List of New York University alumni
This list of New York University alumni includes notable graduates and non-graduate former students of New York University.
Legend
The following abbreviations and notes are used to represent NYU schools and colleges:In 1973, the New York University School of Engineering and Science merged into Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, which in turn merged into NYU to form New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering in 2014. In 2015, the school changed its name to NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
Academia and research
Academic administrators
- Joe Gow American academic, musician, pornographic actor, and university administrator, noted for being fired as Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in December 2023 after being outed for filming and starring in consensual pornographic videos with his wife, which they posted to public adult websites
Entertainment
Tony Award winners
Sports
As of 2013, NYU has been associated with at least 74 men and 10 women who have participated as athletes, coaches, or managers at Olympic Games, for a total of at least 28 Olympic medals.| Name | Relation to NYU | Notability | Reference |
| Stern, B.S. | FIFA Executive Committee member from 1996 to 2013; CONCACAF General Secretary from 1990 until 2011; Executive Vice President of the U.S. Soccer Federation | ||
| Swimmer; competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||
| CAS, B.A. | Founder and CEO of Top Rank, one of the most successful professional boxing promotion companies in boxing history | ||
| GSAS 2001, M.S. | U.S. Women's Chess Champion 1995, 1996, 1999 | ||
| ARTS 1918–1919* | Major League baseball player, spy, quiz show host | ||
| Law 1977, J.D. | NHL Commissioner | ||
| Professional equestrian; daughter of former New York City Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg | |||
| Steinhardt | Professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball ; played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, and New York Yankees ; three-time All-Star Game|All-Star]; in 1951, he allowed a walk-off home run to Bobby Thomson, known as the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" | ||
| ENG | Olympic shot putter | ||
| Stern | Champion swimmer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor; world record holder in swimming; Olympian | ||
| NYU basketball player 1934–1938; Navy Basketball coach 1947–1967 | |||
| CAS | Professional wrestler signed to AEW, where he performs under the ring name "Big Bill." Was formerly signed to Impact Wrestling and WWE. | ||
| 1962 | Olympic fencer | ||
| NBA basketball scout, and former college and professional basketball coach | |||
| Won three bronze Olympic medals | |||
| 1962 | Olympic fencer | ||
| coursework* | Major League baseball player; five-time All-Star; two-time American League MVP; elected to the Hall of Fame | ||
| World record-holding shotputter and Olympic weightlifter | |||
| NBA player, 1971 champion with the Los Angeles Lakers | |||
| CAS | Gold medal winner, Olympic Winter Games 1960 | ||
| Hall of Fame basketball player and coach | |||
| Olympic gold medalist, high jump, 1904 | |||
| National champion fencer and fencing coach | |||
| Pro basketball player and jurist | |||
| 1972 | Olympic fencer | ||
| Olympic fencer | |||
| POLY, B.S. | Head coach of the Johns Hopkins University lacrosse team | ||
| Olympic bronze medalist equestrian | |||
| Olympic soccer player and broadcaster | |||
| CAS, B.S. | Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association from 1966 to 1982 | ||
| Olympic decathlete and three-time U.S. champion, NCAA high-jump champion, and All-East football player | |||
| Stern, B.S. | Professional wrestler known as Big Cass in WWE and W. Morrissey in Impact Wrestling | ||
| NBA basketball player | |||
| Steinhardt | Middle-distance runner; competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
| TSOA* | Professional wrestler under the name "AJ Lee"; three-time WWE Divas Champion | ||
| PhD 1998, M.S. | IFBB professional bodybuilder | ||
| NBA player, 1961–1966; champion with the Boston Celtics, 1968–1969 | |||
| CAS, 1988 | Olympic gold medalist, fencing, 1988, 1992 | ||
| NFL player | |||
| NBA player, 3-time FT% leader, 1-time rebound leader, 12-time All-Star, Hall of Fame, and coach | |||
| NFL player | |||
| CAS | International ice dancing competitor | ||
| 1934 | NFL Boston Redskins, Green Bay Packers 1936–1937, Model for Heisman Trophy | ||
| American Basketball League | |||
| All-American, 1928 | NFL Staten Island Stapletons, New York Giants 1929–1947, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1967 | ||
| Law 1965, J.D. | NFL Commissioner | ||
| NFL player | |||
| Two-time All-American basketball guard; left as NYU all-time scorer; pro player | |||
| CAS | Competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4 x 100 metres, where she won the silver medal | ||
| Stern | Former sabre fencing champion and Olympic medalist | ||
| GSAS 1941, M.A. | Olympic gold medalist, 800 m, 1936 | ||
| MLB player Chicago Cubs 1942–1946 | |||
| MLB player for Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, LA Angels 1944–1962; All Star Team 1952; Coachof Washington Senators, NY Mets, Boston Red Sox 1962–1985 | |||
| ENG | Competed for the United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the hammer throw, where he won the bronze medal |
- Martin Jay Davis, astrologer, author, and Olympic fencer
- Spencer Freedman, college basketball player for the Harvard Crimson and NYU Violets
- Jay Horwitz, New York Mets executive
- Ruth White, Olympic fencer
- Hans Wieselgren, Olympic fencer
Other
Fictional
The following are characters in film, television, literature, and other media that have a connection to the university:| Name | Portrayal | Notability | Reference |
| Blair Waldorf | played by Leighton Meester | in Gossip Girl | |
| Dan Humphrey | played by Penn Badgley | in Gossip Girl | |
| Vanessa Abrams | played by Jessica Szohr | in Gossip Girl | |
| Georgina Sparks | played by Michelle Trachtenberg | in Gossip Girl | |
| Ross Geller, Professor of paleontology | played by David Schwimmer | in the TV show Friends | |
| Fritz the Cat | voiced by Skip Hinnant | in the film directed by Ralph Bakshi | |
| Will Truman | played by Eric McCormack | in Will and Grace | |
| Grace Adler | played by Debra Messing | in Will and Grace | |
| Jonathan Byers | played by Charlie Heaton | in Stranger Things |