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15 Famous Alumni of Boston College– A List

Boston College is 112th in the world, 53rd in North America, and 51st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from Boston College sorted by their wiki pages’ popularity.

Amy Poehler

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Amy Poehler is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. After studying improv at Chicago’s Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, she co-founded the improvisational-comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. The group moved to New York City in 1996 where their act became a half-hour sketch-comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler is a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Simon Nimoy was an American actor who achieved international fame for playing Spock in the Star Trek franchise for almost 50 years; from two pilot episodes in 1964 and 1965 to his final film performance in 2013. Originating the role of Spock on Star Trek, he went on to play him again on the animated Star Trek series, the first six Star Trek films, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

John Kerry

John Forbes Kerry is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who is the first United States special presidential envoy for the climate. A member of the Forbes family and Democratic Party, he served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 under Barack Obama.

Chris O’Donnell

Christopher Eugene O’Donnell is an American actor and former model. He played Charlie Sims in Scent of a Woman, Chris Reece in School Ties, D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, Jack Foley in the drama film Circle of Friends, Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin, Jason Brown in Robert Altman’s Cookie’s Fortune, Peter Garrett in Vertical Limit, and Wardell Pomeroy in Kinsey. O’Donnell stars as Special Agent G. Callen on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles, a spin-off of NCIS.

Joe Bastianich

Joseph Bastianich is an American restaurateur, winemaker, author, television personality, and musician. He, along with his mother and business partner Lidia Bastianich, co-owns thirty restaurants in four countries, including Carnevino in Las Vegas; Osteria Mozza in Singapore; and the Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles, which the owners expanded in 2010.

Rikishi

Solofa Fatu Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring names Rikishi and Fatu with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he is a one-time Intercontinental Champion, two-time World Tag Team Champion, and one-time WWE Tag Team Champion. He is a member of the Anoa’i family of Samoan wrestlers. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by his sons, wrestlers Jey and Jimmy Uso, in 2015.

Matt Ryan

Matthew Thomas Ryan is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football at Boston College, Ryan was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons third overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. Ryan was Boston College’s starting quarterback from 2005 to 2007, leading them to three bowl victories and a 25–7 record in 32 starts.

Nancy Carell

Nancy Ellen Walls Carell is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, and The Office. In 2016, she co-created the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca with her husband, Steve Carell.

Kerry Kennedy

Mary Kerry Kennedy is an American lawyer, author, and human rights activist. She is the seventh child and third daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy. During her 15-year marriage to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, from 1990 to 2005, she was known as Kerry Kennedy-Cuomo. She is the president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, a non-profit human rights advocacy organization.

Kofi Kingston

Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name (Sir) Kofi Kingston.

Eric Nam

Eric Nam is an American singer, songwriter, and television host of Korean descent. He was named “2016 Man Of The Year” by GQ Korea, honored “30 Under 30 Asia 2017” by Forbes, and YouTube Music’s Global Trending “Artist on the Rise”.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Elisabeth DelPadre Hasselbeck is an American retired television personality and talk show host. Hasselbeck first rose to prominence in 2001 as a contestant on the second season of the American version of Survivor, where she finished in fourth place. She married NFL quarterback Tim Hasselbeck the following year.

Dorothy Bush Koch

Dorothy Walker Bush Koch is an American author and philanthropist. She is the sixth child of the late 41st President of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and former First Lady Barbara Bush.

Ed McMahon

Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor, singer, and combat aviator. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their first TV series, the ABC game show Who Do You Trust?, running from 1957 to 1962. McMahon then made his famous thirty-year mark as Carson’s sidekick, announcer, and second banana on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992.

Connie Sellecca

Connie Sellecca is an American actress, producer, and former model, best known for her roles on the television series Flying High, The Greatest American Hero, and Hotel, for which she has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 1987.

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