Notable alumni of St. John's University in New York City include, alphabetically:
Peter Abbate (born 1949), member of New York State Assembly Joseph P. Addabbo (1925–1986), US Representative from New York (1961–86) Joseph Addabbo Jr. (born 1964), New York State Senator and New York City Council member Haron Amin (born 1979), Afghan diplomat and spokesman for Northern Alliance after September 11 attacks Rich Aurilia (born 1971), Major League Baseball shortstop; All-Star, Silver Slugger Award James Baba, Ugandan diplomat, politician, and state minister Michael Balboni, NY Deputy Secretary of State for Public Safety, NYS Senator Leszek Balcerowicz, MBA (1974), senior government official and architect of the Balcerowicz Plan leading Poland into a market economy Russ Banham (born 1954), Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and best-selling author Morton Bard, psychologist, trailblazer in crisis intervention, author of The Crime Victim's Book Erick Barkley, NBA point guard selected in first round of 2000 NBA draft Rowan Barrett, basketball player, top scorer in the 2002 Israel Basketball Premier League Frank Barsalona, music industry talent agent, non-performer inductee in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lucas Bartlett, professional soccer player Bruce R. Bent, inventor of first money market fund Walter Berry (born 1964), NBA basketball power forward; John R. Wooden Award Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua (1923–2012), Cardinal and Archbishop of Philadelphia Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator Albert H. Bosch, United States House of Representatives Leonard Boudin, lawyer and civil rights activist Harry Boykoff (1922–2001), NBA basketball center; Consensus first-team All-American Keegan Bradley (born 1986), professional golfer, winner of 2011 PGA Championship Adam Braz (born 1981), Canadian soccer player and Technical Director of the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, previously Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, and auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre Ron Brown, US Secretary of Commerce Justin Brownlee, professional basketball forward Danny Burawa (born 1988), Major League Baseball pitcher Gerald Calabrese, Mayor of Cliffside Park, New Jersey (1965–2015), NBA player with Syracuse Nationals (predecessor to Philadelphia 76ers) James P. Campbell, President and CEO of General Electric Consumer and Industrial Gerald Cardinale, New Jersey State Senator Hugh Carey (1919–2011), Governor of the State of New York and US Representative from Brooklyn Gregory W. Carman, United States House of Representatives Haggai Carmon, attorney, author of intelligence thrillers, and legal advice columnist Lou Carnesecca (1925–2024), Hall of Fame basketball coach, St. John's head coach for 24 seasons Tom Carr, Seattle City Attorney and Boulder City Attorney William G. Carroll, member of the New York State Assembly William J. Casey (1913–1987), Director of Central Intelligence Agency Ignatius Anthony Catanello (1938–2013), prelate of the Roman Catholic Church Alfred C. Cerullo III, New York City Commissioner and Council Member, professional actor in theater and television Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick (born 1942), judge of New York State Court of Appeals Frank Cipolla, journalist Dane Clark, actor Akis Cleanthous (1964–2011), Cypriot Minister of Education and Culture (2007–2008) J. Cole, hip-hop recording artist and record producer William Colton, member of New York State Assembly John Corvino, professor of philosophy at Wayne State University Mario Cuomo (1932 –2015), Governor of the State of New York, Lieutenant Governor, and Secretary of State Rachel Daly, professional footballer for England women's national football team and the US' NWSL's Houston Dash Nickolas Davatzes, former president and CEO of A&E Network Mack David (1912–1993), lyricist and songwriter Mel Davis, NBA basketball forward Raymond J. Dearie, US District Judge, Eastern District of New York Malia DelaCruz, musician who performs as CIAO MALZ George Deukmejian, Attorney General (1979–1982) and Governor of the State of California (1983–1990) Dominick L. DiCarlo, US Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, Chief Judge of the US Court of International Trade Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals Patricia DiMango (born 1953), Justice, New York Supreme Court Howell Emanuel Donaldson III, basketball player and famously known as the Seminole Heights serial killer. https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2023/05/01/tampa-serial-killer-seminole-heights-howell-donaldson/ Richard Donoghue, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Tom J. Donohue, President and CEO of United States Chamber of Commerce Dan Donovan, United States House of Representatives, New York's 11th congressional district John Francis Dooling Jr., US District Judge, Eastern District of New York Conrad B. Duberstein (1915–2005), Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York Clarence Dunnaville, lawyer and civil rights activist George Dzundza, actor Randall T. Eng (born 1947), Presiding Justice, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division John Louis Esposito, historian and orientalist Clare Farragher (born 1941), member of New Jersey General Assembly (1988–2002)Assemblywoman Clare M. Farragher, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 25, 1998. Retrieved June 2, 2010. Alexander A. Farrelly, Governor of US Virgin Islands L. J. Figueroa (born 1998), Dominican-American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Patricia Fili-Krushel, senior executive at NBC Universal News Group, Time Warner, WebMD, ABC Television Network Mickey Fisher (1904/05–1963), basketball coach Joseph C. H. Flynn (1892–1941), lawyer, politician, and magistrate Gardner Fox, comic book writer, creator of original Justice Society, The Flash; novelist Mike Francesa, radio personality, "The Sports Pope" John Franco, Major League baseball pitcher, captain for New York Mets; 4× All-Star, 3× NL saves leader Dan Frisa, United States House of Representatives Jack Garfinkel (1918–2013), Boston Celtics basketball guard Bill Gaudette, MLS professional soccer player Nelson George, author, columnist, filmmaker, music and culture critic, and journalist John J. Ghezzi, NYS Secretary of State Patricia Reilly Giff, author of children's books Jacob H. Gilbert (1920–1981), US Representative from New York between 1960 and 1971 John Girgenti, New Jersey State Senator Hy Gotkin (1922–2004), basketball player, member of the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame Matt Groenwald (born 1983), MLS professional soccer player Frank Gulotta, Nassau County District Attorney and NYS Appellate Division judge Dan Halloran, New York City Council member Zendon Hamilton, professional basketball player Craig Hansen, MLB professional baseball pitcher Maurice Harkless, NBA player for Portland Trail Blazers Marcus Hatten (born 1980), basketball point guard, 2006 top scorer in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Joseph A. Healey, US Army major general Richard Garth Henning, Archbishop of Boston Darryl Hill, basketball player known as "Showtime Hill" Lester Holtzman, US Congressman and NY judge Daryl Homer (born 1990), Olympic saber fencer George Hu, Taiwanese-American actor Charles Hynes, District Attorney of Kings County (Brooklyn) Race Imboden (born 1993), Olympic foil fencer for team USA Mark Jackson (born 1965), NBA basketball player; NCAA assists leader, NBA Rookie of the Year, NBA All-Star, NBA assists leader. Harold M. Jacobs (1912–1995), Jewish and civic leader Mark Jacoby (born 1947), Broadway actor Jaheim, R&B singer Theodore T. Jones Jr., Judge, New York Court of Appeals Shalrie Joseph, Grenadian MLS professional soccer player Agim Kaba, Albanian-American actor, artist Alex Katz (born 1994), American-Israeli baseball pitcher and Team Israel Olympian Melinda Katz (born 1965), Queens Borough President, Queens District Attorney Margaret M. Keane, Chief Executive Officer and President of Synchrony Financial Raymond W. Kelly, Commissioner of New York City Police Department D. J. Kennedy (born 1989), NBA basketball player John M. Kennedy Jr., politician from Suffolk County, New York Brian Kenny, ESPN sportscaster Lawrence Korb, US Assistant Secretary of Defense (1981–85) Boris Kostelanetz (1911–2006), tax lawyer John Kresse, NCAA men's basketball coach at College of Charleston Andrew Lanza, New York State Senator Henry J. Latham, United States House of Representatives Peter Le Jacq Maryknoll priest Ivan Lee (born 1981), Olympic saber fencer; later banned for life from Olympic sports"Ivan Lee", SafeSport Centralized Disciplinary Database. Raymond Lesniak, New Jersey State Senator Andrew Levane (1920– 2012), NBA basketball player Stanley David Levison, lawyer, activist and advisor to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Steve Levy, 7th County Executive of Suffolk County Mark LoMonaco, professional wrestler Allen Lowe, composer, musician, music historian, and sound restoration specialist Annet Mahendru (born 1985), actress Patrick A. Malone, Chief Supervisory Officer of Garden State Securities Inc. Guy James Mangano (1930-2025), Presiding Justice of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Thomas J. Manton, US Congressman and Chair of Queens County Democratic Organization John J. Marchi (1921–2009), New York State Senator (1957–2007) Mariah the Scientist (born Mariah Amani Buckles, 1997), singer-songwriter Jack Martins, NYS Senator John McCormac, Mayor of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, co-founder of hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. Curtis McDowald (born 1996), fencer Al McGuire, NCAA basketball coach and television commentator Ed McGuire, assistant general manager and Executive VP of Football Operations San Diego Chargers Frank McGuire, NCAA basketball coach at St. John's, North and South Carolina and NBA coach for Philadelphia Warriors Brian McNamee, MLB conditioning coach Stefani Miglioranzi, soccer player for Los Angeles Galaxy, played in England for Swindon Town Charles Minlend, professional basketball forward, 2003 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP Michael Montesano, member of New York State Assembly Chris Mullin (born 1963), NBA player, Hall of Famer, head coach of St. John's Red Storm; John R. Wooden Award, Consensus first-team All-American, 5× NBA All-Star Ari Nagel (born 1975/1976), mathematics professor and sperm donor Sam Nahem (1915–2004), Major League Baseball pitcher Lou Niles, radio host of 91X and executive director of Oceanside International Film Festival Kate O'Beirne, journalist, political commentator, magazine editor Paul O'Dwyer, President of the New York City Council (1974–77) Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Joe Panik, professional baseball player for San Francisco Giants; All Star, Gold Glove Award Joshua Parens, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dallas Basil Paterson, New York Secretary of State, NY State Senator, attorney Edmund D. Pellegrino, 11th President of The Catholic University of America James Pitaro, President of ESPN and Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks Harvey Pitt (1945-2023), 26th Chairman of US Securities and Exchange Commission (2001–03) Richie Powers, NBA referee (1956–79) Charles B. Rangel, US Representative of Manhattan Lewis Ranieri, former bond trader and "father" of mortgage-backed securities Steve Ratzer (born 1953), Major League Baseball pitcher Edward D. Re, Chief Judge of US Court of International Trade and US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Mike Repole, Co-Founder of Glaceau, BODYARMOR SuperDrink and Repole Stables Victor Ricciardi, professor of business Wayne Rosenthal (born 1965), Major League Baseball pitcher and coach Howard J. Rubenstein (1932–2020), lawyer and public relations expert