List of Tulane University people

A list of notable people affiliated with Tulane University, including graduates, former students, faculty, former faculty and major benefactors. Some especially notable individuals also are listed in the main university article.

Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. For alumni, the degree and year of graduation are noted when available.

Academia

• Gail Agrawal, PH’83; L’83, dean, University of Iowa College of Law
• William Balée, professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Tulane
• Elizabeth Hill Boone, professor of Latin American art history at Tulane (1994–)
• Christian M. M. Brady, targumist
• Ian Bremmer, political scientist
• Douglas Brinkley, historian
• Cleanth Brooks, literary critic
• William Craft Brumfield, professor and historian of Russian art and architecture
• Florian Cajori, historian
• James Carville, faculty, political science
• Winston Chang, president of Soochow University
• Darron Collins, president of College of the Atlantic
• Scott Cowen, president of Tulane
• Henry E. Chambers, historian and educator, Tulane alumnus and faculty
• Charles E. Dunbar (B.A, 1910), law professor, 1916–1941; civil service reformer
• Kenneth W. Harl, historian
• Melissa Harris-Perry, Professor of Political Science and anchor for MSNBC
• James (Mac) Hyman, applied mathematician at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States
• Walter Isaacson, author and former CEO of CNN, member of the Board of Tulane
• T.R. Kidder, archaeologist
• Monty Krieger, National Academy of Sciences, professor MIT
• Adrienne Koch, historian
• John S. Kyser, president of Northwestern State University from 1954–1966, taught at Tulane in the early 1920s
• Joseph Lakanal, president of the University (of Louisiana) in the early decades of the 19th century
• Sang-don Lee, South Korean legal scholar
• Morris L. Marx, former president of University of West Florida
• Robert K. Merton, sociologist, former head of the Sociology Department
• Claire Messud, faculty, novelist
• Henry Armand Millon, A&S’47, ’49, A’53, dean, National Gallery of Art
• John Mosier, historian
• Charles P. Roland, historian of the American Civil War and the American South, professor at Tulane from 1952-1970
• Robert C. Snyder, professor of English at Louisiana Tech University, 1947 to 1989
• F. Jay Taylor, Ph.D., president of Louisiana Tech University, 1962 to 1987
• Frank J. Tipler, mathematical physicist and cosmologist
• Linda Wilson, 1957, former president of Radcliffe College
• Frank Vandiver, Civil War scholar, acting president of Rice University 1969–1970, president of Texas A&M University 1981-1988

Architecture

• Nathaniel C. Curtis, Jr., architect of Louisiana Superdome
• John Desmond, designer of many public buildings in Baton Rouge
• Moise Goldsetin, architect of Moisant International Airport (now Armstrong International Airport)
• Robert Ivy, CEO AIA
• Reed Kroloff, former dean, former editor of Architecture magazine
• Wellington “Duke” Reiter, president of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Henry Hobson Richardson, inventor of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture
• A. Hays Town, architect
• Leon C. Weiss, architect of the Louisiana State Capitol

Arts and literature

• Lynda Benglis, sculptor; N’64
• Andrew Breitbart, publisher and author; 91'
• Edmund Graves Brown, newspaper executive, Monroe News-Star; member of Ewing newspaper family
• John Gregory Brown, novelist, 1982
• Amy Carter, G’96, children’s book author; daughter of former President Jimmy Carter
• Hodding Carter, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Rich Cohen, writer, 1990
• Nicole Cooley, poet; Walt Whitman Award recipient
• Peter Cooley, poet
• Mignon Faget, Newcomb 1955, artist, jewelry designer
• William Harry Fitzpatrick, Winner of 1951 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing
• Alcée Fortier, folklorist and recorder of the story of Br'er Rabbit
• Whitney Gaskell (Law 1997), novelist
• Shirley Ann Grau, 1950, author, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Robert Lane Greene, magazine journalist
• Jennifer Grotz, award-winning poet
• Ira B. Harkey Jr., Pulitzer Prize winner
• Jonathan Hensleigh, Law, writer of "Die Hard: With a Vengeance," "Jumanji" and "Armageddon"
• Ida Kohlmeyer, artist and associate on faculty 1950s
• Nate Lee, writer, senior editor for Chicago's Newcity, B.A. 1978
• Odaline de la Martinez, composer and conductor. First woman to conduct in a BBC Proms concert.
• Bill Monroe (journalist), A&S’42, broadcast journalist, former host of “Meet The Press”
• John Reed, author, Snowball's Chance
• Warren Joseph Rogers, Jr., A&S’44, editor, National Press Club President
• Mark Rothko, (visiting artist), artist
• Mike Sacks, Magazine Editor/Humor Writer, 1990
• Tom Sancton, journalist/ musician; Andrew W. Mellon Professor
• Hunt Slonem, B.A., 1973, artist,
• John Kennedy Toole, author, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Pat Trivigno, Newcomb faculty 1947-1987, artist and professor of drawing and painting, head of the Newcomb art department
• Lawrence Wright, author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and journalist
• Robert Owen Zeleny, A&S’52, editor-in-chief, World Book International

Business and economics

• Geoffrey Beene, fashion designer
• Carol Lavin Bernick, CEO, Alberto-Culver
• David Bonderman, faculty, founder of TPG Capital
• Shannon Burchett, MBA, CEO, Risk Limited Corp; developer of RiskRank credit rating systems
• James Burke, CEO, TXU Energy
• Neil Bush, B.A., M.B.A., 1979, presidential brother, ex-savings and loan executive
• Philip J. Carroll, M.S., 1961, former CEO, Shell Oil Company and Fluor Corporation
• James H. Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and WebMD
• Marion J. Epley, A&S’27, L’30, president and chair of the board, Texaco
• David Filo, 1988, co-founder of Yahoo!
• Richard W. Freeman, 1934, chairman, Delta Airlines
• Andrew Friedman, 1997, current GM for Tampa Bay Rays
• Julie Greenwald, NC '92, Chairwoman and Chief Operating Officer of the Atlantic Records Group
• Jimmy Horowitz, TC '83, President of Universal Pictures
• Samuel Israel III, fraudulent hedge fund manager
• John E. Koerner III, President Barq's, three-time national champion water skiing
• Dominik Knoll, M.B.A., CEO of World Trade Center New Orleans
• Peter McNamara, B.S. CEO, McNamara Enterprises Underground Casino & Book Broker
• Ricardo Salinas Pliego, M.B.A., 1979, Forbes World's Richest People
• Muhamed Sacirbey, Bosnian-American businessperson
• Peter Schloss, Chief Executive Officer, Broadwebasia, Director, Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA)
• Fred L. Smith, president and founder, Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Frank Stewart, chair, Stewart Capital LLC
• Bobby Tudor, CEO, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co., LLC
• Paul Tulane, (benefactor), philanthropist
• Sam Zemurray (benefactor), president, United Fruit Company

Entertainment

• Carlos Barbosa, A’83, production designer
• Bryan Batt, actor
• Jordan Bratman, music marketer
• Marshall Colt (Class of 1970), former actor and psychologist
• Les Crane, pioneer in interactive broadcasting, co-creator of pop music "Top 40"
• John Doheny, jazz saxophonist, band-leader, and historian
• Doug Ellin, A&S 1990, television writer/director, creator of HBO's series Entourage
• Evan Farmer, all around Renaissance man and noted Eritrean
• Paul Michael Glaser, actor, TV's "Starsky and Hutch"
• Carlin Glynn, NG-N’61, actress, Tony award winner
• Lawrence Gordon, 1958, film producer, current films include: "Lara Croft" (2 movies), "Mystery Men", "Die Hard" (2 movies).
• Scott Greenstein, A&S’81, president, USA Films
• Melissa Harris-Perry, Professor of Political Science and anchor for MSNBC
• Courtney Hazlett, A&S'99, columnist and Celebrity Correspondent for MSNBC
• Rick Hurst, actor; A&S’68
• Lauren Hutton, 1964, actress; model
• Anthony Jeselnik, comedian
• Dave Jeser, co-creator of Comedy Central's Drawn Together
• Anthony Laciura (G '79), actor
• Christian LeBlanc, 1980, actor
• Shannon Lee, daughter of martial arts legend Bruce Lee
• Elyse Luray, NC ’89, star of PBS’ “History Detectives”
• Linda Taylor Miller, 1976, actress
• Enrique Murciano, TC’95, actor, TV’s “Without a Trace”
• Ed Nelson, A&S’53, UC’00, actor, “Peyton Place”;
• Bruce Paltrow, 1965, television and film producer
• Jake Paltrow, director and brother of Gwyneth Paltrow
• Michael Price, Emmy award-winning writer and producer best known for his work on The Simpsons
• Emily Reichbach (Rosenthal), N'93, writer, You Can't Do That on Television; creator of SlimeCon
• Zachary Richard, A&S’72, Cajun singer/songwriter and poet
• Emily Saliers, (attended), singer
• Terry E. Schnuck, A&S’75, Tony Award Winning Broadway producer
• Howard K. Smith, television journalist
• Jerry Springer, B.A., 1965, talk show host and former mayor of Cincinnati, Oh.
• Harold Sylvester, actor/director
• Sonia Tetlow, musician/ bass player in rock band Cowboy Mouth
• Howard Scott Warshaw, video game programmer/designer and documentary filmmaker.
• Michael White, jazz historian and musician

Law and politics

• William L. Armstrong, (B '58), former U.S. senator from Colorado; president of Colorado Christian University
• Howard Henry Baker, Jr., 1945, U.S. Senate majority leader, White House chief of staff, U.S. ambassador to Japan (R)
• Sidney Barthelemy, mayor of New Orleans
• Sean M. Berkowitz, 1989, chief prosecutor, Enron Task Force
• Harry Blackmun, faculty, U.S. Supreme Court
• Newton C. Blanchard, former governor of Louisiana (D)
• Jean Boese, Newcomb 1945, Louisiana poet laureate and Republican national committeewoman from Alexandria, La. (R)
• Hale Boggs, Law, 1937, U.S. representative, 1941–1943, 1946–1972; house majority leader (D)
• Lindy Boggs, Newcomb 1935, U.S. representative 1941-1943, 1973–1991, Tulane benefactor (D)
• Stephen Breyer, faculty, U.S. Supreme Court (D)
• Edwin S. Broussard, U.S. senator from Louisiana (D)
• James H. "Jim" Brown, Law, 1966, former Louisiana state senator, secretary of state, and insurance commissioner (D)
• Timothy G. Burns, B.A. 1979, M.B.A. 1980, J.D. 1983, Louisiana state representative from St. Tammany Parish since 2004 (R)
• James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Jr., attorney general of Louisiana; former district attorney in Tallulah (D)-turned-(R)
• Paul Capdevielle, Law, mayor of New Orleans
• Amy Carter, '96, daughter of former President Jimmy Carter; children's book author.
• Edith Brown Clement, Law, justice, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (R)
• Jan Crull Jr., Law, 1990, former Native American Rights advocate, Hill staffer, international investment banker; multi Marquis Who's Who biographee
• W. Eugene Davis, Law, 1960, justice, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• James "Jimmy" Domengeaux, Law, Lafayette congressman and Cajun cultural spokesman (D)
• Jack Donahue, Graduate study, building contractor and state senator (R)
• John Malcolm Duhé, Jr., Law, Justice, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• William T. Dzurilla, Law, 1981, international attorney and law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White (1982–1983).
• Allen J. Ellender, Law 1913, U.S. senator, agriculture committee chair (D)
• Donald Ensenat, Law, 1973, White House chief of protocol
• Martin Leach-Cross Feldman, B.A. 1955, J.D. 1957 Federal Judge (R)
• C.B. Forgotston, fellow of Tulane Institute of Politics, lecturer in law, political activist, state government watchdog
• Garey Forster, B.A., 1972, state representative from New Orleans and state labor secretary (R)
• Murphy J. Foster, Sr., governor of Louisiana (D)
• Rufus E. Foster, Law, 1895, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Frank Fulco, state representative from Shreveport; leader of Italian American community in Louisiana (D)
• Juan Manuel García Passalacqua, 1967, leading political analyst in Puerto Rico (D)
• Jim Garrison, Law, New Orleans district attorney (D)
• Pedro A. Gelabert, 1956, Puerto Rico Secretary of Natural Resources
• Grant D. Gillham, A&S 1979, U.S. political consultant (DTS)
• Newt Gingrich, U.S. representatives, 1979–1998 and Speaker of the House, 1995-1998 (R)
• Mara S. Berman Giulianti, N’66, mayor, Hollywood, Florida
• John Grenier, Birmingham, Alabama, lawyer and leader of the Alabama Republican Party (R)
• Tim Griffin, (L '94), U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas
• Michael Hahn, governor of Louisiana (D)
• Luther E. Hall, governor of Louisiana (D)
• Felix Edward Hébert, U.S. representatives, 1940-1977 (D)
• Cameron Henry, member of Louisiana House (R)
• John S. Hunt, III, Monroe lawyer and member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, 1964-1972 (D)
• Nita Rusich Hutter (M. Ed. 1978), state representative from St. Bernard Parish (R)
• Raul Oswaldo Izurieta, Ecuador Labor Minister; L’68
• Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (D)
• Supriya Jindal (E '93 B '96) first lady of Louisiana (R)
• Stephen Douglas Johnson(A.B.'85,L '88) U.S. House Chief Counsel for Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit(1995–98)and Bush White House Senior Advisor to the Office of Federal Housing Oversight (2001–03); whose premature death in 2003 was subject of a wire service obituary written by the late Ronald Reagan confidant Michael Deaver
• Alvin Olin King, former governor of Louisiana (D)
• Richard W. Leche, former governor of Louisiana (D)
• Bob Livingston, former U.S. representatives, 1977-1999 (R)
• Huey Long, Law, former governor of Louisiana (D)
• Charlton Lyons, "Father of the modern Republican Party in Louisiana" (R)
• Angel Martín, Law, former associate justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court
• John Francis McCabe, Jr., Law, Superior Court of the District of Columbia and Asst. U.S. Attorney
• Kenneth McClintock, Law, 1980, Puerto Rico's Secretary of State/Lt. Governor (D)
• John McEnery, former governor of Louisiana (D)
• Tucker L. Melancon, Law, 1973, justice, 5th Circuit since 1994 (D)
• Judge Henry Mentz, U.S. federal district judge 1982-2005
• John Willard "Jack" Montgomery, Sr., State senator, 1968-1972 (D)
• Andrew G.T. Moore, 1960, justice Delaware Supreme Court
• Paul Morphy, L.L.B., April 7, 1857, chess prodigy
• Jaime Morgan Stubbe, 1980, president, Palmas del Mar Inc., former Puerto Rico Secretary of Economic Development
• Ray Nagin, M.B.A. 1994, mayor of New Orleans (D)
• Francis T. Nicholls, governor of Louisiana (D)
• Charles A. O'Neill, Law, 1893, Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (1922–1949)
• Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women (NOW)
• John H. Overton, Law, 1897, former U.S. senator from Louisiana (D)
• Leander Perez, Law, judge and district attorney of Plaquemines Parish in first half of twentieth century (D)
• Karen Carter Peterson, state representative and candidate for United States House of Representatives from Louisiana (D)
• Pedro Pierluisi, Puerto Rico's member of Congress (D) and former Attorney General
• David W. Pipes, Jr., Law, Terrebonne Parish planter and lawyer, congressional candidate (R)
• Odell Pollard, attorney from Searcy, Arkansas; former Arkansas Republican Party chairman and national committeeman (R)
• Lawrence Ponoroff, dean of the Tulane University Law School
• Robert Poydasheff, Law, former mayor of Columbus, Georgia (2003–2007) (R)
• Bill Pryor, Law, 1987, justice, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (R)
• William Rehnquist, faculty, U.S. Supreme Court (R)
• Cedric Richmond, (L '98), U.S. House of Representatives, Louisiana
• Beth Rickey, entered but did not complete Ph.D. program in political science; political activist who opposed David Duke (R)
• Christian Roselius, 1857, chief justice, Louisiana Supreme Court (D)
• Arnold Jack Rosenthal, B.A., 1944, Law, 1946, Alexandria politician (D)
• Jared Y. Sanders, Jr., U.S. representative (D), later States Rights Party
• Jared Y. Sanders, Sr., former governor of Louisiana (D)
• Antonin Scalia, faculty, U.S. Supreme Court (R)
• Alvin A. Schall, Law, 1969, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Jock Scott, former state representative from Alexandria (R)
• Nauman S. Scott, one of the first Louisiana U.S. District Court Judges to advocate desegregation (R)
• Edward F. Sherman, former dean and current professor at the Tulane University Law School
• Scott M. Simon, architect and state representative (R)
• Oramel H. Simpson, former governor of Louisiana (D)
• Ira Sorkin, BA 1965, attorney for Bernard Madoff
• William Suter, Law 1962, clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court 1991–present
• Lawson Swearingen, Law 1969, state senator and president of the University of Monroe at Louisiana (D)
• Gene Taylor, U.S. representative, 1989-2011 (D)
• Roy R. Theriot, Law, former Louisiana comptroller, 1960-1973 (D)
• Michael F. "Mike" Thompson, Law, former Louisiana state representative from Lafayette (R)
• Tom Thornhill, Postgraduate study, Slidell attorney and member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1996-2000 (R)
• Joseph F. Toomy, B.A. and M.B.A., former state representative from Jefferson Parish (R)
• David C. Treen, former governor of Louisiana (R)
• Jeffrey P. Victory, L'71, Louisiana Supreme Court justice from Shreveport (R)
• David Vitter, Law, U.S. senator from Louisiana (R)
• T. Semmes Walmsley, Law, mayor of New Orleans (D)
• Elizabeth Weaver, N’62; L’65, Michigan Supreme Court justice
• John G. Weinmann, ambassador to Finland; chief of White House protocol
• Edward Douglass White, Jr., Law, 1868, 9th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (D)
• Jacques Loeb Wiener, justice, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Pinkie C. Wilkerson, L.L.M., state representative (D)
• John Clint Williamson, U.S. ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues
• Stephen J. Windhorst, B.A., Law, district court judge, former state representative (R)
• John Minor Wisdom, Law, judge, United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit (R)
• Bob Wise, Law, 1975, former governor of West Virginia (D)
• Henry L. Yelverton, Latin, 1951, district and appellate judge based in Lake Charles (D)
• Donelson Caffery, Law, U.S. Senator, 1892-1900 (D)

Math, science and technology

• Jon-Erik Beckjord, paranormal investigator and photographer
• Alfred H. Clifford, faculty, mathematician
• David Filo, B.S.C.E, co-founder, Yahoo!
• Gordon G. Gallup, Jr., faculty (1968–1975), developer of the mirror test for self-awareness (1970)
• Jan Hamer (1927–2008), faculty (1960–1992), organic chemist
• Walter Kohn, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1998
• Kurt Mislow, 1944, Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University
• John Leonard Riddell, faculty (1836–1865), microscopist, chemist, botanist, geologist, physician, inventor of the first practical mono-objective binocular microscope (1851)
• Harold Rosen, B.S.E.E, 1947, engineer/inventor, famous for inventing the geostationary communications satellite
• J. Lawrence Smith, faculty, chemist and inventor of the inverted microscope (1850)
• Frank J. Tipler, faculty, physicist and author
• Dave Winer, B.A, Mathematics, 1976, Weblog and RSS pioneer, former Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet & Society Fellow
• A. Baldwin Wood, B.S.M.E., 1899, (December 1, 1879 - May 10, 1956) engineer and inventor of the wood screw pump (1913) and the wood trash pump (1915)

Medicine

• Dale Archer, B.A., 1978, M.D., doctor and television personality
• Regina Benjamin, M.B.A., 1991, U.S. Surgeon General under President Barack Obama and the first African-American woman on the American Medical Association Board of Trustees
• Cyril Y. Bowers, M.D., professor of medicine and medical researcher
• George E. Burch, M.D., 1933, internationally known cardiologist
• Jay Cavanaugh, Ph.D, 1994, member, California State Board of Pharmacy (1980–90), director, American Alliance for Medical Cannabis, 2001
• Paul M. Davis, Jr., M.D., orthopedic surgeon, medical author, and real estate developer in Alexandria, Louisiana
• Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., 1932, pioneer of modern medicine and recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal
• Gerald Domingue - medical researcher and former professor of urology, microbiology and immunology
• Robert I. Grossman, M.D., Dean and CEO of NYU School of Medicine and NYU Hospitals Center
• Louis J. Ignarro, faculty (1973–1985), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1998)
• Thomas Naum James, M.D., 1949, director, World Health Organization cardiovascular center
• Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D., 1951, director, National Institutes of Health, for whom the Kirschstein NRSA grant program is named
• Abraham L. Levin, M.D., 1907, inventor of the Levin Tube, which is still used for duodenal drainage after surgery.
• Leslie L. Lukash, M.D., 1944, Nassau County, NY medical examiner, inspiration for the television show Quincy, M.D. Founded National Association of Medical Examiners.
• Rudolph Matas, M.D., 1880, "father of vascular surgery"
• William Larimer Mellon, Jr., M.D., M’53, founder, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Haiti
• Alton Ochsner, faculty, founder of Ochsner Clinic, pioneer anti-smoking advocate
• Donald J. Palmisano, M.D., A&S 1960, M 1963, President of the American Medical Association.
• Andrew V. Schally, former faculty, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977), French Legion of Honor
• Harry V. Sims, M.D., 1915, American College of Surgeons
• Ross Taubman, American Podiatric Medical Association president
• Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., 1935, U.S. surgeon general (1961–1965)
• Lewis Thomas, former faculty (1948–1950), physician, researcher, and essayist
• Paul Wehrle, physician who helped develop of methods to prevent and treat polio and smallpox
• Charles B. Wilson, pioneer in pituitary tumor treatment; Cushing Medal recipient
• Jeremy D. Hantz, leader in diabetes research; Children's Research Institute

Military

• Douglas G. Hurley, NASA astronaut
• John L. McLucas, G’43, Secretary of the Air Force
• William Suter, Law 1962, General US Army
• James C. Yarbrough, General in the United States Army

Royalty and religion

• Jorge Bolaños, son of Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños
• Lourdes de Flores, first lady of El Salvador
• Francis George, Ph.D., 1970, cardinal archbishop of Chicago
• Her Royal Highness Princess Padmaja Kumari Mewar, NC’03, kingdom of Mewar, India
• Rosalie Palter Cohen, First woman president of Jewish Federation. Also founded Woldenberg Retirement Community, a part of Touro Infirmary.

Sports

• Michael Aubrey, baseball player
• David Mark Berger, A&S'66, NCAA champion, member of '72 Israeli Olympic weightlifting team.
• Josh Bobbitt, 1998, baseball All-American
• Brian Bormaster, MLB, Toronto Blue Jays
• Bubby Brister, NG-UC’85, former NFL quarterback
• Bobby Brown, Medicine 1950, baseball player, president of the American League
• Janell Burse, basketball player in the WNBA
• Chris Bush, 2004, NFL receiver
• Andy Cannizaro, MLB shortstop and baseball All American
• Kerwin Cook, 2001, NFL receiver
• Michael T. Coles, 2008, English table tennis Commonwealth Games bronze medalist
• Jerry Dalrymple, football All-American
• John Dane III, (MS 1972, PhD 1975), Olympian
• JaJuan Dawson, 1999, NFL receiver
• Augie Diaz, sailing world champion
• Corey Dowden, NFL defensive back
• Barbara Farris, UC’98, WNBA forward (New York Liberty)
• Steve Foley, football, quarterback in 1977 near-undefeated season when Tulane beat LSU for the first time in 25 years
• Matt Forté, NFL running back
• Nolan Franz, NFL wide receiver
• G. Shelby Friedrichs, (B'62), Olympian, gold medal recipient 1968
• Lester Gatewood, NFL center
• Tony Giarratano, MLB, Detroit Tigers
• Brandon Gomes, MLB, Tampa Bay Rays
• Jim Gueno, NFL linebacker
• Ruffin Hamilton, NFL linebacker
• Phil Hicks, NBA basketball player
• Rodney Holman, 1981, NFL pro bowl tight end
• Shooter Hunt, MLB, Minnesota Twins
• Barton W.B. Jahncke, (B'61), Olympian, gold medal recipient 1968
• Linton Johnson III, 2004, NBA player
• Shaun King, 1999, NFL quarterback
• Troy Kropog,2009–present, NFL lineman Tennessee Titans
• Eric Laakso, 1976 Tulane Athlete of the year, NFL offensive tackle
• J. P. Losman, NFL quarterback
• Donnie Maggs, 1984, NFL offensive lineman
• Seth Marler, B’03, NFL kicker
• Lonnie Marts, 1990, NFL Linebacker (1991–2001)
• Tommy Mason, NFL running back
• Sylvester McGrew, NFL defensive end
• Mewelde Moore, NFL running back
• Max McGee, NFL wide receiver
• Ed Morgan, baseball player
• Steve Mura, baseball player
• Eddie Murray, UC’80, NFL kicker
• Phil Nugent, football player
• Micah Owings, MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds
• Richie Petitbon, NFL player and coach
• Eddie Price, football player
• Patrick Ramsey, NFL quarterback
• Hamilton Richardson (1955), tennis player
• Timothy John Robbie, A&S’77, former president, Miami Dolphins
• Anthony Scelfo, Tulane quarterback, 2009 left fielder Tampa Bay Rays
• Andy Sheets, baseball player
• Joe Silipo, football player in the CFL, USFL and NFL
• Jerald Sowell, NFL running back
• Mike Tannenbaum, general manager, New York Jets (NFL)
• Eric Thomas (1987), NFL Defensive Back (1987–1995)
• Paul Thompson, NBA player
• Dalton Truax, NFL tackle, Oakland Raiders
• Jack Tuero, tennis, NCAA champion 1949
• Linda Tuero, tennis, winner of Italian Open
• Clinton Wenzel, 1984, USFL Defensive Lineman
• John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA player
• Jeremy Williams, 2010, Wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Roydell Williams, NFL wide receiver
• Frank Wills, baseball player

Tulane presidents

President	Years
Francis Lister Hawks	1847-1849**
Theodore Howard McCaleb	1850-1862**
University Closed-American Civil War	1862–1865
Thomas Hunt	1865-1867**
Randell Hunt	1867-1884**
William Preston Johnston	1884–1899
William Oscar Rogers	1899–1900 (acting)
Edwin Alderman	1900–1904
Edwin Boone Craighead	1904–1912
Robert Sharp	1912–1913 (acting) 1913–1918
Albert Bledsoe Dinwiddie	1918–1935
Douglas Smith Anderson	1935–1936 (acting)
Robert Leonval Menuet	1936–1937 (acting)
Rufus Carrollton Harris	1937–1960
Maxwell Edward Lapham	1960 (acting)
Herbert Eugene Longenecker	1960–1975
Sheldon Hackney	1975–1980
Eamon Kelly	1980–1981 (acting) 1981–1998
Scott S. Cowen	1998–present

• • Presidents Of the University of Louisiana

References

• Famous Alumni List (PDF) at Alumni.tulane.edu