List of Phi Delta Theta members

The signature of Lou Gehrig indicating his membership into Phi Delta Theta

This is a list of prominent alumni of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Names are listed followed by the school attended and the graduation year.

Academia

• Liberty Hyde Bailey, Michigan State University, 1882 - Horticulturist, botanist, father of modern horticulture
• Thomas Francis, Jr., Allegheny College, 1921 - Physician, virologist, and epidemiologist, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
• Steve Hanke, University of Colorado, 1964 - Economist
• Joel Henry Hildebrand, University of Pennsylvania, 1903 - Pioneer chemist
• Vernon Lyman Kellogg, University of Kansas, 1889 - Prominent entomologist
• Robert Khayat, University of Mississippi, 1960 - Chancellor of the University of Mississippi (1995–2009)
• Charles Boynton Knapp, Iowa State University, 1967 - President of the University of Georgia (1987–1997)
• John D. Millett, DePauw University - President of Miami University
• Guy Potter Benton, Ohio Wesleyan, 1886 - President of Miami University (1902–1911); President of University of the Philippines (1921–1925)
• Don K. Price, Vanderbilt University, 1931 - Political scientist
• Adam G. Riess, M.I.T. 1992 - Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
• Walter Riggs, Auburn University, 1892 - President of Clemson University (1910–1924)
• William C. Roberts, Southern Methodist University, 1954 - Prominent cardiologist and pathologist, and first head of pathology for the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
• Andrew Sledd, Randolph-Macon College, 1893 - Founding President of the modern University of Florida (1905–1909), President of Southern University (1910–1914), first Professor of New Testament Literature at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University (1914–1939), and prominent Methodist minister and theologian
• John J. Tigert, Vanderbilt University, 1902 - President of Kentucky Wesleyan College (1909–1913), U.S. Commissioner of Education (1921–1928), and Third President of the University of Florida (1928–1947)
• T. K. Wetherell, Florida State University, 1968 - President of Florida State University (2003–2009)

Air and Space

• Neil Armstrong, Purdue University, 1955 - Commander of Apollo 11 and first man to walk on the moon
• William F. Durand, Michigan State, 1880 - First civilian chair of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the forerunner of NASA
• Jon McBride, West Virginia, 1964 - NASA Astronaut, Space Shuttle Columbia
• F. Story Musgrave, Syracuse University, 1958 - NASA Astronaut, Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle Columbia
• Thomas Jefferson Jackson See, Univ., of Missouri, 1889 - Astronomer for the United States Navy
• Joel Stebbins, Univ. of Nebraska - Lincoln, 1899 - Astronomer

Art and architecture

• Francis Chapin, Washington & Jefferson College, 1921 - Painter
• Hank Ketcham, Univ., of Washington, 1941 - Cartoonist, Creator of Dennis the Menace (U.S.)
• Frank Lloyd Wright, University of Wisconsin, 1888 - Architect

Business

• Robert Allen, Wabash College, 1957 - Chairman, AT&T 1988-97
• William Allen, Oklahoma State Univ., 1958 - Former CEO, Phillips Petroleum
• William Breslin. University of Alabama, 1974 - Former CEO, Blue Cross Blue Shield 2003-09
• John Y. Brown, Jr., University of Kentucky, 1956 - Co-Founder, Kentucky Fried Chicken and former Kentucky Governor
• Powell Crosley, University of Cincinnati, 1909 - Inventor, Owner of Cincinnati Reds
• Tim Collins, Depauw University, 1978 - Founder, Senior Managing Director, and CEO of Ripplewood Holdings LLC
• William H. Danforth, Washington University - St Louis, 1892 - Founder, Ralston Purina Mills Pet Food Company
• Robert Diamond,Colby College -President of Barclays PLC
• Charles W. "Chuck" Durham, Iowa State University, 1939 - Former owner, CEO and Chairman emeritus of HDR, Inc.
• The Honourable Trevor Eyton, OC, QC, University of Toronto, 1956 - Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Brascan Limited
• William F. Harrah, UCLA, 1934 - Founder, Harrah's Hotel and Casinos
• Ray Lee Hunt. Southern Methodist University - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hunt Oil Company
• Mark Hurd, Baylor Univ., 1979 - CEO, Hewlett-Packard
• F. Ross Johnson, University of Manitoba, 1952 - Former CEO, RJR Nabisco
• David Mann, Dalhousie University, 1963 - Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Emera
• Charles Peter McColough, Dalhousie University, 1943, - Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Xerox
• James McLamore, Cornell University, 1942 - Founder, Burger King
• Edward Avery McIlhenny, Lehigh University, 1894 - son of Tabasco brand pepper sauce inventor Edmund McIlhenny
• John Willard Marriott, University of Utah, 1925 - Founder, Marriott Corporation
• Ronald K. Richey, Washburn University, 1949, - President and CEO of the Torchmark Corporation
• Hermon Scott, M.I.T. 1930 - Founder of H.H. Scott, Inc.
• Roger Smith, Univ. of Michigan, 1946 - Chairman, General Motors
• John H. Tyson, Univ. of Arkansas, 1975 - Chairman, Tyson Foods
• Ralph C. Wilson Jr., Univ. of Virginia, 1940 - Founder, Owner, and current president of The Buffalo Bills Football Team

Entertainment

Film and Television

• Harry Ackerman, Dartmouth College, 1935 - Emmy award winner, Producer, Gidget, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flying Nun, The Monkees, and The Partridge Family.
• Joseph Ashton - Actor, Film and voice actor
• Bill Bixby, Univ. of California (Berkeley), 1956 - Actor, Director, Writer, The Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian
• Dirk Benedict, Whitman College, 1967 - Actor, The A-Team
• Ted Bessell, University of Colorado, 1957 - Actor, Daytime Emmy Award Winner
• Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Rollins College, 1995 - Bachelor in The Bachelor: Rome
• Kurt Caceres, Sacramento State University, 1998, - Actor, The Shield, Prison Break
• Trey Callaway, University of Southern California, 1989, - Writer, "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" Producer, CSI:NY
• Brett Claywell, North Carolina State 2000, Actor, One Tree Hill
• Dabney Coleman, Univ. of Texas, 1953 - Actor, Tootsie, Stuart Little
• Mike Connors, UCLA, 1950 - Actor, Golden Globe Winner, Emmy Award Winner for Mannix
• Tim Conway, Bowling Green Univ., 1956 - Actor, McHale's Navy, The Carol Burnett Show
• Mark DeCarlo, Drake University, 1984 - Actor, Host on the Travel Channel
• Colby Donaldson, Texas Tech, 1996 - Actor, Runner up on Survivor: The Australian Outback
• Jonathan Drubner, Syracuse University, 1991 - Television personality, writer, ESPNU College roadtrip, Head writer for the ESPY awards
• George Eads, Texas Tech, 1990 - Actor, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Roger Ebert, University of Illinois, 1964 - Film Critic, Author
• Donald Gibb, Univ., of New Mexico, 1976 - Actor, Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds
• Dean Hargrove, Wichita State University, 1960 - Producer, Emmy Award Winner for Perry Mason, Matlock
• Van Heflin, Univ., of Oklahoma, 1932 - Academy Award Winning Actor
• Jeffrey Hunter, Northwestern Univ., 1950 - Actor King of Kings
• Richard Kelly, University of Southern California, 1997 - Writer, Producer, Donnie Darko
• Francis D. Lyon, UCLA, 1928 - Academy Award Winning Editor
• Al Mayer Jr., CSUN, 1991 - Academy Award, Emmy Award For Technical Achievement
• Michael McDonald, Univ., of Southern Cal., 1987 - Actor, MADtv
• Jamie Murray, Cornell, 2001 - Actor, MTV's The Real World
• Michael Murphy, Univ. of Arizona, 1960 - Actor
• Brock Pemberton, University of Kansas, 1908 - Founder of the Tony Awards
• James Pierce, Indiana Univ., 1920 - Actor, Tarzan
• Burt Reynolds, Florida State, 1958 - Actor, Golden Globe winner, star of Smokey and the Bandit
• Zachary Scott, Univ. of Texas, 1935 - Actor
• Ted Shackelford, Westminster College, 1968 - Actor, Knots Landing
• Sonny Shroyer, Univ., of Georgia, 1958 - Actor, Dukes of Hazzard
• Donald Simpson, University of Oregon, 1966 - Producer, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Days of Thunder, Bad Boys, The Rock
• Robert Sutton, M.I.T, 1973 - Executive Producer, Koreatown
• Trey Wingo, Baylor University 1985 - ESPN commentator, host of NFL PrimeTime
• Hugh Wilson, University of Florida, 1965 - Emmy Award winner, producer WKRP in Cincinnati
• Robert Wise, Franklin College, 1936 - Academy Award Winning Director/Producer West Side Story, Sound of Music

Music

• Chris Cagle, Northwest Missouri State University, 2005 - Musician, Country Music
• Frank Crumit, Ohio University, 1912 - Singer and songwriter
• Jim Gentil, University of Cincinnati, 1957 - 11-time quartet medalist, Barbershop Harmony Society
• Wayland Holyfield, University of Arkansas, 1964 - Award winning songwriter
• Bob James, University of Michigan, 1961 - jazz musician, Grammy Award Recipient
• Werner Janssen, Dartmouth College, 1921 - Conductor and composer
• Erich Kunzel, Dartmouth College, 1957 - Symphony conductor, Grammy Award recipient
• Phil Pritchett, Southwestern University - Singer and Songwriter, Texas Country Music
• Phil Walden, Mercer University, 1962 - Founder of Capricorn Records

Radio

• Ken Niles, Univ., of Montana, 1928 - Radio actor
• Wendell Niles, Univ., of Montana, 1927 - Broadcaster during the Golden Age of radio

Video Games

• Alex Seropian, University of Chicago, 1991 - Developer of the Halo, Marathon, and Myth series

Government

Canada

• James K. Bartleman, Univ. of Western Ontario, 1963 - 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• William Moore Benidickson, University of Manitoba, 1932 - Canadian Senator, 1965–1985
• Leslie Blackwell, University of Toronto, 1923 - Attorney General of Ontario
• Louis Orville Breithaupt, University of Toronto, 1913 - 18th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• Donald Cameron, University of Alberta, 1939 - Canadian Senator of Alberta
• Henry Hague Davis, University of Toronto, 1907 - Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, 1935–1944
• Henry Read Emmerson, McGill University, 1906 - Canadian Senator of New Brunswick, 1949–1954
• The Honourable Trevor Eyton, OC, University of Toronto, 1956 - Canadian Senator
• Garde Gardom, British Columbia, 1946 - Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, 1995–2001
• The Honourable Michael Kirby, OC, Dalhousie University, 1963 - Canadian Senator of Nova Scotia, 1984–2006, Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
• Victor Oland, Dalhousie University, 1933 - Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, 1968–1973
• Gerald Regan, Dalhousie University, 1952 - Premier of Nova Scotia, 1970–1978

Executive and Judicial Branch

• James Baker, University of Texas, 1957 - Secretary of State - Bush Administration, Founder of James Baker Institute
• Barber Conable, Cornell, 1943 - President, World Bank, Congressman from New York 1965-85
• John W. Foster, Indiana University, 1855 - 32nd Secretary of State
• Benjamin Harrison, Miami University (Ohio), 1852 - 23rd President of the United States
• David F. Houston, University of South Carolina, 1887 - 5th Secretary of Agriculture, 48th Secretary of the Treasury
• Harold Ickes, University of Chicago, 1897 - Secretary of the Interior 1933-46
• Hamilton Jordan, University of Georgia, 1964 - White House Chief of Staff, Carter Administration
• James C. McReynolds, Vanderbilt University, 1883 - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Sherman Minton, Indiana University, 1915 - Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Robert P. Patterson, Union College, 1912- Former Secretary of War
• Wilton Persons, Auburn University, 1916 - White House Chief of Staff, Eisenhower Administration
• Adlai E. Stevenson, Centre College, 1860 - 23rd Vice President of the United States
• Tom Schieffer, Univ. of Texas, 1970 - United States Ambassador to Japan
• Frederick Moore Vinson, Centre College, 1909 - Chief Justice of the United States and United States Secretary of the Treasury.

Governors

• Neil Abercrombie, Union, 1959 - Governor of Hawaii, 2010-
• Forrest H. Anderson, Univ. of Montana, 1937 - Governor of Montana, 1969–73
• Joseph C. Blackburn, Centre College, 1857 - Governor of the Panama Canal Zone 1907-1909. US Senator from Illinois
• Roger D. Branigin, Franklin College, 1923 - Governor of Indiana, 1965–69
• John Y. Brown, Jr., Univ. of Kentucky, 1956 - Governor of Kentucky, 1979–83
• George Busbee, University of Georgia, 1950 - Governor of Georgia, 1975–83
• William Prentice Cooper, Vanderbilt University, 1917 - Governor of Tennessee, 1939–45
• Jon Corzine, Univ. of Illinois, 1969 - Governor of New Jersey 2006–2010
• William Haselden Ellerbe, Wofford College, 1883 - Governor of South Carolina, 1877–1899
• Samuel H. Elrod, DePauw University, 1882 - Governor of South Dakota, 1905–07
• Joseph B. Ely, Williams College, 1902 - Governor of Massachusetts, 1931–35
• Norman A. Erbe, Univ. of Iowa, 1947 - Governor of Iowa, 1960–63
• Booth Gardner, University of Washington, 1958 - Governor of Washington, 1985–93
• Chester Harding, Univ. of Alabama, 1884 - Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1917–21
• Thomas W. Hardwick, Mercer University, 1892 - Governor of Georgia, US Senator, Congressman
• Warren E. Hearnes, Univ. of Missouri, 1943 - Governor of Missouri, 1965–73
• James Holshouser, Davidson College, 1956 - Governor of North Carolina, 1973–77
• Herman G. Kump, University of Virginia, 1905 - Governor of West Virginia, 1932–36
• Hill McAlister, Vanderbilt University, 1897 - Governor of Tennessee, 1933–37
• Tom McCall, University of Oregon, 1936 - Governor of Oregon, 1966–75
• Douglas McKay, Oregon State Univ., 1941 - Governor of Oregon, 1949–52
• Arthur C. Mellette, Indiana University, 1864 - Governor of South Dakota, 1889–93
• John T. Morrison, Lafayette College, 1880 - Governor of Idaho, 1903–05
• Ragnvald A. Nestos, University of North Dakota, 1904 - Governor of North Dakota, 1921–25
• Malcolm R. Patterson, Vanderbilt University, 1882 - Governor of Tennessee, 1907–11
• Alexander Ramsey, Lafayette College, 1836 (Honorary) - Governor of Minnesota, US Senator, Congressman, Secretary of War
• Jim Risch, Univ. of Idaho, 1965 - Governor of Idaho, 2005–06
• Hulett C. Smith, Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1938 - Governor of West Virginia, 1965–69
• Mark White, Baylor University, 1962 - Governor of Texas, 1983–87
• William Winter, Univ. of Mississippi, 1944 - Governor of Mississippi, 1980–84
• Ernest Vandiver, Univ. of Georgia, 1940 - Governor of Georgia, 1959–63
• C. C. Young, UC Berkeley, 1892 - Governor of California, 1927–31

US Congressmen

• Neil Abercrombie, Union, 1959 - Representative from Hawaii 1986-1987, 1991-2010
• John Alexander Anderson, Miami University(Ohio), 1853 - Representative from Kansas, 1879–1886
• William B. Bankhead, University of Alabama, 1893 - Former Speaker of the House, 1934–40
• Douglas Barnard, Mercer University, 1943 - Representative from Georgia, 1977–92
• Chris Bell, Univ. of Texas, 1988 - Representative from Texas, 2002–2003
• Richard Walker Bolling, University of South, 1937 - Representative from Missouri, 1949–82
• Charles G. Bond, Ohio State University, 1899 - Representative from New York, 1921–22
• Edward J. Bonin, Dickinson College, 1933 - Representative from Pennsylvania , 1953–54
• William G. Brantley, University of Georgia, 1881 - Representative from Georgia, 1897–1912
• Jim Broyhill, University of North Carolina, 1950 - Representative from North Carolina, 1963–84
• Howard Callaway, Georgia Tech, 1948 - Representative from Georgia, 1965–66
• Frank Ertel Carlyle, University of North Carolina, 1920 - Representative from North Carolina, 1949–56
• James M. Collins, Southern Methodist University, 1937 - Representative from Texas, 1967–82
• Robert J. Corbett, Allegheny College, 1927 - Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939–72
• Jim Courter, Colgate University, 1963 - Representative from New Jersey, 1979–90
• Edwin R. Durno, University of Oregon, 1921 - Representative from Oregon, 1961–62
• Charles K. Fletcher, Stanford University, 1924 - Representative from California, 1947–48
• Wyche Fowler, Davidson College, 1962 - Representative from Georgia, 1977–86
• James G. Fulton, Penn State, 1924 - Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945–72
• Burton L. French, University of Idaho, 1901 - Representative from Idaho, 1903–32
• Charles Goodell, Williams College, 1949 - Representative from New York, 1959–70
• Andrew H. Hamilton, Wabash College, 1855 - Representative from Indiana, 1875–1878
• Rufus Hardy, University of Georgia, 1875 - Representative from Texas, 1907–22
• Joel Hefley, Oklahoma State, 1959 - Representative from Colorado, 1987–2007
• William M. Howard, University of Georgia, 1877 - Representative from Georgia, 1897–1910
• John Jarman, Westminster College, 1936 - Representative from Oklahoma, 1951–76
• Royal C. Johnson, University of South Dakota, 1906 - Representative from South Dakota, 1915–32
• John L. Kennedy, Knox College, 1883 - Representative from Nebraska, 1905–06
• Frank Kratovil, McDaniel College (Formally known as Western Maryland), 1990, Representative from Maryland, 2009-
• Charles M. La Follette, Wabash College, 1920 - Representative from Indiana, 1943–46
• William Lemke, University of North Dakota, 1903 - Representative from North Dakota, 1933–50
• Pete McCloskey, Stanford University, 1951 - Rep. from California. Author of the Endangered Species Act
• Robert C. McEwen, Univ. of Vermont, 1942 - Representative from New York, 1965–80
• Charles F. McLaughlin, University of Nebraska, 1908 - Representative from Nebraska, 1935–42
• Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Gettysburg College, 1908 - Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947–48
• William B. Oliver, University of Alabama, 1887- Representative from Alabama, 1915–36
• Jim Ramstad, University of Minnesota - Representative from Minnesota, 1991–Present
• Paul G. Rogers, University of Florida, 1942 - Representative from Florida, 1955–78
• Max Sandlin, Baylor, 1975 - Representative from Texas, 1997–2004
• Jouette Shouse, University of Missouri, 1899 - Representative from Illinois, 1915–18
• Jim Slattery, Washburn University, 1970 - U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1983–1995
• Willis Sweet, University of Nebraska, 1879 - Representative from Idaho, 1889–94
• Clark W. Thompson, University of Oregon, 1918 - Representative from Texas, 1933–66
• Edwin Keith Thomson, University of Wyoming, 1939 - Representative from Wyoming, 1955–60
• Samuel Tribble, University of Georgia, 1891 - Representative from Georgia, 1911–1916
• Frederick M. Vinson, Centre College, 1909 - Representative from Kentucky, 1924-1928, 1930-1937
• Francis E. Walter, Lafayette College, 1916 - Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933–64

US Senators

• Brockman Adams, University of Washington, 1948 - Former Senator from Washington, Sect. of Treasury, US Congressman
• Harry P. Cain, University of the South, 1929 - Senator from Washington, 1946–52
• Thomas Connally, University of Texas, 1898 - Senator from Texas, 1929–52
• Harry Darby, University of Illinois, 1917 - Senator from Kansas, 1949–50
• Dennis DeConcini, University of Arizona, 1959 - Senator from Arizona, 1977–1994
• Duncan U. Fletcher, Vanderbilt University, 1880 - Senator from Florida, 1909–36
• Wyche Fowler, Davidson College, 1962 - Senator from Georgia, 1987–92
• J. Bennett Johnston, Washington & Lee College, 1954 - Senator from Louisiana, 1972–97
• Sherman Minton - Democratic United States Senator from Indiana
• Eugene D. Millikin, University of Colorado, 1913 - Senator from Colorado, 1941–56
• Sam Nunn, Georgia Tech 1960 - Former Senator from Georgia, Founder of the Nuclear Threat Initiative
• Arthur Raymond Robinson, University of Chicago, 1913 - Senator from Indiana, 1925–34
• Elbert Thomas, University of Utah, 1906 - Senator from Utah, 1933–50
• John Elmer Thomas, DePauw University, 1900 - Senator from Oklahoma, 1927–50
• Thomas R. Underwood, University of Kentucky, 1919 - Former Senator and Congressman from Indiana
• Xenophon P. Wilfley, Washington University, 1899 - Senator from Missouri, 1917–18
• Raymond E. Willis, Wabash College, 1896 - Senator from Indiana, 1941–56

Other

• Jean Baptiste Adoue, University of Texas, 1906 - Former Mayor of Dallas, Texas
• Ralph Haben, University of Florida - Former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
• Nelson T. Harton, University of Washington - Solicitor of the IRS, co-founder of Hogan & Hartson where his clients included Howard Hughes
• Adam Hasner, University of Maryland, 1991 - House Majority Leader, Florida House of Representatives, 2002–present
• John F. Hayes, Washburn University, Majority Leader, Kansas House of Representatives
• Henry F. Mason, Wisconsin, 1881 - Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
• Charles D. McAtee, Washburn University, 1950 - Marine Corps officer, FBI agent, Candidate for Congress and Kansas Attorney General, supervised last executions in Kansas as director of penal institutions, 1965–1969
• Warren W. Shaw, Washburn University, 1931 - Judge, member of Eisenhower’s staff during World War II, Representative in the Kansas House of Representatives, 1954 Republican nominee for Kansas governor
• Shap Smith, University of Vermont, 1987 - Current Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
• Robert Stone, Washburn University, 1889 - Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives (1915)
• Richard Vinroot, University of North Carolina, 1963 - Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, 1991–95
• Kevin White, Williams College, 1952 - Second Longest serving mayor in Boston history

Literature

• Ray Stannard Baker, Michigan State University, 1889 - Biographer, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Louis Bromfield, Columbia University, 1920 - Pulitzer Prize winner for Early Autumn
• Po Bronson, Stanford, 1986 - Writer
• Eugene Field, Knox College, 1872 - Poet, Author of Children's Books
• Don Herold, Indiana University, 1912 - Humorist
• Walter Havighurst, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1923 - Writer and professor
• James Michener, Swarthmore College, 1929 - Pulitzer Prize Winner, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
• Dan Moldea, The University of Akron, 1973 - Author, writer of organized crime and American politics books; http://www.moldea.com
• Reynolds Price, Duke University, 1955 - Writer, essayist
• William Tate, Vanderbilt University, 1922 - Poet, social commentator
• Edward K. Thompson, Univ. of North Dakota, 1927 - Managing Editor of Life popular weekly pictorial magazine
• William Allen White, University of Kansas, 1890 - Editor, writer, Pulitzer Prize winner

Media

• Earle C. Anthony, U.C. Berkeley, 1903 - Pioneer broadcaster. Founder of KFI
• Gary Bender, Wichita State, 1962 - Sports Anchor
• Elmer Davis, Franklin College, 1910 - Director of the War Information Dept. WWII. Peabody Award recipient
• Harry Kalas, University of Iowa, 1959 - Sportscaster
• Robert Kintner, Univ., of Washington, 1944 - President ABC 1950-56
• Byron Price, Wabash College, 1912 - Director of Censorship, WWII. Pulitzer Prize recipient
• Bob Prince, University of Pittsburgh, 1938 - Sportscaster
• Bob Schieffer, Texas Christian Univ., 1959 - CBS News Anchor
• Frank Stanton, BA, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1937 - Former President CBS
• Trey Wingo, Baylor, 1985 - ESPN Anchor

Military

Medal of Honor - Victoria Cross recipients

• John Henry Balch, Northwestern University, 1920 - Medal of Honor Recipient World War I
• John C. Black, Wabash, 1862 - Medal of Honor Recipient Civil War
• William P. Black, Wabash, 1864 - Medal of Honor Recipient Civil War
• Henry V. Boynton, Kentucky Military Institute, 1858 - Medal of Honor Recipient Civil War
• Robert W. Cary, University of Missouri, 1912 - Medal of Honor Recipient, Peace Time. Distinguished Service Cross World War I
• Frederick Funston, University of Kansas, 1890 - Medal of Honor Recipient Philippine-American War
• Robert Hampton Gray, University of British Columbia, 1940 - Victoria Cross Recipient World War II
• Alexander R. Skinker, Washington University, 1905 - Medal of Honor Recipient World War I
• Leon Vance, University of Oklahoma, 1937 - Medal of Honor Recipient World War II

Prominent military personnel

• Jacob Ammen, Indiana University, 1830 - General, Union Army, Civil War
• William Montague Browne, Univ. of Georgia, 1843 - General, Secretary of State, Confederate States of America
• Arthur S. Champeny, Washburn University, - Brigadier general, only person in U.S. history to receive the Distinguished Service Cross in three separate wars
• John K. Davis, University of New Mexico, 1951 - Assistant Commandant, Marine Corps 1983-86
• Thomas J. Eccles, M.I.T., 1981 - Rear Admiral, United States Navy, received second star 2010
• Julian J. Ewell, Duke University, 1936 - United States Army lieutenant general, Commander of Operation Speedy Express, Commander of the 9th U.S. Infantry Division
• Louis R. de Steiguer, Ohio University, 1887 - Admiral, Commander in Chief, Battle Fleet, U.S. Fleet, 1927–1928
• Arthur F. Gorham, Miami University, circa 1932 - (uninitated, transferred to West Point) Lieutenant Colonel, Commander, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment during Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
• Robert L. Ghormley, University of Idaho, 1903 - Commander of all forces during the Guadalcanal campaign in WWII
• Leonard D. Heaton, Denison College, 1923 - US Major General Surgeon General
• Charles Horner, University of Iowa, 1958 - Commander NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command, Commander of Allied Air Force for Desert Storm
• Edgar Jadwin, Lafayette College, 1888 - General, Chief of Engineers 1926–1929
• David E. Jeremiah, University of Oregon, 1955 - Admiral, Acting Chairman Joint Chief of Staffs, October 1993
• Eli Long, Indiana University, 1855 - General, Union Army, Civil War
• Edward P. King, University of Georgia, 1903 - Commanding Officer, Bataan World War II
• John S. McCain, Sr., University of Mississippi, 1905 - Commander of all land-based naval aircraft in the South Pacific, World War II
• Scott O'Grady, University of Washington, 1988 - USAF Captain shot down over Bosnia, rescued 6 days later
• Edwin D. Patrick, Indiana University, 1916 - Commander of the 6th Infantry Div. in WWII
• Bernard W. Rogers, Kansas State University, 1943 - Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO
• Leroy W. Stutz, Washburn University, 1960 - Air Force colonel, spent 2,284 days as a prisoner of war during Vietnam
• Robert Taplett, University of South Dakota, 1940 - Navy Cross Recipient, Korean War

Religion

• Kirkman George Finlay, University of the South, 1900 - First Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
• Clare Purcell, Emory, 1910 - Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
• Ralph W. Sockman, Ohio Wesleyan, 1911 - Evangelist, writer
• David Swing, Miami University, 1852 - Founder, Central Church of Chicago

Sports

• Mike Adamle, Northwestern University, 1971 - Former NFL player
• Terry Baker, Oregon State, 1963 - Heisman Trophy winner
• Ernest Bearg, Washburn University - Head football coach at Washburn University and Nebraska, member of both school's halls of fame
• Jim Bowden, Rollins College, 1983 - Baseball General Manager. Cincinnati Reds. Washington Nationals
• Rich Brooks, Oregon State, 1963- Head Football Coach- University of Kentucky. Former head coach- Oregon and St Louis Rams (NFL)
• Dave Burba, Ohio State University, 1988 - Baseball Player
• Ron Cey, Washington State University, 1970 - Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers Third Baseman
• Gunther Cunningham, University of Oregon, 1968 - Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator (former Head Coach)
• Alvin Dark, Louisiana State, 1945 - Baseball Player, Rookie of the Year, 1948
• Dwight F. Davis, Washington University - St. Louis, 1899 - Tennis player, namesake of the Davis Cup
• Morgan Ensberg, Univ. of Southern Cal., 1998 - Baseball player
• Weeb Ewbank, Miami University (Ohio), 1928 - NFL Coach. Football Hall of Fame
• Scott Fortune, Stanford, 1988 - Olympic Gold Medalist, Volleyball
• Ralph Friedgen, Univ. of Maryland, 1970 - Head Coach, University of Maryland, College Park football
• Lauren Gale, University of Oregon, 1939 - Basketball Hall of Fame
• Lou Gehrig, Columbia University, 1925 - New York Yankees, Baseball Hall of Fame
• Jack Gelineau, McGill University, 1949 - NHL Calder Trophy Winner.
• Jack Ham, Penn State, 1971 - NFL Hall of Fame linebacker
• Tom Harmon, Univ. of Michigan, 1941 - Heisman Trophy winner
• Jack Harbaugh, Bowling Green University, 1961 - College Football coach
• Terry Hoeppner, Franklin College, 1969 - College Football coach
• Hughie Jennings, Cornell University, 1904 - Detroit Tigers, Baseball Hall of Fame
• Wilbur Johns, UCLA, 1925 - UCLA Basketball Coach. UCLA Athletic Director
• William Johnson, University of Kansas, 1933 - Basketball Hall of Fame
• Don Meredith, Southern Methodist, 1960 - Former All Pro NFL player, Dallas Cowboys
• Dick Nolan, University of Maryland, 1955 - Former coach of the San Francisco 49ers
• J.T. O'Sullivan, U.C. Davis, 2002 - U.C. Davis, former San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback
• Jim Otto, University of Miami, 1960 - NFL Hall of Fame center
• Dave Parks, Texas Tech University, 1964 - First overall selection in the 1964 NFL Draft chosen by the San Francisco 49ers
• William Porter Payne, Univ. of Georgia, 1969 - President of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games and Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club
• Ryan Randolph, Colgate University, 1997 - Track & Field Champion
• Grantland Rice, Vanderbilt University, 1901 - Legendary sportswriter
• Detlef Schrempf, Univ. of Washington, 1986 - NBA All-Star
• Ted Schroeder, Stanford 1942. Tennis Player. Wimbledon Champion. US Open Champion.
• Jason Simontacchi, San Jose State University 1994-1996. Major League Baseball pitcher, formerly with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals.
• Steve Tasker, Northwestern University, 1985 - All Pro NFL player
• Mike Timlin, Southwestern University, 1988 - Baseball Player, on four World Series championship teams
• Zach Thomas, Texas Tech University, Miami Dolphins
• Bill Toomey, Univ. of Colorado, 1961 - 1968 Gold Medalist, Decathlon
• Doak Walker, Southern Methodist, 1950 - NFL Hall of Fame halfback, Heisman Trophy Winner
• Wes Welker, Texas Tech, 2004 NFL WR New England Patriots
• Gary Williams, Maryland, 1968 - Head Coach, University of Maryland, College Park basketball

References

• Prominent Alumni of Phi Delta Theta
• Collett, Ritter (1998). In the Bond: Phi Delta Theta at 150. Landfall Press
• Havighurst, Walter E. (1975). From Six at First: A History of Phi Delta Theta 1848-1973. George Banta Company, Inc.

External links

• Prominent Alumni of Phi Delta Theta