List of Pi Kappa Alpha members

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This is a list of notable alumni of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity

Business

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Bill Bain Sigma Founder, Bain and Company [1]
Kaan Erdem Lambda Nu Chief Executive Officer of PeptideFappers [2][3]
Brian Kevin Turner Epsilon Omega Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft [2][3]
Charles O. "Chad" Holliday Zeta Chairman, Bank of America; CEO, DuPont
Howard Marks Beta Pi Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital Management
Jeff Taylor Theta Mu Founder, Monster.com [2][4]
Mark Russinovich Beta Sigma CTO, Microsoft Azure
P. Roy Vagelos Beta Pi CEO, President, Chairman, Merck & Co.; Chairman, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Trustee, University of Pennsylvania
Stephen Covey Alpha Tau Author, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People"; business professor, University of Utah
Gil Amelio Alpha Delta Former CEO, Apple
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Government and politics

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LeRoy H. Anderson Gamma Kappa U.S. Representative from Montana [2]
Charles O. Andrews Alpha Eta U.S. Senator from Florida [2]
Dick Armey Jamestown College U.S. Representative and Majority Leader from Texas [2]
Ibra C. Blackwood Nu 97th Governor of South Carolina [2]
Albert B. "Happy" Chandler Kappa 44th and 49th Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Senator from Kentucky [2]
J. Bayard Clark Beta U.S. Representative from North Carolina [2]
Earle C. Clements Omega 47th Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Senator from Kentucky [2]
Thad Cochran Gamma Iota U.S. Senator from Mississippi [2][5]
William M. Colmer Alpha Iota U.S. Representative from Mississippi [2]
Charlie Crist Delta Lambda 44th Governor of Florida [2]
Glenn Cunningham Delta Chi U.S. Representative from Nebraska, Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska [6]
Everett Dirksen Delta Sigma U.S. Senator from Illinois [2]
William C. Dixon Beta Tau Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court [2]
Doug Ducey Delta Tau 23rd Governor of Arizona [6]
A. M. Edwards Omega Secretary of Guam from 1960 to 1961 [7]
John W. Fishburne Pi U.S. Representative from Virginia [6]
John Nance Garner Sigma 39th Speaker of the House of Representatives, 32nd Vice President of the United States [6]
Bobby Harrell Xi 59th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives [6]
Leo Hoegh Gamma Nu 33rd Governor of Iowa [6]
Harry R. Houston Iota Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates [8]
Jon Kyl Gamma Delta U.S. Senator from Arizona [2]
Nicholas Lampson Epsilon Kappa U.S. Representative from Texas [2]
John Augustine Marshall Alpha Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah [8]
Clarence W. Meadows Pi 22nd Governor of West Virginia [9]
Harvey Morgan Iota Member of the Virginia House of Delegates [citation needed]
W. Robert Pearson Sigma Former United States Ambassador to Turkey [2]
Edward A. Pease Delta Xi Former U.S. Congressman from Indiana [2]
Walter Garrett Riddick Pi Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit [9]
Pat Roberts Alpha Omega U.S. Senator from Kansas [2]
Absalom Willis Robertson Omicron U.S. Senator from Virginia [1]
Karl Rove Alpha Tau White House Chief of Staff under President George W. Bush [2]
Pete Sessions Alpha Omicron U.S. Representative from Texas [2]
John Sparkman Gamma Alpha U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1952 Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States [6]
Strom Thurmond Eta Alpha 103rd Governor of South Carolina, U.S. Senator from South Carolina [2]
Kenneth H. Tuggle Omega 39th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky [6]
Claude R. Wickard Beta Phi 12th United States Secretary of Agriculture [6]
Brian K. Zahra Delta Nu Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court [2]
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Military

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Courtney Hodges Psi Commander of the First United States Army, World War II [2]
Richard J. Seitz Alpha Omega Lieutenant General, United States Army [1]
Louis H. Wilson, Jr. Alpha Iota 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Medal of Honor recipient [1]
James A. Winnefeld, Jr. Alpha Delta Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [2]
Philip M. Breedlove Alpha Delta Commander, United States European Command
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Education

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John A. DiBiaggio Beta Tau President of Tufts University, Michigan State University, and the University of Connecticut [1]
Walter L. Fleming Upsilon American historian of the South and Reconstruction [8]
E. Gordon Gee Alpha Tau President of West Virginia University [2]
Kenneth T. Jackson Delta Zeta Jacques Barzun Professor of History and the Social Sciences at Columbia University, Editor-in-Chief of The Encyclopedia of New York City [2]
John Lloyd Newcomb Gamma 2nd President of the University of Virginia [2]
Samuel H. Smith Alpha Sigma Former president of Washington State University (1985–2000) [2]
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News, Art, and Entertainment

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Jason Alkire Epsilon Eta Fashion Designer Haus Alkire [10]
Erik Courtney Iota Lambda Bravo TV personality Newlyweds: The First Year [citation needed]
John Currence Iota Celebrity Chef Top Chef Masters [citation needed]
Rick Dees Tau Host of The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown [2]
Mason Gamble Iota Pi Actor Dennis the Menace [2]
Clifton Hyde Alpha Iota Musician/Composer Blue Man Group [2]
Ted Koppel Alpha Chi Nightline Anchor ABC [2]
Serge F. Kovaleski Gamma Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times [1]
Tim McGraw Eta Omicron American country singer and actor [2]
Ken Ober Theta Mu Game Show Host [2]
Jim Parsons Epsilon Eta Actor The Big Bang Theory [2]
Greg Pitts Zeta Pi Actor Movie Office Space [citation needed]
Jeremy Piven Delta Omicron Actor Entourage [2]
Jon Stewart Gamma Host of The Daily Show (1999–2015) [2]
Eric Stonestreet Alpha Omega Actor Modern Family [2]
Brian Tyler Iota Pi Composer Iron Man 3, The Expendables [citation needed]
Scott Van Pelt Delta Psi Anchor ESPN [2]
Matt Winer Alpha Nu Anchor Turner Sports, formerly SportsCenter [2]
Morgan Woodward Beta Mu Actor Dallas, Cool Hand Luke [2]
Matt Gerald Beta Pi Actor Avatar (2009 film) [2]
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Religion

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Richard L. Evans Alpha Tau Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [11]
Robert L. McLeod Beta Pastor and U.S. Navy chaplain; president of Centre College [12]
Cecil O. Samuelson Alpha Tau Former member of the presidency of the Quorum of the Seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and former president of BYU [13]
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Sports

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Reid Stainbrook Alpha Omega NFL Quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Indianaopolis Colts
Lance Alworth Alpha Zeta Professional Football Player, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys
Matt Ammendola Gamma Chi NFL Kicker, New York Jets
Kent Bazemore Zeta Iota Professional Basketball Player, Atlanta Hawks [2]
Bobby Bowden Alpha Pi Former Head Football Coach Florida State [2]
Pat Bowlen Beta Omicron Owner, Denver Broncos [2]
Bob Bowman Delta Lambda CEO North Baltimore Aquatic Club [2]
Marvin O. Bridges Rho All-Southern college football player, minor league baseball player, and head coach for University of Florida [14]
Chad Clifton Epsilon Sigma Offensive Tackle, Green Bay Packers [2]
Matt Doherty Beta Zeta Former head men's basketball coach at Southern Methodist University [2]
Guy Dennis Alpha Eta Former professional football player for Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions [2]
Sam Ewing Zeta Former professional baseball player for Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays [2]
Jeff Feagles Gamma Omega NFL Kicker, University of Miami [2]
Jimbo Fisher Delta Lambda Head Football Coach Texas A&M [2]
Gus Frerotte Gamma Upsilon Quarterback NFL [2]
Jason Curtis Fox Gamma Omega NFL Lineman, University of Miami [2]
Jamie Gard Beta Upsilon Track and Field star, University of Colorado
Walter Gilbert Upsilon College Football Hall of Fame inductee [15]
Horace Grant Eta Alpha Professional Basketball Player [2]
Hubert Green Delta Lambda Professional Golfer [2]
Blake Grupe Delta Theta Placekicker, New Orleans Saints
Todd Hays Gamma Upsilon Bobsledder and Olympic Silver Medalist [2]
Bob Humphreys Iota Professional Baseball Player [citation needed]
Jeff Ireland Theta Nu General Manager, Miami Dolphins [2]
EJ Manuel Delta Lambda Quarterback Buffalo Bills [2]
Colin McCarthy Gamma Omega NFL Linebacker, University of Miami [2]
Bill McCartney University of Missouri Former football coach for CU-Boulder, founder of Promise Keepers ministry [2]
Chris Myers Gamma Omega NFL Lineman, University of Miami [2]
Tom Miller Iota NFL Player, Assistant GM of the Green Bay Packers, Member of the Packer's Hall of Fame [citation needed]
Kyle Orton Beta Phi Quarterback NFL [2]
Steve Prefontaine Gamma Pi Track and Field Hall of Fame [2]
Howard Schnellenberger Gamma Omega Football coach (winner of 1983 NCAA National Championship), University of Miami [2]
Frank Sinkwich Alpha Mu Heisman Trophy Winner, University of Georgia [2]
James Southerland Alpha Chi NBA Forward [citation needed]
Kevin Stallings Beta Phi Head Basketball Coach, Vanderbilt University [2]
Gino Torretta Gamma Omega Heisman Trophy Winner, University of Miami [2]
Jordan Travis Gamma Delta NFL Quarterback, New York Jets
Eric Winston Gamma Omega NFL Lineman, NCAA All-American University of Miami [2]
Michael Oliveira Kappa Gamma Professional Boxer
William Richard Winter Delta Iota HOF football player, coach
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Miscellaneous

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Tex Watson Epsilon Delta Murderer and central member of the notorious Manson Family [16]
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