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Boarding School Alumni: Accomplishments

There are many unbelievable student success stories that take place each day on the campuses of independent boarding schools.

Here is a list of some well-known notable alumni who attended a North American independent boarding school.

Politicians

  • His Majesty King Felipe VI of Spain – Lakefield College School (ONT)
  • His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York – Lakefield College School (ONT)
  • His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan – Eaglebrook School (MA) & Deerfield Academy (MA)
  • Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan – Concord Academy (MA)
  • U.S. President Franklin Pierce – Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)
  • U.S. President Calvin Coolidge – St. Johnsbury Academy (VT)
  • Honduras President Ricardo Maduro - Lawrenceville School (NJ)
  • U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt – Groton School (MA)
  • U.S. President John F. Kennedy – The Choate School (CT)
  • U.S. President George H. W. Bush – Phillips Andover Academy (MA)
  • Republic of China President Dr. Sun Yat-sen – 'Iolani School (HI)
  • Panama President Martin Torrijos Espino – St. John's Northwestern Academies (WI)
  • U.S. President George W. Bush – Phillips Andover Academy (MA)
  • U.S. President Donald Trump – New York Military Academy (NY)
  • U.S. Senator John Kerry – Fessenden School (MA) & St. Paul’s School (NH)
  • U.S. Senator John McCain – Episcopal High School (VA)
  • His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan – Cushing Academy (MA)
  • U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy – Portsmouth Abbey School (RI)
  • U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy – Fessenden School (MA) and Portsmouth Abbey School (RI)
  • Canadian Prime Minister John Turner – Ashbury College (ONT)
  • Bermuda Premier Paula Cox – Havergal College (ONT)

Actors/Actresses

  • Glenn Close – Choate Rosemary Hall School (CT)
  • Will Arnett – Lakefield College School (ONT)
  • Blythe Danner – George School (PA)
  • Steve Carell – Middlesex School (MA)
  • Jean Harlow – Lake Forest Academy (IL)
  • Matthew Perry – Ashbury College (ONT)
  • Burgess Meredith – Hoosac School (NY)
  • Jane Fonda – Emma Willard School (NY)
  • Kiefer Sutherland – St. Andrews College (ONT)
  • Michael Douglas – Eaglebrook School (MA) and Choate Rosemary Hall (CT)
  • Bette Davis – Cushing Academy (MA)
  • Marlon Brando – Shattuck’s-St. Mary’s School (MN)
  • Jack Lemmon – Phillips Andover Academy (MA)
  • Téa Leoni – Putney School (VT)
  • Wayne Rogers – The Webb School (TN)
  • Felicity Huffman – The Putney School (VT) & Interlochen Arts Academy (MI)
  • Peter Fonda – Fay School (MA) & Westminster School (CT)
  • Owen Wilson – New Mexico Military Institute (NM)
  • Alexandra Paul – Groton School (MA)
  • Raymond Massey – Appleby College (ONT)
  • Matt Salinger – North Country School (NY)
  • Leslie Hope – St. Michael's University School (BC)
  • John Cena – Cushing Academy (MA)
  • Sam Waterson – Groton School (MA)
  • Sigourney Weaver – Ethel Walker School (CT)
  • Uma Thurman – Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA)
  • James Van Der Beek – Cheshire Academy (CT)
  • Julie Bowen – Garrison Forest School (MD) & St. George's School (RI)
  • Ted Danson – Kent School (CT)
  • Sipiwe Moyo - Indian Springs School (AL)
  • William Hurt – Middlesex School (MA)
  • Jennifer Cooldige – Cambridge School of Weston (MA)
  • Jimmy Stewart – Mercersburg Academy (NJ)
  • Stacey Farber – Branksome Hall (ONT)
  • Matthew Fox – Deerfield Academy (MA)
  • Christopher Lloyd – Fessenden School (MA)
  • Jim Gaffigan – La Lumiere School (IN)
  • Seth MacFarlane – Kent School (CT)
  • Spencer Tracy – St. John's Northwestern Academies (WI)
  • Andrew Masset – Trinity-Pawling School (NY)
  • Laura Liney – Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA)
  • Charlie Day – Portsmouth Abbey School (RI)
  • Benicio del Toro – Mercersburg Academy (PA)

Science

  • Mario Capecchi – George School (PA)
  • NASA Astronaut Pete Conrad – Darrow School (NY)
  • Philip S. Hench – Shady Side Academy (PA)
  • NASA Astronaut Alan Shepard Jr. – Admiral Farragut Academy (FL)
  • Stephen Malawista – Berkshire School (MA)
  • NASA Astronaut Charles Duke – Admiral Farragut Academy (FL)
  • NASA Astronaut Story Musgrave – St. Mark's School (MA)
  • Jack Hanna – Kiski School (PA)
  • NASA Scientist Dr. Jack Baker – Berkshire School (MA)
  • NASA Astronaut Jerome "Jay" Apt – Shady Side Academy (PA)

Athletes

  • Alison Firestone (Equestrian) – Foxcoft School (VA)
  • Morgan Pressel (LPGA) – Saint Andrew's School (FL)
  • Amanda Kessell (Ice Hockey Olympian/PWHPA) – Shattuck St. Mary's School (MN)
  • John Cena (Wrestler) – Cushing Academy (MA)
  • Dave Calder (Olympic Rower) – Brentwood College School (BC)
  • Chipper Jones (MLB) – The Bolles School (FL)
  • Ryan Murphy (Olympic Swimmer) – The Bolles School (FL)
  • Vinnie Del Negro (NBA) – Suffield Academy (MA)
  • Jordan Eberle (NHL) - Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (SK)
  • Hobey Baker (Ice Hockey) – St. Paul’s School (NH)
  • Scott Young (Ice Hockey Olympian/NHL) – St. Mark’s School (MA)
  • Rod Brind’Amour (Ice Hockey Olympian/NHL) – Athol Murray of Notre Dame (SASK)
  • Steve Nash (NBA) – St. Michael's University School (BC)
  • Barry Trotz (NHL) – Athol Murray of Notre Dame (SASK)
  • Vincent Lecavalier (Ice Hockey Olympian NHL) – Athol Murray of Notre Dame (SASK)
  • Brian Leetch (Ice Hockey Olympian/NHL) – Avon Old Farms School (CT)
  • Ward Burton (NASCAR) – Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
  • Kacey Bellamy (Ice Hockey Olympian/NWHL) – Berkshire School (MA)
  • Mari Holden (Olympic Cyclist) – Ojai Valley School (CA)
  • Kendall Coyne Schofield (Ice Hockey Olympian/NWHL) – Berkshire School (MA)
  • Dominic Seiterle (Olympic Rower) – St. Andrew's School (DE)
  • Angela Ruggiero (Ice Hockey Olympian/CWHL) – Choate Rosemary Hall School (CT)
  • Larry Fitzgerald (NFL) – Valley Forge Military Academy (PA)
  • Dee Brown (NBA) – The Bolles School (FL)
  • Hillary Knight (Ice Hockey Olympian/PWHPA) – Choate Rosemary Hall School (CT)
  • Miles Chamley-Watson (Olympic Fencer) – Knox School (TN)
  • Jack Harrison (Professional Soccer Player) – Berkshire School (MA)
  • Victor Cruz (NFL) – Bridgton Academy (MA)
  • Jayson Tatum (NBA) – Chaminade College Preparatory School (MO)
  • Steve Heinze (Ice Hockey Olympian/NHL) – Lawrence Academy (MA)
  • Melvin Stewart (Olympic Swimmer) – Mercersburg Academy (NJ)
  • Christian Wilins (NFL) – Suffield Academy (CT)
  • Ric Flair (Wrestler) – Wayland Acadmey (WI)
  • Ryan Semple (Olympic Alpine Skier) – Ashbury College (ON)
  • Alexandra Carpenter (Ice Hockey Olympian/PHF) – The Governor's Academy (MA)
  • Paul Stewart (NHL Player and Referee) - Groton School (MA)
  • Jamie Hagerman (Ice Hockey Olympian) – Deerfield Academy (MA)
  • Morgan Williams (Professional Rugby) - Albert College (ON)
  • Beth Botsford (Swimming Olympian) – Garrison Forest School (MD)
  • Joel Embiid (NBA) – Montverde Academy (FL)
  • Andrew Weibrecht (Olympic Skier) – Northwood School (NY)
  • Bradley Beal (NBA) – Chaminade College Preparatory School (MO)
  • Bob Mathias (Olymian Decathlete) – Kiski School (PA)
  • Francisco Lindor (MLB) – Montverde Academy (FL)
  • Brett Hull (Ice Hockey Olympian/NHL) – St. John’s-Ravenscourt School (MB)
  • Jennifer Botterill (Ice Hockey Olympian/CWHL) – St. John’s-Ravenscourt School (MB)
  • Gillian Apps (Ice Hockey Olympian/CWHL) – Havergal College (ONT)
  • Meghan Duggan (Ice Hockey Olympian/NWHL) – Cushing Academy (MA)
  • Brandon Wu (PGA) – Eaglebrook School (MA) & Deerfield Academy (MA)
  • Plaxico Burress (NFL) – Fork Union Military Academy (VA)
  • Jonathan Toews (Ice Hockey Olympian/NHL) – Shattuck St. Mary’s School (MN)
  • Sam Cassell (NBA) – Maine Central Institute (ME)
  • Sidney Crosby (Ice Hockey Olympian/NHL) – Shattuck St. Mary’s School (MN)
  • Carmelo Anthony (Basketball Olympian/NBA) – Oak Hill Academy (VA)
  • Anthony Nesty (Olympic Swimmer) – The Bolles School (FL)
  • Mike Richter (Ice Hockey Olympian/NHL) – Northwood School (NY)
  • Bill Guerin (Ice Hockey Olympian/NHL) – Wilbraham & Monson Academy
  • Roger Staubach (NFL) – New Mexico Military Institute (NM)
  • Ben Simmons (NBA) – Montverde Academy (FL)
  • Laurie Baker (Ice Hockey Olympian) – Lawrence Academy (MA)
  • Tory Holt (NFL) – Hargrave Military Academy (VA)
  • Joakim Noah (NBA) – Lawrenceville School (NJ)
  • Gary Sutter – (Ice Hockey Olympian/NHL) - Culver Academies (IN)
  • Cayla Barnes (Ice Hockey Olympian) – New Hampton School (NH)
  • Brita Sigourney (Olympic Freestyle Skier) – Santa Catalina School (CA)
  • Scott Frandsen (Olympic Rower) - Brentwood College School (BC)
  • Andrew Drummond (NBA) – St. Thomas More School (CT)
  • Ryan Murphy (Olympic Swimmer) – The Bolles School (FL)
  • Mo Vaughn (MLB) – Trinity-Pawling School (NY)
  • Chris Waddell (Sit-Skier & Wheelchair Track Paralympian) – Eaglebrook School (MA) & Deerfield Academy (MA)
  • Jeff Batchelor (Olympic Snowboarder) – Appleby College (ON)
  • Colleen Coyne (Ice Hockey Olympian) – Tabor Academy (MA)
  • Tessa Gobbo (Olympic Rower) – Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA)
  • Doug Brown (NHL) - Fay School (MA) & St. Mark's School (MA)

Musicians

  • James Taylor – Milton Academy (MA)
  • Stone Gossard – The Northwest School (WA)
  • Joe Perry – Vermont Academy (VT)
  • Michael Brun – Culver Academies (IN)
  • Chris Frantz – Shady Side Academy (PA)
  • Pete Seeger – Avon Old Farms School (CT)
  • Cee Lo Green – Riverside Military Academy (GA)
  • Trey Anastasio – The Taft School (CT)
  • Jewel Kilcher – Interlochen Center for the Arts (MI)
  • Bonnie Raitt – Oakwood Friends School (NY)
  • David Crosby – Cate School (CA)
  • Huey Lewis – Lawrenceville School (NJ)
  • Kara DioGuardi – Masters School (NY)
  • Taylor Eigsti – Woodside Priory School (CA)
  • Talib Kweli – Cheshire Academy (CT)
  • Natalie Cole – Northfield Mount Hermon (MA)
  • Clifton Murray – Brentwood College School (BC)
  • Kurt Elling – Culver Academies (IN)

Authors

  • Claudia Emerson – Chatam Hall (VA)
  • Oliver Stone – The Hill School (PA)
  • J.D. Salinger – Valley Forge Military Academy (PA)
  • Michael Ondaatje – Bishop's College School (QUE)
  • Mark Strand – Oakwood Friends School (NY)
  • Helen Keller – Cambridge School of Weston (MA)
  • Charles Wright – Christ School (NC)
  • John McPhee – Deerfield Academy (MA)
  • Michael Beschloss – Eaglebrook School (MA) & Phillips Academy (MA)
  • Daniel Alarcón - Indian Springs School (AL)
  • James Merrill – Lawrenceville School (NJ)
  • John Irving – Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)
  • Bob Ryan - The Lawrenceville School (NJ)
  • David McCullough – Shady Side Academy (PA)
  • Vermont Royster – The Webb School (TN)
  • Chris Wallace – The Hotchkiss School (CT)
  • David Hartman – Northfield Mount Hermon (MA)
  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton – Emma Willard School (NY)
  • John Green - Indian Springs School (AL)
  • Tucker Carlson – St. George's School (RI)
  • John Knowles – Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)
  • John Meacham – McCallie School (TN)
  • Tobias Wolff – Hill School (PA)
  • Jon Scieszka – Culver Academies (IN)
  • Dan Brown – Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)
  • Robert Ludlum – Rectory School (CT) & Cheshire Academy (CT)
  • Stephen Sondheim – George School (PA)
  • Suzy Welch – Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)
  • James Dickey III – Darlington School (GA)
  • Al Dubin – Perkiomen School (PA)
  • Anne McCaffrey – Stuart Hall School (VA)
  • Howie Carr – Deerfield Academy (MA)
  • T.S. Eliot – Milton Academy (MA)
  • Tim Footman – Appleby College (ONT)
  • Peter Gammons - Groton School (MA)

Business

  • Sarah Leary (Co-Fonder of Nextdoor – Middlesex School (MA)
  • David Bigelow (Bigelow Tea Company) – Avon Old Farms School (CT)
  • Kevin O’Leary (Shark Tank) – Stanstead College School (QUE)
  • Juliette Gordon Low (Founder of the Girl Scouts) – Stuart Hall School (VA)
  • James McLamore (Co-Founder and Chairman of Burger King) – Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA)
  • Henry R. Kravis (Founder of KKR) – Eaglebrook School (MA) & Loomis Chaffee School (CT)
  • Edsel Ford (President of Ford Motor Company) - The Hotchkiss School (CT)
  • Daniel Gerber (Founder of Gerber Baby Foods) – St. John's Northwestern Academies (WI)
  • Mark Zuckerberg (Founder of Facebook) – Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)
  • Ross Cameron (President of Charms Candy) - West Nottingham Academy (MD)
  • Lilly Pulitzer (Founder of Lily Pulitzer, Inc.) – Miss Porter’s School (CT)
  • John Dryden (Founder of Prudential Insurance) – Worcester Academy (MA)
  • George Steinbrenner (New York Yankees Owner) – Culver Academies (IN)
  • Mark Cohoon (Canadian Football League Commissioner) – Upper Canada College (ONT)
  • Kevin Plank (Founder of Under Armor) – Fork Union Military Academy (VA)
  • Roberto Goizueta (CEO of The Coca-Cola Company) – Cheshire Academy (CT)
  • Frank Batten (Co-Foudner of The Weather Channel) – Culver Academies (IN)
  • S. Prestley Blake (Co-Founder of Friendly's Ice Cream) – Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA)
  • Ty Warner (Founder & CEO of Beanie Babies, Inc.) – St. John's Northwestern Academies (WI)
  • Lamar Hunt (Founder of the American Football League, Major League Soccer, World Championship Tennis & the Kansas City Chiefs) – The Hill School (PA)
  • Roger Penske (Founder & Chairman of Penske Corporation) – Culver Academies (IN)
  • Edgar J. Kaufmann (Owner's of Kaufmann's Department Store) – Shady Side Academy (PA)
  • Rawleigh Warner Jr. (President & CEO of Mobile) – Lake Forest Academy (IL) & Lawrenceville School (NJ)
  • Douglas Tompkins (Founder of North Face Inc. & Co-Founder of Espirit) – Indian Mountain School (CT) & Pomfret School (CT)
  • Stewart Butterfield (Co-Founder of Flickr & Slack) – St. Michael's University School (BC)
  • Nicholas Kraus (Founder of Wounded Warrior) – Forman School (CT)
  • Leon Leonwood Bean (Founder of L.L. Bean) – Kents Hill School (ME)
  • David Andrews (President and CEO of the American Hockey League) – King’s-Edgehill School (NB)
  • Ted Turner (Founder of CNN) – McCallie School (TN)
  • Steve Butterfield (Founder of Flickr & Co-Founder of Slack) – St. Michael's University School (BC)
  • Ted Rogers (Founder of Rogers Communications) – Upper Canada College (ONT)
  • Steve Forbes (Chairman and Editor in Chief of Forbes Magazine) – Brooks School (MA)
  • Michael Eisner (Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company) – Lawrenceville School (NJ)
  • William Clay Ford Jr. (Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company) – The Hotchkiss School (CT)
  • Leigh Perkins (President & CEO of Orvis) – Suffield Academy (CT)
  • Sam Calagione (Founder of Dogfish Head Brewery) – Eaglebrook School (MA) & Northfield Mount Hermon (MA)
  • JP Morgan (Founder of JPMorgan Chase & Company) – Cheshire Academy (CT)
  • Richard Yeungling Sr. (President and Owner of Yeungling Brewery) – The Hill School
  • Tom First (Co-Founder of Nantucket Nectars) – Concord Academy (MA)
  • Jake Burton Carpenter (Founder of Burton Snowboards) – Marvelwood School (CT)
  • Norman Brinker (Founder of Jack in the Box, Steak and Ale) – New Mexico Military Institute (NM)
  • Michael Sabia (President & CEO of Bell Canada) – Ridley College (ONT)
  • Paul Percy Harris (Founder of Rotary Club) – Vermont Academy (VT)
  • Henry Ford II (President and CEO of Ford Motor Company) – The Hotchkiss School (CT)
  • William Rhodes (President, Chairman & CEO of Citibank) – Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA)
  • Eric Molson (Chairman of Molson Coors) – Bishop's College School (QUE)
  • David Burpee (President of the W. Atlee Burpee Co.) – Culver Academies (IN)
  • Allen C. Mayer (Vice President & Chairman of the Oscar Mayer Company) – Ashville School (NC)
  • Oscar Tang (Co-Founder of Reich & Tang) – Rectory School (CT) & Phillips Andover Academy (MA)

Artists/Designers

  • Cy Twombly – Darlington School (GA)
  • Jason Wu – Eaglebrook School (MA) & Loomis Chafee School (CT)
  • Georgia O’Keefe – Chatham Hall (VA)
  • Nate Berkus – Cushing Academy (MA)
  • J. Seward Johnson – Forman School (CT)
  • Li Chung (Sandy) Pei – Middlesex School (MA)
  • Frederick Law Olmsted – Phillip Andover Academy (MA)
  • Garry Trudeau – St. Paul's School (NH)
  • Perry Dye – The Winchendon School (MA)
  • Eric Fischl – West Nottingham Academy (MD)
  • Will Day – Cushing Academy (MA)
  • Kristen Baker – Bekshire School (MA)
  • J. Robert Seyffert – Fay School (MA)