Editing University of Scranton (section)

== Notable people ==
=== Notable alumni ===
{{See also|Category:University of Scranton alumni}}There are more than 49,000 alumni worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.scranton.edu/alumni/ |title=Scranton Alumni}}</ref>
*[[Susan Campbell Bartoletti]] (1982) – American children's writer
*[[Joseph Battisto]] – American politician, member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] (1983–2000)
*[[Richard J. Beamish]] – Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth and commissioner, Public Utilities Commission
*[[Bruce Beemer]] (1992) – Inspector General of Pennsylvania (2016), [[Pennsylvania Attorney General]] (2016–2017)<ref name=mcall2>{{cite news |first=Steve |last=Esack |title=Meet Pennsylvania's new attorney general |url=http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-beemer-bio-box-20160830-story.html |work=[[The Morning Call]] |date=2016-08-30 |access-date=2016-10-22}}</ref>
*[[Drew Von Bergen]] (1961) – journalist (''[[United Press International]]''), President of the [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]] (1980) and the [[National Cherry Blossom Festival]] (1995–1997).<ref name=npc>{{cite news |first=Cheryl |last=Anderson |title=Former NPC President Drew Von Bergen, 77 |url=http://www.press.org/news-multimedia/news/obit-former-npc-president-drew-von-bergen |work=[[National Press Club (United States)]] |date=2017-12-25 |access-date=2018-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117221955/http://www.press.org/news-multimedia/news/obit-former-npc-president-drew-von-bergen |archive-date=2018-01-17 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Jerry Birmelin]] (1978) – American politician, member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] (1985–2007)
*[[John Blake (Pennsylvania State Senator)|John Blake]] – American politician, member of the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] since 2011
*[[Kevin Blaum]] – American politician, member of the [[Pennsylvania State Senate]] (1981–2007)
*[[Walter Bobbie]] – [[Tony Award]]-winning theater director (''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'') and actor (''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'')
*[[Patrick J. Boland]] – [[U.S. Congressman]] from [[Pennsylvania]] (1931–1942) and [[Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives]] (1935–1942)
*[[Rosemary Brown (U.S. politician)|Rosemary Brown]] – American politician, member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] since January 2011
*[[Christopher F. Burne]] – [[U.S. Air Force]] Lt. General
*[[John D. Butzner, Jr.]] – former [[United States federal judge]] - [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]]
*[[Kevin Byrne (New York politician)|Kevin Byrne]] (2007) - [[County executive|County Executive]] for [[Putnam County, New York|Putnam County, NY]] (2023–Present) [[New York State Assembly]] Member (94th A.D. 2017 - 2023)
*[[Michael B. Carroll]] – American politician, member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] since 2007
*[[Nestor Chylak]] – [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]r and [[American League]] [[Umpire (baseball)|umpire]] from 1954 to 1978
*[[William G. Connolly]] (1959) – Journalist and newspaper editor
*[[Frank J. Coyne]] – American business executive, former CEO of [[Verisk Analytics]]
*[[Lieutenant General (United States)|Lt. Gen.]] [[John J. Cusick]] – [[Quartermaster General of the United States Army]] (1991–1993)
*[[Edmund Eiden]] – American football player for the [[Detroit Lions]]
*[[John L. Gronski]] (1978) – US Army major general<ref name="Biography">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalguard.mil/portals/31/Features/ngbgomo/bio/1/1622.html |title=Biography, Major General John L. Gronski |author=General Officer Management Office |date=August 26, 2019 |website=National Guard.mil |publisher=National Guard Bureau |location=Arlington, Virginia |access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Bill Howard]] (1991) – American journalist focusing on Catholic issues
*[[Kathleen Kane]] (B.S. 1988) – former [[Pennsylvania Attorney General]] convicted of felony perjury and subsequently disbarred and sentence to jail time<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20130114_John_Baer__New_A_G__Kane_has_a_lot_on_her_plate.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116115141/http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/20130114_John_Baer__New_A_G__Kane_has_a_lot_on_her_plate.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 January 2013|title=John Baer: New A.G. Kane has a lot on her plate|date=16 January 2013}}</ref>
*[[Jack Keeney]] (1947) – Longest serving [[federal prosecutor]] in U.S. history.<ref name=wp>{{cite news |first=Emily |last=Langer |title=John C. "Jack" Keeney, long-serving federal prosecutor, dies at 89 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/john-c-jack-keeney-long-serving-federal-prosecutor-dies-at-89/2011/11/20/gIQAf5hMjN_story.html |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=2011-11-21 |access-date=2011-01-27}}</ref> 
*[[Lieutenant General (United States)|Lt. Gen.]] [[Kevin C. Kiley]], [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] – Former [[Surgeon General of the United States Army]]
*[[Ralph Lomma]] – Popularized [[mini-golf]], original designer of windmills, castles, churches
*[[Thom Loverro]] – Sports journalist, author, and radio personality
*[[United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania#Judges of the District|Malachy E. Mannion]] – United States District Judge, United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
*[[Kalanithi Maran]] – founder and Chairman of [[Sun Network]], one of India's largest media houses, majority owner of [[SpiceJet|SpiceJet Airways Private Limited]]<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |title=Kalanidhi Maran buys 37.7 p.c. stake in SpiceJet |url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/companies/article454226.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2010-06-13 |access-date=2010-08-08}}</ref>
*[[James Barrett McNulty]] – American politician, [[Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania]] (1982–1986)
*[[Jason Miller (playwright)|Jason Miller]] – film actor; [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominee and [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning playwright (''[[That Championship Season (1982 film)|That Championship Season]]''), best known for playing Father Damien in ''[[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]''
*[[Paul Montrone]] – American business executive, former chairman and CEO of [[Fisher Scientific]]
*[[Karen Murphy (Pennsylvania nurse)|Karen Murphy]] (B.S. 1991) – American [[registered nurse]] and hospital administrator, [[Pennsylvania Department of Health|Secretary of Health of Pennsylvania]] since 2015<ref name=politicspa>{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Field |title=PA-Gov: Wolf Unveils Physician General, More Cabinet Nominees |url=http://www.politicspa.com/pa-gov-wolf-unveils-physician-general-more-cabinet-nominees/63044/ |work=[[PoliticsPA]] |date=2015-01-17 |access-date=2015-06-12}}</ref> 
*[[Patrick O'Boyle (American bishop)|Patrick O'Boyle]] (valedictorian 1916) – Archbishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington|Archdiocese of Washington]] (1948–1973)
*[[Mart O'Malley]] (1912) – Indiana Supreme Court Justice
*[[Christopher Paris|Christopher L. Paris]] (1998) – 23rd Commissioner of the [[Pennsylvania State Police#Superintendents and commissioners since 1905|Pennsylvania State Police]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=PSP Commissioner Biography |url=https://www.psp.pa.gov/Pages/psp-commissioner-biography.aspx |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=Pennsylvania State Police |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Robert Sables]] – American [[naval historian]] and writer
*[[Harvey Sicherman]] – American writer and foreign policy expert, President of the [[Foreign Policy Research Institute]] from 1993 to 2010
*[[Frank Andrews Shimkus]] (1973) – American broadcaster and politician, member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] (2007–2008)
*[[Bob Smith (New Jersey State Senator)|Sen. Bob Smith]] (B.A. 1969, M.S. 1970) – Democratic [[New Jersey Senate|New Jersey State Senator]] representing NJ's [[New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2001 redistricting#District 17|17th Legislative District]]
*[[Tony Smurfit]] (1963) – British-born Irish businessman and CEO of [[Smurfit Westrock]]
*[[Neal Thompson]] (1987) – American non-fiction author 
*[[Clarence C. Walton]] – First lay President of [[Catholic University of America]] (1969–1978)
*[[James Donald Walsh]] – Diplomat and [[foreign service officer]], [[United States Ambassador to Argentina]] 2000-2003
*[[Stephen Wojdak]] – American politician, member of the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] (1969–1976)

==== Fictional alumni ====
*[[Jim Halpert]], former Dunder Mifflin employee played by [[John Krasinski]], ''The Office''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Flynn|first=Liz|date=2019-05-08|title=20 Reasons Why We'll Always Love Jim Halpert|url=https://tvovermind.com/reasons-why-well-always-love-jim-halpert/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=TVOvermind|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Ryan Howard (The Office)|Ryan Howard]], former Dunder Mifflin employee played by [[B. J. Novak]], ''[[The Office]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ryan Howard Staff Bio: Dunder Mifflin Scranton - The Office {{!}} Peacock|url=https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/the-office/characters/ryan-howard|access-date=2022-01-29|website=@peacocktv|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Notable faculty ===
*[[Austin App]], first major American [[Holocaust]] denier and author, ''The Six Million Swindle''<ref>{{Cite web |title=APP 6 Million |url=http://aaargh.vho.org/fran/livres9/APP6million.pdf |website=aaargh.vho.org}}</ref>
*[[James A. Martin]], former chairperson, Department of Theology from 1946 to 1949 and the world's oldest [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] until his death in 2007 at age 105<ref name=wp2>{{cite news |first=Matt |last=Schudel |title=James A. Martin, 105; World's Oldest Jesuit |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/05/AR2007100502709.html |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=2007-10-06 |access-date=2008-01-17}}</ref>