Use the table below to browse notable alumni from private schools around the United States.
Private School Alumni Directory:
Famous Private School Alumni (Ohio):
School Name
Notable School Alumni (Sample)
- Chuck Noll '49 - Former Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach, four Super Bowl rings
- James Trueman '53 - Founder Red Roof Inns and Trueman Sports
- Pat Moriarty '73 - VP Baltimore Ravens
- Bishop Roger Gries '54 - Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland
- Terry Pluto '73 - Award-winning writer
- Rich Paul '99 - Founder and CEO, Klutch Sports Group
- Jerome Baker '15 - Miami Dolphins Linebacker
- Justin Layne '16 - New York Giants Defensive Back
- Anthony Russo '88 - Award-winning film and television director
- Joe Russo '89 - Award-winning film and television director
- Anteneh Zewde '93 - 2022 Engineers Without Borders (EWB)-USA, Exceptional Leadership Award at the EWB-USA’s Annual Conference
- Earl Boykins - Played 13 seasons across nine different NBA teams, appearing in over 650 games.
- Vanessa Bell Calloway - Accomplished stage, film, and television actress.
- Jantel Lavender - Professional WNBA player who won a WNBA championship and was a standout at Ohio State.
- Delbert Cowsette - Professional NFL defensive lineman who played for the Chicago Bears and Washington.
- Bill Wertz - Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Aiden Smith 2021 - Owner of Smith Painting & Lawncare
- Gabriel Spiegel 2021 - Currently working on websites development.
- Tiffany Carlson 2021 - Restaurant manager.
- Victor Garcia 2017 - Retail store worker.
- Karissa Morton 2010 - Retail Store Manager
- Kayla Rogers - Restaurant Supervisor.
- Michael Shaikh '95 - Michael Shaikh is a writer and human rights investigator. In 2026, Michael won the James Beard Award for Literary Writing for his book, The Last Sweet Bite.
- Claire Sherman '99 - Claire Sherman is an artist and Drew University professor. In 2026, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts.
- Allison Janney '77 - Award-winning actress
- Cameron Porter '11 - MLS soccer player (Montreal Impact, Sporting KC)
- Stefan Cleveland '12 - MLS Soccer player (Seattle Sounders, Chicago Fire)
- Talvin Wilks '80 - Award-winning playwright, director, and dramaturge.
- Bruce Heyman '75 - Former U.S. Ambassador to Canada
- Ken Williford '94 - Director of NASA’s Astrobiogeochemistry Laboratory and Deputy Project Scientist for Mars 2020 Mission
- Jenell Ross '88 - Automotive pioneer and philanthropist
- Katie Holmes '97 - Actor and director
- Kristina (Kerscher) Keneally '87 - Former Premier of New South Wales, Australia
- Grace VanSlooten '22 - Basketball standout at Michigan State University and WNBA Player
- Brian K. Vaughan - Brian K. Vaughan (born July 17, 1976) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, Pride of Baghdad, Saga, and Paper Girls. Vaughan was a writer, story editor and producer of the television series Lost during seasons three through five. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the fourth season. The writing staff was nominated for the award again at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the fifth season. He was formerly the showrunner and executive producer of the TV series Under the Dome. Wired describes Vaughan's comics work as "quirky, acclaimed stories that don't pander and still pound pulses". His creator-owned comics work is also characterized by "finite, meticulous, years-long story arcs", on which Vaughan comments, "That's storytelling, with a beginning, a middle, and an end. Something like Spider-Man, a book that never has a third act, that seems crazy." In 2007, Erik Malinowski, also of Wired, called Vaughan "the greatest comic book visionary of the last five years", comparing him to Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Paul Pope, and Steve Niles, and praised his addition to the TV series Lost as redeeming that series' third season. For his writing, Vaughan has won 14 Eisner Awards, 14 Harvey Awards, and a Hugo Award.
- Molly Vaughan - Molly Vaughan graduated from John Carroll University in 2003 with a degree in Physical Education and a double minor in Poetry and Fashion Design. At JCU Vaughan was captain of the softball team, completed Southern Cross University.
- John Paxson - Three time NBA Champion
- Dre’Mont Jones ’15 - NFL Football Player
- Congressman Ted Lieu ’87 - US Congressman
- Rory O’Malley ’99 - Tony Award Nominated Broadway Actor
- Archbishop Timothy Broglio ’70 - Archbishop, Unites States Miltary
- Jim Danko '71 - President, Butler University
- Jim Free ‘86 - Associate Administrator, NASA
- Jim Danko ’71 - President, Butler University
- Jon Gannon ’01 - Head Coach of the Arizona Cardinals
- LeBron James '03 - NBA Player, founder of the LeBron James Foundation
- Josh Dun - Joshua William Dun is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside Tyler Joseph, but he has collaborated with other artists as well. His band has been nominated for six Grammy Awards, of which he has won one.
- Jay DeMarcus - Jay DeMarcus is an American musician, vocalist, record producer and songwriter. He is a member of the country music band Rascal Flatts.
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