Discover the notable alumni of Villanova University. The list includes people like Bradley Cooper, Maria Bello, Jill Biden, Michael Steele & Jamie Hyneman. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, musicians, singers, miscellaneous and media personalities etc.

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Birthdate: January 5, 1975

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Abington Township, Pennsylvania, United States

One of the highest-paid actors in the world, Bradley Cooper has been active in Hollywood for over two decades, playing roles ranging from comedic to dramatic. He was named on Time's list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. He supports the charity, Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.

Birthdate: April 18, 1967

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States

Maria Bello is best known for her award-winning roles in The Cooler, Coyote Ugly, and A History of Violence. She has also amazed audiences with her roles as Dr. Anna in ER and Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane in NCIS. Bello has worked for Darfur genocide victims and Haitian women, too.

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Jim Croce

(Folk and Rock Singer Best Known for His Third album 'You Don't Mess Around with Jim')

Birthdate: January 10, 1943

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: September 20, 1973

Jim Croce was an American rock and folk singer-songwriter. At the peak of his popularity, Jim Croce died in a plane crash at age 30. Many of his works were released posthumously and achieved popularity. Jim Croce's music has been used in many popular films, such as The Hangover Part II, X-Men: Days of Future Past, and Hobbs & Shaw.

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Kyle Lowry

(American Professional Basketball Player Who Plays at the 'Point Guard' Position)

Birthdate: March 25, 1986

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

A six-time NBA All-Star, Kyle Lowry has been an important player for the Canadian professional basketball team Toronto Raptors since 2012; he helped the team win their first NBA championship in 2019. Also a prominent player for the US national team, Kyle Lowry was part of the US team that won the Olympic gold in 2016.

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Howie Long

(American football player)

Birthdate: January 6, 1960

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

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Toby Keith

(Country Music Singer Known for His Rousing Anthems to the U.S. Soldiers Serving in the Middle East)

Birthdate: July 8, 1961

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Clinton, Oklahoma, United States

Toby Keith is a record producer, country music singer, songwriter, and actor. He is credited with founding a record label named Show Dog Nashville which was renamed Show Dog-Universal Music in 2009 after merging with Universal South Records. Also a philanthropist, Keith supports many non-profit organizations like Ally's House. In 2021, he was honored with the National Medal of Arts.

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Jamie Hyneman

(American Television Host and Special Effects Expert)

Birthdate: September 25, 1956

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Marshall

Jamie Hyneman is an American television host and special effects expert. He achieved popularity as the co-host of the popular TV series MythBusters. He is also credited with inventing an unmanned firefighting robotic vehicle called Sentry. Jamie Hyneman also co-designed Wavecam, an aerial cable robotic camera system used in entertainment and sports events.

Birthdate: June 3, 1951

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Hammonton, New Jersey, United States

The former Second Lady of the United States, Jill Biden is the wife of Joe Biden, the 2020 presidential candidate. A passionate educator who is also fiercely independent, Jill continued to work as a full-time professor even when she was the Second Lady.  A vocal supporter of community colleges, she has also been supportive of military families and cancer research.

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Peter Doocy

(American Journalist and a White House Correspondent for 'Fox News')

Birthdate: July 21, 1987

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

Journalist Peter Doocy is a White House correspondent for Fox News. An alumnus of  Villanova University, he contributed to Fox News as a Palestra reporter while still in college. He began his professional career with Fox News in 2009 and covered numerous significant stories, including Hurricane Sandy and the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Birthdate: October 19, 1958

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland

Michael Steele was the first African-American to chair the Republican National Committee, from 2009 to 2011. He has also worked with MSNBC, Fox News, and the online magazine The Root. He was the lieutenant governor of Maryland, from 2003 to 2007, and a partner at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae.

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Saddiq Bey

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: April 9, 1999

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

Birthdate: December 29, 1950

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: September 1, 2016

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Eric Paschall

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: November 4, 1996

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: North Tarrytown, New York, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Birthdate: November 22, 1938

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: December 9, 2010

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Tim Donaghy

(Basketball Referee)

Birthdate: January 7, 1967

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Havertown, Pennsylvania, United States

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Josh Hart

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: March 6, 1995

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

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Omari Spellman

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: July 21, 1997

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: North Royalton, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

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Brian Westbrook

(Former American football running back)

Birthdate: September 2, 1979

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Fort Washington, Maryland, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Kelly Ayotte

(Former United States Senator)

Birthdate: June 27, 1968

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.

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John L. Hennessy

(Computer scientist, Educator)

Birthdate: September 22, 1952

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Huntington, New York, United States

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Kris Jenkins

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: November 20, 1993

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

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Vincent Piazza

(Actor)

Birthdate: May 25, 1976

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Middle Village, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Delino DeShields

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: January 15, 1969

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Seaford, Delaware, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Collin Gillespie

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: June 25, 1999

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Victoria Zdrok

(Ukrainian-American Porn Star, Author, and Sex Therapist)

Birthdate: March 3, 1973

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Ali Soufan

(FBI agent)

Birthdate: 1971 AD

Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon

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Ed Rendell

(Politician)

Birthdate: January 5, 1944

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Ed Rendell

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Randy Foye

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: September 24, 1983

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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David Rabe

(Screenwriter, Author, Playwright, Writer)

Birthdate: March 10, 1940

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Dubuque

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Kerry Kittles

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: June 12, 1974

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

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Jacqui Frazier-Lyde

(Lawyer)

Birthdate: December 2, 1961

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina, United States

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Paul Arizin

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: April 9, 1928

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died: December 12, 2006

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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Tim Thomas

(Basketball Player)

Birthdate: February 26, 1977

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey, United States

Height: 6'10" (208 cm)

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Jahvon Quinerly

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: November 25, 1998

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Anthony Zinni

(Officer, Senior Advisor, Diplomat)

Birthdate: September 17, 1943

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Conshohocken

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Dante Cunningham

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: April 22, 1987

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Clinton, Maryland, United States

Height: 6'8" (203 cm)

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Matt Szczur

(Baseball player, American football player)

Birthdate: July 20, 1989

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Cape May, New Jersey, United States

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Richard Trumka

(Lawyer, Trade unionist)

Birthdate: July 24, 1949

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Nemacolin, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: August 5, 2021

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John Facenda

(Sports Announcer)

Birthdate: August 8, 1913

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Died: September 26, 1984

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Brian Lynch

(Retired Basketball player as shooting guard, small forward position)

Birthdate: June 12, 1978

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

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Ed Pinckney

(Basketball player, Basketball coach)

Birthdate: March 27, 1963

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

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Tim Hauser

(Singer)

Birthdate: December 12, 1941

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Troy, New York, United States

Died: October 16, 2014

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Tanoh Kpassagnon

(American football player)

Birthdate: June 14, 1994

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

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Phil Booth

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: December 31, 1995

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Allan Ray

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: June 17, 1984

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Scottie Reynolds

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: October 10, 1987

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Corey Fisher

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: April 8, 1988

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

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Charles Fuller

(Playwright)

Birthdate: March 5, 1939

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Maalik Wayns

(Former American-Belarusian Basketball Player and Coach)

Birthdate: May 2, 1991

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

American-Belarusian former basketball player Maalik Wayns played for Roman Catholic High School of Philadelphia during his high-school days. He selected Villanova University to play under coach Jay Wright during college-years. As a professional, Wayns played with several teams, including Philadelphia 76ers and presently serves as coach at St. Joseph's Preparatory School.

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Maite Oronoz Rodríguez

(Judge)

Birthdate: 1976 AD

Birthplace: Puerto Rico

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Situated in Radnor Township within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, United States, the Villanova University is devoted to the Augustinian ideals of truth, unity, and love. The university encourages its students by providing diligent education. Villanova’s students not just excel in terms of education, but are proved to be compassionate when it comes to serving people in need. Some of the famous personalities who are now the alumni of Villanova include John Leroy Hennessy, Maria Bello, Howie Long, Ed Rendell, Jim Croce, Scottie Reynolds and many more. John Leroy Hennessy, the recipient of the honorary doctor of mathematics degree who is now a computer scientist, academician, and businessman received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University. Howard Matthew Moses "Howie" Long, a studio analyst for Fox Sports Networks and a former National Footballer, actor and sports analyst studied communication at Villanova. The 45th Governor of Pennsylvania who is also a lawyer by profession, and his wife, Marjorie "Midge" Osterlund Rendel, the first former First Lady of Pennsylvania who is named by PoliticsPA as Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women" received their education from Villanova. Rev. Peter M. Donohue, recipient of Barry award is a Roman Catholic priest known for adhering to the university principles of truth, unity, and love. To know more about all the famous alumni of the Villanova University, continue reading.