren Clark - professional basketball player - Rice High School
• Curtis Dennis - professional basketball player in Lebanon - Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School
• Jim Dwyer - professional baseball player - St. Laurence High School
• Mario Elie - professional basketball player and coach - Power Memorial Academy
• Len Elmore - professional basketball player - Power Memorial Academy
• Johnny Ezersky, professional basketball player - Power Memorial Academy
• Jarrid Famous - professional basketball player in China - Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School
• Chris Fouch - professional basketball player - Rice High School
• Bobby Frasor - professional basketball player - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Pete Gaudet - professional basketball coach - Iona Preparatory School
• Sean Green - professional basketball player, Philadelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz - Iona College
• Jerry Grote - professional basketball player, Los Angeles Lakers - Cantwell High School
• Richie Guerin - professional basketball player and coach, New York Knicks - Iona College
• Larry Hennessy - professional basketball player - Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High School
• Phil Hicks - professional basketball player - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Rico Hill - professional basketball player - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Warren Isaac, professional basketball player and coach in Italy - Power Memorial Academy, Iona College
• Orlando Johnson - professional basketball player - Palma School
• Curtis Kelly - professional basketball player - Rice High School
• Tariq Kirksay - professional basketball player in Europe, France national basketball team - Iona College
• Ricky Ledo - professional basketball player, New York Knicks - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Felipe López - professional basketball player - Rice High School
• Kevin Loughery - professional basketball player, Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, player and coach, Philadelphia 76ers - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Brendan Malone - professional basketball coach - Iona College
• Mike Malone - professional basketball coach, Denver Nuggets - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Jamal Mashburn, professional basketball player, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets - Cardinal Hayes High School
• Dean Meminger - professional basketball player and coach - Rice High School
• Kevin O'Connor - professional basketball executive, Utah Jazz - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Olden Polynice - professional basketball player - All Hallows High School
• Clint Richardson Jr. - professional basketball player - O'Dea High School
• Russell Robinson - professional basketball player - Rice High School
• Ryan Rossiter - professional basketball player - Monsignor Farrell High School
• E. J. Rowland - professional basketball player, Bulgarian national team - Palma School
• Jeff Ruland - professional basketball player, Golden State Warriors, Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers, college basketball coach - Iona College
• Joel Rutkowski - professional basketball player - Iona College
• Kenny Satterfield - professional basketball player - Rice High School
• Durand Scott - professional basketball player - Rice High School
• Shawnelle Scott - professional basketball player - All Hallows High School
• Edgar Sosa - professional basketball player - Rice High School
• Mindaugas Timinskas - professional basketball player in Europe, Lithuanian national basketball team - Iona College
• Kemba Walker - professional basketball player - Rice High School
• Charlie Yelverton - professional basketball player - Rice High School

Canadian football

Canada

• Tyson Craiggs - professional Canadian football player - St. Thomas More Collegiate
• Jon Cornish - professional Canadian football player - St. Thomas More Collegiate
• Calvin McCarty - professional Canadian football player - St. Thomas More Collegiate

Cricket

India

• Ashish Bagai - professional cricketer - St. Columba's School
• Arun Lal - professional cricketer - St. Columba's School
• Natwar Lal Modi - businessman and cricket administrator - St. Columba's School

Zimbabwe

• Charles Coventry - professional cricketer - Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo
• Mark Dekker - professional cricketer - Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo
• Keegan Meth - professional cricketer - Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo

Golf

United States

• Jim Albus - Champions Tour professional golfer - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Bill Britton - PGA Tour professional golfer - Monsignor Farrell High School
• Lance Ten Broeck - PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour & Champions Tour professional golfer - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Fred Couples - PGA Tour & Champions Tour professional golfer - O'Dea High School
• Allen Doyle - professional golfer - Catholic Memorial School
• Dudley Hart - professional golfer - Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School
• Jim McGovern - professional golfer - Bergen Catholic High School

Zimbabwe

• Tony Johnstone - professional golfer - Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo

Hockey

Canada

• Gino Cavallini - professional hockey player - Chaminade College School
• Paul Cavallini - professional hockey player - Chaminade College School
• Kris Chucko - professional hockey player - St. Thomas More Collegiate
• Jim Fahey - professional hockey player - Catholic Memorial School
• Mark Giordano - professional hockey player - Chaminade College School
• Paul Stanton - professional hockey player and coach - Catholic Memorial School
• Kyle Turris - professional hockey player - St. Thomas More Collegiate
• Michael Vernace - professional hockey player - Chaminade College School
• Jason Woolley - professional hockey player - Chaminade College School

United States

• Jim Carey - professional hockey player - Catholic Memorial School
• Ted Donato - professional hockey player and coach - Catholic Memorial School
• Dan Dorion - professional hockey player - All Hallows High School
• David Emma - professional hockey player, Hobey Baker Award recipient - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Rob Gaudreau - professional hockey player, San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Brian Mullen - professional hockey player - Power Memorial Academy
• Joe Mullen - hall-of-fame professional hockey player - Power Memorial Academy
• Chris Nilan - professional hockey player - Catholic Memorial School
• Ed Olczyk - hall-of-fame professional hockey player and coach - Brother Rice High School (Chicago)
• Jack Parker - college hockey coach - Catholic Memorial School
• Greg Pateryn - professional hockey player - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)

Lacrosse

Canada

• Curtis Hodgson - professional lacrosse player, Washington Stealth - St. Thomas More Collegiate

United States

• David Morrow - professional lacrosse player, founder of Warrior Sports - Brother Rice High School (Michigan)

Rugby

Argentina

• Marcos Ayerza - professional rugby player - Colegio Cardenal Newman
• Felipe Contepomi - professional rugby player - Colegio Cardenal Newman
• Manuel Contepomi - professional rugby player - Colegio Cardenal Newman
• Agustín Gosio - professional rugby player - Colegio Cardenal Newman

Ireland

• Darragh Hurley - professional rugby union player, Munster Rugby - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Donal Lenihan - professional rugby union player - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Frank Murphy - professional rugby union player, Munster Rugby, Leicester Tigers, Connacht Rugby - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Noel Murphy, Sr. - professional rugby union player, Munster Rugby, British and Irish Lions - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Noel Murphy, Jr. - professional rugby union player, Munster Rugby, British and Irish Lions - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Donncha O'Callaghan - professional rugby union player, Munster Rugby, British and Irish Lions - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Shane O'Connor - professional rugby union player, Munster Rugby and Harlequin F.C. - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Tomás O'Leary - professional rugby union player, Munster Rugby, British and Irish Lions - Christian Brothers College, Cork
• Duncan Williams - professional rugby union player, Munster Rugby - Christian Brothers College, Cork

South Africa

• Adrian Garvey, professional rugby player, Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo

Uruguay

• Roberto Canessa - professional rugby union player, Uruguayan presidential candidate, survivor of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash - Stella Maris College
• Nando Parrado - professional rugby union player, survivor of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash - Stella Maris College
• Carlos Páez Rodríguez - professional rugby union player, survivor of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash - Stella Maris College

Running

United States

• Matt Centrowitz - US Olympic runner, 1976 and 1980 - Power Memorial Academy
• Anthony Colón - Puerto Rico Olympic runner, 1972 and 1976 - Power Memorial Academy
• Charles Greene - professional sprinter, U.S. Olympic gold medalist - O'Dea High School
• Michael Keogh - Olympic runner, 1972 - Essex Catholic High School
• Marty Liquori - professional middle distance runner - Essex Catholic High School

Zimbabwe

• Daniel Rowland - professional long-distance runner, Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo

Soccer/football

Canada

• Miguel Cañizalez - professional soccer player - Chaminade College School
• Alecko Eskandarian, professional soccer player and coach - Bergen Catholic High School

Ireland

• Keith Andrews - professional soccer player, Blackburn Rovers - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin
• Conan Byrne - professional soccer player - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin
• Cormac Costello - professional soccer player - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin
• Diarmuid Connolly - professional soccer player - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin
• Pat Gilroy - professional soccer player and manager - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin
• Danny Morrissey - professional soccer player, Cork City F.C. - Midleton CBS Secondary School
• Tomás Quinn - professional soccer player - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin
• Ciaran Whelan - professional soccer player - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin

Trinidad and Tobago

• Randi Patterson - professional soccer player - Bergen Catholic High School

Wales

• Eleri Earnshaw - professional soccer player and coach - Iona College

United States

• Eddie Henderson - professional soccer player - O'Dea High School
• John Wolyniec - professional soccer player - Monsignor Farrell High School
• DeAndre Yedlin - professional soccer player, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. - O'Dea High School

Other

India

• Joydeep Karmakar - Olympic sport shooter - St. Mary's Orphanage & Day School, Kolkata
• Mansher Singh - Olympic sport shooter - St. Columba's School

Ireland

• Joe Deane - professional hurler - Midleton CBS Secondary School
• Rónán Fallon - professional hurler - Ardscoil Rís, Dublin
• Conor Lehane - professional hurler - Midleton CBS Secondary School
• John Joe Nevin - professional boxer - Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar
• Luke O'Farrell - professional hurler - Midleton CBS Secondary School
• Paudie O'Sullivan - professional hurler - Midleton CBS Secondary School
• Diarmuid O'Sullivan - professional hurler - Midleton CBS Secondary School
• Donal Óg Cusack - former professional hurler, television presenter - Midleton CBS Secondary School

United States

• Brittany Bowe - professional speed skater - Trinity Catholic High School
• Jonathan Bomarito - professional racing driver - Palma School
• Kevin Bracken - US Olympic wrestler, 2008 - St. Laurence High School
• Tommy Dreamer - professional wrestler - Iona Preparatory School, Iona College
• Jake Freeman, American hammer thrower - Bishop Hendricken High School
• Shane Hall - professional racing driver - Chaminade College School
• Isaiah Jimenez - professional wrestler - Palma School
• Mark Murro - professional javelin thrower - Essex Catholic High School
• Peter Westbrook - professional fencer - Essex Catholic High School

References