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.
- Chris Albright, OPC ’97, professional soccer player[1]
- Rubén Amaro, Jr., OPC '83, baseball player, general manager Philadelphia Phillies, and coach Boston Red Sox and New York Mets[2]
- Steven Balbus, OPC '71, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, University of Oxford[3]
- Donald Barnhouse, OPC '39, American Christian preacher, pastor, radio pioneer
- David Berkoff, OPC ’84, Olympic medalist in swimming[4]
- Raynal Bolling, OPC '96 (1896), first high-ranking U.S. officer to be killed in combat in World War I[5][6]
- Henry Joel Cadbury, OPC '99 (1899), Quaker scholar, teacher, Harvard Divinity chair 1934–54[7]
- Bobby Convey, '98 (did not graduate), professional soccer player[8]
- Charles Gwynne Douglas, III, OPC '60, former Supreme Court Justice from the state of New Hampshire, former US Congressman[9]
- Pierre S. du Pont 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[10]
- Richard B Fisher, OPC '53, chairman emeritus of Morgan Stanley
- Mark Gubicza, OPC '81, former professional baseball pitcher[11]
- 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.
- Bill Green IV, OPC '83, former chairman of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission and former Philadelphia City Council member at-large[12]
- Crawford Greenewalt, OPC '18, chemist, head of DuPont Corp. '48–'67, developed Nylon fabrics.[13]
- John Grotzinger, OPC '75,[14] geologist, professor[15] Co-investigator on the Mars 2020 Rover.[16]
- 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[17]
- Howard Head, OPC ’32, founder of Head Ski Company & Prince Manufacturing Inc. 1914–1991[18]
- Joseph M. Hoeffel, OPC '68, Pennsylvania 13th District Congressman[19]
- 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 pitcher
- Rob Kurz, OPC '04, NBA player[20]
- David Leebron, OPC '73, president of Rice University in Houston, Texas[21]
- Richard Lester, director
- Douglas Macgregor PhD., American senior military officer and author.
- Mike McGlinchey (offensive lineman), OPC '13, offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos[22]
- Jack Meyer, OPC '50, former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies[23]
- David Montgomery, OPC '64, President of the Philadelphia Phillies[24]
- David W. Oxtoby, OPC '68, President of Pomona College and professor of chemistry[25]
- Endicott Peabody, former Governor of Massachusetts, member of the College Football Hall of Fame (defense for Harvard).[26]
- Robert Picardo, OPC '71, The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager[27]
- 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[28]
- Grover C. Richman, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1951–53) and New Jersey Attorney General (1954–58)[29]
- David Riesman, OPC '26, former Harvard University sociology professor, lawyer, author of sociology classic "The Lonely Crowd"[25]
- Matt Ryan, OPC '03, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons[30]
- Vic Seixas, OPC '41, former professional tennis player, won Wimbledon in 1953 and the US Open in 1954.
- Mike Siani, OPC '18, professional baseball player
- Sean Singletary, OPC '04, professional basketball player[31]
- 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)