22 Notable alumni of SUNY College at Brockport
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
SUNY College at Brockport is ranked #1,948 in the world and #482 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from SUNY College at Brockport sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with SUNY College at Brockport won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Karl Kassel
1952-. (aged 74)
Karl W. Kassel is an American independent politician and former Mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, serving from 2015 to 2018. He is a retired businessman and government administrator.
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2. James M. Milne
1850-. (aged 176)
teacher
James Mollison Milne was the first principal of the State University of New York at Oneonta. The library at SUNY Oneonta is named in his honor.
3. Raymond J. McGrath
1942-. (aged 84)
lawyer
politician
Raymond Joseph McGrath (born March 27, 1942) is an American educator and politician who served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1993. He was a Republican from New York.
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4. Antoine Thompson
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Antoine Maurice Thompson is an American politician from Buffalo, New York. A Democrat, Thompson represented the 60th District in the New York State Senate from 2007 to 2011. Thompson previously served as the Masten District councilman on the Buffalo Common Council from 2001 to 2007.
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5. Gerald Jennings
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Gerald David "Jerry" Jennings is an American former politician from the state of New York who was the 74th mayor of Albany. A Democrat, Jennings won five terms as mayor of Albany and served in that capacity for 20 years. At the time of his retirement in 2013, Jennings was the second longest tenured mayor in the city's history.
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6. Elizabeth Streb
1950-. (aged 76)
dancer
choreographer
television actor
Elizabeth Streb is an American choreographer, performer, and teacher of contemporary dance.
7. Bhanu Kapil
1968-. (aged 58)
novelist
poet
writer
Bhanu Kapil is a British-born poet and author of Indian descent. She is best known for her books The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers (2001), Incubation: A Space for Monsters (2006), and Ban en Banlieue (2015).
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8. Joseph Griffo
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Joseph A. "Joe" Griffo is an American politician serving as a member of the New York Senate from the 53rd district since 2023, and the 47th district from 2007-2022. The 53rd district includes parts of Chenango, Oneida, and Madison Counties. Prior to his election to the Senate, Griffo served as mayor of Rome, New York and as Oneida County executive....
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9. Mike Foley
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Michael D. Foley is an American politician who has served as the Nebraska State Auditor since 2023, having previously served in the same position from 2007 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 41st lieutenant governor of Nebraska under Governor Pete Ricketts between 2015 and 2023, and a member of the Nebraska Legislature from 2001 to...
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10. Gene Spafford
1956-. (aged 70)
computer scientist
engineer
university teacher
Eugene H. Spafford, known professionally as Spaf, is an American computer scientist and cybersecurity pioneer who has served as a distinguished professor of computer science at Purdue University since 1987. Specializing in computer and network security, cybercrime investigation, ethics in computing, and technology policy, Spafford has made seminal contributions to the field, including his detailed analysis of the 1988 Morris...
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11. Christine Lavin
1952-. (aged 74)
composer
singer-songwriter
guitarist
singer
Christine Lavin is a New York City–based singer-songwriter and promoter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded numerous solo albums, and has also recorded under the name Four Bitchin' Babes with three bandmates. She is known for her sense of humor, which is expressed in both her music and her onstage performances. Many of her songs alternate between comedy and...
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12. Dave Trembley
1951-. (aged 75)
baseball manager
baseball coach
David Michael Trembley is an American professional baseball coach, manager, and executive who recently served as the director of player development for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2015. Trembley has been the bench coach for the Houston Astros and a manager of the Baltimore Orioles. Before managing the Orioles, Trembley was a minor league manager for...
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13. James Howard Kunstler
1948-. (aged 78)
environmentalist
novelist
science fiction writer
writer
journalist
James Howard Kunstler is an American writer, social critic, public speaker, and blogger known for his analysis of urban development, suburbanization, and energy issues. Born in New York City to Jewish parents, he gained prominence through his non-fiction works critiquing American suburban development and predicting societal changes based on resource constraints. His most influential books include The Geography of Nowhere...
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14. Paul Pape
1952-. (aged 74)
voice actor
stage actor
Paul Pape is an American actor. He is known for the role of Double J in the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever. Post Saturday Night Fever, he has appeared in over 20 films. He also played a supporting role in the 2008 racing video game Need for Speed: Undercover as Lt. Jack M. Keller.
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15. Li-Young Lee
1957-. (aged 69)
poet
Li-Young Lee is an American poet. He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, to Chinese parents. His maternal great-grandfather was Yuan Shikai, China's first Republican President, who attempted to make himself emperor. Lee's father, who was a personal physician to Mao Zedong while in China, relocated his family to Indonesia, where he helped found Gamaliel University. In 1959 the Lee family...
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16. Yendi Phillips
1985-. (aged 41)
model
beauty pageant contestant
Yendi Amira Phillipps is a Jamaican of Afro-European heritage, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Jamaica World 2007 as well as the Miss Jamaica Universe 2010 pageant. She represented Jamaica at Miss World 2007 held in Sanya, China and then later at Miss Universe 2010 held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, U.S....
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17. Oliver North
1943-. (aged 83)
television presenter
columnist
writer
military officer
radio personality
Oliver Laurence North is an American political commentator, television host, military historian, author, and retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel.
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18. 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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19. John Faso
1952-. (aged 74)
lawyer
employee
politician
John James Faso Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district from 2017 to 2019. Faso was first elected to the post in 2016. A Republican, Faso previously represented the 102nd district in the New York State Assembly from 1987 to 2002 and served as Assembly Minority Leader from...
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20. Jason Mangone
American football coach
American football player
Jason Mangone is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for SUNY Brockport, a position he has held since 2013. Mangone played college football as a quarterback, first at Alfred University in Alfred, New York, before transferring to Brockport. He became an assistant coach at Brockport in 1999 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2004.
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21. Jamie Romeo
politician
Jamie Romeo is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, Romeo has served as Monroe County Clerk since 2020. She previously represented the 136th district in the New York State Assembly, covering parts of Rochester and its inner suburbs, from 2019 until 2020.
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22. William Fichtner
1956-. (aged 70)
actor
television actor
character actor
film actor
voice actor
William Edward Fichtner is an American actor. Born in New York, he started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity (1995), Heat and Strange Days (both 1995). A prolific character actor in film, Fichtner is recognized for memorable performances in Contact (1997), Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Crash (2004), and The Longest Yard...
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