List of Marist College people

This is a list of notable people associated with Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Presidents

 * 1) Br. Paul Ambrose Fontaine, FMS (1929–1958)
 * 2) Dr. Linus Richard Foy (1958–1979)
 * 3) Dennis J. Murray (1979–2016)
 * 4) David N. Yellen (2016–2019)
 * 5) Dennis J. Murray (2019–2021)
 * 6) Kevin Weinman (2021–)

Academia

 * Edward J. Cashin – historian and Professor Emeritus at Augusta State University

Arts & entertainment

 * Adam Ferrara '88 – actor and comedian
 * Jon Gabrus '04 – comedian, television personality
 * Bill O'Reilly '71 – political commentator
 * Jeff Sutphen '98 – host of the game show BrainSurge on Nickelodeon

Business

 * Gina Trapani '97 – founder of Lifehacker; listed among Fast Company's Most Influential Women in Technology in 2009 and 2010

Government

 * Eric Adams – Mayor of New York City, 18th Borough President of Brooklyn, and former New York State Senator
 * Joseph Borelli – New York City Councilman, former New York State Assembly Member
 * Kevin Byrne '16 – County Executive for Putnam County, NY (2023-Present) and former member of the New York State Assembly (2017-2023)
 * Daniel Dromm – member of New York City Council
 * Bryan Kaenrath – member of the Maine House Of Representatives
 * Patrick Mara – political strategist
 * Mike Martucci '08 – New York State Senator
 * Howard Mills III '86 – 38th New York Superintendent of Insurance; former member of the New York State Assembly
 * Paul X. Rinn '68 – Captain, United States Navy

Journalism

 * Ed Lowe '67 – author and journalist
 * Ian O'Connor '86 – New York Times best-selling author and national sports columnist

Religion

 * Thomas John McDonnell – former Roman Catholic coadjutor bishop
 * Seán Sammon '70 – Superior General of the Marist Brothers order

Sports

 * Terrence Fede – professional football player
 * Bobby Joe Hatton '99 – professional basketball player
 * Jared Jordan '07 – professional basketball player
 * Adam Kemp – professional basketball player
 * Chavaughn Lewis (born 1993) - basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Kathy Liebert – professional poker player
 * Maureen Magarity '04 - college basketball coach
 * Kevin McCarthy – professional baseball player
 * Jason Myers – professional football player
 * Rik Smits '88 – former NBA All-Star; 2nd pick in the 1988 NBA draft
 * Menelik Watson – professional football player
 * Sean Stellato – football and basketball, NFL sports agent