Notable Alumni
- Bernie Bickerstaff, former NBA head coach and executive.
- Matthew Boyles, professional race walker.
- Frank Cremeans, represented the state of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives.
- Bevo Francis, a legendary basketball player, put Rio Grande on the map in 1954 when he scored 113 points in a single game against Hillsdale College. Francis' feat stood as an NCAA record for 58 years until Jack Taylor of Grinnell College broke the mark with a 138-point performance against Faith Baptist Bible College on November 20, 2012.
- Kendell Foster Crossen, pulp fiction and science fiction writer.
- Ben Hunter, professional soccer player.
- George Poffenbarger, justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
- Tom Spencer, retired Major League Baseball outfielder
- Robert M. Switzer, former U.S. Representative from Ohio.
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