Glenbrook North High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Scott Adsit, 1984, Actor/Comedian (30 Rock)
  • Benjamin Agosto, 2000, (attended freshman & sophomore years before moving to Michigan in 1998), Ice Dancing Silver Medalist at 2006 Winter Olympics.
  • Sean M. Berkowitz, 1985, Director of the U.S. government's Enron Task Force
  • Jeffrey T. Binder, 1983, Founder and CEO of Video on Demand Tech Co., Broadbus - Sold to Motorola for $191 Million
  • Steven D. Binder, 1989, Co-Executive Producer, NCIS (Number one television drama - 2011)
  • Jayne Brook, 1978, actress, Dr. Diane Grad on Chicago Hope
  • Mike Brown, 2003, NHL Hockey Player, currently with the Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Chris Collins, 1992, assistant coach for Duke University men's basketball team
  • Kaskade, 1989, DJ and Record Producer. Rated #30 in World by DJ Magazine 2011.
  • Billy Donlon, 1995, Head Coach of Wright State University's Men's Basketball Team
  • William A. Edelstein, member of General Electric team which developed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Andy Gabel, Olympic silver medalist in speedskating
  • Frank Galati, 1961, Tony Award–winning writer, director, and actor
  • Anne Henning, 1973, Olympic gold & bronze medalist in speed skating at 1972 Winter Olympics
  • John Hughes, 1968, film director/writer/producer (Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Home Alone)
  • Zach Kaplan, 1997, CEO of Inventables
  • Al Lewis, 1980, Dow Jones Newswires, MarketWatch.com and The Sunday Wall Street Journal.
  • Robert Kurson, 1981, author (Crashing Through, Shadow Divers)
  • Ken Goldstein, 1987, director, writer, author of "The Way of the Nerd: Practical Advice for Impractical People." Co-Founder of Planet illogica
  • Chris Landreth, 1979, Academy Award-winning filmmaker ("Ryan" 2006) and Computer Animation Pioneer
  • Richard Martini, 1973, film director/writer (You Can't Hurry Love, Cannes Man, Journey Into Tibet)
  • Pat Misch, 1999, Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets
  • Don Ohlmeyer, 1962, television producer & director, former president of NBC
  • John Park, 2007, contestant on American Idol Season 9
  • Chris Peterson, 1979, winning goalie in Indiana University's historic 8-overtime win 1982 NCAA Soccer Finals.
  • Leah Poulos, 1969, three-time silver medalist in speed skating at 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics
  • Doug Rader, 1962, Major League Baseball manager & Gold Glove Award-winning third baseman
  • Scott Sanderson, 1974, Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher
  • Jon Scheyer, 2006, McDonalds All American, All-American basketball player for national champion 2009–10 Duke basketball team
  • Keith Schofield, 1997, Music Video Director
  • Ballard Smith, president of the San Diego Padres
  • Michael T. Weiss, 1980, actor (The Pretender)
  • Jason Kipnis, 2005, MLB player for the Cleveland Indians.
  • Dave Lefkow, 1991, founder of J&D's Down Home Enterprises, makers of Bacon Salt and Baconnaise

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