Notable Alumni or Attendees
As of 2011, there are 59,018 total living alumni.
- David J. Brightbill, Pennsylvania state senator from 1982 to 2006
- Irving J. Carr, U.S. Army Major General.
- Mark B. Cohen, longest serving current member, Pennsylvania General Assembly
- Tom Deery, College Football Hall of Fame inductee (1998)
- Cecil B. DeMille, legendary Hollywood director
- Joe Fields, New York Jets all-pro center
- Robert Florczak, artist~in~residence, 1972~73
- John Lance "Jack" Geoghegan, 1963, Vietnam War hero, recipient of the Bronze Star
- Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, 1974, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, College Football Hall of Fame inductee (1996)
- Brendan Kehoe, author of Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide and software developer
- Benjamin Ralph Kimlau, Chinese American World War II hero (1938–1942)
- Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's University head basketball coach
- Matthew McGrory, world's tallest actor
- Sylvanus Morley, archaeologist
- Patrick J. Murphy, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Burt Mustin, actor, Gus the Fireman on Leave it to Beaver
- D. Lane Powers 1915, represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1933 to 1945.
- Leslie C. Quick Jr., founder Quick & Reilly Inc.
- Pat Quinn, former NHL Coach and General Manager
- Brent Staples, 1973, New York Times editorial writer and author of Parallel Time
- Bill Stern, newsreel and sports commentator
- Brian Tierney, publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News
- John H. Tilelli, Jr., 1963, United States Army four star general
- William John Wolfgram, 1943, World War II hero, recipient of the Bronze Star
- Dan Yemin, musician
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