List of Tulane University people

{{Short description|none}} {{More citations needed|date= April 2013}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} This is a list of notable individuals affiliated with Tulane University, including alumni of non-matriculating and graduates, faculty, former faculty and major benefactors. Some especially notable individuals also are listed in the main university article.

Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. For alumni, the degree and year of graduation are noted when available.

==Alumni== {{multiple image|direction=vertical|width=200 | header = Selected Tulane people | image1 = Edward White, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, 1905.jpg|caption1=Edward Douglass White (Law 1868), 9th chief justice of the United States | image2 = NewtGingrich.jpg|caption2=Newt Gingrich (M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1971), 58th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives | image3 = Luis Guillermo Solís, Costa Rica 03.JPG|caption3=Luis Guillermo Solís (M.A. 1981), president of Costa Rica | image4 = Douglas Hurley.jpg|caption4=Doug Hurley (1988), astronaut | image5 = David Filo.jpg|caption5=David Filo (B.S. 1988), co-founder of Yahoo! }}

===Academia=== * Donald Boesch, biologist/environmental scientist * Ian Bremmer, political scientist * Cleanth Brooks, literary critic * Winston Chang, president of Soochow University * John R. Conniff, New Orleans and Baton Rouge educator; president of Louisiana Tech University 1926–1928<ref>Henry E. Chambers, ''A History of Louisiana'', Vol. 2 (Chicago and New York City: American Historical Society, 1925), pp. 53-54</ref> * Light Townsend Cummins, Bryan Professor of History at Austin College in Sherman, Texas and former official State Historian of Texas<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thc.state.tx.us/news/pressreleases/pr2009/pr052609_2.shtml |title=New State Historian Begins Two-Year Term |publisher=Texas Historical Commission |access-date=August 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023210058/http://www.thc.state.tx.us/news/pressreleases/pr2009/pr052609_2.shtml |archive-date=October 23, 2012 }}</ref> * James H. Dillard, professor and early advocate for education of African-Americans * Edward F. Fischer, M.A. and Ph.D, professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University * Mary Lynne Gasaway Hill, poet, writer, professor at St. Mary's University, Texas and fellow of the Royal Society of Arts<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.stmarytx.edu/2020/royal-society/ |title=English professor named Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce|date=24 June 2020|publisher=St. Mary’s University, Texas on June 24, 2020. |access-date=2021-10-12}}</ref> * James (Mac) Hyman, applied mathematician at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States * T.R. Kidder, archaeologist * Sang-don Lee, South Korean legal scholar * Sarah Miller, health economist and winner of the 2022 ASHEcon medal * John Mosier, historian * Bradley Peterson, neuroscientist * Blake Simmons, chemical engineer * Frank Vandiver, Civil War scholar, acting president of Rice University 1969–1970, president of Texas A&M University 1981–1988 * Linda Wilson, 1957, former president of Radcliffe College

===Arts and letters=== ====Architecture==== * Robert Ivy, CEO AIA * Richard Koch, first graduate of the Tulane School of Architecture, architectural preservationist * Albert C. Ledner, designer of National Maritime Buildings in New York City and many other commercial and residential projects * Edward F. Neild, architect of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum and many buildings in his native Shreveport and Louisiana * Henry Hobson Richardson, inventor of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture * Leonard Spangenberg, architect and apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright * A. Hays Town, architect

====Film and television==== * Marion Abramson, founder of WYES-TV * Bryan Batt, BA 1985, actor * Les Blank, BA 1958, MFA 1960, documentary filmmaker * Marshall Colt, Class of 1970, psychologist and former actor * Doug Ellin, A&S 1990, television writer/director, creator of HBO's series ''Entourage'' * Evan Farmer, actor * Paul Michael Glaser, BA 1966, actor, TV's ''Starsky and Hutch'' * Carlin Glynn, NG-N ’61, actress, Tony Award winner * Lawrence Gordon, 1958, producer of popular films such as ''Predator'' and ''Die Hard'' * Karen Grassle, actress * Robert Harling, movie screenwriter, producer and director<ref name="reed">Julia Reed, [http://gardenandgun.com/article/interview-robert-harling The Interview: Robert Harling], ''Garden & Gun'', December 2012-January 2013</ref> * Courtney Hazlett, A&S '99, columnist and celebrity correspondent for MSNBC *Jonathan Hensleigh, Law, writer of ''Die Hard: With a Vengeance'', ''Jumanji'', ''Armageddon'' * Rick Hurst, actor; A&S '68 * Lauren Hutton, 1964, actress; model * Anthony Jeselnik, comedian * Dave Jeser, A&S 2001, co-creator of Comedy Central's ''Drawn Together'' * Anthony Laciura, G '79, actor * Christian LeBlanc, 1980, actor * Shannon Lee, daughter of martial arts legend Bruce Lee * Elyse Luray, NC ’89, star of PBS' ''History Detectives'' * Olga Merediz, NC '78, actress * Linda Taylor Miller, 1976, actress * Alicia Morton, actress * Enrique Murciano, TC ’95, actor, TV's ''Without a Trace'' * Ed Nelson, A&S ’53, UC ’00, actor, ''Peyton Place'' * Matt Ogens, Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning director, ''Audible'', ''MADU'' * Bruce Paltrow, 1965, television and film producer * Meryl Poster, Academy Award-winning and Emmy-nominated producer * Michael Price, Emmy award-winning writer and producer best known for his work on ''The Simpsons'' * Al Shea, actor and theatre critic * Jerry Springer, B.A., 1965, talk show host and former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio * Harold Sylvester, actor, director * Ian Terry, winner of the fourteenth season of ''Big Brother'' * Ronald A. Weinberg, American-born Canadian children's television producer (Cinar)

====Literature and poetry==== *John Gregory Brown, novelist, 1982 *Amy Carter, G ’96, children's book author; daughter of former President Jimmy Carter *Rich Cohen, writer, 1990 *Nicole Cooley, poet; Walt Whitman Award recipient *Peter Cooley, poet *Alcée Fortier, folklorist and recorder of the story of Br'er Rabbit *Whitney Gaskell, Law 1997, novelist *Shirley Ann Grau, 1950, Pulitzer Prize-winning author *Jennifer Grotz, poet *N. K. Jemisin, science fiction and fantasy writer, three time Hugo Award recipient *John Reed, author, ''Snowball's Chance'' *Leigh Richmond (1911–1995), writer *John Kennedy Toole, BA 1958, author, Pulitzer Prize winner for ''A Confederacy of Dunces'' * Dede Wilson, poet and author

====Music==== * Les Crane, pioneer in interactive broadcasting, co-creator of pop music "Top 40" * Paul Crawford, jazz musician, music historian, and music arranger who served as associate curator of the Hogan Jazz Archive *Odaline de la Martinez, composer and conductor; first woman to conduct in a BBC Proms concert * John Doheny, jazz saxophonist, band-leader, and historian * Scott Greenstein, A&S ’81, president of Sirius XM Radio * Zachary Richard, A&S ’72, Cajun singer/songwriter and poet * Emily Saliers (attended), singer * Theo Hilton, indie folk musician of Nana Grizol and Defiance, Ohio * Sonia Tetlow, bass player in rock band Cowboy Mouth * Janice Torre, lyricist of the song "Paper Roses" * Michael White, jazz historian and musician

====Non-fiction writing and journalism==== *Andrew Breitbart, '91, publisher and author<ref>{{Cite news|last=Carr|first=David|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/business/media/the-life-and-death-of-andrew-breitbart.html|title=The Provocateur|date=2012-04-13|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-27|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Clark|first=Mike|title=Conservative Blogger, Tulane Grad Breitbart Dead At 43|date=2020-03-27|url=https://www.wdsu.com/article/teen-performs-virtual-concert-for-pennsylvania-nursing-home/31954737|language=en|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref> *Hodding Carter, journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner *Christopher Drew, journalist and book author *Bessie Alexander Ficklen (1861–1945), writer, poet, artist *Robert Lane Greene, magazine journalist *Ira B. Harkey Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist *Nate Lee, B.A. 1978, writer, senior editor for Chicago's ''Newcity''<ref name=twsOctI15>{{cite news |author= Brian Hieggelke |title= Back through the Lookingglass |publisher= NewCity Stage |quote= ... Newcity’s first senior editor Nate Lee penned a cover story that November, as the production moved from the confines of Chicago Filmmakers to the larger space inhabited by Remains Theatre. In the process of reporting, he insisted I see it and took me along. It was unforgettable, and probably had much to do with our growing and sustained commitment to theater coverage. (Though in fairness, Nate’s passion for Chicago theater, or theatre, as he insisted, from our very first issues set the pace from day one.) |date= 2009-06-05 |url= https://newcitystage.com/2009/06/05/back-through-the-lookingglass/ |access-date= 2010-10-31 }}</ref> *Margaret Burr Leonard, civil rights activist and journalist<ref name="Museum2023">{{cite web |title=Margaret Leonard |url=https://floridacivilrightsmuseum.org/exhibition/they-made-a-difference-part-1/margaret-leonard/ |website=FloridaCivilRightsMuseum.org |date=September 11, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> *Bill Monroe, A&S ’42, broadcast journalist, former host of ''Meet the Press'' *Mike Sacks, editor, writer, 1990 *Thomas Sancton, editor, writer, civil rights journalist, teacher, 1935<ref>{{cite news|last=Pope|first=John|url=https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_50e6692c-2e0c-575a-8737-8093a065ab5c.html|title=Thomas Sancton, pioneering journalist, dies at age 97|date=8 April 2012}}</ref> *Howard K. Smith, television journalist *Ali Vitali, author and television journalist *Lawrence Wright, author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and journalist

====Visual arts==== *Lynda Benglis, N ’64, sculptor *Jacqueline Bishop, MFA, 1982, visual artist *Deborah Czeresko, M.A., 1992, glass blower, won first season of ''Blown Away''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deborah Czeresko |url=https://deborahczeresko.com/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Deborah Czeresko |language=en}}</ref> *Jane Davis Doggett, 1952, graphic artist and pioneer designer of wayfinding and graphics systems for airports *Mignon Faget, Newcomb 1955, artist, jewelry designer *Mary Garrard, 1958, art historian *Bryan Nash Gill, 1984, artist *Gary Russell Libby, art historian, curator, museum director *Sergio Rossetti Morosini, artist, conservator *Frank Relle, photographer *Wendi Schneider, Newcomb 1977, artist, photographer *Hunt Slonem, B.A., 1973, artist *Meredith Stern, B.F.A. 1998, artist *Cora Kelley Ward, painter

====Other==== * Alice K. Bache (1903–1977), philanthropist and art collector * Afowiri Fondzenyuy, philanthropist and long-distance marathon runner * May Hyman Lesser, medical illustrator * Howard Scott Warshaw, video game programmer/designer and documentary filmmaker

===Business and economics=== *Matt Battiata, CEO, real estate economics expert *Geoffrey Beene, fashion designer *Peter Brack, entrepreneur, founder, business leader and investor *Andrew Friedman, president of operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers *Neil Bush, B.A., M.B.A., 1979, presidential brother, ex-savings and loan executive *Philip J. Carroll, M.S., 1961, former CEO, Shell Oil Company and Fluor Corporation *James H. Clark, founder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape, and WebMD *Robert M. Devlin, B.A., 1964, CEO of American General *Charles E. Fenner, founder of Fenner & Beane, a forerunner of Merrill Lynch *David Filo, B.S. 1988, co-founder of Yahoo! *Alfred Ford, great-grandson of Henry Ford *Talia Goldstein, B.A. 2002, entrepreneur, company founder<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cross|first=Mary|date=9 February 2018|title=Alumna makes career of helping singles find love|url=https://news.tulane.edu/news/alumna-makes-career-helping-singles-find-love|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Tulane News|language=en}}</ref> *C. Jackson Grayson, professor at Harvard, Stanford and Tulane; member of the Nixon Cabinet *Thomas M. Humphrey, PhD. 1970, economist *Samuel Israel III, fraudulent hedge fund manager *Judith Kent, B.A., business executive and philanthropist<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keenlyside |first=Sarah |date=2024-10-26 |title=Who is JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon’s wife, Judith Kent? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3283894/who-jamie-dimons-wife-judith-kent-jp-morgan-chase-co-ceos-partner-41-years-donated-us250000-kamala |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref> *Jeff Klein - hotelier and real estate developer *Dean Lombardi, J.D., president and GM of the Los Angeles Kings *Peter McNamara, B.S. CEO, McNamara Enterprises Underground Casino & Book Broker *Ricardo Salinas Pliego, M.B.A., 1979, one of ''Forbes''{{'}} "World's Richest People" * Michael J. Sacks, B.A. 1984, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GCM Grosvenor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Sacks |url=https://www.obama.org/about/leadership/michael-sacks/ |website=The Obama Foundation |language=en}}</ref> *Muhamed Sacirbey, Bosnian-American businessperson *Peter Schloss, chief executive officer, Broadwebasia; director, Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA) *Aaron Selber Jr. B.B.A., 1950, businessman and philanthropist in Shreveport<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=aaron-selber&pid=166413338&fhid=10218#sthash.uNalGk8p.dpbs|title=Aaron Selber|newspaper=Shreveport Times|access-date=August 14, 2013}}</ref> *Fred L. Smith, president and founder of Competitive Enterprise Institute *Paul Tulane, benefactor, philanthropist *Sam Zemurray, benefactor

===Government and politics=== ====Heads of state==== * Luis Guillermo Solis, M.A. 1981, president of Costa Rica * José Raúl Mulino, LL.M, 1983, president of Panama

====U.S. senators and congressmen==== * William L. Armstrong, B 1958, former U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Colorado; president of Colorado Christian University (R)<ref>{{cite dictionary|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000219|title= ARMSTRONG, William Lester (1937 - )|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= October 6, 2012}}</ref> * Howard Henry Baker Jr., 1945, U.S. Senate majority leader, White House chief of staff, U.S. ambassador to Japan (R)<ref name="Howard Baker">{{cite dictionary|title=Howard Baker|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000063|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Hale Boggs, Law, 1937, U.S. representative, 1941–1943, 1946–1972; house majority leader (D)<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Hale Boggs|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000594|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Lindy Boggs, Newcomb 1935, U.S. representative, 1973–1991, Tulane benefactor, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, 1997–2001 (D)<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Lindy Boggs|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000592|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Edwin S. Broussard, U.S. senator from Louisiana (D)<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Edwin S. Broussard|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000895|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Donelson Caffery, Law, U.S. senator, 1892–1900 (D) * James "Jimmy" Domengeaux, Law, Lafayette congressman and Cajun cultural spokesman (D)<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=James "Jimmy" Domengeaux|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000406|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Allen J. Ellender, Law 1913, U.S. senator, agriculture committee chair; appropriations committee chair; President Pro Tempore 1971–72 (D)<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Allen J. Ellender|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000112|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Newt Gingrich, U.S. representative, 1979–1998 and Speaker of the House, 1995–1998 (R)<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Newt Gingrich|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000225|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Tim Griffin, L '94, U.S. representatives from Arkansas (R)<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Tim Griffin|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000567|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Felix Edward Hébert, U.S. representative, 1940–1977 (D); chair, House Armed Services Committee<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Felix Edward Hébert|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000437|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Bob Livingston, former U.S. representative, 1977–1999; chair, House Appropriations Committee, 1995–98 (R)<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Livingston|url=https://www.nndb.com/people/793/000094511/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> * Wiley Nickel, former U.S. representative, 2023-2025 (D) * John H. Overton, Law, 1897, former U.S. senator from Louisiana (D) * Cedric Richmond, L '98, U.S. representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (D); former senior adviser to President Joe Biden * Jared Y. Sanders Jr., U.S. representative (D), later States Rights Party * Luther Strange, B.A. 1975, Law 1978, U.S. senator from Alabama, 2017–2018 (R) * Suhas Subramanyam, U.S. representative, 2025–present (D) * Gene Taylor, U.S. representative, 1989–2011 (D-turned-R) * Dave Treen, U.S. representative, 1973–1980 (R) * David Vitter, Law, former U.S. senator from Louisiana, 2005–2017; former U.S. representative, 1999–2005 (R)

====U.S. governors==== * Newton C. Blanchard, former governor of Louisiana (D)<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Newton C. Blanchard|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000541|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Murphy J. Foster Sr., governor of Louisiana (D)<ref>{{cite web|title=Murphy J. Foster Sr.|url=https://www.nndb.com/people/385/000120025/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Michael Hahn, governor of Louisiana (D)<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Michael Hahn|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000019|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Luther E. Hall, governor of Louisiana (D)<ref>{{cite web|title=Luther E. Hall|url=http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/392/Default.aspx|publisher=State of Louisiana|access-date=24 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722032545/http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/392/Default.aspx|archive-date=22 July 2012}}</ref> * Alvin Olin King, former governor of Louisiana (D)<ref>{{cite web|title=Alvin Olin King|url=http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/398/Default.aspx|publisher=the State of Louisiana|access-date=25 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729145336/http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/398/Default.aspx|archive-date=29 July 2012}}</ref> * Richard W. Leche, former governor of Louisiana (D)<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard W. Leche|url=http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=960|publisher=Encyclopedia Of Louisiana|access-date=25 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222171829/http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=960|archive-date=22 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Huey Long, Law, former governor of Louisiana (D, 1928–32)<ref>{{cite dictionary|title=Huey Long|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000418|dictionary=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> * John McEnery, former governor of Louisiana (D){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Francis T. Nicholls, governor of Louisiana (D) * Pedro Pierluisi, B.A., 1980, governor of Puerto Rico, New Party for Progress * Jared Y. Sanders Sr., former governor of Louisiana (D) * Oramel H. Simpson, former governor of Louisiana (D) * David C. Treen (1928–2009), former governor of Louisiana (R, 1980–84) * Bob Wise, Law, 1975, former governor of West Virginia (D)

====U.S. cabinet secretaries and other prominent federal officials==== * Howard Henry Baker Jr., 1945, U.S. Senate majority leader, White House chief of staff, U.S. ambassador to Japan (R)<ref name="Howard Baker"/> *Regina Benjamin, MBA 1991, Surgeon General of the United States (2009–13) * Donald Ensenat, Law, 1973, White House chief of protocol{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Lisa P. Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (D)<ref>{{cite web|title=Lisa P. Jackson|url=https://www.nndb.com/people/661/000180121/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> (2009–2013) * Stephen Douglas Johnson, AB '85, L '88, U.S. House chief counsel for Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit (1995–98) and Bush White House senior advisor to the Office of Federal Housing Oversight (2001–03)<ref>Claire Chapman. ''NAIC Hires Veteran House Counsel as Its Lawyer'' Insurance Regulator, Vo.8, No. 42, November 3, 1997, P. 3 - one of the few articles which mentions Johnson's full education, e.g., University of Hamburg, Tulane University, Tulane Law School, and Boston University School of Law</ref>

====Diplomats==== * Howard Henry Baker Jr. (1945), U.S. Senate majority leader, White House chief of staff, U.S. ambassador to Japan (R)<ref name="Howard Baker"/> * Lindy Boggs, Newcomb 1935, U.S. representative 1973–1991, Tulane benefactor (D), U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, 1997–2001 * Kristie Kenney, G '79, U.S. ambassador to Thailand, former ambassador to the Philippines and Ecuador<ref>{{cite web|title=Kristie Kenney |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/68599.htm |publisher=U.S. Department State |access-date=25 January 2013 }}</ref> * John Giffen Weinmann (A&S ’50, L ’52), former U.S. ambassador to Finland and chief of protocol in the White House * Clint Williamson (L '86) U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, UN envoy, White House policy official

====Mayors==== * Sidney Barthelemy, mayor of New Orleans (D, 1986–94)<ref>{{cite web|title=Sidney Barthelemy|url=https://www.nndb.com/people/100/000162611/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Ravinder Bhalla, J.D., mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey * Paul Capdevielle, Law, mayor of New Orleans<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Capdevielle|url=http://www.storyvilledistrictnola.com/neworleans_mayors.html|publisher=storyvilledistrictnola.com|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Sandra Frankel (née Applebaum), 1963, Arts and Sciences, former mayor of the Town of Brighton, NY (D) * Ray Nagin, M.B.A. 1994, mayor of New Orleans (D, 2002–10) * Robert Poydasheff, Law, former mayor of Columbus, Georgia (2003–2007) (R) * Jerry Springer, B.A. 1965, former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio and television personality * T. Semmes Walmsley, Law, mayor of New Orleans (D)

====City and state officials==== * Buddy Caldwell, attorney general of Louisiana 2008–16; former district attorney in Tallulah (D)-turned-(R){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} *Philip Ciaccio, state representative, New Orleans City Council member, state circuit judge 1982–1998<ref>{{cite news|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=philip-charles-ciaccio&pid=176486531&fhid=5630|title=Philip Charles Ciaccio|newspaper=New Orleans Times-Picayune|access-date=November 14, 2015}}</ref> * John Elton Coon, state representative from Ouachita Parish; mayor of Monroe 1949–1956, and state fire marshal 1956–1964 (D)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Tulane_University_Jambalaya_Yearbook/1929/Page_149.html|title=Tulane University, Freshman Class of 1929, p. 149|publisher=e-yearbook.com|access-date=July 8, 2013}}</ref> * Grey Ferris, member of the Mississippi State Senate (D) * Cameron Henry, member of Louisiana House (R){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Adam Kwasman, B.A. Economics 2003, member of Arizona House of Representatives District 11; 2014 candidate for U.S. Congress (R) * Karen Carter Peterson, former state senator and state representative; candidate for United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd District (D) * Weldon Russell, state representative from Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes 1984–1988; realtor in Amite (D) * Jock Scott, B.A. Government 1969, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/216083544/|title=Rep. Jock Scott|work=The Town Talk|location=Alexandria, Louisiana|date=April 20, 1980|access-date=July 3, 2025|page=99|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref name="b">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/360178570/|title=John Wyeth "Jock" Scott|work=The Town Talk|location=Alexandria, Louisiana|date=April 28, 2009|access-date=July 3, 2025|page=16|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> * Scott M. Simon, architect and state representative (R) * Eric Skrmetta, attorney from Metairie, Louisiana; Republican member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission for District 1 (R) * Chris Ullo, member of both houses of the Louisiana legislature 1972–2008 (D)

====Other==== * Hanan Al-Ahmadi, assistant speaker of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia * Ashley Biden, social worker, activist, and daughter of President Joe Biden * Amy Carter, '96, daughter of former President Jimmy Carter; children's book author (D){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Jan Crull Jr., Law, 1990, former Native American rights advocate, Hill staffer, international investment banker; multi Marquis Who's Who biographee<ref>Patricia Delli Santi. ''Who's Who in America, 2011'' 65th ed. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 2010. p. 1003-1004 and numerous others like it - i.e., the 33rd ed. of the British ''D.I.B.'' has Crull listed alphabetically on pages 237-8 as follows: Sheryl Crow, Russell Crowe, Tom Cruise, Jan Crull Jr., Johan Cruyff, Penélope Cruz and Billy Crystal</ref> * C. B. Forgotston, fellow of Tulane Institute of Politics, lecturer in law, political activist, state government watchdog{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Juan Manuel García Passalacqua, 1967, late leading political analyst in Puerto Rico (D){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Pedro A. Gelabert, 1956, Puerto Rico secretary of Natural Resources{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Victor Gold, journalist and political consultant<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-06-29 |title=Victor Gold |url=https://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06292007/profile2.html |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=PBS: Bill Moyers Journal}}</ref> * John Grenier, Birmingham, Alabama, lawyer and leader of the Alabama Republican Party (R){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Supriya Jindal, E '93, B '96, first lady of Louisiana (R){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Kwan Yuk-noan, member of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan<ref>{{cite news |title=Kwan Yuk-noan (5) |url=https://www.ly.gov.tw/EngPages/List.aspx?nodeid=11563 |access-date=30 January 2026}}</ref> * Kenneth McClintock, Law, 1980, Puerto Rico's former senate president (2005–2008); former secretary of state/lt. governor (D) (2009–2013)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenneth Davison McClintock Hernández |url=http://www.senadopr.us/Cronologia/Biograf%C3%ADa%20Kenneth.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320070909/http://www.senadopr.us/Cronologia/Biograf%C3%ADa%20Kenneth.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-20 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.senadopr.us}}</ref> * Paul Morphy, L.L.B., 1857, chess prodigy and unofficial world chess champion<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/players/paul-morphy|title = Paul Morphy | Top Chess Players}}</ref> * Terry O'Neill, president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) * Martha Gilmore Robinson (1888–1981), women's rights and civic activist<ref name="Souther2006">{{cite book|author=J. Mark Souther|title=New Orleans on Parade: Tourism and the Transformation of the Crescent City|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j8RjmAdbz4MC&pg=PA57|access-date=16 September 2016|date=1 October 2006|publisher=LSU Press|isbn=978-0-8071-3193-0|pages=57–58}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.knowla.org/entry/854/ |title=Martha Gilmore Robinson | Entries | KnowLA, Encyclopedia of Louisiana |access-date=2016-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118052522/http://www.knowla.org/entry/854/ |archive-date=2017-01-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Law=== ====U.S. Supreme Court justices==== * Edward Douglass White Jr., Law, 1868, 9th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (D)

====Federal and state judges==== * Edith Brown Clement, Law, justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (R)<ref>{{cite web|title=Edith Brown Clement|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=454&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * W. T. Cunningham, preparatory curriculum, Law, judge of the 11th Judicial District in Natchitoches and Red River parishes, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives 1908–1912 (D)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0185.html|title=William Tharp Cunningham|publisher=genealogy.com|access-date=October 5, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007081038/http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/e/t/Mildred-Methvin/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0185.html|archive-date=October 7, 2014}}</ref> * W. Eugene Davis, Law, 1960, justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit<ref>{{cite web|title=W. Eugene Davis|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=581&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * John Malcolm Duhé Jr., Law, justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (R)<ref>{{cite web|title=John Malcolm Duhé Jr.|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=660&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Martin Leach-Cross Feldman, B.A. 1955, J.D. 1957 Federal Judge (R)<ref>{{cite web|title=Martin Leach-Cross Feldman|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=743&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * Rufus E. Foster, Law, 1895, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit<ref>{{cite web|title=Rufus E. Foster|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=785&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> * F.A. Little Jr., Class of 1958, former judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (R)<ref>{{cite web|title=F.A. Little Jr.|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1405&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> * Ángel Martín, Law, former associate justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Tucker L. Melancon, Law, 1973, justice, 5th Circuit since 1994 (D)<ref>{{cite web|title=Tucker L. Melancon|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1614&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> * Judge Henry Mentz, U.S. federal district judge 1982–2005<ref>{{cite web|title=Judge Henry Mentz|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1619&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref> * Bill Pryor, Law, 1987, justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (R) * Robert Reid, Law, 1875, justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court<ref name="LaSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices/Reid_Robert.aspx|title=Robert Raymond Reid (1855 – 1923)|publisher=Louisiana Supreme Court|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609025404/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices/Reid_Robert.aspx|access-date=May 15, 2020|archive-date=2019-06-09}}</ref><ref name="Obit">{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25774262/robert-r-reid-i-obit/ |title=Justice Robert R. Reid Passes Away At Home At Amite|publisher=The Monroe News-Star|date=January 15, 1923|page=8}}</ref> * Christian Roselius, 1857, chief justice, Louisiana Supreme Court (D) * Alvin A. Schall, Law, 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit * Nauman S. Scott, one of the first Louisiana U.S. District Court Judges to advocate desegregation (D)-turned-(R) * Elizabeth Weaver, N ’62; L ’65, Michigan Supreme Court justice * Jacques Loeb Wiener, justice, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit * John Minor Wisdom, Law, judge, U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit (R)

====Attorneys==== * Dean Andrews Jr., attorney convicted of perjury by Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison * Sean M. Berkowitz, 1989, chief prosecutor, Enron Task Force{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Terry Michael Duncan, lawyer killed in 1993 Russian constitutional crisis{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * William T. Dzurilla, Law, 1981, international attorney and law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White (1982–1983){{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Jim Garrison, Law, New Orleans district attorney (D, 1962–74) and state appeals court judge<ref>{{cite web|title=Jim Garrison|url=https://www.nndb.com/people/825/000054663/|publisher=Notable Names Data Base|access-date=24 January 2013}}</ref> *Marc Kligman, J.D. 1995, sports agent and criminal lawyer * Jim Letten, L '79, U.S. attorney * Leander Perez, Law, judge and district attorney of Plaquemines Parish in first half of twentieth century (D) * Ira Sorkin, BA 1965, attorney for Bernard Madoff

====Other==== * Yaw Darko Asare, active justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana 2024–present * William Suter, Law 1962, clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court 1991–present

===Math, science and technology=== *Jon-Erik Beckjord, paranormal investigator and photographer *Ruth Benerito, Newcomb alumna and inventor of wrinkle-free cotton *Delzie Demaree, 1889–1987, botanist and plant collector who taught botany at Tulane 1956–1958 *Willey Glover Denis, 1879–1929, Newcomb A.B. 1899, Tulane M.A. 1902. Biochemist; as assistant professor at Tulane Medical School, the first woman appointed as a faculty member of a major medical institution in the U.S. *Anna Epps, microbiologist; possibly the first African-American woman with a PhD to lead a medical school<ref name="Stuart 2013">{{cite news|last1=Stuart|first1=Reginald|title=Meharry's Epps Continues to Break Barriers, Defy the Odds|url=http://diverseeducation.com/article/57456/|access-date=25 February 2017|work=Diverse Issues in Higher Education|date=13 November 2013}}</ref> *Joseph Fair, virologist *David Filo, B.S.C.E, co-founder of Yahoo! *Kurt Mislow, 1944, professor of Chemistry at Princeton University<ref>[http://www.princeton.edu/~chemdept/Mislow/cv.html Kurt Mislow, Curriculum Vitae], Princeton University Department of Chemistry</ref> *Harold Rosen, B.S.E.E, 1947, engineer/inventor, famous for inventing the geostationary communications satellite *Evelyn Walton Ordway (1853–1928), chemist, suffragist and professor at Newcomb College from 1887 until 1905 *Dave Winer, B.A, Mathematics, 1976, weblog and RSS pioneer, former Harvard Law School Berkman Center for Internet & Society fellow *A. Baldwin Wood, B.S.M.E., 1899, engineer and inventor of the wood screw pump (1913) and the wood trash pump (1915) *Ilya Zhitomirskiy, 1989–2011, student, co-founder of the social network Diaspora

===Medicine===

*James Andrews, M.D., orthopedic surgeon *Dale Archer, B.A., 1978, M.D., doctor and television personality *Jim C. Barnett, physician and surgeon from Brookhaven, Mississippi, member of Mississippi House of Representatives 1992–2008<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2013/jul/29/longtime-legislator-barnett-dies-86/|title=Longtime Legislator Barnett Dies at 86, July 29, 2013|magazine=Jackson Free Press|access-date=August 3, 2013}}</ref> *Charles C. Bass, MD, Tulane Medical School dean 1922–1940, researcher in tropical medicine, inventor of modern dental floss *Regina Benjamin, M.B.A., 1991, U.S. Surgeon General under President Barack Obama; first African-American woman on the American Medical Association Board of Trustees *Gerald Berenson, B.S. 1943, M.D. 1945, heart researcher, preventive medicine pioneer and founder of the Bogalusa Heart Study<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/obituaries/dr-gerald-berenson-96-dies-traced-heart-disease-to-childhood.html|title=Dr. Gerald Berenson, 96, Heart Researcher|work=New York Times|date=29 November 2018|access-date=November 30, 2018|last1=Roberts|first1=Sam}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sph.tulane.edu/news/memoriam-gerald-berenson|title=In Memoriam:Gerald Berenson| date=27 November 2018 |access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> *Cyril Y. Bowers, M.D., professor of medicine and medical researcher *George E. Burch, M.D., 1933, cardiologist *Benjamin Cabrera, physician *Jay Cavanaugh, Ph.D, 1994, member of California State Board of Pharmacy 1980–90; director of American Alliance for Medical Cannabis, 2001 *Wallace H. Clark Jr., B.S. 1944, M.D. 1947, pathologist, cancer researcher *Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., 1932, pioneer of modern medicine and recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal *Theodore John Dimitry Jr. M.D. 1901, pioneer of modern optometry<ref name="Obit2">{{Cite news|url=https://demetrimusic.com/archive/dimitry/dr2.pdf|title=Death Takes Dr. Dimitry|publisher=New Orleans Item|at=p. 7, col. 8 |work=New Orleans Item, No. 118 |date=October 27, 1945|access-date=September 10, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910173314/https://demetrimusic.com/archive/dimitry/dr2.pdf|archive-date=September 10, 2023|location= New Orleans, Louisiana|quote=}}</ref> *E. Wesley Ely, B.S., 1985; M.P.H., 1989; M.D., 1989,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wcim2018.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Dr-E.-Wesley-Ely.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae|last=E. Wesley|first=Ely|date=2016-03-28|website=World Congress of Internal Medicine|access-date=2017-09-10}}</ref> physician researcher of delirium<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/the-overlooked-danger-of-delirium-in-hospitals/394829/|title=The Overlooked Danger of Delirium in Hospitals|last=Boodman|first=Sandra G.|work=The Atlantic|access-date=2017-09-11|language=en-US}}</ref> at Vanderbilt University Medical Center<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://medicine.mc.vanderbilt.edu/allergy-pulmonary-faculty-e-ely|title=Allergy Pulmonary Faculty: Ely, E. Wesley, MD, MPH|date=2016|website=Vanderbilt University Medical Center|language=en|access-date=2017-09-11}}</ref> *Thomas Farley, New York City Health Commissioner *Marion Spencer Fay, B.A., 1915; physician, president and dean, Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |last=Shellie |first=Jeffries |last2=Alling |first2=Emily |date=2011 |title=Finding aid to the Marion Spencer Fay Papers |url=https://archivalcollections.drexel.edu/repositories/5/resources/1826 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722003109/https://archivalcollections.drexel.edu/repositories/5/resources/1826 |archive-date=2024-07-22 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Drexel University Archival Collections}}</ref> *Elizabeth Fontham, M.P.H., 1978, D.P.H., 1983, cancer epidemiologist, public health researcher, and founding dean of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health *Robert I. Grossman, B.S., 1969, physician-researcher, dean of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine *Debra Houry, M.D., M.P.H., former chief medical officer and deputy director for Program and Science of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention *Thomas Naum James, M.D., 1949, director, World Health Organization cardiovascular center *Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D., 1951, director, National Institutes of Health, for whom the Kirschstein NRSA grant program is named *Abraham L. Levin, M.D., 1907, inventor of the Levin Tube, which is still used for duodenal drainage after surgery *Rudolph Matas, M.D., 1880, "father of vascular surgery" *William Larimer Mellon Jr., M.D., M ’53, founder of Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Haiti *José Gilberto Montoya, founder of the Immunocompromised Host Service and works at the Positive Care Clinic at Stanford *Kelly Overton, Activist *Imperato Pascal, MPH & TM, author *Steven M. Paul, B.S. 1972, M.D. 1975, neuroscientist and pharmaceutical executive *Luther Leonidas Terry, M.D., 1935, U.S. surgeon general 1961–1965; chair of the committee that produced ''Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service'' *Xiaobin Wang, M.P.H., 1987, molecular epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health *Paul Wehrle, physician who helped develop of methods to prevent and treat polio and smallpox *Charles B. Wilson, pioneer in pituitary tumor treatment; Cushing Medal recipient

===Military=== *George K. Anderson, general in the United States Air Force *David H. Berger E '81, 38th commandant of the United States Marine Corps *Wayne Downing, general in the US Army *Douglas G. Hurley, NASA astronaut *John L. McLucas, G ’43, secretary of the Air Force *Richard I. Neal, general in the US Marine Corps * Christina Maria Rantetana, MPH '97, rear admiral in the Indonesian Navy<ref>{{cite news |title=Jenderal Perempuan Penjaga Ideologi |url=http://reformata.com/news/view/6425/jenderal-perempuan-penjaga-ideologi |access-date=13 October 2019 |work=Reformata |date=30 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518034845/http://reformata.com/news/view/6425/jenderal-perempuan-penjaga-ideologi |archive-date=18 May 2013 |language=id}}</ref> *William Suter, Law 1962, general, US Army * Tate Westbrook, captain, US Navy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg111/Pages/Bio1_RelievedMay112012.aspx#.WtZVOUxFy71|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309003422/http://www.public.navy.mil/surfor/ddg111/Pages/Bio1_RelievedMay112012.aspx#.WtZVOUxFy71|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 9, 2018|title=Commander Tate Westbrook|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref> *James C. Yarbrough, general in the US Army

===Royalty and religion=== * Jorge Bolaños, son of Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños * Francis George, Ph.D., 1970, cardinal archbishop of Chicago * James G. Heller, rabbi and composer

===Sports=== * Stephen Alemais, baseball player<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kushner |first1=Scott |title='This is who I am': Stephen Alemais breaks the mold in all the right ways for Green Wave |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/article_afe3706b-e54d-557d-bfdf-0cd26bd6edf5.html |access-date=24 July 2022 |work=NOLA.com |date=2 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724184514/https://www.nola.com/sports/tulane/article_afe3706b-e54d-557d-bfdf-0cd26bd6edf5.html |archive-date=24 July 2022 |url-status=live |language=en}}</ref> * Michael Aubrey, baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=aubremi01|title = Michael Aubrey Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * David Mark Berger, A&S '66, NCAA champion, member of 1972 Israeli Olympic weightlifting team<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sjlmag.com/2012/07/one-of-slain-israeli-munich-11-athletes.html|title= One of slain Israeli "Munich 11" athletes was Tulane graduate |publisher= Southern Jewish Life|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Jim Boyle, NFL offensive tackle<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoylJi20.htm | title=Jim Boyle | website=Pro-Football-Reference | access-date=19 April 2014}}</ref> * Bubby Brister, NG-UC ’85, former NFL quarterback<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRISTBUB01 |title=Bubby Brister |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=November 26, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924074719/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRISTBUB01 |archive-date=September 24, 2012 }}</ref> * Bobby Brown, Medicine 1950, baseball player, president of the American League<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=brownbo03|title = Bobby Brown Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Janell Burse, basketball player in the WNBA<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.wnba.com/lynx/features/burse_030804.html|title= Janell Burse: Ready To Contribute|publisher= Minnesota Lynx|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Chris Bush, 2004, NFL receiver<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bush_chris00.html|title= Chris Bush|publisher= Tulane Athletics|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Andy Cannizaro, MLB shortstop and baseball All American<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=cannian01|title = Andy Cannizaro Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Jerry Dalrymple, football All-American<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulane.edu/~athletic/FB/FBHIST/FBALL-AMER.HTML |title=Football All-Americans |publisher=Tulane Athletics |access-date=April 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205043656/http://www.tulane.edu/~athletic/FB/FBHIST/FBALL-AMER.HTML |archive-date=February 5, 2015 }}</ref> * Quincy Davis, 2006, naturalised Chinese Taipei men's national basketball team player<ref name="Tulane">{{cite web|url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/davis_quincy00.html |title=50 Quincy Davis |publisher=Tulane Green Wave Official Athletic Site |access-date=2013-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812094548/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/davis_quincy00.html |archive-date=2013-08-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aspt/201306260029.aspx|title=American basketball player applies for citizenship renunciation|work=Focus Taiwan|date=2013-06-26|access-date=2013-06-26}}</ref> * JaJuan Dawson, 1999, NFL receiver<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dawson_jajuan00.html|title= JaJuan Dawson|publisher= Tulane Athletics|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Burnell Dent, NFL linebacker<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/player/burnelldent/2500371/profile|title=Burnell Dent|work=nfl.com|access-date=March 29, 2020}}</ref> * Corey Dowden, NFL defensive back<ref name="databaseFootball.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Tulane+University |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307205124/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Tulane+University |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 7, 2008 |title=NFL Players who attended Tulane University |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=April 8, 2013 }}</ref> * Barbara Farris, UC ’98, WNBA forward, New York Liberty<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/farris_barbara00.html |title=Barbara Farris |publisher=Tulane Athletics |access-date=April 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403110806/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/farris_barbara00.html |archive-date=April 3, 2013 }}</ref> * Steve Foley, football, quarterback in 1973 season when Tulane beat LSU for the first time in 25 years; played in two Super Bowls with Denver Broncos<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Matt Forte, NFL running back<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Nolan Franz, NFL wide receiver<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Lester Gatewood, NFL center<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Tony Giarratano, MLB, Detroit Tigers<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=giarrto01|title = Tony Giarratano Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Fred Gloden, NFL player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/glod00200.html |title=FRED GLODEN |publisher=profootballarchives.com |access-date=December 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226015348/http://www.profootballarchives.com/glod00200.html |archive-date=December 26, 2014 }}</ref> * Brandon Gomes, MLB, Tampa Bay Rays<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=gomesbr01|title = Brandon Gomes Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Jim Gueno, NFL linebacker<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Ryan Grant, NFL wide receiver who is currently a free agent * Nickie Hall, football player<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/genrel/101700aaa.html | title=Tulane Athletic Hall Of Fame | publisher=tulanegreenwave.com | access-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref> * Ruffin Hamilton, NFL linebacker<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Phil Hicks, NBA basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hicksph01.html|title = Phillip James Hicks| publisher= Basketball-Reference.com|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Rodney Holman, 1981, NFL pro bowl tight end with Cincinnati Bengals<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Linton Johnson III, 2004, NBA player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsli01.html|title = Linton Johnson III| publisher= Basketball-Reference.com|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Robert Kelley, NFL running back<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Guerry|title=Robert Kelley in line to suit up for Tulane football team this fall|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/tulane/article_a4bf39e6-1f02-5dc3-9247-9a47ec3b940a.html|website=The New Orleans Advocate|date=7 July 2015 |access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref> *Thakarius "BoPete" Keyes, NFL cornerback<ref>{{Cite web|title=BoPete Keyes Stats, News and Video - CB|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/bopete-keyes/|access-date=2021-12-26|website=NFL.com|language=en-US}}</ref> * Shaun King, 1999, NFL quarterback<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Dominik Köpfer, German tennis player * Troy Kropog, 2009–present, NFL lineman, Tennessee Titans<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kropog_troy00.html |title=Troy Kropog |publisher=Tulane Athletics |access-date=April 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725034253/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kropog_troy00.html |archive-date=July 25, 2013 }}</ref> * Eric Laakso, 1976 Tulane Athlete of the year, NFL offensive tackle; started in Super Bowl XVII for Miami Dolphins<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * J. P. Losman, NFL quarterback<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Aaron Loup, MLB pitcher * Seth Marler, B ’03, NFL kicker<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Lonnie Marts, 1990, NFL linebacker 1991–2001<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Tommy Mason, NFL running back<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Max McGee, NFL wide receiver; caught first touchdown pass in Super Bowl history for Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Sylvester McGrew, NFL defensive end<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> *Darnell Mooney, NFL wide receiver<ref>{{Cite web|title=Darnell Mooney Stats, News and Video - WR|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/darnell-mooney/|access-date=2021-12-26|website=NFL.com|language=en-US}}</ref> * Mewelde Moore, NFL running back<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Ed Morgan, baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=morgaed01|title = Ed Morgan Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Kevin Mmahat, baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mmahake01.shtml|title = Kevin Mmahat | website= Baseball-Reference.com|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Steve Mura, baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=murast01|title = Steve Mura Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Eddie Murray, UC ’80, NFL kicker{{Citation needed|date =April 2013}} * Herman Neugass, track & field athlete noted for his boycott of the 1936 Olympic trials<ref name="Hulabaloo2022">{{cite news |last1=Keplinger |first1=Mark |last2=Levitan |first2=Hannah |title=Tulane Sprinter Protested Nazis by Boycotting 1936 Berlin Olympics |url=https://tulanehullabaloo.com/59398/sports/tulane-sprinter-protested-nazis-by-boycotting-1936-berlin-olympics/ |access-date=2 November 2022 |agency=The Tulane Hulabaloo |publisher=Tulane University |date=March 9, 2022}}</ref> * Phil Nugent, football player<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Micah Owings, MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=owingmi01|title = Micah Owings Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Richie Petitbon, NFL player (Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams) and coach (Washington Redskins)<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Michael Pratt, current Green Wave quarterback<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://theamerican.org/news/2023/7/24/football-tulane-is-the-favorite-in-2023-american-preseason-media-poll.aspx |title=Tulane is the Favorite in 2023 American Preseason Media Poll |publisher=American Athletic Conference |date=July 25, 2023 |access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref> * Tyjae Spears, current NFL running back * Eddie Price, football player<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Patrick Ramsey, NFL quarterback<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Ham Richardson, 1955, tennis player{{Citation needed|date =April 2013}} *Taylor Rochestie (born 1985), American-Montenegrin player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israel Basketball Premier League * Cairo Santos, NFL kicker * Andy Sheets, MLB shortstop<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=sheetan01|title = Andy Sheets Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Joe Silipo, football player in the CFL, USFL and NFL<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Jerald Sowell, NFL running back<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Mike Tannenbaum, former general manager, New York Jets (NFL)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mike Tannenbaum {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/mike-tannenbaum|access-date=2021-12-26|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref> * Eric Thomas, 1987, NFL defensive back 1987–1995<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Michael Thompson, PGA Tour golfer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Green Wave Golfer Michael Thompson Earns Tour Card|url=https://tulanegreenwave.com/news/2010/12/10/Former_Green_Wave_Golfer_Michael_Thompson_Earns_Tour_Card.aspx|access-date=2021-12-26|website=Tulane University Athletics|date=10 December 2010 |language=en}}</ref> * Paul Thompson, NBA player<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=THOMPPA01|title= Paul Thompson|publisher= databaseBasketball.com|access-date= April 8, 2013|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130720142407/http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ThompPa01|archive-date= July 20, 2013}}</ref> * Dalton Truax, NFL tackle, Oakland Raiders<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Linda Tuero, tennis, winner of Italian Open<ref>{{Cite web|last=firefly-wp|title=Linda Tuero - Hall of Fame|url=https://allstatesugarbowl.org/classic/linda-tuero-hall-of-fame/|access-date=2021-12-26|website=Official Site of the Allstate Sugar Bowl|language=en-US}}</ref> * John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/williho01.html|title= Hot Rod Williams|publisher= Basketball-Reference.com|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Roydell Williams, NFL wide receiver<ref name="databaseFootball.com"/> * Frank Wills, MLB relief pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=willsfr01|title = Frank Wills Stats| publisher= Baseball Almanac|access-date= April 8, 2013}}</ref> * Josh Zeid, MLB pitcher<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tulanegreenwave.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=326|title = Josh Zeid - Baseball}}</ref>

==Faculty== * Akira Arimura, professor of endocrinology * William Balée, professor of anthropology and environmental studies * Harry Blackmun, associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * David Bonderman, founder of TPG Capital * Elizabeth Hill Boone, professor of Latin American art history * Christian M. M. Brady, targumist * Ian Bremmer, political scientist * Stephen Breyer, associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}} * Douglas Brinkley, historian * William Craft Brumfield, professor and historian of Russian art and architecture * Florian Cajori, historian * James Carville, political science * Alfred H. Clifford, mathematician * Harold Cummins, faculty 1919–1964, anatomist * David John Doukas, clinical ethicist and professionalism scholar * John Duffy, medical historian * Giuseppe Ferrata, composer and professor of music * Gordon G. Gallup Jr., faculty 1968–1975, developer of the mirror test for self-awareness (1970) * Kenneth W. Harl, historian * Melissa Harris-Perry, former professor of political science and anchor for MSNBC * Maximilian Heller, rabbi, professor of hebrew and hebrew literature 1912–1928 * Helmut Otto Hofer, faculty 1965–1977, zoologist and comparative anatomist * Andy Horowitz, historian, winner of Bancroft Prize (2021) * Louis J. Ignarro, faculty 1973–1985; Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1998 * Walter Isaacson, author and former CEO of CNN; member of the Board of Tulane * Barbara Jazwinski, head of the Composition Program at the Newcomb Music Department<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbara Jazwinski |url=https://www.navonarecords.com/artists/barbara-jazwinski/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Navona Records |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbara M. Jazwinski {{!}} School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University |url=https://liberalarts.tulane.edu/music/people/barbara-m-jazwinski |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=liberalarts.tulane.edu |language=en}}</ref> * T.R. Kidder, archaeologist * James A. Knight, M.D., former faculty, psychiatrist, theologian, and medical ethicist * Adrienne Koch, historian * Ida Kohlmeyer, artist and associate on faculty, 1950s * Kris Lane, historian and author, Tulane University and University of Minnesota faculty * Robert K. Merton, sociologist, former head of the Sociology Department * Claire Messud, novelist * Alton Ochsner, founder of Ochsner Clinic, pioneer anti-smoking advocate * William Rehnquist, justice on the U.S. Supreme Court * John Leonard Riddell, faculty 1836–1865; microscopist, chemist, botanist, geologist, physician, inventor of the first practical mono-objective binocular microscope (1851) * Charles P. Roland, historian of the American Civil War and the American South, professor at Tulane 1952–1970 *Tom Sancton, journalist, musician, Andrew W. Mellon Professor * Antonin Scalia, associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court * Andrew V. Schally, faculty 1962–2006, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1977), French Legion of Honor * J. Lawrence Smith, chemist and inventor of the inverted microscope (1850) * Raymond Taras, faculty, political scientist * Thomas W. Sherry, professor emeritus * Royal D. Suttkus, faculty 1950–1990, founder of the largest ichthyology collection in the world * Andrea Talentino, assistant professor of political science 1999–2005, ninth president of Augustana College * Lewis Thomas, faculty 1948–1950, physician, researcher, and essayist * Frank J. Tipler, physicist and author * Jesmyn Ward, novelist; two-time winner of the National Book Award for Fiction (2011 and 2017)<ref name="National Book Foundation">{{cite web|title=2017 National Book Awards|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-2017|website=National Book Foundation|access-date=16 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/jesmyn-ward-is-the-first-woman-to-win-two-national-book-awards-for-fiction/ar-BBF2GgJ?OCID=ansmsnnews11|title=Jesmyn Ward is the first woman to win two National Book Awards for Fiction|website=www.msn.com|access-date=2019-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820005829/https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/jesmyn-ward-is-the-first-woman-to-win-two-national-book-awards-for-fiction/ar-BBF2GgJ?OCID=ansmsnnews11|archive-date=2018-08-20|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Tulane presidents== {| class="wikitable" ! President ! Years |- | Francis Lister Hawks** || 1847–1849 |- | Theodore Howard McCaleb** || 1850–1862 |- | ''University closed during the Civil War'' || ''1862–1865'' |- | Thomas Hunt** || 1865–1867 |- | Randell Hunt** || 1867–1884 |- | William Preston Johnston || 1884–1899 |- | William Oscar Rogers || 1899–1900 (acting) |- | Edwin Alderman || 1900–1904 |- | Edwin Boone Craighead || 1904–1912 |- | Robert Sharp || 1912–1913 (acting)<br />1913–1918 |- | Albert Bledsoe Dinwiddie || 1918–1935 |- | Douglas Smith Anderson || 1935–1936 (acting) |- | Robert Leonval Menuet || 1936–1937 (acting) |- | Rufus Carrollton Harris || 1937–1960 |- | Maxwell Edward Lapham || 1960 (acting) |- | Herbert Eugene Longenecker || 1960–1975 |- | Sheldon Hackney || 1975–1980 |- | Eamon Kelly || 1980–1981 (acting)<br />1981–1998 |- | Scott Cowen || 1998–2014 |- | Michael Fitts || 2014–present |- | colspan="2" | <small>''** denotes presidents of the University of Louisiana''</small> |}

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