Famous Marquette Alumni

[pbiflyer]

While looking for directions to the Marquette event at USF, I stumbled across their famous alumni page. I will take ours in a heartbeat, although the Tony LaRussa one is impressive:

Famous USF Grads
http://www.usf.edu/fam_grds.html

A. Manette Ansay, "Vinegar Hill" author
Chucky Atkins, NBA's Los Angels Lakers
Guy Babylon, musician
Sandra Bailey, Olympics editor for Sports Illustrated
Ed Baird, America's Cup winner 1995
Ben Brown, former USA Today and Southern Living magazine writer
Eddie Carpenter, President, Disneyland International and CFO, Walt Disney Attractions
Mark Consuelos, ABC's All My Children soap star
Goliath Davis, Assistant to Mayor of St. Petersburg, FL; Former St. Petersburg Chief of Police
Lincoln Diaz-Balart, U.S. Congress
Leo Gallagher, comedian
Cal Henderson, Hillsborough County Sheriff
Anthony D. Henry, cornerback for the Cleveland Browns
Drake Hogestyn, NBC's Days of Our Lives soap star
Melissa Howard, former MTV Real World cast member
Phoebe Irby, Outstanding Teacher of 1996
Nicole Johnson, Miss America 1999
Tina Johnson, Treasurer, Publix Super Markets
Tony LaRussa, manager St. Louis Cardinals
Earl Lennard, superintendent of Hillsborough County School District
Kawika Mitchell, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
Rick de Oliveira, producer for MTV's "Road Rules", "The Real World" and "Rock-n-Jock"
Richard Oppel, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, director of American Society of Newspaper Editors, editor Austin American Statesman
John Patrick, VP Internet Technology IBM, was Senior Marketing Executive who launched the IBM think pad brand
Greg Pitts, "Washington Apple" guy, Normal Ohio sitcom star
Richard Rahn, Pres. Novecon and former VP and chief accountant, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Michael Rao, youngest ever university president or chancellor
Jack Reed, Pulitzer Prize winner, and state editor, St. Petersburg Times
J.R. Reed, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles
Barbara Samson, founder Intermedia Communications
Kerry Sanders, NBC News
Kissy Simmons, actress on Broadway in the Lion King
Robert Stackhouse, Artist
Ana Veciana-Suarez, Miami-Herald syndicated columnist and author
Roy Wegerle, former MLS star

Famous Former USF Students:
Terry Bolea, a.k.a. Hulk Hogan, WCW Wrestler
Elaine Boosler, comedian
Lauren Hutton, supermodel and actress

[augoman]

Former Secretary of the Department of Administration for the state of Wisconsin under Governor Jim Doyle (and spent some time in the Old Gym).

No disrespect to him, but a mid level state bureaucrat isn't exactly "famous."

Probably not, but he was a pretty good rebounder for us in the 80's.

sayyyyyy, would he have made it if he had gone to jail over the 'travel-gate' scandal?

[SoCalwarrior]

Bump.  Any new additions?

[bma725]

Bump.  Any new additions?

One I haven't seen mentioned. 

Nick D'Agosto, class of 2002.  He's one of the new characters on the NBC show Heroes.


http://imdb.com/name/nm0194900/

And though I'm not sure you can call her famous yet, Colleen Foy...I think she was 2003.  She's in a new movie with Daniel Day-Lewis that is receiving a lot of support from the critics.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2460445/

[FrennA]

Please excuse my ignorance but who is the gentleman in post #29 and what movie is it?

[ToddPacker]

Bump.  Any new additions?

One I haven't seen mentioned. 

Nick D'Agosto, class of 2002.  He's one of the new characters on the NBC show Heroes.


http://imdb.com/name/nm0194900/

And though I'm not sure you can call her famous yet, Colleen Foy...I think she was 2003.  She's in a new movie with Daniel Day-Lewis that is receiving a lot of support from the critics.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2460445/

He also played Hunter, Jan's assistant, on the Office.

[SoCalwarrior]

Please excuse my ignorance but who is the gentleman in post #29 and what movie is it?

That would be Billy Hayes.  He was the subject and author of the book Midnight Express which was then turned into a movie.

[TallTitan34]

Representative Donald A. Manzullo from the great state of ILLINOIS

[Marquette84]

Bob Odenkirk???  No way.  I call shenanigans on that one...  Wikipedia says he went to Southern Ill.

He attended MU for one year. 

[The Man in Gold]

Hey! I was there. Got a copy of his book, Road Swing, and while I still haven't managed to read the whole thing, what I remember was pretty entertaining. As was his speech. Always enjoyed his column in SI.

Wow I was there too.  Great speech and the book is well worth the read.  Great stories about life on the road and sports history.  For whatever reason the passage that sticks out most in my mind was about this up-and-coming Quarterback at Kentucky named Tim Couch.  (I guess he can't be right about everything)

[chefrad]

Clememt Zablocki, Chairman of House Foreiegn Relations, was an MUHS and MU grad.

So was SEC boss and MU player John Fedders (who was accused of beating his wife).

[77ncaachamps]

Wikipedia's List: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marquette_University_alumni

Whoever put this in Wikipedia is classy!

Dean "The Dream" Meminger, former NBA--NY Nicks-- player, NIT-1970-MVP, College AP-UPI-All-American 1971, NEVER LOST A HOME GAME.

[marqfan22]

the kid in heroes and the office is not famous.  he's still sharing an apartment with a few guys.  not exactly living in beverly hills.

[muwarrior87]

the kid in heroes and the office is not famous.  he's still sharing an apartment with a few guys.  not exactly living in beverly hills.

He's a recognizable face anyway.

[marqfan22]

not really.  i would have no idea who

[muwarrior87]

for people that watch those shows he is.  He's one of the regulars on Heroes and has had a lot of random rolls in the past few years.  Give him a little time and I'm guessing he'll be pretty recognizable.

[SoCalwarrior]

A couple of new additions to the list.

[muwarrior69]

Forgive me, was it Pat O'Brien or Jimmy Cagney or both?

[SoCalwarrior]

Just Pat O'Brien

[Warriors4ever]

Steve Bertrand who does news on WGN radio is an alum and big booster.  Also, Charlie Pierce the Boston sportswriter and panelist on Wait Wait Don't Tell me on NPR talks about his MU days.

[MUrugger]

Please strike Bertrand from the list.  If someone even suggested he was famous, I'm afraid his head might explode beyond its already inflated status.  I often have to apologize to my own peeps for Bertrand, who can't seem to read the news without his own editorial spin; one I don't share.
Let's just say that he was a happy guy in January. 

[AlienWarrior]

Was Ralph Metcalf mentioned?

[muole]

Nick D'Agosto was the guy on Heroes and The Office.  He was my roommate at MU and also here in LA for a few years.  But he's been living in his own (sweet) place for a few years now, so you can lay the "he must not be successful because he still lives with a bunch of dudes" argument to rest.

you can also catch his work in the feature films ELECTION (w/ matt broderick and reese witherspoon) FIRED UP (lead role) and ROCKETSCIENCE.  He just left for Mexico a few days ago to start shooting another feature opposite the lovely Camilla Belle.

[muole]

also - the guy in the picture with Joel McHale on NBC'S COMMUNITY is Danny Pudi.  he is a theatre grad. from '01.  He is a huge MU hoops fan and one hell of a nice guy.

[IrwinFletcher]

if we are going to do local celebrities... rob hart (currently of 720 WGN news in chicago and formerly of WTMJ radio in milwaukee) graduated from MU a few years back.

as did an Illinois state senator and member of crain's business magazines "top 40 under 40"... MU's Dave Sullivan

I believe Dave is no longer a State Senator and has become a lobbyist.  He also is no longer under the age of 40.