List of Crispus Attucks High School alumni

The following people are notable alumni of Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, organized into rough professional areas.

Art and architecture

 * Emmett I. Brown Jr, photographer
 * Edwin A. Gibson, architect
 * Felrath Hines (1913-1993), visual artist and art conservator

Education

 * Herbert C. Miller, Professor Emeritus of Indiana University Kokomo
 * Wilma Gibbs Moore, librarian and archivist
 * Stanley Warren, author and former Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Education at DePauw University



Entertainment

 * David Baker, jazz musician and composer; founder and chair of Indiana University Bloomington's jazz studies program
 * Nerissa Brokenburr Stickney, pianist and music educator
 * Angela Brown, dramatic soprano
 * The Counts, rhythm and blues and "doo-wop" band
 * Erroll Grandy, jazz Musician
 * J. J. Johnson, jazz musician and composer
 * Wes Montgomery, jazz musician
 * James Spaulding, jazz musician
 * Rodney Stepp, musician and entertainer
 * Meshach Taylor, actor

Government and politics

 * Harry W. Brooks Jr., Major General, U.S. Army
 * Julia Carson, politician
 * Charles DeBow, Tuskegee Airman
 * Joseph Kimbrew, Indianapolis' first African-American fire chief
 * Graham E. Martin, Naval officer and Educator
 * Norris Overton, Brigadier General in the United States Air Force
 * Paul Parks, civil engineer and public servant
 * Joseph W. Summers, politician
 * Charles A. Walton, lawyer and Indiana state legislator

Law

 * Harriette Bailey Conn, politician, lawyer, and Indiana public defender
 * Taylor Livingston Baker, Jr., judge and prosecutor
 * Willard Ransom, lawyer, businessman, community civic leader, and civil rights activist

Literature and journalism

 * Janet Langhart-Cohen, writer and journalist

Sports

 * Hallie Bryant, professional basketball player
 * Ron Dorsey, professional basketball player
 * Bobby Edmonds, professional basketball player
 * "Wee" Willie Gardner, professional basketball player
 * Marvin Johnson, World Light Heavyweight Champion Boxer
 * Bernard Parham, chess master, chess teacher, and originator of the Parham Attack chess opening
 * Bailey "Flap" Robertson, professional basketball player
 * Oscar Robertson, professional basketball player
 * JoAnne Terry, Olympic Hurdler