List of alumni of Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland)
Notable alumni of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio include:
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- Brian P. Cleary, 1978 – best-selling author of humorous books for grade-school children; over 2 million books in print[1]
- Mark Hentemann, 1987 - screenwriter, former showrunner, and long-time executive producer of the animated series Family Guy
- Dave Hill, 1987 – comedian, radio host, writer, musician and actor
- Robert Litz, 1968 – playwright, director, critic, senior resident playwright at Elephant Theatre Company in Hollywood, CA[2]
- Greg Murray, 2000 – photographer
- Glenn O'Brien, 1965 – writer, GQ columnist, Editor of Interview Magazine, host of TV Party[3]
- Rory O'Malley, 1999 – Broadway actor, Book of Mormon, Hamilton
- Jack Riley, 1953– comedian, actor, The Bob Newhart Show, Spaceballs, Rugrats[4]
- Brian K. Vaughan, 1994 – writer of Y: The Last Man and TV series Lost[5]
Business
[edit]- Charles Geschke, 1956 – co-founder of Adobe Systems[6][7]
- Murlan J. "Jerry" Murphy, 1935 – Murphy's Oil Soap Company[8]
- James E. Rohr, 1966 – CEO of PNC Financial Services[9]
Education
[edit]- James Danko, 1971 – President of Butler University[10][11]
- Robert Rudolph Ivany - retired major general in the United States Army, and the eighth president of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX
Episcopacy
[edit]- Floyd Lawrence Begin, 1920 – first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland
- Timothy Broglio, 1970 – Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
- William Michael Cosgrove, 1934 – former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville, Illinois
- James Anthony Griffin, 1952 – Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
- John Raphael Hagan, 1912 – former Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and Titular Bishop of Limata
- Joseph Patrick Hurley (Archbishop), 1915 – former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine, chargé d'affaires of the Apostolic Delegation in Japan from 1933 to 1934, regent ad interim to Yugoslavia
- Daniel Ivancho (resigned and laicized), 1926 – former bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
- Charles Hubert Le Blond (C. Herbert), 1903 – former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph and namesake of Bishop LeBlond High School[12]
- James A. McFadden, 1895 – first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown
- Patrick Thomas O'Reilly, 1920 – first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
- Alexander James Quinn (A. James Quinn), 1950 – former Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and Titular Bishop of Socia
- David Walkowiak, 1971 – Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Politics and government
[edit]- Richard F. Abel, 1951 – retired Brigadier General of the United States Air Force
- William M. Brodhead, 1959 – United States Congressman from Michigan, 1974-1982
- Thomas P. Carney, 1959 – retired Lieutenant General of the United States Army
- Joe Cimperman, 1988 – former 7-term Cleveland City Council member[13] and President of Global Cleveland
- Michael P. Donnelly – Ohio Supreme Court Justice
- Michael A. Feighan – former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1943 - 1971)[14]
- Anthony Gonzalez, 2003 – former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Ohio's 16th congressional district[15][16]
- Ted Lieu, 1987 – Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 33rd congressional district since 2015[17]
- Martin J. Sweeney, 1981 – former President of Cleveland City Council[6]
- Robert E. Sweeney – former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965-1967)
Law and order
[edit]- Frank D. Celebrezze I – judge and replaced Eliot Ness as Cleveland's safety director
- David Ferrie, 1935 – purportedly involved in John F. Kennedy's assassination
- Danny Greene – expelled from St. Ignatius, president of Longshoremen's Association, Local 1317, gangster, and racketeer.
- Francis E. Sweeney Sr., 1952 – retired Ohio Supreme Court Justice[18][19]
Journalism
[edit]- Robert Sam Anson, 1963 – A master of the long-form magazine story, he penned six non-fiction books and scores of articles for Esquire, Life, Time, The Atlantic, and Vanity Fair
- Jerome Corsi, 1964 – outspoken prolific conservative author; holds a PhD in political science from Harvard University
- Nick Lowe, vice president of content, digital publishing and executive editor at Marvel Comics[20]
- David Martosko, 1987 – U.S. political editor for The Daily Mail
- Bill Sammon, 1978 – managing editor, Fox News Washington
Science
[edit]- Tom Van Flandern, 1958 – astronomer
- Paul F. McManamon, - known for his work in optics and photonics, as well as sensors, countermeasures, and directed energy
Sports
[edit]- Jacob Bell, 1999 – professional football player in the National Football League (NFL)[21]
- LeCharles Bentley, 1998 – professional football player in the NFL[6][22]
- Mike Buddie – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
- Michael J. Cleary, 1952 – Executive Director of National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
- Jack Corrigan, 1970 – TV and radio announcer[23]
- Derek Dietrich, 2007 – professional baseball player in MLB
- Pickles Dillhoefer, 1910 – former professional baseball player in MLB[24]
- Larry Dolan, 1951 – owner, Cleveland Guardians[25]
- Brian Dowling, 1965 – professional football player in the NFL (inspiration for the character B.D. in the Doonesbury comic strip)[6]
- Ed Ecker, 1940 – former professional football player for the NFL
- Liam Eichenberg, 2016 – professional football player for the Miami Dolphins
- Tommy Eichenberg, 2019 – college football linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes[26]
- Luke Farrell, 2009 – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball[27]
- Dan Fox, 2009 – professional football player in the NFL
- Jonathan Gannon – Head Coach of Arizona Cardinals[28]
- Anthony Gonzalez, 2003 – American politician and former professional football player in the NFL[29]
- Chris Gizzi – football player and strength coach Green Bay Packers
- Drew Haddad, 1996 – professional football player in the NFL and NFL Europe
- Mike Hegan, 1960 – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball; TV and radio announcer for the Cleveland Indians
- Chris Hovan, 1996 – professional football player in the NFL[30]
- Brian Hoyer, 2004 – professional football player in the NFL[31]
- Steve Huntz – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
- Dre'Mont Jones, 2014 – professional football player for the Seattle Seahawks
- Joe Kantor, 1961 – former professional football player for the Washington Redskins
- Matt Kata, 1996 – professional baseball player in MLB[32][33]
- Anthony Kelly, 1999 – professional lacrosse player in Major League Lacrosse[34]
- Darian Kinnard, 2018 – professional NFL offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs[35]
- Chuck Kyle, 1968 – coached St. Ignatius' football team to a record 11 Division I State Titles: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2008, and 2011. Kyle also coached the Wildcats to National Championships in 1989, 1993, 1995, and 2008.
- Oliver Luck, 1978 – professional football player in the NFL; administrator in NFL Europe; Athletic Director, West Virginia University
- Timothy Mack, 1990 – 2004 Olympics gold medalist (pole vault)[6]
- Nick Margevicius, 2014 – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball[36]
- Shonn Miller, 2011 - professional basketball player[37]
- Justin Morrow, 2006 – professional soccer player in Major League Soccer[38]
- Scott Mutryn – professional football player in the NFL and NFL Europe
- Dan O'Leary, 1996 – former professional football player for the NFL
- Dave Ragone, 1998 – professional football player in NFL Europe; professional football coach in the NFL[39]
- Barry Rice, 2006 – professional soccer player in Major League Soccer[40]
- Garry Roggenburk – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
- Jake Ryan, 2010 – professional football player in the NFL[41]
- Mike Wilhelm, 1985 – former assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls and current advance scout
References
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- ^ jegill (23 January 2015). "Office of the President". Butler.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ "Pillars of leadership | John Carroll magazine". sites.jcu.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Bishop LeBlond High School
- ^ "Joe Cimperman Biography". Clevelandcitycouncil.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Michael A. Feighan".
- ^ Player Profile at Ohio State Athletics site Archived February 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Anthony Gonzalez reports fundraising totals in 16th District congressional race". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "Ted Lieu Biography". congress.gov. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "Profile on Ohio Supreme Court website". Sconet.state.oh.us. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ Acknowledgment of Athletic Hall of Fame award from St. Ignatius High School Archived November 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Arrant, Chris. "Marvel Interns Turned Pros: Tom Brevoort, Nick Lowe, David Gallaher and others talk about how their Marvel internships helped them break into comics", Marvel Comics, January 19, 2011
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- ^ "Pickles Dillhoefer". sabr.org. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Profile on John Carroll University Website". Jcu.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (September 10, 2021). "St. Ignatius alum Tommy Eichenberg earning Ohio State football's respect — and a starting job". Cleveland.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
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