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Alumni from University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
Academy Award winners
- William Monahan adapted screenplay, "The Departed"
- Buffy Sainte-Marie best song, "Up Where We Belong" from "An Officer and a Gentleman"
Emmy Award winners
- Ed Christie 1979, BFA, Art director/designer for The Jim Henson Company & Sesame Street
- Billy Taylor MA, PhD, Musician, Music Educator
Grammy winners
- Natalie Cole 1972, singer
- Yusef Lateef 1975, composer
- Billy Taylor MA, PhD, composer
Nobel Prize winners
- Russell Hulse 1972G, 1975 Ph.D.
Pulitzer Prize winners
- Herbert Bix 1960, historian
- Paul Harding 1992, author and musician
- Natasha Trethewey 1995, poet
Academics
- Richard Feldman 1975, Professor of Philosophy, University of Rochester
- Jeffrey W. Mantz 1993, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at George Mason University
- Dana Mohler-Faria, President, Bridgewater State College
- Alexey A Petrov, 1997, Professor of Physics, Wayne State University, recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Alan Sica 1978, Professor of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
- James Howard Smith 1993, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Davis
- Winthrop E. Stone 1882, former president of Purdue University
- Edward Wierenga 1974, Professor of Religion and Philosophy, University of Rochester
Technology and innovation
- Deepak Ananthapadmanabha, web-based technology journalist
- Trung Dung, Bachelors in Computer Science and Math, IT tycoon
- Steven Sinofsky, Masters in Computer Science, President of Windows Division at Microsoft
- John Nestor, Bachelors in Political Science, President of Nanepashemet Project Management
Film
- Richard Gere, 1971, actor (did not graduate)
- Jonathan Hensleigh, 1981, screenwriter and film director
- Fardeen Khan, Bollywood actor (Did not graduate)
- William Monahan, screenwriter The Departed
- Bill Pullman, 1980 MFA, actor
Television
- Norm Abram 1972, "America's most famous carpenter"
- Gerry Callahan, Sports writer for the Boston Herald and radio talk show personality for WEEI
- Rob Corddry 1993, former writer and correspondent for The Daily Show, actor on the television series The Winner
- Jeff Corwin 2002, Animal Planet's The Jeff Corwin Experience
- Jeffrey Donovan 2007, star of USA original series Burn Notice
- Ken Ober 1980, American game show host, comedian, and actor.
- Peter Tolan, television producer, director, and screenwriter
- Mark Wilding 1979, lead writer and executive producer of "Grey's Anatomy"
History, literature, art, and music
- Kenny Aronoff 1975, drummer
- David Berman, poet, musician
- Frank Black, rock singer and guitarist in the Pixies
- Joey Santiago, guitarist in the Pixies
- Jack Canfield 1972G, best-selling author
- Jill Carroll 1999, journalist for Christian Science Monitor kidnapped in Iraq on assignment in January 2006
- Bill Cosby 1972G, 1976 Ed.D., actor, comedian, writer
- Patrick DeCoste 2000, guitarist, composer
- Dana Gould, 1986, comedian
- Fardeen Khan Bollywood actor
- Peter Laird, co-creator Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Taj Mahal 1963, composer and singer
- J Mascis, rock singer and guitarist in Dinosaur Jr
- Joe Pernice singer in Pernice Brothers, Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline
- Jesse Richards Stuckist painter, filmmaker, Remodernist film
- Buffy Sainte-Marie 1970, singer
- Paul Theroux 1963, travel writer and author
- Aaron Burke, guitarist in The Minibosses
- Matt Wood, drummer in The Minibosses
- Ben Baraldi, bassist in The Minibosses
- Flo Steinberg of Marvel Comics
- Peter Manseau 1996, author
- Raymond Kennedy, novelist
Athletics
- Marcus Camby 1996, professional basketball player (did not graduate)
- Gary Forbes, professional basketball player
- Tony Gaffney, professional basketball player Boston Celtics
- Vladimir Ducasse, professional football player New York Jets
- Gary DiSarcina 1995, MLB All-Star, California Angels
- Julius Erving 1971, Hall of Fame professional basketball player (received earned bachelor's and honorary doctorate simultaneously)
- Mike Flanagan 1975, 1979 Cy Young Award winner, Baltimore Orioles
- Nick Gorneault 2001, outfielder, Los Angeles Angels
- Danielle Henderson 1999, Olympic Gold Medal winner—softball
- James Ihedigbo professional football player New York Jets
- Brandon London 2006, professional football player Miami Dolphins
- Stephane Lasme 2007, professional basketball player Miami Heat
- John McCormick, 1961, professional football quarterback/punter, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos
- Brad Norton 1998, professional ice hockey player
- Jon Quick, professional ice hockey player, Los Angeles Kings
- Chad Paronto, relief pitcher, Houston Astros
- Rick Pitino 1974, professional/collegiate basketball coach
- Thomas Pock, professional ice hockey player, New York Islanders
- Casey Wellman, professional ice hockey player, Minnesota Wild
- James Marcou, professional ice hockey player, San Jose Sharks
- Lou Roe 1995, professional basketball player, Detroit Pistons and Golden State Warriors.
- Marcel Shipp, running back, Arizona Cardinals (former team), 2009 UFL Champions Las Vegas Locomotives (Current Team)
- Briana Scurry 1995, Olympic Gold Medal winner—Soccer
- Mike Tannenbaum, general manager, New York Jets
- Dave Telgheder, starting pitcher, New York Mets
- Al Skinner 1974, basketball coach, Boston College
- Ron Villone 1992, relief pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
- Dave Littlefield 1984, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Milt Morin 1966, tight end, All-Pro Cleveland Browns
- Greg Landry 1968, quarterback, Detroit Lions
- Jeff Reardon 1977, relief pitcher Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos
- Victor Cruz 2009, professional football player, New York Giants
Business
- Douglas Cliggott 1978, former Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist of JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Anshu Jain 1985, Head of Global Markets at Deutsche Bank
- John F. Smith Jr. 1960, Chairman of the Board of General Motors
- Jeff Taylor 2001, founder of Monster.com
- Jack Welch 1957, retired CEO of General Electric
- Vivek Paul, ex-CEO Wipro Technologies
Law and politics
- Bonnie Dumanis (attended), District Attorney of San Diego County (served 2003 - present)
- Lewis G. Evangelidis 1984, member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 2003 - present)
- Kenneth Feinberg, 1967, current Obama Administration "Compensation Czar" and former Special Master of the U.S. Government's September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
- Maura Hennigan 1972, former Boston City Councilor and first female Clerk-Magistrate of Suffolk County
- Madeleine Kunin 1956, former ambassador to Switzerland and first woman governor of Vermont
- Salvatore LaMattina, 1981, District 1 Boston City Councilor
- Hau Lung-pin, Ph.D. Food Science and Technology, 1982; Mayor of Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Stanley C. Rosenberg 1977, openly gay member of the Massachusetts State Senate (served 1986 - present)
- Allen St. Pierre 1989, Executive Director of NORML in Washington, DC
- Stephen A. Seche, United States Ambassador to Yemen since 2007.
Other
- Catherine Coleman 1991, Ph.D., astronaut
- Jackson Katz, Social activist
- Betty Shabazz 1975, PhD in Education Administration, widow of Malcom X
- Sarah Stevenson 2000, BS Sports Management, Manager of Community/Player Relations, Boston Red Sox
- Steve Buckley 1978, sportswriter
- Phil Laak Professional Poker Player nicknamed "The Unabomber"