100 Notable alumni of
Providence College

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Providence College is 541st in the world, 206th in North America, and 190th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Providence College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Janeane Garofalo

    Janeane Garofalo
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    political activistvoice actortelevision actorfilm directorcomedian
    Biography

    Janeane Garofalo is an American comedian, actress, and former co-host on Air America Radio's The Majority Report.

  2. Patrick J. Kennedy

    Patrick J. Kennedy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Enrolled in Providence College
    In 1991 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Patrick Joseph Kennedy II is an American retired politician and mental health advocate. From 1995 to 2011, he served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, and was the first Generation X member of congress when he was elected in 1995. He is a former member of the Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission and a co-founder of One Mind, a mental health nonprofit.

  3. John O'Hurley

    John O'Hurley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    voice actoractorstage actortelevision actorcomedian
    Biography

    John George O'Hurley Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, author, game show host, and television personality. He is known for his portrayal of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, his voice acting as the original King Neptune on SpongeBob SquarePants, and for hosting the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010. O'Hurley also hosted To Tell the Truth from 2000 to 2002 in syndication.

  4. Billy Donovan

    Billy Donovan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    William John Donovan Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He coached previously for the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2015 to 2020. Before moving to the NBA, he served as the head basketball coach at the University of Florida from 1996 to 2015, and led his Florida Gator teams to back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007, as well as an NCAA championship appearance in 2000.

  5. Doris Burke

    Doris Burke
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    sports commentatorbasketball player
    Biography

    Doris Burke is an American sports announcer and analyst for NBA on ESPN, NBA on ABC, College Basketball on ESPN, and College Basketball on ABC games. She formerly worked as an analyst for WNBA games on MSG, and has worked on New York Knicks games. Burke was the first female commentator to call a New York Knicks game on radio and television.

  6. Peter Farrelly

    Peter Farrelly
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    film directorscreenwritertelevision produceractorfilm producer
    Biography

    Peter John Farrelly is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing quirky comedy and romantic comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber; Shallow Hal; Me, Myself and Irene; There's Something About Mary; and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid. On his own in 2018 Farrelly co-wrote and directed the comedy-drama Green Book, which won the Audience Award at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018. For his work on the film, he also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay and the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.

  7. Kris Dunn

    Kris Dunn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Enrolled in Providence College
    Studied in 2012-2016
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Kristofer Michael Dunn is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played four seasons of college basketball for the Providence Friars before being drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. He played his rookie season with the Timberwolves before being traded to the Chicago Bulls in 2017. Dunn signed with the Atlanta Hawks as a free agent in November 2020, but only played nine games for the team due to ankle surgery.

  8. Robert Gallo

    Robert Gallo
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1937-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    university teacheroncologistimmunologistvirologistphysician
    Biography

    Robert Charles Gallo is an American biomedical researcher. He is best known for his role in establishing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the infectious agent responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and in the development of the HIV blood test, and he has been a major contributor to subsequent HIV research.

  9. Lenny Wilkens

    Lenny Wilkens
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1937-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    coachbasketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    Leonard Randolph Wilkens is an American former basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as a player, as a coach in 1998, and in 2010 as part of the 1992 United States Olympic "Dream Team," for which he was an assistant coach. In 1996, Wilkens was named to the NBA 50th Anniversary Team, and in 2021 he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. In addition, in 2022 he was also named to the list of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History, being the only person to be in both NBA 75th season celebration list as player and coach. He is also a 2006 inductee into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.

  10. Frank Caprio

    Frank Caprio
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1936-.. (age 88)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudgetelevision personalityteacher
    Biography

    Francesco Caprio is an American judge and politician who served as the chief judge of the municipal court of Providence, Rhode Island, and chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education. His judicial work is televised on the program Caught in Providence. He has also made appearances in the series Parking Wars, adjudicating several cases of traffic violations.

  11. John Thompson

    John Thompson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1941-2020 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    sports commentatorbasketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    John Robert Thompson Jr. was an American college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

  12. Jim Larrañaga

    Jim Larrañaga
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    basketball playerbasketball coach
    Biography

    James Joseph Larrañaga is a college basketball coach and the head coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team since 2011.

  13. Chris Dodd

    Chris Dodd
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1944-.. (age 80)
    Enrolled in Providence College
    Studied in 1966
    Occupations
    lawyerscreenwriterpoliticianlobbyist
    Biography

    Christopher John Dodd is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981.

  14. Brian Burke

    Brian Burke
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    lawyerice hockey player
    Biography

    Brian P. Burke is an American-Canadian ice hockey executive, currently the Executive Director of the Professional Women's Hockey League Players Association (PWHLPA). He previously worked in the NHL league office, including as the director of hockey operations, and worked as general manager of the Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks—with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 2007—and Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as president of hockey operations for the Leafs, Calgary Flames, and Pittsburgh Penguins. Burke was general manager for the silver-medalist United States national team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He is a member of Rugby Canada's board of directors. Burke was inducted into the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 2019.

  15. Richard Pitino

    Richard Pitino
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    basketball coach
    Biography

    Richard William Pitino is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the New Mexico Lobos men's team. From 2013 to 2021, he was head coach of the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team.

  16. MarShon Brooks

    MarShon Brooks
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    MarShon Scitif Brooks is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays at shooting guard and small forward positions. Originally drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 25th pick in the 2011 NBA draft, he was immediately traded to the New Jersey Nets.

  17. Lou Lamoriello

    Lou Lamoriello
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1942-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    general managerice hockey coachice hockey playersports executive
    Biography

    Louis A. Lamoriello is an American professional ice hockey executive who is the president of hockey operations and general manager for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was formerly general manager of both the New Jersey Devils and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lamoriello's tenure as general manager of the New Jersey Devils from 1987 to 2015 was the third-longest by an NHL general manager with a single team, following those of Conn Smythe and Art Ross. Lamoriello resigned from New Jersey on May 4, 2015, and became the 16th general manager of the Maple Leafs on July 23 of the same year.

  18. Jimmy Walker

    Jimmy Walker
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1944-2007 (aged 63)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    James Walker was an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" (1.91 m) guard, he played nine seasons (1967–1976) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, and Kansas City-Omaha / Kansas City Kings. Walker was a two-time All-Star who scored 11,655 points in his career. He was also the father of former NBA player Jalen Rose, though he left Rose's mother prior to his birth and took no part in his child's upbringing. Walker died on July 2, 2007, at the age of 63, from complications related to lung cancer.

  19. Otis Thorpe

    Otis Thorpe
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Otis Henry Thorpe is an American former professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an NBA All-Star in 1992 and won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994.

  20. Bryce Cotton

    Bryce Cotton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Bryce Jiron Cotton is an American professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Providence Friars, where he was a two-time first-team All-Big East honoree. He joined the Austin Spurs in 2014 before splitting the next two years in the NBA and NBA Development League, and spending time in China and Turkey. He spent the back-end of the 2014–15 season with the Utah Jazz and had short stints with the Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies during the 2015–16 season. In January 2017, he arrived in Australia to play for the Wildcats. Two months later, he guided Perth to the NBL championship behind a Grand Final MVP performance. He continued on with the Wildcats for the 2017–18 season and won the NBL Most Valuable Player Award. He won his second and third NBL championships in 2019 and 2020 while also garnering his second NBL MVP and second Grand Final MVP in 2020. He won his third NBL MVP in 2021.

  21. Ben Bentil

    Ben Bentil
    Born in
    Ghana Flag Ghana
    Years
    1995-.. (age 29)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Benjamin Bentil is a Ghanaian professional basketball player for Gunma Crane Thunders of the Japanese B.League. He played two seasons of college basketball for Providence before being drafted 51st overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2016 NBA draft.

  22. Julian Gressel

    Julian Gressel
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Julian Emil Kurt Gressel is a professional soccer player who plays as a full-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Born in Germany, he represents the United States national team.

  23. Brandon Tanev

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

    Brandon Tanev is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played in the NHL for the Winnipeg Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins.

  24. Ryan Gomes

    Ryan Gomes
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    Ryan Anthony Gomes is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Cold Hearts of Overtime Elite (OTE). He was named a First Team All-American power forward at Providence College before being selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.

  25. Ricky Ledo

    Ricky Ledo
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Ricardo Julio Ledo is an American professional basketball player who last played for Anhui Wenyi of the National Basketball League. He committed to play for the Providence Friars, but the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled him academically ineligible to play during his freshman season in 2012–13. Ledo never played for the Friars that season, and at the end of the year he declared he was entering the 2013 NBA draft.

  26. Paul G. Tremblay

    Paul G. Tremblay
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    novelistwriter
    Biography

    Paul Gaetan Tremblay is an American author and editor of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction. His most widely known novels include A Head Full of Ghosts, The Cabin at the End of the World, and Survivor Song. He has won multiple Bram Stoker Awards and is a juror for the Shirley Jackson Awards.

  27. Noel Acciari

    Noel Acciari
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Noel Acciari is an American professional ice hockey center for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).

  28. Jay Leach

    Jay Leach
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Jay Christopher Leach is an American former professional ice hockey player and currently the assistant coach of the Seattle Kraken in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is a former captain of the Albany Devils.

  29. Raymond Flynn

    Raymond Flynn
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1939-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    diplomatbasketball playerpoliticiannovelistbiographer
    Biography

    Raymond Leo Flynn is an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, from 1984 until 1993. He also served as United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 1993 to 1997.

  30. Jack Brennan

    Jack Brennan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1937-2023 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    John Vincent Brennan was a United States Marine Corps officer and political aide. He is best known as being President Richard Nixon's post-resignation chief of staff.

  31. Tom Fitzgerald

    Tom Fitzgerald
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    sports executiveice hockey player
    Biography

    Thomas James Fitzgerald is an American ice hockey executive and former player who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and American Hockey League (AHL). He is the president of hockey operations and general manager of the New Jersey Devils. He won the Stanley Cup in 2009 as a director of player development with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

  32. Ernie DiGregorio

    Ernie DiGregorio
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Ernest DiGregorio, also known as "Ernie D.", is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers, and Boston Celtics from 1973 to 1978.

  33. Thomas J. Dodd

    Thomas J. Dodd
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1907-1971 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    diplomatlawyerpoliticianjuristUnited States senator
    Biography

    Thomas Joseph Dodd was an American attorney and diplomat who served as a United States Senator and Representative from Connecticut. He is the father of U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd and U.S. Ambassador Thomas J. Dodd Jr.

  34. Austin Croshere

    Austin Croshere
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Austin Nathan Croshere is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs throughout his 12-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Since 2010, he has served as an NBA color commentator and studio analyst for a variety of television and radio programs.

  35. Hal Gill

    Hal Gill
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Harold Priestley Gill III is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 NHL seasons with six different teams, winning the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009.

  36. Emily Sisson

    Emily Sisson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    long-distance runner
    Biography

    Emily Sisson is an American long-distance runner. She set the North American record in the marathon on 9 October 2022, when she ran 2:18:29 to finish second at the Chicago Marathon. Sisson also held the American record in the half marathon from May 2022 until July 2023. She represented the United States in the 10000 metres at the 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships, finishing 9th and 10th. In June 2021, she won the 10000m at the 2020 US Olympic Trials and placed 10th in the 10000m final at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2024, she placed second in the marathon at the US Olympic Trials, qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

  37. Mark Jankowski

    Mark Jankowski
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Mark Jankowski is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Jankowski was selected in the first round, 21st overall, at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, by the Calgary Flames. He is the highest selected Canadian high school player in draft history, having played for Stanstead College for two seasons leading to the draft.

  38. Marcus Douthit

    Marcus Douthit
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Marcus Eugene Douthit is a Filipino-American former basketball player. He graduated from Providence College. After his stint with the Providence Friars, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2004 NBA draft. Born in Syracuse, New York, he became a naturalized Filipino citizen on March 11, 2011, thus allowing him to play for the Philippines' men's national basketball team.

  39. Lou Merloni

    Lou Merloni
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Louis William Merloni, nicknamed "Sweet Lou", is an American radio personality and a former Major League Baseball player. Merloni played for his hometown Boston Red Sox from 1998–2002 and again for part of 2003. He also played for the San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

  40. Ron Wilson

    Ron Wilson
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Ronald Lawrence Wilson is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey player and head coach. In his coaching career in the National Hockey League (NHL), he has coached the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Washington Capitals, San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs. He also was head coach of the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1998 and 2010 Winter Olympics. Wilson holds dual citizenship of the United States and Canada.

  41. David Duke

    David Duke
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1999-.. (age 25)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    David Duke Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on a two-way contract with the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Providence Friars.

  42. Tim Schaller

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

    Timothy Robert Schaller is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL). He has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL).

  43. Tom Dart

    Tom Dart
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Thomas J. Dart is an American attorney, politician, and law enforcement officer serving as the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois. He previously served as a member of both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly.

  44. John Treacy

    John Treacy
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    marathon runnerlong-distance runner
    Biography

    John Treacy is an Irish Olympian and former athlete, now a sporting administrator.

  45. Rich Gotham

    Rich Gotham
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Richard Ernest Gotham is an American business executive who is the president of the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a graduate of Providence College and resident of Medfield, Massachusetts. On April 18, 2007, Gotham was named president of the Boston Celtics. Prior to that, he had a successful career as an executive within the online media and Internet technology industries.

  46. Jack Tretton

    Jack Tretton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Jack Tretton is a member of the advisory boards for Genotaur, an artificial intelligence startup, and LifeApps Digital Media, a digital publisher of products and services focused on health, fitness, and sports topics. He is best known for being the former President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America from 2006 to 2014.

  47. Matt Farley

    Matt Farley
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    songwritermusician
    Biography

    Matt Farley is an American filmmaker, musician, and songwriter who has released more than 24,000 songs as of July 2023. His music is released under a variety of band names.

  48. Jon Gillies

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

    Jonathan Bruce Gillies is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

  49. J. Howard McGrath

    J. Howard McGrath
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1903-1966 (aged 63)
    Enrolled in Providence College
    Studied in 1926
    Occupations
    politicianreal estate agentlawyer
    Biography

    James Howard McGrath was an American politician and attorney from Rhode Island. McGrath, a Democrat, served as U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island before becoming governor, U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Senator, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Attorney General of the United States.

  50. Maciej Zieliński

    Maciej Zieliński
    Born in
    Poland Flag Poland
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    politicianbasketball player
    Biography

    Maciej Zieliński is a Polish former professional basketball player. He is known as one of the all-time greats in Polish basketball. He studied in the United States at Providence College. With the national team he participated at EuroBasket 1991 and EuroBasket 1997, as the Polish national team finished seventh in both tournaments. He played vast majority of his professional career with Śląsk Wrocław, where he became a multiple Polish champion and the Polish Basketball League Most Valuable Player.

  51. Alpha Diallo

    Alpha Diallo
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1997-.. (age 27)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Alpha Saliou Diallo is an American-born Guinean professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Providence Friars.

  52. Fernando Pisani

    Fernando Pisani
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Fernando Antonio Pisani is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He played professionally in the National Hockey League for his hometown Edmonton Oilers for seven NHL seasons, and one for the Chicago Blackhawks.

  53. Donnie McGrath

    Donnie McGrath
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Donald Michael McGrath is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Providence College and on the Irish national basketball team after obtaining Irish citizenship.

  54. Kevin Rooney

    Kevin Rooney
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Kevin Rooney is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).

  55. LaDontae Henton

    LaDontae Henton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    LaDontae Henton is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Providence before playing professionally in Spain, the Philippines, NBA G League, Hungary and Israel. He is currently an Assistant Coach / Director of Player Development at Georgetown.

  56. Joseph Augustine Di Noia

    Joseph Augustine Di Noia
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    theologianuniversity teacherCatholic priest
    Biography

    Joseph Augustine Di Noia is an American member of the Dominican Order who is a Roman Catholic archbishop and theologian. Since 2013 he has been Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He has held several other positions in the Roman Curia since 2002.

  57. Tuukka Kotti

    Tuukka Kotti
    Born in
    Finland Flag Finland
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Tuukka Kotti is a Finnish professional basketball player for the Tapiolan Honka.

  58. Mark Fayne

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

    Mark C. Fayne is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played with the New Jersey Devils and Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Devils in the 5th round (155th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

  59. John Gilmour

    John Gilmour
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    John A. Gilmour is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

  60. Colin McDonald

    Colin McDonald
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Colin J. McDonald is an American former professional ice hockey player. He last played for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round, 51st overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played only two games with the team before signing with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the 2011–12 season. His time with the Penguins was also short-lived, as he proceeded to sign with the Islanders the following season. He is the son of Gerry McDonald, a former NHL player, who played for the Hartford Whalers. On February 28, 2021, McDonald announced his retirement from playing hockey at the age of 36.

  61. Arn Chorn-Pond

    Arn Chorn-Pond
    Born in
    Cambodia Flag Cambodia
    Years
    1966-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    human rights activistmusician
    Biography

    Arn Chorn-Pond is a Cambodian musician, human rights activist, and a survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime. He is an advocate for the healing and transformative power of the arts, and especially music.

  62. Tyce Thompson

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

    Tyce Thompson is an American professional ice hockey center for the Bridgeport Islanders of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 96th overall, in the fourth round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils.

  63. Vincent Desharnais

    Vincent Desharnais
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1996-.. (age 28)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Vincent Desharnais is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

  64. Kurt Kleinendorst

    Kurt Kleinendorst
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1960-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Kurt Kleinendorst is an American professional ice hockey coach. Since January 2022, he is head coach of the Iserlohn Roosters from the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Kleinendorst played four seasons at Providence College and was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.

  65. Geneviève Lacasse

    Geneviève Lacasse
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Geneviève Lacasse is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Montréal section of the PWHPA. She is also a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team with whom she has won gold medals at both the Olympic Games and IIHF World Championships. In the Canadian Women's Hockey League, she is a two-time Clarkson Cup winner. Lacasse was born in Montreal, Quebec.

  66. Rick Bennett

    Rick Bennett
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Eric John "Rick" Bennett is an American former ice hockey left winger and former head coach of the Savannah Ghost Pirates. He is the former head coach of the Union Garnet Chargers men's ice hockey team of Union College, where he coached from 2011 until 2022. He played 15 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers over three seasons from 1990 to 1991. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1990 to 1999, was spent in the minor leagues.

  67. Gaetano Orlando

    Gaetano Orlando
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Gaetano "Gates" Orlando is a Canadian-born Italian former ice hockey centre and coach. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres between 1984 and 1987. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1984 to 1999, was mainly spent in the Italian Serie A and Swiss Nationalliga A. Internationally Orlando played for the Italian national team at several World Championships and at the 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics. He later coached in the minor leagues for a few years, and also worked as a scout for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL. His father's ancestry hails from Agnone, Isernia, Molise, Italy.

  68. Matt Taormina

    Matt Taormina
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Matthew Angelo Taormina is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played with the New Jersey Devils and the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).

  69. Benjamin Downing

    Benjamin Downing
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Benjamin Brackett Downing is an American politician and Democratic former member of the Massachusetts State Senate. He represented the Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin district from 2007 to 2013, before being redistricted to the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden district, which he represented until 2017.

  70. Roy Peter Clark

    Roy Peter Clark
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    writerteacher
    Biography

    Roy Peter Clark is an American writer, editor, and a writing coach. He is also senior scholar and vice president of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, a journalism think-tank in St. Petersburg, Florida, and the founder of the National Writers Workshop. Clark has appeared on several radio and television talk shows, speaking about journalism ethics and other writing issues.

  71. Karen Ignagni

    Karen Ignagni
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    lobbyist
    Biography

    Karen Ignagni is the President and Chief Executive Officer of EmblemHealth as of 9/1/2015, until which time she was the President and Chief Executive Officer of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), formerly HIAA (Health Insurance Association of America). She is often mentioned as one of the most effective lobbyists and the most powerful people in healthcare. She is involved in health care reform in the United States, working to benefit health insurance companies.

  72. Jeff Mason

    Jeff Mason
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Jeff Mason is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and current associate coach for EIHL side Belfast Giants.

  73. Mary S. McElroy

    Mary S. McElroy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    judgelawyer
    Biography

    Mary Susan McElroy is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.

  74. Brandon Duhaime

    Brandon Duhaime
    Years
    1997-.. (age 27)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Brandon Duhaime is an American professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Wild in the fourth-round, 106th overall, of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

  75. Randy Velischek

    Randy Velischek
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Randolph "Randy" Velischek is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars, New Jersey Devils, and Quebec Nordiques, and coached the Metropolitan Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League for one season. He was drafted 53rd overall by the North Stars in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft and played 509 career NHL games, scoring 21 goals and 97 points.

  76. Ira Bowman

    Ira Bowman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    basketball coachbasketball player
    Biography

    Ira Bowman is a retired American professional basketball player formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently an assistant men's basketball coach for Auburn University.

  77. Kimberley Smith

    Kimberley Smith
    Born in
    New Zealand Flag New Zealand
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    athletics competitormarathon runner
    Biography

    Kimberley Smith is a New Zealand middle-distance and long-distance runner who retired in 2016.

  78. John Edward Fogarty

    John Edward Fogarty
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1913-1967 (aged 54)
    Occupations
    bricklayertrade unionistapprenticepolitician
    Biography

    John Edward Fogarty was a Congressman from Rhode Island for 26 years. He was a member of the Democratic Party. John Edward Fogarty was influential in passing numerous legislations and acts. For his service he received awards and honors.

  79. Joseph A. Bevilacqua, Sr

    Joseph A. Bevilacqua, Sr
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1918-1989 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    judge
    Biography

    Joseph Anthony Bevilacqua Sr. was chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1976 through 1986. His career was tarnished due to his association with organized crime.

  80. Patricia Rose

    Patricia Rose
    Occupations
    military officer
    Biography

    Patricia Rose is a retired United States Air Force major general.

  81. Jim Foster

    Jim Foster
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    James Thomas Foster is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who was most recently the head coach of Northwestern Wildcats. He played college baseball for the Providence Friars from 1990 to 1993. He served as the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams (2006–2014) and the Army Black Knights (2017–2022).

  82. Nolan Schaefer

    Nolan Schaefer
    Born in
    Canada Flag Canada
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Nolan Schaefer is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently an unrestricted free agent who was last under contract to HC Ambrì-Piotta of the Swiss National League A (NLA).

  83. Scott Avedisian

    Scott Avedisian
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Scott Avedisian is an American politician and the former Republican mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island, the third largest city in the state after Providence and Cranston.

  84. Keasel Broome

    Keasel Broome
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Keasel Broome is a Barbadian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National Premier Soccer League club Pittsburgh Hotspurs and the Barbadian national team.

  85. Sean McAdam

    Sean McAdam
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Sean McAdam is a sports writer and author from the Boston area. He covers the Boston Red Sox for Boston Sports Journal and is a radio and television analyst and commentator. His first book, Boston: America's Best Sports Town, was released in April 2018.

  86. Joseph F. Timilty

    Joseph F. Timilty
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1938-2017 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Joseph F. Timilty was an American politician.

  87. Timothy Kehoe

    Timothy Kehoe
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Enrolled in Providence College
    1971-1975 graduated with Bachelor of Science
    Occupations
    economist
    Biography

    Timothy Jerome Kehoe is an American economist and professor at the University of Minnesota. His area of specialty is macroeconomics and international economics.

  88. Duke Mondy

    Duke Mondy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Murray Deshawn "Duke" Mondy is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Oakland Golden Grizzlies where he led the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in steals per game during his junior season, averaging 3.03 steals per game.

  89. Janine Weber

    Janine Weber
    Born in
    Austria Flag Austria
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Janine Weber is an Austrian professional ice hockey player and member of the Austrian national team, currently playing in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Connecticut Whale. She previously played with the Boston Pride and the New York Riveters of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; rebranded as PHF in 2021), the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), and the EHV Sabres Wien and Ravens Salzburg of the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL). With the Blades, Weber scored the game-winning goal of the 2015 Clarkson Cup.

  90. Craig Darby

    Craig Darby
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Craig Allen Darby is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils.

  91. Hank Soar

    Hank Soar
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1914-2001 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    player of American footballbasketball coach
    Biography

    Albert Henry Soar was an American football running back and defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) who went on to have a long career as an umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). Soar played nine seasons for the New York Giants (1937–1944, 1946), and caught the game-winning touchdown pass in the 1938 NFL Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers at the Polo Grounds.

  92. Jon Rheault

    Jon Rheault
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    ice hockey player
    Biography

    Jonathan Williamson Rheault is an American professional ice hockey player who last played for the Nottingham Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Rheault was born in Arlington, Texas, but grew up in Deering, New Hampshire.

  93. Mike Rush

    Mike Rush
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Michael F. Rush is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate, representing the Suffolk and Norfolk district. This includes Boston, ward 18, precincts 7 to 20, inclusive, 22 and 23, ward 19, precincts 10 to 13, inclusive, and ward 20, in the county of Suffolk; and Dedham, Norwood and Westwood, in the county of Norfolk.

  94. John Robitaille

    John Robitaille
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Biography

    John Robitaille is an American politician and businessman. He was the Republican party nominee in the 2010 election for Governor of Rhode Island, which he lost to independent candidate Lincoln Chafee on November 2, 2010.

  95. Joseph Boncore

    Joseph Boncore
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Joseph A. Boncore is an American lawyer from Winthrop, Massachusetts, who was elected to the Massachusetts Senate in 2016 from the First Suffolk and Middlesex District. He resigned in September 2021 to become CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

  96. Anthony D. Galluccio

    Anthony D. Galluccio
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Anthony D. Galluccio is a former American Massachusetts State Senator, and a Democratic politician having won the seat vacated by Jarrett T. Barrios. He is a graduate of Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School, Providence College, and Suffolk Law School.

  97. James O'Brien

    James O'Brien
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    film directorfilmmakerscreenwriterfilm producer
    Biography

    James O'Brien is an American independent film director, screenwriter and producer.

  98. Rodney Bullock

    Rodney Bullock
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1994-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Rodney Bullock Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. He competed in college basketball for Providence.

  99. Paul Kostacopoulos

    Paul Kostacopoulos
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Paul Kostacopoulos is an American college baseball coach. He was the head coach of the Navy Midshipmen from 2006 until 2023. Prior to Navy, he was the head coach at both Maine and Providence. With the three programs, Kostacopoulos has appeared in a total of five NCAA tournaments.

  100. Kyle MacKinnon

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

    Kyle MacKinnon is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).