The following is a list of notable people who attended the Bronx High School of Science in the Bronx, New York City.
Academia Bruce Ackerman (1960), constitutional law scholar, Yale Law School Marshall Berman, professor, City College M. Donald Blaufox (1952), nuclear medicine physician and professor Harold Brown, former president, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Charles Cogen, president, New York City's United Federation of Teachers and American Federation of Teachers Martin S. Fiebert (1956), author, psychologist, professor emeritus at California State University, Long Beach Jeffrey S. Flier (1964), dean of Harvard Medical School Murray Gerstenhaber (born 1927), mathematician and lawyer Herb Goldberg, author, psychologist, and male liberation movement activist Gene Grossman (1973), former chair, Department of Economics, Princeton University Martin Jay (1961), historian, University of California Berkeley Richard Kadison (1942), mathematician Beryl Levinger (1964), distinguished professor emerita at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and former chair of the Development Practice and Policy Program Andrew Lo (1977), professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, director of MIT's Laboratory for Financial Engineering Deborah Frank Lockhart (1965), American Mathematical Society fellow Daniel Lowenstein (1960), director of the Center for Liberal Arts and Institutions, UCLA and first chairman of California Fair Political Practices Commission Lynn Mahoney (1982), president, San Francisco State University Anthony Marx (1977), president and CEO of New York Public Library and former president, Amherst College Gary Saul Morson, literary critic, Lawrence B. Dumas Professor of the Arts and Humanities, Northwestern University Richard A. Muller, professor of physics, University of California, Berkeley George Ritzer (1958), sociologist Michael I. Sovern, former president, Columbia University Joan Straumanis (1953), first female president of Antioch College, her alma mater; philosopher and women's studies pioneer at Denison University; dean at Kenyon College, Rollins College, Lehigh University; also president at Metropolitan College of New York Gregory J. Vincent (1979), president, Hobart and William Smith Colleges Jack Russell Weinstein (1987), professor of philosophy and director of Institute for Philosophy in Public Life, University of North Dakota, and NPR radio host Barry Wellman (1959), author, sociologist, founder of International Network for Social Network Analysis, Royal Society of Canada fellow, and developer of the theory of "networked individualism" Judy Yee, professor of radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Activism and government
Seth Andrew (1996), educator and founder, Democracy Prep Public Schools Jamaal Bailey (2000), New York State senator Harold Brown (1943), scientist and former United States Secretary of Defense (1977–81) Kwame Turé (Stokely Carmichael) (1960), leader of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and Black Panther Party, notable figure in the Civil Rights Movement Majora Carter (1984), urban revitalization strategist, 2005 recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship "Genius Grant", 2010 Peabody Award recipient Edmond E. Chang (1988), federal judge, U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois Richard Danzig (1961), lawyer, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1998–2001), and Center for a New American Security chairman Jeffrey Dinowitz (1971), New York State representative Eric Dinowitz (2003), member of the New York City Council from the 11th district Harriet Drummond (1969), Alaska state legislator Martin Garbus (1951), First Amendment lawyer Frank Genese (1976), deputy mayor, Village of Flower Hill NY Todd Gitlin (1959), writer, social critic, and former president of Students for a Democratic Society Harrison J. Goldin (1953), former New York City comptroller and former New York state senator Alan Grayson (1975) former U.S. congressman representing Florida's 8th congressional district Howard Gutman (1973), lawyer, actor, and former U.S. ambassador to Belgium Alvin Hellerstein (born 1933), U.S. federal district court judge Dora Irizarry (1972), U.S. federal district court judge, U.S. District Court for Eastern District of New York Benjamin Kallos (1999), New York City councilman G. Oliver Koppell (1958), former New York State attorney general, former New York State representative, former New York City councilman Jeffrey Korman (1963), former New York state senator Kenneth Kronberg (1964), printing company owner and LaRouche movement activist Leonard Lauder (1950), businessman, art collector, and heir to the Estee Lauder fortune Ronald Lauder (1961), businessman, art collector, heir to the Estee Lauder fortune, former U.S. ambassador to Austria; current president of the World Jewish Congress Bill Lann Lee (1967), former U.S. assistant attorney general in U.S. Justice Department Civil Rights Division and first Asian–American to head the division Harold O. Levy (1970), former New York City School chancellor (2000–02) John Liu (1985), former New York City councilman, former New York City comptroller, first Asian–American member of New York City Council, and first to hold citywide office Nita Lowey (1955), U.S. congresswoman representing New York's 17th congressional district Zohran Mamdani (2010), mayor of New York City (2026–present),https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/04/nyregion/nyc-mayor-election member of the New York State Assembly (2021–2025) Edward Mermelstein (1987), former lawyer and businessman, current commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of International Affairs Ira Millstein (1943), antitrust lawyer, longest-practicing partner in big law Robert Price (1950), New York State commissioner of Investigation and former deputy mayor of New York City Donald L. Ritter, former U.S. congressman representing Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district Martha Shelley, lesbian activist, feminist, writer, and poet Madeline Singas, associate judge, New York Court of Appeals Toby Ann Stavisky (1956), member of the New York State Senate Terence Tolbert (1982), political operative and consultant for various New York State politicians; was involved in Barack Obama's presidential campaign
Arts Fine arts Elliott Landy (1959), photographer noted for his work with rock musicians, especially for his work at the Woodstock Festival Daniel Libeskind (1965), architect whose designs include Freedom Tower, Jewish Museum Berlin, Felix Nussbaum Haus, and the Royal Ontario Museum Marilyn Nance (1971), photographer of spirituality and the African diaspora
Performing arts Zack Alford (1983), professional drummer (David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, and The B-52's) Emanuel Azenberg (1951), multiple Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning producer, noted for his long professional relationship with Neil Simon James Bethea (1982), television producer and executive Mark Boal (1991), Academy Award-winning screenwriter, The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty Jessie Cannizzaro (2008), actress, singer, and comedy writer Dominic Chianese (1948), singer and actor, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and Junior Soprano on The Sopranos Jon Cryer (1983), two-time Primetime Emmy Award-winning actor (Pretty in Pink, Hot Shots!, Two and a Half Men) Bobby Darin (as Walden Robert Cassotto) (1953), Oscar-nominated actor, best known for his work as a songwriter and recording artist ("Mack the Knife", "Beyond the Sea") Jon Favreau (1984), screenwriter and actor Rudy and Swingers and director, Elf and Iron Man Jonah Falcon (1988), actor and talk show personality Michael Hirsh (), head of the Cookie Jar group (animation); founder of Nelvana animation Tom Holland (actor) best known for Spiderman. Enrolled in the school for two weeks to research what the school was like for Spiderman Homecoming Sondra James, actress Qurrat Ann Kadwani, television actress, playwright and film producer Scott Kempner (1971), rock musician and songwriter (The Dictators, The Del-Lords, The Brandos, Little Kings) Don Kirshner, music producer and songwriter, best known for his work with The Monkees and for his television show Don Kirshner's Rock Concert Kenny Kosek (1966), fiddler Adam Lamberg, actor, best known for his role as Gordo on the television series Lizzie McGuire James Kyson Lee (1993), actor, best known for his role as Ando Masahashi on the television series Heroes Reggie Lucas, musician, songwriter, and record producer best known for producing the majority of Madonna's 1983 self-titled debut album"Obituary: Reggie Lucas", Montclair Local, May 25, 2018. Accessed July 15, 2020. "Reggie Lucas, a guitarist, songwriter, producer, and longtime Montclair resident, died of complications resulting from heart disease on May 19, 2018 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.... Unusually talented and independent, Mr. Lucas dropped out of Bronx Science High School after the New York City teachers’ strike of 1968 and pursued a career in music." Dash Mihok (), actor, director, best known for co-starring since 2013 as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime series Ray Donovan Tom Paley (1945), banjo and fiddle player, best known for his association with old-time music; co–founded the New Lost City Ramblers Dawn Porter (1984), documentary filmmaker and director Paul Provenza (1975), actor and comedian Christopher "Kid" Reid (1982), rap musician, comedian, and actor, best known for being one half of the group Kid 'n Play Daphne Maxwell Reid (1966), actress (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Frank's Place), producer, and former model; first African–American homecoming queen at Northwestern University; first African–American to appear on the cover of Glamour David Ren (), writer, and director Esther Scott (1971), film and television actress Maggie Siff (1992), actress (Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy, "Billions") Mel Simon (), businessman and film producer Karina Smirnoff (), professional ballroom Latin dancer, who was featured on seven seasons of Dancing With the Stars Worley Thorne, TV screenwriter, script consultant and adjunct assistant professor of English Eliot Wald (1962), TV and film writer (Saturday Night Live, Camp Nowhere) Boaz Yakin (1983), screenwriter and director
Authors and journalists Pulitzer Prize winners Spencer Ackerman (1998), senior national security correspondent for The Daily Beast; part of a team of editors and reporters awarded the 2014 award for public service journalism, for reporting on Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance programs Joseph Lelyveld (1954), journalist and author; executive editor at The New York Times (1994–2001); won the 1986 award for General Nonfiction (Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White) Richard Mauer (1966), journalist; reporter at Anchorage Daily News; In 1989, he and his team at the Anchorage Daily News won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. William Safire (1947), author and speechwriter; won the 1978 award for Commentary Robert Samuels (2002), author and staff writer at the New Yorker, won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (His Name Is George Floyd) William Sherman (1963), Sherman won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Specialized Reporting for his investigative reporting that exposed the extreme abuse of the New York Medicaid program]. Buddy Stein (1959), editor and publisher of The Riverdale Press; won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for writing on politics and other issues affecting New York City residents"Bernard L. Stein of The Riverdale (NY) Press". www.pulitzer.org William Taubman (1958), professor of political science at Amherst College; won the 2004 award for Biography or Autobiography for Khrushchev: The Man and His Era Gene Weingarten (1968), reporter and columnist for The Washington Post; won the 2008 and 2010 awards for Feature Writing
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