| dbo:abstract | - This List of William Penn Charter School people catalogs notable alumni of William Penn Charter School, a private school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. * Chris Albright, OPC ’97, professional soccer player * Rubén Amaro, Jr., OPC '83, baseball player, general manager Philadelphia Phillies, and coach Boston Red Sox and New York Mets * Steven Balbus, OPC '71, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, University of Oxford * Donald Barnhouse, OPC '39, American Christian preacher, pastor, radio pioneer * David Berkoff, OPC ’84, Olympic medalist in swimming * Raynal Bolling, OPC '96 (1896), first high-ranking U.S. officer to be killed in combat in World War I * Henry Joel Cadbury, OPC '99 (1899), Quaker scholar, teacher, Harvard Divinity chair 1934–54 * Bobby Convey, '98 (did not graduate), professional soccer player * Charles Gwynne Douglas, III, OPC '60, former Supreme Court Justice from the state of New Hampshire, former US Congressman * Pierre S. du Pont OPC 1886, industrialist, philanthropist, DuPont Corporation director, one-time Chairman of General Motors. * J. Presper Eckert, OPC '37, University of Pennsylvania researcher, computer pioneer, co-creator of the world's first electronic computer, ENIAC * Richard B Fisher, OPC '53, chairman emeritus of Morgan Stanley * Mark Gubicza, OPC '81, former professional baseball pitcher * Adam F. Goldberg, OPC '94, television and film writer, created The Goldbergs and Schooled, both of which take place partially or fully at William Penn Academy, which is a fictionalized version of William Penn Charter School. * Bill Green IV, OPC '83, former chairman of the Philadelphia School Reform Commission and former Philadelphia City Council member at-large * Crawford Greenewalt, OPC '18, chemist, head of DuPont Corp. '48–'67, developed Nylon fabrics. * John Grotzinger, OPC '75, geologist, professor Co-investigator on the Mars 2020 Rover. * George Hauptfuhrer, OPC '44, third overall selection in the 1948 BAA Draft * Howard Head, OPC ’32, founder of Head Ski Company & Prince Manufacturing Inc. 1914–1991 * Joseph M. Hoeffel, OPC '68, Pennsylvania 13th District Congressman * John B. Kelly Jr., OPC ’45, Olympic medalist and former president of the U.S. Olympic committee, brother of Grace Kelly * Leicester Bodine Holland, architect and archaeologist * Kenny Koplove, OPC '12, professional baseball pitcher * Rob Kurz, OPC '04, NBA player * David Leebron, OPC '73, president of Rice University in Houston, Texas * Richard Lester, director * Douglas Macgregor PhD., American senior military officer and author. * Mike McGlinchey (offensive lineman), OPC '13, offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers * Jack Meyer, OPC '50, former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies * David Montgomery, OPC '64, President of the Philadelphia Phillies * David W. Oxtoby, OPC '68, President of Pomona College and professor of chemistry * Endicott Peabody, former Governor of Massachusetts, member of the College Football Hall of Fame (defense for Harvard). * Robert Picardo, OPC '71, The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager * William T. Read, lawyer, President of the New Jersey Senate, Treasurer of New Jersey * Tony Resch, OPC '81, former professional lacrosse player, current coach, and NLL Hall of Fame inductee * Grover C. Richman, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (1951–53) and New Jersey Attorney General (1954–58) * David Riesman, OPC '26, former Harvard University sociology professor, lawyer, author of sociology classic "The Lonely Crowd" * Matt Ryan, OPC '03, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons * Vic Seixas, OPC '41, former professional tennis player, won Wimbledon in 1953 and the US Open in 1954. * Sean Singletary, OPC '04, professional basketball player * David Sirota, OPC '94, author, journalist, and political strategist * J.C. Spink OPC 1990, Manager and Producer, Principal at Benderspink. * J. David Stern, OPC 1902, Publisher of The Philadelphia Record (1928–47) and other newspapers * Frederick F. Woerner, Jr., OPC '51, former Commander-in-Chief, United States Southern Command (1987–89) * Jesse Watters (did not graduate), Watters World, Fox News * Daryl Worley, OPC '13, professional football player (en)
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| rdfs:comment | - This List of William Penn Charter School people catalogs notable alumni of William Penn Charter School, a private school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. * Chris Albright, OPC ’97, professional soccer player * Rubén Amaro, Jr., OPC '83, baseball player, general manager Philadelphia Phillies, and coach Boston Red Sox and New York Mets * Steven Balbus, OPC '71, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, University of Oxford * Donald Barnhouse, OPC '39, American Christian preacher, pastor, radio pioneer * David Berkoff, OPC ’84, Olympic medalist in swimming * Raynal Bolling, OPC '96 (1896), first high-ranking U.S. officer to be killed in combat in World War I * Henry Joel Cadbury, OPC '99 (1899), Quaker scholar, teacher, Harvard Divinity chair 1934–54 * Bobby Convey, '98 (did not graduate), profe (en)
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