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24 notable alumni U.S. News #219

Notable Alumni of New York Institute of Technology

Notable alumni of New York Institute of Technology include Karine Jean-Pierre (35th White House Press Secretary), Joji (Japanese-Australian singer, songwriter and rapper) and Candice Night (Singer of Blackmore's Night).

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Karine Jean-Pierre 1974–

    35th White House Press Secretary

    Attended until 1997

    Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

  • David Barnea 1965–

    13th director of the Mossad

    Business administration

    Also attended: Pace University-New York

  • Averof Neofytou 1961–

    Cypriot MP and former Democratic Rally leader

    Bachelor of Economics · Accounting, Economics

  • Sylvia of Buganda 1964–

    Queen consort of the Kingdom of Buganda

    Master of Arts · Mass communication

    Also attended: New York University

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Joji 1992–

    Japanese-Australian singer, songwriter and rapper

  • Candice Night 1971–

    Singer of Blackmore's Night

  • Shelley Hack 1947–

    Actress and model, face of Revlon's Charlie perfume

    Master of Business Administration

    Also attended: Smith College

  • Adam Pascal 1970–

    Actor known for original Broadway cast of Rent

  • Kantarama Gahigiri 1976–

    Swiss-Rwandan filmmaker

    Master of Arts · Class of 2006

  • Vithaya Pansringarm 1959–

    Thai actor known for Only God Forgives

  • Doctor Mike 1989–

    Family physician and YouTuber

    Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor of Science · Life sciences

  • Vincent Connare 1960–

    Type designer who created Comic Sans

  • Rahul Dholakia 1950–

    Indian film director, producer and screenwriter

  • Jared Cohn 2000–

    Film director and screenwriter

  • JWoww 1985–

    Television personality from Jersey Shore

  • Tai Chih-yuan 1965–

    Taiwanese comedian, actor and television host

Sports

  • Allison Baver 1980–

    Short track speed skater

    Also attended: The Pennsylvania State University

  • Sarah Fisher 1980–

    Retired race car driver, Indy Racing League

    Also attended: Butler University

  • Chris Algieri 1984–

    Boxer, 2014 WBO junior welterweight champion

    Also attended: Stony Brook University

  • Howard Burnett 1961–

    Jamaican sprinter, Olympic relay silver medalist

  • SonicFox 1998–

    Professional fighting game esports player, multiple EVO champion

Other fields

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.