- List of Temple University people
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This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of Temple University, a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Contents
Alumni
Academia
- Leon Bass (Ph.D.) – educator
- David Bressoud (Ph.D) - mathematician
- Noam Chomsky – linguist and activist; as child attended Temple-run experimental Deweyite school
- Miguel A. De La Torre, Associate Professor of Social Ethics & Director of the Justice and Peace Institute at the Iliff School of Theology; author of several books concerning the marginalized.
- Richard J. Fox – Temple University trustee
- Steven Rudolph – Educator, Bestselling Author
- Stephen G. Haines – organizational theorist and management consultant,
- Bill Mensch – computer scientist
- Robert K. Merton – sociologist
- Ned O'Malia – noted lecturer, religious tourist, mass-culture consumer, University of New Mexico professor
- William K. Ovalle, Jr – anatomy and histology lecturer, author, University of British Columbia professor
- Shirley M. Tilghman – Current President of Princeton University
Art
- Laura Marie Greenwood – painter
- Trenton Doyle Hancock – artist
- Hope Horn – painter, sculptor
- Ralph Rucci-designer
Broadcasting
- Al Alberts – singer, Philadelphia personality on WPVI-TV program
- Bob Brinker – financial talk radio host for Citadel Media
- Tony Bruno – Sports radio talk show host on ESPN, Fox Sports Radio, and Sporting News Radio
- Howard Bryant – Senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine
- Pat Callahan – host of "This Week in Pro Football" on 950 ESPN
- Amy Caples – TV news anchor and reporter for KYW-TV and KYW NewsRadio
- Steve Capus – president, NBC News
- John Clark – Sports anchorman for NBC 10 news
- Fritz Coleman – Weather anchor, KNBC-TV news
- Vince DeMentri – anchorman for NBC 10 news
- Ray Didinger – award-winning sports journalist
- Diplo – DJ/producer
- Anthony Gargano – sports radio talk show host, WIP (AM) in Philadelphia
- Tamron Hall – MSNBC Anchor
- Tim Heidecker – Host of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
- Hiro Muramoto – Japanese cameraman for Reuters, killed while covering the 2010 Thai political protests
- Rhea Hughes – radio host WIP (AM)
- John Kincade – Sports radio talk show host on ESPN Radio
- Mark Levin – conservative author, lawyer, and radio talk show host on WABC.
- Sheri Lynch – syndicated radio co-host of The Bob & Sheri Show
- Marty Moss-Coane – host, daily WHYY-FM local public radio show Radio Times
- Kevin Negandhi – ESPN anchor
- Ronn Owens – radio talk show host
- Pierre Robert – midday DJ of WMMR 93.3 FM
- Ed Sciaky – disc jockey
- Gene Shay – disc jockey
- Terry Smith – broadcaster, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Jamie Thom – Associate Graphics Producer, ESPN – 2-time Emmy Award winner for best daily show: SportsCenter
- Dan Trachtenberg – co-host, The Totally Rad Show
- Marc Wallace – multi-award-winning TV documentarian.
- James Walker – Columnist & Blogger for ESPN.COM covering the AFC North of the NFL
- James "Big Jim" Willig – radio personality on KUFO in Portland, Oregon
- Tyson Wocklish – NFL on Fox Statistician
Film and television
- Keith Andes – actor
- Darcy Antonellis – major film studio executive
- David Brenner – standup comedian, actor, author, filmmaker
- Richard Brooks – Oscar award-winning Hollywood filmmaker
- Bill Cosby – comedian, actor, author
- John L. Campbell IV – Co-Founder of The Cantina LLC
- Alex P. Keegan – Co-Founder of The Cantina LLC
- Nicholas P. Dallis – soap comic writer
- Leilani Decena – Television producer/writer
- Madi DiStefano – performance artist and founder, BRAT Productions
- Norman Fell – comic actor best known for Three's Company (attended Theatre Dept. classes)
- Jason Winston George – actor, Sunset Beach, Platinum
- Veronica Hamel – actress best known for playing Joyce Davenport on the television series Hill Street Blues.
- Lois Hamilton – actress
- Tigre Hill – Film director/producer
- Saba Homayoon – actress
- Chi Muoi Lo – actor, (Vanishing Son))
- Bruce Mailman – theatre producer and founder of The Saint
- William Marchant – playwright and screenwriter
- Adam McKay – Emmy Nominated director of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and Step Brothers (2008)
- Mary Lou Metzger – singer, dancer The Lawrence Welk Show
- Kunal Nayyar – Actor playing Raj on CBS's "Big Bang Theory" sitcom
- Bob Saget – comedian, game show host, Full House.
- Michael Schoeffling – actor who played Jake Ryan in 1980s film Sixteen Candles
- Svetlana Shusterman – from MTV's The Real World Key West
- Tom Sizemore – actor
- Paul F. Tompkins – actor, comedian
- Eric Wareheim and Tim Heidecker – comedians and creators of Tom Goes to the Mayor
- Patricia Wettig – TV actress, thirtysomething, Brothers & Sisters, Prison Break
- Jesse Williams - actor (Grey's Anatomy)
- Danny Woodburn – actor (Mickey on Seinfield)
- Adam Yarosz – Independent Filmmaker
- Grace Kelly - Actoress and Princess of Monaco
- Johnny Ray Gill- Actor/Independent Filmmaker (NBC's "Harry's Law")
Government
- Michael E. Busch, Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Edward J. Bonin – Republican U.S. Congressman for Pennsylvania
- Frederick C. Branch – first African-American U.S. Marine Corps officer
- Jim Cawley - Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania
- Edwin Duing Eshleman former Republican congressman
- Vincent Fumo – Democratic Pennsylvania state senator
- Nikoloz Gilauri – Prime Minister of Georgia
- Joseph M. Gladeck, Jr. (B.S. 1972) – Pennsylvania State Representative 1979–2000.[1]
- Camillo Gonsalves (BA in Journalism), Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations
- Joe Hoeffel – former Democratic congressman
- Vincent Hughes – Pennsylvania state senator (Democrat)
- Paul E. Kanjorski – U.S. Congressman, representing Pennsylvania's 11th district
- David See-Chai Lam OC, CVO, OBC, (林思齊) – former Lt. Governor of British Columbia,1988–95
- Joseph Lazarow (1923–2008) – Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey from 1976–1982[2]
- Joseph Melrose -Former US Ambassador to Sierra Leone, currently a professor at Ursinus College
- Francis J. Myers – former U.S. Senator and congressman, Pennsylvania
- Charles W. Sandman, Jr. (1921–1985), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1967 to 1975 and was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1973.[3]
- Jim Saxton – U.S. Congressman, representing New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
- Martin J. Silverstein, United States Ambassador to Uruguay from 2001 to 2005.
- John F. Street – Former Mayor of Philadelphia
- Nao Takasugi – California State Assembly
- Zambry Abdul Kadir – current Menteri Besar of Perak, Malaysia from political party UMNO.
- Pallam Raju – Member of Parliament and Minister of State for Defense, Government of India.
Literature
- Ben Bova – science fiction author
- Tony Campolo – author, pastor, and speaker
- Louie Dee – WWE.com writer/editor
- Eric Corey Freed – architect, author, public speaker
- Tom McHale – novelist
- Edward Morris, Jr. – Hugo Award-nominated author, freelance journalist
- Jeffrey Robinson – author
- Tony Trov – Science Fiction writer
- Dick "Hoops" Weiss – New York sportswriter
- Johnny Zito – Science Fiction writer
Music
- Alix Dobkin – singer/songwriter
- Jill Scott – R&B/Soul Artist
- Joe Genaro – musician, guitarist and songwriter with the Dead Milkmen
- Julie Gold – songwriter, Grammy Award winner
- Tyler Grady- American Idol 2010 Top 24 Finalist
- Daryl Hall – musician
- Marc-André Hamelin – virtuoso pianist
- Jared Hasselhoff – bassist in band The Bloodhound Gang
- Fred Mascherino – musician, Taking Back Sunday, Breaking Pangaea
- Joe Masteroff – Tony Award-winning playwright
- Bill McGlaughlin – composer, conductor, radio host of Exploring Music and Saint Paul Sunday
- John Oates – Musician
- Greg Owsik – drummer of band Dizzy Monks
- Jimmy Pop – lead singer of band The Bloodhound Gang
- Aaron Weiss – musician, mewithoutYou, brother of Michael Weiss
- Michael Weiss – guitarist, mewithoutYou, brother of Aaron Weiss
- Susan Werner – singer-songwriter
- Tim – Korean ballad singer
Other
- Donniel Hartman – Israeli rabbi
- E. Urner Goodman – early leader of the Boy Scouts of America
- Linda and Terry Jamison – "The Psychic Twins"
- Diana Vincent – jewelry designer
- Steven Levy - Writer for Wired (magazine) and author of Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution [4]
- Earl Bradley - Convicted sex offender
- Tyler Spence - Current Student
Sports
Baseball
- Bobby Higginson – Major League Baseball player, Detroit Tigers
- John Marzano – Former MLB catcher and Sports Analy
Football
- Raheem Brock – NFL defensive end, Indianapolis Colts
- Mike Curcio – NFL linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers
- Randy Grossman – NFL Tight end, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Alex Joseph - NFL linebacker, San Francisco 49ers
- Dan Klecko – NFL fullback, Philadelphia Eagles
- Joe Klecko – retired football player, New York Jets; father of Dan Klecko
- Bill Manlove, National championship college coach
- Mike McGann – NFL quarterback, Indianapolis Colts
- James Parrish – former professional football player
- Sarah Schkeeper - WFA Guard, New York Sharks
- Al Singleton – NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys
- Rian Wallace – NFL linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Terrance Knighton – NFL Defensive Tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars
Basketball
- Rick Brunson – NBA player, Philadelphia 76ers
- Mardy Collins – NBA player, New York Knicks
- Mel Greenberg – Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, reporter for Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Steve Javie – NBA referee
- Marc Jackson – American professional basketball player in Europe, former NBA player
- Eddie Jones – NBA player, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies. Dallas Mavericks
- Mark Macon – NBA player, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons
- Aaron McKie – NBA player, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers
- Tim Perry – NBA player, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers
- Pepe Sánchez – former NBA player now with Spanish ACB; gold- medal winner in basketball with Argentina, 2004 Summer Olympics
Other sports
- Marcus McElhenney Olympian – Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's eight – Bronze Medal Winner
- Benny McLaughlin – National Soccer Hall of Fame
- Allen Rosenberg - rower and rowing coach
- Gabe Sapolsky – professional wrestling booker, part founder of Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro
- Gil Stein – President of the NHL, 1992–1993.
Faculty
Music
- John Douglas (conductor) (1956–2010), American conductor and voice teacher. Head of Temple's Opera Theatre program for two decades.
Mathematics
- Emil Grosswald (1968–1980)
English
- Thomas Kinsella (1970-1987), Celbrated Irish poet, translator, editor, and publisher. Author of numerous critically acclaimed volumes of poetry. Author of the world famous translation of the ancient Irish epic The Tain. (Táin Bó Cúailnge). While at Temple, he developed a program for students to study in Ireland called "the Irish Experience".
References
- ^ "Joseph M. Gladeck, Jr. (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on March 7, 2000. http://web.archive.org/web/20000307111419/www.house.state.pa.us/members/districts/061/061.htm.
- ^ Urgo, Jacqueline L. "Joseph Lazarow, 84, dies; helped bring casinos to A.C.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 5, 2008. Accessed January 5, 2008.
- ^ Charles William Sandman, Jr., Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 28, 2007.
- ^ "About Steven Levy". http://www.stevenlevy.com/index.php/about.
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