Academia •
Donald Boesch, biologist/environmental scientist •
Ian Bremmer, political scientist •
Cleanth Brooks, literary critic •
Winston Chang, president of Soochow University •
John R. Conniff, New Orleans and Baton Rouge educator; president of
Louisiana Tech University 1926–1928 •
Light Townsend Cummins, Bryan Professor of History at
Austin College in
Sherman, Texas and former official State Historian of
Texas •
James H. Dillard, professor and early advocate for education of African-Americans •
Edward F. Fischer, M.A. and Ph.D, professor of Anthropology at
Vanderbilt University •
Mary Lynne Gasaway Hill, poet, writer, professor at
St. Mary's University, Texas and fellow of the
Royal Society of Arts •
James (Mac) Hyman, applied mathematician at
Los Alamos National Laboratory in the
United States •
T.R. Kidder, archaeologist •
Sang-don Lee, South Korean legal scholar •
Sarah Miller, health economist and winner of the 2022 ASHEcon medal •
John Mosier, historian •
Bradley Peterson, neuroscientist •
Blake Simmons, chemical engineer •
Frank Vandiver, Civil War scholar, acting president of
Rice University 1969–1970, president of
Texas A&M University 1981–1988 •
Linda Wilson, 1957, former president of Radcliffe College
Arts and letters Architecture •
Robert Ivy, CEO AIA •
Richard Koch, first graduate of the Tulane School of Architecture, architectural preservationist •
Albert C. Ledner, designer of National Maritime Buildings in New York City and many other commercial and residential projects •
Edward F. Neild, architect of the
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum and many buildings in his native
Shreveport and Louisiana •
Henry Hobson Richardson, inventor of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture •
Leonard Spangenberg, architect and apprentice of
Frank Lloyd Wright •
A. Hays Town, architect
Film and television •
Marion Abramson, founder of
WYES-TV •
Bryan Batt, BA 1985, actor •
Les Blank, BA 1958, MFA 1960, documentary filmmaker •
Marshall Colt, Class of 1970, psychologist and former actor •
Doug Ellin, A&S 1990, television writer/director, creator of HBO's series
Entourage •
Evan Farmer, actor •
Paul Michael Glaser, BA 1966, actor, TV's
Starsky and Hutch •
Carlin Glynn, NG-N ’61, actress, Tony Award winner •
Lawrence Gordon, 1958, producer of popular films such as
Predator and
Die Hard •
Karen Grassle, actress •
Robert Harling, movie screenwriter, producer and director •
Courtney Hazlett, A&S '99, columnist and celebrity correspondent for
MSNBC •
Jonathan Hensleigh, Law, writer of
Die Hard: With a Vengeance,
Jumanji,
Armageddon •
Rick Hurst, actor; A&S '68 •
Lauren Hutton, 1964, actress; model •
Anthony Jeselnik, comedian •
Dave Jeser, A&S 2001, co-creator of Comedy Central's
Drawn Together •
Anthony Laciura, G '79, actor •
Christian LeBlanc, 1980, actor •
Shannon Lee, daughter of martial arts legend Bruce Lee •
Elyse Luray, NC ’89, star of PBS'
History Detectives •
Olga Merediz, NC '78, actress •
Linda Taylor Miller, 1976, actress •
Alicia Morton, actress •
Enrique Murciano, TC ’95, actor, TV's
Without a Trace •
Ed Nelson, A&S ’53, UC ’00, actor,
Peyton Place •
Matt Ogens, Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director,
Audible,
MADU •
Bruce Paltrow, 1965, television and film producer •
Meryl Poster, Academy Award-winning and Emmy-nominated producer •
Michael Price, Emmy award-winning writer and producer best known for his work on
The Simpsons •
Al Shea, actor and theatre critic •
Jerry Springer,
B.A., 1965, talk show host and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio •
Harold Sylvester, actor, director •
Ian Terry, winner of the fourteenth season of
Big Brother •
Ronald A. Weinberg, American-born Canadian children's television producer (
Cinar)
Literature and poetry •
John Gregory Brown, novelist, 1982 •
Amy Carter, G ’96, children's book author; daughter of former President Jimmy Carter •
Rich Cohen, writer, 1990 •
Nicole Cooley, poet; Walt Whitman Award recipient •
Peter Cooley, poet •
Alcée Fortier, folklorist and recorder of the story of Br'er Rabbit •
Whitney Gaskell, Law 1997, novelist •
Shirley Ann Grau, 1950,
Pulitzer Prize-winning author •
Jennifer Grotz, poet •
N. K. Jemisin, science fiction and fantasy writer, three time
Hugo Award recipient •
John Reed, author, ''Snowball's Chance'' •
Leigh Richmond (1911–1995), writer •
John Kennedy Toole, BA 1958, author, Pulitzer Prize winner for
A Confederacy of Dunces •
Dede Wilson, poet and author
Music •
Les Crane, pioneer in interactive broadcasting, co-creator of pop music "Top 40" •
Paul Crawford, jazz musician, music historian, and music arranger who served as associate curator of the
Hogan Jazz Archive •
Odaline de la Martinez, composer and conductor; first woman to conduct in a
BBC Proms concert •
John Doheny, jazz saxophonist, band-leader, and historian •
Scott Greenstein, A&S ’81, president of Sirius XM Radio •
Zachary Richard, A&S ’72, Cajun singer/songwriter and poet •
Emily Saliers (attended), singer •
Theo Hilton, indie folk musician of
Nana Grizol and
Defiance, Ohio •
Sonia Tetlow, bass player in rock band Cowboy Mouth •
Janice Torre, lyricist of the song "
Paper Roses" •
Michael White, jazz historian and musician
Non-fiction writing and journalism •
Andrew Breitbart, '91, publisher and author •
Hodding Carter, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner •
Christopher Drew, journalist and book author •
Bessie Alexander Ficklen (1861–1945), writer, poet, artist •
Robert Lane Greene, magazine journalist •
Ira B. Harkey Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist •
Nate Lee, B.A. 1978, writer, senior editor for Chicago's
Newcity •
Margaret Burr Leonard, civil rights activist and journalist •
Bill Monroe, A&S ’42, broadcast journalist, former host of
Meet the Press •
Mike Sacks, editor, writer, 1990 •
Thomas Sancton, editor, writer, civil rights journalist, teacher, 1935 •
Howard K. Smith, television journalist •
Ali Vitali, author and television journalist •
Lawrence Wright, author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and journalist
Visual arts •
Lynda Benglis, N ’64, sculptor •
Jacqueline Bishop, MFA, 1982, visual artist •
Deborah Czeresko, M.A., 1992, glass blower, won first season of
Blown Away •
Jane Davis Doggett, 1952, graphic artist and pioneer designer of wayfinding and graphics systems for airports •
Mignon Faget,
Newcomb 1955, artist, jewelry designer •
Mary Garrard, 1958, art historian •
Bryan Nash Gill, 1984, artist •
Gary Russell Libby, art historian, curator, museum director •
Sergio Rossetti Morosini, artist, conservator •
Frank Relle, photographer •
Wendi Schneider,
Newcomb 1977, artist, photographer •
Hunt Slonem, B.A., 1973, artist •
Meredith Stern, B.F.A. 1998, artist •
Cora Kelley Ward, painter
Other •
Alice K. Bache (1903–1977), philanthropist and art collector •
Afowiri Fondzenyuy, philanthropist and long-distance marathon runner •
May Hyman Lesser, medical illustrator •
Howard Scott Warshaw, video game programmer/designer and documentary filmmaker
Business and economics •
Matt Battiata, CEO,
real estate economics expert •
Geoffrey Beene, fashion designer •
Peter Brack, entrepreneur, founder, business leader and investor •
Andrew Friedman, president of operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers •
Neil Bush, B.A., M.B.A., 1979, presidential brother, ex-savings and loan executive •
Philip J. Carroll, M.S., 1961, former CEO, Shell Oil Company and
Fluor Corporation •
James H. Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and WebMD •
Charles E. Fenner, founder of
Fenner & Beane, a forerunner of Merrill Lynch •
David Filo, B.S. 1988, co-founder of Yahoo! •
Alfred Ford, great-grandson of
Henry Ford •
Talia Goldstein, B.A. 2002, entrepreneur, company founder •
C. Jackson Grayson, professor at Harvard, Stanford and Tulane; member of the Nixon Cabinet •
Thomas M. Humphrey, PhD. 1970, economist •
Samuel Israel III, fraudulent hedge fund manager •
Judith Kent, B.A., business executive and philanthropist •
Jeff Klein - hotelier and real estate developer •
Dean Lombardi, J.D., president and GM of the Los Angeles Kings •
Peter McNamara, B.S. CEO, McNamara Enterprises Underground Casino & Book Broker •
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, M.B.A., 1979, one of
Forbes "World's Richest People" • Michael J. Sacks, B.A. 1984, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
GCM Grosvenor •
Muhamed Sacirbey, Bosnian-American businessperson •
Peter Schloss, chief executive officer, Broadwebasia; director, Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA) •
Aaron Selber Jr. B.B.A., 1950, businessman and philanthropist in
Shreveport •
Fred L. Smith, president and founder of
Competitive Enterprise Institute •
Paul Tulane, benefactor, philanthropist •
Sam Zemurray, benefactor
Government and politics Heads of state •
Luis Guillermo Solis, M.A. 1981, president of Costa Rica •
José Raúl Mulino, LL.M, 1983, president of Panama
U.S. senators and congressmen •
William L. Armstrong, B 1958, former U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Colorado; president of Colorado Christian University (R) •
Howard Henry Baker Jr., 1945, U.S. Senate majority leader, White House chief of staff, U.S. ambassador to Japan (R) •
Hale Boggs, Law, 1937, U.S. representative, 1941–1943, 1946–1972; house majority leader (D) •
Lindy Boggs, Newcomb 1935, U.S. representative, 1973–1991, Tulane benefactor, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, 1997–2001 (D) •
Edwin S. Broussard, U.S. senator from Louisiana (D) •
Donelson Caffery, Law, U.S. senator, 1892–1900 (D) •
James "Jimmy" Domengeaux, Law, Lafayette congressman and Cajun cultural spokesman (D) •
Allen J. Ellender, Law 1913, U.S. senator, agriculture committee chair; appropriations committee chair; President Pro Tempore 1971–72 (D) •
Newt Gingrich, U.S. representative, 1979–1998 and Speaker of the House, 1995–1998 (R) •
Tim Griffin, L '94, U.S. representatives from Arkansas (R) •
Felix Edward Hébert, U.S. representative, 1940–1977 (D); chair,
House Armed Services Committee •
Bob Livingston, former U.S. representative, 1977–1999; chair,
House Appropriations Committee, 1995–98 (R) •
Wiley Nickel, former U.S. representative, 2023-2025 (D) •
John H. Overton, Law, 1897, former U.S. senator from Louisiana (D) •
Cedric Richmond, L '98, U.S. representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (D); former senior adviser to
President Joe Biden •
Jared Y. Sanders Jr., U.S. representative (D), later States Rights Party •
Luther Strange, B.A. 1975, Law 1978, U.S. senator from Alabama, 2017–2018 (R) •
Suhas Subramanyam, U.S. representative, 2025–present (D) •
Gene Taylor, U.S. representative, 1989–2011 (D-turned-R) •
Dave Treen, U.S. representative, 1973–1980 (R) •
David Vitter, Law, former U.S. senator from Louisiana, 2005–2017; former U.S. representative, 1999–2005 (R)
U.S. governors •
Newton C. Blanchard, former governor of Louisiana (D) •
Murphy J. Foster Sr., governor of Louisiana (D) •
Michael Hahn, governor of Louisiana (D) •
Luther E. Hall, governor of Louisiana (D) •
Alvin Olin King, former governor of Louisiana (D) •
Richard W. Leche, former governor of Louisiana (D) •
Huey Long, Law, former governor of Louisiana (D, 1928–32) •
John McEnery, former governor of Louisiana (D) •
Francis T. Nicholls, governor of Louisiana (D) •
Pedro Pierluisi, B.A., 1980, governor of Puerto Rico,
New Party for Progress •
Jared Y. Sanders Sr., former governor of Louisiana (D) •
Oramel H. Simpson, former governor of Louisiana (D) •
David C. Treen (1928–2009), former governor of Louisiana (R, 1980–84) •
Bob Wise, Law, 1975, former governor of West Virginia (D)
U.S. cabinet secretaries and other prominent federal officials •
Howard Henry Baker Jr., 1945, U.S. Senate majority leader, White House chief of staff, U.S. ambassador to Japan (R) (2009–2013) •
Stephen Douglas Johnson, AB '85, L '88, U.S. House chief counsel for Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (1995–98) and Bush White House senior advisor to the Office of Federal Housing Oversight (2001–03)
Diplomats •
Howard Henry Baker Jr. (1945), U.S. Senate majority leader, White House chief of staff, U.S. ambassador to Japan (R) •
John Giffen Weinmann (A&S ’50, L ’52), former U.S. ambassador to Finland and chief of protocol in the White House •
Clint Williamson (L '86) U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, UN envoy, White House policy official
Mayors •
Sidney Barthelemy, mayor of New Orleans (D, 1986–94) •
Ravinder Bhalla, J.D., mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey •
Paul Capdevielle, Law, mayor of New Orleans •
Sandra Frankel (née Applebaum), 1963, Arts and Sciences, former mayor of the Town of Brighton, NY (D) •
Ray Nagin, M.B.A. 1994, mayor of New Orleans (D, 2002–10) •
Robert Poydasheff, Law, former mayor of Columbus, Georgia (2003–2007) (R) •
Jerry Springer, B.A. 1965, former mayor of
Cincinnati, Ohio and television personality •
T. Semmes Walmsley, Law, mayor of New Orleans (D)
City and state officials •
Buddy Caldwell, attorney general of Louisiana 2008–16; former district attorney in
Tallulah (D)-turned-(R) •
Philip Ciaccio, state representative, New Orleans City Council member, state circuit judge 1982–1998 •
John Elton Coon, state representative from
Ouachita Parish; mayor of
Monroe 1949–1956, and state fire marshal 1956–1964 (D) •
Grey Ferris, member of the Mississippi State Senate (D) •
Cameron Henry, member of Louisiana House (R) •
Adam Kwasman, B.A. Economics 2003, member of Arizona House of Representatives District 11; 2014 candidate for U.S. Congress (R) •
Karen Carter Peterson, former state senator and state representative; candidate for United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd District (D) •
Weldon Russell, state representative from Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes 1984–1988; realtor in
Amite (D) •
Jock Scott, B.A. Government 1969, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives •
Scott M. Simon, architect and state representative (R) •
Eric Skrmetta, attorney from Metairie, Louisiana; Republican member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission for District 1 (R) •
Chris Ullo, member of both houses of the Louisiana legislature 1972–2008 (D)
Other •
Hanan Al-Ahmadi, assistant speaker of the
Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia •
Ashley Biden, social worker, activist, and daughter of President
Joe Biden •
Amy Carter, '96, daughter of former President Jimmy Carter; children's book author (D) •
Jan Crull Jr., Law, 1990, former Native American rights advocate,
Hill staffer, international investment banker; multi
Marquis Who's Who biographee •
C. B. Forgotston, fellow of Tulane Institute of Politics, lecturer in law, political activist, state government watchdog •
Juan Manuel García Passalacqua, 1967, late leading political analyst in Puerto Rico (D) •
Pedro A. Gelabert, 1956, Puerto Rico secretary of Natural Resources •
Victor Gold, journalist and political consultant •
John Grenier, Birmingham, Alabama, lawyer and leader of the Alabama Republican Party (R) •
Supriya Jindal, E '93, B '96, first lady of Louisiana (R) •
Kwan Yuk-noan, member of Taiwan's
Legislative Yuan •
Kenneth McClintock, Law, 1980, Puerto Rico's former senate president (2005–2008); former secretary of state/lt. governor (D) (2009–2013) •
Paul Morphy, L.L.B., 1857, chess prodigy and unofficial world chess champion •
Terry O'Neill, president of the
National Organization for Women (NOW) •
Martha Gilmore Robinson (1888–1981), women's rights and civic activist
Law U.S. Supreme Court justices •
Edward Douglass White Jr., Law, 1868, 9th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (D)
Federal and state judges •
Edith Brown Clement, Law, justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (R) •
W. T. Cunningham, preparatory curriculum, Law, judge of the 11th Judicial District in Natchitoches and Red River parishes, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1908–1912 (D) •
W. Eugene Davis, Law, 1960, justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit •
John Malcolm Duhé Jr., Law, justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (R) •
Martin Leach-Cross Feldman, B.A. 1955, J.D. 1957 Federal Judge (R) •
Rufus E. Foster, Law, 1895, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit •
F.A. Little Jr., Class of 1958, former judge of the
United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (R) •
Ángel Martín, Law, former associate justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court •
Tucker L. Melancon, Law, 1973, justice, 5th Circuit since 1994 (D) •
Judge Henry Mentz, U.S. federal district judge 1982–2005 •
Bill Pryor, Law, 1987, justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (R) •
Robert Reid, Law, 1875, justice of the
Louisiana Supreme Court •
Christian Roselius, 1857, chief justice, Louisiana Supreme Court (D) •
Alvin A. Schall, Law, 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit •
Nauman S. Scott, one of the first Louisiana U.S. District Court Judges to advocate desegregation (D)-turned-(R) •
Elizabeth Weaver, N ’62; L ’65, Michigan Supreme Court justice •
Jacques Loeb Wiener, justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit •
John Minor Wisdom, Law, judge, U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit (R)
Attorneys •
Dean Andrews Jr., attorney convicted of perjury by Orleans District Attorney
Jim Garrison •
Sean M. Berkowitz, 1989, chief prosecutor, Enron Task Force •
Terry Michael Duncan, lawyer killed in
1993 Russian constitutional crisis •
William T. Dzurilla, Law, 1981, international attorney and law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White (1982–1983) •
Jim Garrison, Law, New Orleans district attorney (D, 1962–74) and state appeals court judge •
Marc Kligman, J.D. 1995, sports agent and criminal lawyer •
Jim Letten, L '79, U.S. attorney •
Leander Perez, Law, judge and district attorney of Plaquemines Parish in first half of twentieth century (D) •
Ira Sorkin, BA 1965, attorney for Bernard Madoff
Other •
Yaw Darko Asare, active justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana 2024–present •
William Suter, Law 1962, clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court 1991–present
Math, science and technology •
Jon-Erik Beckjord, paranormal investigator and photographer •
Ruth Benerito, Newcomb alumna and inventor of
wrinkle-free cotton •
Delzie Demaree, 1889–1987, botanist and plant collector who taught botany at Tulane 1956–1958 •
Willey Glover Denis, 1879–1929, Newcomb A.B. 1899, Tulane M.A. 1902. Biochemist; as assistant professor at Tulane Medical School, the first woman appointed as a faculty member of a major medical institution in the U.S. •
Anna Epps, microbiologist; possibly the first African-American woman with a PhD to lead a medical school •
Joseph Fair, virologist •
David Filo, B.S.C.E, co-founder of Yahoo! •
Kurt Mislow, 1944, professor of Chemistry at Princeton University •
Harold Rosen, B.S.E.E, 1947, engineer/inventor, famous for inventing the geostationary communications satellite •
Evelyn Walton Ordway (1853–1928), chemist, suffragist and professor at Newcomb College from 1887 until 1905 •
Dave Winer, B.A, Mathematics, 1976, weblog and RSS pioneer, former Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet & Society fellow •
A. Baldwin Wood, B.S.M.E., 1899, engineer and inventor of the wood screw pump (1913) and the wood trash pump (1915) •
Ilya Zhitomirskiy, 1989–2011, student, co-founder of the social network
Diaspora Medicine •
James Andrews, M.D., orthopedic surgeon •
Dale Archer, B.A., 1978, M.D., doctor and television personality •
Jim C. Barnett, physician and surgeon from
Brookhaven,
Mississippi, member of
Mississippi House of Representatives 1992–2008 •
Charles C. Bass, MD, Tulane Medical School dean 1922–1940, researcher in
tropical medicine, inventor of modern
dental floss •
Regina Benjamin, M.B.A., 1991, U.S. Surgeon General under President Barack Obama; first African-American woman on the American Medical Association Board of Trustees •
Gerald Berenson, B.S. 1943, M.D. 1945, heart researcher, preventive medicine pioneer and founder of the Bogalusa Heart Study •
Cyril Y. Bowers, M.D., professor of medicine and medical researcher •
George E. Burch, M.D., 1933, cardiologist •
Benjamin Cabrera, physician •
Jay Cavanaugh, Ph.D, 1994, member of California State Board of Pharmacy 1980–90; director of American Alliance for Medical Cannabis, 2001 •
Wallace H. Clark Jr., B.S. 1944, M.D. 1947, pathologist, cancer researcher •
Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., 1932, pioneer of modern medicine and recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal •
Theodore John Dimitry Jr. M.D. 1901, pioneer of modern optometry •
E. Wesley Ely, B.S., 1985; M.P.H., 1989; M.D., 1989, physician researcher of
delirium at
Vanderbilt University Medical Center •
Thomas Farley, New York City Health Commissioner •
Marion Spencer Fay, B.A., 1915; physician, president and dean,
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania •
Elizabeth Fontham, M.P.H., 1978, D.P.H., 1983, cancer epidemiologist, public health researcher, and founding dean of the
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health •
Robert I. Grossman, B.S., 1969, physician-researcher, dean of the
NYU Grossman School of Medicine •
Debra Houry, M.D., M.P.H., former chief medical officer and deputy director for Program and Science of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention •
Thomas Naum James, M.D., 1949, director, World Health Organization cardiovascular center •
Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D., 1951, director, National Institutes of Health, for whom the Kirschstein NRSA grant program is named •
Abraham L. Levin, M.D., 1907, inventor of the Levin Tube, which is still used for duodenal drainage after surgery •
Rudolph Matas, M.D., 1880, "father of vascular surgery" •
William Larimer Mellon Jr., M.D., M ’53, founder of Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Haiti •
José Gilberto Montoya, founder of the Immunocompromised Host Service and works at the Positive Care Clinic at Stanford •
Kelly Overton, Activist •
Imperato Pascal, MPH & TM, author •
Steven M. Paul, B.S. 1972, M.D. 1975, neuroscientist and pharmaceutical executive •
Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., 1935, U.S. surgeon general 1961–1965; chair of the committee that produced
Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service •
Xiaobin Wang, M.P.H., 1987, molecular epidemiologist at
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health •
Paul Wehrle, physician who helped develop of methods to prevent and treat polio and smallpox •
Charles B. Wilson, pioneer in pituitary tumor treatment; Cushing Medal recipient
Military •
George K. Anderson, general in the United States Air Force •
David H. Berger E '81, 38th commandant of the United States Marine Corps •
Wayne Downing, general in the US Army •
Douglas G. Hurley, NASA astronaut •
John L. McLucas, G ’43, secretary of the Air Force •
Richard I. Neal, general in the US Marine Corps •
Christina Maria Rantetana, MPH '97,
rear admiral in the
Indonesian Navy •
William Suter, Law 1962, general, US Army •
Tate Westbrook, captain, US Navy •
James C. Yarbrough, general in the US Army
Royalty and religion •
Jorge Bolaños, son of Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños •
Francis George, Ph.D., 1970, cardinal archbishop of Chicago •
James G. Heller, rabbi and composer
Sports •
Stephen Alemais, baseball player •
Michael Aubrey, baseball player •
David Mark Berger, A&S '66, NCAA champion, member of 1972
Israeli Olympic weightlifting team •
Jim Boyle, NFL offensive tackle •
Bubby Brister, NG-UC ’85, former NFL quarterback •
Bobby Brown, Medicine 1950, baseball player, president of the American League •
Janell Burse, basketball player in the WNBA •
Chris Bush, 2004, NFL receiver •
Andy Cannizaro, MLB shortstop and baseball All American •
Jerry Dalrymple, football All-American •
Quincy Davis, 2006, naturalised
Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team player •
JaJuan Dawson, 1999, NFL receiver •
Burnell Dent, NFL linebacker •
Corey Dowden, NFL defensive back •
Barbara Farris, UC ’98, WNBA forward,
New York Liberty •
Steve Foley, football, quarterback in 1973 season when Tulane beat
LSU for the first time in 25 years; played in two Super Bowls with
Denver Broncos •
Fred Gloden, NFL player •
Brandon Gomes, MLB,
Tampa Bay Rays •
Jim Gueno, NFL linebacker •
Ruffin Hamilton, NFL linebacker •
Rodney Holman, 1981, NFL pro bowl tight end with
Cincinnati Bengals •
Robert Kelley, NFL running back •
Thakarius "BoPete" Keyes, NFL cornerback •
Shaun King, 1999, NFL quarterback •
Eric Laakso, 1976 Tulane Athlete of the year, NFL offensive tackle; started in
Super Bowl XVII for
Miami Dolphins •
Mewelde Moore, NFL running back •
Kevin Mmahat, baseball player •
Eddie Murray, UC ’80, NFL kicker •
Herman Neugass, track & field athlete noted for his boycott of the
1936 Olympic trials •
Phil Nugent, football player •
Richie Petitbon, NFL player (
Chicago Bears,
Los Angeles Rams) and coach (
Washington Redskins) •
Tyjae Spears, current NFL running back •
Eddie Price, football player •
Joe Silipo, football player in the CFL, USFL and NFL •
Eric Thomas, 1987, NFL defensive back 1987–1995 •
Paul Thompson, NBA player •
Dalton Truax, NFL tackle, Oakland Raiders •
John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA player •
Roydell Williams, NFL wide receiver •
Josh Zeid, MLB pitcher ==Faculty==