100 Notable alumni of
Northeastern University

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Northeastern University is 416th in the world, 166th in North America, and 155th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Northeastern University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Wendy Williams

    Wendy Williams
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in Northeastern University
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    writertelevision presenterradio personalityactorautobiographer
    Biography

    Wendy Joan Hunter is an American former broadcaster, media personality, and writer. From 2008 to 2021, she hosted the nationally syndicated television talk show The Wendy Williams Show.

  2. Patrice O'Neal

    Patrice O'Neal
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-2011 (aged 42)
    Occupations
    television actortelevision presenterradio personalityactorfilm actor
    Biography

    Patrice Lumumba Malcolm O'Neal was an American comedian and actor. He was known for his stand-up comedy career and his regular guest appearances on the talk show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and the radio show Opie and Anthony.

  3. Biz Stone

    Biz Stone
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    computer scientistbloggercreative directorbusinessperson
    Biography

    Christopher Isaac "Biz" Stone is an American entrepreneur who is a co-founder of Twitter, among other technology companies. Stone was the creative director at Xanga from 1999 to 2001. Stone co-founded Jelly, with Ben Finkel. Jelly was launched in 2014 and was a search engine driven by visual imagery and discovery. Stone was Jelly's CEO until its acquisition by Pinterest in 2017. On May 16, 2017, Biz Stone announced he was returning to Twitter Inc.

  4. Jane Curtin

    Jane Curtin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm actorcomedianactor
    Biography

    Jane Therese Curtin is an American actress and comedian.

  5. Lyndon LaRouche

    Lyndon LaRouche
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1922-2019 (aged 97)
    Occupations
    peace activistpoliticianpolitical activisteconomistpresidential candidate
    Biography

    Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr. was an American political activist who founded the LaRouche movement and its main organization, the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC). He was a prominent conspiracy theorist and perennial presidential candidate. He began in far-left politics but in the 1970s moved to the far-right. His movement is sometimes described as, or likened to, a cult. Convicted of fraud, he served five years in prison from 1989 to 1994.

  6. J. J. Barea

    J. J. Barea
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    José Juan Barea Mora is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player and current head coach for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Northeastern University before joining the Mavericks in 2006 and becoming only the seventh Puerto Rican to play in the NBA. He went on to win an NBA championship with the Mavericks in 2011 before signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he played for the next three seasons. He has also played in the NBA Development League and the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.

  7. Shawn Fanning

    Shawn Fanning
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    programmercomputer scientist
    Biography

    Shawn Fanning is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He developed Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer ("P2P") file sharing platforms, in 1999. The popularity of Napster was widespread and Fanning was featured on the cover of Time magazine.

  8. D. J. Cotrona

    D. J. Cotrona
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    actorfilm actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Donald Joseph Cotrona is an American actor, known for his role in the film G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) and as Seth Gecko in the El Rey Network horror television series From Dusk till Dawn. He was cast as Pedro Peña in the DC Extended Universe film Shazam! and returned for the role in the 2023 sequel.

  9. Carlos Peña

    Carlos Peña
    Born in
    Dominican Republic Flag Dominican Republic
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Carlos Felipe Peña is a Dominican former professional baseball first baseman and current broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and Kansas City Royals.

  10. Scott Brown

    Scott Brown
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    diplomatlawyermodeltelevision actorpolitician
    Biography

    Scott Philip Brown is an American diplomat, attorney, and politician who served as the United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. He is a former United States Senator for Massachusetts (2010–2013), and also was the 2014 Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire. Before his Senate tenure, Brown served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court, first in the State House of Representatives (1998–2004) and then in the State Senate (2004–2010).

  11. Beverly Johnson

    Beverly Johnson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    television actormodelfilm actoractorfilm producer
    Biography

    Beverly Ann Johnson is an American model, actress, singer, and businesswoman. Johnson rose to fame when she became the first black model to appear on the cover of American Vogue in August 1974, after Donyale Luna was the first black model to appear on the cover of British Vogue in 1966. In 2012, Johnson was the star of the reality series Beverly's Full House that aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). In 2008, The New York Times named Johnson one of the 20th century's most influential people in fashion.

  12. Nikesh Arora

    Nikesh Arora
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    international forum participantscientist
    Biography

    Nikesh Arora is an Indian-American business executive. Arora was formerly a senior executive at Google. He was the president of SoftBank Group from October 2014 to June 2016. On June 1, 2018, Arora took on the role of CEO and chairman at Palo Alto Networks.

  13. Gregory Jarvis

    Gregory Jarvis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1944-1986 (aged 42)
    Occupations
    astronautengineermilitary officer
    Biography

    Gregory Bruce Jarvis was an American engineer and astronaut who died during the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where he was serving as payload specialist for Hughes Aircraft.

  14. Jamie Oleksiak

    Jamie Oleksiak
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Jamieson Oleksiak is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed the "Big Rig", Oleksiak was selected 14th overall in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, the highest draft choice in Northeastern University's history.

  15. Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark

    Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    film actoractor
    Biography

    Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, also known under her stage name Theodora Greece, is a British actress and member of the Greek and Danish royal families.

  16. Adam Ottavino

    Adam Ottavino
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Adam Robert Ottavino is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and 246 pounds (112 kg), he throws right-handed and is a switch hitter.

  17. Terry Carter

    Terry Carter
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1928-.. (age 96)
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actor
    Biography

    Terry Carter is an American actor and filmmaker, known for his roles as Sgt. Joe Broadhurst on the TV series McCloud and as Colonel Tigh on the original Battlestar Galactica.

  18. Frank Silvera

    Frank Silvera
    Born in
    Jamaica Flag Jamaica
    Years
    1914-1970 (aged 56)
    Occupations
    film actortelevision actoractorstage actormilitary officer
    Biography

    Frank Alvin Silvera was a Jamaican-born American character actor and theatrical director.

  19. RL Grime

    RL Grime
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    record producercomposerdisc jockey
    Biography

    Henry Alfred Steinway, better known by his stage name RL Grime, (previously known as Clockwork) is an American record producer and DJ. RL Grime specializes in trap and bass music and is a member of the Los Angeles electronic music collective WeDidIt. His debut Grapes EP was released in April 2012 on WeDidIt. RL Grime premiered a popular Halloween mix in October 2012, which have continued to be released annually through 2023. His follow-up EP High Beams was released in July 2013 on Fool's Gold Records, which debuted at No. 8 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart, and No. 1 on the iTunes Electronic Chart. RL Grime has produced remixes for Benny Benassi, Chief Keef, Jamie Lidell, and Shlohmo. His second studio album, Nova, was released in 2018. In February 2019, RL Grime announced the founding of his record label Sable Valley.

  20. Don Orsillo

    Don Orsillo
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    sports commentator
    Biography

    Don Orsillo is an American sportscaster who is the play-by-play announcer for the San Diego Padres as well as for MLB on TBS. Orsillo was the television voice of the Boston Red Sox on NESN from 2001 to 2015. He was then hired by the Padres to replace broadcaster Dick Enberg upon his retirement at the end of the 2016 season.

  21. Sohrab Ahmari

    Sohrab Ahmari
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    journalistnewspaper editorwriter
    Biography

    Sohrab Ahmari is an Iranian-American columnist, editor, and author of nonfiction books. He is a founding editor of the online magazine Compact. He is a contributing editor of The Catholic Herald, and a columnist for First Things. Previously, he served as the op-ed editor of the New York Post, a columnist and editor with The Wall Street Journal opinion pages in New York and London, and as a senior writer at Commentary.

  22. Marc Raibert

    Marc Raibert
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Enrolled in Northeastern University
    1968-1973 graduated with Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering
    Occupations
    engineer
    Biography

    Marc Raibert is the Executive Director of the Boston Dynamics AI Institute, a Hyundai Motor Group organization that is focused on solving the most important problems in robotics and artificial intelligence to achieve fundamental advances in the engineering and science of robotics. Raibert was the founder, former CEO, and now Chairman of Boston Dynamics, a robotics company known for creating BigDog, Atlas, Spot, and Handle.

  23. Karen M. McManus

    Karen M. McManus
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    novelist
    Biography

    Karen M. McManus is an American author of young adult fiction. She is most known for her first novel, One of Us Is Lying, which spent more than five years on the New York Times bestseller list.

  24. Kendall Coyne

    Kendall Coyne
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Kendall Coyne Schofield is an American professional ice hockey player and captain for PWHL Minnesota and the United States national team. With the national team, she has won six gold medals at the IIHF World Women's Championships and the gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In 2016, she was the winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. In January 2017, Coyne was recognized as the recipient of the NCAA Today's Top 10 Award.

  25. Hadassah Lieberman

    Hadassah Lieberman
    Born in
    Czech Republic Flag Czech Republic
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    lobbyistbusinessperson
    Biography

    Hadassah Lieberman is the second wife of former United States Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.

  26. Ronaldo Mouchawar

    Ronaldo Mouchawar
    Born in
    Syria Flag Syria
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Ronaldo Mouchawar, is a Syrian entrepreneur. In 2005, he co-founded Souq.com, the largest e-commerce retailer in the Arab World, making the e-commerce retailer the region's first unicorn. When Amazon acquired Souq in 2017, Mouchewar became vice president of Amazon Middle East and North Africa. He is a veteran of Maktoob, the internet portal purchased by Yahoo in 2009. In 2005, he launched Souq.com which as of September 1 2021 is a defunct e-commerce app replaced by its parent company Amazon.

  27. Barbara Kopple

    Barbara Kopple
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    film producerfilm directordirector
    Biography

    Barbara Kopple is an American film director known primarily for her documentary work. She is credited with pioneering a renaissance of cinema vérité, and bringing the historic french style to a modern American audience. She has won two Academy Awards, for Harlan County, USA (1977), about a Kentucky miners' strike, and for American Dream (1991), the story of the 1985–86 Hormel strike in Austin, Minnesota, making her the first woman to win two Oscars in the Best Documentary category.

  28. David Poile

    David Poile
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    David Poile is a Canadian-American retired ice hockey executive and former player. He was the president of hockey operations and general manager for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1997 to 2023. He is the son of the former NHL player, coach and executive Bud Poile.

  29. Adam Gaudette

    Adam Gaudette
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1996-.. (age 28)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Adam Gaudette is an American professional ice hockey center for the Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the--St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Vancouver Canucks, Chicago Blackhawks, and Ottawa Senators. Gaudette played college ice hockey for the Northeastern Huskies of the NCAA, where he won the Hobey Baker Award, Hockey East Player of the Year, and was named to the AHCA East First-Team All-American. Selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Gaudette made his NHL debut with the team in 2018.

  30. Shawn James

    Shawn James
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Shawn James is a Guyanese-American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he played at the power forward and center positions. In 2010–11, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League. In 2013 he was the Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year, and named to the All-EuroLeague Second Team.

  31. James Franklin Jeffrey

    James Franklin Jeffrey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    politiciandiplomat
    Biography

    James Franklin Jeffrey is an American diplomat who served most recently as the United States Special Representative for Syria Engagement and the Special Envoy to the International military intervention against ISIL.

  32. Josh Manson

    Josh Manson
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Joshua David Manson is an American and Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Manson was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the sixth round, 160th overall, of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He is the son of former longtime NHL defenceman, Dave Manson. Manson won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022.

  33. Matt Janning

    Matt Janning
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Matthew Lawrence Janning is an American-born naturalized Georgian professional basketball player for Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League. He is a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall shooting guard that played college basketball for Northeastern University.

  34. John Pastore

    John Pastore
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1907-2000 (aged 93)
    Enrolled in Northeastern University
    In 1931 studied jurisprudence
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    John Orlando Pastore was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Rhode Island from 1950 to 1976 and as the 61st governor of Rhode Island from 1945 to 1950. He was the first Italian American elected to the Senate.

  35. Zach Aston-Reese

    Zach Aston-Reese
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Zachary Aston-Reese is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks and Toronto Maple Leafs.

  36. Bill Aucoin

    Bill Aucoin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-2010 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    managertalent agenttalent manager
    Biography

    William Martin Aucoin was an American band manager, well known for his work with the rock band Kiss and Billy Idol.

  37. Mary Doria Russell

    Mary Doria Russell
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    novelistanthropologistwriterscience fiction writerpaleoanthropologist
    Biography

    Mary Doria Russell is an American novelist.

  38. Abul Kalam Abdul Momen

    Abul Kalam Abdul Momen
    Born in
    Bangladesh Flag Bangladesh
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, known as AK Abdul Momen, is a Bangladeshi economist, diplomat, and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh from January 2019 to January 2024. He served as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations from August 2009 until October 2015. He was elected a member of Jatiya Sangsad from the Sylhet-1 constituency at the 2018 general elections. Following his election, he was appointed the minister of foreign affairs by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

  39. Viktor Prokopenya

    Viktor Prokopenya
    Born in
    Belarus Flag Belarus
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Enrolled in Northeastern University
    Studied in 2016
    Occupations
    investorbusinessperson
    Biography

    Viktor Prokopenya is a British technology entrepreneur and investor. He started in 2001 as a technology entrepreneur, and since 2011 has been investing in fintech companies, including Capital.com. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Leeds since 2023.

  40. Cayden Primeau

    Cayden Primeau
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1999-.. (age 25)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Cayden Primeau is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Canadiens in the seventh round, 199th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

  41. Joe Vitale

    Joe Vitale
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Joseph Dominic Vitale is an American former professional ice hockey player and the current radio color analyst for the St. Louis Blues. Vitale was drafted 195th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, with whom he made his NHL debut. He also played with the Arizona Coyotes.

  42. David Ferriero

    David Ferriero
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    librarianarchivist
    Biography

    David Sean Ferriero is an American librarian and library administrator, who served as the 10th Archivist of the United States. He previously served as the Director of the New York Public Library and as the University Librarian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs at Duke University. Prior to his Duke position, he worked for 31 years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology library. Ferriero was the first librarian to serve as Archivist of the United States.

  43. Jeff Clarke

    Jeff Clarke
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    celebritychief financial officerchief executive officerentrepreneur
    Biography

    Jeffrey J. Clarke is the current Executive Chairman at Florists' Transworld Delivery (FTD LLC).

  44. Robert J. Healey

    Robert J. Healey
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-2016 (aged 59)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Robert J. Healey Jr. was an American attorney, businessman, and political activist. He was the founder of Rhode Island's Cool Moose Party, the state's third-largest political party from 1994 until 2002, and was a perennial candidate for statewide office. Healey ran for governor or lieutenant governor a total of seven times. Running as an independent candidate in 2010, he won 39% of the vote for lieutenant governor, running on a platform of abolishing the office. As the Moderate Party nominee for governor in 2014, Healey won 22% of the vote while spending less than $40 on the campaign.

  45. Aaron Civale

    Aaron Civale
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1995-.. (age 29)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Aaron James Civale is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Northeastern University, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2019.

  46. Reema Juffali

    Reema Juffali
    Born in
    Saudi Arabia Flag Saudi Arabia
    Years
    1996-.. (age 28)
    Occupations
    racing driver
    Biography

    Reema Juffali, also spelt either as Reema Al Juffali or Reema Al-Juffali, is a Saudi Arabian professional racing car driver who competes in the International GT Open with her own team, Theeba Motorsport. She is the first-ever Saudi Arabian woman racing driver, the first Saudi woman to hold a racing license and also the first Saudi woman to win an international motor race. In November 2019, she became the country's first woman racing car driver to take part in an international racing competition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  47. Ahsha Safaí

    Ahsha Safaí
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ahsha Safaí is an Iranian-American elected official in San Francisco, California. He serves as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing Supervisorial District 11.

  48. Florence Schelling

    Florence Schelling
    Born in
    Switzerland Flag Switzerland
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Florence Isabelle Schelling is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. She briefly served as general manager of SC Bern from 2020 to 2021. She was the first woman to be named GM of a professional men's team in the world.

  49. Anthony Bitetto

    Anthony Bitetto
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Anthony Bitetto is an American former professional ice hockey defenceman. He most notably played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

  50. Jewelle Gomez

    Jewelle Gomez
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    novelistliterary criticpoet
    Biography

    Jewelle Lydia Gomez is an American author, poet, critic and playwright. She lived in New York City for 22 years, working in public television, theater, as well as philanthropy, before relocating to the West Coast. Her writing—fiction, poetry, essays and cultural criticism—has appeared in a wide variety of outlets, both feminist and mainstream. Her work centers on women's experiences, particularly those of LGBTQ women of color. She has been interviewed for several documentaries focused on LGBT rights and culture.

  51. Robert DeLeo

    Robert DeLeo
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Robert Alfred DeLeo is an American former politician from the state of Massachusetts. He served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2009 to 2020, having succeeded Salvatore DiMasi, who resigned due to allegations of an ethics violation.

  52. Dani Rylan

    Dani Rylan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1987-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Dani Rylan Kearney is an American entrepreneur and former ice hockey player. She is the founder and former commissioner of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), the first professional women's hockey league in the United States, and the first professional women's hockey league ever to pay its players in North America. Prior to launching the league in March 2015, Rylan attempted to bring a CWHL expansion team to New York in 2014. She previously played with the Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey program in NCAA play and was a captain in her final season.

  53. Floyd H. Flake

    Floyd H. Flake
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Enrolled in Northeastern University
    Studied in 1974-1976
    Occupations
    pastorpolitician
    Biography

    Floyd Harold Flake is an American businessman, minister, and former politician who is the senior pastor of the 23,000-member Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Jamaica, Queens, New York, and the 18th president of Wilberforce University. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1987 to 1997.

  54. Dylan Sikura

    Dylan Sikura
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1995-.. (age 29)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Dylan Sikura is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently under with Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the sixth round, 178th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Before turning professional, Sikura played college ice hockey with Northeastern University, where he was named to the AHCA East First-Team All-American and the Hockey East First All-Star team.

  55. Steven Langton

    Steven Langton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    bobsledder
    Biography

    Steven Daniel Langton is an American bobsledder. He won silver medals in both the two-man and four-man events at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and gold in both the two-man and four-man events at the 2012 FIBT World Championships.

  56. Bianca Buitendag

    Bianca Buitendag
    Born in
    South Africa Flag South Africa
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    surfer
    Biography

    Bianca Buitendag is a South African professional surfer. She has represented South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics where she won silver in the women's shortboard competition.

  57. Alina Müller

    Alina Müller
    Born in
    Switzerland Flag Switzerland
    Years
    1998-.. (age 26)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Alina Müller is a Swiss ice hockey forward for PWHL Boston of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Northeastern. At the age of 15, she became the youngest ice hockey player ever to win an Olympic medal, scoring the game-winning goal for Switzerland in the bronze medal game at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

  58. Julie Schwartz Gottman

    Julie Schwartz Gottman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    clinical psychologistpsychologistopinion journalistpsychotherapist
    Biography

    Julie Schwartz Gottman is an American clinical psychologist, researcher, speaker, and author. Together with her husband and collaborator, John Gottman, she is the co-founder of The Gottman Institute – an organization dedicated to strengthening relationships through research-based products and programs. She is the co-creator of the Sound Relationship House Theory, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, and The Art and Science of Love weekend workshop for couples, among other programs. In addition to her internationally recognized clinical work, Julie Schwartz Gottman is the author or co-author of six books – Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, And Baby Makes Three, 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy, The Man's Guide to Women, The Marriage Clinic Casebook, and The Science of Couples and Family Therapy. She is also the co-author of over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles.

  59. Raj Saini

    Raj Saini
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    politicianpharmacist
    Biography

    Rajinder "Raj" Saini is an Indian-Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Kitchener Centre in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2021.

  60. Yale Patt

    Yale Patt
    Years
    1939-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    engineercomputer scientist
    Biography

    Yale Nance Patt is an American professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds the Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Centennial Chair in Engineering. In 1965, Patt introduced the WOS module, the first complex logic gate implemented on a single piece of silicon. He is a fellow of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Association for Computing Machinery, and in 2014 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

  61. Bob Davis

    Bob Davis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Robert J. Davis (born 1956) is a managing partner of Highland Capital Partners. He is the former chief executive officer of Lycos, which he led since its inception and through its acquisition by Terra at the peak of the dot-com bubble.

  62. Martín Espada

    Martín Espada
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    poet
    Biography

    Martín Espada is a Puerto Rican-American poet, and a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he teaches poetry. Puerto Rico has frequently been featured as a theme in his poems.

  63. Bracha Deutsch

    Bracha Deutsch
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    marathon runner
    Biography

    Bracha “Beatie” Deutsch is a Haredi American-Israeli marathon runner. She has won the Tiberias Marathon and the Jerusalem Marathon, as well as the Israeli half-marathon and marathon national championships.

  64. Jason Vosler

    Jason Vosler
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Jason Glenn Vosler is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He played college baseball at Northeastern University, and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 16th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Cincinnati Reds.

  65. Vicky Sunohara

    Vicky Sunohara
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    ice hockey coachice hockey player
    Biography

    Vicky Sunohara is a Canadian ice hockey coach, former ice hockey player, and three-time Olympic medallist. She has been described as "the Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey" and is recognized as a trailblazer and pioneer for the sport. In 2020, Sunohara was named to "TSN Hockey’s All-Time Women’s Team Canada," in recognition of her status as one of Canada’s best female hockey players of all time.

  66. Mohamed Al Khaja

    Mohamed Al Khaja
    Born in
    United Arab Emirates Flag United Arab Emirates
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Enrolled in Northeastern University
    Graduated with bachelor's degree in political science
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Mohamed Al Khaja is the first and current United Arab Emirates ambassador to Israel. He took office on 14 February 2021, being the first ambassador to Israel in the country's history. Previously, he was the chief of staff to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, where was appointed in 2010.

  67. Mathiang Muo

    Mathiang Muo
    Born in
    Sudan Flag Sudan
    Years
    1987-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Mathiang Mauot Muo is an Australian-South Sudanese professional basketball player for the Joondalup Wolves of the NBL1 West. He played four seasons of college basketball in the United States between 2009 and 2013 before joining the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He was a member of the Wildcats' 2014 championship-winning team but managed just 15 games over two seasons due to injury. Since parting ways with the Wildcats, Muo has had a successful state league career, playing in the SBL, SEABL, NBL1 and Queensland State League (QSL). He won an SBL championship with the East Perth Eagles in 2014 and a SEABL championship with the Hobart Chargers in 2018.

  68. Paul Andrew Dever

    Paul Andrew Dever
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1903-1958 (aged 55)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyermilitary officer
    Biography

    Paul Andrew Dever was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts and was its youngest-ever Attorney General. Among his notable accomplishments was the construction of Boston’s circumferential highway Route 128, then called "Dever’s Folley," which was later expanded to Interstate 95, one of the most used national highways.

  69. Marie Jean Philip

    Marie Jean Philip
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1953-1997 (aged 44)
    Occupations
    educator
    Biography

    Marie Jean Philip was a leader in both the American and international Deaf community. She advocated for the right to a natural sign language for Deaf people. Marie was one of the original researchers studying ASL and Deaf Culture. She was active in establishing American Sign Language (ASL) as a recognized language in the colleges of Massachusetts in the early 1980s. Later, Marie was the Bilingual-Bicultural Coordinator at The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, Massachusetts.

  70. Eric Jenkins

    Eric Jenkins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    athletics competitor
    Biography

    Eric Jenkins is a retired long-distance runner. In college, he ran for Northeastern University, before transferring to the University of Oregon after his junior year. At the University of Oregon, Jenkins was a two-time NCAA Champion, with victories in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres at the 2015 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. He began competing professionally for Nike in 2015 as part of the Nike Oregon Project. Jenkins retired from competition in 2023.

  71. Thomas Finneran

    Thomas Finneran
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyerradio personality
    Biography

    Thomas Michael "Tom" Finneran, is a radio talk host and former Massachusetts Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from April 1996 to September 2004. He represented the district that included parts of the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park as well as parts of the town of Milton for 26 years.

  72. Eugene Richards

    Eugene Richards
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1944-.. (age 80)
    Enrolled in Northeastern University
    Graduated with bachelor's degree in English studies
    Occupations
    journalistdocumentarianphotojournalistphotographer
    Biography

    Eugene Richards is an American documentary photographer living in Brooklyn, New York. He has published many books of photography and has been a member of Magnum Photos and of VII Photo Agency. He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

  73. Brad Thiessen

    Brad Thiessen
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Brad Thiessen is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played briefly in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

  74. David Cooper

    David Cooper
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1987-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    David Fletcher Cooper is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2011 and 2012. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 200 pounds.

  75. Charles Nemeroff

    Charles Nemeroff
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    researcherpsychiatrist
    Biography

    Charles Barnet Nemeroff is an American psychiatrist known for his works about depression. He is the author of numerous textbooks, papers, and clinical studies.

  76. Richard I. Neal

    Richard I. Neal
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1942-2022 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Richard Irving "Butch" Neal was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (ACMC) from 1996 to 1998.

  77. George D. Behrakis

    George D. Behrakis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-.. (age 90)
    Occupations
    philanthropistpharmacistresearcherentrepreneur
    Biography

    George D. Behrakis is a Greek-American businessman, pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is best known for his donations to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, and to Northeastern University's College of Health Sciences.

  78. Petra Conti

    Petra Conti
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    ballet dancer
    Biography

    Petra Conti is an Italian prima ballerina. She is a former principal dancer with Los Angeles Ballet, the Boston Ballet and La Scala Theatre Ballet. She is now the artistic director of her own ballet company, Hollywood Ballet.

  79. Laura Schuler

    Laura Schuler
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    ice hockey coachice hockey player
    Biography

    Laura Lynne Schuler is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player who was a member of the 1998 Canadian women's Olympic hockey team.

  80. Rudra Pandey

    Rudra Pandey
    Born in
    Nepal Flag Nepal
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Rudra Pandey is a Nepali entrepreneur, currently serving as Founder & Executive Chairman of Deerhold Ltd, an American company providing Software Development and Information Technology services globally. He is also the Chairman of Deerwalk Institute of Technology and the Chairman of Hamro Patro. In 2017, he received the prestigious FNCCI Gold Award (Trendsetters) in the sector of Information Technology.

  81. David Walker

    David Walker
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    David Michael Walker is an American professional basketball player who last played for Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB.

  82. Albert Sacco

    Albert Sacco
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    professorastronaut
    Biography

    Albert Sacco Jr. is an American chemical engineer who flew as a Payload Specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia on Shuttle mission STS-73 in 1995.

  83. Thomas E. Sniegoski

    Thomas E. Sniegoski
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    novelistcomics writer
    Biography

    Thomas E. Sniegoski is an American novelist, comic book writer and pop culture journalist.

  84. Donald Arthur

    Donald Arthur
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Enrolled in Northeastern University
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in biology
    Occupations
    military officerphysician
    Biography

    Donald Caldwell Arthur Jr. is a former United States Navy medical corps vice admiral (VADM). He entered the Navy in 1974, qualified as both a naval flight surgeon and a Submarine Medical Officer, and eventually served as the 35th Surgeon General of the United States Navy from 2004 to 2007.

  85. Quincy Ford

    Quincy Ford
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Quincy G. Ford is an American professional basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Northeastern University.

  86. Neil O'Leary

    Neil O'Leary
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Neil Michael O'Leary is an American politician and retired police chief who served as the 46th mayor of the City of Waterbury, Connecticut until 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

  87. Dan McGillis

    Dan McGillis
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Daniel Stewart McGillis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, and New Jersey Devils. He spent the final three seasons of his career playing for Adler Mannheim of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

  88. Osasu Igbinedion

    Osasu Igbinedion
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Osasu Igbinedion Ogwuche is a Nigerian British media entrepreneur, philanthropist, and business executive. She is the Chief Executive Officer of TOS TV Network (a pan-African storytelling platform) and co-founder of NatSu Global, a real estate and media investment firm. She is the former host of The Osasu Show, a syndicated TV show focused on development, business, and politics in Nigeria and the United Kingdom.

  89. Patrick Duddy

    Patrick Duddy
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Patrick Dennis Duddy is an American diplomat, formerly United States Ambassador to Venezuela.

  90. Russell Holmes

    Russell Holmes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Russell Earl Holmes is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. First elected in November 2010, he represents the Sixth Suffolk District, which includes the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan and Roslindale.

  91. Mark P. Fitzgerald

    Mark P. Fitzgerald
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Mark P. Fitzgerald is a retired United States Navy admiral. He is the former Commander, United States Naval Forces Europe – Commander, United States Naval Forces Africa and Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples. He previously served as Director, Navy Staff from December 2006 to November 2007 and Commander, United States Second Fleet from 2004 until December 2006. He assumed the duties of Commander, United States Naval Forces Europe and Commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples on November 30, 2007 and assumed the additional duties as Commander, United States Naval Forces Africa on March 26, 2009.

  92. Sharon Tomiko Santos

    Sharon Tomiko Santos
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Sharon Tomiko Santos is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 37th legislative district.

  93. Paul Mark

    Paul Mark
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Paul W. Mark is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate. He represents the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire District, which includes 57 cities and towns throughout Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties. Paul Mark previously served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

  94. Tyler Madden

    Tyler Madden
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1999-.. (age 25)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Tyler Madden is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing with the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract with the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League (NHL). Madden was selected 68th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

  95. Lizhen Ji

    Lizhen Ji
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    university teachermathematician
    Biography

    Lizhen Ji, is a Chinese-American mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

  96. J. Keith Motley

    J. Keith Motley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Biography

    James Keith Motley is a former academic administrator who served as the eighth chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston.

  97. John Lloyd Miller

    John Lloyd Miller
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    screenwriterfilm director
    Biography

    John Lloyd Miller is an American filmmaker who has directed, produced and/or written music videos, short films, features, documentaries, commercials and television programming.

  98. Therese Murray

    Therese Murray
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Therese Murray is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 2007 to 2015. Murray, a Democrat, was the first woman to lead a house of the Massachusetts General Court. She represented the Plymouth and Barnstable district in the Massachusetts Senate from 1993 to 2015.

  99. Olubanke King Akerele

    Olubanke King Akerele
    Born in
    Liberia Flag Liberia
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Olubanke King Akerele is a Liberian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf from October 2007 until her resignation on 3 November 2010. She is the granddaughter of Liberia's 17th president, Charles D. B. King.

  100. Hayley Scamurra

    Hayley Scamurra
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Hayley Scamurra is a women's ice hockey player who currently plays for PWHL Ottawa of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), as well as internationally for the USA Women's Ice Hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Northeastern University, where she played for four seasons.