21 Notable alumni of Rider University

Caroline Palavicino-Maggio is an American neuroscientist and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She also directs the Neurobiological Mechanisms of Aggression Laboratory at McLean Hospital. Palavicino-Maggio explores how gene expression in amine neurons and neural circuits leads to changes in social behavior, specifically aggression. Palavicino-Maggio is committed to mentoring and inspiring first-generation students in STEM and serves...

Iris Kaufman Holland was an American politician.

Vincent M. Ignizio is an American politician and former member and Minority Leader of the New York City Council representing Staten Island's 51st district. Before being elected to the City Council, he was a member of the New York State Assembly.

James Urban Hoey is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins between 2006 and 2011.

Frederick William Donnelly was an American Democratic politician who served as Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, from 1911 until 1932.

Harry T. Gamble was an American football coach and executive. He was the head coach at the Lafayette College and University of Pennsylvania and general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Craig Carpenito is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. On January 5, 2018, Carpenito was appointed U.S. Attorney pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546 by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. On April 27, 2018, the judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey unanimously appointed...

Craig T. Clemmensen is an American government official serving as Director of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Departmental Enforcement Center. He was Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from late January to early March 2017 during the transition of the Trump Administration. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Ryan Christopher Thompson is an American college basketball assistant coach for Rowan University of the New Jersey Athletic Conference. He played college basketball for Rider University before playing professionally in the NBA D-League, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Serbia, Turkey and Israel.

Florian Valot is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Loudoun United FC.

Jennifer Larmore is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer, particularly noted for her performances in coloratura and bel canto roles which she has performed in the world's major opera houses. She was a professor at the Music College of Seoul National University from March 2021 to March 2024.In 2025 she sings “The Countess” in Pique Dame of Tchaikovsky at Teatro Reggio,...

Monét X Change is the stage name of Kevin Akeem Bertin, an American drag queen, singer, podcaster, and reality television personality. She is known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2018), on which she placed sixth and was crowned the season's Miss Congeniality, and for winning the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2018–2019)...

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, CC is a Canadian conductor and pianist. He is the music director of the Orchestre Métropolitain (Montréal), the Metropolitan Opera (New York City), and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He was the principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra from 2008 to 2018.

Jason Carlton Thompson is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He was a starting center playing college basketball for the Rider Broncs from 2004 to 2008, and was drafted in the first round of the 2008 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. He holds the record...

Thomas Papa Jr. is an American comedian, actor, and radio host. He hosts the Sirius XM Satellite Radio show Come to Papa and, in July 2019, he and Fortune Feimster started hosting the Sirius XM show What a Joke with Papa and Fortune. Papa hosted the show Baked on the Food Network and was the head writer and a performer...

Soon-Yi Previn is the wife of filmmaker Woody Allen and the adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow and musician André Previn. Her romantic relationship with Allen created public controversy when it became known in 1992; Allen had been the long-term partner of Previn's adoptive mother, Mia Farrow. Previn married Allen in 1997.

J. Peter Terpeluk Jr. was an American diplomat and Republican politician from Pennsylvania who was the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg for part of the tenure of President George W. Bush.

Mark Stephen Schweiker is an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Pennsylvania from October 5, 2001, to January 21, 2003. Schweiker, a Republican, assumed the governorship in 2001, when his predecessor, Tom Ridge, resigned to become Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. Bush. Schweiker serves as the SVP and Chief Relationship Officer of Renmatix.

Mary L. Saunders is a retired Major General from the United States Air Force. She was named to the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 2012.

Justin Robinson is an American professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the French LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies.