29 Notable alumni of
John Carroll University
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John Carroll University is 1304th in the world, 458th in North America, and 430th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from John Carroll University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Eric Carmen
- Occupations
- musicianguitaristlyricistsongwritersinger
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Eric Howard Carmen was an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the lead vocalist of the Raspberries, with whom he recorded the hit "Go All the Way" and four albums. He embarked on a solo career in 1975 and had global success with "All by Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It", "Hungry Eyes", and "Make Me Lose Control". In later years, he toured with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band before reforming the Raspberries in 2004.
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Don Shula
- Enrolled in John Carroll University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in sociology
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Donald Francis Shula was an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. The head coach of the Miami Dolphins for most of his career, Shula is the NFL's winningest head coach at 347 career victories and 328 regular season victories. He is regarded as one of the greatest head coaches of all time.
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Dominique Moceanu
- Occupations
- artistic gymnastactor
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Dominique Helena Moceanu is an American former artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal-winning United States women's gymnastics team, the "Magnificent Seven", at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She won two medals at the 1995 World Championships and the all-around title at the 1998 Goodwill Games.
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Tim Russert
- Occupations
- television presenterlawyerwriterjournalistreporter
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Timothy John Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior vice president at NBC News and Washington bureau chief, and also hosted an eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program. He was a frequent correspondent and guest on NBC's The Today Show and Hardball. Russert covered several presidential elections, and he presented the NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey on the NBC Nightly News during the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Time magazine included Russert in its list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. Russert was posthumously revealed as a 30-year source for syndicated columnist Robert Novak.
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Charles Dolan
- Occupations
- businessperson
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Charles Francis Dolan was an American billionaire businessman and media mogul, best known as founder of Cablevision and HBO. Today, the Dolan family controls Madison Square Garden Sports, MSG Networks, Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Madison Square Garden, the Sphere, Radio City Music Hall, BBC America, and AMC Networks. As of December 2024, his net worth was estimated at US$5.4 billion.
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Carter Ham
- Enrolled in John Carroll University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Carter Frederick Ham is a retired United States Army General Officer who served as the second commander of United States Africa Command. As commander of Africa Command, he led Operation Odyssey Dawn, the initial United States role in the 2011 military intervention in Libya.
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John Cranley
- Enrolled in John Carroll University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John Joseph Cranley is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 69th Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio from 2013 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member of the Cincinnati City Council and a partner of City Lights Development. Cranley is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Harvard Divinity School and co-founder of the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Before his election as mayor, he was an attorney with the law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp. He was a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2022 Ohio gubernatorial election, losing the primary to former Dayton, Ohio mayor Nan Whaley.
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Brian Polian
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football coach
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Brian Stewart Polian is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach and athletic director for John Carroll University, holding the position of head football coach since 2026 and athletic director since 2023. He is the former head coach of the Nevada Wolf Pack football team. He is the son of former National Football League (NFL) executive Bill Polian.
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Mary Rose Oakar
- Enrolled in John Carroll University
- In 1966 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mary Rose Oakar was an American Democratic politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio, serving from 1977 to 1993. Oakar was the first Arab American woman, first Syrian American, and first Lebanese American woman to serve in Congress. She was also the first Democratic woman elected to the United States Congress from that state. Oakar later served as a member of the Ohio State Board of Education.
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Jerry Schuplinski
- Occupations
- coach
- Biography
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Jerry Schuplinski is an American football coach who is currently a senior offensive assistant/pass game specialist with the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). Most recently, he had been the tight ends coach for the Las Vegas Raiders. Prior to that, he was an assistant coach for Case Western Reserve for six seasons before becoming a part of the New England Patriots' staff in 2013. Schuplinski was part of the Patriots coaching staffs that won Super Bowl XLIX, Super Bowl LI, and Super Bowl LIII.
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Anthony Joseph Celebrezze, Sr
- Occupations
- judgepolitician
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Anthony Joseph Celebrezze Sr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party, who served as the 49th mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as a cabinet member in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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Edward F. Crawford
- Occupations
- businessperson
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Edward Francis Crawford is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and former diplomat who served as the 24th U.S. ambassador to Ireland from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as chairman and CEO of Park-Ohio Holdings, "an industrial supply chain logistics and diversified manufacturing business."
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Paweł Wojciechowski
- Occupations
- diplomateconomist
- Biography
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Paweł Wojciechowski is a Polish economist.
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John D. Lavelle
- Occupations
- military officer
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John Daniel Lavelle was a United States Air Force general and commander of Seventh Air Force, with headquarters at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Republic of Vietnam. Lavelle was removed from his position in 1972 and forced to retire due to alleged misconduct over bombing missions during the Vietnam War while serving as the Seventh Air Force commander. Since the ranks of general and lieutenant general are temporary ranks and linked to their corresponding position of assignment, federal law at the time required senatorial approval for an officer to retire at these higher ranks. Due to these allegations the Senate refused to confirm Lavelle's retirement as a four-star or three-star general. Lavelle was reverted and retired at his permanent two-star rank of major general.
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Carl E. Walz
- Occupations
- engineerastronautmilitary officeraircraft pilot
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Carl Erwin Walz is a retired NASA astronaut currently working for Orbital Sciences Corporation's Advanced Programs Group as vice president for Human Space Flight Operations. Walz was formerly assigned to the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He was the Acting Director for the Advanced Capabilities Division in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, and was responsible for a broad range of activities to include Human Research, Technology Development, Nuclear Power and Propulsion and the Lunar Robotic Exploration Programs to support the Vision for Space Exploration.
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Thomas McNamara
- Occupations
- mayor
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Thomas McNamara is an American politician serving as the 41st mayor of Rockford, Illinois since May 1, 2017. He previously served as an alderman of the Rockford's 3rd ward from 2013 to 2017.
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Fred Pestello
- Occupations
- sociologist
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Fred P. Pestello is an American sociologist and educator who served as the 33rd president of Saint Louis University in Missouri from 2014 to 2025. He previously served as president of Le Moyne College from 2008 to 2014.
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Bill Fontana
- Occupations
- composerartistphotographersound artist
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Bill Fontana is known internationally for his pioneering experiments in sound art.
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Thomas J. Murphy Jr
- Occupations
- politician
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Thomas J. Murphy Jr. is an American former politician and city management consultant from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served in state government in two capacities, from 1979 to 1982 representing the 17th district, and from 1983 to 1993 representing the 20th district. From January 1994 until January 2006 he served as mayor of Pittsburgh. Murphy is also a former senior resident fellow for urban development at the Urban Land Institute. Murphy is now a principal with Urban Development Advisors LLC, providing expert advice to communities to help them understand what drives real estate investment, sustainable land use practices, economic development and ensures long-lasting community commitment.
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Tim Wood
- Occupations
- figure skater
- Biography
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Timothy Lyle Wood is an American former figure skater. He is a two-time World champion, a 1968 Olympic silver medalist and a three-time U.S. national champion.
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James Danko
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United States - Biography
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James M. Danko is an American entrepreneur and academic administrator serving as the 21st president of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, since 2011.
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Tim Grendell
- Occupations
- politician
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Timothy J. Grendell is a Republican judge on the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas. He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 2005 to 2011, and of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2000 until 2004. Timothy Grendell was appointed to the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas as the Juvenile and Probate judge in 2011 by then Governor John Kasich after leaving Columbus, OH. After seeking election again, running unopposed in 2020, he is currently Geauga County's elected judge.
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Michael Aloysius Feighan
- Enrolled in John Carroll University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Michael Aloysius Feighan was an American politician from Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland. He served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and as a Democratic Party U.S. Representative from 1943 to 1971, serving Ohio's 20th congressional district.
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Brian P. Cleary
- Occupations
- children's writerpoetwriter
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Brian P. Cleary is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best known for his books written for grade-school children that explore grammar in humorous ways; he also controls a line of gift books for grownups. He is the senior editor for digital content at American Greetings, and his greetings have been performed by Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, Smokey Robinson, William Shatner, Meghan Trainor and others.
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Carl Taseff
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Carl N. "Gaucho" Taseff was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL). Taseff had an 11-year playing career, primarily with the Baltimore Colts, where he was a member of the 1958 and 1959 NFL Championship winning teams. Taseff then coached for 27 seasons, winning Super Bowl VII and Super Bowl VIII as part of the Miami Dolphins coaching staff.
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Joe Cimperman
- Biography
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Joe Cimperman is a Slovenian-American politician who served as a member of the Cleveland City Council, representing near-west side neighborhoods from 1997 to 2016. A Democrat, he had previously been chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee and a member of the Community and Economic Development Committee, Legislation and Public Parks Committee and Property and Recreation Committee.
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Hal Becker
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Hal Becker is an American author and nationally known expert on the subjects of sales, customer service and negotiating. He conducts seminars or provides consultations to more than 140 organizations a year, including, IBM, Disney, New York Life, United Airlines, Verizon, Terminix, AT&T, Pearle Vision and Cintas. His best known books are Can I Have 5 Minutes Of Your Time?, Lip Service and Hal Becker's Ultimate Sales Book, A Revolutionary Training Manual Guaranteed to Improve Your Skills and Inflate Your Net Worth.
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Paul F. McManamon
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 80)
- Enrolled in John Carroll University
- In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Science in physics
- Occupations
- physicistscientist
- Biography
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Paul F. McManamon is an American scientist who is best known for his work in optics and photonics, as well as sensors, countermeasures, and directed energy.
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Gilbert Sheldon
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
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Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville in Ohio between 1992 and 2002. Sheldon previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1976 to 1992.
