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Stuyvesant High School, New York City, NY

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Named for Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch colonial governor of New York.

Location:
New York City

Founding Date:
1904

Motto:
Pro scientia atque sapientia

Enrollment:
3100

Official Website:
http://www.stuy.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Robert Alda
Actor
26-Nov-1914 3-May-1986 Cloak and Dagger
David Axelrod
Government
22-Feb-1955   NBC talking head
Walter Becker
Musician
20-Feb-1950   Co-Founder of Steely Dan
Richard Ben-Veniste
Attorney
3-Jan-1943   9-11 Commission member
Al Bendich
Attorney
18-Jun-1929 5-Jan-2015 Civil rights attorney
Arthur Blank
Business
27-Sep-1942   Co-Founder of Home Depot
Martin Brest
Film Director
8-Aug-1951   Beverly Hills Cop
J. Edward Bromberg
Actor
25-Dec-1903 6-Dec-1951 The Mark of Zorro
James Cagney
Actor
17-Jul-1899 30-Mar-1986 New York tough guy
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Musician
7-May-1968   Desireless
Bram Cohen
Computer Programmer
1975   Creator of BitTorrent
Frank Conroy
Author
15-Jan-1936 6-Apr-2005 Stop-Time
Otto Eckstein
Economist
1-Aug-1927 22-Mar-1984 Council of Economic Advisers, 1964-66
Robert W. Fogel
Economist
1-Jul-1926 11-Jun-2013 Cliometrics
Bob Frankston
Computer Programmer
14-Jun-1949   Programmer of Visicalc
Brian Greene
Author
9-Feb-1963   The Elegant Universe
Robert Harrison
Publisher
14-Apr-1904 17-Feb-1978 Publisher of tabloid Confidential
Roald Hoffmann
Chemist
18-Jul-1937   Woodward-Hoffmann reaction
Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Government
21-Jan-1951   US Attorney General, 2009-15
Samuel P. Huntington
Author
18-Apr-1927 24-Dec-2008 The Clash of Civilizations
Roy Innis
Activist
6-Jun-1934   Congress of Racial Equality
Manfred Jonas
Historian
9-Apr-1927 25-Aug-2013 Isolationism in America, 1935-1941
Joshua Lederberg
Biologist
23-May-1925 2-Feb-2008 Genetic properties of bacteria
Kenneth Levy
Business
c. 1941   Founder of KLA Instruments
Allan J. Lichtman
Historian
4-Apr-1947   The Keys to the White House
Lucy Liu
Actor
2-Dec-1968   Ling on Ally McBeal
Serphin Maltese
Politician
7-Dec-1932   New York State Senator, 1988-2008
Grace Meng
Politician
1-Oct-1975   Congresswoman, New York 6th
Thelonious Monk
Jazz Musician
10-Oct-1917 17-Feb-1982 Influential Bebop pianist and composer
Dick Morris
Government
28-Nov-1948   Fox News lapdog, former Clinton advisor
Lewis Mumford
Historian
19-Oct-1895 26-Jan-1990 Technics and Civilization
Joseph Nacchio
Business
22-Jun-1949   Qwest CEO, convicted of fraud
Jerrold Nadler
Politician
13-Jun-1947   Congressman, New York 8th
Alvin F. Poussaint
Doctor
15-May-1934   Child-rearing expert
George Raft
Actor
26-Sep-1895 24-Nov-1980 Actor with Mafia ties
Paul Reiser
Actor
30-Mar-1957   Mad About You
Tim Robbins
Actor
16-Oct-1958   The Player, Jacob's Ladder
Michael N. Rosen
Attorney
c. 1940   Partner, Bryan Cave
John Schoenherr
Artist
5-Jul-1935 8-Apr-2010 Owl Moon
Hubert Selby
Author
23-Jul-1928 26-Apr-2004 Requiem for a Dream
Albert Shanker
Labor Leader
14-Sep-1928 22-Feb-1997 American Federation of Teachers
Robert Siegel
Radio Personality
1947   All Things Considered
Ron Silver
Actor
2-Jul-1946 15-Mar-2009 Wiseguy
Morton Sobell
Spy
11-Apr-1917   Rosenbergs' co-conspirator
Thomas Sowell
Economist
30-Jul-1930   Conservative economist, Hoover fellow
Henry Spira
Activist
19-Jun-1927 12-Sep-1998 Animal rights activist
Philip Sporn
Engineer
25-Nov-1896 23-Jan-1978 American Electric Power Company
Elan Steinberg
Activist
2-Jun-1952 6-Apr-2012 World Jewish Congress
Robert J. Zimmer
Educator
5-Nov-1947   President, University of Chicago

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Frank McCourt
Author
19-Aug-1930 19-Jul-2009 Angela's Ashes


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