List of Canisius University people

This is a list of notable students, alumni, staff and faculty of Canisius University in Buffalo, New York.

Academia

 * Sister Marion Beiter '44 – mathematician, Chairman of Mathematics for Rosary Hill College
 * H. James Birx – Professor of Anthropology, Canisius University
 * Paul G. Bulger – president of Buffalo State College
 * James Demske, S.J., B.A. '47 – president of Canisius College (1966–1993)
 * Steven Seegel, Ph.D. '99 – Professor of Slavic and Eurasian Studies at University of Texas at Austin

Business

 * Michael Buczkowski '86 – general manager / vice president of the Buffalo Bisons
 * George Mathewson '72 – chairman of the board, Royal Bank of Scotland
 * Carl J. Montante '64 – founder, president, and managing director of Uniland Development; named 2010 Buffalo Outstanding Citizen
 * Charles Moran Jr. – president and COO, Delaware North
 * John W. Rowe '66 – chairman and CEO, Aetna, Inc.; member of the Academy of Science

Journalism

 * Anne Burrell '91 – Food Network chef
 * Elizabeth MacDonald '84 – Gerald Loeb Award-winning financial journalist with The Wall Street Journal, anchorwoman on many programs and networks
 * Michael Scheuer '74 – CBS News terrorism analyst; former CIA employee
 * Elaine Sciolino ’70 – author; Paris Bureau Chief for The New York Times
 * Adam Zyglis '04 – editorial cartoonist for The Buffalo News, winner of 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning

Medicine and science

 * Sister Marion Beiter '44 – mathematician, Chairman of Mathematics for Rosary Hill College
 * Edward G. Zubler '49 – inventor of the halogen lamp

Politics, government, and law

 * Hon. Dennis Thomas Flynn – Delegate to Congress from the Oklahoma Territory
 * Hon. John J. LaFalce '61 – former Congressman (NY); Peter Canisius Distinguished University Professor, Canisius College
 * Hon. Michael Liebel Jr. (Class of 1887)–, former mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania and United States Representative for Pennsylvania
 * Hon. Salvatore R. Martoche JSC '62 – New York State Supreme Court Justice; former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
 * Hon. Anthony M. Masiello '69 – former mayor of Buffalo, New York
 * James T. Molloy '58 – former Doorkeeper, U.S. House of Representatives
 * Hon. Henry J. Nowak '57 – former Congressman (NY), U.S. House of Representatives
 * Denise O'Donnell – former United States Attorney, candidate for New York State Attorney General and New York State Director of Criminal Justice Services
 * Hon. L. William Paxon '77 – former Congressman (NY); Senior Advisor, Akin, Gump, Hauer, Strauss & Feld
 * Edwin J. Roland – Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
 * Michael Scheuer '74, Ph.D. – former chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station (aka Alec Station); Special Advisor to the Chief of the bin Laden unit from September 2001 to November 2004; author of Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror
 * Robin Schimminger '69 – New York State Assemblyman
 * Dale Volker '63 – New York State Senator

Sports

 * Michael Buczkowski – general manager/vice president of the Buffalo Bisons
 * Leroy Chollet – basketball player
 * Tommy Colella – football player
 * Cory Conacher – ice hockey player
 * Corey Herring '08 − basketball player
 * Robert A. MacKinnon '50 – former general manager, assistant coach, New Jersey Nets
 * Johnny McCarthy – NBA player and coach; coached Golden Griffins men's basketball
 * Gerry Meehan – former NHL player and general manager of the Buffalo Sabres
 * Michael Meeks – basketball player
 * Beth Phoenix − WWE professional wrestler; Class of 2017 WWE Hall of Famer, former WWE Divas Champion & three-time WWE Women's Champion
 * Dick Poillon − early National Football League player
 * Mike Rappl '77 – former head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins softball team
 * Michael F. Smrek '85 – former professional basketball player, NBA Los Angeles Lakers
 * Eyal Yaffe '86 – basketball player, Israeli Basketball Premier League