List of Evanston Township High School alumni
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Evanston Township High School, or ETHS, is a public four-year high school located in Evanston, Illinois, a North Shore suburb of Chicago, in the United States. It is part of Evanston Township High School District 202.
Notable alumni of Evanston Township High School include:
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[edit] Actors/Filmmakers
- Joan Cusack (1980), actress [1]
- John Cusack (1984), actor [2]
- Jules Engel (1957), animator[3]
- Zach Gilford (2000), actor Friday Night Lights (TV series)[4]
- Alicia Goranson (1992), actress
- Jeffrey Lieber (1987), television and screenwriter; co-creator of Lost [5]
- Patrick Melton (1993), screenwriter[6], Saw IV. Winner (with partner Marcus Dunstan) of Project Greenlight, season 3.
- Michael Madsen (1976), actor [7]
- Ajay Naidu (1990), actor [8]
- Steve Pink (1984), director, screenwriter, producer [9]
- Jeremy Piven (1983), actor [10]
- D.V. DeVincentis (1985), wrote screenplays for Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity [9]
- Matt Price (1989), actor and co-creator of the Web series "Guacamole" on Comedy Central
[edit] Businesspeople
- Bob Galvin (1940), former CEO of Motorola[11]
- Gordon Segal (1956), founder of Crate & Barrel[11]
- Robert Wieczorowski (1945), former executive director of the World Bank [11]
[edit] Musicians
- Jol Dantzig (?), co-founder of Hamer Guitars and builder of Cheap Trick's five-neck guitar
- Erik Funk (1991), member of the band Dillinger Four
- Nancy Gustafson (1974), opera singer[11]
[edit] Politicians and government officials
- George Ball (1926), U.S. undersecretary of state, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations[11]
- Robert R. Barry (1932?), congressman
- John Edward Porter (1953), congressman[11]
[edit] Sports Figures
- Alex Agase (1941), football player/coach, member of College Football Hall of Fame [12]
- Paddy Driscoll (1914), Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback [13]
- Kevin Foster (1987), Major League Baseball pitcher [14]
- Clinton Frank (1933), 1937 Heisman Trophy winner [12]
- Robert Gary (1991), Ohio State University men's track & field head coach, two-time Olympian (1996 & 2004), 3000m steeplechase [15]
- Damon Jones (1993), former professional football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Mike Kenn (1974), 5-time NFL Pro Bowl offensive tackle [16]
- Emery Moorehead (1972), tight end on the Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears [17]
- Dan Peterson (1954), basketball coach, European champion
- Richard Mason Rocca (1996), basketball player, Italy NT
- Everette Stephens (1984), NBA guard [12]
[edit] Writers and journalists
- Jessica Abel (1987), comic book creator
- Cornelia Grumman (1981), 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer
- Charles R. Johnson (1966), author, National Book Award Winner[11]
- Pam McAllister Johnson (1963), first African-American female to head a general-circulation newspaper in the United States[11]
- Jack N. Racove (1964), Pulitzer Prize-winning historian [18]
- Daniel Sinker (1992), creator and editor of Punk Planet
- Fredric Tulsky (1968), Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist[11]
[edit] References
- ^ ETHS Alumni Association. The Kit, Spring 2000. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ ETHS Alumni Association. The Kit, Spring 1999. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ The Guardian. Jules Engel. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ Internet Movie Database. Zach Gilford. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ Chicago Magazine. Jeffrey Lieber. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ Internet Movie Database. Patrick Melton. Retrieved on 2007-08-10.
- ^ The Kit. The Kit: Spring 2001. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ Internet Movie Database. Ajay Naidu. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ a b EW.com. The It List: Leaders of the Pack. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ Metromix.com. Metromix: Jeremy Piven. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Evanston Township High School. ETHS Distinguished Alumni Award. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
- ^ a b c ETHS Alumni Association. The Kit, Spring 1995. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ Chicago Sun-Times. High School of the Week. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ ETHS Alumni Association. The Kit, Spring 2004. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ ETHS Alumni Association. The Kit, Fall 2004. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ Pioneer Press. Football field to be named after Lazier. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ Evanston Roundtable. Sports, June 27, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ ETHS Alumni Association. The Kit, Spring 1997. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
