Use the table below to browse notable alumni from private schools around the United States.
Private School Alumni Directory:
Famous Private School Alumni (New Jersey):
School Name
Notable School Alumni (Sample)
- Anthony Volpe - Current shortstop of the New York Yankees.
- Brian Newman - Class of 1986 alum, current CFO of UPS.
- Steve Conine - Class of 1991, co-founder of Wayfair.
- Jessica Antiles ’15 - Swimmer
- Joanna Stern ’02 - Senior Personal Technology Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
- Steven Fulop - Mayor of Jersey City, NJ
- Daniel Och - Finance/Investment
- Joseph Nolan - Radio Personality, Holy Trinity High School Class of '76
- Michael Eisner 1960 - Former CEO, The Walt Disney Company
- Huey Lewis 1967 - Musician/singer
- Horace Porter 1854 - Brigadier General in Civil War, Medal of Honor Winner, Grant's White House Secretary
- Jay Carney 1983 - White House Press Secretary
- Fox Butterfield 1957 - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, The New York Times
- Joakim Noah 2004 - NBA player, Chicago Bull
- James Merrill 1943 - Author, The Changing Light at Sandover
- Bobby Sanguinetti 2006 - NHL player, New York Rangers
- Tom Guiry - Actor
- Brian Siemannn - Three time Paralympian
- Tiquan Underwood - NFL Player
- Rich Gunnell - NFL Player
- Skip Harlicka - NBA Player
- Paul Downs '96 - Emmy Award winning writer, director best known for his Emmy Awards series, Hacks.
- Alexis Maybank '89 - Founder and CEO of Creative Beauty and Gilt Groupe
- Amanda Benchley '83 - Author, Her Shoes, Her Story
- Jihad Harkeem '08 - Associate Creative Director, Glossier Play
- Dontae Johnson '10 - Cornerback in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks
- Michael Lee Brown '11 - Cast member for the Broadway show, "Dear Evan Hansen"
- Virginia Bauer - Government leader in New Jersey: Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey?
- Thomas Gallagher - Celebrated U.S. Service officer who served in many different countries and spent two decades doing social work and counseling?
- John McCarthy - Named Forbes 30 Under 30 in Law & Policy in 2020, currently the Deputy National Political Director for former Vice President Joe Biden?
- Ryan Kalish - Famous professional baseball player who played for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, attended University of Virginia (#28)?
- Michelle Leonardo - Professional Dancer for the New York Knicks, served as Miss New Jersey in 2012 and placed in the Top 10 at Miss USA 2012?
- Joseph O’Brien? - Singer and pianist who made it to the Quarterfinals in Season 13 of America’s ?Got Talent
- Nathan Lane, '74 - Tony Award winning actor
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, '14 - All Pro safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Phillip Bosco, '48 - Tony Award winning actor
- Ruth Fong '11 - Rhodes Scholar, Professor at Princeton University
- Gabe Morocoima '05 - Works in Mission Control at NASA
- Michael Casper '96 - Men's Soccer Coach at Columbia University
- Grace Hopper - Grace Brewster Hopper was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. One of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, she was a pioneer of computer programming who invented one of the first linkers.
- Greg Williams '01 - Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management at The Winston School of Short Hills
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