# List of William Penn Charter School people

This List of William Penn Charter School people catalogs notable alumni of William Penn Charter School, a private school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
* David Montgomery, OPC '64, President of the Philadelphia Phillies
* Matt Ryan, OPC '03, former quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons & Indianapolis Colts
* Pierre S. du Pont OPC 1886, industrialist, philanthropist, DuPont Corporation director, one-time Chairman of General Motors.
* Richard B Fisher, OPC '53, chairman emeritus of Morgan Stanley
* Chris Albright, OPC ’97, professional soccer player
* Rubén Amaro, Jr., OPC '83, baseball player, former general manager Philadelphia Phillies, and coach Boston Red Sox and New York Mets
* Mark Gubicza, OPC '81, former professional baseball pitcher, current color commentator for Los Angeles Angels
* Michael Siani, OPC '18, professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals. 2018 Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year
* Steven Balbus, OPC '71, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, University of Oxford
* David Berkoff, OPC ’84, Olympic medalist in swimming
* Raynal Bolling, OPC '96 (1896), first high-ranking U.S. officer to be killed in combat in World War I
* Henry Joel Cadbury, OPC '99 (1899), Quaker scholar, teacher, Harvard Divinity chair 1934–54
* Bobby Convey, '98 (did not graduate), professional soccer player
* Charles Gwynne Douglas, III, OPC '60, former Supreme Court Justice from the state of New Hampshire, former US Congressman
* J. Presper Eckert, OPC '37, University of Pennsylvania researcher, computer pioneer, co-creator of the world's first electronic computer, ENIAC
* Adam F. Goldberg, OPC '94, television and film writer, created The Goldbergs and Schooled, both of which take place partially or fully at William Penn Academy, which is a fictionalized version of William Penn Charter School.
* Donald Barnhouse, OPC '39, American Christian preacher, pastor, radio pioneer
* Bill Green IV, OPC '83, former chairman of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission and former Philadelphia City Council member at-large
* Crawford Greenewalt, OPC '18, chemist, head of DuPont Corp. '48–'67, developed Nylon fabrics.
* John Grotzinger, OPC '75, geologist, professor Co-investigator on the Mars 2020 Rover.
* William F. N. Gullan, OPC '92, Notable Man of Leisure and World Champion Platform Tennis Player
* George Hauptfuhrer, OPC '44, third overall selection in the 1948 BAA Draft
* Howard Head, OPC ’32, founder of Head Ski Company & Prince Manufacturing Inc. 1914–1991
* Joseph M. Hoeffel, OPC '68, Pennsylvania 13th District Congressman
* John B. Kelly Jr., OPC ’45, Olympic medalist and former president of the U.S. Olympic committee, brother of Grace Kelly
* Leicester Bodine Holland, architect and archaeologist
* John Kalinger, OPC '92, Tony Award Winning Choreographer
* Kenny Koplove, OPC '12, professional baseball player. 2012 Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year
* Sammy Siani, OPC '19, professional baseball player. Drafted 37th overall in 2019 MLB Draft by Pittsburgh Pirates
* Brendan Cellucci, OPC '17, professional baseball player
* Joey Lancellotti, OPC '17, professional baseball player
* Andrew Amaro, OPC '11, professional baseball player. Current MLB Scout for Cincinnati Reds
* Rob Kurz, OPC '04, NBA player
* Sean Singletary, OPC '04, professional basketball player
* David Leebron, OPC '73, president of Rice University in Houston, Texas
* Richard Lester, director of the Beatles' films A Hard Day's Night and Help!
* Douglas Macgregor PhD., American senior military officer and author.
* Mike McGlinchey (offensive lineman), OPC '13, offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos
* Jack Meyer, OPC '50, former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
* James Lampe, OPC '64, former professional baseball player
* David W. Oxtoby, OPC '68, President of Pomona College and professor of chemistry
* Endicott Peabody, former Governor of Massachusetts, member of the College Football Hall of Fame (defense for Harvard).
* Robert Picardo, OPC '71, The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager
* William T. Read, lawyer, President of the New Jersey Senate, Treasurer of New Jersey
* Tony Resch, OPC '81, former professional lacrosse player, current coach, and NLL Hall of Fame inductee
* Grover C. Richman, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1951–53) and New Jersey Attorney General (1954–58)
* David Riesman, OPC '26, former Harvard University sociology professor, lawyer, author of sociology classic "The Lonely Crowd"
* Vic Seixas, OPC '41, former professional tennis player, won Wimbledon in 1953 and the US Open in 1954.
* David Sirota, OPC '94, author, journalist, and political strategist
* J.C. Spink OPC 1990, Manager and Producer, Principal at Benderspink.
* J. David Stern, OPC 1902, Publisher of The Philadelphia Record (1928–47) and other newspapers
* Frederick F. Woerner, Jr., OPC '51, former Commander-in-Chief, United States Southern Command (1987–89)
* Jesse Watters (did not graduate), Watters World, Fox News
* Daryl Worley, OPC '13, professional football player
* Bruce Berlinger OPC '67, TV News Anchor (WGME-TV CBS)