Pingry School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Michael Chertoff (born 1953), Secretary of United States Department of Homeland Security (2005–2009 )
  • William A. Conway (1910–2006), former CEO of Garden State National Bank (note: Conway missed his last year at Pingry due to illness).
  • Robert C. Crane (1920–1962), newspaper publisher who was elected to the New Jersey Senate shortly before his death.
  • Mark Donohue (1937–75, class of 1955), race car driver, winner of the 1972 Indianapolis 500 and the 1973 Can-Am Championship
  • Steve Elmendorf, deputy campaign manager for Presidential candidate John Kerry, and longtime campaign aide to Richard Gephardt.
  • Adam Gardner (born 1973, class of 1991), guitarist for the rock band Guster.
  • Howard Georgi (born 1947), emeritus professor of physics at Harvard University.
  • Adam Goldstein (born 1988), computer book author.
  • William Halsey, Jr. (1882–1959), Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy.
  • Amos Hostetter, Jr. (born 1937, class of 1954), former CEO and founder of MediaOne, billionaire on Forbes Magazine list.
  • Joseph Irenas, Federal Judge, (born 1940, Class of 1958)
  • Jamie Johnson (born 1979), documentary film maker, whose documentary film Born Rich appeared on HBO.
  • Thomas Kean, Jr. (born 1968), New Jersey State Senator and 2006 United States Senate candidate
  • Wayne Kasserman (class of 1994), actor.
  • Dan Kellner (born 1976), Olympic foil fencer.
  • Micah Kellner (class of 1997), Member of the New York State Assembly.
  • James C. Kellogg III (1915–1980, class of 1933), former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
  • N. Gregory Mankiw (born 1958), former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and Harvard Professor of Economics.
  • Dean Mathey, class of 1908, investor who made millions for Princeton University.
  • Thomas N. McCarter (1867–1955), Attorney General of New Jersey from 1902–1903, founder and president of PSE&G Corporation, developer of Penn Station in Newark, and original benefactor of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton.
  • Robert H. McCarter (1859–1941), Attorney General of New Jersey from 1903–1908 and well-known New Jersey lawyer, eventually heading the law firm McCarter & English.
  • Andrew McCarthy (born 1962), actor.
  • Arthur N. Pierson (1867–1957), politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and President of the New Jersey Senate.
  • Frederick Reiken, novelist.
  • Ronald C. Rice (born 1968, class of 1986), Newark City Councilman / Candidate for Congress 10th District.
  • Robert A. Schriesheim (born 1960, class of 1978), businessman and public company corporate board director.
  • Dani Shapiro (born 1962), novelist.
  • Fred Small (born 1952), musician, songwriter who transferred out before graduation.
  • Todd Solondz (born 1959), filmmaker.
  • Charles August Sulzer (1879–1919), delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Alaska Territory.
  • Richard Tregaskis (1916–73), war correspondent and author of Guadalcanal Diary, the source for the 1943 film of the same name starring William Bendix, Richard Conte, and Anthony Quinn.
  • Jen Trynin, musician.
  • Gillian Vigman (born 1972), actress.
  • James A. Yorke (born 1941), chaos theory scholar.

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