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List of Alpha Epsilon Pi members

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This is a list of notable alumni of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.

Name Original chapter Notability References
Sheldon Adelson Honorary Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation; philanthropist; established the Adelson Family Foundation, 24th-richest person in the world according to Forbes[1] [2]
Ari Karp Phi Gamma Founder of Hotels.com and Getaroom.com[3] [2]
Michael Albert Mu Tau Political activist and economist; co-founder and co-editor of Z Magazine [2]
Irving Azoff Delta Chairman and founder of Azoff Music Management Group; former president of MCA Records; former executive chairman of Live Nation [2]
Jason Bedrick Beta Epsilon Member of the New Hampshire state legislature [4]
Alan Baker Honorary Former Israeli Ambassador to Canada [2]
Gary Bettman Beta Commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL) [2]
Wolf Blitzer Upsilon Beta Journalist, author, CNN correspondent [5]
Myles Brand Rho Pi President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (2002-2009); President of Indiana University (1994-2002); President of the University of Oregon (1989-1994) [2]
James L. Brooks Alpha Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning producer and director [2]
Ken Chertow Pi Deuteron Former Olympic wrestler [2]
Brad Cohen Beta Upsilon Teacher, author, motivational speaker and subject of the film Front of the Class [2]
Jeff Cohen Chi Alpha Child actor (The Goonies) [2]
Irwin Cotler Epsilon Chi Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada [2]
Ian Eagle Sigma Deuteron Sports broadcaster [citation needed]
Zach Tyler Eisen Sigma Deuteron Actor and voice actor; voice of Aang on Avatar: The Last Airbender [6]
Boris Epshteyn Eta Sigma Former White House Assistant Director of Communications for Surrogate Operations; Chief Political Analyst, Sinclair Broadcast Group [2]
Jay Feinberg Honorary Founder and CEO of the Gift of Life Marrow Registry [2]
Wayne Firestone Kappa Deuteron President and CEO of Hillel (2006-2013) [2]
Eric Fingerhut Omicron Deuteron, Honorary US Representative from Ohio (1993-1995); Ohio State Senator (1991-1992, 1999-2006); Chancellor of Ohio State Board of Regents (2007-2011); President and CEO of Hillel (2013-present) [2]
Richard H. Frank Delta Former president of Walt Disney Studios [2]
Art Garfunkel Iota Singer and composer, half of Simon & Garfunkel [7]
Scott Garson Sigma Beta Head men's basketball coach at College of Idaho [8]
Frank Gehry Upsilon Pritzker Prize-winning architect [2]
Leonard Goldberg Gamma Former chairman of 20th Century Fox [2]
Neil Goldman Epsilon Upsilon Television writer and executive producer of Family Guy, Scrubs, and Worst Week [2]
Josh Gottheimer Gamma U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district [2]
Herb Gray Honorary Canada's first Jewish Cabinet member; Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (1997-2002); Chancellor of Carleton University (2008-2011) [2]
Patrick T. Harker Gamma President of University of Delaware; former dean of Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania [2]
Yoel Hasson Honorary Member of the Knesset, Kadima Party [citation needed]
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson Upsilon Alpha Basketball player for the Beşiktaş Icrypex in the Basketbol Süper Ligi [2]
David Horowitz Beta Upsilon Television personality, consumer advocate [2]
H. Robert Horvitz Mu Tau Nobel Prize winner in Medicine [2]
Alan Jacobson Kappa Chi American author of mystery, suspense, thriller and action novels [2]
Allan Jaffe Gamma Family owner of New Orleans' Preservation Hall [2]
Richard Joel Alpha President of Yeshiva University; former International Director of Hillel [2]
Tomer Kagan Sigma Zeta Founder of Quixey, a search engine for apps [9]
Ron Klein Eta Former member of the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 22nd congressional district [2]
Jerry Lewis Sigma Comedian; Chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association [5]
Richard Lewis Eta Actor, comedian [2]
Howard Lorber Alpha Epsilon CEO and President of Vector Group; Chairman of Nathan's Famous [2]
Daniel Magder Beta Chi Actor (Life With Derek) [10]
Josh Mandel Eta State Treasurer of Ohio; United States Senate candidate [2]
Bernard Marcus Rho Upsilon Founder of Home Depot [11]
Steven Markowitz Gamma Rapper under the stage name "Hoodie Allen" [2]
Justin Mateen Upsilon Founder of Tinder, a dating app [9]
Brad Meltzer Omega Deuteron New York Times bestselling author [12]
Charles C. Moskowitz Alpha Former president and treasurer of MGM Studios; fraternity founder [13]
Jerrold Nadler Iota United States Congressman, New York's 8th congressional district [2]
Ari Ne'eman Mu Delta Founder of Autistic Self Advocacy Network; first autistic presidential appointee [14][15]
Jordy Nelson Kappa Sigma Professional football player [2]
Robert Novak Delta Columnist, pundit and Crossfire panelist [16]
Mike Pesca Epsilon National Public Radio correspondent [17]
Jim Pollak Beta Iota 1992 Olympian; 1990 Goodwill Games gold medalist; four-time US National Champion in cycling [2]
Ron Popeil Delta Inventor; infomercial producer; owner of Ronco Industries [2]
Stanley B. Prusiner Gamma Nobel Prize winner in Medicine [2]
Jerry Reinsdorf Kappa Deuteron Owner of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox [2]
Adam Richman Epsilon Star of Man vs. Food on the Travel Channel [2]
Scott Rogowsky Psi Comedian and former host of HQ Trivia [18]
Abe Saperstein Delta Founder, former owner and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters [19]
Eduardo Saverin Eta Psi Brazilian internet entrepreneur and investor; co-founder of Facebook [20]
Michael Schwerner Beta Civil rights worker killed on June 21, 1964, depicted in Mississippi Burning [2]
Samuel H. Shapiro Delta Former Governor of Illinois [2]
Levi Shemtov Kappa Deuteron Director of Chabad, Washington, D.C. [2]
Fred Silverman Sigma Deuteron Producer; former president of NBC Television [2]
Chet Simmons Iota Deuteron Founding president of ESPN [2]
Paul Simon Kappa Chi Singer, composer, half of Simon & Garfunkel [7]
Randy and Jason Sklar Omega Deuteron Actors, comedians; hosts of Cheap Seats on ESPN Classic as well as the Sklarbro Country and Dumb People Town podcasts [2]
Jeremy Smith Delta Creator of SpotHero, a parking app[21] [9]
Steve Stone Phi Deuteron Cy Young Winner 1980; Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox TV color analyst [2]
Richard Thaler Tau Deuteron Nobel Prize winner, Economics ’17 [2]
Matt Van Horn Upsilon Alpha Co-founder of Lyft (formerly Zimride), CEO and co-founder of June
John E. Wallace, Jr. Rho Deuteron New Jersey Supreme Court Justice, appointed May 20, 2003
Sanford I. Weill Beta Co-chairman of Citigroup [2]
Matt Weitzman Sigma Pi Co-creator and Co-Executive Producer of American Dad! [2]
Gene Wilder Iota Upsilon Actor, producer, and director [2]
Walter Winchell Lambda Deuteron Gossip columnist, radio personality [22]
Robert Wittenberg Beta Iota Democratic politician currently representing the 27th District in the Michigan House of Representatives. [23]
Scott Wolf Kappa Deuteron Actor [2]
Sam Zell Omega Deuteron Real estate entrepreneur; co-founder and chairman of Equity International; owner of the Tribune Company [2]
Mark Zuckerberg Eta Psi Founder of Facebook [24]
  • Ross Friedman (born 1992), Major League Soccer player
  • Italics indicate a deceased member. Deceased AEPis are said to enter the "Chapter Eternal."

References

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  10. ^ Life with Derek at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ Kesselman, Bruce (July 2006). 46 Union Street : The untold story of Rho Upsilon. Layout by Rebecca Ginsberg. Matawan, NJ: Rho Upsilon Alumni Association. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-9772442-0-1.
  12. ^ "FridayPiday: Brad Meltzer (Michigan, 1992)". Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, Inc. 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  13. ^ Dunn, Sidney N. (2003). Alpha Epsilon Pi: Commitment for a lifetime. Indianapolis, Indiana: Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, Inc.
  14. ^ Silberman, Steve. "Exclusive: First Autistic Presidential Appointee Speaks Out". Wired. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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  20. ^ Kirkpatrick, David (8 June 2010). The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World. Simon and Schuster. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-4391-0980-9.
  21. ^ "SpotHero - Easy Parking for All - Reserve Parking Now & Save". Spothero.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  22. ^ "Famous Brothers - Alpha Epsilon Pi, San Diego State University". Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  23. ^ "Friday Piday: Rep. Robert Wittenberg". Alpha Epsilon Pi. May 26, 2017.
  24. ^ "Time's Person of the year is AEPi Brother Mark Zuckerberg". Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2012.