Notable Alumni
As of 2006, approximately 16,000 people have graduated from Elder High School. Notable alumni include:
- Athletics
- Buzz Boyle, Former MLB player (Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers)
- Ralph Brickner, Former MLB player (Boston Red Sox)
- Robert Hoernschemeyer (1943) – professional football running back
- Jim Brosnan (1945) – pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox, and inductee to the "Shrine of the Eternals" of the Baseball Reliquary.
- Don Ruberg (1947) – head baseball coach at Xavier University, 1963–1967
- Bob Fry (1949) – professional football offensive lineman
- Gordon Massa (1953) – catcher for the Chicago Cubs, 1957–1958
- Ron Moeller, Former MLB player (Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, Washington Senators)
- Steve Junker (1953) – professional football tight end
- Dan James (1955) – professional football player
- Joe Schaffer (1955) – professional football player for the Buffalo Bills, 1960
- Steve Tensi (1961) – professional football quarterback
- Bill Earley (1974) – pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1986
- Chris Nichting (1984) – Major League Baseball pitcher
- Dan Rohrmeier, Former MLB player (Seattle Mariners)
- Eric Toth (1989) – head tennis coach at Xavier University
- Dan Stricker (1998) – professional football player for the New England Patriots
- Ricky Brown (2002) – professional football player for the New England Patriots
- Eric Wood (2004) – 28th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft and professional football player for the Buffalo Bills
- Mike Windt (2004) – professional football player for the San Diego Chargers
- Jake McQuaide (2006) – professional football player for the St. Louis Rams
- Kyle Rudolph (2008) – All-American college football tight end, Notre Dame; professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings
- Jerry Vogele – professional football player for the New England Patriots
- Steve Keller – professional soccer player for the Dallas Burn
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- Clergy
- Most Reverend Bishop John J. Kaising – Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
- Business
- George Schaefer, Jr. – former CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp
- Government and politics
- Donald D. Clancy – eight-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives (January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1977)
- Steve Driehaus (1984) – Former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1st district
- Henry Jude (Trey) Radel III (1994) –Republican member of the United States House of Representatives who will enter into office in January 2013 for Florida's 19th congressional district
- Media/Entertainment
- Jon Riggi – Leader writer of NBC sitcom "30 Rock."
- Jim Borgman – Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist for The Cincinnati Enquirer
- Raymond J. Brune (1980) – four-time Emmy Award–winning media producer and co-head of Yani-Brune Entertainment; produced more than 15,000 hours of live network, cable and local television programming
- Bill Hemmer (1983) – Fox News Channel journalist and anchor, formerly with CNN
- John Fay (1975) – Cincinnati Reds beat writer for The Enquirer in Cincinnati
- Brian Combs (1979) Morning News Anchor and Ast. News Director at 700WLW radio in Cincinnati, member of Elder/Seton Performing Arts Hall of Fame
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