This is a list of notable alumni and current students of Bryant University.
Business
Otto Frederick Hunziker – dairy industry pioneer
Politics
Jeanine Calkin – state senator from the 30th district Frank Ciccone – chair of the Rhode Island Senate Committee on Housing and Municipal Government and state senator from the 7th District Douglas H. Fisher – New Jersey secretary of agriculture Antonio Giarrusso – senior deputy minority leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives and state representative from the 30th district Kenneth Marshall – senior deputy majority leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives and state representative from the 68th district Harold Metts – president pro tempore of the Rhode Island Senate and state senator from the 6th district Dominick J. Ruggerio – president of the Rhode Island Senate and state senator from the 4th district Scott A. Slater – deputy majority leader of the Rhode Island House of Representatives and state representative from the 10th district
Arts and entertainment
Nicholas Colasanto – actor, known for his roles in Cheers, Starsky & Hutch, and Chips Jose B. Gonzalez - Connecticut Poet Laureate, 2026-Present Mikayla Nogueira – social media influencer and makeup artist
Sports Ben Altit – Israeli basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League Doug Edert – former Bulldogs basketball player most notable as a breakout star of Saint Peter's 2022 NCAA tournament run Zack Greer – Major League Lacrosse player for the Long Island Lizards; National Lacrosse League player for the Minnesota Swarm James Karinchak – pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians Tom Kennedy - NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions Natalia Kuipers – U.S. Virgin Islands Olympic swimmer Benjamin Schulte – Guamanian swimmer Annmarie Tuxbury – distance runner Ryan Ward – outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers Mickey Gasper - major League baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
Military
Andy Mamedoff – fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain
References
External links Bryant University website