Use the table below to browse notable alumni from private schools around the United States.
Private School Alumni Directory:
Famous Private School Alumni (Washington):
School Name
Notable School Alumni (Sample)
- Sally (Peterson) Atherton, '66 - ED, Assoc for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology
- Diane (Dapper) Freeman, '59 - NASA aerospace ops dev, integration & support
- Betty Garrett-Parks, '36 - Actress, comedian, singer & dancer
- Damani Leech, '90 (Middle School) - President, Denver Broncos
- Amy Paulose, '95 - President, AMES International, Inc
- Merrill (Wagner) Ryman, '97 - World-renowned artist
- Lee Skinner, '86 - Dean, Newcomb-Tulane College; Latin Am lit scholar
- Erin (Fletcher) Slayton, 97 - Vice President, HDR
- Pamela Hyde Smith, '63 - United States Ambassador
- Mary (McCarthy) West, '29 - American novelist, critic and political activist
- Michael Putnam - PGA Tour
- Andrew Putnam - PGA Tour
- Jeremy Affeldt - American former professional baseball pitcher. He threw and batted left-handed and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants.
- Emmett Shear - American internet entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of live video platforms Justin.tv and TwitchTV. He is the Chief executive officer of Twitch. [2] He's also a part-time partner at venture capital firm Y Combinator.[3] Shear is also co-foun
- Stone Gossard - Musician, co-founder of American rock band Pearl Jam.
- Liz Mair - Political strategist
- Sam Cho - politician
- Justin Kan - internet entrepreneur and investor
- Benjamin Mako Hill - technologist and author
- Katherine Reynolds - professional soccer player
- Emi Meyer - jazz pianist and singer-songwriter
- Rob Johnson - politician
- Jackson Ragen - professional soccer player
- Dr. Matt Baran-Mickle, PLLC '08 - Naturopathic Physician in Poulsbo, Washington, and Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Lucidum Medicinals
- Jason Crabtree '04 - CEO of QOMPLX, where he leads an effort focused on unified Identity Threat Detection and Response, Attack Surface Monitoring and broader open XDR capabilities that include real-time streaming analytics.
- Alden Denny '04 - Chief Geoscientist, ADEPTH Minerals, Bergen, Norway. ADEPTH locates deep-sea mineral deposits for responsible extraction and is on track to be awarded exclusive licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf by 2025.
- Madeline Reeves '08 - Founder and CEO of Fearless Foundry, a worldwide marketing and consulting firm
- Amelia Stier '07 - Design and branding consultant in Los Angeles for large corporate clients, and Graphic Design instructor at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena
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