Famous People From Your High School

[AOII_Luv]

Bloomington High School South--Bloomington, IN

I graduated with Rex Grossman...he plays for the Chicago Bears.

My dad went the high school with Sinbad in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

[FAB*SpiceySpice]

Um...nobody, famous people aren't really bursting out of Omaha, NE.

The hot tutor, Natalie, from Tommy Lee's TV show is about the only recognizable person from my high school.

[astroAPhi]

Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove Village, IL
James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins
Me

[GeekyPenguin]

I think about the best my HS does is a bunch of starting players for the Badgers...not that exciting.

[valkyrie]

Originally posted by wrigley
Maine East High School

Harrison Ford
Jamie Gertz
Sen. Hilary Rodham Clinton attended 3 yrs and graduated from Maine South due to redistricting when it opened her senior year.

Hey, my mom graduated from Maine East. Weird!!

I don't know if there are famous people from my high school. Should I just know that? I heard that Al Jourgensen went there but I don't think it's true.

[irishpipes]

Carmel Catholic High School - Mundelein, IL (NW of Chicago):

Rick Santorum - U.S. Senate, Republican, Pennsylvania

Jeff Zgonina - Defensive Tackle, 13 seasons in NFL, currently playing for the Miami Dolphins. Also played for Steelers, Panthers, Falcons, Rams, Colts, College at Purdue.

Scott Stahoviak - MLB Minnesota Twins 1st round draft pick 1991 out of Creighton. Played in the majors 1993-1998.

Marietta DePrima - Actress. Played Sally on "The Hughleys", recurring roles on "Dear John". She is a Theta from Northwestern. Is married to George Newbern ("George" the fiance on "Father of the Bride").

[FHwku]

Steve Gorman - drummer for the Black Crowes

[ms_gwyn]

oh my...I would have to break out my yearbook to find out...I know there are TONS of famous alumns from my HS but 4 off the top of my head...

Alhambra High School
Alhambra, CA

Cheryl Tiegs - Famous model (was in the Tri Hi Y club Na'ali)
Jimmy Tunny - NFL Referee
Jonathan Ke Quan - Data from The Goonies (he was in my class)
Maiquel Alejo - CA Lottery Big Spin TV Show, she was a very good friend of mine in HS

A famous race car driver that got killed in the 80s (its driving me nuts that I don't remember)

Originally posted by ilovemyglo
The most current famous of alum of my high school is Nicole Kea (Scherzinger) from Pussycat Dolls- she is the Hawaiian born one engaged to the guy from 311.

I love love love her! To this day I am still jealous that she snagged Nick Hexum! Ironically enough her cousin on her mother's side was a HS classmate of mine.

We do have a famous alumna from Sacred Hearts Academy -- my all-girls Catholic school alma mater.

TIA CARRERE, but she was known as Althea Janairo back then. She's Class of 1984. Her youngest sister, Alessaundra, was a senior when I was a freshman.

SCHA-WING!

[Marie]

The only person who stands out to me is Quentin Richardson who I believe plays for the LA Clippers (but he might have transferred since then). He graduated when I was a sophomore and played for a few years at DePaul before getting drafted into the NBA.

HS. Whitney Young Magnet HS

[dekeguy]

Two years at Eton College while my Dad was stationed in London. Most recent guys would be HRH Prince William and HRH Prince Harry. For a better list please see excerpt below taken from school handbook:

FAMOUS OLD ETONIANS
The most famous of all Old Etonians is perhaps the Duke of Wellington, victor of Waterloo and later Prime Minister. His elder brother, Marquess Wellesley, however, stands out as one of the most devoted Old Etonians and he is buried in the Chapel. He was Governor-General in India, Foreign Secretary and self-styled ‘Minister for Eton in the world at large’ besides being one of the greatest classical scholars of his day. He was seven years in the school. The galaxy of Old Etonian Prime Ministers is well known, nineteen in all, stretching from Walpole and Pitt the Elder to Macmillan and Douglas-Home. Equally impressive are the Old Etonian writers from Gray, Shelley and Fielding to Aldous Huxley and George Orwell, not forgetting the great economist Keynes. School Library has a fine collection of first editions of works by some recent Old Etonian writers such as Ian and Peter Fleming, A. C. Swinburne, Anthony Powell, Cyril Connolly, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell, and Robert Bridges. Political and literary friendships were often formed at Eton: the association of Thomas Grey and Horace Walpole is one of many examples. Old Etonian explorers include Sir Humphrey Gilbert, founder of the colony of Newfoundland, Captain Oates, who was on Scott’s expedition to the South Pole, and Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Among the scientists are Robert Boyle, Sir John Herschel, and Sir Joseph Banks. The late King Birendra of Nepal, crowned in 1975, was also at Eton, as was his son.

Distinguished figures in the armed services, the law, and the Church are legion. Two generations of Etonians were lost in war during the last 100 years: 129 in the Boer War, 1,157 in World War I, and 748 in World War II. There is a memorial in the Cloisters to Colonel H. Jones VC who was killed in the Falklands War. To this day, a significant number of boys take up commissions in the Army after leaving school or university. As regards the Church, it was almost certainly one of the Founder’s aims to create a better-educated secular priesthood, and a high proportion of Etonians in the 90 years before the Protestant Reformation became priests: four were to die Protestant martyrs and two were to die for the Catholic faith. One (Ralph Sherwin) became a saint.

As today, in the 18th century there were a small number of boys from America. Two of these, Thomas Lynch and Thomas Nelson, were signatories of the American Declaration of Independence.

See www.etoncollege.com for more complete list.

[Taualumna]

Bishop Strachan School (BSS), Toronto, ON

1. Valerie Pringle--Canadian TV personality (currently of the Canadian Antique Roadshow)

2. Emily Murphy--well-known early 20th century feminist

3. Victoria Matthews--1st woman elected as an Anglican Bishop in Canada

4. Michelle Giroux, stage actress. Currently in the Stratford Festival.

I'm pretty sure Globe and Mail columnist, Margaret Wente went to BSS.

I'm not sure if the indie crowd has heard of Snoovy Brown, but she went to BSS (and is also an AGD).

The child singer Joni Mitchell gave up for adoption in the 60s graduated from BSS in the mid 80s. There have also been a few Old Girls who have had roles on television and the movies, but did not become MAJOR. There are a few Old Girls who are/were married to famous people. Author John Irving's wife graduated in the 70s, and to my understanding Paul Coffey (hockey player) is/was married to an Old Girl.

[Lindz928]

DeSoto High School:

Jason and Jeremy London: (In case you've never heard of them- Jason was in "Dazed and Confused" and Jeremy was on "Party of 5" and "7th Heaven".) They were class of 1991.

Marcus Tubbs!: Played football for the University of Texas, and got drafted (sorry, don't remember what team) last year. He graduated with me in 1999! He was really nice back in hs and I heard he's still a pretty cool guy. Fun times.

[AKA_Monet]

Patrick Henry High School in San Diego:

I had graduated waaaay before him, but apparently, Ricky Williams of the Miami Dolphins went to my high school...

[SigKapBling]

proctor high school - utica, ny

Will Smith - played football for Ohio State ... and just got drafted to.... the new orleans saints? ... really good guy, see him every once in a while when we're both in ny at the same time ...

and didnt graduate from my high school but grew up in utica .. steve wynn the owner, or once owner, of half the vegas strip ...