40 Notable alumni of
Montclair State University
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Montclair State University is 1116th in the world, 400th in North America, and 373rd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 40 notable alumni from Montclair State 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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Bruce Willis
- Occupations
- television actoractorexecutive producervoice actorfilm producer
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Walter Bruce Willis is a retired American actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has appeared in over one hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero for his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013).
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Allen Ginsberg
- Occupations
- diaristwriterautobiographerplaywrightscreenwriter
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Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat Generation. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression and he embodied various aspects of this counterculture with his views on drugs, sex, multiculturalism, hostility to bureaucracy and openness to Eastern religions.
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Jason Biggs
- Occupations
- film producertelevision actorfilm actorvoice actorstage actor
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Jason Matthew Biggs is an American actor. He is best known for his lead role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie film series (1999–2012). His other notable lead credits include Loser (2000), Saving Silverman (2001), Anything Else (2003), My Best Friend's Girl (2008), Life Happens (2011), Grassroots (2012), and Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023).
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Tobin Bell
- Occupations
- actortelevision actordirectorwriterfilm actor
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Tobin Bell is an American actor. Appearing in over 100 titles during a five-decade career, he is most recognized for his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the Saw franchise.
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Dania Ramirez
- Occupations
- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Dania Ramirez is a Dominican actress. Her credits include the roles of Maya Herrera in the NBC series Heroes, Alex in the HBO series Entourage, and Blanca during the last season of the HBO crime drama The Sopranos on television. Her film roles include Alex Guerrero in She Hate Me and Callisto in the feature film X-Men: The Last Stand. She portrayed Rosie Falta on Lifetime's Devious Maids from June 2013, until its cancellation in 2016. In July 2017, Ramirez joined the ABC series Once Upon a Time for its softly-rebooted seventh season in a starring role as Cinderella. In 2023, she began the starring role of Captain Nikki Batista in the Fox crime drama Alert: Missing Persons Unit.
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Lorene Scafaria
- Occupations
- actorscreenwriterfilm director
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Lorene Scafaria is an American filmmaker and actress. She wrote and directed the films Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012), The Meddler (2015), and Hustlers (2019), and wrote the film Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008).
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Rena Sofer
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Rena Sherel Sofer is an American actress, known for her appearances in daytime television, episodic guest appearances, and made-for-television movies. In 1995, Sofer received a Daytime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Lois Cerullo in the soap opera General Hospital. She reprised the role of Lois in October 2023. From 2013 to 2022, she played Quinn Fuller on the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
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Justina Valentine
- Occupations
- vocalistsingerfilm director
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Justina Valentine is an American television host, rapper and singer from Passaic County, New Jersey, best known for her singles "Candy Land" featuring rapper Fetty Wap, "All The Way" and "Unbelievable". She is also known as a cast member on the improv comedy show Wild 'n Out.
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Camille Grammer
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorsocialitemodelfilm actor
- Biography
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Camille Meyer is an American actress, dancer, model, and television personality. She is known for appearing on several seasons of the reality television show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
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Warren Farrell
- Occupations
- journalistphilosopherpolitical scientistwriterauthor
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Warren Thomas Farrell is an American author, educator, and activist who has written about gender, particularly men's issues. Initially active in the second wave feminist movement of the late 1960s and 1970s, Farrell was a board member of the National Organization for Women in New York City and authored The Liberated Man (1974), which explored how traditional gender roles constrained both men and women. He obtained his doctorate in political science on the topic in 1974. His role-reversal workshops in the 1970s and early 1980s brought him mainstream attention. Over time, he grew critical of feminism and shifted his focus toward highlighting the disadvantages and challenges faced by men.
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Jessica Vosk
- Occupations
- singeractorstage actor
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Jessica Vosk is an American singer and actress, best known for her performance as the lead role of Elphaba Thropp in Wicked, which she played on Broadway at the Gershwin Theatre from July 2018 to May 2019 (a period that included the show's 15th Anniversary). She also starred as Elphaba in the show's second national tour from September 2016 to September 2017.
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Robert M. Price
- Enrolled in Montclair State University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- literary criticessayisttheologianpodcasterillustrator
- Biography
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Robert McNair Price is an American New Testament scholar who argues in favor of the Christ myth theory – the claim that a historical Jesus did not exist. Price is the author of a number of books on biblical studies and the historicity of Jesus.
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Josh Dela Cruz
- Occupations
- television presenteractorstage actor
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Joshua Dela Cruz is an American actor. He played a fictional version of himself as the host in the preschool series Blue's Clues & You!. He was the third and most recent host of the Blue's Clues franchise, after Steve Burns and Donovan Patton.
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Allison Strong
- Years
- 1990-.. (age 36)
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Allison Trujillo Strong is an American pop singer, songwriter, and actress of stage, television and film. She first gained notice for her Broadway work in the musicals Bye Bye Birdie and Mamma Mia!, has done voice-over work on the Nickelodeon's animated children's television program Dora and Friends, and appeared in other television series such as The Blacklist, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She gained wider exposure with her first feature film, playing Adam Sandler's daughter Sarah in The Week Of.
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Nel Noddings
- Occupations
- pedagogueuniversity teacherfeministacademicphilosopher
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Nel Noddings was an American feminist, educator, and philosopher best known for her work in philosophy of education, educational theory, and ethics of care.
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Scott Garrett
- Enrolled in Montclair State University
- In 1981 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Ernest Scott Garrett is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district, serving from 2003 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1990 to 2003. Garrett chaired the United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises. He lost his reelection bid in 2016 to Democrat Josh Gottheimer, becoming the only incumbent Congressman in New Jersey to be defeated that year.
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William Pope.L
- Occupations
- visual artistpainterperformance artistphotographer
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William Pope.L, also known as Pope.L, was an accomplished American visual artist recognized for his contributions to performance art and interventionist public art. He also created pieces in painting, photography, and theater. He was featured in the 2002 Whitney Biennial and was the recipient of the Creative Capital Visual Arts Award, as well as a Guggenheim Fellow. Notably, Pope.L was also highlighted in the 2017 Whitney Biennial for his work.
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Barbara Buono
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Barbara A. Buono is an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2014, where she represented the 18th Legislative District. She served from 2010 to 2012 as the Majority Leader in the Senate, succeeding Stephen Sweeney, and was succeeded by Loretta Weinberg. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in the 2013 general election, which she lost to Republican incumbent Chris Christie in a landslide, with 38.2 percent of the vote — the worst showing for a Democratic gubernatorial nominee since 1985.
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Sam Mills III
- Occupations
- American football coachcoach
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Samuel Davis Mills III is an American football coach who is currently the defensive line coach for UAB. He has also served as a defensive line coach for the Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Sam Mills.
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Tom Malloy
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Thomas John Malloy is an American actor and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. He starred in Gravesend, The Alphabet Killer (2008), Love N' Dancing (2009), and Ask Me to Dance (2022), and television shows, including Law & Order, Third Watch, and Kidnapped.
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Jane Holl Lute
- Occupations
- official
- Biography
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Jane Holl Lute is an American diplomat and security analyst who served as the UN special envoy on the Cyprus dispute. She served as the deputy secretary of homeland security from 2009 through 2013, after having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 3, 2009. Previously, Lute was the United Nations assistant secretary-general for peacebuilding support. Before that, she was assistant secretary-general for mission support in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, beginning in August 2003. She was the president and CEO of the Arlington-based Council on CyberSecurity and senior advisor to Measure, a drone-as-a-service company. On January 5, 2014, she was appointed special adviser for relocation of Camp Hurriya residents outside of Iraq by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. On February 8, 2016, she was appointed special coordinator on improving the United Nations response to sexual exploitation and abuse. In 2020, Lute was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
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Marge Roukema
- Enrolled in Montclair State University
- In 1951 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Margaret "Marge" Ellen Roukema was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 2003.
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Nelson J. Perez
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Nelson Jesus Pérez is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Philadelphia since 2020. He was previously Bishop of Cleveland from 2017 to 2020 and an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 2012 to 2017.
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Alan Weiss
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Alan Weiss is an American entrepreneur, author, and public speaker.
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Christopher Phillips
- Occupations
- philosopher
- Biography
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Christopher Phillips is a Greek-American author, educator, consultant, lecturer, and scholar of the Socratic method. He founded the global grassroots Socrates Cafe initiative.
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Brendan Suhr
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Brendan Ahearn Suhr is an American former basketball coach.
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Don Norte
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- LGBTQ rights activist
- Biography
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Don Korotsky Norte is an American gay rights political activist. Norte's career covers over thirty years of public service with federal, state, and local government, including the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
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Joan Voss
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joan M. Voss is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 until 2012, representing the 38th Legislative District. Voss was elected to the Bergen County Board of County Commissioners in 2011 after choosing not to seek reelection to her Assembly seat.
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Henry Helstoski
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Henry Helstoski was an American politician and veteran of World War II. Helstoski, a Democrat, represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twelve years, lasting from 1965 until 1977. He was the representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district.
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Julia Indichova
- Occupations
- medical writerwriter
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Julia Indichova is an American reproductive healthcare activist and author. She is best known for her book Inconceivable: A Woman’s Triumph Over Despair and Statistics, which was hailed by Library Journal as “an important consumer health resource…the first such book written from the patient’s point of view.” In 1997 Indichova founded FertileHeart.com, a global, patient driven community, focused on health enhancing approaches to reproductive health.
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Matthew Feldman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Matthew Feldman was an American Democratic Party politician who served as a New Jersey State Senator and Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey.
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Chris Opperman
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- 1978-.. (age 48)
- Occupations
- composer
- Biography
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Chris Opperman is a composer. Opperman is known mostly for his work orchestrating the music of guitarists Steve Vai and Mike Keneally for their respective performances with Holland's Metropole Orkest. Opperman also performed on Steve Vai's first round of orchestral concerts and the song "Lotus Feet" was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. "The Attitude Song" from Vai's Sound Theories Vol. I & II album was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.
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Regina Egea
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Regina M. Egea served as chief of staff to governor of New Jersey Chris Christie. She was appointed in December 2013 and resigned in April 2016. She is the president of Garden State Initiative, a public policy think tank based in Morristown, New Jersey, which was founded in 2017.
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Jonathan LeVine
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- art dealer
- Biography
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Jonathan LeVine is an American art dealer, instrumental in the proliferation of lowbrow and street art on the East Coast of the United States.
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Richard O'Meara
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 80)
- Enrolled in Montclair State University
- Graduated with Master of Arts in history
- Occupations
- lawyermilitary personnel
- Biography
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Richard Michael O'Meara is a retired brigadier general in the United States Army.
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Diane Lockward
- Occupations
- poetwriter
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Diane Lockward is an American poet. The author of four full-length books of poetry, Lockward serves as the Poet Laureate of West Caldwell, New Jersey.
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Jackie Nese
- Occupations
- singerdanceractor
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Jacquelyn Nese is an American singer who was a contestant on American Idol in 2015. Her debut single titled "Lovin' Me Up" was released in 2017 along with the music video. The song was produced by Jimmy Greco and Russ DeSalvo.
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Ana Maria Archila
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Colombia - Biography
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Ana María Archila is an American activist serving as co-director of the New York Working Families Party.
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Bernie Anderson, Jr
- Years
- Died in 2000
- Occupations
- composer
- Biography
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Bernie Anderson Jr. is a silent film music composer, organist and orchestrator. He has presented live accompaniments for silent films, with theatre organ and piano since 1995. He is also active in the preservation and restoration of Movie Palaces, Theatre organs and Classic Film.
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Herman Kull
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Herman Frederick Kull was an American basketball coach. He served as an assistant coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).
