Fordham University Notable Alumni
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Discover the notable alumni of Fordham University. The list includes people like Donald Trump, Denzel Washington, Alan Alda, Adam Smith & Annie Parisse. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as media personalities, film & theater personalities, miscellaneous, writers and business people etc.
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Denzel Washington(One of the Most Profound Actors Best Known for His Academy Award Winning Movie 'Training Day')
Birthdate: December 28, 1954
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: June 21, 1985
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
3
Dylan McDermott(Actor known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series The Practice)
Birthdate: October 26, 1961
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
4
Alan Alda(Actor, Director and Screenwriter Best Known for His Role in the TV Series 'M*A*S*H')
Birthdate: January 28, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: December 12, 1970
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
6
Taylor Schilling(Actress known for her role as Piper Chapman on the Netflix original comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019))
Birthdate: July 27, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
7
Faith Evans(R&B Singer Known for Her Albums 'Faith', 'Keep the Faith' and 'Faithfully')
Birthdate: June 10, 1973
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lakeland, Florida, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: December 29, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: July 21, 1986
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
10
David Copperfield(American Magician Known for Making the ‘Statue of Liberty’ Disappear and Walking Through the ‘Great Wall of China’)
Birthdate: September 16, 1956
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Metuchen, New Jersey, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: June 11, 1913
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: September 3, 1970
Birthdate: March 9, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Floral Park, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died: October 24, 1994
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: November 29, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: August 2, 2022
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: August 26, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newburgh, New York, United States
Died: March 26, 2011
Birthdate: December 6, 1957
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Annie Parisse(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Alexandra Borgia’ in the TV Series ‘Law & Order’)
Birthdate: July 31, 1975
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
17
Chris Cuomo(American Television Journalist and Former Presenter of the New Show 'Cuomo Prime Time')
Birthdate: August 9, 1970
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: November 6, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: November 3, 2002
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: February 29, 1916
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: January 19, 1970
Birthdate: May 20, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: November 30, 1930
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: April 29, 1966
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana, USA
Birthdate: September 10, 1915
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: May 9, 1985
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: September 15, 1913
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: November 9, 1988
Birthdate: May 13, 1992
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Don DeLillo(Writer, Playwright, Screenwriter, Novelist, Essayist, Journalist)
Birthdate: November 20, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City
Birthdate: July 22, 1962
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Queens
Birthdate: September 9, 1898
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: March 12, 1973
Birthdate: June 4, 1961
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Diego, California, U.S.
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: December 24, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: January 31, 2020
Birthdate: October 25, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: March 4, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Libertyville
Birthdate: January 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: August 1, 1981
Birthdate: June 11, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Birthdate: October 31, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, USA
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: March 4, 1992
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Palm Springs, California, United States
Birthdate: July 3, 1962
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: September 22, 1955
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: North Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Birthdate: August 14, 1916
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
Died: October 25, 2005
Birthdate: June 25, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Plano, Texas, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: June 13, 1947
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Birthdate: February 2, 1961
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: August 13, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: January 6, 2016
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: March 18, 1978
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: January 5, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: August 1, 1956
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: The Bronx
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: May 30, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: May 22, 1961
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Birthdate: July 4, 1978
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: March 2, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Founded by the Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841, Fordham University is a private non-profit research university based out of New York. Being deemed 60th in the classification of ‘more selective’ universities by U.S. News & World Report, Fordham University has a combined enrollment of approximately 15,000 students. The university offers graduate, post graduate, doctoral and professional degrees wherein the academic ideals are drawn from its Jesuit influences. Fordham University offers various programs in the fields of Business, Law, Social Service, Arts & Science, Education, and Religion and so on. It has been deemed as a doctoral university with high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Fordham University has also bagged the 60th place in the category of America’s Best Colleges: National Universities, as per the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Reports. Additionally, Fordham University is renowned for its curriculum which incorporates wisdom, critical and innovative thinking, creative problem-solving and integrity. All these core values are reflected in its principles, ideals and teachings. The campus is so diverse in ethnicity and culture that it is the perfect amalgamation of openhearted cultures from across the globe. Not only does it give foreign students the opportunity to study in the exquisite campus, but provides all its students with over 130 study abroad opportunities to hone their skills. Some of its esteemed alumni’s include Denzel Washington, Mary Higgins Clark, Vince Lombardi and Geraldine Ferraro. Keep reading to know more remarkable personalities who studied at Fordham University.
