List of Creighton University alumni

There are more than 100,000 living alumni of Creighton University. Famous alumni include, the lead singer of The Faint, the founder of TD Ameritrade, a national award-winning writer, a former astronaut killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster, and several professional athletes.

Politics, Military, and Law

* Mike Fahey, mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
* Mike Boyle, former mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
* Mike Friend, member of the Nebraska Legislature
* Brad Ashford, member of the Nebraska Legislature
* Steve Lathrop, member of the Nebraska Legislature
* Tom White, member of the Nebraska Legislature
* Patrick Bourne, former member of the Nebraska Legislature
* Frank A. Barrett, former governor of Wyoming
* Mike Johanns, former secretary of agriculture of the United States
* John A. Knebel, former secretary of agriculture of the United States
* Nancy Thompson, current senator of Nebraska
* Ernie Chambers, current senator of Nebraska
* Doug Struyk, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
* Mike Reasoner, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
* Barbara Cubin, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Lee Terry, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Eugene O'Sullivan, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* John Cavanaugh III, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Robert V. Denney, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Leo Ryan, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Ray Madden, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* John Dale Ryan, former chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force
* Francis P. Matthews, former secretary of the U.S. Navy
* Michael McCormack, justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
* William M. Connolly, justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court
* Robert E. Davis, justice of the Kansas Supreme Court

Authors and Entertainment

* Michael Dubruiel, author and speaker
* Ron Hansen, novelist, essayist, and professor
* Matt Peckham, widely published freelance writer
* Rift Fournier, national award-winning television writer
* Jimmy Murphy, syndicated cartoonist of Toots and Casper
* Matt Maginn, bass player of Cursive
* Todd Fink, lead singer of The Faint

Business

* J. Joseph Ricketts, founder and chairman of TD Ameritrade
* Cathy Hughes, founder and chairman of Radio One
* Wayne Ryan, founder and chairman of Streck Laboratories
* C.C. Criss, founder and former chairman of Mutual of Omaha
* Charles Heider, founder of Charles Heider & Company
* George Wells Parker, co-founder of the Hamitic League of the World
* Bruce Rohde, CEO and chairman of ConAgra Foods
* John V. McGraw, CEO and chairman of Pacific Specialty Insurance
* William Fitzgerald, CEO and chairman of Commercial Federal Bank
* Mark Huber, CEO and chairman of PayFlex Systems USA
* Robert Reed, CEO and president of Physician's Mutual
* Ronald Gartlan, CEO and president of Godfather's Pizza
* Mark Rauenhorst, CEO and president of the Opus Corporation
* Richard Kizer, CEO and president of Central States Health and Life
* Sharon Harper, CEO and president of The Plaza Companies
* Jerry Jurgensen, CEO of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
* John D. Barnes, CEO of the American Physical Therapy Association
* Michael Kelly, president of the FBOP Corporation
* Thomas Garner, president of Vanguard Petroleum
* Waichi Sato, president of Nippon Cannon
* John McKay, senior vice president of Getty Images
* Patrick Mascia, senior vice president of Duke Realty
* Donald Waite, executive vice president of Seagate Technology
* Mary McCarthy, vice chair of KPMG
* Ray Redlingshafer, national director for securities marketing of Freddie Mac
* Floyd Malveaux, executive director of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network
* George Haddix, director of InfoUSA
* V.J. Skutt, former CEO and president of Mutual of Omaha
* Don Keogh, former CEO and president of Coca-Cola
* Kenneth D. Rice, former CEO and chairman of Enron Broadband Services
* Kurt Huneke, former CEO for global asset operations of Enron
* Patrick Zenner, former CEO of Hoffman-La Roche
* Greg Sloma, former COO of Data Transmission Network
* Bob Slezak, former CFO of TD Ameritrade
* Peter Frenzer, former president of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
* Bill McQuillan, former president of Independent Community Bankers of America
* John Nahas, former president of U.S. Bank of Nebraska
* John Maginn, former senior executive vice president of Mutual of Omaha
* Mimi Feller, former senior vice president for public affairs of the Gannett Company
* Michael P. Boyle, former vice president for finance of Microsoft
* Virginia Lamp Thomas, director of executive branch relations of the Heritage Foundation
* John S. Zapp, former director of the American Dental Association
* John Sykora, former senior portfolio manager of American Century Investments

Media

* Mary Alice Williams, national award-winning writer, anchor, and television correspondent

Religious

* Nancey Murphy, theologian, philosopher, and professor
* Curtis Guillory, boards of commissions member within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Aeronautics

* Michael P. Anderson, former NASA astronaut killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster

Athletes

Basketball

* Kyle Korver, current member of the Utah Jazz
* Anthony Tolliver, current member of the San Antonio Spurs
* Wally Anderzunas, former NBA player
* Benoit Benjamin, former NBA player
* Rodney Buford, former NBA player
* Chad Gallagher, former NBA player
* Bob Portman, former NBA player
* Alex Stivrins, former NBA player
* Neil Johnson, former NBA player
* Paul Silas, former NBA all-star and coach
* Kevin McKenna, former NBA player and head basketball coach of Indiana State University

Baseball

* Bob Gibson, former MLB all-star and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
* Kimera Bartee, former MLB player
* Alan Benes, former MLB player
* Scott Servais, former MLB player
* Scott Stahoviak, former MLB player
* Mike Stick, formaer MLB player
* Brian O'Connor, head baseball coach of the University of Virginia

occer

* Tony Schmitz, current member of DC United
* Matt Allen, current member of the LA Galaxy
* David Wagenfuhr, current member of the FC Dallas
* Michael Kraus, current member of the Kansas City Wizards
* Andrew Peterson, current member of the Columbus Crew
* Ryan Junge, current member of the Columbus Crew
* Brian Mullan, current member of the Houston Dynamo
* Richard Mulrooney, current member of the Houston Dynamo
* Johnny Torres, former MLS player
* Ross Paule, former MLS player
* Julian Nash, former MLS player
* Brett Rodriguez, former MLS player
* Brian Kamler, former MLS player

ee also

* Creighton University
* People from Omaha, Nebraska