Northeastern University Notable Alumni

Discover the notable alumni of Northeastern University. The list includes people like Wendy Williams, Jane Curtin, Kathryn Morris, Clu Gulager & Shawn Fanning. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as media personalities, film & theater personalities, writers, fashion and critics & connoisseurs etc.

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Patrice O'Neal

(Stand-up Comedian)

Birthdate: December 7, 1969

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

Died: November 29, 2011

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

Birthdate: September 6, 1947

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Jane Curtin is an American comedian and actress. Dubbed the Queen of Deadpan, Curtin won two consecutive Emmy Awards for playing Allison Lowellin the sitcom Kate & Allie. In 1986, she was named in the Top Prime Time Actors and Actresses of All Time list. She has also hosted events like the Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.

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Eddie George

(American Football Players)

Birthdate: September 24, 1973

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Toby Fox

(Video Game Developer and Composer Known for His Games: ‘Undertale’ and ‘Deltarune’)

Birthdate: October 11, 1991

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Video game developer and composer Toby Fox is best known for developing the video games Deltarune and Undertale. He started composing music for webcomics while still in high school. As a video game developer, he created the video game Undertale independently and also released a number of unused musical tracks from the same.

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Birthdate: November 16, 1928

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Holdenville, Oklahoma, United States

Died: August 5, 2022

Clu Gulager is best known as Billy The Kid from the series The Tall Man. He has also appeared in several horror films, such as The Feast franchise, A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2, and The Return of the Living Dead, and directed a Palme d'Or-nominated short film.

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Beverly Johnson

(Film producer, Television actor, Film actor, Actor, Model)

Birthdate: October 13, 1952

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Buffalo

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Reggie Lewis

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: November 21, 1965

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland

Died: July 27, 1993

Birthdate: July 18, 1964

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Wendy Williams is an American media personality, businesswoman, television host, and author. She was the subject of a TV series titled The Wendy Williams Experience, which chronicles her work as a radio show host and her on-air spats with celebrities. As a businesswoman, Williams has created several product lines, including a jewelry collection, a fashion line, and a wig line.

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Biz Stone

(Entrepreneur)

Birthdate: March 10, 1974

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Carlos Pena

(Baseball first baseman)

Birthdate: May 17, 1978

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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J. J. Barea

(Former Puerto Rican Basketball Player Who Played as a Point Guard )

Birthdate: June 26, 1984

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Shawn Fanning

(Computer scientist, Programmer)

Birthdate: November 22, 1980

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Brockton

Computer programmer and entrepreneur Shawn Fanning revolutionized the world of information technology by developing a program that let users share MP3 copies of music from their personal computers with others on the internet. His invention led to the formation of Napster and got him featured on the cover of Time.

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Kendall Coyne Schofield

(American Professional Ice Hockey Forward)

Birthdate: May 25, 1992

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Palos Heights, Illinois, United States

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

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Lyndon LaRouche

(American Political Activist and Founder of the 'LaRouche Movement')

Birthdate: September 8, 1922

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Rochester, New Hampshire, United States

Died: February 12, 2019

Once a management consultant, Lyndon LaRouche was also a Marxist who later launched the LaRouche movement and the NCLC. He ran for the president of the USA in all elections from 1976 to 2004. He also spent quite a few years in the 1990s behind bars for mail fraud and conspiracy.

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Maggie Hassan

(Politician)

Birthdate: February 27, 1958

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

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Maura Healey

(Politician)

Birthdate: February 8, 1971

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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Shaun Tomson

(South African Professional Surfer)

Birthdate: August 21, 1955

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Durban, South Africa

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Gregory Jarvis

(Engineer, Astronaut, Officer)

Birthdate: August 24, 1944

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Detroit

Died: January 28, 1986

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Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark

(Actress)

Birthdate: June 9, 1983

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: London, England

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Jim Calhoun

(Basketball coach, Basketball player)

Birthdate: May 10, 1942

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States

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Jamie Oleksiak

(Ice hockey player)

Birthdate: December 21, 1992

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

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Don Orsillo

(Announcer)

Birthdate: December 16, 1968

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Melrose, Massachusetts, United States

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William Proxmire

(Politician)

Birthdate: November 11, 1915

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S

Died: December 15, 2005

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Terry Carter

(Actor)

Birthdate: December 16, 1928

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Nat Hentoff

(Historian, Writer, Music historian, Record producer, Composer, Children's writer, Journalist)

Birthdate: June 10, 1925

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Boston

Died: January 7, 2017

Birthdate: February 9, 1968

Sun Sign: Aquarius

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Shawn James

(Former Basketball player power forward and center position)

Birthdate: September 10, 1983

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Berbice, Guyana

Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

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Earle Brown

(Composer)

Birthdate: December 26, 1926

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Lunenburg, Massachusetts, United States

Died: July 2, 2002

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Raj Saini

(Politician)

Birthdate: August 21, 1967

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Himachal Pradesh, India

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Sean Jones

(American Football player)

Birthdate: December 19, 1962

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Steven Langton

(American Bobsledder)

Birthdate: April 15, 1983

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Malden, Massachusetts, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Herbert Philbrick

(An FBI Spy Who Spied on the US Communist Party)

Birthdate: May 11, 1915

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Rye, New Hampshire, United States

Died: August 16, 1993

American spy Herbert Philbrick worked for the FBI and conducted intelligence operations on the Communist Party in the US. While working for the Massachusetts Youth Council, he suspected them of having Communist links and soon began spying on them for the government. He later penned the bestseller I Led Three Lives.

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Frances Horwich

(Educator and television host)

Birthdate: July 16, 1907

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Ottawa, Ohio, United States

Died: July 22, 2001

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Rebecca Ward

(American Sabre Fencer)

Birthdate: February 7, 1990

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Cameron Buchan

(Rower)

Birthdate: December 3, 1992

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Dunipace, Denny, Scotland

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

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Dechen Wangmo

(Bhutanese Politician)

Birthdate: 1976 AD

Birthplace: Bhutan

Dechen Wangmo is a Bhutanese politician and the current Minister for Health. She is best known as a founding member of a non profit organization called Bhutan Cancer Society. Dechen Wangmo is also known for her service as the director of PIE Solutions.

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The Rev. Gérard Jean-Juste

(Priest)

Birthdate: February 7, 1946

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Cavaillon, Haiti

Died: May 27, 2009

The ‘Northeastern University’ is probably one of the most talked about research institutions in the world. According to the ‘Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’ the ‘Northeastern University’ is an R1 institution. That is typically a place which offers the highest research activities. With graduate and undergraduate programs, Northern Universities in one of the most sought after institutions by most students. The satellite campus in Charlotte, North Carolina, Seattle, Washington, and Silicon Valley, California not only makes this institution very unique but also makes it safe and secure for all the students. As per a reliable source this educational institution has about 18,000 undergraduate students and 7,000 graduate students, with most of the student living on the beautiful campus itself. One of the most attractive features of this university is that not only does it preach theoretical knowledge but also promotes professional experience though ‘cooperative education program’. Most of the alumni of this institution have made a big name for themselves in every single field. Be it sports, entertainment, business, the alumni of Northern University have gone out of their way to uphold the name of their institution. Some of the most notable alumnus of this prestigious university are, the popular television host, Wendy Williams, the unstoppable basketball player, Reggie Lewis, the football player, Dan Ross and the famous programmer, Shawn Fanning. These people have carved a niche for themselves making not only themselves proud but also the university they have graduated from.