Notable Alumni
- Suroosh Alvi (1986) - founder of Vice Magazine
- Eva Seed Auchincloss (1951) - activist in female athletics movement and Women's Sports Foundation
- Charles Baxter (1965) - author of National Book Award nominated The Feast of Love (2000)
- John Bowe (1982) - author, New York Times contributor
- Jack Dalrymple (1966) - Current Governor of North Dakota
- Tom Davis (1970) - Emmy winning comedy writer and performer
- Mark Dayton (1965) - U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 40th Governor of Minnesota, heir to Dayton's and Target Corporation, first husband of Alida Rockefeller Messinger
- Mary Lee Dayton (1943) - volunteer and philanthropist
- David L. Downie (1979) - author, professor of politics and environment policy at Fairfield University
- David T. Ellwood (1971) - Dean of Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government
- Al Franken (1969) - U.S. Senator from Minnesota, satirist, comedian, author, screenwriter, Saturday Night Live television performer, political commentator, radio host
- Poppy Harlow (2001) - CNN reporter
- Thomas B. Heffelfinger (1966) - former U.S. Attorney of Minnesota
- George Roy Hill (1939) - Oscar winning director
- Steve Kelley (1971) - Minnesota State Senator, 2000 U.S. Senate candidate, attorney
- Liz Logelin (2000) - Inspiration for The Liz Logelin Foundation and the New York Times best seller, Two Kisses for Maddy by Matthew Logelin
- Whitney MacMillan (1947) - CEO of Cargill
- Marcia McNutt (1970) - explorer, researcher and professor in geophysics
- Marcus Peacock (1978) - former Deputy Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Arthur Phillips (1986) - novelist, author of Prague
- Seth Pinsky (1989) - President, New York City Economic Development Corporation
- Robert Pirsig (1943) - writer and philosopher, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
- Raymond Plank (1940) - civic, educational and business entrepreneur and leader
- John F. Raynolds III (1947) - member of first Underwater Demolition Team that practiced and invented tactics used in formation of U.S. Navy SEALS, and President of Outward Bound
- J.T. Wyman (2004) - NHL athlete
- Michael Ankeny (2009) Member of the US Ski Team since 2009. Competes in the NorAm, Europa Cup, and World Cup circuit. Two-time member of the Junior World Championships team.
- John A. Wright (1979) Global Chief Executive Officer of Global Sage, a leader in global executive head hunting. John was voted the 5th best head hunting executive in Asia and the best headhunting executive in Japan.
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