• Source: List of Villanova University alumni

Various notable individuals in many professions attended Villanova University at some point in their educational careers. Many influential and important individuals in the fields of government, business, economics, education, entertainment, arts, fashion, athletics and the sciences are alumni of Villanova.




Arts, entertainment, and journalism


Emily Barkann - Emmy award-winning journalist and White House correspondent
Maria Bello - Golden Globe-nominated actress
Victor Buono - Academy Award-nominated actor
Ryan J. Condal - screenwriter, TV series co-creator, executive producer
Bradley Cooper - Academy Award-nominated actor (attended for one year before transferring to Georgetown University)
Jim Croce - recording artist
Carmen Gentile - journalist, author and public speaker
Tim Hauser - singer and founder of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer
Michael Hollinger - playwright and screenwriter
Vahan Janjigian - former Forbes magazine columnist; author of Even Buffett Isn't Perfect and The Forbes/CFA Institute Investment Course
Keith Jones - Emmy award-winning news anchor and reporter at WCAU in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Toby Keith - recording artist (attended for one year, received honorary degree)
Monica Malpass - M.A. in political science in 1999; news anchor and reporter for WPVI
Gerald Marzorati - editor of The New York Times Magazine; assistant managing editor of The New York Times
Don McLean - recording artist (attended for three months and did not receive a degree)
Ryan Montbleau - recording artist
Katherine Parr - fashion model, educator, and philanthropist
Vincent Piazza - actor (attended for a year; did not graduate)
David Rabe - playwright (Hurlyburly) and screenwriter (Casualties of War, The Firm)
Murtaza Razvi - journalist, Senior Assistant Editor and Head of Magazines, Dawn, political analyst, The Indian Express
Greg Rikaart - Emmy Award-winning actor, currently starring in the daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless
Jennifer Santiago - Emmy Award-winning reporter, CBS4 News, Miami
Cole Sternberg - visual artist
Philip Terzian - literary editor, The Weekly Standard, author (Architects of Power: Roosevelt, Eisenhower and the American Century)
Mary Walter - on-air personality, radio show host, political commentator
Wheeler Yuta (Paul Gruber) - professional wrestler




Business, law, and economics


Ayman Asfari - British-Syrian businessman, CEO of Petrofac
Stephen Bienko - Olympic gold medalist trainer and entrepreneur
Robert J. Bolger - co-founder, former President and CEO of National Association of Chain Drug Stores
John Drosdick - Chief Executive Officer, Sunoco
Joseph Dugan - President and CEO, L.B. Foster Company
John Eleuthère du Pont - Convicted murderer
José Fanjul - billionaire sugar baron
Robert Genuario - former Connecticut State Senator, Connecticut Superior Court Judge
Chris Gheysens (VSB, 1993) - President and CEO of Wawa Inc.
Robert Gordon IV - CEO of BLCK VC
Brian Higgins - billionaire hedge fund manager of King Street Capital Management
James Kim - Chairman of Amkor Technology
Thomas G. Labrecque - former CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank
James Mullen - President and Chief Executive Officer, Biogen Idec
Jerry Pappert - Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Attorney General of Pennsylvania 2003–2005
Ronald O. Perelman - billionaire CEO of Mackandrews and Forbes (one semester in 1960, before transferring to University of Pennsylvania)
Michael G. Rubin - drop-out billionaire CEO of Fanatics
Paul V. Scura - former Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Bank of Prudential Securities
John Waldron - criminal defense Lawyer
David Worby - trial lawyer who specializes in personal injury cases, most notably Ground Zero illnesses




Education, engineering, and the sciences


Andrew M. Allen - NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle pilot
Bridgette Brawner - nurse researcher and professor
Sean M. Carroll - theoretical physicist
Steve Chen - computer engineer, principal architect of Cray X-MP supercomputer
Nance Dicciani - chemical engineer, ranked one of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
Edward Guinan - astronomer, discovered Neptune's ring system
John L. Hennessy - retired President of Stanford University
Jamie Hyneman - co-host and Executive Producer of Mythbusters (honorary Doctor of Engineering and co-advisor of VU COE senior capstone project)
Deirdre Imus - Head of the Deidre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology
Christopher Lee - Director of Philanthropy of the Scripps Research Institute
Emanuel Rubin - pathologist known for his achievements in clinical and laboratory research, and medical education




Government, politics, and military



Kelly Ayotte - Governor-Elect of the state of New Hampshire and former U.S. Senator
Jill Biden - First Lady of the United States
G. T. Bynum - Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma
David A. Christian - retired United States Army captain and former candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
Joseph Clancy - former director of the U.S. Secret Service
George B. Crist - General; first Marine to be designated Commander in Chief, Central Command
Christopher G. Donovan - Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
Peter Doocy - White House Correspondent for Fox News
Walter Doran - Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired)
William J. Fallon - Admiral, U.S. Navy, and Commander of United States Central Command
Jacob Frey - Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Charlie Gerow - political consultant, commentator and lawyer
D. Barry Gibbons - member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County, 1961–1962
David Girard-diCarlo - nominated as the U.S. Ambassador to Austria
Joseph Hare - Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy
Kate M. Harper - Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2001
Jerramiah T. Healy - Mayor, Jersey City, New Jersey
Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. - former U.S. ambassador to Sweden and former chairman of Bristol-Myers Squibb; endowed Villanova's Heimbold Chair of Irish Studies
Paul X. Kelley - retired Marine general and former Commandant of the Marine Corps
John LaFalce - former U.S. Congressman from New York state, 1975–2002
Frank J. Larkin - Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate
William J. Martini - district court judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Joseph J. McMenamin - Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps
Nicholas Micozzie - Pennsylvania State Representative for the 163rd district (1979-2014)
Ricaurte Vásquez Morales - Chairman of the Panama Canal Authority
Charles A. Murphy - member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
Peter O'Keefe - Pennsylvania State Representative 1975-1978
Samuel J. Paparo Jr. - Admiral, US Navy, 64th Commander of the Pacific Fleet;
Jerry Pappert - Attorney General of Pennsylvania 2003–2005; Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
John A. Pica, Jr. - State Senator in Maryland, 1983–1997; Delegate, 1979–1983; lobbyist and attorney, Pica & Associates, LLC
Dominic Pileggi - State Senate Majority Leader of Pennsylvania
Stanley A. Prokop - former U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1959–1961
James M. Quigley - former U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
Ed Rendell - former Pennsylvania governor and general chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2000
Marjorie Rendell - former first lady of Pennsylvania; federal judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Stefan Roots - mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania
John G. Rowland - former Connecticut governor, 1995–2004
Matthew J. Ryan - former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Dick Schulze - former U.S. congressman from the State of Pennsylvania, 1975–1993
Donald Snyder (J.D. 1982) - Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1981–2000; Majority Whip
Xavier Suarez - former Mayor of Miami
Dan Truitt - member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Michael E. Wegscheider, US Army major general
Anthony Zinni - General, U.S. Marine Corps (retired); former Commander in Chief of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)




Religion and philosophy


Michael Francis Burbidge - Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington
Salvador Miranda - church historian
John Joseph O'Connor - cardinal and Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York
Robert Francis Prevost - cardinal and prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops




Sports and athletics


Malik Allen - former professional basketball player, currently an assistant coach with the Miami Heat
Ryan Arcidiacono - professional basketball player, currently with the New York Knicks, most outstanding player of the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Paul Arizin - former professional basketball player, member of Basketball Hall of Fame, voted one of the 50 all-time greatest in NBA history in 1996
Al Atkinson - professional football player, starting linebacker for the Super Bowl Champion 1969 New York Jets
James Bell (born 1992) - professional basketball player for Japanese team Passlab Yamagata Wyverns
Michael Bradley - former professional basketball player, NBA and European leagues
Don Bragg - 1960 Olympic pole vaulting gold medalist
Mikal Bridges - professional basketball player, currently with the New York Knicks
Jalen Brunson - professional basketball player, currently with the New York Knicks
Donte DiVincenzo - professional basketball player, currently with the Minnesota Timberwolves
Rolando Cruz - three-time Olympic pole vaulter for Puerto Rico
Eamonn Coghlan - track and field athlete, four-time Olympian and the only man over age 40 to run a sub-four-minute mile
Jim Curtin - former Major League Soccer player and current head coach of the Philadelphia Union
Ron Delany - track and field athlete, gold medalist in 1500 meters at the 1956 Olympic Games
Denise Dillon - VU Hall of Fame; former Drexel University head women's basketball coach; Villanova University head women’s basketball coach
Tim Donaghy - former professional basketball referee
Jumbo Elliott - track and field coach, inducted into National Track & Field Hall of Fame, 1981
Brian Finneran - former professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles ('99) and Atlanta Falcons (2000–2009), Walter Payton Award winner 1997
Michael Fitzmaurice - swimmer, gold medal winner 1967 Pan American Games, former US and NCAA record holder, 8-time All American
Chris Ford - former professional basketball player and coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers
Randy Foye - former professional basketball player
Stan Galazin - professional football player
Josh Hart - professional basketball player, currently playing with the New York Knicks
Darrun Hilliard (born 1993) - basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Larry James - track and field athlete, 1968 Olympic gold and silver medalist in 1600 m relay and 400 m, respectively; director of athletics and recreation at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Wali Jones - former professional basketball player
Kerry Kittles - former professional basketball player with the New Jersey Nets and Los Angeles Clippers, First Team Basketball All-American 1996
Marty Liquori - track and field athlete, competed in the 1968 Olympics as a freshman in the 1500 meter
Howie Long - former professional football player and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Oakland Raiders (1981–1993), football analyst, actor
Kyle Lowry - professional basketball player, 2019 NBA Champion, currently with the Miami Heat
Art Mahan - former professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies, United States Navy officer, Villanova baseball coach and athletic director
Sydney Maree - track and field athlete, 1988 Olympian, three NCAA titles (1500: 1980, 81; 5000: 1979)
Bill Melchionni - former professional basketball player, number retired by NBA Nets
John Mellus - professional football player; named All-American while at Villanova
Jimmy Murray - former general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles, co-founder of Ronald McDonald House
Marcus O'Sullivan - Villanova University head coach; three-time indoor world champion; four-time Olympian
Sonia O'Sullivan - track and field athlete, 2000 Olympic silver medalist in 5000 m
Don Paige - track and field athlete
Richie Phillips - lawyer, players' agent, former head of MLB Umpires and NBA officials unions
Ed Pinckney - former professional basketball player, MVP of 1985 Final Four, member of 1985 National Championship winning basketball team
John Pinone - Second Team Basketball All-American, 1983
Howard Porter - former professional basketball player, First Team Basketball All-American 1971
Summer Rappaport - triathlete, 2020 Olympic Games
Allan Ray - former professional basketball player
Kevin Reilly - former professional football player
Scottie Reynolds - professional basketball player for Polish team Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski; First Team Basketball All-American 2009
John Ricco - baseball executive; senior vice president and chief of staff for the New York Mets
Browning Ross - Olympic long-distance runner (1948 and 1952) and gold medal winner at the 1951 Pan American Games
Mike Seamon - professional soccer player for MLS Seattle Sounders
Mike Siani - NFL wide receiver, No. 1 draft choice of the Oakland Raiders
Rory Sparrow - former professional basketball player
Art Spector (1920–1987) - Boston Celtics basketball player
Matt Szczur - former professional baseball player; member of 2009 National Championship winning football team
Tim Thomas - former professional basketball player
Raymond Ventrone - former professional football player, currently special teams coach for the Indianapolis Colts; 2008 Super Bowl participant with NFL Patriots
Doug West - former professional basketball player; unsuccessfully recruited by then-Pitt assistant coach John Calipari
Brian Westbrook - former professional football player, 2001 Walter Payton Award winner, 2006 Super Bowl participant with Philadelphia Eagles




References



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