10 Notable alumni of
Georgetown College
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Georgetown College is 3702nd in the world, 1261st in North America, and 1200th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Georgetown College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Antonin Scalia
- Enrolled in Georgetown College
- 1953-1957 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in study of history
- Occupations
- judgejuristlawyerprofessor
- Biography
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Antonin Gregory Scalia was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2016. He was described as the intellectual anchor for the originalist and textualist position in the U.S. Supreme Court's conservative wing. For catalyzing an originalist and textualist movement in American law, he has been described as one of the most influential jurists of the twentieth century, and one of the most important justices in the history of the Supreme Court. Scalia was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018, and the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University was named in his honor.
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John J. DeGioia
- Enrolled in Georgetown College
- In 1979 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in English
- Occupations
- philosopheruniversity teacheracademic administrator
- Biography
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John Joseph DeGioia is an American academic administrator and philosopher who served as the president of Georgetown University from 2001 to 2024. He was the first lay president of the school and its longest-serving president. Upon his appointment, he also became the first lay president of any Jesuit university in the United States. Having spent his entire career at Georgetown, where he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees, DeGioia was the dean of student affairs and held various vice presidential positions before becoming president.
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Thomas F. Mulledy
- Occupations
- Catholic priestacademic administrator
- Biography
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Thomas F. Mulledy SJ was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who became the president of Georgetown College, a founder of the College of the Holy Cross, and a Jesuit provincial superior. His brother, Samuel Mulledy, also became a Jesuit and president of Georgetown.
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William Matthews
- Enrolled in Georgetown College
- In 1796 studied theology
- Occupations
- professoracademic administratorCatholic priestlibrarianphilanthropist
- Biography
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William Matthews, occasionally spelled Mathews, was an American who became the fifth Roman Catholic priest ordained in the United States and the first such person born in British America. Born in the colonial Province of Maryland, he was briefly a novice in the Society of Jesus. After being ordained, he became influential in establishing Catholic parochial and educational institutions in Washington, D.C. He was the second pastor of St. Patrick's Church, serving for most of his life. He served as the sixth president of Georgetown College, later known as Georgetown University. Matthews acted as president of the Washington Catholic Seminary, which became Gonzaga College High School, and oversaw the continuity of the school during suppression by the church and financial insecurity.
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William Bourke Cockran
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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William Bourke Cockran, commonly known as Bourke Cockran or Burke Cochran in contemporary reports, was an Irish-American attorney, Democratic Party politician and orator who represented the East Side of Manhattan in the United States House of Representatives for seven non-consecutive terms between 1887 and 1923. Although associated with the liberal and progressive reform movements, he became widely known as the leading national spokesman for the Tammany Society, the powerful Democratic Party political machine in New York. As an advocate for the gold standard, he crossed party lines to endorse William McKinley in the presidential election of 1896.
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John McElroy
- Occupations
- Catholic priest
- Biography
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John McElroy SJ was a Jesuit priest who founded Catholic schools in the United States. After emigrating to the United States in 1803, McElroy enrolled in Georgetown University in 1806, the same year in which he joined the Society of Jesus as a lay brother. His brother Anthony also became a Jesuit. McElroy assumed the management of Georgetown's financial affairs. He was ordained a priest in 1817. In 1822 he was sent to Frederick, Maryland, where he was to remain for 23 years as pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in downtown Frederick. It was in Frederick that he founded St. John's Literary Institution. During the Mexican–American War, McElroy served as an Army chaplain, and on his return from Mexico he went to Boston, where he established Boston College and Boston College High School.
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Edward Kavanagh
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
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Edward Kavanagh was a United States representative and the 17th Governor of Maine. Born in Newcastle in the Massachusetts District of Maine to Irish Catholic immigrants from County Wexford. He later attended Montreal Seminary (in Quebec, Canada) and Georgetown College in Washington. He graduated from St. Mary's College (Baltimore) in 1813. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Damariscotta, Maine. He was a member of the Maine House of Representatives from 1826 to 1828, and was secretary of the state senate in 1830.
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Fernando E. Rodríguez Vargas
- Enrolled in Georgetown College
- In 1924 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Fernando E. Rodríguez Vargas, was an odontologist (dentist), scientist and a Major in the U.S. Army who discovered the bacteria which causes dental caries.
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Alphonsus J. Donlon
- Enrolled in Georgetown College
- In 1888 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- Catholic priestchaplainacademic administratorteacher
- Biography
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Alphonsus J. Donlon SJ was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who spent his career in priestly ministry and academia, including as president of Georgetown University from 1912 to 1918. Born in Albany, New York, he garnered a reputation as a good student and an exceptional collegiate athlete. As a professor, he went on to lead Georgetown University's sports program, which enjoyed great success. As a result, he became known as the "father of Georgetown athletics."
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Solomon Hillen, Jr
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Solomon Hillen Jr. was a U.S. Representative from Maryland and mayor of Baltimore.
