List of University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni

The University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni number is around 243,628 worldwide, as 2014.

Academy Award winners

 * William Monahan, for adapted screenplay, The Departed
 * Buffy Sainte-Marie, for best song, "Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman

Emmy Award winners

 * Ed Christie 1979, BFA, art director/designer for The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Street.
 * Billy Taylor MA, PhD, musician, music educator.

Grammy Award winners

 * Natalie Cole 1972, singer
 * Yusef Lateef 1975, composer
 * Billy Taylor MA, PhD, composer
 * Brian Vibberts, audio engineer

Nobel Prize winner

 * Russell Hulse 1972G, 1975 Ph.D.

Pulitzer Prize winners

 * Herbert Bix 1960, historian
 * Paul Harding 1992, author and musician
 * Natasha Trethewey 1995, U.S. poet laureate

Royalty and nobility

 * Yaduveer Wadiyar, 27th Head of the Wadiyar dynasty and Member of Parliament for Mysore

Presidents

 * Nemat Shafik, 20th President of Columbia University
 * Winthrop E. Stone 1882, 5th President of Purdue University
 * Carlton Brown 1972, 1979G, president of Clark Atlanta University
 * Evan Dobelle 1970G, 1987 Ed.D., president of Westfield State College
 * Philip R. Day G, former Chancellor of City College of San Francisco and Cape Cod Community College
 * Vera King Farris G, former president of Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
 * Dennis Hanno, president of Wheaton College
 * Zhou Qifeng 1983 Ph.D., 13th President of Peking University
 * Donald P. Zingale 1969G, president of the State University of New York at Cobleskill

Faculty

 * David A. Tirrell 1978 Ph.D., provost at California Institute of Technology
 * Janet Abu-Lughod, sociologist, known for contributions to world-systems theory
 * Amir Amini (academic), IEEE fellow
 * Christy Anderson G, professor of Art and Architecture at University of Toronto
 * Maximilian Auffhammer B.S. 1996, George Pardee Jr. Professor of International Sustainable Development, University of California, Berkeley
 * Doris E. Abramson, professor and author.
 * Dorothy Barresi, professor at California State University at Northridge
 * Francis A. Bartlett 1905, eminent dendrologist
 * Edwin Bergin 1995 Ph.D., professor of astronomy at the University of Michigan and recipient of the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics
 * Janet Catherine Berlo 1974, art historian
 * Ann Bermingham, art historian
 * Michael Blakey, National Endowment for the Humanities Professor at the College of William & Mary
 * George Ruffin Bridgeforth, 1901, Tuskegee Institute agriculturist and first Black graduate of UMass Amherst
 * Lin Chao, professor at University of California, San Diego
 * Vicente Cabrera Funes, professor and writer at University of Minnesota Morris
 * Gennaro Chierchia, professor and Department Chair of Linguistics at Harvard University
 * Michael Dirr, professor of horticulture at University of Georgia
 * Larry W. Esposito 1977G, planetary astronomer, professor at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado
 * Bertram Forer 1936, psychologist, namesake of the Forer effect
 * Michael J. Franklin, professor and chair of Computer Science, at University of Chicago
 * Mary Lou Heiss, historian and tea connoisseur
 * David Helfand, 1977 Ph.D., Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University
 * Sally Hirsh-Dickinson, New Hampshire Public Radio Producer and Host, professor of English at Rivier University.
 * Donald F. Hunt, professor of Chemistry and Pathology at University of Virginia
 * Leonard Katz, professor of Psychology at University of Connecticut
 * Joy Ladin, professor at Yeshiva University
 * Paul J. LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University; former president of Marlboro College
 * Guy Livingston, food scientist and founder of Phi Tau Sigma
 * Dominic W. Massaro, professor of Psychology and Computer Engineering at the UC Santa Cruz
 * Kembrew McLeod, Professor of Communication Studies at University of Iowa
 * Li Minqi, Associate Professor of Economics at University of Utah
 * Dana Mohler-Faria, president of Bridgewater State College
 * Joseph B. Moore, president of Lesley University
 * Ann C. Noble, professor at UC Davis
 * Steven Nock, Commonwealth Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia
 * William Oakland, former Professor of Economics at Tulane University
 * Christopher Ober, Ph.D. 1982, Francis Norwood Bard Professor of Materials Engineering at Cornell University
 * Alexey A Petrov, 1997, Professor of Physics at Wayne State University, recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award
 * Carl Phillips, Professor of English and of African and Afro-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis
 * David Rosner, professor at Columbia University
 * Lawrence Solan 1978 Ph.D., professor of law at Brooklyn Law School
 * Roger Stritmatter 2001 PhD, professor of humanities; a leading modern-day advocate of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship
 * Edwin Lorimer Thomas 1963 B.S., Ernest Dell Butcher Professor of Engineering at Rice University
 * Matthew Tirrell 1977 Ph.D., founding dean of Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago
 * Albert E. Waugh 1924 B.S., professor of economics and provost at the University of Connecticut
 * Laura Wright, founder of academic field of vegan studies
 * Müjde Yüksel, assistant professor at Suffolk University
 * Edward N. Zalta, principal editor of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
 * Zhi-Li Zhang, professor of computer science at University of Minnesota
 * Jonathan Wilker, professor of Chemistry at Purdue University

Science and technology

 * William P. Brooks 1875, agronomist, foreign advisor to the Japanese government in the Meiji period, president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College
 * Catherine Coleman 1991, Ph.D., astronaut
 * Helen Cooke 1965 BS, American medical researcher and academic
 * Fernanda Ferreira 1985 MS Psychology;1986, MA Linguistics; 1988 PhD Psychology, Cognitive Psychologist, Professor at University of California, Davis
 * Rebecca Hasson, Associate Professor at University of Michigan
 * Devang Vipin Khakhar, chemical engineer, academic, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate
 * Doina Precup senior fellow at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
 * Dan Riccio, 1986, Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering at Apple
 * Cynthia E. Rosenzweig, Senior Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
 * Dorion Sagan 1981, author
 * Steven Sinofsky 1989, president of Windows Division at Microsoft
 * Sarah Stewart, first woman to be awarded an MD Degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine
 * Jim Waldo 1980, lead software architect on Jini, CTO of Harvard University
 * Rachel Whitmer, 1995, epidemiologist and Alzheimer's researcher
 * Sandra Leal, 2013, pharmacist and president of the American Pharmacists Association

Business

 * Betsy Atkins, 3-time CEO and serial entrepreneur and founder of Baja Corporation
 * Tony Barbee (1993), collegiate basketball coach at Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
 * Bruce Berkowitz 1980, Managing director and Morningstar Domestic-Stock Fund Manager of the Decade (2010) of Fairholme Funds
 * J. B. Bernstein, CEO of Access Group and chief marketing officer (CMO) of Seven Figures Management
 * Wayne Chang, director of product strategy at Twitter
 * Ben Cherington (1997), former executive vice president and general manager of the Boston Red Sox
 * Douglas Cliggott 1978, former managing director and chief investment strategist of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 * Chris Daggett, president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
 * Marc Forgione, owner of restaurant Marc Forgione in New York City
 * Arturo Guevara, baseball writer
 * Neal Huntington (1992), general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Anshu Jain (1985), president of Cantor Fitzgerald and former global co-CEO of Deutsche Bank
 * Dave Jauss, professional baseball coach
 * John Legere, former CEO and president of T-Mobile US
 * Dave Littlefield (1984), senior vice president and general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Agenor Mafra-Neto, CEO of ISCA Technologies
 * Lawrence Mestel (born 1962), music executive and CEO of Primary Wave.
 * James Pallotta (1979), president of A.S. Roma and chairman and managing director of Raptor Group
 * Vivek Paul, former CEO of Wipro Technologies
 * Gil Penchina, CEO of Wikia, Inc.
 * Rudolf Rodríguez, former Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia
 * Ryan Salame (2015), former CEO of FTX Digital Markets, the FTX subsidiary based in the Bahamas.
 * John F. Smith, Jr. (1960), former CEO and chairman of General Motors Corporation
 * Earl W. Stafford, founder of the Stafford Foundation
 * Mike Tannenbaum (1991), former general manager of the New York Jets
 * Jeff Taylor 2001, founder of Monster.com
 * Jack Welch 1957, retired CEO of General Electric
 * Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings; co-founder of Search Engine Marketing New England
 * Nick Zhang, CEO of Wuzhen Institute
 * Pat Walsh, Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer of Classy

Governors

 * Madeleine Kunin 1956, first female Governor of Vermont and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland (1985–1991)

Congressmen

 * Peter G. Torkildsen 1980, former member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts (1993–1997)

U.S. government officials

 * Kenneth S. Apfel 1970, former Commissioner of Social Security (1997–2001)
 * Richard A. Baker, Historian of the United States Senate
 * Charles B. Curtis 1962, former Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (1977–1981); acting United States Secretary of Energy (1997)
 * Chris Daggett 1977 Ed.D, Regional United States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial candidate
 * Kenneth Feinberg 1967, Obama Administration "Compensation Czar" and former Special Master of the U.S. Government's September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
 * James Kallstrom 1966, former assistant director of the FBI
 * Jack Ward Thomas 1972 Ph.D, former Chief of the United States Forest Service (1993–1996)

Diplomats

 * Jeffrey Davidow 1965, former United States Ambassador to Zambia, Venezuela, and Mexico; named a Career Ambassador in 2002
 * Thomas C. Krajeski, former United States Ambassador to Yemen
 * Madeleine Kunin 1956, former United States Ambassador to Switzerland and first female Governor of Vermont
 * Stephen A. Seche, United States Ambassador to Yemen since 2007

Jurists

 * Marsha Kazarosian, 1978, attorney who handled high-profile cases
 * David A. Lowy, Judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
 * Fred I. Parker 1962, served as a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
 * Eduardo C. Robreno 1967 MA, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
 * Erik P. Kimball 1987 BA, federal judge on the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida

State legislators and executives

 * Denise Andrews, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2011–present)
 * David M. Bartley 1956, former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1969–1973) and 1984 candidate for the United States Senate
 * Joan Bray, former member of Missouri State Senate (2003–2010) and Missouri House of Representatives (1993–2002)
 * Stephen Brewer 1971, member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1995–present)
 * Linda Dean Campbell member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2007–present)
 * Reuven Carlyle 1987, member of the Washington House of Representatives (2009–present)
 * Steven D'Amico, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2007–2011)
 * Eileen Donoghue 1976, member of the Massachusetts State Senate (2011–present)
 * Lewis G. Evangelidis 1984, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2003–present)
 * Christopher M. Fierro 2002, 2004 MS, former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives (2009–2011)
 * John J. Finnegan, former Massachusetts State Auditor (1981–1987)
 * Nancy Flavin 1986, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1993–2003)
 * Paul K. Frost 1993, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997 to present), Asst. House Minority Whip
 * Thomas N. George, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997–2005)
 * Guy Glodis, former member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1999–2005) and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997–1999)
 * Frederick D. Griggs 1913, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1925–1928)
 * Christopher Hodgkins, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1983–2003)
 * Kate Hogan, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2009–present)
 * Philip W. Johnston, former Massachusetts Secretary of Human Services
 * Sally Kerans 1982, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1991–1997)
 * Stephen Kulik, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1993–present)
 * Patrick Landers, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1987–1999)
 * Gary LeBeau, member of the Connecticut State Senate (1997–present)
 * Paul Mark, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (2011–present)
 * Michael W. Morrissey, District Attorney of Norfolk County, Massachusetts (2011–present)
 * Betty Jo Nelsen, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (1979–1990)
 * Arthur D. Norcross 1871, former member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1908–1909) and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1904–1906)
 * Andrea F. Nuciforo, Jr. 1986, former member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1997–2007)
 * Carmen Hooker Odom, former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
 * David Poisson, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2006–2010)
 * Ruth Provost, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1997–2003)
 * Stanley C. Rosenberg 1977, openly gay member of the Massachusetts State Senate (1986–present)
 * Marie St. Fleur, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1999–2011)
 * Barry Trahan, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1987–1989)
 * Joseph Wagner, former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1991–present)
 * Rachel Weston 2003, member of the Vermont House of Representatives (2007–present)

International figures

 * Hau Lung-pin, 1982 Ph.D, Mayor of Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
 * Kang Kyung-wha MA, Ph.D., Foreign Minister of South Korea, former United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
 * Hina Rabbani Khar 2001, Pakistani Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011–2013), the first female to hold this post
 * Makaziwe Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela
 * Mose Penaani Tjitendero 1977 Ed.D., former Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia
 * Uttama Savanayana (อุตตม สาวนายน), 1990 Ph.D., Minister of Finance, Kingdom of Thailand
 * Srettha Thavisin, prime minister of thailand, Kingdom of Thailand

County and municipal officials

 * Bonnie Dumanis (attended), District Attorney of San Diego County (2003–present)
 * Maura Hennigan 1972, former Boston City Councilor and first female Clerk-Magistrate of Suffolk County
 * Billy Kenoi 1993, Mayor of Hawaii County
 * Salvatore LaMattina 1981, District 1 Boston City Councilor
 * Joseph Sullivan, mayor of Braintree, Massachusetts

Activists

 * Brian Darling 1987, conservative activist and senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation
 * Jackson Katz, social activist
 * Hugh Loebner, social activist for the decriminalization of prostitution
 * Ray Rogers, labor rights activist and labor union strategist
 * Tony Rudy, lobbyist and associate of Jack Abramoff
 * Allen St. Pierre 1989, Executive Director of NORML
 * Betty Shabazz 1975 PhD, widow of Malcolm X
 * Sue Thrasher 1996 Ed.D, civil rights activist

Military

 * Frederick Heyliger 1950, officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II; featured in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers
 * Andrew P. Iosue 1951 - General (R) of the United States Air Force; Commander of Air Training Command (COMATC), 1983–1986
 * Jody Daniels, 34th Chief of Army Reserve
 * Robert Miller, 24th Surgeon General of the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force
 * L. Fletcher Prouty, Chief of Special Operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff
 * Brian Beaudreault, Commander of II Marine Expeditionary Force
 * Thomas F. Healy, U.S. Army general and former commandant of the Army War College
 * William N. Sullivan
 * Richard M. Scofield, Lieutenant General and Commander of Air Education and Training Command
 * John B. Hall Jr., Lieutenant General and Commander of United States Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force
 * Franklin M. Davis Jr., Major General in the United States Army
 * Michael S. Martin, Major General in United States Marine Corps
 * Lee E. Payne, Major General in United States Air Force

Film

 * Jere Burns, 1980, actor
 * Rob Corddry, actor
 * Jeffrey Donovan, actor
 * Richard Gere, 1971, actor (did not graduate)
 * Jonathan Hensleigh, 1981, screenwriter and film director
 * Fardeen Khan, Bollywood actor (did not graduate)
 * Bridget Moynahan, actress (did not graduate)
 * William Monahan, screenwriter, The Departed
 * Bill Pullman, 1980 MFA, actor
 * Jason Nash, 1995, actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, YouTube personality

Television

 * Norm Abram 1972, "America's most famous carpenter"
 * Rob Corddry 1993, former writer and correspondent for The Daily Show, actor on television series The Winner
 * Bill Cosby 1972G, 1976 Ed.D., actor, comedian, writer, star of The Cosby Show
 * Jeff Corwin 2002, Animal Planet's The Jeff Corwin Experience
 * Jeffrey Donovan 1991, star of USA original series Burn Notice
 * Marc Forgione 2010, competitor on Food Network's Iron Chef America; won season three of "The Next Iron Chef" in 2010; owner of restaurant Marc Forgione in New York City
 * Lauren Koslow, actress on Days of Our Lives
 * Phil Laak, professional poker player nicknamed "The Unabomber"
 * Loretta Long 1973 Ph.D., long-time Sesame Street actress
 * Ken Ober 1980, game show host, comedian, and actor
 * Nancy Oliver, writer for the series Six Feet Under
 * Mark Preston 1994, CNN Senior Political Analyst and Executive Editor, CNN Politics
 * Peter Tolan, television producer, director, and screenwriter
 * Mark Wilding 1979, lead writer and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy
 * Jean Worthley 1948, naturalist; former host of Hodgepodge Lodge; co-host of On Nature's Trail

Journalism

 * Deepak Ananthapadmanabha 1998, web-based technology journalist
 * Steve Buckley 1978, sportswriter
 * Gerry Callahan, sports writer for the Boston Herald and radio talk show personality for WEEI
 * Jill Carroll 1999, journalist for Christian Science Monitor, kidnapped in Iraq on assignment in January 2006
 * Gail Collins 1970 MA, New York Times columnist and former editorial page editor
 * Audie Cornish 2001, National Public Radio host of All Things Considered, former host of Weekend Edition Sunday
 * Jenny Dell 2008, reporter for CBS Sports
 * James Foley 2003, freelance journalist and photojournalist of the Syrian Civil War
 * Matt Malone, 1994, Jesuit and journalist; editor in chief of America magazine
 * Michael C. Moynihan, senior editor of the libertarian magazine Reason
 * Wendi Nix, reporter for ESPN
 * David Pakman, host of the internationally syndicated television and radio program The David Pakman Show
 * Mark Preston, Executive Editor, CNN Politics and CNN Senior Political Analyst
 * Carol Rosenberg, senior journalist with the McClatchy News Service known for her coverage of the operation of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps in Cuba
 * Dan Wetzel, national columnist, Yahoo! Sports; Netflix executive producer, New York Times best-selling author

History, literature, art, and music

 * Kenny Aronoff 1975, drummer
 * Alison Aune, artist
 * Phillip Barron, poet and philosopher
 * David Berman, poet, musician
 * Frank Black, rock singer and guitarist in the Pixies
 * Kathryn Burak, novelist
 * Vicente Cabrera Funes 1944, writer
 * Jack Canfield 1972G, best-selling author
 * Gordon Chandler 1975G, sculptor
 * Constance Congdon 1982, M.F.A., playwright
 * Bill Cosby 1972G, 1976 Ed.D., actor, comedian, writer
 * Patrick DeCoste 2000, guitarist, composer
 * Stephanie Deshpande 1997, painter
 * Jason Donati, animator and artist
 * Sadie Dupuis, singer and guitarist for Speedy Ortiz
 * Jason K. Fettig, 28th director of the United States Marine Band
 * Harvey Goldman, artist, educator
 * Dana Gould 1986, comedian
 * James Grinwis, poet
 * Peter Hargitai, award-winning novelist, poet and translator
 * Airline Inthyrath 2006, drag queen known as Jujubee, performer, TV personality
 * Raymond Kennedy, novelist
 * Fardeen Khan, Bollywood actor
 * Beth Krommes 1980G, children's book illustrator
 * Peter Laird, co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
 * Taj Mahal 1963, composer and singer
 * William Manchester 1946, author, biographer, and recipient of the National Humanities Medal
 * Valerie Martin 1974, novelist
 * J Mascis, rock singer and guitarist in Dinosaur Jr
 * Matthew Minicucci, poet
 * Jeff Penalty (b. Jeff Alulis), former lead singer of Dead Kennedys
 * Joe Pernice, singer in Pernice Brothers, Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline
 * Terri Priest, artist
 * Jesse Richards, Stuckist painter, filmmaker, Remodernist film
 * Louis Ross 1917, architect, designed many of the campus buildings
 * Larry Ruttman 1952, author and attorney
 * Buffy Sainte-Marie 1970, singer
 * Joey Santiago, guitarist in the Pixies
 * Flo Steinberg, of Marvel Comics
 * Susan Straight 1984, writer, novelist, professor at the University of California, Riverside
 * Paul Theroux 1963, travel writer and author
 * Natasha Trethewey 1995, U.S. poet laureate
 * Jane Yolen, author
 * Matthew Zapruder, poet

Baseball

 * Ben Cherington 1998G, executive Vice President and general manager of the Boston Red Sox
 * Chick Davies 1914, pitcher and outfielder with the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Giants
 * Gary DiSarcina 1995, MLB All-Star, California Angels
 * Mike Flanagan 1975, 1979 Cy Young Award winner, Baltimore Orioles
 * Nick Gorneault 2001, outfielder, Los Angeles Angels
 * Bob Hansen, first baseman, Milwaukee Brewers
 * Neal Huntington MA, General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Dave Littlefield 1984, Senior Vice President and general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
 * Chad Paronto, relief pitcher, Houston Astros
 * Jeff Reardon 1977, relief pitcher Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox
 * Mike Stone 1981, Vermont and UMass baseball coach
 * Dave Telgheder, starting pitcher, New York Mets
 * Ron Villone 1992, relief pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals

Basketball

 * Tony Barbee 1993, collegiate basketball coach, Central Michigan University
 * Bill Bayno (did not graduate), Division 1 collegiate coach and professional assistant coach
 * Marcus Camby, 1996 Naismith College Player of the Year and retired professional basketball player
 * Julius Erving 1972, Hall of Fame professional basketball player (received earned bachelor's and honorary doctorate simultaneously)
 * Gary Forbes 2008, professional basketball player, Toronto Raptors
 * Derek Kellogg 1995, collegiate basketball coach University of Massachusetts Amherst
 * Stéphane Lasme 2007, professional basketball player, Miami Heat
 * Gloria Nevarez 1993, sports administrator and commissioner of the Mountain West Conference (2023–present)
 * Rick Pitino 1974, professional and collegiate basketball coach
 * Raphiael Putney (born 1990), basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli National League
 * Lou Roe 1995, professional basketball player, Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors
 * Al Skinner 1974, basketball coach, Boston College

Football

 * Neal Brown, Texas Tech Red Raiders offensive coordinator
 * Liam Coen 2008, offensive coordinator, Los Angeles Rams
 * Victor Cruz 2010, professional football player and 2012 Super Bowl Champion, New York Giants; second-team All-Pro (2011) Pro Bowl (2012)
 * Vladimir Ducasse, professional football player, Buffalo Bills
 * Tom Gilson, American football player
 * Chris Grier, general manager of the Miami Dolphins since 2016
 * Jeremy Horne, professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs
 * James Ihedigbo professional football player, Buffalo Bills
 * Andy Isabella, wide receiver, Arizona Cardinals
 * Greg Landry 1968, quarterback, Detroit Lions
 * Brandon London 2006, professional football player, Miami Dolphins
 * John McCormick 1961, professional football quarterback/punter, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos
 * Jeromy Miles, professional football player, Cincinnati Bengals
 * Milt Morin 1966, tight end, All-Pro, Cleveland Browns
 * Tajae Sharpe 2016, professional football player, Atlanta Falcons
 * Marcel Shipp, running back, Arizona Cardinals (former team), 2009 UFL Champions Las Vegas Locomotives
 * Mike Tannenbaum, former general manager of the New York Jets

Hockey

 * David Branch, president of the Canadian Hockey League
 * Justin Braun, professional ice hockey player, San Jose Sharks
 * Matt Irwin, professional ice hockey player, Nashville Predators
 * John Lyons, Olympic ice hockey player, 1924 Olympic silver medalist
 * James Marcou, professional ice hockey player, San Jose Sharks
 * Brad Norton 1998, professional ice hockey player
 * Thomas Pock, professional ice hockey player, New York Islanders
 * Jonathan Quick, professional ice hockey player; 2010 Olympic silver medalist; 2012 NHL All-Star; 2012 Conn Smythe winner; 2014 Stanley Cup Champion, Los Angeles Kings
 * Conor Sheary, professional ice hockey player, 2016 Stanley Cup Champion, Pittsburgh Penguins
 * Frank Vatrano, professional ice hockey player, Florida Panthers
 * Casey Wellman, professional ice hockey player, Washington Capitals
 * Cale Makar, professional ice hockey player, 2022 Conn Smythe winner, Colorado Avalanche

Lacrosse

 * Sal LoCascio, retired professional lacrosse goaltender
 * Doc Schneider, professional lacrosse player, Toronto Nationals

Other sports

 * Gideon Ariel (born 1939), Israeli Olympic competitor in the shot put and discus throw
 * Danielle Henderson 1999, Olympic gold medal winner, softball
 * Roxanne Modafferi, professional mixed martial artist
 * Chris Sanford, The Ultimate Fighter Season 1 contestant, retired professional MMA fighter
 * Briana Scurry 1995, two-time Olympic gold medal winner and women's World Cup champion, soccer
 * Serena Williams, tennis player, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist and 23-time Grand Slam winner

Others

 * Julie Robenhymer, former Miss New Jersey