Notable Alumni of Bard College

Erika McEntarfer 1973–

Former Commissioner of Labor Statistics

Also attended: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Kalina Konstantinova 1984–

Bulgarian entrepreneur and former Deputy Prime Minister

Brandon Grove 1929–2016

US Ambassador to East Germany and Zaire

Also attended: Princeton University

Phyllis Chesler 1940–

Feminist psychologist, professor and author

László Z. Bitó 1934–2021

Hungarian physiologist and writer, developed glaucoma drug

Attended until 1960

William Vogt 1902–1968

Ecologist, ornithologist and author of Road to Survival

Larry Hagman 1931–2012

Actor best known for Dallas

Jonah Hill 1983–

Actor and filmmaker

Also attended: University of Colorado Boulder, The New School

Sibling: Beanie Feldstein (Wesleyan University)

Chevy Chase 1943–

Comedian and actor, original Saturday Night Live cast member

Also attended: Haverford College

Ezra Miller 1992–

Actor in The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Blythe Danner 1943–

Actress, Emmy and Tony Award winner

Spouse: Bruce Paltrow (Tulane University of Louisiana)

Child: Gwyneth Paltrow (University of California-Santa Barbara)

Peter Sarsgaard 1971–

Actor in film and television

Also attended: Washington University in St Louis

Spouse: Maggie Gyllenhaal (Columbia University in the City of New York)

Todd Haynes 1961–

Film director and screenwriter

Also attended: Brown University

Adrian Grenier 1976–

Actor, known for Entourage

Lola Glaudini 1971–

Actress known for Criminal Minds and The Sopranos

Adam Yauch 1964–2012

Founding member of Beastie Boys

Ronan Farrow 1987–

Journalist who exposed Harvey Weinstein abuse allegations

Bachelor of Arts · Philosophy · Class of 2004

Also attended: Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, Simon's Rock at Bard College

Spouse: Jon Lovett (Williams College)

Father: Woody Allen (New York University)

Gaby Hoffmann 1982–

Actress, child star of Sleepless in Seattle

Father: Anthony Herrera (University of Mississippi)

Sonita Alizadeh 1996–

Afghan rapper and activist against forced marriage

Walter Becker 1950–2017

Co-founder of the band Steely Dan

Donald Fagen 1948–

Co-founder and singer of Steely Dan

Also attended: Berklee College of Music

Carolee Schneemann 1939–2019

Visual experimental artist

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Spouse: James Tenney (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bennington College)

Jordan Bridges 1973–

Actor, known for Rizzoli & Isles

Father: Beau Bridges (University of California-Los Angeles)

Gia Coppola 1987–

Film director and screenwriter

Richard M. Sherman 1928–2024

Songwriter of the Sherman Brothers duo

Sibling: Robert B. Sherman (Bard College)

Robert B. Sherman 1925–2012

Songwriter, one of the Sherman brothers

Sibling: Richard M. Sherman (Bard College)

Albert Jay Nock 1870–1945

Libertarian author and editor of The Nation

Olivia Cole 1942–2018

Actress, Emmy winner for Roots

Jonathan Rosenbaum 1943–

Film critic, former chief critic of Chicago Reader

Lola Kirke 1990–

Actress, singer and author

Sibling: Jemima Kirke (Rhode Island School of Design)

Tracy Nelson 1963–

Actress, daughter of Ricky Nelson

Spouse: William R. Moses (Wesleyan University)

Chris Claremont 1950–

Comic writer known for Uncanny X-Men

Pauline Chalamet 1992–

American-French actress

Political science, Theatre studies · Attended until 2014

Sibling: Timothée Chalamet (Columbia University in the City of New York, New York University)

Herb Ritts 1952–2002

Fashion photographer and music video director

John Katzenbach 1950–

Novelist

Spouse: Madeleine Blais (University of Massachusetts-Amherst, The College of New Rochelle)

Father: Nicholas Katzenbach (Yale University, Princeton University)

Carl Davis 1936–2023

Conductor and composer of The World at War score

Also attended: The New England Conservatory of Music

Raphael Bob-Waksberg 1984–

Creator of Netflix series BoJack Horseman

Anthony Hecht 1923–2004

Poet

Attended until 1944

Also attended: University of Iowa, Columbia University in the City of New York, Kenyon College

Chaya Czernowin 1957–

Composer and Harvard University professor

Also attended: University of California-San Diego

Kip Williams 1968–

Filmmaker who directed Paranormal Activity 2

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Spouse: Gretchen Mol (American Musical and Dramatic Academy)

Nick Zinner 1974–

Guitarist of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and photographer

Ali Wentworth 1965–

Actress, screenwriter and producer

Also attended: New York University

Spouse: George Stephanopoulos (Columbia University in the City of New York)

Howard Koch 1901–1995

Screenwriter, co-writer of Casablanca

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Eric Schaeffer 1962–

Actor, film director and screenwriter

Billy Steinberg 1950–2026

Songwriter who wrote hits with Tom Kelly

Michael Tolkin 1950–

Screenwriter, novelist and director of The Player

Also attended: Middlebury College

Juan Gallastegui 1979–

Spanish-American conductor, composer and musician

Also attended: The Juilliard School

Spouse: JoAnna Cochenet (Coe College, University of Nevada-Reno)

Sadie Benning 1973–

Visual artist working in video, painting and sculpture

Father: James Benning (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Ran Blake 1935–

Jazz pianist, composer and educator

Chus Martinez 1972–

Spanish curator, art historian and writer

Master of Arts · Curatorial studies · Class of 2001

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

David Hare 1917–1992

Surrealist-associated sculptor and artist

Yishay Garbasz 1970–2026

Israeli-born interdisciplinary artist

Sarah Jacobson 1971–2004

Film director, screenwriter and producer

Cecilia Alemani 1977–

Italian curator based in New York City

Master of Arts · Curatorial studies · Class of 2005

Pierre Joris 1946–2025

Luxembourgish-American poet, translator and essayist

Bachelor of Arts

Arthur Tress 1940–

Photographer known for staged surrealism

John Boylan 1941–

Record producer, musician and songwriter

John Yau 1950–

Poet and art critic

Also attended: CUNY Brooklyn College

Spouse: Eve Aschheim (University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Davis)

Elio Fox 1986–

Professional poker player, 2011 WSOP Europe main event winner

Andriy Budnyi 1982–

Ukrainian footballer

Also attended: Azusa Pacific University, San Jose State University