List of Fordham University alumni

Fordham University is a private, Roman Catholic research university located in New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1841, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the northeastern United States, the third-oldest university in the state of New York, and the only Jesuit university in New York City. Since its establishment as St. John's College, the university has been home to multiple colleges and schools, some of which are defunct or have gone through changes in name. As of 2017, Fordham is composed of a total of four undergraduate and six constitutive graduate schools, situated across three campuses in southern New York State, with its two main campuses in New York City: Rose Hill in The Bronx, and Lincoln Center in Manhattan.

As of 2017, Fordham claims over 183,500 alumni throughout the world. Numerous U.S. and international politicians are counted among Fordham's alumni body, including Central Intelligence Directors William J. Casey and John O. Brennan, U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell, various governors, and a head of state: Hage Geingob, President of Namibia Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairperson and CEO of Xerox, Wellington Mara (owner of the New York Giants), and billionaire entrepreneurs Eugene Shvidler and Lorenzo Mendoza are alumni. As a Jesuit institution, the university claims numerous Roman Catholic clergy, including Álvaro Corrada del Río, bishop of Mayagüez; Cardinal Francis Spellman, archbishop of New York; and Eugene Marino, archbishop of Atlanta.

Fordham has numerous alumni in the entertainment industry. Emmy Award-winning actor Alan Alda; in film, Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington and nominee Patricia Clarkson; and in theater, Tony winners John Benjamin Hickey, Robert Sean Leonard, and Julie White; are alumni. Voice actor and comedian Bill Lobley graduated from Fordham as well. Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey is an alumna, as well as writers Mary Higgins Clark and Don DeLillo. Football players and coaches Vince Lombardi and Peter Carlesimo are alumni, as well as two-time Olympic gold medal-winning track runner Tom Courtney. Stage, film, and television actor Dylan McDermott, graduated from Fordham College at Lincoln Center in 1983.

Legend
Notes and abbreviations used
 * Individuals who may belong in multiple sections appear only in one.
 * An empty class year or school/degree box indicates that the information is unknown.
 * "DNG" indicates the alumnus or alumna attended but did not graduate; year(s) of attendance are included if available.

Colleges and schools
 * FC – Fordham College
 * SJC – St. John's College (1841–1907)


 * GSAS – Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
 * GE – Graduate School of Education
 * UGE – Undergraduate School of Education (1916–1967)
 * GRE – Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education
 * Law – School of Law
 * GSB – Gabelli School of Business
 * CBA – formerly College of Business Administration (1920–2005)


 * GSSS – Graduate School of Social Service
 * SCPS – School of Professional and Continuing Studies
 * MS – School of Medicine (1905–1919)
 * PHC – School of Pharmacy (1905–1966)
 * TMC – Thomas More College (women's college, 1964–1972)
 * MC – Marymount College (consolidated 2002; closed 2005)

College and university presidents



 * Richard Guarasci, longest-serving president of Wagner College
 * Robert Kibbee (died 1982), Chancellor of the City University of New York
 * Hakim Lucas, 13th president of Virginia Union University
 * Jay Sexter, former President of Mercy University
 * Joseph G. Marina, Catholic priest and Jesuit; president of the University of Scranton
 * Mary Eileen O'Brien, president of the Dominican University New York

Business

 * Michael J. Dowling, president and chief executive officer of Northwell Health
 * Thomas F. Woodlock, editor of the Wall Street Journal and US Interstate Commerce Commission commissioner

Agency heads and subordinate officers

 * Dennis Walcott, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education

Sports



 * Bob Berman, Major League Baseball player
 * Bryant Dunston, American-Armenian basketball player

Miscellaneous

 * Joel Steinberg (born 1941), attorney convicted of manslaughter