Notable Alumni (by Year of Graduation)
- Alex Raymond 1927, creator of Flash Gordon comic strip
- John P. Donohue, M.D. 1950, pioneered the development of chemotherapy and nerve sparing surgical techniques for testicular cancer
- Bill Reilly, c. 1956, founder and chairman of Primedia.
- Donald Spoto 1959, biographer and historian
- Don McLean 1963, musician, best known for the 1971 song, "American Pie"
- Frank Abagnale 1966, perpetrator of bank fraud in the late 1960s, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie Catch Me If You Can.
- Bud Cort 1966, actor, best known for Harold and Maude
- Tommy Mottola 1966, Sony executive, ex-husband of Mariah Carey
- Louis R. Cappelli 1969, real estate developer
- Dick Ambrose 1971, NFL Player, Cleveland Browns
- John Mara 1972, co-owner of NFL's New York Giants
- Nick Gregory 1978, television weatherman on Fox 5 News in New York
- Rob Spence (American football) 1978, former head football coach at Iona Prep, former offensive coordinator for Clemson University football team, and former offensive coordinator for Syracuse University football team
- Tommy Dreamer 1988, WWE & ECW pro wrestler
- Brian Slocum 1999, major league baseball player, pitches for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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