Notable Alumni
- Phog Allen - Prominent basketball coach of the University of Kansas known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching". Allen Fieldhouse, the home arena of Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball, is named in his honor
- Russ Ball – NFL executive
- David Cook – 2008 American Idol winner
- Dale Carnegie – Author of How to Win Friends and Influence People
- Jim Crane – Businessman, owner of Houston Astros baseball team
- Mark Curp – Former World and American record holder in the half-marathon
- Grant Curtis – Executive producer of Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3.
- Todd Devoe – Wide receiver formerly of the Denver Broncos. Currently a member of the AFL's Arizona Rattlers.
- Butch "Hacksaw" Reed – Professional wrestler
- Gary Ervin – Former coach and wrestler
- James Evans – Inventor of Cheerios
- Roderick Green – Defensive end and linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
- Robert P. Foster – President of Northwest Missouri State University from 1964 to 1977
- David Holsinger – World famous wind ensemble composer
- Maury John – Coached Drake University 1958-1971 and Iowa State University 1971-1974. He led Drake to a third place finish in the 1969 NCAA tournament.
- Allan Kayser – Actor; played the role of Bubba Higgins on Mama's Family
- James Kirkpatrick – Served as Missouri Secretary of State for 20 years; Library at UCM is named in his honor.
- Vern Kennedy - Former pitcher of the Chicago White Sox, best known for throwing the first no-hitter in Comiskey Park
- Phill Kline – Former Kansas Attorney General; currently a law professor at Liberty University.
- Toby Korrodi – Signed by the Arizona Cardinals in 2007; cut in training camp
- Gregg Miller – Inventor of Neuticles and author
- Erich "Mancow" Muller – Hosts Mancow's Morning Madhouse, a Chicago-based radio show that has been syndicated across the U.S.
- Carrie Nation – Leader of the Temperance Movement
- Chuck "The Dude" Palumbo – Professional wrestler
- Earl Edwin Pitts – Soviet spy
- James B. Potter, Jr. – Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–71
- Jerry Reuss – Former pitcher; best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Richard Schelp – A mathematician famous for being a frequent research collaborator with Paul Erdos
- David Steward – CEO of World Wide Technology, Inc., the world's largest African American-owned company
- Delanie Walker – Tight end for the San Francisco 49ers
- Gregg Williams – Former NFL head football coach with the Buffalo Bills, and defensive coordinator for the Washington Redskins, Tennessee Titans, and Jacksonville Jaguars; currently the defensive coordinator with the New Orleans Saints.
- Jeff Wright – Former nose tackle for the Buffalo Bills
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Famous quotes containing the word notable:
“a notable prince that was called King John;
And he ruled England with main and with might,
For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.”
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)