Notable Alumni
- LJ Fort, Cleveland Browns Line Backer
- C. Edward McVaney, Co-founder and former CEO of the JD Edwards Corporation, a pioneering Enterprise Resource Planning company purchased by PeopleSoft in 2002.
- John R. Dinger, former U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia (2000–2003)
- Bess Streeter Aldrich, novelist
- Terry Allen, Missouri State head football coach
- Eddie Berlin, former NFL player
- Michael Boyd, painter
- Bruce Charlesworth, filmmaker and photographer
- Joe Fuller, former NFL player
- Mike Furrey, NFL player
- Charles Grassley, current U.S. Senator
- Gil Gutknecht, former U.S. Congressman
- Robert John Hibbs, Medal of Honor recipient, 1966, Vietnam war.
- John Hall, Founder and President of Goose Island Beer Company, Chicago, IL
- Ryan Hannam, former NFL player
- Roger Jepsen, former U.S. Senator
- Bonnie Koloc, vocalist, recording artist
- Pamela Levy, American-Israeli artist
- Jason Lewis, nationally syndicated talk host
- Greg McDermott, currently Creighton University head men's basketball coach
- Brad Meester, former NFL player
- Abinadi Meza, performance artist
- Brian Mitchell, Arena Football drop kick record holder.
- Nick Nurse, basketball coach
- Bryce Paup, 1995 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 4-time Pro Bowler
- Tom Pettit, television news correspondent for NBC
- Chris Pirillo, former host of TechTV's "Call for Help" show, founder of Lockergnome
- Steve Proffitt, senior producer, National Public Radio
- Dorothy Jean Ray, anthropologist
- William P. Robinson, President of Whitworth University
- Dean Schwarz, ceramic artist
- Warren Allen Smith, writer
- Mary Ellen Solt, poet
- Phyllis Somerville film, theatre and television actress
- Mark Steines, co-host of Entertainment Tonight
- Bill Stewart, jazz musician
- Tyree Talton, former NFL player
- Krista Voda, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series announcer
- Kurt Warner, two-time NFL MVP, MVP of Super Bowl XXXIV
- Joey Woody, national champion U.S. hurdler
- Will Wilkinson, political writer and policy analyst
- Paul Emerick, professional rugby player and three-time Rugby World Cup veteran
- Jim "Milboy" Miller, Coaching Legend (Wrestling), and Hall of Fame inductee, and 2 Time National Champion.
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