Notable Alumni
See also: List of Roosevelt University people- Robert Abeles : biochemist
- Tony Alcantar: American actor.
- Edsel Albert Ammons: Bishop of the United Methodist Church.
- David Applebaum: Israeli physician.
- Melissa Bean: Politician (U.S. Congressman, Illinois 8th, 2005–11).
- Anthony Braxton: Jazz composer and performer.
- Jesse Brown: U.S. Secretary of Veteran's Affairs (1993–97).
- Brad Conroy: Guitarist, journalist, educator.
- Merle Dandridge: Broadway and Television Actress.
- Charles V. Hamilton, political scientist
- Howard Wesley Johnson: Former chairman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Robert Lamm: of Chicago (band).
- Ramsey Lewis: Jazz musician, host, WNUA-FM radio.
- Danny Markovitch of Marbin, Jazz composer and performer.
- Grant R. Mulder: U.S. Air Force Major General.
- Michael Quigley: Politician, U.S. Congressman, Illinois 5th, since 2009.
- Jerry Roper: President and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
- Franklin Rosemont: Surrealist artist and labor organizer.
- Bobby Rush: Black Panther, Politician, U.S. Congressman, Illinois 1st, since 1993.
- Edward Schock: Mayor of Elgin-Illinois. Ed Schock
- Shel Silverstein: American author, musician, poet, and children's book author.
- Jim Skinner: CEO, McDonald's Corporation.
- Vincent Starble (Known As Caution): Musician, Emcee, Poet, Visionary
- Lester Telser: economist
- Harold Washington: Late mayor of Chicago and first African American to hold the office.
- Berel Wein: Orthodox rabbi, scholar, lecturer, and writer.
- Ron Williams: Chairman and CEO, Aetna, Inc..
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