List of Duquesne University people

This is a list of notable persons affiliated with Duquesne University, including alumni, current and former faculty members, and students.

Duquesne University was founded in 1878 as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost by a group of Spiritan priests under the leadership of Father Joseph Strub.

German filmmaker Werner Herzog briefly attended Duquesne University

Archbishop Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston

Mike James

Shawn James

Michael V. Hayden, former director of the CIA

Sammy Nestico, prolific big band composer

Father Joseph Strub, founder of the Pittsburgh Catholic College

Father William Patrick Power, the first rector of the college