# What notable alumni went to your school/university?

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**Created:** [December 18, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-notable-alumni-went-to-your-school-university/477750 "2008-12-18T15:41:43Z")\
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My school had P G Wodehouse, Shackleton, Raymond Chandler and Bob Monkhouse amongst others.

My university would be a long list, but it shortens considerably if you just choose my college.

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**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-notable-alumni-went-to-your-school-university/477750/122 "2008-12-22T18:34:38Z")

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High school: Jack Nicklaus, Beverly D’Angelo, and “Wendy”.

College: A long list of scientists and engineers. I do have degrees from the 2 schools that have produced the most astronauts, btw.

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-notable-alumni-went-to-your-school-university/477750/123 "2008-12-23T03:05:11Z")

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Mary Higgins Clark  
Don DeLillo  
Alan Alda  
Patricia Clarkson  
David Copperfield, (attended, no degree)  
Faith Evans, (attended, no degree)  
Pat Harrington, Jr.  
Bob Keeshan  
Robert Sean Leonard  
Dylan McDermott  
Hunter Tylo  
Denzel Washington  
William J. Casey  
Andrew Cuomo  
Geraldine Ferraro  
G. Gordon Liddy  
John N. Mitchell  
Mike Breen  
Jack Curry  
Spero Dedes  
Jim Dwyer  
Pete Fornatale  
Michael Kay  
Tom Leykis, (attended, no degree)  
Malcolm Moran  
Charles Osgood  
Vin Scully  
P.J. Carlesimo  
Frankie Frisch  
Vince Lombardi  
Wellington Mara

and others…[here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fordham_University_people)

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