Blair Academy - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • John C. "Jack" Bogle (born 1929), founder of The Vanguard Group.
  • John Cassavetes (1929–1989), actor.
  • Luol Deng (born 1985), professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls
  • Christine Evans (born 1990), songwriter.
  • Reid Fliehr (born 1988), professional wrestler.
  • Bob Guccione (1930–2010), Penthouse magazine publisher
  • John Reiley Guthrie (1921–2009), United States Army four star General.
  • James Hagerty, White House Press Secretary during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Andrew R. Heinze (class of 1973), writer, scholar of American history.
  • Royal Ivey (born 1981), professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder
  • George P. Jenkins, Jr. (1915–2009), Former Chairman of Metropolitan Life.
  • Dion Lewis (born 1990), running back for the University of Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia Eagles.
  • Stuart Loory (born 1932), author/reporter, ex-Managing Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times and Executive Vice President of Turner Networks.
  • Tucker Max, Internet celebrity and New York Times best-selling author.
  • Steve Mocco (born 1981), 2008 Olympic wrestler.
  • Albert G. Rutherford (1879–1941), United States Congressman.
  • Ed Sabol (born 1916), founder of NFL Films.
  • John Sebastian (born 1944), lead singer and guitarist for the band The Lovin' Spoonful.
  • Samuel S. Stratton (1916–1990), United States Congressman.
  • Hudson Taylor (born 1987), wrestling coach at Columbia University, straight ally, and founder of Athlete Ally.
  • Taki Theodoracopulos (born 1937), conservative writer.
  • William R. Timken (born 1938), founder of Hambrecht & Quist.
  • Charlie Villanueva (born 1984), professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons.
  • Alexis Wangmene (born 1989), Cameroonian basketball player at the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Robert B. Weaver (born 1958), Olympic Gold Medalist in Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

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