12 Notable alumni of Notre Dame de Namur University
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
Notre Dame de Namur University is ranked #5,054 in the world and #1,338 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Notre Dame de Namur 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 Notre Dame de Namur University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sue Heon
1962-. (aged 64)
swimmer
Susan Helen Heon, later known by her married name Susan Preston, is an American former competition swimmer who swam for the University of Pittsburgh receiving All America Honors all four years of her college eligibility and setting seven school records. She represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, placing fourth in the finals of...
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2. Alice Kamokilaikawai Campbell
1884-1971 (aged 87)
politician
Alice Kamokilaikawai Campbell, also known as Kamokila Campbell or simply Kamokila, was a territorial Senator of Hawaiʻi from 1942 to 1946. She was a leading opponent of Hawaiian statehood, arguing that Hawaiians should not "forfeit the traditional rights and privileges of the natives of our islands for a mere thimbleful of votes in Congress." After her political career, she was...
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3. Rodney Tention
1963-. (aged 63)
basketball player
basketball coach
Rodney Ellis Tention is an American basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California.
4. Lailee Bakhtiar
1951-. (aged 75)
journalist
novelist
Lailee Inez Bakhtiar, is an American poet and novelist. Published in 2024 is her newest book of poetry, Severn Sky Sonnets & Poems. Published in 2021, Esther Entering Your Destiny is the author's newest non-fiction book about the historical and Biblical figure of Esther of the Old Testament Book of Esther. This analysis of Esther from the Bible describes her...
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5. María Cristina Vilanova
1915-2009 (aged 94)
politician
painter
writer
poet
women's rights activist
María Cristina Vilanova Castro de Árbenz was the First Lady of Guatemala from 1951-1954, as wife of the Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán.
6. Nic Belasco
1973-. (aged 53)
basketball player
Nicholas M. Bayaca Belasco is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who last played for the Pasig Sta. Lucia Realtors of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He was drafted 2nd overall by Sunkist in 1997. Born in Stockton, California, he was an import for the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the Asean Basketball League. He was an assistant coach for the...
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7. Ramon Durano VI
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Ramon Hotchkiss Durano VI, also known as Red Durano, is a Filipino businessman and politician. A member of the Nationalist People's Coalition, he was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines in a 2005 special election, succeeding his brother Joseph Ace Durano as the Representative of the Fifth District of Cebu, following his appointment as Secretary of the...
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8. Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa
1882-1945 (aged 63)
politician
Abigail Wahiʻikaʻahuʻula Campbell Kawānanakoa was a politician and Princess of Hawaii.
9. Anton del Rosario
1981-. (aged 45)
model
association football player
Anton Edward Quimson del Rosario is a former professional footballer who last played as a right back or centre-back for Maharlika Manila, of which he is also a co-founder and co-owner. Born in the United States, he represented the Philippines national team from 2004 to 2018.
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10. Barbara Morgan
1951-. (aged 75)
astronaut
teacher
Barbara Radding Morgan is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She participated in the Teacher in Space Project as backup to Christa McAuliffe for the 1986 ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger. In 1998, eight years after the Teacher in Space Project had ended, she was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate, training as a...
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11. Eddie Calvo
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Edward Jerome Baza Calvo /ˈbɑːzə ˈkælvoʊ/ is an American politician who served as the eighth governor of Guam from January 3, 2011 to January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Calvo was a five-term Senator within the Legislature of Guam. He became the Governor of Guam, having defeated Democrat Carl Gutierrez in the 2010 gubernatorial election. Calvo chose...
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12. Belo Cipriani
1980-. (aged 46)
journalist
Belo Miguel Cipriani is an American writer, publisher, and entrepreneur in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. He is the founder of Oleb Media, a digital inclusion firm, and the disability publishing house Oleb Books. He is also an activist for LGBT, disabled and cultural minority communities. Cipriani has been a columnist for publications including the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco...
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