| Alumnus | School |
| Chris Farley, comedian | |
| Bill Cosby, comedian | |
| Phil Simms, former Giants QB | |
| Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels, co-founder Run-DMC | |
| Jerry Richardson, Carolina Panthers owner | |
| Guy Fieri, chef | |
| James Earl Jones, actor | |
| John Boehner, Speaker of the House | |
| Tavaris Jackson, Vikings QB | |
| James Madison, 4th US President | |
| Jon Hamm, actor | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights leader | |
| Bing Crosby, singer and actor | |
| Ty Wigginton, Rockies 3B | |
| Rip Torn, actor | |
| Richard Nixon, former US President | |
| Jackee Harry, actress | |
| Jill Biden, Vice President Joe Biden's wife | |
| Wanda Sykes, comedian | |
| Neil Armstrong, astronaut, first man to walk on the moon | |
| Jaleel White, actor | |
| Lee Ann Womack, singer | |
| Regis Philbin, TV host | |
| | Alumnus | School |
| Kathy Bates, actress | |
| Joel McHale, actor | |
| Roddy White, Falcons WR | |
| Strom Thurmond, former Senator | |
| David Hasselhoff (did not graduate), actor and singer | |
| Scott Bakula, actor | |
| Jim Rome, sports host | |
| Fred Rogers, children's entertainer | |
| King Abdullah II of Jordan | |
| Moby, musician | |
| Tony George, founder of Indy Racing League | |
| Derek Fisher, Lakers PG | |
| Lil Jon, rapper | |
| Kurt Vonnegut, author | |
| Jim Tressel, head coach Ohio State football | |
| George Ryan, former Illinois governor | |
| Erin Andrews, ESPN reporter | |
| James Brady, former White House press secretary and gun control advocate | |
| Vincent Jackson, Chargers WR | |
| Charles Kuralt, journalist | |
| Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff | |
| Ric Flair, wrestler | |
| Robert Menedez, New Jersey US Senator | |
| | Alumnus | School |
| Chris Hansen, journalist, 'To Catch a Predator' | |
| Justin Verlander, Tigers SP | |
| Lee Corso, ESPN College Football commentator | |
| Donald Bellisario, producer 'Quantum Leap' | |
| Michelle Beadle, ESPN's 'Sportsnation' | |
| Don Knotts, actor | |
| Les Moonves, president and CEO of CBS | |
| Brian Jordan, former MLB outfielder | |
| Sam Brownback, Kansas US Senator | |
| Stephanie Meyer, author 'Twilight' series | |
| Techno Destructo, formerly of GWAR | |
| Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida | |
| Bob Costas, sportscaster NBC Sports and MLB Network | |
| Michael Stipe, REM lead singer | |
| Kristen Wiig, comedian, Saturday Night Live | |
| Bob Edwards, former NPR host | |
| Bud Selig, MLB Commissioner | |
| Merlin Olsen, NFL Hall of Famer and actor | |
| Skip Bayless, ESPN First Take | |
| Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox 1B | |
| Ashley Judd, actress | |
| Ron Howard, Oscar winning director, actor | |
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