Syracuse University Notable Alumni
Discover the notable alumni of Syracuse University. The list includes people like Joe Biden, Carmelo Anthony, Vera Farmiga, Grace Jones & Megyn Kelly. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as media personalities, writers, sportspersons, film & theater personalities and singers etc.
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1
Carmelo Anthony(American Basketball Player and One of the Greatest Scorers in NBA History)
Birthdate: May 29, 1984
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
2
Jim Brown
(Football Player)
Birthdate: February 17, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Simons, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
3
Lou Reed(Lead Guitarist, Vocalist & Principal Songwriter of the Rock Band “The Velvet Underground”)
Birthdate: March 2, 1942
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: October 27, 2013
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: August 6, 1973
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: August 26, 1991
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
6
Jerry Stiller(Known for His Role on the Sitcom 'Seinfeld' and the Comedy Series ‘The King of Queens’)
Birthdate: June 8, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: May 11, 2020
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
7
Shirley Jackson(American Writer Known Primarily for Her Works of Horror and Mystery)
Birthdate: December 14, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: September 8, 1965
8
Peter Falk(Best Known for His Role as ‘Lieutenant Columbo’ in the TV Series ‘Columbo’)
Birthdate: September 16, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: June 23, 2011
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: March 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
10
Suzanne Pleshette(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Emily Hartley’ in the TV Series ‘The Bob Newhart Show’)
Birthdate: January 31, 1937
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn Heights, New York, United States
Died: January 19, 2008
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: February 13, 1966
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
12
L. Frank Baum
(Best Known for His Children's Books Like 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' and its Sequels)
Birthdate: May 15, 1856
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chittenango, New York, United States
Died: May 6, 1919
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
13
John C McGinley(Actor and Filmmaker Known for His Role as 'Dr. Perry Cox' in the TV Series ‘Scrubs’)
Birthdate: August 3, 1959
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
14
Marvin Harrison
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: August 25, 1972
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
15
Ernie Davis(American Football Player Who Was the First African American to Win the Heisman Trophy)
Birthdate: December 14, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New Salem-Buffington, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: May 18, 1963
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: August 9, 1982
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: June 9, 1961
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: June 24, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: June 16, 1938
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lockport, New York, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: January 1, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bayonne, New Jersey, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Birthdate: March 5, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Coudersport, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
22
Donovan McNabb
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: November 25, 1976
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: September 7, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: May 21, 1959
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
Birthdate: May 31, 1934
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Binghamton, New York, USA
Died: June 2, 1979
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
26
Ted Koppel
(Broadcast Journalist Best Known as the Anchor for 'Nightline')
Birthdate: February 8, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nelson, Lancashire, England
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
27
Ina Garten(Author and Host of the Food Network Show ‘Barefoot Contessa’)
Birthdate: February 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: March 22, 1952
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Queens, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
29
Kevin Michael Richardson
(Mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games)
Birthdate: October 25, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
30
Jim Boeheim
(Basketball coach, Basketball player)
Birthdate: November 17, 1944
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lyons, New York, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: August 2, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Haddonfield, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: August 31, 1946
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Waterloo, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
33
Jennifer Meyer
(Jewelry designer)
Birthdate: April 23, 1977
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
34
Betsey Johnson
(Costume designer)
Birthdate: August 10, 1942
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wethersfield
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
35
Joe Biden(46th President of the United States (Since 2021))
Birthdate: November 20, 1942
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
36
Beau Biden(44th Attorney General of Delaware (2007 - 2015) and Son of US President Joe Biden)
Birthdate: February 3, 1969
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Died: May 30, 2015
37
Megyn Kelly(Journalist and Host of TV Shows 'The Kelly File' and 'American Live')
Birthdate: November 18, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Champaign, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: March 7, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Riyadh
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: January 5, 1969
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Al Davis(American Football Coach and Executive & Former Owner and General Manager of the ‘Oakland Raiders’ of the NFL)
Birthdate: July 4, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 8, 2011
41
Peter Guber
(Film producer)
Birthdate: March 1, 1942
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
42
Dion Waiters
(Basketball player - Shooting guard)
Birthdate: December 10, 1991
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: April 2, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Endicott
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: November 12, 1963
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Weston, Vermont, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
45
Mike Tirico
(Sports Commentator)
Birthdate: December 13, 1966
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Whitestone, New York, United States
46
Jerami Grant
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: March 12, 1994
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
47
Dave Bing
(Basketball player, Politician)
Birthdate: November 24, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
48
Mike Rotunda
(American Retired Professional Wrestler)
Birthdate: March 30, 1958
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: April 26, 1962
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: South Ozone Park, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
50
John Mackey
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: September 24, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Roosevelt, New York, United States
Died: July 6, 2011
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Also known as the ‘Syracuse, 'Cuse’, or ‘SU’, Syracuse University is by far one of the most reputed institutions to graduate from. The ‘Methodist Episcopal Church’ laid the foundation of this notable institution in the year 1831 in Lima, New York. It has a beautiful campus that is located in the ‘University Hill’ which is very close to Syracuse, New York. It offers nationally recognized programs and is split into 13 schools and colleges. They also have a very athletic and a competitive sports team and have managed to secure a place in the ‘Eastern College Athletic Conference’. Most of the alumnus of this university are extremely competitive and have made a name for not only themselves but also for the institution they have passed out from. After passing out from this institution they have moved in different fields like sports, entertainment, business etc. You name a field and here you will have alumni of Syracuse University has made a mark for themselves upholding the reputation of the institution they have passed out from. Some of the notable alumni of the ‘Syracuse University’ are, the popular sportscaster, Bob Costas, the famous actress, Vanessa L. Williams or for that matter, the exceptional screenwriter, Aaron Sorkin. These notable alumni of the ‘Syracuse University’ have taken the world by a storm and this is just the begning.