William Penn Charter School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Education and Academia

• Henry Joel Cadbury, OPC '99 (1899), Quaker scholar, teacher, Harvard Divinity chair 1934–54
• J. Presper Eckert, OPC '37, University of Pennsylvania researcher, computer pioneer, co-creator of the world's first electronic computer, ENIAC
• David W. Leebron, OPC '73, president of Rice University in Houston, Texas
• David W. Oxtoby, OPC '68, President of Pomona College and Professor of Chemistry
• David Riesman, OPC '26, former Harvard University sociology professor, lawyer, author of sociology classic "The Lonely Crowd"

Government and Public Service

• Charles Gwynne Douglas, III, OPC '60, former Supreme Court Justice from the state of New Hampshire, former US Congressman
• Mark R. Kravitz, OPC '68, United States District Court Judge for the District of Connecticut (Federal Judge)
• Joseph M. "Joe" Hoeffel, OPC '68, Pennsylvania 13th District Congressman
• Endicott Peabody, former Governor of Massachusetts, member of the College Football Hall of Fame (defense for Harvard).
• Grover C. Richman, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1951–1953) and New Jersey Attorney General (1954–1958)

Business and Industry

• Pierre S. DuPont OPC '1886, industrialist, philanthropist, and educational visionary, DuPont Corporation director, one-time Chairman of General Motors.
• Irénée DuPont OPC '1892, DuPont Corporation Director.
• Richard B Fisher, OPC '53, chairman emeritus of Morgan Stanley
• Howard Head, OPC ’32, founder of Head Ski Company & Prince Manufacturing Inc. 1914–1991

Science and Medicine

• Crawford H. Greenewalt, OPC '18, chemist, head of DuPont Corp. '48–'67, developed nylon fabrics.

Entertainment and the Arts

• Adam F. Goldberg, OPC '94, television and film writer.
• Richard Lester, director of The Beatles' films A Hard Day's Night, and Help!
• Robert Picardo, OPC '71, The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager
• William Barker, OPC '71, best-known interpreter of Thomas Jefferson in Colonial Williamsburg, VA, and on television
• David Sirota, OPC '94, The New York Times Bestselling author, journalist, and political strategist

Religion

• Samuel B. Booth, Episcopal Bishop of Vermont

Sports and Athletics

• Chris Albright, OPC ’97, current Philadelphia Union and US National Team soccer player
• Rubén Amaro, Jr., OPC '83, former Philadelphia Phillies player and current Phillies General Manager
• David Berkoff, OPC ’84, Olympic medalist in swimming
• Bobby Convey, '98 (did not graduate), Sporting Kansas City and US National Soccer Team player
• Mark Gubicza, OPC '81, former pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
• George Hauptfuhrer, OPC '44, third overall selection in the 1948 BAA Draft
• John B. Kelly, Jr., OPC ’45, brother of Grace Kelly, Olympic medalist and former president of the U.S. Olympic committee
• Rob Kurz, OPC '04, NBA Power Forward
• John Robert "Jack" Meyer, OPC '50, former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• David Montgomery, OPC '64, President of the Philadelphia Phillies
• Browning Nagle, '86 (did not graduate), quarterback for NY Jets, Indianapolis Colts, and Atlanta Falcons
• Tony Resch, OPC '81, former professional lacrosse player, current coach, and NLL Hall of Fame inductee
• Matt Ryan, OPC '03, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons
• Sean Singletary, OPC '04, University of Virginia and Charlotte Bobcats point guard
• Billy Stuart, OPC '61, Lehigh University, NCAA Wrestling Champion '65

Military

• Colonel Raynal Cawthorne Bolling, OPC '96 (1896), the first high-ranking U.S. officer to be killed in combat in World War I
• Colonel Douglas Macgregor PhD., is a retired American senior military officer and author.
• General Frederick F. Woerner, Jr., OPC '51, former Commander-in-Chief, United States Southern Command (1987–1989)