- List of alumni of Jesuit educational institutions
Over the last 400 years, the Roman Catholic
Jesuit order has established a world-wide network of schools and universities. This is an incomplete list of notable alumni of these institutions.NOTE: Along with lay men and women, and non-Catholics, included in the list below are also a number of Jesuits. "All" members of the Jesuits, including many notable enough for Wiki entries but not listed below, are in fact alumni of Jesuit educational institutions.
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Tony Abbott , Australian Minister for Health,St Ignatius' College, Riverview
*Edward Fenech Adami , former president ofMalta ; educated at St Aloysius' College
*José Antonio Aguirre, Basque president; educated at theUniversity of Deusto
*Alan Alda , American movie actor and TV star;Fordham University , USA
*Iyad Allawi , Iraqi politician; attendedBaghdad College
*Robert Altman , American film director,Rockhurst High School
*Viswanathan Anand , Indianchess grandmaster; attended Loyola College inChennai
*Ivo Andric , Yugoslavian author and Nobel laureate, Jesuit gymnasium in Travnik, Bosnia
*Benigno Aquino, Jr. , Philippine politician; studied at theAteneo de Manila University
*Guillermo Arriaga , Mexican screenwriter ("Amores Perros "),Universidad Iberoamericana , Mexico.
*Mike Arroyo , Husband of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; studied at theAteneo de Manila University B
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Claude Bachet , French Mathametician; pupil of the Jesuit mathematicianJacques de Billy at the Jesuit College in Rheims
*Mohsen Badawi , Egyptian entrepreneur, political activist and writer; educated at theCollège de la Sainte Famille inCairo ,Egypt
*Jakob Balde , German Latinist and poet; studied at theUniversity of Ingolstadt
*José Celso Barbosa , medical doctor, sociologist, and political leader, as well as the first racially-mixed resident to attend Puerto Rico's prestigious Jesuit Seminary
*George Barna , American political pollster; graduated summa cum laude fromBoston College
*Kevin Barry , martyr of the Irish War of Independence,Belvedere College
*John Barrymore , American Shakespearean actor; attendedGeorgetown Preparatory School
*Jyoti Basu , Communist politician fromWest Bengal, India ; educated atSt. Xavier's Collegiate School
*Elgin Baylor , American basketball player,Seattle University
*Steve Bellan , Cuban baseball player,Fordham University , New York
*SaintRobert Bellarmine ,Gregorian University , Rome
*Pope Benedict XIV , Italian Pope, Collegium Clementianum
*William Bennett , former US Secretary of Education and author,Gonzaga College High School , USA
*Joseph Berardino , former CEO ofArthur Anderson -Fairfield University
*Philip Berrigan , author and activist; educated at theCollege of the Holy Cross
*Rubén Berríos , President of thePuerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) ("Partido Independentista de Puerto Rico "); educated at theColegio San Ignacio de Loyola ofPuerto Rico
*Sabeer Bhatia , Founder of Hotmail, St Josephs college Bangalore, India
*Jacques de Billy , French Jesuit mathematician
*William Peter Blatty , American author; Brooklyn Prep andGeorgetown University
*Georg Freiherr von Boeselager, German officer; educated atAloisiuskolleg
*Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, German officer; educated atAloisiuskolleg
*Jean-Charles de Borda , French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor; educated at the Jesuit college at La Fleche
*Gutzon Borglum , American sculptor; graduate ofCreighton Preparatory School
*Roger Boscovich ,Croatia nJesuit astronomer; educated at the Jesuit College inRagusa
*Charles Bossut , French mathematician, confrere of theEncyclopaedists ; studied at the Jesuit College of Lyon.
*Robert Bourassa , Quebec politician,College Jean-de-Brebeuf , Montreal;
*Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet , French bishop and theologian; educated at the Collège des Godrans, a classical school run by the Jesuits of Dijon.
*Till Brönner , German musician; educated atAloisiuskolleg inBonn , Germany
*Jerry Brown , American politician; graduated from St. Ignatius High School and studied atSanta Clara University
*Christopher Brennan , Australian author,St Ignatius' College, Riverview , Sydney;
*Carlos Brito, CEO ifInBev ; educated by the Jesuits in his native Brazil [http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/story/13794110FEFAF8B886257484001A5CB7?OpenDocument]
*Pat Buchanan , American journalist;Gonzaga College High School andGeorgetown University ;
*William F. Buckley, Jr. , American author, conservative commentator, and public intellectual; attendedBeaumont College inEngland
*Georges Buffon, French naturalist, mathematician, biologist, cosmologist and author; educated at the Jesuit College of Godrans in Dijon
*Jim Bunning , American Senator and baseball player; Xavier University
*Luis Buñuel , Spanish filmmaker, Jesuit College, Aragon, Spain.C
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Ryan Cabrera , Colombian musician;Jesuit College Preparatory School
*Rafael Caldera , Venezuelan politician; Colegio San Ignacio de LoyolaCaracas ,Venezuela
*Pedro Calderón de la Barca , Spanish dramatist, Jesuit College Madrid
*Tony Canadeo ,American football player;Gonzaga University
*Philip Caputo , American journalist;Loyola University Chicago
*Ernesto Cardenal ,Nicaragua n priest and poet
*Charles Carroll of Carrollton
*Robert P. Casey, Sr. , Governor of Pennsylvania -Scranton Preparatory School andCollege of the Holy Cross
*Robert P. Casey, Jr. , US Senator -Scranton Preparatory School andCollege of the Holy Cross
*William Casey , American former director of theCIA ,Fordham University
*Giovanni Domenico Cassini , Italian astronomer, engineer, and astrologer; studied at the Jesuit College at Genoa
*Louis Bertrand Castel , French Jesuit mathematician; educated in the Jesuit school in Toulouse
*Fidel Castro , President of Cuba - Colegio de Belen, Havana, Cuba
*Raúl Castro , President of Cuba - Colegio de Belen, Havana, Cuba
*Paul Cellucci , former US Ambassador to Canada - Boston College.
*Miguel de Cervantes , Spanish author
*Giovanni Ceva , Italian mathematician; educated at a Jesuit college in Milan.
*Tommaso Ceva , Italian mathematician; Jesuit College of Brera in Milan.
*François de la Chaise , French priest and father confessor ofKing Louis XIV and the namesake of the famousPère Lachaise Cemetery ; studied at the Jesuit College of Lyon.
*Ahmed Chalabi , Iraqi politician; attededBaghdad College
*Elwin Bruno Christoffel , German and French mathematician and physicist, studied at the Jesuit Gymnasium in Cologne
*Vincent Cianci , American politician,Fairfield University
*Sandra Cisneros , American author, Loyola University Chicago
*Tom Clancy , Jr., American author -Loyola College in Maryland and Loyola High School, USA
*Will Clark , American baseball player;Jesuit High School, New Orleans , USA
*Peter Claver , Roman Catholic saint
*Christopher Clavius , German Jesuit astronomer
*Bill Clinton , President of the United States;Georgetown University
*Johnnie Cochran , American lawyer;Loyola Law School , Los Angeles, USA
*Billy Collins , American poet; educated at theCollege of the Holy Cross
*Chris Collins, American hockey player;Boston College .
*Arthur Conan Doyle , British author;Stonyhurst College , United Kingdom
*Marquis de Condorcet , French philosopher, mathematician, and early political scientist; educated at the Jesuit College in Reims
*Harry Connick, Jr , American singer, entertainer, movie actor;Jesuit High School, New Orleans
*Pat Conroy , American writer, Gonzaga High School, Washington, DC (one year)
*Arthur W. Conway , Irish mathematician and President ofUniversity College Dublin , where he had received a Jesuit education as a young man
*Pierre Corneille , French dramatist
*E. Gerald Corrigan , American banker, 7th President of theFederal Reserve Bank of New York ;Fairfield University
*Pierre de Coubertin , French pedagogue and historian
*Bob Cousy , American basketball player;College of the Holy Cross
*Bing Crosby American entertainer,Gonzaga University , Spokane, USA
*Johann Baptist Cysat , Swiss mathematician and astronomer; studied at theUniversity of Ingolstadt D
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William M. Daley , formerUnited States Secretary of Commerce , Loyola University Chicago
*François d'Aguilon , Belgian mathematician and physicist.
*Roque Dalton , Salvadoran poet and journalist; graduate ofExternado San José , inSan Salvador
*Rubén Darío , Nicaraguan poet; educated by the Jesuits ofLeon, Nicaragua
*Raymond J. Dearie , American judge, Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York ;Fairfield University
*Marco Antonio de Dominis ,Dalmatia n ecclesiastic, apostate, and man of science; educated by the Jesuits in their colleges at Loreto and Padua
*Christian de Duve , Belgian scientist,Nobel Prize for medicine in 1974, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwecollege, Antwerp, Belgium
*Jean-Luc Dehaene , former Belgian prime minister, Sint-Jozefscollege, Aalst, Belgium
*Jean-Charles de la Faille , French Jesuit mathematician; attended the Jesuit College in Antwerp and the Jesuit College in Mechelen
*Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre , French mathematician and astronomer; attended the Jesuit College in Amiens
*Don DeLillo , American novelist;Fordham University
*Jacques Delors , French politician
*René Descartes , French philosopher, educated at the Jesuit College of La Flèche in Anjou, France.
*Denis Diderot , French philosopher and writer
*Lejeune Dirichlet, German mathematician; attended the Jesuit College in Cologne
*Khoa Do , Australianfilmmaker ; educated at St Aloysius' College inSydney
*Dr. John , American musician, Jesuit High School, New Orleans.
*Chris Dodd , American politician,Georgetown Preparatory School
*Tom Dooley, American Catholic humanitarian;St. Louis University High ,St. Louis University
*Will Durant , American philosopher and author, Saint Peter's College, Jersey City.
*Richard J. Durbin , American politician,Georgetown University
*Avery Dulles , American cardinal, professor and theologian; son of Secretary of State Dulles; studied at theGregorian University in RomeE
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Ignacio Ellacuría , Spanish liberation theologian and professor atUniversidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"
*Keith Ellison, American lawyer and politician, graduate of theUniversity of Detroit Jesuit High School
*Patrick Ewing , American basketball player,Georgetown University .
*Nick Enright , Australian playwright,St Ignatius' College, Riverview , Sydney
*Juan Ponce Enrile , Philippine politician; former Marcos Defense Minister; studied at theAteneo de Manila University
*Ahmet Ertegün , American entrepreneur; educated atGeorgetown University
*Farid Esack , South African scholar, writer and political activist; studied at theSankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology inFrankfurt am Main ,Germany F
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Anthony Fauci , Italian-American immunologist, attended Regis High School and theCollege of the Holy Cross
*Kevin Fagan, Australian doctor andWorld War II hero,St Ignatius' College, Riverview , Sydney;
*Chris Farley , American comedian and actor, Marquette University, Wisconsin;
*Ferdinand II, of the House ofHabsburg , reigned asHoly Roman Emperor from 1620-1637; educated at theUniversity of Ingolstadt
*Diego Fernández de Ceballos , Mexican senator,Universidad Iberoamericana , Mexico;
*Geraldine Ferraro , American politician,Fordham University
*Anthony Fisher , Australian prelate,St Ignatius' College, Riverview , Sydney;
*Garret FitzGerald , Irish economist and politician,Belvedere College
*Maile Flanagan , American voice actress and comedian,Boston College
*Justin Fleming , Australian playwright,St Ignatius' College, Riverview , Sydney
*Doug Flutie , American football player,Boston College
*Thomas Foley, American politician;Gonzaga University , Spokane
*Fontenelle, French author, Jesuit College, Rouen
*Michel Foucault , French philosopher, Saint-Stanislaus, Poiters
*Vicente Fox , President ofMexico , Campion Jesuit High School (2 years)Universidad Iberoamericana , Mexico
*Frankie Frisch , American baseball player, graduate ofFordham Preparatory School andFordham University
*Fidel Castro , President of Cuba, graduate of Colegio de Belen, nowBelen Jesuit Preparatory School G
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Delia Gallagher , American journalist,University of San Francisco
*Charles de Gaulle , former President of France
*Soe Hok Gie , Indonesianactivist , ; educated atKanisius inJakarta .
*Bachir Gemayel , Lebanese politician; educated at theUniversité Saint-Joseph
*Marin Getaldić , Croatian mathematician and physicist. Educated byClavius
*John Paul Getty , American-British philanthropist, Jesuit College, San Francisco;
*Ludovico Geymonat , Italian Marxist philosopher; educated at the Istituto Sociale inTurin
*Carlos Ghosn , CEO ofRenault andNissan Motors ; educated at the Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour in Lebanon
*Bob Gibson , Hall-Of-Fame pitcher for theSt. Louis Cardinals --Creighton University ;
*Saint Aloysius Gonzaga ,Gregorian University , Rome;
*Alejandro González Iñárritu , Mexican filmmaker,Universidad Iberoamericana , Mexico City;
*Baltasar Gracián , Spanish writer
*Guido Grandi , Italian priest and professor of mathematics, philosophy, and theology; educated at the Jesuit college in Cremona
*Nick Greiner , Australian politician,St Ignatius' College, Riverview ,Sydney
*Xu Guangqi , Chinese agricultural scientist and mathematician who studied underMatteo Ricci
*Camillo-Guarino Guarini , Italian priest, mathematician, theologian and architect
*Teofisto Guingona , Filipino politician,Ateneo de Manila University
*Paul Guldin , Swiss astronomer and mathematician; educated at theGregorian University in Rome where he studied underClavius .
*Gustavo Gutiérrez , Dominican priest, professor, author, and liberation theologianH
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William Habington , English Poet, St. Omer College, Belgium
*Michael Harrington , Harvard professor, political activist and author,St. Louis University High School andCollege of the Holy Cross
*Richard Harris , Irish actor,Crescent College , Limerick, Ireland
*Joseph E. Hasten , American banker, CEO ofShorebank ;Fairfield University
*Salma Hayek , Mexican actress; educated at theUniversidad Iberoamericana
*Mary Higgins Clark , American writer, Fordham University, Bronx, New York
*Alfred Hitchcock , British film director,St Ignatius' College , Enfield, London
*Morihiro Hosokawa , Japanese politician, Bachelor of Laws fromSophia University
*Robert Hughes, Australianart critic , writer and television documentary maker; educated atSt Ignatius' College, Riverview inSydney , Australia
*Vicente Huidobro , Chilean poet
*David Hume , Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian; studied at the Jesuit seminary at La Fleche in Anjou, France
*SaintAlberto Hurtado , Chilean priest and saint; major figure in thelabor movement s of his time, "e.g." founded the Chilean Trade Union Association
*Zakir Hussain, Indian musician; edcuated at St. Xavier's College inMumbai , India
*Henry Hyde , American politician, Georgetown graduate with law degree from Loyola University Chicago
*Dan Hynes , American politician,St. Ignatius College Prep ,Chicago, Illinois I
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Innocent XI , Pope,Como , Italy;
*Allen Iverson ,NBA All-Star Player,Georgetown University (two years);J
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Barnaby Joyce , Australian senator,St Ignatius' College, Riverview , Sydney;
*James Joyce , Irish novelist and winner of theNobel Prize for literature,Clongowes Wood College Co. Kildare andBelvedere College Dublin;
*John Paul I , Pope,Gregorian University , Rome;
*Paul Johnson, British journalist, historian, speechwriter and author. He was educated atStonyhurst College
*Pierre-Marc Johnson , Former Quebec Premier,College Jean-de-Brebeuf , Montreal;
*Raúl Juliá , American actor, studied atColegio San Ignacio de Loyola class of 1957K
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Tim Kaine , governor of Virginia; educated atRockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri
*Sebastian Kappen , S.J., Jesuit priest and liberation theologian. Studied and theGregorian University in Rome, Italy
*John Kerry , US Senator, 2004 Democratic Presidential Candidate, JD,Boston College , Chestnut Hill, MA;
*John Keegan , English military historian; graduate ofWimbledon College
*Bob Keeshan , American actor,Fordham University
*Bohdan Khmelnytsky ,Cossack leader, educated by the Jesuits inL'vov ,Ukraine
*Athanasius Kircher , German Jesuit scholar andpolymath ; educated at the Jesuit College in Fulda
*Curt Kirkwood , American singer in the musical groupThe Meat Puppets . AttendedBrophy College Preparatory inPhoenix, Arizona .
*Peter Hans Kolvenbach , Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Canisius College, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;
*Hans Küng , Swiss Catholic priest, author and theologian. Studied at theGregorian University in Rome, ItalyL
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Jacques Lacan , French psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, and doctor involved in the psychoanalytic movement; educated by Jesuits at the Collège Stanislas in Paris
*La Condamine, French geographer and mathematician; studied at the Jesuit College of Louis-le-Grand in Paris
*Philippe de La Hire , French mathematician
*Jérôme Lalande , French astronomer; studied at the Jesuit College in Lyon
*Alexander Graf Lambsdorff , German politician
*Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. , Cuban-American celebrity gossip blogger who writes under the pseudonym Perez Hilton. Educated atBelen Jesuit in Miami, Florida
*Francesco Lana de Terzi , Italian aeronautics pioneer, studied underAthanasius Kircher
*Timothy Leary , American psychologist and writer, expelled fromCollege of the Holy Cross , Worcester, Massachusetts after his freshman year,
*Byron Lee , Jamaician music pioneer; educated atSt. George's College, Jamaica
*Anthony James Leggett , British professor of physics, educated atWimbledon College
*Georges Lemaître , Belgian priest and astronomer, Collège du Sacré Coeur, Charleroi, Belgium.
*Elmore Leonard , American novellist, University of Detroit Jesuit High School andUniversity of Detroit
*G. Gordon Liddy , American political strategist,Fordham University
*Vince Lombardi , Hall-Of-Fame coach for theGreen Bay Packers --Fordham University
*Lope de Vega , Spanish Baroque playwright and poet; educated at theColegio Imperial de Madrid
*Eduardo López de Romaña , President of Peru; educated atStonyhurst College
*Federico García Lorca , Spanish poet and playwright, attended Jesuit school as a boy in Grenada
*Gabriel García Márquez ,Colombia n author and Nobel laureate, Jesuit Colegio San Jose in Barranquilla and Jesuit College in Bogotá, Colombia
*Henri de Lubac , French theologian,Gregorian University in Rome, Italy
*Ruud Lubbers , former Prime Minister of the Netherlands and formerUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , Canisius college, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
*Peter Lynch , American financial leader,Boston College , Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts,
*Patrick J. Leahy , United States Senator,Georgetown University
*Nathan Lane , American actor,St. Peter's Preparatory High School , New Jersey
*Bernard Lonergan , Canadian professor and theologian,Gregorian University M
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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo , President of the Philippines,Georgetown University ,Ateneo de Manila University
*Charles Mackerras , Australian conductor, educated at St Aloysius' College inSydney
*Lisa Madigan , American attorney general,Loyola University Chicago School of Law
*Michael Madigan , American politician,St. Ignatius College Prep ,Chicago, Illinois
*Ettore Majorana , Italian theoretical physicist, Istituto Massimo
*Tak Wah Mak , Canadianimmunologist ,molecular biologist , and academic; educated at Wah Yan College,Kowloon ,Hong Kong
*Louis Malle , French film director
*Jan Marek Marci , Bohemian mathematician, attended Jesuit college in Jindrichuv Hradec
*Guido de Marco , former president ofMalta ; attended St Aloysius' College in Malta
*Subcomandante Marcos (né Rafael Guillén), Mexican leader of Zapatista Army, Instituto Cultural Tampico, Mexico
*Wellington Mara , American football entrepreneur, Loyola School and Fordham University
*George Martin , British music producer,St Ignatius' College , Enfield, London UK
*Ignacio Martín-Baró , Jesuit priest and liberation theologian,Pontifical Xavierian University
*Chris Matthews , journalist; attended theCollege of the Holy Cross
*Roberto Matta , Chilean painter
*Drea de Matteo , Italian-American actress, Loyola School
*Gregório de Mattos , major baroque poet of Brazil
*John McLaughlin, American TV producer,Boston College
*Gregan McMahon Australian actor and playwright,St Ignatius' College, Riverview ,Sydney ;
*Pierre Méchain , French astronomer and surveyor who made significant contributions to the early study of deep sky objects and comets; educated by Jesuits in his birthplace ofLaon
*Bob Menendez , American politician, Saint Peter's College, Jersey City, New Jersey
*Ismail Merchant , American/Indian film producer and director,Saint Xaviar's College , Mumbai(Bombay), India
*Freddie Mercury , British musician, attended St. Mary's High School [http://www.stmarysssc.com/] inMazagaon
*Marin Mersenne , French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist; educated at Le Mans and at the Jesuit College of La Flèche
*Franz Mesmer , German physician whose ideas spawned the development ofhypnosis . Studied at the JesuitUniversity of Dillingen andUniversity of Ingolstadt .
*Lakshmi Mittal , London-based Indian billionaire industrialist, educated at St. Xavier's College inCalcutta
*Dominique Moceanu , American gymnast, attendingJohn Carroll University
*Molière , father of modern French literature, Collège de Clermont, Paris
*Juan Molina, Chilean Jesuit and naturalist.
*Luca di Montezemolo , Italian businessman, Istituto Massimo
*Mario Monti , Italian economist and politician, Istituto Leone XIII,Milan
*Jean-Étienne Montucla , French mathematician, Jesuit College, Lyon
*Michael Moriarty , American actor,University of Detroit Jesuit High School
*Paul Morphy , American chess player, educated atSpring Hill College
*Massimo Moratti , Italian oil tycoon and owner of football clubInter Milan , Istituto Leone XIII,Milan
*Alonzo Mourning , American basketball player,Georgetown University
*Julian Morrow , Australian comedian and radio host, St. Aloysius College
*Robert Mugabe , President of Zimbabwe
*Bill Murray , American TV and movie star,Loyola Academy , Wilmette andRegis University ;
*John Courtney Murray , American theologian, Xavier High, New York and Boston College
*Joseph Murray , American surgeon and Nobel laureate,College of the Holy Cross
*Dikembe Mutombo , basketball player from theDemocratic Republic of the Congo ,Georgetown University
*Jason Miller, [American playwright and actor,University of Scranton
*Barbara Mikulski , United States senator of Maryland,Loyola College in Maryland
*Kathleen A. Murphy , CEO of ING Wealth Management, 2007 Fortune 50 Most Powerful Women in Business,Fairfield University N
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Pius Ncube Archbishop of Bulawayo, Human Rights Activist in Zimbabwe
*Jerrold Nadler ,Jewish American politician,Fordham University School of Law
*Steve Nash , American basketball player,Santa Clara University
*Bob Newhart , American actor and comedian,St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago andLoyola University Chicago
*Gavin Newsom , American politician, attendedSanta Clara University
*Gustav Nossal , Australian research biologist, St Aloysius' College,Sydney
*Henri Nouwen , Dutch Roman Catholic priest and professor of theology, Aloysius Gymnasium, The Hague
*Garin Nugroho , Indonesian film director; attendedKolese Loyola inSemarang ,Central Java O
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Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), American musician --Creighton Preparatory School , Omaha, Nebraska*Pat O'Brien, American actor --
Marquette University High School andMarquette University , Milwaukee*
Chris O'Donnell , Actor, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, IL. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA*
Peter O'Toole , Irish actor
*Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill , American politician, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
*Charles Osgood , American media commentator,Fordham University
*Jacques Ozanam , French mathematician, studied at the Jesuit College in RheimsP
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Denis Papin , French physicist, mathematician and inventor, best known for his pioneering work with steam power; received education at the Jesuit school in Blois
*Alexander Payne , American film writer-director,Creighton Preparatory School , Omaha, Nebraska
*Denis Pétau , also known asPetavius , French Jesuit theologian
*Francis Petre , New Zealand-bornarchitect based inDunedin ; educated atMount St Mary's College nearSheffield
*Jean Picard , French astronomer and priest, Jesuit College of La Flèche,
*Pius XII , Pope,Gregorian University , Rome
*Paul VI , Pope,Gregorian University , Rome
*Joe Paterno , American football coach, attended Brooklyn Prep
*Alexius Sylvius Polonus , Polish Jesuit astronomer and maker of astronomical instruments. Studied at the Jesuit College inKalisz .
*Peter Pronovost , Critical care physician, 2008Time 100 andMacArthur Fellow ,Fairfield University Q
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Francisco de Quevedo , nobleman, politician and writer of theSpanish Golden Age ; educated at theColegio Imperial de Madrid R
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Stefan Raab , German entertainer and comedian; graduate of theAloisiuskolleg , the Jesuit gymnasium inBad Godesberg , Germany
*Karl Rahner , German theologian
*Narasimhan Ram , editor-in-chief ofThe Hindu ,Loyola College, Chennai
*Mark Raper , Oceania Provincial superior of theSociety of Jesus ,St Ignatius' College, Riverview , Sydney
*Hubert Reeves , Astrophysicist,College Jean-de-Brebeuf , Montreal
*Hans Riegel , German - entrepreneur (Haribo )
*Matteo Ricci , Italian Jesuit priest who spent considerable time in China and the far east. Responsible for much of the introduction of Western culture to China
*Cardinal Richelieu , French Statesman, Collège de Navarre, Collège de Calvi
*Jose Rizal , author, surgeon, linguist, led independence movement against Spanish rule in thePhilippines ,Ateneo de Manila University
*Maximilien Robespierre , French statesman, Collège de Clermont, Paris
*Sam Roberts , Candaian singer
*Al Roker , American TV meteorologist, Xavier High School, New York
*Óscar Romero , Jesuit priest and martyr,Gregorian University , Rome, Italy
*Manuel Roxas II , Philippine Senator,Ateneo de Manila University
*Pete Rozelle , American football commissioner,University of San Francisco
*Peter Paul Rubens , Flemish painter of the 17th century, Antwerp
*Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón , Spanish politician, Jesuit Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo
*Bill Russell, American basketball player,University of San Francisco
*Mark Russell , American political comedian,Canisius High School , Buffalo, New York
*Tim Russert , America politician and anchor man,Canisius High School andJohn Carroll University
*Joseph Russoniello , two-timeU.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California ;Fairfield University
*Leo Ryan , Member of theU.S. House Of Representatives (D-California) who was assassinated at the outset of theJonestown Massacre ,Creighton University and Campion High SchoolS
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Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri , Italian Jesuit and mathematician, studied at the Jesuit College in Milan
*Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , French writer and aviator, educated at Jesuit schools in Montgré and Le Mans
*Grégoire de Saint-Vincent , Jesuit mathematician who independently discovered theMercator series , the expansion of log (1 + x) in ascending powers of x.
*Saint Francis de Sales , Bishop of Geneva, Church Doctor, Clermont, Paris,
*Antonin Scalia , American judge, Xavier High School andGeorgetown University
*C.A. Scarpello, American Musician and Sociological Observer, St. Joseph's University
*Christoph Scheiner , German astronomer and Jesuit; attended the Jesuit Latin school in Augsburg and continued his studies in the Jesuit college at Landsberg
*Edward Schillebeeckx , American liberation theologian and priest of theDominican Order
*Gaspar Schott , German physicist, mathematician and natural philosopher; studied underAthanasius Kircher
*Vin Scully , American sportscaster, started as a student broadcaster atFordham University
*Antonio Serrano , Mexican film director/screenwriter ("Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas "), Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
*Don Shula , American football head coach,John Carroll University
*Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora , Jesuit priest and one of the first great intellectuals born in the Spanish viceroyalty ofNew Spain . Studied at the Jesuit College inTepoztlan
*Paul Silas , American basketball player and head coach,Creighton University
*Curtis Sliwa , American founder of theGuardian Angels , Brooklyn Prep
*Saravanan Sivakumar , Tamil actor,Loyola College, Chennai
*Santosh Sivan , Indian cinematographer and film director; studied at theLoyola School, Thiruvananthapuram
*Tom Snyder , American TV/radio talk show host --Marquette University High School
*John Stockton , American basketball player,Gonzaga University
*Sting, also known as Gordon Sumner, British musician
*Peter Sutherland , Ex DG of GATT, Ex Attorney General of Ireland, Chair LSE and board member of BP and Goldman Sachs,Gonzaga College , Dublin
*Yi Su-gwang , Korean scholar and a military officer; studied under Fr.Matteo Ricci S.J.
*Robert Surcouf , famous French privateer.
*Jean-Joseph Surin , French Jesuit mystic; educated at the Collège de Clermont
*Alexius Sylvius Polonus , Polish Jesuit astronomer and maker of astronomical instruments; studied at the Jesuit College in Kalisz, PolandT
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André Tacquet , Belgian mathematician whose work prepared ground for the eventual discovery of thecalculus . Educated at the Jesuit College in Antwerp
*Talleyrand, French diplomat; studied at the Jesuit College of La Flèche
*Akbar Tanjung , Indonesian politician and former chairman of theGolkar party; attendedKanisius inJakarta
*Torquato Tasso , Italian Renaissance Poet, Jesuit College Sorrento, Italy;
*Claudio Teehankee , formerChief Justice of the Philippines ,Ateneo de Manila University
*Sister Rose Thering , American Dominicannun and activist; received PhD fromSt. Louis University
*Clarence Thomas , American judge of the Supreme Court Justice,College of the Holy Cross
*Mark Thompson ,Director-General of the BBC ,Stonhyurst College , UK
*Pierre Teilhard de Chardin , French Jesuit philosopher and anthropologist; educated at the Jesuit college of Mongré, inVillefranche-sur-Saône
*Alejandro Toledo , President of Peru,University of San Francisco
*Evangelista Torricelli , Italian physicist and mathematician, best known for his invention of thebarometer .
*Spencer Tracy , American actor, attendedRockhurst High School and Marquette Academy but did not graduate
*Daniel J. Travanti , American TV and movie star,Loyola Marymount University
*Athanasius Treweek , Australian academic, linguist and code-breaker,St Ignatius' College, Riverview ,Sydney ;
*Pierre Elliott Trudeau , Former Prime Minister of Canada,College Jean-de-Brebeuf , Montreal;
*Donald Tsang ,Chief Executive ofHong Kong SAR ,Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
*Robin Tunney , American actress,St. Ignatius College Prep ,Chicago, Illinois V
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Peter Vaghi , priest and former politician; attended Georgetown Prep, College of the Holy Cross, and the Pontifical Gregorian University
*Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin , Belgian mathematician; studied at the Jesuit College at Mons
*Antonio Maria Valsalva , Italian anatomist who coined the termEustachian tube
*Jean Vanier , Canadian philanthropist and founder ofL'Arche , which creates homes and provides day programs for those withdevelopmental disabilities ; educated at Loyola High School inMontreal
*Adriaan van Roomen , Belgian mathematician; attended the Jesuit school in Cologne.
*Pierre Varignon , French priest and mathematician; educated at the Jesuit College in Caen
*Ramaswamy Venkataraman , former President of India; educated at Loyola College inChennai
*Giambattista Vico , Italian philosopher, historian, and jurist
*António Vieira , Portuguese Jesuit and writer; received his education at the Jesuit college at Bahia in Brazil.
*Joseph Vijay , Tamil actor, Loyola College, Chennai
*Vincenzo Viviani , Italian mathematician and scientist. He was a pupil ofTorricelli and a disciple ofGalileo . Educated at Jesuit schools in his native Florence
*Voltaire , French author and skeptical master of the Enlightenment, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Paris, FranceW
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Dwyane Wade , American basketball player,Marquette University
*Benjamin Walker , Indian-born author on religion and philosophy, and an authority onesoterica in all its forms; educated at St. Xavier's College inCalcutta
*Francis Walsingham , Elizabethan Spy Master, University of Padua
*Denzel Washington , American film actor,Fordham University
*Charles Waterton , English naturalist and explorer; educated atStonyhurst College in Lancashire
*Edward Douglass White , American judge,Jesuit High School, New Orleans ;
*Gerard Windsor , Australian author,St Ignatius' College, Riverview , Sydney;
*George Wendt , American actor -Campion Jesuit High School ;Rockhurst University (Kansas City, Missouri)
*Anthony A. Williams , American politician, educated atLoyola High School of Los Angeles
*Terry Wogan , Irish Broadcaster,Crescent College , Limerick;Z
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Gordon Zubrod , Americanoncologist who played a prominent role in the introduction ofchemotherapy for cancer; alumnus of theGeorgetown Preparatory School
*Niccolò Zucchi , Italian Jesuit astronomer and physicist.
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