20 Notable alumni of
Marist College

Marist College is 1545th in the world, 555th in North America, and 522nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from Marist College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Bill O'Reilly

    Bill O'Reilly
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 74)
    Enrolled in Marist College
    In 1971 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    podcasterjournalistwritertelevision presenterbaseball player
    Biography

    William James O'Reilly Jr. is an American conservative commentator, journalist, author, and television host.

  2. Eric Adams

    Eric Adams
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politicianpolice officer
    Biography

    Eric Leroy Adams is an American politician and former police officer, serving as the 110th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2022. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013, representing the 20th Senate district in Brooklyn. In November 2013, Adams was elected Brooklyn Borough President, the first African-American to hold the position, and reelected in November 2017.

  3. William Hung

    William Hung
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1982-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    poker playersingeractor
    Biography

    William Hing Cheung Hung is a Hong Kong motivational speaker and former singer who gained fame in 2004 as a result of his unsuccessful audition singing Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on the third season of the television series American Idol.

  4. Rik Smits

    Rik Smits
    Born in
    Netherlands Flag Netherlands
    Years
    1966-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Rik Smits, nicknamed "the Dunking Dutchman" is a Dutch former professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft. An NBA All-Star in 1998, Smits reached the NBA Finals in 2000.

  5. Menelik Watson

    Menelik Watson
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1988-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    basketball playerAmerican football player
    Biography

    Menelik Watson is an English former professional American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.

  6. Jeff Sutphen

    Jeff Sutphen
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    television actortelevision producer
    Biography

    Jeffrey "Jeff" Sutphen is an American actor, producer, dancer and game show host known primarily for his work with Nickelodeon's BrainSurge from 2009 to 2011. From 2012 to 2013, he was the host of the show Figure It Out. He also has his own YouTube channel.

  7. Gina Trapani

    Gina Trapani
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Gina Marie Trapani is an American tech blogger, web developer, writer, and technology executive.

  8. Jared Jordan

    Jared Jordan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Jared Ahern Jordan is a former American professional basketball player for various teams in Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He last played for CSU Sibiu of the Liga Națională in Romania during the 2019–20 season.

  9. James Ciccone

    James Ciccone
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    actortelevision actor
    Biography

    James Ciccone is an American actor. He appeared in three seasons as mob boss Carmine Patriccia in the HBO television drama The Deuce. In 2017 Ciccone appeared in the racially charged bio-pic Crown Heights, written and directed by Matt Ruskin, which premiered in competition as a Grand Jury Nomination at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017 and won the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic Film. In 2023 he teamed-up with Ruskin again in Boston Strangler starring Keira Knightley. In 2019, he appeared in The Kitchen, starring Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish, and the Academy Award nominated films, Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese's The Irishman. In late 2021 he can be seen opposite Michael Keaton in Worth, a drama about the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. He has also appeared in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2022), Law & Order: Organized Crime (2023), American Horror Story (2023).

  10. Kathy Liebert

    Kathy Liebert
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    poker player
    Biography

    Kathleen H. Liebert is an American professional poker player.

  11. Carlina Rivera

    Carlina Rivera
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Carlina Rivera is an American politician who represents the 2nd district of the New York City Council since 2018. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes portions of the East Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray Hill and Rose Hill in Manhattan.

  12. Daniel Dromm

    Daniel Dromm
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Daniel Dromm is an American politician who served in the New York City Council from the 25th district from 2010 to 2021. He is a Democrat. The district includes East Elmhurst, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights in Queens.

  13. Steve Neuhaus

    Steve Neuhaus
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 50)
    Biography

    Stefan Michael Neuhaus is an American politician and the current County Executive of Orange County, New York. He previously served as the Town Supervisor of Chester, New York elected in 2007 until 2013.

  14. Sean P. Stellato

    Sean P. Stellato
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1977-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Sean P. Stellato is an American sports agent, motivational speaker, and author.

  15. Maureen Magarity

    Maureen Magarity
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    Maureen Elizabeth Magarity is an American women's basketball coach, and current head coach of the Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team. From 2010 to 2020, she coached for New Hampshire.

  16. Kevin Byrne

    Kevin Byrne
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kevin Byrne is the 6th County Executive of Putnam County, NY and is a former state legislator of the New York State Assembly where he served for three terms. He is a registered Republican.

  17. Patrick Mara

    Patrick Mara
    Years
    1975-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Patrick Mara is a former elected member of the District of Columbia Board of Education.

  18. Jay Bowie

    Jay Bowie
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Julius "Jay" Bowie is an American professional basketball player for Bali United of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for Marist College before playing professionally in the NBA Development League, Australia and England.

  19. Paul X. Rinn

    Paul X. Rinn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-2022 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Paul Xavier Rinn was an officer in the United States Navy. He was the first commanding officer of the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) and was in command when the ship struck a mine in the Persian Gulf on 14 April 1988. He later commanded USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) and was the Iraqi Embargo Commander in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. He retired in 1997 at the rank of captain.

  20. Seán Sammon

    Seán Sammon
    Years
    1947-.. (age 76)
    Biography

    Brother Seán Sammon, F.M.S. was the former Superior General of the Marist Brothers order, a role he held from October 3, 2001 until 2009.