List of Tulane University people
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A list of notable people affiliated with Tulane University, including graduates, former students, faculty, former faculty and major benefactors. Some especially notable individuals are also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. For alumni, the degree and year of graduation is noted when available.
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[edit] Academia
- Christian M. M. Brady, targumist
- Cleanth Brooks, literary critic
- Winston Chang, President of Soochow University
- Florian Cajori, historian
- Scott Cowen, President of Tulane University
- Kenneth W. Harl, historian
- Joseph Lakanal, President of the University (of Louisiana) in the early decades of the 19th century
- John Mosier, historian
- Douglas Brinkley, historian
- Linda Wilson, 1957, former President of Radcliffe College
[edit] Architecture
- Arthur Q. Davis, architect of Louisiana Superdome
- Robert Ivy, editor-in-chief, Architectural Record.
- Reed Kroloff, dean, former editor of Architecture magazine
- A. Hays Town, architect
- Samuel Wilson, Jr., preservation architect
[edit] Arts and literature
- Hodding Carter, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Mary Louise Christovich, author
- Mignon Faget, Newcomb 1955, artist, jewelry designer
- William Harry Fitzpatrick, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Shirley Ann Grau, 1950, author, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Ira B. Harkey, Jr., Pulitzer Prize winner
- Ida Kohlmeyer, artist
- Monique Moss, B.A., Newcomb 1994, dancer/choreographer
- Mark Rothko, (visiting faculty), artist
- John Kennedy Toole, author, Pulitzer Prize winner
[edit] Business and economics
- Neil Bush, B.A., M.B.A., 1979, presidential brother, ex-savings and loan executive
- Philip J. Carroll, M.S., 1961, former CEO of Shell Oil Company
- James H. Clark, founder Silicon Graphics, Netscape, WebMD
- David Filo, 1988, co-founder of Yahoo
- Ricardo Salinas Pliego, M.B.A., 1979, Mexican businessman
- Christopher Robert Callahan, philantropist
- Paul Tulane, (benefactor), philanthropist
- Sam Zemurray (benefactor), President of United Fruit Company
- Carol Lavin Bernick, CEO of Alberto-Culver
- Derek John Meyer,philanthropist
- Katherine Alexandra Sweet, CFO of PPS of New Orleans
- Kristin Morehouse Rosen, President of PPS of New Orleans
[edit] Entertainment
- Evan Farmer, (attended), television personality
- Paul Michael Glaser, actor
- Lawrence Gordon, 1958, film producer
- Lauren Hutton, 1964, actress/model
- Taylor Miller, 1976, actress
- Bruce Paltrow, 1965, television and film producer
- Emily Saliers, (attended), singer
- Jerry Springer, B.A., 1965, talk show host
- Harold Sylvester, actor/director
- Christian LeBlanc, 1980, actor
[edit] Law and politics
- Howard Baker, 1945, Senate majority leader, White House chief of staff, U.S. Ambassador to Japan
- Sean M. Berkowitz, 1989, chief prosecutor of the Enron Task Force
- Newton C. Blanchard, governor of Louisiana
- Jean Boese, Newcomb 1945, Louisiana poet laureate and Republican national committeewoman
- Hale Boggs, Law, 1937, U.S. Representative, 1941-1943, 1946-1972
- Lindy Boggs, Newcomb 1935, U.S. Representative 1941-1943, 1973-1991, (also benefactor)
- Edwin S. Broussard U. S. Senator from Louisiana
- Karen Carter Canidate for House of Representatives from Louisiana,
- Rob Couhig, Law, New Orleans businessman and politician
- Murphy J. Foster, governor of Louisiana
- Jim Garrison, Law, New Orleans District Attorney
- Newt Gingrich, U.S. House of Representatives, 1979-1998
- Grant D. Gillham, Political Consultant
- Michael Hahn, governor of Louisiana
- Luther E. Hall, governor of Louisiana
- Felix Edward Hébert, U.S. House of Representatives, 1940-1977
- Alvin Olin King, governor of Louisiana
- Richard W. Leche, governor of Louisiana
- Bob Livingston, U.S. House of Representatives, 1977-1999.
- Huey Long, Law, Governor of Louisiana
- Kenneth McClintock, Law, 1980, President of the Puerto Rico Senate
- John McEnery, governor of Louisiana
- Judge Henry Mentz, US Federal District Judge 1982-2005
- Ray Nagin, M.B.A. 1994, Mayor of New Orleans
- Francis T. Nicholls, governor of Louisiana
- John H. Overton, Law, 1897, former U. S. Senator from Louisiana
- Leander Perez, Law, judge and district attorney of Plaquemines Parish in first half of twentieth century
- Robert Poydasheff, Law, Mayor of Columbus, Georgia
- Bill Pryor, Law, 1987, Justice, 11th Circuit
- Jared Y. Sanders, governor of Louisiana
- Oramel H. Simpson, governor of Louisiana
- Gene Taylor, U.S. House of Representatives, 1989-
- David C. Treen, governor of Louisiana
- David Vitter, Law, U. S. Senator from Louisiana
- Bob Wise, Law, 1975, Governor of West Virginia
[edit] Math, science and technology
- Pedram Amini, Computer Security Specialist at TippingPoint
- Robert Chadwick, Ph.D., Anthropology, 1974, archeologist
- David Filo, Co-Founder, Yahoo!
- Harold Rosen, 1947, engineer/inventor, famous for inventing the geostationary communications satellite
- Frank J. Tipler, (faculty) physicist and author
- Clarence Webb, M.S., 1925, archeologist and pediatrician
- A. Baldwin Wood, B.S.M.E., 1899, (December 1, 1879 - May 10, 1956) engineer and inventor of The Wood Screw Pump (1913) and The Wood Trash Pump (1915). from New Orleans, Louisiana.
[edit] Medicine
- George E. Burch, M.D., 1933, cardiologist
- Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., 1932, heart surgeon, transplant pioneer
- Harold S. Ginsbert, M.D., 1941, founding father of modern virology and microbiology
- Grace Goldsmith, M.D., 1932, public health educator
- Thomas Naum James, M.D., 1949, director, World Health Organization cardiovascular center
- Ruth Kirschstein, M.D., 1951, director, National Institutes of Health
- Leslie L. Lukash, M.D., 1944, Nassau County, NY medical examiner, inspiration for Quincy, M.D. Founded National Association of Medical Examiners.
- Rudolph Matas, M.D., 1880, "Father of Vascular Surgery"
- Bill L. Mellon, Jr., 1953, founder of Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti
- Alton Ochsner, faculty, founder of Ochsner Clinic, pioneer anti-smoking advocate
- Andrew V. Schally, faculty, Nobel Prize winner for Medicine and Philosophy, French Legion of Honor
- Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., 1935, Surgeon General of the United States (1961 - 1965)
- Paul Wehrle, physician who helped develop of methods to prevent and treat polio and smallpox
[edit] Sports
- David Mark Berger, 1966, weight-lifter
- Bobby Brown, Medicine 1950, baseball player, president of the American League
- Janell Burse, basketball player in the WNBA
- Chris Bush, 2004, NFL receiver
- Kerwin Cook, 2001, NFL receiver
- Hamilton Richardson (1955), tennis player
- JaJuan Dawson, 1999, NFL receiver
- Jerry Dalrymple, football All-American
- Rodney Holman, former National Football League pro bowl tight end
- Shaun King, 1999, NFL quarterback
- J. P. Losman, NFL quarterback
- Mewelde Moore, NFL running back
- Max McGee, NFL wide receiver
- Ed Morgan, baseball player
- Steve Mura, baseball player
- Richie Petitbon, NFL player and coach
- Eddie Price, football player
- Patrick Ramsey, NFL quarterback
- Andy Sheets, baseball player
- Jerald Sowell, NFL running back
- John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA player
- Frank Wills, baseball player
[edit] Other
- Matthew Altaras, Texas oil magnate
- Jon-Erik Beckjord, paranormal investigator and photographer
- Geoffrey Beene, fashion designer
- Jorge Bolaños, son of Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños
- Ian Bremmer, political scientist
- Amy Carter, daughter of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
- Lourdes de Flores, First Lady of El Salvador
- Francis Cardinal George, Ph.D., 1970, archbishop of Chicago
- Robert Hailey, EMBA, 1991, disaster recovery specialist
- Shannon Lee, daughter of martial arts legend Bruce Lee
- Jake Paltrow, director and brother of Gwyneth Paltrow
- Howard K. Smith, television journalist
[edit] Reference
- Famous Alumni List (PDF) at Alumni.tulane.edu
