Notable Alumni
- Max Adler (1883), vice-president of Sears & Roebuck, benefactor of Adler Planetarium.
- Ray Barnhart, 1945, Texas politician
- Earl Britton (1922), National Football League fullback and punter.
- Nina Burleigh, 1978, journalist and best-selling author
- Jack Burmaster (1944), professional basketball player, coach, and broadcaster.
- August W. Farwick (1921) football player and head football coach at the University of Arizona.
- Paul Flory (1927) polymer chemist and recipient of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- Laurence Kaptain, 1970, international performer and recording artist, dean of College of Music and Dramatic Arts at LSU.
- William LeBaron, 1900, producer of Cimarron, Academy Award winning film
- Jack Meagher, college football coach for Rice and Auburn.
- Douglas R. Mills (1926), former University of Illinois athletic director and men's basketball coach.
- Earl "Madman" Muntz, engineer, entrepreneur, marketing pioneer, television personality.
- Lou North (1910), Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Jane Peterson (1901), painter and artist.
- Brian Oldfield (1963), Olympic shot putter and pop culture personality.
- John Qualen, 1920, actor
- Steve Rauschenberger (1974) state senator from 1993 to 2007.
- Flynn Robinson (1959) player in the NBA.
- James Roche (1923) president of General Motors.
- Tom Shales (1962), television critic for the Washington Post and 1988 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.
- Rick Sund (1970), NBA executive.
- Don Sunderlage (1947), all-pro player in the National Basketball Association.
- John Walker, 1974, producer of The Incredibles, Academy Award winning film
- Jeff Wilkins (1973), NBA player.
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