List of William Penn Charter School people

This List of William Penn Charter School people catalogs notable alumni of William Penn Charter School, a private school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


 * Chris Albright, OPC ’97, professional soccer player
 * Rubén Amaro, Jr., OPC '83, baseball player, general manager Philadelphia Phillies, and coach Boston Red Sox and New York Mets
 * Steven Balbus, OPC '71, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, University of Oxford
 * Donald Barnhouse, OPC '39, American Christian preacher, pastor, radio pioneer
 * David Berkoff, OPC ’84, Olympic medalist in swimming
 * Raynal Bolling, OPC '96 (1896), first high-ranking U.S. officer to be killed in combat in World War I
 * Henry Joel Cadbury, OPC '99 (1899), Quaker scholar, teacher, Harvard Divinity chair 1934–54
 * Bobby Convey, '98 (did not graduate), professional soccer player
 * Charles Gwynne Douglas, III, OPC '60, former Supreme Court Justice from the state of New Hampshire, former US Congressman
 * Pierre S. du Pont OPC 1886, industrialist, philanthropist, DuPont Corporation director, one-time Chairman of General Motors.
 * J. Presper Eckert, OPC '37, University of Pennsylvania researcher, computer pioneer, co-creator of the world's first electronic computer, ENIAC
 * Richard B Fisher, OPC '53, chairman emeritus of Morgan Stanley
 * Mark Gubicza, OPC '81, former professional baseball pitcher
 * Adam F. Goldberg, OPC '94, television and film writer, created The Goldbergs and Schooled, both of which take place partially or fully at William Penn Academy, which is a fictionalized version of William Penn Charter School.
 * Bill Green IV, OPC '83, former chairman of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission and former Philadelphia City Council member at-large
 * Crawford Greenewalt, OPC '18, chemist, head of DuPont Corp. '48–'67, developed Nylon fabrics.
 * John Grotzinger, OPC '75, geologist, professor Co-investigator on the Mars 2020 Rover.
 * William F. N. Gullan, OPC '92, Notable Man of Leisure and World Champion Platform Tennis Player
 * George Hauptfuhrer, OPC '44, third overall selection in the 1948 BAA Draft
 * Howard Head, OPC ’32, founder of Head Ski Company & Prince Manufacturing Inc. 1914–1991
 * Joseph M. Hoeffel, OPC '68, Pennsylvania 13th District Congressman
 * John B. Kelly Jr., OPC ’45, Olympic medalist and former president of the U.S. Olympic committee, brother of Grace Kelly
 * Leicester Bodine Holland, architect and archaeologist
 * John Kalinger, OPC '92, Tony Award Winning Choreographer
 * Kenny Koplove, OPC '12, professional baseball pitcher
 * Rob Kurz, OPC '04, NBA player
 * David Leebron, OPC '73, president of Rice University in Houston, Texas
 * Richard Lester, director
 * Douglas Macgregor PhD., American senior military officer and author.
 * Mike McGlinchey (offensive lineman), OPC '13, offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos
 * Jack Meyer, OPC '50, former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
 * David Montgomery, OPC '64, President of the Philadelphia Phillies
 * David W. Oxtoby, OPC '68, President of Pomona College and professor of chemistry
 * Endicott Peabody, former Governor of Massachusetts, member of the College Football Hall of Fame (defense for Harvard).
 * Robert Picardo, OPC '71, The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager
 * William T. Read, lawyer, President of the New Jersey Senate, Treasurer of New Jersey
 * Tony Resch, OPC '81, former professional lacrosse player, current coach, and NLL Hall of Fame inductee
 * Grover C. Richman, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1951–53) and New Jersey Attorney General (1954–58)
 * David Riesman, OPC '26, former Harvard University sociology professor, lawyer, author of sociology classic "The Lonely Crowd"
 * Matt Ryan, OPC '03, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons
 * Vic Seixas, OPC '41, former professional tennis player, won Wimbledon in 1953 and the US Open in 1954.
 * Michael Siani, OPC '18, professional baseball player
 * Sean Singletary, OPC '04, professional basketball player
 * David Sirota, OPC '94, author, journalist, and political strategist
 * J.C. Spink OPC 1990, Manager and Producer, Principal at Benderspink.
 * J. David Stern, OPC 1902, Publisher of The Philadelphia Record (1928–47) and other newspapers
 * Frederick F. Woerner, Jr., OPC '51, former Commander-in-Chief, United States Southern Command (1987–89)
 * Jesse Watters (did not graduate), Watters World, Fox News
 * Daryl Worley, OPC '13, professional football player
 * Bruce Berlinger OPC '67, TV News Anchor (WGME-TV CBS)