17 Notable alumni of
Johnson & Wales University - Providence

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence is 1444th in the world, 513th in North America, and 482nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from Johnson & Wales University - Providence sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Maria Kanellis

    Maria Kanellis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    Playboy Playmatemodelpodcasterprofessional wrestlersinger
    Biography

    Mary Louis "Maria" Kanellis-Bennett is an American professional wrestler, manager, promoter, actress and model. She is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), and is also the co-owner and founder of the independent promotion Women's Wrestling Army (WWA). She has previously wrestled for Impact Wrestling and WWE.

  2. Emeril Lagasse

    Emeril Lagasse
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    restaurateurchefnon-fiction writerbusinessperson
    Biography

    Emeril John Lagassé III is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author, and National Best Recipe award winner for his "Turkey and Hot Sausage Chili" recipe in 2003. He is a regional James Beard Award winner, known for his mastery of Creole and Cajun cuisine and his self-developed "New New Orleans" style. He is of Portuguese descent on his mother's side, while being of French heritage through his father.

  3. Graham Elliot

    Graham Elliot
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    domestic worker cookchefrestaurateur
    Biography

    Graham Elliot Bowles is an American chef, restaurateur, and reality television personality. He first gained recognition in the restaurant business as a three-time nominee for the James Beard Award. In 2004, he was named to Food & Wine's "Best New Chefs" list, and became the youngest chef in the United States to receive four stars from a major publication (Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times).

  4. Tyler Florence

    Tyler Florence
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    chef
    Biography

    Tyler Florence is an American chef and television host of several Food Network shows.

  5. Anna Olson

    Anna Olson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    chef
    Biography

    Anna Olson is a professionally trained American pastry chef. She resides in Welland in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada. She was previously the host of Food Network Canada's Fresh with Anna Olson, Sugar and Kitchen Equipped and Bake with Anna Olson. She currently hosts the Twitter exclusive video short series Sweet Something which can be seen on Food Network Canada Twitter. She also hosts short videos on her YouTube channel Oh Yum with Anna Olson.

  6. Sean Brock

    Sean Brock
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    chefcook
    Biography

    Sean Brock is an American chef specializing in Southern cuisine.

  7. Chris Santos

    Chris Santos
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    chef
    Biography

    Chris Santos is a New York City chef and the former executive chef and owner of The Stanton Social on New York's Lower East Side. In late 2010, he opened Beauty & Essex, a 250-seat, 10,000-square-foot restaurant in the heart of the lower east side. He is a recurring guest judge on the Food Network show Chopped, and is developing a show of his own.

  8. Rock Harper

    Rock Harper
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    chefrestaurateur
    Biography

    Rahman "Rock" Harper is an American chef, television personality and restaurateur who won in the third season of the Gordon Ramsay-presented reality television show Hell's Kitchen.

  9. Aarón Sanchez

    Aarón Sanchez
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    chef
    Biography

    Aarón Sánchez is a Mexican-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author and philanthropist. He is the executive chef and part-owner of the Mexican restaurant Johnny Sánchez in New Orleans.

  10. Mehmet Gürs

    Mehmet Gürs
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    chefwriter
    Biography

    Mehmet Gürs is a Finnish celebrity chef, television personality, restaurateur and consultant. He is considered to be Istanbul's most recognizable chef.

  11. Andrew Gruel

    Andrew Gruel
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    chef
    Biography

    Andrew Gruel is an American chef and television personality, based in Orange County, California. He appeared as a judge on Food Network's Food Truck Face Off and as a host of FYI's Say It to My Face!, and is the founder of Slapfish, a seafood restaurant franchise that he launched in 2012 and sold to Mac Haik Enterprises in 2022. He is the founder, CEO and executive chef of Big Parm, a pizza restaurant in Tustin, California; Two Birds, a chicken restaurant in Irvine, California; Butterleaf, a plant-based restaurant in Irvine, California; and Calico Fish House, a casual seafood restaurant in Huntington Beach, California.

  12. Bryan Acheampong

    Bryan Acheampong
    Born in
    Ghana Flag Ghana
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Enrolled in Johnson & Wales University - Providence
    Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in information system
    Occupations
    politicianconsultant
    Biography

    Bryan Acheampong is a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament of Abetifi constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. He succeeded Peter Wiafe Pepera, who died while in office. He was the Minister of State at the Ministry of Interior between February 2019 to 2020. In 2016, he bought Okwawu United F.C. and currently serves as the Minister of Agriculture.

  13. Chris Hastings

    Chris Hastings
    Occupations
    chefrestaurateur
    Biography

    Chris Hastings is the owner and executive chef of Hot & Hot Fish Club, a restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama, and was twice a finalist for the James Beard Award "Best Chef in the South" award. In 2012, Chef Hastings was the winner of this award.

  14. John Antonakis

    John Antonakis
    Born in
    South Africa Flag South Africa
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    university teacher
    Biography

    John Antonakis is a professor of organizational behavior at the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne and former editor-in-chief of The Leadership Quarterly.

  15. Pamela Rosen Lampitt

    Pamela Rosen Lampitt
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Pamela Rosen Lampitt is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 6th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since taken office on January 10, 2006. She has been the Deputy Speaker in the General Assembly since 2012.

  16. Vishwesh Bhatt

    Vishwesh Bhatt
    Occupations
    cook
    Biography

    Vishwesh Bhatt is a James Beard Award-winning chef based in Oxford, Mississippi.

  17. Elizabeth Poirier

    Elizabeth Poirier
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1942-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Elizabeth Poirier is an American politician who represented the 14th Bristol district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives until 2021, and was the current Third Assistant House Minority Leader. She succeeded her husband Kevin Poirier, who resigned to become director of development at Sturdy Memorial Hospital. She announced in March 2020 that she would not seek another term in that year's election.