List of Boston College people
Encyclopedia
Stemming from its nickname as "The Heights," persons affiliated with Boston College
have been referred to as Heightsmen, Heightswomen, Heightsonians and Eagles, the latter in reference to the University's mascot, the Eagle. The following is a partial list of notable alumni and faculty.
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
have been referred to as Heightsmen, Heightswomen, Heightsonians and Eagles, the latter in reference to the University's mascot, the Eagle. The following is a partial list of notable alumni and faculty.
Notable Boston College alumni
Arts and literature
- Robert Ambrose, Music Director and Conductor, Atlanta Wind Symphony
- James BalogJames BalogJames Balog is an American photographer whose work revolves around the relationship between humans and nature. For nearly 30 years, James Balog re-defined environmental photography, whether his subject was endangered animals, giant trees, or Arctic ice sheets....
, 1974, photographer - Gerry CarrollGerry CarrollGerry Carroll is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Edenderry and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1977 until 1986.-References:...
, 1969, novelist - Zachary Conroy, 2007, Actor, The Bold & The Beautiful
- Peter Dee, 1961, playwright
- Larry Deyab, 1979, painter
- Brendan GalvinBrendan Galvin-Life:During forty years of college teaching, he served as Wyndham Robertson Visiting Writer in Residence in the MA program at Hollins University, Coal Royalty Distinguished Writer in Residence in the MFA program at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and Whichard chair in the Humanities at East...
, 1960, poet - George V. HigginsGeorge V. HigginsGeorge V. Higgins was a United States author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, and college professor. He is best known for his bestselling crime novels. His full name was George Vincent Higgins, but his books were all published as by George V. Higgins. ACtually, his full name was George V...
, 1961, JD 1967, novelist - Charles Hogan, 1989, novelist/screenwriter
- Natalia Majluf, 1988, curator, Museo d'Arte de Lima, Peru
- Joyce McDaniel, 1973, artist, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Joseph McLellanJoseph McLellanJoseph Duncan McLellan was The Washington Posts music critic for more than three decades as well as a chess and book reviewer.Born in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1929 and grew up in Somerville, Massachusetts. He received his bachelor's degree in French from Boston College in 1951 and his master's...
, 1951, MA 1953, music critic, The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation... - Ed McMahonEd McMahonEdward Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's sidekick and announcer on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original version of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995...
, TV host and personality - Brian MurphyBrian Murphy (writer)Brian Murphy is the U.S. religion editor at the Associated Press and the author of a number of non-fiction books on religion, including "The New Men," a chronicle of American seminarians in Rome, and "The Root of Wild Madder," about the carpet trade in Iran and Afghanistan...
, nonfiction writer, essayist - Chris O'DonnellChris O'DonnellChristopher Eugene "Chris" O'Donnell is an American actor. He has played Robin in two Batman films, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman, Finn Dandridge in Grey's Anatomy, Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit, and more recently, Jack McAuliffe in The Company. O'Donnell...
, 1995, actor - David PlanteDavid PlanteDavid Robert Plante is an American novelist. The son of Albina Bisson and Aniclet Plante, he is of both French-Canadian and North American Indian descent. He is a graduate of Boston College and the Université catholique de Louvain...
, 1961, novelist - Paul Shakespear, 1971, painter
- Elliot SilversteinElliot SilversteinElliot Silverstein, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, on August 3, 1927, is best known for being the director of the movie Cat Ballou.-Career:Elliot Silverstein was the director of six feature films in the mid-twentieth century...
, 1949, director; president, Artists Rights Foundation - Karen SosnoskiKaren SosnoskiKaren Sosnoski is an American author, radio contributor and documentary filmmaker.Sosnoski is working on a novel, Rosemary's Models, about the intimate secrets, hopes, and fears that cause men, women, and even children to plunge hopefully into artistic relationships with a wood engraver, craving,...
, author, radio contributor and filmmaker - John VernonJohn VernonJohn Keith Vernon was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada.-Early life:...
, 1965, novelist - C. Dale YoungC. Dale YoungC. Dale Young is an American poet and writer, physician, editor and educator.-Life:Young writes and publishes poetry and short stories, practices medicine full-time, edits poetry for New England Review, and teaches in the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers...
, 1991, poet, physician, editor
Business
- Nikesh AroraNikesh AroraNikesh Arora is the current Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer at Google.-Early life:Nikesh holds a degree from Boston College and an MBA from Northeastern University, both of which were awarded with distinction. He also holds the CFA designation...
, 1995, President, Global Sales Operations and Business Development, GoogleGoogleGoogle Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program... - Richard BermanRichard BermanRichard Berman is a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer, public relations executive, and lobbyist. Through his public affairs firm Berman and Company, Berman runs several industry-funded non-profit organizations such as the Center for Consumer Freedom and the Center for Union Facts...
, J.D. 1969, CEO, NexMed - Kara Grady Boudreau, 1989, vice president, Salomon Smith Barney
- Wayne BuddWayne BuddWayne Budd is senior executive vice president and general counsel, U.S., of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a division of Manulife Financial. He joined Hancock in 2000 and directs all of the company's legal activities.Before joining Hancock, Mr...
, 1963, executive vice president, John HancockJohn HancockJohn Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts...
Financial Services - Jack Connors, 1963, chair, Hill, Holliday, Conors, Cosmopulos
- Kathleen CorbetKathleen CorbetKathleen Ann Corbet is an American businesswoman.Ms. Corbet served as President of Standard & Poor's, a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. and a holding company of CRISIL Ltd. from April 19, 2004 to August 30, 2007.Ms. Corbet graduated from Boston College with a B.S...
, 1982, CEO, fixed income division, Alliance Capital Management - Robert F. Cotter, 1973, President and COO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts WorldwideStarwood Hotels & Resorts WorldwideStarwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is a hospitality ownership and management organization, headquartered in White Plains, New York. One of the world's largest hotel companies, it owns, operates, franchises and manages hotels, resorts, spas, residences, and vacation ownership properties...
- Joseph DonahueJoseph DonahueJoseph Donahue is an American poet, critic, and editor. Donahue was born in Dallas, Texas, on September 22, 1954 and grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts. He attended Columbia University and lived for many years in New York City...
, S.B. 1978, founder, president, Microtech - E. Michael Egan, 1976, CEO, TransMolecularTransMolecularTransMolecular is a biotech company located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is geared to finding anti-cancer targeted drugs.- Controversy :Transmolecular has received protests in the past because of their contract with Huntingdon Life Sciences who has been the target of an international campaign by...
- Sixto Ferro, 1992, vice president, Conchita Foods
- Stephen L. GreenStephen L. GreenStephen L. Green is the founder for S.L. Green Realty Corp., which claims to be Manhattan’s largest owner of office buildings.Green is the older brother of former New York City Public Advocate Mark J. Green...
, JD 1962, founder of S.L. Green Realty - Kenneth Kanzler, 1988, vice president, Olympus CorporationOlympus Corporationis a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses. Its global headquarters are in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, while its USA operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania,...
- Christopher George KennedyChristopher George KennedyChristopher George Kennedy is an American businessman.He is president of , a commercial-property management firm based in Chicago, Illinois, which manages various properties including The Merchandise Mart in Chicago and the in Los Angeles, California, and the in Boston, Massachusetts.He is the...
, 1985, President of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., a subsidiary of Vornado Realty TrustVornado Realty TrustVornado Realty Trust is a New York based real estate investment trust. It is the inheritor of real estate formerly controlled by companies including Two Guys and Alexander's.- History :...
, and son of Robert F. KennedyRobert F. KennedyRobert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy , also referred to by his initials RFK, was an American politician, a Democratic senator from New York, and a noted civil rights activist. An icon of modern American liberalism and member of the Kennedy family, he was a younger brother of President John F... - Robert Leonard, 1954, president and CEO, TicketmasterTicketmasterTicketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is an independent American ticket sales and distribution company based in West Hollywood, California, USA, with operations in many countries around the world. In 2010 it merged with Live Nation to become Live Nation Entertainment...
- Joseph (Jay) L. Hooley, President and CEO, State Street Corporation
- Ronald LogueRonald LogueRonald E. Logue is Chairman of the Board of State Street Corporation , formerly Chief Executive Officer as Jay Hooley assumed that title March 1, 2010 in addition to his role as President. Logue was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2004. Prior to that he held a number of...
, S.B. 1967, M.B.A. 1974, Chairman and former CEO, State Street Corporation - Peter LynchPeter LynchPeter Lynch is a Wall Street stock investor. He is currently a research consultant at Fidelity Investments. Lynch graduated from Boston College in 1965 and earned a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968.-Fidelity:Lynch was hired as an...
, 1965, mutual fundMutual fundA mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors to buy stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and/or other securities.- Overview :...
manager for FidelityFidelity InvestmentsFMR LLC or Fidelity Investments is an American multinational financial services corporation one of the largest mutual fund and financial services groups in the world. It was founded in 1946 and serves North American investors. Fidelity Ventures is its venture capital arm... - Harry MarkopolosHarry MarkopolosHarry M. Markopolos is a former securities industry executive and independent financial fraud investigator for institutional investors and others seeking forensic accounting expertise. He has received public acclaim for uncovering evidence over a period of nine years that Bernard Madoff's wealth...
, 1997, Bernard Madoff whistleblower to SEC - Todd Tosti, 2009, Portfolio Analytics legend at BlackRockBlackRockBlackRock, Inc. is an American multinational investment management corporation and the world's largest asset manager. BlackRock is headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States and is the leading provider of investment, advisory, and risk management solutions...
- Therese Meyers, 1966, CEO, Bouquet Multi Media
- Virginia Mitchell Ryan, 1989, vice president, JP Morgan Chase
- Denise Morrison, 1975, President and CEO, Campbell Soup CompanyCampbell Soup CompanyCampbell Soup Company , also known as Campbell's, is an American producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. It is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey...
- James Moses, 1979, president, ElderhostelElderhostelElderhostel is a not-for-profit organization established in 1975 that allows senior citizens to travel and take educational programs in the United States and around the world...
- Denis O'BrienDenis O'BrienDenis O'Brien is an Irish businessman with international connections. An Arts graduate of University College Dublin, O'Brien has received a MBA in corporate finance from Boston College in 1982, and was later given an honorary doctorate by University College Dublin.O'Brien has involvement with...
, MBA 1982, Chairman DigicelDigicelDigicel is a mobile phone network provider covering parts of Oceania, Central America, and the Caribbean regions. The company is owned by Irishman Denis O'Brien, is incorporated in Bermuda, and based in Jamaica. It provides mobile services in 26 countries and territories throughout the Caribbean... - Theresa Santisi, 1976, partner, KPMGKPMGKPMG is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PwC. Its global headquarters is located in Amstelveen, Netherlands....
LLP - Philip W. SchillerPhilip W. SchillerPhilip W. Schiller is the senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple Inc. He is a prominent figure in Apple's public presentations. He aids Apple CEO Tim Cook and has been a member of the company's executive leadership team since Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997.-Early life:Schiller...
, BS 1982, vice president of Apple ComputerApple ComputerApple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad... - Bill Simon, JD 1982, businessman and former gubernatorial candidate in CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
- Patrick StokesPatrick StokesPatrick T Stokes is the former Chairman and CEO of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. He served as President and CEO from 2002 to December 2006 and Chairman from December 2006 to November 2008.-Early life:Stokes was born in Washington, D.C....
, 1964, president, Anheuser-BuschAnheuser-BuschAnheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. , is an American brewing company. The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and 18 in other countries. It was, until December 2009, also one of America's largest theme park operators; operating ten theme parks across the United States through the... - G. Craig Sullivan, 1964, chairman and CEO, The CloroxCloroxThe Clorox Company is a US-based manufacturer of various food and chemical products based in Oakland, California, which is best known for its bleach product, Clorox.- History :...
Company - Richard Syron, 1966, chairman, president and CEO, Thermo Electron Corporation--currently CEO of Freddie Mac
- Ferit SahenkFerit SahenkFerit Şahenk is Chairman of Turkey's Doğuş Holding conglomerate and one of the country's wealthiest individuals, with a personal fortune estimated at USD$ 2.0 billion.-Background:...
, 1989, Head of Turkey's Dogus Holding conglomerate. - Christian J. Baird, 1999, Managing Director, Thoroughbred Insurance & Financial Services, LLC.
Education
- David R. Anderson, PhD 1978, president, St. Olaf CollegeSt. Olaf CollegeSt. Olaf College is a coeducational, residential, four-year, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant pastors and farmers, led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after Olaf II of Norway,...
- Harold Attridge, 1967, dean, Divinity School, Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
- Laurence Barton, 1978, president, Heald CollegeHeald CollegeHeald College is a for-profit, business-career college with multiple campuses in the Western United States. Prior to its acquisition by Corinthian Colleges Heald was a non-profit private College....
- Anthony Bryk, 1970, Marshall Field professor of urban studies, University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
- William Bulger, 1958, professor, Boston CollegeBoston CollegeBoston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
; former president, University of MassachusettsUniversity of MassachusettsThis article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst... - Stacey Cements, 1998, founder, Chicago Jesuit Academy
- Peter DervanPeter DervanPeter B. Dervan is the Bren Professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology. The primary focus of his research is the development and study of small organic molecules that can sequence-specifically recognize DNA, a field in which he is an internationally recognized authority...
, 1967, former chairman, division of chemistry and chemical engineering, California Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of TechnologyThe California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering... - Robert DrinanRobert DrinanRobert Frederick Drinan, S.J. was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts...
, SJ, 1942, former dean, Boston College Law SchoolBoston College Law SchoolBoston College Law School is one of the six professional graduate schools at Boston College. Located approximately 1.5 miles from the main Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Boston College Law School is situated on a wooded campus in Newton, Massachusetts.With approximately 800 students and... - Chester DunningChester DunningChester S.L. Dunning is an American professor of Russian and European history at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.-Biography:...
, MA 1972, PhD 1976, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n history specialist at Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... - Janet Eisner, MA 1969, president, Emmanuel College
- David Ellis, PhD 1987, president, Newbury College
- Paul LaMarche, 1975, vice provost, Princeton UniversityPrinceton UniversityPrinceton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
- Brian Linnane, SJ, 1977, president, Loyola College in MarylandLoyola College in MarylandLoyola University Maryland is a Roman Catholic, Jesuit private university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Established as Loyola College in Maryland by John Early and eight other members of the Society of Jesus in 1852, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges...
- Deborah C. Peters, MA 1985, Co-Founder and Head of School, The Cambridge School
- Charles William Lyons, SJ, 1904, former president, Boston CollegeBoston CollegeBoston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
, GeorgetownGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, GonzagaGonzaga UniversityGonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
& St Joseph's universities - Joseph M. McShane, SJ, 1972, president, Fordham UniversityFordham UniversityFordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
, former president of the University of ScrantonUniversity of ScrantonThe University of Scranton is a private, co-educational Catholic and Jesuit university, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the northeast region of the state. The school was founded in 1888 by Most Rev. William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. It was elevated to a... - Ernest Moniz, 1966, chair, Physics Department, MIT; director, Bates Linear Accelerator Center
- J. Keith Motley, PhD 1999, chancellor, University of MassachusettsUniversity of MassachusettsThis article relates to the statewide university system. For the flagship campus often referred to as "UMass", see University of Massachusetts Amherst...
; first African-American chancellor at UMass-Boston - Richard A. O'Brien, SJ, 1901, president, Ateneo de ManilaAteneo de Manila UniversityThe Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
(1927–1933) - Thomas P. O'MalleyThomas P. O'MalleyThomas P. O'Malley, S.J., Ph.D. was an American Jesuit and academic. O'Malley was the president of John Carroll University from 1980 until 1988 and Loyola Marymount University from 1991 until 1999...
, SJ, 1951, former president, John CarrollJohn Carroll UniversityJohn Carroll University is a private, co-educational Jesuit Catholic university in University Heights, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. The university was founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus as Saint Ignatius College.The university was founded in 1886 by the Society of Jesus, as...
& Loyola MarymountLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...
universities - Elizabeth Poster 1981, dean, University of Texas at ArlingtonUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonThe University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university located in Arlington, Texas, United States. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1895 and served primarily a military...
School of Nursing - Michael P. Walsh, SJ, 1929, former president, Boston CollegeBoston CollegeBoston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
& Fordham UniversityFordham UniversityFordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
Entertainment
- Teddy DunnTeddy DunnEdward Wilkes "Teddy" Dunn is an Australian actor known for his portrayal of Duncan Kane in the Rob Thomas television series Veronica Mars which he portrayed for 44 episodes.-Personal life:...
, JD 2013, actor best known for portraying Duncan KaneDuncan KaneDuncan Kane is a fictional character on UPN/The CW television series Veronica Mars, which debuted during the fall 2004 season on UPN. He was a series regular during seasons one and two. He is portrayed by Teddy Dunn. He is Veronica's ex-boyfriend, and the brother to her dead best friend, Lilly...
on Veronica MarsVeronica MarsVeronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros... - Craig FinnCraig FinnCraig Finn is an American singer and guitarist. He is best known as the front man for bands Lifter Puller and The Hold Steady. He currently lives in New York City...
, 1993, lead singer of The Hold SteadyThe Hold SteadyThe Hold Steady is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2004. The band consists of Craig Finn , Tad Kubler , Galen Polivka , Bobby Drake , and Steve Selvidge...
(and formerly Lifter PullerLifter PullerLifter Puller, or LFTR PLLR, was an American indie rock band from the Twin Cities and the Boston area between 1994 and 2000. Their music is considered innovative, with its angular riffs and a synth-infused sound that predated the 80's revival fads of the early 2000s...
) - Sean Flahaven, 1995, Broadway composer
- Maile FlanaganMaile FlanaganMaile Flanagan is an American actress known for her role as the protagonist ninja Naruto Uzumaki in Naruto, Geri O'Flanagan in 3Way, and Janet in Yes Man.-Personal life:...
, 1987, voice actress for NarutoNarutois an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of... - Michael Frazier, 1958, producer
- Gary GulmanGary GulmanGary Lewis Gulman is a stand-up comedian. He was a finalist on the NBC reality-talent show Last Comic Standing . In season 2, he finished in third place behind John Heffron and Alonzo Bodden...
, 1993, comedian, Runner-Up in 2004's Last Comic StandingLast Comic StandingLast Comic Standing is an American reality television talent show that has aired from 2003 through 2010.The goal of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC network, and a television special first to air on the cable-TV network Comedy... - Alison HaislipAlison HaislipAlison Fesq Haislip is an American actress and former TV correspondent for Attack of the Show! on G4 and NBC's The Voice. She resides in Los Angeles, California.-Early life:...
, 2003, Actress/TV Host for Attack of the Show - Clinton KellyClinton Kelly (TV personality)Clinton Kelly is an American fashion consultant and media personality best known for his role as co-host on What Not to Wear, a reality program that features fashion makeovers. He shares on-air duties with Stacy London. Kelly started his career as a freelance writer for several fashion magazines...
, 1991, co-host, What Not to WearWhat Not to Wear (US version)What Not to Wear is an American makeover reality television show based on a British show of the same name. The program currently airs on TLC in the United States and Canada, and foreign versions in Mexico, Colombia and Argentina...
, TLC; former magazine editor - Christine KaneChristine KaneChristine Kane is an American folk singer/songwriter and acoustic guitarist based in Asheville, North Carolina. Her song "Right Outta Nowhere" was covered by Kathy Mattea....
, singer-songwriter - Thomas McCarthyThomas McCarthy (actor)Thomas Joseph McCarthy is an American actor, writer, and film director who has appeared in several movies, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television shows such as The Wire, Boston Public, Law & Order, and the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of Saint Maybe...
, 1988, actor and director of The Station AgentThe Station AgentThe Station Agent is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Thomas McCarthy. McCarthy's script about a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in Newfoundland, New Jersey won him the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay.-Plot:Finbar McBride, a quiet,... - Mark McLaren, 1984, Broadway conductor
- Leonard NimoyLeonard NimoyLeonard Simon Nimoy is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series , multiple films, television and video game sequels....
, 1952, actor - Chris O'DonnellChris O'DonnellChristopher Eugene "Chris" O'Donnell is an American actor. He has played Robin in two Batman films, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, Charlie Simms in Scent of a Woman, Finn Dandridge in Grey's Anatomy, Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit, and more recently, Jack McAuliffe in The Company. O'Donnell...
, 1992, actor - Rakishi, 1988, born Solofa F. Fatu Jr., professional wrestler
- Mary ParkerMary ParkerFor other articles about people named Mary Parker, see Mary Parker Mary Parker of Andover, Mass., was executed September 22, 1692, with several others, for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. She was 55 years old and a widow. Mary's husband, Nathan, died in 1685...
, 1975, actress - Ellis PaulEllis PaulEllis Paul is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Aroostook County, Maine, Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s...
, 1987, singer/songwriter - Amy PoehlerAmy PoehlerAmy Meredith Poehler is an American comedian, actress and voice actress. She was a cast member on the NBC television entertainment show Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008. In 2004, she starred in the film Mean Girls with Tina Fey, with whom she worked again in Baby Mama in 2008. She is...
, 1993, repertory player for Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
and Upright Citizens BrigadeUpright Citizens BrigadeThe Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational comedy and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. The most recent incarnation consists of Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh... - David SmalleyDave SmalleyNot to be confused with Dave Smalley Dave Smalley is an American musician, best known as the punk bands DYS, Dag Nasty, All and singer/guitarist with Down By Law. He is known for his influence on pop punk music and his early contributions to the emo genre...
, 1985, rock musician - Tim Stack, 1978, actor
- Jason MulgrewJason MulgrewJason Mulgrew , a blogger and self-proclaimed "Internet Quasi-Celebrity," is the author of a popular blog titled "Everything Is Wrong With Me: 31, Bipolar, and Hungry." According to People magazine, and women around the world, he was one of the...
, 2001, writer/blogger - Lori Trespicio, 2001, "Real World X" cast member, singer writer/blogger
- Nancy WallsNancy WallsNancy Ellen Carell is an American actress best known for her comedic work on Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show.-Early life:...
, comedian, wife of Steve CarellSteve CarellSteven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on The Office... - Ayla BrownAyla BrownAyla Marie Brown is an American NCAA basketball player and recording artist from Wrentham, Massachusetts. She is also known for her American Idol showing placing in the Top 16 on season 5 in 2005/06. She is the elder daughter of United States Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts and WCVB-TV...
, 2010, singer, American Idol - Michael Hundgen, 2005, host, TMZ TV
- Mike Najarian, Drummer, State Radio
- Wayne WildersonWayne WildersonWayne Wilderson is an American comedian and actor who has had guest spots on many successful television programs, including The Office, Seinfeld, Mr. Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and Two and a Half Men. He is slated to appear in the pilot episode of The Thick of It as a political blogger. He...
, 1989, Actor - Elisabeth HasselbeckElisabeth HasselbeckElisabeth Hasselbeck is an American television talk show host and television personality. She was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback and is a current co-host on the daytime talk show The View .-Early life:...
, 1999, former reality show contestant of Survivor: The Australian Outback and current co-host on the United States daytime talk show The View.
Law, politics, and public service
- John Connolly (FBI)John Connolly (FBI)John J. Connolly, Jr. is a former FBI agent, who was convicted of racketeering and obstruction of justice convictions stemming from his relationship with James J. "Whitey" Bulger, Steve Flemmi, and the Winter Hill Gang...
, former FBI agent, currently incarcerated stemming from his relationship with James J. "Whitey" Bulger - Bruce AyersBruce AyersBruce J. Ayers is an American small business owner and politician who represents the 1st Norfolk District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and is a former member of the Quincy, Massachusetts City Council .-References:...
, member of the Mass. House of RepresentativesMassachusetts House of RepresentativesThe Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
(served 1998 - present) - Peter Blute, BA 1978, Former United States Congressmen and radio talkshow host
- Brigida Benitez, JD 1993, president, Hispanic Bar Association; proposed alternative nominee for the United States Supreme Court
- Joseph BrennanJoseph Brennan (politician)Joseph Edward Brennan is an American Democratic Party politician from Maine. He served as the 70th Governor of Maine, he is currently a commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission....
, 1958, former Governor of Maine, former United States Congressman - Scott BrownScott BrownScott Brown is a United States senator.Scott Brown may also refer to:-Sportsmen:*Scott Brown , American college football coach of Kentucky State...
, JD 1985, Massachusetts state senator; 2006 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial candidate, 2008 US Senator elect - Edward P. Boland, JD 1936, former United States Congressman; author of the Boland AmendmentBoland AmendmentThe Boland Amendment was the name given to three U.S. legislative amendments between 1982 and 1984, all aimed at limiting U.S. government assistance to the Contras in Nicaragua...
- Garrett J. Bradley, BA 1992 & JD 1995, member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2000 - present)
- Wayne BuddWayne BuddWayne Budd is senior executive vice president and general counsel, U.S., of John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a division of Manulife Financial. He joined Hancock in 2000 and directs all of the company's legal activities.Before joining Hancock, Mr...
, 1963, former United States Associate Attorney General - William M. BulgerWilliam M. BulgerWilliam Michael "Billy" Bulger is a retired American Democratic Party politician, lawyer, and educator from South Boston, Massachusetts, who for many years was President of the Massachusetts Senate and president of the University of Massachusetts...
, former president of the Massachusetts state senate and former president of the University of Massachusetts - R. Nicholas BurnsR. Nicholas BurnsR. Nicholas Burns is a retired American diplomat. He is currently Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a member of the Board of Directors of the school's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs...
, 1978, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, former US Ambassador to NATO, former US Ambassador to GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... - Gary Buseck, 1972, MS 1974, JD 1980, Executive Director, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and DefendersGay and Lesbian Advocates and DefendersGay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is a non-profit legal rights organization in the United States. The organization was founded in 1978, and works toward ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression.GLAD is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and...
- Andrea Cabral, 1981, Sheriff of Suffolk CountySuffolk County, MassachusettsSuffolk County has no land border with Plymouth County to its southeast, but the two counties share a water boundary in the middle of Massachusetts Bay.-National protected areas:*Boston African American National Historic Site...
, Boston, Massachusetts; first woman and first African-American to hold the position - Thomas Capano, Lawyer
- Mike CapuanoMike CapuanoMichael Everett "Mike" Capuano is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1999. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, which was once represented by John F. Kennedy and Tip O'Neill, includes the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well as Somerville and Cambridge...
, JD 1977, United States Congressman - Edward CashmanEdward CashmanJudge Edward J. Cashman, born in 1943, is a former state district court judge in the State of Vermont. Judge Cashman, a Vietnam veteran and Catholic of Irish descent , was appointed to the bench in 1982 by Republican Governor Richard A. Snelling...
, A.B. 1965, district court judge, State of Vermont - Paul CellucciPaul CellucciArgeo Paul Cellucci is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 69th Governor of Massachusetts and US Ambassador to Canada.-Early life and career:...
, 1970, JD 1973, former Governor of Massachusetts, former US Ambassador to CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - Robert W. CliffordRobert W. CliffordRobert W. Clifford is an American lawyer and a justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.He was appointed to the Maine Superior Court in 1979 by Joseph E. Brennan and appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on 1986-08-01.-References:...
, JD 1962, Maine Supreme Court justice - John CoglianoJohn CoglianoJohn Cogliano is a former Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation and Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. He was appointed to the position by Governor Mitt Romney in May 2005...
, 1987, Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation - Silvio Conte, 1949, JD 1949, former United States Congressman
- John CurtinJohn CurtinJohn Joseph Curtin , Australian politician, served as the 14th Prime Minister of Australia. Labor under Curtin formed a minority government in 1941 after the crossbench consisting of two independent MPs crossed the floor in the House of Representatives, bringing down the Coalition minority...
, 1954, former president, American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation... - James Michael CurleyJames Michael CurleyJames Michael Curley was an American politician famous for his four terms as mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He also served twice in the United States House of Representatives and one term as 53rd Governor of Massachusetts.-Early life:Curley's father, Michael Curley, left Oughterard, County...
, 1929, mayor of Boston, United States Congressman, and Governor of Massachusetts - Bill DelahuntBill DelahuntWilliam D. Delahunt is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Delahunt did not seek re-election in 2010, and left Congress in January 2011. He was replaced by Norfolk County District Attorney Bill Keating...
, JD 1967, United States Congressman - Salvatore DiMasiSalvatore DiMasiSalvatore F. "Sal" DiMasi is a former Democratic state representative in Massachusetts. The former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives originally joined the state legislature in 1979, as a member of the Democratic Party...
, 1967, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives - John DooleyJohn DooleyJohn Braidwood Dooley was an Australian politician who was elected to the Australian Senate.Dooley was born at Tumbarumba, New South Wales and educated at Wagga Wagga Superior Public School and at Courabyra, but left school early to become a shearer and miner. From 1901 to 1904 he was as an...
, LL.B 1968, Vermont Supreme Court justice - Linda Dorcena ForryLinda Dorcena ForryLinda Dorcena Forry is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 12th Suffolk District since a special election in April 2005. Forry is a Haitian American.- External links :* official MA House website* profile...
, 1996, Second HaitiHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
an-AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Massachusetts state representative - Bob DownesBob DownesBob Downes is an English avant-garde jazz flautist and saxophonist. Probably best known for his work with musicians like Mike Westbrook and for leading his own group since 1968, the Open Music Trio.-External links:*...
, JD 1968, Alaska Superior Court Judge - Robert DrinanRobert DrinanRobert Frederick Drinan, S.J. was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts...
, SJ, 1942, former United States Congressman, human rights advocate; only Catholic priest to serve in Congress - Joseph R. Driscoll, Jr.Joseph R. DriscollJoseph R. Driscoll is an American politcian who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2003–2011, representing the 5th district of Norfolk County.-Public life:...
, BA, member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2003 - present) - Mark V. FalzoneMark FalzoneMark V. Falzone is a Democratic politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Ninth Essex District from 2001–2011....
, B.A., member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2000 - present) - John F. "Honey Fitz" FitzgeraldJohn F. FitzgeraldJohn Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald was an Irish-American politician and the maternal grandfather of three prominent United States politicians—President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Senators Robert Francis Kennedy and Edward Moore Kennedy.-Early life and family:Fitzgerald was born in...
, 1885, First Irish-Catholic mayor of Boston, grandfather of John F. KennedyJohn F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.... - David Flanagan, J.D. 1973, General Counsel, Special Investigation of Hurricane Katrina
- William F. GalvinWilliam F. GalvinWilliam Francis Galvin is the 27th and current Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth .-Early life and career:...
, 1972, Massachusetts Secretary of State; 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate - Joseph L. GormleyJoseph L. GormleyJoseph Leo Gormley was the chief of chemistry and toxicology for the FBI.Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, he was raised in Somerville, Massachusetts. Gormley received his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Boston College. With his wife Frances he fathered and raised nine children.In...
, 1937, MA 1939, famous FBI agent - Michael S. GrecoMichael S. GrecoMichael Spencer Greco is a former President of the American Bar Association . He is currently a partner in the Boston office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, and a former partner at the now-defunct Hill and Barlow.-ABA Presidency:As President of the American Bar Association,...
, JD 1972, president, American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation... - Patrick GuerrieroPatrick GuerrieroPatrick Guerriero, a former Massachusetts state legislator, mayor and advocate for equality, is a founding partner of , a Washington, D.C.-based government affairs firm. Working on the local, state and federal level for two decades, Guerriero has advised and counseled many of the nation's leading...
, MA 1992, executive director, Log Cabin RepublicansLog Cabin RepublicansThe Log Cabin Republicans is an organization that works within the Republican Party to advocate equal rights for all Americans, including gays and lesbians in the United States with state chapters and a national office in Washington, D.C... - Ken Hackett, BA 1968, President of Catholic Relief ServicesCatholic Relief ServicesCatholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the U.S. bishops, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 90 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and...
- Margaret HecklerMargaret HecklerMargaret Mary Heckler is a Republican politician from Massachusetts who served in the United States House of Representatives for eight terms, from 1967 until 1983 and was later the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Ambassador to Ireland under President Ronald Reagan...
, JD 1956, former United States Congresswoman, former US Secretary of Health and Human Services, former US Ambassador to IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... - Charles F. HurleyCharles F. HurleyCharles Francis Hurley was the 54th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.1937-1939Governor Charles Hurley's administration increased the regulation of labor practices and emphasized individual rights. Hurley was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
, 1913, Governor of Massachusetts - Cheryl JacquesCheryl JacquesCheryl Ann Jacques is a United States politician who, beginning in January 2004, served for 11 months as president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, advocacy organization...
, 1984, first openly gayGayGay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
state senator; former president, Human Rights CampaignHuman Rights CampaignThe Human Rights Campaign is the United States' largest LGBT advocacy group and lobbying organization; according to the HRC, it has more than one million members and supporters... - Karim KawarKarim KawarAmbassador Karim Kawar is the former ambassador to the United States from Jordan, where he served under the title of Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United States of America and the Republic of Mexico from July 2002 until January 2007.His...
, 1987, JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian Ambassador to the United States - John KerryJohn KerryJohn Forbes Kerry is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts, the 10th most senior U.S. Senator and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2004 presidential election, but lost to former President George W...
, JD 1976, United States Senator, 2004 Democratic candidate for President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... - Edward J. KingEdward J. KingEdward Joseph "Ed" King was the 66th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts from 1979 to 1983.Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Boston College and Bentley College, King played professional football as a guard with the All-America Football Conference Buffalo Bisons from 1948 to...
, 1948, former Governor of Massachusetts and professional football player - Kenneth I. Kolpan, 1972, Brain Injury Lawyer
- Pat LaMarchePat LaMarchePatricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche is an American political figure and activist with the Green Party; she was the party's vice-presidential candidate in the 2004 U.S...
, 1982, Maine gubernatorial candidate, 2004 Green PartyGreen Party (United States)The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
vice-presidential candidate - Rachel J. Lamorte, 2010, former Political Director of the College Democrats of America
- Stephen LynchStephen Lynch (politician)Stephen F. Lynch is the U.S. representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party who has served since 2001. Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer, and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court....
, 1991, United States Congressman - Ed MarkeyEd MarkeyEdward John "Ed" Markey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1976. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes most of Boston's northern and western suburbs, such as Medford and Framingham. Markey is the Dean of both the Massachusetts and New England House delegations...
, 1968, JD '72, United States Congressman - Debra Wong YangDebra Wong YangDebra Wong Yang was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California. She was appointed in May 2002 by President George W. Bush, who made her the first Asian American woman to serve as a United States Attorney...
, JD 1984, United States Attorney for the Central District of California - Tip O'NeillTip O'NeillThomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. was an American politician. O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the U.S. Congress, serving in the House of Representatives for 34 years and representing two congressional districts in Massachusetts...
, 1936, former Speaker of the United States House of RepresentativesSpeaker of the United States House of RepresentativesThe Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, or Speaker of the House, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives... - Pierre-Richard ProsperPierre-Richard ProsperPierre-Richard Prosper is an American lawyer, prosecutor and former government official. He served as the second United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues under President George W...
, 1985, United States Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues - Thomas ReillyThomas ReillyThomas F. Reilly is an American attorney and politician who served as the 45th Massachusetts Attorney General. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents....
JD 1970, Attorney General of Massachusetts, 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate - Warren RudmanWarren RudmanWarren Bruce Rudman is an American attorney and Republican politician who served as United States Senator from New Hampshire between 1980 and 1993...
, JD 1960, former United States Senator and New Hampshire attorney general - Michael RustadMichael RustadMichael Rustad is a law professor at Suffolk University Law School, an author and television commentator.-Education and career:He received a BA from University of North Dakota, an MA from the University of Maryland, College Park, a Ph.D from Boston College, a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University...
, Ph.D, Intellectual Property author, Professor at Suffolk University Law SchoolSuffolk University Law SchoolSuffolk University Law School, also known as Suffolk Law School or SULS, is one of the professional graduate schools of Suffolk University. Suffolk University Law School is a private, non-sectarian, law school located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Suffolk University Law School was founded in... - R.T. Rybak, 1978, Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Marie St. FleurMarie St. FleurMarie P. St. Fleur is a former Massachusetts State Representative who represented the Fifth Suffolk district from 1999-2011. Her district consists of parts of the Boston neighborhoods Dorchester and Roxbury. She is the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts. Representative...
, JD 1987, Massachusetts state representative; first Haitian-American elected to the Massachusetts Legislature; 2006 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial candidate - Thomas P. SalmonThomas P. SalmonThomas Paul Salmon , U.S. Democratic Party politician, served as the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont from 1973 to 1977....
, 1954, JD '57, former Governor of VermontGovernor of VermontThe Governor of Vermont is the governor of the U.S. state of Vermont. The governor is elected in even numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years; Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years, instead of every four... - Leslie Samuelrich, 1985, co-founder and head, Green CorpsGreen CorpsGreen Corps, the field school for environmental organizing, is a non-profit organization that trains future environmental and social change activists. In its year-long, paid program, 35 recent college graduates go through a program involving direct field work on critical environmental campaigns...
- Bobby ScottRobert C. ScottRobert Cortez "Bobby" Scott is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
, JD 1973, United States Congressman - Michael D. Scott, MBA 1994, Senior Advisor, Patton Boggs, LLP; former Senior Adviser to the Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; former Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury; former Member of the Board of Directors, National Cooperative BankNational Cooperative BankNational Cooperative Bank is a cooperative financial institution chartered by the United States Congress in 1978, primarily to serve the financial needs of cooperatives...
- Francis X. Spina, JD 1971, Massachusetts Supreme Court justice
- Michael A. SullivanMichael A. SullivanMichael A. Sullivan is the Clerk of Courts for Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and served two terms as mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Michael is a member of the Sullivan family of Cambridge. He is the third generation in his family to be the mayor of Cambridge following his father and...
, 1982, JD '85, Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts - Michael J. Sullivan, 1979, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts; 2006 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial candidate
- Amul Thapar, 1991, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky
- Maurice J. TobinMaurice J. TobinMaurice Joseph Tobin was a Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, the 56th Governor of the U.S. state of Massachusetts, and U.S. Secretary of Labor....
, 1922, former mayor of Boston, former Governor of Massachusetts, former US Secretary of the Department of LaborUnited States Department of LaborThe United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The... - Kevin White, 1955, former mayor of Boston; longest serving
- Diane Wilkerson, JD 1981, first African-American Massachusetts state senator
- Barbara WrightBarbara Wright (politician)Barbara Wright is an American Republican Party politician who served four terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1992 to 2000, where she represented the 14th Legislative District...
B.S., member of the New Jersey General AssemblyNew Jersey General AssemblyThe New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
. - Debra Wong YangDebra Wong YangDebra Wong Yang was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California. She was appointed in May 2002 by President George W. Bush, who made her the first Asian American woman to serve as a United States Attorney...
, JD 1984, United States Attorney for the Central District of California
Media and communication
- Kerry Byrne, 1992, food writer, Boston HeraldBoston HeraldThe Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
, EsquireEsquire (magazine)Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
and others, sports writer, Sports IllustratedSports IllustratedSports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
, founder and 'Pigskin Potentate' ColdHardFootballFacts.com - Alina ChoAlina ChoAlina Cho is a general assignment correspondent for CNN's New York bureau.-Background:Alina Cho was born in Vancouver, Washington, to parents who were born in Seoul.She revealed on CNN's American Morning that she was a cheerleader at her high school....
, 1993, broadcast news reporter, CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States... - Leonard DeLuca, 1974, senior vice president for programming development, ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
- Kenneth Dolan, 1965, author; co-host, The Dolans, syndicated financial talk show, WOR radio network
- Jimm Freedman, 1976, vidotape editor CBS-TV, Emmy award winner with 60 Minutes in New York and at WCBS_TV Los Angeles. Director, Producer and Writer. Editor on Wheel of Fortune 1989-90
- Susan Gianinno, 1970, chair and CEO, Publicis
- Jack GriffinJack Griffinis the Founder and President of , an advisory firm established in 2011 to bring strategic and operating counsel to media and marketing services companies and executives. Jack is currently serving as a Senior Advisor to and Board Member of a number of established and early-stage firms in traditional...
, 1982, publisher, ParadeParade (magazine)Parade is an American nationwide Sunday newspaper magazine, distributed in more than 500 newspapers in the United States. It was founded in 1941 and is owned by Advance Publications. The most widely read magazine in the U.S., Parade has a circulation of 32.2 million and a readership of nearly 70...
magazine - Elisabeth Filarski Hasselbeck, 1999, co-host, The View, ABC
- Jack KingJack King (NASA)John W. "Jack" King is a former Chief of Public Information and Public Affairs Officer for NASA. He is best known for his work as Kennedy Space Center Chief of Public Information during projects Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. As part of this role, he provided public announcements and commentary for...
, NASA Public Affairs Officer - Paul LaCamera, MBA 1983, president and general manager, WCVB-TV/Boston
- Steve Lacy, 1997, Anchor and General Assignment Reporter, WCVB-TV/Boston
- Paula Ebben Anchor WBZ-TV/Boston
- Mike LupicaMike LupicaMichael Lupica is an American newspaper columnist, best known for his provocative commentary on sports in the New York Daily News and his appearances on ESPN.-Biography:...
, 1974, author; sports columnist, New York Daily News - Drew MasseyDrew MasseyDrew Massey is a puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company for the Muppets and has performed in many TV shows, movies, and TV commercials. He also lends his voice for commercials and video games. His film credits include The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, The Producers, Dr. Dolittle, Cats & Dogs, Team...
, 1992, founder, publisher, P.O.V.P.O.V.POV is a Public Broadcasting Service Public television series which features independent nonfiction films. POV is a cinema term for "point of view"....
magazine; founder, ManiaTV!ManiaTV!ManiaTV is a digital television network that produces, packages and distributes premium live celebrity TV shows for the 13-34 youth/young adult market. According to comScore, ManiaTV reaches over 10 million viewers each month. It was founded by Drew Massey.... - Julianne MalveauxJulianne MalveauxDr. Julianne Malveaux is the 15th president of Bennett College. She is an African-American economist, author, liberal social and political commentator, and businesswoman. She is well-known for her left-wing political opinions.-Education and career:Malveaux entered Boston College after the 11th...
, 1974, MA '76, nationally syndicated columnist, author, producer - John McLaughlinJohn McLaughlin (host)John McLaughlin is an American television personality and political commentator. He created, produces and hosts the long-running political commentary series The McLaughlin Group as well as John McLaughlin's One On One....
, MA 1961, executive producer and host, The McLaughlin GroupThe McLaughlin GroupThe McLaughlin Group is a syndicated half-hour weekly public affairs television program in the United States, where a group of five pundits discuss current political issues in a round table format. It has been broadcast since 1982, and is currently sponsored by MetLife...
, PBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia.... - Mark Mulvoy, 1964, former managing editor, Sports IllustratedSports IllustratedSports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
- Thomas Mulvoy, 1964, former managing editor, the Boston Globe
- Brian MurphyBrian Murphy (writer)Brian Murphy is the U.S. religion editor at the Associated Press and the author of a number of non-fiction books on religion, including "The New Men," a chronicle of American seminarians in Rome, and "The Root of Wild Madder," about the carpet trade in Iran and Afghanistan...
, religion editor, Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists... - William Perkins, 1976, MBA 1978, president, Wells Greene BDDP
- Bob RyanBob RyanBob Ryan is an American sportswriter for The Boston Globe. He has been described as "the quintessential American sportswriter" and a basketball guru and is well known for his coverage of the sport including his famous stories covering the Boston Celtics in the 1970s. After graduating from Boston...
, 1968, sports columnist, the Boston Globe - Herb ScannellHerb ScannellHerb Scannell, is the president of BBC Worldwide America.-Early years:Scannell was born in Long Island, New York to an Irish father and Puerto Rican mother as the youngest of four. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. His mother taught him Spanish at home helping him to...
, 1979, president, MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Networks, NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
Networks - Lesley VisserLesley VisserLesley Candace Visser is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and sportswriter. Visser is the first female NFL analyst on TV, and the only sportscaster in history, male or female, who has worked on Final Four, NBA Finals, World Series, Triple Crown, Monday Night Football, the Olympics, the...
, 1975, sports broadcaster, ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.... - Dave WedgeDave WedgeDavid Wedge , is a reporter and political columnist for the Boston Herald and a freelance journalist.-Career and personal life:...
, 1993, reporter, political columnist, Boston HeraldBoston HeraldThe Boston Herald is a daily newspaper that serves Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and its surrounding area. It was started in 1846 and is one of the oldest daily newspapers in the United States...
, writer Revolver (magazine)Revolver (magazine)Revolver is a bi-monthly rock and heavy metal magazine published by Future US. Before covering heavy metal, rock & hard rock solely, it was a more mainstream oriented magazine. The magazine is structured in a manner similar to publications such as Spin while covering many avenues within the heavy... - William O. Wheatley, Jr.William O. Wheatley, Jr.William O. Wheatley, Jr. is a retired executive vice president for NBC News, responsible for domestic and international news gathering, hard-news programming, relationships with international broadcasters and news agencies and print partnerships...
, 1966, former Emmy award winning executive producer, NBC Nightly News; executive vice president, NBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is... - Carter Wilkie, 1988, author, former White HouseWhite HouseThe White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
speechwriter
Religion
- Harold Berman, JD 1994, executive director, Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts, writer on issues of intermarriage and Jewish identity
- Thea BowmanThea BowmanSister Thea Bowman, F.S.P.A., was a Roman Catholic Religious Sister, teacher, and scholar.-Life:Born as Bertha Bowman in Yazoo City, Mississippi, she converted to the Roman Catholic Church, during her childhood, and joined the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration at La Crosse, Wisconsin,...
, PhD 1989, Franciscan sister, revered evangelist - Timothy P. BroglioTimothy P. BroglioTimothy Paul Andrew Broglio is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop for the Military Services, U.S.A.-Biography:...
, 1973, ArchbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
, VaticanHoly SeeThe Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
Ambassador to the Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
and Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an... - Richard James Cushing, 1917, CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
-Archbishop of Boston - Matthew D'Isernia, Defender of the Faith
- Robert DrinanRobert DrinanRobert Frederick Drinan, S.J. was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts...
, SJ, 1942, human rights advocate, only CatholicCatholicThe word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
priest ever to serve in US Congress - John Higgins, SJ, 1959, MA 1960, STL 1967, rector, Fairfield UniversityFairfield UniversityFairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
- John Kallos, a.k.a. John of Amorion, 1955, first American-born bishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
in the Greek Orthodox ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchThe Orthodox Church, officially called the Orthodox Catholic Church and commonly referred to as the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the second largest Christian denomination in the world, with an estimated 300 million adherents mainly in the countries of Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece,...
; former director, St. Photios Greek Orthodox National ShrineAvero HouseThe Avero House, also known as the Site of Minorcan Chapel or the St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine, is a historic home in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. It is located at 41 St. George Street. On June 13, 1972, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.The St...
, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... - Frederick Lawrence, world-renowned scholar of Bernard LonerganBernard LonerganFr. Bernard J.F. Lonergan, CC, SJ was a Canadian Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian widely regarded as one of the most important Catholic thinkers of the twentieth century....
- Richard LennonRichard LennonRichard Gerard Lennon is the Roman Catholic bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, since May 15, 2006.-Background:A native of Arlington, Massachusetts, Lennon is the son of an Arlington, Mass. firefighter Lennon attended St. James the Apostle grammar school in St...
, 1969, Bishop of Cleveland - Catherine McNamee, CSJ, 'MEd 1955, MA 1958, former president, National Catholic Education Association
- Gerasimos Michaleas, MA 1986, PhD 1993, MetropolitanMetropolitan bishopIn Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
of San Francisco; Archbishop, Greek OrthodoxChurch of GreeceThe Church of Greece , part of the wider Greek Orthodox Church, is one of the autocephalous churches which make up the communion of Orthodox Christianity...
Archdiocese of America - John Courtney MurrayJohn Courtney MurrayJohn Courtney Murray, , was an American Jesuit priest and theologian, who was especially known for his efforts to reconcile Catholicism and religious pluralism, particularly focusing on the relationship between religious freedom and the institutions of a democratically structured modern...
1926, MA 1927, prominent Jesuit theologian, architect of Vatican II - William Henry O'ConnellWilliam Henry O'ConnellWilliam Henry O'Connell was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Boston from 1907 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1911.-Early life:...
1881, Cardinal-Archbishop of Boston - Edward O'Flaherty, SJ, 1959, director, ecumenical/interreligious affairs, Boston archdiocese
- Edward PhillipsEdward PhillipsEdward Phillips , was an English author.-Life:He was the son of Edward Phillips of the crown office in chancery, and his wife Anne, only sister of John Milton, the poet. Edward Phillips the younger was born in the Strand, London. His father died in 1631, and Anne eventually married her husband's...
, Eastern Deanery AIDSAIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
Relief Program, Archdiocese of NairobiNairobiNairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is... - Francis A. SullivanFrancis A. SullivanFrancis Aloysius Sullivan, S.J. is an American Catholic theologian and a Jesuit priest. He is best known for his research in the area of ecclesiology and the magisterium.- Early Life and Jesuit Formation :...
, SJ, 1944, MA 1945, Jesuit theologian and ecclesiologist
Science, technology, and medicine
- Krastan Blagoev, PhD 1998, Director of Research, Los Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos National LaboratoryLos Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico...
- Robert Cefalo, 1955, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Gilbert Connelly, 1962, Director of Cardiac Anesthesia, New England Medical Center
- E. Michael Egan, 1976, CEO, TransMolecularTransMolecularTransMolecular is a biotech company located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is geared to finding anti-cancer targeted drugs.- Controversy :Transmolecular has received protests in the past because of their contract with Huntingdon Life Sciences who has been the target of an international campaign by...
- Joseph L. GormleyJoseph L. GormleyJoseph Leo Gormley was the chief of chemistry and toxicology for the FBI.Born in Clinton, Massachusetts, he was raised in Somerville, Massachusetts. Gormley received his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry from Boston College. With his wife Frances he fathered and raised nine children.In...
, 1937, MA 1939, father of modern forensic science - Gerald B. Healy, 1963, Otolaryngologist-in-Chief and Surgeon-in-Chief at Children's Hospital Boston
- Paul Nadeau, 1975, MS 1970, geological advisor, Statoil, Norway
- John Pollock, 1987, Assistant Professor, Tufts Cummings Veterinary School
- Carol Picard, MS 1976, PhD 1998, President, Sigma Theta TauSigma Theta TauThe Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International exists to improve the health of people by increasing the scientific base of nursing research...
International Honor Society of Nursing - Richard RyanRichard RyanRichard Ryan may refer to:*Richard Ryan , Irish poet and diplomat*Richard Ryan , English biographer and playwright...
, BS 1986, President, Jewish HospitalJewish Hospital, Cincinnati, OhioJewish Hospital, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, was the first Jewish hospital in the United States. The hospital was initially established in 1850 as a result of a cholera epidemic for treating the affected Jewish population of Cincinnati...
, Cincinnati - Susan Sheehy, 1969, Associate Director, Clinical Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Aleksandar ToticAleksandar ToticAleksandar Totic is one of the original developers of the Mosaic browser. He cofounded and was a partner at Netscape Communications Corporation.- External links :*...
, 1988, cofounder and former partner, Netscape - Kevin J. TraceyKevin J. TraceyKevin J. Tracey, a scientist and inventor, was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on 10 December 1957. He is President of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Professor and President of the Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine in Manhasset, New York.-Education:Kevin J. Tracey...
, 1979, neurosurgeon and immunologist - Philip J. LandriganPhilip J. LandriganPhilip J. Landrigan, M.D., M.Sc., is an American epidemiologist and pediatrician and one of the world's leading advocates of children's health....
, epidemiologist and pediatrician - Ryan Dunkelberg, neurologistNeurologistA neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
and behavioral psychologistPsychologistPsychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college... - James Polerecky DDS,1986, Dentist
Athletics
Fictional
- Jack Ryan, character in Tom Clancy's novels
- Frank Galvin, protagonist attorney played by Paul Newman in the 1982 film The VerdictThe VerdictThe Verdict is a 1982 courtroom drama film which tells the story of a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer who pushes a medical malpractice case in order to improve his own situation, but discovers along the way that he is doing the right thing. Since the lawsuit involves a woman in a persistent...
(both undergraduate and law school) - Father John O'Malley, character in Margaret Coel's Wind River Reservation mystery series
- Dr. Jason Seaver and his wife, Margaret ("Maggie") Malone- Seaver, parents on the long running TV series "Growing Pains"
- Gordon Friedman, character in the self-titled movie about his life
- Ken Reeves, character in the TV show "The White Shadow", played by actor, Ken Howard.
Chemistry
- Amir Hoveyda, developer of the Hoveyda-Grubbs Catalyst
- John Fourkas, American Physical SocietyAmerican Physical SocietyThe American Physical Society is the world's second largest organization of physicists, behind the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. The Society publishes more than a dozen scientific journals, including the world renowned Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, and organizes more than 20...
fellow, National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
Award recipient - Shana Kelly, one of the world's "top 100 innovators" according to the Technology Review magazine
Economics
- Richard Tresch, Massachusetts Professor of the Year
- Arthur LewbelArthur LewbelArthur Lewbel is the inaugural Patrick Roche Professor of Economics at Boston College, and is known in the fields of applied microeconomics and econometrics...
, Noted for Econometrics, Consumer Demand Analysis
English
- Gerald DaweGerald DaweGerald Dawe is a Northern Irish writer and poet.-Early life:Gerald Dawe was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and grew up with his mother, sister and grandmother. He attended Orangefield Boys School across the city in East Belfast, a leading progressive liberal state school...
, Northern IrishNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
poet who is the Burns Visiting Professor - Elizabeth GraverElizabeth Graver-Life:Graver was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Williamstown, Massachusetts. She received her B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1986, and her M.F.A. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1999. She also did graduate work at Cornell University...
, author - Paul MarianiPaul MarianiPaul Mariani is an American poet and a professor at Boston College. He grew up on Long Island, the eldest of seven children...
, author - Marjorie Howes, scholar of Irish literature
- George O'Har, author
Finance
- Alicia MunnellAlicia Haydock MunnellAlicia H. Munnell is the Peter F. Drucker Professor of Management Sciences at Boston College's Carroll School of Management. She also serves as the director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College...
, former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; leading authority on Social SecuritySocial securitySocial security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
and retirement
History
- John HumeJohn HumeJohn Hume is a former Irish politician from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble....
, former Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
politician, recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who... - Radu FlorescuRadu FlorescuRadu Florescu is a Romanian academic who holds the position of Emeritus Professor of History at Boston College. He was Director of the East European Research Center at Boston College, and also a professor of history....
, distinguished Romanian historian, author of successful works on Vlad DraculaVlad III the ImpalerVlad III, Prince of Wallachia , also known by his patronymic Dracula , and posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler , was a three-time Voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462, the period of the incipient Ottoman conquest of the Balkans... - Thomas O'Connor, Boston historian, best-selling author
Philosophy
- Joseph Flanagan, SJ, director, Lonergan Center
- Peter KreeftPeter KreeftPeter John Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College, and author of numerous books as well as a popular writer on philosophy, Christian theology, and specifically Catholic apologetics. He also formulated together with Ronald K. Tacelli, SJ, "Twenty...
, author, noted conservative, authority on Thomas AquinasThomas AquinasThomas Aquinas, O.P. , also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known as Doctor Angelicus, Doctor Communis, or Doctor Universalis...
, SocratesSocratesSocrates was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon, and the plays of his contemporary ...
, and C. S. LewisC. S. LewisClive Staples Lewis , commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist from Belfast, Ireland... - Richard KearneyRichard KearneyRichard Kearney is the Charles Seelig professor of philosophy at Boston College and has taught at many universities including University College Dublin, the Sorbonne, and the University of Nice.-Biography:...
, philosopher - William J. RichardsonWilliam J. RichardsonWilliam John Richardson, S. J. is an American philosopher, who was among the first to introduce the philosophy of Martin Heidegger to the English-speaking world. He is currently professor emeritus of philosophy at Boston College.-Bibliography:...
, SJ, philosopher and psychoanalyst; known for his groundbreaking work on Martin Heidegger. - Vanessa Rumble, president, The Søren KierkegaardSøren KierkegaardSøren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish Christian philosopher, theologian and religious author. He was a critic of idealist intellectuals and philosophers of his time, such as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling and Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel...
Society; Phi Beta Kappa Teacher of the Year - John SallisJohn SallisJohn Sallis is an American philosopher. Since 2005, he has been the Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. He has previously taught at Pennsylvania State University , Vanderbilt University , Loyola University of Chicago , Duquesne University and the University of the South .He is the brother...
, noted philosopher within Continental philosophyContinental philosophyContinental philosophy, in contemporary usage, refers to a set of traditions of 19th and 20th century philosophy from mainland Europe. This sense of the term originated among English-speaking philosophers in the second half of the 20th century, who used it to refer to a range of thinkers and...
and hermeneutics.
Political science
- William Bulger, former Massachusetts Senate president; former president, University of Massachusetts
- Donald Hafner, former Carter and Reagan nuclear weapons advisor; renowned national security expert
- Marc Landy, author of several widely used political science textbooks; chair, Irish Institute
- R. Shep Melnick, former New Hampshire State Rep.; co-chair of the Harvard Program on Constitutional Government; nationally respected author on American politics
- Robert S. RossRobert S. RossRobert S. Ross is a professor of political science at Boston College, associate of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, senior advisor of the security studies program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations...
, associate of the Fairbank Center for East Asian ResearchFairbank Center for Chinese StudiesThe Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University is a post-graduate research center promoting the study of modern and contemporary China from a social science perspective. -History:...
at Harvard University; senior advisor of the security studies program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; member of the Council on Foreign Relations; one of the foremost American specialists on Chinese foreign and defense policy and U.S.-China relations. - Kay Lehman Schlozman, award-winning author and American political behaviorist; advisory board member of the Campaign Finance Institute; former secretary of the American Political Science Association; New York Times contributor
- Susan Shell, political philosopher and Department Chair; cited Kant scholar
- Alan WolfeAlan WolfeAlan Wolfe is a political scientist and a sociologist and is currently on the faculty of Boston College and serves as director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life...
, director, Boisi Center for Religion and American Public LifeBoisi Center for Religion and American Public LifeThe Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life is a research center at Boston College. The goal of the Boisi Center is to create opportunities where a community of scholars, policy makers, media and religious leaders in the Boston area and nationally can connect in conversations and...
; bestselling author
Sociology
- Sharlene Hesse-Biber, founder and director of National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education, author
- Paul Schervish, director, Center for Wealth and Philanthropy; leading philanthoropy expert
- Juliet SchorJuliet SchorJuliet Schor is a Professor of sociology at Boston College. She studies trends in working time and leisure, consumerism, the relationship between work and family, women's issues and economic justice. She received her undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University and her Ph.D in economics from the...
, leading expert on American consumerismConsumerismConsumerism is a social and economic order that is based on the systematic creation and fostering of a desire to purchase goods and services in ever greater amounts. The term is often associated with criticisms of consumption starting with Thorstein Veblen...
, author - John B. WilliamsonJohn B. WilliamsonJohn B. Williamson is a Professor of Sociology who specializes in gerontology, social policy and social welfare.He joined the faculty of the Department of Sociology at Boston College in 1969 after completing his Ph.D. in social psychology at Harvard University...
, professor, author, former vice-president Gerontological Society of America
Theology
- Lisa Sowle CahillLisa Sowle CahillDr. Lisa Sowle Cahill is a central figure in contemporary Roman Catholic Theological Ethics.She first became known in the 1980s with her studies on gender and sexual ethics, but now she has extended her work to social and global ethics...
, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
;former president, Catholic Theological Society of AmericaCatholic Theological Society of AmericaThe Catholic Theological Society of America is a professional association mostly in the United States and Canada. It is a "Catholic" organization that was founded in 1946 to promote studies and research in theology within the Catholic tradition...
. - Pheme PerkinsPheme PerkinsPheme Perkins is a Professor of Theology at Boston College, where she has been teaching since 1972. She is a nationally recognized expert on the Greco-Roman cultural setting of early Christianity, as well as the Pauline Epistles and Gnosticism....
, noted New Testament scholar; former president, Catholic Biblical Association of America. - Ruth LangerRuth LangerRuth Langer is a Professor of Theology at Boston College, and a noted expert on Jewish Liturgy and on Christian Jewish Relations.Langer was educated at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, where she received her Ph.D...
, nationally recognized expert on Jewish liturgy. - Michael HimesMichael HimesFather Michael Himes, a priest in the Brooklyn, New York, diocese, is a Theologian currently teaching theology at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts...
, former academic dean of the Seminary of Immaculate Conception on Long Island, New York.