Notable Alumni
- Lois Lowry, children's author, Newbery Medal winner twice.
- Vincent Robert Capodanno, US Navy Chaplain, received the Medal of Honor. Blvd is named for him.Also the USS Capodanno FF-1093 was named for him in Honor for his service under fire in Vietnam.
- Joseph F. Merrell Jr. (1926–1945) Posthumously Awarded United States Medal of Honor for combat in WWII. A Ferry is named for him.
- Jeb Stuart Magruder, Watergate conspirator in the Nixon Administration
- Amy Vanderbilt (1908–1974) Author of the best selling Complete Book of Etiquette (1952). A native of Staten Island
- Selita Ebanks, Victoria's Secret Model
- Bobby Thomson, retired baseball player for the New York Giants, famous for "The Shot Heard Round the World"
- James Jenkins, former football player with the Washington Redskins
- Abel Kiviat, Olympic Silver medalist
- Steve Gregory, football Player for the New England Patriots
- Vernon Turner, former player for the Buffalo Bills
- Shemiah LeGrande, current player for the Detroit Lions
- The RZA, hip-hop recording artist and producer, a member of the legendary Wu Tang Clan
- Isaiah Wilkerson, basketball player
- Dominique Easley, College football player for the Florida Gators.
- Michael Henry Heim (1943-2012), literary translator, inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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