Notable Alumni of Rutgers University – New Brunswick [Sorted List]

1. Cheri Beasley

1966-. (aged 60)

lawyer judge politician

Cheri Lynn Beasley is an American attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 2019 to 2020 as well as an associate justice from 2012 to 2019. She was defeated by Paul Martin Newby in 2020. Beasley previously served on the North Carolina Court of Appeals and as a district court judge...

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2. Cappie Pondexter

1983-. (aged 43)

basketball player

Cappie Marie Pondexter is an American former professional basketball player. She was born in Oceanside, California and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Pondexter is known for her scrappy play, quick crossovers and midrange jumpshot. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) history. She was inducted in the...

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3. Bill Stepien

1978-. (aged 48)

political adviser politician campaign manager

William Stepien is an American political consultant who served as the campaign manager for Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign beginning in July of that year. A member of the Republican Party, he was the White House Director of Political Affairs in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2018.

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4. Yuri Felshtinsky

1956-. (aged 70)

historian

Yuri Georgievich Felshtinsky is a Russian American historian. Felshtinsky has authored a number of books on Russian history, including The Bolsheviks and the Left SRs (Paris, 1985), Towards a History of Our Isolation (London, 1988; Moscow, 1991), The Failure of the World Revolution (London, 1991; Moscow, 1992), Blowing up Russia (with Alexander Litvinenko), and The Age of Assassins (with Vladimir...

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5. Kōjirō Matsukata

1865-1950 (aged 85)

art collector entrepreneur politician

Kōjirō Matsukata was a Japanese businessman who, in parallel to his professional activities, devoted his life and fortune to amassing a collection of Western art which, he hoped, would become the nucleus of a Japanese national museum focused particularly on masterworks of the Western art tradition. Although his plans were not realized in his lifetime, his vision is partly realized...

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6. Laurie Berkner

1969-. (aged 57)

singer film director

Laurie Berkner is a French-American musician and singer best known for her work as a children's musical artist. She plays guitar and sings lead vocals in The Laurie Berkner Band, along with pianist Susie Lampert, bassist Winston Roye, and drummer Bob Golden. She is a popular artist in the kindie rock genre.

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7. Robert Torricelli

1951-. (aged 75)

assistant lawyer lobbyist politician

Robert Guy Torricelli is an American attorney and former politician. A Democrat, Torricelli served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district from 1983 to 1997 and as a United States senator from New Jersey from 1997 to 2003.

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8. Paolo Montalbán

1973-. (aged 53)

television actor stage actor singer actor

Paolo Montalban is an American actor and singer best known for his performance in the 1997 Disney television film Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella as Prince Christopher, opposite Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother. He reprised that role in a stage version of the musical with Deborah Gibson and then Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Cinderella and Eartha Kitt...

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9. Richard Florida

1957-. (aged 69)

university teacher economist sociologist

Richard L. Florida is an American urban studies theorist focusing on social and economic theory. He is a professor at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and a Distinguished Fellow at NYU's School of Professional Studies.

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10. Eddie Jordan

1955-. (aged 71)

basketball player basketball coach

Edward Montgomery Jordan is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He formerly served as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards, and Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also head coach for three seasons at Rutgers University.

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11. Rob Menendez

1985-. (aged 41)

lawyer politician

Robert Jacobsen Menendez Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party and son of former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, he was a commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 2021 to 2023.

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12. Lenny Kaye

1946-. (aged 80)

music journalist biographer songwriter guitarist musician

Lenny Kaye is an American guitarist, composer, and writer, notable for his work with the Patti Smith Group, his contributions to music magazines, and his garage rock retrospective anthology Nuggets.

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13. Louise Nevelson

1899-1988 (aged 89)

serigrapher artist painter collagist lithographer

Louise Nevelson was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Born in Pereiaslav in the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire, she emigrated with her family to the United States in 1905. Nevelson learned English at school, as she spoke Yiddish at home.

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14. Bakhtiyaar Irani

1979-. (aged 47)

actor television actor

Bakhtiyaar Irani is an Indian film and television actor who has participated in Indian television reality shows. He has appeared in the reality dance series Nach Baliye, paired with his wife Tannaz Irani. In 2009, the couple became participants in Bigg Boss.

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15. Selman Abraham Waksman

1888-1973 (aged 85)

autobiographer chemist microbiologist botanist biologist

Selman Abraham Waksman was a Russian-born American inventor, biochemist and microbiologist, whose research into the decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin and several other antibiotics. For his work he won the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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16. Mark Fields

1961-. (aged 65)

chief executive officer

Mark Fields is an American businessman and former chief executive officer of Ford Motor Company. Prior to his July 1, 2014 appointment, Fields served as the company's chief operating officer. Previously, as Ford's president of The Americas, Fields developed "The Way Forward" plan and separately led a significant turnaround of Mazda. He succeeded Alan Mulally as Ford's president and CEO....

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17. Patrick Morrisey

1967-. (aged 59)

lawyer

Patrick James Morrisey is an American politician and attorney serving as the 37th governor of West Virginia since 2025. He served as the 34th attorney general of West Virginia from 2013 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected state attorney general in 2012, becoming the first Republican in the role since 1933. Morrisey ran for the...

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18. Stanton T. Friedman

1934-2019 (aged 85)

physicist essayist ufologist nuclear physicist

Stanton Terry Friedman was an American–Canadian nuclear physicist and professional ufologist who was based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

19. Birgit Cunningham

1963-. (aged 63)

activist

Birgit Cunningham is a British-American events organiser, activist, and campaigner for the rights of single mothers.

20. Geoff Rickly

1979-. (aged 47)

singer record producer songwriter

Geoffrey William Rickly is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of rock band Thursday. He is also a member of hardcore punk band United Nations and the alternative rock group No Devotion with former members of Lostprophets, and is the founder of the label Collect Records. In 2023, his debut novel, Someone Who Isn't Me,...

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21. Adriano Espaillat

1954-. (aged 72)

politician director

Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Rodríguez is a Dominican-American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 13th congressional district since 2017. He is the first Dominican American and first formerly undocumented immigrant to serve in Congress. He previously served in the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly.

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22. Fabian Nicieza

1961-. (aged 65)

editor comics artist writer

Fabian Nicieza is an Argentine-American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, Nomad, Cable, Gambit, Deadpool and Thunderbolts, for all of which he helped create numerous characters, among them Adam X, Deadpool, Domino, Feral, G. W. Bridge, Kwannon, Shatterstar, and Silhouette. He also created and wrote...

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23. Kenny Britt

1988-. (aged 38)

American football player

Kenneth Lawrence Britt is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the 30th overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft. He has also played for the St. Louis / LA Rams, Cleveland Browns...

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24. Gabe Saporta

1979-. (aged 47)

composer singer

Gabriel Eduardo Saporta is an American musician and entrepreneur. From 2005 until 2015, and again since 2024, he is the lead vocalist and founder of the electropop band Cobra Starship. On November 10, 2015, after nearly ten years and two Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits, Saporta announced that the band would stop its work, and that he would be...

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25. Marc Ecko

1972-. (aged 54)

fashion designer painter businessperson graffiti artist

Marc Louis Ecko is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and artist. He is the founder and chief creative officer of fashion company Ecko Unlimited. He also founded Complex magazine in 2002.

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26. Karen Young

1958-. (aged 68)

television actor stage actor film director film actor

Karen Young is an American film, television, and stage actress.

27. DJ Akademiks

1991-. (aged 35)

Twitch streamer podcaster YouTuber media personality

Livingston George Allen, known professionally as DJ Akademiks (or simply Akademiks, or by his stage name Lil AK), is a Jamaican-American podcaster, YouTuber and live streamer who specializes in music industry journalism. After gaining fame on YouTube in the mid-2010s, he and rapper Joe Budden began co-hosting Everyday Struggle, a daily show by Complex Networks, in 2017. He also hosts...

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28. Esther Salas

1968-. (aged 58)

lawyer judge

Esther Salas is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2006 until her confirmation as a district judge in 2011. Salas is the first Hispanic woman to serve as a United...

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29. Rana Kapoor

1957-. (aged 69)

banker

Rana Kapoor is an Indian former banker who was the founder, managing director and CEO of Yes Bank, an Indian private sector bank. Following a career in financial institutions, he co-founded Yes Bank in 2003, with its registered office in Mumbai. He served as CEO from its founding in 2003 to 2019. He also was appointed as the president of...

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30. Regina Belle

1963-. (aged 63)

actor singer singer-songwriter

Regina Belle is an American singer-songwriter who started her career in the mid-1980s. Known for her singles "Baby Come to Me" (1989) and "Make It Like It Was" (1990), Belle is most notable for three hit duets, all with Peabo Bryson: "Without You", the love theme from the comedy film Leonard Part 6, recorded in 1987; "A Whole New World",...

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31. Joyce Kilmer

1886-1918 (aged 32)

writer poet journalist soldier

Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American writer and poet mainly remembered for a short poem titled "Trees" (1913), which was published in the collection Trees and Other Poems in 1914. Though a prolific poet whose works celebrated the common beauty of the natural world as well as his Catholic faith, Kilmer was also a journalist, literary critic, lecturer, and editor....

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32. Dan Green

1975-. (aged 51)

screenwriter voice actor stage actor casting director

James Hadley Snyder, known professionally as Dan Green, is an American voice actor, voice director and screenwriter. He is best known for being the voice of Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi/Pharaoh Atem for the English dub of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, the anime series version of Yu-Gi-Oh!, as well as all of the character's U.S. series appearances.

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33. Garret Hobart

1844-1899 (aged 55)

lawyer politician

Garret Augustus Hobart was the 24th vice president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his death in 1899, under President William McKinley. A member of the Republican Party, Hobart was an influential New Jersey businessman and political operative prior to his vice presidency.

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34. Ron Harper Jr

2000-. (aged 26)

basketball player

Ronald Harper Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights of the Big Ten Conference. He is the son of former NBA player Ron Harper and his younger brother...

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35. Saul Zaentz

1921-2014 (aged 93)

film producer record producer

Saul Zaentz was an American film producer and record company executive. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture three times and, in 1996, was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

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36. Logan Ryan

1991-. (aged 35)

American football player

Logan Daniel Ryan is an American former professional football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights as a cornerback and was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. Ryan also played for the Tennessee Titans, New York...

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37. Rebecca Quick

1971-. (aged 55)

journalist blogger

Rebecca Quick is an American television journalist/newscaster and co-anchorwoman of CNBC's financial news shows Squawk Box and On the Money.

38. Tara Platt

1978-. (aged 48)

voice actor television actor film director film actor

Tara Platt is an American actress and author who has provided voices for dozens of English-language versions of Japanese anime films, television series and video games. Her notable roles in anime include Temari in Naruto and Reina in Rave Master. She also voices Kali Belladonna in RWBY, Mitsuru Kirijo and Elizabeth in Persona 3, Edelgard von Hresvelg in Fire Emblem:...

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39. Chris Gethard

1980-. (aged 46)

television actor talk show host television presenter actor improviser

Christopher Paul Gethard is an American actor, comedian and writer. He was the host of The Chris Gethard Show, a talk show based in New York City, which aired from 2011 to 2018. He hosts the podcasts Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People and New Jersey is the World.

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40. Janet Evanovich

1943-. (aged 83)

writer novelist

Janet Evanovich is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job. The novels in this series have...

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41. Louis Joseph Freeh

1950-. (aged 76)

lawyer judge

Louis Joseph Freeh is an American attorney and former judge who served as the fifth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from September 1993 to June 2001.

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42. Ozzie Nelson

1906-1975 (aged 69)

film director bandleader television actor saxophonist television producer

Oswald George Nelson was an American actor, filmmaker, musician, and bandleader. He originated and starred in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, a radio and television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson.

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43. Bill Bellamy

1965-. (aged 61)

actor television actor

William Bellamy is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Bellamy first gained national notoriety on HBO's Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, where he is credited for creating or coining the phrase "booty call", described as a late night call to a potential paramour with the intention of meeting strictly for sex.

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44. Mizkif

Twitch streamer YouTuber

Mizkif, also known as Matthew Rinaudo, is an American Twitch streamer and YouTuber. He is a founder of the gaming organization One True King. He was named Best Just Chatting Streamer at the 2021 Streamer Awards.

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45. Stephen Belichick

1987-. (aged 39)

American football coach coach

Stephen C. Belichick is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the North Carolina Tar Heels. The son of Bill Belichick, he began his career as a defensive assistant under his father for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) from 2012 to 2023. He rejoined his father with the Tar Heels in 2025.

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46. Jason McCourty

1987-. (aged 39)

American football player

Jason McCourty is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL draft. McCourty also played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, the New England...

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47. Bernard Marcus

1929-2024 (aged 95)

political donor philanthropist entrepreneur

Bernard Marcus was an American billionaire businessman. He co-founded Home Depot in 1978. He was the company's first CEO and first chairman until retiring in 2002. In November 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$10.3 billion. He was a major donor to the Republican Party, including Donald Trump's presidential campaigns.

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48. Mohamed Sanu

1989-. (aged 37)

American football player

Mohamed Sanu Sr. is an American former professional football wide receiver who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft. Sanu was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions,...

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49. David Bryan

1962-. (aged 64)

songwriter keyboardist

David Bryan Rashbaum is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known as the keyboardist and one of the founding members of the rock band Bon Jovi, in which he also co-wrote songs and performs backing vocals. In 2018, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Bon Jovi. He is also known for...

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50. Natalie Morales

1972-. (aged 54)

journalist

Natalie Morales-Rhodes is an American journalist who recently was a co-host and moderator of the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk. Prior to that, Morales worked for NBC News for 22 years in various roles as the West Coast anchor of Today and appeared on Dateline NBC and NBC Nightly News.

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51. Sekhar Kammula

1972-. (aged 54)

film director screenwriter

Sekhar Kammula is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his directional works. Sekhar Kammula was among the director's delegation to represent South Indian Cinema at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

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52. Todd Frazier

1986-. (aged 40)

baseball player

Todd Brian Frazier, nicknamed "the Toddfather", is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, and Pittsburgh Pirates from 2011 to 2021. Frazier was an MLB All-Star in 2014 and 2015.

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53. Kevin Chamberlin

1963-. (aged 63)

screenwriter stage actor television actor actor film actor

Seth Kevin Chamberlin is an American actor and singer. He is known for his theatre roles such as Dimas in Triumph of Love, Horton in Seussical, and Uncle Fester in The Addams Family. For his theatre work, he was nominated for three Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. On television, he starred as Bertram Winkle in the Disney Channel...

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54. Frank Iero

1981-. (aged 45)

singer guitarist

Frank Anthony Iero Jr. is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist of the rock band My Chemical Romance and as a guitarist in the supergroup L.S. Dunes. He was also the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore band Leathermouth. He has a solo project titled Frank Iero and the Future...

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55. Aaron Stanford

1976-. (aged 50)

television actor film producer actor film actor

Aaron Stanford is an American actor known for his roles as Pyro in the X-Men films X2 (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), and Doug in the remake of The Hills Have Eyes (2006). On television, he also starred as Birkhoff in Nikita (2010–2013) and as James Cole in 12 Monkeys (2015–2018), based on the...

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56. Jim Valvano

1946-1993 (aged 47)

coach basketball player basketball coach

James Thomas Anthony Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was an American college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. Valvano had a successful coaching career with multiple schools, culminating at NC State. While the head coach at NC State, his team won the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball title against improbable odds. Valvano is remembered for his ecstatic celebration after winning the...

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57. Keir Dullea

1936-. (aged 90)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Keir Atwood Dullea is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of astronaut David Bowman in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey and its 1984 sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact.

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58. James O'Keefe

1984-. (aged 42)

writer filmmaker journalist political activist

James Edward O'Keefe III is an American political activist who founded Project Veritas, a far-right activist group that uses deceptively edited videos and information gathering techniques to attack mainstream media organizations and progressive groups. Both O'Keefe and Project Veritas have produced secretly recorded undercover audio and video encounters in academic, governmental, and social service organizations, purporting to show abusive or...

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59. Mario Batali

1960-. (aged 66)

writer restaurateur media personality cook

Mario Francesco Batali is an American chef, writer, and former restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants mainly in New York City along with Las Vegas; and Los Angeles including his flagship restaurant Babbo in New York City, which received a Michelin star for several years. Other notable Batali restaurants were Del Posto, Lupa, and The Spotted Pig where Batali was an investor....

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60. Ray Rice

1987-. (aged 39)

American football player

Raynell Mourice Rice is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, earning first-team All-American honors in 2007, and was selected by the Ravens in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft. During his career, Rice...

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61. Sheryl Lee Ralph

1956-. (aged 70)

singer television actor film actor voice actor stage actor

Sheryl Lee Ralph OJ is an American actress and singer. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she earned acclaim for her role as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical Dreamgirls (1981), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Since 2021, she has starred as Barbara Howard on the ABC mockumentary...

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62. Carli Lloyd

1982-. (aged 44)

association football player

Carli Anne Hollins is an American former professional soccer player. She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008 and 2012), two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion (2015 and 2019), two-time FIFA Player of the Year (2015 and 2016), and a four-time Olympian (2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021). Lloyd scored the gold medal-winning goals in the finals of the 2008 Summer...

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63. John DiMaggio

1968-. (aged 58)

voice actor television actor actor film actor

John William DiMaggio is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender in Futurama, Jake the Dog in Adventure Time, Marcus Fenix in the Gears of War series, Dr. Drakken in Kim Possible, Hak Foo in Jackie Chan Adventures, The Scotsman in Samurai Jack, Brother Blood in Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!, Shnitzel in Chowder, Rico in The...

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64. Hasan Piker

1991-. (aged 35)

political pundit vlogger columnist television producer Twitch streamer

Hasan Doğan Piker, also known by the online name HasanAbi, is an American online streamer, influencer, and left-wing political commentator. His streams typically consist of political and social commentary, and media consumption. As of 2026, Piker is the 30th most subscribed channel on the streaming platform Twitch. Piker has been described as one of the biggest voices on the U.S....

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65. Kurt Sutter

1960-. (aged 66)

television director showrunner actor television actor director

Kurt Sutter is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He worked as a writer, director, and executive producer on The Shield, and appeared on the show as hitman Margos Dezerian. Sutter is also the creator of Sons of Anarchy and its spinoff Mayans M.C. on FX; he wrote, produced, and directed the series, as well as played incarcerated club...

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66. Jane Krakowski

1968-. (aged 58)

child actor film actor game show host stage actor television actor

Jane Krakowski is an American actress and singer. She starred as Jenna Maroney in the NBC satirical comedy series 30 Rock (2006–13, 2020), for which she received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Krakowski's other television roles have included Elaine Vassal in the Fox legal comedy-drama series Ally McBeal (1997–2002) and Jacqueline White...

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67. Brandon Flynn

1993-. (aged 33)

film actor actor television actor

Brandon Paul Flynn is an American actor known for his role as Justin Foley in the Netflix teen drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020). His work in film and television includes the series Manhunt (2024), Ratched (2020), and True Detective (2019), and the films The Parenting (2025) and Hellraiser (2022).

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68. James Gandolfini

1961-2013 (aged 52)

actor television actor

James John Gandolfini was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos (1999–2007). For this role, he won three Emmy Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. His role as Tony Soprano has been described as the greatest and most...

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69. Paul Wesley

1982-. (aged 44)

actor television actor businessperson film actor film director

Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski, better known by his stage name Paul Wesley, is an American actor and film director. He is known for starring as Stefan Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017) and James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present).

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70. Kristin Davis

1965-. (aged 61)

actor television actor film actor voice actor stage actor

Kristin Landen Davis is an American actress and producer. She is known for playing Charlotte York in the HBO romantic comedy series Sex and the City (1998–2004). She received nominations at the Emmys and the Golden Globes in 2004 for her role as Charlotte, and reprised the role in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the...

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71. Sebastian Stan

1982-. (aged 44)

film actor actor television actor

Sebastian Stan is a Romanian-born American actor. He gained recognition for his role as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, beginning with the film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and serving as a lead actor in the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and the film Thunderbolts* (2025).

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72. Calista Flockhart

1964-. (aged 62)

film actor television actor stage actor

Calista Kay Flockhart is an American actress best known as the title character on Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which she won a Golden Globe Award in 1998 and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series three times. She is also known for portraying Kitty Walker on Brothers & Sisters (2006–2011), and Cat...

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73. Jeff Van Drew

1953-. (aged 73)

politician

Jefferson H. Van Drew is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He was elected as a Democrat but joined the Republican Party in 2020.

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74. Holly Black

1971-. (aged 55)

writer novelist children's writer journalist

Holly Black is an American writer and editor best known for her children's and young adult fiction. Her most recent work is the New York Times bestselling young adult Folk of the Air series. She is also well known for The Spiderwick Chronicles, a series of children's fantasy books she created with writer and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi, and her debut...

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75. Bob Menendez

1954-. (aged 72)

lawyer politician

Robert Menendez is an American former politician and lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2006 until his resignation in 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2006. His political career ended after he was convicted in a...

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76. Ramy Youssef

1991-. (aged 35)

actor television actor screenwriter television director film director

Ramy Youssef is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his role as Ramy Hassan on the Hulu comedy series Ramy (2019–2022), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Peabody Award in 2020. He was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding...

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77. Junot Díaz

1968-. (aged 58)

writer science fiction writer novelist university teacher

Junot Díaz is a Dominican American writer, creative writing professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a former fiction editor at Boston Review. Central to Díaz's work is the immigrant experience, particularly the Latino immigrant experience.

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78. Amiri Baraka

1934-2014 (aged 80)

journalist music critic novelist activist essayist

Amiri Baraka, previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for Tales of the Out and...

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79. John McWhorter

1965-. (aged 61)

creolist professor writer

John Hamilton McWhorter V is an American linguist. He is an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, where he also teaches American studies and music history. He has authored a number of books on race relations and African-American culture, and is a political commentator especially in his New York Times newsletter.

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80. Tim DeKay

1963-. (aged 63)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Timothy Robert DeKay is an American actor. He starred in the USA Network series White Collar (2009–2014).

81. Dahntay Jones

1980-. (aged 46)

basketball player basketball coach

Dahntay Lavall Jones is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Duke Blue Devils. Jones played in the NBA as a small forward and shooting guard from 2003 to 2017. He won an...

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82. George McPhee

1958-. (aged 68)

ice hockey player general manager

George McPhee is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former player who is the president of hockey operations for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). McPhee served as the general manager of the Washington Capitals and has also served as alternate governor, vice president and special assistant to the general manager of the New York Islanders....

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83. Avery Brooks

1948-. (aged 78)

film director pedagogue television actor voice actor theatrical director

Avery Franklin Brooks is an American actor, director, singer, narrator and educator. He is best known for his television roles as Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, as Hawk on Spenser: For Hire and its spinoff A Man Called Hawk, and as Dr. Bob Sweeney in the Academy Award–nominated film American History X. Brooks has delivered a...

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84. Wade Williams

1961-. (aged 65)

stage actor television actor voice actor actor film actor

Wade Williams is an American actor. He is known for his various character roles, and for a major supporting role as correctional officer Brad Bellick on the Fox television series Prison Break and Father Cronin on The Bernie Mac Show (2001–2004). Williams also voiced Two-Face in Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2012–2013).

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85. Philip Roth

1933-2018 (aged 85)

novelist science fiction writer university teacher poet essayist

Philip Milton Roth was an American novelist and short-story writer. Roth's fiction—often set in his birthplace of Newark, New Jersey—is known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophically and formally blurring the distinction between reality and fiction, for its "sensual, ingenious style" and for its provocative explorations of Jewish and American identity. He first gained attention with the 1959 short...

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86. Roy Scheider

1932-2008 (aged 76)

film actor military officer television actor actor voice actor

Roy Richard Scheider was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one BAFTA.

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87. Richard Winters

1918-2011 (aged 93)

army officer

Richard Davis Winters was a United States Army officer who served as a paratrooper in "Easy Company" of the 506th Infantry Regiment within the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Winters was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his successful command of the assault on Brécourt Manor during the invasion of Normandy.

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88. Mike Colter

1976-. (aged 50)

film actor actor television actor

Mike Colter is an American actor best known for his role as Luke Cage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Luke Cage (2016–2018), The Defenders (2017), and Jessica Jones (2015; 2019). He has also appeared as Lemond Bishop in the television series The Good Wife (2010–2015) and The Good Fight (2018–2019), Malcolm Ward in Ringer (2011–2012), Agent J's father...

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89. Elizabeth Warren

1949-. (aged 77)

economist jurist lawyer writer university teacher

Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a progressive, Warren has focused on consumer protection, equitable economic opportunity, and the social safety net while in the Senate. Warren was a candidate in...

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90. Rollie Massimino

1934-2017 (aged 83)

basketball coach basketball player

Roland Vincent Massimino was an American basketball coach. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Stony Brook University (1969–1971), Villanova University (1973–1992), the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1992–1994), Cleveland State University (1996–2003), and at Northwood University's Florida campus, which was sold in 2014 to Keiser University (2006–2017). He reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament five...

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91. Dorian Leigh

1917-2008 (aged 91)

model

Dorian Elizabeth Leigh Parker, known professionally as Dorian Leigh, was an American model and one of the earliest modeling icons of the fashion industry. She is considered one of the first supermodels, and was well known in the United States and Europe.

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92. John Paul Vann

1924-1972 (aged 48)

army officer soldier

John Paul Vann was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army who became a senior civilian official in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He first gained prominence as a military adviser in 1962–1963, where his outspoken criticism of South Vietnamese leadership and U.S. strategy following the Battle of Ap Bac challenged official optimism and drew media attention. After...

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93. Scott Patterson

1958-. (aged 68)

television actor film actor actor baseball player

Scott Robert Patterson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres.

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94. James Tupper

1965-. (aged 61)

film actor actor television actor

James Tupper is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Jack Slattery on the ABC television series Men in Trees, Dr. Chris Sands on the NBC medical drama series Mercy, and David Clarke on ABC's Revenge. He also starred in the post-apocalyptic thriller Aftermath, on Space in Canada and Syfy in the U.S., and in the HBO series Big...

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95. Kim Min-Seok

1964-. (aged 62)

politician

Kim Min-Seok is a South Korean male table tennis player. He is a member of the South Korean national team and won several medals at international tournaments including the World Table Tennis Championships. He is currently ranked at number 89 in the world as of September 2016, with his all-time high being number 15 in April 2014.

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96. Brian Joo

1981-. (aged 45)

singer rapper

Brian Joo, better known professionally as Brian (Korean: 브라이언), is an American singer and one-half of the R&B duo Fly to the Sky. His first solo album, The Brian was released in December 2006. His second solo album, Manifold was released in December 2009.

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97. Judea Pearl

1936-. (aged 90)

artificial intelligence researcher university teacher philosopher engineer physicist

Judea Pearl is an Israeli-American computer scientist and philosopher, best known for championing the probabilistic approach to artificial intelligence and the development of Bayesian networks (see the article on belief propagation). He is also credited for developing a theory of causal and counterfactual inference based on structural models (see article on causality). In 2011, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)...

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98. Milton Friedman

1912-2006 (aged 94)

economist statistician essayist university teacher

Milton Friedman was an American economist and statistician who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and the complexity of stabilization policy. With George Stigler, Friedman was among the intellectual leaders of the Chicago school of economics, a neoclassical school of economic thought associated with the faculty at...

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99. Sister Souljah

1964-. (aged 62)

songwriter writer autobiographer film producer rapper

Lisa Williamson, known as Sister Souljah, is an American author, activist, rapper, and film producer.

100. David Stern

1942-2020 (aged 78)

screenwriter jurist lawyer entrepreneur

David Stern was an Israeli businessman and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1979 and 1981.