Notable Main Liners, Past and Present
- Sara Shepard, author of Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game book series
- Walter Annenberg, billionaire, philanthropist
- Henry Arnold, WWII general
- Ed Snider, chairman of Comcast Spectacor
- Richie Ashburn of the Philadelphia Phillies
- John Bogle, founder and CEO of the Vanguard Group
- David Boreanaz, actor
- The family of Georg Ludwig von Trapp, the family depicted in The Sound of Music
- Kobe Bryant, NBA player
- Tory Burch, fashion designer and New York City socialite
- Alexander Cassatt, former president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
- Chubby Checker, musician
- Pete Conrad, third man to walk on the moon
- Kyle Eckel, NFL player
- Oscar Goodman, mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada
- Gideon Glick, actor
- John Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado
- Allen Iverson, NBA player
- Kyle Korver, NBA player
- Patti Labelle, musician
- Jeffrey Lurie, billionaire
- Teddy Pendergrass, musician
- Ronald Perelman, billionaire, controlling owner of MacAndrews & Forbes and Revlon
- J. Howard Pew, son of Joseph N. Pew, founder of Sun Oil Company (Sunoco), The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Andy Reid, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles
- A.P. Scull Phoenix Iron & Steel Co.
- Alex Scott, founder of the nationwide U.S. charity Alex's Lemonade Stand to raise money for children with cancer
- M. Night Shyamalan, director
- John Spagnola, former NFL player
- Charles Thomson, secretary of the Continental Congress from 1774–1789
- Harris Wofford, former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
- Mark Herzlich, NFL Player
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