This is a list of notable alumni of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Arts and entertainment Brian P. Cleary, 1978 – best-selling author of humorous books for grade-school children; over 2 million books in print Mark Hentemann, 1987 – screenwriter, former showrunner, and long-time executive producer of the animated series Family Guy Dave Hill, 1987 – comedian, radio host, writer, musician and actor Robert Litz, 1968 – playwright, director, critic, senior resident playwright at Elephant Theatre Company in Hollywood, CA Greg Murray, 2000 – photographer Glenn O'Brien, 1965 – writer, GQ columnist, editor of Interview magazine, host of TV Party Rory O'Malley, 1999 – Broadway actor, Book of Mormon, Hamilton Jack Riley, 1953– comedian, actor, The Bob Newhart Show, Spaceballs, RugratsProfile on What A Character! website Brian K. Vaughan, 1994 – writer of Y: The Last Man and TV series LostDawidziak, Mark (January 19, 2009). "'Lost' writer Brian K. Vaughan is a Cleveland native". Cleveland.com.
Business Charles Geschke, 1956 – co-founder of Adobe SystemsEddie Dwyer "Know Your School: St. Ignatius Wildcats" , "Cleveland Plain Dealer", December 14, 2006Acknowledgement of Distinguished Alumnus Award on St. Ignatius website Murlan J. "Jerry" Murphy, 1935 – Murphy's Oil Soap CompanyGrant Segall Jerry Murphy 90 once led Murphy Oil Soap company , Cleveland Plain Dealer, Tuesday, April 21, 2009 James E. Rohr, 1966 – CEO of PNC Financial ServicesAcknowledgement of Awards to Alumni on Ignatius website
Education James Danko, 1971 – president of Butler University Robert Rudolph Ivany – retired major general in the United States Army, and the eighth president of the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX
Episcopacy Floyd Lawrence Begin, 1920 – first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland Timothy Broglio, 1970 – archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops William Michael Cosgrove, 1934 – former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville, Illinois James Anthony Griffin, 1952 – bishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus John Raphael Hagan, 1912 – former auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and titular bishop of Limata Joseph Patrick Hurley (Archbishop), 1915 – 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 – former bishop of the Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Church of Pittsburgh Charles Hubert Le Blond (C. Herbert), 1903 – former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Joseph and namesake of Bishop LeBlond High SchoolBishop LeBlond High School James A. McFadden, 1895 – first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown Patrick Thomas O'Reilly, 1920 – first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts Alexander James Quinn (A. James Quinn), 1950 – former auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and Titular Bishop of Socia David Walkowiak, 1971 – bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Politics and government Richard F. Abel, 1951 – retired brigadier general of the United States Air Force William M. Brodhead, 1959 – United States congressman from Michigan, 1974–1982 Thomas P. Carney, 1959 – retired lieutenant general of the United States Army Joe Cimperman, 1988 – former 7-term Cleveland City Council member and president of Global Cleveland Michael P. Donnelly – Ohio Supreme Court justice Michael A. Feighan – former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1943–1971) Anthony Gonzalez, 2003 – former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Ohio's 16th congressional districtPlayer Profile at Ohio State Athletics site Ted Lieu, 1987 – Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing California's 33rd congressional district since 2015 Martin J. Sweeney, 1981 – former president of Cleveland City Council Robert E. Sweeney – former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1967)
Law and order Frank D. Celebrezze I – judge; replaced Eliot Ness as Cleveland's safety director David Ferrie, 1935 – purportedly involved in John F. Kennedy's assassination Danny Greene – expelled from St. Ignatius, president of Longshoremen's Association, Local 1317, gangster, and racketeer Francis E. Sweeney Sr., 1952 – retired Ohio Supreme Court justiceAcknowledgment of Athletic Hall of Fame award from St. Ignatius High School
Journalism
Robert Sam Anson, 1963 – a master of the long-form magazine story, he penned six non-fiction books and scores of articles for Esquire, Life, Time, The Atlantic, and Vanity Fair Jerome Corsi, 1964 – outspoken prolific conservative author; holds a PhD in political science from Harvard University Nick Lowe – vice president of content, digital publishing and executive editor at Marvel ComicsArrant, Chris. "Marvel Interns Turned Pros: Tom Brevoort, Nick Lowe, David Gallaher and others talk about how their Marvel internships helped them break into comics", Marvel Comics, January 19, 2011 David Martosko, 1987 – U.S. political editor for The Daily Mail Bill Sammon, 1978 – managing editor, Fox News Washington
Science Paul F. McManamon – known for his work in optics and photonics, as well as sensors, countermeasures, and directed energy Tom Van Flandern, 1958 – astronomer
Sports Jacob Bell, 1999 – professional football player in the National Football League (NFL)Player Profile on Tennessee Titans website LeCharles Bentley, 1998 – professional football player in the NFLCleveland Browns profile Mike Buddie – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball Michael J. Cleary, 1952 – executive director of National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Jack Corrigan, 1970 – TV and radio announcer Derek Dietrich, 2007 – professional baseball player in MLB Pickles Dillhoefer, 1910 – former professional baseball player in MLB Larry Dolan, 1951 – owner, Cleveland Guardians Brian Dowling, 1965 – professional football player in the NFL (inspiration for the character B.D. in the Doonesbury comic strip) Ed Ecker, 1940 – former professional football player for the NFL Liam Eichenberg, 2016 – professional football player for the Miami Dolphins Tommy Eichenberg, 2019 – college football linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes John Fanta, 2013 – college basketball broadcaster Luke Farrell, 2009 – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball Dan Fox, 2009 – professional football player in the NFL Jonathan Gannon – Defensive Coordinator of Green Bay Packers Chris Gizzi – football player and strength coach, Green Bay Packers Anthony Gonzalez, 2003 – politician and former professional football player in the NFLPlayer Profile at Ohio State Athletics site Drew Haddad, 1996 – professional football player in the NFL and NFL Europe Mike Hegan, 1960 – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball; TV and radio announcer for the Cleveland Indians Chris Hovan, 1996 – professional football player in the NFLPlayer Profile on Team Site Brian Hoyer, 2004 – professional football player in the NFL Aidan Hubbard, 2021 – professional football player for the Seattle Seahawks Steve Huntz – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball Dre'Mont Jones, 2014 – professional football player for the Seattle Seahawks Joe Kantor, 1961 – former professional football player for the Washington Redskins Matt Kata, 1996 – professional baseball player in MLB Anthony Kelly, 1999 – professional lacrosse player in Major League Lacrosse Darian Kinnard, 2018 – professional NFL offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs Chuck Kyle, 1968 – coached St. Ignatius' football team to a record 11 Division I State Titles: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2008, and 2011. Kyle also coached the Wildcats to National Championships in 1989, 1993, 1995, and 2008. Oliver Luck, 1978 – professional football player in the NFL; administrator in NFL Europe; athletic director, West Virginia University Timothy Mack, 1990 – 2004 Olympics gold medalist (pole vault) Nick Margevicius, 2014 – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball Shonn Miller, 2011 – professional basketball player Justin Morrow, 2006 – professional soccer player in Major League Soccer Scott Mutryn – professional football player in the NFL and NFL Europe Dan O'Leary, 1996 – former professional football player for the NFL Dave Ragone, 1998 – professional football player in NFL Europe; professional football coach in the NFLPlayer Profile on NFL.com Barry Rice, 2006 – professional soccer player in Major League Soccer Garry Roggenburk – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball Jake Ryan, 2010 – professional football player in the NFL Mike Wilhelm, 1985 – former assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls and current advance scout
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