32 Notable alumni of Lehman College, CUNY
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Lehman College, CUNY is ranked #1,616 in the world and #395 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 32 notable alumni from Lehman College, CUNY sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Lehman College, CUNY won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. David L. Spector
1952-. (aged 74)
biologist
researcher
David L. Spector is a cell and molecular biologist best recognized for his research on gene expression and nuclear dynamics. He is currently a professor at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL). From 2007 to 2023, he served as Director of Research of CSHL.
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2. Don Leicht
1946-2021 (aged 75)
painter
Don Leicht was a visual artist who worked as a painter and sculptor in the Bronx, New York City for over forty years. Leicht had one person exhibitions in New York, Sweden and Germany and was an early figure in the New York City downtown scene in the 1970s, and in the subsequent Street Art and Graffiti movements.
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3. Janet Kaplan
1958-. (aged 68)
poet
writer
Janet Kaplan is an American poet and professor. She is the author of four full-length books: The Groundnote (Alice James Books, 1997), "The Glazier’s County," winner of the 2003 Poets Out Loud Prize from Fordham University Press, Dreamlife of the Philanthropist: Prose Poems & Prose Sonnets, winner of the 2011 Ernest Sandeen Prize (University of Notre Dame Press), and "Ecotones"...
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4. Richard Rakowski
consultant
entrepreneur
Raphael Rakowski is an American entrepreneur and investor. He has had a 45-year career in sales, engineering consulting, and entrepreneurial start-ups in health care services and renewable energy. He is a public speaker and advocate for changes to the American health care system. He is the subject of a documentary film examining the effects of the Holocaust on his childhood.
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5. Steve Mirsky
journalist
editor
Steve Mirsky is an American journalist. He was a writer for Scientific American, the host of the magazine's longform science podcast, Science Talk. and the producer of the daily 60-Second Science podcast. Mirsky also wrote Scientific American's monthly "Anti Gravity" column from 1995 until December 8, 2020.
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6. Blondell Cummings
1944-2015 (aged 71)
choreographer
dancer
Blondell Cummings was an American modern dancer and choreographer. She is known for her experimental choreography and was a fixture in the New York and Harlem dance scene for decades.
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7. Nabie Foday Fofanah
1980-. (aged 46)
athletics competitor
Nabie Foday Fofanah is a 2 x Olympian sprinter from Guinea, born in Freetown, Sierra Leone and currently living in Los Angeles, CA. He competed in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, in the 100 and 200 meters, he acted as a flag bearer for his country. He relocated in Los Angeles, where he created the successful Speed Doctor brand...
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8. Brandon M. Easton
screenwriter
comics writer
novelist
film producer
Brandon M. Easton is a professional writer, screenwriter, and educator based in Los Angeles, California. Easton was born in Baltimore, Maryland and resides in Southern California. Easton is mainly known for his work on the Warner Bros. Animation reboot of the ThunderCats series as well as critical acclaim for his work in the comic book industry.
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9. Michael Bacon
1949-. (aged 77)
composer
songwriter
Michael Comly Bacon is an American musician and film score composer. He is the older brother of actor Kevin Bacon. He is a faculty member in music at Lehman College.
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10. Al Taylor
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Alfred E. Taylor is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 71st district. A Democrat, Taylor's district includes portions of Hamilton Heights, Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood.
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11. Micki Grant
1929-2021 (aged 92)
actor
playwright
composer
lyricist
songwriter
Micki Grant was an American singer (soprano), actress, writer, and composer. She performed in Having Our Say (as Sadie Delaney), Tambourines to Glory and Jericho-Jim Crow both co-written by Langston Hughes, The Gingham Dog, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, and received three Tony Award nominations for her writing.
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12. Woodie King, Jr
1937-. (aged 89)
theatrical director
film director
actor
film actor
Woodie King Jr. was an American film and theatre actor, producer and director. Renowned for his pioneering career, he dedicated himself to increasing the representation of African-American voices in the performing arts. King is credited with producing and directing more than 400 performances across the United States. He has been hailed by theatre arts journalists as "the Renaissance Man of...
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13. Pepon Osorio
1955-. (aged 71)
installation artist
visual artist
conceptual artist
Pepón Osorio born in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1955 is an artist who gathers and uses objects as well as video in his pieces to portray political and social issues in the Latino community. He studied at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Lehman College, and also Columbia University, where he obtained his MA in sociology in 1985. He currently...
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14. Celines Toribio
1974-. (aged 52)
model
actor
Celines Toribio is a Dominican actress, model, and Spanish-speaking television personality.
15. Ivan Seidenberg
1946-. (aged 80)
manager
Ivan Seidenberg is the former chairman and CEO of Verizon Communications Inc.
16. Joe Foy
1943-1989 (aged 46)
baseball player
Joseph Anthony Foy was an American professional baseball player who played third base in Major League Baseball.
17. Rubén DÃaz, Sr
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Rubén DÃaz Sr. is a Puerto Rican politician from New York City and an ordained Pentecostal minister. He represented the 18th district of the New York City Council from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, DÃaz represented the 32nd district in the New York State Senate from 2003 to 2017; his Senate district included parts of the...
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18. Sabor Latino
1972-. (aged 54)
social worker
Robert Torres, also known as Sabor Latino is an American hip hop artist and author. He is from Jamaica, Queens, New York. Sabor Latino creates music to inspire individuals to become productive members of society.
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19. Oscar Hijuelos
1951-2013 (aged 62)
writer
novelist
Oscar Jerome Hijuelos was an American novelist.
20. José Enrique Serrano
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
banker
José Enrique Serrano is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 until his retirement in 2021. Serrano, a Democrat from New York, represented a district that is one of the smallest in the country geographically, consisting of a few square miles of the heavily populated South Bronx in New York City. His...
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21. Rubén DÃaz, Jr
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Rubén DÃaz Jr. is an American politician who served as the 13th borough president of The Bronx in New York City from 2009 to 2021. He was elected in April 2009 and reelected in 2013 and 2017. He previously served in the New York State Assembly.
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22. Christopher Reid
1964-. (aged 62)
actor
voice actor
rapper
Christopher Reid, formerly known as Kid (shortened from his original MC name, Kid Coolout), is an American rapper and actor. During the peak of his career with the rap duo Kid 'n Play, with Christopher Martin, Reid was notable for both his seven-inch, vertical hi-top fade and freckles.
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23. Wendy Choo
1992-. (aged 34)
professional wrestler
Karen Yu is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT and Evolve brands under the ring name Wendy Choo. She is also known for working with Ring of Honor (ROH) and on the independent circuit as Karen Q and for working with WWE as Mei Ying.
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24. Andrea Stewart-Cousins
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Andrea Alice Stewart-Cousins is an American politician and educator from Yonkers, New York. A member of the Democratic Party, Stewart-Cousins has represented District 35 in the New York State Senate since 2007 and served as Majority Leader and Temporary President of that body since 2019. She has served twice as acting lieutenant governor of New York under Governor Kathy Hochul,...
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25. Elizabeth Rodriguez
1980-. (aged 46)
film actor
television actor
stage actor
Elizabeth Rodriguez is an American actress. She began her career appearing in films Fresh, Dead Presidents (1995), I Think I Do (1997) and Blow (2001). She played Detective Gina Calabrese in the 2006 film adaptation of Miami Vice.
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26. Letitia James
1958-. (aged 68)
lawyer
politician
journalist
Letitia Ann "Tish" James is an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York. She has served since 2019 as the 67th attorney general of New York (NYAG), having been first elected to the post in 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, James is the first Black person to serve as New York attorney general and is...
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27. André Aciman
1951-. (aged 75)
literary historian
university teacher
author
writer
literary theorist
André Aciman is an Italian-American writer. Born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he is currently a distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he teaches the history of literary theory and the works of Marcel Proust. Aciman previously taught creative writing at New York University and French literature at Princeton University and Bard...
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28. Ron Perlman
1950-. (aged 76)
film actor
comedian
television actor
screenwriter
voice actor
Ronald N. Perlman is an American actor. His credits include the roles of Amoukar in Quest for Fire (1981), Salvatore in The Name of the Rose (1986), Vincent in the television series Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990), for which he won a Golden Globe Award, One in The City of Lost Children (1995), Johner in Alien Resurrection (1997), Koulikov in...
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29. Murray Sabrin
1946-. (aged 80)
economist
academic
journalist
Murray Sabrin is a professor of finance in the Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo College and a perennial candidate for public office in New Jersey.
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30. Eliot Engel
1947-. (aged 79)
teacher
politician
Eliot Lance Engel is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1989 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented a district covering portions of the north Bronx and southern Westchester County.
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31. Jeffrey Dinowitz
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Jeffrey Dinowitz is an American politician who represents District 81 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Norwood, Riverdale, Van Cortlandt Village, Wakefield, and Woodlawn Heights. Dinowitz has served in the New York State Assembly since 1994.
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32. Bob Stewart
1945-. (aged 81)
performing artist
jazz musician
Colonel Robert Alexander Stewart DSO is a British politician and former soldier. He was the member of Parliament (MP) for Beckenham from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he also is a former British Army officer and United Nations commander in Bosnia, commentator, author and public speaker.
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