11 Notable alumni of Mercy College
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Mercy College is ranked #2,951 in the world and #762 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Mercy 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 Mercy College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Stan Jefferson
1962-. (aged 64)
baseball player
Stanley Jefferson is an American former center and left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 1991.
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2. Garvin Alston
1971-. (aged 55)
baseball player
Garvin James Alston Sr. is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Wei Chuan Dragons. After retiring from playing, he entered coaching and previously served as the pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins. He most recently served as the...
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3. Olivia Peguero
1961-. (aged 65)
sculptor
painter
botanical illustrator
Olivia Peguero is a Dominican and American contemporary landscape and botanical painter and sculptor. Painting most of the year in the Dominican Republic and Florida, she is known for producing all of her studies and the majority of her finished pieces en plein air. Unlike many other Dominican artists, her works are created in oil paint, using a more traditional...
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4. Leopoldo Minaya
1963-. (aged 63)
poet
Leopoldo Minaya is a Dominican-American poet. He is a member of the Generation of 1980 literary movement in the Dominican Republic. He won the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Cultural Association Award. His works have been published by various Spanish and Dominican publications. Minaya has a doctorate in law from the University of Santo Domingo and took graduate studies in urban...
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5. Wesley Walker
1955-. (aged 71)
teacher
American football player
Wesley Darcel Walker is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 to 1989.
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6. Robert Cornegy
1965-. (aged 61)
basketball player
politician
Robert E. Cornegy Jr. is an American politician. He is a former New York City Council Member for the 36th district, representing Bedford-Stuyvesant and northern Crown Heights in Brooklyn.
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7. Gabourey Sidibe
1983-. (aged 43)
film director
television actor
voice actor
actor
film actor
Gabourey Sidibe is an American actress. She is known for starring in the drama film Precious (2009), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the eighth black actress to be nominated in that category. She was also nominated for the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.
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8. Mookie Wilson
1956-. (aged 70)
baseball player
William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder and coach who played for the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays over 12 major league seasons. He is best remembered as the Met who hit the ground ball that rolled through Bill Buckner's legs in the bottom of the 10th inning of game six of the...
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9. Donald M. Kendall
1921-2020 (aged 99)
entrepreneur
political adviser
Donald Mcintosh Kendall was an American businessman and political adviser. He was CEO of Pepsi Cola (which merged with Herman Lay's Frito Lay, Inc. to become PepsiCo in 1965), and CEO of PepsiCo from 1971 to 1986. Kendall died on September 19th, 2020 at 99 years old.
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10. Mark Zuckerberg
1984-. (aged 42)
chief executive officer
entrepreneur
patron of the arts
programmer
philanthropist
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American businessman and programmer who co-founded the social media service Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms. He serves as its chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and controlling shareholder.
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11. Jamaal Bowman
1976-. (aged 50)
American football player
head teacher
politician
Jamaal Anthony Bowman is an American politician and former educator who served from 2021 to 2025 as the United States representative for New York's 16th congressional district.
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