Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| | | Doctor of Philosophy | First President of Brooklyn College | |
| 1993, 1996 | GSAS | M.A., PhD | President of Transylvania University | |
| | GSAS | M.A., PhD | President of Assumption College, historian | |
, S.J. | 1960, 1962, 1965 | FCRH, GRE, GSAS | B.A., M.A. | President of Canisius College, acting President of John Carroll University | |
| | FC | B.S. | Dean, NYU School of Professional Studies. | |
| 1984, 1990, 2002 | FC, GE | B.S., MBA, PhD | President of Endicott College | - |
, S.P. | | GRE | PhD | Former President of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | |
| | FC | B.S. | 8th President of Columbia College Chicago | |
| 1953 | GSAS | M.A. | Former President of Georgetown University | |
, S.J. | DNG | GE | | Principal of Heythrop College, University of London | |
, CDP | 1986 | GSAS | PhD | President of La Roche College; former vice-President of Heritage University | |
, R.S.M. | | GSAS | M.A., PhD | Former President of Georgian Court University | |
| 1958 | FC | B.S. | President Emeritus of Tulane University | |
| 1970 | FC | B.S. | President of Loyola Marymount University | |
| 1958 | FC | B.S. | President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice | |
| 1943, 1947 | FC, GSAS | B.S., M.S. | President of Columbia University | |
| | Law | | President of University of Dallas | |
| 1938, 1941, 1946 | FC, GSAS | B.A., M.A., PhD | President of Pace University | |
| 1961 | GSAS | PhD | President Emeritus of Georgetown University | |
, S.J. | | GSAS | M.A. | President of the University of Scranton | |
, S.J. | 1979 | FC | B.S. | President of the University of Scranton | |
, S.J. | 1965 | GSAS | | President of College of the Holy Cross | |
| 1954 | GSAS | M.A. | President of College of the Holy Cross, and former dean of Marymount College | |
, S.J. | 1969 | FC | B.A. | 23rd President of Loyola College, Maryland | |
| 1963, 1978 | FC, GSAS | B.A., M.A., PhD | President, New York University | |
| 1971 | FC | B.S. | Founding dean of Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
, O.F.M. | | GRE | PhD | Professor of theology at The Catholic University of America, Capuchin friar | |
| 1969 | FC | B.A. | Professor of history at Yale University | |
| 1989 | GSAS | M.A., PhD | Professor of philosophy at Baylor University | |
| 1955 | GSAS | PhD | Professor Emeritus of history at the University of Kansas | |
| 1994 | Law | J.D. | Professor of law at University of Maryland | |
, S.J. | 1973 | FC | B.A. | Professor of theology at Harvard University | |
| 1969 | FC | B.A. | Professor and scholar of Caribbean literature | |
| | | | Historian | |
| 1980, 1986 | GRE | M.A., PhD | Professor of theology at Iona College | |
| 1973 | GSAS | M.A. | Professor of sociology at University at Albany, SUNY | |
| 1970 | FC | B.A. | James B. Duke Professor of philosophy at Duke University | |
| 1927 | FC | B.S. | Mathematician | |
| 1968, 1975 | FC, GSAS | B.A., M.A. | Professor at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies | |
| 1990 | GSAS | Ed.D | Education administrator | |
| | GSAS | M.A. | Jewish scholar, founder of Shalom Hartman Institute | |
| 1982 | GSAS | PhD | Orthodox Christian theologian | |
| 1992 | FC | B.A. | Professor of philosophy at King's College | |
, OSB | 1958 | GSAS | PhD | Physicist and theologian, Distinguished Professor at Seton Hall University | |
| 1963 | FC, GSAS | B.A., M.A. | Professor of philosophy at Bates College | |
| 1974, 1979 | GRE | M.A., PhD | Professor of theology at University of Notre Dame | |
| 1965 | FC | B.A. | Professor of history at University of Texas at Austin | |
| 1959 | GSAS | PhD | Professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University | |
| 1958 | FC | B.S. | Mathematician | |
, S.J. | 1966 | | M.A. | Historian and Jesuit, expert on the history of Puerto Rico, professor of history at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus from 1972 to 2017 | |
| 1986 | GSAS | PhD | Professor of education at City University of New York | |
| 1943 | FCRH | B.S. | Professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago; official historian of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| 1966, 1970 | GSAS | M.A., PhD | Biographer and celebrity historian | |
| 1969 | FC, GSAS | B.S., M.S. | Economist | |
| 1963 | FC | B.S. | Theorist in the field of higher education, particularly concerning university student retention | |
| 1977 | GSAS | M.A. | Co-founder and co-director of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale University | |
| 1972 | GSAS | PhD | Psychologist, scholar | |
| | | | Catholic theologian | |
| | GSAS | PhD | Canadian political scientist and historian | |
| 1969 | MC | B.A. | Professor of theology at Hofstra University | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| 1984–85; DNG | FC | | Writer, club promoter | |
| 1977 | FC | B.F.A. | Painter | |
| | | | Author | |
| 1973 | FC | B.A. | Author | |
| 1964 | FC | B.A. | Author | |
| 1943 | | | Playwright | |
| 2007 | GSB | MBA | Blogger | |
| 1979 | FC | B.A. | Novelist | |
| | FC | B.A. | Writer, critic | |
| 1959–61 | FC | | Irish-British conceptual artist | |
| 1958 | FC | B.S. | National Book Award and PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author | |
| 1971 | FC | B.A. | Poet | |
| 1938 | FC | B.S. | Cartoonist | |
| 1852 | SJC | B.A. | Visual artist, stained glass window-maker | |
| FC | 1978 | | Author | |
| 1958 | FC | B.A. | Horror novelist and playwright | |
| | FC | B.A. | Poet | |
| 1974 | FC | B.A. | Photographer | |
| 1983 | FC | B.A. | Novelist | |
| 1969 | FC | B.A. | Children's author | |
| 1930 | GSAS | PhD | As a child, wrote a letter to the New York Sun asking about Santa Claus which prompted the famous response "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" | |
| | FC | B.A. | Playwright, author, comic | |
| 1975 | FC | B.A. | Author | |
| 1927 | Law | J.D. | Author | |
| | FC | | Author | |
| 1854 | SJC | LL.D. | Author and historian | |
| | Law | J.D. | Children's literature author | |
| | Visual Arts | B.A. | Photographer | |
| 1967 | MC | B.F.A. | Visual artist | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| 2005 | FC | B.S. | Investor, politician | |
| 1980 | GSB | MBA | Former chairman and CEO of RBS Citizens Financial Group and RBS Americas | |
| 1978 | FC | B.S. | CEO of Spanish Broadcasting System | |
Raul Perez | 1992 | GSB | B.S. | Winner, Structured Note Salesman of the Year, 2000–present | |
| | GSB | MBA | CEO of Vubiquity | |
| 1958 | FC | B.S. | CEO of Associated Press; member of the Pulitzer Prize Board 1994–2003 | |
| 1971 | FC | B.S. | Vice Executive and former CEO of Burberry | |
| 1985 | Law | | Senior advisor, Head of Public Finance of Goldman Sachs | |
| 1977 | Law | J.D. | Chairman, President, and CEO of Con Edison | |
| | GSB | MBA | Investment banker, former actor; son of Bing Crosby | |
| | FC | B.A. | Record executive | |
| 1965 | GSB | CBA | Billionaire founder, Chairman, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of GAMCO Investors; donated $25 million to Fordham University in September 2010 for the undergraduate business school, renamed the Gabelli School of Business. | |
| 1974 | GSB | CBA | CEO of UnitedHealth Group | |
| 2002 | Law | J.D. | Executive of Miami Dolphins and New York Jets; co-founder of RSE Ventures | |
| 1977 | GSB | MBA | CEO of JP Morgan Private Bank; Board of Directors, Coca-Cola | |
| 1972 | FC | B.A. | COO of Customers, Airbus | |
| 1979 | Law | M.L. | President, COO, and co-owner of the New York Giants | |
| 1937 | FC | | Former owner of the NFL's New York Giants from 1959 until his death | |
| 1989 | GSAS | PhD | CEO, President of American Collegiate Acquisitions, Inc. | |
| | FC | B.S. | Chairman of Veritas Capital | |
| 1991 | FC | | Venezuelan billionaire, CEO of Empresas Polar | |
| 1971 | FC | | Chairman and former CEO of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation | |
| 1960 | CBA | | Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Countrywide Financial Corporation | |
| 1974 | MC | | Chairman and CEO of Xerox | |
| 1995 | Law | J.D. | Businesswoman and philanthropist | |
| 1992 | GSB | MBA | Russian-American billionaire, international oil tycoon | |
| 1954 | FC | B.A. | Venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital; an original investors of Apple Computer, Atari, LSI Logic, Oracle Corporation, Cisco, Electronic Arts, Google, and YouTube | |
| | FC | | Managing director and senior private banker of Deutsche Bank's US private wealth management business, with clients like Donald Trump | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| 1981 | GSAS | PhD | Auxiliary bishop, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston | |
, S.J. | 1980 | SCPS | P.D. | Bishop Emeritus, Diocese of Mandeville | |
| 1945 | GSAS | PhD | Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Albany | |
| | GRE | | Roman Catholic prelate, former Bishop of Helena, Montana | |
| 1919 | FC | B.A. | Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Archdiocese of New York | |
, S.J. | 1974 | FC | B.A. | Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Puerto Rican Diocese | |
| | GRE | PhD | Consecrated virgin and Roman Catholic nun, Biblical scholar | |
| 1968 | Law | J.D. | Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Camden | |
| 1873 | SJC | | Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Scranton | |
, M.S.U. | 1966 | GSAS | | Major archbishop, Ukrainian Catholic Church | |
| | | | Auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York | |
| | GSAS | M.A. | Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson | |
| | GRE | M.A. | First African American archbishop in North America | |
| 1997 | GSAS | PhD | Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn | |
| | FC | | Cardinal and Archbishop of Washington | |
| 1959 | GSSS | M.S. | Bishop emeritus, Diocese of Romblon, Philippines | |
| | FC | B.A. | Bishop of Madison; former Bishop of Helena, Montana | |
| | | | First resident archbishop of Washington | |
, S.J. | | FC | B.A. | Archbishop, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa | |
| 1846 | SJC | | Bishop, Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus | |
| 1911 | FC | B.A. | Cardinal and Archbishop of New York | |
| 1989 | GSAS | PhD | Bishop, Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| 1983 | M.S. | GSS | Vicar general, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| | FC | | Actor | |
| 1956 | FC | B.A. | Six-time Emmy Award-winning and six-time Golden Globe-winning actor | |
| | FC | | Actress | |
| | GSB | MBA | Filmmaker | |
| 1982 | Law | B.L. | Burlesque performer and model | |
| 2000 | FC | | Actress | |
| 1981 | FC | B.A. | Actor | |
| 2006 | FC | B.A. | Director | |
| | FC | B.A. | Actress, singer | |
| 1982 | FC | B.A. | Academy Award-nominated actress | |
| | Law | J.D. | Radio and game show presenter | |
| 1975 | FC | | Illusionist, actor | |
| 2008 | FC | B.A. | Actor | |
| 2015 | FC | B.A. | Actor | |
| 2010 | GSAS | M.A. | Actress | |
| 2008 | FC | B.A. | Actress | |
| 2012 | FC | B.S. | Actress | |
| 1966 | FC | B.A. | Actor | |
| 1992 | FC | B.A. | Actress | |
| | FC | | Silent film actor | |
| 1950 | FC | B.A. | Actor | |
| 1934 | PHC | MPharm | Actor | |
| 1985 | FC | B.A. | Tony Award-winning actor | |
| DNG | FC | | Actor | |
| 1978 | FC | B.A. | Producer, writer, and director | |
| 1951 | UGE | B.S. | Actor, writer, producer | |
| 1981 | MC | | Actress | |
| 1990 | FC | B.A. | Tony Award-winning actor | |
| 1981 | FC | B.A. | Tony Award-nominated actor | |
| 2005 | FC | B.A. | Actress | |
| 2005 | FC | B.A. | Actress | |
| 1968 | MC | B.A. | Actress | |
| 1983 | FC | B.A. | Actor | |
| 2005 | FC | B.A. | Actress | |
| 1994 | Law | J.D. | Actress | |
| 1997 | GSAS | M.A. | Actor | |
| 2005 | FC | B.A. | Actress | |
| DNG | FC | | Film director | |
| 1948 | FC | B.A. | Film director | |
| | Law | J.D. | Comedian | |
| | FC | | Academy Award-winning and two-time Golden Globe-winning actor | |
| 1997 | FC | B.A. | Actress | |
| 2000 | FC | B.A. | Actress | |
| 2000 | Law | J.D. | Actor | |
| 2002 | FC | B.A. | Video designer | |
| 2000 | FC | | Actress and singer | |
| 2006 | FC | B.A. | Actress | |
| 1987 | FC | B.A. | Actor | |
| 2003 | FC | | Actress | |
| 1960 | FC | B.A. | Television writer | |
| | FC | B.A. | Professional dancer | |
| 1988–1990 | FC | | Actress, former model | |
| 1977 | FC | B.A. | Academy Award, Golden Globe, and Tony-winning actor | |
| 1982 | FC | | Tony Award-winning actress | |
| | FC | B.A. | Actress | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| 1960 | FC | B.A. | Judge, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| 1978 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| 1955 | Law | J.D. | Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| 1989 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| 1978 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| 1909, 1912 | FC, Law | B.A., LL.B. | Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| 1911 | Law | J.D. | Italian-born New York lawyer and politician; first Italian-American to serve in both houses of the New York State Legislature, and the first to serve as Justice of the New York State Supreme Court | |
| 1958 | Law | J.D. | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| 1976 | Law | J.D. | Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma | |
| | FC, Law | B.S., M.A. | U.S. Federal Judge | |
| 1925 | Law | J.D. | Judge who presided over the trial of bank robber Willie Sutton. | |
| 1931 | FC | B.A. | Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of New York | |
| 1982 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court ; presided over Enron Corporation and WorldCom bankruptcies | |
| 1966 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York | |
| 1931 | Law | J.D. | Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| 1954 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| 1967 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | |
| 1908 | Law | LL.B. | U.S. Federal Judge | |
| 1972 | FC | B.A. | Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | |
| 1914 | FC | B.A. | Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| 1959 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| 1976 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
| 1939, 1942 | FC, Law | B.S., J.D. | Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| 1928 | Law | LL.B. | Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| 1963 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| 1973 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| 1977 | Law | J.D. | Judge, Queens County Supreme Court | |
| 1985 | Law | J.D. | Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| 1939 | FC | | Member of U.S. House of Representatives, New Jersey | |
| 1907 | FC | | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York | |
| 1995 | GSAS | M.A. | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Louisiana | |
| 1988 | Law | J.D. | Member of U.S. House of Representatives, New York's 11th district | |
| 1932, 1935 | FC, Law | B.A., B.L. | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| 1960 | Law | J.D. | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and first woman Vice Presidential candidate of a major political party | |
| 1993 | Law | J.D. | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| 1941 | FC | | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| | SJC | | Member of U.S. House of Representatives, New York's 4th congressional district | |
| 1977 | Law | | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| 1925 | Law | J.D. | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, New York's 13th district | |
| 1959, 1961 | FC, GSAS | | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| 1924 | Law | B.L. | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| 1930 | Law | | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives | |
| 1987 | FC | | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Washington state | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| 1968 | FC | B.A. | Member of the New York State Assembly, 92nd district | |
| 1989 | FC | B.A. | County Executive of Westchester County | |
| 1960 | FC | B.A. | Diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic under George H.W. Bush | |
| 1997 | FC | B.A. | Member of the Connecticut Senate | |
| 1972 | FC | B.A. | Chairman of the Republican National Committee | |
| | | | Security operative and law enforcement officer of the Richard Nixon administration | |
| 1931 | FC | B.A. | Secretary of State of New York | |
| 1931 | Law | LL.B. | Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service | |
| 1954 | FC | | FBI agent who created the Abscam sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s which led to the arrest and conviction of several elected officials at the local, state and federal level, which was portrayed in the 2013 film American Hustle. | |
| 1997 | FC | | United States Agency for International Development diplomat assassinated in Sudan | |
| 1875 | SJC | B.A. | First borough president of the Bronx | |
| | FC | B.S. | Mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, | |
| 1924 | Law | J.D. | 101st Mayor of New York City | |
| 1941 | Law | J.D. | Diplomat, aide to Douglas MacArthur | |
| 1980 | GE | M.S. | Member of the New York State Assembly, 97th district | |
| 1952 | FC | | Political operative for President Richard Nixon, leader of the Watergate scandal, political pundit and radio show host | |
| 1961, 1962 | FC, GSAS | | Former CIA analyst, political activist | |
| 1979 | Law | J.D. | Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs | |
| 1989 | FC | B.S. | Yonkers City Council president | |
| 1975 | Law | J.D. | Member of New Jersey General Assembly, 25th district | |
| 1950 | FC | B.S. | Politician | |
| | FC | B.A. | Borough president of Staten Island | |
| 1965 | Law | J.D. | 65th Secretary of State of New York | |
| 1925 | Law | J.D. | U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic | |
| 1988 | Law | J.D. | Member of the New York State Assembly, 68th district | |
| | Law | J.D. | Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | |
| | MC | | U.S. Ambassador to Norway, director of Peace Corps | |
| 1997 | Law | J.D. | Member of Member of the New Jersey General Assembly, 39th district | |
| | Law | | Member of the New York State Assembly, 52nd district | |
| 1999, 2002 | FC, Law | | Member of the New York State Assembly | |
| 1928 | Law | | Executive director of the Port of New York Authority | |
| 1998 | GSAS | Ed.D. | Member of New Jersey General Assembly | |
| | | | Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| 1960 | GSB | CBA | Radio color commentator for the New York Knicks | |
| 1983 | GSB | B.S. | Journalist, WCBS-TV | |
| 1958 | FC | B.A. | Retired president of The Associated Press | |
| 1983 | FC | | Sportscaster for NBA games on ABC and ESPN as well as New York Knicks games on MSG Network. 2020 recipient of Curt Gowdy Media Award. | |
| 1987 | FC | B.A. | FOX News anchor and reporter | |
| 1992 | GSB | CBA | Radio play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Nets | |
| 1959 | FC | | Advertising writer and executive | |
| 1950 | FC | | Radio announcer for the New York Football Giants and other professional sports teams in the New York City area | |
| 1995 | Law | J.D. | Emmy Award-winning correspondent for ABC News | |
| 1986 | FC | B.A. | Baseball columnist and reporter for The New York Times | |
| 1926 | FC | | Sportswriter; first Fordham graduate to win a Pulitzer Prize | |
| 2001 | FC | B.A. | Announcer for CBS and Turner. Former radio play-by-play announcer for the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers | |
Scott Detrow | 2007 | FC | B.A. | NPR political correspondent and podcast host | |
| 2013 | FC | B.A. | Journalist | |
| 2009 | FC | B.A. | Radio play-by-play for Las Vegas Golden Knights | |
| 1979 | FC | B.S. | Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist | |
| | Law | J.D. | Journalist | |
| 1967 | FC | B.A. | Radio personality and music historian | |
| 2004 | FC | B.A. | WCBS-TV and WLNY-TV anchor | |
| 1995 | FC | B.A. | Reporter and play by play announcer for MSG Networks | |
Richard Hake | 1991 | FC | B.A. | Reporter for WNYC and host of NPR's Morning Edition | |
| 2008 | FC | B.A. | Marketing editor of Marie Claire | |
| 1982 | FC | B.A. | Television play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. Host of CenterStage and The Michael Kay Show. | |
| 1991 | FC | B.A. | News anchor, Good Day New York | |
Paul La Rosa | 1975 | FC | B.A. | Producer, CBS News & former reporter NY Daily News Four-time Emmy Award Winner, Peabody Award, duPont Award, 2 Gracie Awards, 2 Edward R. Murrow Awards, 2 NY Press Club Awards Author of 4 true crime books, a memoir and a novel | |
| 1972–73 | FC | | Talk radio personality | |
| 1968 | GSSS | M.S. | Journalist, political pollster | |
| 1993 | FC | B.A. | Entertainment writer | |
| | FC | B.A. | Journalist | |
| 1975 | FC | B.A. | Sportswriter for USA Today, USBWA Hall of Famer. Recipient of the 2007 Curt Gowdy Media Award. | |
| 1999 | FC | B.A. | Anchor for Fox Business Network. Former news anchor for Imus in the Morning and Bloomberg Television. | |
| 1971 | TMC | B.A. | Award-winning NPR journalist | |
| 2013 | FC | | Journalist | |
| | GSB | MBA | Writer and life coach | |
| 1954 | FC | B.S. | Three-time Emmy Award and two-time Peabody Award-winning journalist for CBS, Radio Hall of Famer | |
| 1986 | GSB | CBA | Radio play-by-play announcer for the New York Giants | |
| 2000 | FC | B.A. | Host of ESPN's Around the Horn and 'Statboy' on Pardon the Interruption | |
| 2008 | FC | B.A. | Announcer for ESPN. Back-up play by play voice of the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets. Host of R2C2 Podcast. Former radio host for ESPN New York. | |
| 2004 | FC | B.A. | Traffic reporter for Today in NY | |
John Schaefer | 1980 | FC | B.A. | Music journalist for New York Public Radio and host of WNYC's New Sounds | |
| 1949 | FC | B.A. | Emmy Award-winning sportscaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers; Baseball Hall of Fame; Radio Hall of Fame | |
| 1983 | FC | | Radio play-by-play announcer for the Washington Nationals | |
| 1989 | FC | B.A. | Editor and journalist | |
| 1975 | FC | B.A. | Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist | |
| 1979 | FC | B.A. | Public Address announcer for Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks, and the New York Liberty | |
| 1994 | FC | B.A. | Editor-in-Chief of Broadway.com | |
| 2003 | FC | B.A. | Host for Pac-12 Network and former ESPN sports anchor | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| 1968 | MC | B.A. | Nature conservationist | |
| 1966 | GSAS | M.S. | Psychiatrist and sexologist | |
| 1992 | FC | B.A. | Internet entrepreneur; founder of Silicon Alley Reporter and Digital Coast Reporter | |
| 1970 | FC | B.A. | Executive Director of the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University | |
| 1976 | FC | B.S. | Molecular biologist and professor | |
, S.J. | 1958 | FC | B.S. | Astronomer, and former director of the Vatican Observatory | |
, M.D. | 1977 | FC | B.S. | President of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
| | FC | B.S. | Scientist and AIDS researcher | |
| 1970 | FC | B.S. | Surgeon, co-founder of National Breast Cancer Coalition | |
| 1987 | FC | B.S. | Co-Director of spine surgery in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Mount Sinai Medical Center | |
| | FC | B.S. | Horticulturalist | |
| 1979 | FC | B.S. | Liver transplantation specialist | |
| 1941 | GSAS | PhD | Botanist | |
| 1980 | FC | B.S. | Ecologist | |
| 1884 | SJC | PhD | Physician, author, encyclopedia contributor and science journalist | |
Name | Class year | School | Degree | Notability | |
| 2006 | FC | | Canadian professional basketball player | |
| 1990 | GSAS | M.S. | Former NBA player | |
| 1868 | SJC | | First Latin American to play Major League Baseball | |
| 1939 | FC | B.S. | MLB starting pitcher | |
| | | | Gridiron football player | |
| 1940 | FC | | Former Executive Director, National Invitation Tournament | |
| 1971 | FC | | College and professional basketball coach; Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors | |
| 1973 | FC | | Former NBA basketball player, played for the Atlanta Hawks and Buffalo Braves | |
| 1910 | FC | | Minor league baseball player; namesake of Coffey Field | |
| 1955 | FC | | Two-time Olympic Games gold medalist, held world record in 880-yard run | |
| 1934 | FC | | NFL player for the New York Giants | |
| 2004 | FC | | Professional football player | |
| 2018 | FC | | Professional football player | |
| 2010 | FC | | Professional figure skater | |
| 1937 | FC | | Professional football player, one of the Seven Blocks of Granite | |
| 1920 | FC | B.S. | Baseball Hall of Famer | |
| 2011 | FC | B.S. | Long-distance runner | |
| 1910 | FC | | College football player and coach | |
| 1908 | FC | | College football player and coach | |
| 2005 | GSB | B.S. | The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale winner, professional mixed martial artist | |
| 1987 | FC | | Former Major League All-Star pitcher | |
| 1939 | FC | | Consensus Second Team All-American basketball player in 1939 | |
| 1939 | FC | | NFL player, college football coach | |
| 2009 | GSB | B.S. | NFL player, Washington Redskins | |
| 2008 | FC | B.S. | Scottish professional soccer player in Europe | |
| 1943 | FC | | Football coach | |
| 1937 | FC | B.S. | Football coach, Pro Football Hall of Famer, one of the Seven Blocks of Granite | |
| 2012 | | | Professional Baseball Pitcher | |
| 1933 | FC | B.S. | Olympic Games bronze medalist, USATF Hall of Famer | |
| 2012 | GSB | B.S. | Soccer player, New York Red Bulls | |
| 1894 | SJC | | Olympic Games gold and silver medalist | |
| 2012 | FC | | NFL Player | |
| | FC | | Football player, one of the Seven Blocks of Granite | |
| 1990 | FC | | Former NBA journeyman | |
| 2000 | Law | | Manager of Philadelphia Eagles | |
| 2010 | FC | | Professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals | |
| 1906 | SJC | | Major League Baseball second baseman | |
| 1901 | SJC | | Major League Baseball catcher | |
| | | | Former NFL player, New York Jets | |
| 1934 | FC | | NFL player | |
| 1972 | | | College basketball head coach for Southern New Hampshire University, Manhattan College, and University of Maryland, Baltimore County | |
| 2006 | GSE | | Former professional soccer player for the New York Power and US Women's National team | |
| 2003–04 | FC | | NFL player | |
| | FC | | NFL player | |
| 1938 | FC | | Pro Football Hall of Famer, College Football Hall of Famer, one of the Seven Blocks of Granite | |
| 1999 | FC | | Major League Soccer player for the New York Red Bulls | |
| 1941–42 | FC | | NFL player with the Chicago Cardinals | |
| 1933 | FC | | Major League Baseball player | |