23 Notable alumni of
Sacred Heart University
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Sacred Heart University is 2006th in the world, 688th in North America, and 648th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Sacred Heart University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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John Ratzenberger
- Occupations
- voice actorscreenwritertelevision directorfilm actorstage actor
- Biography
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John Dezso Ratzenberger is an American actor. He is best known for playing the character Cliff Clavin on the comedy series Cheers, for which he earned two Primetime Emmy nominations. Ratzenberger reprised the role in the short-lived spin-off The Tortellis, an episode of Wings, as well as in an episode of Frasier. He has voiced various characters in several Pixar animated feature films including Hamm in the Toy Story franchise, The Abominable Snowman in the Monsters, Inc. franchise, Mack in the Cars franchise, The Underminer in The Incredibles franchise, Fritz in the Inside Out franchise, and many others.
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Lydia Hearst-Shaw
- Occupations
- film actormodeltelevision actorsocialite
- Biography
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Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw is an American fashion model, actress, socialite, and lifestyle blogger. She is a great-granddaughter of newspaper publisher and politician William Randolph Hearst and a daughter of the author and actress Patty Hearst.
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Kevin Nealon
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorscreenwritertelevision actorvoice actor
- Biography
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Kevin Nealon is an American comedian and actor. He has earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
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Ramón Colón-López
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Ramón Colón-López is a retired senior non-commissioned officer of the United States Air Force and a former pararescueman, and served as the 4th Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) from December 13, 2019 to November 3, 2023. In his role as SEAC, Colón-López was the most senior enlisted member of the United States military. In 2007 he was the only Hispanic American among the first six airmen to be awarded the newly created Air Force Combat Action Medal. He served as the Senior Enlisted Leader of United States Africa Command from September 2016 to November 2019.
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Romain Cannone
- Enrolled in Sacred Heart University
- Studied in 2015-2016
- Occupations
- fencer
- Biography
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Romain Cannone is a French right-handed épée fencer, 2022 team world champion, 2022 individual world champion, and 2021 individual Olympic champion.
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Zack Short
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Zachary Ryan Short is an American professional baseball infielder in the Houston Astros organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, and Atlanta Braves.
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Romeo Roselli
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Giovanni "Johnny" Roselli is an American professional wrestler and actor better known as Romeo Roselli. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Entertainment, on its RAW brand, as one half of the tag team "The Heart Throbs" under the ring name Romeo.
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Jenna Sanz-Agero
- Occupations
- lawyersinger
- Biography
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Jenna Leah Sanz-Agero is the former lead singer of the female rock group Vixen from 2001-2013, and a former president of Media 8.
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Matt Jones
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Matthew Jones is a Welsh former international footballer. He made his professional debut in the Premier League for Leeds United and played his last professional game for his home town club Llanelli in the Welsh Premier League. He has played centre-midfield for most of his career, though sometimes appeared at right back. He formerly played for Leeds United and Leicester City.
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Jason Foley
- Years
- 1995-.. (age 30)
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jason Joseph Foley is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
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Justin Danforth
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Justin Danforth is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League (NHL). He won the ECHL Rookie of the Year in 2018 with the Cincinnati Cyclones.
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Julius Chestnut
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Julius Chestnut is an American professional football running back and kickoff returner for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Sacred Heart.
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Frank J. Shakespeare
- Occupations
- diplomatbusinessperson
- Biography
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Francis Joseph Shakespeare was an American diplomat, political consultant and media executive. He was a vice president of the CBS network, and an executive vice president, before entering public service. He served as the United States ambassador to Portugal from 1985 to 1986 and the United States ambassador to the Holy See from 1986 to 1989. He later served as an honorary member of the board of trustees for The Heritage Foundation.
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Brian Hamilton
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Brian Hamilton is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Sageworks, a fintech company that was acquired by Accel-KKR in 2018, and founder of the philanthropic organizations "Inmates to Entrepreneurs" and the "Brian Hamilton Foundation." He also stars in the television series Free Enterprise on ABC stations. In 2021, Hamilton invested in LiveSwitch, a Canadian video technology firm.
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Troy Scribner
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Troy Alex Scribner is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Michael Pavia
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Pavia is an American businessman who served as the 30th mayor of Stamford, Connecticut.
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Ginny Capicchioni
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- lacrosse player
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Ginny Capicchioni is a lacrosse goaltender. She played women's lacrosse at Sacred Heart University. After college she played men's box lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League, senior Canadian Lacrosse Association, and for Team USA at the 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship.
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Pat Boyd
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Patrick S. Boyd is an educator and American politician who is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving since 2017. He represents the Towns of Ashford, Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Mansfield, Pomfret, and Woodstock composing the Connecticut's 50th House of Representatives district of the Connecticut General Assembly. Boyd is currently the House Chairman of the Public Safety & Security Committee.
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Quincy McKnight
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Quincy McKnight is an American professional basketball player who last played for Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Seton Hall Pirates. He grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut and attended St. Joseph High School before transferring to The Phelps School. McKnight played two seasons at Sacred Heart, where he was named to the First Team All-Northeast Conference, before transferring to Seton Hall. He was named Honorable Mention All-Big East after leading the team to a share of the league championship during his senior season.
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Mark Nofri
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Mark Nofri is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Sacred Heart University, a position he has held since 2012. He became the interim head coach in 2012, and was promoted to head coach on a permanent basis in 2013. Nofri led Sacred Heart to their first ever national ranking, as they were ranked No. 24 in The Sports Network poll on October 20, 2014. Nofri was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2015.
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Drew Denbaum
- Occupations
- actorscreenwritertheatrical directorfilm directortelevision actor
- Biography
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Drew Denbaum is an American writer, actor, director, and educator, with credits in theater, film, and television.
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Teresa López
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- photographer
- Biography
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Teresa López is an artist, graphic designer and art professor. She was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico and lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico. López was the creator, graphic designer and director of Orificio, an independent art publication for contemporary Puerto Rican art. Orificio showcased the work of established and emerging contemporary artists in Puerto Rico and also functioned as an exhibition space.
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Jarrid Frye
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jarrid Jamel Frye is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Stjarnan of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. He attended Martin Luther High School and played college basketball at Sacred Heart University. Since retiring, Frye has taught Geometry at Spanish River High School in Boca Raton, Florida
