List of Loyola University Maryland people

Here follows a list of notable alumni, faculty, administrators, or people affiliated with Loyola University Maryland.

List

Academic

• Jason J. Corso, professor of Robotics and Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Michigan
• Emory Elliott, professor of American literature and advocate for expanding the literary canon to include a more diverse range of voices
• Aloysius C. Galvin, S.J., former Loyola College dean, 17th president of the University of Scranton

Business

• Chris Dessi, writer and business executive
• Harry Markopolos (1981), former chief investment officer of Rampart Investment Management Co. and early whistleblower of Bernard Madoff^[1]

Judges

• Robert A. Zarnoch, judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals

Politicians

• Robert C. Baldwin, former Maryland delegate
• Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York state senator
• Francis B. Burch (1941), former attorney general of Maryland
• Edward H. Burke (1886–1955), state delegate and lawyer^[2]
• Andrew J. Burns Jr. (1950), former Maryland delegate
• Jill P. Carter, member, Maryland Senate
• Edward L. Cochran (1949), Howard County executive, 1974–1978
• Jean B. Cryor (1979), former Maryland delegate
• Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., former member of Maryland House of Delegates
• Hugh Meade (1929), U.S. congressman for Maryland 2nd District, 1947–1949
• Barbara Mikulski (Mount Saint Agnes College, 1958), United States senator from Maryland, 1987–2017
• John S. Morgan (1984), former member of Maryland House of Delegates, 1991–1999
• Herbert O'Conor (1917), governor of Maryland 1939–1947, United States senator 1947–1953^[3]
• Michael Peroutka, former Constitution Party candidate for president
• Dennis F. Rasmussen (1970), Baltimore County executive, 1986–1990
• Bryan Simonaire (2005), Maryland state senator

Religion

• Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Catholic bishop and cardinal of Tonga
• Joseph C. Martin, Roman Catholic priest, recovering alcoholic and renowned speaker/educator on the issues of alcoholism and drug addiction
• Noah Weinberg, rabbi

Science

• Brendan Carr, Endowed System Chair of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Edwin A. Fleishman, notable scientist and author
• Michael D. Griffin, administrator of NASA
• Bradley M. Kuhn, former executive director of the Free Software Foundation, Phi Beta Kappa Society 1995
• Elena Plante, speech-language pathologist and head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Arizona^[4]

Arts and literature

• Isaac Rieman Baxley, poet
• Mark Bowden, B.A. 1973, journalist and author (Black Hawk Down)
• Ed Burns, producer, screenwriter, and novelist; co-creator with writing partner David Simon of The Corner and The Wire (HBO); former Baltimore police detective for the Homicide and Narcotics divisions; public school teacher
• Tom Clancy, B.A. 1969, author
• George Herman, B.A. 1950, playwright (A Company of Wayward Saints)
• Deborah Rudacille, writer
• Susan Schulz, B.A. 1993, communications consultant and former magazine editor
• Steven B. Smith, poet
• Margaret E. Ward, Irish journalist and broadcaster

Sports

• Santi Aldama, NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks
• Michael Burke, former soccer player
• Paul Cantabene (1993), former professional lacrosse player; head coach of Stevenson University's men's lacrosse team^[5]
• Frank Cashen (1945), General Manager of the Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets, won 1986 World Series^[6]
• Harry Child, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators
• Diane Geppi-Aikens (1984), women's college lacrosse coach^[7]
• Katie Hoff, swimmer who holds the world record for the women's 400m individual medley; former student and volunteer assistant swimming coach^[8]
• Milos Kocic (2008), goalkeeper for D.C. United and Toronto FC^[9]
• Christof Lindenmayer (1999), retired professional soccer player for the Columbus Crew; assistant men's soccer coach at the university^[10]
• Michael Malone, North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball head coach from 2026; Denver Nuggets head coach from 2015–2025, including 2023 NBA Championship ^[11]
• James McManus, professionally known as Jim McKay (1943), sportscaster most famous as host of Wide World of Sports from 1961–1998
• Doug Miller, former professional soccer player; current youth soccer coach
• Gordie Mueller, relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox who played only one season in 1950
• Jimmy Patsos, former head men's basketball coach, 2004–2013
• Michael Phelps, most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 Olympic medals; former volunteer assistant swimming coach^[12]
• Skip Prosser, former men's basketball coach, 1993–94
• Philip Scholz, S-11 category swimmer; set multiple American Paralympic records^[13]
• Cam Spencer, NBA player for the Memphis Grizzlies
• Pat Spencer, NBA player for the Phoenix Suns and 2019 Tewaaraton Award winner
• Zach Thornton (1998), goalkeeper for the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, Chicago Fire and Chivas USA^[7]
• Joe Wise, Paralympian swimmer
• Dennis Wit, retired U.S. national soccer player

Music

• Jeleel, rapper and singer
• Charlie Murphy, singer-songwriter and political activist
• David Villa, singer and songwriter for Silver Edition
• Jah Works, roots reggae band formed by a group of Loyola students on a study abroad program in Belgium