Notable Alumni
- Michael Dukakis '51, 1988 Democratic presidential nominee and former Governor of Massachusetts.
- Jeff Adrien '04, NBA player for the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets and former University of Connecticut Huskies power forward and captain.
- Lenny Baker '62, Tony Award-winning actor, I Love My Wife.
- Michael Bluestein '87, Musician. Keyboardist for multi-platinum rock band Foreigner
- Safra A. Catz, Co-president of Oracle Corporation
- Hugh B. Cave '27, Short story writer.
- Johnny Contardo '69, singer from the group Sha Na Na.
- Mindi Dickstein '78, Broadway lyricist, wrote lyrics for musical version of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.
- Theo Epstein '91, President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs.
- Richard N. Goodwin '49, author, columnist, speechwriter for presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
- David Hazony '87, author, columnist, editor and translator, best known for his 2010 book The Ten Commandments (Scribner).
- John Hodgman '89, humorist and author, best known for Apple's Get a Mac advertising campaign.
- George Kenney 1907, U.S. Air Force General during World War II.
- Robert C. Kingston '47, U.S. Army General of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
- Robert Kraft '59, owner of the New England Patriots.
- Albert Maysles '44 & David Maysles '49, documentary filmmakers of Salesman, Gimme Shelter, and Grey Gardens.
- Richard Moloney, Former MLB player (Chicago White Sox)
- Fred Newman '60, professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels.
- Conan O'Brien '81, comedian and TV host
- Tom Osenton '71, economist, author, for CEO The Sporting New Publishing Company
- Francis Ouimet '11, professional golfer and winner of the 1913 U.S Open.
- Paul Pender '49, World middleweight boxing champion.
- Alan L. Rachins '60, actor, Dharma and Greg, L.A. Law.
- Eli "Paperboy" Reed '02, musician
- Joseph D. Reitman '86, actor, ex-husband of Shannon Elizabeth
- Dan Rosenthal '84, member of the White House Senior Staff under Bill Clinton
- Gabe Sapolsky '90, pro wrestling promoter of ECW and Ring of Honor
- Lew Schneider '79, Hollywood producer of Everybody Loves Raymond and American Dad.
- Mike Wallace '35, journalist, 60 Minutes.
- Joe Walsh, Former MLB player (Boston Bees)
- Rick Weitzman '63, professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics.
- Jonathon Riley '97, 2004 Olympian in the 5000m run
- James Driscoll '96, Professional Golfer PGA Tour PGA Tour.
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