List of DePaul University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of DePaul University in Chicago.

Business leaders
• Richard Driehaus, CEO, Driehaus Capital Management

• Dan Evans, former vice president and general manager (from 2001 to 2004) of Los Angeles Dodgers

• Jack Greenberg, former CEO, McDonald's Corporation

• Kerrie L. Holley, chief architect of IBM Global Services and IBM distinguished engineer; IBM Black Engineer of the Year Award Recipient 2003

• Martin Jahn, general director, Volkswagen Group RUSSIA

• James M. Jenness, former CEO, Kellogg Company

• Philip Kotler, (attended two years), Professor in International Marketing at Northwestern University

• Daniel Ustian, former chairman, president and chief executive officer, Navistar International Corp.

• Zhu Yunlai, former CEO of the China International Capital Corporation.

Politicians, government officials, and civic leaders
• Bushra Amiwala, Youngest Muslim elected official in the United States

• Frank Annunzio, U.S. Representative from Illinois (1965–1993)

• Edwin B. Bederman, Illinois state representative

• Ervin Bushati, Albanian Ambassador to the United States

• Michael A. Bilandic, former Mayor of Chicago

• Mike Bohacek, Indiana state senator

• Pat Boy, Indiana state representative

• Dorothy Brown, clerk of Cook County Circuit Court

• Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court Justice, 1st District

• Joseph Burke, judge of the Illinois Appellate Court (1939–76)

• Richard J. Daley, former mayor of Chicago

• Richard M. Daley, former mayor of Chicago

• Paul H. Frank, MPS, Lake County Board Member & Commissioner of the Forest Preserve District of Lake County (IL) 2016 - present

• Terrance Gainer, Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate

• Arthur Goldberg, (attended, did not graduate, transferred to Northwestern University), former justice of the United States Supreme Court

• Benjamin Hooks, former executive director of the NAACP

• Kelly Loeffler, former United States Senator from Georgia

• Theodore Matlak, former 32nd ward Chicago alderman

• Walter J. Nega, Illinois state senator

• George Papadopoulos, oil and energy consultant, former member of the foreign policy advisory panel to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and convicted felon.

• Herb Schumann, former Cook County commissioner

• Samuel Skinner, former chief federal prosecutor, U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Chief of Staff to President George H. W. Bush

• Laura Spurr, chairwoman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (2000–2001, 2003–2010)

• Charles E. Tucker, Jr., U.S. Air Force Major General

• Nadao Yoshinaga, Hawaii Senator

Athletes and sports figures
• Mark Aguirre, forward, NBA 1982–1994 (Dallas, Detroit)

• Bill Boedeker, halfback, NFL 1946–1950 (four teams)

• Andre Brown, forward, NBA 2007–2015

• Stanley Brundy (born 1967), forward, basketball player

• Latasha Byears, women's basketball player in the WNBA

• Wilson Chandler, forward, NBA 2007-2020

• Franny Cerny, Forward, Czech Women's First League 2019–present (currently with SK Slavia Prague)

• Tyrone Corbin, forward, NBA 1985–2000 (nine teams)

• Dave Corzine, center, NBA 1978–1990 (five teams)

• Terry Cummings, forward, NBA 1982–2000 (seven teams)

• Kevin Edwards, guard, NBA 1988–2001 (four teams)

• Marty Embry, center, drafted by the Utah Jazz in 1986, played professionally overseas for 13 years

• Elene Gedevanishvili, Georgian figure skater

• Sarah Gorden, defender, NWSL 2016–present (currently with Chicago Red Stars)

• Stephen Howard, forward, NBA 1992–1998 (three teams)

• Kelli Hubly, defender, NWSL 2017–present (currently with Portland Thorns FC)

• Steven Hunter, center, NBA 2001–2010

• Johnny Jorgensen, guard, professional basketball, 1947-49

• Mabel Landry, track and field

• George Mikan, one of the NBA's 50 greatest players

• Angelo Poffo, professional wrestler; father of "Macho Man" Randy Savage

• Allie Quigley, guard, WNBA 2008–present (currently with Chicago Sky)

• Paul Reed, forward, NBA 2020–present (currently with the Philadelphia 76ers)

• Quentin Richardson, guard, NBA 2000–2013

• Bobby Simmons, guard, NBA 2001–2010

• Julianne Sitch, defender, NWSL 2001–2014

• Rod Strickland, guard, NBA 1988–2005 (nine teams)

• Max Strus, forward, NBA 2019–present (currently with the Miami Heat)

• Erin Walter, midfielder, USL W-League 2006–2009

Authors
• Kay Ulanday Barrett, poet, educator, cultural worker

• William Granger, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times columnist; author of The November Man series of novels

• Patrick Hicks, novelist, poet

• Tarell Alvin McCraney, playwright and winner of 2017 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay

• Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul

• Charlotte Pence, author of A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

• Christian Picciolini, author of the autobiography Romantic Violence: Memoirs of an American Skinhead; contributor to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen's 2013 book The New Digital Age

• Sheila Radford-Hill, author of Further To Fly: Black Women and the Politics of Empowerment, and professor at Dominican University

• Sean Stephenson, author of Get Off Your "But"

Musicians
• Jeremy Barnes, drummer of indie rock bands Neutral Milk Hotel, Bright Eyes

• Frank Catalano, jazz musician

• Ryan Cohan, jazz musician

• Oto Carrillo, horn player in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

• Brian Culbertson, jazz musician

• Greg Davis, musician, sound artist

• Tristen Gaspadarek, singer-songwriter

• James William Guercio, producer for the band Chicago and former owner of Country Music Television

• Matt Henkels, guitarist for the band Beach Bunny

• Terry Kath, guitarist and vocals for the band Chicago

• Lorin Levee, principal clarinet for the Los Angeles Philharmonic

• Ramsey Lewis, jazz musician

• Lee Loughnane, trumpet player for the band Chicago

• Abraham Lubin, Hazzan

• Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for 1960s rock band The Doors

• Kris Myers, drummer of the Chicago-based progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee

• Tim Nordwind, bass and vocals for the band Ok Go

• Jim O'Rourke, Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, musician, sound-artist

• James Pankow, trombone player for the band Chicago

• Walter Parazaider, woodwind player for the band Chicago

• George Perle, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer

• Christian Picciolini, guitarist for Random55; CEO of Goldmill Group; former CEO of Sinister Muse Records and Chaos Records

• Matana Roberts, Saxophonist and Composer

• Lili Trifilio, guitarist and vocalist for the band Beach Bunny

Film, theater and media personalities

 * Tom Amandes
 * Gillian Anderson
 * Kevin Anderson
 * Cole Bennett
 * Tom Bosley
 * W. Earl Brown
 * Janai Brugger
 * Julianne Buescher
 * P.J. Byrne
 * Paula Cale
 * Sean Cassidy
 * Monique Coleman
 * David Dastmalchian
 * Dana DeLorenzo
 * Paul Dinello
 * Tsi-Tsi-Ki Félix
 * Judy Greer
 * Sean Gunn
 * Zach Helm
 * Linda Hunt
 * Simran Judge
 * Stana Katic
 * Joe Keery
 * Lisa Robin Kelly
 * Alexander Koch
 * Harvey Korman
 * Sarah Kustok
 * Lauren Lapkus
 * Cody Lassen
 * Karl Malden
 * Joe Mantegna
 * Jane McNeill
 * Reese Mishler
 * Michael Muhney
 * Tom O'Horgan
 * Zak Orth
 * Geraldine Page
 * Betsy Palmer
 * Elizabeth Perkins
 * Christian Picciolini
 * Prabjot (PJ) Randhawa
 * John C. Reilly
 * Leonard Roberts
 * Michael Rooker
 * Arthur Spivak
 * Mehran C. Torgoley
 * Jaboukie Young-White
 * Todd Zuniga

Science and technology

 * Mary Alice McWhinnie, biologist, Antarctic researcher.
 * Dr. Richard H. Lawler, transplant pioneer
 * Robert Plomin, American psychologist and geneticist best known for his work in twin studies and behavior genetics.

Other

 * Todd Beamer (Class of 1993) – software salesperson & hero on United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks
 * Shirien Damra – American illustrator, designer, artist, and activist.
 * Chelsea Tayui – Miss Universe Ghana 2020
 * Veruca James – Adult Film Actress