List of Boston University people
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This is a list of notable faculty members and alumni of Boston University.
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[edit] Notable alumni or attendees
[edit] 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
- 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
[edit] Academia
- Gleason Archer, Sr. (BA 1904, JD 1906), founder of Suffolk University and Suffolk University Law School
- John S. Bailey, (BSBA '51) President, 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
- Mary Jane England, President, Regis College
- Charles Wesley Emerson, Founder, Emerson 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
[edit] Business
- J Allard, Vice President, Microsoft
- Nathaniel Baker, CEO, Domestic Bank
- Norman Barron, Founder, Marshalls Department Stores
- Kirk Bauer, (JD), Executive Director, Disabled Sports USA
- Jack Belsito, (BSBA '82), 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 '75), Vice Chairman and COO, Time Warner Cable
- Gina R. Boswell, Sr. Vice President and COO, Avon Products
- Ellen Bovarnick, Vice President, Coca-Cola
- David Brand, (BS '83) Head, Global Technology M&A, Lehman Brothers
- Janice Brandt, Vice Chair, America Online
- Shin Yong-Il, (MBA), CEO, Deutsche Asset Management
- Michael Bronner, (BSBA '82), 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.
- Allison Davis, Vice President, CBS Television
- David Dinerstein, Founder, Paramount Classics
- Mickey Drexler, (MBA '68), 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 '62), 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 '93), Vice President, IBM
- John P. Howe, III, President & CEO, Project HOPE (USA)
- Ishrat Husain (PhD) 13th Governor of State Bank of Pakistan
- Paul Irwin, former CEO, The Humane Society of the United States
- Toshimasa Iue, (MBA '89), President & COO, Sanyo
- Bruce Karatz, (BA '67), 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
- David Lubars, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO
- Christian F. Martin, CEO, C.F. Martin & Company
- Jessica McClintock, (BA '50), Founder, President, CEO, Jessica McClintock, Inc.
- Edward Mehlman, (DDS), Vice President, American Dental Association
- Dirk Meyer, (MBA '93) 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 '83), 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 '85), 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 '73), Executive Vice President & CFO, CBS Television
- Shalaka Gulabchand
- Margaret Wallace, (BA '89), CEO, Co-Founder, Skunk Studios
- David Weinstein, (BA '72), Chief, Administration & Government Affairs, Fidelity Investments
- Joseph Williams, CEO, Hibernia Southcoast Capital Corp.
- Jonny Wispers, Stereo Guy
- Stuart Zakim, (BA '76, MA '78), Vice President, Showtime Network
- Edward Zander, (MBA '75), Chairman & CEO, Motorola, former President Sun Microsystems
[edit] Government, politics, society, royalty
- Martin Luther King, Jr. (STH PhD 1955), 1964 Nobel Peace Prize; Civil Rights Leader
- 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
- Gigi Tsereteli, (SPH 2005) Parliament, Georgia
- Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, (GRS PhD 1988) Philanthropist
- Don Gorton (CAS B.A. 1982), Commissioner, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board
- Benjamin LaGuer, (MET B.L.S. magna cum laude, 1997) Massachusetts inmate who fought a wrongful conviction for more than two decades
[edit] 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
[edit] 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)
- 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)
[edit] United States House of Representatives
- Joseph E. Casey, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
- Robert Chipperfield, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (IL)
- Antonio Colorado, U.S. Congressman (Puerto Rico)
- Paul Cronin, former U.S. Congressman (MA)
- John Crosby, (JD), former U.S. Congressman (MA)
- Emilio 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 Donnelly, former Ambassador to Trinadad, former U.S. Congressman (MA)
- 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), former U.S. Congressman (VT)
- Ambrose Kennedy, (JD), 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)
[edit] Other
- 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, U. S. General Services Administration
- Paul C. Casey, (MBA 1998), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1989 - present)
- 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 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
- Rikki Klieman, (JD '75), attorney, TV personality, Court TV
- 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
[edit] 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, entertainer
- Ian Bavitz (Aesop Rock), musician
- Joan Baez, folk singer
- Abhishek Bachchan Indian actor
- Edwin Barker, Principal Double Bass, Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Craig Bierko, (BA), Actor
- Brian Bedol, (COM BA '80), Founder, Fusient Media Ventures, Creator, Classic Sports Network- became ESPN Classic, Founder and CEO, CSTV
- 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, restauranteur, television personality The Restaurant
- Olympia Dukakis, (MFA), Academy Award winning actress
- Bill Duke, actor,
- Faye Dunaway, Academy Award winning actress
- 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
- Alexandra Fol, composer
- Paul Michael Glaser, actor (Starsky!)
- David Garrison, (BFA), Tony award nominated actor, Al Bundy's Neighbor on Married with Children
- Elon Gold, comedian
- Ginnifer Goodwin, actress
- Norman Greenbaum, musician, "Spirit in the Sky"
- Mariel Hemingway, Academy Award nominated actress, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway
- Craig Henderson, Radio Personality, Elliot in The Morning Radio Show, met wife Sandy at BU
- Michelle Hurd, actress
- 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
- James Kyson Lee, actor Heroes (TV series)
- Erica Leerhsen, (BFA '98), Actress
- Will Lyman, (SFA '71), Narrator, PBS Frontline
- Yan Luo (screenwriter), actress
- Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston, co-creator of the comic book character, Wonder Woman
- 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, Victory Garden
- Rosie O'Donnell (dropout), actress, comedian
- Linda Park, actress
- Peter Paige, actor
- Ethan Phillips, actor
- Paula Plum, actress, director, playwright
- Kim Raver, (BFA) actress, (Audrey Raines from 24)
- Paul Reubens (dropout), actor.
- Scott Rosenberg, Hollywood screenwriter
- Jeffrey Ross, actor, comedian
- Anthony Ruivivar, actor
- Harold Russell, Academy Award winning actor, former National Commander of AMVETS
- Richard Sher (producer), radio and television producer
- Lan Shui, Music Director, Singapore Symphony Orchestra
- Howard Stern, "King of All Media," satellite radio & cable TV media mogul and host
- Ryan Sypek, actor
- Mary Timony, indie rocker
- Marisa Tomei (attended CFA 1983, Hon. DFA 2002), Academy Award winning actress
- Joan Wasser, indie rocker
- 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
- Scott Sherman, comedian, musician
- Armand Van Helden, DJ
[edit] Journalism, non-fiction film and broadcasting
See also: Pulitzer Prize winners
- Mike Barnicle, Journalist, Radio Host
- Liz Cho, WABC-TV News Anchor
- Christine Chubbuck, television reporter who commit 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
- Tyler Hicks, photographer, New York Times
- Erica Hill, anchor, CNN Headline News
- 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, correspondent for National Public Radio
- Gary Tuchman, reporter, CNN
- Dana Tyler, Emmy Award winning news anchor
- Linda Vester, host, Fox News Channel
- Anthony Radziwill, NBC anchor and reporter
[edit] Literature
- Anthony Bruno, author
- Younghill Kang, author
- Peter Guralnick, author
- Jhumpa Lahiri, author
- Sue Miller, author
- Stewart O'Nan, author
- Robert Parker, author, "Spencer for Hire"
- Norman Vincent Peale, Minister, author
- John Perkins, economist, author
- Lauren Slater, (Ph.D.) author, psychologist
- Anne Sexton, Pulitzer Prize winning poet
- Kim Stanley Robinson, author
- Neal Stephenson, author
- Dorothy West, author, member of Harlem Renaissance
- Scott Whitaker, poet
[edit] 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, NBA basketball player
- Cindy Blodgett, Former WNBA Player, Assistant Basketball Coach
- Billy Brooks, NFL's Buffalo Bills '93-'95
- Tom Burke, Olympic Champion
- Butch Byrd, Professional Football Standout
- Mickey Cochran, 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
- Chris Drury, NHL hockey player, Hobey Baker Award winner
- 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
- 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, former World Wrestling Entertainment Women's Champion and General Manager
- Shane McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment professional wrester
- 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
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Francis Lee Bailey, (JD '60) (A.K.A. F. Lee Bailey), Renowned lawyer, Graduated first in class
- Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, late wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
- 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
- Dawn Steel (deceased), first woman to run a major hollywood studio
- Steven Untracht, (BA '75), 1999 Nobel Peace Prize winner with Medecins Sans Frontieres, practices complex surgery in underdeveoped countries
- Woodie W. White, bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Helen Magill White, first woman to earn a Ph.D.
- Charlie "BU Bandit" Geyer, noted rival of Boston College's Baldwin the Eagle
- The Sasquatch, BU Alum (CAS '94) and loyal hockey fan known to take off his shirt and get everyone on their feet.
- The Cowboy, maniacal BU Hockey fan
[edit] Notable faculty members
[edit] Nobel laureates
- 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, 1964 Nobel Peace Prize
- Derek Walcott, 1992 Nobel Prize for Literature; fellow, MacArthur Foundation
- Elie Wiesel, 1986 Nobel Peace Prize
[edit] 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
- 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
[edit] Guggenheim Fellows
- Alicia Borinsky, Guggenheim Fellow
- Barbara Diefendorf, Guggenheim Fellow
- David Ferry, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Guggenheim Fellow
- Alfredo Gisholt, Guggenheim Fellow
- Gennady Gorelik, Guggenheim Fellow
- Jeffrey Henderson, Guggenheim Fellow
- Caroline Jones, Guggenheim Fellow
- Carol Keller, Guggenheim Fellow
- Ralph Lombreglia, Guggenheim Fellow
- Susan Mizruchi, Guggenheim Fellow
- Dilip Mookherjee, Guggenheim Fellow
- Debraj Ray, Guggenheim Fellow
- Maureen Raymo, Guggenheim Fellow
- Abner Shimony, Guggenheim Fellow, President, Philosophy of Science Association (1995-1996)
- Lawrence Sulak, Guggenheim Fellow
- Julian Zelizer, Guggenheim Fellow
[edit] MacArthur Fellows
- Jim Collins, fellow, MacArthur Foundation, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Nancy Kopell, fellow, MacArthur Foundation, Professor of Mathematics
[edit] 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
[edit] Film, performing arts, television, radio
- Ronald Barron, principal trombone, Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Julia Child, world famous cooking show host (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
[edit] Other
- Isaac Asimov, author, best known for his work in writing science and science fiction (deceased)
- Andrew Bacevich
- 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
- Charles Cantor, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy Sciences
- Aram Chobanian, Lifetime Achievement Award, American Heart Association, former Boston University President
- Bonnie Costello, Pulitzer Prize in poetry, 1995, 1998, 2000; 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
- Mildred S. Dresselhaus, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; National Academy of Sciences; National Academy of Engineering
- Leslie Epstein
- 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
- Robert Pinsky, former U.S. Poet Laureate
- Bruce Redford, fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Anne Sexton, poet
- John Silber, ex-President, Lightning Rod
- Whitney Smith, vexillologist
- 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
