List of DePaul University alumni
This is a list of notable alumni of DePaul University in Chicago.
Business leaders
- Richard Driehaus, CEO, Driehaus Capital Management
- Jack Greenberg, former CEO, McDonald's Corporation
- James M. Jenness, former CEO, Kellogg Company
- Philip Kotler, Northwestern University, S.C. Johnson & Son Professor in International Marketing, known as the "Father of Modern Marketing"
- Curtis J. Crawford, CEO, XCEO, Inc.
- Martin Jahn, General Director, Volkswagen Group RUS
- Daniel Ustian, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Navistar International Corp.
- Kerrie L. Holley, Chief Architect of IBM Global Services and IBM Distinguished Engineer; IBM Black Engineer of the Year Award Recipient 2003
- Dan Evans, Former Vice President and General Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers
Politicians, government officials and civic leaders
- Frank Annunzio, U.S. Representative from Illinois (1965–1993)
- Michael A. Bilandic, former Mayor of Chicago
- Dorothy Brown, Clerk of Cook County Circuit Court
- Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court Justice, 1st District
- Joseph Burke, judge of the Illinois Appellate Court (1939–76)
- Richard M. Daley, former Mayor of Chicago
- Richard J. Daley, former Mayor of Chicago
- Terrance Gainer, Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate
- Arthur Goldberg, former Justice of the United States Supreme Court
- Benjamin Hooks, former Executive Director of the NAACP
- Theodore Matlak, former 32nd ward Chicago alderman
- Laura Spurr, Chairwoman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (2000–2001, 2003–2010)[1]
- Samuel Skinner, former Chief Federal Prosecutor, U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Chief of Staff to President George H. W. Bush
- Charles E. Tucker, Jr., U.S. Air Force Major General
- Cormac Molloy, Peace Corps Member and Housing Specialist
Athletes and sports figures
- Mark Aguirre, Forward, NBA 1982 – 1994 (Dallas, Detroit)
- Bill Boedeker, Halfback, NFL 1946–1950 (4 different teams)
- Andre Brown, Forward, NBA 2007–present (currently with Bandırma Banvit of Turkey)
- Latasha Byears, women's basketball player in the WNBA
- Wilson Chandler, Forward, NBA 2007–present (currently with Denver Nuggets)
- Dallas Comegys, Forward, NBA 1987–1989 (New Jersey, San Antonio)
- Tyrone Corbin, Forward, NBA 1985 – 2000 (9 different teams)
- Dave Corzine, Center, NBA 1978 – 1990 (5 different teams)
- Terry Cummings, Forward, NBA 1982 – 2000 (7 different teams)
- Kevin Edwards, Guard, NBA 1988 – 2000 (4 different teams)
- Elene Gedevanishvili, Georgian figure skater
- Stephen Howard, Forward, NBA 1992–1998 (3 different teams)
- Steven Hunter, Center, NBA 2000–2010
- Johnny Jorgensen, Guard, pro basketball 1947-49
- Mabel Landry, Track and field
- George Mikan, one of the NBA's 50 greatest players
- Angelo Poffo, professional wrestler; father of "Macho Man" Randy Savage
- Allie Quigley, Guard, WNBA 2008–present
- Quentin Richardson, Guard, NBA 2000–2013
- Bobby Simmons, Guard, NBA 2001–2012
- Rod Strickland, Guard, NBA 1988 – 2005 (9 different teams)
Authors
- Kay Ulanday Barrett, poet, educator, cultural worker
- Tarell Alvin McCraney, playwright and winner of a 2013 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant
- William Granger, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times columnist; author of The November Man series of novels
- Patrick Hicks, novelist, poet
- Sean Stephenson, author of Get Off Your "But"
- Thomas Moore (spiritual writer), author of Care of the Soul
- Christian Picciolini, author of the autobiography "Romantic Violence: Memoirs of an American Skinhead and a contributor to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen's 2013 book "The New Digital Age"[1]
Musicians
- Jeremy Barnes, drummer of indie rock bands Neutral Milk Hotel, Bright Eyes
- Frank Catalano, jazz musician
- Ryan Cohan, jazz musician
- Brian Culbertson, jazz musician
- Greg Davis, musician, sound artist
- Tristen Gaspadarek, singer-songwriter
- James William Guercio, producer for Chicago (band) and former owner of Country Music Television
- Ramsey Lewis, jazz musician
- Lee Loughnane, trumpet player, Chicago (band)
- Abraham Lubin, Hazzan
- Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for 1960's rock band The Doors
- Kris Myers, drummer of the Chicago-based progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee
- Tim Nordwind, bass and vocals for the band Ok Go
- Jim O'Rourke, Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, musician, sound-artist
- Walter Parazaider, woodwind player, Chicago (band)
- James Pankow, trombone player, Chicago (band)
- George Perle, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
- Christian Picciolini, guitarist for Random55, CEO of Goldmill Group and former CEO of Sinister Muse Records and Chaos Records
- Pete Wentz, bassist for Fall Out Boy (dropped out 10 weeks shy of graduation)
Film, theater and media personalities
- Tom Amandes
- Gillian Anderson
- Kevin Anderson
- David-Matthew Barnes
- John Barrowman
- Tom Bosley
- Jeffrey Nicholas Brown
- W. Earl Brown
- Janai Brugger
- Julianne Buescher
- P.J. Byrne
- Paula Cale
- Monique Coleman
- Dana DeLorenzo
- Paul Dinello
- Tsi-Tsi-Ki Félix
- Judy Greer
- Sean Gunn
- Zach Helm
- Linda Hunt
- Stana Katic
- Alexander Koch
- Harvey Korman
- Lauren Lapkus
- Joe Mantegna
- Jane McNeill
- Paul Miller
- Michael Muhney
- Tom O'Horgan
- Zak Orth
- Betsy Palmer
- Elizabeth Perkins
- Karl Malden
- Christian Picciolini
- John C. Reilly
- Leonard Roberts
- Michael Rooker
- Arthur Spivak
- Todd Zuniga
References
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