Notable Alumni of Saint Louis University

Clarence Thomas 1948–

Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court

Also attended: Yale University, College of the Holy Cross

Spouse: Virginia Thomas (Creighton University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Enrique Bolaños 1928–2021

Former President of Nicaragua

Attended until 1962

Eric Schmitt 1975–

U.S. senator from Missouri

Also attended: Truman State University

William F. Quinn 1919–2006

First governor of the State of Hawaii

Also attended: Harvard University

Lester C. Hunt 1892–1954

Democratic politician from Wyoming

Attended until 1917

Also attended: Illinois Wesleyan University, Northwestern University

Bill Clay 1931–2025

First African American U.S. Representative from Missouri

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1953

Child: William Lacy Clay (Howard University, University of Maryland-College Park)

Dave Barrett 1930–2018

26th Premier of British Columbia

Also attended: Seattle University

Dana Boente 1954–

Former FBI general counsel and acting Attorney General

Yasmina Benslimane 1994–

Moroccan feminist activist, founder of Politics4Her

Bachelor of Arts · Political science · Class of 2017

Harold Lee Volkmer 1931–2011

Missouri congressman who served 20 years

Also attended: University of Missouri-Columbia

Robert E. Hannegan 1903–1949

Postmaster General and Democratic National Committee chairman

Melvin Price 1905–1988

Illinois congressman for over 40 years

Adila Hassim 1972–

South African advocate

Also attended: University of Notre Dame

Jack Buechner 1940–2020

Former Republican U.S. Representative from Missouri

Also attended: Benedictine College

Phil M. Donnelly 1891–1961

41st and 43rd governor of Missouri

Francis G. Slay 1955–

45th Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri

Also attended: Quincy University

Joseph P. Teasdale 1936–2014

48th governor of Missouri

Also attended: Benedictine College, Rockhurst University

James O. McKinsey 1889–1937

Founder of McKinsey & Company

Also attended: University of Arkansas, University of Central Missouri

Huh Chang-soo 1948–

Chairman of GS Group

Gene Kranz 1933–

NASA Flight Director for Apollo 11 and Apollo 13

Walter J. Ong 1912–2003

Jesuit priest, scholar and philosopher of orality and literacy

Also attended: Harvard University, Rockhurst University

Julian Alfred Steyermark 1909–1988

Botanist specializing in the Rubiaceae family

Also attended: Washington University in St Louis

Francis Edward Peters 1927–2020

NYU professor emeritus of history, religion and Islamic studies

Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts · Classics · Class of 1952

Also attended: Princeton University, Fordham University

Walter Brueggemann 1933–2025

Theologian and Old Testament scholar

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1974

Also attended: Elmhurst University, Eden Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

Lee E. McMahon 1931–1989

American computer scientist

Also attended: Harvard University

Robert J. Richards 1942–

University of Chicago professor of history of science

Also attended: University of Chicago

Thomas Anthony Dooley III 1927–1961

Navy physician who worked in Southeast Asia

Also attended: University of Notre Dame

James Gunn 1966–

Filmmaker and screenwriter

Also attended: Loyola Marymount University, Columbia University in the City of New York

Spouse: Jenna Fischer (Truman State University)

Sibling: Sean Gunn (DePaul University)

Robert Guillaume 1927–2017

Actor known for Soap and Benson

Also attended: Washington University in St Louis

Andreas Katsulas 1946–2006

Actor known for Babylon 5 as G'Kar

Kristin Bauer van Straten 1966–

Actress known for True Blood

Also attended: Washington University in St Louis

Jim Byrnes 1948–

Actor and blues musician

Also attended: Boston University

Dennis O'Neil 1939–2020

Comics writer and editor of Batman titles

George Grantham Bain 1865–1944

Photographer known as father of foreign photo news

Garry Wills 1934–

Historian, author and political philosopher

Also attended: Yale University, Xavier University

Vedad Ibišević 1984–

Bosnian footballer and coach

Tim Ream 1987–

Professional soccer defender

Brian McBride 1972–

Former US national team soccer forward

Brad Davis 1981–

Former professional soccer midfielder

Larry Hughes 1979–

Former professional basketball player

Ed Macauley 1928–2011

Professional basketball player and coach

Dipsy Selolwane 1978–

Botswana footballer who played in MLS

Mike Sorber 1971–

Soccer coach and 1994 World Cup player

Richard Boushka 1934–2019

Basketball player at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Ian Vougioukas 1985–

Greek former professional basketball player

Patrick Schulte 2001–

American soccer goalkeeper

Don Dee 1943–2014

Former basketball player

Willie Reed 1990–

Professional basketball player

Anthony Bonner 1968–

Former professional basketball player and coach

Matt McKeon 1974–

Soccer midfielder, 1996 US Olympic team member

Pete McCaffrey 1938–2012

1964 Olympic gold medal basketball player

Jordan Goodwin 1998–

NBA player for the Phoenix Suns

Kevin Lisch 1986–

Former professional basketball player and coach

Robert Loe 1991–

New Zealand professional basketball player

Richard Stika 1957–2026

Former Catholic Bishop of Knoxville

Also attended: Kenrick Glennon Seminary

Paul Albert Zipfel 1935–2019

Sixth Catholic bishop of Bismarck

Also attended: Catholic University of America, Kenrick Glennon Seminary

Nikolas Theodorou 2000–

Greek chess grandmaster

Robert Finn 1953–

Former bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph

Also attended: Kenrick Glennon Seminary

Stanley Girard Schlarman 1933–2025

Catholic bishop of Dodge City

John Stowe 1966–

Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Lexington