23 Notable alumni of St. Thomas University
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
St. Thomas University is ranked #3,485 in the world and #912 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from St. Thomas 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 St. Thomas University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gaston Cantens
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Gaston Ignacio Cantens is an American politician from Miami, Florida. Described as a "onetime influential member of the Florida House of Representatives" Cantens served in the body from 1998 to 2004. Cantens is currently a Vice President at Florida Crystals.
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2. Sharon Pritchett
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Sharon Pritchett is a Democratic politician from Florida. She served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 102nd District, stretching from Miami Gardens to Pembroke Pines in northern Miami-Dade County and southern Broward County, from 2012 to 2020.
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3. Madeline Pumariega
Madeline Pumeriega is the fifth president of Miami Dade College in Miami, Florida. She is the first woman to hold the post.
4. Robert Asencio
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Robert Asencio is an American Democratic politician and former Miami-Dade Schools Police Department captain from Florida. From 2016 to 2018, Asencio served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing part of Miami-Dade in District 118. In August 2022, he won the Democratic primary for the newly created Florida's 28th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, and was...
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5. Kiko Calero
1975-. (aged 51)
baseball player
Enrique Nomar "Kiko" Calero is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
6. Cynthia Stafford
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Cynthia A. Stafford is a Democratic politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 109th District, which includes northeastern Miami-Dade County, from 2010 to 2018.
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7. Ervin A. Gonzalez
1960-2017 (aged 57)
lawyer
Ervin A. Gonzalez was an American civil trial attorney whose practice focused on wrongful death, personal injury, medical negligence, product liability and class action torts. He was a partner with the law firm Colson Hicks Eidson in the firm's Coral Gables office.
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8. José R. Oliva
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
José R. Oliva is an American Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Hialeah and Miami Lakes area in northern Miami-Dade County from 2011 to 2020. He was speaker of the House during his last term in office from 2018 to 2020.
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9. Carlos Hernandez
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Carlos Hernández is a Cuban-born American politician. Hernández served as the mayor of Hialeah, Florida, from May 2011 to November 2021. He became acting mayor in 2011 upon the resignation of his predecessor, Julio Robaina, who left the Hialeah mayoral office to pursue an unsuccessful campaign for Mayor of Miami-Dade County.
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10. Connie Yori
1963-. (aged 63)
basketball player
basketball coach
Connie Sue Yori is the former head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team representing the University of Nebraska in NCAA Division I competition. She formerly coached Loras College (a Division III school) from 1990 to 1992 and Creighton from 1992 to 2002. In 2009–10, Yori was named the Naismith College Coach of the Year, AP College Basketball Coach...
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11. Alex Penelas
1961-. (aged 65)
Alexander Penelas is an American attorney who is the former mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida.
12. Manny Díaz, Jr
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Manny Díaz Jr. is an American politician who is currently serving as the president of the University of West Florida. Díaz served as the 28th education commissioner of Florida from 2022-2025. A Republican, Díaz was a member of the Florida Senate from 2018 to 2022, representing the 36th district, which encompasses the Hialeah area in northwest Miami-Dade County. He also...
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13. Frank Artiles
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Frank Artiles is a Cuban-American Republican politician from Florida. He served three terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing parts of Miami-Dade County from 2010 to 2016, before being elected to the Florida Senate in 2016. He resigned from the Senate on April 21, 2017, after using racial slurs and other profanities against fellow senators. Artiles was also accused...
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14. Mike Fitzpatrick
1963-2020 (aged 57)
lawyer
politician
Michael Gerard Fitzpatrick was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2007 and 2011 to 2017. He was first elected to Congress in 2004 and represented the district from 2005 to 2007, but he was defeated by Democrat Patrick Murphy in...
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15. Laurent Lamothe
1972-. (aged 54)
diplomat
tennis player
politician
Laurent Salvador Lamothe is a Haitian businessman, technology entrepreneur, and political figure who has served in the government of Haiti as Foreign Minister beginning in October 2011, then as Prime Minister after appointment on 4 May 2012. On 14 December 2014, Lamothe resigned from his position as Prime Minister. More recently Lamothe has publicly spoken about the urgent need for...
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16. William Levy
1980-. (aged 46)
film producer
television actor
model
film actor
voice actor
William Gutiérrez Levy is a Cuban-American actor and former model.
17. Dom Irrera
1948-. (aged 78)
screenwriter
voice actor
actor
film actor
Domenick Jack Irrera is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Much of his material is in the form of stories about his life, especially his childhood years and growing up in an Italian-American family.
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18. Paul Mainieri
1957-. (aged 69)
baseball player
Paul Mainieri is an American college baseball coach and former second baseman. He is currently the head baseball coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks. He played college baseball at LSU, Miami-Dade CC and New Orleans before pursuing a professional baseball career. He then served as the head coach of the St. Thomas Bobcats (1983–1988), the Air Force Falcons (1989–1994), the...
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19. D.D. Wozniak
1922-2005 (aged 83)
lawyer
judge
politician
Daniel Donald "D.D." Wozniak, Sr. was a Minnesota lawyer, politician, and judge, who served as Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
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20. Gene Taylor
1957-. (aged 69)
athletic director
Gary Eugene Taylor is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 2011 and previously a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1983 to 1989. He was defeated for re-election in 2010 by State Representative Steven Palazzo. In 2014, he changed his long-time membership from the Democratic Party, becoming a...
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21. Stan Van Gundy
1959-. (aged 67)
basketball coach
basketball player
Stanley Alan Van Gundy is an American former basketball coach who is a television commentator for College Basketball on CBS for CBS Sports and NBA on Prime for Sports on Amazon Prime Video. He previously worked as game analyst for NBA on TNT from 2019 to 2020, and again from 2021 to 2025. Prior to TNT, he was most recently...
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22. John Quiñones
1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer
politician
John Quiñones is an American journalist and host. After earning a degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he became an ABC News correspondent for 20/20, Nightline and Good Morning America. He gained prominence hosting the show What Would You Do? since 2008. He has received numerous accolades including seven Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award.
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23. Tien Chung-kwang
diplomat
Tien Chung-kwang is a Taiwanese politician who served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2020 to 2025.