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This is an enumeration of notable people affiliated with Rutgers University, including graduates of the undergraduate and graduate and professional programs at all 3 campuses, former students who did not graduate or receive their degree, presidents of the university, current and former professors, as well as members of the board of trustees and board of governors, and coaches affiliated with the university's athletic program. Also included are characters in works of fiction (books, films, television shows, et cetera.) who have been mentioned or were depicted as having an affiliation with Rutgers, either as a student, alumnus, or member of the faculty.

Some noted alumni and faculty may be also listed in the main Rutgers University article or in some of the affiliated articles. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetised within each category.

Presidents of Rutgers University

Main article: President of Rutgers University

The following 19 individuals have served as President of Rutgers University from the creation of the office in 1655 to the present.[1] Those enumerated below with their names emboldened graduated from Rutgers.

President Birth Year–Death Year Years as President
1 Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (1735–1790) (1785–1790)
2 William Linn (1752–1808) (1791–1795)
3 Ira Condict (1764–1811) (1795–1810)
4 John Henry Livingston (1746–1825) (1810–1825)
5 Philip Milledoler (1775–1852) (1825–1840)
6 Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck (1791–1879) (1840–1850)
7 Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787–1862) (1850–1862)
8 William Henry Campbell (1808–1890) (1862–1882)
9 Merrill Edward Gates (1848–1922) (1882–1890)
10 Austin Scott (1848–1922) (1891–1906)
11 William Henry Steele Demarest (1863–1956) (1906–1924)
12 John Martin Thomas (1869–1952) (1925–1930)
13 Philip Milledoler Brett (1871–1960) (1930–1931)
14 Robert Clarkson Clothier (1885–1970) (1932–1951)
15 Lewis Webster Jones (1899–1975) (1951–1958)
16 Mason Welch Gross (1911–1977) (1959–1971)
17 Edward J. Bloustein (1925–1989) (1971–1989)
18 Francis L. Lawrence (b. 1937) (1990–2002)
19 Richard Levis McCormick (b. 1947) (2002 – 2012)

Notable Alumni and Faculty

Alumni who have served on the faculty of staff of Rutgers University are enumerated below with their names displayed in emboldened text.

Nobel laureates

Architecture

Arts (performing and visual) and entertainment

Art

Entertainment

Journalism

Music

Athletics

Baseball

Basketball

Football

Powerlifting

  • Lev Susany, Class of 2011 - Australian powerlifter and Commonwealth record holder

Soccer

Swimming

Business

Education

Government, Law, or Public Policy

Literature

Medicine

Religion

Science and technology

Notable faculty

Members or former members of the faculty whose names are emboldened were graduated from Rutgers.

Nobel laureates

Arts

Literature

Law School

Mathematics

Philosophy

Physics

Science and engineering

Social Sciences

History

Library and Information Science

Athletic coaches

Fictional characters

Notes and references

  1. ^ Leadership on the Banks: Rutgers' Presidents, 1766–2004, biographical essays by Thomas J. Frusciano, University Archivist, published by Rutgers University Libraries. Originally published in The Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries, LIII, No. 1 (June 1991).
  2. ^ a b Autobiography of Milton Friedman at Nobel Prize / Nobel Foundation website, presumably by Milton Friedman, published by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 5 January 2007.
  3. ^ a b Autobiography of Heinrich Rohrer at the Nobel Foundation website, presumably by Heinrich Rohrer. Published by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 5 January 2007.
  4. ^ a b Biography of Selman Waksman at the Nobel Prizes / Nobel Foundation website. Published by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 5 January 2007.
  5. ^ "They're Accomplished, They're Famous, and They're MENSANS". Mensa Bulletin (476). American Mensa: p. 23. 2004. ISSN 0025-9543. {{cite journal}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ ""Why I do Porn Even Though I'm Very Bright and Could have Done Anything I Wanted" by Asia Carrera".
  7. ^ Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey "Community, Loss, and Regeneration: An Interview with Wheeler Winston Dixon", Senses of Cinema. Accessed August 2, 2007.
  8. ^ "Samuel G. Blackman; News Executive, 90". The New York Times. 8 October 1995. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  9. ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=111244
  10. ^ a b League Baseball Player Search, published by Major League Baseball (no further authorship information available), accessed 6 January 2007.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NBA/ABA Players who attended Rutgers University". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 2004-04-05.
  12. ^ http://jimmyv.org/
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u National Football League Players Search: Players in NFL from Rutgers published by the National Football League Players, Incorporated (PLAYERS, Inc.), marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association (no further authorship information available), accessed 6 January 2007.
  14. ^ http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=20047
  15. ^ http://www.scarletknights.com/history/hof-97.asp
  16. ^ Philip M. Brett, Acting President, 1930–1931, biographical essay at Leadership on the Banks: Rutgers Presidents, 1766–2004, written by Thomas J. Frusciano, University Archivist and Published by Rutgers University Libraries. These essays originally appeared in Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries, LIII, No. 1 (June 1991). Accessed 5 January 2007.
  17. ^ Carol T. Christ named 10th president of Smith College (Press Release, 30 July 2001). Published by Smith College Office of College Relations, accessed 6 January 2007.
  18. ^ William Henry Steele Demarest, 1906–1924, biographical essay at Leadership on the Banks: Rutgers Presidents, 1766–2004, written by Thomas J. Frusciano, University Archivist and Published by Rutgers University Libraries. These essays originally appeared in Journal of the Rutgers University Libraries, LIII, No. 1 (June 1991). Accessed 5 January 2007.
  19. ^ Biography of Chancellor William English Kirwan, published by the University System of Maryland (no further authorship information available), accessed 6 January 2007.
  20. ^ Birkner, Michael J. McCormick of Rutgers: Scholar, Teacher, Public Historian (Greenwood Press, 2001), passim. ISBN 0-313-30356-8
  21. ^ Richard P. McCormick Papers, 1929–2006 in Special Collections and University Archives, Archibald S. Alexander Library, Rutgers University. Page Published by Rutgers University Libraries, accessed 5 January 2007
  22. ^ View from the Inside (Article and Interview of Richard P. McCormick) by Thomas Frusciano, University Archivist, in Rutgers Magazine (Winter 2006), published by Rutgers University, accessed 5 January 2007
  23. ^ Richard P. McCormick, Beloved Rutgers Professor and University Historian, Dies Obituary/Press Release from January 2006 from Perspectives, published by the American Historical Association. Release submitted by Greg Trevor, Rutgers University, accessed 5 January 2007.
  24. ^ McWhorter, John H. "The Campus Diversity Fraud" from City Journal Vol. 12, No. 1. (Winter 2002), 74–81, citation on page 75, (Published by the Manhattan Institute). This can be found online at: http://www.indiana.edu/~llc/Current_Students/q199/diversityfraud.pdf, accessed 6 January 2007.
  25. ^ "Introduction" to Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies (January 1971), 38:v. (Published on the Cornell University website), accessed 6 January 2007.
  26. ^ Nicholas, Roy Franklin. A Historian's Progress (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968). NO ISBN
  27. ^ Biography of Selman Waksman at Nobel Prize / Nobel Foundation website. Published by the Nobel Foundation (no further authorship information available), accessed 5 January 2007.
  28. ^ Biographical Note to the Carl R. Woodward Papers, published by Special Collections, University Archives, University of Rhode Island (no further authorship information available), accessed 6 January 2007.
  29. ^ Stewart Hoffman Appleby, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 30, 2007.
  30. ^ a b c d e f g h i Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–present (Online edition of the Biographical Directory). Published by the United States Congress (no further authorship information available), accessed 5 January 2007.
  31. ^ James John Howard, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 30, 2007.
  32. ^ INTERVIEW WITH JACK H. JACOBS, Rutgers University, November 20, 2000. Accessed July 11, 2008. "JJ: ... Anyway, we moved to New Jersey in the mid-'50s, and my parents still live in the same house in Woodbridge. I went to Woodbridge High School, and then, from there, I went to Rutgers."
  33. ^ Urgo, Jacqueline L. "Joseph Lazarow, 84, dies; helped bring casinos to A.C.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 5, 2008. Accessed January 5, 2008.
  34. ^ Assemblyman Kenneth C. LeFevre, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 22, 1998. Accessed June 9, 2010.
  35. ^ "Biography – Gail D. Mathieu". US Department of State. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  36. ^ Sullivan, Joseph F. "D. Bennett Mazur, a Professor And New Jersey Legislator, 69", The New York Times, October 13, 1994. Accessed June 15, 2010.
  37. ^ Matthew John Rinaldo, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 5, 2007.
  38. ^ Norman M. Robertson, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 22, 1998. Accessed May 29, 2010.
  39. ^ David Samson, New Jersey Attorney General capsule bio. Accessed December 17, 2007.
  40. ^ Assemblyman Gary W. Stuhltrager, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Accessed June 12, 2010.
  41. ^ Rutgers School of Law- Newark. "Interview with Elizabeth Warren", Nov. 9, 2011. Accessed Nov. 19, 2011.
  42. ^ Henriques, Diana B. (December 2, 2008). "Bailout Monitor Sees Lack of a Coherent Plan". The New York Times.
  43. ^ Jacob Reynier Wortendyke, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed September 24, 2007.
  44. ^ Assemblywoman Barbara Wright, New Jersey Legislature backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Accessed June 14, 2010.
  45. ^ http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batodonoides
  46. ^ http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~alroy/nam/trivia.html
  47. ^ A Bachelor of Arts diploma from Rutgers College can be seen hanging on the wall in the character's office.

Books and printed materials

Online resources

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