Chaminade High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Since its founding, Chaminade has produced over 20,000 graduates. Chaminade alumni live worldwide. Notable alumni, living and deceased, include:

• Sean Connaughton, 1979, Secretary of Transportation for the State of Virginia; former Administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration
• Mark Connor, 1967, former MLB pitching coach for the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers
• Gerald Curatola, DDS, 1975, Media personality; dental practitioner and cosmetic dental consultant to the entertainment industry
• Alphonse D'Amato, 1955, political consultant; former three-term United States Senator from New York
• Brian Dennehy, 1956, multiple Tony Award-winning actor
• J.P. Foschi, 2000, tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals
• Louis Gerstner, 1959, former Chairman and CEO of IBM; former Chairman of the Carlyle Group
• Al Groh, 1962, Defensive Coordinator for Georgia Tech football; former New York Jets and University of Virginia head football coach
• Kemp Hannon, 1963, New York State Senator
• Roy Harter, 1991, musical composer and producer; owner of SkinnyMan Studios in New York City
• Glenn Hughes, 1968, original leatherman singer with The Village People
• Stephen Karopczyc, 1961, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor
• George Kennedy, 1943, Academy Award-winning actor
• John Lannan, 2002, pitcher for the Washington Nationals MLB team
• Gene Larkin,1980, former MLB ballplayer for the Minnesota Twins, who had the hit that won the 1991 World Series
• Jack Martins, 1985, New York State Senator
• Bob McKillop, 1967, head coach of the Davidson College basketball team
• Joe Mullaney, 1943, collegiate and professional basketball coach; coached the Los Angeles Lakers to the 1970 NBA Finals
• Don Murphy, 1980, motion picture producer
• Bill O'Reilly, 1967, political commentator; host of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor
• Bill Owens, 1967, United States Congressman from the 23rd Congressional District of New York
• Kevin Reilly, 1980, television network executive for the FOX Broadcasting Network
• Ted Robinson, 1974, American sportscaster; currently broadcasting for NBC tennis coverage and the San Francisco 49ers
• Christopher Ruddy, 1983, journalist; CEO of Newsmax Media, Inc.
• Thomas Spota, 1959, District Attorney of Suffolk County, NY
• Richard Sullivan, 1982, Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Thomas Suozzi, 1980, business and political consultant; former County Executive of Nassau County, NY
• Joe Terranova Financial Analyst. Spokesman on CNBC
• Robert C. Wright, 1961, former Chairman and CEO of NBC Universal; former Vice Chairman of parent General Electric Company