Use the table below to browse notable alumni from private schools around the United States.
Private School Alumni Directory:
Famous Private School Alumni (Kentucky):
School Name
Notable School Alumni (Sample)
- Amelia Hagan, Designer -
- Mary Byron, Activist -
- Catherine McAuley, Founder of the Sisters of Mercy -
- John Doe, Nobel Laureate (Graduated 1990) -
- John Doe - Nobel Laureate, Graduate Year: 2000 -
- Jane Smith - Famous Author, Graduate Year: 2005 -
- John Smith, Class of 2010, Successful entrepreneur -
- Jane Doe, Class of 2015, Professional athlete -
- John Doe, Nobel Laureate -
- Kingston Utley, Archery Champion -
- John Smith, Business Leader - Class of 2015 -
- Dr. Lauren Loquasto - Chief Academic Officer at Goddard School. -
- Mary Ann Stevens -
- Charles "Chuck" Cotton -
- Dr. Vincent Barr -
- Dr. Eric Reynolds -
- John C. Noel -
- Joseph Yagel -
- Robert Oerther -
- Charles "Hank" Hancock Sr. -
- Sr. Mary Susann Gobber -
- John Hicks -
- Bob Amato -
- John Doe, Author -
- Jane Smith, Scientist -
- Jennifer McWilliams, Founder -
- John Doe, Nobel Laureate (Graduated 2000) -
- Will Smith ’13 - LA Dodgers catcher; two-time world series champion
- Stu Pollard - film producer, writer, director
- Erin Wilhelmi - actress
- Owsley Brown Frazier - philanthropist
- Amanda Mays Bledsoe '96 - Kentucky State Senator
- Andy Green '96 - MLB Player, Manager & Coach
- Madalyne Kinnett '19 - Miss Kentucky USA 2023
- Hunter Stewart '10 - Professional Golfer Vanderbilt University Alumni Hall of Fame
- Xavier Brown '22 - University of Virginia Football RB
- Diana Hoskins Beville '02 - Sponsorship Coordinator of C.A.R.E Africa
- Laney Frye '20 - University of Kentucky Golf Team
- Taylor Barnette '12 - Director of Operations, University of Louisville Basketball
- Michelle Obama, Former First Lady of the United States -
- Tina Fey, Comedian and Actress -
- Nina Dobrev, Actress -
- John Smith, notable philanthropist -
- Jane Doe, award-winning author -
- Jen-Hsun Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA Corporation -
- John Doe, Former Governor -
- Galvin Greene - Electrical Engineer, Class of 2014 -
- Harmeet Kaur - CNN Digital Culture Writer, Class of 2011 -
- Larry Page and Sergey Brin, founders of Google -
- Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com -
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis -
- Julia Child -
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize-winning novelist -
- Anne Frank, famous child diarist -
- Prince William and Prince Harry -
- Melissa and Sarah Gilbert, actresses -
- Annette Ohlmann Mattingly '80, community leader -
- Lisa Nicholson Francis '03, advocate for service -
- Portia B. - Director of Advancement and Communications at Local Food Hub in Charlottesville, Virginia. -
- Jane Smith, Educator -
- John Doe, Business Leader -
- Anna Auerbach - Harvard Business School Graduate and co-founder of Werk -
- Eva Kottou - Mathematician and Scientist -
- Maria Bacanurschi - Prominent Tech Founder -
- John Doe, Nobel Laureate, graduated in 2000 -
- Jane Smith, Pulitzer Prize Winner, graduated in 1995 -
- Brig Gen Chuck Yeager, first pilot to break the sound barrier -
- Ann Blair Thornton, Miss Kentucky 2011 -
- Alumni A - Notable Achievement -
- Alumni B - Notable Achievement -
- John B. King, Jr. - U.S. Secretary of Education, announced St. Mary School as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2016 -
- Pope Francis, Cardinal of Argentina -
- Catherine Ingram, Notable Author -
- John Doe, Author -
- Jane Smith, Nobel Laureate -
- David Dunn, President of PTO -
- John Smith, Scientist -
- Jane Doe, Author -
- National Blue Ribbon School award recognition in 2006 and 2019 -
- Bro. Trevor Reynolds, Pastor of Saline Baptist Church -
- Mark Rebholz - 2004 - Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Kentucky and a Master's degree in Architecture from Virginia Tech. -
- James Schack - 2004 - Received his Medical Doctor degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 2016. -
- Kate Kramer - 2004 - Works at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital as a Learning Specialist. -
- Saint Thomas Aquinas, Philosopher -
- Matt Hatfield, Notable Alumni -
- John Doe, Nobel Laureate -
- John Doe, Nobel Laureate -
- John Smith - CEO of TechCorp, graduated in 2010 -
- Jane Doe - Award-winning author, graduated in 2008 -
- James Heckman, Nobel Laureate in Economics -
- Children’s Book Authors -
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