Famous Alumni
- Ned Beatty, Class of 1955, award winning character actor
- Hugh Durham, Class of 1955, former head basketball coach at the University of Georgia
- Carroll Hubbard, Class of 1955, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Tom Easterly, Class of 1958, member of the Kentucky Senate 1974-1982, Florida House of Representatives 1988-1990, and Democratic nominee, Kentucky's 6th congressional district in 1978
- William S. Wallace, Class of 1965, a four-star general in the United States Army, commanded all U.S. forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq
- Stan Curtis, Class of 1967, founder of the Kentucky Harvest charity
- Betty Southard Stokes, Class of 1968, the National Education Association's 1989 A+ Award; author of the Kentucky Postcard Series books: ("Postcards from William" 2007, "Postcards from George" 2010, and "Postcards from Daniel" in process); a 2010 Louisville Connector; and Kentucky Historical Society's 2010 Award of Distinction
- David Caudill, Class of 1968, internationally recognized sculptor
- Paul Rogers, Class of 1969, local TV & radio sports commentator
- Mike McCoy, Class of 1970, a football player for the Houston Oilers
- Quentin Dastugue, Class of 1973, elected to the Louisiana legislature at age 23, serving for 16 years; Republican nominee for Governor of Louisiana in 1995
- Felton Spencer, Class of 1986, former NBA basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs; 6th overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft
- Todd Wellemeyer, Class of 1997, major league baseball player
- Jerrod Hayden, Class of 1997, All American in football (1997), attended the University of Tennessee on a football scholarship
- Ashley Eicher, Class of 2004 Miss Tennessee
- Myron Pryor, Class of 2004, football player for the University of Kentucky and New England Patriots
- Rajon Rondo, attended until Junior year, NBA, point guard for Celtics
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Famous quotes containing the word famous:
“Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else.”
—Alan Bennett (b. 1934)