List_of_Temple_University_people
This is a list of notable faculty and alumni of Temple University, a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Russell Conwell – founder and first president of the university, author of Acres of Diamonds
- Charles Ezra Beury – second president of the university
- Robert Livingston Johnson – third president of the university
- Millard E. Gladfelter – fourth president of the university
- Paul R. Anderson – fifth president of the university
- Marvin Wachman – sixth president of the university
- Peter J. Liacouras – seventh president of the university
- David Adamany – eighth president of the university - first LGBT president [1][2]
- Ann Weaver Hart – ninth president of the university- first female president [3]
- Neil D. Theobald – tenth president of the university
- Richard Englert – eleventh president of the university
- Jason Wingard – twelfth president of the university - first male of color president [4]
- JoAnne A. Epps – thirteenth president of the university - first female of color president [5]
- Theresa A. Powell – vice president of academic affairs[6]
Biology
Business
Communication
English
- Samuel R. Delany – science fiction author
- George W. Johnson – former chair of the Temple Department of English; later President of George Mason University (1979–1996)[7]
- Thomas Kinsella – Irish poet, translator, editor, and publisher; author of numerous volumes of poetry and a translation of the ancient Irish epic The Tain (Táin Bó Cúailnge); while at Temple, he developed a program for students to study in Ireland called "the Irish Experience"
- Sonia Sanchez – poet
- Miles Orvell – cultural historian, editor of the Encyclopedia of American Studies
Film
History
Law
- Jim Drucker (born 1952/1953), former Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association, former Commissioner of the Arena Football League, and founder of NewKadia Comics
- C. Darnell Jones II
- David Kairys
- David G. Post
Mathematics
- Emil Grosswald (1968–1980)
- John Allen Paulos – author of Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences
Music
- Katherine Ciesinski
- John Douglas – conductor and voice teacher; head of Temple's Opera Theatre program for two decades
- Aaron Levinson – Grammy Award-winning producer and musician
- Terell Stafford – Trumpet player
Philosophy
- Lewis Gordon
- Espen Hammer
- Joseph Margolis
- Jitendra Nath Mohanty, emeritus
- Miriam Solomon – Professor of Philosophy
Psychology
- Lauren Alloy
- Laurence Steinberg
- Joseph Wolpe – South African psychiatrist and founding figure in behavior therapy
- Rinad Beidas
Religion
Sociology
Sports
- Nikki Franke – fencer and fencing coach
Other disciplines
- Molefi Asante – scholar, known for popularizing and developing Afrocentricity
- Emile B. De Sauzé – language educator known for developing the conversational method of learning a language
- Happy Fernandez – politician
- Mary Stuart Fisher - radiologist
- John E. Fryer – psychiatrist and gay rights activist, also known as Dr. Henry Anonymous
- Jacob Gershon-Cohen – Professor of Research Radiology and developer of mammography for detecting breast cancer[8]
- Chevalier Jackson – pioneer physician in laryngology and endoscopy
- Leah Modigliani – Associate Professor and Program Director of Visual Studies at Tyler School of Art and Architecture
- Waldo Nelson – "father of pediatrics", longtime editor of The Journal of Pediatrics; author of Nelson Book of Pediatrics
- Lucia V. Streng – chemist
- Ann M. Valentine – chemist
- Earl Bradley – pediatrician
- Mark L. Nelson – chemist and inventor of Nuzyra, an antibiotic FDA approved in 2018
Academia
- Katalin Karikó - 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Rebecca Alpert – activist, Rabbi, and current chair of the religion department
- Edwin David Aponte – author and educator, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the Faculty, and Professor of Christianity & Culture at Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis.
- Leon Bass (Ph.D.) – educator
- John Baugh – linguist known for developing theory of linguistic profiling, Margaret Bush Wilson Professor in Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
- Susan H. Brandt - historian
- David Bressoud (Ph.D) – mathematician, former professor at Pennsylvania State University, DeWitt Wallace Professor of Mathematics at Macalester College
- Linda Darling-Hammond – Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, where she launched the School Redesign Network
- Miguel A. De La Torre – Associate Professor of Social Ethics; Director of the Justice and Peace Institute at the Iliff School of Theology; author of several books concerning the marginalized
- Angelo DiGeorge – physician and known for discovery of autoimmune disorder referred to as DiGeorge syndrome. Also, see Temple University School of Medicine, Notable Alumni and Pioneers
- David Drasin – mathematician, specializing in function theory.
- John Esposito – scholar of Middle East and Islamic studies, professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University
- Louis Filler – eminent professor of American Studies
- Gail F. Forrest – spinal cord researcher at Kessler Foundation and New Jersey Medical School
- Ben Goertzel – Chief Scientist of financial prediction firm Aidyia Holdings; Chairman of AI software company Novamente LLC
- Stephen G. Haines – organizational theorist and management consultant
- Thomas Anthony Harris – psychiatrist and author of I'm OK, You're OK
- Nathan Katz – former professor at Williams College, current Florida International University professor and expert on Jewish communities in India
- Edmund Kornfeld – Organic chemist
- Donald Kraybill – expert on Amish
- Bill Mensch – computer scientist, founder, chairman and CEO of Western Design Center
- Robert K. Merton – sociologist, former professor at Columbia University and Harvard University, former Chairman of the Department of Sociology at Tulane University
- Glenda Price - former president of Marygrove College
- JoAnne Robbins – noted authority on dysphagia, professor at University of Wisconsin
- Charles Coleman Sellers – historian, biographer, and librarian, winner of the Bancroft Prize in 1970
- Stephen Sheehi اسطفان شيحا – Sultan Qaboos bin Said Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, College of William and Mary; author of Foundations of Modern Arab Identity (University Press of Florida, 2004), Islamophobia: The Ideological Campaign Against Muslims (Clarity Press, 2011), and Arab Imago: A Social History of Portrait Photography 1860–1910, (Princeton University Press, 2016).
- Shirley M. Tilghman – former professor and President of Princeton University
- Martin A. Pomerantz – physicist, astronomer, Director of Bartol Research Institute, NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal and National Science Foundation's Distinguished Public Servant Award recipient
- Alan Wolfe – political scientist and sociologist on the faculty of Boston College who serves as director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Future of American Democracy Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan foundation in partnership with Yale University Press and the Yale Center for International and Area Studies,[2] "dedicated to research and education aimed at renewing and sustaining the historic vision of American democracy".
Art
- Laura Marie Greenwood – painter
- Trenton Doyle Hancock – artist
- Andrew Hussie – webcomic artist
- Simmie Knox – presidential portrait painter (Clinton)
- Nicholas Muellner – photographer and writer
- Ralph Rucci – designer
- Paula Scher – designer
- Sarai Sherman – artist
- Aaron Shikler – presidential portrait painter
- Jen Simmons – designer and web developer
- Tammy Stoner – artist and writer
- Ann Wilson – painter
Broadcasting
- Al Alberts – singer, Philadelphia personality on WPVI-TV
- Bob Brinker – financial talk radio host for Citadel Media
- Tony Bruno – sports radio talk show host on ESPN, Fox Sports Radio, and Sporting News Radio
- Howard Bryant – senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine
- Pat Callahan – host of This Week in Pro Football on 950 ESPN
- Steve Capus – president, NBC News
- John Clark – sports anchorman for NBC 10 news
- Fritz Coleman – weather anchor, KNBC-TV news
- Marsha Cooke - executive producer, ESPN Films, 30 for 30
- Tracy Davidson – news presenter for NBC 10 news
- Jerry Del Colliano – radio/TV broadcaster, digital media expert, USC professor, author
- Vince DeMentri – anchorman for NBC 10 news
- Ray Didinger – award-winning sports journalist, NFL Hall of Famer writer.
- Diplo – DJ/producer
- Nick Gillespie – author, journalist, editor at reason.com
- Tamron Hall – MSNBC anchor
- Marc Lamont Hill – academic, journalist, author, activist, and television personality, Our World with Black Enterprise and online HuffPost Live host, BET News correspondent and a CNN political commentator.
- John Kincade – sports radio talk show host on ESPN Radio
- Mark Levin – conservative author, lawyer, and radio talk show host on WABC
- Marty Moss-Coane – host, daily WHYY-FM local public radio show Radio Times
- Hiro Muramoto – Japanese cameraman for Reuters, killed while covering the 2010 Thai political protests
- Kevin Negandhi – ESPN anchor
- Ronn Owens – radio talk show host
- Ed Sciaky – disc jockey
- Gene Shay – disc jockey
- Terry Smith – broadcaster, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Dyana Williams - Radio and television personality, journalist, and celebrity media coach
- Marc Zumoff – sportscaster, Comcast Sportsnet, Philadelphia 76ers
Business
- John Carrig – former COO and president for ConocoPhillips
- Sam Greenblatt – vice president of technology and architecture in Enterprise Solution Group of Dell
- Jai Gulati – CEO of Systel
- Lewis Katz – businessman, philanthropist, newspaper publisher, former co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Larry Miller – president of Jordan Brand, former president of Portland Trail Blazers
- Rosemary Reed Miller - owner Toast and Strawberries, Washington D.C. fashion boutique
- Ash Vasudevan – founding Managing Partner of Edge Holdings
Film, theatre, and television
- Bill Cosby – actor, comedian
- Keith Andes – actor
- Darcy Antonellis – major film studio executive
- Joe Augustyn – screenwriter, producer
- David Brenner – standup comedian, actor, author, filmmaker
- Richard Brooks – Academy Award-winning Hollywood filmmaker
- Cody Calafiore – model, actor, runner up of Big Brother 16, winner of Big Brother 22
- Dennis Christopher – actor
- Nicholas P. Dallis – soap comic writer
- Norman Fell – comic actor best known for Three's Company (attended Theatre Dept. classes)
- Jason Winston George – actor, Sunset Beach, Platinum
- Johnny Ray Gill – actor, independent filmmaker (NBC's Harry's Law)
- William Goldenberg – Academy Award-winning Hollywood film editor
- Veronica Hamel – actress, known for playing Joyce Davenport on the television series Hill Street Blues.
- Lois Hamilton – actress
- Tim Heidecker – comedian and co-creator of Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
- Debra Hill (1950-2005), film producer and screenwriter best known for making the movie, Halloween.[9]
- Tigre Hill – film director/producer
- Saba Homayoon – actress
- Irvin Kershner – film director, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Bruce Mailman – theatre producer and founder of The Saint
- William Marchant – playwright and screenwriter
- Adam McKay – Emmy-nominated director of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and Step Brothers (2008), Academy award-winning writer of The Big Short
- Mary Lou Metzger – singer, dancer The Lawrence Welk Show
- Kunal Nayyar – actor, plays Raj on CBS's Big Bang Theory
- Robert Prosky – actor
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph – Tony Award-nominated actress for Ghost the Musical
- Herbert Rudley – actor
- Bob Saget – comedian, game show host, Full House
- Michael Schoeffling – actor who played Jake Ryan in 1980s film Sixteen Candles
- Peter Shub – actor, clown, and circus producer
- Svetlana Shusterman – from MTV's The Real World Key West
- James Riordan – actor, Broadway, Television and Film actor
- Tom Sizemore – actor
- Hugh Panaro – actor, Broadway
- Paul F. Tompkins – actor, comedian
- Dan Trachtenberg – film director of 10 Cloverfield Lane, and co-host The Totally Rad Show
- Eric Wareheim – comedian and co-creator of Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
- Patricia Wettig – Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning actress, thirtysomething, Brothers & Sisters, Prison Break
- Jesse Williams – actor (Grey's Anatomy)
- Danny Woodburn – actor (Mickey on Seinfeld)
- Colman Domingo – actor on Fear the Walking Dead
- Quinta Brunson – actor, comedian
- Eric Owens (bass-baritone) – American operatic bass-baritone
- Nadia Parfan – Ukrainian film director and creative producer
Government
- Mari Carmen Aponte – U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador
- Edward J. Bonin – Republican U.S. Congressman for Pennsylvania
- Frederick C. Branch – first African-American U.S. Marine Corps officer
- Horace J. Bryant – first African American to serve in a State Cabinet position in New Jersey
- Jamira Burley – Municipal leader, national campaign deputy director
- Michael E. Busch – Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Jim Cawley – Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania
- Robert Coughlin – longstanding Republican Pennsylvania representative to United States House of Representatives
- Mae E. De Vincentis – former United States Department of Defense official and the vice director for the Defense Logistics Agency
- Harold L. Ervin – judge on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- Edwin Duing Eshleman – former Republican congressman
- Thomas M. Foglietta – U.S. Congressman and United States Ambassador to Italy
- Vincent Fumo – Democratic Pennsylvania state senator
- Tom Gannon – Pennsylvania State Representative for the 161st legislative district (1979–2006)
- Hage Geingob - President of the Republic of Namibia (March 21, 2015 – February 4, 2024)
- Nikoloz Gilauri – Prime Minister of Georgia
- Joseph M. Gladeck, Jr. (B.S. 1972) – Pennsylvania State Representative 1979–2000.[10]
- Camillo Gonsalves (BA in Journalism) – Permanent Representative of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to the United Nations
- Theo-Ben Gurirab – President of the United Nations General Assembly, 1999–2000; Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia since 2005[11]
- Stephen Hahn – Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration
- Allison Hepler - state representative[12]
- Joe Hoeffel – former Democratic congressman
- Malcolm Hoenlein – executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations;[13] founding executive director of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York
- Vincent Hughes – Pennsylvania state senator (Democrat)
- Zambry Abdul Kadir – current Menteri Besar of Perak, Malaysia, from political party UMNO
- Kathleen Kane – first woman Attorney General of Pennsylvania, also convicted of felony perjury[14]
- Paul E. Kanjorski – U.S. Congressman, representing Pennsylvania's 11th district[15]
- Guy Kratzer – Pennsylvania State Senator (1983-1986)
- Jerome Kurtz – Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (1977–1980)[16]
- David See-Chai Lam OC, CVO, OBC, (林思齊) – 25th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Canada
- Joseph Lazarow – Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1976–1982[17]
- Bryan Lentz – private attorney; former Pennsylvania State Representative for the 161st legislative district (2007–2010); Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district
- Joseph Melrose – former U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone, currently a professor at Ursinus College
- Bernard T. Mittemeyer – lieutenant general and former Surgeon General of the United States Army.
- Francis J. Myers – former U.S. Senator and congressman, Pennsylvania
- Joseph M. Pratt, U.S. congressman from Philadelphia (1944-1945)[18]
- Cherinet Hariffo Political Science Graduate and Activist
- R. K. Raghavan IPS – former Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation, India
- Pallam Raju – Former Cabinet Minister of India for Human Resources Development
- Charles W. Sandman, Jr. – represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, 1967–1975; unsuccessful candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1973[19]
- Jim Saxton – U.S. Congressman representing New Jersey's 3rd congressional district
- Jacob Seidenberg - chairman of the Federal Services Impasses Panel
- Younes Sekkouri – Moroccan Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills[20]
- Martin J. Silverstein – United States Ambassador to Uruguay
- John F. Street – former Mayor of Philadelphia
- Nao Takasugi – California State Assembly
- Johnny Young – U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia (2001-2004), U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain (1997-2001), U.S. Ambassador to Togo (1994-1997), U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone (1989-1992)[citation needed]
Literature
- Sharmi Albrechtsen – author, blogger
- Ben Bova – science fiction author
- Frank Brookhouser – Journalist, columnist, and author.
- Jim Callahan – retired football player and writer
- Tony Campolo – author, pastor, and speaker
- Anita Cornwell – author
- Eric Corey Freed – architect, author, public speaker
- Jeffrey Gitomer – author, speaker, business trainer
- David Goodis – crime fiction writer
- Helene Hanff – writer
- Tom McHale – novelist
- Ted Polhemus – writer, photographer, anthropologist
- Jeffrey Robinson – author
- William Gardner Smith – author and journalist
- Jerry Spinelli – writer
- Lamont B. Steptoe – poet, photographer, publisher
- Tony Trov – science fiction writer
- Johnny Zito – science fiction writer
Sarah Micklow - opera singer
Sarah Micklow
Music
- Irving Berlin – honorary degree '54, songwriter
- Rubén Colón Tarrats – orchestra director
- Abbie Conant - classical trombonist
- Norman Connors - Musician, Composer, Arranger, & Producer
- Evelyn Simpson Curenton - composer
- Diplo, born Thomas Wesley Pentz – DJ, producer, rapper, and songwriter
- Alix Dobkin – singer/songwriter
- Pat Finnerty – musician, guitarist, and songwriter
- Joe Genaro – musician, guitarist and songwriter with the Dead Milkmen
- Ariana Ghez – classic oboist
- Alex G - musician, guitarist, and songwriter
- Julie Gold – songwriter, Grammy Award winner
- Daryl Hall – musician
- Marc-André Hamelin – pianist
- Jared Hasselhoff – bassist in band The Bloodhound Gang
- Mark Kramer – musician, producer-engineer, Mark Kramer Trio
- Fred Mascherino – musician, Taking Back Sunday, Breaking Pangaea
- Joe Masteroff – Tony Award-winning playwright
- Bill McGlaughlin – composer, conductor, radio host of Exploring Music and Saint Paul Sunday
- John Oates – musician
- Eric Owens – opera singer
- Billy Paul – Grammy Award winner and R&B singer, known for his number one single "Me and Mrs. Jones" and War of the Gods
- James Poyser – Grammy Award winning keyboardist, songwriter, and producer
- Fayette Pinkney – original member of The Three Degrees
- Jimmy Pop – lead singer of The Bloodhound Gang
- Jill Scott – R&B/soul artist
- Debbie Sledge – Singer and member of the disco/R&B group Sister Sledge
- Joni Sledge – Singer and member of the disco/R&B group Sister Sledge
- Kathy Sledge – Singer and member of the disco/R&B group Sister Sledge
- Kim Sledge – Singer and member of the disco/R&B group Sister Sledge
- Allan Slutsky – Grammy Award-winning producer and musician
- Jeffrey Solow – Grammy nominated classical cellist
- Terell Stafford – professional jazz trumpet player
- Tim – Korean ballad singer
- Kenneth Thompkins - principal trombonist, Detroit Symphony Orchestra[21][22]
- Susan Werner – singer-songwriter
Other
- John C. Allen – roller coaster designer
- Ted Bundy – serial killer
- Reed Erickson - transgender activist, engineer, and philanthropist
- Richard L. Fox - tax attorney
- Judith E. Glaser – author and organizational anthropologist
- E. Urner Goodman – early leader of the Boy Scouts of America
- George E. Hargest – Noted philatelic and member of the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame.
- Donniel Hartman – Israeli rabbi
- Linda and Terry Jamison – "The Psychic Twins"
- Steven Levy – writer for Wired and author of Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution[23]
- Shantrelle P. Lewis – curator, historian, critic and filmmaker
- Georgia L. McMurray - activist
- Maralyn Lois Polak – journalist and author
- Stephen Starr – celebrity restaurateur
- Gary Tabach – retired United States Navy captain, the first Soviet-born citizen to be commissioned an officer in the Armed Forces of the United States
- John Thomas Taylor – congressional lobbyist for the American Legion
- Salvatore Testa - Italian American hitman for the Philadelphia crime family
- Michael van der Veen - attorney, who represented former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial
- Diana Vincent – jewelry designer
- James West, inventor, primarily of microphones
- Edith Windsor – Plaintiff in United States v. Windsor
Sports
Baseball
- Bobby Higginson – Major League Baseball player, Detroit Tigers
- John Marzano – former MLB catcher; sports analyst
- Harry Shuman – MLB player, Pittsburgh Pirates[24]
Football
- Robby Anderson – NFL wide receiver, New York Jets
- Matt Balasavage – Former NFL tight end, Baltimore Ravens
- Stan Batinski – NFL offensive guard, Detroit Lions
- Todd Bowles – NFL Head Coach, New York Jets
- Raheem Brock – NFL defensive end, Indianapolis Colts
- Matt Brown
- Lem Burnham – NFL defensive end, Philadelphia Eagles, did not play Temple, earned Ph.D at Temple
- Jim Callahan – former Continental Football League player and writer
- Larry Chester – NFL defensive tackle, Miami Dolphins
- Jim Cooper – NFL offensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys
- Mike Curcio – NFL linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers
- Derek Dennis – American football offensive lineman
- Randy Grossman – NFL tight end, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Tom Hanson – NFL halfback, Philadelphia Eagles
- James Harris – NFL defensive end, Oakland Raiders
- Mike Jarmoluk – NFL defensive tackle, Philadelphia Eagles
- Lance Johnstone – NFL defensive end, Minnesota Vikings
- Alex Joseph – NFL linebacker, San Francisco 49ers
- Bucko Kilroy – NFL defensive tackle, Philadelphia Eagles
- Dan Klecko – NFL fullback, Philadelphia Eagles
- Joe Klecko – NFL defensive tackle, New York Jets; father of Dan Klecko
- Terrance Knighton – NFL defensive tackle, Denver Broncos
- Bill Manlove, national championship college coach
- Jason McKie – NFL fullback, Chicago Bears
- Brandon McManus – NFL placekicker, Denver Broncos
- Nick Mike-Mayer – NFL placekicker, Atlanta Falcons
- James Nixon – NFL cornerback, Green Bay Packers
- James Parrish – former professional football player
- Bernard Pierce – NFL, running back, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Britt Reid – former assistant coach in the NFL
- Kevin Ross – NFL cornerback, Kansas City Chiefs
- Sarah Schkeeper – WFA Guard, New York Sharks
- Leslie Shepherd – NFL wide receiver, Washington Redskins
- Al Singleton – NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys
- David Smukler (1914–1971) NFL football player
- Rod Streater – NFL, wide receiver, Oakland Raiders
- Rian Wallace – NFL linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Steve Watson – NFL wide receiver, Denver Broncos
- Muhammad Wilkerson – NFL defensive end, New York Jets
- Tavon Young – NFL cornerback, Baltimore Ravens
- Henry Burris – CFL quarterback, Ottawa Redblacks
Fencing
- Kamali Thompson – Team USA fencer
Basketball
- Lavoy Allen – NBA player, Indiana Pacers
- Rick Brunson – NBA player, Philadelphia 76ers
- Mardy Collins – NBA player, New York Knicks
- Candice Dupree – WNBA player, Phoenix Mercury
- Mel Greenberg – Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, reporter for Philadelphia Inquirer
- Marc Jackson – professional basketball player in Europe, former NBA player
- Steve Javie – NBA referee
- Eddie Jones – NBA player, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks
- Mark Macon – NBA player, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons
- Aaron McKie – NBA player, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers
- Tim Perry – NBA player, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers
- Pepe Sánchez – former NBA player now with Spanish ACB; gold- medal winner in basketball with Argentina, 2004 Summer Olympics
- Khalif Wyatt (born 1991) – basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Other sports
- Marcus McElhenney Olympian – Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's eight – bronze medal winner
- Benny McLaughlin – National Soccer Hall of Fame
- Zach Pfeffer (born 1995) – soccer player
- Allen Rosenberg – rower and rowing coach
- Jason Read – Olympic gold medalist, rowing
- Eric Semborski – former NHL emergency Goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers
- Gabe Sapolsky – professional wrestling booker, part founder of Ring of Honor and Full Impact Pro
- Geoffrey Sisk, Class of 1987, former PGA Tour golfer
- Gil Stein – NHL commissioner of the National Hockey League, 1992–1993
Fictional alumni
- Toby Flenderson – character in the television series The Office; has a degree in social work from Temple University
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- "The Rise and Fall of Kathleen Kane". May 17, 2015.
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- Langer, Emiy (January 11, 2015). "Jerome Kurtz, IRS commissioner under Carter, dies at 83". Washington Post. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Urgo, Jacqueline L. "Joseph Lazarow, 84, dies; helped bring casinos to A.C.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 5, 2008. Accessed January 5, 2008.
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- "Youness Sekkouri, Morocco's Young Minister of Economic Inclusion". Morocco World News. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
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