Xavier University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Xavier has a number of notable alumni, including:

• John Boehner, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives for the 112th Congress and 113th Congress, former U.S. House Of Representatives Minority Leader and former Majority Leader.
• J. Kenneth Blackwell, former Ohio Secretary of State, 2006 GOP Ohio gubernatorial candidate
• David West, power forward for the Indiana Pacers. 2003 United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Year and two-time NBA All-Star
• Jim Bunning, former U.S. Senator from Kentucky, member of Baseball Hall of Fame. Threw baseball's seventh perfect game as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1964
• Phil H. Bucklew, Naval Officer and professional football player. Widely credited as the "Father of Naval Special Warfare"
• Derrick Brown, small forward for the New York Knicks
• Russell Findlay, first Chief Marketing Officer, Major League Soccer
• Thomas J. Fogarty, surgeon and inventor of the balloon embolectomy catheter
• Donald C. Nugent, United States federal judge
• Charles Geschke, President, and co-founder of Adobe Systems.
• Robert Romanus, actor best known for a role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High
• James Posey, forward for the New Orleans Hornets, two-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics.
• Alfred James Lechner, Jr., United States federal judge
• Garry Wills, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
• Dennis E. Eckart, former Congressman
• Danny Abramowicz, NFL wide receiver
• Edward J. Gardner, former Congressman
• Greg J. Holbrock, former Congressman
• Dr. Michael Modic, MD, Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute
• Bill Cunningham, Radio talk show host for Cincinnati's 700 WLW

• Patricia L. Herbold, United States Ambassador to Singapore
• John A. Cade, former Maryland State Senator
• Lionel Chalmers, American professional basketball player
• Donald D. Clancy, former Congressman
• Brian Grant, Retired NBA forward Los Angeles Lakers
• Richard Hague, American poet
• Howard V. Hendrix, Science fiction author
• Michael Hawkins, NBA athlete
• Robert Huebner, virologist
• John Logsdon, Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University
• Ken Lucas, former U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• Tom Luken, Ohio politician
• Rhine McLin, Mayor of Dayton
• Jack Miles, Pulitzer prize winner
• David Nordyke, educator
• Daniel Edward Pilarczyk, archbishop
• Chris Seelbach (politician), current Cincinnati City Council member
• Derek Strong, NBA athlete
• Francis Wade, philosopher
• Richard Romanus, actor best known for recurring role in The Sopranos
• Tyrone Hill, Retired NBA All Star forward, Played 14 seasons with 5 teams.

• Michael Hurst, Philosopher, Most famous for going through the fire commonly known as East Cleveland, bffs with Evan Mungall