The following is a list of notable alumni of the Catholic University of America, the national university of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, located in Washington, D.C.

Various names could appear on this list twice, but will only appear in the area for which they are best known. For example, several in the Arts category could appear in more than one subcategory. Others could appear in several categories, but have been relegated to one.

Alumni

Religion Beati and other Servants of God Thea Bowman, FSPA, 1969, and a Ph.D. in 1972, Servant of God, M.A. in English Theodore Foley, CP, 1943 and STD, 1944, Servant of God, Passionist priest and Superior General; STL Emil J. Kapaun, Master of Arts in education, 1948, Servant of God, priest, World War II and Korean War US Army chaplain, US Medal of Honor recipient Fulton J. Sheen, 1920, and faculty 1926–1950 in theology and philosophy, Venerable, J.C.B., auxiliary bishop of New York and bishop of Rochester, host of Life Is Worth Living

Cardinals Joseph Bernardin, archbishop of Chicago Raymond Leo Burke, patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta and archbishop emeritus of Saint Louis Terence Cooke, M.A. 1949 and M.S.W. 1949, Servant of God, archbishop of New York Blase J. Cupich, S.T.L. 1979, S.T.D. 1987, archbishop of Chicago Daniel DiNardo, B.A., M.A., archbishop of Galveston-Houston Timothy Dolan, Ph.D. 1985, archbishop of New York Francis George, M.A. 1966, archbishop of Chicago Patrick Joseph Hayes, S.T.L. 1894, archbishop of New York James Hickey, S.T.L. 1946, archbishop of Washington Lubomyr Husar, Ukrainian Greek major archbishop of Kyiv and Halych John Krol, J.C.D. 1942, archbishop of Philadelphia Roger Mahony, M.S.W. 1964, archbishop of Los Angeles Theodore McCarrick, Ph.D. 1963, archbishop of Washington Humberto Sousa Medeiros, M.A. 1942, S.T.L. 1946, archbishop of Boston Sean O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap. Ph.D. 1978, archbishop of Boston Justin Rigali, S.T.B. 1961, archbishop of Philadelphia Jan Pieter Schotte, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops and president of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See Luis Antonio Tagle, S.T.L. 1987, S.T.D. 1991, prefect for the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Donald Wuerl, M.A. 1962, archbishop of Washington

Bishops David William Antonio, S.T.D. 1999, bishop of Ilagan (Philippines) Gerald Barbarito, J.C.L. 1983, bishop of Palm Beach J. Kevin Boland, bishop of Savannah Earl Boyea, Ph.D. 1987, bishop of Lansing Michael J. Bransfield, M.Phil. 1973, bishop of Wheeling-Charleston Robert J. Carlson, J.C.L. 1979, archbishop of St. Louis Charles J. Chaput, archbishop of Philadelphia David R. Choby, bishop of Nashville John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai, M.A. 1977, bishop of Ratchaburi (Thailand) Robert J. Cunningham, J.C.L. 1978, bishop of Ogdensburg Edward Celestin Daly, OP, J.C.D. 1923, bishop of Des Moines Bohdan Danylo, 1996, bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma Frank J. Dewane, M.A. 1975, bishop of Venice in Florida Maurice John Dingman, J.C.L. 1946, bishop of Des Moines Pierre DuMaine, D.Ed. 1961, bishop of San Jose Fidelis Fernando, Ph.D. 1987, bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka) Raphael M. Fliss, S.T.L., former bishop of Superior Roger J. Foys, bishop of Covington, Kentucky John Mark Gannon, S.T.B. 1900, S.T.L. 1901, bishop of Erie Francis Joseph Gossman, J.C.D. 1959, bishop of Raleigh Francis J. Haas, bishop of Grand Rapids, 1943–1953 Bernard J. Harrington, Ed.M. 1958, bishop of Winona Gary W. Janak, J.C.L., 1995, auxiliary bishop of San Antonio Charles M. Jarrell, B.A. 1962, M.A. 1963, bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana William Michael Joensen, Ph.D. 2001, bishop of Des Moines James Vann Johnston, Jr., J.C.L. 1996, bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau, bishop of Kansas City–Saint Joseph Donald Joseph Kettler, J.C.L. 1982, bishop of Fairbanks Daniel Kucera, OSB, M.A., Ph.D. 1954, bishop of Salina, archbishop of Dubuque John J. Leibrecht, Ph.D. 1961, bishop of Springfield–Cape Girardeau Oscar Hugh Lipscomb, Ph.D. 1963, archbishop of Mobile Martin N. Lohmuller, J.C.D. 1947, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia William E. Lori, S.T.D. 1982, archbishop of Baltimore Paul Loverde, J.C.L. 1982, bishop of Arlington Henry J. Mansell, archbishop of Hartford John Joseph Mitty, S.T.B. 1907, archbishop of San Francisco Robert F. Morneau, auxiliary bishop of Green Bay Robert W. Muench, Ed.M. 1968, bishop of Baton Rouge Michael Joseph Murphy, S.T.L. 1942, bishop of Erie James A. Murray, J.C.L. 1964, bishop of Kalamazoo George H. Niederauer, S.T.B. 1960, archbishop of San Francisco David M. O'Connell, J.C.L. 1987, J.C.D. 1990, bishop of Trenton Stuart France O'Connell SM, MA 1984, bishop of Rarotonga (Cook Islands) Michael F. Olson, MA 1989, bishop of Fort Worth Wolodymyr Paska, J.C.D. 1975, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian) Joseph Perry, J.C.L. 1981, auxiliary bishop of Chicago John C. Reiss, J.C.D. 1954, bishop of Trenton John H. Ricard, Ph.D., bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee Thomas J. Rodi, J.C.L. 1986, archbishop of Mobile Henry Rohlman, MA 1907, bishop of Davenport, archbishop of Dubuque Dennis Schnurr, J.C.D. 1980, archbishop of Cincinnati John Mortimer Smith, S.T.B. 1961, J.C.D. 1966, bishop of Trenton Stefan Soroka, B.S.T. 1982, D.S.W. 1985, metropolitan archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in the United States John J. Ward, J.C.L. 1952, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles Loras Joseph Watters, S.T.L. 1941, Ph.D. 1954, auxiliary bishop of Dubuque, bishop of Winona Thomas Jerome Welsh, bishop of Arlington and bishop of Allentown Aloysius John Wycislo, bishop of Green Bay Gabino Zavala, J.C.L., auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles Thomas Zinkula, M.A. 1990, bishop of Davenport, archbishop of Dubuque

Former priests Nancy Ledins, former priest and former member of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood; later came out as a transgender woman

Members of monastic orders Mary Collins

Public service and politics

Federal Charlene Barshefsky, J.D. 1975, ambassador, United States Trade Representative under Bill Clinton Robert Patrick Casey, Jr., J.D. 1988, U.S. senator from Pennsylvania Jeffrey Chiesa, J.D. 1990, U.S. senator from New Jersey Thomas E. Donilon, B.A. 1977, National Security Advisor Edward W. Gillespie, B.A. 1983, former chairman of the Republican National Committee Patrick Guerriero, B.A. 1990, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans Luis Guinot, former United States ambassador to Costa Rica Thomas R. Harkin, J.D. 1972, U.S. senator from Iowa John P. Hart, president and CEO of the American Democracy Institute Kathy Hochul, J.D. 1984, U.S. representative and governor of New York Sara Dunlap Jackson, National Archives and Records Administration archivist, Military Archives Division Emmett Joseph Leahy (1910–1964), archivist and entrepreneur, pioneer in the discipline of records management Craig Martell, B.A. 1987, inaugural Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the U.S. Department of Defense Victor McCrary, B.A. 1978, vice chair of the National Science Board Thomas P. Melady, Ph.D. 1955, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, Burundi, and Uganda Jack Miller, United States senator from Iowa Wanda Peters, B.S. NASA administrator and member of the Senior Executive Service Richard G. Renzi, J.D. 2002, U.S. congressman from Arizona Kathleen Rice, B.A. 1987, U.S. congressman from New York State John E. Straub, B.A. 1991, director of the White House Office of Administration Robert Francis Anthony Studds, B.S. 1917, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps admiral and engineer, fourth director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Robert Tiernan, J.D. 1956, U.S. congressman from Rhode Island Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot, J.D. 1999, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorney

State Forrest H. Anderson, J.D. 1938, former governor of Montana Martin Connor, B.A. J.D. former New York State Senate minority leader Ryan Fecteau, B.A. 2014, Maine House of Representatives Reed Gusciora, B.A. New Jersey General Assemblyman Mitchell J. Landrieu, B.A. 1982, mayor of New Orleans and former lieutenant governor of Louisiana Agnes Mary Mansour, president of Mercy College of Detroit 1971–1983, director of the Michigan Department of Community Health 1983–1987 Terence R. McAuliffe, B.A. 1979, former governor of Virginia and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee Jim McGreevey, attended but did not graduate, former governor of New JerseyHalbfinger, David M. "Man in the News; Flexibility in Victory; James Edward McGreevey", The New York Times, November 7, 2001. Accessed December 4, 2007. "He spent three semesters at Catholic University in Washington before transferring to Columbia University, where he majored in political science and graduated in 1978." Kelly Noonan Murphy, B.D. 1997, member of the Maine House of Representatives Daniel O'Donnell, New York State Assembly member Martin O'Malley, B.A. 1985, former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland and former governor of Maryland Brian E. Rumpf, B.A. New Jersey general assemblyman Holly Schepisi, B.A. New Jersey general assemblywoman William J. Shea, J.D. 1926, Connecticut Supreme Court justiceConnecticut Reports (1965), volume 152, p. 758-759. Henry P. Sullivan (1916–2003), B.A. Democratic state representative and senator in New Hampshire Brandon Umba, B.A. 2008, New Jersey general assemblyman

Local Joseph Alioto, 1940, mayor of San Francisco Joseph H. Gainer, 1902, 26th mayor of Providence, Rhode Island

Other (public service and politics) Thomasina Jordan, Ed.D., American Indian activist Hani Miletski, Israeli senior representative of the Defense Mission to the U.S. for Strategic Defense Initiative Programs Jerome G. Miller, D.S.W. 1965, advocate for alternatives to incarceration and the deinstitutionalization of persons with developmental disabilities Tom G. Palmer, M.A., senior fellow at the Cato Institute and director of the institute's educational division Timothy Perry Shriver, M.A. 1989, CEO of the Special Olympics Jesús Permuy, Cuban-American human rights activist, urban planner, and community leader Aurelia Pucinski, Illinois judge James Soong, M.S. 1971, Taiwanese politician and founder of the People First Party

Arts and letters Film and television Susan Anspach, 1961, did not graduate, actress Norma Candal, actress and comedian Pat Carroll, B.A. 1989, Emmy Award-winning actress, voice of Ursula in Disney’s The Little Mermaid Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin, television producer Marc Gervais, M.F.A. 1960, Jesuit, writer, film consultant, film professor at Concordia University 1967–2003 Henry Gibson, cast member of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In John Heard, actor, Peter McCallister from the first two Home Alone films Saeed Jaffrey, Indian actor and Fulbright scholar Laurence Luckinbill, M.F.A. 1958, Emmy Award-winning producer, writer, actor John Carroll Lynch, actor, played Drew Carey's brother on The Drew Carey Show Ed McMahon, B.A. 1949, announcer on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and host of Star Search Kathleen McInerney, B.A., voice actress, Ash Ketchum seasons 1–8 on Pokémon David L. Paterson, B.A. 1989, producer and screenwriter of Disney's Bridge to Terabithia Colleen Zenk Pinter, Emmy Award-winning actress, known for her role on As the World Turns Chris Sarandon, M.F.A., actor, best known for his portrayal of Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride Susan Sarandon, B.A. 1968, Academy Award-winning actress who played Janet in The Rocky Horror Picture Show John Slattery, B.F.A. 1984, actor Jon Voight, B.A. 1960, actor who won an Academy Award as best actor for Coming Home Lisa Ann Walter, played Chessy in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap

Media Maureen B. Dowd, B.A. 1973, columnist for The New York Times Mary Alice Dwyer-Dobbin, M.F.A. 1967, CEO, Procter & Gamble Productions (producers of As the World Turns and Guiding Light) Julie Nixon Eisenhower, M.A. 1972, author