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Nobel Prize Laureates

Julius Axelrod Biochemist M.Sc. 1941 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Saul Bellow Writer Professor 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature
Baruj Benacerraf Immunologist Professor 1956-1968 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Gertrude B. Elion Chemist M.Sc. 1941 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Robert F. Engle Economist Professor 1999- 2003 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economics
Friedrich Hayek Economist Postgraduate, 1923-1924 1974 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economics
Avram Hershko Chemist Adjunct Professor 1998- 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Eric R. Kandel Psychoanalyst, Psychiatrist M.D. 1955 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Wassily Leontief Economist Professor 1975-1999 1973 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economics
Otto Loewi Physicist Professor 1940-1961 1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Robert S. Mulliken Physicist, Chemist Professor 1926-1928 1966 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Severo Ochoa Physicist Professor 1942-1974 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Frederick Reines Physicist Ph.D. 1944 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics
Elihu Root Politician LL.B., 1867 1912 Nobel Peace Prize
Clifford Shull Physicist Ph.D. 1941 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics
George Wald Scientist B.S. 1927 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Pulitzer Prize Laureates

Michael Gartner Journalist J.D. 1972 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Galway Kinnell Poet Professor 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Frank McCourt Author B.A. 1953 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography or autobiographical Writing
Dorothy Rabinowitz Journalist and Commentator Ph.D. 1960 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
James Ford Rhodes Historian 1865- * 1916 Pulitzer Prize for History of the Civil War
Harold C. Schonberg Music Critic, Journalist M.A., 1939 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
John Patrick Shanley Playwright M.A., 1977 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Charles Simic Poet B.A., 1966 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (The World doesn`t end)
Neil Simon playwright 1944 - 1945* 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama (Lost in Yonkers)
Doug Wright Playwright TSOA 1987 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Academy Award Winners

Woody Allen Actor, Director TSOA, 1953- * Academy Award 1977, Annie Hall; 1986 Hannah and her Sisters
Elmer Bernstein Composer B.A., 1942 Academy Award 1968, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Joel Coen Director TSOA, 1962- * Academy Award 1996, Fargo
Whoopi Goldberg Actress Ph.D. in literature Academy Award 1990, Ghost
Louis Gossett, Jr. Actor, star basketball player coursework* Academy Award 1982, An Officer and a Gentleman
Marcia Gay Harden Actress M.F.A., 1981 Academy Award 2003, Mystic River
Bernard Herrmann Composer student under Percy Grainger at NYU Academy Award 1941, All that money can buy
Angelina Jolie Actress TSOA, 1993- * Academy Award 1997, Girl, interruped
Burt Lancaster Actror coursework* Academy Award 1960, Elmer Gantry
Alan Menken composer B.A. Academy Award 1995, Pocahontas; 1992, Aladdin; 1991, Beauty and the Beast
Carole Bayer Sager lyricist, songwriter B.A., 1979 Academy Award 1981, for "Arthur`s Theme"
Oliver Stone Director M.F.A., 1970 Academy Award 1978, Midnight Express; 1989 Born on the Fourth of July
Marisa Tomei Actress B.F.A., 1983 - * Academy Award 1992, My Cousin Vinny
Ken Perlin Professor at NYU Ph.D. 1986 Academy Award 1997, for the development of Perlin noise
Paul Francis Webster Composer 1928 - 1930 * Academy Award 1953 for Secret Love

Grammy Award Winners

Fred Ebb Lyricist Grammy Award 1967for Cabaret
Evelyn Lear Soprano Grammy Award 1966for her performance of Berg`s Wozzeck
Melissa Manchester Singer, actress independent studies, 1970-1971 1982 Grammy Award for "You should hear how she talks about you"
Carole Bayer Sager Lyricist, songwriter B.A. in English, 1979 1987 Grammy Award for "That`s what`s friends are for"
Mary Wilson Singer current student 1999 and 2001 Grammy Award with "The Supremes"

Emmy Award Winners

Woody Allen Director B.A., 1953 - * 1957 Emmy Award
Tony Kushner Playwright M.F.A., 1984 Emmy Award
Don Hewitt Journalist Coursework* creator, "60 minutes"
Debra Messing Actress M.F.A., 1997 2003 Emmy Award for Will and Grace
Camryn Manheim Actress M.F.A. 1987 Emmy Award for The Practice
Jeffrey Wright Actor M.F.A.* 2003 Emmy Award

MacArthur Fellows

Arthur G. Amsterdam Professor of Law 1989 MacArthur Fellow
Milton Babbitt composer B.A., 1935 ?? MacArthur Fellow
Harold Bloom literary critic Berg Professor of English 1985 MacArthur Fellow
Joan Breton Connelly Archeologist Ass. Professor of Fine Arts 1996 MacArthur Fellow
Faye D. Ginsburg Scholar Professor of Anthropology 1994 MacArthur Fellow
Fritz John scholar Professor of Mathematics 1984 MacArthur Fellow
Galway Kinnell Poet Professor of Creative Writing 1984 MacArthur Fellow
Sylvia A. Law Scholar J.D., 1968, NYU Professor of Law and Medicine 1983 MacArthur Fellow
David Levering Lewis Scholar Professor of History 1999 MacArthur Fellow
Ruth Watson Lubic Scholar Adjunct Professor 1993 MacArthur Fellow
Paule Marshall Writer Professor of English 1992 MacArthur Fellow
Charles S. Peskin Scholar Professor of Mathematics 1983 MacArthur Fellow
Robert Shapley Neurologist Professor 1986 MacArthur Fellow
Charles Simic Professor, UNH B.A., 1966 1983 MacArthur Fellow
Anna Deavere Smith Professor of Performance Studies 1996 MacArthur Fellow
Deborah Willis Photographer Professor of Photography and Imaging 2000 MacArthur Fellow
Rita P. Wright Scholar Professor of Anthropology 1988 MacArthur Fellow
Horng-Tzer Yau Scholar Professor of Mathematics 2000 MacArthur Fellow

Alumni

Film

Alec Baldwin Actor B.F.A., 1993 The Hunt for Red October, Pearl Harbour, The Aviator
Julie Benz Actress B.F.A., 1994 Jawbreaker
Selma Blair Actress coursework* The Fog, Cruel Intentions, Scream 2, Hellboy
Alexis Bledel Actress current student Gilmore Girls, Sin City, Rushmore
Barry Bostwick Actor TSOA, ?? Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City
Martin Brest Director B.F.A., 1973 Beverly Hills Cop, Meet Joe Black, Gigli
James L. Brooks Producer coursework* The Simpsons
Susan Cartsonis President, Wind Dance Films
Vinnette Justine Carroll playwright M.A., 1946 first African American woman to direct on Broadway
Bud Cort Actor 1967-1969* M*A*S*H
Billy Crudup Actor M.F.A., 1994 Sleepers, Big Fish
Billy Crystal Actor/Filmmaker B.F.A., 1970 Analyze this / that, When Harry met Sally)
Julie Delpy Actress TSOA Directing Program Homo Faber, Three Colors: White
Bridget Fonda Actress B.F.A., 1987 Doc Hollywood, Jackie Brown
Marc Forster Director 1990-1993* Monster`s Ball, Finding Neverland
Melissa Gallo Actress B.F.A., 2003 One Life to live
Gina Gershon Actress B.F.A., 1983 The Insider, Showgirls
Whoopi Goldberg Actress Ph.D. in literature Ghost, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Peter Gruber CEO M.B.A., Stern Mandalay Pictures
Wood Harris Actor M.F.A., 1983 Above The Rim
Anne Hathaway Actress coursework* The Princess Diaries
Ethan Hawke Writer, Actor coursework* Great Expectations, Snow Falling on Cedars
Amy Heckerling Film Director B.F.A. Look who`s talking, Loser, Clueless
Philip Seymour Hoffman Actor B.F.A., 1989 Twister, Magnolia, The talented Mr. Ripley, Almost Famous
Tony Award as best actor for best actor in True West
Todd Holoubek Actor B.F.A., 2002
Jim Jarmusch Director coursework* Night on Earth
Kristen Johnston Actress B.F.A. 3rd Rock from the Sun
Jeffrey Katzenberg Producer coursework* Shrek, Co-Founder of Dreamworks
Eriq La Salle Actor B.F.A. ER
Daniel Dae Kim Actor M.F.A., 1996 ABC series "Lost"
Stanley Kramer Film producer B.F.A., 1993 High Noon, Cyrano de Bergerac
Tony Kushner Playwright M.F.A., 1984 Tony Award for ??
Ang Lee Director M.F.A. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sense and Sensibility
Spike Lee Actor and Film Director M.F.A., 1982 Malcom X, Bamboozled, Jungle Fever
Bai Ling Actress, Model 1991- ??
Mary Stuart Masterson coursework* Actress Dogtown
Ismail Merchant Producer M.B.A.
Kate Mulgrew Actress A.A., 1976 Star Trek Voyager
Jesse L. Martin Actor M.F.A., 1989 Ed Green in "Law and Order"
Debra Messing Actress M.F.A., 1987 Will and Grace
Jerry O'Connell Actor B.F.A., 1995 Crossing Jordan, Mission to Mars
Ashley Olsen Actress current student
Mary-Kate Olsen Actress current student
Meg Ryan Actress B.A., Journalism Sleepless in Seattle, City of Angels, You`ve got mail
Adam Sandler Actor, Comedian, Producer B.F.A., 1991 Mr. Deeds, Big Daddy
Martin Scorsese Director B.A., 1964, M.A., 1966 The Aviator, Casino, Goodfellas, The last Temptation of Christ, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver
John Patrick Shanley Playwright M.A, 1977 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
M. Night Shyamalan film director TSOA The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village
Neil Simon Playwright 1944 - 1945* winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Morgan Spurlock Director current student Supersize Me
Barry Sonnenfeld Director coursework* Men in Black
Doug Wright Playwright TSOA `87 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Maura Tierney Actress coursework* ER, News Radio, Primary Colors

Press, Literature and Arts

Kenny Albert Sportscaster B.A., 1990
Kathy Acker Author Blood and Guts in High School
David Antin Poet M.A., 1966 recipient of the PEN Los Angeles Award for Poetry
Ted Baehr Media Critic J.D., Publisher of Movieguide, Chairman of the Christian Film and Television Commission
Leonard Baskin sculptor ? sculptor, illustrator, and printmaker noted for his bleak but impressive portrayals of the human figure
Rita Mae Brown Author M.A., 1964 Rubyfruit Jungle
Candace Bushnell Columnist B.A. New York Observer: Sex and the City
Miriam Davenport Painter and sculptor coursework, Institute of Fine Arts*
Midge Decter Journalist coursework*
Crystal Eastman lawyer LL.B., 1907 a leader in early 20th-century feminist and civil liberties activism
William Gaines Publisher B.S., 1948 founder of MAD magazine
Michael Gartner Journalist JD. 1972 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
Yury Gitman Artist M.A. inventor of electronic art
Jorie Graham poet B.F.A., 1973 poet known for visual imagery, complex metaphors, and philosophical content
Adolph Green Lyricist and playwright 1938* met Betty Comden at NYU
Sean Hannity Talk show host coursework* Co-Host of "Hannity and Holmes" on Fox News Channel
Joseph Heller Author M.A. in English 1945 - * "Catch-22"
Don Hewitt Journalist Coursework* creator, "60 minutes"
Ira Levin Author B.A., 1950 known for the broadway musical "Deathtrap"
Leonard Maltin Film Critic B.A., journalism film critic on Entertainment Tonight
Leonard Michaels Author B.A., 1953 essayist known for his compelling urban tales of whimsy and tragedy
Frank McCourt Author B.A., 1953 1997 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography or autobiographical Writing
William Phillips Editor M.A., 1930 cofounder of Partisan Review, an influential magazine of politics, literature, and culture
James A. Porter painter M.A. African American painter and art historian
Dorothy Rabinowitz Journalist Ph.D., 1960 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Charles Reznikoff Poet LL.B., 1916 Objectivist Poet
Charlie Rose Journalist coursework* host of "60 minutes"
J.D. Salinger Author coursework* Catcher in the Rye
Ben Shahn artist ?? his work, displaying a combination of realism and abstraction, addressed various social and political causes
Delmore Schwartz poet ?? was noted for his lyrical descriptions of isolation and the search for identity
George Segal sculptor B.S., 1950 sculptor of monochromatic, cast plaster figures
Danielle Steel Romance novel author coursework 1963 - 1967
Harold C. Schonberg Music critic M.A., 1969 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Amy Vanderbilt Journalist ?? an acknowledged authority on manners, mores
Saul Williams Poet M.A., 1995 Amethyst Rock Star

Sports

Anjelina Belakovskaia Grandmaster M.S., 2001 US Women`s Chess Champion 1995, 1996, 1999
Moe Berg Baseball Player coursework 1918-1919* Major League Baseball Player, spy, quiz show host
Gary Bettman NHL Commissioner J.D., 1977
Howard Cann Basketball Coach NYU Basketball Coach 1923-1958
Ben Carnevale Basketball Coach NYU Basketball Coach
Hank Greenberg Baseball Player coursework*
Samuel Jones athlete Olympic Gold Medalist, 1902
Paul Tagliabue NFL Commissioner J.D. 1969
John Woodruff Athlete B.A. 1939, M.A. 1941 Olympic Gold Medalist, 1936

Music

Milton Babbitt Composer B.A., 1935
Arthur Berger Composer B.A., 1932
Neil Diamond Singer/songwriter *, Hon. Ph.D. 2003
Carlos Dengler Musician current student Interpol's bassist/keyboardist
Geg Drudy Musician current student Interpol's first drummer
Fred Ebb Composer B.A., 1939 1967 Tony Award, 1967 Grammy Award for Cabaret
Daniel Kessler Musician current student Interpol's guitarist/backing vocalist
Elodie Lauten Composer M.A., 1986
Melissa Manchester Singer/songwriter independent studies, 1970 - 1971 1982 Grammy Award
Midori Goto Violinist M.A., 2001
Carole Bayer Sager Songwriter and singer B.A., 1979 1987 Grammy Award
Wayne Shorter saxophonist B.M.E., 1956 major jazz saxophonist, among the most influential hard-bop and modal musicians
Louise Talma Composer B.A., 1927
Jerry Ross Composer studied under Rudolph Schramm at NYU
Mary Wilson Singer current student The Supremes

Business

Warren Adler Businessman and novelist B.A., 1949 author of War of the Roses and Random Hearts
Maria Bartiromo CNBC television personality B.A., 1987 Host of Market Week with Maria Bartiromo
Edward H. Bersoff Businessman B.A. 1962, M.A. 1964, Ph.D. 1968 Chairman, Greenwich Associates
William R. Berkley Entrepreneur B.S., 1966 President, WR Berkley Corp.
Thor Bjorgolfsson Entrepreneur B.S., Stern Iceland`s first billionaire
Kevin Brine Entrepreneur M.B.A., 1981 Brine Management LLC
Ben Cohen Businessman Art Therapy * Founder, Ben & Jerry`s
Geraldine H. Coles Philantropist B.A., 1935 namesake of NYU`s Sports Center
Howard Cosell Sportscaster B.A., 1938; J.D. 1941
John J. Creedon Manager B.S. 1955, JD. 1957 Former CEO and Chairman, MetLife
James & Salvatore Ferragamo Manager M.B.A., STERN Ferragamo Design
Richard S. Fuld CEO M.B.A., 1973 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Tom Freston CEO M.B.A., STERN MTV Networks
Alan Greenspan Banker B.A., 1948, M.A., 1950, Ph.D., 1977 Chairman of the Federal Reserve
H. Dale Hemmerdinger President WSC, 1967 The Hemmerdinger Foundation
Carl Icahn Investor graduate coursework at STERN*
Henry Kaufman Banker B.A.,1948, Ph.D., 1958 Wall Street financial consultant
Paul Kangas Journalist M.B.A., STERN Host, Nightly Business Report
Herb Kelleher Founder and CEO LL.B., 1955 Southwest Airlines
Abby F. Kohnstramm Senior VP, IBM M.A., M.B.A.
Eugene Kleiner Investor M.A.,1948 one of the original founders of Kleiner Perkins
Liliana Lovell Entrepreneur M.B.A., STERN Founder of the Coyote Ugly bar
Jeffrey Koo CEO MBA 1962 China Trust Commercial Bank
Kenneth Langone Entrepreneur M.B.A. 1960 Founder, Home Depot
Alan Levin Businessman M.B.A., 1976 CFO, Pfizer
Martin Lipton Co-Founder, Lipton, Rosen, Wachtell, Katz J.D., 1955 inventor of the "poison pill"
Cathy Minehan Banker M.B.A., 1977 President, Federal Reserve Bank, Boston
Joseph Nacchio Businessman B.S., 1970 CEO, Quest
Andrew J. Perlman Researcher MD. Ph.D. Executive VP, Tularik Inc.
Marc Rich B.S., STERN billionaire, commodities trader, criminal
Edouard de Rothschild Banker M.B.A., 1985 Rothschild Banque
Allan L. Schuman Entrepreneur B.S. 1955 CEO, Ecolab
Larry A. Silverstein Real Estate Developer B.A., 1952 Owner of World Trade Center
Ernest E. Stempel Manager former CEO, A.I.G.
Leonard N. Stern CEO, The Hartz Group BS. 1957, MBA 1959 Namesake of NYU`s Stern School of Business
Juan Antonio Samaranch Salisachs Banker M.B.A., STERN GBS Finanzas
Henry Taub President B.S. 1947 Taub Foundation
Laurence Alan Tisch Entrepreneur B.Sc. 1942 US Media Mogul, billionaire, President & CEO CBS
Christy Turlington Supermodel B.A., 1999 (Gallatin)
Agnes Varis Entrepreneur M.A., 1977, M.B.A., 1979 Founder of Aegis Pharmaceuticals

Politics and Government

Members of the United States Congress

Jerome Anthony Ambro B.A., 1955 United States House of Representatives
Lamar Alexander J.D., 1965 United States Senate
William Bernard Barry LL.B., 1925 United States House of Representatives
Rudy Boschwitz M.B.A., 1950, J.D., 1953 United States Senate
Charles Robin Britt LL.M., 1976 United States House of Representatives
Peter Angelo Cavicchia LL.B., 1908 United States House of Representatives (1931-1937)
Earl Thomas Coleman M.P.A., 1963 United States House of Representatives (1976-1993)
Maurice Conolly LL.B., 1898 United States House of Representatives
Irwin Delmore Davison B.S., 1927, LL.B., 1928 United States House of Representatives
Lawrence Joseph DeNardis M.A., 1960; Ph.D., 1989 United States House of Representatives
Diana DeGette J.D., 1982 United States House of Representatives (1997-)
Steven Boghos Derounian B.A., 1938 United States House of Representatives
Isidore Dollinger B.C.S., 1925 United States House of Representatives (1949-1959)
Fred. J. Eckert Postgraduate Work United States House of Representatives, U.S. Ambassador
Francis Edwin Dorn Wagner, 1936* United States House of Representatives
Smith Ely LL.B., 1846 United States House of Representatives
Edward Irving Edwards LL.B., ?? United States Senate (1923-1929), Governor of New Jersey
Leonard Farbstein LL.B. 1924 United States House of Representatives (1957-1971)
Hamilton Fish, Jr. LL.B. 1957 United States House of Representatives (1969-1995)
Cornelius Edward Gallagher Postgraduate 1948 United States House of Representatives (1959-1973)
Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer LL.B., 1862 United States House of Representatives
Anthony Jerome Griffin LL.B., 1892 United States House of Representatives (1918-1935)
Frank Joseph Guarni J.D., 1950, LL.M. 1955 United States House of Representatives (1979-1993)
Henry Drury Hatfield M.D., 1904 United States Senate (1929-1935), Governor of West Virginia
Cecil Landau Heftel Graduate Work, 1951-???* United States House of Representatives(1977-1986)
Rush Holt M.S. 1974, Ph.D. 1981 United States House of Representatives (1999-)
Stanley Nelson Lundine LL.B. 1964 United States House of Representatives(1976-1987)
Jacob Javits LL.B., 1926 United States Senate
Michtell Jenkins LL.B., 1926 United States House of Representatives
Edward Aloysius Kenney LL.B. 1908 United States House of Representatives(1933-1938)
Eugene James Keogh B.S., 1927 United States House of Representatives (1937-1967)
Arthur George Klein LL.B. 1926 United States House of Representatives (1946-1956)
Edward I. Koch LL.B. 1948 United States House of Representatives (1969-1977)
Mayor of New York City (1978-1989)
Fiorello LaGuardia LL.B., 1908 United States House of Representatives (1916-1934)
Mayor of New York City (1934-1945)
Jefferson Monroe Levy LL.B. 1873 United States House of Representatives (1911-1915)
John MacCrate LL.B. 1906 United States House of Representatives
Raymond Joseph McGrath M.A., 1968 United States House of Representatives (1981-1993)
Allan Langdon McDermott LL.B., 1877 United States House of Representatives (1900-1907)
Thomas Joseph Meskill LL.B. 1955 United States House of Representatives, Governor of Connecticut
James Edward Murray J.D., 1900 United States Senate (1934-1961)
Tasker Lowndes Oddie LL.B. 1895 United States Senate (1921-1933)
James Aloysius O`Gorman J.D., 1887 United States Senate(1911-1917)
Denis O`Leary LL.B., 1890 United States House of Representatives
Bob Packwood J.D., 1957 United States Senate(1969-1995)
Nathan David Perlman LL.B. 1907 United States House of Representatives (1920-1927)
Anning Smith Prall LL.B:, 1908 United States House of Representatives(1923-1935)
Benjamin Rabin LL.B., 1917 United States House of Representatives
Leo Frederick Rayfiel LL.B. 1908 United States House of Representatives
Elihu Root LL.B., 1867 Secretary of War (1899-1903), Secretary of State (1905-1909)
United States Senate, 1912 Nobel Peace Prize
Charles B. Rangel B.S., 1957 United States House of Representatives
B. Caroll Reece M.A., 1916 United States House of Representatives(1921-1961)
Matthew John Rinaldo D.P.A., 1979 United States House of Representatives (1973-1993)
Abraham Alexander Ribicoff B.A., 1929 United States Senate (1963-1981), U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal LL.M., 1952 United States House of Representatives (1962-1983)
Chris Shays M.B.A., 1974, MPA, 1978 United States House of Representatives
Isaac Siegel LL.B., 1901 United States House of Representatives
Daniel Edgar Sickles LL.B., 1846 United States House of Representatives
Andrew Lawrence Somers coursework* United States House of Representatives
James Tallmadge, Jr. 1st President of NYU United States House of Representatives (1817-1819)
Ludwig Teller LL.B., 1935 United States House of Representatives (1957-1961)
Herbert Tenzer LL.B. 1927 United States House of Representatives
Samuel J. Tilden LL.B., 1941 United States Senate, Governor of the State of New York
Nydia Velázquez M.A., 1976 United States House of Representatives ([1992]-)
Arthur Walsh Stern, 1915 (?) United States Senate
Elijah Ward LL.B., 1943 United States House of Representatives
Arthur Vivian Watkins 1909-1910 United States House of Representatives
Leo C. Zeferetti 1963* United States House of Representatives

Spies

Jack Fahy spy graduate work
Bela Gold spy B.S., industrial engineering
Harry Magdoff spy B.S., 1935

Government, International Organizations and Other

Gloria Allred Feminist Lawyer M.A., 1971
Carol Bellamy lawyer J.D., 1968 Executive Director, UNICEF
David Boies lawyer LL.M., 1967 United States v. Microsoft, Bush v. Gore
Thomas Buergenthal Legal Scholar J.D., 1960 Judge, International Court of Justice (2000 -)
Eugene Chien politician Ph.D., 1973 Secretary of State, Taiwan
Roberto de Oliveira Campos diplomat graduate work Brazilian Politician and Legislator, ambassador to the U.S. and U.K.
Sripati Chandrasekhar Indian Politician Ph.D., 1944 Indian Minister of Health and Family Planning under Indira Ghandi
Clay Constantinou diplomat LL.M., 1986 U.S. Ambassador to Luxemburg
Stavros Dimas politician M.A., 1969 European Commissioner for the Environment
William Donohue Ph.D., 1980 President, Catholic League
William Henry Draper Jr Diplomat M.A., 1917 Under Secretary of War and the Army
Nabil Elaraby legal scholar LL.M., 1969; J.S.D., 1971 Judge, International Court of Justice
Mohamed ElBaradei Diplomat LL.M., 1967 Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (1997-)
Robert Patrick John Finn Diplomat M.A. U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan
Louis Freeh politician LL.M., 1984 FBI Director (1993-2001)
Rudy Giuliani politician J.D., 1968 Mayor of New York City (1994-2001)
Nancy Grace LL.M. Court TV host
Dorothy Height Activist B.A., M.A., 1930 American civil and women's rights activist
Heather M. Hodges Diplomat M.A. U.S. Ambassador to Moldova
Meir Kahane Founder of the U.S. Jewish Defense League M.A., 1957 Leader of the Kach political party in the Israeli Knesset
Judith Kaye legal scholar LL.B., 1958 Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals
Raymond W. Kelly Government Executive LL.M. Police Commissioner of New York, Under Secretary of the Treasury
John F. Kennedy, Jr. Lawyer, Journalist J.D., 1989 Son of President John F. Kennedy
Chen Li-an Politician Ph.D., (Courant Institute) Secretary of Defence, Taiwan (1990-1993), President of the Control Yuan
Marie-Chantal Miller wife Art History (?) Princess of Greece
Robert Mueller politician MA International Relations, 1967 FBI Director under George W. Bush
Gonzalo Parra Aranguren legal scholar LL.M., 1952 Judge, International Court of Justice
Christopher A. Thomas diplomat M.A., International Relations Chairman, Inter-American Economic Council, Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago
James Lopez Watson legal scholar B.A., 1947 Judge, United States Court of International Trade
Ernst Joseph Walch politician M.C.J., 1981 Secretary of State of Liechtenstein
Edwin D. Williamson government executive J.D., 1964 Director, White House Office of Government Ethics
Benjamin H. Wu government executive B.A., 1985 Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce
Ma Ying-jeou politician LL.M., 1976 Major of Taipei, Taiwan Minister of Justice
Mary Carlin Yates diplomat M.A., Ph.D. U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana

Humanities and Social Sciences

Friedrich Hayek economist and social scientist Postgraduate, 1923-1924 1974 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economics
Morris Janowitz sociologist B.A., 1941 made major contributions to sociological theory and to the study of prejudice, urban issues, and patriotism
Paul Kurtz philosopher B.A., 1948 (The Pope of Unbelievers)
Martha Nussbaum philosopher B.A., 1969
Leonard Peikoff philosopher (objectivism) Ph.D., 1964 Husband of Ayn Rand
James Ford Rhodes historian 1865* 1916 Pulitzer Prize for History of the Civil War
Howard Zinn Historian B.A., 1951

Medicine

Julius Axelrod Biochemist M.Sc., 1941 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Arthur Agatston Cardiologist M.D., 1973 author of "The South Beach Diet"
Frederick Cook Explorer M.D., 1890
Henry Lee Criminologist M.S., 1974, Ph.D., 1975 One the world's foremost forensic scientists
Maclyn McCarty geneticist Research Fellow, 1940 - 1941 demonstrated that DNA and not protein is the substance that transmits genetic traits
Albert Sabin Medical researcher M.D., 1931 developer of the oral vaccine for polio
Arthur M. Sackler physician, medical publisher M.D. founder, Creedmore Institute of Psychobiological Studies
Stephen Smith Physician M.D. Founder, American Public Health Assiciation
Jonas Salk Medical researcher M.D., 1938 discoverer of the Salk vaccine (the first polio vaccine)

Science and Technology

Gertrude B. Elion Chemist M.Sc. 1941 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Avery Fisher Inventor B.S., 1929 inventor of the first stereo radio-phonograph
Eric R. Kandel - physician Psychoanalyst, Psychiatrist M.D. 1955 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Peter Lax Mathematician B.A., 1947, Ph.D. 1949 2005 Abel Prize laureate
Marvin S. Housman Businessman M.D. Chairman, CEO of Axonyx
John Harvey Kellogg Businessman Medical College, 1875 Co-Inventor of Kellogg`s cereals
Lee M.E. Morin Astronaut M.Sc. 1978, M.D. 1981, Ph.D. 1982
Frederick Reines Physicist Ph.D. 1941 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics
Clifford Shull Physicist Ph.D. 1941 1994 Nobel Prize in Physics
John Wellborn Root Architect B.S., 1969 Inventor of the floating raft system
Dennis Tito Businessman B.A., 1962 first commercial space flight customer
George Wald Scientist B.S., 1927 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Robert M. White Flight Engineer B.S., 1951 Air Force Test Pilot
Minoru Yamasaki Architect M.A., 1951 works include the World Trade Center

Pretenders

George O`Leary - Notre Dame Football Coach [1]
Ronald Zarella CEO, Bausch & Lomb [2]

Fictional

The following are characters in film, television, literature, and other media that have a connection to the university:

Finch in the American Pie films
Victor Ward in Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis
Denis Fleming in the film Can't Hardly Wait
Tom Collins in the musical Rent is a professor at NYU.
Fritz the Cat in the comics by R. Crumb
Theo Huxtable in The Cosby Show
Dr. Guy Luthan played by Hugh Grant in Extreme Measures (NYU Med Student)
Jack Campbell played by Nicholas Cage in Family Man
Alvy Singer in Annie Hall
Dalton in Road House graduated from NYU with a degree in philosophy
Alex Foreman played by (Scarlett Johansson) in In Good Company (2004)

Notable Faculty

Edward Altman economist Professor, 1977 - Inventor oft the "Z-Score"
Henry Martyn Baird historian B.A., 1850, Professor 1859 - 1906 Historian of the Huguenots
Ben Bernanke Professor at NYU (1993-) Chairman, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors,
Ned Block philosopher Professor 1996-
Steven Brams political scientist Professor 1969 -
McGeorge Bundy Professor of History (1979-1989) National Security Advisor under John F. Kennedy
Norman Cantor historian Professor 1978-2004 eminent medievalist
Jorge Castañeda fmr. Mexican Secretary of State
Stephen Cohen historian
Richard Courant mathematician
Peter F. Drucker management theorist 1950-1972
E.L. Doctorow author of Ragtime
Niall Ferguson historian
Erich Fromm psychoanalyst Professor of psychiatry
Carol Gilligan psychologist recipient of the Grawemeyer Award
Percy Grainger pianist, composer 1932-1940
Sidney Hook philosopher
Elias Khoury novelist
Saul Krugman pediatrictian developed first vaccine against Hepatitis B.
Colin McLeod geneticist Professor 1941-1970
Ludwig von Mises economist Professor (1945-1969)
Samuel Morse Professor 1832-?? inventor of the Morse Code
Mikhail Gromov mathematician
Galway Kinnell - poet 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Pierre N. Leval Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Theodor Meron President, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Thomas Nagel philosopher currently Professor at NYU
Ngugi wa Thiongo Kenyan author
Conor Cruise O`Brien Irish Politician and Academic
Adam Penenberg freelance writer and investigative journalist
Neil Postman sociologist and media theorist 1959-2003 "Amusing ourselves to death"
Joseph Ransohoff physician Professor at NYU (1962-1992)
Curt Sachs musicologist Professor at NYU [1937]-[1953]
Thomas Sargent economist
Bob Shrum political consultant
Alan Sokal physicist known for the Sokal Affair
Henry Tappan Professor of philosophy First President of the University of Michigan
Allen Tate poet Professor (1948-1951)
Lewis Thomas physicial, etymologist
Thomas Wolfe novelist
Cheryl D. Mills former Deputy Counsel to President Clinton
lead defense attorney in his 1999 Senate [Impeachment]]

Other important NYU people

Sir Harold Acton Historian major benefactor donated the Villa LaPietra Campus to NYU
Ivan Loveridge Bennett acting President (1980-1981)
Elmer Holmes Bobst Pharmaceutical Executive major benefactor namesake of NYU`s Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
John Brademas 13th President of NYU (1981-1991)
Kevin Brine Consultant major benefactor
Elmer Ellsworth Brown 7th President of NYU (1911-1933)
Harry Woodburn Chase 8th President of NYU (1933-1951)
Howard Crosby 4th President of NYU (1870-1881)
Theodore Frelinghuysen 2nd President of NYU (1839-1850)
Isaac Ferris 3rd President of NYU (1853-1870)
Albert Gallatin Founding Father of NYU Secretary of the Treasury under Thomas Jefferson
John Hall 5th President of NYU (1881-1891)
Henry Townley Heald 9th President of NYU (1952-1956)
James McNaughton Hester 11th President of NYU (1962-1975)
Helen and Martin Kimmel philantrophs major benefactors namesake of NYU`s Kimmel Center for Student Life
Henry Mitchell MacCracken 6th President of NYU (1891-1911) developer of the University Heights Campus
James Loomis Madden Acting Chancellor (1951-1952)
James M. Matthews 1st President of NYU (1831-1839)
Carroll Vincent Newsom 10th President of NYU (1956-1962)
L. Jay Oliva 14th President of NYU (1991-2002)
John C. Sawhill 12th President of NYU (1975-1980)
John Sexton 15th President of NYU (2003- )
Michael and Judy Steinhardt philantropists major benefactors namesake of NYU`s Steinhardt School of Education
Leonard N. Stern Consultant major benefactor namesake of NYU`s Stern School of Business
Robert Tisch Entrepreneur major benefactor namesake of NYU`s Tisch School of the Arts

(*did not graduate)

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