Notable Alumni
St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy has a long list of notable alumni reaching all the way back in the school’s history.
Daniel Gerber S1916
Founder and president of Gerber Baby Foods
Lt. Gen. Edward A. Craig S1917
U.S. Marine Corps commanding officer of combat units during World War II and the Korean War
George Kennan S1922
U.S. Ambassador to Russia and Yugoslavia; assisted in the development of the Marshall Plan for reconstruction of Europe after World War II
George Wilson S1933
Professional football player with the NFL Chicago Bears for 11 years, member of the National Football league Hall of Fame as a championship coach for the NFL Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins
Carl Thomsen N1934
Former CEO of Texas Instruments
Daniel Rostenkowski S1946
Illinois Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives
Curtis Roosevelt N1948
Grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. delegate to the United Nations
Albert Graf N1966
Founder and CEO of Guidant Corp
Martin Torrijos S1981
Former President of Panama 2004-2009
Adam Rapp S1986
Novelist, playwright, filmmaker, director and musician
Jonathan Woods 2001
Executive producer at TIME
Ari Megalis 2000 and Paul Megalis 2005
Co-Founders of Maplewood Brewery & Distillery