Notable Alumni
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- Athletics
- C. W. Anderson - wrestler on Extreme Championship Wrestling.
- Davone Bess - NFL Wide Receiver
- Will Blackwell - Former NFL wide receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers; Head coach of Skyline Football
- Theotis Brown - NFL Running back for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Kansas City Chiefs
- Yonus Davis - CFL Running back for the BC Lions
- Greg Foster - Former NBA player
- Brian Johnson - Former Major League Baseball Catcher
- Bill Lester - Class of 1979 -Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver
- Gary Payton - NBA player for the Seattle Super Sonics, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat
- Bip Roberts - Former Major League Baseball All-Star Second Baseman
- Marvel Smith - NFL Offensive linesman for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Frank Summers - NFL Fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Gerris Wilkinson - NFL linebacker for the New York Giants
- Roy Sommer - NHL Center for the Edmonton Oilers
- Entertainment
- Tom Hanks - Hollywood actor and a two-time Academy Award-winner Best Actor in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump
- Nnegest Likké - Hollywood writer and director of Phat Girlz starring Mo'Nique, Best Supporting Actress in Precious.
- LaToya London - American Idol semifinalist, season 3
- Goapele Mohlabane - soul/R&B singer and songwriter.
- Del the Funky Homosapien - Rapper of the group Hieroglyphics
- Aaron Woolfolk - film director, screenwriter The Harimaya Bridge
- Dave Meniketti - Singer & Guitarist for Y&T
- William Kennedy - member of the group Yellowjackets for over nine years
- Maxwell Caulfield - actor.
- Ledisi Anibade Young - Soul/R&B and Jazz singer, songwriter and actress, seven-time Grammy Award nominee
- DJ Toure - member of Hieroglyphics (group) collective, record producer, DJ and Drummer
- Miscellaneous
- Amazon Eve - World's Tallest Model, actress Hemlock Grove (TV series) as Shelley Godfrey and Family Tools as the tall customer, and physical trainer
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