Famous Alumni of New York University - Celebrities from New York University - page 5

Apart from its great reputation, the fact that it is situated in one of the world’s best cities, makes ‘New York University’ a favorite among students from all over the world. Popular magazines like ‘U.S News & World Report’ and ‘Times Higher Education’ have rated ‘New York University’ as one among the 35 top educational institutions in the world. Apart from two additional campuses at Shanghai and Abu Dhabi, several academic centers of the University are situated in cities like Madrid, Buenos Aires, Washington D.C and London. Many graduates of New York University have bagged the prestigious Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize and even Academy Award honors. Of course, the university is known for imparting education of impeccable quality, but there’s another reason why NYU is popular – its notable alumni. Some of the students who spent their academic years at ‘New York University’ are legendary filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen, Hollywood actresses Angelina Jolie and Anna Hathaway as well as pop icon Lady Gaga. Martin Scorsese is undoubtedly one of the greatest icons of cinema who has produced outstanding movies like ‘Taxi Driver’, ‘Departed’, ‘The Aviator’ and ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’. Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie has not just impressed the masses with her acting skills, but has also been praised for being socially responsible. Lady Gaga is the current poster girl of world music and has joined the league of several yesteryear greats like Michael Jackson and Madonna. Here’s a compilation consisting of the names of several noteworthy celebrities who have made New York University quite proud.

Check out the list of notable New York University (NYU) alumni. Some of the notable New York University students are Elizabeth Olsen, Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway and Adam Sandler.

The Most Famous Alumni of New York University

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Sean HannityDecember 30, 1961AmericanSean Hannity is a television host and political commentator best known for the talk show ‘The Sean Hannity Show’
Thomas GirardiJune 3, 1939AmericanThomas Girardi is an American attorney who co-founded the law firm, Girardi & Keese
Morgan FreemanJune 1, 1937AmericanMorgan Freeman is an Academy Award winning actor known for his work in movies like ‘Street Smart’, ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ and ‘Million Dollar Baby’
Marin HinkleMarch 23, 1966AmericanMarin Hinkle is an actress known for her role in the sitcom ‘Two and a Half Men.’
Jack LordDecember 30, 1920AmericanJack Lord is an American artist, actor and philanthropist famous for his role in ‘Hawaii Five-O’ as Detective Steve McGarrett
Lucy LiuDecember 2, 1968AmericanLucy Alexis Liu is an American actress, model and an occasional film producer
Matthew Gray GublerMarch 9, 1980AmericanMatthew Gray Gubler is a popular American actor, director, painter and model
Sidney PoitierFebruary 20, 1927AmericanSidney Poitier is an actor, director and diplomat who was the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
Brizzy VoicesSeptember 13, 1991AmericanBrizzy Voices is a YouTuber who does funny impressions of animation characters
Frank GrilloJune 8, 1965AmericanFrank Grillo is an Italian American actor popularly known for his roles in movies like ‘Warrior’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei is an American film, television and theater actress

Lucy Liu

Lucy Alexis Liu is an American actress, model and an occasional film producer

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga (Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) is a popular world pop icon, known for songs like ‘Poker Face’

AmericanMarch 28, 1986451 views

Joseph Heller

Joseph was a renowned American novelist and playwright

AmericanMay 1, 192388 views

Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel is an American novelist, one of the bestselling authors of all time

AmericanAugust 14, 1947232 views

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton was a famous American actor and film director

AmericanMay 17, 1955169 views

Lillian Hellman

Lillian Hellman was an American playwright and screen play writer

AmericanJune 20, 1905121 views

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and film producer

ColombianJuly 22, 1964194 views

Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment is an American actor known for his unforgettable roles in sci-fi films such as ‘The Sixth Sense’ and ‘A.I

AmericanApril 10, 1988195 views

M Night Shyamalan

M Night Shyamalan is an American movie director and scriptwriter

AmericanAugust 6, 1970102 views