34 Notable alumni of
State University of New York at New Paltz
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The State University of New York at New Paltz is 1289th in the world, 455th in North America, and 427th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 34 notable alumni from the State University of New York at New Paltz 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 Turturro
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- directorfilm actortheatrical directorvoice actorstage actor
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John Michael Turturro is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his varied roles in independent films, as well as his frequent collaborations with the Coen brothers and Spike Lee. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards.
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Joan Chen
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- actortelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actorfilm director
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Joan Chen is a Chinese-born American actress and film director. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including four Taipei Golden Horse Awards and an AACTA Award. She made her film debut in the Chinese film Youth (1977) before starring in the film Little Flower (1979). She came to the attention of American audiences for her portrayal of Wanrong in the Bernardo Bertolucci historical epic film The Last Emperor (1987), which won nine Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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Vinny Guadagnino
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- television actordanceractorreality television participant
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Vincent J. Guadagnino is an American reality television personality, best known for being a cast member on MTV's Jersey Shore.
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Aida Turturro
- Enrolled in the State University of New York at New Paltz
- In 1984 studied theatre art
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Aida Turturro is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Janice Soprano on the HBO drama series The Sopranos.
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Fabrizio Moretti
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- drummermusician
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Fabrizio Moretti also known as Fab Moretti, is a Brazilian-American musician and visual artist best known as the drummer for American rock band The Strokes, with whom he has released six studio albums since 2001. A collaborative artist, he has been part of a series of groups since the mid-2000s, most notably the Brazilian-American band Little Joy, which released one album in 2008, and the experimental pop collective machinegum, which he has led since 2018. Throughout his career, Moretti has worked on a variety of art projects which span the mediums of drawing, sculpture, and installation and performance art.
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Michael Gladis
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- television actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
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Michael Gladis is an American actor. He played Paul Kinsey in the television series Mad Men.
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Scott Cohen
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- manufacturertelevision actorvideo game actoractorfilm actor
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Scott Cohen is an American actor best known for his supporting role as Max Medina on the first three seasons of The WB comedy drama series Gilmore Girls (2000–03), as well as his lead roles as Detective Chris Ravell on the NBC legal drama series Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005–06), Dominic Eugene "Nico" Careles on the USA Network comedy drama series Necessary Roughness (2011–13), Ezra Wolf on the ABC legal drama series The Fix (2019), and Luca Falcone on the HBO crime drama miniseries The Penguin (2024).
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Ilyasah Shabazz
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- author
- Biography
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Ilyasah Shabazz is an American author, community organizer, social activist, and motivational speaker. She is the third daughter of Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, and wrote a memoir titled Growing Up X.
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Anthony Denison
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Anthony John Sarrero, also known by his stage name Anthony Denison (also credited as Anthony John Denison and Tony Denison), is an American actor.
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Michael C. Williams
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- television actorfilm actor
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Michael C. Williams is an American actor, best known for his role (using his own name) in the movie The Blair Witch Project. Williams also acted in the television program Law & Order during February 2000 as a man whose ex-wife killed their son. In 2008, Williams appeared in the movie The Objective.
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Ann Nocenti
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- teachereditorcomics writerfilm directorjournalist
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Ann "Annie" Nocenti is an American journalist, filmmaker, teacher, comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work at Marvel in the late 1980s, particularly a four-year stint as the editor of Uncanny X-Men and The New Mutants (written by Chris Claremont) as well as her run as a writer of Daredevil, illustrated primarily by John Romita Jr. Nocenti has created such Marvel characters as Longshot, Mojo, Spiral, Blackheart, and Typhoid Mary.
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Josh Kaufman
- Occupations
- musician
- Biography
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Josh Kaufman is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, composer, arranger and engineer based in Brooklyn, New York. He is a member of the collaborative ensembles Muzz and Bonny Light Horseman. He was previously a member of the band Down Home Souls.
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Herb Trimpe
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- visual artistcomics artistwriter
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Herbert William Trimpe was an American comics artist and occasional writer, best known as the seminal 1970s artist on The Incredible Hulk and as the first artist to draw for publication the character Wolverine, who later became a breakout star of the X-Men.
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Robert Kyncl
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- 1970-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- managerscientist
- Biography
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Robert Kyncl is an American business executive. He became the CEO of Warner Music Group on January 1, 2023. He was previously the Chief Business Officer at YouTube where he oversaw all business functions, partnerships and operations. Before YouTube, Kyncl was Vice President of Content Acquisitions at Netflix, where he spearheaded the company's content acquisition for streaming TV shows and movies over the Internet. Mr and Mrs Kyncl reside with their two daughters in Los Angeles and founded Kyncl Family Foundation focused on supporting educational needs of underrepresented communities.
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John Langan
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- writer
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John Langan is an American author and writer of contemporary horror. Langan has been a finalist for International Horror Guild Award. In 2008, he was a Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best Collection, and in 2016, a Bram Stoker Award winner for his novel The Fisherman. He is on the board of directors for the Shirley Jackson Awards.
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Maurice Hinchey
- Enrolled in the State University of New York at New Paltz
- In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- In 1970 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Maurice Dunlea Hinchey was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York and was a member of the Democratic Party. He retired at the end of his term in January 2013 after 20 years in Congress.
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Andy Shernoff
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- musiciansongwriterjournalistmusic journalistrecord producer
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Andy Shernoff is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He is a founding member of The Dictators, one of the original New York punk bands, in which he wrote nearly all of the songs, played bass guitar and keyboards, and sang backing vocals and occasional leads. He has been involved with a variety of other musical projects, most notably the heavily Dictators-populated Manitoba's Wild Kingdom and Joey Ramone's first studio album, Don't Worry About Me. He additionally co-wrote four Ramones songs with Joey.
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Jason West
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jason West is an American politician who served as mayor of the village of New Paltz, New York, from 2003 to 2007, and again from 2011 to 2015.
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Brianna Titone
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United States - Occupations
- politician
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Brianna Titone is an American politician and scientist, currently serving as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 27th district. Titone currently serves in the 75th Colorado General Assembly and is the first openly transgender state legislator elected in Colorado and the 4th elected in the United States. After the 2026 General Assembly, she will complete her limit of 4 terms having served 8 years.
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Charles Silverstein
- Enrolled in the State University of New York at New Paltz
- In 1959 graduated with bachelor's degree in education
- Occupations
- publishereditorpsychotherapistLGBTQ rights activistschool teacher
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Charles Silverstein was an American writer, therapist, and LGBT rights advocate. He was best known for his presentation as a graduate student before the American Psychiatric Association in 1973 that led to the removal of homosexuality as a mental illness from the organization's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. He was also the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Homosexuality.
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Robert Jackson
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- politician
- Biography
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Robert Jackson is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represents District 31 in the New York State Senate. He previously served in the New York City Council from 2002 to 2013, representing the 7th district in Manhattan. He is the first Muslim New York State Senator.
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Regina Calcaterra
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- lawyer
- Biography
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Regina Marie Calcaterra is an American attorney, founding partner of Calcaterra Law PC law firm, and a New York Times best-selling author. She served as Executive Director to two of New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo's investigatory commissions, Chief Deputy to Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone, and Deputy General Counsel to both the New York State Insurance Fund and New York City Employees’ Retirement System.
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Frank Skartados
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- politician
- Biography
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Frank Skartados was a Greek-American politician and businessman.
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Kenneth LaValle
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- politician
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Kenneth P. LaValle is a former American politician. He represented District 1 in the New York State Senate. The district comprises the five East End towns of Long Island, New York, as well as the central and eastern portions of the Town of Brookhaven, New York. A Republican, LaValle was first elected in 1976. Upon his retirement in 2020, he was the longest-serving member of the Senate and had served more terms in office than any other current state senator in the United States.
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Andrew Cohen
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- politician
- Biography
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Andrew Cohen is a Justice of the Bronx branch of the New York Supreme Court. He is a Democrat. He was previously the councilmember for the 11th district of the New York City Council, resigning in 2020, with Eric Dinowitz winning the special election to succeed him. The district includes Bedford Park, Kingsbridge, Norwood, Riverdale, Van Cortlandt Village, Wakefield, and Woodlawn Heights in The Bronx.
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Alex Storozynski
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- journalistwriter
- Biography
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Alex Storozynski is an American author and former president, and as of 2025, chairperson of the Kosciuszko Foundation.
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Alicia Hyndman
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- 1971-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alicia L. Hyndman is the Assembly member for the 29th District of the New York State Assembly. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Laurelton, Rosedale, St. Albans, Addisleigh Park, Hollis, Springfield Gardens and Jamaica in Queens.
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Michael T. Gilbert
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- comics artistcartoonist
- Biography
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Michael Terry Gilbert is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked for both mainstream and underground comic book companies.
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Edward J. Renehan Jr
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- 1956-.. (age 70)
- Occupations
- historianpublisher
- Biography
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Edward John Renehan Jr. is an American writer, consultant, publisher, and Grammy Award-winning musician.
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Jeffrey Pearlman
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- 1966-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jeffrey Hayes Pearlman is an Acting Supreme Court Justice in New York County and was formerly the director of the Authorities Budget Office
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Rob Kirkpatrick
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- 1968-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- historianmusic criticjournalist
- Biography
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Rob Kirkpatrick is an American literary agent, editor, and author. He has published the books of many well-known authors, primarily in the field of nonfiction. He is the author of the narrative history 1969: The Year Everything Changed.
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Lisa Gralnick
- Enrolled in the State University of New York at New Paltz
- Studied in 1980
- Occupations
- university teacherartistinstallation artistsculptorvisual artist
- Biography
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Lisa Gralnick is an American contemporary metalsmith, studio jeweler and academic. She works in the field of craft and art jewelry. Gralnick says: "I have chosen to make jewelry, which is traditionally considered 'craft', and I do enjoy the processes and techniques that allow me to execute my work without technical faults. But 'craft' is only a means to an end for me, as it is for many artists. My desire to push the limits of jewelry and expand on them, to comment on its traditions and associations, is more the concern of any artist."
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Mikhail Horowitz
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Mikhail Horowitz is an American poet, performance poet, parodist, satirist, social commentator, author and editor.
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Karolyn Nelke
- Occupations
- actorplaywrightwriter
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Karolyn Ann Nelke is an American stage actor, playwright and author. She is best known for her 1982 play The Keeper: A Play About Lord Byron.
