List of Kappa Alpha Order members
This is a list of notable alumni of Kappa Alpha Order.
Media
- Michael Beck (Alpha Mu) actor
- Pat Boone (Gamma Lambda) movie star and recording artist
- Marty Brennaman (Zeta) announcer for the Cincinnati Reds
- Zac Brown (Zeta Kappa) Grammy Award Winning Country Music Singer. Lead Vocalist for "Zac Brown Band"
- Thomas F. Dixon, Jr. (Tau) author, playwright
- Bill Engvall (Xi) actor and comedian - best known for "Here's your sign!"
- Ben Ferguson (Alpha Upsilon) Conservative radio talk show host, author
- George Grizzard (Upsilon) actor, Tony award winner - Best Actor 1996
- Taylor Hackford (Beta Sigma) film director, Oscar award winner
- George Hamilton IV (Upsilon) country music singer
- Rob Huebel (Delta Omicron) Comedian, Actor (Human Giant)
- [[Taylor Houstan]] (Beta Rho) World's smallest man
- William Joyce (Beta Lambda) author, artist, illustrator, creator of Rolie Polie Olie and numerous Disney / Pixar films
- Bill Lawrence (Alpha Zeta) television writer, producer and director
- Paul Loverme/Right Side Art (Epsilon Tau) visual fine artist [1]
- Frank McCarthy (producer) (Beta) movie producer, won an Oscar for producing Patton, 1970’s Best Picture
- Page McConnell (Beta Lambda) member of music group "Phish"
- Delbert Mann (Chi) film director - Oscar award winner - Best Director 1955 for Best Picture - Marty
- Richard Moll (Alpha Xi) actor, best known as "Bull Shannon" on television's Night Court
- Rich O'Toole (Epsilon Delta) Country music singer
- Anthony Perkins (Alpha Psi) actor, acted in over 50 films, but best known as Norman Bates in "Psycho"
- Mark Povinelli (Epsilon Lambda) actor in movies such as Water for Elephants and The Polar Express
- Charlie Rose (Alpha Phi) talk show host
- Randolph Scott (Alpha Sigma) actor
- Ned Vaughn (Phi) actor
- Mark L. Walberg (Delta Tau ) game show host
- Douglass Wallop (Beta Kappa) writer - Tony award winner - Best Writer 1956 - Best Musical Damn Yankees.
- Michael Brun (Sigma) - DJ/Producer
Business
- Robert Crandall (Alpha Zeta) former president, chairman and CEO of American Airlines
- Ken May (Gamma Gamma) CEO, FedEx Kinko's
- Jerry Richardson (Delta) Carolina Panthers Owner/Founder
- Robert W. Woodruff (Epsilon) President, Coca-Cola Company, 1926-1954
- George W. Woodruff (Alpha Sigma) Director, Coca-Cola Company, 1936-1985
- Chase Fitzhugh Wilson (Nu) Chief Executive Officer, The Wilson Company, 1989–Present
- Jordan Wheat Lambert (Zeta) Owner, Lambert Pharmaceutical Company, formulated and marketed Listerine
- Nicholas Schaefer (Beta Iota) President and Owner, Packers By-Products, Inc.
- Christopher Chmelik (Alpha Kappa) Chief Executive Officer, Big Dogg Enterprises 2009–Present
- Allen Stephenson (Rho) Founder, Southern Tide [2]
- Leonard Pittman (Alpha Omega) Union First Officer Bank Loan Officer, Life Saver, Superhero
Education
- William James Barrow (Zeta) American chemist and paper conservator
- John B. Watson (Iota) American Psychologist, founder of Behaviorism
Government
- Robert W. Hemphill (Rho) Former U.S. Congressman 1857-1964 (South Carolina); Federal Judge for South Carolina 1965-1980.
- Thurman Adams (Beta Epsilon) Former Senator and President Pro Tempore of State Senate (Delaware)
- Robert Aderholt (Phi) U.S. Congressman (Alabama)
- Carl Albert (Beta Eta) former U.S. Representative (Oklahoma) Speaker of the House 1971-1977
- Paul Atkins (Delta) Former Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Roger Bedford, Jr. (Alpha Beta) State Senator Alabama
- Roy Blunt (Alpha Eta) U.S. Congressman (Missouri)
- J. Caleb Boggs (Beta Epsilon) former Governor and U.S. Senator (Delaware)
- Rick Boucher (Beta Rho) U.S. Congressman (Virginia)
- Charles Boustany (Gamma Phi) U.S. Congressman (Louisiana)
- Adm. Richard E. Byrd (Lambda) U.S. Navy, Antarctic explorer; Medal of Honor recipient
- William Denis Brown, III, former state senator from Monroe, Louisiana
- Bryan Edward Bush, Jr., former district attorney of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Nathaniel W Cabell (Chi) Originator of National States Rights Party, SC State Senator
- Jack Clary (Kappa) Lawyer, Williams College
- William Clements (Beta Lambda) former governor (Texas)
- Clark M. Clifford (Alpha Theta) former counsel to U.S. presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy; former secretary of defense
- Larry Combest (Gamma Chi) U.S. Congressman (Texas)
- Zel M. Fischer (Alpha Delta) Judge, Missouri Supreme Court
- Don Fowler (Delta) Former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
- Bart Gordon (Delta Lambda) U.S. Congressman (Tennessee)
- Henry Hager (Tau) married to Jenna Bush, daughter of U.S. President George W. Bush
- William Pike Hall, Sr. (Alpha Iota) member of the Louisiana State Senate from Shreveport, 1924-1932
- J. Edgar Hoover (Alpha Nu) former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Richard Hudson (Epsilon Xi) U.S. Congressman (North Carolina)
- Whitfield Jack (Alpha Iota) United States Army officer in World War II and major general of United States Army Reserve, attorney in Shreveport (Louisiana)
- Mike Johnson (Alpha Gamma) member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Bossier Parish
- Buddy MacKay (Beta Zeta) former Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and U.S. Representative (Florida)
- GA George C. Marshall (Beta) former U.S. Secretary of State, former U.S. Secretary of Defense, former U.S. Army Chief of Staff, namesake of the "Marshall Plan", Nobel Peace Prize recipient, graduate, the Virginia Military Institute
- G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery (Beta Tau) former U.S. Congressman, author of the GI Bill of Rights
- Henry McMaster (Rho) Attorney General of South Carolina
- Daniel Mongiardo (Alpha Theta) Lt. Governor of Kentucky (2007-)
- Bill Owens (Delta Kappa) Governor (Colorado)
- Gen. George S. Patton (Beta) former Commander, 3rd U.S. Army
- Austin Peay (Omega) former Governor (Tennessee)
- Gen. J. H. Binford Peay III (Beta) Former Commander, 101st Airborne Division, US CENTCOM, Superintendent of VMI
- Claude Pepper (Alpha Omega) former U.S. Congressman (Florida); former U.S. Senator (Florida)
- Melvin Purvis (Rho) FBI. Headed the Division of Investigation Offices in Birmingham, Alabama. Famous for leading manhunts that led to the end of gangsters, Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson, and John Dillinger.
- Dean Rusk (Sigma) former U.S. Secretary of State
- Ellison D. Smith (Delta/Rho) U.S. Senator South Carolina
- Floyd Spence (Rho) U.S. Congressman (South Carolina)
- Mitchell Reid Iken (Alpha Kappa) current intern/tour-guide at the Missouri state capital. (Poli Sci Major) (Missouri)
- Earl Ray Tomblin(Alpha Rho) Governor of West Virginia
- Richard Truly (Alpha Sigma) Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy; Astronaut; former Director of NASA
- Steve Womack (Epsilon Zeta) U.S. Congress (Arkansas)
- Fletcher Long (Pi) High profile legal attorney
- Dustin Mullins (Delta Mu) Conservation Officer (Kentucky)
Religion
- Rt. Rev. James L. Duncan (Kappa) Former Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida
- Bishop Robert C. Morgan (Phi) Retired Bishop, Mississippi and Kentucky Annual Conferences, and former President of the United Methodist Council of Bishops
- Bishop Marshall L. Meadors Jr. (Delta) Retired Bishop, Mississippi Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church
- His Grace, Most Reverend Edward Dalton White Jr (Beta Zeta) Presiding Bishop, Anglican Church of Washington
Sports
- Tommy Aaron (Beta Zeta) professional golfer - 1973 Masters Champion
- Tony Azevedo (Alpha Pi) water polo player - 4-time All-American, three-time National Player of the Year & 3-time Olympian.
- Bill Bergey (Delta Eta) a four-time All-Pro player and member of the Philadelphia Eagles Honor Roll
- David Binn (Alpha Xi), San Diego Chargers, Long Snapper, 1994–present
- Rex Cawley (Beta Sigma) Olympic gold medalist (1964) and former world record holder, 400m hurdles
- Grant Cogar (Beta Rho) Intramural Legend, Player-Coach of 2015 Championship Team.
- Jason Collins (Alpha Pi) NBA player, Atlanta Hawks
- Jarron Collins (Alpha Pi) NBA player, Phoenix Suns
- Ben Crenshaw (Omicron) professional golfer and Master's champion in 1984 and 1995
- Al Geiberger (Beta Sigma) professional golfer
- Burt Hooton (Omicron) former major league baseball player and coach
- Clyde Littlefield (Omicron) former University of Texas football and track & field coach
- Don January (Gamma Lambda) professional golfer
- Paul Johnson (Delta Alpha) head football coach Georgia Tech
- Christian "Sonny" Jurgensen III (Alpha Phi) former professional football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Joe Kapp (Alpha Xi) former professional football player, College Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Tim McCarver (Gamma Gamma) former professional baseball player
- Mason Miller (Delta Rho) Head Football Coach McMurry University
- Hal Mumme (Epsilon Pi) head football coach, New Mexico State University
- Will Muschamp (Gamma) Head Coach of the Florida Gators football team
- Ernest Nevers (Alpha Pi) former professional baseball and football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Tommy Nobis (Omicron) former professional football player with Atlanta Falcons, University of Texas All-American, 1965 Winner - Outland Trophy & Maxwell Award
- Charles Paddock (Beta Sigma) 3-time Olympic gold medalist, track & field
- Jay Sigel (Tau) professional golfer
- Jerry Richardson (Delta) Wofford College receiver - Associated Press Little All-America selection in 1957 & 1958, former professional football player with Baltimore Colts, current owner NFL Carolina Panthers
- Brandt Snedeker (Chi) Professional Golfer
- Melvin Stewart (Pi) Olympic gold medalist (swimming)
- Dave Stockton (Beta Sigma) professional golfer
- Danny Sullivan (Theta) Formula One and Indycar driver, 1985 Indianapolis 500 Winner
- William Vlachos (Alpha Beta) All-American Center and two time (2009, 2011) National Champion for the Alabama Crimson Tide
- Sam Wyche (Iota) former NFL head coach, NFL analyst
- Frank Wykoff (Beta Sigma) Olympic gold medalist, 1928, 1932, 1936 - track & field
- Ernie Zampese (Beta Sigma), NFL offensive coordinator who helped pioneer the west coast offense.