Notable Alumni of College of the Holy Cross

Clarence Thomas 1948–

Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court

Also attended: Yale University, Saint Louis University

Spouse: Virginia Thomas (Creighton University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Bob Casey 1960–

US senator from Pennsylvania, 2007–2025

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1982

Also attended: Catholic University of America

Father: Robert P. Casey (George Washington University, College of the Holy Cross)

Peter Welch 1947–

US Senator from Vermont since 2023

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1969

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Jarosław Wałęsa 1976–

Polish politician elected to the Sejm

Jim Moran 1945–

U.S. Representative from Virginia

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1967

Also attended: University of Southern California, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Jon Favreau 1981–

Former Obama speechwriting director and Crooked Media co-founder

Robert P. Casey 1932–2000

42nd Governor of Pennsylvania

Also attended: George Washington University

Child: Bob Casey (Catholic University of America, College of the Holy Cross)

Mark DeSaulnier 1952–

US representative from California

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1974

Also attended: Harvard University

Tim Bishop 1950–

Former US representative from New York

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1972

Also attended: Long Island University

John A. Durkin 1936–2012

Former US Senator from New Hampshire

Also attended: Georgetown University

David I. Walsh 1872–1947

Governor of Massachusetts and U.S. senator

Also attended: Boston University

J. William Middendorf II 1924–2025

62nd US Secretary of the Navy

Also attended: Harvard University, New York University

Thomas A. Burke 1898–1971

Mayor of Cleveland and U.S. Senator from Ohio

Maurice J. Murphy Jr. 1927–2002

New Hampshire politician and lawyer

Also attended: Boston College

Joseph A. Califano, Jr. 1931–

12th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Also attended: Harvard University

Ambrose Kennedy 1875–1967

U.S. Representative from Rhode Island

Also attended: Boston University

Michael R. McNulty 1947–

Former U.S. Representative from New York

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1969

Edward D. DiPrete 1934–2025

70th governor of Rhode Island

Timothy Leary 1920–1996

Psychologist and advocate of psychedelic drugs

Also attended: The University of Alabama, University of California-Berkeley, The United States Military Academy at West Point

Anthony Fauci 1940–

Immunologist, former NIAID director

Bachelor of Science · Classics · Class of 1962

Also attended: Boston University, Cornell University, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Spouse: Christine Grady (Georgetown University, Boston College)

Joseph Murray 1919–2012

Plastic surgeon, 1990 Nobel Prize winner in Medicine

Also attended: Harvard University

Joseph P. Kerwin 1932–

NASA astronaut and Skylab 2 science pilot

Also attended: Northwestern University

James J. Collins 1965–

Bioengineer and a founder of synthetic biology

Bachelor's degree · Physics · Class of 1987

Ann Dowd 1956–

Actress in many films and television series

Also attended: DePaul University

Vito Acconci 1940–2017

Performance and installation artist

Thomas Ian Griffith 1960–

Actor in The Karate Kid Part III and Cobra Kai

Attended until 1981

Also attended: New York University

Edward P. Jones 1950–

Novelist, Pulitzer winner for The Known World

Also attended: University of Virginia-Main Campus

Billy Collins 1941–

U.S. Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003

Also attended: University of California-Riverside

Neil Hopkins 1977–

Actor known for playing Liam on Lost

Mark Goddard 1936–2023

Actor, played Major Don West in Lost in Space

Also attended: Bridgewater State University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York

Spouse: Susan Anspach (Catholic University of America)

Dick Cusack 1925–2003

Actor, documentary filmmaker and playwright

Child: John Cusack (New York University)

Child: Joan Cusack (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Michael Harrington 1928–1989

Democratic socialist writer and professor

Also attended: Yale University, University of Chicago

Chris Matthews 1945–

Political commentator, former Hardball host

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Spouse: Kathleen Matthews (Stanford University)

Joe McGinniss 1942–2014

Non-fiction writer and novelist

Bill Simmons 1969–

Sports writer, podcaster, founder of The Ringer

Also attended: Boston University

Bob Cousy 1928–

Former Boston Celtics point guard

Tom Heinsohn 1934–2020

Boston Celtics player, coach and broadcaster

James Quinn 1906–2004

1928 Olympic 4×100 m relay gold medalist

Neil Fingleton 1980–2017

English basketball player and actor

Bachelor of Arts · Study of history

Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Alejandro Meleán 1987–

American-born Bolivian soccer player

Malcolm Miller 1993–

Professional basketball player, Holy Cross alumnus

Torey Thomas 1985–

Professional basketball player

George Kaftan 1928–2018

Professional basketball player

George Blaney 1939–

Former basketball player and coach

Jehyve Floyd 1997–

Professional basketball player, Holy Cross alumnus

Frank Carroll 1938–2024

Figure skating coach of Michelle Kwan

Kevin Stacom 1951–

Former NBA basketball player

Jacob Grandison 1998–

American-Finnish basketball player for Élan Chalon

George Connor 1925–2003

Chicago Bears NFL player

Philip Berrigan 1923–2002

Catholic priest and anti-war activist

Also attended: Loyola University New Orleans, Xavier University

Spouse: Elizabeth McAlister (Fordham University)

William O'Malley 1931–2023

American priest, teacher, author and actor

Bachelor of Arts

Matthew H. Clark 1937–2023

Former Catholic Bishop of Rochester

Matthew Harkins 1845–1921

Second Catholic bishop of Providence

Andrew James Louis Brennan 1877–1956

Roman Catholic bishop of Richmond, Virginia

Also attended: St Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry

James Augustine Healy 1830–1900

First known Catholic bishop of African American ancestry

Sibling: Patrick Francis Healy (College of the Holy Cross)

Patrick Francis Healy 1834–1910

Jesuit priest and president of Georgetown University

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1850

Sibling: James Augustine Healy (College of the Holy Cross)

Sibling: Michael A. Healy (College of the Holy Cross)

John Gregory Murray 1877–1956

Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota

John Stephen Michaud 1843–1908

Catholic bishop of Burlington, Vermont

Denis Mary Bradley 1846–1903

First bishop of the Diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire

Paschal Robinson 1870–1948

Catholic archbishop and diplomat, first nuncio to Ireland

Also attended: St Bonaventure University