List of Boston University people

This is a list of notable faculty members and alumni of Boston University.

Notable alumni or attendees

Pulitzer Prize winners

• Tom Fielder (MS COM 1971), Executive Editor, Miami Herald, 1991 Pulitzer Prize
• Ethan Forman, 2003 Pulitzer Prize winner
• Daniel Goodrich (COM 1975), Photographer, Newsday, 1997 Pulitzer Prize
• Stan Grossfeld (MS COM 1980), Associate Editor, Boston Globe, 1984 Pulitzer Prize
• Joseph Hallinan (BS COM 1984), Reporter, Wall Street Journal, 1991 Pulitzer Prize
• Kenneth Irby 1992, 1993, and 1995 Pulitzer Prizes
• Stephen Kurkjian (BA COM 1966), Senior Metro Editor, Boston Globe, 1972, 1980, and 2003 Pulitzer Prizes
• Jhumpa Lahiri (MA GRS 1993, MA UNI 1995, PhD UNI 1997), 2000 Pulitzer Prize
• Justin Lane, Freelance Photographer, 2002 Pulitzer Prize
• Patricia Maldonado, former Staff Writer, Miami Herald, 1999 Pulitzer Prize
• Gerald O'Neil, former Reporter, Boston Globe, 1972 Pulitzer Prize
• Michael Rezendes, Reporter, Boston Globe, 2003 Pulitzer Prize
• Sacha Pfeiffer, Reporter, Boston Globe, 2003 Pulitzer Prize
• James Savage, Retired Associate Editor, Boston Globe, 1987 and 1993 Pulitzer Prizes
• William Sherman, Reporter, New York Daily News, Pulitzer Prize, Emmy Award and Peabody Award winner
• Mark Thompson (BS COM 1975), Senior Correspondent, Time Magazine, 1985 Pulitzer Prize
• Don Van Natta, Jr. (BS COM 1986), Correspondent, New York Times, 1993, 1999, and 2002 Pulitzer Prizes
• Joan Vennochi, Columnist, Boston Globe, 1980 Pulitzer Prize
• Helen Ubinas (BS COM 1994), Columnist, Hartford Courant, 1999 Pulitzer Prize
• Susan Walsh (BS COM 1987), Staff Photographer, Associated Press, 1999 Pulitzer Prize
• Meredith Warren, 2003 Pulitzer Prize

Academia

• Gleason Archer, Sr. (BA 1904, JD 1906), founder of Suffolk University and Suffolk University Law School
• John S. Bailey, (BSBA '51) Chancellor, American College of Greece
• Gail Carney, Dean, Lesley College
• Robert A. Chernak, (BSBA '68) Senior VP, Student and Academic Support Services, George Washington University
• Patricia Cormier (B.A.), President, Longwood University
• Charles Wesley Emerson, (School of Oratory, 1877) Founder, Emerson College
• Mary Jane England, President, Regis College
• Nancy Harrington, President, Salem State College, Massachusetts
• Ruth Linn, Dean, Haifa University, Israel
• Dana Mohler-Faria, President, Bridgewater State College
• Janice Stecchi, Dean, University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Thomas Tritton, President, Haverford College
• Diana Chapman Walsh (M.S., PhD), President, Wellesley College

Business

• J Allard, Vice President, Microsoft
• Supachai Chearavanont, (BSB 1989 SMG), CEO & President, True Corporation (Thailand)
• Nathaniel Baker, CEO, Domestic Bank
• Norman Barron, Founder, Marshalls Department Stores
• Kirk Bauer, (JD), Executive Director, Disabled Sports USA
• Brian Bedol, (COM BA 1980), Founder, Fusient Media Ventures, Creator, Classic Sports Network (which became ESPN Classic), Founder and CEO, CSTV
• Jack Belsito, (BSBA 1982), President, Snapple Distributing Co.
• Alessandro Benetton (SMG BSB 1988) Chairman of 21 Investimenti S.p. A, and Deuty Chairman of Benetton Group
• John K. Billock, (MBA 1975), Vice Chairman and COO, Time Warner Cable
• Chutinant Bhirom Bhakdi, Board of Directors, Boon Rawd Brewery(Singha Beer)
• Gina R. Boswell, Sr. Vice President and COO, Avon Products
• Ellen Bovarnick, Vice President, Coca-Cola
• David Brand, (BS 1983) Head, Global Technology M&A, Lehman Brothers
• Janice Brandt, Vice Chair, America Online
• Shin Yong-Il, (MBA), CEO, Deutsche Asset Management
• Michael Bronner, (BSBA 1982), Founder & Chairman, Upromise, Digitas
• Fred Bronstein, President, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
• Richard Cahill, President & CEO, Conway Realty
• Jay Cashman, CEO, Jay Cashman, Inc., Boston-area construction mogul
• David K. Colapinto, Esquire, partner, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, Washington, D.C.
• Ken Danieli, Brand Strategist and Principal, Danieli Consulting, LLC, Pepsi Stuff creator
• Allison Davis, Vice President, CBS Television
• David Dinerstein, Founder, Paramount Classics
• Mickey Drexler, (MBA 1968), Chairman & CEO, J. Crew
• Trung Dung, software billionaire business executive, founder of Fogbreak Software and On Display
• Susan Evans, Co-Founder, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Ahmass Fakahany, Executive Vice President and CFO, Merrill Lynch
• Kenneth Feld (SMG 1970 BSB), CEO, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
• Sidney Feltenstein, (BA 1962), CEO, A&W and Long John Silvers restaurants
• Bill Fine, President & General Manager, WCVB-TV Boston
• Paul Fireman, founder, Reebok
• Jerald G. Fishman, (MBA), CEO, Analog Devices
• Michael Fricklas, (JD), Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Viacom
• Samuel P. Fried, (JD), Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel, Limited Brands
• Arlen W. Gelbard, (JD) Chief Banking Officer and President, E*TRADE Bank
• Richard Gladstein, Founder, Film Colony
• Shelly Glick Gryfe, (BS, Psychology, '75) VP of Marketing Research, Fisher Price
• Bonnie Hammer, President, Sci-Fi Channel
• Ted Harbert, President, E! Networks
• Edgar J. Helms, founder of Goodwill Industries
• Jeanette Horan, (EMBA 1993), Vice President, IBM
• John P. Howe, III, President & CEO, Project HOPE (USA)
• Frederick Huntsberry, (CGS non-degree prog 1982, BSB SMG 1984) Chief Operating Officer, Paramount Pictures
• Ishrat Husain (PhD) 13th Governor of State Bank of Pakistan
• Paul Irwin, former CEO, The Humane Society of the United States
• Shel Israel (COM, no degree) Author, Entrepreneur and Consultant
• Toshimasa Iue, (MBA 1989), President & COO, Sanyo
• Bruce Karatz, (BA 1967), CEO, KB Home
• Damian Kozlowski, (MS), CEO, Citigroup Global Wealth Management
• Paul LaCamera, (MS), former President & General Manager, WCVB-TV Boston
• Louis Lataif, former President, Ford Motor Company Europe; Dean, Boston University School of Management
• Michael Tze Hau Lee, (SMG MBA 1986), Managing Director Hysan Development Company Limited
• David Lubars, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO
• Christian F. Martin, CEO, C.F. Martin & Company
• Jessica McClintock, (BA 1950), Founder, President, CEO, Jessica McClintock, Inc.
• Edward Mehlman, (DDS), Vice President, American Dental Association
• Dirk Meyer, (MBA 1993) President & COO, Advanced Micro Devices, ACM Maurice Wilkes Award winner for contributions to Alpha and x86 chip designs
• Mitchell Modell, CEO, Modell's Sporting Goods
• Ellen Parker, Executive Director, Project Bread
• Christine Poon, (MBA 1983), Vice Chairman, Johnson & Johnson
• Rick Reidy, President DataDirect Technologies, Progress Software
• Shari Redstone, (JD), Vice Chair, Viacom and CBS
• Michael I. Roth, (JD), Interpublic Group
• Jay Rowe, Sr. Vice President, HBO Films
• Monty Sarhan, CEO, Cracked Entertainment
• J. Michael Schell, (JD), Vice Chairman, Global Banking, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
• Neil Schubert, (BA 1985), Senior Vice President, Lifetime Television
• John F. Smith, Jr. MBA 1965, Honorary Degree 1993, former Chairman and CEO of General Motors
• Fonda Snyder, Founder, Starbright Foundation
• Margaret Stumpp, Senior Vice President, Prudential Financial
• Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment
• Bruce Taub, (MBA 1973), Executive Vice President & CFO, CBS Television
• Gerald Tsai, Jr., (CAS, GRS 1949), Chairman, Tsai Management, Inc.
• Margaret Wallace, (BS 1989), CEO, Co-Founder, Rebel Monkey
• David Weinstein, (BA 1972), Chief, Administration & Government Affairs, Fidelity Investments
• Joseph Williams, CEO, Hibernia Southcoast Capital Corp.
• Stuart Zakim, (BA 1976, MA 1978), Vice President, Showtime Network
• Edward Zander, (MBA 1975), Chairman & CEO, Motorola, former President Sun Microsystems

Government, politics, society, royalty

Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Faisal al-Fayez (CAS MA) former Prime Minister of Jordan
• Oscar Arias, (attended, no degree) President, Costa Rica; 1987 Nobel Peace Prize
• Milind Deora, (SMG BSBA '99) member of India's Parliament
• Keiko Fujimori, (SMG BSB 1997) member of Peru's Congress, former first lady of Peru
• Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, (GRS PhD 1988) Philanthropist
• Don Gorton (CAS B.A. 1982), Commissioner, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board
• Martin Luther King, Jr. (STH PhD 1955), 1964 Nobel Peace Prize; Civil Rights Leader
• Benjamin LaGuer, (MET B.L.S. magna cum laude, 1997) Massachusetts inmate who fought a conviction for more than two decades
• Margaret Ng, (STH PhD) member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council
• Hiroshige Seko, (COM MS 1992) Public Relations Advisor in the Cabinet of Japan
• Gigi Tsereteli, (SPH 2005) Parliament, Georgia

Governors

• Lincoln Almond, (JD 1961), former Governor of Rhode Island
• John Lewis Bates (CLA A.B. 1882, LAW JD 1885), former Governor of Massachusetts.
• Albert O. Brown, (LL.B. 1884), former Governor of New Hampshire
• Fred H. Brown, (attended LAW 1904/06, no degree), former Governor of New Hampshire, former U.S. Congressman
• Paul Dever, (JD 1926), former Governor of Massachusetts
• Samuel D. Felker, (LL.B. 1887), former Governor of New Hampshire
• Judd Gregg, (JD), U.S. Senator, former Governor of New Hampshire
• Gary Locke (JD 1975), former Governor of Washington
• J. Howard McGrath, (JD 1929), former U.S. Senator, former Governor of Rhode Island
• William Russell, (LL.B. 1879), former Governor of Massachusetts.
• David I. Walsh, (LL.B. 1897), former U.S. Senator, former Governor of Massachusetts

United States Senators

Senators may have served in other capacities, such as a governor. In such cases, the name is left unlinked, but the description will indicate the location of a linked entry.

• Edward Brooke III, (JD), first African-American U.S. Senator since Reconstruction (MA), Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
• William M. Butler, (LL.B 1884), former U.S. Senator (MA)
• William Cohen, (LL.B. 1965), former U.S. Secretary of Defense, former U.S. Senator, former U.S. Congressman
• J. Howard McGrath, (JD 1929), former U.S. Senator (see Governors)
• Thomas J. McIntyre, (JD 1940), former U.S. Senator (NH)
• Robert Upton, (LL.B. 1907), former U.S. Senator (NH)
• David I. Walsh, (LL.B. 1897), former U.S. Senator (see Governors)

United States House of Representatives

• Joseph E. Casey, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• Antonio Colorado, (BS 1962) Resident Commissioner in US Congress from Puerto Rico
• Paul Cronin, former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• John Crosby, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• Emilio Q. Daddario, (law), former U.S. Congressman (CT)
• Norman D'Amours, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (NH)
• Louise Day Hicks, former U.S. Congresswoman (MA)
• Brian J. Donnelly, (BS 1970), former U.S. Congressman (MA), former US Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago,
• Charles Douglas III, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (NH)
• Forrest Goodwin, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (ME)
• Daniel Granger, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (RI)
• Arthur Healey, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• John Patrick Higgins, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• Barbara Jordan, (JD), former U.S. Congresswoman (TX)
• Charles Joyce, (Newbury Seminary, pre-1850), former U.S. Congressman (VT)
• Ambrose Kennedy, (JB LAW 1906), former U.S. Congressman (RI)
• James Maloney, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (CT)
• Jim Marshall, (JD), U.S. Congressman (GA)
• Connie Morella, former U.S. Congresswoman (MD), former Maryland State Senator
• Frank Morse, former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• Henry Naphen, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• Jeremiah O'Connell, former U.S. Congressman (RI)
• Ernest W. Roberts, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• Ferdinand St. Germain, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (RI)
• Charles Sprague, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• Robert Stafford, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (VT)
• Walter Stiness, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (RI)
• John Sullivan, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• Joseph Walsh, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
• Edward Wason, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (NH)
• George Williams, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)

Other

William Cohen, United States Secretary of Defense, 1997-2001

• Keith B. Alexander, (MBA), Director, National Security Agency
• Armand Arabian, Retired Justice, California Supreme Court
• Jennifer M. Callahan, (B.A., B.S.), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2002 - present)
• Michael Carleton, CIO, United States Department of Health and Human Services
• Paul C. Casey, (MBA 1998), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1989 - present)
• Martha Coakley, (JD), Massachusetts Attorney General
• William Cohen, (JD), former U.S. Secretary of Defense, former U.S. Senator, former U.S. Congressman
• Ned DeWire, (M.Div), former General Secretary, United Methodist Church
• Michael F. Flaherty, (JD), President, Boston City Council
• Martha Fuller-Clark, (MA), New Hampshire State Senator
• James Franklin Jeffrey, (MBA), Ambassador, U.S. Department of State
• Elizabeth Meyer Glaser (SED 1970), child advocate, AIDS activits and co-founder of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
• Colleen Graffy, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State (P.R.)
• Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State
• Takeo Kikuchi, (LLB LAW 1877), one of the first Japanese to study law in the US, founder and second president of Tokyo’s Chuo University
• Rikki Klieman, (JD LAW 1975), attorney, TV personality, Court TV
• Zsolt Limperger, Hungarian football player
• Joan M. Menard, Massachusetts State Senator
• Markos Moulitsas Zúniga (JD), political consultant
• Shannon O'Brien, (JD), former Massachusetts State Treasurer
• Barbara Pariente, (COM '70) Chief Justice, Florida Supreme Court (Authored the Terri Schiavo decision)
• Elizabeth Rhodes, (MBA), Rhode Island State Senator
• Lelia Robinson, (JD), first female admitted to Massachusetts state bar
• Anna Howard Shaw (STH 1878, MED 1886) President, Nat'l Women's Suffrage Assn (1904-1915), first woman awarded Distinguished Service Medal
• Cynthia Stone-Creem, Massachusetts State Senator
• Louis Wade Sullivan, (MED), former Secretary, Health and Human Services
• Sumner Whittier, former Lt. Governor of Massachusetts
• Frank J. Williams, Chief Justice, Rhode Island Superior Court

Film, performing arts, television, radio, popular culture

• Samuel Adler, composer
• Sylvia Alimena, (CFA '81), French Horn, National Symphony Orchestra, Conductor, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
• Jason Alexander ( attended SFA 3 years, Hon. 1995), Tony Award winning actor and Seinfeld character George Costanza
• Fred Allen (attended Summer Session), entertainer
• Ian Bavitz (Aesop Rock), musician
• Joan Baez, folk singer
• Abhishek Bachchan Award-winning Indian actor
• Edwin Barker, Principal Double Bass, Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Craig Bierko, (BA), Actor
• Ed Bishop, (Deceased) Actor, Fullbright Scholar
• Nicole Blackman, artist, poet, author, vocalist, Goth icon
• Calvin Burnett, (MFA '60) artist
• Jensen Buchanan, Emmy Award nominated actress
• John Cazale, Golden Globe Award nominated actor, best known for role as "Fredo" in The Godfather
• Michael Chiklis, Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winning actor
• Valerie Coleman, (SFA '95) Composer, Founder of Grammy-nominated chamber ensemble Imani Winds
• Christopher Cousins, Actor - Dozens of TV roles
• Alexis Cruz, actor
• Geena Davis, (SFA'79)Academy Award winning actress
• David de Berry, theater composer, actor
• Ron Della Chiesa, (BA '59) radio personality
• Emily Deschanel, actress, sister of Zooey Deschanel
• Rocco DiSpirito, Chef, restaurateur, television personality The Restaurant
• Aubrey Dollar, (no degree) actress
• Olympia Dukakis (SAR BS 1953, SFA MFA 1957), Academy Award winning actress
• Bill Duke, actor,
• Faye Dunaway, Academy Award winning actress
• Patrick Dunn (SMG BSB 1985), Hong Kong actor and Television Master of Ceremonies
• Don Ellis, Trumpeter and jazz composer
• Bruce Feirstein, Screenwriter (3 James Bond movies), and author "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche"
• Peter Filardi, Hollywood screenwriter
• Jason Filardi, Hollywood screenwriter
• Greg Fitzsimmons, comedian
• Connie Fletcher, actress
• Dan Fogler, actor
• Alexandra Fol, composer
• Justine Susanna Gamache (SFA BFA 1994, MFA 1999), Lead Singer, Freezepop
• Nina Garcia, Fashion Director of Elle Magazine, Judge for Project Runway
• David Garrison, (BFA), Tony award nominated actor, Al Bundy's Neighbor on Married with Children
• Paul Michael Glaser, actor (Starsky!)
• Richard N. Gladstein (CGS non-degree program 1981, COM BS 1983), Academy Award nominated film producer
• Elon Gold, comedian
• Ginnifer Goodwin, actress
• Norman Greenbaum, musician, "Spirit in the Sky"
• Mariel Hemingway, Academy Award nominated actress, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway
• Dorian Ho (SMG), fashion designer from Hong Kong
• Michelle Hurd, actress
• Eugene Izotov, Principal Oboe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Jamie Kaler (CAS BA 1987), actor, "My Boys"
• Yunjin Kim, actress, Lost (TV series), "The Korean Julia Roberts"
• Andrew Kriesberg, writer, The Simpsons
• David E. Kelley, (JD), television producer, husband of Michelle Pfeiffer, His father, Jack Kelley, coached BU Hockey
• Paula Kelley, singer
• Jeff Kline, Producer, various children's television shows
• Dominique LaBelle, opera singer
• Vincent Larusso, (BSB 2000 SMG), actor The Mighty Ducks films
• James Kyson Lee, actor Heroes (TV series)
• Erica Leerhsen, (BFA '98), Actress
• Noah Lennox, experimental musician and founding member of the Animal Collective
• Will Lyman, (SFA '71), Narrator, PBS Frontline
• Yan Luo (screenwriter), actress
• Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston, co-creator of the comic book character, Wonder Woman
• Rob Mariano (CAS BA 1999), better known as Boston Rob, an American reality TV star and husband of Amber Brkich
• Joshua Marvit, (writing under pseudonym Milt Pupique), creator of acrosticdoublespeak
• Megan McCormick, television travel host
• David Metzler, television producer
• Tom Magliozzi, (MBA, PhD) co-host of Car Talk
• Ikuko Mizuno-Spire, violinist, Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Julianne Moore, Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winning actress
• Russell Morash, (BA '57), Emmy Award winning producer, This Old House, New Yankee Workshop, The Victory Garden
• Kevin O'Connor, (GSM MBA '99) host of This Old House
• Rosie O'Donnell (dropout), actress, comedian
• Linda Park, actress
• Peter Paige, actor
• Ethan Phillips, actor
• Paula Plum, actress, director, playwright
• Paul Rachman, (CAS BA '82), Film Director American Hardcore, co-founder Slamdance FIlm Festival
• Kim Raver, (BFA) actress, (Audrey Raines from 24)
• Paul Reubens (dropout), actor.
• Scott Rosenberg, Hollywood screenwriter
• Jeffrey Ross, actor, comedian
• Patti Rothberg, (no degree awarded), singer, songwriter
• Anthony Ruivivar, actor
• Harold Russell, Academy Award winning actor, former National Commander of AMVETS
• Sarah Saltzberg, actress
• Erik Scott, singer
• Robert Shampain, (CFA 1980) actor; Coordinator, Boston University in Los Angeles Internship Program
• Richard Sher (producer), radio and television producer
• Lan Shui, Music Director, Singapore Symphony Orchestra
• Eric Stein, castmember on Big Brother 8
• Howard Stern, (CGS non degree program 1974, COM BS 1976), controversial radio host and self-declared "King of All Media"
• Ryan Sypek, actor
• Mary Timony, indie rocker
• Marisa Tomei (attended CFA 1983, Hon. DFA 2002), Academy Award winning actress
• Armand Van Helden, DJ
• Joan Wasser, indie rocker
• Julie Wechsler, singer
• Cynthia Watros, Emmy Award winning actress
• Ashley Williams, (BA '01) actress, Associated Press 'It Girl', 2003
• Michael Williams, Academy Award winning producer
• Alfre Woodard, Emmy Award winning and Academy Award nominated actress
• Zhang Yimou, (Hon. DFA 2009), internationally acclaimed Chinese filmmaker, cinematographer and director.

Journalism, non-fiction film and broadcasting

See also: Pulitzer Prize winners

• Elissa Altman, food writer, The Huffington Post, restaurant critic, Hartford Courant
• Mike Barnicle, Journalist, Radio Host
• Peter Botte, (SMG 1990 BSB) Sportswriter, New York Daily News, The Hockey News.
• Liz Cho, WABC-TV News Anchor
• Christine Chubbuck, television reporter who committed suicide on live television in 1974
• Elizabeth Cohen, CNN medical correspondent
• Joe Concannon, (deceased), Sports writer, Boston Globe
• Fabien Cousteau, (BS '91), Aquatic filmmaker, grandson of Jacques Cousteau
• David Doubilet (COM 1970 BS), underwater photographer, National Geographic
• Mark Feinsand, (COM 1996 BS)Sportswriter, New York Daily News.
• Tyler Hicks, photographer, New York Times
• Erica Hill, anchor, CNN Headline News
• Jeremy Hobson, reporter, Marketplace
• Yunghi Kim, Pulitzer Prize nominated photographer
• Michele LaFountain, Anchor, ESPN SportsCenter en espanól
• Peter T. Maiale, NAACP Image Award winning news anchor
• Albert Maysles, Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker
• Kevin Merida, Associate Editor, Washington Post
• Joseph Nocera, columnist, New York Times
• Melanie Page, Former CNBC employee
• Bill O'Reilly, (MS '75), Radio & Television personality
• Jay Severin, commentator, politico
• Bill Simmons, ESPN.com columnist and author
• Howard Stern (CGS 1974 NDP, SPC 1976 BS), shock jock, radio personality
• Sharon Tay, host, MSNBC
• Anthony Tommasini, Chief Music Critic, New York Times
• Nina Totenberg, (COM 1965) correspondent for National Public Radio
• Gary Tuchman, (COM 1982 BS) reporter, CNN
• Dana Tyler, Emmy Award winning news anchor
• Linda Vester, host, Fox News Channel
• Anthony Radziwill, NBC anchor and reporter

Literature

• Anthony Bruno, (CAS 1974 BA), Novelist
• Percy Jewett Burrell, (pre-1900 B.O., School of Oratory) American dramatist
• Hal Clement, (SED 1946 M.Ed), science fiction writer
• Nicholas Gage (DGE 1961, COM BS 1963, HON LtD 1985), Author, "Eleni", "A Place For Us", "Greek Fire"
• Peter Guralnick,(1971 MA), author focused on twentieth-century American popular music
• Younghill Kang, author, Guggenheim Fellow
• William Ellery Leonard (1899) Poet
• Susan Miller, (SSW 1979 MSS), author
• Stewart O'Nan, (ENG 1983 BS), author
• Robert B. Parker, (GRS 1957 MA, 1971 PhD), author, "Spencer for Hire" and other mystery novels
• Norman Vincent Peale, (STh) Minister, author
• John Perkins, (SMG 1968 BSB), economist, author
• Kim Stanley Robinson, (GRS 1975 MA) science fiction author
• Lauren Slater, (SED 1995 EDD [Doctor of Education]) author, psychologist
• Anne Sexton, Pulitzer Prize winning poet
• Neal Stephenson, (CLA 1981 BA) science fiction author
• Dorothy West, author, member of Harlem Renaissance
• Scott Whitaker, poet

Sports

• Carl Adams, current wrestling coach; 3-time NCAA All-American, 2-time National Champion @ 158lb.
• Harry Agganis, professional baseball player
• Tony Amonte, NHL hockey player
• Shawn Bates, NHL hockey player
• Raja Bell (transferred to Florida International University), NBA basketball player
• Rocco Benetton former chief executive of the Benetton Formula One team.
• Cindy Blodgett, Former WNBA Player, Assistant Basketball Coach
• Billy Brooks, NFL's Buffalo Bills '93-'95
• Tom Burke, (Law LL.B. 1897) Olympic Champion
• Butch Byrd, Professional Football Standout
• Mickey Cochrane, Hall of Fame Baseball player
• Jim Craig, 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
• Jochen Dieckfoss, 4-time America East cross-country champion
• Rick DiPietro, NHL hockey player
• Andy Dorman, Major League Soccer soccer player
• Chris Drury, NHL hockey player, Hobey Baker Award winner
• Michael Emenalo (CAS BA 1989), member of Nigeria's 1994 World Cup soccer team
• Mike Eruzione, Captain, 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
• Dick Farley, College Football Hall of Fame coach
• Foge Fazio, NCAA football Coach, NFL football coach
• Michael Felger, sports writer for the Boston Herald and sports radio talk show host
• Mike Grier, NHL hockey player
• Cornella Harrington Sanders, Olympic speed skater
• Bill Herrion, NCAA basketball coach
• Karl Hobbs, NCAA basketball coach
• Rick Hoyt, inspirational triathlete
• Mike Jarvis, NCAA Basketball Coach
• Jim "Crash" Jensen, Former NFL football player
• Adam Kagin, Professional Poker Player
• Robyn Kenney, Team USA Field Hockey
• Jeffrey Lurie, ex-owner, Philadelphia Eagles, ex-professor, BU
• Shawn McEachern, NHL hockey player
• Stephanie McMahon, WWE current Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, Live Events and Creative Writing
• Shane McMahon, WWE current Executive Vice President of Global Media
• Freddy Meyer, NHL hockey player
• Jack O'Callahan, 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
• Jay Pandolfo, NHL hockey player
• Jack Parker, legendary Boston University hockey coach
• Gary Plummer, NBA player
• Rick Pitino, NCAA & NBA Basketball Coach
• Tom Poti, NHL hockey player
• Ed Ronan, NHL hockey player
• Dave Silk, 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
• Mike Sullivan (hockey), NHL Hockey Player, NHL Coach
• Keith Tkachuk, NHL hockey player
• Ryan Whitney, NHL hockey player
• Scott Young, retired NHL player

Miscellaneous

• Francis Lee Bailey, (JD '60) (A.K.A. F. Lee Bailey), Renowned lawyer, Graduated first in class
• Bernard Berenson (attended CLA 1883-84, no degree) prominent Art Historian of the early 20th Century
• Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, late wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
• Warren A. Cole, founder of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, which is one of the largest social fraternities in the United States
• Paul R. Devlin, Supreme Advocate, Knights of Columbus
• Tipper Gore, Former 2nd Lady of the United States
• Larry Graham, (JD '70), President, National Confectioners Association
• Jeffrey Guterman, Mental health counselor and counselor educator
• Joyce Jillson, astrologer, 20th Century Fox Studios, Reagan Administration
• Hadassah Lieberman, wife of U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman
• Claudia Nugent, granddaughter of President Lyndon Johnson
• Jeff Roberts, (CFA '99), Fulbright Scholar - Traditional Chinese Music
• Mark Rosewater, Magic: The Gathering Head Designer
• Travis Roy, (COM 2000) a leading activitist for spinal cord injury survivors and founder of The Travis Roy Foundation
• Dawn Steel (deceased)(did not graduate), first woman to run a major hollywood studio
• Steven H. Untracht, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., (CAS BA '75), member of 1999 Nobel Peace Prize winner Doctors Without Borders.
• Woodie W. White, bishop of the United Methodist Church
• Helen Magill White, first woman to earn a Ph.D.

Notable faculty members

Nobel laureates

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• Saul Bellow, 1976 Nobel Prize for Literature (deceased)
• Murray Gell-Mann, 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Sheldon Lee Glashow, 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Martin Luther King Jr., 1964 Nobel Peace Prize (deceased)
• Derek Walcott, 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature; fellow, MacArthur Foundation
• Elie Wiesel, 1986 Nobel Peace Prize
• Osamu Shimomura, 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Fulbright Scholars

• Susan Akram, Fulbright Scholar
• Paul Barbone, Fulbright Scholar
• Thomas Barfield, Fulbright Scholar
• Janice Barrett, Fulbright Scholar
• Peter Bridgman Benfield, Fulbright Scholar
• Anne Donahue, Fulbright Scholar
• Wendy Gordon, Fulbright Scholar
• Michael Corgan, Fulbright Scholar
• James Johnson, Fulbright Scholar
• Sam Kauffman, Fulbright Scholar
• Tedros Kiros, Fulbright Scholar
• Mark Kon, Fulbright Scholar
• Jeanne Ellen Koopman, Fulbright Scholar
• Victor Manfredi, Fulbright Scholar
• James Mendelsohn, Fulbright Scholar
• Frances Miller, Fulbright Scholar
• Robert Neffson, Fulbright Scholar
• Augustus Norton, Fulbright Scholar
• David S. Palmer, Fulbright Scholar
• Robert Rosenthal, Fulbright Scholar
• Vivian Anne Schmidt, Fulbright Scholar
• Bruce Schulman, Fulbright Scholar
• Nina Silber, Fulbright Scholar
• Henry Burke Wend, Fulbright Scholar

Guggenheim Fellows

• Henry E. Allison (Professor of Philosophy) 1985
• Theodore Antoniou (Composer; Professor of Music) 1978
• David Aronson (Painter; Emeritus Professor of Art) 1960
• Jelle Atema (Director, Professor of Biology, BU Marine Program at Woods Hole) 1987
• Millicent Bell (Professor of English)1971
• Saul Bellow (Novelist; University Professor) 1948 and 1955
• Peter Anthony Bertocci (Deceased Borden Parker Bowne Professor Emeritus of Philosophy) 1967
• Robert V. Bruce (Professor Emeritus of History) 1957
• Alicia Borinsky, (Professor of Latin American and Comparative Literature) 2001 Latin American and Caribbean Fellow
• Donald Selwyn Carne-Ross (University Professor and Professor of Classics and Modern Languages) 1962
• Walter D. Connor (Professor of Political Science) 1986
• Bonnie Costello (Associate Professor of English) 1990
• Thomas Joseph Cottle (Professor of Education) 1974
• Patricia Bland Craddock (Professor of English) 1971
• Robert Dallek (Professor of History) 1973
• Norman Dello Joio (Composer; University Professor and Professor Emeritus of Music) 1944 and 1945
• Barbara Diefendorf (Professor of History), 1997 US and Canadian Fellow
• Leslie D. Epstein (Director, Creative Writing Program) 1977
• Aaron Moses Fogel (Associate Professor of English) 1987
• Alfredo Gisholt (Teaching Associate of Art) 2002 US and Canadian Fellow
• Thomas F. Glick (Professor of History) 1987
• Merle Goldman (Professor of History) 1987
• Gennady Gorelik (Research Fellow, Center for Philosophy and History of Science) 1995 US and Canadian Fellow
• Jeffrey Henderson (Professor of Classical Studies) 1997 US and Canadian Fellow
• Patricia Hills (Professor of Art History) 1982
• Jaakko Hintikka (Professor of Philosophy) 1987
• Arthur Grover Humes (Professor Emeritus of Biology) 1954
• Caroline Jones (Associate Professor of Art History) 1999 US and Canadian Fellow
• Howard Clark Kee (William Goodwin Aurelio Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies) 1966
• Carol Keller (Assistant Professor of Art) 1999 US and Canadian Fellow
• William R. Keylor (Professor of History) 1976
• John T. Kirk (Emeritus Professor of Art History) 1986
• Jon Paul Klancher (Associate Professor of English) 1989
• Fred S. Kleiner (Professor of Art History and Archaeology) 1988
• Nancy Kopell (Professor of Mathematics) 1984
• Aileen S. Kraditor (Professor Emeritus of History) 1975
• Leonid A. Levin (Professor of Computer Science) 1993
• Ralph Lombreglia (Instructor in Creative Writing) 1996 US and Canadian Fellow
• Susan Mizruchi (Professor of English and American Studies) 2001 US and Canadian Fellow
• Dilip Mookherjee ( Professor of Economics and Director, Institute of Economic Development) 2001 US and Canadian Fellow
• Debraj Ray (former Professor of Economics) 1997 US and Canadian Fellow
• Maureen Raymo (Research Associate Professor of Earth Sciences) 2003 US and Canadian Fellow
• Abner Shimony (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Physics) 1972 US and Canadian Fellow
• Lawrence Sulak (David M. Myers Distinguished Professor of Physics) 2002 US and Canadian Fellow
• Julian Zelizer (Professor of History) 2006 US and Canadian Fellow

MacArthur Fellows

• Jim Collins, fellow, MacArthur Foundation, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
• Nancy Kopell, fellow, MacArthur Foundation, Professor of Mathematics

Rhodes Scholars

• Jim Collins, Rhodes Scholar, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
• Robert Grasberger, Rhodes Scholar
• Michael Hasselmo, Rhodes Scholar, Professor of Psychology
• Julius Levine, Rhodes Scholar
• Rick Malins, Rhodes Scholar
• Jon Westling, Rhodes Scholar, former President of Boston University

Film, performing arts, television, radio

• Ronald Barron, principal trombone, Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Julia Child, world famous cooking show host (deceased)
• Harold Dorschug, radio engineer, former faculty member (deceased)
• Simon Estes Internationally renowned Operatic Bass-Baritone
• Lukas Foss, composer and conductor
• Ann Hobson-Pilot, principal harpist; Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Mark Lawrence, principal trombonist
• Sumner Redstone, media mogul
• Thomas Rolfs Jr., principal trumpet; Boston Symphony Orchestra
• James Spruill, actor, founder, New African Company
• Roman Totenberg, violinist
• Roger Voisin, principal trumpet; Boston Symphony Orchestra (retired)
• Bob Zelnick, former ABC News correspondent, author

Other

Robert Pinsky, U.S. Poet Laureate (1997-2000)

• Isaac Asimov, author, best known for his work in writing science and science fiction (deceased)
• Warren Ault, Huntington Professor of history
• Andrew Bacevich
• John Baillieul, (Professor) 2006 President of IEEE Control Systems Society
• Alexander Graham Bell, (Professor) inventor of the telephone (deceased)
• Peter L. Berger, contemporary sociologist and theologian
• Margrit Betke, one of two academics in the Top 10 Women to Watch in New England[1]
• Zvi Bodie, Professor
• Robert A. Brown, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Sciences, current Boston University President
• Caroline Walker Bynum, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Aram Chobanian, Lifetime Achievement Award, American Heart Association, former Boston University President
• Bonnie Costello, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Robert Dallek, author, historian, Bancroft Prize winner
• Charles DeLisi, Presidential Citizens Medal; Smithsonian Platinum Technology 21st Century Pioneer Partnership Laureate; Arthur G B Metcalf Professor of Science and Engineering
• Mildred S. Dresselhaus, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Engineering
• Leslie Epstein
• Husain Haqqani, Professor & Director of Center of International Relations and Pakistan's Ambassador at-Large
• Geoffrey Hill, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Ha Jin, author, National Book Award winner, Faulkner Award winner, Hemingway Award winner
• Sir Hans Kornberg, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Sciences
• Laurance Kotlikoff, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Richard Landes historian, Director of the Center for Millennial Studies
• Leonid Levin, co-discoverer of NP-Completeness
• Robert J. McShea
• Thomas Mickey, Smithsonian Fellow
• Father Norman O'Connor (1921-2003), former BU Catholic Chaplain, jazz aficionado, writer, radio and TV show host
• Robert Pinsky, former U.S. Poet Laureate
• Bruce Redford, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Anne Sexton, poet
• John Silber, ex-President
• Whitney Smith, vexillologist
• Shanghua Teng, Professor of Computer Science at Boston University and winner of Gödel Prize
• Rosanna Warren, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• David Wiggins, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Howard Zinn, political activist, best selling author
• Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, founder and main author of Daily Kos
• Batu Siharulidze, prominent artist, known for his figurative sculptures
• Charles R Stith, US Ambassador to Tanzania 1998-2001