11 Notable alumni of SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
SUNY College at Plattsburgh is ranked #2,550 in the world and #657 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from SUNY College at Plattsburgh 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 Plattsburgh won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Edie Huggins
1935-2008 (aged 73)
journalist
presenter
Edie Huggins was an American television reporter, journalist and broadcaster. In 1966, Huggins became one of the first African-American women to report on television in Philadelphia, remaining a fixture on WCAU-TV for 42 years; the longest consecutive television run of any Philadelphia TV news reporter in history.
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2. Wallace Edgar Pierce
1881-1940 (aged 59)
lawyer
politician
Wallace Edgar Pierce was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
3. Nancy Kress
1948-. (aged 78)
novelist
science fiction writer
writer
Nancy Anne Kress is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella Beggars in Spain (1991), which became a novel in 1993. She also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2013 for After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall,...
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4. Raghida Dergham
1953-. (aged 73)
journalist
Raghida Dergham is a Lebanese-American journalist based in Lebanon. She is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Beirut Institute and Columnist for Annahar Al Arabi and The National. She served as Columnist, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent, and New York Bureau Chief for the London-based Al-Hayat daily for 28 years. She is well known internationally as a Middle Eastern female journalist, and...
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5. Nicholas Jensen
1989-. (aged 37)
ice hockey player
Nicholas B. Bernsdorf Jensen is a Danish professional ice hockey player currently under contract to Fischtown Pinguins of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and a member of the Danish national team. He participated at the 2015 IIHF World Championship. He has the number 48.
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6. Dan Scavino
1976-. (aged 50)
communications adviser
Daniel Joseph Scavino Jr. is an American political advisor and former golf club manager who has served as the director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office since October 2025 and the White House deputy chief of staff since January 2025. Scavino served as the deputy chief of staff for communications from 2020 to 2021, as the senior advisor for...
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7. Tom Chapin
1945-. (aged 81)
spoken word artist
Tom Chapin is an American Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, storyteller, actor and Peabody-winning Children's Television host. Known for his ABC children's show Make-A-Wish and his children's albums, Chapin is also the younger brother of late folk singer/songwriter and humanitarian Harry Chapin. A fixture on the American folk music circuit, he has frequently performed with Pete Seeger, Holly Near, Peter Yarrow, Judy Collins,...
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8. Michael Rispoli
1960-. (aged 66)
film actor
television actor
stage actor
Michael Rispoli is an American character actor. He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos, but was ultimately cast as Jackie Aprile, a recurring character in the show's first season. Rispoli reunited with Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 123. He was a series regular...
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9. Tim Robbins
1958-. (aged 68)
television actor
film director
director
actor
film producer
Timothy Francis Robbins is an American actor, director, producer, and writer. Known for his leading roles in film and television, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two British Academy Film Award and a Grammy Award.
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10. Dave Annable
1979-. (aged 47)
film actor
actor
television actor
David Rodman Annable is an American actor. His roles include Justin Walker on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters (2006–11), Henry Martin on the ABC supernatural drama 666 Park Avenue (2012–13), Pierce Harrison on the NBC medical drama Heartbeat (2016), and Neil on the Paramount+ spy series Special Ops: Lioness (2023).
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11. William H. Love
1957-. (aged 69)
Anglican priest
William Howard Love is an American prelate. Love was the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, and he served in that role from 2007 until January 31, 2021. Beginning in April 2021, Love has served as Assistant Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Living Word.
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