List of Gonzaga College High School alumni

The following are notable alumni of Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC.

Notable alumni

Athletes

*Mike Banner, currently plays for the Chicago Fire, previously played for SIU-Edwardsville. (Class of 2002
*Curome Cox, NFL player for the Denver Broncos (Class of 1999)
*Billy Glading, All-American and current midfield for the Washington Bayhawks
*Joey Haynos, NFL player for the Miami Dolphins (Class of 2003)
*Darryl Hill, first African American football player at the Naval Academy and in the Atlantic Coast Conference (Class of 1960)
*Malcolm Johnson, former professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers (Class of 1994)
*Jon Morris, Former NFL player for the New England Patriots (Class of 1960)
*Roman Oben, NFL player for the San Diego Chargers (Class of 1990)
*Arman Shields, NFL player for the Oakland Raiders; drafted in the 4th round of the 2008 draft (Class of 2003)
*John Thompson III, Head Basketball Coach at Georgetown University (Class of 1984)

Business

*Jim Kimsey, Co-founder of America Online, attended but did not graduate

Entertainment

*John Heard, Actor (Class of 1964)
*Stephen Lee, Musician and creator of the podcast LifeTake5
* [http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html The Haunted Boy] whose story was the basis for the book and the film "The Exorcist." (Class of 1954, accordingly to the scrupulously researched account by Prince George's County historian [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/23/AR2006082302080.html Mark Opsasnick] ).
*Johnathan Rice, Musician & Actor (Class of 2001)

Journalism and Publishing

*Pat Conroy, author, attended but did not graduate
*Joseph Ellis, Pulitzer Prize winning Author and Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College (Class of 1961)
*Michael Kelly, former Washington Post columnist, editor of The New Republic, and editor-at-large of The Atlantic Monthly (Class of 1975)
*Lance Morrow, journalist and writer for Time Magazine (Class of 1958)

Military

*John M. Loh, former Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, former commander of Air Combat Command (Class of 1956)
*Captain Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace, USA, POW, Medal of Honor recipient, Pentagon Hall of Heroes inductee, Ranger Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 1955)

Politics

*William Bennett, author, radio host, former Secretary of Education, and first "drug czar" of the United States (Class of 1961)
*Don Beyer, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (Class of 1968)
*Pat Buchanan, Reform Party presidential candidate (2000), author, and syndicated columnist (Class of 1956)
*Lawrence Hogan, Maryland Congressman, (Class of 1946)
*Patrick N. Hogan, former member, Maryland House of Delegates (Class of 1997)
*Martin O'Malley, Former Mayor of Baltimore and current Governor of Maryland (Class of 1981)
*William Nathaniel Roach, U.S. Senator from North Dakota
*Charles L. Schultze, former chairman, United States Council of Economic Advisers, Bronze Star recipient, Purple Heart recipient, World War II (Class of 1942)
*Richard Wallach, mayor of Washington, D.C. during the Civil War (Class of 1823)

cience

*Colonel B. Alvin Drew, USAF, NASA Astronaut (Class of 1980)

Others

*David Herold, hanged for participation in Lincoln assassination.
*Dr. Richard Mudd, grandson of Dr. Samuel Mudd, (Class of 1917)
*Eric O'Neill, former FBI operative who played a key role in the investigation and arrest of spy Robert Hanssen in 2001, and who was portrayed by Ryan Phillippe in the 2007 film Breach) (Class of 1991)