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Western High School Alumni of Renown
Stars of yesterday,
today and Meet a few of the many successful and accomplished women and men who have been part of Western High School. This list will be updated from time to time, so come back often to learn about those who have made us proud. THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. |
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Alumni Names, Class Years, Accomplishments and Biographies |
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1947 |
Theatre and music producer. Founder: Library Theatre. Washingtonian of the Year, 1987. |
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Bakhtiar, Jim |
1953 |
Football star at Western, Bullis Prep and University of Virginia. A life filled with achievement and adventure. |
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1944 |
Foreign correspondent and USIA representative to many countries. Star football and baseball player at Western and Washington & Lee University. |
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Benton, Thomas Hart |
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Artist. Attended Western while his father, Congressman Maecenas E. Benton, served in the US House of Representatives. |
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Byrd, Harry "Curley" |
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Western coach 1910-11. Coach, University of Maryland 1911. Became University of Md. President (1935-54) and was a candidate for Governor of Maryland in 1954. |
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1947 |
Nationally-known defense attorney. |
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Chew, Geoffrey F. |
1940 |
Theoretical physicist. Professor & Department Chair, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, University of California, Berkeley. |
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1961 |
DC City Council Member and Chairman. He dedicated himself to home rule and to fighting social injustice of all kinds. |
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1935 |
Wildlife Expert. |
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1935 |
Wildlife Expert. |
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1919 |
Mildred Fish - Mili to her friends. Western graduate active in resisting Hitler. Hitler personally ordered her execution. |
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Fluckey, Eugne |
1929 |
Rear Admiral, USN. Decorated Naval
officer. Awarded the CMOH and four Navy Crosses. He was a great war hero. |
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Frost-Knappman, Linda |
1961 |
Publishing company executive. Founder: New England Publishing Associates. Author: "ABC-CLIO Companion to Women’s Progress in America" (1994). |
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Gasch, Oliver |
1924 |
Judge, US District Court for the District of Columbia. |
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Glassie, Henry |
1930 |
Attorney. Restorer of historic buildings in Washington DC. Author: "Victorian Homes in Washington" (1963). |
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Gorman, Margaret Cahill |
1923 |
First Miss America. 1921 "Inter-City Beauty" Contest winner. |
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Gray, Ralph |
1933 |
Editor, writer, and photographer – National Geographic. |
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1961 |
Tom Gray is best known for his years as a founding member of The Seldom Scene 1971-1987, and the Country Gentlemen 1960-1964. Tom was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Bluegrass Music Association in 1996. He is active in traditional jazz as well as bluegrass. Tom was born in Chicago, 1941, raised in Washington D.C., and now resides in Kensington MD |
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Greer, Jane |
1944 |
Film and TV actress. Starred in many 1940’s films. |
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Harllee, John |
1930 |
Rear Admiral, USN (ret.). Chair, Federal Maritime Commission, 1963-69. Author. |
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Holdridge, John H. |
1941 |
Foreign Service Officer and Ambassador to Far Eastern nations. Member, National Security Council 1969-73. Assistant Secretary of State, 1981-83. |
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Holland, Janice |
1930 |
Artist and illustrator of children’s books. Author: "They Built a City: The Story of Washington, DC" |
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1946 |
Charlie Howze made one art, music, his real life. Click on Charlie's bio to hear him play Duke Ellington tunes. |
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Kimmel, Husband E. |
1900 |
Rear Admiral, USN. Commander in Chief, US Fleet & Pacific Fleet. Falsely blamed for Pearl Harbor disaster and recently exonerated in full. Campaign effort led by son, Edward R. "Ned" Kimmel, Captain, USN (ret.), Western class of 1938. |
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Kiplinger, Austin H. |
1935 |
Editor Emeritus of The Kiplinger Letter. Co-Chair Leadership Committee of The City Museum of Washington DC. |
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Meyer, Sylvia |
1924 |
Harpist with National Symphony Orchestra. Married Oliver Gasch, Western class of 1924. |
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Mulvey, Fred |
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Coach, Western High School (1941-1962). |
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Mumford, Thad |
1968 |
Songwriter for Sesame Street. Producer and writer for many popular television shows such as M*A*S*H, ALF, and Roc. |
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Newton, Elmer S., M.D. |
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Principal, Western High 1914-1942. |
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Nordlinger, George, M.D. |
1922 |
Professor of Surgery, George Washington University; Vice-Chair, Dept. of Surgery, GWU Medical School. |
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1914 |
Author: The Yearling, Cross Creek, and other works. |
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Robb, Irene Rice |
1913 |
Teacher (1919-1952) and Principal (1952-59), Western High. |
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Schreibman, Michael |
1962 |
Musical production and concert producer. |
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1949 |
Astronaut. He walked on the moon. |
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1952 |
Feminist leader. Founding editor: Ms Magazine. |
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Stout, Ernest G. |
1931 |
Aerospace executive and airplane designer. Developed first supersonic seaplane. |
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Strong, Birney |
1937 |
Captain, USN. Naval pilot, World War II. One of most decorated men of WWII. |
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Taussig, Joseph K. |
1895 |
Admiral, USN. Naval Academy athlete in track & football. Served in Spanish-American War, 1907 around the world cruise of the ‘White Fleet’, WW I. Prior to WW II, was Commandant, 5th Naval district, Norfolk, Va. Retired 1945. Admiral Taussig’s father was Rear Admiral Edward D. Taussig. (ret. 1909). |
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Taussig, Joseph K. Jr. |
1936 |
Captain, USN. Naval officer from 1941 to 1954. Awarded Navy Cross for actions as officer on USS Nevada during Pearl Harbor attack. Later served as administrative officer at Pearl Harbor and at the US Naval Academy. |
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Tong, Kaity |
1965 |
TV news journalist. She is one of the first high-profile Asian Americans in local television. She has worked at KCRA, WABC, and WPIX. Tong was recognized by the Chinese America Arts Council for her excellence in communication. She has received a Distinguished Woman award from the Chinese American Planning Council and a Champion of Excellence Award from the Organization of Chinese Americans. A naturalized citizen, she has received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for her work. |
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Wallace, Beverly |
1952 |
Actress in TV, commercial, and corporate films. |
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1947 |
Cornetist. Leader of ‘Dixie Six’ and other traditional jazz groups in Washington DC area, at The Bayou and other sites. |
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1948 |
Astronaut. First American to walk in space. Perished in fire aboard Apollo. |
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Woodmansee, Glen |
1946 |
Trombonist with Jimmy Dorsey & other bands. |
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