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This is a list of notable members of
Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
U.S. House of Representatives
Paul Ryan , Speaker of the House (2015–2019) and
Wisconsin Representative (1999–2019)
Champ Clark , Speaker of the House (1911–1919) and
Missouri Representative (1893–1895; 1897–1921)
C. Christopher Cox ,
California Representative (1988–2002)
Allen Thomson Gunnell ,
Colorado Representative, lawyer, judge
Ernie Fletcher ,
Kentucky Representative (1999–2003)
Bill Sublette ,
Florida Representative (1993–2001)
James Mann ,
Illinois Representative (1911–1919)
Kent Hance ,
Texas Representative (1979–1985)
Charles H. Varnum ,
Michigan Representative (1967–1982)
Henry L. Muldrow ,
Mississippi Representative (1877–1885)
[2]
Donald J. Pease ,
Ohio Representative (1977–1993)
Tim Ryan ,
Ohio Representative (2003–2023)
Jesse J. White ,
Pennsylvania Representative (2007–2015)
Jeff Habay ,
Pennsylvania Representative (1995–2006)
Harley Rouda ,
California Representative (2019–2021)
Ed Whitfield ,
Kentucky Representative (1995–2016)
Rob Wittman ,
Virginia Representative
Morgan Luttrell ,
Texas Representative
Reubin Askew , Governor of
Florida (1971–1979)
James J. Blanchard , Governor of
Michigan (1983–1991)
Ernie Fletcher , Governor of Kentucky (2003–2007)
Brad Henry , Governor of
Oklahoma
Adam Beeler , justice of the
Washington Supreme Court (1930–1932)
Bruce Johnson , Lieutenant Governor of
Ohio
Adam McMullen , Governor of
Nebraska
Arthur J. Weaver , Governor of
Nebraska
Steve Beshear , Governor of Kentucky (2007–2015)
Adam Edelen ,
Kentucky State Auditor
Jacob Henry Miller , lawyer from the
U.S. State of
Ohio who served as President of the
Ohio State Senate .
Todd Hollenbach ,
Kentucky
State Treasurer
Tyrone C. Fahner , 37th
Attorney General of Illinois (1980–1983)
Morris S. Halliday
Carl V. Weygandt
Greg Abbott , governor of
Texas
Greg Gianforte , governor of
Montana
James Jerome , Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons (1974–1979)
Timothy J. McCarthy , U.S. Secret Service Agent shot while protecting President Reagan in 1981
Charles Lincoln Edwards , American zoologist
Hank Brown , former Senator and former President of the
University of Colorado
James Tobin
Jay Keasling (2006
Discover magazine Scientist of the Year
Joseph Rallo , President of Angelo State University
Kent Hance , Chancellor of
Texas Tech University
Martin C. Jischke , President of
Purdue University
Michael D. Shonrock , former President of Lindenwood University
Peter Likins , former President of
The University of Arizona
Ralph Cicerone , President of
National Academy of Sciences
William English "Brit" Kirwan , Chancellor of the University of Maryland System
[3]
William Tate , dean of men at the
University of Georgia (UGA) in
Athens ,
Georgia , from 1946 until 1971
Artists and entertainment industry
Alexander Calder , sculptor and artist
Aron Kincaid , actor
Austin Miller , actor
Bill Fagerbakke , actor
Carter Covington , Writer and producer
Chip Chinery , actor, comedian
Dalton Trumbo , American
screenwriter
David Schwimmer , actor
David Sullivan , actor
Don King , photographer,
cinematographer , and film director
Drew Carey , actor, host, and comedian
Ed O'Neill , actor
Eddie Ifft , comedian
Fielder Cook , film director
Frederic Forrest , actor
Greg Berlanti , Writer and producer
Jack O'Brien ,
Tony Award -winning director
James Marsden , actor
Jeremy Iversen , actor and author
Jim Lemley , film producer
Jim Nabors , actor
Joel Higgins , actor
Johnny Sheffield , actor
Matthew McConaughey , actor
Roy Jenson , actor
Stephen Gaghan , director and screenwriter
Thad Luckinbill , actor
Robert Armstrong , actor
Will Ferrell , actor
Duane Allen vocalist,
Oak Ridge Boys
Keith Anderson , Country singer
Peter Buck lead guitarist,
R.E.M.
John Denver , Grammy award winning musician
David Gates lead vocalist,
Bread
Greg Jennings guitarist,
Restless Heart
Craig Klein , co-founder of
Bonerama , a brass funk rock band
Mark McGrath singer,
Sugar Ray
Chummy MacGregor jazz musician
Eddie Reeves singer, songwriter & record executive
Al Staehely Singer
Peter Stuart singer,
Dog's Eye View
John Summit , American DJ and Producer
Business and philanthropy
Chris Meek , Vice President of Goldman Sachs
Edward Whitacre, Jr. ; Former Chairman of
General Motors , and former CEO of
SBC
Fred C. Tucker , owner and CEO of the F.C. Tucker Company from 1958 to 1986. He is best known for leading development and revitalization efforts in
downtown Indianapolis .
Henry Juszkiewicz , CEO of Gibson Guitar
J. Michael Cook , former Chairman and CEO of
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Jack Laughery ,
Hardee's Restaurants Chairman
Jeff Stibel ,
Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp CEO
John Arrillaga , real estate (worth $1.4 billion), Stanford University
John van Hengel ,
America's Second Harvest Food Bank founder
John W. Snow , former CEO of
CSX Corporation
Melvin Belli , Attorney
Myron E. Ullman , JCPenney CEO
Peter Woo ,
The Wharf (Holdings) Limited Chairman
Richard T. Farmer , founder of
Cintas
Richard Wagoner , Former CEO of
General Motors
Ronald Tutor , chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of
Tutor Perini , and president of the
Tutor-Saliba Corporation
Thomas Hoegh , investor and entrepreneur who oversees a portfolio of high-growth businesses in the creative sectors
Tim Boyle , President of
Columbia Sportswear
Tom Gegax , entrepreneur, author, angel investor and philanthropist
Vic Edelbrock, Jr. ,
Edelbrock CEO and President
William F. Buckley Sr. , American lawyer and oil developer
William Lerach , disbarred lawyer
Dan Abrams ,
ABC-TV reporter
Tony Barnhart , journalist
Andrew Breitbart , political commentator
Joseph Campbell , mythology writer
Will Carleton , American poet
Jim Castillo , American certified broadcast meteorologist at
KSDK
Bob Dotson ,
NBC-TV reporter
Max Ehrmann , American writer, poet, and attorney
Winston Groom , author of
Forrest Gump
Bill Hemmer , host of
America's Newsroom
John D. MacDonald , novelist
Willie Morris ,
Harper's editor and author
Roger Mudd , television journalist and broadcaster
Richard North Patterson , author
David Payne , chief meteorologist for CBS affiliate
KWTV-DT
Quentin Reynolds , journalist and World War II war correspondent
Willard Straight ,
The New Republic founder
Bob Wilson , former NYC PR man and amateur cartoonist
Shawn Green
A. J. Hinch , Houston Astros manager and World Series champion in 2017
Bo Schultz , American former
professional baseball
pitcher
Branch Rickey , instrumental in breaking
Major League Baseball 's
color barrier by signing
black player
Jackie Robinson . Also created the framework for the modern
minor league
farm system , introduced the
batting helmet and was elected to the
Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967.
Branch Rickey III , President of the
Pacific Coast League
Buddy Bell , former
third baseman and
manager in
Major League Baseball (MLB) currently serving as vice president and senior advisor to the general manager for the
Cincinnati Reds
Dave McCarty , former
first baseman and
outfielder in
Major League Baseball
Drew Storen , former
professional baseball
relief pitcher
Ed Sprague , the only baseball player ever to win the College World Series, an Olympic championship, and the World Series.
Eppa Rixey , best known as the
National League 's leader in career victories for a
left-hander with 266 wins until
Warren Spahn surpassed his total in 1959
George Sisler , elected to the
National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
Mike Aldrete , currently the first base coach for the
Oakland Athletics of
Major League Baseball
Joe Conzelman ,
[4] pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Steve Buechele , current front office executive for the
Texas Rangers
J. Walter Miller , MLB pitcher 1924–1933
[5]
Mark Marquess , head coach at
Stanford University
Mike Mussina , elected to the
Baseball Hall of Fame in
2019 .
Rick Helling , special assistant to the head of the
Major League Baseball Players Association
Russ Miller , MLB pitcher 1927–1928
[6]
Shawn Green , Major League Baseball (MLB) two-time All-Star right fielder
[7]
[8]
Andy Phillip , elected to the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961
Bobby Leonard , inducted into the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2014
Buck Harris ,
guard for the
Virginia Cavaliers of the
University of Virginia , won the 1900 championship and made the All-Southern Team in 1901
Charles Murphy , inducted into the
Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960
Ed Nealy , won the
NBA championship in 1993 as a member of the
Chicago Bulls
E. R. Cowell
Jim Andrews
Justin Zanik , the
general manager of the
Utah Jazz
Michael Cherney
Mike Bratz
Mark Marquess
Mike Phillips
Pete Carril , former coach,
Princeton University
Ray Mears winningest coach in
University of Tennessee history
Rich Falk , former coach of the
Northwestern Wildcats ; Associate Commissioner of the
Big Ten Conference
Rick Robey
Scott Drew , coach,
Baylor University
Ward Lambert
Zach Kleiman , General manager of the
Memphis Grizzlies , and won the
NBA Executive of the Year Award 2021–2022
John Elway
Alfred Sharp
Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans
Billy Joe Tolliver
Boyd Dowler
Cale Gundy , Assistant Coach at the
University of Oklahoma
Carmen Cozza
Chad Hutchinson
Chris Dalman , former
San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman and later offensive line coach
Dante Lavelli
Dave Wyman
Dick Hartley
Enoch Brown
Erik Lorig
Frank Juhan
Gene Washington , Former
NFL player, and from 1994 to 2009, the Director of Football Operations for the NFL.
George W. Gregory , starting
center for the
University of Michigan 's "Point-a-Minute" football teams of 1901, 1902 and 1903, winning 3 national championships.
Greg Van Roten
Herb McCracken
Howard Mudd
Irby "Rabbit" Curry , All-Southern
quarterback shot down over
French skies in
World War I
Jason Fisk
Jeff Siemon Minnesota Vikings 4X ProBowl College Football HOF
Jess Neely ,
Captain of
1922 Vanderbilt Commodores football team ; winningest coach in
Rice history; member of College Football Hall of Fame
Jeff Voris , coach at
Butler University
Jim Parady , coach at
Marist College
Jim Plunkett
Joe Avezzano
John Elway
John Lynch
Jon Ritchie
J. W. Knibbs , head football coach at the
University of California, Berkeley for the 1905 college football season
Kent Nix
Les Horvath
Mark Rypien
Owen Marecic
Pos Elam
Randy Bullock
Stein Stone , head coach of the
Clemson
college football program in
1908 , 4x
All-Southern (1904–1907),
AP Southeast All-Time football team 1869–1919 era, 1912 All-time Vandy 1st team, 1934 All-time Vandy team
Tot McCullough
Tavita Pritchard , QB coach for the
Washington Commanders
William Caley , University of Colorado Boulder record holder, second leading scorer on the undefeated
1898 Michigan Wolverines football team
Al Oerter
Al Oerter , four-time Olympic Champion in discus throw
Andy Banachowski , women's volleyball coach at
UCLA
Bruce Barnes ,
[9] high-ranking professional American
tennis player of the 1930s
Bob Bennett , American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
David Mitchell , figure skater
Kyle Rote, Jr. , professional
soccer player
Lance Larson , American Olympic swimmer
Ludy Langer , American Olympic swimmer
[10]
Mark Mendelblatt , yachtsman
Roy Saari , American swimmer and water polo olympic medalist
Scott Dunlap , American
professional golfer
Todd Martin , American
tennis player
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