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24 notable alumni U.S. News #156

Notable Alumni of Quinnipiac University

Notable alumni of Quinnipiac University include Ilona Maher (Professional rugby player), Kirsten van de Ven (Former Dutch professional footballer) and Devon Toews (NHL defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche).

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Joe Tacopina 1966–

    Prominent trial attorney and legal commentator

    Also attended: Skidmore College

  • Lynne Patton 1973–

    Trump administration official, former HUD regional director

    Also attended: University of Miami

  • Themis Klarides 1965–

    Former Connecticut House Minority Leader

    Also attended: Trinity College

  • Gennaro Bizzarro 1975–

    Attorney and former Connecticut state senator

    Also attended: Fordham University

  • Juan D. Reyes 1968–

    Republican politician and attorney in New York City

    Also attended: Emory University

  • Len Fasano 1958–

    Former Connecticut state senator

    Also attended: Yale University, Boston University

  • William D. Euille 1950–

    Mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, first African American in the role

Business

  • William C. Weldon 1948–

    Former chairman of Johnson & Johnson

Arts and media

Sports

  • Ilona Maher 1996–

    Professional rugby player

  • Kirsten van de Ven 1985–

    Former Dutch professional footballer

  • Devon Toews 1994–

    NHL defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche

  • James Feldeine 1988–

    Dominican basketball player

  • Connor Clifton 1995–

    NHL defenseman for the Boston Bruins

  • Kendrick Ray 1994–

    Professional basketball player

    Sibling: Allan Ray (Villanova University)

  • Kārlis Čukste 1997–

    Former Latvian professional ice hockey defenceman

  • Christian Burns 1985–

    American-Italian professional basketball player

  • Kati Tabin 1997–

    Canadian professional ice hockey defender

  • Matthew Peca 1993–

    Canadian professional ice hockey forward

  • Anna Kilponen 1995–

    Finnish ice hockey defenceman

    Also attended: University of North Dakota

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.