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| Rank | Topic | Wikipedia views Oct 21 2010 |
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| 1 | Milton Friedman A.B. 1932 Economist, Public Intellectual, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics (1976) | 6019 |
| 2 | Asia Carrera (born Jessica Steinhauser), Class of 1995 did not graduate â Porn Star (who majored in Business and Japanese) </ref> | 4631 |
| 3 | Roy Lichtenstein (deceased) â Professor of fine arts | 4236 |
| 4 | Toni Morrison â African-American Novelist (Beloved, Song of Solomon), Nobel Prize in Literature (1993), Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1988) | 3764 |
| 5 | Kristin Davis, Class of 1987, â Actress (Sex and the City) | 3384 |
| 6 | John DiMaggio, Voice actor | 3307 |
| 7 | Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Professor at the School of Law in Newark, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States* | 3127 |
| 8 | Calista Flockhart, Class of 1988 â Actress (stage, television, and motion pictures) (The Birdcage; Ally McBeal), Emmy winner | 2863 |
| 9 | James Gandolfini, Class of 1983 â Actor (The Sopranos), Emmy winner, Voice Actor (Where the Wild Things Are) | 2775 |
| 10 | Paul Robeson, Class of 1919 â Athlete, Actor, Singer, Political Activist, NFL Guard 1920â1922 (Akron Pros, Milwaukee Badgers) | 2141 |
| 11 | Mario Batali, Class of 1982 â Chef, Restaurateur, Television Host (Molto Mario, Iron Chef America) | 1961 |
| 12 | Sebastian Stan, Class of 2005 â Actor (Captain America: The First Avenger; The Covenant) | 1947 |
| 13 | Frank Iero â Guitarist/backup vocals for the band My Chemical Romance and lead singer of post-hardcore/screamo band, Leathermouth, as well as co-founder of the Skeleton Crew company.(He had dropped out, was on a scholarship). | 1843 |
| 14 | James O'Keefe, Class of 2006, â journalist for Breitbart.com | 1839 |
| 15 | Kurt Sutter, â writer (The Shield), creator of Sons of Anarchy [link] | 1835 |
| 16 | Just Blaze â Grammy Award-nominated hip-hop producer | 1582 |
| 17 | Aaron Stanford, Class of 2000, â Actor (X2, Tadpole) | 1575 |
| 18 | Joanna Angel, Class of 2002 â Alt-Porn Star | 1436 |
| 19 | Natalie Morales, Class of 1994, â Journalist and correspondent for The Today Show | 1136 |
| 20 | John Carpenter, Class of 1990 â First-ever champion of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire television quiz show | 1109 |
| 21 | David Stern, Class of 1963 â Commissioner of the National Basketball Association | 1071 |
| 22 | Avery Brooks â Associate Professor of fine arts | 970 |
| 23 | Mr. Magoo, 1950s cartoon character | 924 |
| 24 | Ralph Ellison (deceased) â Author of Invisible Man | 902 |
| 25 | Bob Menendez, J.D. (Newark) â U.S. House of Representatives (1992â2005), United States Senator (2006âpresent) | 892 |
| 26 | Marc Ecko â Fashion Designer | 872 |
| 27 | Gabe Saporta â musician; (Midtown, Cobra Starship, Humble Beginnings) | 827 |
| 28 | Ray Rice, â Football Player, NFL Running Back (Baltimore Ravens) | 802 |
| 29 | Pras â Grammy-winning rapper from the Fugees | 714 |
| 30 | Rebecca Quick, Class of 1993, â journalist and anchor (CNBC Squawk Box) | 697 |
| 31 | Dan Green (voice actor), Voice Actor (Yu-Gi-Oh!) | 690 |
| 32 | Bill Bellamy, Class of 1989 â Comedian, Actor | 628 |
| 33 | Sheryl Lee Ralph, English Lit/Theatre degree,1975âOriginal 'Deena Jones' 6 Tony Award winning Broadway smash hit musical Dreamgirls | 590 |
| 34 | Tim DeKay, Mason Gross School of the Arts Class of 1990, Actor (Tell Me You Love Me) | 557 |
| 35 | Christopher McCulloch, â Creator of The Venture Bros. | 549 |
| 36 | Jackie Aprile, Jr., The Sopranos (Rutgers-Newark) | 546 |
| 37 | Roger Bart â Actor (Desperate Housewives, The Producers, Tony Award for You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown) | 542 |
| 38 | Judy Gold, B.A. 1984 â Comedian, Actress | 497 |
| 39 | Jim Valvano, Class of 1967 â Won NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship at N.C. State | 495 |
| 40 | Oswald "Ozzie" Nelson, Class of 1927 â Musician and Actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet) | 495 |
| 41 | Randal Pinkett, Class of 1994 â winner of The Apprentice 4. President and CEO of BCT Partners | 478 |
| 42 | George Segal â Professor of fine arts; Fluxus artist | 471 |
| 43 | Brian Joo â Korean R&B singer, and one half of Fly to the Sky | 463 |
| 44 | Dick Vitale assistant basketball coach (1970â72), later coach of the Detroit Pistons and a sports commentator | 415 |
| 45 | Allan Kaprow (deceased) â Professor of fine arts | 377 |
| 46 | Alexi Lalas, Class of 1991 â Former U.S. Soccer National Team member, former President & General Manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy | 366 |
| 47 | Looking Glass â 1970s famous one-hit wonder for the song "Brandy" | 361 |
| 48 | Louis Freeh, Class of 1971 â Director of the FBI (1993â2001) | 325 |
| 49 | Jerry Fodor â Professor of philosophy and cognitive science | 305 |
| 50 | Helen Fisher â Research professor of anthropology | 305 |
| 51 | Tomas Kalnoky â lead singer/songwriter and lead guitarist of 3rd wave ska band, Streetlight Manifesto, also formed Catch 22 and Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution | 302 |
| 52 | Selman Waksman, Class of 1915 â discovered 22 antibiotics, best known for streptomycin. Nobel laureate. Waksman Institute of Microbiology and Waksman Hall are named in his honor. | 289 |
| 53 | Arthur Goldberg, Class of 1963 â former president and CEO of Park Place Entertainment Corporation | 275 |
| 54 | Bernard Goldberg, Class of 1967, Journalist | 270 |
| 55 | Paul Fussell â Professor of English, author, literary critic, social commentator. | 268 |
| 56 | Bernard Marcus, Class of 1951 â Founder of the Home Depot | 252 |
| 57 | Jerome Kagan B.S. 1950; Psychologist | 250 |
| 58 | Laurie Berkner â children's musician. Seen on Noggin in Jack's Big Music Show | 237 |
| 59 | L.J. Smith, Class of 2003 â Football Player, NFL Tight End (Philadelphia Eagles) | 232 |
| 60 | Heinrich Rohrer, 1961â1963; Physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics (1986) | 222 |
| 61 | Dahntay Jones NBA: 2003â2006 | 220 |
| 62 | Brian Leonard, Class of 2007 â Football Player, NFL Running Back (Cincinnati Bengals) | 218 |
| 63 | Jon Finkel, Class of 1996 â Renowned "Magic: The Gathering" Professional Player (Inducted into the "Magic: The Gathering" Hall of Fame) | 216 |
| 64 | Robert Torricelli, Class of 1974 â United States Senator, Congressman | 211 |
| 65 | Israel Gelfand â (deceased) Professor of mathematics | 210 |
| 66 | Matt Pinfield, Radio Disc Jockey, host of MTV's 120 Minutes | 206 |
| 67 | Robert Campbell, Class of 1962 MBA â former Vice Chairman of Johnson & Johnson | 202 |
| 68 | Greg Schiano | 194 |
| 69 | Shaun O'Hara, Class of 2000 â Football Player, NFL Center (New York Giants) | 187 |
| 70 | Leon Golub (deceased) â Professor of fine arts | 185 |
| 71 | John McWhorter B.A. 1985 African-American historian, former professor of linguistics at University of California, Berkeley, Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute | 185 |
| 72 | Daniel Smith â lead singer of Danielson Famile | 185 |
| 73 | Kenny Britt, Class of 2010 (did not graduate) NFL Player (Titans) | 169 |
| 74 | Carli Lloyd â Midfielder, US Women's National Team | 164 |
| 75 | Hamady N'Diaye, Class of 2010 â 26th pick of the second round (56th selection overall) in the 2010 NBA Draft to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves. His draft rights have been traded to the Washington Wizards. | 162 |
| 76 | James J. Florio, J.D. (Camden) 1967 â former Governor of New Jersey (1990â1994) | 160 |
| 77 | Jack H. Jacobs, Class of 1966, M.A. 1972 â Medal of Honor recipient, military analyst for MSNBC. | 156 |
| 78 | Rev. Clark V. Poling; Dutch-Reformed Army Chaplain among the "Four Chaplains" on the USAT Dorchester during World War II | 156 |
| 79 | Cappie Pondexter, Class of 2006 â 2nd overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury; 2008 Summer Olympic gold medalist for United States Women's Basketball in Beijing | 154 |
| 80 | Robert Trivers â Professor of anthropology and biological sciences and winner of the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (2007) | 153 |
| 81 | Curt Anderson, Member, Maryland House of Delegates (1983 -), chair, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (1989â1991) | 149 |
| 82 | Nick Gillespie, Class of 1985 â Journalist, editor | 148 |
| 83 | John Ciardi â Professor of English, poet, translator of The Divine Comedy by Dante among other notable literary works. | 146 |
| 84 | Kevin Chamberlin â Actor (Tony Award nominations for Dirty Blonde and Seussical) | 141 |
| 85 | Jeff Torborg, Class of 1963 â Major League Baseball Catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers and California Angels) and Manager (several teams) | 141 |
| 86 | Eddie Jordan, Class of 1977 â Head Coach of the Washington Wizards | 125 |
| 87 | Cathy Young, Class of 1988 â Journalist and non-fiction author | 123 |
| 88 | Karen Young â Actress (The Sopranos; Law & Order) | 122 |
| 89 | William Mastrosimone, Class of 1980 â Playwright, Golden Globe Award winner | 121 |
| 90 | David DeJesus, â Center fielder for Kansas City Royals [link], published by Major League Baseball (no further authorship information available), accessed 6 January 2007.</ref> | 121 |
| 91 | Ben Jelen â Musician | 120 |
| 92 | Mike Taibbi, Class of 1971, â journalist and correspondent for NBC Nightly News | 120 |
| 93 | Quincy Douby, â Guard for the Toronto Raptors | 119 |
| 94 | John Lee â CEO of UP & J Corporation | 118 |
| 95 | Tiquan Underwood, Class of 2009 â Football Player, Wide Receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars) | 117 |
| 96 | Kenny Barron â jazz pianist in Dizzie Gillespie quartet | 115 |
| 97 | C. Vivian Stringer | 113 |
| 98 | Ray Lucas, Class of 1996 â Football Player, NFL Quarterback 1996â2002 (New York Jets, Miami Dolphins), TV Football commentator | 105 |
| 99 | Mark Doty â Professor of English, Award winning poet. | 103 |
| 100 | Gary Brackett, Class of 2003 â Football Player, NFL Linebacker (Indianapolis Colts) | 102 |
| 101 | Mike Glita â musician, former bassist for New Jersey post-hardcore band Senses Fail | 98 |
| 102 | Greg Brown, Class of 1982, President and Co-CEO of Motorola, CEO of the Broadband Mobility Solutions Business Unit | 98 |
| 103 | Cap and Skull | 95 |
| 104 | Harriet Hayes, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | 95 |
| 105 | Alvin Goldman â Professor of philosophy | 94 |
| 106 | Charles Jones NBA: 1999-1999 | 94 |
| 107 | Scott Gration â Obama nominee for NASA Administrator | 93 |
| 108 | Charles Wuorinen â Professor of music; Pulitzer-prize winning composer and MacArthur fellow | 92 |
| 109 | Saharon Shelah â Professor of mathematics | 92 |
| 110 | Joseph P. Bradley, A.B. 1836 â Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court (1870â1891). | 86 |
| 111 | Peter Vermes, Class of 1987 â Former U.S. Soccer National Team member, former professional Soccer player in Major League Soccer. | 86 |
| 112 | Darnell Stapleton, Class of 2007 â Football Player, NFL Guard (Pittsburgh Steelers) | 83 |
| 113 | William Hughes, Class of 1955 â Congressman, Ambassador to Panama | 78 |
| 114 | David Levering Lewis (former) â Professor of History, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1994 and 2001) | 78 |
| 115 | Sonny Werblin, Class of 1932 â Founder of the New York Jets, President and CEO Madison Square Garden Corporation, President of Music Corporation of America-TV | 75 |
| 116 | Sue Wicks, Class of 1988 â Basketball player, member of the 1988 Olympic team and New York Liberty (1997â2002) of the WNBA | 73 |
| 117 | Deron Cherry, Class of 1980 â safety with the Kansas City Chiefs, member of the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team | 73 |
| 118 | Richard J. Hughes, J.D. 1931 â New Jersey Governor, Chief State Supreme Court Justice | 69 |
| 119 | Jim Conti â Tenor Saxaphonist for the Third Wave Ska band, Streetlight Manifesto | 66 |
| 120 | Terry Shea football coach (1996â2000), later a coach with Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bear, Miami Dolphips, and St. Louis Rams. | 64 |
| 121 | Waliyy Dixon, AND1 Mixtape Tour streetball legend | 64 |
| 122 | Jamaal Westerman, Class of 2009 NFL Player (Jets) | 63 |
| 123 | John Battle â Guard for the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers, 1985â1995 | 62 |
| 124 | Jeremy Zuttah, Class of 2008 â Football Player, Offensive Lineman (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) | 60 |
| 125 | Anne Milgram, Attorney General of New Jersey and First Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey | 59 |
| 126 | Joe Borowski, â Relief Pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. He has also played for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. | 58 |
| 127 | Lou Tepper, Class of 1967 â former head coach of Illinois | 57 |
| 128 | Clark Harris, Class of 2007 â Football Player, NFL Tight End (Houston Texans) | 57 |
| 129 | Morton Jay Chiat, Class of 1953 â Founder of TBWA\Chiat\Day advertising | 54 |
| 130 | Jason Bergmann â Starting Pitcher for the Washington Nationals. | 54 |
| 131 | Robert Schommer (deceased) â astronomer, Professor of physics | 53 |
| 132 | Nathan M. Newmark, Class of 1948 â inventor of the Newmark-beta method of numerical integration used to solve differential equations; winner of the National Medal of Science | 53 |
| 133 | Spencer Ackerman, Class of 2002 â Journalist for the Washington Independent | 52 |
| 134 | Jon Conway, Class of 1999, goalkeeper for Red Bull New York | 51 |
| 135 | Michael Kulikowski â Professor of history at the University of Tennessee and author of Late Roman Spain and Its Cities (Johns Hopkins University Press), 2004, and Romeâs Gothic Wars from the Third Century to Alaric (Cambridge University Press). | 51 |
| 136 | Doron Zeilberger â Professor of mathematics, winner of the Steele Prize for Seminal Contributions to Research (1998) | 51 |
| 137 | George Case: Baseball Coach (1950â1960) including 1950 College World Series berth. Former Major League Baseball player with the Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians and a four-time All-Star and six-time American League leader in stolen bases. | 50 |
| 138 | Zenon Pylyshyn â Professor of philosophy and cognitive science | 50 |
| 139 | William A. Newell, A.B. 1836 â Physician, Governor of New Jersey, (1857â1860) | 50 |
| 140 | H. Bruce Franklin, John Cotton Dana Professor of English and American Studies, expert on Herman Melville, science fiction, and prison literature. | 50 |
| 141 | Stephen Stich â Professor of philosophy | 50 |
| 142 | Joan Acocella, Class of 1984 â Journalist, author, dance critic for the New Yorker | 49 |
| 143 | Leonid Khachiyan(deceased) â Professor of mathematics | 49 |
| 144 | Lawrence Rabiner â Professor of electrical and computer engineering | 49 |
| 145 | Robert Watts â Professor of fine arts | 49 |
| 146 | Michael Curtis â Professor of political science | 48 |
| 147 | Michael R. Douglas â Director of New High Energy Theory Center and Sackler Prize winner | 48 |
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