Notable Alumni

Welcome to our notable alumni page! Feel free to browse, interact, and learn more about a few of our thousands of illustrious alumni.

Cole Porter

Class of 1909
Composer and songwriter of numerous hit songs ("Night and Day" and "I Get A Kick Out of You") and Broadway shows (Paris, Anything Goes, and Kiss Me, Kate).

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Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor

Class of 1893
First full-time editor of National Geographic, he is credited for building the magazine into the publication it is today. Hailed as a "father of photojournalism."

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Charles E. Merrill

Class of 1904
Co-founder of Merrill Lynch & Company, stockbroker, and philanthropist. Anticipated the stock market crash of 1929 saving his clients millions of dollars.

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John Hope

Class of 1890
Educator and activist. The first African-descended president of both Morehouse College and Atlanta University where he worked to develop graduate programs.

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More Notable Alumni
- Edward Davis Jones 1873 - Co-Founder of Dow Jones
- Donald "Dee" Rowe 1947 - Former UCONN Basketball Coach
- Abbie Hoffman 1955 - Social and Political Activist in the 1960s
- Chulsu Kim 1960 - Deputy Director General, WTO
- Jim Davis 1962 - Chairman, New Balance Athletic Shoe
- Rep. Jim McGovern 1977 - U.S Congressman
- Rick Carlisle 1979 - NBA Coach
- Joe Philbin 1980 - NFL Coach
- H. Jon Benjamin 1984 - Actor and comedian
- Kara E. MacMahon 1993 - Emmy Award winning TV producer
- Naomi S. Riley 1994 - Wall Street Journal editor and author
- Jarrett Jack 2002 - NBA Player
- Elizabeth Butterworth 2007 - 2012 Rhodes Scholar
- Kaz Grala 2017 - NASCAR driver

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