22 Notable alumni of University of New Haven
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of New Haven is ranked #1,499 in the world and #362 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from University of New Haven sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of New Haven won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Robert J. Lynn
1949-. (aged 77)
judge
Robert J. Lynn served as the 36th Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. He was sworn in on April 9, 2018. Immediately prior he served as an associate justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, nominated by Governor John Lynch in 2010. From 1992 to 2010, he served as a justice on the New Hampshire Superior Court. He...
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2. Selçuk Yorgancıoğlu
1967-. (aged 59)
banker
Selcuk Yorgancioglu is a Turkish-British financier. Yorgancioglu is the founding partner of Tork Partners, an advisory and investment platform he founded in 2019 to invest with, advise and help manage private and institutional investors into Turkey and regional emerging markets. He also serves on the board of Bluegrove Equity Partners, a fund management firm focused on sustainable investments, and growth...
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3. Michael J. Rubio
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Michael J. Rubio is a former California State Senator representing the 16th Senate District before resigning on February 22, 2013. He previously served as Fifth District Kern County Supervisor representing the communities of Arvin, Lamont, and East Bakersfield.
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4. Neil O'Leary
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Neil Michael O'Leary is an American politician and retired police chief who served as the 46th mayor of the City of Waterbury, Connecticut until 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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5. Adrian Serioux
1979-. (aged 47)
association football player
Adrian Serioux is a Canadian retired professional soccer player who played as a defender.
6. Dave Wallace
1947-. (aged 79)
baseball player
baseball coach
David William Wallace is an American former professional baseball pitcher, pitching coach and front-office executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays. After his playing career he was a pitching coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles.
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7. Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez
1954-. (aged 72)
basketball player
politician
Lawrence N. "Larry" Seilhamer Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican politician who was the Secretary of State of Puerto Rico. He is affiliated with the pro-statehood New Progressive Party (PNP), and was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from January 7, 2009, until January 15, 2020. Seilhamer is also a former basketball player for the Baloncesto Superior Nacional from...
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8. Steve Bedrosian
1957-. (aged 69)
professional baseball player
Stephen Wayne Bedrosian, nicknamed "Bedrock", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves. He also played for the Philadelphia Phillies, where he won the 1987 National League Cy Young Award, and the Minnesota Twins, where he won the 1991 World Series. He is the father of Cam...
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9. Vivian Davis Figures
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Vivian Davis Figures is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 33rd District in Mobile County since she was elected on January 28, 1997, to serve the remaining term of her deceased husband, Senator Michael Figures, who was the President pro tempore of the Alabama Senate. She was re-elected without opposition in 1998...
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10. Anthony M. Ornato
1974-. (aged 52)
civil servant
peace officer
Anthony Michael Ornato is the former assistant director of the United States Secret Service Office of Training. He was the service's 34th special agent in charge who headed the security detail of president Donald Trump until being detailed to the White House where the president named him White House Deputy Chief of Staff for operations in December 2019. After his...
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11. Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud
1978-. (aged 48)
animal rights advocate
venture capitalist
business executive
Khaled bin Alwaleed Al Saud is a House of Saud royal, entrepreneur, and investor. He is the son of Al-Waleed bin Talal and his first wife and cousin Dalal bint Saud. Khaled has been noted for his vegan lifestyle. He is the grandson of King Saud of Saudi Arabia on his mother's side and a great-grandson of King Abdulaziz, the...
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12. Tony Sparano
1961-2018 (aged 57)
American football coach
American football player
Anthony Joseph Sparano III was an American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins and Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) and is the only NFL head coach to have led a team to the playoffs the year following a one-win season, and only the second to conduct a 10-game turnaround, both of...
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13. James McCaffrey
1958-2023 (aged 65)
film actor
television actor
voice actor
James Perry McCaffrey was an American actor. He starred as the lead character in the short lived series Swift Justice, which was cancelled after only a season. Additionally, he had roles such as Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me (2004–2011), and Captain Arthur O'Byrne in New York Undercover (1994–1997). He also had main roles and recurring roles in a number of...
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14. Ben Kopec
1981-. (aged 45)
composer
Benjamin Nils Kopec, known better by his stage name, Ben Kopec, is an American-based musician and composer.
15. Walter Luckett
1953-. (aged 73)
basketball player
Walter Luckett Jr. is an American former basketball player. Luckett starred at the prep level for Kolbe High School in his hometown of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and played college basketball for the Ohio Bobcats between 1972 and 1975. Following his junior season at Ohio, he declared for the 1975 NBA draft where he was selected by the Detroit Pistons. Luckett played...
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16. Thomas H. Collins
1946-. (aged 80)
military officer
Thomas Hansen Collins is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 22nd commandant from May 2002 to May 2006.
17. Merryl Tengesdal
1971-. (aged 55)
helicopter pilot
military officer
Merryl Tengesdal is an American retired career military officer who is the first and only Black woman to fly the United States Air Force's U-2 spy plane used for specialized high-altitude reconnaissance missions. She is one of five women and only the fourth Black person (in 2004) to be in the U-2 program. She shares the plane's nickname, The Dragon...
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18. Harry Rilling
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Harry W. Rilling is an American politician who previously served as mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut. He had previously served as Norwalk's police chief for 17 years before retiring. He is a Democrat, and was elected in 2013. Rilling defeated incumbent mayor Richard A. Moccia. On March 3, 2025, Rilling announced that he would not be seeking re-election and was succeeded...
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19. L. Timothy Ryan
1958-. (aged 68)
chef
Lawrence Timothy Ryan is an American chef and was the fifth president of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) from 2001 to 2024. Ryan, a certified master chef, graduated from the CIA in 1977 and joined the school's faculty in 1982, and later moved to administration before heading the education division. In 2001, he became the first CIA alumnus and...
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20. Jamaal Bowman
1976-. (aged 50)
American football player
head teacher
politician
Jamaal Anthony Bowman is an American politician and former educator who served from 2021 to 2025 as the United States representative for New York's 16th congressional district.
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21. Darren M. Haynes
1981-. (aged 45)
journalist
Darren Matthew Haynes is an American television sports anchor, and winner of 13 Emmy Awards. Currently he is Sports Anchor at CBS affiliate KCAL in Los Angeles, California. He was previously the Sports Director and a Sports Anchor for WUSA in Washington D.C. Darren also anchored SportsCenter on ESPN.
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22. Idris Jusoh
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Haji Idris bin Jusoh is a Malaysian politician who served as Chairman of the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) from May 2020 to June 2023, the Minister of Higher Education and Minister of Education II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN...
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