18 Notable alumni of Lesley University
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
Lesley University is ranked #2,570 in the world and #663 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from Lesley University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Lesley University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ebenezer Sunder Singh
1967-. (aged 59)
contemporary artist
Ebenezer Sunder Singh is an Indian-American visual artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Singh works primarily as a painter, sculptor, photographer and filmmaker.
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2. Barbara Grunes
1941-. (aged 85)
writer
Barbara Grunes is an American food writer based in Chicago. She is the author or co-author of 50+ cookbooks, including an entire series on grill cooking. A food consultant and historian, Grunes has also written on food and dining for the Chicago Sun Times and food consultant to the State of Illinois.
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3. Maryam Zahirimehr
1970-. (aged 56)
film director
Maryam Zahirimehr is an Iranian screenwriter and film director living in the USA.
4. Ken Fallin
1948-. (aged 78)
caricaturist
artist
Ken Fallin is an American illustrator and caricaturist. His first big break was in 1983 doing the posters and advertising for the popular satirical revue Forbidden Broadway. In 1987, he was commissioned by the Boston Herald to do a celebrity caricature every week in the Sunday arts and entertainment section.
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5. Joseph C. Carter
1956-. (aged 70)
military officer
Joseph C. Carter is a retired Brigadier General who was The Adjutant General (TAG) of the Massachusetts National Guard from 2007 - 2012. He is the former chief of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police. He currently lives in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts with his wife Rae, an Oak Bluffs School teacher, and his daughter Emily.
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6. James Ransome
1961-. (aged 65)
illustrator
visual artist
James E. Ransome is an American illustrator of over 60 children's books. He has also illustrated greetings cards and magazines, and has been commissioned for murals, including three for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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7. Jasmine Warga
1988-. (aged 38)
poet
writer
Jasmine Warga is an American children's and young adult book author. Her free verse book Other Words for Home received a Newbery Honor in 2020. Her novel A Rover's Story was a #1 New York Times bestseller, and won the Senior Young Reader's Choice Award in 2025.
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8. Sara Farizan
writer
novelist
Sara Farizan is an American writer of young adult literature.
9. Jessica Sonneborn
film producer
actor
film director
Jessica Sonneborn is an American actress, writer, director and stunt double, who is known for starring roles in Bloody Bloody Bible Camp and Dorothy and the Witches of Oz.
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10. Althea Garrison
1940-. (aged 86)
politician
Althea Garrison is an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts who served a single term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1993–1995) and a partial term as an at-large councilor on the Boston City Council (2019–2020). She is considered the earliest transgender person known to have been elected to a state legislature in the United States. She was outed against her...
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11. Brad Fitzpatrick
1980-. (aged 46)
programmer
Bradley Joseph Fitzpatrick is an American programmer. He is best known as the creator of LiveJournal and is the author of a variety of free software projects such as memcached, WebSub, OpenID, and Perkeep.
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12. Eliza Dushku
1980-. (aged 46)
stage actor
television actor
voice actor
actor
film actor
Eliza Patricia Dushku is an American and Albanian retired actress. Dushku starred as Faith in the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998–2003) and its spin-off series Angel (2000–2003). She also had lead roles in the Fox supernatural drama series Tru Calling (2003–2005) and the Fox science fiction series Dollhouse (2009–2010), for which she was a producer.
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13. Kitty Dukakis
1936-2025 (aged 89)
writer
Katharine Dickson Dukakis was an American author and activist for various social causes. She served as the First Lady of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and 1983 to 1991, as the wife of the Governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis (who was the Democratic Party's nominee for president in 1988).
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14. Jacob Bannon
1976-. (aged 50)
singer
graphic designer
lyricist
Jacob Bannon is an American musician who is best known as the vocalist for the metalcore band Converge. He is the co-founder and owner of the record label Deathwish Inc. and the author of many visual works for independent punk rock and heavy metal musicians. Bannon has also composed and performed experimental music as Supermachiner with Ryan Parker and more...
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15. Lloyd Carney
1962-. (aged 64)
chief executive officer
Lloyd Carney is an American businessman who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is formerly the chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Brocade Communications Systems leaving that position when Brocade was acquired by Broadcom Limited in 2017.
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16. Joan Bennett Kennedy
1936-2025 (aged 89)
writer
model
pianist
socialite
Virginia Joan Kennedy was an American socialite, author, and advocate. Kennedy was the first wife of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy. In 1992, she published a guide to classical music and later became associated with mental health awareness, drawing public attention to addiction and recovery through her own experiences. Kennedy also worked as a classical pianist, performing at various public concerts.
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17. Shealeah Craighead
1976-. (aged 50)
photographer
photojournalist
Shealah Craighead is an American government photographer who served as the Chief Official White House Photographer for Donald Trump's first presidency. She was the second female chief photographer in White House history, after Sharon Farmer in 1998. Craighead was official photographer to former First Lady Laura Bush in the administration of George W. Bush.
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18. Esther Perel
1958-. (aged 68)
sex therapist
podcaster
psychotherapist
marriage counselor
Esther Perel is an American psychotherapist, known for her work on human relationships.