List of Boston College people

Stemming from its nickname as "The Heights," persons affiliated with Boston College have been referred to as Heightsmen, Heightswomen, Heightsonians and Eagles, the latter in reference to the University's mascot, the Eagle. The following is a partial list of notable alumni and faculty.

Notable Boston College alumni

Paul Cellucci '70, JD '73

John Kerry JD '76

Arts and literature

• Robert Ambrose, Music Director and Conductor, Atlanta Wind Symphony
• James Balog, 1974, photographer
• Joseph Bottum, PhD 1994, writer
• Gerry Carroll, 1969, novelist
• Zachary Conroy, 2007, actor, The Bold & The Beautiful
• Peter Dee, 1961, playwright
• Larry Deyab, 1979, painter
• Brendan Galvin, 1960, 76
• George V. Higgins, 1961, JD 1967, novelist
• Charles Hogan, 1989, novelist/screenwriter
• Natalia Majluf, 1988, curator, Museo d'Arte de Lima, Peru
• Joyce McDaniel, 1973, artist, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Joseph McLellan, 1951, MA 1953, music critic, The Washington Post
• Ed McMahon, TV host and personality
• Brian Murphy, nonfiction writer, essayist
• Chris O'Donnell, 1995, actor
• David Plante, 1961, novelist
• Maurice Sagoff, poet
• Paul Shakespear, 1971, painter
• Mary Sherman, artist and curator
• Elliot Silverstein, 1949, director; president, Artists Rights Foundation
• Karen Sosnoski, author, radio contributor and filmmaker
• John Vernon, 1965, novelist
• C. Dale Young, 1991, poet, physician, editor
• Kevin T. Fee Jr 2000, actor/poet/philanthropist

Business

• Nikesh Arora, 1995, President, Global Sales Operations and Business Development, Google
• Christian J. Baird, 1999, Managing Director, Thoroughbred Insurance & Financial Services, LLC.
• Richard Berman, J.D. 1969, CEO, NexMed
• Kara Grady Boudreau, 1989, vice president, Salomon Smith Barney
• Wayne Budd, 1963, executive vice president, John Hancock Financial Services
• Bill Clerico, 2007, founder and CEO, WePay
• Jack Connors, 1963, chair, Hill, Holliday, Conors, Cosmopulos
• Kathleen Corbet, 1982, CEO, fixed income division, Alliance Capital Management
• Robert F. Cotter, 1973, President and COO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
• James A. Di Corpo, 1985, 1991, Director of Market & Strategic Intelligence, Prudential Retirement
• Joseph Donahue, S.B. 1978, founder, president, Microtech
• David Donatelli, 1987, Executive Vice President and General Manager, HP^[1]
• E. Michael Egan, 1976, CEO, TransMolecular
• Sixto Ferro, 1992, vice president, Conchita Foods
• Drew W. Galloway, 2012, Managing Director
• Paul Altieri, 1979, CEO, Bob's Watches
• Stephen L. Green, JD 1962, founder of S.L. Green Realty
• Joseph (Jay) L. Hooley, President and CEO, State Street Corporation
• Charlie Jacobs, Principal, Boston Bruins, Delaware North Companies
• Kenneth Kanzler, 1988, vice president, Olympus Corporation
• Christopher George Kennedy, 1986, President of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., a subsidiary of Vornado Realty Trust, and son of Robert F. Kennedy
• Ross Krentzman, 2005, National Sales Director, JCDecaux
• Robert Leonard, 1954, former president and CEO, Ticketmaster
• Ronald Logue, S.B. 1967, M.B.A. 1974, Chairman and former CEO, State Street Corporation
• David H. Long, CEO of Liberty Mutual Group
• Peter Lynch, 1965, mutual fund manager for Fidelity
• John Mara, 1976, president, CEO, and co-owner, New York Giants
• Harry Markopolos, 1997, Bernard Madoff whistleblower to SEC
• John F. McCormack, Co-Founder and Senior Partner, Sentinel Capital Partners, a leading middle-market private equity firm
• Therese Meyers, 1966, CEO, Bouquet Multi Media
• Denise Morrison, 1975, President and CEO, Campbell Soup Company
• James Moses, 1979, president, Elderhostel
• Denis O'Brien, MBA 1982, Chairman, Digicel
• Paul V. Reiss, BA 2007, co-founder of Artaic LLC^[2]
• Virginia Mitchell Ryan, 1989, vice president, JP Morgan Chase
• Ferit Sahenk, 1989, head of Turkey's Dogus Holding conglomerate
• Theresa Santisi, 1976, partner, KPMG LLP
• Philip W. Schiller, BS 1982, vice president of Apple Computer
• Bill Simon, JD 1982, businessman and former gubernatorial candidate in California
• Vinay Chadha, 2005, Analyst, Bloomberg
• Patrick Stokes, 1964, president, Anheuser-Busch
• G. Craig Sullivan, 1964, chairman and CEO, The Clorox Company
• Richard Syron, 1966, chairman, president and CEO, Thermo Electron Corporation; currently CEO of Freddie Mac
• Christopher McTammany, 2000, founder & CEO, McTammany Partners

Education

• David R. Anderson, PhD 1978, president, St. Olaf College
• Harold Attridge, 1967, dean, Divinity School, Yale University
• Anthony Bryk, 1970, Marshall Field professor of urban studies, University of Chicago
• William Bulger, 1958, professor, Boston College; former president, University of Massachusetts
• Stacey Cements, 1998, founder, Chicago Jesuit Academy
• Peter Dervan, 1967, former chairman, division of chemistry and chemical engineering, California Institute of Technology
• Robert Drinan, SJ, 1942, former dean, Boston College Law School
• Chester Dunning, MA 1972, PhD 1976, Russian history specialist at Texas A&M University
• Joseph M. Eagan, 1976, Executive Board member, American Library Association, 2008-2011 ^[3]
• Janet Eisner, MA 1969, president, Emmanuel College
• David Ellis, PhD 1987, president, Newbury College
• Paul LaMarche, 1975, vice provost, Princeton University ^[4]
• Brian Linnane, SJ, 1977, president, Loyola University Maryland
• Charles William Lyons, SJ, 1904, former president, Boston College, Georgetown, Gonzaga & St Joseph's universities
• Joseph M. McShane, SJ, 1972, president, Fordham University, former president of the University of Scranton
• Ernest Moniz, 1966, United States Secretary of Energy under Barack Obama; chair, Physics Department, MIT; director, Bates Linear Accelerator Center
• J. Keith Motley, PhD 1999, chancellor, University of Massachusetts Boston; first African-American chancellor at UMass Boston
• Richard A. O'Brien, SJ, 1901, president, Ateneo de Manila (1927–1933)
• Thomas P. O'Malley, SJ, 1951, former president, John Carroll and Loyola Marymount universities
• Deborah C. Peters, MA 1985, co-founder and Head of School, The Cambridge School
• Elizabeth Poster, 1981, dean, University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing
• Michael P. Walsh, SJ, 1929, former president, Boston College and Fordham University

Entertainment

• Ayla Brown, 2010, singer, American Idol
• P. J. Byrne, 1996, film and television actor of Horrible Bosses, Final Destination 5, The Legend of Korra and The Game
• Flora Chan, 1991, Hong Kong television and film actress
• Gregory Dayton, 1975, actor and voiceover artist
• Teddy Dunn, JD 2013, actor best known for portraying Duncan Kane on Veronica Mars
• Cameron Esposito, comedian
• Craig Finn, 1993, lead singer of The Hold Steady (and formerly Lifter Puller)
• Sean Flahaven, 1995, Broadway composer
• Maile Flanagan, 1987, voice actress for Naruto
• Michael Frazier, 1958, producer
• Gary Gulman, 1993, comedian, runner-up in 2004's Last Comic Standing
• Alison Haislip, 2003, actress, TV host of Attack of the Show
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck, 1999, former reality show contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback, former co-host of talk show The View; host on Fox & Friends
• Michael Hundgen, 2005, host, TMZ TV
• Clinton Kelly, 1991, co-host of TLC's What Not to Wear,; co-host of ABC's The Chew; former magazine editor
• Christine Kane, singer-songwriter
• Kofi Kingston, professional wrestler ^[5]
• Thomas McCarthy, 1988, actor and director of The Station Agent
• Edwin McDonough, actor^[6]
• Mark McLaren, 1984, Broadway conductor
• Jason Mulgrew, 2001, writer/blogger
• Mike Najarian, drummer, State Radio
• Eric Nam, 2011, Korean singer
• Leonard Nimoy, 1952, actor
• Chris O'Donnell, 1992, actor
• Mary Parker, 1975, actress
• Ellis Paul, 1987, singer/songwriter
• Amy Poehler, 1993, repertory player for Saturday Night Live and Upright Citizens Brigade; star of Parks and Recreation
• Greg Poehler, 1996, creator and star of Welcome to Sweden
• Rikishi, 1988, born Solofa F. Fatu Jr., professional wrestler
• David Smalley, 1985, rock musician
• Tim Stack, 1978, actor
• Lori Trespicio, 2001, Real World X cast member, singer, writer, blogger
• Nancy Walls, 1988, comedian, wife of Steve Carell
• Tracey Wigfield, 2005, comedy writer
• Wayne Wilderson, 1989, actor

Law, politics, and public service

• Bruce Ayers, member of the Mass. House of Representatives (1998–present)^[7]
• Brigida Benitez, JD 1993, president of Hispanic Bar Association; proposed alternative nominee for the United States Supreme Court ^[8]
• Peter Blute, BA 1978, Former United States Congressmen and radio talkshow host^[9]
• Edward P. Boland, JD 1936, former United States Congressman; author of the Boland Amendment^[10]
• Garrett J. Bradley, BA 1992 & JD 1995, member of the Mass. House of Representatives (2000–present)^[11]
• Joseph Brennan, 1958, former Governor of Maine, former United States Congressman^[12]
• Scott Brown, JD 1985, former Massachusetts state senator; United States Senator^[13]
• Wayne Budd, 1963, former United States Associate Attorney General^[14]
• William M. Bulger, JD 1961, former president of the Massachusetts state senate and former president of the University of Massachusetts^[15]
• Honorable John J. Burns, 1921, founder and First General Counsel of The Securities and Exchange Commission (1934-1936); professor at Harvard Law School (1936-1957); lawyer in New York City and Boston
• R. Nicholas Burns, 1978, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, board member of the Council on Foreign Relations, former US Ambassador to NATO, former US Ambassador to Greece^[16]
• Gary Buseck, 1972, MS 1974, JD 1980, Executive Director, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
• Andrea Cabral, 1981, Sheriff of Suffolk County, Boston, Massachusetts; first woman and first African-American to hold the position^[17]
• Thomas Capano, lawyer
• Mike Capuano, JD 1977, United States Congressman^[18]
• Edward Cashman, A.B. 1965, district court judge, State of Vermont^[19]
• Paul Cellucci, 1970, JD 1973, former Governor of Massachusetts, former US Ambassador to Canada^[20]
• Robert W. Clifford, JD 1962, Maine Supreme Court justice^[21]
• John Cogliano, 1987, Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation
• David Condon, 1996, Mayor of Spokane Washington ^[22]
• John Connolly, former FBI agent, currently incarcerated stemming from his relationship with James J. "Whitey" Bulger
• Silvio Conte, 1949, JD 1949, former United States Congressman^[23]
• James Michael Curley, 1929, mayor of Boston, United States Congressman, and Governor of Massachusetts
• John Curtin, 1954, former president, American Bar Association
• Bill Delahunt, JD 1967, United States Congressman^[24]
• Salvatore DiMasi, 1967, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives^[25]
• John Dooley, LL.B 1968, Vermont Supreme Court justice
• Bob Downes, JD 1968, Alaska Superior Court Judge^[26]
• Robert Drinan, SJ, 1942, former United States Congressman, human rights advocate; only Catholic priest to serve in Congress^[27]
• Joseph R. Driscoll, Jr., BA, member of the Mass. House of Representatives (2003–present)^[28]
• Mark V. Falzone, B.A., member of the Mass. House of Representatives (2000–present)^[29]
• John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, 1885, First Irish-Catholic mayor of Boston, grandfather of John F. Kennedy^[30]
• David Flanagan, J.D. 1973, General Counsel, Special Investigation of Hurricane Katrina
• Linda Dorcena Forry, 1996, second Haitian-American Massachusetts state representative^[31]
• William F. Galvin, 1972, Massachusetts Secretary of State; 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate
• Joseph L. Gormley, 1937, MA 1939, famous FBI agent
• Michael S. Greco, JD 1972, president, American Bar Association^[32]
• Patrick Guerriero, MA 1992, executive director, Log Cabin Republicans
• Ken Hackett, BA 1968, President of Catholic Relief Services
• Jane D. Hartley, BA, United States Ambassador to France
• Margaret Heckler, JD 1956, former United States Congresswoman, former US Secretary of Health and Human Services, former US Ambassador to Ireland^[33]
• Charles F. Hurley, 1913, Governor of Massachusetts^[34]
• Cheryl Jacques, 1984, first openly gay state senator; former president, Human Rights Campaign
• Sean M. Joyce, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation^[35]
• Karim Kawar, 1987, Jordanian Ambassador to the United States
• Bill Keating, 1974, MBA 1982, United States Congressman^[36]
• John Kerry, JD 1976, United States Secretary of State, former United States Senator, 2004 Democratic candidate for President of the United States^[37]
• Edward J. King, 1948, former Governor of Massachusetts and professional football player^[38]
• Kenneth I. Kolpan, 1972, brain injury lawyer
• Pat LaMarche, 1982, Maine gubernatorial candidate, 2004 Green Party vice-presidential candidate
• Rachel J. Lamorte, 2010, former Political Director of the College Democrats of America
• Wayne LaPierre, MA, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association^[39]
• Stephen Lynch, 1991, United States Congressman^[40]
• Dannel P. Malloy, 1977, JD 1980, Governor of Connecticut^[41]
• Ed Markey, 1968, JD '72, United States Congressman^[42]
• Ernest Moniz, 1966, 13th United States Secretary of Energy
• Tip O'Neill, 1936, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives^[43]
• Grace Poe, 1991, former Chair of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board in the Philippines. Senator of the Republic of the Philippines.^[44]
• Pierre-Richard Prosper, 1985, United States Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues^[45]
• Mike Rawlings, 1976, Mayor of Dallas, Texas^[46]
• Thomas Reilly JD 1970, Attorney General of Massachusetts, 2006 Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate
• Warren Rudman, JD 1960, former United States Senator and New Hampshire attorney general^[47]
• Michael Rustad, Ph.D, Intellectual Property author, Professor at Suffolk University Law School^[48]
• R.T. Rybak, 1978, Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota^[49]
• Marie St. Fleur, JD 1987, Massachusetts state representative; first Haitian-American elected to the Massachusetts Legislature; 2006 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial candidate
• Thomas P. Salmon, 1954, JD '57, former Governor of Vermont^[50]
• Leslie Samuelrich, 1985, co-founder and head, Green Corps
• Bobby Scott, JD 1973, United States Congressman^[51]
• Michael D. Scott, MBA 1994, Senior Advisor, Patton Boggs, LLP; former Senior Adviser to the Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; former Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury; former Member of the Board of Directors, National Cooperative Bank^[52]
• Andrew K. Slade, 2013, National Vice President of the College Democrats of America^[53]
• Francis X. Spina, JD 1971, Massachusetts Supreme Court justice^[54]
• Michael A. Sullivan, 1982, JD '85, Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Michael J. Sullivan, 1979, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts; 2006 Massachusetts lieutenant gubernatorial candidate
• Amul Thapar, 1991, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky^[55]
• Maurice J. Tobin, 1922, former mayor of Boston, former Governor of Massachusetts, former US Secretary of the Department of Labor^[56]
• Martin J. "Marty" Walsh, mayor of Boston, 2014–present
• Kevin White, 1955, former mayor of Boston; longest serving^[57]
• Diane Wilkerson, JD 1981, first African-American Massachusetts state senator
• Barbara Wright, B.S., member of the New Jersey General Assembly.^[58]
• Debra Wong Yang, JD 1984, United States Attorney for the Central District of California

Media and communication

• Tom Bowman, MA, Pentagon reporter, National Public Radio
• Kerry Byrne, 1992, food writer, Boston Herald, Esquire; sports writer, Sports Illustrated; founder and 'Pigskin Potentate' ColdHardFootballFacts.com
• Alina Cho, 1993, broadcast news reporter, CNN
• Leonard DeLuca, 1974, senior vice president for programming development, ESPN
• Kenneth Dolan, 1965, author; co-host of The Dolans, syndicated financial talk show, WOR radio network
• Paula Ebben, anchor, WBZ-TV/Boston
• Jimm Freedman, 1976, videotape editor CBS-TV, Emmy award winner with 60 Minutes in New York and at WCBS_TV Los Angeles; director, producer, writer; editor of Wheel of Fortune 1989-90
• Susan Gianinno, 1970, chair and CEO, Publicis
• Jack Griffin, 1982, publisher, Parade magazine
• Elisabeth Filarski Hasselbeck, 1999, co-host, The View, ABC
• Jack King, NASA Public Affairs Officer
• Paul LaCamera, MBA 1983, president and general manager, WCVB-TV/Boston
• Steve Lacy, 1997, anchor, reporter, WCVB-TV/Boston
• Mike Lupica, 1974, author; sports columnist, New York Daily News
• Julianne Malveaux, 1974, MA '76, nationally syndicated columnist, author, producer
• Drew Massey, 1992, founder and publisher of P.O.V. magazine; founder of ManiaTV!
• John McLaughlin, MA 1961, executive producer and host of The McLaughlin Group, PBS
• Mark Mulvoy, 1964, former managing editor of Sports Illustrated
• Thomas Mulvoy, 1964, former managing editor of the Boston Globe
• Brian Murphy, religion editor, Associated Press
• William Perkins, 1976, MBA 1978, president, Wells Greene BDDP
• Frederick Pratson, 1957, travel writer
• Luke Russert, 2008, congressional correspondent, NBC News
• Bob Ryan, 1968, sports columnist for the Boston Globe
• Herb Scannell, 1979, president, MTV Networks, Nickelodeon Networks
• Lesley Visser, 1975, sports broadcaster, ESPN
• Dave Wedge, 1993, reporter, political columnist, Boston Herald
• William O. Wheatley, Jr., 1966, former Emmy Award-winning executive producer of NBC Nightly News; executive vice president, NBC News
• Carter Wilkie, 1988, author, former White House speechwriter

Religion

• Harold Berman, JD 1994, executive director, Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts, writer on issues of intermarriage and Jewish identity
• Thea Bowman, PhD 1989, Franciscan sister, revered evangelist
• Timothy P. Broglio, 1973, Archbishop, Vatican Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico
• Richard James Cushing, 1917, Cardinal-Archbishop of Boston
• Matthew D'Isernia, Defender of the Faith
• Robert Drinan, SJ, 1942, human rights advocate, only Catholic priest ever to serve in US Congress
• John Higgins, SJ, 1959, MA 1960, STL 1967, rector, Fairfield University
• John Kallos, a.k.a. John of Amorion, 1955, first American-born bishop in the Greek Orthodox Church; former director, St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine, Florida
• Frederick G. Lawrence, scholar of Bernard Lonergan
• Richard Lennon, 1969, Bishop of Cleveland
• Catherine McNamee, CSJ, 'MEd 1955, MA 1958, former president, National Catholic Education Association
• Gerasimos Michaleas, MA 1986, PhD 1993, Metropolitan of San Francisco; Archbishop, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• John Courtney Murray, 1926, MA 1927, prominent Jesuit theologian, architect of Vatican II
• William Henry O'Connell, 1881, Cardinal-Archbishop of Boston
• Edward O'Flaherty, SJ, 1959, director, ecumenical/interreligious affairs, Boston archdiocese
• Edward Phillips, Eastern Deanery AIDS Relief Program, Archdiocese of Nairobi
• Francis A. Sullivan, SJ, 1944, MA 1945, Jesuit theologian and ecclesiologist

Science, technology, and medicine

• Rosina Bierbaum, BS and BA 1974, Dean at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment and member of the National Science and Technology Council under Bill Clinton and Barack Obama
• Krastan Blagoev, PhD 1998, Director of Research, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Jane A. Cauley, (MPH 1980, DrPH 1983), epidemiologist, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute^[59]
• Robert Cefalo, 1955, Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine
• Rich Chutoransky, 1989, Scientist Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
• Gilbert Connelly, 1962, Director of Cardiac Anesthesia, New England Medical Center
• Ryan Dunkelberg, neurologist and behavioral psychologist
• E. Michael Egan, 1976, CEO, TransMolecular
• Joseph L. Gormley, 1937, MA 1939, father of modern forensic science
• Gerald B. Healy, 1963, Otolaryngologist-in-Chief and Surgeon-in-Chief at Children's Hospital Boston
• Philip J. Landrigan, epidemiologist and pediatrician
• Paul Nadeau, 1975, MS 1970, geological advisor, Statoil, Norway
• Carol Picard, MS 1976, PhD 1998, President, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
• John Pollock, 1987, Assistant Professor, Tufts Cummings Veterinary School
• Richard Ryan, BS 1986, President, Jewish Hospital, Cincinnati
• Susan Sheehy, 1969, Associate Director, Clinical Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Georgina Soule, 1985, Head Nurse Manager, Brockton Veterans Affair Hospital
• Aleksandar Totic, 1988, co-founder and former partner, Netscape
• Kevin J. Tracey, 1979, neurosurgeon and immunologist

Economics

• Welles Crowther, 1999, equities trader who saved a dozen people during the September 11 attacks before dying^[60][61]
• Martha MacDonald, President of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) from 2007 to 2008
• Abdisalam Omer, Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia

Athletics

• Alejandro Bedoya, 2008, United States men's national soccer team midfielder^[62]
• Josh Beekman, 2006, NFL and UFL offensive guard^[63]
• Troy Bell, 2003, NBA point guard^[64]
• Will Blackmon, 2006, NFL defensive back^[65]
• Cal Bouchard, 2000, WNBA^[66]
• Paul Boudreau, 1973, NFL offensive line coach^[67]
• Stephen Boyd, 1995, NFL linebacker^[68]
• Brian Boyle, 2007, plays for the Rangers of the NHL ^[69]
• Mark Chmura, 1991, NFL tight end^[70]
• Scott Clemmensen, NHL goaltender^[71]
• Mike Cloud, 1998, NFL running back^[72]
• Marc Colombo, 2001, NFL offensive tackle^[73]
• Tom Condon, 1974, sports agent, called the most powerful agent in any sport by The Sporting News^[74]
• Harold Connolly, 1952, 1956 Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw
• Arianna Criscione, 2006, Italian football goalkeeper^[75]
• Ted Crowley, 1993, NHL and 1994 US Olympic Hockey Team defenseman^[76]
• Charlie Davies, 2007, MLS striker^[77]
• Steve DeOssie, 1984, NFL linebacker^[78]
• Gina DiMartino, 2009, WPS forward/midfielder^[79]
• Art Donovan, 1950, NFL defensive tackle^[80]
• Jared Dudley, 2007, NBA forward^[81]
• Patrick Eaves, 2005, NHL right wing^[82]
• Howard Eisley, 1995, NBA point guard^[83]
• David Emma, 1991, NHL right wing^[84]
• Benn Ferriero, 2009, NHL and AHL right wing^[85]
• John Fitzgerald, 1970, NFL offensive lineman^[86]
• Kenny Florian, 1999, retired professional mixed martial artist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Fox/UFC analyst^[87][88][89]
• Darren Flutie, 1988, NFL and CFL receiver^[90]
• Doug Flutie, 1985, NFL, CFL, and USFL quarterback^[91]
• Glenn Foley, 1993, NFL quarterback^[92]
• Pete Frates, 2007, baseball player; credited creator of the Ice Bucket Challenge
• Mike Gambino, 2000, Boston College baseball coach^[93]
• Antonio Garay, 2002, NFL defensive tackle^[94]
• Johnny Gaudreau, 2014, NHL forward ^[95]
• Laura Georges, 2006, French football defender^[96]
• Nathan Gerbe, 2008, NHL forward^[97]
• Brian Gionta, 1997, NHL and 2006 US Olympic Hockey Team right wing^[98]
• Stephen Gionta, 2006, NHL left wing^[99]
• William Green, 1999, NFL running back^[100]
• Bill Guerin, 1991, NHL right wing^[101]
• Matt Hasselbeck, 1997, NFL quarterback^[102]
• Tim Hasselbeck, 2000, ESPN analyst, former NFL quarterback^[103]
• Chris Hovan, 2001, NFL defensive tackle^[104]
• Frank Hussey, 1928, 1924 Olympic gold medalist in Athletics^[105]
• Amber Jacobs, 2004, WNBA point guard^[106]
• Tyler Jewell, 1999, 2006 Olympic contender in Snowboarding^[107]
• Pete Kendall, 1995, NFL guard^[108]
• Kevin Kiley, Jr., 2002, professional wrestler, stage name Alex Riley^[109]
• Kofi Kingston, 2003, professional wrestler
• Mathias Kiwanuka, 2006, NFL linebacker^[110]
• Dan Koppen, 2003, NFL center^[111]
• Chris Kreider, 2012, NHL forward^[112]
• Luke Kuechly, 2012, NFL linebacker^[113]
• Brian Leetch, 1990, Retired NHL defenseman^[114]
• Ronald MacDonald, 1898, second winner of the Boston Marathon^[115]
• Mike Mamula, 1994, NFL defensive end/linebacker^[116]
• Kelvin Martin, 1987, NFL wide receiver^[117]
• Mike Mayock, 1980, NFL Network analyst, former NFL safety^[118]
• Stephanie McCaffrey, 2015, NWSL forward/midfielder for the Boston Breakers^[119]
• Kristie Mewis, 2012, NWSL forward/midfielder for the Boston Breakers^[120]
• Mike Mottau, 2000, NHL defenseman^[121]
• Joe Mullen, 1978, NHL and CHL forward^[122]
• Tom Nalen, 1993, NFL center^[123]
• Brooks Orpik, 2001, NHL defenseman^[124]
• Bruce Pearl, 1982, head coach, Tennessee Volunteers basketball^[125]
• Gerard Phelan, 1984, NFL receiver^[126]
• Quinton Porter, 2005, CFL quarterback^[127]
• Brooke Queenan, 2006, Serbian basketball forward^[128]
• B.J. Raji, 2009, NFL defensive tackle^[129]
• Marty Reasoner, 1995, NHL center^[130]
• Kathrin Ress, 2007, WNBA forward^[131]
• Bill Romanowski, 1988, NFL linebacker^[132]
• Danny Rubin (born 1991), American-Israeli basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League^[133]
• Mike Ruth, 1986, NFL defensive lineman^[134]
• Matt Ryan, 2008, NFL quarterback^[135]
• Sean Ryan, 2003, NFL Tight End^[136]
• Brian St. Pierre, 2002, NFL quarterback^[137]
• Molly Schaus, 2011, USA hockey goaltender^[138]
• Cory Schneider, 2007, NHL goaltender^[139]
• Jamie Silva, 2008, NFL safety^[140]
• Fred Smerlas, 1979, NFL defensive lineman^[141]
• Craig Smith, 2006, NBA forward^[142]
• Chris Snee, 2004, NFL offensive guard^[143]
• Kelli Stack, 2011, USA hockey forward^[144]
• Kevin Stevens, 1987, NHL forward
• Ron Stone, 1993, NFL offensive lineman^[145]
• Steve Strachan, 1985, NFL running back^[146]
• Karl Swanke, 1980, NFL offensive lineman^[147]
• Carolyn Swords, 2011, WNBA center^[148]
• Bill Thomas, 1971, NFL running back^[149]
• Jeremy Trueblood, 2006, NFL right tackle^[150]
• Tom Waddle, 1989, ESPN analyst and former NFL wide receiver^[151]
• Lenny Walls, 2002, NFL cornerback^[152]
• Erik Weihenmayer, 1991, mountaineer, first blind person to reach summit of Mount Everest^[153]
• Dave Widell, 1988, NFL offensive lineman^[154]
• Doug Widell, 1989, NFL offensive lineman^[155]
• Sean Williams, 2008, NBA forward/center^[156]
• Damien Woody, 1999, NFL center^[157]
• Jerry York, 1967, Men's hockey coach, Boston College^[158]
• Paul Zukauskas, 2001, NFL guard^[159]

Notable Boston College faculty

Chemistry

• John Fourkas, American Physical Society fellow, National Science Foundation Award recipient
• Amir Hoveyda, developer of the Hoveyda-Grubbs Catalyst
• Shana Kelly, one of the world's "top 100 innovators," according to Technology Review magazine

Economics

• Arthur Lewbel, noted for econometrics, consumer demand analysis
• Richard Tresch, Massachusetts Professor of the Year

English

• Gerald Dawe, Northern Irish; Burns Visiting Professor
• Elizabeth Graver, author
• Marjorie Howes, scholar of Irish literature
• Paul Mariani, author
• George O'Har, author

Finance

• Alicia Munnell, former US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; leading authority on Social Security and retirement

History

• Radu Florescu, distinguished Romanian historian, author of successful works on Vlad Dracula
• John Hume, former Northern Ireland politician, recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize
• Thomas O'Connor, Boston historian, best-selling author

Philosophy

• Joseph Flanagan, SJ, director, Lonergan Center
• Richard Kearney, philosopher
• Peter Kreeft, author, conservative, authority on Thomas Aquinas, Socrates, and C. S. Lewis
• David M. Rasmussen, Continental political philosopher, editor in chief of Philosophy and Social Criticism
• William J. Richardson, SJ, philosopher and psychoanalyst; known for his groundbreaking work on Martin Heidegger
• Vanessa Rumble, president of The Søren Kierkegaard Society; Phi Beta Kappa Teacher of the Year
• John Sallis, philosopher within Continental philosophy and hermeneutics

Political science

• William Bulger, former Massachusetts Senate president; former president, University of Massachusetts
• Donald Hafner, former Carter and Reagan nuclear weapons advisor; renowned national security expert
• Marc Landy, author of several widely used political science textbooks; chair, Irish Institute
• R. Shep Melnick, former New Hampshire State Rep.; co-chair of the Harvard Program on Constitutional Government; nationally respected author on American politics
• Robert S. Ross, associate of the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research at Harvard University; senior advisor of the security studies program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; member of the Council on Foreign Relations; one of the foremost American specialists on Chinese foreign and defense policy and U.S.-China relations.
• Kay Lehman Schlozman, award-winning author and American political behaviorist; advisory board member of the Campaign Finance Institute; former secretary of the American Political Science Association; New York Times contributor
• Susan Shell, political philosopher and Department Chair; cited Kant scholar
• Alan Wolfe, director, Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life; bestselling author

Sociology

• Sharlene Hesse-Biber, founder and director of National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education, author
• Paul Schervish, director, Center for Wealth and Philanthropy; leading philanthropy expert
• Juliet Schor, leading expert on American consumerism, author
• John B. Williamson, professor, author, former vice-president of Gerontological Society of America

Theology

• Lisa Sowle Cahill, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; former president of Catholic Theological Society of America
• Michael Himes, former academic dean of the Seminary of Immaculate Conception on Long Island, New York
• Ruth Langer, expert on Jewish liturgy
• Pheme Perkins, New Testament scholar; former president, Catholic Biblical Association of America

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