Famous Alumni
More than 112,000 men have been initiated into Phi Kappa Psi since its founding, and many have achieved recognition in their field.
Public Service
- U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Woodrow Wilson

- John F. Kennedy Jr.
- Over a hundred members of Congress (including 18 senators and Speaker of the House Warren Keifer)
- Three-term New York City Mayor and Bloomberg L.P. founder Mike Bloomberg,
- Over a dozen state governors
- Two directors of the Peace Corps
- “Wild Bill” Donovan, the founding director of the Office of Strategic Services (the Central Intelligence Agency’s predecessor) and recipient of the Medal of Honor and of the Freedom Award
- Stephen Hadley (National Security Advisor)
Academia
- Over a dozen university presidents (among these are Priestley Medal recipient Edgar Fahs Smith, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Detlev Bronk)
- Rhodes scholars
- Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frederick Jackson Turner.
- Three Phi Psis have served as presidents of the American Bar Association.
Military
- Dozens of generals and admirals

- “Father of the U.S. Air Force” Billy Mitchell
- World War I Army Chief of Staff Tasker Bliss
- National Security Agency director Kenneth Minihan
- Three Judge Advocate Generals
Entertainment
- Many have received Academy Awards, Emmys, Golden Globes, Grammys, and Tony Awards

- Journalist Sy Hersh has won the Pulitzer Prize, Orwell Award and George Polk Award
- Zach Braff (Garden State, Scrubs, Chicken Little)
- Peter Graves (Airplane!, 7th Heaven, House MD)
- Roy Scheider (Jaws, Law & Order, The Rainmaker)
Business
- Bank of America founder Orra E. Monnette
- Dow Chemical founder Herbert Dow
- PIMCO founder Bill Gross
- Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang.

Sports
- Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick
- Olympic gold medalists
- Olympic Swimmer Mark Spitz
- “Father of College Basketball Coaching” Phog Allen
- Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick
These are just a few of our many famous alumni. For more, check out Phi Kappa Psi on Wikipedia.
