List of University of Rhode Island people

The following is a partial list of notable University of Rhode Island people. It includes alumni, professors, and others associated with the University of Rhode Island.

Politics and government

 * Lincoln Almond (B.Sc. 1959), Governor of Rhode Island from 1995 to 2003
 * Sandra Cano (M.P.A. 2012), Member of the Rhode Island Senate from the 8th district
 * Peter Courtney (B.A. 1965), 55th President of the Oregon State Senate (2003–present), Member of the Oregon Senate (1991–present)
 * Frank Edelblut (B.Sc. 1983), Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education Providence_mayor_Jorge_Elorza.jpg]]
 * Jorge Elorza (B.Sc. 1998), 38th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
 * Charles J. Fogarty (M.P.A. 1980), Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island 1999–2006
 * J. Joseph Garrahy (1953), Governor of Rhode Island from 1977 to 1985
 * William B. Gould IV (B.A. 1958), Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board 1994–1998
 * Candace_Owens_(51331093124)_(cropped).jpg[[Candace Owens]], conservative commentator and political activist (did not graduate)
 * Edwin R. Pacheco (B.A. 2005), Chairman of Rhode Island Democratic Party 2010–2013
 * Donna M. Walsh, Former Rhode Island State Representative
 * Robert Weygand (B.Sc., B.F.A., M.A, M.P.A.) Lieutenant Governor of RI 1993–1997, U.S. Representative from RI 1997–2001.
 * Alton W. Wiley (1951), First Black judge to on the Rhode Island District and Superior courts
 * George Wiley (1953), civil rights leader and chemist

Arts, broadcast and entertainment

 * Masta Ace (1988), rapper
 * Stevie Aiello, songwriter and musician
 * Kim Alexis, model
 * Christiane Amanpour (B.A. 1983), journalist and CNN correspondent
 * Mark Atkinson, (B.A.) actor
 * Andrew Burnap (B.F.A. 2013), actor
 * Steve Cascione (B.A. 1977), television news anchor
 * Angelo Cataldi (B.A. 1972), sports radio personality
 * Amanda Clayton, actress
 * Vladimir Duthiers (B.A. 1991), journalist
 * Benjamin Fine (B.Sc. 1928), journalist
 * Mat Franco (2010), magician
 * Sage Francis (1999), rapper
 * Peter Frechette (B.F.A.), actor
 * Matt Gallant (B.A. 1987), television host
 * John M. Geddes (B.A. 1974), journalist and managing editor of The New York Times from 2003 to 2013
 * Leila Goldkuhl, model
 * Jose B. Gonzalez (Ph.D. 1998), poet
 * Donald M. Grant (1949), publisher
 * Ann Hood (B.A. 1978), novelist
 * John King (B.A. 1985), television journalist
 * Kevin Kelly, magazine editor
 * J. Michael Lennon (M.A. 1969, Ph.D. 1975), writer and editor
 * Aria Mia Loberti, actress
 * Tony Longo, actor
 * Theo Martins (2009), singer and rapper
 * Freddie Scott, singer
 * Michael P. Shawver (born 1984/1985), film editor
 * J. T. Walsh, actor

Sports

 * Lou Abbruzzi (1941) – Former NFL player for the Boston Yanks
 * Pat Abbruzzi (1955) – Former CFL player for the Montreal Alouettes
 * Jimmy Baron – Played in the NBA Summer League for the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards. He is currently playing basketball for Lagun Aro GBC in Spain's ACB League. He is the all-time three-point shooter in the University of Rhode Island and Atlantic 10 history.
 * Tavorris Bell (2001) – Streetball player featured in the AND1 Mixtape Tour Volume 2 video.
 * David Bernsley (born 1969) - American-Israeli basketball player
 * Parfait Bitee – Former point guard for URI, also played on the Cameroonian men's national basketball team that won the silver medal at the FIBA Africa Championship 2007
 * Andy Boss (B.A. 1992) – Former professional racing driver in Indy Lights and IMSA
 * Danleigh Borman (2008) – MLS player for Toronto FC
 * Geoff Cameron – MLS player for Houston Dynamo, MLS All-Star in 2009 and 2011, member and starter on the 2014 World Cup US Men's National Soccer Team.
 * Todd Bozeman – Head Coach, Morgan State University men's basketball
 * Ernie Calverley – Former NBA player with the Providence Steamrollers, former URI head coach
 * Derek Cassidy – Former Arena Football League player
 * Jim Christian – Former head coach of Boston College men's basketball
 * Steve Chubin – Former NBA player for the Indiana Pacers
 * Sean Colson – Former NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets
 * Tony DeLuca – Former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers
 * Shelagh Donohoe – Olympic athlete, current Women's rowing head coach.
 * Mike Dwyer – Former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
 * Johnny Ezersky – Former NBA player for the Providence Steamrollers, the Baltimore Bullets, and the Boston Celtics
 * Frank Ferrara – Former NFL defensive end for New York Giants and Hollywood stunt man
 * Jason Foster – Former NFL player
 * Steve Furness – Former NFL player for Pittsburgh Steelers and the Detroit Lions
 * Tom Garrick – Former NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Clippers
 * Sasha Gotsmanov – MLS player for the Colorado Rapids
 * Virgil Gray – Arena Football League player
 * Andy Gresh – Sports analyst, Fox Sports, WSKO, ESPN Radio, Patriots Rock Radio Network
 * P. H. Horgan III – PGA Tour golfer
 * Chester Jaworski – Basketball player, led the nation in scoring in his senior season, also won national player of the year award in his senior season.
 * Frank Keaney – Former URI men's basketball coach, inventor of URI's team color Keaney Blue, and Basketball Hall of Fame member.
 * Cuttino Mobley – Former NBA player for the Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, and the New York Knicks
 * Rick Moser – Former NFL player
 * Xavier Munford (born 1992) - basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Pat Narduzzi – Head football coach for the University of Pittsburgh Panthers
 * Lamar_Odom_2012_Shankbone.JPG[[Lamar Odom]] (1997–98) – 2 time NBA Champion for the Los Angeles Lakers and recipient of the 6th Man of the Year Award. Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers
 * Josh Oppenheimer – Israeli-American professional basketball coach, and former professional basketball player
 * Tom Penders – Former college basketball coach
 * Stephen Peterson – Rower on the 1996 U.S. Olympic team and Gold Medal winner at the 1990 World Rowing Championships
 * Dana Quigley – PGA Tour golfer
 * Dawan Robinson – NBA player (point guard) for the Los Angeles Clippers
 * Ron Rothstein – Former coach in the NBA for the Miami Heat and the Detroit Pistons, first coach of the Miami Heat
 * Kahiem Seawright – Former forward for URI, currently playing professional basketball for Valladolid in Spain's ACB League
 * Bob Shea – Former NBA player for the Providence Steamrollers
 * Dave Stenhouse, Former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Washington Senators from 1962 to 1964 and coach of the Brown University baseball team from 1981 to 1990.
 * Stanley Stutz – Former NBA player for the New York Knicks
 * Jared Terrell (born 1995) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Tyson Wheeler – Former NBA player for the Toronto Raptors
 * Bob White – Former NFL player
 * Andy Williams – MLS player for Real Salt Lake, formerly for Columbus Crew
 * Jeff Williams – Former NFL player
 * Sly Williams – Former NBA player for New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, and Boston Celtics

Business

 * Robert Crandall (1960), former president and chairman of the board, American Airlines
 * Michael D. Fascitelli, former president and current Trustee of Vornado Realty Trust
 * Giovanni Feroce (1991), former CEO of Alex and Ani
 * John Gomes, luxury real estate broker
 * Tony Horton (1980), fitness guru and developer of P90X
 * Nancy McKinstry (1980), chairman and CEO of Wolters Kluwer
 * Olivier Pastré, French economist and banker
 * Thomas Ryan (1975), former CEO of CVS Corporation

Science and academia

 * Daniel G. Aldrich (1939), founding chancellor of University of California, Irvine
 * Kimberly Arcand (1997), data visualizer and science communicator
 * Robert Ballard (PhD 1975, Hon. 1986), oceanographer, discoverer of the RMS Titanic, Professor and Director of URI's Center for Ocean Exploration, part of URI's Graduate School of Oceanography.
 * Martha Banks (M.A. 1978, PhD 1980), clinical psychologist
 * Roxanne Johnson (M.S. 1997), chemist working at the United States Environmental Protection Agency
 * James W. Carey (B.Sc.), media theorist
 * Elizabeth A. Craig, professor and chair of biochemistry at University of Wisconsin–Madison and member of the National Academy of Sciences
 * Deneb Karentz, (B.Sc. 1973, PhD 1982), professor and chair of biological sciences at University of San Francisco
 * Cornelius M. Kerwin, (M.A. 1973), President of American University (2007–2017)
 * Frederick G. Keyes, (B.Sc. 1906), Professor and Lecturer in Physics and Chemistry at MIT
 * Jay Maddock, (Ph.D. 1999), Regents Professor at Texas A&M University
 * George H. M. Lawrence, (B.Sc. MSc, 1952) was a United States botanist, author and Professor of Botany. Established the Hunt Botanical Library and the Huntia (journal)
 * E. Paul Larrat (B.Sc. 1982, MBA 1984, M.S. 1988), pharmacist, epidemiologist, researcher, and dean and professor, URI College of Pharmacy
 * Herbert Lovett, (P.h.D) was an American psychologist
 * Catalina Martinez, (B.Sc. 1996, MSc. 1999, M.M.A. 2001, M.B.A. 2014), Regional Program Manager for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research.
 * Janice Merrill-Oldham (M.L.S. 1984), Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian at the Harvard Library (1995–2010)
 * Robert B. Rheault, Jr., (Ph.D. 1996), marine biologist and aquaculture consultant
 * Stuart Vyse, (PhD 1987), psychologist, teacher, speaker and author who specializes in belief in superstitions and critical thinking.
 * Sandra Thornton Whitehouse, (Ph.D. 1994), marine biologist and wife of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Military

 * Admiral Jeremy M. "Mike" Boorda (B.A. 1971), 25th Chief of Naval Operations
 * General Charles A. Flynn (B.Sc. 1985)
 * Michael_T_Flynn.jpg]]Lieutenant General Michael T. Flynn (B.Sc. 1981), Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (former), National Security Advisor for President Donald Trump (former).
 * General Leon J. LaPorte, United States Army four-star general
 * Rear Admiral Francis D. "Bill" Moran, third director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
 * Rear Admiral Sigmund R. Petersen, fourth director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps

Faculty

 * Judith A. Boss, writer
 * James Cooley, mathematician
 * Fritz Eichenberg, illustrator
 * Arthur L. Hardge, administrator
 * Peniel E. Joseph, historian
 * Robert Leuci, former detective with the New York City Police Department
 * Margaret_Mead_(1901-1978).jpg[[Margaret Mead]], Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
 * Igor Sikorsky, aviation pioneer
 * Bruce Sundlun, 71st Governor of Rhode Island
 * William Wallace Wotherspoon, Chief of Staff of the United States Army
 * Gaurav Khanna (physicist), black hole physicist and supercomputing pioneer