Notable Alumni
- Todd Auer, National Football League
- Robert F. Baldwin, Lieutenant Colonial, United States Army - Bronze Star Medal recipient
- Michael Boatman, actor and author
- Jeff Borkowski, Member of Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz
- David Bowens, National Football League - Currently playing
- Jeremy Brizzi, writer, musician
- Lee Calhoun, Olympic gold medal winner
- Charles P. Carey, Former Chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade and current Vice Chairman of the CME Group
- Thomas C. Carper, Chairman of the Board for Amtrak
- Kathie Conway, Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Bryan Cox, National Football League
- Joe Decker, Guinness World Records Holder - World's Fittest Man
- Kirk Dillard, Illinois State Senator
- Kenneth L. Dixon, journalist in Illinois, New Mexico and Louisiana
- Walter Flakus, musician, founding member of the band Stabbing Westward
- Neal Gamm, Former Governor of Forgottonia
- Rodney Harrison, National Football League - Retired, current TV analyst
- Edgerton Hartwell, National Football League - Currently playing
- Frisman Jackson, National Football League
- William James, National Football League - Currently playing
- Kosuke Kimura, soccer midfielder for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.
- Mark Konkol, 2011 Pulitzer Prize winning journalist (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Gene Lamont, Major League Baseball
- Rob Lazeo, Canadian Football League- Currently Playing
- John Mahoney, actor
- Mary Matalin, Republican Political Strategist and wife of James Carville
- Jim McLaughlin, Proud Father, Professional Assasin--34 confirmed kills
- Russ Michna, Arena Football League- currently playing Chicago Rush
- Red Miller, Former head coach of the NFL Denver Broncos and USFL Denver Gold
- Dennis Morgan, National Football League
- Rich Myers, Illinois State Representative
- Robert Nardelli, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chrysler, Former President and CEO of Home Depot
- J.R. Niklos, National Football League
- Mike Patt, Professional Mixed Martial Arts Fighter (UFC, BodogFIGHT)
- Paul Reuschel, Major League Baseball
- Rick Reuschel, Major League Baseball
- Jeremy Schoemaker, Internet Entrepreneur
- Mike Scifres, National Football League - Currently playing
- Rick Short, Major League Baseball
- Rich Seubert, National Football League - Currently playing
- Tom Soehn, Director of Soccer Operations for Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- Aaron Stecker, National Football League - Currently playing
- Jeff Straub, Olympic gold medal winner in Curling
- Marco Thomas, Canadian Football League-Currently Playing
- Mike Wagner, National Football League
- Jason Williams, National Football League - Currently Playing Carolina Panthers
- Frank Winters, National Football league
- C.T. Vivian, Civil Rights Leader
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