University of Massachusetts - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Listed in alphabetical order

• Joseph Abboud (fashion designer)
• Norm Abram (carpenter on This Old House)
• Kenneth S. Apfel (former commissioner, Social Security Administration)
• Frank Black (frontman of the band Pixies, solo artist)
• David Branch (commissioner of the Canadian Hockey League)
• Steve Buckley (Boston Herald sports columnist)
• Pat Cadigan (science fiction author)
• Gerry Callahan (sports radio talk show host on WEEI in Boston)
• Marcus Camby (basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers)
• Jill Carroll (journalist for Christian Science Monitor)
• Ken P. Chong (NIST, NSF, The George Washington University)
• Natalie Cole (singer)
• Catherine Coleman (astronaut)
• Bonnie Comley (Tony Award-winning producer)
• Rob Corddry (comedian)
• Audie Cornish (broadcast radio personality and journalist, National Public Radio)
• Jeff Corwin (actor, Jeff Corwin Experience)
• Bill Cosby (comedian and actor)
• Victor Cruz (professional football player for the New York Giants)
• Patrick DeCoste (guitarist, composer)
• Stephen Potter De Mallie (textile researcher, decorated US Naval Officer)
• Gary DiSarcina (professional baseball player)
• Jeffrey Donovan (actor)
• Trung Dung (information technology expert)
• Paul M. English (co-founder and chief technology officer, Kayak.com)
• Julius Erving (professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers, member of Basketball Hall of Fame)
• Mike Flanagan (professional baseball player)
• Marc Forgione (iron chef)
• Richard Gere (actor)
• Russell Alan Hulse (physics Nobelist)
• James Ihedigbo (professional football player for the Baltimore Ravens)
• Eric Javer (stockbroker)
• Bill Janovitz (musician, Buffalo Tom)
• Derek Kellogg (Head men's basketball coach for UMass, former assistant coach at University of Memphis under John Calipari)
• Stephen Kellogg (musician, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers)
• Fardeen Khan (Bollywood actor)
• Hina Rabbani Khar (Foreign Minister of Pakistan)
• Madeleine Kunin (Governor of Vermont)
• Phil Laak (poker player and Jennifer Tilly's boyfriend)
• Peter Laird
• Stephane Lasme (professional basketball player for Miami Heat)
• Hugh Loebner (demographer, social activist)
• Brandon London (professional football player for New York Giants)
• Taj Mahal (musician)
• William Manchester (historian, biographer)
• James Marcou (Professional Hockey Player, San Jose Sharks)
• J. Mascis (musician Dinosaur Jr.)
• William C. Martel (Associate Professor of International Security Studies at The Fletcher School, Tufts University)
• Marty Meehan (politician; since July 2007, Chancellor of UMass Lowell)
• Thomas Menino (mayor of Boston)
• Sean Nelson (musician)
• Ann C. Noble Inventor of the Aroma Wheel
• Kelly Overton (Writer and founder of People Protecting Animals & Their Habitats)
• Vivek Paul (former Vice President of Wipro Technologies)
• Jim Perdue (Chairman of Perdue)
• Rick Pitino (basketball coach)
• Thomas Pock (Professional Hockey player for New York Rangers)
• Bill Pullman (actor)
• Jonathan Quick (National Hockey League player for the Los Angeles Kings) and member of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
• Marc Randazza First Amendment Attorney and Legal Commentator. *
• Jeff Reardon (professional baseball player)
• Buffy Sainte-Marie (musician, artist, educator, and social activist)
• Briana Scurry (player on the 1999 world champion United States women's national soccer team)
• James Sherman (musician, Whittington)
• Marcel Shipp American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals
• Nalini Singh (Best known for her spontaneous stand-up comedy)
• Al Skinner (professional basketball player, former Boston College basketball coach)
• Jack Smith (former CEO of General Motors)
• Flo Steinberg (comic books)
• Sarah Stevenson (Director of Community/Player Relations, Boston Red Sox)
• Mike Tannenbaum (general manager NFL New York Jets)
• Jeff Taylor (founder of Monster.com)
• Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr. (physics Nobelist)
• Paul Theroux author
• Jimmy Tingle (comedian; former television commentator on 60 Minutes II)
• John Tobin (Boston City Councilor)
• Sidney Topol (former CEO of Scientific Atlanta)
• Ron Villone (professional baseball player for Saint Louis Cardinals)
• Saba Wahid (Chef, Food Columnist and former presenter of television series Ask One and Studio One)
• Casey Wellman (professional hockey player, Minnesota Wild)
• Jack Welch (former CEO of General Electric)
• Zhou Qifeng (President of Peking University)
• Joey Santiago (lead guitarist of the alternative rock band the Pixies)