Notable Alumni of CUNY Lehman College

Eliot Engel 1947–2026

Democratic U.S. representative from New York

Master of Science · Guidance and counseling · Class of 1973

Also attended: CUNY Hunter College, New York Law School

Letitia James 1958–

67th Attorney General of New York

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1981

Also attended: Howard University, Columbia University in the City of New York

José Enrique Serrano 1943–

US Representative from New York, 1990–2021

Attended until 1961

Child: José M. Serrano (Manhattan University)

Andrea Stewart-Cousins 1950–

New York State Senate Majority Leader

Also attended: Pace University-New York

Rubén Díaz, Jr. 1973–

13th Bronx Borough President

Also attended: CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Father: Rubén Díaz, Sr. (CUNY Lehman College)

Rubén Díaz, Sr. 1943–

New York state senator and Pentecostal minister

Child: Rubén Díaz, Jr. (CUNY LaGuardia Community College, CUNY Lehman College)

Philip Foglia 1950–2020

Lawyer, prosecutor and Italian-American rights advocate

Al Taylor 1957–

New York State Assembly member

Also attended: Alliance University

Ivan Seidenberg 1946–

Former chairman and CEO of Verizon

Also attended: Pace University-New York

Lewis Gordon 1962–

Philosopher and University of Connecticut professor

Also attended: Yale University

Andrea Apolo

Medical oncologist specializing in bladder cancer

Ron Perlman 1950–

Actor known for Hellboy

Bachelor of Fine Arts · Theatre

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

André Aciman 1951–

Writer and CUNY Graduate Center professor

Also attended: Harvard University

Oscar Hijuelos 1951–2013

Novelist of Cuban descent

Also attended: CUNY--City College

Elizabeth Rodriguez 1980–

Actress

Celines Toribio 1974–

Dominican actress and model

Michael Bacon 1949–

Film composer; older brother of Kevin Bacon

Father: Edmund Bacon (Cornell University)

Sibling: Kevin Bacon (Circle in the Square Theatre School, Albright College)

Micki Grant 1929–2021

Actress, composer and writer

Andre Harrell 1960–2020

Record executive and rapper

Also attended: CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Christopher Reid 1964–

Rapper and actor of Kid 'n Play

Brandon M. Easton

Screenwriter, comics writer and educator

Also attended: Boston University, Ithaca College

Pepon Osorio 1955–

Puerto Rican installation artist

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Wendy Choo 1992–

Professional wrestler formerly of WWE

Nabie Foday Fofanah 1980–

Guinean sprinter and two-time Olympian

Sibling: Fatmata Fofanah (Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus)