Notable Alumni
- Cleveland L. Abbott — long-time educator and coach at Tuskegee University; namesake of Tuskegee's Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium (football stadium)
- Gene Amdahl — architect of the IBM 360 (inventor, physicist and entrepreneur)
- Franklin J. Blaisdell — former U.S. Air Force general
- Stephen Foster Briggs — inventor of the Briggs & Stratton engine
- Colin Cochart - tight end for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals
- Tom Daschle — former Majority Leader of the United States Senate
- Rod Dehaven— 2000 Olympic Marathoner.U.S. Olympic Trials Champion
- William E. DePuy — U.S. Army general and first commander of TRADOC
- Harvey Dunn — American Painter
- David Gilbertson — chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
- Steve Heiden — former tight end for the NFL's Cleveland Browns; formerly of San Diego Chargers
- Steve Hildebrand — Deputy National Campaign Director for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign
- Carole Hillard — former Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
- Richard F. Kneip — former United States Ambassador to Singapore, former Governor of South Dakota
- Jim Langer — former Miami Dolphin and Super Bowl Winner, elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987
- Jerry Lohr — Founder and owner of J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines
- Paul Miller - former halfback for the NFL's Green Bay Packers
- Josh Ranek — running back for the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos; formerly of Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Renegades
- Wayne Rasmussen - former defensive back for the NFL's Detroit Lions
- Pete Retzlaff — former 5 time pro-bowler for the Philadelphia Eagles and President of the NFL Players Association
- Mike Rounds — former Governor of South Dakota
- Vern L. Schramm — professor of biochemistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
- Theodore Schultz — winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize in Economics
- Adam Timmerman — former guard for the NFL's St Louis Rams and Green Bay Packers 2-time Super Bowl winner
- Adam Vinatieri — 4 time super bowl winning kicker for the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts
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