21 Notable alumni of
Saint Peter's University
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Saint Peter's University is 2073rd in the world, 705th in North America, and 662nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Saint Peter's 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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Bob Menendez
- Enrolled in Saint Peter's University
- In 1976 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Robert Menendez is an American former politician and lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2006 until his resignation in 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2006. His political career ended after he was convicted in a political corruption case in 2024, making him the first sitting member of Congress convicted of conspiracy to act as a foreign agent.
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Will Durant
- Occupations
- historianphilosopherwriter
- Biography
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William James Durant was an American historian and philosopher, best known for his eleven-volume work, The Story of Civilization, which contains and details the history of Eastern and Western civilizations. It was written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy (1926), described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy".
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Bob Hurley
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Robert Emmet Hurley is an American basketball coach. At the now-closed St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, Hurley amassed 26 state championships in 39 years as a coach. On February 2, 2011, Hurley became the tenth coach in high school history to win 1,000 games. Five of his teams have gone undefeated.
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Albio Sires
- Enrolled in Saint Peter's University
- In 1974 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- basketball playerbusinesspersonteacherpolitician
- Biography
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Albio B. Sires is a Cuban-born American businessman and politician serving as the mayor of West New York, New Jersey, since 2023. He previously held the same office from 1995 to 2006. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Doug Edert
- Years
- 2000-.. (age 26)
- Enrolled in Saint Peter's University
- Studied in 2019-2022
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Douglas Ryan Edert is an American college basketball player who last played for the Bryant Bulldogs of the America East Conference. He also played for the Saint Peter's Peacocks. Edert is best known for his integral role in Saint Peter's historic underdog run to the Elite Eight in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
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Myron F. Diduryk
- Enrolled in Saint Peter's University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in physics
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Myron F. Diduryk was a United States Army major, who played a key role as an infantry company commander in the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major battle of the Vietnam War. His exploits in that battle were described by Hal Moore in, We Were Soldiers Once and Young. Moore said that Diduryk was, "… the finest battlefield company commander I had ever seen, bar none." Diduryk was killed in action on his second tour in South Vietnam.
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KC Ndefo
- Years
- 2000-.. (age 26)
- Enrolled in Saint Peter's University
- Studied in 2018
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kenechukwu "KC" Ndefo is an American basketball player for Panerythraikos of the Greek Elite League. He played college basketball for the Saint Peter's Peacocks and the Seton Hall Pirates.
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Joseph Patrick Tumulty
- Occupations
- politicianbiographer
- Biography
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Joseph Patrick Tumulty was an American attorney and politician from New Jersey, a leader of the Irish Catholic political community, and the private secretary of Woodrow Wilson from 1911 until 1921, during Wilson's service as New Jersey governor and then as the nation's 28th president.
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Aaron Estrada
- Years
- 2001-.. (age 25)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Aaron S. Estrada is an American professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basketball League and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for the Saint Peter's Peacocks, Oregon Ducks, Hofstra Pride and Alabama Crimson Tide. He is a two-time Coastal Athletic Association Player of the Year (2022, 2023).
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Robert J. Morris
- Years
- 1914-1996 (aged 82)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert John Morris was an American anti-communist activist who served as chief counsel to the United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security from 1951 to 1953 and from 1956 to 1958, was President of the University of Dallas and founded the now-defunct University of Plano.
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Elnardo Webster
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Elnardo Julian Webster Sr. was an American professional basketball player who played one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA). He played college basketball for the Saint Peter's Peacocks. Webster played in the ABA for the New York Nets and Memphis Pros during the 1971–1972 season. He also played in the Lega Basket Serie A in Italy. At a height of 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m), he played at the small forward position.
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John Henning
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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John Henning was an American news reporter and political analyst who spent many years on Boston television before becoming a commentator on radio.
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George Fay
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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George Fay, while an officer in the United States Army, was the lead author of an investigation into the scandal at Abu Ghraib, more commonly known as the Fay Report.
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Joseph Doria
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 80)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joseph V. Doria Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs in the cabinet of Governor Jon Corzine from 2007 until his resignation in July 2009. He is a former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, State Senator for the 31st Legislative District, and a former Mayor of Bayonne, a position he held from July 1998 to October 2007.
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Edward J. Hart
- Enrolled in Saint Peter's University
- Studied in 1913
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Edward Joseph Hart was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1935 to 1955.
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James Alphonsus Hamill
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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James Alphonsus Hamill was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician. He served as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1907 to 1913 and 12th district from 1913 to 1921.
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Daniel Joseph Griffin
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Daniel Joseph Griffin was a lawyer and Democratic politician from New York. He was a U.S. representative from 1913 through 1917.
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Murphy Wiredu
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Murphy Wiredu is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the USL Premier Development League, Canadian Soccer League, and the S.League.
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Charles F. X. O'Brien
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Charles Francis Xavier O'Brien was an American Democratic Party politician. He served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 12th Congressional District from 1921 to 1925.
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Douglas O'Connor
- Enrolled in Saint Peter's University
- Studied in 1950
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Douglas John O'Connor is a retired major general in the United States Army.
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John Fusco
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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John A. Fusco is an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from the New York City Borough of Staten Island.
