Notable Alumni of Barry University

Laura Loomer 1993–

Far-right political activist

Also attended: Mount Holyoke College

Laurent Lamothe 1972–

Former Prime Minister of Haiti, entrepreneur

Also attended: St. Thomas University (FL)

Carlos A. Giménez 1954–

Cuban-born US congressman and retired firefighter

Also attended: Harvard University

Allyson Maynard Gibson 1957–

Former Attorney-General of The Bahamas

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1975

N’Diaye Ramatoulaye Diallo

Malian politician, former Minister of Handicrafts, Tourism and Culture

Walter C. Young 1922–2016

Educator and politician

Also attended: University of Miami, Niagara University

Priscilla Taylor 1949–

Former Palm Beach County commissioner

Also attended: Palm Beach Atlantic University

Saima Wazed 1972–

Bangladeshi psychologist, WHO South-East Asia regional director

Sibling: Sajeeb Wazed (University of Texas-Arlington)

Flo Rida 1979–

Rapper and singer

Also attended: University of Nevada--Las Vegas

Tessie Santiago 1975–

Actress of Cuban and Spanish descent

Also attended: University of Miami

Spouse: Carlos Bernard (Illinois State University)

Jessica Fièvre 1981–

Haitian-born writer and educator

Also attended: Florida International University

David Johnson 1926–2024

Photographer of San Francisco jazz culture

Master's degree · Social work

Also attended: San Francisco Art Institute

Juju Casteneda 1981–

Reality TV personality, author and businesswoman

Shaquille O'Neal 1972–

Former NBA center and sports analyst

Doctor of Education · Class of 2012

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, Syracuse University, New York Film Academy

Child: Shareef O'Neal (University of California-Los Angeles, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)

Marcella Mesker 1959–

Former Dutch professional tennis player

Writing · Attended until 1985

Elvar Friðriksson 1994–

Icelandic professional basketball player

Also attended: Long Island University

Marco Vélez 1980–

Puerto Rican former footballer and coach

Virginia Díaz Rivas 1991–

Spanish rower who competed at the 2020 Olympics

Alen Marcina 1979–

Canadian soccer coach and former player

Paula Forero 1992–

Colombian women's national team goalkeeper

Also attended: University of Miami

Jennifer Strong 1973–2011

Former US women's national team soccer defender

Also attended: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Felipe de Jesús Estévez 1946–

Cuban-born bishop of St. Augustine, Florida

Also attended: Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary

Kellyn George 1950–

Dominican founder of a sickle cell support foundation

Agustin Roman 1928–2012

Cuban-born auxiliary bishop of Miami

Also attended: St. Thomas University (FL)