List of Omega Psi Phi brothers

This is a list of famous members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated (ΩΨΦ) which was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University.

Notable members

Arts

FratMember
name=Count Basie
chapter=Xi Phi (Honorary)
nota=Famous American Jazz Bandleader
ref= [cite book|title=Omega Men of Distinction Book 6th printing] FratMember
name=Haile Kiros Nicholson (The Guilt)
chapter= MIGHTY Phi Psi, Langston Univ of Oklahoma
nota= Poet, scholar, Internationally Out, and inventor
ref=Spring 95 FratMember
name=Sterling Brown
chapter=
nota= Poet, author, writer, and professor emeritus at Howard University
ref= FratMember
name=Roland Hayes
chapter= Alpha (Honorary)
nota=Internationally known tenor and orator.
ref=Omega Men of Distinction 6th edition. FratMember
name=Langston Hughes
chapter= Beta
nota= Poet
ref=FratMember
name=Benjamin Mays
chapter= Gamma
nota= Presidential advisor, author, mentor to MLK
ref= Omega Men of Distinction 6th edition. FratMember
name=Max Roach
chapter= Grand Chapter "Special Intake"
nota=Internationally known jazz drummer and improvisationalist.
ref=Omegas in the Decades.FratMember
name=Tommy Stewart
chapter=Gamma Sigma
nota=Jazz Musician, Producer
ref=

Business

FratMember
name=Tony Grant
chapter=
nota= Present of Professional African American Banking Group - Bank of America
ref=FratMember
name=Earl Graves
chapter= Pi
nota= Founder Black Enterprise Magazine
ref=FratMember
name=Edward Lewis
chapter=
nota= Chairman and CEO of Essence Communications
ref=

Engineering

FratMember
name=Sergio Swain
chapter= Rho Psi
nota= Professional Civil Engineer
ref=

College Presidents

FratMember
name=David Beckley
chapter= Psi
nota=Rust College
ref=FratMember
name=Billy Black
chapter=
nota=Albany State College
ref=FratMember
name= Horace A. Judson
chapter=
nota=Grambling State University
ref=FratMember
name=Jesse L. Burns
chapter=
nota=Edward Waters College
ref=FratMember
name=Samuel D. Cook
chapter=Psi
nota=Dillard University
ref=FratMember
name=Lawrence A. Davis
chapter= Tau Sigma
nota=University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
ref=FratMember
name=William E. Gardner, Jr.
chapter=
nota=former president of Savannah State College (1989 - 1991)
ref=FratMember
name=William Harris
chapter=
nota=Alabama State University
ref=FratMember
name=James A. Hefner
chapter= Rho Psi
nota=Tennessee State University
ref=FratMember
name=Ernest A. Boykins, Jr.
chapter=
nota=former President of Mississippi Valley State University (1971-1981)
ref= FratMember
name=William R. Harvey
chapter=
nota=Hampton University
ref= FratMember
name=Roy D. Hudson
chapter=
nota=Livingstone College
ref=FratMember
name=Andrew H. Hugine Jr.
chapter= Xi Psi
nota=former president of South Carolina State University(2003-2007)
ref=FratMember
name=Samuel D. Jolley, Jr.
chapter= Alpha Sigma
nota=Morris Brown College
ref=FratMember
name=James E. Lyons
chapter= Upsilon Epsilon
nota=Jackson State University
ref=FratMember
name=Walter E. Massey
chapter= Psi
nota=Ninth president of Morehouse College
ref=FratMember
name=Benjamin Mays
chapter= Gamma
nota=Sixth president of Morehouse College
ref=FratMember
name=Eddie N. Moore
chapter= Nu Psi
nota= Virginia State University
ref= FratMember
name=Ivory V. Nelson
chapter=
nota=Central Washington University
ref=FratMember
name=Nathaniel Pollard, Jr.
chapter=
nota=Bowie State University
ref=FratMember
name=Oscar Prater
chapter=
nota=Fort Valley State College
ref=FratMember
name=Luns Richardson
chapter= Alpha Sigma
nota=Morris College
ref=FratMember
name=David Satcher
chapter= Psi
nota=Meharry Medical College
ref= FratMember
name=Robert L. Satcher
chapter=
nota=Saint Paul's College
ref=FratMember
name=Albert Sloan
chapter=
nota=Miles College
ref=FratMember
name=Billy C. Hawkins
chapter=
nota=Texas College
ref=FratMember
name=Billy C. Hawkins
chapter=
nota=Talledega College
ref=FratMember
name=William W. Sutton
chapter=Theta Sigma
nota=Mississippi Valley State University
ref=FratMember
name=H. Patrick Swygert
chapter= Alpha
nota=Howard University
ref=FratMember
name=Henry N. Tisdale
chapter= Lambda Sigma
nota=Claflin University
ref=

Entertainment

FratMember
name=Thomas Jefferson Byrd
chapter=
nota=
ref=FratMember
name=Bill Cosby
chapter=
nota=Comedian, actor and author
ref=cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/org/517/000041394/ |title=Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Members |publisher=nndb.com |accessdate=2008-03-07] FratMember
name=Steve Harvey
chapter= Tau Tau
nota=Comedian and radio host
ref=FratMember
name=Terrence J
chapter=Mu Psi
nota=Comedian
ref=FratMember
name=Tom Joyner
chapter=Lambda Epsilon
nota=radio host
ref=FratMember
name=Wanya Morris
chapter=Tau Tau- |nota= member of R&B group Boyz II Men
ref=FratMember
name=Rickey Smiley
chapter=Psi Rho
nota=Comedian
ref=FratMember
name=Lexington Steele
chapter=Kappa
nota=Adult Movie Star
ref= FratMember
name=Joe Torry
chapter=Eta Sigma
nota=Comedian
ref=

Military

FratMember
name=Charles F. Bolden, Jr.
chapter=Gamma Nu (1983)
nota=
ref=FratMember
name=Fred Gregory
chapter=
nota=
ref=FratMember
name=Ronald McNair
chapter= Mu Psi
nota=Astronaut
ref=FratMember
name=Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr.
chapter=
nota=First African-American astronaut
ref=FratMember
name=Roscoe Robinson
chapter=
nota=First Black Four Star General - U.S. Army
ref=FratMember
name=Togo West
chapter=
nota=Secretary of the Army
ref=FratMember
name=Matthew Zimmerman
chapter=
nota=First African American Chief of Chaplins - U.S. Army
ref=

Politics

FratMember
name=Clifford Alexander, Jr.
chapter=
nota=First African American Secretary of the Army
ref=FratMember
name=William H. Hastie
chapter= Mu Omega
nota=First Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
ref=FratMember
name=Benjamin Hooks
chapter=Chi Psi
nota=Executive Director of NAACP,Civil Rights Activist, Minister
ref=FratMember
name=Jesse Jackson, Jr.
chapter=Mu Psi
nota=Representative from Illinois
ref=FratMember
name=Jesse Jackson
chapter=Pi Psi
nota=civil rights activist and politician
ref=FratMember
name=Hank Johnson
chapter=
nota=Representative from Georgia
ref= FratMember
name=Vernon Jordan
chapter= Zeta Phi
nota=
ref= FratMember
name=Khalid Abdul Muhammad
chapter= Theta Sigma
nota=National Representative for the Nation of Islam & National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party
ref=FratMember
name=David Satcher
chapter= Psi
nota=Surgeon General of the United States
ref=FratMember
name=Walter Washington
chapter=Alpha
nota= First Home-Rule Mayor of the District of Columbia
ref=FratMember
name=George Weaver
chapter=
nota=Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs
ref=cite web |url=http://www.reuther.wayne.edu/collections/hefa_1295.htm |title=George L-P. Weaver Collection |publisher=Reuther Web Holdings |accessdate=2008-02-09] FratMember
name=Robert C. Weaver
chapter= Kappa Omicron
nota=first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
ref=FratMember
name=Lawrence Douglas Wilder
chapter=Zeta
nota=Governor of Virginia
ref=FratMember
name=Roy Wilkins
chapter=Xi
nota= President NAACP
ref=FratMember
name=John P. Davis
chapter=
nota= Lawyer, Publisher, Civil Rights Activist
ref=

cience

FratMember
name=Charles Bolden
chapter=
nota=
ref=FratMember
name=Percy L. Julian
chapter=
nota=
ref=FratMember
name=Charles R. Drew
chapter= Alpha Psi
nota=
ref=FratMember
name=Ernest Everett Just
chapter=Alpha
nota= Founder
ref=

ports

FratMember
name=
chapter=Beta Eta
nota= Professional Football Player Chicago Bears Defensive End
ref=FratMember
name=
chapter=Eta Pi
nota= Professional Football Player New York Giants Running Back
ref=FratMember
name=Vince Carter
chapter= Omicron Omicron
nota=professional basketball player
ref=FratMember
name=Tony Delk
chapter=
nota=professional basketball player
ref=FratMember
name=Mark Duper
chapter=Theta Delta
nota=former professional football player
ref=FratMember
name=Clarence Gaines
chapter=Pi
nota=coached most basketball games in college history
ref= FratMember
name=Ken Hamlin
chapter=Gamma Eta
nota=professional football player
ref= FratMember
name=De Hart Hubbart
chapter=
nota=First African American representative of US in Olympics (1924)
ref= FratMember
name=Ed "Too Tall" Jones
chapter=Rho Psi
nota=former professional football player
ref=FratMember
name=Keith Jackson
chapter=Pi Delta
nota=for professional football player
ref=FratMember
name=Michael Jordan
chapter = Omicron Alpha
nota=former professional Basketball player
ref= [imdb name|0003044|Michael Jordan] FratMember
name=David Justice
chapter=
nota=former MLB player
ref=FratMember
name=Vonta Leach
chapter= Upsilon Zeta
nota=professional football player Houston Texans
ref= [cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/photos?photoId=1754470&gameId=271213034|title=ESPN.com|accessdate=2008-01-20] FratMember
name=Robert Mathis
chapter= Nu Epsilon
nota=Indianapolis Colts defensive end
ref=FratMember
name=Cedric Maxwell
chapter=
nota=former professional basketball player
ref=FratMember
name=Alonzo Mourning
chapter=
nota=professional basketball player
ref=FratMember
name=Steve McNair
chapter=Eta
nota=professional football player
ref=FratMember
name=Shaquille O'Neal
chapter= Grand Chapter
(Special Intake)
nota=professional basketball player
ref=FratMember
name=
chapter=
nota=professional football player
ref=FratMember
name=John Salley
chapter=Nu Omega
nota=former professional basketball player; television host
ref=FratMember
name=Bo Scott
chapter= Iota Psi
nota=professional football player
ref=cite web|url=http://ques.org.ohio-state.edu/Ques%20in%20the%20News.htm|title=Ohio State Ques|accessdate=2008-01-20] FratMember
name=Matt Snell
chapter= Iota Psi
nota=professional football player and 1964 AFL Rookie of the Year
ref=FratMember
name=Terrance Trammell
chapter=Zeta Zeta
nota=Olympic Silver medalist Hurdles
ref=FratMember
name=Mo Vaughn
chapter= Kappa Eta
nota=former professional baseball player
ref= [cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=The Making of Mo Vaughn |origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url=http://webpages.charter.net/joekuras/nomomo.htm|format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= |date= |year= |month= |publisher= |location= |language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= ] FratMember
name=Charlie Ward
chapter=
nota=former professional basketball player
ref=FratMember
name=Corliss Williamson
chapter=Gamma Eta
nota=professional basketball player
ref=FratMember
name=George Wilson
chapter=Gamma Eta
nota=former professional football player
ref=

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