Distinguished Alumni

Louis Comfort Tiffany (PMA 1863-64)

Artist and master craftsman.

Carroll A. Devol (PMA Class of 1878)

Quartermaster for the Panama Canal Project.

Truxton Beale (PMA 1867 to 1874)

Writer, diplomat, and philanthropist.

Sylvanus G. Morley (PMC Class of 1904)

Archaeologist and World War I spy.

Cecil B. DeMille (PMC 1896 to 1898)

Esteemed director of more than 70 films.

Samuel D. Riddle (PMA 1878 & 1879)

Sportsman and breeder of fine race horses including Man o' War and War Admiral.

John Lance Geoghegan (PMC Class of 1963)

Vietnam veteran featured in the 2002 film We Were Soldiers.

Frederick E. Humphreys (PMC 1898-1902)

After learning to fly with the Wright Brothers, he became the first military pilot.

Jack Klotz (PMC Class of 1956) and Billy "White Shoes" Johnson (Widener College Class of 1975)

Two of the eleven Cadets and Pioneers who have gone on to play in the National Football League.

Major John Logan Jr. (Attended PMA in 1883)

Medal of Honor recipient for his heroism during the Philippine Insurrection.

Burton Mustin (PMC Class of 1903)

Beloved character actor.

Bill Stern (PMC Class of 1930)

Sports announcer elected to the American Sportscaster Association Hall of Fame.  He announced the first televised sports event on May 17, 1939 - a Columbia vs. Princeton baseball game.

General John Tilelli (PMC Class of 1963)

Four-star general and the highest ranking PMC graduate.