23 Notable alumni of Marist College
Updated: June 18, 2026 EliteDegrees
Marist College is 1999st in the world, 1st in North America, and 497st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Marist 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 Marist College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Seán Sammon
1947-. (aged 79)
Brother Seán Sammon, F.M.S. was the former Superior General of the Marist Brothers order, a role he held from October 3, 2001, until 2009.
2. Jay Bowie
1992-. (aged 34)
basketball player
Julius "Jay" Bowie is an American professional basketball player who last played for La Union Formosa of the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol. He played college basketball for Marist College before playing professionally in the NBA Development League, Australia, England, Indonesia and Ecuador.
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3. Daniel Dromm
1955-. (aged 71)
teacher
politician
Daniel Dromm is an American politician who served on the New York City Council from the 25th district from 2010 to 2021. He is a Democrat. The district includes East Elmhurst, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights in Queens.
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4. Paul X. Rinn
1946-2022 (aged 76)
military officer
Paul Xavier Rinn was an officer in the United States Navy. He was the first commanding officer of the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58) and was in command when the ship struck a mine in the Persian Gulf on 14 April 1988. He later commanded USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) and was the Iraqi Embargo Commander in the Red Sea and...
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5. Patrick Mara
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Patrick Mara is an American politician, who has served as Chair of the District of Columbia Republican Party since 2021. He previously served as an elected member of the District of Columbia Board of Education from 2010 to 2014.
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6. Kathy Liebert
1967-. (aged 59)
poker player
Kathleen H. Liebert is an American professional poker player.
7. Maureen Magarity
1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
basketball coach
Maureen Elizabeth Magarity is an American women's basketball coach, whose last job was head coach of the Holy Cross Crusaders women's basketball team from 2020 to 2024. From 2010 to 2020, she coached New Hampshire.
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8. Steve Neuhaus
1973-. (aged 53)
Stefan Michael Neuhaus is an American politician, member of the Republican Party, and the current County Executive of Orange County, New York. When first elected in 2013, Neuhaus was the youngest County Executive in the county's history. He previously served as the Town Supervisor of Chester, New York, from 2007 until 2013. He is also an active member of the...
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9. Jared Jordan
1984-. (aged 42)
basketball player
Jared Ahern Jordan is an American former professional basketball player for various teams in Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He last played for CSU Sibiu of the Liga Națională in Romania during the 2019–20 season.
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10. Gina Trapani
1975-. (aged 51)
writer
Gina Marie Trapani is an American tech blogger, web developer, writer, and technology executive.
11. Carlina Rivera
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Carlina Rivera is a former American politician who represented the 2nd district of the New York City Council from 2018 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, her district includes portions of the East Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray Hill, and Rose Hill in Manhattan.
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12. James Ciccone
1963-. (aged 63)
actor
television actor
James Ciccone is an American actor. He appeared in three seasons as mob boss Carmine Patriccia in the HBO television drama The Deuce. In 2017 Ciccone appeared in the racially charged bio-pic Crown Heights, written and directed by Matt Ruskin, which premiered in competition as a Grand Jury Nomination at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017, and won...
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13. Julee Cerda
1978-. (aged 48)
film actor
actor
television actor
Julee Cerda is a South Korean-born American actress.
14. Jeff Sutphen
1977-. (aged 49)
television actor
television producer
Jeffrey "Jeff" Sutphen is an American actor, producer, and game show host known primarily for his work with Nickelodeon's BrainSurge from 2009 to 2011. From 2012 to 2013, he was the host of the show Figure It Out.
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15. Joseph Borelli
1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Joseph Charles Borelli is an American politician who was formerly the Minority Leader of the New York City Council. In the Council, he represented the 51st District, which encompasses much of the South Shore of Staten Island. He is a Republican and a staunch supporter of Donald Trump. He now works as a political consultant for Chartwell Strategy Group.
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16. Sean P. Stellato
1977-. (aged 49)
American football player
basketball player
sports agent
Sean P. Stellato is an American sports agent, motivational speaker, and author. A native of Salem, Mass. who lives in the Boston area, he became nationally known after one of his clients, Tommy DeVito, an undrafted rookie, made his NFL debut in Week 8 of the National Football League season at quarterback and led the New York Giants to a...
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17. Menelik Watson
1988-. (aged 38)
basketball player
American football player
Menelik Watson is an English former professional American football offensive tackle. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
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18. Rik Smits
1966-. (aged 60)
basketball player
Rik Smits, nicknamed "the Dunking Dutchman", is a Dutch former professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College with the second overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft. An NBA All-Star in 1998, Smits reached the...
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19. Bill O'Reilly
1949-. (aged 77)
baseball player
radio personality
teacher
podcaster
journalist
William James O'Reilly Jr. is an American conservative commentator, journalist, author, and television host.
20. Eric Adams
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
police officer
Eric Leroy Adams is an American politician and former police officer who served as the 111th mayor of New York City from 2022 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank...
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21. William Hung
1982-. (aged 44)
singer
actor
poker player
William Hung, was a Chinese historian and sinologist who taught for many years at Yenching University, Peking, which was China's leading Christian university, and at Harvard University. He is known for bringing modern standards of scholarship to the study of Chinese classical writings, for editing the Harvard-Yenching Index Series, and for his biography of Du Fu, Tu Fu: China's Greatest...
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22. Yogananda Pittman
police officer
Yogananda D. Pittman is an American police officer who is the University of California, Berkeley chief of police. She was formerly the assistant chief and acting chief of the United States Capitol Police (USCP), serving in those posts during and after the January 6 United States Capitol attack.
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23. Kevin Byrne
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Kevin Byrne is the 6th County Executive of Putnam County, NY and is a former state legislator of the New York State Assembly. He is a registered Republican.
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