St. Xavier High School (Louisville) - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Academics
  • Rudy Rucker – computer scientist, mathematician, and science fiction author
  • Michael Dorris – prominent novelist (The Broken Cord, The Yellow Raft in Blue Water, as well as others) and scholar. The Broken Cord won the 1989 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction.
Athletics
  • Frank Beard – former PGA golfer
  • Chris Burke – MLB player for the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Clark Burckle - member of the USA Swimming National Team
  • Ray Burse – Major League Soccer (MLS) goalkeeper for FC Dallas
  • Paul Byrd – MLB pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
  • Bobby Curtis – track & field athlete
  • Mo Moorman – former National Football League (NFL) player for the Kansas City Chiefs
  • Bobby Nichols – professional golfer, winner of the 1964 PGA Championship
  • Scott Padgett – former National Basketball Association (NBA) player
  • Lee Reherman – former American Gladiator, NFL player for the Miami Dolphins, and actor
  • Mike Silliman - Olympic gold medalist and NBA player
  • Bob Talamini – former NFL lineman, 2nd Team All-Time All-AFL
  • Will Wolford – former NFL player and owner of the Louisville Fire; to become St. X head football coach in 2013
Business
  • Paul Charron – Chairman of the Board and the CEO of Liz Claiborne
  • Thomas Borders – founder of Borders Group
  • John C. Lechleiter, Ph.D. – CEO of Eli Lilly and Company
  • Robert L. Shircliff – President and CEO, Jewish Hospital
  • Jim Stuckert – former CEO of Hilliard Lyons
  • Paul Varga – Chairman, President and CEO of Brown-Forman
  • Joe Viviano – former President, Vice Chairman, and CEO of Hershey Foods
Entertainment and media
  • Tom Cruise – actor (transferred before graduation)
  • Bob Edwards – Sirius XM Radio host
  • Carl Ellsworth – screenwriter of the films Red Eye (American film) and Disturbia (film)
  • Jim James – lead singer in the band My Morning Jacket
  • William Mapother – actor and cousin of Tom Cruise
  • Don Rosa – Eisner Award winning writer/artist of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comic books.
Politics
  • Frank W. Burke – former Democratic member of United States House of Representatives and mayor of Louisville
  • Romano L. Mazzoli – former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Jack Conway – Kentucky Attorney General

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