List of Rutgers University people: Difference between revisions

This is an enumeration of notable people affiliated with Rutgers University, including graduates of the undergraduate and graduate and professional programs, former students, and former professors. 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 current faculty may be also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetised within each category.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

Alumni

Alumni who have served as Rutgers professors or administrators are listed in bold.

Academia

• Philip Milledoler Brett, A.B. 1892 — President of Rutgers University, Successful Corporate Attorney.
• Carol Christ, A.B. 1966 — President of Smith College
• William H. S. Demarest, A.B. 1883 — President of Rutgers University.
• Milton Friedman, A.B. 1932 — Economist, Nobel Laureate
• William Kirwan, A.B. 1962, A.M. 1964 — Chancellor of the University System of Maryland, former President of Ohio State University.
• Richard P. McCormick A.B. 1938, GSNB’40, Professor of History, Dean of Faculty at Rutgers, historian, President of the New Jersey Historical Society,
• John McWhorter, B.A. 1985 — African-American historian, former professor of linguistics at Berkeley, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.
• Roy Franklin Nichols, A.B. 1918 — Pulitzer Prize-winning historian.
• Carl Woodward, A.B. 1914 — President of University of Rhode Island.

Politics, government, law, and public service

• Phillip Alampi, A.B. 1934, M.A. 1945 — New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture
• Rebecca Barth, A.B. 1925, J.D.; Co-author of the Children's Labor Laws and legal advisor to Golda Meir.
• Joseph P. Bradley, A.B. 1836 — Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court (1870–1891).
• Wayne R. Bryant, J.D. (Camden) 1972 — New Jersey Senator, Deputy Majority Leader (2004 - present)
• Clifford P. Case, A.B. 1925 — U.S. House of Representatives (1945–1953), United States Senate (1955–1979) .
• James J. Florio, J.D. 1967 — former Governor of New Jersey (1990–1994)
• Louis Freeh, Class of 1971 — Director of the FBI (1993–2001)
• Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, A.B. 1836 — United States Senate (1866–1869, 1871–1877) and Secretary of State (1881–1885) .
• E. Scott Garrett J.D. 1984 (Newark) — U.S. House of Representatives (2003–present)
• Garret A. Hobart, A.B. 1863 — Industrialist, Vice President of the United States, (1897–1899)
• James J. Howard, M.Ed. 1958; U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1988)
• Richard Hughes, J.D. 1931 — New Jersey Governor, Chief State Supreme Court Justice
• William Hughes, Class of 1955 — Congressman, Ambassador to Panama
• Jack H. Jacobs, Class of 1966, M.A. 1972 — Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, military analyst for MSNBC
• Robert Menendez, J.D. (Newark) — U.S. House of Representatives (1992-2005), United States Senator (2006-present)
• William A. Newell, A.B. 1836 — Physician, Governor of New Jersey, (1857-1860)
• Hazel O'Leary — U.S. Secretary of Energy (1993–1997)
• Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri — South African Minister of Communications (1999 - )
• David A. Morse, A.B. 1929 — Director-General of ILO who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969 on behalf of the ILO
• Eduardo Robreno, J.D. (Camden) 1978 — Federal Judge for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• James Schureman, A.B. 1775 — Continental Congress, Senator.
• Gregory M. Sleet, J.D. (Camden) 1976 — Federal Judge for the United States District Court, District of Delaware
• Robert Torricelli, Class of 1974 — United States Senator, Congressman
• Peter W. Rodino, Jr., J.D. 1937 — Congressman
• Foster M. Voorhees, A.B. 1876 — Governor of New Jersey, (1898, 1899-1902)

Business

• Roger Ackerman, Class of 1960, M.A. 1962 — former chairman and CEO of Corning, Inc.
• Jay Chiat, Class of 1953 — advertising executive
• James Cullen, Class of 1964 — former president and COO of Bell Atlantic
• Marc Ecko — CEO and Founder of Marc Ecko Enterprises
• Sharon Fordham, Class of 1975 — CEO of WeightWatchers.com, Inc.
• Arthur Goldberg, Class of 1963 — former president and CEO of Park Place Entertainment Corporation
• James Kelly, Class of 1973 — former chairman and CEO of UPS
• David Lloyd Kreeger, Class of 1929 — founder of GEICO
• Robert Kriendler, A.B. 1936. - owner of the 21 Club in New York City.
• Leonor F. Loree, Class of 1877 — President of the Pennsylvania Railroad;
• Bernard Marcus, Class of 1951 — Founder of the Home Depot
• Ernest Mario, Class of 1961 — former CEO of GlaxoSmithKline
• Duncan McMillan, B.S. 1966 - co-founder of Bloomberg, Ltd.
• Gregg Spiridellis, Class of 1993 — founder of JibJab.com
• Avi Wilensky Class of 2003 — CEO of Promediacorp
• Marty Yudkovitz — former president of TiVo

Medicine

• Stephen D. Ford, Class of 1979— Chief of Staff, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway.
• Clifton R. Lacy, Class of 1975 — New Jersey Commissioner of Health and Senior Services
• David A. Laskow, Class of 1977 — Chief of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Service at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
• Albert Schatz, graduate assistant to Selman Waksman, co-discovered Streptomycin.
• William Trager, Class of 1930 — developed new treatments for Malaria
• Selman Waksman, Class of 1915 — discovered 22 antibiotics, best known for streptomycin. Nobel laureate. Waksman Institute of Microbiology and Waksman Hall are named in his honor.
• H. Boyd Woodruff, Class of 1939/Graduate School 1942 — discovered antibiotic actinomycin.

Science & Engineering

• Simeon DeWitt, A.B. 1776 — Geographer for George Washington and Continental Army during the American Revolution
• Peter C. Schultz, Class of 1964 — co-inventor of fiber optics
• Stanley N. Cohen, Class of 1956 — geneticist, pioneer in gene splicing
• Louis Gluck, Class of 1930 — engineer, considered the father of neonatology, the science of caring for newborn infants
• Nathan M. Newmark, Class of 1948 — inventor of the Newmark-beta method of numerical integration used to solve differential equations; winner of the National Medal of Science
• Aaron Puritz, Class of 1995 — advanced sheep herding particularly sheep and shepard relationships with developments in velcro glove technology
• Philip S. Schein, Class of 1961 — cancer researcher, founder of U.S. Bioscience
• Matthew Golombek, Class of 1976 — project scientist in charge of NASA's Pathfinder mission to Mars
• Terry Hart, Class of 1978 — Astronaut, president of LORAL Skynet

Arts & Letters

• Joan Acocella, Class of 1984 — Journalist, Author, dance critic for the New Yorker
• Martin Agronsky, Class of 1936 — Journalist
• Richard Aregood, Class of 1965 — Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
• Brad Ascalon, Class of 1999; Industrial Designer
• Alice Aycock, Class of 1968 — Sculptor
• Samuel Blackman, Class of 1927 — Journalist
• James Blish, Class of 1942 — Science fiction and fantasy author.
• Jonathan Carroll, Class of 1971 — Award-winning Author
• Janet Evanovich, Class of 1965 — Best-selling Author
• Richard Florida, Class of ? — Author and Public Intellectual
• Nick Gillespie, Class of ? — Journalist, Editor
• Jerry Izenberg, Class of 1952 — Emmy-winning sports journalist
• Alfred Joyce Kilmer, Class of 1908 (did not graduate) — poet, died in France during World War I.
• Richard Newcomb, Class of 1962 — journalist and author.
• David Niven, Class of 1992 — Best-selling self-help author and political consultant.
• Nina Raginsky, Class of 1962 — photographer.
• Robert Pinsky, Class of 1962 — Poet Laureate of the United States, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
• George Segal, GSNB 1963 — Sculptor
• Michael Shaara, Class of 1951 — author of The Killer Angels and Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
• Cathy Young, Class of 1988 — journalist and non-fiction author

Entertainment

• Ruthie Alcaide, Class of 2000 — star of MTV's The Real World Hawaii and The Real World Battle of the Sexes.
• Gregg Asch, Class of 1984 — Beloved Comic from Matawan, New Jersey
• Roger Bart — Actor (Desperate Housewives, "The Producers", Tony Award for "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown")
• Mario Batali, Class of 1982 — Chef, Restauranteur, Television Host (Molto Mario, Iron Chef America)
• Bill Bellamy, Class of 1989 — Comedian, Actor
• Avery Brooks, Class of 1973 — Actor, Educator
• Darrell Butler aka "Fat Darrell", class of 1998. Creator of MAXIM Magazine's best sandwich in the nation, The Fat Darrell.
• John Carpenter, Class of 1990 — First ever champion of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire television quiz show
• Asia Carrera (born Jessica Bennett), Class of 1995 — Porn Star (who majored in Business and Japanese).
• Kevin Chamberlin — Actor (Tony Award nominations for "Dirty Blonde" and "Seussical")
• Kristin Davis, Class of 1987, — Actress (Sex and the City)
• Calista Flockhart, Class of 1988 — Actress (stage, television, and motion pictures) (The Birdcage)(Ally McBeal), Emmy winner
• James Gandolfini, Class of 1983 — Actor (The Sopranos), Emmy winner
• Bernard Goldberg, Class of 1967, Emmy-winning journalist for CBS News and "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel", best-selling author of "Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News" and "Arrogance: Rescuing America From the Media Elite"
• Bill Jemas, Class of 1980, Writer, creative director, former publisher for Marvel Comics Group
• William Mastrosimone, Class of 1980 — Playwright, Golden Globe Award winner
• Luis Moro, Class of 1987, — Actor (Love & Suicide), Comic, writer. Indepndent Spirit Award Nominee, Best Actor Nominee ABFF (Love & Suicide)
• Oswald "Ozzie" Nelson, Class of 1927 — Musician and Actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet)
• Randal Pinkett, Class of 1994 — , winner of The Apprentice 4. President and CEO of BCT Partners
• Rebecca Quick, Class of 1993, — journalist and anchor (CNBC Squawk Box)
• Aaron Stanford, Class of 2000 — Actor ("X2", "Tadpole")
• Lisa Williamson aka "Sista Soulja", Class of 1986 — Rapper, Executive director of Sean "PDiddy" Combs' "Daddy's House" non-profit children's organization, one of the founders of the 1999 Million Women March in Philadelphia
• Paul M. Lim, Class of 2004 - Journalist; Senior Editor and Headline Manager, The College Press [1]
• Looking Glass - 1970s famous one hit wonder of the song "Brandy"
• Frank Iero - Guitarist/backup vocals for the acclaimed band My Chemical Romance
• Karen Young - Actress (The Sopranos, (Law And Order

Sports

• Marco Battaglia, Class of 1996 — Football Player, NFL Tight End (Pittsburgh Steelers)
• Jay Bellamy, Class of 1994 — Football Player, NFL Safety (New Orleans Saints)
• Gary Brackett, Class of 2003 — Football Player, NFL Linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
• Deron Cherry, Class of 1980 — Pro Bowl safety with the Kansas City Chiefs
• Jerrold Colton, J.D. (Camden) — Attorney and sports agent who represented numerous professional athletes including sprinter Kelli White and NFL football player Anthony Henry.
• David DeJesus, — Center fielder for Kansas City Royals
• Quincy Douby, — Guard for the Sacramento Kings
• Josh Gros, Class of 2003, midfielder for D.C. United
• Nate Jones, Class of 2004 — Football Player, NFL Cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
• Eddie Jordan, Class of 1977 — Head Coach of the Washington Wizards
• Roy Hinson, Class of 1983 — Long-time player in the NBA
• Alexi Lalas, Class of 1991 — Former U.S. Soccer National Team member, present President & General Manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy
• Ray Lucas, Class of 1996 — Football Player, NFL Quarterback 1996-2002 (New York Jets, Miami Dolphins), TV Football commentator
• Mike McMahon, Class of 2001 — Football Player, NFL Quarterback (Minnesota Vikings)
• Linda Miles aka "Shaniqua", Class of 2001 — World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Wrestler, winner of WWE Tough Enough 2 competition on MTV
• Chelsea Newton, Class of 2004 — Basketball player, Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA
• Shaun O'Hara, Class of 2000 — Football Player, NFL Center (New York Giants)
• Bill Pickel, Class of 1982 — Football Player, NFL Defensive Tackle (Oakland Raiders)
• Cappie Pondexter, Class of 2006 — 2nd overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury
• Paul Robeson, Class of 1919 — Athlete, Actor, Singer, Political Activist, NFL Guard 1920-1922 (Akron Pros, Milwaukee Badgers)
• L.J. Smith, Class of 2003 — Football Player, NFL Tight End (Philadelphia Eagles)
• David Stern, Class of 1963 — Commissioner of the National Basketball Association
• Tammy Sutton-Brown, Class of 2001 — Basketball player, Charlotte Sting of the WNBA
• Harry Swayne, Class of 1986 — NFL lineman 1987-2001
• Jeff Torborg, Class of 1963 — Major League Baseball Catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels) and Manager (several teams)
• Jim Valvano, Class of 1967 — Won NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship at N.C. State
• David Werblin, Class of 1932 — Founder of the New York Jets
• Sue Wicks, Class of 1988 — Basketball player, member of the 1988 Olympic team and New York Liberty (1997-2002) of the WNBA
• Eric Young, Class of 1992 — Baseball player, San Diego Padres

Crime and terrorism

• Ramzi Yousef (did not graduate) — Terrorist, involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing (studied Chemical Engineering, briefly)
• Nidal Ayyad — Terrorist, involved in 1993 World Trade Center bombing (graduated in Chemical Engineering )

Fictional

• Mr. Magoo, 1950s cartoon character.

Faculty

Economics and business

• Claire Calandra — Professor of business, former COO of Tycom

Government, law, and public policy

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Humanities and literature

• Miguel Algarín — Professor of English
• Stephen Bronner — Professor of political science, comparative literature and German studies
• Avery Brooks — Associate Professor of fine arts
• John Ciardi — Professor of English, poet, translator.
• Michael Curtis — Professor of political science
• William C. Dowling — Professor of English.
• Ralph Ellison (deceased) — Author of Invisible Man
• Jerry Fodor — Professor of philosophy and cognitive science
• David S. Foglesong — Professor of history
• Lloyd Gardner — Mary and Charles Beard Professor of History and distinguished diplomatic historian
• Alvin Goldman — Professor of philosophy
• Leon Golub (deceased) — Professor of fine arts
• Mason W. Gross (deceased) — Professor of fine arts, President of Rutgers University (1959-1971)
• Temma Kaplan — Professor of history and women's studies
• Allan Kaprow (deceased) — Professor of fine arts
• Ernest Lepore — Professor of philosophy
• David Levering Lewis — Professor of history, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1990)
• Roy Lichtenstein (deceased) — Professor of fine arts
• Tomás Eloy Martínez — Professor of Latin American studies; Argentinian journalist and writer
• Matt K. Matsuda — Associate professor of history
• Colin McGinn — Professor of philosophy
• Georege Segal — Professor of fine arts; Fluxus artist
• Stephen Stich — Professor of philosophy
• Robert Watts — Professor of fine arts

Mathematics and science

• C. Olin Ball — Professor of food engineering, chair of the Department of Food Science
• Haim Brezis — Professor of mathematics
• Art Brown — Professor and former New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture
• Stephen S. Chang — Professor of food science and Nicholas Appert Award winner
• Michael R. Douglas — Director of New High Energy Theory Center and Sackler Prize winner

• Vašek Chvátal — Former professor of computer science
• Israel Gelfand — Professor of mathematics
• Lila Gleitman — Professor of cognitive science, psychology and linguistics
• Andras Hajnal — Professor of mathematics
• Chi-Tang Ho — Professor of food science and Stephen S. Chang Award winner
• Henryk Iwaniec — Professor of mathematics
• Jeffry Kahn — Professor of mathematics
• Marcus Karel — Professor of food engineering and Nicholas Appert Award winner
• Leonid Khachiyan(deceased) — Professor of mathematics
• Jozef Kokini — Professor of food engineering and Marcel Loncin Research Prize winner
• Alan Leslie — Professor of cognitive science and psychology
• Kenneth G. Miller Sr — Professor and Chairman of geological sciences
• Alan Prince — Professsor of linguistics and cognitive science
• Zenon Pylyshyn — Professor of philosopy and cognitive science
• Michael Saks — Professor of mathematics, winner of the Gödel Prize (2004)
• Saharon Shelah — Professor of mathematics
• Myron Solberg — Professor of food science, founding director of CAFT and Nicholas Appert Award winner
• Mario Szegedy — Professor of computer science
• Endre Szemerédi — Professor of computer science
• Lionel Tiger — Professor of anthropology
• Jay Tischfield — Professor genetics
• Robert Trivers — Professor of anthropology and biological sciences
• Selman Waksman (deceased) — Professor of microbiology and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1952)
• Wise Young — Professor of cell biology and neuroscience
• Doron Zeilberger — Professor of mathematics, winner of the Steele Prize for Seminal Contributions to Research (1998)