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Syracuse University is a private university in Syracuse, New York and was established with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920. The athletic teams are called Orange. Name these famous people who attended Syracuse.
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President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
Joe Biden
Governor of New York since 2021 and New York's first female governor
Kathy Hochul
Attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to 2015 and son of a President, he died of cancer at the age of 46 in 2015
Beau Biden
First female commander of a Space Shuttle
Eileen Collins
Writer, "Them" "Black Water" "Blonde"
Joyce Carol Oates
Writer, "The Lovely Bones"
Alice Sebold
Director, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" "Coraline"
Henry Selick
Director of "Molly's Game" and "The Trial of the Chicago 7" and screenwriter of "The Social Network", "A Few Good Men" and "Moneyball"
Aaron Sorkin
Actor and comedian, "Seinfeld" "The King of Queens" "Zoolander"
Jerry Stiller
Actor best known for his role as Inspector Columbo in "Columbo"
Peter Falk
Actor best known for his role as titular character in "RoboCop"
Peter Weller
Actor, "Frost/Nixon" "Dracula" "Captain Fantastic"
Frank Langella
Actress, "The Conjuring" "Up in the Air" "The Departed" "Bates Hotel"
Vera Farmiga
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Hall of Fame basketball coach who was the head coach at Syracuse from 1976 to 2023
Jim Boeheim
Former basketball player and ten times NBA All-Star (most notably for the Nuggets and Knicks)
Carmelo Anthony
Power forward who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers
Jerami Grant
Owner of the Oakland Raiders from 1972 until his death in 2011 and head coach of the Raiders from 1963 to 1965
Al Davis
Football head coach for the New York Giants from 2004 to 2015 who won two Super Bowls
Tom Coughlin
Football head coach of Syracuse from 2009 to 2012, Buffalo Bills from 2013 to 2014 and Jacksonville Jaguars from 2016 to 2020
Doug Marrone
Hall of Fame running back who played for the Cleveland Browns
Jim Brown
First African American Heisman Trophy recipient who died at the age of 23 from leukemia without ever playing in a professional game
Ernie Davis
Hall of Fame wide receiver who played most notably for the Washington Redskins
Art Monk
Hall of Fame wide receiver who played for the Indianapolis Colts
Marvin Harrison
Hall of Fame defensive end who played most notably for the Indianapolis Colts
Dwight Freeney
Former quarterback who played most notably for the Philadelphia Eagles
Donovan McNabb
Defensive end who played for the Patriots, Cardinals and Raiders
Chandler Jones
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