Notable Alumni
- George B. Fitch (Class of 1965): Mayor of Warrenton, Virginia, and a former candidate for Governor of Virginia. He was one of the co-founders of the Jamaican Bobsled Team for the 1988 Winter Olympics, which inspired the Disney film Cool Runnings.
- Jim Baker (Class of 1966): author whose books include Crossroads: A Popular History of Malaysia and Singapore and The Eagle in the Lion City: America, Americans and Singapore. Member of the faculty at SAS since 1971, teaching history and economics.
- Julia Nickson-Soul (Class of 1976): actress who has appeared in Rambo: First Blood Part II, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5 and Walker Texas Ranger.
- Cork Graham: combat photographer imprisoned in Vietnam for illegally entering the country while looking for treasure buried by Captain Kidd. Attended SAS from 1972-1977.
- Michael P. Fay: an American teen convicted of theft and vandalism while in Singapore. He was sentenced to 4 months jail and six strokes of the cane, which caused international outrage including a plea by then US president Bill Clinton to commute the caning sentence.
- Michael Graham: rugby union player for Philadelphia Whitemarsh RFC and the international USA Hawks.
- Lynn Collins: actress who has appeared in John Carter (film), The Merchant of Venice (2004 film), X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and TV series such as True Blood
- Tammy Duckworth: US Congresswoman from Illinois and Iraq War veteran
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