St. Xavier collectively refers to its graduates as the
Long Blue Line, after the school colors and the blue
attire worn at graduation. The school's living graduates number over 18,000, . Many St. Xavier alumni are well-known figures in the Cincinnati area, and many others have gained recognition nationally and abroad as well. The following list includes those who completed the high school program at St. Xavier College, now
Xavier University, between 1869 and 1934:
Arts and literature •
Kevin Allison (1988)comedic actor and writer •
David Bell (1988)suspense author •
Matt Berninger (1989)singer for
The National •
Matthew Betley (1990)author of thriller novels •
Andy Blankenbuehler (1988)Broadway dancer and choreographer •
Christopher Bollen (1994)writer and novelist •
Phil DeGreg (1972)jazz pianist •
John Diehl (1968)actor •
Elliott Earls (1984)graphic designer and performance artist •
Joey Kern (1995)movie actor, most notably in
Cabin Fever (2002),
Grind (2003), and
Super Troopers •
Kevin Kern (1992)
Broadway performer in
Les Misérables and
Wicked •
Keith O'Brien (1991)author and journalist •
Patrick Osborne (1999)Academy Award-winning film animator and director,
Paperman and
Feast •
David Quammen (1966)science writer •
Gustave Reininger (1968)television screenwriter
Business •
John F. Barrett CEO of
Western & Southern Financial Group •
Anson Frericks (2002) president of
Anheuser-Busch Sales & Distribution and cofounder of
Strive Asset Management •
James Michael Lafferty (1981) CEO of
Fine Hygienic Holding and former regional CEO of
Procter & Gamble,
Coca-Cola, and
British American Tobacco •
Charles H. Keating Jr. (1941)lawyer, real estate developer, banker, and financier, convicted of fraud in the 1989
Savings and Loan scandal, after whom the
Keating Five were named •
Vivek Ramaswamy (2003)biopharmaceutical entrepreneur •
Chris Wanstrath (2003)co-founder and former CEO of
GitHub Education •
Roger Kanet (1954)political scientist,
University of Miami •
Philip J. Pauly (1968)
historian of science and professor at
Rutgers University •
Joel M. Podolny (1982)
sociologist and former dean of the
Yale School of Management •
Patrick F. Fischer (1976)
Ohio Supreme Court justice •
Joseph Peter Kinneary (1924)United States federal judge, Southern District of Ohio •
Simon L. Leis Jr. (1952)Hamilton County prosecutor (1971–1983), common pleas judge (1983–1987), and sheriff (1987–2012) •
Robert O. Lukowsky (1945)
Kentucky Supreme Court justice
Medicine •
Francis M. Forster (1930)
neurologist and dean of the
Georgetown University School of Medicine •
Branimir Ivan Sikic (1964)
oncologist and
cancer pharmacologist,
Stanford University School of Medicine Military •
Robert Henry Doolan (1935)Army Air Force navigator and prisoner of war
News media •
James W. Faulkner ()newspaperman and political writer, "Dean of Ohio Correspondents"; founder of and first president of the Ohio Legislative Correspondents Association •
William J. Keating (1945)former publisher of
The Cincinnati Enquirer and chairman of the board for
Gannett Company and the
Associated Press •
Joe Kernen (1974)
CNBC news anchor
Politics •
Jeff Berding (1985)
Cincinnati city councilman (D) •
Tom Brinkman ()
Ohio state representative (
R – 34), 2001–2008 •
Jim Bunning (1949)
U.S. senator (
R–
KY), 1999–2011;
U.S. representative (R–KY), 1987–1999 •
John Cranley (1992)mayor of Cincinnati •
Chip Cravaack (1977)U.S. representative (R–MN), 2011–2013 •
John J. Gilligan (1939)
Ohio governor (
D), 1971–1975; father of
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius •
Greg J. Holbrock ()U.S. representative (D–OH), 1941–1943 •
Eric Kearney (1981)
Ohio state senator (D–9) •
William J. Keating (1945)U.S. House of Representatives (R–OH), 1971–1974 •
Robert Mecklenborg (1970)Ohio state representative (R–30), 2007–2011 •
Vivek Ramaswamy (2003)Republican presidential candidate
Religion • Rev.
Francis Xavier Lasance ()devotional writer • Most Rev.
Henry K. Moeller ()
archbishop of Cincinnati • Most Rev.
Anthony John King Mussio (1920)
bishop of Steubenville, Ohio • Most Rev.
Henry Richter ()
bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Sports Baseball •
Bob Arnzen (1965)professional baseball player •
Neal Brady ()
pitcher for the
New York Yankees and
Cincinnati Reds •
Jim Bunning (1949)
Hall of Fame professional baseball player •
Chris Sexton (1989)professional baseball player,
Cincinnati Reds •
Bill Sweeney (1904)professional baseball player,
Boston Doves •
Chris Welsh (1973)broadcaster and former professional baseball player
Basketball •
Bob Arnzen (1965)professional basketball player •
Chris Mack (1988)head
men's basketball coach,
College of Charleston •
Mike Mathisprofessional basketball referee •
Charles Wolf (1944)former professional basketball coach •
Bryson Albright (2012)professional football linebacker,
Cincinnati Bengals •
Dana Bible (1972)football coach,
NC State Wolfpack •
Rocky Boiman (1998)broadcast college football analyst, former professional football player and
Super Bowl XLI champion,
Tennessee Titans •
Sean Clifford (2017)quarterback for the
Cincinnati Bengals •
Sean Duggan (2011)professional football coach and defensive assistant,
Green Bay Packers •
Greg Frey (1986)professional football player •
Clint Haslerig (1970)professional football player •
Justin Hilliard (2015)professional football linebacker •
Melvin Johnson (1990)professional football player,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and
Kansas City Chiefs •
Max Klare (2022)college football player,
Ohio State Buckeyes •
Luke Kuechly (2009)former professional football linebacker,
Carolina Panthers •
Lemar Marshall (1995)professional football player,
Cincinnati Bengals •
Art Mergenthal (1939)professional football player and
1945 NFL champion,
Cleveland Rams •
Tom O'Brien (1966)head football coach,
NC State Wolfpack •
Hal Pennington (1930)general manager and head coach,
Cincinnati Bengals (second AFL) •
Dominic Randolph (2005)
Arena Football League quarterback •
George Ratterman (1944)professional football player
Golf •
Jim Herman (1996)professional golfer
Rowing •
Pat Todd (1998)semifinalist in the
men's lightweight coxless four rowing event at the
2004 Summer Olympics and
the same event at the
2008 Summer Olympics Soccer • Jeff Berding (1985)president of
FC Cincinnati •
Joe Hudepohl (1992)gold medalist at the
1992 and
1996 Olympic Games; swimming world record holder
Volleyball •
Steven Kehoe (2006)professional volleyball player ==Recipients of honorary diplomas==