List of Hofstra University people

This is a list of Hofstra University alumni. Hofstra University was founded in 1935 and has since graduated over 100,000 students. Below is a partial list of notable alumni/attendees.

Academia

• David B. Allison, class of 1987, Distinguished Professor, Quetelet Endowed Professor of Public Health, UAB
• Steven Feld, class of 1971, anthropologist and ethnomusicologist
• Jonathan D. Moreno, BA 1973, professor at the University of Pennsylvania; Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress; author
• Tina Park, trustee, Los Angeles Community College District
• Steve Salbu (BA), dean emeritus of the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology (2006-2014)
• Morton O. Schapiro, President of Northwestern University
• Robert Swirsky, author, lecturer, and computer scientist

Business

• Chris Albrecht, President and CEO of Starz, LLC; former chairman of HBO
• Avi Arad, 1972, CEO of Marvel Studios
• Diane Garnick, investment manager, author
• Gerald Guterman (attended), real estate investor and developer; Chairman and CEO of Guterman Partners, LLC
• Charles Kushner, J.D. 1979, billionaire real estate developer; founder and co-owner of Kushner Properties
• Ralph S. Larsen, B.B.A. 1962, chief executive officer of Johnson & Johnson from 1989 to 2002
• Bernie Madoff, B.S. 1960, Wall Street investor convicted of multiple felonies related to the largest Ponzi scheme in history
• Kathryn V. Marinello, M.B.A, Chairman, CEO, and a Director of the Company for Stream Global Services
• Shawn Matthews, M.B.A., CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
• Robert McMahon, suspect in the 1978 Lufthansa heist
• James C. Metzger, 1983, Chairman and CEO of The Whitmore Group, Ltd.
• Tommy Mottola, former Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment; attended but did not graduate
• Scott Ross, BS-1974, founder, Chairman, and CEO of Digital Domain, Inc.
• John Tantillo, PhD 1980 (Doctorate, Applied Research Psychology), branding and marketing consultant
• Steven C. Witkoff, J.D., real estate investor; founder of The Witkoff Group, LLC
• Frank G. Zarb, former chairman of NASD, Inc. and the Nasdaq Stock Market; current chairman of insurer AIG

Government, law and politics

• Maryanne Trump Barry, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, sister of 45th U.S. President Donald J. Trump
• Joseph Borg, J.D., Securities Commissioner of Alabama
• Jon Bramnick, J.D., represents District 21 in the New Jersey General Assembly
• Norm Coleman, former U.S. Senator (R-Minnesota)
• Thomas DiNapoli, 1976, former New York state assemblyman; current New York State Comptroller
• Lenora Fulani, first woman and first African American to appear on the ballot for U.S. President in all 50 states
• Owen H. Johnson, BA 1956, Honorary JD '98, New York State Senator (R)
• Peter S. Kalikow, MTA chairman
• Norm Kent, BA 1971, attorney, publisher, radio talk show host, Chairman of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
• Jeff Korek, New York City-based trial lawyer; partner at Gersowitz Libo & Korek, a personal injury law firm
• Ron Kovic, activist, paraplegic, author of Born on the Fourth of July
• Norman F. Lent, former U.S. Congressman, New York (R)
• David A. Levy, former U.S. Congressman, New York (R)
• Ed Mangano, Republican, Nassau County, NY County Executive
• Joseph Margiotta, former Nassau County, Long Island Republican chairman
• Mary Matalin, political consultant for the Republican Party; advisor to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney (attended but did not graduate)
• Thomas McKevitt, BS, JD, represents District 17 in the New York State Assembly, which includes large portions of Nassau County
• Joseph Mondello, BA 1962, Chairman, Nassau County (NY) Republican Committee
• Robert O. Muller, JD 1974, co-founder of International Campaign to Ban Landmines, the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1997
• David Paterson, Governor of New York; former minority leader of the New York State Senate; first African American governor of NY
• Howard Safir, former New York City Police commissioner; former head of the United States Marshals Service
• Peter J. Schmitt, County Legislator of Nassau County, New York's 12th District
• Richard Socarides, J.D., Head of Public Affairs for Gerson Lehrman Group, former White House advisor
• Thomas C. Wales, assassinated federal prosecutor

Film

• Avi Arad, film producer; founder of Marvel Studios; producer of the Spider-Man and X-Men films
• Carol Alt, supermodel, actress, attended but did not graduate
• Brian Barry, SAG actor, X-Files, I Am Legend
• James Caan (attended), actor, The Godfather
• Godfrey Cambridge (attended), actor, comedian, Watermelon Man
• Ryan Colucci, film producer, director and writer; Battle for Terra, Suburban Cowboy, With You, Orient City: Ronin & The Princess
• Francis Ford Coppola, Academy Award-winning director, producer and writer of classics including The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, Patton, The Outsiders, American Graffiti
• Peter Dante, played Lacrosse at Hofstra; actor; The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Grandma's Boy
• Robert Davi, actor; Licence to Kill, Die Hard, The Goonies, Wiseguy
• Rosemarie DeWitt, actress; granddaughter of James Braddock
• Adam Green, filmmaker, writer, director; Hatchet, Spiral, and Frozen
• Madeline Kahn, Tony Award winner for Best Actress, The Sisters Rosensweig; twice nominated for an Academy Award; Paper Moon, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety
• Lainie Kazan, actress, starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding
• Francis Kenny, cinematographer, 2012 ASC Presidents Award
• Frederic Lebow, screenwriter, While You Were Sleeping
• Joe Morton, actor, Terminator 2, American Gangster
• Scott Ross, producer; executive; founder of Digital Domain; General Manager of Industrial Light and Magic
• Mike Starr, screen and stage actor; Goodfellas, Dumb and Dumber, Summer of Sam, The Natural, The Bodyguard, The Black Dahlia
• Christopher Walken, attended as a dance student but did not graduate; Academy Award-winning actor

Radio

• Alan Colmes, talk radio host; co-host of Fox News Channel's Hannity and Colmes
• John DeBella, disc jockey, WMGK Philadelphia
• Steven Epstein, Sony Classical music producer
• Joe Frank, radio monologuist and playwright
• Lisa Glasberg, "Lisa G", radio and TV personality, The Howard Stern Show
• Ellie Greenwich, songwriter, "Leader of the Pack", "Be My Baby", "Chapel Of Love"
• Dan Ingram, disc jockey, WCBS-FM, New York
• Norm Kent, BA 1971, attorney, publisher, radio talk show host, WFTL
• Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson, co-host of the CBS Sports Radio Show, Brown and Scoop
• Olivia, R&B singer

Technology

• Jeff Pulver, internet entrepreneur

Television

• Lou Berger, 1972, head writer for children's television show Sesame Street; winner of 10 Emmys for outstanding writing
• Clifford Chapin, voice actor
• Margaret Colin, actress
• Alan Colmes, talk radio host, former co-host of Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes
• Elizabeth Dennehy, actress
• Meredith Eaton-Gilden, actress and psychologist
• Monica Horan, actress, Everybody Loves Raymond
• Donnie Klang, solo artist, Making the Band 4
• Tom McGowan, actor
• Katie Nolan
• Matt Pieper, B.A. 2005, news anchor and reporter at News 12 The Bronx/Brooklyn in NYC
• Philip Rosenthal, creator, producer and writer, Everybody Loves Raymond
• Leslie Segrete, designer on TLC's While You Were Out and Trading Spaces
• Maryann Ridini Spencer, television host, writer
• Susan Sullivan, actress
• Eliot Wald, B.A. 1967, television and film writer

Theater

• James Stacy Barbour, actor
• Peter Friedman, actor
• Anthony Ingrassia, playwright, producer and director
• Charles Ludlam, playwright
• Susan H. Schulman, theater director

Other

• Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015; majored in political science, global studies and geography
• Michael Franzese, former caporegime for the Colombo crime family

Literature and print media

• Gene Demby, journalist, reporter at NPR and host of the Code Switch podcast
• Nelson DeMille, author
• Stephen Dunn, Pulitzer Prize for poetry, 2001; former varsity basketball player
• Marilyn French, feminist, author of The Women's Room
• Pamela Geller, blogger, author, political activist, and commentator
• Patricia Reilly Giff, children's literature author, teacher
• Charlie Kadau, Senior Editor, Mad Magazine
• Donald S. Kellermann, journalist and opinion researcher
• Laurie Rozakis, writer of the Complete Idiots books
• Ron Shandler, national baseball analyst, writer
• George Vecsey, sportswriter for The New York Times
• Frank Nappi, author

Performing arts

• Jean Butler, dancer and choreographer
• Larry Keigwin, dancer and choreographer; choreographed Broadway's If/Then
• Madeline Kahn, Broadway Tony Award winner; appeared in television shows and movies including Blazing Saddles and High Anxiety
• Robert Phillips, classical guitarist

Military

• Charles W. Dryden, Lieutenant Colonel and Tuskegee Airmen in World War II; Congressional Gold Medal

Sports

Baseball

• Randy Levine, Hofstra Law School, 1980; Senior Counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld, LLP; President of the New York Yankees
• Ken Singleton, former New York Mets, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles player; current YES Network commentator (did not graduate)

Basketball

• Rick Apodaca, Puerto Rican professional basketball player who has played in the NCAA, USBL, NBDL, and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico
• Speedy Claxton, Golden State Warriors point guard
• John Irving, led the nation in rebounding in NCAA Div 1, picked for NBA by Detroit; one of two Hofstra players with 1,000 pts AND 1,000 rebounds
• Charles Jenkins, Philadelphia 76ers guard
• Bob McKillop, 1972, men's head basketball coach, Davidson College
• Nat Militzok, New York Knicks forward
• Steve Nisenson, holder of Hofstra all-time scoring record for 43 years
• Norman Richardson
• Loren Stokes, NBA free agent
• Zeke Upshaw, NBA G-League player

Football

• Charlie Adams, wide receiver for the Houston Texans
• Kyle Arrington, New England Patriots cornerback
• Stephen Bowen, defensive end, Dallas Cowboys
• Rocky Butler, quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts
• Giovanni Carmazzi, former professional quarterback, drafted 65th in 2000 by San Francisco 49ers, but never took a regular season NFL snap
• Wayne Chrebet, former New York Jets wide receiver
• Brian Clark, linebacker
• Willie Colon, Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line
• Marques Colston, wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints
• Mike D'Amato, NFL defensive back, Oakland and New York Jets; Super Bowl III winner; Lacrosse All-American for Hofstra; only person to be All-American in lacrosse and win a Super Bowl
• Jordan Dangerfield (born 1990), NFL football player
• Devale Ellis, wide receiver for the Detroit Lions
• Dave Fiore, former San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins guard
• Don Gault, quarterback, Cleveland Browns
• DeMingo Graham, former offensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers Houston Texans
• Arlen Harris, running back and kick returner for the Atlanta Falcons
• Raheem Morris, BS Physical Education 1997, former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• John Schmitt, center, played for 10 years with the New York Jets and one year with the Green Bay Packers; member of New York Jets Super Bowl III Championship Team
• Lance Schulters, free safety for the Miami Dolphins
• Renauld Williams, former linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers

Ice hockey

• Jon Cooper, head coach, Tampa Bay Lightning

Lacrosse

• Athan Iannucci, midfielder, Philadelphia Wings, Chicago Machine and New Westminster Salmonbellies
• Blake Miller, midfielder, Long Island Lizards
• Nicky Polanco, Long Island Lizards
• Doug Shanahan, midfield, Chicago Machine

MMA

• Phil Baroni (attended), two-time Junior College All-American wrestler; former UFC fighter; current mixed martial artist
• Jay Hieron, Junior College Champion wrestler; retired MMA fighter
• Gian Villante, Hofstra Pride wrestler and football player; current MMA fighter in the UFC's Light Heavyweight Division
• Chris Weidman, two-time NCAA D-1 All-American wrestler, 3rd 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships, and former UFC Middleweight Champion