20 Notable alumni of University of Scranton
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Scranton is ranked #1,932 in the world and #477 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from University of Scranton 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 Scranton won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. John D. Butzner Jr
1917-2006 (aged 89)
lawyer
judge
John Decker Butzner Jr. was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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2. Michael J. Eagen
1907-1987 (aged 80)
judge
Michael John Eagen was an American chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1977 to 1980, after serving as a Justice from 1960 to 1977. He was Lackawanna County (PA) District Attorney from 1934 to 1941 and Lackawanna County (PA) Judge from 1942 to 1959.
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3. Aloysius G. Casey
1932-2020 (aged 88)
military leader
Aloysius Gerald Casey was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as commander of the Space Division, Air Force Systems Command at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. He was responsible for managing the research, design, development and acquisition of space launch, command and control, and satellite systems.
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4. Deirdre Walsh
civil servant
Deirdre M. Walsh is the Executive Vice President for Strategy and Government Affairs for ARKA Group. Previous to ARKA, she served as Vice President of Strategic Operations for Ball Aerospace & Technologies. Previously as a federal government employee and member of the United States Intelligence Community, she served as the first chief operating officer for the Office of the Director...
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5. Patrick J. Boland
1880-1942 (aged 62)
politician
Patrick Joseph Boland was an American tradesman and politician who served six terms as a United States representative for Pennsylvania 11th district.
6. Rosemary Brown
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Rosemary Brown is an American politician. A Republican, she is a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the 40th district since 2023. She previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 189th district from 2011-2022.
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7. John Cusick
1942-. (aged 84)
military officer
Lt. General John Joseph Cusick is a retired lieutenant general of the United States Army. Cusick served as the 42nd Quartermaster General of the United States Army from July 1991 until August 1993.
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8. Kevin Byrne
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Kevin Byrne is the 6th County Executive of Putnam County, NY and is a former state legislator of the New York State Assembly. He is a registered Republican.
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9. Patrick O'Boyle
1896-1987 (aged 91)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle was an American Catholic prelate who served as the first resident Archbishop of Washington from 1948 to 1973. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.
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10. Christopher F. Burne
lawyer
military officer
Christopher Francis Burne is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general and was Judge Advocate General of the Air Force from May 2014 until May 2018. He retired on July 1, 2018.
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11. Malachy E. Mannion
1953-. (aged 73)
lawyer
judge
Malachy Edward Mannion is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
12. Michael B. Carroll
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Michael B. Carroll is an American politician who serves as the Pennsylvania secretary of transportation since 2023. A Democrat, he previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 118th District from 2007 to 2023.
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13. Nestor Chylak
1922-1982 (aged 60)
baseball player
baseball umpire
Nestor George Chylak Jr. was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1954 to 1978. He umpired in three ALCS (1969, 1972, 1973), serving as crew chief in 1969 and 1973. He also called five World Series (1957, 1960, 1966, 1971, 1977), serving as the crew chief in 1971 (in which he worked...
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14. Bruce Beemer
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Bruce Beemer is an American attorney and jurist currently serving as a judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. He previously served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2016 to 2017 and as Inspector General of Pennsylvania from 2016 to 2019. He was nominated to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas by Governor Tom Wolf and...
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15. Kevin C. Kiley
1950-. (aged 76)
military physician
obstetrician
Kevin Christopher Kiley is a former lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as the 41st Surgeon General of the United States Army and the commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and North Atlantic Regional Medical Command twice, from 2002 to 2004, and as...
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16. Yohuru Williams
1971-. (aged 55)
historian
Yohuru R. Williams is an American academic, author and activist. Williams is a Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was previously the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas. Before that, Williams was...
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17. Jason Miller
1939-2001 (aged 62)
screenwriter
film director
writer
playwright
film actor
Jason Miller was an American playwright and actor. He won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for his play That Championship Season, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Father Damien Karras in the 1973 horror film The Exorcist, a role he reprised in The Exorcist...
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18. Kathleen Kane
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
politician
Kathleen Granahan Kane is an American former politician and lawyer who served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2013 until her resignation in 2016, following her conviction for perjury, obstruction of justice, and related charges for illegal activities while she was attorney general. She was the first woman and first Democrat ever elected to the position.
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19. James M. Murray
James M. Murray is an American former law enforcement officer who served as the 26th director of the United States Secret Service from 2019 to 2022.
20. Kalanithi Maran
1965-. (aged 61)
businessperson
Kalanithi Maran is an Indian billionaire media proprietor. He is the founder and chairman of Sun Group, one of India's largest media conglomerates. He owns multiple television channels, newspapers, weeklies, FM radio stations, DTH services, a movie production house (Sun Pictures), and three cricket team franchises: Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the SA20 League...
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