8 Notable alumni of Curry College
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Curry College is ranked #4,288 in the world and #1,111 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 8 notable alumni from Curry College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Curry College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gertrude P. McBrown
1902-1989 (aged 87)
playwright
children's writer
teacher
poet
actor
Gertrude P. McBrown was an American poet, playwright, educator, actress, and stage director. Although her career lasted well beyond the 1930s, she is sometimes grouped with writers of the Harlem Renaissance.
+ show more
2. Jordan Rich
1958-. (aged 68)
radio personality
Jordan Rich is the host of The Jordan Rich Show on WBZ-AM 1030 in Boston, Massachusetts., a mix of history, arts, pop culture, and other topics. Parts of the shows are carried by WCCO in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He retired after the July 3, 2016 show in order to spend more time with his family. As of 2025, he still does...
+ show more
3. James S. Gracey
1927-2020 (aged 93)
military officer
James Steele Gracey was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 17th commandant from 1982 to 1986.
4. Jeff Perry
1955-. (aged 71)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Jeffrey Davis Perry is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives who represented the 5th Barnstable District from 2003-2011. He was the Republican Party nominee for United States Congress in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the 2010 election, losing to Democrat Bill Keating.
+ show more
5. Marc Maron
1963-. (aged 63)
voice actor
actor
comedian
television producer
screenwriter
Marc David Maron is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, musician, and former radio presenter and podcaster.
6. Buddy Lazier
1967-. (aged 59)
racing automobile driver
Robert Buddy Lazier is an American auto racing driver, best known for winning the 1996 Indianapolis 500 and the 2000 Indy Racing League season championship.
+ show more
7. Adrienne McNeil Herndon
1869-1910 (aged 41)
teacher
stage actor
Adrienne Elizabeth McNeil Herndon was an actress, professor, and activist in Atlanta, Georgia. While admittedly an African American to friends and colleagues, she performed with the stage name Anne Du Bignon. She was one of the first African American faculty at Atlanta University, where she was a peer of W. E. B. Du Bois. She was married to prominent businessman...
+ show more
8. Joseph Carl Breil
1870-1926 (aged 56)
film score composer
composer
opera singer
Joseph Carl Breil was an American lyric tenor, stage director, composer and conductor. He was one of the earliest American composers to compose specific music for motion pictures. His first film was Les amours de la reine Élisabeth (1912) starring Sarah Bernhardt. He later composed and arranged scores for several other early motion pictures, including such epics as D. W....
+ show more