List of William Penn Charter School people
Main article: William Penn Charter School
This List of William Penn Charter School people catalogs notable alumni of William Penn Charter School, a private school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Chris Albright, OPC ’97, current Philadelphia Union and US National Team soccer player[1]
- Rubén Amaro, Jr., OPC '83, baseball manager Philadelphia Phillies, coach Boston Red Sox, player [2]
- Richard Balderston, OPC '69, orthopedic surgeon [3]
- William Barker, OPC '71, best-known interpreter of Thomas Jefferson in Colonial Williamsburg, VA, and on television
- David Berkoff, OPC ’84, Olympic medalist in swimming[4]
- Colonel Raynal Cawthorne Bolling, OPC '96 (1896), the 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[5]
- Bobby Convey, '98 (did not graduate), Toronto FC and US National Soccer Team player[6]
- Charles Gwynne Douglas, III, OPC '60, former Supreme Court Justice from the state of New Hampshire, former US Congressman[7]
- Irénée duPont OPC 1892, DuPont Corporation Director.[8]
- Pierre S. DuPont OPC 1886, industrialist, philanthropist, DuPont Corporation director, one-time Chairman of General Motors.
- J. Presper Eckert, OPC '37, University of Pennsylvania researcher, computer pioneer, co-creator of the world's first electronic computer, ENIAC[9]
- Richard B Fisher, OPC '53, chairman emeritus of Morgan Stanley
- Mark Gubicza, OPC '81, former pitcher for the Kansas City Royals[10]
- Adam F. Goldberg, OPC '94, television and film writer.
- William J. Green IV, OPC '83, former chairman of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission and former Philadelphia City Council member at-large[11]
- Crawford H. Greenewalt, OPC '18, chemist, head of DuPont Corp. '48–'67, developed Nylon fabrics.[12]
- George Hauptfuhrer, OPC '44, third overall selection in the 1948 BAA Draft[13]
- Howard Head, OPC ’32, founder of Head Ski Company & Prince Manufacturing Inc. 1914–1991[14]
- Joseph M. "Joe" Hoeffel, OPC '68, Pennsylvania 13th District Congressman[15]
- John B. Kelly Jr., OPC ’45, brother of Grace Kelly, Olympic medalist and former president of the U.S. Olympic committee
- Rob Kurz, OPC '04, NBA Power Forward[16]
- David Leebron, OPC '73, president of Rice University in Houston, Texas[17]
- Richard Lester, director of The Beatles' films A Hard Day's Night, and Help!
- Colonel Douglas Macgregor PhD., is a retired American senior military officer and author.
- John Robert "Jack" Meyer, OPC '50, former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies[18]
- David Montgomery, OPC '64, President of the Philadelphia Phillies[19]
- David W. Oxtoby, OPC '68, President of Pomona College and Professor of Chemistry[20]
- Endicott Peabody, former Governor of Massachusetts, member of the College Football Hall of Fame (defense for Harvard).[21]
- Robert Picardo, OPC '71, The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager[22]
- Tony Resch, OPC '81, former professional lacrosse player, current coach, and NLL Hall of Fame inductee[23]
- Grover C. Richman, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1951–53) and New Jersey Attorney General (1954–58)[24]
- David Riesman, OPC '26, former Harvard University sociology professor, lawyer, author of sociology classic "The Lonely Crowd"[20]
- Matt Ryan, OPC '03, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons [25]
- Vic Seixas, OPC '41, former professional tennis player, won Wimbledon in 1953 and the US Open in 1954.
- Sean Singletary, OPC '04, University of Virginia and Charlotte Bobcats point guard[26]
- David Sirota, OPC '94, The New York Times Bestselling author, journalist, and political strategist
- J.C. Spink OPC 1990, Manager and Producer, Principal at Benderspink.
- General Frederick F. Woerner, Jr., OPC '51, former Commander-in-Chief, United States Southern Command (1987–89)
- J. David Stern, OPC 1902, Publisher of The Philadelphia Record (1928–47) and other newspapers
References
- ↑ Narducci, Marc (February 14, 2012). "Union sign veteran defender, Penn Charter grad Chris Albright". Philly.com. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Ruben Amaro, Jr. Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ↑ "Dr. Richard Balderston, Orthoedic Surgeon in Philadelphia, PA \accessdate = August 25, 2016".
- ↑ Mulligan, Kevin (August 4, 1987). "Local Hopefuls". Philly.com. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Cadbury, Henry Joel". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ Narducci, Marc (January 25, 2011). "Former Penn Charter and current MLS star Bobby Convey returns home to receive award". Philly.com. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Douglas, Charles Gywnne, III – Biographical Information". Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Irénée du Pont". Dupont.com. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ↑ "J. Presper Eckert 1990 Computer Entrepreneur Award Recipient". IEEE Computer Society. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Mark Gubicza Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ Mezzacappa, Dale (December 2, 2013). "What would Bill Green do as chair of School Reform Commission?". Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Crawford Greenewalt of DuPont Dies". MIT media relations. MIT. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ 1997 Athletic Honor Society Inductees. Penn Charter School. Retrieved on February 5, 2013.
- ↑ Oswald, Alison L. "HOWARD HEAD PAPERS, 1926–1991". http://amhistory.si.edu. Smithsonian. Retrieved July 14, 2013. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "HOEFFEL, Joseph M., (1950 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Rob Kurz Info Page". NBA.com. March 5, 1985. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ↑ Almond, B.J. "Leebron to receive Alumni Award of Merit". Rice News. Rice University. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Jack Meyer Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Front Office". Philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- 1 2 "JAlumni Award of Merit". William Penn Charter School. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ Port, David L., ed. (1995). Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: 1992–1995 Supplement for Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Other Sports. ABC-Clio. pp. 498–499. ISBN 9780313284311. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Robert Picardo's Biography". Robertpicardo.com. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ↑ Zolecki, Todd (March 20, 2003). "Football mentality has served Penn Charter's McDevitt well". Philly.com. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Grover C. Richman, Jr. Attorney General 1954–1958". The State of New Jersey. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
- ↑ "2 Matt Ryan, QBAtlanta Falcons". www.cbssports.com. June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Sean Michael-Eli Singletary". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
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