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This is a list of notable people associated with St. Xavier High School, a private high school near Cincinnati.

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Notable alumni

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Main category: St. Xavier High School (Ohio) alumni

St. Xavier collectively refers to its graduates as the Long Blue Line,[1] after the school colors and the blue attire worn at graduation. The school's living graduates number over 18,000, as of 2013.[2] Many St. Xavier alumni are well-known figures in the Cincinnati area, and many others have gained recognition nationally and abroad as well. The following list includes those who completed the high school program at St. Xavier College, now Xavier University, between 1869 and 1934:

Arts and literature

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Phil DeGreg

Business

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John F. Barrett

Education

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Law

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Joe Deters

Medicine

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Francis M. Forster

Military

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News media

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Politics

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John J. Gilligan

Religion

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Archbishop Henry K. Moeller

Sports

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Baseball

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Jim Bunning

Basketball

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Football

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Luke Kuechly

Golf

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Motorsports

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Rowing

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Pat Todd

Soccer

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Swimming

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Volleyball

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Recipients of honorary diplomas

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Nick Clooney

On at least two occasions, St. Xavier has awarded an honorary diploma to a former student who did not graduate with his class. In 2007, journalist and politician Nick Clooney was awarded an honorary diploma for the class of 1952.[106][107][108] The same year, Louis Schipper was awarded an honorary diploma for the class of 1946, after dropping out of the school in 1943 to serve as a Seabee in World War II.[109]

Other notable students

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Notable faculty and staff

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See also

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