List of Hofstra University alumni
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
- Morton O. Schapiro, President of Northwestern University
- Jesse Sherer, teacher at Hebrew Academy of Long Beach
- 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 & 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, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
- Robert McMahon, suspect in the 1978 Lufthansa heist
- James C. Metzger 1983, Chairman and CEO, The Whitmore Group, Ltd.
- Tommy Mottola, former Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment; attended but did not graduate
- Julio A. Portalatin, B.B.A. Management 1981, President and CEO of Mercer[1]
- Scott Ross, BS-1974, founder, Chairman, and CEO of Digital Domain, Inc.
- Debra Ann Sandler, B.B.A. 1982, President of Mars Chocolate[2]
- John Tantillo, PhD 1980 (Doctorate, Applied Research Psychology), branding and marketing consultant[3]
- 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, legal and political
- Maryanne Trump Barry, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
- Robert Blakeman, First President, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Valley Stream
- 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 State
- 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
- 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
- Shawn Novatt, Executive Producer of WBLI-FM, Long Island; Dana & Jayson in the Morning
- 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
- Dorian Brown 2002, actress, Roommates[4]
- 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
Literature and print media
- Nelson DeMille, author[5]
- Stephen Dunn, Pulitzer Prize for poetry, 2001; former varsity basketball player
- John Edwards, writer
- 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[6]
- Laurie Rozakis, writer of the Complete Idiots books
- Ron Shandler, national baseball analyst, writer
- George Vecsey, sportswriter for The New York Times
Performing arts
- Jean Butler, dancer and choreographer
- Larry Keigwin, dancer and choreographer; choreographed Broadway's If/Then
- Robert Phillips, classical guitarist
Madeline Kahn, Broadway Tony Award winner. Appeared in numerous television shows and movies including "Blazing Saddles" and "High Anxiety"
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[7][8]
- Speedy Claxton, Golden State Warriors point guard
- 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
Richard Laurel, (NBA) 1st Round Pick. Basketball played for Milwaukee Bucks. John Irving Basketball, lead nation in rebounding in NCAA Div 1, picked for NBA by Detroit. Only one of two Hofstra players with 1,000 pts AND 1,000 rebounds.
Football
John Schmidt. NFL Center NY Jets. Superbowl III winner. Mike D'Amato. NFL Defensive Back Oakland and NY Jets Superbowl III winner and Lacrosse All-American for Hofstra. Only person to be All America in Lacrosse and win a Super Bowl
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
- 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
- Kristen Reed, midfield, All-State
- Doug Shanahan, midfield, Chicago Machine]
MMA
- Phil Baroni (attended), two-time Junior College All-American wrestler; former UFC fighter; current mixed martial artist[9]
- Jay Hieron, Junior College Champion wrestler; retired MMA fighter[10]
- Gian Villante, Hofstra Pride wrestler and football player; current MMA fighter in the UFC's Light Heavyweight Division[11]
- Chris Weidman, two-time NCAA D-1 All-American wrestler, 3rd 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championships, and former UFC Middleweight Champion[12]
References
- ↑ http://www.hofstra.edu/academics/colleges/zarb/leaders/leaders_portalatin.html
- ↑ Universum Top 100 Presents the Most Attractive Employers in the U.S., special advertising supplement to the New York Times (October 21, 2012), p. 27.
- ↑ "John Tantillo, The Marketing Doctor – Marketing and Branding Expert".
- ↑ "Alumni". Hofstra University. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ Strickland, Carol. "Novelist Uses The Island's Gold Coast As A Setting For A Clash of Cultures", The New York Times, April 8, 1990. Accessed December 13, 2007. "Mr. De Mille was born in Jamaica, Queens, and educated at Elmont High School and Hofstra University, and so he knows the area well, although he calls himself a member in good standing of the middle class."
- ↑ Martin, Douglas. "Donald S. Kellermann, Who Led Public Research Group, Dies at 83", The New York Times, November 14, 2010. Accessed November 15, 2010.
- ↑ Monaco, Lou (January 8, 2012). "Bob Hurley, Sr. & Rick Apodaca to be honored at Dan Finn Classic Saturday". NJ.com.
- ↑ "Rick Apodaca". NBA Development League. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Phil Baroni UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ "Jay Hieron MMA Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ "Gian Villante UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ "Chris Weidman UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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