List of Duquesne University people
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This is a list of notable persons affiliated with Duquesne University, including alumni, current and former faculty members, and students.
Notable alumni
Media
- Tom Atkins – actor, Lethal Weapon, The Rockford Files, Harry O, Oz
- Carl Betz – actor, The Donna Reed Show, Judd for the Defense
- Peter Brunette – film critic (The Hollywood Reporter) and film historian
- John Clayton (1976) – NFL writer and reporter for ESPN
- Werner Herzog – filmmaker (did not officially graduate)
- Bill Hillgrove (1962)[1] – sports journalist, radio personality, broadcaster
- Jesse Joyce – stand-up comedian and writer
- Mark Madden[2] – former World Championship Wrestling commentator, writer, ESPN Radio personality
- Terry McGovern[3] – film actor, television broadcaster, radio personality, voice-over specialist, and acting instructor
- Mary Rawson[4] – television producer, writer, talk show host, actor
Business
- Alan N. Braverman – senior executive vice president, secretary, and general counsel of The Walt Disney Company, 2003–present
- Pat Dudley (MA) – president and marketing director of Bethel Heights Vineyard
- Ed Grier[5] – former president of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California
- Stanley R. Gumberg – real estate developer[6]
- Tom Tribone – founder and CEO of Guggenheim Global Infrastructure Company
Religion
- Richard Henry Ackerman – bishop of Covington (Kentucky), 1960–1978; attended the Second Vatican Council
- Daniel DiNardo (1969)[7] – archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (2006–present)
- Ralph Leo Hayes – bishop of Helena (1933–1935), rector of the Pontifical North American College (1935–1944), and bishop of Davenport (1944–1966)
- Vincent Leonard – bishop of Pittsburgh (1969–1983)
- Zola Levitt – Messianic Jewish teacher, author, and television host
- Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida (1964) – cardinal, archbishop of Detroit (1990–present)
- Thomas L. Thompson (1962) – Biblical theologian, closely associated with the Biblical minimalism movement
- Anne Nasimiyu Wasike (died 2018) – theologian, religious sister, and author
- David Zubik (1971)[8] – bishop of Green Bay (2003–2007), bishop of Pittsburgh (2007–present)
Sports
- Mike Basrak[9] – played center and linebacker for NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers
- Joe Beimel[10] – relief pitcher for Pittsburgh Pirates
- Leigh Bodden – former NFL defensive back
- Boyd Brumbaugh – former NFL player and first-round draft pick
- Donn Clendenon (1978)[11] – MLB player for Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets; 1969 World Series MVP
- Chuck Cooper[12] – first African-American player to be drafted into the NBA
- Luca Crusifino – professional wrestler for WWE, played football at Duquesne
- Jayden Da – professional soccer player
- Mickey Davis – former NBA player for Milwaukee Bucks
- Aldo Donelli[13] – player and head coach in NFL; member of United States National Soccer Hall of Fame
- Al Federoff – Major League Baseball player
- Chip Ganassi[14] – former professional racecar driver; current professional race team owner
- Sihugo Green[15] – NBA player (1957; 1959–1966)
- Korie Hlede[16] – WNBA player
- Mike James[17] – former professional basketball player, Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards; has won one NBA Championship
- Shawn James – former professional basketball player
- Ray Kemp – professional football player, first African-American to play for Pittsburgh Steelers
- Christian Kuntz – long snapper for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Stefan Lundberg – professional soccer player for Pittsburgh Riverhounds
- Barry Nelson – former NBA player
- Norm Nixon[18] – professional basketball player for Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, 2-time NBA champion and 4-time All-Star
- Cumberland Posey[19] – Negro league baseball player, manager, and team owner; Baseball Hall of Famer
- Dave Ricketts – former MLB player
- Dick Ricketts[20] – NBA's first overall pick in annual player draft (1955); also played Major League Baseball
- Art Rooney – Pittsburgh Steelers founder and former owner, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Dan Rooney – Pittsburgh Steelers former president and chairman, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame, former United States Ambassador to Ireland
- Jimmy Smith[21] – former MLB player; won one World Series
- Dwayne Woodruff[22] – defensive back for NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers (1979–1990), won one Super Bowl; founding partner of Woodruff, Flaherty & Fardo law firm (now Flaherty Fardo, LLC); currently judge of Court of Common Pleas in Pittsburgh
Politics and law
- Donald A. Bailey – politician and lawyer[23]
- Derrick Bell[24] – legal theorist
- Mark Ciavarella – disbarred former Luzerne County judge following the kids for cash scandal
- Anthony Colaizzo – Democratic member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1989–1999
- Father James Cox[25] – Roman Catholic priest, labor activist, and presidential candidate
- Bob Cranmer[26][27] – county commissioner of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1995–1999; former chairman of Republican Party of Allegheny County
- Henry Ellenbogen – Pennsylvania congressman (1933–1938)[28]
- Gerald Feierstein (M.A. c:a 1975) – diplomat[29]
- Joseph M. Gaydos (1947)[30] – Pennsylvania delegate to U.S. House of Representatives; first Slovak-American elected to Congress
- General Michael V. Hayden (1967) (1969) – retired United States Air Force general; former director of CIA[31]
- Ernest Kline – lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania, 1971–1979; dropped out because of inability to pay[32]
- Catherine Baker Knoll – lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania[33]
- Thomas Patrick Melady (1970) – diplomat and professor at the Institute of World Politics
- Corey O'Connor – Allegheny County controller 2022–present, member of Pittsburgh City Council 2012–2022
- Guy Reschenthaler – member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district
- Charles Owen Rice – Roman Catholic priest; labor activist
- Karen Garver Santorum – wife of former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania
- Thomas E. Scanlon – congressman (1941–1945)
- Bud Shuster – congressman (1972–2001)
- William S. Stickman IV – judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Terry Van Horne (1968) – member of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1981–2000[34]
- Samuel A. Weiss – judge and congressman (1941–1946)
- Khodr Zaarour – professor of international relations; founder of the Muslim American Public Affairs Council[35]
Music
- Joseph Carl Breil – first person to compose a score specifically for a motion picture
- Jared DePasquale – composer
- Gene Forrell – composer and conductor
- Henry Mazer – conductor and recording artist for Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra[36]
- Sammy Nestico – composer and arranger of big band music
- William Schultz (1950) – president and CEO of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
- Bobby Vinton (graduated 1956; honorary doctorate in Music in 1978) – "the Polish Prince," recording artist, called most successful love singer of rock era[37]
Literature
- Ray DiPalma (1966) – poet and visual artist
- Keith Donohue – novelist; director of Communications for National Historical Publications and Records Commission
- Linda O. Johnston – author of mystery and romance novels
- Jerome Loving (MA) – professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin[38]
- Michael Mann – professor of German literature at the University of California, Berkeley; son of Thomas Mann
Other
- George Delahunty – physiologist, endocrinologist, and Lilian Welsh Professor of Biology at Goucher College
- Dennis Fitch – member of flight crew of United Airlines Flight 232 that crash-landed in Sioux City, Iowa in 1989, credited with saving 185 of 296 aboard, cited as example of benefits of cockpit resource management
- Constance Flanagan – professor of civil society and community studies[39]
- Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow – nurse and professor
- Miftah Ismail – Pakistan's finance minister
- Jenna Morasca – model
- Monique Samuels – television personality, The Real Housewives of Potomac
- Laurie Trok – graphic artist
Notable faculty
- Francesco Cesareo – Renaissance historian, president of Assumption College (former Dean of the McAnulty College of Liberal Arts)
- Jerry Clack – professor of Classical Languages[40]
- Antony Davies – economist and speaker
- Radhika Gajjala – communications and cultural studies professor
- Samuel John Hazo – author of poetry, fiction, essays and plays (Emeritus McAnulty Distinguished Professor of English)
- James Houlik – tenor saxophonist (professor of Saxophone and chair of Woodwinds)
- Patrick Juola – expert in field of computer linguistics and security, credited with co-creating original biometric word list (professor of Computer Science)
- Maureen Lally-Green – judge on Superior Court of Pennsylvania (adjunct professor at School of Law)
- Conor Lamb – former member of the United States House of Representatives, current distinguished lecturer of law[41]
- Aaron L. Mackler – conservative rabbi (professor of Theology)
- Cardinal Adam Maida – archbishop of Detroit 1990–2009 (former adjunct professor of Theology at School of Law)
- Magali Cornier Michael – feminist literary theorist (associate professor of English and co-director of Women's and Gender Studies program)
- John E. Murray – author of Murray on Contracts; former dean of University of Pittsburgh School of Law and the Villanova University School of Law (University Chancellor and Professor of Law)
- Ron Polansky – philosopher and educator
- James Purdy – scholar of digital rhetoric
- John Walker – concert organist, choirmaster, recording artist (adjunct professor of Organ and Sacred Music (1997–2006))
- Cyril Wecht – forensic pathologist
- Michael Welner – forensic psychiatrist
