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Villanova University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded 1842 as Villanova College by Fr. Thomas Kyle and Fr. Patrick Moriarty. Became a university in 1953.
Location:
Villanova, PA
Founding Date:
1842 Team:
Wildcats Enrollment:
9500 Official Website:
http://www.villanova.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Paul Arizin |
Basketball |
9-Mar-1928 |
12-Dec-2006 |
Philadelphia Warriors |
| Kelly Ayotte |
Politician |
27-Jun-1968 |
|
US Senator from New Hampshire |
| Lawrence Bathgate |
Attorney |
17-May-1939 |
|
GOP activist |
| Maria Bello |
Actor |
18-Apr-1967 |
|
Dr. Anna Del Amico on ER |
| Richard O. Berndt |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
Partner, Gallagher Evelius & Jones |
| Jill Jacobs Biden |
Relative |
5-Jun-1951 |
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Wife of Joe Biden |
| James R. Birle |
Business |
25-Jan-1936 |
|
Former Partner, Blackstone Group |
| Victor Buono |
Actor |
3-Feb-1938 |
1-Jan-1982 |
King Tut on Batman |
| Gerald Cassidy |
Government |
c. 1940 |
|
Cassidy & Associates |
| Buddy Cianci |
Politician |
30-Apr-1941 |
28-Jan-2016 |
Twice Mayor of Providence |
| John R. Considine |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
Vice Chairman of Becton Dickinson |
| Jim Croce |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-Jan-1943 |
20-Sep-1973 |
Time in a Bottle |
| Mark Donegan |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
CEO of Precision Castparts |
| Peter M. Donohue |
Educator |
c. 1953 |
|
President, Villanova University |
| Walter F. Doran |
Military |
15-Oct-1945 |
|
C-in-C, US Pacific Fleet, 2002-05 |
| John G. Drosdick |
Business |
9-Aug-1943 |
|
CEO of Sunoco, 2000-08 |
| John E. du Pont |
Criminal |
22-Nov-1938 |
9-Dec-2010 |
Lunatic, murdered wrestler David Schultz |
| Robert S. Falcone |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of Nike, 1990-98 |
| William J. Fallon |
Military |
30-Dec-1944 |
|
C-in-C, US Central Command, 2007-08 |
| Charles Fuller |
Playwright |
5-Mar-1939 |
|
A Soldier's Play |
| Sheldon G. Gilgore |
Business |
13-Feb-1932 |
12-Feb-2010 |
CEO of Searle, 1986-95 |
| David Girard-diCarlo |
Lobbyist |
20-Jan-1943 |
|
Lobbyist, US Ambassador to Austria |
| William J. Green III |
Politician |
24-Jun-1938 |
|
Mayor of Philadelphia, 1980-84 |
| Tim Hauser |
Actor |
12-Dec-1941 |
16-Oct-2014 |
Founder, The Manhattan Transfer |
| Charles A. Heimbold, Jr. |
Business |
27-May-1933 |
|
CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb, 1994-2001 |
| John L. Hennessy |
Educator |
c. 1953 |
|
President of Stanford University |
| Barry C. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Villanova Dean of Engineering, 2002-06 |
| John P. Jones III |
Business |
1950 |
|
CEO of Air Products, 2000-06 |
| Paul X. Kelley |
Military |
11-Nov-1928 |
|
28th USMC Commandant, 1983-87 |
| Thomas G. Labrecque |
Business |
17-Sep-1938 |
16-Oct-2000 |
CEO of Chase Manhattan, 1990-96 |
| John J. LaFalce |
Politician |
6-Oct-1939 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-2003 |
| Howie Long |
Football |
6-Jan-1960 |
|
Los Angeles Raiders defensive end |
| Robert W. Mahoney |
Business |
c. 1936 |
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CEO of Diebold, 1985-99 |
| Michael J. Mancuso |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CFO of General Dynamics, 1994-2006 |
| William Martini |
Politician |
10-Jan-1947 |
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Congressman from New Jersey, 1995-97 |
| Martin G. McGuinn |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of Mellon Financial, 1999-2006 |
| Matthew McHugh |
Politician |
6-Dec-1938 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1975-93 |
| Don McLean |
Singer/Songwriter |
2-Oct-1945 |
|
American Pie |
| William D. Mensch |
Engineer |
9-Feb-1945 |
|
Co-Designer, 6502 microprocessor |
| James C. Mullen |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
CEO of Biogen Idec |
| Robert Nix, Jr. |
Judge |
13-Jul-1928 |
23-Aug-2003 |
Pennsylvania Chief Justice, 1984-96 |
| Alan Novak |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
Novak Strategic Advisors |
| John Cardinal O'Connor |
Religion |
15-Jan-1920 |
3-May-2000 |
Archbishop of New York, 1984-2000 |
| Matthew J. O'Rourke |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
Former Partner, Price Waterhouse |
| James F. Orr III |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of UNUM Corporation, 1987-99 |
| Gerald J. Pappert |
Attorney |
15-May-1963 |
|
Attorney General of Pennsylvania, 2003-05 |
| Jon Polito |
Actor |
29-Dec-1950 |
1-Sep-2016 |
Johnny Caspar in Miller's Crossing |
| David Rabe |
Playwright |
10-Mar-1940 |
|
Sticks and Bones |
| Ed Rendell |
Politician |
5-Jan-1944 |
|
Governor of Pennsylvania, 2003-11 |
| Marjorie O. Rendell |
Judge |
20-Dec-1947 |
|
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| John Rowland |
Politician |
24-May-1957 |
|
Governor of Connecticut, 1995-2004 |
| Bo Ryan |
Basketball |
20-Dec-1947 |
|
Former Basketball Coach, UW-Madison |
| Richard T. Schulze |
Politician |
7-Aug-1929 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1975-93 |
| James H. Scott |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Morgan Stanley Investment Management |
| John A. Somers |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Former EVP, TIAA |
| Michael S. Steele |
Politician |
19-Oct-1958 |
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RNC Chairman, 2009-11 |
| Vincent J. Trosino |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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President of State Farm Insurance, 1998-2006 |
| Richard Trumka |
Labor Leader |
24-Jul-1949 |
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AFL-CIO President |
| Brian Westbrook |
Football |
2-Sep-1979 |
|
Pro Bowl running back |
| Anthony Zinni |
Military |
17-Sep-1943 |
|
Former C-in-C, U.S. Central Command |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Peter M. Donohue |
Educator |
c. 1953 |
|
President, Villanova University |
| Anthony Zinni |
Military |
17-Sep-1943 |
|
Former C-in-C, U.S. Central Command |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Mike Fratello |
Basketball |
24-Feb-1947 |
|
NBA Coach, commentator |
| Jay Wright |
Basketball |
24-Dec-1961 |
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Villanova Head Coach |
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