Culver Academies - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Blake Geoffrion, NHL player
  • Bud Adams, Owner of the Tennessee Titans
  • Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia
  • Robert Baer, retired CIA Officer and Author
  • Alberto Baillères, Mexico's second richest man
  • Frank Batten, Founder of Landmark Communications, The Weather Channel and weather.com
  • Charles T. Beaird, Industrialist and newspaper publisher
  • Dierks Bentley, musician (attended but did not graduate)
  • James H. Boyce, Louisiana industrialist and politician
  • Quico Canseco, U.S. Representative (R-TX)
  • Sam Cohn, talent agent
  • Elgin English Crull,City Manager of Dallas, Texas at the time of the JFK assassination
  • Luther Davis, Playwright and screenwriter
  • Kevin Dean, Former NHL hockey player
  • Mario Dominguez, Champ Car driver
  • Jack Eckerd, founder Eckerd Pharmacy
  • Molly Engstrom, team usa hockey-->
  • Eugene C. Eppley, Hotel magnate
  • Reuben H. Fleet, founder of Consolidated Aircraft, aviation pioneer
  • George Foreman III, Professional Boxer
  • Ernest K. Gann, Aviator and Writer
  • Horace Heidt, Pianist and Big Band leader
  • James A. Henderson, Chairman Cummins, Inc.
  • Hal Holbrook, Broadway and Hollywood actor
  • Robert J. Huber, Michigan politician and businessman
  • Michael Huffington, politician and film producer
  • Lamar Hunt, founder of the Kansas City Chiefs
  • Bill Koch (1940-), wealthy American businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat was the winner of the America's Cup in 1992.
  • Russell Lee, American photographer and photojournalist, best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA)
  • John-Michael Liles, NHL Hockey Player and 2006 Olympian, Colorado Avalanche
  • Joshua Logan, American stage and film director and writer
  • Adolphe Menjou, Actor
  • Richard O'Neill, Writer
  • Walter O'Malley (1903–1979), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who moved the team to Los Angeles, California, in 1958.
  • Roger Penske, owner of Penske Corporation
  • William Perry, Composer
  • Barry Richter, Former NHL hockey player
  • George R. Roberts, American financier, partner in KKR
  • Enrique Sada, Chairman and CEO, Grupo Roda AG
  • Mark Salling, Actor, Musician, Currently Plays "Puck" on the hit TV show "Glee (TV series)" (attended but did not graduate)
  • Jon Scieszka, author
  • Gene Siskel, Movie critic
  • Burr Steers, Director and Hollywood actor
  • Juergen Sommer, Professional Soccer Player and Coach
  • George Steinbrenner, Former legendary owner of the New York Yankees
  • Hal Steinbrenner, Part-Owner of the New York Yankees
  • Thomas C. Sullivan, Chairman and CEO, RPM "Tremco"
  • Gary Suter, Former NHL hockey player
  • Ryan Suter, NHL hockey player, team USA hockey-->
  • Jorge Alberto Uribe, ex-minister of defense from Colombia, served as Finland's honorary consul in Bogotá and businessman
  • Miles D. White, Chairman and CEO, Abbott Labs
  • Wendell Willkie, The GOP Presidential Nominee in 1940 Presidential Election attended Culver's summer program in 1906 but did not graduate.
  • Jonathan Winters, Comic and Hollywood actor
  • James C. Wofford, Olympic equestrian
  • Robert R. Young, financier
  • George Mastics, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and a current County Commissioner in Palm Beach, Florida
  • Jay Zeamer, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient

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