Notable Alumni
- Vern Corbin, All-American basketball at Cal in 1928–29
- Clint Eastwood spent part of his academic career in Piedmont before switching to Oakland Technical High School in neighboring Oakland, California
- Brad Gilbert, former professional tennis player
- Robert McNamara, former Secretary of Defense, graduated in 1933 after maintaining a straight "A" average
- Drew Olson, former UCLA quarterback
- Dean Butler, graduated in the class of 1974. Professional actor best known for work on Little House on the Prairie.
- J. Christopher Stevens, graduated in the class of 1978. Ambassador to Libya, killed 11 September 2012 in Benghazi.
- Asieh Namdar, graduated in the class of 1984. CNN journalist.
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