List of New York University alumni

This partial list of notable New York University alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students, fictional students, and current students of New York University. NYU ranks 7th among the World’s top 100 universities for producing millionaires, as compiled by Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[1] NYU ranks 5th globally among universities with the highest number of alumni worth $30 million or more, as compiled by ABC News.[2] CNBC ranks NYU 4th globally among universities with the most billionaire graduates.[3] National Academy of Inventors ranks NYU 19th in the world based on the number of patents generated.[4]

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Legend

The following abbreviations and notes are used to represent NYU schools and colleges:

Abbr. Meaning
* Did not graduate
CAS College of Arts and Science
DENT College of Dentistry
NURSING Rory Meyers College of Nursing
GAL Gallatin School of Individualized Study
GSAS Graduate School of Arts and Science
IFA Institute of Fine Arts
SPS School of Professional Studies
ENG School of Engineering (discontinued/merged; now POLY)
LAW School of Law
MED School of Medicine
POLY Tandon School of Engineering
SSW Ehrenkranz School of Social Work
STEINHARDT Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
STERN Stern School of Business
TSOA Tisch School of the Arts
ARTS University College of Arts and Sciences (discontinued/merged; now CAS)
WAG Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
SHA New York University Shanghai
WSC Washington Square College (discontinued/merged; now CAS)

In 1973, the New York University School of Engineering and Science merged into Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn,[5][6][7][8] which in turn merged into NYU to form New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering in 2014. In 2015, a $100 million gift from Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon for engineering at NYU resulted in the school changing its name to NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

Academia and research

Educators

Name Year School Degree Notability Reference
Allen, John S.John S. Allen 1936 GSAS Ph.D. First president of the University of South Florida in Tampa; interim president of the University of Florida in Gainesville [9][10]
Baskin, SamuelSamuel Baskin 1974 GSAS Ph.D. First president of the Union Institute & University in Cincinnati [11][12]
Bloustein, Edward J.Edward J. Bloustein 1948 WSC B.A. Seventeenth president of Rutgers University; professor at NYU Law [13]
Calkins, Truesdel PeckTruesdel Peck Calkins Founder and first president of Hofstra University [14][15]
Cipriani, Frank A.Frank A. Cipriani GSAS M.A., Ph.D. Fifth President of SUNY Farmingdale [16][17]
Lyall, Katharine CulbertKatharine Culbert Lyall 1969 Stern M.B.A. President, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gonnoud, UrbanUrban Gonnoud 1958 Stern M.B.A. 15th President of St. Francis College
Fry, John AndersonJohn Anderson Fry 1986 Stern M.B.A. President, Drexel University
Garanzini, Michael J.Michael J. Garanzini 1978 STEINHARDT M.A. President, Loyola University Chicago [18]
Gloster, Hugh M.Hugh M. Gloster 1943 GSAS Ph.D. Seventh president of Morehouse College [19]
Gustafson, MarcMarc Gustafson 2007 CAS B.A. Founder of Reach the World and recipient of the Marshall Scholarship [20]
Hawawini, GabrielGabriel Hawawini 1977 GSAS Ph.D. Dean, INSEAD [21]
Joel, RichardRichard Joel 1972, 1975 Law B.A., J.D. Fourth and current president of Yeshiva University [22]
Won-yong, KimKim Won-yong 1959 Ph.D. 'Father of Korean Archaeology', Prof. Seoul National University
Kurtz, PaulPaul Kurtz 1948 WSC B.A. the "Pope of the unbelievers"
Milliken, JamesJames Milliken 1969 CAS B.A. President of the University of Nebraska
Moon, DonaldDonald Moon 1958 ENG M.S. President of Shimer College [23]
Peikoff, LeonardLeonard Peikoff 1964 GSAS Ph.D. Intellectual heir of Ayn Rand; leading figure of Objectivism
Reyes, Sr., NicanorNicanor Reyes, Sr. 1917 Stern B.A. Founder and first president of the Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines [24]
Sobel, RobertRobert Sobel 1957 Ph.D. Historian best remembered for his business histories
Woodbridge, Samuel MerrillSamuel Merrill Woodbridge 1838 B.A. Led New Brunswick seminary as Dean and President of the Faculty from 1883 to 1901 [25]
Zaprudnik, JanJan Zaprudnik 1969 Ph.D. Leader of the Belarusian community in the U.S.
Zinn, BenBen Zinn 1961 B.S. International soccer player and academic at the Georgia Institute of Technology [26]
Zinn, HowardHoward Zinn 1951 CAS B.A. Author of A People's History of the United States
Lamm, NormanNorman Lamm POLY President and chancellor of Yeshiva University
Viets, HermannHermann Viets POLY President of Milwaukee School of Engineering
Freidberg, JeffreyJeffrey Freidberg POLY BS, MS, PhD Former head of the Nuclear Science and Engineering Department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Emeritus) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Schaefer, John P.John P. Schaefer POLY President of University of Arizona
Welch, Herbert GeorgeHerbert George Welch POLY President of Ohio Wesleyan University
Carlin, HerbertHerbert Carlin POLY Director of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University. Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and École Normale Supérieure, Paris
Chandy, K. ManiK. Mani Chandy POLY Chair of engineering and applied sciences at the California Institute of Technology. National Academy of Engineering member
Singer, JosefJosef Singer POLY President of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Baum, Eleanor K.Eleanor K. Baum POLY Cooper Union Engineering School Dean
Boley, Bruno A.Bruno A. Boley POLY Dean of Engineering at Northwestern University. National Academy of Engineering member
Sorensen, Richard E.Richard E. Sorensen POLY Dean of Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech
Kingsley, John SterlingJohn Sterling Kingsley POLY Chair of Biology at Tufts University
Stein, Richard S.Richard S. Stein POLY Founder and Professor of the Polymer Science and Engineering Department at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Member of National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering. Fulbright Visiting Professor at Kyoto University. National Research Council Fellow at Cambridge University. Research Associate at Princeton University
Greenblatt, MarthaMartha Greenblatt POLY Chair of the Chemistry Department at Rutgers University
Goldberg, Harold S.Harold S. Goldberg POLY Dean of the Tufts University School of Engineering; Gordon Prize winner. National Academy of Engineering member
Hotzler, Russell K.Russell K. Hotzler POLY President of New York City College of Technology
Reza, FazlollahFazlollah Reza POLY Head of Sharif University of Technology and University of Tehran; professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and McGill University
Ruesterholz, Virginia P.Virginia P. Ruesterholz POLY Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Stevens Institute of Technology
Levi, Yehuda (Leo)Yehuda (Leo) Levi POLY Rector at the Jerusalem College of Technology
Palmer, David J.David J. Palmer POLY Department Head and Professor of Marine Engineering at United States Merchant Marine Academy [27]
Wallace, VictorVictor Wallace POLY Chairman of the Computer Science Department at The University of Kansas. Professor at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and University of London [28]
Graham, Martin H.Martin H. Graham POLY Chair of the Computer Science Department at University of California, Berkeley. Professor at Rice University. Designer of the Rice Institute Computer. He also served as Secretary of the Academic Senate, University of California from 1978 to 1980. [29]
Gavis, JeromeJerome Gavis POLY Chairman of the chemical engineering department at Johns Hopkins University. National Academy of Science member [30]
Margulies, NewtNewt Margulies POLY Dean and Professor of Management in the College of Business Administration at California State University, San Marcos. Former Dean of the School of Business, University of California, Irvine [31]
Kouwenhoven, William B.William B. Kouwenhoven POLY Dean of Johns Hopkins School of Engineering
Lang, Eugene M.Eugene M. Lang POLY Chair emeritus of the Board of Swarthmore College [32]
Haskins, Charles WaldoCharles Waldo Haskins POLY Founder and first dean of New York University Stern School of Business
Anderson, Charles E.Charles E. Anderson POLY Dean at University of Wisconsin, Madison
Noll, A. MichaelA. Michael Noll POLY Dean at University of Southern California [33]
Levy, SamuelSamuel Levy Law B.A., J.D. Chairman of the Yeshiva University Board of Trustees
Dym, CliveClive Dym POLY Chair of the engineering department at Harvey Mudd College. Professor at Stanford University. Gordon Prize winner. National Academy of Engineering member
Gaden, Elmer L.Elmer L. Gaden POLY Former chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at Columbia University. Russ Prize winner. National Academy of Engineering member
Minehan, CathyCathy Minehan STERN MBA Dean of the School of Management at Simmons College
Baskin, JackJack Baskin ENG Founder of the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz
Schure, AlexanderAlexander Schure ENG President of New York Institute of Technology

Professors and researchers

Name Year School Degree Notability Reference
Barnet, SylvanSylvan Barnet 1948 CAS B.A. Shakespearean scholar
Du Brul, E. LloydE. Lloyd Du Brul 1937 DENT D.D.S. Author of Sicher and Du Brul's Oral Anatomy
Fisher, AveryAvery Fisher 1929 ARTS B.S. Inventor of the first stereo radio-phonograph
Gentile, Caroline D.Caroline D. Gentile 1949 New York University M.A. Associate professor emeritus of education; physical education instructor; longest-serving faculty member of the University of Maine at Presque Isle [34]
Hansch, CorwinCorwin Hansch GSAS Ph.D. Inventor of the Hansch equation
Boeri, TitoTito Boeri 1990 Ph.D. Professor at Bocconi University, Milan; director of Fondazione RDB
Kandel, Eric R.Eric R. Kandel 1955 Med M.D. 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Lax, PeterPeter Lax 1947, 1949 GSAS B.A., Ph.D. 2005 Abel Prize laureate
Hellman, MartinMartin Hellman 1966 ENG B.S. Invented public key cryptography. Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Turing Award winner
Kellogg, John HarveyJohn Harvey Kellogg 1875 Med Co-inventor of Kellogg's cereals
Keyfitz, BarbaraBarbara Keyfitz 1970 Courant Ph.D. Director of the Fields Institute
Korn, DavidDavid Korn 1969 Courant Ph.D. Creator of the Korn shell
Aronov, BorisBoris Aronov 1986, 1989 Courant M.S., Ph.D. Computer scientist, professor at New York University Tandon School of Engineering. Sloan Research Fellow
Soffen, GeraldGerald Soffen Postdoc Chief scientist of the Viking missions to Mars in 1976
Stolfo, SalvatoreSalvatore Stolfo 1979 Courant Ph.D. Professor at Columbia University
Morawetz, Cathleen SyngeCathleen Synge Morawetz 1951 Ph.D. National Academy of Science
Morin, LeeLee Morin 1978–1982 Med M.Sc., M.D., Ph.D. Astronaut
Nirenberg, LouisLouis Nirenberg 1949 Ph.D. National Academy of Science
Reines, FrederickFrederick Reines 1944 GSAS Ph.D. 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics
Shull, CliffordClifford Shull 1941 GSAS Ph.D. 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics
Root, John WellbornJohn Wellborn Root 1969 ARTS B.S. Inventor of the floating raft system
Tito, DennisDennis Tito 1962 CAS B.A. First commercial space flight customer
Victor Twersky[35] 1950 GSAS Ph.D. OSA Fellow, IEEE Fellow and Professor (1966-1990) of Applied Mathematics, University of Illinois at Chicago
Vail, AlfredAlfred Vail 1836 B.A. Inventor
Wald, GeorgeGeorge Wald 1927 WSC B.S. 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Wertheimer, BarbaraBarbara Wertheimer 1960 M.A Co-founder and Director, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
White, Robert M.Robert M. White 1951 ENG B.S. Air Force test pilot
Yamasaki, MinoruMinoru Yamasaki 1951 GSAS M.A. Works include the World Trade Center
Melville, George W.George W. Melville POLY Engineer-in-chief of the United States Navy. Congressional Gold Medal winner.
Alphonse, Gerard A.Gerard A. Alphonse POLY 2005 president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
Sheldon, Harold HortonHarold Horton Sheldon POLY Invented a precision photoelectric color-scope measurement instrument, more accurate than the human eye. Professor at University of Michigan, University of Miami and NYU
Miron, AmiAmi Miron POLY Received two Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards
Metz, Donald J.Donald J. Metz POLY Nuclear engineer at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Kappraff, JayJay Kappraff POLY Professor at Cooper Union. NASA aerospace engineer
Garin, Torunn AtteraasTorunn Atteraas Garin POLY Oversaw the development of the artificial sweetener aspartame and was a national spokesperson for it. Developed nontoxic processes to create food colorings and remove caffeine from coffee
Villani, PatPat Villani POLY Author of DOS-C, the FreeDOS kernel
Hänggi, PeterPeter Hänggi POLY Theoretical physicist best known for his original works on Brownian motion and ratchets, stochastic resonance and dissipative systems (classical and quantum)
Johnston, AlexanderAlexander Johnston POLY Professor at Princeton University.
Bernbaum, ErnestErnest Bernbaum POLY Professor at Harvard University.
Wood, JamesJames Wood POLY Fabricated the steel cables for the Brooklyn Bridge, making cable-lift elevators possible. He also contributed to the inventions of lockmaking, submarine, design of the modern refrigerator, A/C generator, electric motors, and transformer. He held 240 patents. [36]
Schriesheim, AlanAlan Schriesheim POLY Director Emeritus and the retired CEO of Argonne National Laboratory. Professor at University of Chicago. National Academy of Engineering member
Greene, JayJay Greene POLY Chief Engineer of NASA Johnson Space Center
Gaylord, NormanNorman Gaylord POLY Played a prominent role in the development of permeable contact lenses
Camarda, CharlesCharles Camarda POLY Astronaut. NASA scientist and mission specialist on the Return to Flight voyage of the shuttle Discovery
Nespoli, Paolo A.Paolo A. Nespoli POLY Italian astronaut, mission specialist at STS-120 Space Shuttle mission
Kelly, Thomas J.Thomas J. Kelly POLY scientist, father of Apollo Lunar Module
Ruina, JackJack Ruina POLY DARPA director; MIT professor emeritus
O'Handley, Robert C.Robert C. O'Handley POLY MIT professor and and research scientist
Strano, Michael S.Michael S. Strano POLY MIT chemical engineering professor and researcher.
Chinn, Howard A.Howard A. Chinn POLY Pioneered techniques of analog audio recording as well as radio and television broadcasting practices. Served as chief audio engineer at CBS. Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University
Harris, Fredric J.Fredric J. Harris POLY Co-inventor of the Blackman-Harris Filter
Katzir, EphraimEphraim Katzir POLY Fourth President of Israel; chief scientist of the Israel Defense Department
Friend, BillBill Friend POLY Chairman of the University of California’s President’s Council on the National Laboratories. National Academy of Engineering member
Macovski, AlbertAlbert Macovski POLY Professor (Emeritus) at Stanford University. National Academy of Engineering member
Massalas, Christos V.Christos V. Massalas POLY Professor at Trinity College, Dublin. Fulbright scholar
Kra, IrwinIrwin Kra POLY Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Trump, John G.John G. Trump POLY Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. National Academy of Engineering member
Glauberman, GeorgeGeorge Glauberman POLY Professor at University of Chicago. Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. He proved the ZJ theorem and the Z* theorem.
Bellisio, JulesJules Bellisio POLY Chief Scientist at Telcordia Technologies.
Carlin, HerbertHerbert Carlin POLY Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cornell University
Strang, Charles D.Charles D. Strang POLY Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thomson, David J.David J. Thomson POLY Professor at Princeton University, Stanford University, MIT, and University of Cambridge. Invented the Multitaper
Bienenstock, ArthurArthur Bienenstock POLY President of American Physical Society; professor at Stanford University
Yager, Ronald R.Ronald R. Yager POLY Professor at University of California, Berkeley. Invented Ordered weighted averaging aggregation operator
Pershan, PeterPeter Pershan POLY Professor at Harvard University
Pearl, JudeaJudea Pearl POLY Professor at UCLA; awarded Turing Award in 2011. Member of the National Academy of Engineering. Member of the National Academy of Sciences
Schwartz, MischaMischa Schwartz POLY Professor at Columbia University. National Academy of Engineering member
Gelenbe, ErolErol Gelenbe POLY Professor at Imperial College London and Duke University. Invented G-networks and Random neural network
Greenblatt, MarthaMartha Greenblatt POLY Professor at Rutgers University
Goldman, Steven L.Steven L. Goldman POLY Professor at Lehigh University
Ratner, BuddyBuddy Ratner POLY Professor at University of Washington. National Academy of Engineering member
Silverman, RonaldRonald Silverman POLY Professor of Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College; Professor of Ophthalmic Science at Columbia University Medical Center
Torrieri, DonDon Torrieri POLY Professor at Johns Hopkins University. Research engineer and fellow of the US Army Research Laboratory.
Frieman, Edward A.Edward A. Frieman POLY Professor at Princeton University. Director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Guggenheim Fellow
Felsen, Leopold B.Leopold B. Felsen POLY Professor at Boston University. National Academy of Engineering member. Guggenheim Fellow
DeMaria, FrancescoFrancesco DeMaria POLY Professor at University of Connecticut
Kunhardt, Erich E.Erich E. Kunhardt POLY Professor at Stevens Institute of Technology
Atal, Bishnu S.Bishnu S. Atal POLY Professor at University of Washington. Member of the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Sciences
Lieberman, Robert H.Robert H. Lieberman POLY Professor at Cornell University. Fulbright scholar [37]
Seidman, HughHugh Seidman POLY Professor at University of Wisconsin, Yale University, Columbia University, the College of William and Mary, and The New School
Hamilton, ClaytonClayton Hamilton POLY Professor at Columbia University
Kouwenhoven, William B.William B. Kouwenhoven POLY Inventor of closed-chest cardiac defibrillator; recipient of Edison Medal; professor at Johns Hopkins University
Friedman, Linda WeiserLinda Weiser Friedman POLY Professor of Statistics and Computer Information Systems at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center
Preti, GeorgeGeorge Preti POLY Professor at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Popek, Gerald J.Gerald J. Popek ENG Professor at UCLA
Lin, Hung-ChangHung-Chang Lin POLY Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland. Invented the quasi-complementary (transistor) amplifier circuit, the lateral transistor, and the wireless microphone. He held 61 patents
Kingsley, John SterlingJohn Sterling Kingsley POLY Professor at University of Illinois
Klamkin, Murray S.Murray S. Klamkin POLY Professor at University of Minnesota and SUNY Buffalo
Gambino, Richard J.Richard J. Gambino POLY Professor at Stony Brook University. National Academy of Engineering member. He holds 40 patents
Johnson, Anthony M.Anthony M. Johnson POLY Professor at University of Maryland
Wallach, SteveSteve Wallach POLY Professor at Rice University. He holds 33 patents and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
Staecker, PeterPeter Staecker POLY President of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Researcher at MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Herrmann, AndrewAndrew Herrmann POLY President of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Snyder, Joel B.Joel B. Snyder POLY President of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pearce, Eli M.Eli M. Pearce POLY President of the American Chemical Society
Janowitz, MorrisMorris Janowitz WSC Made major contributions to sociological theory
Pope, MartinMartin Pope POLY Professor emeritus at New York University
Brenner, WalterWalter Brenner POLY Professor at New York University
Gherardi, Jr., BancroftBancroft Gherardi, Jr. POLY IEEE Edison Medal winner; President of American Institute of Electrical Engineers; National Academy of Sciences member
Cardullo, MarioMario Cardullo POLY Invented Radio-frequency identification (RFID)
Brown, Robert G.Robert G. Brown POLY Invented the first telephone handset
Engel, Joel S.Joel S. Engel POLY National Medal of Technology and Innovation winner. Charles Stark Draper Prize winner. Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Ameritech. National Academy of Engineering member
Owades, JosephJoseph Owades POLY Inventor of Lite beer
Shustek, LenLen Shustek POLY Professor at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University
Fasullo, EugeneEugene Fasullo POLY Chief Engineer of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Schechter, MartinMartin Schechter POLY Professor and founding director of the School of Population and Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia
Raymond, Rossiter W.Rossiter W. Raymond POLY Professor at Columbia University
Bachman, Henry L.Henry L. Bachman POLY IEEE president in 1987 [38]
Gilbert, JohnJohn Gilbert POLY Inventor of non-stick coating as an application of Teflon [39]
Goldmark, Henry C.Henry C. Goldmark POLY Designed and installed the Panama Canal locks
Tchou, MarioMario Tchou POLY Created Olivetti Elea, Italy's first computer.
Just, LeopoldLeopold Just POLY Designed virtually every major bridge and tunnel in New York City, as well as Washington Metro, Ohio Turnpike and Connecticut Turnpike
Kane, Jasper H.Jasper H. Kane POLY Developed the practical, deep-tank fermentation method for production of large quantities of pharmaceutical-grade penicillin
Marcuvitz, NathanNathan Marcuvitz POLY Head of the experimental group of the Radiation Laboratory (MIT). Member of the National Academy of Engineering
Bekenstein, JacobJacob Bekenstein POLY Wolf Prize in Physics winner. Best known for his part in the discovery of what is now called Bekenstein-Hawking radiation [40]
Lemelson, Jerome H.Jerome H. Lemelson ENG Holder of 605 patents; established the Lemelson Foundation. One of the most prolific inventors in American history. [6]
Akansu, AliAli Akansu 1983, 1987 POLY M.S., Ph.D. Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology best known for his contributions to subband and wavelet transforms.
Sipress, Jack M.Jack M. Sipress POLY Contributed to the development of submarine communications facilities. Member of the National Academy of Engineering
Zwanzig, RobertRobert Zwanzig POLY Professor at Johns Hopkins University. Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences
Berkovits, BarouhBarouh Berkovits POLY Invented the cardiac defibrillator and artificial cardiac pacemaker
MacChesney, John B.John B. MacChesney ENG Winner of Charles Stark Draper Prize
Foschini, Gerard J.Gerard J. Foschini ENG professor at Princeton University
Fogel, Lawrence J.Lawrence J. Fogel ENG Inventor of active noise cancellation
Greene, LeonardLeonard Greene ENG Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Yarymovych, Michael I.Michael I. Yarymovych ENG Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force (1973–1975); Guggenheim Fellow
Flax, Alexander H.Alexander H. Flax ENG Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force (1959–1961)
Swarz, Robert S.Robert S. Swarz ENG Co-director of the Systems Engineering Practice Office of MITRE Corporation
Colagioia, JohnJohn Colagioia POLY Invented Thue (programming language)
Swartz, JeromeJerome Swartz POLY Developed early optical strategies for barcode scanning technologies. Served as the project manager on NASA’s Apollo Space Radiation Warning System program. National Academy of Engineering member [41]
Doundoulakis, HeliasHelias Doundoulakis POLY Patented the suspension system for the largest radio telescope in the world
Eringen, Ahmed CemalAhmed Cemal Eringen POLY Turkish- American engineering scientist. He was a professor at Princeton University. The Eringen Medal is named in his honor.
Ager-Hanssen, HenrikHenrik Ager-Hanssen ENG Norwegian nuclear physicist and businessperson. Member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Liu, BedeBede Liu POLY Professor at Princeton University. Member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Sen, Subrata K.Subrata K. Sen POLY Professor at Yale University.

Abel Prize recipients

Name Year School Degree Notability Reference
Nirenberg, LouisLouis Nirenberg 1949 Courant Ph.D. Abel Prize (2015)
Varadhan, S. R. SrinivasaS. R. Srinivasa Varadhan 1966 Courant postdoc Abel Prize (2007)
Lax, PeterPeter Lax 1947, 1949 Courant B.A., Ph.D. Abel Prize (2005)

MacArthur Fellows

Name Year School Degree Notability Reference
Babbitt, MiltonMilton Babbitt 1935 ARTS B.A. 1986 MacArthur Fellow
Perle, GeorgeGeorge Perle 1956 GSAS Ph.D. 1974 MacArthur Fellow
Simic, CharlesCharles Simic 1966 ARTS B.A. 1983 MacArthur Fellow
Dorrence, MichelleMichelle Dorrence 2001 Gallatin B.A. 2015 MacArthur Fellow [42]
Lien, MimiMimi Lien 2003 TSOA M.F.A. 2015 MacArthur Fellow [42]
Twist, BasilBasil Twist 2015 TSOA 2015 MacArthur Fellow [42]
Carter, MajoraMajora Carter 1997 TSOA M.F.A 2005 MacArthur Fellow
Law, Sylvia A.Sylvia A. Law 1968 LAW J.D. 1983 MacArthur Fellow

National Medals for Science, Technology and Innovation, Arts and Humanities recipients

Name Year School Degree Notability Reference
Keller, Joseph B.Joseph B. Keller 1943–1948 GSAS B.A., M.A., Ph.D. 1988 National Medal of Science recipient
Lax, PeterPeter Lax 1947, 1949 Courant B.A., Ph.D. 1986 National Medal of Science recipient
Chorin, AlexandreAlexandre Chorin Courant 2014 National Medal of Science recipient
Kruskal, Martin DavidMartin David Kruskal Courant 1993 National Medal of Science recipient
Morawetz, Cathleen SyngeCathleen Synge Morawetz 1951 GSAS Ph.D. 1998 National Medal of Science recipient (first woman recipient)
Reines, FrederickFrederick Reines 1944 GSAS Ph.D. 1985 National Medal of Science recipient
Sabin, AlbertAlbert Sabin 1931 Med M.D. 1988 National Medal of Science recipient
Wheeler, John ArchibaldJohn Archibald Wheeler 1934 GSAS postdoc 1970 National Medal of Science recipient
Trump, John G.John G. Trump 1929 POLY B.S. 1983 National Medal of Science recipient
Engel, Joel S.Joel S. Engel 1964 POLY Ph.D. 1994 National Medal of Technology recipient
Gambino, Richard J.Richard J. Gambino 1976 POLY M.S. 1995 National Medal of Technology recipient
Swartz, JeromeJerome Swartz POLY Ph.D. 1999 National Medal of Technology recipient
Kushner, TonyTony Kushner 1984 TSOA MFA 2012 National Medal of Arts recipient
Nirenberg, LouisLouis Nirenberg 1949 Courant Ph.D. 1995 National Medal of Science recipient
Varadhan, S. R. SrinivasaS. R. Srinivasa Varadhan 1966 Courant postdoc 2010 National Medal of Science recipient
Cantor, B. GeraldB. Gerald Cantor Law 1995 National Medal of Arts recipient
Brodie (biochemist), BernardBernard Brodie (biochemist) 1935 GSAS Ph.D. 1968 National Medal of Science recipient

Nobel laureates

Name Year School Degree Notability Reference
Axelrod, JuliusJulius Axelrod 1941 Med M.Sc. 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [43]
ElBaradei, MohamedMohamed ElBaradei 1967 Law LL.M. 2005 Nobel Peace Prize [44]
Peres, ShimonShimon Peres Nobel Peace Prize
Elion, Gertrude B.Gertrude B. Elion *POLY PhD 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [45]
Hayek, FriedrichFriedrich Hayek 1924 GSAS 1974 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economics [46]
Kandel, Eric R.Eric R. Kandel 1955 Med M.D. 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; Associate Professor 1965–74 [47]
Kornberg, ArthurArthur Kornberg 1947 Med 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [48]
Palade, George E.George E. Palade Postgraduate work at biology laboratory of Robert Chambers 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [49]
Reines, FrederickFrederick Reines 1944 GSAS Ph.D. 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics [50]
Root, ElihuElihu Root 1867 Law LL.B. 1912 Nobel Peace Prize [51]
Rose, IrwinIrwin Rose Postgraduate work under Severo Ochoa 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry [52]
Shull, CliffordClifford Shull 1941 GSAS Ph.D. 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics [53]
Wald, GeorgeGeorge Wald 1927 WSC B.S. 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [54]
Yalow, RosalynRosalyn Yalow Med coursework* 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine [55]
Heckman, JamesJames Heckman 2000 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Aumann, RobertRobert Aumann 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Benacerraf, BarujBaruj Benacerraf 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Engle, RobertRobert Engle 2003 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Hershko, AvramAvram Hershko 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Koopmans, TjallingTjalling Koopmans 1975 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Marcus, RudolphRudolph Marcus POLY 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Mulliken, RobertRobert Mulliken 1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Myrdal, GunnarGunnar Myrdal 1974 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Ochoa, SeveroSevero Ochoa 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine
Sargent, ThomasThomas Sargent 2011 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Bellow, SaulSaul Bellow 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature
Brodsky, JosephJoseph Brodsky 1987 Nobel Prize in Literature
Crick, FrancisFrancis Crick 1953 POLY Postdoc 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine [56]
Eucken, RudolfRudolf Eucken 1908 Nobel Prize for Literature
Leontief, WassilyWassily Leontief 1973 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
Loewi, OttoOtto Loewi 1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Prescott, EdwardEdward Prescott 2004 Nobel Prize in Economics
Soyinka, WoleWole Soyinka 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature
Perl, MartinMartin Perl 1948 POLY B.S. 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics

Business

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Alexander, KobiKobi Alexander Stern, M.B.A., 1980 Founder and former CEO of Comverse Technology
Bartiromo, MariaMaria Bartiromo CAS, B.A., 1987 Host of Market Week with Maria Bartiromo on CNBC
Jaffe, PhilipPhilip Jaffe POLY, 1913–14 Co-founder of Amerasia. Involved in 1945 Amerasia espionage affair [57]
Burns, UrsulaUrsula Burns POLY, B.S., 1980 Chairman and CEO of Xerox [58]
Flint, Charles RanlettCharles Ranlett Flint POLY, B.S., 1868 Founder of IBM
Blau, Harvey R.Harvey R. Blau A.B.; LLM Chairman and former CEO of Griffon Corporation
Kramer, RonaldRonald Kramer MBA CEO of Griffon Corporation; former president and director of Wynn Resorts
Henderson, James M.James M. Henderson Graduate studies Founder of top-ranked Henderson Advertising Agency in Greenville, South Carolina; Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1970 [59]
Martinez, Arthur C.Arthur C. Martinez POLY, B.S., 1960 Former Chairman and CEO of Sears [60]
Nagler, Stewart G.Stewart G. Nagler POLY, B.S., 1963 Vice Chairman, CFO and Director of MetLife [61]
Stevens, Robert J. Robert J. Stevens POLY, M.S., 1985 Chairman, President and CEO of Lockheed Martin [62]
Bersoff, Edward H.Edward H. Bersoff Courant, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Chairman, Greenwich Associates
Bjorgolfsson, ThorThor Bjorgolfsson Stern, B.S., 1991 Icelandic businessman and entrepreneur; known as "Iceland's first billionaire"
Clooney, AmalAmal Clooney Law L.L.M., 2002 Barrister, Doughty Street Chambers; wife of George Clooney
Boies, DavidDavid Boies Law L.L.M., 1967 Founder and Chairman, Boies, Schiller & Flexner
Carpenter, Jake BurtonJake Burton Carpenter economics degree 1977 WSUC Designer of modern snowboard and founder of Burton Snowboards
Cohen, BenBen Cohen Art Therapy * Founder, Ben & Jerry's
Cohen, Robert B.Robert B. Cohen 1947 Founded Hudson News in 1987 [63]
Cosell, HowardHoward Cosell CAS B.A., 1938; J.D. 1941 Sportscaster
Alexander, LeslieLeslie Alexander CAS B.A. Attorney and businessman. Owner of the Houston Rockets NBA team
Gordon, JaneJane Gordon CAS B.A. Jewelry designer
Creedon, John J.John J. Creedon Stern 1955, B.S. Law 1957, J.D. Former CEO and Chairman, MetLife
Davis, MarvinMarvin Davis ENG, B.S. CEO, Paramount Pictures
Dow, RobertRobert Dow ENG Managing partner and chairman of the board of Lord Abbett.
Thomas E. Dooley Stern, M.B.A. 1984 Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and CFO of Viacom
Israel Englander Stern, B.S. 1972 Hedge fund manager
Ferragamo, SalvatoreSalvatore Ferragamo Stern, M.B.A. Ferragamo Design
Fuld, Richard S.Richard S. Fuld Stern 1973, M.B.A. CEO, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Freston, TomTom Freston Stern, M.B.A. MTV Networks
George, AbrahamAbraham George Stern, 1973, 1975, M.B.A, Ph.D. Founder of The George Foundation and Multinational Computer Models
George, Kayalakakam M.Kayalakakam M. George Stern 1948, M.B.A CEO of Palai Central Bank (1956–60)
Golub, HarveyHarvey Golub Stern 1961, B.S. Chairman of American Express (1994–2001)
Greenspan, AlanAlan Greenspan Stern 1948 1950 1977, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Greifeld, RobertRobert Greifeld Stern 1977, M.B.A. CEO, NASDAQ
Scott Harrison CAS 1998, B.A. Founder of Charity: Water
Icahn, CarlCarl Icahn MED* Investor and activist shareholder.
Kaufman, HenryHenry Kaufman Stern 1948, B.A., Stern 1958, Ph.D. Wall Street financial consultant
Kangas, PaulPaul Kangas Stern, M.B.A. Host, Nightly Business Report
Kelleher, HerbHerb Kelleher Law 1955, LL.B. Founder and CEO, Southwest Airlines
Kleiner, EugeneEugene Kleiner POLY Founder of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Freeman, NinaNina Freeman POLY Video game designer, co-founder of The Code Liberation Foundation
Alan Levin Stern 1976, M.B.A. CFO, Pfizer
Levitz, PaulPaul Levitz Stern* President of DC Comics
Lipton, MartinMartin Lipton Law 1955, J.D. Co-founder, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Malone, John C.John C. Malone ENG, M.S. CEO of Liberty Media
Yarymovych, Michael I.Michael I. Yarymovych ENG Vice President of Boeing Company
Minehan, CathyCathy Minehan Stern 1977, M.B.A. President, Federal Reserve Bank, Boston
Nacchio, JosephJoseph Nacchio ENG, B.S., Stern, M.B.A. Chairman and CEO, Qwest
Neuberger, RoyRoy Neuberger coursework* Founder, Neuberger & Berman
Rich, MarcMarc Rich CAS, B.A. Commodities trader and hedge fund manager; indicted for tax-evasion
Riggio, LeonardLeonard Riggio Stern 1964, M.B.A. CEO and owner, Barnes & Noble
de Rothschild, EdouardEdouard de Rothschild Stern 1985, M.B.A. Rothschild Banque
Schulberg, JayJay Schulberg 1961 Advertising executive at Ogilvy & Mather and Bozell Worldwide; creator of the "Got Milk?" advertising campaign [64]
Schulman, DanDan Schulman Stern, M.B.A. Chief executive officer, Virgin Mobile USA
Berkley, W. R.W. R. Berkley Stern Founder, chairman and CEO of W. R. Berkley Corporation
Schwendler, William T.William T. Schwendler ENG, B.S., 1924 CEO, Grumman
Birck, MichaelMichael Birck ENG Co-founder and current chairman of Tellabs
Catsimatidis, JohnJohn Catsimatidis ENG Businessman invested in real-estate, aviation, and groceries; radio talk show host
Shipley, Walter V.Walter V. Shipley Stern 1956, B.S. Chairman and CEO, Chase Manhattan Bank
Silverstein, LarryLarry Silverstein CAS B.A., 1952 Owner of World Trade Center site
Spitznagel, MarkMark Spitznagel Courant, M.S. Investor, hedge fund manager
Stahl, StanleyStanley Stahl B.A. Real estate investor [65]
Stern, Leonard N.Leonard N. Stern Stern 1957, B.S., 1959, M.B.A. Namesake of NYU's Stern School of Business; CEO, The Hartz Group
Salisachs, Juan Antonio SamaranchJuan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs Stern, M.B.A. Member of International Olympic Committee
Syms, SySy Syms CAS B.A., 1946 Founder, Syms Clothing
Taub, HenryHenry Taub Stern 1947, B.S. Founder of Automatic Data Processing, philanthropist
Tempelsman, MauriceMaurice Tempelsman Stern* Chairman of Lazare Kaplan International Inc.; former companion of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis [66][67]
Tisch, Laurence AlanLaurence Alan Tisch Stern 1942, B.Sc. Media mogul; president and chief executive officer, CBS
Turlington, ChristyChristy Turlington Gallatin 1999, B.A. Supermodel
Varis, AgnesAgnes Varis Stern 1979, M.B.A. Founder of Aegis Pharmaceuticals
Yu, PeggyPeggy Yu Stern, M.B.A. Founder of dangdang.com, the largest online Chinese language retailer
Cappello, Juan PabloJuan Pablo Cappello Law Entrepreneur and lawyer
Dorsey, JackJack Dorsey Creator of Twitter; founder and CEO of Square, a mobile payments company [68]
Melville, George W.George W. Melville POLY Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering
Trask, SpencerSpencer Trask POLY Invested and supported entrepreneurs, including Thomas Edison's invention of the electric light bulb and his electricity network. Majority shareholder and chairman of The New York Times
Casey, Hugh JohnHugh John Casey POLY Chairman of the New York City Transit Authority
Horodniceanu, MichaelMichael Horodniceanu POLY President of the MTA Capital Construction
Amoroso, AlfredAlfred Amoroso POLY Former Chairman of Yahoo!
Dionisio, JohnJohn Dionisio POLY Chairman and CEO of AECOM
Strang, Charles D.Charles D. Strang POLY Chairman, president and CEO of Outboard Marine Corporation
Henkel, Herbert L.Herbert L. Henkel POLY Chairman of Ingersoll Rand
Borovich, IsraelIsrael Borovich POLY Chairman and CEO of EL AL
Hsuan, JasonJason Hsuan POLY Chairman and CEO of TPV Technology
Trani, JohnJohn Trani POLY Former Chairman and CEO of Stanley Black & Decker
McKeen, John ElmerJohn Elmer McKeen POLY Former Chairman and CEO of Pfizer
Sloan, Alfred P.Alfred P. Sloan POLY Former Chairman and CEO of General Motors
Prieto, RobertRobert Prieto POLY Former Chairman and CEO of Parsons Brinckerhoff
Ronald, MarkMark Ronald POLY Former Chairman and CEO of BAE Systems Inc.
Jacobs, Joseph J.Joseph J. Jacobs POLY Former Chairman and founder of Jacobs Engineering Group
Hsu, Ta-linTa-lin Hsu POLY Chairman and founder of H&Q Asia Pacific
Mody, Rajiv C.Rajiv C. Mody POLY Chairman, founder and CEO of Sasken Communication Technologies
Ferri, PaulPaul Ferri POLY Founder and General Partner of Matrix Partners
Dibner, BernBern Dibner POLY Former Chairman, founder and CEO of Burndy
Godhwani, SunilSunil Godhwani POLY Chairman and CEO of Religare
Swartz, JeromeJerome Swartz POLY Co-founded Symbol Technologies with POLY graduate Shelley A. Harrison
Santulli, RichardRichard Santulli POLY Former Chairman, founder and CEO of NetJets
Soros, PaulPaul Soros POLY Founder and former CEO, Soros Associates; brother of George Soros
Kappaz, Michael H.Michael H. Kappaz POLY Chairman and CEO of KM Group
Calarco, Vincent A.Vincent A. Calarco POLY CEO and President of Chemtura
Hinkaty, CharlesCharles Hinkaty POLY Vice president at Citibank
Sobin, DavidDavid Sobin POLY CEO of BAMnet; founded a DSL company, which was subsequently sold for approximately $50M
Slatkin, LauraLaura Slatkin Founder of NEST
Myers, GlenfordGlenford Myers POLY Founder of RadiSys and IP Fabrics
Miron, AmiAmi Miron POLY Vice president of General Instrument; senior advisor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University
Prodromou, StavStav Prodromou POLY Founder and former CEO of Poqet Computer Corporation; former CEO of Alien Technology and Peregrine Semiconductor; Executive Vice President of Fairchild Semiconductor
Matthews, Craig G.Craig G. Matthews POLY President, CFO and Chief Operating Officer of KeySpan
Drukier, IraIra Drukier POLY Hotelier and philanthropist
Chehadé, FadiFadi Chehadé POLY Founder of RosettaNet; Chief Executive Officer of ICANN
Lahr, NilsNils Lahr POLY Co-founder of IBEAM Broadcasting Corporation and Synergy Sports Technology
Mow, William C. W.William C. W. Mow POLY Chairman and CEO of Bugle Boy
Haskins, Charles WaldoCharles Waldo Haskins POLY Co-founder of Haskins and Sells
Bernstein, ZalmanZalman Bernstein CAS Businessman and economist
Paulson, JohnJohn Paulson Stern Hedge fund manager
Langone, KennethKenneth Langone Stern Co-founder of The Home Depot.
Kushner, CharlesCharles Kushner CAS Owner of Kushner Properties.
Kushner, JaredJared Kushner Law President and CEO of Kushner Properties, and owner of The New York Observer
Tchenguiz, VincentVincent Tchenguiz Stern Investment adviser
Friedman, RachelleRachelle Friedman POLY Founder of J&R
Friend, BillBill Friend POLY Former president of Bechtel
Schriesheim, AlanAlan Schriesheim POLY Board member of Rohm and Haas
Ross, Stephen M.Stephen M. Ross Law Real-estate developer. Owner of Miami Dolphins NFL team
Wilson, RobinRobin Wilson SPS 2004, M.S Founder and CEO of bedding and interior design company Robin Wilson Home
Cantor, B. GeraldB. Gerald Cantor Founder and chairman of securities firm Cantor Fitzgerald
Zegar, CharlesCharles Zegar Computer scientists. One of the four co-founders of Bloomberg L.P.
C. Perry, RichardRichard C. Perry Stern Hedge fund manager, owns controlling interest in Barneys New York [69]
Rennert, IraIra Rennert Stern Private investor in mining, metals, and heavy industry
Babbio, Jr., LawrenceLawrence Babbio, Jr. Stern Former vice chairman and president of Verizon

Entertainment

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Alibar, LucyLucy Alibar TSOA Beasts of the Southern Wild [70]
Robb, AnnaSophiaAnnaSophia Robb Gallatin, Current Student Actress
Indelicato, MarkMark Indelicato Gallatin, Current Student Actor
Gordon, MarkMark Gordon TSOA American television and film producer. He is a former President of the Producers Guild of America.
Safran, JoshuaJoshua Safran TSOA An executive producer and writer of Gossip Girl, executive producer and showrunner for the second season of Smash. Creator, executive producer and showrunner of Quantico
Ansari, AzizAziz Ansari Stern 2004, B.S Actor, Parks and Recreation, Human Giant, Scrubs; stand-up comedian
Horton, Edward EverettEdward Everett Horton POLY Character actor
Hampden, WalterWalter Hampden POLY Actor
Anderson, Paul ThomasPaul Thomas Anderson TSOA 1993*, dropped out after two days Magnolia, Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood
Argota, AshleyAshley Argota NURSING,Current Student True Jackson, VP, Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures
Berman, LauraLaura Berman SSW American sex educator and sex therapist. Host of In the Bedroom with Dr. Laura Berman on the Oprah Winfrey Network
Baldwin, AlecAlec Baldwin TSOA 1993, B.F.A. The Hunt for Red October, Pearl Harbor, The Aviator, 30 Rock
Schilling, TaylorTaylor Schilling TSOA American actress. Screen Actors Guild Awards winner
Bell, KristenKristen Bell TSOA 1998–2001* Veronica Mars, Pulse, Heroes, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Gossip Girl
Benz, JulieJulie Benz TSOA 1994, B.F.A. Jawbreaker, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Blanchard, JustinJustin Blanchard TSOA 2001, B.F.A. Journey's End (Broadway), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Bledel, AlexisAlexis Bledel TSOA* Gilmore Girls, Sin City, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Tuck Everlasting
Bostwick, BarryBarry Bostwick TSOA Original Broadway Cast of Grease, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City
Brest, MartinMartin Brest TSOA 1973, B.F.A. Beverly Hills Cop, Meet Joe Black, Gigli
Bruce, LisaLisa Bruce TSOA The Theory of Everything [71]
Carpio, RusticaRustica Carpio Steinhardt 1956, M.A. Actress and writer; former dean of the College of Communication and Graduate School of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Appointed to Philippine government positions.
Cartsonis, SusanSusan Cartsonis TSOA President of Wind Dance Films
Carroll, Vinnette JustineVinnette Justine Carroll ARTS 1946, M.A. First African American woman to direct on Broadway
Champagne, LenoraLenora Champagne ARTS 1975, M.A., 1980 PhD. playwright, performance artist and director [72]
Charles, JenniferJennifer Charles TSOA 1990, B.F.A. Musician, writer, actress
Columbus, ChrisChris Columbus TSOA Both Home Alone movies, Mrs. Doubtfire, Stepmom, first two Harry Potter movies, Rent
Cort, BudBud Cort TSOA 1967–1969* Harold and Maude, MASH, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Crudup, BillyBilly Crudup TSOA 1994, M.F.A. Sleepers, Big Fish, Watchmen, Public Enemies
Shapiro, AlanAlan Shapiro TSOA 1981, B.F.A. The Crush, Flipper, Tiger Town, The Outsiders (series)
Crystal, BillyBilly Crystal TSOA 1970, B.F.A. Analyze This/That, City Slickers 1 & 2, When Harry Met Sally
Cusack, JohnJohn Cusack TSOA* High Fidelity, Con Air
Delpy, JulieJulie Delpy TSOA Homo Faber, Three Colors: White, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset
de Matteo, DreaDrea de Matteo TSOA The Sopranos, Joey
Detmer, AmandaAmanda Detmer TSOA, M.F.A. Actress
DiSanto, TonyTony DiSanto TSOA Producer
Dougherty, MichaelMichael Dougherty TSOA, M.F.A. X2, Superman Returns
Morrison, MatthewMatthew Morrison TSOA 1993, B.F.A. Glee, The Hunt for Red October, Pearl Harbor, The Aviator, 30 Rock
Edelstein, LisaLisa Edelstein TSOA 1988, B.F.A. House
Erbe, KathrynKathryn Erbe TSOA* What About Bob?, Law and Order: Criminal Intent
Esparza, RaulRaul Esparza TSOA 1992, B.F.A. Actor
Fanning, DakotaDakota Fanning Gallatin,Current Student Actress, I Am Sam Charlotte's Web, Coraline, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn
Kloss, KarlieKarlie Kloss Gallatin,Current Student Fashion model [73]
Gevinson, TaviTavi Gevinson Gallatin,Current Student Fashion model [74]
Zimmer, AlanaAlana Zimmer Gallatin,Current Student Fashion model [74]
Fatel, MitchMitch Fatel TSOA 1988* The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy Central Presents: Mitch Fatel, Super Retardo CD [75]
Federman, WayneWayne Federman TSOA 1981* Legally Blonde, 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Fonda, BridgetBridget Fonda TSOA 1987, B.F.A. Doc Hollywood, Jackie Brown
Fickle, MalindiMalindi Fickle B.F.A., 2002 Jacklight, Suck it Up Buttercup
Forster, MarcMarc Forster TSOA 1990–1993* Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland
Frankel, BethennyBethenny Frankel WSC 1992 The Real Housewives of New York City, Bethenny Ever After, Bethenny, creator/owner of Skinnygirl [76]
Frazen, GriffinGriffin Frazen Gallatin 2009, B.A. Grounded For Life
Gallo, MelissaMelissa Gallo TSOA 2003, B.F.A. One Life to live
Gathegi, EdiEdi Gathegi TSOA Gone Baby Gone, House M.D., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Gelber, JordanJordan Gelber TSOA Avenue Q, The Sopranos, Law & Order: SVU
Germanotta, StefaniStefani Germanotta TSOA Singer, a.k.a. Lady Gaga
Gershon, GinaGina Gershon TSOA 1983, B.F.A. The Insider, Showgirls, Bound
Glover, DonaldDonald Glover TSOA 2006, B.F.A Community, Mystery Team, 30 Rock-writer, Childish Gambino
Gossett, LouLou Gossett CAS, 1959, B.A. Roots, An Officer and a Gentleman
Greenberg, BryanBryan Greenberg TSOA* Prime
Guber, PeterPeter Guber Stern, M.B.A. Mandalay Pictures
Gubler, Matthew GrayMatthew Gray Gubler TSOA 2002, M.F.A. (500) Days of Summer, Criminal Minds, RV, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Hall, Michael C.Michael C. Hall TSOA 1996, M.F.A. Six Feet Under, Dexter
Hall, ReginaRegina Hall GSAS 1997, M.A. Scary Movie
Harris, WoodWood Harris TSOA 1983, M.F.A. Above The Rim
Hathaway, AnneAnne Hathaway Gallatin, TSOA* The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada, Ella Enchanted, Rachel Gets Married, Alice in Wonderland
Hawke, EthanEthan Hawke CAS* Training Day, Dead Poets Society, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset
Bloom, RachelRachel Bloom TSOA Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Heckerling, AmyAmy Heckerling TSOA, B.F.A. Look who's talking, Loser, Clueless
Hegarty, AntonyAntony Hegarty TSOA, (E.T.W.) 1992 B.F.A. Antony and the Johnsons: "Swanlights", "The Crying Light", "I Am a Bird Now" (UK Mercury Prize 2005)
Hicks, IsraelIsrael Hicks M.F.A. Stage director who presented August Wilson's entire 10-play Pittsburgh Cycle [77]
Hoffman, Philip SeymourPhilip Seymour Hoffman TSOA 1989, B.F.A. Capote, Boogie Nights, Happiness, Magnolia, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Almost Famous
Holoubek, ToddTodd Holoubek TSOA 2002, B.F.A. MTV: The State
Hoopes, WendyWendy Hoopes TSOA 2002, B.F.A. Spinster, Killing Cinderella, Daria
Howard, Bryce DallasBryce Dallas Howard TSOA The Village, Lady in the Water, Terminator Salvation, Twilight: Eclipse
Howard, Shawn MichaelShawn Michael Howard TSOA, B.F.A. Boycott, Above the Rim, 3000 Miles to Graceland
Huff, NealNeal Huff TSOA, M.F.A. Take Me Out, The Little Dog Laughed
Huffman, FelicityFelicity Huffman TSOA Transamerica, Desperate Housewives
Jenkins, TamaraTamara Jenkins TSOA Slums of Beverly Hills
Jarmusch, JimJim Jarmusch TSOA* Stranger than Paradise, Down By Law, Broken Flowers
Joel, Alexa RayAlexa Ray Joel TSOA* Singer-songwriter, pianist
Johnston, KristenKristen Johnston TSOA, B.F.A. 3rd Rock from the Sun
Katzenberg, JeffreyJeffrey Katzenberg TSOA* Shrek; co-founder of DreamWorks
Salle, Eriq LaEriq La Salle TSOA, B.F.A. ER
Kim, Daniel DaeDaniel Dae Kim TSOA 1996, M.F.A. ABC series Lost
Kramer, StanleyStanley Kramer TSOA 1993, B.F.A. High Noon, Cyrano de Bergerac
Krause, PeterPeter Krause TSOA Dirty Sexy Money, Six Feet Under
Kunert, MartinMartin Kunert TSOA Voices of Iraq, MTV's Fear
Kushner, TonyTony Kushner TSOA 1984, M.F.A. Tony Award
Lee, AngAng Lee TSOA, M.F.A. Life of Pi, Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sense and Sensibility
Lee, SpikeSpike Lee TSOA 1982, M.F.A. Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Bamboozled, Jungle Fever
Lennon, ThomasThomas Lennon MTV: The State, Reno 911!, Taxi (screenwriter)
Leung, KenKen Leung CAS, B.A. Lost, X-Men: The Last Stand, Shanghai Kiss
Lilly, JanetJanet Lilly TSOA 1982, B.A. Principal dancer for Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company [78]
Ling, BaiBai Ling TSOA 1991–?? Anna and the King
Lister-Jones, ZoeZoe Lister-Jones TSOA B.A. The Little Dog Laughed
Loktev, JuliaJulia Loktev M.F.A The Loneliest Planet, Day Night Day Night, Moment of Impact
Mailman, BruceBruce Mailman M.F.A. Theatre founder of the nightclub The Saint [79]
Mara, RooneyRooney Mara Gallatin* The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Trash, Her
Martin, Jesse L.Jesse L. Martin TSOA 1989, M.F.A. Ed Green in Law and Order; Rent
Masterson, Mary StuartMary Stuart Masterson TSOA* Fried Green Tomatoes, The Postman
Matsoukas, MelinaMelina Matsoukas TSOA* Director of "We Found Love" by Rihanna, "Diva" by Beyoncé
McGinley, John C.John C. McGinley TSOA Intensity, Scrubs, Point Break
Melendez, JohnJohn Melendez TSOA 1988* The Howard Stern Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno [80]
Menzel, IdinaIdina Menzel TSOA* Wicked, Rent, Enchanted, Rescue Me
Merchant, IsmailIsmail Merchant Stern, M.B.A. Co-founded Merchant Ivory Productions
Messing, DebraDebra Messing TSOA 1987, M.F.A. Will and Grace
Meyerhoff, LeahLeah Meyerhoff TSOA 2007, M.F.A. Twitch
Morrison, RachelRachel Morrison TSOA Fruitvale Station, Cake, Sound of My Voice [81]
Mulgrew, KateKate Mulgrew TSOA 1976, A.A. Star Trek: Voyager
Nimoy, JeffJeff Nimoy CAS, B.A. Naruto, Digimon, Trigun
O'Connell, JerryJerry O'Connell TSOA 1997, B.F.A. Sliders, The Bachelor
O'Connell, CharlieCharlie O'Connell TSOA 1995, B.F.A. Crossing Jordan, Mission to Mars
Oliver, Ryan ScottRyan Scott Oliver TSOA 2007, M.F.A Musical Theatre Composer- "Mrs. Sharp," "Darling," "35MM"
Olsen, AshleyAshley Olsen Gallatin* Full House, It Takes Two, Two of a Kind, New York Minute
Olsen, Mary KateMary Kate Olsen Gallatin Full House, It Takes Two, Two of a Kind, New York Minute
Olsen, ElizabethElizabeth Olsen TOSA Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene, The Avenger: Age of Ultron, Godzilla, In Secret
Osment, Haley JoelHaley Joel Osment TSOA 2010, B.F.A. The Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward, AI, Secondhand Lions
Pupo, JorgeJorge Pupo TSOA 1981, B.F.A. Actor, Narrator
Raimi, TedTed Raimi B.A. seaQuest DSV, Xena: Warrior Princess
Rapp, AnthonyAnthony Rapp TSOA 1989* Rent, Six Degrees of Separation, Dazed and Confused
Ratner, BrettBrett Ratner TSOA Tower Heist, New York, I Love You, Rush Hour
Ryan, MegMeg Ryan CAS, B.A. When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, City of Angels, You`ve Got Mail
Sandler, AdamAdam Sandler TSOA 1991, B.F.A. Mr. Deeds, Big Daddy, Punchdrunk Love, Funny People
Samberg, AndyAndy Samberg TSOA 2000, B.F.A. The Lonely Island, Saturday Night Live, Hot Rod
Schultz, LennyLenny Schultz B.S. comedian and gym teacher
Scorsese, MartinMartin Scorsese CAS 1964, B.A GSAS 1966, M.A. The Aviator, Casino, Goodfellas, The Last Temptation of Christ, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Gangs of New York
Seth, JoshuaJoshua Seth CAS, 1991, B.A. Digimon, Wolf's Rain, Trigun
Shanley, John PatrickJohn Patrick Shanley Steinhardt 1977, M.A. Moonstruck; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Sheth, SheetalSheetal Sheth TSOA 1997, B.A. ABCD; Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Shyamalan, M. NightM. Night Shyamalan TSOA The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village, The Last Airbender, Lady in the Water
Simon, NeilNeil Simon ARTS 1944–1945* The Odd Couple; winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Spence, EulalieEulalie Spence B.S. 1937 Her, Fool's Errand (Opened on Broadway in 1927)
Sprouse, ColeCole Sprouse GAL "The Suite life of Zach and Cody," "The Suite Life on Deck," "Big Daddy"
Sprouse, DylanDylan Sprouse GAL "The Suite life of Zach and Cody," "The Suite Life on Deck," "Big Daddy"
Spurlock, MorganMorgan Spurlock TSOA, B.F.A. Supersize Me
Sonnenfeld, BarryBarry Sonnenfeld TSOA* Oz, Men in Black
Steinfeld, PeterPeter Steinfeld B.A. Drowning Mona, Be Cool, 21 [82]
Tierney, MauraMaura Tierney TSOA* ER, News Radio, Primary Colors
Wilson, CaseyCasey Wilson TSOA, 2002 Happy Endings, Saturday Night Live
Wilson, ChandraChandra Wilson TSOA 1991, B.F.A. Grey's Anatomy
Wilson, MaraMara Wilson TSOA, current student Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street
Wilson, RainnRainn Wilson TSOA, M.F.A. The Office
Wojtowicz-Vosloo, AgnieszkaAgnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo TSOA 2003, B.F.A. After.Life
Wright, DougDoug Wright TSOA 1987 Quills; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Wang, SunnySunny Wang Stern, Tisch, B.A., 2005 Taiwanese actor and model

Academy Award winners

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Allen, WoodyWoody Allen TSOA 1953* Academy Award 1977, Annie Hall; 1986, Hannah and her Sisters
Arndt, MichaelMichael Arndt TSOA 1987 Academy Award 2007, Little Miss Sunshine
Bernstein, ElmerElmer Bernstein ARTS 1942, B.A. Academy Award 1968, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Bridges, MarkMark Bridges ARTS 1987, M.F.A. Academy Award 2012, The Artist
Brooks, James L.James L. Brooks TSOA* Academy Award 1984, Terms of Endearment
Canemaker, JohnJohn Canemaker TSOA Academy Award 2006, The Moon and the Son
Coen, JoelJoel Coen TSOA, 1978, B.F.A. Academy Award 1996, Fargo; 2008, No Country For Old Men [83]
Geoffrey Fletcher TSOA 1999, M.F.A. Academy Award 2010, Precious
Whoopi Goldberg GSAS Academy Award 1991, Ghost [84]
Gossett, Jr., LouisLouis Gossett, Jr. ARTS coursework* Academy Award 1982, An Officer and a Gentleman
Hathaway, AnneAnne Hathaway Gallatin, TSOA Academy Award 2012, Les Misérables
Harden, Marcia GayMarcia Gay Harden TSOA 1981, M.F.A. Academy Award 2000, Pollock
Herrmann, BernardBernard Herrmann WSC student under Percy Grainger Academy Award 1941, The Devil and Daniel Webster
Hirschberg, LoraLora Hirschberg TSOA 1985, B.F.A. Academy Award 2011, Inception
Hoffman, Philip SeymourPhilip Seymour Hoffman TSOA 1989, B.F.A., Academy Award 2005, Capote
Jolie, AngelinaAngelina Jolie TSOA 1993, B.F.A., Academy Award 2000, Girl, Interrupted
Lancaster, BurtBurt Lancaster TSOA coursework* Academy Award 1960, Elmer Gantry
Kaufman, CharlesCharles Kaufman TSOA 1980 Academy Award 2004, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Lee, AngAng Lee TSOA, M.F.A. Academy Award 2005, Brokeback Mountain
Matheny, LukeLuke Matheny TSOA, M.F.A. Academy Award 2011, God of Love
Menken, AlanAlan Menken Steinhardt, B.A. Academy Award 1995, Pocahontas; 1992, Aladdin; 1991, Beauty and the Beast; 1989, The Little Mermaid.
Sager, Carole BayerCarole Bayer Sager CAS 1979, B.A. Academy Award 1981, Arthur's Theme
Schoonmaker, ThelmaThelma Schoonmaker TSOA Academy Award 2005, The Aviator
Golin, SteveSteve Golin TSOA Academy Award 2016, Spotlight [85]
Nemes, LászlóLászló Nemes TSOA Academy Award 2016, Son of Saul [85]
Scorsese, MartinMartin Scorsese ARTS B.A. 1964, M.F.A. 1966* Academy Award 2006, The Departed
Shanley, John PatrickJohn Patrick Shanley Steinhardt 1977, M.A. Academy Award 1987, Moonstruck
Stone, OliverOliver Stone TSOA 1970, M.F.A. Academy Award 1978, Midnight Express; 1986, Platoon; 1989, Born on the Fourth of July
Taylor, JimJim Taylor TSOA 1996 Academy Award 2004, Sideways
Tomei, MarisaMarisa Tomei TSOA 1983, B.F.A. Academy Award 1992, My Cousin Vinny
Perlin, KenKen Perlin GSAS 1986, Ph.D. Academy Award 1997, for the development of Perlin noise
Webster, Paul FrancisPaul Francis Webster ARTS 1928–1930 * Academy Award 1953, "Secret Love"
Zolfo, Victor J.Victor J. Zolfo TSOA 1985 Academy Award 2009, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Emmy Award winners

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Allen, WoodyWoody Allen TSOA 1953* Emmy Award 1957
Carroll, Vinnette JustineVinnette Justine Carroll GSAS 1946, M.A. Emmy Award 1964 for "Beyond the Blues"
Coleman, CyCy Coleman Steinhardt Emmy Award
Kushner, TonyTony Kushner TSOA 1984, M.F.A. Emmy Award
Gilligan, VinceVince Gilligan TSOA Emmy Award, a writer and producer for The X-Files
Nelson, IanIan Nelson CAS* Emmy Award for "WINNERS"
Meath, JonathanJonathan Meath TSOA 1979, B.A. Emmy nominations TV production [86]
Messing, DebraDebra Messing TSOA 1993, M.F.A. Emmy Award 2003 for Will and Grace
Manheim, CamrynCamryn Manheim TSOA 1987, M.F.A. Emmy Award for The Practice
Terrance Moran Steinhardt 1964, B.A.; 1965, M.A.; 1971, Ph.D. Emmy Award 1987 for "McSorley's, New York"
Wright, JeffreyJeffrey Wright TSOA* Emmy Award 2003

Grammy Award winners

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Coleman, CyCy Coleman Steinhardt 1992 Grammy Award for The Will Rogers Follies
Coolman, ToddTodd Coolman Steinhardt 1999 Grammy Award for Best Album Notes
Ebb, FredFred Ebb ARTS 1955, B.A. Grammy Award 1967 for Cabaret
Germanotta, StefaniStefani Germanotta (known professionally as Lady Gaga) TSOA* 2003–2005 Grammy Awards 2010, 2011, and 2015 recipient in several categories [87][88][89]
Lear, EvelynEvelyn Lear Grammy Award 1966 for her performance of the opera Wozzeck by Alban Berg
Manchester, MelissaMelissa Manchester TSOA 1970–1971 Grammy Award 1982 for "You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
Ronson, MarkMark Ronson TSOA* Grammy Award 2007 for producer on Amy Winehouse's Back to Black
Rubin, RickRick Rubin CAS* Grammy Award 2012 for producer on Adele's 21, among others
Sager, Carole BayerCarole Bayer Sager CAS 1979, B.A. Grammy Award 1987 for "That's What Friends Are For"
Shorter, WayneWayne Shorter Steinhardt 1956, B.M.E. Grammy Award 2004 for the album Alegria
Wilson, MaryMary Wilson Gallatin Grammy Award 1999 and 2001 with The Supremes
World, A Great BigA Great Big World Steinhardt Grammy Award 2015 for Say Something

Tony Award winners

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Arianda, NinaNina Arianda TSOA 2009, M.F.A. Tony Award best actress in a play 2012 for Venus in Fur
Bell, MarcMarc Bell SPS 1989, M.S.R.E. Tony Award Producer 2006 Jersey Boys; 2008 August: Osage County [90]
Beverley, TrazanaTrazana Beverley TSOA, M.F.A. Tony Award 1976
Bostwick, BarryBarry Bostwick TSOA, 1968 M.F.A. Tony Award best actor in a musical for The Robber Bridegroom
Coleman, CyCy Coleman Steinhardt Tony Awards for City of Angels 1990, On the Twentieth Century 1978
Comden, BettyBetty Comden Steinhardt Tony Award
Ebb, FredFred Ebb ARTS 1955, B.A. Tony Award 1967 for Cabaret
Harden, Marcia GayMarcia Gay Harden TSOA, 1988 M.F.A. Tony Award 2009 best actress in a play for God of Carnage
James, Nikki M.Nikki M. James TSOA 2003, B.F.A. Tony Award 2011 best featured actress in a musical for The Book of Mormon [91]
Kazee, SteveSteve Kazee TSOA 2005, M.F.A. Tony Award 2011 best actor in a musical for Once
Kushner, TonyTony Kushner TSOA 1984, M.F.A. Tony Award for best play, Angels in America
Menzel, IdinaIdina Menzel TSOA 1993, B.F.A. Tony Award as best actress in a musical for Wicked
Murphy, DonnaDonna Murphy TSOA 1980, B.F.A. Tony Award as best actress in a musical for Passion and The King and I
Shanley, John PatrickJohn Patrick Shanley Steinhardt 1977, M.A. Tony Award
Spinella, StephenStephen Spinella TSOA, 1982 M.F.A. Tony Award for Angels in America
Whitty, JeffJeff Whitty TSOA, 1997 M.F.A. Tony Award for book of Avenue Q
Wolfe, George C.George C. Wolfe TSOA, M.F.A. Tony Award 1996
Wood, FrankFrank Wood TSOA, 1987 M.F.A. Tony Award for Side Man

Medicine

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Axelrod, JuliusJulius Axelrod Med 1941, M.Sc. 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Agatston, ArthurArthur Agatston Med 1973, M.D. Author of The South Beach Diet
Berger, Peter B.Peter B. Berger Med 1983, M.D. Interventional cardiologist and Director of Clinical Research at Geisinger Clinic
Cook, FrederickFrederick Cook Med 1890, M.D. Explorer
Epstein, FredFred Epstein WSC 1959, B.A. Pediatric neurosurgeon
Hammond, William AlexanderWilliam Alexander Hammond Med 1848, M.D. Surgeon General, pioneer in neurology
Lee, HenryHenry Lee Med 1974–1975, M.S., Ph.D. Forensic scientist
Landolina, JoeJoe Landolina POLY Invented Vetigel while an undergrad student
McCarty, MaclynMaclyn McCarty Med 1940–1941, Research Fellow Demonstrated that DNA transmits genetic traits
Reed, WalterWalter Reed Med Discovered the mosquito transmission of yellow fever
Sabin, AlbertAlbert Sabin Med 1931, M.D. Developer of the oral vaccine for polio
Sackler, Arthur M.Arthur M. Sackler Med, M.D. Founder, Creedmore Institute of Psychobiological Studies
Smith, StephenStephen Smith Med, M.D. Founder, American Public Health Association
Salk, JonasJonas Salk Med 1938, M.D. Discoverer of the Salk vaccine (the first polio vaccine)

Music

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Babbitt, MiltonMilton Babbitt B.A., 1935 1986 MacArthur Fellow, 1982 Pulitzer Prize special citation
Berger, ArthurArthur Berger B.A., 1932 Composer
Coleman, CyCy Coleman Steinhardt Tony Award for City of Angels 1990, On the Twentieth Century 1978
Comden, BettyBetty Comden Steinhardt Partner of Adolph Green, recipient of several Tony Awards
Davis, CliveClive Davis CAS, B.A., 1953 Founder, Arista Records
Diamond, NeilNeil Diamond CAS, Hon. Ph.D. 2003 Singer/songwriter
Dengler, CarlosCarlos Dengler CAS Interpol's first bassist/keyboardist
Douglas, DaveDave Douglas Steinhardt, B.A. Jazz trumpeter
Drudy, GregGreg Drudy Previous student Interpol's first drummer
Dunham, HaydenHayden Dunham GAL Musician, performance artist, designer [92]
Ebb, FredFred Ebb B.A., 1939 1967 Tony Award, 1967 Grammy Award for Cabaret
Fitzpatrick, ColleenColleen Fitzpatrick B.A., 1991 a.k.a. Vitamin C
Garfield, BernardBernard Garfield B.A., 1948 Bassoonist and composer
Germanotta, StefaniStefani Germanotta TSOA* a.k.a. Lady Gaga
Goto, MidoriMidori Goto M.A., 2001 Violinist
Hammond, Jr., AlbertAlbert Hammond, Jr. TSOA The Strokes' guitarist
Hegarty, AntonyAntony Hegarty TSOA Mercury prize-winning lead singer of Antony and the Johnsons
Ireland, BarbaraBarbara Ireland TSOA Singing partner with Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam in his band The Hank Khoir
Kessler, DanielDaniel Kessler GAL Interpol's guitarist/backing vocalist
Banks, PaulPaul Banks GAL Interpol's guitarist/lead vocalist
Kweli, TalibTalib Kweli previous student member of rap duo Black Star
Lauten, ElodieElodie Lauten Steinhardt 1986, M.A. Composer
Leon, TaniaTania Leon Steinhardt famous conductor, composer of "Scourge of Hyacinths",
Light, EnochEnoch Light Steinhardt pioneer of music recording
Manchester, MelissaMelissa Manchester independent studies, 1970–1971 1982 Grammy Award [93]
McCullough, JackieJackie McCullough M.A. Philosophy Gospel musician and pastor
Portner, DavidDavid Portner former student Founding member of experimental band Animal Collective
Ross, JerryJerry Ross studied under Rudolph Schramm Composer
Rubin, RickRick Rubin former student, lived on campus Co-founder of Def Jam while at NYU
Sager, Carole BayerCarole Bayer Sager B.A., 1979 1987 Grammy Award
Schwarzenbach, BlakeBlake Schwarzenbach B.A., 1991 Lead singer for bands Jawbreaker and Jets to Brazil
Scialfa, PattiPatti Scialfa Gallatin; received music degree after transferring from the University Of Miami Singer and guitarist with Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band
Shorter, WayneWayne Shorter Steinhardt 1956, B.M.E. Influential hard-bop and modal jazz saxophonist
Simmons, RussellRussell Simmons former student Co-founder of Def Jam while at NYU
Smith, William OscarWilliam Oscar Smith B.A., 1942 Jazz double bassist, known for 1939 Coleman Hawkins recording of Body and Soul
Southern, EileenEileen Southern Steinhardt 1961, Ph.D. First African American woman appointed a tenured full professor at Harvard
Talma, LouiseLouise Talma B.A., 1927 Composer
Wilson, MaryMary Wilson Gallatin The Supremes
Varner, ElleElle Varner TSOA Singer, songwriter, producer
Genius, Dot daDot da Genius POLY Singer, record producer and mixing engineer
World, A Great BigA Great Big World Steinhardt Singers and songwriters, known for the Grammy Award winning song Say Something

Politics and government

Members of the United States House of Representatives

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Ambro, Jerome AnthonyJerome Anthony Ambro B.A., 1955 United States House of Representatives
Barry, William BernardWilliam Bernard Barry Law LL.B., 1925 United States House of Representatives D-NY 1935–1946
Britt, Charles RobinCharles Robin Britt Law LL.M., 1976 United States House of Representatives D-NC 1983–1985
Cavicchia, Peter AngeloPeter Angelo Cavicchia Law LL.B., 1908 United States House of Representatives R-NJ 1931–1937
Coleman, Earl ThomasEarl Thomas Coleman Wagner 1963, M.P.A. United States House of Representatives D-MO 1976–1993
Connolly, MauriceMaurice Connolly Law LL.B., 1898 United States House of Representatives D-IA 1921-1921
Davidson, Irwin DelmoreIrwin Delmore Davidson B.S., 1927, Law LL.B., 1928 United States House of Representatives
DeNardis, Lawrence JosephLawrence Joseph DeNardis M.A., 1960; Ph.D., 1989 United States House of Representatives
DeGette, DianaDiana DeGette Law J.D., 1982 United States House of Representatives (1997–)
Derounian, Steven BoghosSteven Boghos Derounian B.A., 1938 United States House of Representatives
Dollinger, IsidoreIsidore Dollinger B.C.S., 1925 United States House of Representatives (1949–1959)
Eckert, Fred J.Fred J. Eckert Law postgraduate work United States House of Representatives, U.S. Ambassador
Dorn, Francis EdwinFrancis Edwin Dorn Wagner, 1936* United States House of Representatives
Ely, SmithSmith Ely Law LL.B., 1846 United States House of Representatives
Farbstein, LeonardLeonard Farbstein Law LL.B. 1924 United States House of Representatives (1957–1971)
Fish IV, HamiltonHamilton Fish IV Law LL.B. 1957 United States House of Representatives (1969–1995)
Gallagher, Cornelius EdwardCornelius Edward Gallagher Law postgraduate 1948 United States House of Representatives (1959–1973)
Geissenhainer, Jacob A.Jacob A. Geissenhainer Law LL.B., 1862 United States House of Representatives
Gilman, Benjamin A.Benjamin A. Gilman Law LL.B., 1950 United States House of Representatives (1983–2003)
Griffin, Anthony JeromeAnthony Jerome Griffin Law LL.B., 1892 United States House of Representatives (1918–1935)
Guarini, Frank JosephFrank Joseph Guarini Law, J.D., 1950, LL.M., 1955 United States House of Representatives (1979–1993)
Heftel, Cecil LandauCecil Landau Heftel Graduate Work United States House of Representatives (1977–1986)
Holt, Jr., Rush D.Rush D. Holt, Jr. GSAS, M.S. 1974, Ph.D. 1981 United States House of Representatives (1999–)
Lundine, Stanley NelsonStanley Nelson Lundine Law 1964, LL.B. United States House of Representatives (1976–1987)
Jenkins, MitchellMitchell Jenkins Law 1926, LL.B. United States House of Representatives
Kenney, Edward AloysiusEdward Aloysius Kenney Law LL.B. 1908 United States House of Representatives (1933–1938)
Keogh, Eugene JamesEugene James Keogh Stern, B.S. United States House of Representatives (1937–1967)
Klein, Arthur GeorgeArthur George Klein Law 1926, LL.B. United States House of Representatives (1946–1956)
La Guardia, FiorelloFiorello La Guardia Law 1908, LL.B., United States House of Representatives (1916–1934)
Levy, Jefferson MonroeJefferson Monroe Levy Law 1873, LL.B. United States House of Representatives (1911–1915)
MacCrate, JohnJohn MacCrate Law 1906, LL.B. United States House of Representatives
Marcantonio, VitoVito Marcantonio Law, LL.B. United States House of Representatives
McGrath, Raymond JosephRaymond Joseph McGrath M.A., 1968 United States House of Representatives (1981–1993)
McDermott, Allan LangdonAllan Langdon McDermott Law 1877, LL.B. United States House of Representatives (1900–1907)
Meskill, Thomas JosephThomas Joseph Meskill Law 1955, LL.B. United States House of Representatives, Governor of Connecticut
O'Leary, DenisDenis O'Leary Law 1890, LL.B. United States House of Representatives
Perlman, Nathan DavidNathan David Perlman Law LL.B. 1907 United States House of Representatives (1920–1927)
Prall, Anning SmithAnning Smith Prall Law 1908, LL.B. United States House of Representatives (1923–1935)
Rabin, BenjaminBenjamin Rabin Law 1917, LL.B. United States House of Representatives
Rayfiel, Leo FrederickLeo Frederick Rayfiel Law 1908, LL.B. United States House of Representatives
Rangel, Charles B.Charles B. Rangel Law 1957, B.S. United States House of Representatives
Reece, B. CarollB. Caroll Reece Law 1916, M.A. United States House of Representatives (1921–1961) [94]
Rinaldo, Matthew JohnMatthew John Rinaldo Wagner 1979, M.P.A. United States House of Representatives (1973–1993) [95]
Rosenthal, Benjamin StanleyBenjamin Stanley Rosenthal Law 1952, LL.M. United States House of Representatives (1962–1983)
Shays, ChrisChris Shays Stern 1974, M.B.A. Wagner 1978, M.P.A United States House of Representatives
Siegel, IsaacIsaac Siegel Law 1901, LL.B. United States House of Representatives
Sickles, Daniel EdgarDaniel Edgar Sickles Law 1846, LL.B. United States House of Representatives
Somers, Andrew LawrenceAndrew Lawrence Somers coursework* United States House of Representatives
Tallmadge, Jr., JamesJames Tallmadge, Jr. 1st President of NYU United States House of Representatives (1817–1819)
Teller, LudwigLudwig Teller Law 1935, LL.B. United States House of Representatives (1957–1961)
Tenzer, HerbertHerbert Tenzer Law 1927, LL.B. United States House of Representatives
Velázquez, NydiaNydia Velázquez M.A., 1976 United States House of Representatives (1992–)
Ward, ElijahElijah Ward Law 1943, LL.B. United States House of Representatives
Watkins, Arthur VivianArthur Vivian Watkins 1909–1910 United States House of Representatives
Zeferetti, Leo C.Leo C. Zeferetti 1963* United States House of Representatives

Members of the United States Senate

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Alexander, LamarLamar Alexander Law 1965, J.D. United States Senate
Boschwitz, RudyRudy Boschwitz SternM.B.A., 1950, Law J.D., 1953 United States Senate
Edwards, Edward IrvingEdward Irving Edwards Law, LL.B. United States Senate (1923–1929), Governor of New Jersey
Hatfield, Henry DruryHenry Drury Hatfield Med M.D., 1904 United States Senate (1929–1935), Governor of West Virginia
Javits, JacobJacob Javits CAS 1923, B.A., Law 1926, LL.B. United States Senate
Murray, James EdwardJames Edward Murray Law 1900, J.D. United States Senate (1934–1961)
Oddie, Tasker LowndesTasker Lowndes Oddie Law 1895, LL.B. United States Senate (1921–1933)
O'Gorman, James AloysiusJames Aloysius O'Gorman Law 1887, J.D. United States Senate(1911–1917)
Packwood, BobBob Packwood Law 1957, J.D. United States Senate(1969–1995)
Ribicoff, Abraham AlexanderAbraham Alexander Ribicoff B.A., 1929 United States Senate 1963–1981
Root, ElihuElihu Root Law 1867, LL.B. United States Senate
Walsh, ArthurArthur Walsh Stern 1915 United States Senate

Government, international organizations and other

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Ben-Meir, Shlomo-YisraelShlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset, as well as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Deputy Speaker and Deputy Minister of Health.
Gatto, CarlCarl Gatto POLY Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
Padavan, FrankFrank Padavan POLY New York state senator
Burling, George T.George T. Burling POLY New York state senator
Itkin, IvanIvan Itkin POLY Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Bowen, Herbert WolcottHerbert Wolcott Bowen POLY American diplomat. United States Ambassador to Venezuela
O'Rourke, VincentVincent O'Rourke POLY Commanding officer of a number of aviation units as well as USS Rainier (AE-5) and USS Tripoli (LPH-10). Two time recipient of the Navy Cross, the Navy's second highest award for valor
Koch, EdEd Koch Law Mayor of New York City
Blasio, Bill deBill de Blasio Mayor of New York City
Soetoro-Ng, MayaMaya Soetoro-Ng Sister of United States President Barack Obama. Professor at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Hawkins, Patricia McMahonPatricia McMahon Hawkins United States Ambassador to Togo
Peres, ShimonShimon Peres President of Israel from 2007 to 2014. Peres also served twice as the Prime Minister of Israel
Hughes, Teresa P.Teresa P. Hughes Steinhardt California State Senator [96]
Baruch, LeonelLeonel Baruch Stern MBA 1978 Minister of Finance, Costa Rica 1998-2001 [97]
Alexander, LamarLamar Alexander Law 1965, J.D. U.S. Secretary of Education, U.S. Senator from Tennessee
Allred, GloriaGloria Allred GSAS M.A., 1971 lawyer, talk show host
Balser, RuthRuth Balser Ph.D. member of the Mass. House of Representatives (1998–present)
Bell (mayor), BillBill Bell (mayor) Mayor of Durham, North Carolina.
Bellamy, CarolCarol Bellamy Law J.D., 1968 Executive Director, UNICEF
Khan, Khaliya AgaKhaliya Aga Khan From 2006-2013, Khaliya was married to Prince Hussain Aga Khan
Benjamin, MichaelMichael Benjamin B.A., 1992 U.S. Senate Candidate
Boies, DavidDavid Boies Law LL.M., 1967 United States v. Microsoft, Bush v. Gore
de Borbon, Cristina FedericaCristina Federica de Borbon GSAS M.A., 1991 Princess of Spain
Buergenthal, ThomasThomas Buergenthal Law J.D., 1960 Judge, International Court of Justice (2000 -)
Chien, EugeneEugene Chien GSAS Ph.D., 1973 Foreign Minister of Taiwan
Mui, ChiChi Mui POLY First Asian-American Mayor of San Gabriel, California
Katzir, EphraimEphraim Katzir POLY Fourth President of Israel. Chief scientist of the Israel Defense Department
Whang, SangSang Whang POLY Church leader and community advocate in Florida
Khatami, AliAli Khatami POLY Chief of staff of Iran. Brother of former Iranian president, Mohammed Khatami.
de Oliveira Campos, RobertoRoberto de Oliveira Campos Postgraduate study Brazilian Politician and Legislator, ambassador to the U.S. and UK
Campagna, RichardRichard Campagna M.A. Libertarian Party Vice Presidential Candidate
Chandrasekhar, SripatiSripati Chandrasekhar GSAS Ph.D., 1944 Indian Minister of Health and Family Planning under Indira Gandhi
Chang, Dae-whanDae-whan Chang GSAS Ph.D., 1987, M.A., 1985 Prime Minister-designate, South Korea [98]
Chen, Li-anLi-an Chen GSAS Ph.D. Secretary of Defence, Taiwan (1990–1993), President of the Control Yuan
Chiang, DemosDemos Chiang Stern B.S. Great-grandson of Chiang Kai-Shek
Clinton, ChelseaChelsea Clinton Wagner Ph.D. student, 2010– Former First Daughter; child of Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton; wife of Marc Mezvinsky
Amicone, PhilPhil Amicone 41st Mayor of Yonkers, New York
Piñeiro, RafaelRafael Piñeiro Wagner MPA First Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD)
Constantinou, ClayClay Constantinou Law LL.M., 1986 U.S. Ambassador to Luxemburg
Ling-Cohan, DorisDoris Ling-Cohan Law J.D., 1979 Judge, New York State Supreme Court
Dimas, StavrosStavros Dimas GSAS M.A., 1969 European Commissioner for the Environment
Donohue, WilliamWilliam Donohue GSAS Ph.D., 1980 President, Catholic League
Draper, Jr., William HenryWilliam Henry Draper, Jr. GSAS M.A., 1917 Under Secretary of War and the Army
Echeverry, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Echeverry GSAS Ph.D., 1996 Finance Minister, Colombia
Elaraby, NabilNabil Elaraby Law LL.M., 1969; J.S.D., 1971 Judge, International Court of Justice
ElBaradei, MohamedMohamed ElBaradei Law LL.M., 1967 Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (1997–)
Everson, MarkMark Everson GSAS M.S., 1977 U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Finn, Robert Patrick JohnRobert Patrick John Finn M.A. U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
Herzog, IsaacIsaac Herzog Israeli politician. He is chairman of the Labor Party and has been the opposition leader in the outgoing 19th Knesset.
Chaudhry, HumayunHumayun Chaudhry Physician and CEO, Federation of State Medical Boards
Olympia, MariaMaria Olympia Princess of Greece and Denmark [99]
Foxman, AbrahamAbraham Foxman Law J.D. President of the Anti-Defamation League
Freeh, LouisLouis Freeh Law LL.M., 1984 Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1993–2001)
Galimany, Guillermo EndaraGuillermo Endara Galimany Postgraduate work, NYU Law President of Panama (1989–1994)
Gilbert, John WilliamJohn William Gilbert GSAS Secretary of State for Transport, Secretary of State for Defence
Giuliani, RudyRudy Giuliani Law J.D., 1968 Mayor of New York City (1994–2001)
Gonsalves, CamilloCamillo Gonsalves BsC in Global Affairs Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations (2007– ) [100]
Grace, NancyNancy Grace Law LL.M. Court TV host
Grenier, JohnJohn Grenier Taxation, L.LM, 1955 United States Senate candidate, 1966; Alabama Republican Party chairman; Birmingham lawyer
Harris, SethSeth Harris Law, J.D., 1990 U.S. Department of Labor, Deputy Secretary of Labor, 2009–; U.S. Department of Labor, Counselor to the Secretary, 1993–2000
Hassanein, MuhammadMuhammad Hassanein GSAS M.A., 1966 Minister of Finance, Arab Republic of Egypt
Height, DorothyDorothy Height ARTS B.A., GSAS M.A., 1930 Civil and women's rights activist
Hodges, Heather M.Heather M. Hodges M.A. U.S. Ambassador to Moldova
Jackson, Alphonse J.Alphonse J. Jackson M.A. in secondary education administration Louisiana State Representative, 1972–1992 [101]
Jemison, T. J.T. J. Jemison Postgraduate study President of the National Baptist Convention from 1982 to 1994
Joseph, LazarusLazarus Joseph LAW 1912 N.Y. State Senator (21st District 1934–44, 24th District 1945) and Comptroller of the City of New York (1946–1954)
Kahane, MeirMeir Kahane GSAS M.A., 1957 Leader of the Kach political party in the Israeli Knesset
Kaye, JudithJudith Kaye Law LL.B., 1958 Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals
Kelly, Raymond W.Raymond W. Kelly Law LL.M. Police Commissioner of New York, Under Secretary of the Treasury
Kennedy, Jr., John F.John F. Kennedy, Jr. Law J.D., 1989 Son of President John F. Kennedy
La Guardia, FiorelloFiorello La Guardia Law 1908, LL.B. Mayor of New York City (1934–1945)
Levy, SamuelSamuel Levy University of the City of New York 1894, B.S. Manhattan Borough President (1931–1937)
Lozowy, IvanIvan Lozowy Law 1986, J.D. Founder of the Institute for Statehood and Democracy of Ukraine [102]
Ma, Ying-jeouYing-jeou Ma Law LL.M., 1976 President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
McCary, ElvinElvin McCary NYU graduate Member of both houses of the Alabama State Legislature and real estate businessman from Anniston, Alabama, died 1981 [103]
Miller, Marie-ChantalMarie-Chantal Miller IFA Princess of Greece
Mueller, RobertRobert Mueller GSAS M.A. 1967 FBI Director under George W. Bush
Murray, Anne FirthAnne Firth Murray GSAS Economics Founder, Global Fund for Women
Papakonstantinou, GiorgosGiorgos Papakonstantinou Stern Minister of Economy & Finance, Greece [104]
Aranguren, Gonzalo ParraGonzalo Parra Aranguren Law LL.M., 1952 Judge, International Court of Justice
Pierce, SamuelSamuel Pierce Law LL.M., 1952 United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Romano, LouisLouis Romano Ed.D. Member of the New Jersey General Assembly [105]
Shapiro, AdamAdam Shapiro GSAS M.A Co-Founder, International Solidarity Movement
Sung, Park YongPark Yong Sung Stern M.B.A. Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce
of Buganda, Queen SylviaQueen Sylvia of Buganda Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree 1985 Queen consort of Buganda, the traditional kingdom in central Uganda [106]
Ribicoff, Abraham AlexanderAbraham Alexander Ribicoff B.A., 1929 United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Roberts, Burton B.Burton B. Roberts B.A., 1943; Law 1949 Bronx New York Supreme Court judge known for his no-nonsense imperious handling of cases in his courtroom became the model for the character of Myron Kovitsky in the book The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe [107]
Root, ElihuElihu Root Law 1867, LL.B. Secretary of War (1899–1903), Secretary of State (1905–1909)
Sobel, CliffordClifford Sobel Stern B.S., 1972 U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands
Somerman, Martha JMartha J Somerman D.D.S. (NYU College of Dentistry, 1975), Ph.D. Director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Spio-Garbrah, EkwowEkwow Spio-Garbrah Stern graduate studies Minister of communication, ambassador to the U.S. of the Republic of Ghana
Thomas, Richard V.Richard V. Thomas NYU Master of Laws Member, Wyoming Supreme Court, 1974–2001 [108]
Tilden, Samuel J.Samuel J. Tilden Law 1838-1841, Honorary LL.D. (1867) Governor of New York [109]
Trautwein, TheodoreTheodore Trautwein Judge who sentenced a reporter from The New York Times to 40 days in jail in the "Dr. X" trial of Mario Jascalevich [110]
Vandergert, RodneyRodney Vandergert NYU Master of Laws Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka
Watson, James LopezJames Lopez Watson B.A., 1947 Judge, United States Court of International Trade
Walch, Ernst JosephErnst Joseph Walch Law M.C.J., 1981 Minister of Foreign Affairs for Liechtenstein
White, JohnJohn White Master's degree in public administration Louisiana State Superintendent of Education since 2012 [111]
Wright, BarbaraBarbara Wright M.A., Nursing Education Member of the New Jersey General Assembly [112]
Yates, Mary CarlinMary Carlin Yates M.A., Ph.D. U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana

Press, literature and arts

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Adler, WarrenWarren Adler B.A., 1949 Author of War of the Roses and Random Hearts
Albert, KennyKenny Albert CAS 1990, B.A. Play-by-play broadcaster, New York Rangers and Fox Sports
Acker, KathyKathy Acker Blood and Guts in High School
Antin, DavidDavid Antin GSAS 1966, M.A. Recipient of the PEN Los Angeles Award for Poetry
Arena, KelliKelli Arena Tisch School of the Arts 1985 B.F.A. CNN reporter/anchor 1985-2009 [113]
Shoket, AnnAnn Shoket 1994, B.A. Editor in Chief of Seventeen Magazine
Appel, Jacob M.Jacob M. Appel GSAS 2000, M.F.A. Author of Arborophilia, Creve Coeur; idiosyncratic bioethicist [114]
Baehr, TedTed Baehr Law, J.D. Chairman of the Christian Film and Television Commission
Bartiromo, MariaMaria Bartiromo CAS, 1987 B.A. News anchor on CNBC; author
Blume, JudyJudy Blume 1961 B.S., Education Writer of children's literature and young adult fiction
Cosell, HowardHoward Cosell CAS, B.A. American sports journalist
Adams, James TruslowJames Truslow Adams POLY, 1898 Writer and historian; coined the term "American Dream" in his 1931 book The Epic of America
Loomis, Charles BattellCharles Battell Loomis POLY Author
Bradford, StaceyStacey Bradford M.A., Journalism Financial journalist, author, and commentator
Brown, Rita MaeRita Mae Brown Law 1964, M.A. Rubyfruit Jungle
Kohn, SallySally Kohn Law Contributor for the Fox News Channel
Busby, Eileen RoseEileen Rose Busby earned B.A. at age 62 Author
Bushnell, CandaceCandace Bushnell CAS, B.A. Her New York Observer column became the basis for Sex and the City
Calvo-Roth, FortunaFortuna Calvo-Roth professor President of New York chapter, Women in Communications [115]
Carman, BlissBliss Carman visiting scholar Canadian poet
McCullers, CarsonCarson McCullers GSAS* Author of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Cullen, CounteeCountee Cullen GSAS Author of Ballad of the Brown Girl, Color, Color
Danish, Noon MeemNoon Meem Danish Former teaching staff Urdu poet [116]
Davenport, MiriamMiriam Davenport IFA* Painter and sculptor
Decter, MidgeMidge Decter ARTS* Journalist
De Mane, EricaErica De Mane CAS Author of The Flavors of Southern Italy
Dewey-Hagborg, HeatherHeather Dewey-Hagborg Master of Professional Studies in Interactive Telecommunications Information artist [117]
Eastman, CrystalCrystal Eastman Law 1907, LL.B. Leader in early 20th-century feminist and civil liberties activism
Ellison, RalphRalph Ellison Faculty 1970–1980 American Academy of Arts & Letters
Federman, WayneWayne Federman TSOA* Author of Maravich; comedian, The Tonight Show
Ford, TomTom Ford TSOA* Design Director for Gucci
Gaines, WilliamWilliam Gaines CAS 1948, B.A. founder of MAD magazine
Galluzzo, Andrea ClaudioAndrea Claudio Galluzzo GSAS 2006, B.A. Historian, archaeologist and author
Gartner, MichaelMichael Gartner Law 1972, J.D. 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Gilbert, ElizabethElizabeth Gilbert CAS B.A., 1991 Author of Eat, Pray, Love [118]
Graham, JorieJorie Graham TSOA 1973, B.F.A. Known for complex metaphors and philosophical content
Green, AdolphAdolph Green WSC 1938* Met Betty Comden at NYU
Hammond, Raymond P.Raymond P. Hammond GAL 2000, MA Editor-in-Chief, New York Quarterly
Hannity, SeanSean Hannity coursework* Co-host of Hannity and Colmes on Fox News Channel
Heller, JosephJoseph Heller WSC 1948 Catch-22 [118]
Hewitt, DonDon Hewitt coursework* Creator, 60 Minutes
Ibrahim, IdilIdil Ibrahim Director and producer; founder of Zeila Films
Jacobs, AndrewAndrew Jacobs studied architecture and urban design New York Times journalist; documentary film director and producer [119]
Khurana, SwatiSwati Khurana Gallatin, M.A. 2001 Artist and writer [120]
Kirtzman, AndrewAndrew Kirtzman Journalism degree NY1 and WCBS-TV reporter, author
Kobryn, Alen PolAlen Pol Kobryn CAS* Poet [121]
Lashner, WilliamWilliam Lashner Law, J.D. Author of legal thrillers
Levin, IraIra Levin ARTS 1950, B.A. Known for the broadway musical Deathtrap
Levinson, PaulPaul Levinson WSC 1974 B.A.; Steinhardt 1979 Ph.D. Author of The Plot To Save Socrates
Maltin, LeonardLeonard Maltin WSC, B.A. (journalism) Film critic on Entertainment Tonight
Martin, DemetriDemetri Martin* Law, J.D. Comedian, The Daily Show
Michaels, LeonardLeonard Michaels WSC 1953, B.A. Essayist known for his compelling urban tales of whimsy and tragedy
McCourt, FrankFrank McCourt WSC 1953, B.A. 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography or autobiographical Writing
Mock, JanetJanet Mock Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, M.A. Author and journalist known for her 2014 memoir Redefining Realness [122]
Napoleon, DaviDavi Napoleon TSOA 1989 Ph.D. Arts journalist and reviewer; author of Chelsea on the Edge: The Adventures of an American Theater
Phillips, WilliamWilliam Phillips GSAS 1930, M.A. Co-founder of Partisan Review
Porter, James AmosJames Amos Porter GSAS, M.A. Painter and art historian
Rabinowitz, DorothyDorothy Rabinowitz GSAS 1960, Ph.D. 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Reznikoff, CharlesCharles Reznikoff Law 1916, LL.B. Objectivist poet
Rose, CharlieCharlie Rose coursework* Host of 60 Minutes
Salinger, J. D.J. D. Salinger coursework* Catcher in the Rye
Schoenfeld, GeraldGerald Schoenfeld Law, J.D. Chairman of the Shubert Organization (1972–2008) [123]
Shahn, BenBen Shahn Artist
Shanley, John PatrickJohn Patrick Shanley Steinhardt 1977, M.A. Recipient of Pulitzer Prize, Academy Award, Tony Award
Schloss, ArleenArleen Schloss Education 1965, B.S. Sound poet, performance and video artist, curator, early childhood educator
Shepard, SaraSara Shepard ARTS* Author of Pretty Little Liars series and The Lying Game series
Segal, GeorgeGeorge Segal ENG 1950, B.S. Sculptor of monochromatic, cast plaster figures
Sobel, RobertRobert Sobel CAS 1957, Ph.d. Business historian; author of For Want of a Nail
Steel, DanielleDanielle Steel TSOA 1963–1967* Romance novel author
Strauss, DarinDarin Strauss ENG 1996, M.F.A. Guggenheim-winning novelist; Chang and Eng, The Real McCoy
Schonberg, Harold C.Harold C. Schonberg GSAS 1939, M.A. 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Thomas, John PaulJohn Paul Thomas GSAS 1954, M.A. Artist and educator; studied with William Baziotes
Vanderbilt, AmyAmy Vanderbilt B.A. 1929 Authority on manners, mores
Vaughan, Brian K.Brian K. Vaughan Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Pride of Baghdad
Wachs, JoelJoel Wachs (born 1939) — Los Angeles City Council member (1970–2001), president of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York City
Weingarten, GeneGene Weingarten CAS 1972 2008 and 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Williams, SaulSaul Williams GSAS 1995, M.A. Author of The Seventh Octave and Said the Shotgun to the Head
Wilson, Robert AntonRobert Anton Wilson 1957–1958 Author of The Illuminatus! Trilogy
Wood, James N.James N. Wood Former Director and President of the Art Institute of Chicago (1980–2004); President and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust [124]

Pulitzer Prize winners

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Adams, James TruslowJames Truslow Adams POLY 1921 Pulitzer Prize for History
Babbitt, MiltonMilton Babbitt ARTS 1935, B.A. 1982 Pulitzer Prize, Special Citation, "for his life's work as a distinguished and seminal American composer"
Graham, JorieJorie Graham undergraduate/Film 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Gartner, MichaelMichael Gartner Law 1972, J.D. 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Gould, MortonMorton Gould CAS, studied under Abby Whiteside 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Stringmusic
Kinnell, GalwayGalway Kinnell professor 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
McCourt, FrankFrank McCourt CAS 1953, B.A. 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography or Autobiographical Writing
Perle, GeorgeGeorge Perle GSAS 1956, Ph.D. 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Woodwind Quintet No. 4
Rabinowitz, DorothyDorothy Rabinowitz GSAS 1960, Ph.D. 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Rhodes, James FordJames Ford Rhodes CAS, 1865– * 1916 Pulitzer Prize for History of the Civil War
Schonberg, Harold C.Harold C. Schonberg GSAS 1939, M.A., 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Schuman, WilliamWilliam Schuman Stern* 1943 Pulitzer Prize for A Free Song
Shanley, John PatrickJohn Patrick Shanley Steinhardt 1977, M.A. 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Simic, CharlesCharles Simic CAS 1966, B.A. 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (The World Doesn't End)
Simon, NeilNeil Simon CAS 1944–1945* 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Lost in Yonkers)
Sleet Jr., MonetaMoneta Sleet Jr. Master's in journalism 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography (Photo of grieving widow Coretta Scott King)
Unger, IrwinIrwin Unger professor 1965 Pulitzer Prize for History (The Greenback Era)
Weingarten, GeneGene Weingarten CAS 1968–1972 2008, 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Wright, DougDoug Wright TSOA 1987 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Wright, LawrenceLawrence Wright fellow, Center for Law and Security 2007 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-fiction

Sports

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Blazer, ChuckChuck Blazer Stern, B.S. FIFA Executive Committee member from 1996 to 2013, the CONCACAF General Secretary from 1990 until 2011, and Executive Vice President of the U.S. Soccer Federation
Miller, MarvinMarvin Miller CAS, B.S. Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) from 1966 to 1982
Arum, BobBob Arum New York University Founder and CEO of Top Rank, one of the most successful professional boxing promotion companies in boxing history
Balk, AbrahamAbraham Balk 1947 Foil and épée fencer, 5 NCAA gold medals, selected to 1948 Olympics team [125]
Belakovskaia, AnjelinaAnjelina Belakovskaia GSAS 2001, M.S. U.S. Women's Chess Champion 1995, 1996, 1999
Maddren, William H.William H. Maddren POLY, B.S. Head coach of the Johns Hopkins University lacrosse team
Berg, MoeMoe Berg ARTS 1918–1919* Major League baseball Player, spy, quiz show host
Bettman, GaryGary Bettman Law 1977, J.D. NHL Commissioner
Cann, HowardHoward Cann NYU basketball player 1914–1917 and 1919–1920; coach 1923–1958
Carnevale, BenBen Carnevale NYU basketball player 1934–1938; Navy Basketball coach 1947–1967
D'Amico, RudyRudy D'Amico NBA basketball scout, and former college and professional basketball coach
Greenberg, HankHank Greenberg coursework* Major League baseball player; 5-time All-Star; 2-time American League MVP; elected to the Hall of Fame
Gubner, GaryGary Gubner World record-holding shotputter and Olympic weightlifter
Bloomberg, GeorginaGeorgina Bloomberg Professional equestrian. Daughter of former New York City Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg
Hairston, HappyHappy Hairston NBA player, 1971 champion with the Los Angeles Lakers
Heiss, CarolCarol Heiss CAS Gold medal winner, Olympic Winter Games 1960
Holman, NatNat Holman Hall of Fame basketball player and coach
Jones, SamuelSamuel Jones Olympic gold medalist, high jump, 1904
Kramer, BarryBarry Kramer Pro basketball player and jurist
Master, EdithEdith Master Olympic bronze medalist equestrian
Mendez, April JeanetteApril Jeanette Mendez TSOA 2001, M.S. Pro wrestler under the name "AJ Lee", winner of multiple WWE Divas Championship and Slammy Awards
Mondschein, IrvIrv Mondschein Olympic decathlete and three-time U.S. champion, NCAA high-jump champion, and All-East football player
Nelson, ColetteColette Nelson PhD 1998, M.S. IFBB professional bodybuilder [126]
Sanders, SatchSatch Sanders NBA player, 1961–1966; champion with the Boston Celtics, 1968–1969
Sankofa, Mika'ilMika'il Sankofa CAS, 1988 Olympic gold medalist, fencing, 1988, 1992
Satenstein, OllieOllie Satenstein NFL player
Schayes, DolphDolph Schayes NBA player, 3-time FT% leader, 1-time rebound leader, 12-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, and coach
Scheuer, BabeBabe Scheuer NFL player
Shmalo, RobertRobert Shmalo CAS International ice dancing competitor
Smith, EdEd Smith 1934 NFL Boston Redskins, Green Bay Packers 1936–1937, Model for Heisman Trophy [127]
Spahn, MoeMoe Spahn American Basketball League (MVP) [128]
Strong, KenKen Strong All-American, 1928 NFL Staten Island Stapletons, New York Giants 1929–1947, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967
Tagliabue, PaulPaul Tagliabue Law 1965, J.D. NFL Commissioner
Tanguay, BillBill Tanguay New York University NFL player
Tannenbaum, SidneySidney Tannenbaum Two-time All-American basketball guard; left as NYU all-time scorer; pro player
Woodruff, JohnJohn Woodruff GSAS 1941, M.A. Olympic gold medalist, 800 m, 1936
Yost, EddieEddie Yost MLB player for Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, LA Angels 1944–1962; All Star Team 1952; Coachof Washington Senators, NY Mets, Boston Red Sox 1962–1985

Other

Name Relation to NYU Notability Reference
Acton, Sir HaroldSir Harold Acton major benefactor donated the Villa LaPietra Campus to NYU
Bobst, Elmer HolmesElmer Holmes Bobst major benefactor namesake of NYU's Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
Butler, CharlesCharles Butler president of council
Gallatin, AlbertAlbert Gallatin founder of NYU Secretary of the Treasury under Thomas Jefferson
Kimmel, MartinMartin Kimmel major benefactor namesake of NYU's Kimmel Center for Student Life
Lewis, MorganMorgan Lewis one of the founders of NYU Governor of New York (1804–1807)
Steinhardt, MichaelMichael Steinhardt major benefactor namesake of NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Stern, Leonard N.Leonard N. Stern major benefactor namesake of NYU's Stern School of Business
Tisch, PrestonPreston Tisch major benefactor namesake of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts
Wallance, DonaldDonald Wallance CAS 1930, B.A. Industrial designer [129]
Wilkerson, Oscar LawtonOscar Lawton Wilkerson NYU alum Tuskegee Airman

Fictional

The following are characters in film, television, literature, and other media that have a connection to the university:

Name Portrayal Notability Reference
Princess Daisy played by Samantha Mathis Paleontology student in Super Mario Bros.
Isabel played by Julia Roberts in Stepmom (film) [130]
Darin, Kramer's intern played by Jarrad Paul in Seinfeld TV series
James Dalton played by Patrick Swayze "The Cooler" at The Double Deuce
Ross Geller, professor of paleontology played by David Schwimmer in the TV show Friends
Bud Fox played by Charlie Sheen main character in Wall Street
Charlie played by Charlie Sheen in TV show Spin City
Paul Finch played by Eddie Kaye Thomas in the American Pie films
Victor Ward in Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
Denise Fleming played by Lauren Ambrose in the film Can't Hardly Wait
Tom Collins originated by Jesse L. Martin NYU professor in the musical Rent
Fritz the Cat voiced by Skip Hinnant in the film directed by Ralph Bakshi
Theo Huxtable played by Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show
Dr. Guy Luthan played by Hugh Grant in Extreme Measures (NYU Med Student)
Jack Campbell played by Nicolas Cage in The Family Man
Alvy Singer played Woody Allen in Annie Hall
Dalton played by Patrick Swayze in Road House graduated from NYU with a degree in philosophy
Alex Foreman played by Scarlett Johansson in In Good Company (2004)
Dr. Roy Tam played by Sab Shimono is an NYU science professor in The Shadow (1994)
Will Truman played by Eric McCormack in Will and Grace
Blair Waldorf played by Leighton Meester in Gossip Girl
Dan Humphrey played by Penn Badgley in Gossip Girl
Vanessa Abrams played by Jessica Szohr in Gossip Girl
Georgina Sparks played by Michelle Trachtenberg in Gossip Girl
Olivia Burke played by Hilary Duff in Gossip Girl
Em Lewin played by Kristen Stewart in Adventureland
Tyler Hawkins played by Robert Pattinson in Remember Me
Ally Craig played by Emilie De Ravin in Remember Me
Robert "Moose" Alexander III played by Adam G. Sevani in Step Up 3D
Camille Gage played by Alyson Stoner in Step Up 3D
Topanga Lawrence played by Danielle Fishel in Boy Meets World ends up with a scholarship to NYU Law in Season 7
Grace played by Selena Gomez in Monte Carlo
Shoshanna Shapiro played by Zosia Mamet in Girls

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