Use the table below to browse notable alumni from private schools around the United States.
Private School Alumni Directory:
Famous Private School Alumni (New Jersey):
School Name
Notable School Alumni (Sample)
- Anthony Volpe - Current shortstop of the New York Yankees.
- Brian Newman - Class of 1986 alum, current CFO of UPS.
- Steve Conine - Class of 1991, co-founder of Wayfair.
- Jack Alexy - 2x Olympic Swimming medalist. Earned gold and silver medals at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
- Jessica Antiles ’15 - Swimmer
- Joanna Stern ’02 - Senior Personal Technology Columnist, The Wall Street Journal
- Steven Fulop - Mayor of Jersey City, NJ
- Daniel Och - Finance/Investment
- J. Mark Baiada '65 - Ten years after graduating from Holy Cross Preparatory Academy, Mr. J. Mark Baiada '65 invested his life savings of $16,000 in a belief that people deserve a safe home life with comfort, autonomy, and dignity. Today, more than 28,000 employees have answered the call to serve with BAYADA Home Health Care. BAYADA Home Health Care serves as an international nonprofit home health care provider, with more than 360 offices in 23 states, with locations in Germany, India, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Korea.
- Joseph Nolan - Radio Personality, Holy Trinity High School Class of '76
- Michael Eisner 1960 - Former CEO, The Walt Disney Company
- Huey Lewis 1967 - Musician/singer
- Horace Porter 1854 - Brigadier General in Civil War, Medal of Honor Winner, Grant's White House Secretary
- Jay Carney 1983 - White House Press Secretary
- Fox Butterfield 1957 - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, The New York Times
- Joakim Noah 2004 - NBA player, Chicago Bull
- James Merrill 1943 - Author, The Changing Light at Sandover
- Bobby Sanguinetti 2006 - NHL player, New York Rangers
- Tom Guiry - Actor
- Brian Siemannn - Three time Paralympian
- Tiquan Underwood - NFL Player
- Rich Gunnell - NFL Player
- Skip Harlicka - NBA Player
- Paul Downs '96 - Emmy Award winning writer, director best known for his Emmy Awards series, Hacks.
- Alexis Maybank '89 - Founder and CEO of Creative Beauty and Gilt Groupe
- Amanda Benchley '83 - Author, Her Shoes, Her Story
- Jihad Harkeem '08 - Associate Creative Director, Glossier Play
- Dontae Johnson '10 - Cornerback in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks
- Michael Lee Brown '11 - Cast member for the Broadway show, "Dear Evan Hansen"
- Virginia Bauer - Government leader in New Jersey: Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey?
- Thomas Gallagher - Celebrated U.S. Service officer who served in many different countries and spent two decades doing social work and counseling?
- John McCarthy - Named Forbes 30 Under 30 in Law & Policy in 2020, currently the Deputy National Political Director for former Vice President Joe Biden?
- Ryan Kalish - Famous professional baseball player who played for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, attended University of Virginia (#28)?
- Michelle Leonardo - Professional Dancer for the New York Knicks, served as Miss New Jersey in 2012 and placed in the Top 10 at Miss USA 2012?
- Joseph O’Brien? - Singer and pianist who made it to the Quarterfinals in Season 13 of America’s ?Got Talent
- Nathan Lane, '74 - Tony Award winning actor
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, '14 - All Pro safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Phillip Bosco, '48 - Tony Award winning actor
- Ruth Fong '11 - Rhodes Scholar, Professor at Princeton University
- Gabe Morocoima '05 - Works in Mission Control at NASA
- Michael Casper '96 - Men's Soccer Coach at Columbia University
- Michael Meliti - Attorney and school board chair.
- Grace Hopper - Grace Brewster Hopper was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. One of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer, she was a pioneer of computer programming who invented one of the first linkers.
- Greg Williams '01 - Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management at The Winston School of Short Hills
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