Notable alumni of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio include:
Arts and entertainment
2010 Garvey Award Winner: Rich Bongorno '74 - The Saint Ignatius-Loyola Alumni Association presents the Rev. Gerald B. Garvey, S.J. Award to one of its members for his outstanding service to the school. The selection committee consists...
- Brian P. Cleary, 1978 â€" best-selling author of humorous books for grade-school children; over 2 million books in print
- Robert Litz, 1968 â€" playwright, director, critic, senior resident playwright at Elephant Theatre Company in Hollywood, CA
- Greg Murray, 2000 â€" photographer
- Rory O'Malley, 1999 â€" Broadway actor, Book of Mormon, Hamilton
- Jack Riley, 1954 â€" comedian, actor, The Bob Newhart Show, Spaceballs, Rugrats
- Brian K. Vaughan, 1994 â€" writer of Y: The Last Man and TV series Lost
Business
- Charles Geschke, 1956 â€" co-founder of Adobe Systems
- Murlan J. "Jerry" Murphy, 1935 â€" Murphy's Oil Soap Company
- James E. Rohr, 1966 â€" CEO of PNC Financial Services
Education
- James Danko, 1971 â€" President of Butler University
Episcopacy
- Floyd Lawrence Begin, 1920 â€" first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland
- Timothy Broglio, 1970 â€" Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
- William Michael Cosgrove, 1934 â€" former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville, Illinois
- James Anthony Griffin, 1952 â€" Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus
- John Raphael Hagan, 1912 â€" former Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and Titular Bishop of Limata
- Joseph Patrick Hurley (Archbishop), 1915 â€" 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 â€" former bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh
- Charles Hubert Le Blond (C. Herbert), 1903 â€" former Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph and namesake of Bishop LeBlond High School
- James A. McFadden, 1895 â€" first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown
- Patrick Thomas O'Reilly, 1920 â€" first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts
- Alexander James Quinn (A. James Quinn), 1950 â€" former Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and Titular Bishop of Socia
- David Walkowiak, 1971 â€" Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Politics and government
- Richard F. Abel, 1951 â€" retired Brigadier General of the United States Air Force.
- Joe Cimperman, 1988 â€" Cleveland City Council member
- Anthony Gonzalez, 2003 â€" candidate, 2018, Ohio's 16th congressional district
- Ted Lieu, 1987 â€" Democratic member of the United State House of Representatives, representing California's 33rd congressional district since 2015
- Martin J. Sweeney, 1981 â€" former President of Cleveland City Council
Law and order
- David Ferrie, 1936 â€" purportedly involved in John F. Kennedy's assassination
- Francis E. Sweeney Sr., 1952 â€" retired Ohio Supreme Court Justice
Journalism
- Jerome Corsi, 1964 â€" outspoken prolific conservative author; holds a PhD in political science from Harvard University
- Bill Sammon, 1978 â€" managing editor, Fox News Washington
- David Martosko, 1985 â€" U.S. Political editor for The Daily Mail
Sports
- John Adams, 1969 â€" Cleveland Indians fan known as "The Drummer" who plays a bass drum at nearly every Indians game at Progressive Field
- Jacob Bell, 1999 â€" professional football player in the National Football League (NFL)
- LeCharles Bentley, 1998 â€" professional football player in the NFL
- Mike Buddie â€" professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
- Michael J. Cleary, 1952 â€" Executive Director of National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics
- Jack Corrigan, 1970 â€" TV and radio announcer
- Derek Dietrich, 2007 â€" professional baseball player in MLB
- Larry Dolan, 1951 â€" owner, Cleveland Indians
- Brian Dowling, 1965 â€" professional football player in the NFL (inspiration for the character B.D. in the Doonesbury comic strip)
- Luke Farrell, 2010 â€" professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
- Dan Fox, 2009 â€" professional football player in the NFL
- Anthony Gonzalez, 2003 â€" professional football player in the NFL
- Mike Hegan, 1960 â€" professional baseball player in Major League Baseball; TV and radio announcer for the Cleveland Indians
- Chris Hovan, 1996 â€" professional football player in the NFL
- Brian Hoyer, 2004 â€" professional football player in the NFL
- Steve Huntz â€" professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
- Matt Kata, 1996 â€" professional baseball player in MLB
- Anthony Kelly, 1999 â€" professional lacrosse player in Major League Lacrosse
- Oliver Luck, 1978 â€" professional football player in the NFL; administrator in NFL Europe; Athletic Director, West Virginia University
- Timothy Mack, 1990 â€" 2004 Olympics gold medalist (pole vault)
- Justin Morrow, 2006 â€" professional soccer player in Major League Soccer
- Scott Mutryn â€" professional football player in the NFL and NFL Europe
- Dave Ragone, 1998 â€" professional football player in NFL Europe; professional football coach in the NFL
- Barry Rice, 2006 â€" professional soccer player in Major League Soccer
- Garry Roggenburk â€" professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
- Jake Ryan, 2010 â€" professional football player in the NFL
References
External links
- Saint Ignatius official website
- Saint Ignatius Athletics page