Sports
- Armond Hill Assistant Coach, Boston Celtics; former NBA basketball player, 1976 to 1984
- Hobey Baker A.B. 1914 – famous ice hockey player; college hockey's top individual award is named in his memory
- Moe Berg A.B. 1923 – baseball player and spy
- Arthur Bluethenthal 1913 – All American football player and decorated World War I pilot
- Bill Bradley A.B. 1965 – former basketball star, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, former U.S. Senator
- Bob Bradley A.B. 1980, United States National Soccer Coach and MLS Cup winning coach.
- Geep Chryst, Quarterbacks coach, San Francisco 49ers
- Jon Dekker, professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Emerson Dickman – baseball coach (1949–51); his teams won two Eastern League championships and tied one, as the 1951 team reached the College World Series
- Keith Elias A.B. 1993 – former professional football player in the National Football League
- John Fisher A.B. 1983 – Owner, Oakland Athletics
- Jason Garrett – Offensive coordinator, interim head coach, Head Coach (2011 – ) for the Dallas Cowboys
- Wycliffe Grousbeck A.B. 1983 – CEO, Governor, and co-owner, Boston Celtics
- Lynn Jennings A.B. 1983 – Olympic runner, three-time world cross country champion, member of National Distance Running Hall of Fame
- Jeff Halpern A.B. 1999 – current NHL player; plays for the NHL team Los Angeles Kings
- Sara Hendershot - Rower at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Dick Kazmaier A.B. 1952 – Heisman Trophy winner 1952
- Zak Keasey, professional football player, San Francisco 49ers
- Donold Lourie A.B. 1922 – College Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Larry Lucchino A.B. 1967 – President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox
- Jesse Marsch A.B. 1995 – professional soccer player, winner of three MLS championships with D.C. United and the Chicago Fire.
- Tim McCann - professional football player, New York Giants
- John Messuri - former professional hockey player, Princeton Tigers all-time leading scorer.
- Rich McKay A.B. 1981 – President and General Manager, Atlanta Falcons
- Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum – Successful American-born German showjumper
- Cook Neilson A.B. 1967 – Motorcycle Racer, member American Motorcycle Association Hall of Fame
- Dennis Norman 2001 – professional football player currently playing center for the San Diego Chargers
- Ross Ohlendorf – Current MLB pitcher for the San Diego Padres
- George Parros – professional ice hockey player, for the 2007 Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks
- Geoff Petrie A.B. 1970 – former NBA player, current President of Basketball Operations for the Sacramento Kings
- Mark Shapiro – Cleveland Indians general manager and two-time MLB Executive of the Year
- Brian Taylor former ABA and NBA basketball player, 1972 to 1982
- John Thompson III 1988 – Basketball Coach at Georgetown
- Soren Thompson 2005 – fencer, NCAA épée champion, junior olympic champion, Maccabiah Games silver medalist, Olympic fencer
- Bob Tufts, major league baseball pitcher
- Terdema Ussery – A. B. 1981 – President and CEO of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks basketball team.
- Will Venable – outfielder for the San Diego Padres
- Kevin Westgarth - current NHL player; plays for the NHL team Los Angeles Kings
- Chris Young – starting pitcher for the New York Mets
- Ben Zinn – International soccer player and academic at Georgia Tech
Read more about this topic: List Of Princeton University People
Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“It was so hard to pry this door open, and if I mess up I know the people behind me are going to have it that much harder. Because then there’s living proof. They can sit around and say, “See? It doesn’t work.” I don’t want to be their living proof.”
—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 87 (June 17, 1991)
“Come, my Celia, let us prove
While we may the sports of love;
Time will not be ours forever,
He at length our good will sever.”
—Ben Jonson (1572–1637)