List of St. John's University alumni

Notable alumni of St. John's University in New York City include, alphabetically:


 * Peter Abbate, member of New York State Assembly
 * Joseph P. Addabbo (1925–1986), US Representative from New York (1961–86)
 * Joseph Addabbo, Jr., New York State Senator and New York City Council member
 * Haron Amin (born 1979), Afghan diplomat and spokesman for Northern Alliance after September 11 attacks
 * Rich Aurilia (born 1971), Major League Baseball player
 * James Baba, Ugandan diplomat, politician, and state minister
 * Michael Balboni, NY Deputy Secretary of State for Public Safety, NYS Senator
 * Leszek Balcerowicz, MBA (1974), senior government official and architect of the Balcerowicz Plan leading Poland into a market economy
 * Russ Banham (born 1954), Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and best-selling author
 * Morton Bard, psychologist, trailblazer in crisis intervention, author of The Crime Victim's Book
 * Erick Barkley, NBA player selected in first round of 2000 NBA draft
 * Rowan Barrett, basketball player, top scorer in the 2002 Israel Basketball Premier League
 * Frank Barsalona, music industry talent agent, non-performer inductee in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
 * Bruce R. Bent, inventor of first money market fund
 * Walter Berry, NBA basketball player
 * Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua, Cardinal and Archbishop of Philadelphia
 * Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator
 * Albert H. Bosch, United States House of Representatives
 * Leonard Boudin, lawyer and civil rights activist
 * Harry Boykoff (1922–2001), NBA basketball player
 * Keegan Bradley, professional golfer, winner of 2011 PGA Championship
 * Adam Braz (born 1981), Canadian soccer player and Technical Director of the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer
 * Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, previously Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, and auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
 * Ron Brown, US Secretary of Commerce
 * Justin Brownlee, professional basketball player
 * Danny Burawa (born 1988), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Gerald Calabrese, Mayor of Cliffside Park, New Jersey (1965–2015), NBA player with Syracuse Nationals (predecessor to Philadelphia 76ers)
 * James P. Campbell, President and CEO of General Electric Consumer and Industrial
 * Gerald Cardinale, New Jersey State Senator
 * Hugh Carey, Governor of the State of New York and US Representative from Brooklyn
 * Gregory W. Carman, United States House of Representatives
 * Haggai Carmon, attorney, author of intelligence thrillers, and legal advice columnist
 * Lou Carnesecca (born 1925), Hall of Fame basketball coach, St. John's head coach for 24 seasons
 * Tom Carr, Seattle City Attorney and Boulder City Attorney
 * William J. Casey (1913-1987), Director of Central Intelligence Agency
 * Ignatius Anthony Catanello (1938–2013), prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
 * Alfred C. Cerullo III, New York City Commissioner and Council Member, professional actor in theater and television
 * Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick, judge of New York State Court of Appeals
 * Frank Cipolla, journalist
 * Dane Clark, actor
 * Akis Cleanthous (1964–2011), Cypriot Minister of Education and Culture (2007–2008)
 * J. Cole, hip-hop recording artist and record producer
 * William Colton, member of New York State Assembly
 * John Corvino, professor of philosophy at Wayne State University
 * Mario Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, Lieutenant Governor, and Secretary of State
 * Rachel Daly, professional footballer for England women's national football team and the US' NWSL's Houston Dash
 * Nickolas Davatzes, former President and CEO of A&E Network
 * Mack David (1912–1993), lyricist and songwriter
 * Mel Davis, professional basketball player
 * Raymond J. Dearie, US District Judge, Eastern District of New York
 * George Deukmejian, Attorney General (1979–1982) and Governor of the State of California (1983–1990)
 * Dominick L. DiCarlo, US Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, Chief Judge of the US Court of International Trade
 * Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals
 * Patricia DiMango, Justice, New York Supreme Court
 * Richard Donoghue, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
 * Tom J. Donohue, President and CEO of United States Chamber of Commerce
 * Dan Donovan, United States House of Representatives, New York's 11th congressional district
 * John Francis Dooling Jr., US District Judge, Eastern District of New York
 * Conrad B. Duberstein (1915–2005), Chief Judge of US Bankruptcy Court for Eastern District of New York
 * Clarence Dunnaville, lawyer and civil rights activist
 * George Dzundza, actor
 * Randall T. Eng, Presiding Justice, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
 * John Louis Esposito, historian and orientalist
 * Clare Farragher (born 1941), member of New Jersey General Assembly (1988–2002)
 * Alexander A. Farrelly, Governor of US Virgin Islands
 * Patricia Fili-Krushel, senior executive at NBC Universal News Group, Time Warner, WebMD, ABC Television Network
 * Mickey Fisher (1904/05–1963), basketball coach
 * Joseph C. H. Flynn (1892–1941), lawyer, politician, and magistrate
 * Gardner Fox, comic book writer, creator of original Justice Society, The Flash; novelist
 * Mike Francesa, radio personality, "The Sports Pope"
 * John Franco, baseball player, captain for New York Mets
 * Dan Frisa, United States House of Representatives
 * Bill Gaudette, MLS professional soccer player
 * Nelson George, author, columnist, filmmaker, music and culture critic, and journalist
 * John J. Ghezzi, NYS Secretary of State
 * Patricia Reilly Giff, author of children's books
 * Jacob H. Gilbert (1920–1981), US Representative from New York between 1960 and 1971
 * John Girgenti, New Jersey State Senator
 * Hy Gotkin (1922–2004), basketball player
 * Matt Groenwald (born 1983), MLS professional soccer player
 * Frank Gulotta, Nassau County District Attorney and NYS Appellate Division judge
 * Dan Halloran, New York City Council member
 * Howell Emanuel Donaldson III, Basketball player and famously known as the Seminole Heights serial killer.
 * Zendon Hamilton, professional basketball player
 * Craig Hansen, MLB professional baseball player
 * Maurice Harkless, NBA player for Portland Trail Blazers
 * Marcus Hatten (born 1980), basketball player, 2006 top scorer in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Richard Garth Henning, Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre
 * Darryl Hill, basketball player known as "Showtime Hill"
 * Lester Holtzman, US Congressman and NY Judge
 * Daryl Homer (born 1990), Olympic fencer
 * George Hu, Taiwanese actor
 * Charles Hynes, District Attorney of Kings County (Brooklyn)
 * Race Imboden (born 1993), Olympic fencer for team USA
 * Mark Jackson, NBA basketball player
 * Harold M. Jacobs (1912–1995), Jewish and civic leader
 * Mark Jacoby (born 1947), Broadway actor
 * Jaheim, R&B singer
 * Theodore T. Jones Jr., Judge, New York Court of Appeals
 * Shalrie Joseph, MLS professional soccer player
 * Agim Kaba, actor, artist
 * Alex Katz (born 1994), baseball player
 * Melinda Katz (born 1965), Queens Borough President
 * Margaret M. Keane, Chief Executive Officer and President of Synchrony Financial
 * Raymond W. Kelly, Commissioner of New York City Police Department
 * D.J. Kennedy (born 1989), NBA basketball player
 * John M. Kennedy, Jr., politician from Suffolk County, New York
 * Brian Kenny, ESPN sportscaster
 * Lawrence Korb, US Assistant Secretary of Defense (1981–85)
 * Boris Kostelanetz (1911–2006), tax lawyer
 * John Kresse, NCAA men's basketball coach at College of Charleston
 * Andrew Lanza, New York State Senator
 * Henry J. Latham, United States House of Representatives
 * Peter Le Jacq Maryknoll priest
 * Ivan Lee (born 1981), Olympic saber fencer
 * Raymond Lesniak, New Jersey State Senator
 * Andrew Levane, NBA basketball player
 * Stanley David Levison, lawyer, activist and advisor to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
 * Steve Levy, 7th County Executive of Suffolk County
 * Mark LoMonaco, professional wrestler
 * Allen Lowe, composer, musician, music historian, and sound restoration specialist
 * Annet Mahendru (born 1985), American actress
 * Patrick A. Malone, Chief Supervisory Officer of Garden State Securities Inc.
 * Guy James Mangano, Presiding Justice of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
 * Thomas J. Manton, US Congressman and Chair of Queens County Democratic Organization
 * John J. Marchi (1921–2009), New York] State Senator (1957–2007)
 * Mariah the Scientist (born Mariah Amani Buckles, 1997), singer-songwriter
 * Jack Martins, NYS Senator
 * John McCormac, Mayor of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
 * Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, co-founder of hip-hop group Run-D.M.C.
 * Curtis McDowald (born 1996), fencer
 * Al McGuire, NCAA basketball coach and television commentator
 * Ed McGuire, assistant general manager and Executive VP of Football Operations San Diego Chargers
 * Frank McGuire, NCAA basketball coach at St. John's, North and South Carolina and NBA coach for Philadelphia Warriors
 * Brian McNamee, MLB conditioning coach
 * Stefani Miglioranzi, soccer player for Los Angeles Galaxy, played in England for Swindon Town
 * Charles Minlend, professional basketball player, 2003 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
 * Michael Montesano, member of New York State Assembly
 * Chris Mullin, NBA player, Hall of Famer, head coach of St. John's Red Storm
 * Ari Nagel (born 1975/1976), mathematics professor and sperm donor
 * Sam Nahem (1915–2004), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Lou Niles, radio host of 91X and executive director of Oceanside International Film Festival
 * Kate O'Beirne, journalist, political commentator, magazine editor
 * Paul O'Dwyer, President of the New York City Council (1974–77)
 * Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
 * Joe Panik, professional baseball player for San Francisco Giants
 * Joshua Parens, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas
 * Basil Paterson, New York Secretary of State, NY State Senator, attorney
 * Edmund D. Pellegrino, 11th President of The Catholic University of America
 * James Pitaro, President of ESPN and Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks
 * Harvey Pitt (1945-2023), 26th Chairman of US Securities and Exchange Commission (2001–03)
 * Richie Powers, NBA referee (1956–79)
 * Charles B. Rangel, US Representative of Manhattan
 * Lewis Ranieri, former bond trader and "father" of mortgage-backed securities
 * Steve Ratzer (born 1953), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Edward D. Re, Chief Judge of US Court of International Trade and US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
 * Mike Repole, Co-Founder of Glaceau, BODYARMOR SuperDrink and Repole Stables
 * Victor Ricciardi, professor of business
 * Wayne Rosenthal (born 1965), Major League Baseball pitcher and coach
 * Howard J. Rubenstein (1932–2020), lawyer and public relations expert
 * Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax Media
 * Mickey Rutner (1919-2007), Major League Baseball player
 * Luke Sabis, musician, film director and actor
 * Brent Sancho, MLS professional soccer player
 * Metta Sandiford-Artest (born 1979), NBA basketball player formerly known as Metta World Peace and Ron Artest
 * John J. Santucci, District Attorney of Queens
 * Diane Savino, New York State Senator
 * Eli Schenkel (born 1992), Canadian Olympic fencer
 * James J. Schiro (1946–2014), CEO of PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Zurich Financial Services
 * Ian Schrager, hotelier and real estate developer
 * Howie Schwab, eponymous star of ESPN's show Stump the Schwab
 * Malik Sealy, NBA basketball player
 * Joanna Seybert (born 1946), US District Judge, Eastern District of New York
 * Sidney Shapiro (1915–2014), American-born Chinese translator, actor and author
 * Bob Sheppard, announcer for New York Yankees, "Voice of the Yankees"
 * David D. Siegel, law professor, legal scholar and commentator
 * Ron Silver (1946–2009), Tony Award-winning actor
 * Justin Simon (born 1996), basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Keeth Smart (born 1978), Olympic team silver medalist saber fencer, first US fencer to reach #1 world ranking
 * Kathryn Smith, first full-time female National Football League coach
 * Taryn Delanie Smith, Miss New York 2022
 * John E. Sprizzo, US District Judge, Southern District of New York
 * Stuart Sternberg, financier and principal shareholder and Managing General Partner of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team
 * Elaine Weddington Steward, lawyer working for Major League Baseball
 * Norman Sturner (born 1940), real estate developer
 * Bruce Sudano, singer-songwriter, record producer and music arranger
 * Kevin J. Sweeney, Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey
 * Stephen Tan, business administration, Hong Kong business executive and family controlled Asia Financial Group
 * Tan Xiangdong, also known as Adam Tan, co-founder of Hainan Airlines and former CEO of HNA Group
 * Fred Thompson (1933–2019), Hall of Fame track and field coach
 * Matthew Titone, member of New York State Assembly
 * Peter J. Tobin, Chief Financial Officer of Chase Manhattan Corporation
 * Michael Tucci, actor
 * Bob Turner, US Representative for the 9th Congressional District of New York (2011–2013)
 * Martin Tytell (1913–2008), expert in manual typewriters
 * Larry Valencia, Rhode Island State Representative
 * Daphne Valerius, filmmaker
 * Paul Vallone, New York City Council member
 * Jimmy Van Bramer, New York City Council member
 * Anthony Varvaro (1984–2022), MLB pitcher and Port Authority police officer
 * Richard Vetere, playwright and screenwriter
 * Karina Vetrano, murder victim
 * Frank Viola, professional baseball player
 * Sal Vulcano, comedian, Impractical Jokers
 * Cora Walker, one of the first black women to practice law in New York
 * Bill Wennington, NBA basketball player and author
 * Jayson Williams, NBA basketball player and author
 * Kevin Williams (basketball), retired NBA basketball player
 * Chris Wingert, MLS professional soccer player
 * Terence Winter, writer, TV, and film producer, creator of HBO series Boardwalk Empire
 * Dagmara Wozniak (born 1988), Olympic saber fencer
 * Emanuel Xavier, poet and LGBTQ+ activist
 * Max Zaslofsky (1925–1985), NBA guard/forward, All-Star, ABA coach

Fictional

 * Ray Barone, title character of TV series Everybody Loves Raymond
 * Michael Clayton, title character of 2007 film Michael Clayton
 * Shawn Stark, a main character of TV series Power, who fictionally played for St. John's Basketball