List of Phi Gamma Delta members
Phi Gamma Delta is a North American social college fraternity was founded in 1848, at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Following are some of the fraternity's notable members.
Academia
- Lotus Coffman: president of the University of Minnesota
- George Barton Cutten: president of Acadia University and Colgate University
- Charles A. Beard: history professor at Columbia University
- David Kinley: president of the University of Illinois
- Jere Morehead ; President of University of Georgia
- William Lambdin Prather ; President of University of Texas; originator of the phrase "The Eyes of Texas are Upon You"
- Bernadotte Everly Schmitt : professor of Modern European History at the University of Chicago and winner of the 1931 Pulitzer Prize for History
- James J. Stukel : 15th President, University of Illinois
- James Woodrow : president of the College of South Carolina, professor at Columbia Theological Seminary, and editor of ''Southern Presbyterian Review''
Business
- Samuel G. Allen, railroad industrialist
- John W. Creighton Jr., president and CEO of Weyerhaeuser and president of the Boy Scouts of America
- John C. Cushman III, real estate executive, chairman of the board of Cushman & Wakefield, and president of the Boy Scouts of America
- Thomas Dundon : Owner of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League
- Stu Evey : former Chairman of the Board of ESPN
- Giovanni Feroce : former CEO of Alex and Ani; current CEO of Benrus
- Jess Jackson : wine entrepreneur; namesake of Kendall-Jackson winery and majority owner of Curlin, the 2007 Preakness Stakes winner, 2007 Belmont Stakes second-place finisher, and 2007 Kentucky Derby third-place finisher
- Fritz Henderson : President and CEO of General Motors
- Philip Knight : co-founder, owner and president of Nike Corporation; billionaire
- Elisha Lee: Vice President of the Pennsylvania Railroad
- Josiah K. Lilly III : philanthropist; Lilly Endowment and heir to Eli Lilly and Company
- Edmund C. Lynch : a founder of the Merrill Lynch investment company
- Patrick McGovern : Chairman of the Board of International Data Group; founder of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research; billionaire
- Nelson Peltz: billionaire businessman and investor
- Edwin W. Rice: president and one of the three fathers of General Electric
- Charles E. Rushmore : businessman, philanthropist, donor, and namesake of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Tom Ryan : President and CEO of CVS
- Donald Trump Jr. : EVP of The Trump Organization
- Alfred J. Verrecchia : Chairman of the Board of Hasbro Inc.
- Kessel Stelling : Chairman of the Board & CEO of Synovus Bank
- Byron Trott : founder, chairman, and CEO of BDT Capital Partners
- Charlie Ergen : co-founder and chairman of Dish Network and EchoStar; billionaire
Entertainment
- Roone Arledge : former President of ABC News and Sports; first producer of Wide World of Sports; creator of Monday Night Football, 20/20, ABC World News Tonight, Nightline, This Week, and Primetime Live; won 37 Emmy Awards; is in the Television Hall of Fame
- Scott Bakula : actor, Quantum Leap, Murphy Brown, and Star Trek: Enterprise
- William Jan Berry : singer and guitar player, "surfer sound" duo Jan and Dean
- Holden Bowler : singer in the Robert Shaw Chorale; namesake of J. D. Salinger's character Holden Caulfield
- Dick Carson : television director
- Johnny Carson : former host of NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
- David H. DePatie : film producer; producer of animated cartoons
- Radney Foster : country music singer/songwriter
- Matthew C. Fox : actor known for Party of Five and Lost
- Jim Gaffigan : comedian
- Major Garrett : Chief White House Correspondent with CBS News
- Bill Geist :Emmy Award-winning journalist and contributor to CBS Sunday Morning
- Samuel S. Hinds : actor known for It's A Wonderful Life
- Jason Isbell, : rock and alt-country singer/songwriter; member of Drive-By Truckers and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
- Richard Jenkins, actor known for Step Brothers and Six Feet Under
- Rob Johnson : Emmy Award-winning news anchor
- Paul Kangas : anchor and commentator on Nightly Business Report
- Brian Lamb : founder and host of C-SPAN, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
- Dan Mangan, Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter
- Paul McDonald, musician; American Idol season 10
- Bob McGrath ; played Bob on Sesame Street
- Seth Meyers : cast member and head writer of Saturday Night Live, host of Late Night with Seth Meyers
- Ralph Morgan : actor; co-founder, charter member and first president of the Screen Actors Guild
- Luis Moro, actor, filmmaker, writer, best known for the film Love and Suicide
- Cory Morrow : country singer/songwriter
- Dermot Mulroney : actor known for My Best Friend's Wedding, The Wedding Date, and The Family Stone
- Dave Revsine : sportscaster for ESPN
- Rob Riggle : actor, comedian, The Hangover, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and Saturday Night Live
- John Ritter : actor, Three's Company, Hearts Afire and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter
- Morgan Spurlock : independent movie director, creator of Super Size Me
- McLean Stevenson : Actor, M*A*S*H.
- Duke Tumatoe : former guitarist for REO Speedwagon
Law
- Robert Bork : Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1982–1988; United States Attorney General, October 20, 1973 – December 17, 1973
- Neil M. Gorsuch : judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, 2017
- Frank Iacobucci : former Justice, Supreme Court of Canada
- Byron White : ; College Football Hall of Fame; United States Supreme Court Justice, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
- Mark Massa : Associate Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
Literature and journalism
- Ken Blanchard : management consultant; author of The One Minute Manager
- Will Cuppy : humorist, author of The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody
- Thomas A. Desjardin : author and Civil War scholar
- Douglas Southall Freeman : winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1935 for R. E. Lee and 1958 for George Washington, Volumes I – VI
- John Gottschalk, chief executive officer and publisher of the Omaha World-Herald and was the national president of the Boy Scouts of America
- David Hall : awarded the Pulitzer Prize along with the Denver Post in 1986 for in-depth reporting on missing children.
- Otto Harbach : lyricist and librettist of nearly 50 musical comedies and operettas
- Haynes B. Johnson : winner of the Pulitzer Prize 1966 for his work in the Washington Evening Star covering the civil rights crisis in Selma, Alabama
- Jack Kerouac : author
- Ross Lockridge Jr. : novelist, author of Raintree County
- Charles Gilman Norris: novelist
- Frank Norris : journalist and novelist, author of The Octopus: A Story of California and McTeague
- Tom Peters : author of In Search of Excellence
- Maurice Thompson: novelist, poet, and Indiana State Legislature
- Lew Wallace author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, diplomat
- E. B. White : novelist, author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1978 under Special Awards and Citations, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
- D. Harlan Wilson : author and professor
- Robert U. Woodward : assistant managing editor of The Washington Post; awarded the Pulitzer Prize along with the entire staff of the Washington Post in 1973 for coverage of the Watergate crisis
Military
- Sidney Johnson Brooks Jr. : namesake of Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio
- Clovis E. Byers : United States Army major general, Chief of Staff, Eighth US Army.
- Tedford H. Cann : champion American swimmer and a recipient the Medal of Honor Seaman, USN
- Marcellus H. Chiles : recipient of the Medal of Honor; Captain, USA
- William J. Crowe : United States Navy admiral, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ; Ambassador to Great Britain.
- George Decker : United States Army general, Chief of Staff, United States Army.
- Robert L. Eichelberger : United States Army general, superintendent of West Point; commander of the Eighth US Army in the South West Pacific theater in World War II.
- Bruce K. Holloway : United States Air Force general, member and commander of the Flying Tigers, commanded USAFE, Vice Chief of Staff, USAF and Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Air Command.
- LeRoy P. Hunt : United States Marine Corps major general; Commander, 5th Marines at the battle of Guadalcanal
- Albert G. Jenkins : Confederate Cavalry Brigade General and delegate to the first Confederate Congress.
- George H. Ramer : recipient of the Medal of Honor; 2nd Lieutenant, USMC Reserve
- Robert D. Reilly Jr. : United States Navy RADM; commander of Military Sealift Command; former Commander of USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group
- Harry Alexander Smith, US Army major general
Politics
- Victor G. Atiyeh : former Governor of Oregon
- Newton D. Baker : former Secretary of War
- Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. : U.S. House of Representatives
- Calvin Coolidge : 30th President of the United States of America and 29th Vice President of the United States
- William J. Crowe Jr. : former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
- Ed Edmondson : U.S. Representative from Oklahoma 1953-1973
- J. Howard Edmondson : 16th Governor of Oklahoma; U.S. Senator from Oklahoma
- Charles W. Fairbanks : 26th Vice President of the United States; namesake of Fairbanks, Alaska
- Julius Caldeen Gunter : Governor of Colorado
- David Hall : 20th Governor of Oklahoma
- Dave Hancock : former Premier of Alberta
- Eric Holcomb : Governor of Indiana
- James Herron Hopkins : U.S. House of Representatives
- John N. Hostettler : former U.S. House of Representatives
- Bob Kerrey : U.S. Senator, Nebraska ;Governor of Nebraska, Medal of Honor recipient USN Reserve SEAL Team
- Herbert H. Lehman : Governor of New York, United States Senator, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
- Thomas R. Marshall : 28th Vice President of the United States
- Bob Mathias : United States Congressman and two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist
- Robert S. McNamara : former United States Secretary of Defense and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
- William Yoast Morgan : Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
- Meredith Nicholson: novelist, United States Minister to Nicaragua, United States Minister to Venezuela, and United States Minister to Paraguay
- Frank O'Bannon : former Governor of Indiana
- Mike Pence : Vice President of the United States of America; Governor of Indiana; United States House of Representatives
- Jared Polis : Governor of Colorado; U.S. House of Representatives
- Jim Prentice : former Premier of Alberta; former Minister within the federal Canadian cabinet
- Donald Randall Richberg : head of the National Recovery Administration
- Joseph H. Thompson : Pennsylvania state senator, head football coach of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, recipient of the Medal of Honor; Major, USA
- Maurice Thompson: novelist, poet, and Indiana State Legislature
- Charles Thone : former Governor of Nebraska
- Zebulan Vance, Governor of North Carolina, United States Senate
- Lew Wallace Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, diplomat, and author of Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Religion
- Edmond Browning : 24th Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
- William Fraser McDowell : Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- William Edward McLaren : Bishop of Chicago in the Episcopal Church
- Norman Vincent Peale : theologian; author of The Power of Positive Thinking, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
Science and medicine
- Luis Walter Alvarez : Nobel Prize winner, Physics, 1968.
- Eugene Cernan : astronaut, Gemini and Apollo space programs; last man to walk on the Moon
- Malcolm Renfrew : polymer chemist, Teflon development
- Frederick Chapman Robbins : awarded, along with two other colleagues, the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Jack Swigert : astronaut, Apollo program, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
Sports
- Roone Arledge, United States Olympic Hall of Fame
- Chuck Armstrong : President and COO of the Seattle Mariners
- Francis "Reds" Bagnell : College Football Hall of Fame inducted 1977
- Sal Bando : professional baseball player with the Kansas City Athletics, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers; General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers
- Ormond Beach, Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Clay Bennett : Chairman of the Professional Basketball Club; owner of the Oklahoma City Thunder professional basketball team; billionaire
- Eric Bjornson, professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl XXX
- Tom Brookshier : Professional Football Player, Jersey #40 retired by Philadelphia Eagles ; 1960 National Football League championship and later teamed with Pat Summerall as CBS's No. 1 professional football broadcasting duo, Super Bowl
- Howard Cann, Basketball Hall of Fame
- John Cappelletti : Professional football player; winner of the Heisman Trophy; member of the College Football Hall of Fame
- Clifford Carlson, Basketball Hall of Fame
- Keith Carney : professional hockey player for Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks, and the Minnesota Wild
- Skip Caray : Announcer, Atlanta Braves
- Jimmy Cefalo : professional football player with the Miami Dolphins Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XIX
- Earl "Dutch" Clark : Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted 1963
- Meredith Colket, 1901 B.S., 1904 LL.B, Olympic silver medal winner in the pole vault at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Morgan Cox : professional football player with the Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII
- Billy Cundiff : Professional football player, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns
- Wes Cutler, Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Riki Ellison : professional football player with the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XIX ; Super Bowl XXIII ; and, Super Bowl XXIV
- William Beattie Feathers : College Football Hall of Fame inducted 1955
- Tim Finchem : PGA Tour commissioner
- Tim Foley : professional football player with the Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VI, Super Bowl VII, and Super Bowl V
- Tony Gabriel, Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Brian Griese : professional football player with the Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Chicago Bears; played with the Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXXIII
- Charles W. "Chic" Harley : College Football Hall of Fame inducted in the first class, 1951
- E. J. Holub : professional football player, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs; AFL All-Star, and College Football Hall of Fame, and played with the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl I and Super Bowl IV
- Mike Huff : professional baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays
- Marcus Hurley, United States Bicycling Hall of Fame
- Chuck Hyatt, Basketball Hall of Fame
- Hale Irwin : professional golfer; member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
- Bob Konovsky, National Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Ron Lancaster, Canadian Football Hall of Fame
- Myles Lane : College Football Hall of Fame, inducted 1970
- Mark Loretta : professional baseball player with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and Boston Red Sox; winner of the Hutch Award
- Christy Mathewson : professional baseball player; member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Bob Mathias : two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist ; United States Congressman, and United States Olympic Hall of Fame
- Tom Matte : professional football player with the Baltimore Colts Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V
- Gene McEver :College Football Hall of Fame, inducted 1954
- Hugh Millen : professional football player with the Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, and Denver Broncos
- William K. Morrill Jr., National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- Jack Nicklaus : professional golfer; World Golf Hall of Fame, and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
- Peter O'Malley : former president and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jerry Pate : professional golfer; winner, 1976 U.S. Open
- Clancy Pendergast : NFL and NCAA football coach
- Roger Penske : co-founder of Championship Auto Racing Teams ; owner of Penske Racing; winner of 15 Indianapolis 500s and 9 CART points titles; billionaire
- Mike Peplowski : NBA basketball player for the Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons
- Bobby Rahal : race car driver; winner of the Indianapolis 500
- William Reid, Basketball Hall of Fame
- Les Richter : College Football Hall of Fame inducted 1982
- Greg Schiano : head coach, Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team
- William C. Schmeisser, National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- Howell Scobey, National Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Denny Shute : professional golfer; member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
- Dean Smith : former North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball coach; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
- Rufus Smith: professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers
- Bill Snyder : former Kansas State Wildcats football coach; member of the College Football Hall of Fame
- Robert Steele : professional football player with the Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XII
- Payne Stewart : professional golfer; member of the World Golf Hall of Fame
- Matt Suhey : professional football player with the Chicago Bears Super Bowl XX
- Edwin Sweetland : first salaried basketball coach of the Kentucky Wildcats; head football coach at Syracuse, Ohio State, Colgate, Kentucky, Miami University, West Virginia, and Tulane
- Joseph H. Thompson : Pennsylvania state senator, head football coach of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, recipient of the Medal of Honor; Major
- Oswald Tower, Basketball Hall of Fame
- Bake Turner : professional football player with the New York Jets Super Bowl III
- Roger Wehrli : College Football Hall of Fame inducted 2003 and Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted 2007
- Byron R. White, College Football Hall of Fame
- Percy Williams : Olympic sprinter; gold medalist
- Matthew Wolff ; PGA golfer
- Tom Yawkey : owner, Boston Red Sox, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame