Notable Alumni
- Gwendolyn Brooks, first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize
- Archibald Carey, Jr, lawyer, judge, politician, diplomat and clergyman
- Darius Clemons, basketball player
- Nat "King" Cole
- Sam Cooke Pop and gospel recording star
- Osiris Eldridge, professional basketball player
- Marla Gibbs, actress, singer
- Lucius Perry Gregg, Jr., the fourth African-American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy, the first with honors; first African-American to receive a graduate degree in Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology; first African-American Dean of Science (Associate) from a major university, Northwestern University
- Chris Hinton, NFL player, (Baltimore Colts)
- Paul Des Jardien, Member of College Football Hall of Fame
- George E. Johnson, Sr. Founder, Johnson Products, the first African-American owned company listed on American Stock Exchange
- Lee Roy Murphy, professional boxer
- Alonzo S. Parham, the second African-American to attend West Point
- Al Pullins: Original member, Harlem Globetrotters
- Ted ‘‘Double Duty’’ Radcliffe: Member of Baseball Hall of Fame
- William Clintard "Bill" Robinzine, NBA (1975–1982)
- Dinah Washington, legendary recording artist
- Frances Cress Welsing, psychiatrist and author of The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors
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