List of Loyola University Maryland people

Here follows a list of notable alumni, faculty, administrators, or people affiliated with Loyola University Maryland.

Academic

 * Emory Elliott, Professor of American literature and advocate for expanding the literary canon to include a more diverse range of voices
 * Aloysius C. Galvin, S.J., former Loyola College dean, 17th president of the University of Scranton

Business

 * Harry Markopolos (1981), former chief investment officer of Rampart Investment Management Co. and early whistleblower of Bernard Madoff
 * Chris Dessi, writer and business executive

Judges

 * Robert A. Zarnoch, Judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals

Politicians

 * R. Karl Aumann (1982), former Maryland Secretary of State
 * Robert C. Baldwin, former Maryland Delegate
 * Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator
 * Francis B. Burch (1941), former Attorney General of Maryland
 * Edward H. Burke (1886–1955), state delegate and lawyer
 * Andrew J. Burns Jr. (1950), former Maryland delegate
 * Jill P. Carter, member, Maryland Senate
 * Edward L. Cochran (1949), Howard County Executive, 1974–1978
 * Jean B. Cryor (1979), former Maryland Delegate
 * Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., former member of Maryland House of Delegates
 * C. Stuart Knudsen (1949), former member of Maryland House of Delegates
 * Hugh Meade (1929), U.S. Congressman for Maryland 2nd District, 1947–1949
 * Barbara Mikulski (Mount Saint Agnes College, 1958), United States Senator from Maryland, 1987–2017
 * John S. Morgan (1984), former member of Maryland House of Delegates, 1991–1999
 * Herbert O'Conor (1917), Governor of Maryland 1939–1947, United States Senator 1947–1953
 * Michael Peroutka, former Constitution Party candidate for President
 * Dennis F. Rasmussen (1970), Baltimore County Executive, 1986–1990
 * Bryan Simonaire (2005), Maryland State Senator

Religion

 * Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Catholic Bishop and Cardinal of Tonga
 * Joseph C. Martin, Roman Catholic priest, recovering alcoholic and renowned speaker/educator on the issues of alcoholism and drug addiction
 * Noah Weinberg, rabbi

Science

 * Brendan Carr (physician), Endowed System Chair of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
 * Edwin A. Fleishman, notable scientist and author
 * Michael D. Griffin, administrator of NASA
 * Bradley M. Kuhn, former Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation, Phi Beta Kappa Society 1995
 * Elena Plante, speech-language pathologist and Head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Arizona
 * Patrick E. Cavalli, Professor of Engineering; leading designer of HVAC systems used throughout the developing world; recipient of IEEE Simon Ramo Medal in 1997

Arts and literature

 * Isaac Rieman Baxley, poet
 * Mark Bowden, B.A. 1973, journalist and author (Black Hawk Down)
 * Ed Burns, producer, screenwriter, and novelist; co-creator with writing partner David Simon of The Corner and The Wire (HBO); former Baltimore police detective for the Homicide and Narcotics divisions; public school teacher
 * Tom Clancy, B.A. 1969, author
 * George Herman, B.A. 1950, playwright (A Company of Wayward Saints)
 * Margaret E. Ward, Irish journalist and broadcaster
 * Deborah Rudacille, writer
 * Susan Schulz, B.A. 1993, communications consultant and former magazine editor
 * Steven B. Smith, poet

Sports

 * Santi Aldama, basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies
 * Michael Burke, former soccer player
 * Paul Cantabene (1993), former professional lacrosse player; head coach of Stevenson University's men's lacrosse team
 * Frank Cashen (1945), General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets, won 1986 World Series
 * Harry Child, former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Washington Senators
 * Diane Geppi-Aikens (1984), women's college lacrosse coach
 * Katie Hoff, swimmer who holds the world record for the women's 400m individual medley; former student and volunteer assistant swimming coach
 * Milos Kocic (2008), goalkeeper for D.C. United and Toronto FC
 * Christof Lindenmayer (1999), retired professional soccer player for the Columbus Crew; assistant men's soccer coach at the university
 * Michael Malone, Denver Nuggets head coach, including 2023 NBA Championship
 * Jim McKay (1943), sports broadcaster, winner of 13 Emmy Awards
 * Doug Miller, former professional soccer player; current youth soccer coach
 * Mike Morrison, drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (24th pick, 51st overall) of the 1989 NBA draft
 * Gordie Mueller, relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox who played only one season in 1950
 * Jimmy Patsos, former head men's basketball coach, 2004–2013
 * Michael Phelps, most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 Olympic medals; former volunteer assistant swimming coach
 * Skip Prosser, former men's basketball coach, 1993–94
 * Philip Scholz, S-11 category swimmer; set multiple American Paralympic records
 * Zach Thornton (1998), goalkeeper for the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, Chicago Fire and Chivas USA
 * Joe Wise, Paralympian swimmer
 * Dennis Wit, retired U.S. national soccer player

Music

 * Charlie Murphy, singer-songwriter and political activist.
 * David Villa, singer and songwriter for Silver Edition
 * Jah Works, roots reggae band formed by a group of Loyola students on a study abroad program in Belgium
 * Jeleel, rapper and singer