Notable Alumni of Fairfield University

Buddy Cianci 1941–2016

Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island

Also attended: Villanova University, Marquette University

Steve Shannon 1971–

Virginia judge and former state delegate

Also attended: Georgetown University, University of Virginia-Main Campus

Michael Fedele 1955–

Former Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut

Also attended: Connecticut State Community College Norwalk

Charles Dolan 1926–2024

Billionaire media mogul, founder of Cablevision and HBO

Also attended: John Carroll University

Child: James L. Dolan (State University of New York at New Paltz)

Sibling: Larry Dolan (University of Notre Dame)

E. Gerald Corrigan 1941–2022

7th president of the New York Fed

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: Fordham University

Daniel C. Burbank 1961–

Coast Guard captain and NASA astronaut

Also attended: United States Coast Guard Academy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Robert J. McMahon 1949–

Historian of US foreign relations and the Cold War

Also attended: University of Connecticut

Kevin Nealon 1953–

American comedian and actor

Also attended: Sacred Heart University

Spouse: Susan Yeagley (University of Southern California)

Ron Palillo 1949–2012

Actor best known as Horshack on Welcome Back, Kotter

Also attended: University of Connecticut

Adam LaVorgna 1981–

Actor known for 7th Heaven

Also attended: Boston College

Githa Hariharan 1954–

Indian writer and editor

Liz Wahl 1985–

Journalist and former RT correspondent

Paul Marcarelli 1970–

Actor known as Verizon's "Test Man"

Neil Peng 1953–

Taiwanese screenwriter and political activist

Derek Needham 1990–

Naturalized Montenegrin American point guard

Deng Gai 1982–

South Sudanese former professional basketball player

Mary Anne O'Connor 1953–

1976 Olympic women's basketball medalist

Also attended: Southern Connecticut State University

Greg Francis 1974–2023

Canadian Olympic basketball player and coach

Peter Guarasci 1974–

Former Canadian professional basketball player

Nikki Stanton 1990–

Professional soccer midfielder

Jonathan Kasibabu 1996–

Congolese basketball player

Darren Phillip 1978–

Former professional basketball player

Paula Donovan

AIDS and women's rights activist

G. Simon Harak 1948–2019

Jesuit peace activist and Marquette theology professor

Also attended: University of Notre Dame