Which Celebrities went to your High School?

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I went to James Madison High School in Brooklyn, NY

Here is the list of famous people that went there.

* Cal Abrams, Major League Baseball Player
* Larry Baxter, Professional Basketball Player
* Gary Becker, Nobel Prize Winner - Economics
* Mimi Benzell, Opera Singer (deceased)
* Albert Blumenthal, New York State Assembly Leader
* Carmela Seidel Bourcier, Executive Producer
<b>* Andrew Dice Clay, Comedian</b>
* Norm Coleman, US Senator (Minnesota)
* Stanley Cohen, Nobel Prize winner
* Stanley Engerman, economic historian; co-author with Nobel prize economist R. Fogel.
* Sonny Fox, TV Personality
* William Gaines, Publisher of Mad Magazine
* Marty Glickman, Olympian, Sports Broadcaster
* Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice
* Stanley Kaplan, Educational Testing Innovator
* Stanley Karnow, Pulitzer Prize Author
* Carole King (Klein),singer/songwriter
* Martin Landau, Actor
* Rudy LaRusso, Professional Basketball Player
* John William Malone, U.S Congressman
* Bruce Morrow, "Cousin Brucie" of Radio
* Sylvia Porter, Financial Columnist (deceased)
* Gary Pozner, Award Winning Composer, Recording Artist
* Ryan Raftery, Actor/Singer
<b>* Chris Rock, Comedian</b>
* Herb Rosenblum, Broadcast Journalist, Author
* Bernard Sanders, U.S. Senator (Vermont)
<b>* Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator (New York)</b>
* Irwin Shaw, Novelist (deceased)
* Judy Blum Sheindlin, Judge/TV Personality
* Martin J. Sherwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian.
* Claire Shulman Kantoff, Queens Borough President
* Janis Siegel, Singer
* Robert Solow, Nobel Prize Winner-Economics
* Frank Torre, Professional Baseball player
* Samuel O. Thier, Past President Brandeis University; Institute of Medicine
* Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, University President
* Roger Shulman, Screenwriter ALF, Shrek
* Thaddeus Boyd (1980), an African American realist and actor (Tears of the Sun).
* Howie Klein, President of Reprise/Warner Bros. Records between 1989 and 2001, and a Progressive political activist.

* Dmitriy Salita, Boxer, NABA Light-Welterweight Champion I knew him personally. Great guy. We graduated the same year.

Even a mafia hitman Roy Albert DeMeo (September 7, 1942 [1] – January 10, 1983) went to the school. :lol:

I checked on Wikipedia.

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Congratulations.

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thank you :loopie:

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RICK JAMES

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some guy from the goo goo dolls

edit: We deal wit sum deep shit in west nukka

In the 2006-2007 school year, the school had 4 bomb threats and 2 shooting threats

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Donald Trump jr is probably the mot famous (he was a year ahead of me), but here’s the current Wikipedia tally:

  • David Abernethy '55. Political Science professor, emeritus at Stanford University
    • John Backus '42. Computer scientist; inventor of the FORTRAN computer language.[2]
    • James Baker III '48. Secretary of State, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.[3]
    • Bill Bamberger '75. Lyndhurst Prize-winning photographer.
    • Pinckney Benedict '82. Screen writer and author.
    • Aleco Bravo '86. Television actor.
    • Raj Bhakta '94. Appeared on Season 2 of The Apprentice
    • Josiah Bunting III '57. Former headmaster of The Lawrenceville School, President of Virginia Military Institute.
    • Sabin Carr '24. Won Gold medal in pole vaulting in 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam and set an olympic record.
    • William F. Clinger '47. Former Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1979-97, US Navy (1951-55, Lt.)
    • Chris Collingwood '85. Singer, songwriter, member of Grammy-Award nominated band Fountains of Wayne.
    • James Cromwell '58. Academy Award-nominated television and film actor.
    • Briggs Swift Cunningham '26. Sportsman, motor enthusiast. Won America’s Cup yacht race in 1958.
    • Leonard Firestone '27. US Ambassador to Belgium, 1974-77,US Navy (WWII, Lt.), Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Trustee of University of Southern California. President (1943-70)Member of the Board of Wells Fargo Bank. Son of rubber tire baron Harvey Firestone
    • George Garrett (poet) '41. Poet, Novelist. Taught at Princeton University, University of Michigan and University of Virginia
    • Harry Hamlin '66. Actor (Clash of the Titans, L.A. Law)
    • Dick Harter '48. Assistant Coach of the Philadelphia 76ers
    • F. Barton Harvey III '67. CEO and Chairman of The Enterprise Foundation
    • Roger Horchow '45, Catalog entrepreneur and Broadway Producer
    • Austin Hoyt’ 55, Emmy Award winning film producer.
    • Clark Hoyt '60. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Washington editor of Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services
    • Lamar Hunt '51. Businessman, owner and founder of the Kansas City Chiefs, FC Dallas, Columbus Crew and a founder of the American Football League and Major League Soccer. Coined the name “Super Bowl”
    • Lewis Lehrman '56. Founder of Rite Aid. Republican gubernatorial candidate against NY State Governor Mario Cuomo in 1982.
    • Michael McCarty '71. Restaurateur, Michael’s
    • Josh McHugh '88. Writer, editor of Wired Magazine
    • Sandy McNally '58. President of Rand McNally
    • Major General Douglas V. O’Dell 67’
    • Frank Pace '29. Secretary of the Army & CEO of General Dynamics
    • George Patton IV '42. Major General in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George Patton
    • Norman Pearlstine '60. Editor-in-chief of Time, Inc.
    • Lyman Perry '56. Member of the 1960 Olympic Rowing Team.
    • William Porter '44. Olympic gold medalist of 1948 Olympics 110m Hurdles.
    • William Proxmire '33. Served as U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (D).[4]
    • Pat Rissmiller 98’ NHL Athlete
    • Frank Runyeon '71. Actor, Double Emmy Award winner.
    • Peter Rummell '63. Former chairman of Walt Disney Imagineering
    • Jon Shirley '56. Former President of Microsoft
    • Jerry Stahl '71. Novelist, Screenwriter
    • Oliver Stone '64. Academy Award-winning producer/director.
    • Don Thompson. Co-Producer of The Fantasticks, the world’s longest running musical.
    • Baird Tipson, Dr., '61. President of Washington College
    • Juan T. Trippe '17. Airline pioneer, founder of Pan Am
    • Donald Trump Jr. '96. Son of billionaire business tycoon Donald Trump
    • Eric Trump '02. Son of billionaire business tycoon Donald Trump
    • Douglas Sandy A. Warner III '64. former CEO of J. P. Morgan & Co.
    • Lt. Ben Walborn '97 will fly an F/A-18 Hornet for the Blue Angels in 2009
    • Russell Watson '57. Senior Editor at Newsweek Magazine
    • Harry Elkins Widener 1902. Business man, book collector. Son of wealthy business man George Dunton Widener, grandson of extremely wealthy railroad tycoon Peter A.B. Widener. Two buildings donated in his namesake.

[edit] Years not listed

* Perry R. Bass Billionaire Philanthropist, Son of Texas Oilman E. Perry Bass.
* Nelson Bunker Hunt Scion of the Hunt Oil Company family. Did not graduate. Donated the costs to renovate his namesake building on campus.
* Wolcott Gibbs, writer for The New Yorker, class of '20 but did not graduate.
* Alfred Glancy III. Current Director of Detroit Energy Company, director and chairman of Unico Invesents, former chairman and CEO of MCN Energy Group Inc.
* Lane Smith Attended in 1955, did not graduate. Character actor
* Edmund Wilson Writer.
* Tobias Wolff, writer, novelist, English and writing professor at Stanford. Did not graduate.
* Sidney Wood Creator of Hill School tradition, J-Ball, Wimbledon Men's Singles Champion 1931, Davis Cup finalist of 1934.
* Chris Bala American professional ice hockey player.
* Luke La Branche Attended from 2001-2005, UVM Lacrosse Star.
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City Honors School

Lucille Clifton, poet
Bridget Finn, member of the Women’s Synchronized Swimming team that won the gold in the 1996 Summer Olympics
Mylous Hairston, the news anchor
Author Jake Halpern, of the critically acclaimed Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truth Behind America’s Favorite Addiction
Richard Hofstadter, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian who was often cited as one of the leading public intellectuals of the 20th century
Kit Klein, figure skater who won gold medals in the 1932 and 1936 Winter Olympics
Steve Mesler, member of the 2006 U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team (my sister was frends with his sister)
Connie Porter, author
Buffalo Bob, host of the 50’s children’s tv show Howdy Doody
Rexford G. Tugwell, a member of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Brain Trust” who served as under-secretary of agriculture
William Burton, Barack Obama’s National Press Secretary
Megan Smith, director of new-business development at Google

Irene McVay, who still worked there when I went there, was involved in a student-led strike protesting racial segregation in the school system in Prince Edward county, Virginia. The two week strike led to a lawsuit, Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, which became part of the famous Brown v. Board of Education desegregation decision.

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My school doesn’t even register in Wikipedia. :frowning:

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you can add it yourself and be the famous person! :smiley:

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ST. Joes

Famous Alumni

* Jimmy Collins - first player selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame primarily as a third baseman
* Don Criqui - football commentator for CBS Sports and the University of Notre Dame and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
* William "Wild Bill" Joseph Donovan - Lawyer, general and founder of the Office of Strategic Services, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor
* Jim Malone - strength & conditioning coach, San Diego Padres
* Christopher Markus - Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, best known for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
* Vaughn Parker - former NFL tackle, San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins
* Bill Paxon - U.S. Representative, 1989-1999
* Sean Ryan - tight end, Miami Dolphins
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Lee stepniak went to west seneca didnt he? (St louis blues )

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St francis

Patrick Kaleta

* Patrick Kaleta, Right Winger for the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, was called up from the Rochester Americans in the 2007-2008 season. Patrick Kaleta graduated from Lakeshore High School in Lakeview, NY. He only attended Saint Francis till his junior year.

[edit] Notable Alumni

* Jim Kubiak, quarterback who broke 22 passing records during his college career at the U.S. Naval Academy, in Anapolis, MD. Was on Indianapolis Colts roster for one season.
* Jack Quinn (Assemblyman), New York State Assemblyman representing the 146th District. He is the son of former U.S. Congressman Jack Quinn
* Lee Stempniak, forward for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League.
* Aaron Miller, defensemen for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League. Won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996. Played on the USA hockey team in 1998, 2002, and 2006.
* Todd Krygier, played in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers 1989-1991, Washington Capitals 1991-1994, 1995-1998 and Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1994-1996.
* Michael Arida (1986), NASA satellite operations lead and Peace Corps instructor.
* Kyle Smith, Arena Football Player for the Georgia Force
* James Negrych, 6th Round Draft Pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2006. Currently playing for the Altoona Curve(Doube A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates). He was a 2008 Carolina League All-Star while playing for the Lynchburg Hillcats.
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all it says about my school is:

A former teacher, Ronald Norris, was arrested in the 2006-2007 school year for possession of child pornography.

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south gwinnett high school

  • David Bruckner (1996), Co-Director of The Signal, a major motion picture to be released in Fall 2007.
    • Adam Selzer (1999), author of several books
    • David Greene (2000), Quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs
    • Mike Mercer (2005), former college basketball player for the University of Georgia, now playing at the University of South Florida
    • Louis Williams (2005), pro basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers
    • Dearius Taylor

oh dam, didn’t know david greene was the one from the chiefs lol , i remember him

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Proctor High School, Utica, NY…

Will Smith, Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints

Played football with him throughout highschool

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My high school doesn’t register either.

Cleveland Hill HS and the only one I know of is Antwain Burton, defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos.

He tackled me once in a Thanksgiving Day pick up game. It hurt.

EDIT: I don’t think he quite a celebrity though. He’s like third string.

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lol

off the top of my head, i can think of one prominent person and one grade-A jackass

Tim Russert
Larry Quinn

you tell me which is which lol

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Jason Disalvo

edit: and thats prolly it honestly

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Louis Grammatico. He was my next door neighbor.

(Lou Gramm - Foreigner)

Didn’t bother to look my school up, probably wouldn’t come up anyways. Doubt anyone else is from it.

edit It is on wikipedia and it seems one of the hillside stranglers, Ken Bianchi, is also from my school.

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Sweet Home

Brian McKnight
Baby Joe Mesi (local celeb)
Melissa Holmes (ditto)
Keith O’Neil - NFL linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts