List of Emerson College people

This is a list of notable alumni, faculty, and administrators of Emerson College, a private university located in Boston, Massachusetts.

Film and television production

 * Patricia Alvarado Nuñez (MA, 1993), television producer and director for PBS
 * Paul Thomas Anderson (did not graduate), Academy Award-winning director known for Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood
 * Roberto Bentivegna, screenwriter known for House of Gucci
 * Jay Bienstock (BFA, 1987), television producer
 * Dave Blass, production designer known for The Boys
 * Kevin S. Bright, television producer known for Friends
 * The Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), directors known for Swiss Army Man and Everything Everywhere All at Once
 * Vin Di Bona (1966), television producer known for MacGyver
 * Paul Dini, screenwriter, known for Batman: The Animated Series
 * Jim Finn, independent filmmaker
 * John Frink, screenwriter known for The Simpsons
 * Todd J. Greenwald, television producer known for Wizards of Waverly Place
 * John Harrison, director and producer best known for Dune and Frank Herbert's Dune
 * Doug Herzog, television producer and MTV Networks executive
 * Shane Hurlbut (BA, 1987), cinematographer
 * Laura Kightlinger, television writer and producer
 * Marci Klein, television producer known for Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock
 * Norman Lear (did not graduate), television producer known for All in the Family and Sanford and Son
 * Adele Lim, director known for Crazy Rich Asians
 * Joe Mande, television producer and writer
 * Terry Matalas, television producer known for 12 Monkeys and Star Trek: Picard
 * Michael McCusker, editor known for Logan and Ford v Ferrari
 * Erik Messerschmidt, cinematographer known for Mank
 * Amir Mokri, cinematographer
 * Max Mutchnick, television producer known for Will & Grace
 * Brittany Martin Porter, television producer known for The Voice
 * Felicia Pride, writer and producer known for Grey's Anatomy
 * Jacobo Rispa, Spanish television producer
 * Stefani Robinson, screenwriter known for Atlanta and What We Do in the Shadows
 * Bill Schulz, writer and television producer
 * George Scribner, director and animator known for Oliver & Company
 * Alex Tse, screenwriter known for Watchmen
 * Lilly Wachowski (did not graduate), director and screenwriter known for The Matrix
 * Harris Wittels, comedian and television writer known for Parks and Recreation

Acting and performing arts

 * Mary Kay Adams, actress, known for work on Guiding Light and Babylon 5
 * Pearl Aday, singer
 * Landry Allbright, actress
 * Michael Angelakos, singer-songwriter known for Passion Pit
 * Anthony Atamanuik, actor, comedian, and Donald Trump impressionist
 * Sarah Borges, singer-songwriter
 * Glenn Branca, avant garde composer and guitarist
 * Bill Burr, comedian and actor
 * Kerem Bürsin, television actor
 * Tim Burton, saxophonist for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
 * Mario Cantone, actor and comedian
 * Anthony Clark (1986), television actor, known for Yes, Dear
 * Bonnie Comley, Tony Award-winning theater producer
 * Jennifer Coolidge, actress and comedian, known for American Pie and The White Lotus
 * Billy Costa, radio personality
 * David Cross (did not graduate), actor and comedian, known for Mr. Show and Arrested Development
 * Gabe Dunn, podcaster and writer known for Just Between Us and Bad with Money
 * Richard Dysart, actor, known for L.A. Law
 * Joely Fisher (did not graduate), actress
 * Gina Gershon, actress
 * Natalie Gold, actress known for Succession
 * Spalding Gray, actor and performance artist
 * Adam Green, musician known for The Moldy Peaches
 * Louise Closser Hale, actress and playwright
 * Elden Henson, actor known for Daredevil
 * Eric Hutchinson, singer-songwriter
 * Kizzy, actress and television personality
 * Zach Kornfeld, comedian and social media personality known for The Try Guys
 * Paul Kreppel, actor and theatre producer
 * Denis Leary, comedian and actor
 * Brandon Lee, actor and martial artist known for The Crow
 * Jay Leno (1973), comedian and talk show host
 * Dan Levy, comedian
 * Andrea Martin, actress and comedian
 * Matt McGorry, actor known for Orange Is the New Black
 * Shelley Mitchell, actress and performance coach
 * Lance Norris, actor and comedian
 * Michael Nouri, actor known for Flashdance
 * Morgan Page, music producer
 * Eddie Palladino, announcer for the Boston Celtics
 * Don Pardo, television personality
 * Penny Peyser (1973), film and television actress
 * Chrystee Pharris, actress known for Passions
 * Eugene Roche, television actor
 * Hartley Sawyer, actor known for CW's The Flash
 * Iliza Shlesinger, comedian and actress
 * Emily Skeggs, actress known for Fun Home
 * Steve Sweeney, actor and comedian
 * Michael Grant Terry, actor known for Bones
 * Natasha Gregson Wagner (did not graduate), actress
 * George Watsky, poet and rapper
 * Justin Willman, television personality
 * Henry Winkler, actor known for Happy Days and Barry
 * Gene Wood, television personality and game show host
 * Steven Wright, comedian
 * Elisha Yaffe, television actor

Literature

 * Mary P. Burrill (1904), playwright of the Harlem Renaissance
 * Gerry Duggan, comic book writer for Marvel Comics
 * Denise Duhamel, poet
 * Jack Gantos, children's book writer
 * Seth Grahame-Smith, novelist
 * Jody Houser, comic book writer
 * Don Lee, novelist
 * Thomas Lux, poet and academic
 * Chris Lynch, YA novelist
 * Carl Menninger, stage director and playwright
 * Erik Mona, writer known for Dungeons & Dragons game magazines
 * Jay Baron Nicorvo, poet and essayist
 * Porsha Olayiwola, poet laureate of Boston
 * Joe Randazzo, comedy writer known for The Onion
 * Taylor Jenkins Reid, novelist known for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
 * Kim Roberts, poet
 * Olen Steinhauer, television producer and spy novelist
 * Laurie Faria Stolarz, YA novelist
 * Cecilia Tan, writer, publisher, and founder of Circlet Press
 * Nicola Yoon, YA novelist known for Everything, Everything

Journalism

 * Julie Banderas, television news correspondent and anchor for Fox News
 * Veronica Belmont, technology journalist and media personality
 * Steve Berthiaume, sportscaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks
 * Warren Bobrow, culinary writer and chef
 * Jared Bowen, reporter and editor at WGBH-TV
 * Ben Collins, reporter for NBC News and The Daily Beast
 * Morton Dean (1957), television correspondent and anchor, known for CBS Evening News and Good Morning America
 * Greg Dickerson, sideline reporter for the Boston Celtics
 * Frank Fixaris, broadcast reporter and anchor at WGME-TV
 * Al Jaffe (1968), broadcast producer and executive
 * Mike Joy, sporstcaster for NASCAR
 * Amir Korangy, newspaper and magazine publisher
 * Wayne Larrivee, sports broadcaster for the Green Bay Packers
 * Gene Lavanchy, reporter and anchor for WFXT Boston 25
 * Dion Lim, television anchor for KGO-TV
 * Leslie Marshall, journalist and talk radio host
 * Maria Menounos, entertainment journalist and media personality
 * Tim Neverett, sportscaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers
 * Josh Pahigian, baseball sportswriter
 * Anaridis Rodriguez, television correspondent anchor for WBZ-TV
 * Lauren Sherman, fashion writer
 * Matt Spiegel, sports broadcaster
 * Kristin Tate, libertarian columnist and commentator
 * Susan Wornick, television reporter and anchor

Business

 * Benjamin Bronfman, environmentalist and entrepreneur
 * Bobbi Brown, make-up artist and entrepreneur
 * Will Dawkins, basketball executive and GM of the Washington Wizards
 * Ada Crogman Franklin, newspaper publisher
 * Marian Goodman, art dealer
 * Rob Hennigan, basketball executive and former GM of the Orlando Magic
 * Jayceeoh, music producer and DJ
 * Sam Presti, basketball executive and GM of the Oklahoma City Thunder
 * Sara Weeks Roberts, president of the National Library for the Blind

Academia

 * Elma Lewis (1943), arts educator and founder of the National Center of Afro-American Artists
 * Guy McElroy (1975), art historian
 * Henry Lawrence Southwick, second president of Emerson College
 * Jessie Eldridge Southwick, actress, author, and Emerson College professor

Politics

 * Elspeth B. Cypher, associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
 * Susan Del Percio, political strategist
 * Jaclyn Friedman, feminist activist
 * Doris Haddock, campaign finance reform activist
 * Chris Hurst, activist and member of the Virginia House of Delegates
 * Hussein Ibish (1986), Arab-American activist and scholar
 * Suzan Johnson Cook, political advisor and pastor
 * Gaynelle Griffin Jones, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
 * Katherine G. Langley, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky
 * Julie Mayberry, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
 * Peter Meade (1970), head of the Boston Redevelopment Authority under Mayor Thomas Menino
 * Alice Moore Hubbard, feminist writer and suffragette
 * Elaine Noble, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
 * Jerry Parisella, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
 * Michael Rulli (1991), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio

Sports

 * Geoffrey Gray, basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Skip Lockwood (1976), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Jessie Ward, professional wrestler and television producer

Visual arts

 * Derek Paul Jack Boyle, visual artist
 * Ken Fallin, illustrator and cartoonist
 * Spencer Tunick, photographer

Miscellaneous

 * Tamara Czartoryska, Polish aristocrat and model
 * Princess Noor bint Asem (2004), member of the Jordanian royal family
 * Princess Sarah bint Asem, member of the Jordanian royal family
 * James Parry, internet personality and comedian

Faculty

 * Jonathan Aaron (1988–present), poet
 * David Akiba, photographer
 * Melia Bensussen (2000–present), theater director
 * Sven Birkerts, literary critic
 * Benjamin Bolger, perpetual student
 * Tony Cennamo, radio host and disc jockey and host
 * Helen Chasin, poet
 * Samuel James Cornish,	poet
 * Rashin Fahandej, artist
 * Jim Finn, independent filmmaker
 * Andy Fish, artist, writer, and graphic novelist
 * Ted Gup, writer and journalist
 * Alden Jones, writer
 * Bavand Karim, screenwriter and filmmaker
 * Michael W. King, filmmaker and music video producer
 * Bill Knott, poet
 * Jeffrey L. Seglin (1999–2011), columnist
 * David Foster Wallace, novelist and essayist

Presidents

 * Charles Wesley Emerson, founder and first president
 * Jacqueline Liebergott, president 1992–2011
 * M. Lee Pelton, president 2011–2021
 * Jay Bernhardt, president 2023–