Famous Pilams

Since 1895, Pi Lambda Phi has shaped men who lead courageously on campus and in their professional lives. Below, you’ll find examples of a few of our more notable alumni.

Entertainment

Norm Abram

Television Host

Lewis Black

Comedian

Howard Cosell 1975

Howard Cosell

Sports Announcer

Bernie Goldhirsh

Founder, Inc. Magazine

Oscar Hammerstein II

Oscar Hammerstein II

Lyricist and Playwright

Kevin James

Kevin James

Actor

Stanley Kramer

Stanley Kramer

Director and Producer

Enoch Light

Enoch Light

Musician

Michael Mann 2014

Michael Mann

Director and Producer

Michael Pillar

Scriptwriter & Producer, Star Trek

Richard Rodgers 1948

Richard Rodgers

Composer

Government

John L. Braxton

Treasurer Emeritus, National Bar Association

Mortimer Caplin

Former Commissioner, IRS

Ben Cardin

U.S. Senator

David Croll

Mayor

Eliot Engel

Eliot Engel

U.S. Representative

Herbert Kohl

Herbert Kohl

U.S. Senator

Ed Rendell

Ed Rendell

Governor

Arlen Specter

Arlen Specter

U.S. Senator

Athletics

Harrison Dillard 1952

Harrison Dillard

Olympic Gold Medalist

Artis Gilmore

Basketball Hall of Fame

Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson

Olympic Gold Medalist

Jimmy Johnson

Pro Football Hall of Fame Cornerback

Sandy Koufax

Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher

Rudy Larusso

NBA Player

Business

Edward Baum

Founder, Second Ronald McDonald House

Mark Cuban

Mark Cuban

Business And Investment

Allan “Bud” Selig

MLB Commissioner Emeritus

Leigh Steinberg

Leigh Steinberg

Sports Agent

Bernard Stolar

President Emeritus, SEGA

Lew Wolff

Former Owner, Oakland Athletics

Education and Non-Profit

Dr. Brent Glass

Former Director, Smithsonian Museum of American History

Arthur Garfield Hays

Co-Founder, American Civil Liberties Union

Arthur Rothkopf

President Emeritus, Lafayette College

Paul Verkuil

President Emeritus, College of William & Mary

Military

General Keith W. Dayton

United States Army

Admiral Timothy Riker

United States Coast Guard

Admiral James Zimble

United States Navy

Science and Literature

Richard Feynman

Physicist, Nobel Prize

Marshall Nirenberg

Geneticist, Nobel Prize

Herman Wouk

Author, Pulitzer Prize