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Notable Alumni of Providence College

Notable alumni of Providence College include Janeane Garofalo (Comedian and actress), Lenny Wilkens (NBA player and coach, three-time Hall of Famer) and Frank Caprio (Providence municipal judge, star of Caught in Providence).

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Arts and media

  • Janeane Garofalo 1964–

    Comedian and actress

  • Peter Farrelly 1956–

    Film director and screenwriter, one of the Farrelly brothers

    Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

    Sibling: Bobby Farrelly (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)

  • John O'Hurley 1954–

    Actor, comedian and game show host

  • David Angell 1946–2001

    Screenwriter and producer, co-creator of Frasier

  • Paul G. Tremblay 1971–

    Horror author of The Cabin at the End of the World

    Also attended: University of Vermont

  • John Baker Saunders 1954–1999

    Bassist and founding member of Mad Season

    Also attended: Cabrillo College

  • Caryn James 2000–

    Film critic, journalist and writer

    Also attended: Brown University

  • Doris Burke 1965–

    Sports broadcaster and basketball analyst

  • Kathleen Karr 1946–2017

    Author of historical novels for young readers

    Also attended: Catholic University of America

  • Howard Kanovitz 1929–2009

    Pioneering Photorealist painter

    Also attended: New York University, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Danny Casolaro 1947–1991

    Freelance writer who investigated the Inslaw case

  • Roy Peter Clark 1948–

    Writing coach and Poynter Institute scholar

Sports

  • Lenny Wilkens 1937–2025

    NBA player and coach, three-time Hall of Famer

  • Kris Dunn 1994–

    NBA player, fifth overall pick in 2016

    Attended until 2016

  • MarShon Brooks 1989–

    Former professional basketball shooting guard

  • Billy Donovan 1965–

    Basketball coach and former player

  • Julian Gressel 1993–

    German-American soccer player

  • Ben Bentil 1995–

    Ghanaian basketball player drafted by the Celtics in 2016

  • Ryan Gomes 1982–

    Former NBA player and basketball coach

  • Otis Thorpe 1962–

    NBA All-Star, 1994 champion with Houston Rockets

  • John Treacy 1957–

    Irish runner, 1984 Olympic marathon silver medallist

  • Marvin Barnes 1952–2014

    Former ABA and NBA player

  • Bryce Cotton 1992–

    Basketball player, three-time NBL champion with Perth Wildcats

  • Hal Gill 1975–

    Former NHL defenseman and 2009 Stanley Cup winner

  • Kimberley Smith 1981–

    New Zealand middle- and long-distance runner

  • Geneviève Lacasse 1989–

    Canadian goaltender and Olympic gold medalist

    Spouse: Emerance Maschmeyer (Harvard University)

  • John Thompson 1941–2020

    Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball coach, former pro player

    Also attended: University of the District of Columbia

    Child: John Thompson III (Princeton University)

    Child: Ronny Thompson (Georgetown University)

  • Donnie McGrath 1984–

    Basketball player for Ireland's national team

  • Ernie DiGregorio 1951–

    Former NBA player from 1973 to 1978

  • Dickey Simpkins 1972–

    Former NBA player known for the Chicago Bulls

  • Ricky Ledo 1992–

    Professional basketball player

  • David Duke Jr. 1999–

    Basketball player for Pallacanestro Varese

  • Jimmy Walker 1944–2007

    Former NBA player

    Child: Jalen Rose (University of Maryland Global Campus, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)

  • Tom Fitzgerald 1968–

    Former NHL player, ex-Devils general manager

  • Cammi Granato 1971–

    Hockey Hall of Fame former women's ice hockey player

    Sibling: Don Granato (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

    Sibling: Tony Granato (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Lou Lamoriello 1942–

    Ice hockey executive, longtime New Jersey Devils GM

  • Maciej Zieliński 1971–

    Polish former professional basketball player

  • Brian Burke 1955–

    Hockey executive, first PWHLPA executive director

    Also attended: Harvard University

    Child: Brendan Burke (Miami University-Oxford)

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.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Providence College (people who attended both).