Notable Alumni
The following are notable people associated with Little Rock Central High School. If the person was a Central High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included
- Little Rock Nine—Eight of the nine original students of the Little Rock integration crisis
- Alvin Bell (1919)—Umpire; all-around high school and collegiate athlete; 1978 inductee, Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
- Vivion Brewer—Political activist and one time chairwoman of the Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools.
- Rodger Bumpass (1970)—Notable voice actor
- Joe Johnson—NBA All Star and USA basketball player
- Brownie Ledbetter—Political activist and member of the Women's Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools that lobbied for the re-opening of Little Rock Central High School during the Little Rock Integration Crisis .
- George Newbern—Actor
- Houston Nutt (1976)—Former head coach of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Razorbacks and the University of Mississippi Rebels football team
- Brooks Robinson—Hall of Fame third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
- Drew Smyly—Baseball player
- Harry Vines—Wheelchair basketball coach.
- Jason White—Musician; Green Day Guitarist.
- Clifton Williams—Composer of symphonic band music
- Fred Williams—Four-time NFL Pro Bowl defense lineman.
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