List of DePaul University alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of DePaul University in Chicago.

Business leaders

Richard Driehaus, CEO, Driehaus Capital Management
Dan Evans, former vice president and general manager (from 2001 to 2004) of Los Angeles Dodgers
Jack Greenberg, former CEO, McDonald's Corporation
Kerrie L. Holley, chief architect of IBM Global Services and IBM distinguished engineer; IBM Black Engineer of the Year Award Recipient 2003
Martin Jahn, general director, Volkswagen Group RUSSIA
James M. Jenness, former CEO, Kellogg Company
Philip Kotler, (attended two years), Professor in International Marketing at Northwestern University
Daniel Ustian, former chairman, president and chief executive officer, Navistar International Corp.
Zhu Yunlai, former CEO of the China International Capital Corporation.

Politicians, government officials, and civic leaders

Bushra Amiwala, Youngest Muslim elected official in the United States
Frank Annunzio, U.S. Representative from Illinois (1965–1993)
Edwin B. Bederman, Illinois state representative
Ervin Bushati, Albanian Ambassador to the United States^[1]
Michael A. Bilandic, former Mayor of Chicago
Mike Bohacek, Indiana state senator
Pat Boy, Indiana state representative
Dorothy Brown, clerk of Cook County Circuit Court
Anne M. Burke, Illinois Supreme Court Justice, 1st District
Joseph Burke, judge of the Illinois Appellate Court (1939–76)
Richard J. Daley, former mayor of Chicago
Richard M. Daley, former mayor of Chicago
Paul H. Frank, MPS, Lake County Board Member & Commissioner of the Forest Preserve District of Lake County (IL) 2016 - present
Terrance Gainer, Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate
Arthur Goldberg, (attended, did not graduate, transferred to Northwestern University), former justice of the United States Supreme Court
Benjamin Hooks, former executive director of the NAACP
Kelly Loeffler, former United States Senator from Georgia
Theodore Matlak, former 32nd ward Chicago alderman
Walter J. Nega, Illinois state senator
George Papadopoulos, oil and energy consultant, former member of the foreign policy advisory panel to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and convicted felon.
Herb Schumann, former Cook County commissioner^[2]
Samuel Skinner, former chief federal prosecutor, U.S. Secretary of Transportation; Chief of Staff to President George H. W. Bush
Laura Spurr, chairwoman of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (2000–2001, 2003–2010)
Charles E. Tucker, Jr., U.S. Air Force Major General
Nadao Yoshinaga, Hawaii Senator

Athletes and sports figures

Mark Aguirre, forward, NBA 1982–1994 (Dallas, Detroit)
Bill Boedeker, halfback, NFL 1946–1950 (four teams)
Andre Brown, forward, NBA 2007–2015
Stanley Brundy (born 1967), forward, basketball player
Latasha Byears, women's basketball player in the WNBA
Wilson Chandler, forward, NBA 2007-2020
Franny Cerny, Forward, Czech Women's First League 2019–present (currently with SK Slavia Prague)
Tyrone Corbin, forward, NBA 1985–2000 (nine teams)
Dave Corzine, center, NBA 1978–1990 (five teams)
Terry Cummings, forward, NBA 1982–2000 (seven teams)
Kevin Edwards, guard, NBA 1988–2001 (four teams)
Marty Embry, center, drafted by the Utah Jazz in 1986, played professionally overseas for 13 years
Elene Gedevanishvili, Georgian figure skater
Sarah Gorden, defender, NWSL 2016–present (currently with Chicago Red Stars)
Stephen Howard, forward, NBA 1992–1998 (three teams)
Kelli Hubly, defender, NWSL 2017–present (currently with Portland Thorns FC)
Steven Hunter, center, NBA 2001–2010
Johnny Jorgensen, guard, professional basketball, 1947-49
Mabel Landry, track and field
George Mikan, one of the NBA's 50 greatest players
Angelo Poffo, professional wrestler; father of "Macho Man" Randy Savage
Allie Quigley, guard, WNBA 2008–present (currently with Chicago Sky)
Paul Reed, forward, NBA 2020–present (currently with the Philadelphia 76ers)
Quentin Richardson, guard, NBA 2000–2013
Bobby Simmons, guard, NBA 2001–2010
Julianne Sitch, defender, NWSL 2001–2014
Rod Strickland, guard, NBA 1988–2005 (nine teams)
Max Strus, forward, NBA 2019–present (currently with the Miami Heat)
Erin Walter, midfielder, USL W-League 2006–2009

Authors

Kay Ulanday Barrett, poet, educator, cultural worker
William Granger, Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times columnist; author of The November Man series of novels
Patrick Hicks, novelist, poet
Tarell Alvin McCraney, playwright and winner of 2017 Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay
Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul
Charlotte Pence, author of A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo^[3]^[4]
Christian Picciolini, author of the autobiography Romantic Violence: Memoirs of an American Skinhead;^[5] contributor to Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Google Ideas Director Jared Cohen's 2013 book The New Digital Age
Sheila Radford-Hill, author of Further To Fly: Black Women and the Politics of Empowerment, and professor at Dominican University
Sean Stephenson, author of Get Off Your "But"

Musicians

Jeremy Barnes, drummer of indie rock bands Neutral Milk Hotel, Bright Eyes
Frank Catalano, jazz musician
Ryan Cohan, jazz musician
Oto Carrillo, horn player in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Brian Culbertson, jazz musician
Greg Davis, musician, sound artist
Tristen Gaspadarek, singer-songwriter
James William Guercio, producer for the band Chicago and former owner of Country Music Television
Matt Henkels, guitarist for the band Beach Bunny
Terry Kath, guitarist and vocals for the band Chicago
Lorin Levee, principal clarinet for the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Ramsey Lewis, jazz musician
Lee Loughnane, trumpet player for the band Chicago
Abraham Lubin, Hazzan
Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for 1960s rock band The Doors
Kris Myers, drummer of the Chicago-based progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee
Tim Nordwind, bass and vocals for the band Ok Go
Jim O'Rourke, Grammy Award-winning producer, composer, musician, sound-artist
James Pankow, trombone player for the band Chicago
Walter Parazaider, woodwind player for the band Chicago
George Perle, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
Christian Picciolini, guitarist for Random55; CEO of Goldmill Group; former CEO of Sinister Muse Records and Chaos Records
Matana Roberts, Saxophonist and Composer
Lili Trifilio, guitarist and vocalist for the band Beach Bunny^[6]

Film, theater and media personalities

Science and technology

Mary Alice McWhinnie, biologist, Antarctic researcher.
Dr. Richard H. Lawler, transplant pioneer
Robert Plomin, American psychologist and geneticist best known for his work in twin studies and behavior genetics.

Other

Todd Beamer (Class of 1993) – software salesperson & hero on United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks^[7]
Shirien Damra – American illustrator, designer, artist, and activist.
Chelsea Tayui – Miss Universe Ghana 2020^[8]^[9]
Veruca James – Adult Film Actress ^[10]

References

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^ "Beach Bunny on Audiotree Live (Full Session)". YouTube.
^ Ukueberuwa, Mene (9 September 2021). "Passenger: Todd Beamer". Wall Street Journal. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
^ "25-year-old Chelsea Tayui crowned Miss Universe Ghana 2020 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
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