George C. Marshall High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Kathrine Switzer (1964) - Pioneer female distance runner; first woman to run the Boston Marathon (1967) with an official race number.
  • Michael Cascio (1968) - Former Executive Producer and Vice President of Documentary Programming at A&E Network; launched Biography as a daily series, handling production of over 700 original episodes, and building it into an iconic television franchise. Following his stint at A&E, Cascio ran the Animal Planet Channel overseeing programming, production, development, and operations. Cascio recently joined the National Geographic Channel as Senior Vice President, Production, where he supervises documentary series and specials for the prestigious network.
  • Charles Layton (1969)- Forester
  • Jack Davis (1969) - Author and Dean of Architecture at Virginia Tech.
  • Harry Dailey (1970) - Original bass player for Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band.
  • Leneida Crawford (1971) - Famed opera singer (Mezzo soprano) and voice professor at Towson University.
  • Gayil Nalls (1971) - Renowned multimedia artist who works with art and olifaction (smell).
  • Lisa Collis (1973) - Wife of U.S. Senator and former Virginia Governor Mark Warner.
  • Mike Brown (1977) - Major League Baseball player from 1982-1987 with the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners.
  • Sean O'Neill (1984) - Table tennis player, 5 times US men's singles champion, 2 times US Olympic team member (1988, 1992).
  • Pete Schourek (1987) - MLB pitcher from 1991-2001; second in 1995 National League Cy Young Award voting.
  • Michael McCrary (1988) - Played defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens in the NFL from 1993-2002.
  • Keith Lyle (1990) - Played safety for the L.A. and St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers in the NFL from 1994-2002.
  • Brent Runyon (1995) - Author of The Burn Journals (2004), Maybe (2006), and Surface Tension: A Novel in Four Summers (2009).
  • Nick Sorensen (1996) - Played safety for the St. Louis Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL. He currently plays for the Cleveland Browns.
  • Harun Mehmedinović (2001) - Filmmaker, journalist and photographer, director of In the Name of the Son.
  • Paloma Guzman (2002) - Actress who has appeared in television shows such as Pretty Little Liars
  • Louisa Krause (2004) - Actress who has appeared in films such as Martha Marcy May Marlene and Young Adult.

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