This list of New York University alumni includes notable graduates and non-graduate former students of

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, th ...

Legend

The following abbreviations and notes are used to represent NYU schools and colleges: In 1973, the New York University School of Engineering and Science merged into

Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United Sta ...

, which in turn merged into NYU to form

New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United Sta ...

in 2014. In 2015, the school changed its name to

NYU Tandon School of Engineering The New York University Tandon School of Engineering (commonly referred to as Tandon) is the engineering and applied sciences school of New York University. Tandon is the second oldest private engineering and technology school in the United Sta ...

Academia and research

Educators

Haim Ben-Shahar Haim Ben-Shahar (חיים בן שחר) (born c.1935) is an Israeli economist, and former President of Tel Aviv University. Biography Ben-Shahar was born in Israel. He earned a Ph.D. in Banking and Finance from New York University. He is an econo ...

, Israeli economist and President of

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

J. David Bleich Judah David Bleich (born August 24, 1936 in Tarrytown, New York) is an authority on Jewish law and ethics, including Jewish medical ethics. He is a professor of Talmud (rosh yeshiva) at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate of ...

(born 1936), rabbi and authority on Jewish law and ethics *

Francis Kilcoyne Francis P. Kilcoyne (died 1985) was an American professor of English and the third President of Brooklyn College, from 1966 to 1967. He was consecrated a Roman Catholic priest in the Brooklyn diocese at St. James Cathedral in 1980, when he was 78 ...

(died 1985), President of

Brooklyn College , mottoeng = Nothing without great effort , established = , parent = CUNY , type = Public university , endowment = $98.0 million (2019) , budget = $123.96 m ...

Howard Lesnick Howard Lesnick (April 22, 1931 – April 19, 2020) was the Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Biography Lesnick was born into a Jewish family in New York City to George L. and Sadie (R ...

(1931-2020), Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law,

University of Pennsylvania Law School The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (also known as Penn Law or Penn Carey Law) is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is among the most selective and oldes ...

* Josef Singer (1923-2009), Israeli aeronautical engineer and President of

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology ( he, הטכניון – מכון טכנולוגי לישראל) is a public research university located in Haifa, Israel. Established in 1912 under the dominion of the Ottoman Empire, the Technion ...

Professors, researchers and scientists

Abel Prize recipients

MacArthur Fellows

National Medals for Science, Technology and Innovation, Arts and Humanities recipients

Nobel laureates

Business

Entertainment

Academy Award winners

Emmy Award winners

Grammy Award winners

Tony Award winners

Medicine

Music

Politics, law and government

Members of the United States House of Representatives

Members of the United States Senate

United States Governors

Ambassadors from the United States

Judges

Attorneys

United States Cabinet members, foreign government, royalty, and other

Religion

Press, literature, and arts

Pulitizer Prize winners

Joel Shatzky Joel Shatzky (November 30, 1943 – April 3, 2020) was an American writer and literary professor at the State University of New York. Biography Shatzky, who grew up in the Bronx, attended High School of Music & Art. He studied at Queens Colleg ...

(1943-2020), writer and literary professor

Sports

As of 2013, NYU has been associated with at least 74 men and 10 women who have participated as athletes, coaches, or managers at

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a multi ...

, for a total of at least 28 Olympic medals.

Other

Fictional

The following are characters in film, television, literature, and other media that have a connection to the university: *

Ruth Madoff Ruth Madoff ( ; Alpern; born May 18, 1941) is the widow of Bernie Madoff, the convicted American financial fraudster who served a prison sentence for a criminal financial scheme until his death in April 2021. After her husband's arrest for his ...

(born 1941), wife of Bernie Madoff.

References

External links

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Alumni Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ...