This is a list of notable individuals affiliated with Tulane University, including alumni of non-matriculating and graduates, faculty, former faculty and major benefactors. Some especially notable individuals also are listed in the main university article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. For alumni, the degree and year of graduation are noted when available. Alumni Academia Ian Bremmer, political scientist Cleanth Brooks, literary critic Winston Chang, president of Soochow University John R. Conniff, New Orleans and Baton Rouge educator; president of Louisiana Tech University 1926–1928 Light Townsend Cummins, Bryan Professor of History at Austin College in Sherman, Texas and former official State Historian of Texas James H. Dillard, professor and early advocate for education of African-Americans Edward F. Fischer, M.A. and Ph.D, Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University Mary Lynne Gasaway Hill, American poet, writer, professor at St. Mary's University, Texas and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts James (Mac) Hyman, applied mathematician at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States T.R. Kidder, archaeologist Sang-don Lee, South Korean legal scholar John Mosier, historian Frank Vandiver, Civil War scholar, acting president of Rice University 1969–1970, president of Texas A&M University 1981–1988 Linda Wilson, 1957, former president of Radcliffe College Arts and letters Architecture Robert Ivy, CEO AIA Albert C. Ledner, designer of National Maritime Buildings in New York City and many other commercial and residential projects Edward F. Neild, architect of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum and many buildings in his native Shreveport and Louisiana Henry Hobson Richardson, inventor of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture A. Hays Town, architect Film and television Marion Abramson, founder of WYES-TV Bryan Batt, BA 1985, actor Les Blank, BA 1958, MFA 1960, documentary filmmaker Marshall Colt, Class of 1970, psychologist and former actor Doug Ellin, A&S 1990, television writer/director, creator of HBO's series Entourage Evan Farmer, actor Paul Michael Glaser, BA 1966, actor, TV's Starsky and Hutch Carlin Glynn, NG-N ’61, actress, Tony award winner Lawrence Gordon, 1958, producer of popular films such as Predator and Die Hard Karen Grassle, actress Robert Harling, movie screenwriter, producer and director. Courtney Hazlett, A&S '99, columnist and celebrity correspondent for MSNBC Jonathan Hensleigh, Law, writer of Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Jumanji, Armageddon Rick Hurst, actor; A&S '68 Lauren Hutton, 1964, actress; model Anthony Jeselnik, comedian Dave Jeser, A&S 2001, co-creator of Comedy Central's Drawn Together Anthony Laciura, G '79, actor Christian