Allen, composer and musician Ludmilla Azova, operatic soprano (as New York College of Music) Gloria Allred (born 1941), civil rights lawyer Ian Axel of A Great Big World, singers and songwriters Wilfred Conwell Bain, music educator and university administrator known for revitalizing to national both the University of North Texas College of Music as dean from 1938 to 1947 and the Jacobs School of Music as dean from 1947 to 1973 (as New York College of Music) Joy Bauer (born 1963), nutritionist Romare Bearden, artist Ib Benoh, artist Rose Levy Beranbaum, nutritionist, author Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004), film composer (as New York College of Music) Alessandra Biaggi (born 1986), New York State Senator Ross Bleckner, artist Judy Blume (born 1938), author Carol Bove (born 1971), artist Rustica Carpio, actress, writer, and scholar Victoria Clark, director and Tony Award-winning actress known for musical theatre Cy Coleman (1929-2004), composer (as New York College of Music) Betty Comden, lyricist, playwright, actress C. C. DeVille (born 1962), guitarist Stefanie DeLeo, author and playwright Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, writer and chair, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Katrina Rose Dideriksen, actress and singer known for touring with Hairspray and for competing on The Voice Monica Dogra, actress and musician Mary Beth Edelson, artist Claire Fagin, nurse, academic, educator Vernice Ferguson, nurse, medical director Jack Fina, bandleader, songwriter, and pianist (as New York College of Music) William Gaines, founder and publisher, Mad Magazine Ann Grifalconi, author, illustrator Jerry Gonzalez, jazz trumpeter and percussionist (as New York College of Music) Happy Hairston, professional basketball player Dorothy Height, social activist Teresa Patterson Hughes, California State Senator Arielle Jacobs, singer and actress of musical theatre Robert Jarvik, developer of the artificial heart Jay Armstrong Johnson, actor, singer, and dancer known for Broadway musical theatre Susan Kare, graphic designer Lucy Kelston, operatic soprano (as New York College of Music) Jerome Kern, composer of musical theatre and popular music known for classics as "Ol' Man River" (as New York College of Music) Kevin Kern, Broadway actor Burt Lancaster (1913-1994), actor (did not graduate) Lauv, singer, songwriter, and record producer Tania Leon, conductor, composer Enoch Light, music technologist, composer Sheila Lukins, chef, food writer Annie B. Martin, labor and civil rights activist Barry Manilow, pop singer and song writer (as New York College of Music) Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, ambassador of the Republic of Zambia to the US Frank McCourt (1930-2009), author Miles McMillan, artist Alan Menken,