# List of alumni of Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland)

NOTICE Any entry added without a citation will be deleted on sight. Please cite your entries. Notable alumni of Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio include:

## 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, Rugrats
* Brian K. Vaughan, 1994 – writer of Y: The Last Man and TV series Lost

## Business

* Charles Geschke, 1956 – co-founder of Adobe Systems
* Murlan J. "Jerry" Murphy, 1935 – Murphy's Oil Soap Company
* James E. Rohr, 1966 – CEO of PNC Financial Services

## 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 (USCCB)
* 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 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 district
* 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 and 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 Justice

## 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 Comics
* David Martosko, 1987 – U.S. political editor for The Daily Mail
* Bill Sammon, 1978 – managing editor, Fox News Washington

## Science

* Tom Van Flandern, 1958 – astronomer
* Paul F. McManamon, - known for his work in optics and photonics, as well as sensors, countermeasures, and directed energy

## Sports

* Jacob Bell, 1999 – professional football player in the National Football League (NFL)
* LeCharles Bentley, 1998 – professional football player in the NFL
* 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
* Luke Farrell, 2009 – professional baseball player in Major League Baseball
* Dan Fox, 2009 – professional football player in the NFL
* Jonathan Gannon – Head Coach of Arizona Cardinals
* Anthony Gonzalez, 2003 – American politician and former professional football player in the NFL
* Chris Gizzi – football player and strength coach Green Bay Packers
* 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 NFL
* Brian Hoyer, 2004 – professional football player in the NFL
* 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 NFL
* 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
* John Fanta, 2013 – professional sports broadcaster for the Big East and FOX Sports