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==Alumni== {{Too many photos|section|date=February 2024}} {{main list|List of Syracuse University people#Notable alumni}}<gallery perrow="7" class="center"> File:Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg|[[Joe Biden]], 46th president of the United States File:Kathy Hochul, November 2017.jpeg|[[Kathy Hochul]], 57th [[governor of New York]] File:Donna Shalala, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg|[[Donna Shalala]], politician and academic File:Ruth Johnson Colvin, 2006 (cropped).jpg|[[Ruth Johnson Colvin]], founder of the non-profit organization [[ProLiteracy]] File:Arthur rock (15039006092).jpg|[[Arthur Rock]], businessman and early investor in [[Silicon Valley]] File:Commander Eileen Collins - GPN-2000-001177.jpg|[[Eileen Collins]], first female [[Space Shuttle]] pilot and commander File:Aaron Sorkin (27566400913).jpg|[[Aaron Sorkin]], playwright and screenwriter File:Al Waleed bin Talal 2015.jpg|[[Al-Waleed bin Talal|Al Waleed bin Talal]], [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]] businessman, investor, and a member of the [[House of Saud|Saudi royal family]] File:Sultan bin Salman.jpg|[[Sultan bin Salman Al Saud]], Saudi prince and first Arab astronaut File:Joyce carol oates 2014.jpg|[[Joyce Carol Oates]], author File:Dick Clark American Bandstand 1961.JPG|[[Dick Clark]], radio and television personality File:Megyn Kelly (2018-03-01) (cropped).jpg|[[Megyn Kelly]], political commentator and [[News presenter|news anchor]] File:Mike Tirico 2017.JPG|[[Mike Tirico]], [[sportscaster]] File:Bob Costas Visit to Moody College (40016210250) (cropped).jpg|[[Bob Costas]], sportscaster File:VanessaWilliamsHWoFMar2012.jpg|[[Vanessa Williams]], national recording artist and actor File:Peter Falk - 1973.JPG|[[Peter Falk]], actor and comedian File:Vera Farmiga (43676389342).jpg|[[Vera Farmiga]], actress, director, and producer File:JerryStillerNYC05 (cropped2).jpg|[[Jerry Stiller]], actor and comedian File:The chainsmokers veld 2016 cropped.jpg|[[Drew Taggart]], member of [[the Chainsmokers]] File:Jim Brown at LBJ Foundation 2014.jpg|[[Jim Brown]], [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Football Hall of Fame]] halfback File:Carmelo Anthony Nov 2013.jpg|[[Carmelo Anthony]], member of the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] </gallery> Syracuse University has over 260,000 alumni representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 171 countries and territories.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Syracuse University Facts, Figures & Rankings|url=https://www.syracuse.edu/about/facts-figures-rankings/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803012610/https://www.syracuse.edu/about/facts-figures-rankings/|archive-date=August 3, 2021|access-date=August 7, 2021|website=syr.edu}}</ref> Among the individuals who have attended or graduated from Syracuse University include writers [[George Saunders]], [[Stephen Crane]], [[Joyce Carol Oates]], [[John D. MacDonald]], [[Cheryl Strayed]], [[Shirley Jackson]], [[Barry N. Malzberg]], and [[Alice Sebold]]; [[William Safire]], [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning commentator; [[Pierre Ramond]], string theorist; Cambridge University historian Sir [[Moses I. Finley]]; [[John Stanley (politician born 1942)|Sir John Stanley]], British Member of Parliament; [[Salvador del Solar]], former prime minister of [[Peru]]; [[Arthur Rock]], legendary venture capitalist and cofounder of Intel; [[Vishal Sikka]], Former CEO and MD of [[Infosys]]; [[Donna Shalala]], CEO of the [[Clinton Foundation]]; [[Joe Biden]], 46th President of the United States; [[Kathy Hochul]], 57th [[Governor of New York]]; [[Robert Jarvik]], inventor of the first [[artificial heart]] implanted into human beings; [[Eileen Collins]], first female commander of a [[Space Shuttle program|Space Shuttle]]; Prince [[Sultan bin Salman]], first Arab, first Muslim and the youngest person to travel to space; [[Robert Menschel]], partner/director at [[Goldman Sachs]]; [[Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr.]], owner of [[Conde Nast]] publications; [[Lowell Paxson]], founder of [[Home Shopping Network]]; [[Betsey Johnson]] fashion designer; lawyer [[David P. Weber]]; and Prince [[Al-Waleed bin Talal]]. [[Emily C. Gorman]], former director of the United States [[Women's Army Corps]], completed her graduate studies at Syracuse. Alumni in journalism and broadcasting include [[Ted Koppel]], [[Megyn Kelly]], [[Michael Barkann]], [[Bob Costas]], [[Marv Albert]], [[Len Berman]], [[Marc S. Ellenbogen]], [[Marty Glickman]], [[Dorothy Thompson]], [[Beth Mowins]], [[Dave Pasch]], [[Sean McDonough]], [[Ian Eagle]], [[Dave O'Brien (sportscaster)|Dave O'Brien]], [[Dick Stockton]], [[Arun Shourie]], [[Mike Tirico]], [[Brian Higgins (sportscaster)|Brian Higgins]], [[Adam Zucker]], [[Lakshmi Singh]], [[Larry Hryb]] (of [[Microsoft]]), [[Steve Kroft]] of ''[[60 Minutes]]'', Pulitzer Prize winner [[Eugene Payne]] and [[Adam Schein]] of [[Mad Dog Sports Radio]], Vietnam war historian and correspondent [[Bernard Fall]], national political columnist [[Roscoe Drummond]], CBS News anchor [[Jeff Glor]], and Nepalese columnist and TV personality [[Vijay Kumar Pandey]]. Notable SU alumni in the performing arts and art include [[Dick Clark]], [[Taye Diggs]], [[Rob Edwards (screenwriter)|Rob Edwards]], [[Peter Falk]], [[Vera Farmiga]], [[Peter Guber]], [[Peter Hyams]], [[Frank Langella]], [[Jessie Mueller]], [[Aribert Munzner]], [[Lou Reed]], [[Tom Everett Scott]], [[Aaron Sorkin]], [[Jerry Stiller]], [[Lexington Steele]], [[Bill Viola]], [[Vanessa Williams]], [[Pete Yorn]], [[Susan Sensemann]], [[Clairo]], and Hong Kong Cantopop singer [[Priscilla Chan (singer)|Priscilla Chan]]. Prominent athletes include [[Kathrine Switzer]], the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, [[Jim Brown]], actor and NFL Hall of Famer with the [[Cleveland Browns]]; [[Ernie Davis]], the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner; [[Donovan McNabb]], former [[NFL]] quarterback; former [[Indianapolis Colts]] wide receiver [[Marvin Harrison]]; [[Dwight Freeney]], [[defensive end]] for the [[San Diego Chargers]]; [[Larry Csonka]], former [[Miami Dolphins]] running back, Pro Football Hall of Famer and television host, [[Carmelo Anthony]], forward for Syracuse's NCAA men's basketball championship squad and NBA veteran; NBA forward [[Jerami Grant]]; 2013β2014 NBA Rookie of the Year [[Michael Carter-Williams]]; 7-time NBA All Star, pro basketball Hall of Famer and former Mayor of Detroit [[Dave Bing]]; [[Tim Green]], former [[Atlanta Falcons]] player, author, lawyer, and [[National Public Radio]] commentator; [[Darryl Johnston]], three-time [[Super Bowl]] winner with the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the 1990s; [[Mikey Powell]], who formerly played lacrosse for the [[Boston Cannons]]; [[Floyd Little]], who played for the [[Denver Broncos]]; [[Kyle Johnson (American football)|Kyle Johnson]], who played the majority of his NFL career with the [[Denver Broncos]]; [[John Mackey (American football)|John Mackey]] a member of the NFL Hall of Fame played for the [[History of the Baltimore Colts|Baltimore Colts]] (1963β71); and [[Tom Coughlin]], former [[New York Giants|New York Giants head coach]] and executive VP of football operation at [[Jacksonville Jaguars]].
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