List of University of Pittsburgh alumni

This list of University of Pittsburgh alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of the University of Pittsburgh, a state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Michael Chabon , a Pulitzer Prize -winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay , Wonder Boys , and The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
Mike Ditka , a Hall of Fame tight end, coach, and broadcaster
Dan Marino , a Hall of Fame quarterback and broadcaster
John Woodruff , a gold medalist in the 800 meters at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Marc Chandler , a foreign exchange market analyst, writer, and speaker
Andrew W. Mellon , a banker, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
General Roscoe Robinson , the first African-American four-star general in United States Army
Richard Thornburgh , a former Governor of Pennsylvania and U.S. Attorney General , whose archives are housed in the university's Hillman Library
Wangari Maathai , a 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the subject of the documentary Taking Root
John Murtha , a former U.S. Congressman
Jesse Steinfeld , a former Surgeon General of the United States
Vladimir Zworykin , considered one of the "fathers of television"