Jesuit High School (New Orleans) - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

In chronological order:

• Edward Douglass White (Class of 1865), former Chief Justice of the United States
• Larry Gilbert (baseball)Larry Gilbert (Class of 1910), Former MLB player (Boston Braves)
• F. Edward Hebert (Class of 1920), U.S. Congressman (1940–1976)
• Charlie Gilbert (Class of 1937), Former MLB player (Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies)
• Fats Dantonio (Class of 1938), Former MLB player (Brooklyn Dodgers)
• Connie Ryan (Class of 1938), Former MLB player (New York Giants, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox) and MLB manager (Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves)
• Jimmy Fitzmorris (Class of 1939), Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (1972–1980)
• Adrian Duplantier, (Class of 1945), District Court judge (1978–2007), four-term Louisiana State Senator (1960–1974)
• Putsy Caballero (Class of 1946), Former MLB player (Philadelphia Phillies)
• Tookie Gilbert (Class of 1947), Former MLB player (New York Giants)
• John Petitbon (Class of 1947), Notre Dame & National Football League player
• Donald Wetzel (Class of 1947), inventor of the modern, networked Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
• Moon Landrieu (Class of 1948), former Mayor of New Orleans (1970–1978) and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• John Grenier (Class of 1948), Alabama attorney and Republican Partyfigure
• John Favalora (Class of 1954), Archbishop of Miami, Florida (1994–present)
• Marv Breeding (Class of 1952), Former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, Los Angeles Dodgers)
• John Volz (Class of 1954), attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
• Richie Petitbon, (Class of 1955) Tulane University and National Football League player, Washington Redskins Head Coach
• Rusty Staub (Class of 1961), Major League Baseball player, 6-time All Star, New York Mets Hall of Fame
• Pat Screen (Class of 1961), State Champion quarterback 1960, LSU Quarterback, Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish (1981–1988)
• Jim Donelon (Class of 1962), Louisiana insurance commissioner
• Jay Thomas (Class of 1966), actor (Eddie LeBec of "Cheers", "Murphy Brown") and radio personality (Sirius Satellite Radio, Channel 108 M-TH, Channel 101 F)
• Jay Zainey, (Class of 1969), current Federal District Court judge; appointed by President George W. Bush
• Jim Gaudet, (Class of 1973), Former MLB player (Kansas City Royals)
• Ellis Henican, (Class of 1976), journalist and voice actor ("Stormy" Waters of Sealab 2021)
• Christian LeBlanc (Class of 1976), actor (Michael Baldwin of "The Young and the Restless")
• Marc Morial (Class of 1976), former Mayor of New Orleans (1994–2002)
• Mitch Landrieu (Class of 1978), current Mayor of New Orleans and son of former Mayor Moon Landrieu (1970–1978) as well as former State Lieutenant Governor
• Fred LeBlanc (Class of 1981), drummer, singer in rock band Cowboy Mouth
• Nicholas Lorusso (Class of 1984), state representative from Orleans Parish
• Will Clark (Class of 1982), Major League Baseball player, 6 time All-Star, Gold Glove Winner
• Fred Weller (Class of 1984), actor in In Plain Sight
• Harry Connick, Jr. (Class of 1985), musician, actor
• Jay Duplass (Class of 1991), filmmaker (Baghead, Cyrus)
• Michael White (Class of 1995), current head men's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech
• Corey Hilliard (Class of 2003), 6th Round Draft Pick of New England Patriots in the 2007 NFL Draft
• Chris Brown (Class of 2004), Current tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Ryan Adams (Class of 2005), Former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles)
• Johnny Giavotella (Class of 2005), second baseman for the Kansas City Royals
• Deion Jones (Class of 2012), middle linebacker for the LSU Tigers