List of Boston University people

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This is a list of notable faculty members and alumni of Boston University.

Legend[edit]

The following abbreviations and notes are used to represent BU schools and colleges:

Abbr. Meaning
CAS College of Arts and Sciences
COM College of Communication
SED College of Education
ENG College of Engineering
CFA College of Fine Arts
CGS College of General Studies
SAR College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
QST School of Business
DMD School of Dental Medicine
SHA School of Hospitality Administration
LAW School of Law
MED School of Medicine
SPH School of Public Health
SSW School of Social Work
MET Metropolitan College
KHC Kilachand Honors College
UNI University Professors Program

Academy Awards[edit]

Academy Awards
Name Degree Award Result Award Year Selected Work
Harold Russell QST '49 Best Supporting Actor Won 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives
Steve Broidy CFA '27* Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Won 1962 "whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry"
Faye Dunaway CFA '62 Best Actress Nominated 1967 Bonnie and Clyde
Estelle Parsons LAW '53* Best Supporting Actress Won 1967 Bonnie and Clyde
Estelle Parsons LAW '53* Best Supporting Actress Nominated 1968 Rachel, Rachel
Faye Dunaway CFA '62 Best Actress Nominated 1975 Chinatown
Faye Dunaway CFA '62 Best Actress Won 1977 Network
Mariel Hemingway CFA '83 Best Supporting Actress Nominated 1979 Manhattan
Roland Hallé COM '81 Best Documentary Short Won 1980 Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
Peter Ladue COM '81 Best Documentary Short Won 1980 Karl Hess: Toward Liberty
Alfre Woodard CFA '74 Best Supporting Actress Nominated 1983 Cross Creek
Olympia Dukakis CFA '57 Best Supporting Actress Won 1987 Moonstruck
Fred Zollo CAS '75 Best Picture Nominated 1988 Mississippi Burning
Geena Davis CFA '79 Best Supporting Actress Won 1989 The Accidental Tourist
Geena Davis CFA '79 Best Actress Nominated 1992 Thelma & Louise
Marisa Tomei CFA '86* Best Supporting Actress Won 1993 My Cousin Vinny
Julianne Moore CFA '83 Best Supporting Actress Nominated 1998 Boogie Nights
Richard Gladstein COM '83 Best Picture Nominated 1999 The Cider House Rules
Rick Heinrichs CFA '76 Best Production Design Won 1999 Sleepy Hollow
Julianne Moore CFA '83 Best Actress Nominated 2000 The End of the Affair
Marisa Tomei CFA '86* Best Supporting Actress Nominated 2002 In the Bedroom
Julianne Moore CFA '83 Best Actress Nominated 2003 Far from Heaven
Julianne Moore CFA '83 Best Supporting Actress Nominated 2003 The Hours
Michael Williams COM '79 Best Documentary Feature Won 2003 The Fog of War
Richard Gladstein COM '83 Best Picture Nominated 2004 Finding Neverland
Rick Heinrichs CFA '76 Best Production Design Nominated 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Corinne Marrinan CFA '95 Best Documentary Short Won 2005 A Note of Triumph
Hawk Ostby COM '90 Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated 2006 Children of Men
Mark Fergus QST '89 Best Adapted Screenplay Nominated 2006 Children of Men
Rick Heinrichs CFA '76 Best Production Design Nominated 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Marisa Tomei CFA '86* Best Supporting Actress Nominated 2009 The Wrestler
Scott Silver[1] COM '86 Best Original Screenplay Nominated 2011 The Fighter
Peter Del Vecho CFA '80 Best Animated Feature Won 2013 Frozen
Julianne Moore CFA '83 Best Actress Won 2014 Still Alice
Roy Conli[2] CFA '83 Best Animated Feature Won 2014 Big Hero 6
Bonnie Arnold[3] COM '78 Best Animated Feature Nominated 2014 How to Train Your Dragon 2
Henry Hughes[4] COM '06 Best Live Action Short Film Nominated 2015 Day One
Brian McLean[5] CFA '99 Best Visual Effects Nominated 2016 Kubo and the Two Strings
Tatiana S. Riegel CAS '86 Best Film Editing Nominated 2017 I, Tonya
Bonnie Arnold[3] COM '78 Best Animated Feature Nominated 2019 How to Train Your Dragon 3
Geena Davis CFA '79 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Won 2019 "whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry"
Scott Silver[1] COM '86 Best Original Screenplay Nominated 2020 Joker
David Dinerstein[6] COM '84 Best Documentary Feature Won 2021 Summer of Soul
Peter Del Vecho CFA '80 Best Animated Feature Nominated 2021 Raya and the Last Dragon
Hong Chau[7] COM '01 Best Supporting Actress Nominated 2022 The Whale

Pulitzer Prize winners[edit]

Pulitzer Prize Winners
Name Degree Award Year Outlet Rationale
Gerard M. O'Neill CAS '70 Investigative Reporting 1972 The Boston Globe "For their exposure of widespread corruption in Somerville, Massachusetts"
Stephen Kurkjian CAS '66 Investigative Reporting 1972 The Boston Globe "For their exposure of widespread corruption in Somerville, Massachusetts"
William Sherman CAS '69 Investigative Reporting 1974 New York Daily News "For his resourceful investigative reporting in the exposure of extreme abuse of the New York Medicaid program"
Stephen Kurkjian CAS '66 Investigative Reporting 1980 The Boston Globe "For articles on Boston's transit system"
Joan Vennochi COM '75 Investigative Reporting 1980 The Boston Globe "For articles on Boston's transit system"
Stan Grossfeld CAS '80 Breaking News Photography 1984 The Boston Globe "For his series of unusual photographs which reveal the effects of war on the people of Lebanon"[8]
Mark Thompson COM '75 Public Service 1985 Fort Worth Star-Telegram "For reporting by Mark Thompson (reporter) which revealed that nearly 250 U.S. servicemen had lost their lives as a result of a design problem in helicopters built by Bell Helicopter - a revelation which ultimately led the Army to ground almost 600 Huey helicopters pending their modification"
Stan Grossfeld CAS '80 Feature Photography 1985 The Boston Globe "For his series of photographs of the famine in Ethiopia and for his pictures of illegal aliens on the U.S.-Mexico border."
Thomas Fiedler COM '71 Breaking News Reporting 1991 Miami Herald "For stories profiling a local cult leader, his followers, and their links to several area murders."
Joseph Hallinan COM '84 Investigative Reporting 1991 The Indianapolis Star "For their shocking series on medical malpractice in [Indiana]"[9]
Don Van Natta Jr. COM '86 Public Service 1993 The Miami Herald "For coverage that not only helped readers cope with Hurricane Andrew's devastation but also showed how lax zoning, inspection and building codes had contributed to the destruction"
Thomas Fiedler COM '71 Public Service 1993 The Miami Herald "For coverage that not only helped readers cope with Hurricane Andrew's devastation but also showed how lax zoning, inspection and building codes had contributed to the destruction"
Daniel Goodrich COM '75 Breaking News Reporting 1997 Newsday "For its enterprising coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800 and its aftermath."
Patricia Maldonado COM '91 Investigative Reporting 1999 Miami Herald "For its detailed reporting that revealed pervasive voter fraud in a city mayoral election that was subsequently overturned.""
Helen Ubinas COM '94 Breaking News Reporting 1999 Hartfort Courant "For its clear and detailed coverage of a shooting rampage in which a state lottery worker killed four supervisors then himself."
Susan Walsh COM '87 Feature Photography 1999 Associated Press "For its striking collection of photographs of the key players and events stemming from President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky and the ensuing impeachment hearings"
Don Van Natta Jr. COM '86 National Reporting 1999 The New York Times "For a series of articles that disclosed the corporate sale of American technology to China, with U.S. government approval despite national security risks, prompting investigations and significant changes in policy"
Jhumpa Lahiri CAS '93, UNI '95, UNI '97 Fiction 2000 - For Interpreter of Maladies
Don Van Natta Jr. COM '86 Explanatory Reporting 2002 The New York Times "For its informed and detailed reporting, before and after the September 11th attacks on the USA, that profiled the global terrorism network and the threats it posed"
Sacha Pfeiffer CAS '94 Public Service 2003 The Boston Globe "For its courageous, comprehensive coverage of sexual abuse by priests, an effort that pierced secrecy, stirred local, national and international reaction and produced changes in the Roman Catholic Church"
Michael Rezendes CAS '78 Public Service 2003 The Boston Globe "for its courageous, comprehensive coverage of sexual abuse by priests, an effort that pierced secrecy, stirred local, national and international reaction and produced changes in the Roman Catholic Church"
Stephen Kurkjian CAS '66 Public Service 2003 The Boston Globe "For its courageous, comprehensive coverage of sexual abuse by priests, an effort that pierced secrecy, stirred local, national and international reaction and produced changes in the Roman Catholic Church"
Meredith Warren COM '01 Breaking News Reporting 2003 The Eagle-Tribune "For its stories on the accidental drowning of four boys in the Merrimack River."
Ethan Forman COM '93 Breaking News Reporting 2003 The Eagle-Tribune "For its stories on the accidental drowning of four boys in the Merrimack River."
Tyler Hicks COM '92 International Reporting 2009 The New York Times "For its masterful, groundbreaking coverage of America's deepening military and political challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, reporting frequently done under perilous conditions."[10][11]
Tyler Hicks COM '92 Breaking News Photography 2014 The New York Times "For courageously documenting a deadly terrorist attack at a Nairobi shopping mall"
Tyler Hicks COM '92 Breaking News Photography 2016 The New York Times "For photographs that captured the resolve of refugees, the perils of their journeys and the struggle of host countries to take them in."[12]
Kimbriell Kelly COM '98 National Reporting 2016 The Washington Post "For its revelatory initiative in creating and using a national database to illustrate how often and why the police shoot to kill and who the victims are most likely to be."[13][12]
Jessica Rinaldi COM '01 Feature Photography 2016 Boston Globe "For the raw and revealing photographic story of a boy who strives to find his footing after abuse by those he trusted."[12]
Alexandra Wimley COM '17 Breaking News Reporting 2019 Pittsburgh-Post Gazette "For immersive, compassionate coverage of the massacre at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue that captured the anguish and resilience of a community thrust into grief."
Samantha Gross COM '18 Breaking News Reporting 2022 The Miami Herald "For its urgent yet sweeping coverage of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium complex, merging clear and compassionate writing with comprehensive news and accountability reporting."[14]
Sarah Silbiger COM '18 Public Service 2022 The Washington Post "For its compellingly told and vividly presented account of the assault on Washington on January 6, 2021, providing the public with a thorough and unflinching understanding of one of the nation's darkest days."
Carl Phillips CAS '93 Poetry 2023 - Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020

Academia[edit]

Activism, clergy[edit]

Arts and culture[edit]

Art[edit]

Music[edit]

Popular culture[edit]

Business[edit]

Film and television, theatre[edit]

Film and television[edit]

List of notable alumni in the film and television industry listed by graduation year.

Theatre[edit]

Journalism, news broadcasting and radio[edit]

Howard Stern (COM '76), radio personality, host of The Howard Stern Show
Bill O'Reilly (COM '75), host of The O'Reilly Factor, the highest-rated U.S. cable news show for 16 years
Nina Totenberg Nina Totenberg (COM 65*), legal affairs correspondent for NPR, one of NPR's "Founding Mothers"
Bill Simmons (COM '93), ESPN columnist, CEO of the sports and pop culture website The Ringer

Full list of notable alumni in the journalism, news broadcasting and radio.

Literature and poetry[edit]

Politics, government, and law[edit]

Officials may have served in other capacities previously listed. In such cases, the name is left unlinked, but the description will indicate the location of a linked entry.

U.S. Governors[edit]

Name Degree Office
John Lewis Bates CAS 1882, LAW 1885 41st Governor of Massachusetts
William Russell LAW 1879 37th Governor of Massachusetts
Albert O. Brown LAW 1884 58th Governor of New Hampshire
Samuel D. Felker LAW 1887 54th Governor of New Hampshire
David I. Walsh LAW 1897 46th Governor of Massachusetts
Fred H. Brown LAW 1905 59th Governor of New Hampshire
Paul Dever LAW 1926 58th Governor of Massachusetts
J. Howard McGrath LAW 1929 60th Governor of Rhode Island
Dennis Joseph Roberts LAW 1930 63rd Governor of Rhode Island
Robert Stafford LAW 1938 71st Governor of Vermont
Lincoln Almond LAW 1961 72nd Governor of Rhode Island
Judd Gregg LAW 1972, LAW 1975 76th Governor of New Hampshire
Gary Locke LAW 1975 21st Governor of Washington
Bob McDonnell QST 1980 71st Governor of Virginia

U.S. Senators[edit]

Name Degree Office
William M. Butler LAW 1884 United States Senator from Massachusetts
David I. Walsh LAW 1897 United States Senator from Massachusetts
Robert Upton LAW 1907 United States Senator from New Hampshire
J. Howard McGrath LAW 1929 United States Senator from Rhode Island
Robert Stafford LAW 1938 United States Senator from Vermont
Thomas J. McIntyre LAW 1940 United States Senator from New Hampshire
Edward Brooke III LAW 1948 United States Senator from Massachusetts
William Cohen LAW 1965 United States Senator from Maine

U.S. House of Representatives[edit]

Name Degree Office
Charles Joyce STH 1850 Vermont's 1st district
George Williams LAW 1874 Massachusetts's 9th district
Daniel L. D. Granger[27] LAW 1877 Rhode Island's 1st district
Ernest W. Roberts[28] LAW 1877 Massachusetts's 7th and 9th
Walter Stiness LAW 1877 Rhode Island's 2nd district
Henry F. Naphen[29] LAW 1879 Massachusetts's 10th district
John Crawford Crosby[30] LAW 1881 Massachusetts's 12th district
Charles F. Sprague LAW 1881[31] Massachusetts's 11th district
Joseph E. Casey[32] LAW 1884 Massachusetts's 3rd district
Forrest Goodwin LAW 1888 Maine's 3rd district
Edward Hills Wason LAW 1890 New Hampshire's 2nd district
John Andrew Sullivan LAW 1896 Massachusetts's 11th district
Joseph Walsh LAW 1905 Massachusetts's 16th district
Ambrose Kennedy LAW 1906 Rhode Island's 3rd district
Jeremiah E. O'Connell[33] CAS 1906, LAW 1908 Rhode Island's 3rd district
Arthur Daniel Healey[34] LAW 1913 Massachusetts's 8th district
John Patrick Higgins[35] LAW 1926 Massachusetts's 11th district
James Roosevelt LAW 1931* California's 26th district
Robert Stafford LAW 1938 Vermont's at-large district
Emilio Q. Daddario[36] LAW 1941* Connecticut's 1st district
Frank Morse[37] CAS 1948, LAW 1949 Massachusetts's 5th district
Fred Richmond CAS 1946 New York's 14th district
Louise Day Hicks[38] SED 1952 Massachusetts's 9th district
Connie Morella[39] CAS 1954 Maryland's 8th district
Ferdinand St. Germain LAW 1955 Rhode Island's 1st district
Barbara Jordan[40] LAW 1959 Texas's 18th district
Paul W. Cronin[41] CAS 1962 Massachusetts's 5th district
Antonio Colorado CAS 1962 7th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Norman D'Amours[42] LAW 1963 New Hampshire's 1st district
Charles Douglas III[43] LAW 1968 New Hampshire's 2nd district
Brian J. Donnelly[44] CAS 1970 Massachusetts's 11th district
Lois Frankel CAS 1970 Florida's 21st and 22nd districts
Joe Hoeffel[45] CAS 1972 Pennsylvania's 13th district
Judd Gregg LAW 1972, LAW 1975 New Hampshire's 2nd district
Jim Marshall[46] LAW 1977 Georgia's 3rd and 8th districts
James H. Maloney LAW 1980 Connecticut's 5th district
Ayanna Pressley CGS 1994* Massachusetts's 7th district
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[47] CAS 2011 New York's 14th district

U.S. Diplomats, Federal Agencies and Appointments[edit]

U.S. Judiciary[edit]

Martha Coakley, first female Attorney General of Massachusetts

U.S. State Officials[edit]

Boston University graduates have been elected to all six Massachusetts state Constitutional offices. Alumni include the first female officers for Attorney General of Massachusetts and Treasurer of Massachusetts and the first African-American Attorney General of Massachusetts.

U.S. State Legislators[edit]

Carmen Yulín Cruz, Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico

U.S. Municipal[edit]

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the 74th UN General Assembly

International government, politics, and royalty[edit]

Military, Navy[edit]

Law[edit]

Other[edit]

Other[edit]

Sports[edit]

Hockey[edit]

U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame[edit]

*Craig, Eruzione, O'Callahan and Silk were inducted as members of the 1980 Winter Olympics hockey team, known as the 'Miracle on Ice'

U.S. Olympians[edit]

This is a list of Boston University alumni who have played on an Olympic team.

Name Position BU Tenure Team Year Finish
Gordon Smith Forward USA 1932, 1936 Silver, Bronze
Paul Rowe Forward 1932–1935 USA 1936 Bronze
John Lax Forward 1932–1935 USA 1936 Bronze
Jack Garrity Forward 1949–1951 USA 1948 DQ
Joseph Czarnota Forward 1948–1951 USA 1952 Silver
Don Rigazio Goaltender USA 1956 Silver
Richard Rodenhiser Forward 1951–1953 USA 1956, 1960 Silver, Gold
Olivier Prechac Forward 1970–1971 France 1968 11th
Tim Regan Goaltender 1969–1972 USA 1972 Silver
Herb Wakabayashi Forward 1966–1969 Japan 1972, 1976, 1980 9th, 9th, 12th
Dick Lamby Defenseman 1976–1978 USA 1976 5th
Dick Decloe Defenseman 1972–1973 Netherlands 1980 9th
Mike Eruzione Left Wing 1973–1977 USA 1980 Gold
Jim Craig Goaltender 1976–1979 USA 1980 Gold
Jack O'Callahan Defenseman 1975–1979 USA 1980 Gold
Dave Silk Right Wing 1976–1979 USA 1980 Gold
Grant Goegan Left Wing 1978–1980 Italy 1984 9th
Scott Young Right Wing 1985–1987 USA 1988, 1992, 2002 7th, 4th, Silver
Clark Donatelli Center 1984–1987 USA 1988, 1992 7th, 4th
Scott Lachance Defenseman 1990–1991 USA 1992 4th
Shawn McEachern Left Wing 1988–1991 USA 1992 4th
Joe Sacco Right Wing 1987–1990 USA 1992 4th
Keith Tkachuk Right Wing 1990–1991 USA 1992, 1998, 2002, 2006 4th, 6th, Silver, 8th
David Quinn Defenseman 1984–1988 USA 1992
Adrian Aucoin Defenseman 1991–1992 Canada 1994 Silver
John Lilley Right Wing 1991–1993 USA 1994 4th
David Sacco Center 1988–1993 USA 1994 8th
Tony Amonte Right Wing 1989–1991 USA 1998, 2002 6th, Silver
Chris Drury Left Wing 1994–1998 USA 2002, 2006, 2010 Silver, 8th, Silver
Tom Poti Defenseman 1996–1998 USA 2002 Silver
Rick DiPietro Goaltender 1999–2000 USA 2006 8th
Ryan Whitney Defenseman 2001–2004 USA 2010 Silver
Kevin Shattenkirk Defenseman 2007–2010 USA 2014 4th
Chris Bourque Left Wing 2004–2005 USA 2018 7th
Jordan Greenway Left Wing 2015–2018 USA 2018 7th
Matt Gilroy Defenseman 2005–2009 USA 2018 7th
John McCarthy Left Wing 2005–2009 USA 2018 7th
David Warsofsky Defenseman 2008–2011 USA 2022 5th
Drew Commesso Goaltender 2020–Present USA 2022 5th

U.S. National Hockey League[edit]

Head Coaches in the NHL

In total, there have been 92 former Terriers to make the NHL, with John Aiken being the first in 1957 and Shane Bowers being the most recent.

Player Position Team(s) Years Stanley Cups
John Aiken Goaltender MTL 1957–1958 0
Paul O'Neil Center VAN, BOS 1973–1975 0
Bob Gryp Forward BOS, WAS 1973–1976 0
Ron Anderson Right Wing WAS 1974–1975 0
Ken Kuzyk Right Wing CLE 1976–1978 0
Mike Fidler Left Wing CLE, MNS, HFD, CHI 1976–1983 0
Dick Lamby Defenseman STL 1978–1981 0
Dick Lamby Defenseman STL 1978–1981 0
John Bethel Left Wing WIN 1979–1980 0
Jim Craig Goaltender ATF, BOS, MNS 1979–1984 0
Dave Silk Right Wing NYR, BOS, DET, WIN 1979–1986 0
Rick Meagher Center MTL, HFD, NJD, STL 1979–1991 0
Bill Whelton Defenseman WIN 1980–1981 0
Paul Miller Center COR 1981–1982 0
Jack O'Callahan Defenseman CHI, NJD 1982–1989 0
Tom O'Regan Center PIT 1983–1986 0
Cleon Daskalakis Goaltender BOS 1984–1987 0
Paul Fenton Left Wing HFD, NYR, LAK, WIN, TOR, CGY, SJS 1984–1992 0
Dale Dunbar Defenseman VAN, BOS 1985–1989 0
Scott Shaunessy Defenseman QUE 1986–1989 0
Jim Ennis Defenseman EDM 1987–1988 0
Scott Young Right Wing HFD, PIT, QUE, COL, ANA, STL, DAL 1987–2006 2
John Cullen Center PIT, HFD, TOR, TBL 1988–1999 0
Clark Donatelli Center MNS, BOS 1989–1992 0
Joe Sacco Right Wing TOR, ANA, NYI, WSH, PHI 1990–2003 0
Tony Amonte Right Wing NYR, CHI, PHO, PHI, CGY 1990–2007 0
Peter Ahola Defenseman LAK, PIT, NYR, SJS, CGY 1991–1994 0
Dave Tomlinson Center TOR, WIN, FLA 1991–1995 0
Ed Ronan Left Wing MTL, WIN, BUF 1991–1997 1
Mike Sullivan Center SJS, CGY, BOS, PHO 1991–2002 2†
Scott Lachance Right Wing NYI, MTL, VAN, CBJ 1991–2004 0
Shawn McEachern Left Wing PIT, LAK, BOS, OTT, ATL 1991–2006 1
Keith Tkachuk Left Wing WIN, PHO, STL, ATL 1991–2010 0
John Lilley Right Wing ANA 1993–1996 0
John Lilley Right Wing ANA 1993–1996 0
David Sacco Center TOR, ANA 1993–1996 0
Adrian Aucoin Defenseman VAN, TBL, NYI, CHI, CGY, PHO, CBJ 1994–2013 0
Phil Von Stefenelli Defenseman BOS, OTT 1995–1997 0
Nick Vachon Center NYI 1996–1997 0
Rich Brennan Defenseman COL, SJS, NYR, LAK, NSH, BOS 1996–2003 0
Chris O'Sullivan Defenseman CGY, VAN, ANA 1996–2003 0
Mike Grier Right Wing EDM, WAS, BUF, SJS 1996–2011 0
Jay Pandolfo Left Wing NJD, NYI, BOS 1996–2013 2
Doug Friedman Left Wing EDM, NSH 1997–1999 0
Shawn Bates Center BOS, NYI 1997–2008 0
Dan Lacouture Left Wing EDM, PIT, NYR, BOS, NJD, CAR 1998–2009 0
Dan Lacouture Left Wing EDM, PIT, NYR, BOS, NJD, CAR 1998–2009 0
Chris Drury Left Wing COL, CGY, BUF, NYR 1998–2011 1
Tom Poti Defenseman EDM, NYR, NYI, WAS 1998–2013 0
Michel Larocque Goaltender CHI 2000–2001 0
Michel Larocque Goaltender CHI 2000–2001 0
Rick DiPietro Goaltender NYI 2000–2013 0
Chris Kelleher Defenseman BOS 2001–2002 0
Joe DiPenta Defenseman ATL, ANA 2002–2008 1
Mike Pandolfo Left Wing NJD 2003–2004 0
Carl Corazzini Right Wing BOS, CHI 2003–2007 0
Freddy Meyer Defenseman PHI, NYI, PHO, ATL 2003–2011 0
Ryan Whitney Defenseman PIT, ANA, EDM, FLA 2005–2014 0
Chris Bourque Left Wing WAS, PIT, BOS 2007–2013 0
John Curry Goaltender PIT, MIN 2008–2015 0
David Van der Gulik Left Wing CGY, COL, LAK 2008–2015 0
Matt Gilroy Defenseman NYR, TBL, OTT, FLA 2009–2014 0
Brandon Yip Right Wing COL, NSH, PHO 2009–2014 0
John McCarthy Left Wing SJS 2009–2016 0
Colin Wilson Center NSH, COL 2009–2020 0
Colby Cohen Defenseman COL 2010–2011 0
Brian Strait Defenseman PIT, NYI, WPG 2010–2017 0
Eric Gryba Defenseman OTT, EDM, NJD 2012–2019 0
David Warsofsky Defenseman BOS, PIT, NJD, COL 2013–2018 0
Adam Clendening Defenseman CHI, VAN, PIT, EDM, NYR, ARI, CBJ 2014–2019 0
Matt O'Connor Goaltender OTT 2015–2016 0
Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson Center BOS 2016–2019 0
Wade Megan Center STL, DET 2016–2019 0
Danny O'Regan Center SJS, BUF 2016–2022 0
David Farrance Defenseman NSH 2020–2021 0
Nick Bonino Center ANA, VAN, PIT, NSH, MIN, SJS 2009–Present 2
Kevin Shattenkirk Defenseman COL, STL, WAS, NYR, TBL, ANA 2010–Present 1
Alex Chiasson Right Wing DAL, OTT, CGY, WAS, EDM, VAN, DET 2012–Present 0
Charlie Coyle Center MIN, BOS 2012–Present 0
Matt Nieto Left Wing SJS, COL 2013–Present 0
Jack Eichel Center BUF, VGK 2015–Present 1
Evan Rodrigues Left Wing BUF, PIT, COL 2015–Present 0
Matt Grzelcyk Defenseman BOS 2016–Present 0
A. J. Greer Left Wing COL, NJD, BOS 2016–Present 0
Clayton Keller Center ARI 2016–Present 0
Charlie McAvoy Defenseman BOS 2016–Present 0
Jordan Greenway Left Wing MIN, BUF 2017–Present 0
Dante Fabbro Defenseman NSH 2018–Present 0
Brady Tkachuk Left Wing OTT 2018–Present 0
Brady Tkachuk Left Wing OTT 2018–Present 0
Joel Farabee Left Wing PHI 2019–Present 0
Jake Oettinger Goaltender DAL 2019–Present 0
Kieffer Bellows Left Wing NYI, PHI 2019–Present 0
Trevor Zegras Center ANA 2020–Present 0
Max Willman Center PHI 2021–Present 0
Alex Vlasic Defenseman CHI 2021–Present 0
Shane Bowers Center COL 2022–Present 0

The Terriers have had twenty two players who were chosen in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft as of the 2022–2023 season:

Other athletes[edit]

Notable faculty members[edit]

Nobel laureates[edit]

Fulbright Scholars[edit]

Guggenheim Fellows[edit]

MacArthur Fellows[edit]

  • Jim Collins, fellow, MacArthur Foundation, professor of biomedical engineering
  • Nancy Kopell, fellow, MacArthur Foundation, professor of mathematics[53]

Rhodes Scholars[edit]

Film, performing arts, television, radio[edit]

Other[edit]

Robert Pinsky, U.S. Poet Laureate (1997–2000)

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