List of Phi Delta Theta members

This is a list of prominent alumni of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Names are listed followed by the school attended and their graduation year.

Academia

Liberty Hyde Bailey, Michigan State University, 1882 – horticulturist, botanist, father of modern horticulture
Guy Potter Benton, Ohio Wesleyan, 1886 – President of Miami University (1902–1911); President of University of the Philippines (1921–1925)
John R. Conniff, Tulane University, 1893 – educator; 7th president of Louisiana Tech University
Thomas Francis, Jr., Allegheny College, 1921 – physician, virologist, and epidemiologist; Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
Steve Hanke, University of Colorado, 1964 – economist
Joel Henry Hildebrand, University of Pennsylvania, 1903 – pioneer chemist
Vernon Lyman Kellogg, University of Kansas, 1889 – entomologist
Robert Khayat, University of Mississippi, 1960 – Chancellor of the University of Mississippi (1995–2009)
Charles Boynton Knapp, Iowa State University, 1967 – President of the University of Georgia (1987–1997)
William Harding Mayes, Vanderbilt University, 1881 – founder of the University of Texas School of Journalism; Dean (1914–1927)
John D. Millett, DePauw University – President of Miami University
Santa J. Ono, University of British Columbia – President and Vice-Chancellor of University of British Columbia
Don K. Price, Vanderbilt University, 1931 – political scientist
Adam G. Riess, M.I.T., 1992 – winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
Walter Riggs, Auburn University, 1892 – President of Clemson University (1910–1924)
William C. Roberts, Southern Methodist University, 1954 – cardiologist and pathologist; first head of pathology for the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Andrew Sledd, Randolph-Macon College, 1893 – founding President of the modern University of Florida (1905–1909); President of Southern University (1910–1914); first Professor of New Testament Literature at the Candler School of Theology, Emory University (1914–1939); Methodist minister and theologian
John J. Tigert, Vanderbilt University, 1902 – President of Kentucky Wesleyan College (1909–1913); US Commissioner of Education (1921–1928); third President of the University of Florida (1928–1947)
William G. Tight – President of the University of New Mexico (1902–1909)
T. K. Wetherell, Florida State University, 1968 – President of Florida State University (2003–2009)

Air and space

Neil Armstrong, Purdue University, 1955 – Commander of Apollo 11 and first man to walk on the moon
William F. Durand, Michigan State, 1880 – first civilian chair of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the forerunner of NASA
Jon McBride, West Virginia, 1964 – NASA astronaut, Space Shuttle Columbia
F. Story Musgrave, Syracuse University, 1958 – NASA astronaut, Space Shuttle Challenger, Space Shuttle Columbia
Thomas Jefferson Jackson See, University of Missouri, 1889 – astronomer for the United States Navy
Joel Stebbins, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1899 – astronomer

Art and architecture

Francis Chapin, Washington & Jefferson College, 1921 – painter
Hank Ketcham, University of Washington, 1941 – cartoonist, creator of Dennis the Menace comic strip
Frank Lloyd Wright, University of Wisconsin, 1888 – architect

Business

Robert Allen, Wabash College, 1957 – Chairman of AT&T (1988–97)
William Allen, Oklahoma State University, 1958 – former CEO of Phillips Petroleum
John Y. Brown, Jr., University of Kentucky, 1956 – co-founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken; former Kentucky Governor
Harrison Claud, Washington & Lee University, 2012 – founder and acting CEO of Colonnade Capital; Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame 2012
Tim Collins, Depauw University, 1978 – founder, Senior Managing Director, and CEO of Ripplewood Holdings LLC
Powell Crosley, University of Cincinnati, 1909 – inventor; owner of Cincinnati Reds
William H. Danforth, Washington University – St Louis, 1892 – founder of Ralston Purina Mills pet food company
Robert Diamond,Colby College – President of Barclays PLC
Charles W. "Chuck" Durham, Iowa State University, 1939 – former owner, CEO and Chairman emeritus of HDR, Inc.
The Honourable Trevor Eyton, OC, QC, University of Toronto, 1956 – former President and Chief Executive Officer of Brascan Limited
William F. Harrah, UCLA, 1934 – founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos
Drew Houston, MIT, 2006 – founder and CEO of Dropbox
Ray Lee Hunt, Southern Methodist University – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hunt Oil Company
Mark Hurd, Baylor University, 1979 – CEO of NCR Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, and Oracle Corporation
F. Ross Johnson, University of Manitoba, 1952 – former CEO of RJR Nabisco
Wesley Lambert, Emory University, 2000 – CPA, CSA (Cert.), founder of Velocity Inc.; CFO of The Velocity Group
David Mann, Dalhousie University, 1963 – former President and Chief Executive Officer of Emera
John Willard Marriott, University of Utah, 1925 – founder of Marriott Corporation
Albert Chester Mattei, Stanford University, 1917 – President of Honolulu Oil Company; fishing buddy of President Herbert Hoover
Charles Peter McColough, Dalhousie University, 1943 – former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox
Edward Avery McIlhenny, Lehigh University, 1894 – son of Tabasco brand pepper sauce inventor Edmund McIlhenny
James McLamore, Cornell University, 1942 – founder of Burger King
Ronald K. Richey, Washburn University, 1949 – President and CEO of the Torchmark Corporation
Hermon Scott, M.I.T. 1930 – founder of H.H. Scott, Inc.
Roger Smith, University of Michigan, 1946 – Chairman of General Motors
Dr. Raymond D. Smoot, Jr., Virginia Tech, 1969 – Chairman of StellarOne Bank; former treasurer of Virginia Tech; former CEO of the Virginia Tech Foundation
Mark Suster, University of California San Diego, 1991 – entrepreneur, angel investor, and venture capitalist with GRP Partners
John H. Tyson, University of Arkansas, 1975 – Chairman of Tyson Foods
Ralph C. Wilson Jr., University of Virginia, 1940 – founder, owner, and current president of the Buffalo Bills football team; Pro Football Hall of Fame member, 2009

Entertainment

Film and television

Harry Ackerman, Dartmouth College, 1935 – Emmy Award winner; producer of Gidget, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flying Nun, The Monkees, and The Partridge Family
Joseph Ashton – actor, film and voice actor
Dirk Benedict, Whitman College, 1967 – actor, The A-Team
Ted Bessell, University of Colorado, 1957 – actor, daytime Emmy Award winner
Bill Bixby, University of California (Berkeley), 1956 – actor, director, writer, The Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian
Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Rollins College, 1995 – bachelor in The Bachelor: Rome
Kurt Caceres, Sacramento State University, 1998 – actor, The Shield, Prison Break
Trey Callaway, University of Southern California, 1989 – writer of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer; producer of CSI: NY
Brett Claywell, North Carolina State 2000 – actor, One Tree Hill
Dabney Coleman, University of Texas, 1953 – actor, Tootsie, Stuart Little
Mike Connors, UCLA, 1950 – actor; Golden Globe Winner; Emmy Award winner for Mannix
Tim Conway, Bowling Green University, 1956 – actor, McHale's Navy, The Carol Burnett Show
Mark DeCarlo, Drake University, 1984 – actor, host on the Travel Channel
Colby Donaldson, Texas Tech, 1996 – actor, runner-up on Survivor: The Australian Outback
Jonathan Drubner, Syracuse University, 1991 – television personality; writer, ESPNU College Road Trip; head writer for the ESPY awards
George Eads, Texas Tech, 1990 – actor, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Roger Ebert, University of Illinois, 1964 – film critic, author
Carson Eisenhart, Southern Methodist University, 2012 – cast member, Made in Chelsea
Donald Gibb, University of New Mexico, 1976 – actor, played "Ogre" in Revenge of the Nerds
Dean Hargrove, Wichita State University, 1960 – producer, Emmy Award winner for Perry Mason, Matlock
Van Heflin, University of Oklahoma, 1932 – Academy Award–winning actor
Jeffrey Hunter, Northwestern University, 1950 – actor, King of Kings
Richard Kelly, University of Southern California, 1997 – writer, producer, Donnie Darko
Francis D. Lyon, UCLA, 1928 – Academy Award–winning editor
Al Mayer Jr., CSUN, 1991 – Academy Award, Emmy Award for Technical Achievement
Michael McDonald, University of Southern California, 1987 – actor, MADtv
Michael Murphy, University of Arizona, 1960 – actor
Brock Pemberton, University of Kansas, 1908 – Founder of the Tony Awards
James Pierce, Indiana University, 1920 – actor, Tarzan
Burt Reynolds, Florida State, 1958 – actor, Golden Globe winner; star of Smokey and the Bandit
Zachary Scott, University of Texas, 1935 – actor
Ted Shackelford, Westminster College, 1968 – actor, Knots Landing
Sonny Shroyer, University of Georgia, 1958 – actor, Dukes of Hazzard
Donald Simpson, University of Oregon, 1966 – producer, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Days of Thunder, Bad Boys, The Rock
Robert Sutton, M.I.T, 1973 – executive producer of Koreatown
Trey Wingo, Baylor University, 1985 – ESPN commentator; host of NFL PrimeTime
Hugh Wilson, University of Florida, 1965 – Emmy Award winner; producer of WKRP in Cincinnati
Robert Wise, Franklin College, 1936 – Academy Award-winning director/producer, West Side Story, Sound of Music

Music

Josh Abbott, Texas Tech University – country musician, Josh Abbott Band
Elliott Baldwin, University of Wisconsin–Madison – singer, songwriter
Chris Cagle, Northwest Missouri State University, 2005 – country musician
Frank Crumit, Ohio University, 1912 – singer and songwriter
Casey Donahew, Texas A&M University – country musician, Casey Donahew Band
Wayland Holyfield, University of Arkansas, 1964 – songwriter
Bob James, University of Michigan, 1961 – jazz musician, Grammy Award recipient
Werner Janssen, Dartmouth College, 1921 – conductor and composer
Erich Kunzel, Dartmouth College, 1957 – symphony conductor; Grammy Award recipient
Phil Pritchett, Southwestern University – country musician, singer and songwriter
Phil Walden, Mercer University, 1962 – founder of Capricorn Records

Radio

Ken Niles, University of Montana, 1928 – radio actor
Wendell Niles, University of Montana, 1927 – broadcaster during the Golden Age of radio

Video games

Alex Seropian, University of Chicago, 1991 – developer of the Halo, Marathon, and Myth game series

Government

Canada

James Bartleman, University of Western Ontario, 1963 – 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
William Moore Benidickson, University of Manitoba, 1932 – Canadian Senator, 1965–1985
Leslie Blackwell, University of Toronto, 1923 – Attorney General of Ontario
Louis Orville Breithaupt, University of Toronto, 1913 – 18th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Donald Cameron, University of Alberta, 1939 – Canadian Senator of Alberta
Henry Hague Davis, University of Toronto, 1907 – Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, 1935–1944
Henry Read Emmerson, McGill University, 1906 – Canadian Senator of New Brunswick, 1949–1954
The Honourable Trevor Eyton, OC, University of Toronto, 1956 – Canadian Senator
Garde Gardom, University of British Columbia, 1946 – Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, 1995–2001
The Honourable Michael Kirby, OC, Dalhousie University, 1963 – Canadian Senator of Nova Scotia, 1984–2006; Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Victor Oland, Dalhousie University, 1933 – Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, 1968–1973
Arthur "Art" Phillips, University of British Columbia, 1953 – 32nd Mayor of Vancouver, 1973–1977
Gerald Regan, Dalhousie University, 1952 – Premier of Nova Scotia, 1970–1978

Executive branch

Benjamin Harrison
23rd President of the United States

Adlai Stevenson I,
23rd Vice President of the United States

John W. Foster
32nd Secretary of State of the United States

James Baker, University of Texas, 1957 – Secretary of State – Bush administration; founder of the James Baker Institute
Barber Conable, Cornell, 1943 – President of the World Bank; Congressman from New York, 1965–85
Benjamin Harrison, Miami University (Ohio), 1852 – 23rd President of the United States
John W. Foster, Indiana University, 1855 – 32nd Secretary of State
David F. Houston, University of South Carolina, 1887 – 5th Secretary of Agriculture, 48th Secretary of the Treasury
Harold Ickes, University of Chicago, 1897 – Secretary of the Interior, 1933–46
Hamilton Jordan, University of Georgia, 1964 – White House Chief of Staff, Carter administration
Robert P. Patterson, Union College, 1912- former Secretary of War
Wilton Persons, Auburn University, 1916 – White House Chief of Staff, Eisenhower administration
Geoffrey R. Pyatt, University of California, Irvine, 1985 – United States Ambassador to Ukraine
Tom Schieffer, University of Texas, 1970 – United States Ambassador to Japan
Adlai E. Stevenson, Centre College, 1860 – 23rd Vice President of the United States
Frederick Moore Vinson, Centre College, 1909 – US Secretary of the Treasury

Judicial branch

James C. McReynolds, Vanderbilt University, 1883 – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Sherman Minton, Indiana University, 1915 – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Frederick Moore Vinson, Centre College, 1909 – Chief Justice of the United States

Governors

Neil Abercrombie, Union, 1959 – Governor of Hawaii, 2010-
Forrest H. Anderson, University of Montana, 1937 – Governor of Montana, 1969–73
Jerry Apodaca, University of New Mexico, 1956 – Governor of New Mexico, 1974–79
Joseph C. Blackburn, Centre College, 1857 – Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1907–09; also a US Senator from Illinois
Roger D. Branigin, Franklin College, 1923 – Governor of Indiana, 1965–69
John Y. Brown, Jr., University of Kentucky, 1956 – Governor of Kentucky, 1979–83
George Busbee, University of Georgia, 1950 – Governor of Georgia, 1975–83
William Prentice Cooper, Vanderbilt University, 1917 – Governor of Tennessee, 1939–45
Jon Corzine, University of Illinois, 1969 – Governor of New Jersey 2006–2010
William Haselden Ellerbe, Wofford College, 1883 – Governor of South Carolina, 1877–99
Samuel H. Elrod, DePauw University, 1882 – Governor of South Dakota, 1905–07
Joseph B. Ely, Williams College, 1902 – Governor of Massachusetts, 1931–35
Norman A. Erbe, University of Iowa, 1947 – Governor of Iowa, 1960–63
Booth Gardner, University of Washington, 1958 – Governor of Washington, 1985–93
Chester Harding, University of Alabama, 1884 – Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, 1917–21
Thomas W. Hardwick, Mercer University, 1892 – Governor of Georgia, 1921–23; also a US Senator and Congressman
Warren E. Hearnes, University of Missouri, 1943 – Governor of Missouri, 1965–73
James Holshouser, Davidson College, 1956 – Governor of North Carolina, 1973–77
Herman G. Kump, University of Virginia, 1905 – Governor of West Virginia, 1932–36
Hill McAlister, Vanderbilt University, 1897 – Governor of Tennessee, 1933–37
Tom McCall, University of Oregon, 1936 – Governor of Oregon, 1966–75
Douglas McKay, Oregon State University, 1941 – Governor of Oregon, 1949–52
Arthur C. Mellette, Indiana University, 1864 – Governor of South Dakota, 1889–93
John T. Morrison, Lafayette College, 1880 – Governor of Idaho, 1903–05
Ragnvald A. Nestos, University of North Dakota, 1904 – Governor of North Dakota, 1921–25
Malcolm R. Patterson, Vanderbilt University, 1882 – Governor of Tennessee, 1907–11
Alexander Ramsey, Lafayette College, 1836 (Honorary) – Governor of Minnesota, 1849–53 also US Senator, Congressman, and Secretary of War
Jim Risch, University of Idaho, 1965 – Governor of Idaho, 2005–06
Hulett C. Smith, University of Pennsylvania, 1938 – Governor of West Virginia, 1965–69
Adlai Stevenson II, Princeton University, 1922 – Governor of Illinois, 1949–53
Ernest Vandiver, University of Georgia, 1940 – Governor of Georgia, 1959–63
William Winter, University of Mississippi, 1944 – Governor of Mississippi, 1980–84
Mark White, Baylor University, 1962 – Governor of Texas, 1983–87
C. C. Young, UC Berkeley, 1892 – Governor of California, 1927–31

US Congressmen

Alumnus William Bankhead served as Speaker of the House 1936–1940.

Neil Abercrombie, Union, 1959 – Representative from Hawaii 1986–1987, 1991–2010
John Alexander Anderson, Miami University (Ohio), 1853 – Representative from Kansas, 1879–1886
William B. Bankhead, University of Alabama, 1893 – Former Speaker of the House, Representative from Alabama, 1917–1940
Douglas Barnard, Mercer University, 1943 – Representative from Georgia, 1977–1992
Chris Bell, University of Texas, 1988 – Representative from Texas, 2002–2004
Richard Walker Bolling, University of South, 1937 – Representative from Missouri, 1949–1982
Charles G. Bond, Ohio State University, 1899 – Representative from New York, 1921–1922
Edward J. Bonin, Dickinson College, 1933 – Representative from Pennsylvania, 1953–1954
William G. Brantley, University of Georgia, 1881 – Representative from Georgia, 1897–1912
Jim Broyhill, University of North Carolina, 1950 – Representative from North Carolina, 1963–1984
Bradley Byrne, Duke University, 1977 – Representative from Alabama, 2013–present
Howard Callaway, Georgia Tech, 1948 – Representative from Georgia, 1965–1966
Frank Ertel Carlyle, University of North Carolina, 1920 – Representative from North Carolina, 1949–1956
James M. Collins, Southern Methodist University, 1937 – Representative from Texas, 1967–1982
Robert J. Corbett, Allegheny College, 1927 – Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939–1972
Jim Courter, Colgate University, 1963 – Representative from New Jersey, 1979–1990
Edwin R. Durno, University of Oregon, 1921 – Representative from Oregon, 1961–1962
John Fleming, Jr., Ole Miss, 1973 – Representative from Louisiana, 2009–present
Charles K. Fletcher, Stanford University, 1924 – Representative from California, 1947–1948
Wyche Fowler, Davidson College, 1962 – Representative from Georgia, 1977–1986
Burton L. French, University of Idaho, 1901 – Representative from Idaho, 1903–1932
James G. Fulton, Penn State, 1924 – Representative from Pennsylvania, 1945–1972
Charles Goodell, Williams College, 1949 – Representative from New York, 1959–1970
Oscar Lee Gray, University of Alabama, 1885 – Representative from Alabama, 1915–1917
Francis M. Griffith, Franklin College, 1874 – Representative from Indiana, 1897–1904
James M. Griggs, Vanderbilt University, 1881 – Representative from Georgia, 1897–1910
Andrew H. Hamilton, Wabash College, 1855 – Representative from Indiana, 1875–1878
Thomas Hardwick, Mercer University, 1892 – Representative from Georgia, 1903–1918
Rufus Hardy, University of Georgia, 1875 – Representative from Texas, 1907–1922
Joel Hefley, Oklahoma State, 1959 – Representative from Colorado, 1987–2007
William M. Howard, University of Georgia, 1877 – Representative from Georgia, 1897–1910
Jared Huffman, UC Santa Barbara, 1986 – Representative from California, 2013–present
John Jarman, Westminster College, 1936 – Representative from Oklahoma, 1951–1976
Royal C. Johnson, University of South Dakota, 1906 – Representative from South Dakota, 1915–1932
John L. Kennedy, Knox College, 1883 – Representative from Nebraska, 1905–1906
Frank Kratovil, McDaniel College, 1990 – Representative from Maryland, 2009–2011
Charles M. La Follette, Wabash College, 1920 – Representative from Indiana, 1943–1946
James G. Lee, Emory University, 1880 – Representative from Georgia, 1905–1926
William Lemke, University of North Dakota, 1903 – Representative from North Dakota, 1933–1950
Pete McCloskey, Stanford University, 1951 – author of the Endangered Species Act; Representative from California, 1967–1983
Robert C. McEwen, University of Vermont, 1942 – Representative from New York, 1965–1980
Charles F. McLaughlin, University of Nebraska, 1908 – Representative from Nebraska, 1935–1942
James McNulty, Arizona, 1950 – Representative from Arizona, 1983–1985
Luke Messer, Wabash College, 1991 – Representative from Indiana, 2013–present
Walt Minnick, Whitman College, 1958 – Representative from Idaho, 2009–2011
Chester Mize, University of Kansas, 1939 – Representative from Kansas, 1965–1970
Martin A. Morrison, Butler University, 1883 – Representative from Indiana 1910–1916
Charles L. Moses, Mercer University, 1876 – Representative from Georgia, 1891–1896
Frederick A. Muhlenberg, Gettysburg College, 1908 – Representative from Pennsylvania, 1947–1948
William B. Oliver, University of Alabama, 1887– Representative from Alabama, 1915–1936
James W. Overstreet, Mercer University, 1888 – Representative from Georgia, 1905–1922
Jim Ramstad, University of Minnesota – Representative from Minnesota, 1991–2009
Dwight L. Rogers, Mercer University, 1910 – Representative from Florida, 1945–1954
Paul G. Rogers, University of Florida, 1942 – Representative from Florida, 1955–1978
David Rouzer, North Carolina State, 1994 – Representative from North Carolina, 2015–present
Max Sandlin, Baylor, 1975 – Representative from Texas, 1997–2004
Jouette Shouse, University of Missouri, 1899 – Representative from Illinois, 1915–1918
Garner E. Shriver, Wichita State University, 1934 – Representative from Kansas, 1961–1976
Jim Slattery, Washburn University, 1970 – Representative from Kansas, 1983–1995
Albert T. Smith Jr., Auburn University, 1953 – Representative from Alabama, 1981–1983
Adlai E. Stevenson, Centre College, 1860 – Representative from Illinois, 1875–1880
Willis Sweet, University of Nebraska, 1879 – Representative from Idaho, 1889–1894
Clark W. Thompson, University of Oregon, 1918 – Representative from Texas, 1933–1966
Edwin Keith Thomson, University of Wyoming, 1939 – Representative from Wyoming, 1955–1960
Samuel Tribble, University of Georgia, 1891 – Representative from Georgia, 1911–1916
Frederick M. Vinson, Centre College, 1909 – Representative from Kentucky, 1924–1928, 1930–1937
Francis E. Walter, Lafayette College, 1916 – Representative from Pennsylvania, 1933–1964
Thomas B. Ward, Miami University (Ohio), 1855 – Representative from Indiana, 1883–1886

US Senators

Brock Adams, University of Washington, 1948 – Secretary of Treasury; Congressman from Washington; Senator from Washington, 1987–1993
John Allen, Wabash College, 1867 – Senator from Washington, 1889–1892
Joseph C. Blackburn, Centre College, 1857 – Senator from Kentucky, 1885–1906
James Broyhill, University of North Carolina, 1950 – Senator from North Carolina, 1985–1991
Harry P. Cain, University of the South, 1929 – Senator from Washington, 1946–1952
Thomas Connally, University of Texas, 1898 – Senator from Texas, 1929–1952
Harry Darby, University of Illinois, 1917 – Senator from Kansas, 1949–1950
Dennis DeConcini, University of Arizona, 1959 – Senator from Arizona, 1977–1994
Duncan U. Fletcher, Vanderbilt University, 1880 – Senator from Florida, 1909–36
Wyche Fowler, Davidson College, 1962 – Senator from Georgia, 1987–1992
James Z. George, University of Mississippi – Senator from Mississippi, 1881–1898
Thomas Hardwick, Mercer University, 1892 – Senator from Georgia, 1913–1918
J. Bennett Johnston, Washington & Lee College, 1954 – Senator from Louisiana, 1972–1997
Eugene D. Millikin, University of Colorado, 1913 – Senator from Colorado, 1941–1956
Sherman Minton, Indiana University Senator from Indiana, 1935–1941
Sam Nunn, Georgia Tech 1960 – founder of the Nuclear Threat Initiative; Senator from Georgia, 1972–1997
James E. Risch, University of Idaho, 1965, 1968 – J.D.; Senator from Idaho, 2008–present
Arthur Raymond Robinson, University of Chicago, 1913 – Senator from Indiana, 1925–1934
Elbert Thomas, University of Utah, 1906 – Senator from Utah, 1933–1950
John Elmer Thomas, DePauw University, 1900 – Senator from Oklahoma, 1927–1950
Thomas R. Underwood, University of Kentucky, 1919 – Congressman from Indiana; Senator from Indiana, 1951–1952
William F. Vilas, University of Wisconsin, 1858 – Senator from Wisconsin, 1891–1896
Edward Cary Walthall, University of Mississippi – Senator from Indiana, 1885–1894
Xenophon P. Wilfley, Washington University, 1899 – Senator from Missouri, 1917–1918
Raymond E. Willis, Wabash College, 1896 – Senator from Indiana, 1941–1956

Other

Jean Baptiste Adoue, University of Texas, 1906 – former Mayor of Dallas, Texas
Ralph Haben, University of Florida – former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
Nelson T. Harton, University of Washington – solicitor of the IRS; co-founder of Hogan & Hartson, where his clients included Howard Hughes
Adam Hasner, University of Maryland, 1991 – House Majority Leader, Florida House of Representatives, 2002–present
John F. Hayes, Washburn University – Majority Leader, Kansas House of Representatives
Carol Howe Foster, University of Idaho, 1905 – instructor of English at the United States Naval Academy during World War I; Consulate of The United States of America (1928–1932)
Jim Herring, University of Mississippi 1960 – state chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party 2001–2008; state circuit court judge, 1997–1999
Brad Little, University of Idaho 1977 – Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 2009–
Henry F. Mason, Wisconsin, 1881 – Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
William Harding Mayes, Vanderbilt University, 1881 – Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1912–14
Charles D. McAtee, Washburn University, 1950 – Marine Corps officer; FBI agent; candidate for Congress; Kansas Attorney General; supervised the last executions in Kansas as director of penal institutions, 1965–1969
Warren W. Shaw, Washburn University, 1931 – judge; member of Eisenhower's staff during World War II; Representative in the Kansas House of Representatives; 1954 Republican nominee for Kansas governor
Shap Smith, University of Vermont, 1987 – current Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
Robert Stone, Washburn University, 1889 – Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, 1915
Richard Vinroot, University of North Carolina, 1963 – Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, 1991–95
Kevin White, Williams College, 1952 – second longest-serving mayor in Boston history
Drew Wrigley, University of North Dakota 1988 – Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Joshua Soule Zimmerman, Randolph–Macon College, 1892 – West Virginia House Delegate; Hampshire County, West Virginia prosecuting attorney; orchardist

Literature

Ray Stannard Baker, Michigan State University, 1889 – biographer, Pulitzer Prize winner
Louis Bromfield, Columbia University, 1920 – Pulitzer Prize winner for Early Autumn
Po Bronson, Stanford, 1986 – writer
Eugene Field, Knox College, 1872 – poet, author of children's books
Walter Havighurst, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1923 – writer and professor
Don Herold, Indiana University, 1912 – humorist
James Michener, Swarthmore College, 1929 – Pulitzer Prize winner, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
Dan Moldea, The University of Akron, 1973 – author, writer of organized crime and American politics books
Reynolds Price, Duke University, 1955 – writer, essayist
William Tate, Vanderbilt University, 1922 – poet, social commentator
Edward K. Thompson, University of North Dakota, 1927 – Managing Editor of Life magazine
William Allen White, University of Kansas, 1890 – editor, writer, Pulitzer Prize winner

Media

Alumnus Bob Schieffer, former anchor of the *CBS Evening News*, 2005–2007

Earle C. Anthony, UC Berkeley, 1903 – pioneer broadcaster; founder of KFI
Gary Bender, Wichita State, 1962 – sports anchor
Elmer Davis, Franklin College, 1910 – Director of the War Information Department in WWII; Peabody Award recipient
Harry Kalas, University of Iowa, 1959 – sportscaster
Robert Kintner, University of Washington, 1944 – President of the ABC, 1950–56
William Harding Mayes, Vanderbilt University, 1881 – President of the Texas Press Association, 1889–90; President of the National Editorial Association, 1908; President of the Association of American Schools and Departments of Journalism, 1920–21
John Pertzborn, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982 – news anchor
Byron Price, Wabash College, 1912 – Director of Censorship in WWII; Pulitzer Prize recipient
Bob Prince, University of Pittsburgh, 1938 – sportscaster
Bob Schieffer, Texas Christian University, 1959 – CBS News anchor
Frank Stanton, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1937 – former President of CBS
Trey Wingo, Baylor, 1985 – ESPN anchor

Military

Medal of Honor and Victoria Cross recipients

John Henry Balch, Northwestern University, 1920 – Medal of Honor recipient, World War I
John C. Black, Wabash, 1862 – Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War
William P. Black, Wabash, 1864 – Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War
Henry V. Boynton, Kentucky Military Institute, 1858 – Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War
Robert W. Cary, University of Missouri, 1912 – Medal of Honor recipient, peacetime; Distinguished Service Cross, World War I
Frederick Funston, University of Kansas, 1890 – Medal of Honor recipient, Philippine–American War
Robert Hampton Gray, University of British Columbia, 1940 – Victoria Cross recipient, World War II
Alexander R. Skinker, Washington University, 1905 – Medal of Honor recipient, World War I
Leon Vance, University of Oklahoma, 1937 – Medal of Honor recipient, World War II

Prominent military personnel

Jacob Ammen, Indiana University, 1830 – General, Union Army, Civil War
William Montague Browne, University of Georgia, 1843 – General, Secretary of State, Confederate States of America
Arthur S. Champeny, Washburn University – Brigadier general; only person in US history to receive the Distinguished Service Cross in three separate wars
John K. Davis, University of New Mexico, 1951 – Assistant Commandant, Marine Corps 1983–86
Louis R. de Steiguer, Ohio University, 1887 – Admiral; Commander in Chief, Battle Fleet, US Fleet, 1927–1928
Julian J. Ewell, Duke University, 1936 – United States Army lieutenant general; Commander of Operation Speedy Express; Commander of the 9th US Infantry Division
Robert L. Ghormley, University of Idaho, 1903 – Commander of all forces during the Guadalcanal campaign in WWII
Arthur F. Gorham, Miami University, circa 1932 (uninitiated, transferred to West Point) – Lieutenant Colonel; Commander, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment during Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily; twice awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
Leonard D. Heaton, Denison College, 1923 – US Major General Surgeon General
Charles Horner, University of Iowa, 1958 – Commander of NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command; Commander of Allied Air Force for Desert Storm
Edgar Jadwin, Lafayette College, 1888 – Lieutenant General, Chief of Engineers 1926–1929
David E. Jeremiah, University of Oregon, 1955 – Admiral, Acting Chairman Joint Chief of Staffs, October 1993
Edward P. King, University of Georgia, 1903 – Major General, Commanding Officer, Bataan, World War II
Eli Long, Indiana University, 1855 – Major General, Union Army, Civil War
John S. McCain, Sr., University of Mississippi, 1905 – Vice Admiral and Commander of all land-based naval aircraft in the South Pacific, World War II
Scott O'Grady, University of Washington, 1988 – USAF Captain shot down over Bosnia, rescued six days later
Edwin D. Patrick, Indiana University, 1916 – Major General, Commander of the 6th Infantry Division in WWII
Bernard W. Rogers, Kansas State University, 1943 – General, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO
Leroy W. Stutz, Washburn University, 1960 – Air Force colonel; spent 2,284 days as a prisoner of war during Vietnam
Robert Taplett, University of South Dakota, 1940 – Navy Cross recipient, Korean War

Nobel Prize winners

Adam G. Riess, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992 – Physics, 2011

Religion

Charles Minnigerode Beckwith, Bishop of Alabama
Kirkman George Finlay, University of the South, 1900 – first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Clare Purcell, Emory, 1910 – Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Ralph W. Sockman, Ohio Wesleyan, 1911 – evangelist, writer
David Swing, Miami University, 1852 – founder of the Central Church of Chicago

Sports

Mike Adamle, Northwestern University, 1971 – NFL safety, broadcaster
Bill Austin, Oregon State College, 1949 – NFL lineman and head coach
Terry Baker, Oregon State University, 1963 – NFL & CFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner, first selection of 1963 NFL draft, NCAA Final Four (basketball)
Ernest Bearg, Washburn University, 1916 – head football coach, Washburn and University of Nebraska
Jim Bowden, Rollins College, 1983 – MLB general manager, Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals
Rich Brooks, Oregon State University, 1963 – head football coach, University of Oregon, and St. Louis Rams (NFL), and University of Kentucky
Dave Burba, Ohio State University, 1988 – MLB pitcher
Ron Cey, Washington State University, 1970 – MLB third baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs
Gunther Cunningham, University of Oregon, 1968 – NFL defensive coordinator, Kansas City Chiefs, former head coach
Alvin Dark, Louisiana State University, 1945 – MLB infielder, manager; Rookie of the Year, 1948
Dwight F. Davis, Washington University (St. Louis), 1899 – tennis player, namesake of the Davis Cup
Eugene Davis, University of Virginia, 1899 – football coach; later a surgeon
Morgan Ensberg, University of Southern California, 1998 – MLB infielder
Weeb Ewbank, Miami University (Ohio), 1928 – NFL and AFL head coach; Pro Football Hall of Fame
Scott Fortune, Stanford, 1988 – Olympic gold medalist, volleyball
Ralph Friedgen, University of Maryland, 1970 – head coach, University of Maryland football
Gary Gait, Syracuse University, 1990 – lacrosse, multiple All-American and NCAA champion
Paul Gait, Syracuse University, 1990 – lacrosse, multiple All-American and NCAA champion
Laddie Gale, University of Oregon, 1939 – Basketball Hall of Fame
Lou Gehrig, Columbia University, 1925 – MLB first baseman, New York Yankees; Baseball Hall of Fame
Jack Gelineau, McGill University, 1949 – NHL goaltender, Calder Trophy winner
Matt Grevers, Northwestern University, 2007 – Olympic gold medalist, swimming
Jack Ham, Penn State University, 1971 – NFL All-Pro linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Jack Harbaugh, Bowling Green University, 1961 – college football coach
Tom Harmon, University of Michigan, 1941 – Heisman Trophy winner, broadcaster
Terry Hoeppner, Franklin College, 1969 – college football coach
Hughie Jennings, Cornell University, 1904 – MLB infielder, manager, Detroit Tigers, Baseball Hall of Fame
Wilbur Johns, UCLA, 1925 – UCLA basketball coach and athletic director
William Johnson, University of Kansas, 1933 – center, Basketball Hall of Fame
Don Meredith, Southern Methodist University, 1960 – NFL All-Pro quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
Dick Nolan, University of Maryland, 1955 – Former head coach, San Francisco 49ers
J.T. O'Sullivan, U.C. Davis, 2002 – NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers
Jim Otto, University of Miami, 1960 – NFL center, Oakland Raiders, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Dave Parks, Texas Tech University, 1964 – NFL wide receiver, first selection of 1964 NFL Draft, San Francisco 49ers
William Porter Payne, University of Georgia, 1969 – president of Atlanta Olympic Committee, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club
Grantland Rice, Vanderbilt University, 1901 – sportswriter
Detlef Schrempf, University of Washington, 1986 – NBA All-Star forward
Ted Schroeder, Stanford University, 1942 – tennis player, Wimbledon and US Open champion
Jason Simontacchi, San Jose State University, 1996 – MLB pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals
Russel Stewart, Washington & Lee University, 2012 – Gaglardi Award nominee, Captain of Record Setting Phi Delta Theta Intramural Basketball team, Only Division 3 player to score on offense, defense, special teams, and off the field.-->
Steve Tasker, Northwestern University, 1985 – NFL All-pro special teams player, wide receiver, Buffalo Bills
Zach Thomas, Texas Tech University, 1996 – NFL linebacker, Miami Dolphins
Mike Timlin, Southwestern University, 1988 – MLB pitcher, four World Series championship teams
Bill Toomey, University of Colorado, 1961 – Olympic gold medalist, 1968 decathlon
Doak Walker, Southern Methodist University, 1950 – NFL All-Pro halfback, Detroit Lions, 1948 Heisman Trophy winner, Pro Football Hall of Fame
Wayne Walker, University of Idaho, 1958 – NFL All-Pro linebacker, Detroit Lions (started all 15 seasons)
Wes Welker, Texas Tech University, 2004 – NFL All-Pro wide receiver, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos
Gary Williams, University of Maryland, 1968 – head basketball coach, University of Maryland
Jake Humphrey, Washburn University, 2015 – head intramural coach fall of 2014, was considered the best intramural coach of the century. Known for beating POTUS in a 1vs1 butterfly catching competition. During the match he was called "Gator" and the nickname has stuck. You can now find him lurking in swamps.

References

Prominent alumni of Phi Delta Theta
Collett, Ritter (1998). In the Bond: Phi Delta Theta at 150. Landfall Press
Havighurst, Walter E. (1975). From Six at First: A History of Phi Delta Theta 1848–1973. George Banta Company, Inc.

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Prominent alumni of Phi Delta Theta