Notable Alumni
Xavier has a number of notable alumni, including:
- John Boehner, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives for the 112th Congress and 113th Congress, former U.S. House Of Representatives Minority Leader and former Majority Leader.
- J. Kenneth Blackwell, former Ohio Secretary of State, 2006 GOP Ohio gubernatorial candidate
- David West, power forward for the Indiana Pacers. 2003 United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Year and two-time NBA All-Star
- Jim Bunning, former U.S. Senator from Kentucky, member of Baseball Hall of Fame. Threw baseball's seventh perfect game as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1964
- Phil H. Bucklew, Naval Officer and professional football player. Widely credited as the "Father of Naval Special Warfare"
- Derrick Brown, small forward for the New York Knicks
- Russell Findlay, first Chief Marketing Officer, Major League Soccer
- Thomas J. Fogarty, surgeon and inventor of the balloon embolectomy catheter
- Donald C. Nugent, United States federal judge
- Charles Geschke, President, and co-founder of Adobe Systems.
- Robert Romanus, actor best known for a role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- James Posey, forward for the New Orleans Hornets, two-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics.
- Alfred James Lechner, Jr., United States federal judge
- Garry Wills, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
- Dennis E. Eckart, former Congressman
- Danny Abramowicz, NFL wide receiver
- Edward J. Gardner, former Congressman
- Greg J. Holbrock, former Congressman
- Dr. Michael Modic, MD, Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute
- Bill Cunningham, Radio talk show host for Cincinnati's 700 WLW
- Patricia L. Herbold, United States Ambassador to Singapore
- John A. Cade, former Maryland State Senator
- Lionel Chalmers, American professional basketball player
- Donald D. Clancy, former Congressman
- Brian Grant, Retired NBA forward Los Angeles Lakers
- Richard Hague, American poet
- Howard V. Hendrix, Science fiction author
- Michael Hawkins, NBA athlete
- Robert Huebner, virologist
- John Logsdon, Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University
- Ken Lucas, former U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- Tom Luken, Ohio politician
- Rhine McLin, Mayor of Dayton
- Jack Miles, Pulitzer prize winner
- David Nordyke, educator
- Daniel Edward Pilarczyk, archbishop
- Chris Seelbach (politician), current Cincinnati City Council member
- Derek Strong, NBA athlete
- Francis Wade, philosopher
- Richard Romanus, actor best known for recurring role in The Sopranos
- Tyrone Hill, Retired NBA All Star forward, Played 14 seasons with 5 teams.
- Michael Hurst, Philosopher, Most famous for going through the fire commonly known as East Cleveland, bffs with Evan Mungall
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