Fordham University alumni

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its melancholic exploration of glamor and romance, with frequent references to pop culture and 1950s–1970s Americana. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, two Brit Awards, two Billboard Women in Music awards, and a Satellite Award, in addition to nominations for 11 Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Variety honored her at their Hitmakers Awards for being "one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century". In 2023, Rolling Stone placed Del Rey on their list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", while Rolling Stone UK named her as the "greatest American songwriter of the 21st century".

American illusionist

American actor (born 1936)

American novelist, playwright and essayist (born 1936)

Andrew Mark Cuomo is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 until his resignation in 2021 following numerous sexual misconduct allegations. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a son of former governor Mario Cuomo, and ran as an independent for mayor of New York City in the 2025 mayoral election.

President of Namibia from 2015 to 2024

American author of suspense novels (1927–2020)

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Puerto Rican actor (1940–1994)

Filipino actress and singer (born 1971)

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Regina Lee Hall is an American actress. She gained prominence for her portrayal of Brenda Meeks in the comedy-horror Scary Movie film series and has since built a versatile career spanning comedy and drama in both film and television. In 2018, Hall became the first African-American to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film Support the Girls.

American director (1925-2008)

Faith Renée Evans is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born in Lakeland, Florida, and raised in New Jersey, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1991 in pursuit of a recording career. Evans initially performed as a backing vocalist for R&B singers Al B. Sure! and Christopher Williams, and by the age of 20, signed with Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records as the label's first female artist in 1994. Following her uncredited appearance on labelmate the Notorious B.I.G.'s single "One More Chance", she released her debut studio album, Faith (1995), to critical acclaim and moderate commercial reception. Evans then guest performed alongside 112 on Combs' 1997 single "I'll Be Missing You," which won Best Rap Performance at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards and became the first hip hop song to debut atop the Billboard Hot 100. Her second and third albums, Keep the Faith (1998) and Faithfully (2001), peaked at numbers six and 14 on the Billboard 200, respectively, and saw further critical praise.

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2013 to 2017

American basketball player (born 1948)

Catholic cardinal (1933-2017)

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American film director (1938–2024)

American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)

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American sportscaster (1927–2022)

American Catholic cardinal (1889–1967)

Vietnamese-American activist and politician

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American artist (1835-1910)

Italian cardinal

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American diplomat and politician

Belgian philosopher (1923–2022)

American politician (1913–1987)

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theologian, philosopher, penman, university teacher (1937-)

American rower (1876–1942)

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American basketball player

Hungarian-American priest-theologian and theoretical physicist (1924–2009)

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American actor (1923–1998)

American actor (1913–1975)

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American politician (1937–2024)

American character actor (1914–2002)

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Catholic cardinal (1896–1987)

American politician from Washington

American Emmy Award-winning stage and television actor (1929–2016)

American record producer

American philosophy professor and author

American actor (1895–1967)

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American club promoter, murderer and socialite