Notable Alumni
- Janet Abu-Lughod (born 1928), urban sociologist.
- Lila Abu-Lughod, anthropologist.
- Al Attles (born 1936), former NBA basketball player.
- Al "Bubba" Baker (born 1956), former NFL defensive lineman.
- Susan Bordo (born 1947), feminist philosopher.
- Jerry Greenspan (born 1941), NBA basketball player.
- Amara Kamara (born 1988), starting linebacker for the Temple Owls football team.
- Barbara Kruger (born 1945), conceptual artist.
- Mo Layton (born 1948), former NBA player (1971–1978).
- Dana Lewis, first round draft pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1971 NBA Draft.
- Swede Masin (1920-2005), early professional basketball player.
- Sherry Ortner (born 1941), cultural anthropologist.
- Richie Roberts (born 1929), played by Russell Crowe in the 2007 film American Gangster.
- Philip Roth (born 1933), author, whose works — notably Portnoy's Complaint — have mentioned the school.
- David Shapiro (born 1947), poet and art historian.
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