New York University (NYU) Alumni

New York University is a private university in New York City and is one of the largest private universities in the United States. NYU is a highly regarded institutiona and admission is considered highly selective. Name these famous people who attended NYU.
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Virologist who created the polio vaccine
Jonas Salk
President of Israel from 2007 to 2014 who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the Oslo Accords peace talks
Shimon Peres
President of Taiwan from 2008 to 2016
Ma Ying-jeou
President of Ecuador since 2023
Daniel Noboa
Governor of New Hampshire since 2017
Chris Sununu
Governor of Washington since 2025
Bob Ferguson
Senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021
Lamar Alexander
House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023
Hakeem Jeffries
Mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1946 and namesake of one of New York City's airport
Fiorello La Guardia
Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001 and prominent member of Trump's legal team
Rudy Giuliani
Mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021
Bill de Blasio
Director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013
Robert Mueller
Senior Advistor to the President from 2017 to 2021 (and his son-in-law)
Jared Kushner
Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006
Alan Greenspan
Founder of IBM
Charles Ranlett Flint
Co-founder of The Home Depot
Kenneth Langone
Co-founder of Twitter
Jack Dorsey
CEO of Xerox from 2009 to 2016 and first black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company
Ursula Burns
Commissioner of the National Football League from 1989 to 2006
Paul Tagliabue
Commissioner of the National Hockey League since 1993
Gary Bettman
Owner of the Miami Dolphins
Stephen M. Ross
Co-founder of DreamWorks and former chairman of Disney
Jeffrey Katzenberg
Film composer, "The Little Mermaid" "Beauty and the Beast" "Aladdin"
Alan Menken
Director, "Annie Hall" "Hannah and Her Sisters" "Midnight in Paris"
Woody Allen
Director, "Taxi Driver" "Goodfellas" "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Martin Scorsese
Director, "Wall Street" "Born on the Fourth of July" "Natural Born Killers"
Oliver Stone
Director, "Paterson" "Only Lovers Left Alive" "Stranger Than Paradise"
Jim Jarmusch
Director, "Anomalisa" "I'm Thinking of Ending Things"
Charlie Kaufman
Director, "Men in Black" "The Addams Family"
Barry Sonnenfeld
Director, "The Big Lebowski" "Fargo" "No Country for Old Men"
Joel Coen
Director, "Anora" "The Florida Project" "Red Rocket"
Sean Baker
Director, "Rush Hour" "Red Dragon" "Tower Heist"
Brett Ratner
Director, "BlacKkKlansman" "Malcolm X" "Inside Man"
Spike Lee
Director, "Brokeback Mountain" "Life of Pi" "Sense and Sensibility"
Ang Lee
Director, "The Sixth Sense" "Split" "Unbreakable"
M. Night Shyamalan
Director, "Harry Potter" "Home Alone" "Mrs. Doubtfire"
Chris Columbus
Director, "Jurassic World" "The Book of Henry"
Colin Trevorrow
Director, "Quantum of Solace" "Finding Neverland" "World War Z"
Marc Forster
Director, "Manchester by the Sea"
Kenneth Lonergan
Director of "Nocturnal Animals" and fashion designer
Tom Ford
Film editor who has received three Academy Awards and is known for her collaboration with Martin Scorsese
Thelma Schoonmaker
Actor, "The Last King of Scotland" "Black Panther" "The Butler"
Forest Whitaker
Actor, "Con Air" "Being John Malkovich" "High Fidelity"
John Cusack
Actor, "The Hunt for Red October" "Mission: Impossible" "Beetlejuice"
Alec Baldwin
Actor, "Moonlight" "Green Book" "House of Cards"
Mahershala Ali
Actor, "This Is Us" "Waves" "Black Panther"
Sterling K. Brown
Actor, "Westworld" "The Batman" "Casino Royale"
Jeffrey Wright
Actor, "Capote" "The Master" "Hunger Games" series
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Actor, "The Mandalorian" "The Last of Us" "Game of Thrones"
Pedro Pascal
Actor, "The Morning Show" "Almost Famous" "Watchmen"
Billy Crudrup
Actor, "The Sixth Sense" "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" "Forrest Gump"
Haley Joel Osment
Actor and comedian, "When Harry Met Sally" "Monsters, Inc." "Soap"
Billy Crystal
Actor and comedian best known for his role as Dwight Schrute in "The Office"
Rainn Wilson
Actor and comedian, "Parks and Recreation" "Master of None"
Aziz Ansari
Actor and comedian, "Happy Gilmore" "Uncut Gems" "50 First Dates"
Adam Sandler
Actor and comedian best known for his role as Jake Peralta in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Andy Samberg
Actor best known for his role as Will Schuester in "Glee"
Matthew Morrison
Actor best known for his roles as Dexter Morgan in "Dexter" and David Fisher in "Six Feet Under"
Michael C. Hall
Actor, "Lost" "Hawaii Five-O" "Angel"
Daniel Dae Kim
Actor, "9-1-1" "Six Feet Under" "Parenthood"
Peter Krause
Actor who is also known for accusing Kevin Spacey of sexual misconduct, "Star Trek: Discovery" "Rent"
Anthony Rapp
Actor, "Riverdale" "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" "Friends"
Cole Sprouse
Actor best known for his role as Zack Martin in "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"
Dylan Sprouse
Actor, comedian and rapper, "Atlanta" "Community" "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
Donald Glover
Actor, "Before" trilogy "Training Day" "Boyhood"
Ethan Hawke
Actress best known for her role as Céline in the "Before" trilogy
Julie Delpy
Actress, "Kill Bill" "Elementary" "Charlie's Angels"
Lucy Liu
Actress, "Scandal" "Jackie Brown" "Point of No Return"
Bridget Fonda
Actress, "Top Gun" "When Harry Met Sally" "Sleepless in Seattle"
Meg Ryan
Actress, "Pollock" "Mystic River" "Mona Lisa Smile"
Marcia Gay Harden
Actress best known for her role as Lynette Scavo in "Desperate Housewives" and her involvement in the college admission scandal
Felicity Huffman
Actress, "Scary Movie" "Girls Trip" "Ally McBeal"
Regina Hall
Actress best known for her role as Dr. Miranda Bailey in "Grey's Anatomy"
Chandra Wilson
Actress best known for her role as Michelle Tanner with her twin sister in "Full House"
Ashley Olsen
Actress best known for her role as Michelle Tanner with her twin sister in "Full House"
Mary-Kate Olsen
Actress best known for her role as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Elizabeth Olsen
Actress, "The Devil Wears Prada" "The Dark Knight Rises" "Interstellar"
Anne Hathaway
Actress, "Jurassic World" "Spider-Man 3" "Lady in the Water"
Bryce Dallas Howard
Actress best known for playing the title role in "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Rachel Brosnahan
Actress best known for her role as Piper Chapman in "Orange Is the New Black"
Taylor Schilling
Actress best known for her role as Amy Santiago in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Melissa Fumero
Actress, "Scream Queens" "American Horror Story" "Star Wars"
Billie Lourd
Actress best known for playing the title character in "Matilda"
Mara Wilson
Actress and singer, "Frozen" "Uncut Gems" "Wicked"
Idina Menzel
Actress, "Veronica Mars" "The Good Place" "Frozen"
Kristen Bell
Actress, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" "Her" "Carol"
Rooney Mara
Actress best known for her role as Rory Gilmore in "Gilmore Girls"
Alexis Bledel
Actress, "Bridge to Terabithia" "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
AnnaSophia Robb
Actress, "I Am Sam" "War of the Worlds" "Twilight"
Dakota Fanning
Actress best known for her role as Veronica Lodge in "Riverdale"
Camila Mendes
Actress and comedian, "Bottoms" "Bodies Bodies" "Shiva Baby"
Rachel Sennott
Actress and comedian, "The Bear" "Bottoms" "Inside Out 2"
Ayo Edebiri
Singer and actress, "Born This Way" "Shallow" "Poker Face"
Lady Gaga
Record producer and DJ, "Uptown Funk"
Mark Ronson
Singer, "Sweet Caroline"
Neil Diamond
Author of "Catch-22"
Joseph Heller
Author of "The Hunger Games" series and "The Underland Chronicles" series
Suzanne Collins
Model who resigned as a Victoria's Secret Angel to study at NYU
Karlie Kloss
Lawyer who represented several well-known clients like Julian Assange and wife of a Hollywood star
Amal Clooney
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