This is a list of notable graduates of Manhattan University in Riverdale, New York.
Notable alumni
Academia
Arts and literature
Business
Entertainment
- Frank Campanella â TV and motion picture actor, Captain Video
- Joseph Campanella â TV, stage, and motion picture actor, Mannix
- Alexandra Chando â actress, Maddie on As the World Turns
- Dennis Day â TV and radio personality, The Jack Benny Show
- Katie Henry â blues rock singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter
- Barnard Hughes â Emmy and Tony Award winning actor, Hugh Leonard's Da
- Mike Mazurki â former professional wrestler and character actor
- Hugo Montenegro â TV and movie soundtrack composer, I Dream of Jeannie and The Outcasts
- Glenn Hughes â founding member of The Village People, as the biker.
- Liam O'Brien â screenwriter and television producer best known for writing the movie Here Comes the Groom
Journalism
Government and public policy
Law
- Joseph Raymond Jackson â former Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
- John F. Keenan â Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- John S. Martin â former U.S. Attorney and Judge for United States District for the Southern District of New York
- Richard C. Wilbur â judge of the United States Tax Court
Math and science
Religion
Sports
Baseball
Basketball
Football
- John Luddy Burke â Captain of the Manhattan Jaspers
- Vincent dePaul Draddy â Manhattan University quarterback who developed the Izod and Lacoste brands. College Football Hall of Famer and Chairman of the National Football Foundation. The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American college football player with the best combination of academics, community service, and on-field performance. It is considered by many to be the "Academic Heisman."
- Vic Fusia â former head football coach of the University of Massachusetts
- Dick Tuckey â former professional American football running back
- Pat Kirwan (football) â Receivers Coach and Personnel Assistant for the New York Jets under Pete Carroll. Currently Senior Football Analyst for the National Football League website.
- Frank Gnup â Award-winning and all-star Canadian football player, and later legendary coach of the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds.
Track & field
Other Sports
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