Arthur Goldberg (August 8, 1908 - 1990) - President Kennedy's first appointed Goldberg Secretary of Labor and later to the U.S. Supreme Court. His time on the court was short because President Johnson asked him to serve as Ambassador to the United Nations. Goldberg, hoped for a reappointment to the court later in his career, but it never came. in 1977, President Carter made Goldberg United States Ambassador to the Belgrade Conference on Human Rights and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1978. In 2008, it was revealed that Goldberg served as a spy in the Office of Strategic Services, a forerunner to the CIA, during World War II.

Barbara Ferrell-Edmonson. (July 28, 1947 – present) Three years after graduating from Harrison High School Barbara Ferrell set a world record for the 100 meter dash that has yet to be broken: 11.10 seconds. She was a member of the gold medal-winning 4x100m relay team and also won the 100m silver medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. She is a member of the U.S. National Track and Field Hall of Fame. Barbara Ferrell-Edmonson taught elementary school in Los Angeles and is currently Head Coach of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas women's track and field/cross country program.

Benny Goodman (May 30, 1909-1986) - Known as the King of Swing, Goodman was a clarinet player and the preeminent bandleader of his time. He led the first Jazz band to play Carnegie Hall, in what is now considered a landmark event in Jazz history.

Irv Kupcinet (July 31, 1912 - 2003) - Kupcinet began his 68 year career in 1935 as a sports writer for the Chicago Daily Times, and added a gossip column 1943 that became Kup's Column. When the times became the Chicago Sun-Times, Kup's column stayed and was syndicated to over 100 newspapers. In the 50's, Kup added television talk show host to his resume and went on to host several poplular shows syndicated to over 70 stations. His shows At Random and Kup's Show earned 15 Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. From booth 1 at the famous Pump Room restaurant in Chicago, Kupcinet had a steady stream of the world's most notable and powerful people visiting him. Kupcinet was elected in Chicago's Journalism Hall of Fame in 1982.

Louis Lason attended Plamondon Elementary School (class of 1935) and Harrison High School (class of 1939). At Harrison, Louis was 1st chair saxaphone in the band. He went on to become the first and only Conductor of the Chicago Fire Department Band, during it's 20-year life-- a position for which he was hand-picked by Mayor Richard Daley, and proudly led that band to three U.S. Presidential Inauguration's. Lason also conducted a band at the University of Chicago. After serving in the U.S. Army and attending college, Mr. Lason taught at Calumet and Steinmetz High Schools where he was the Director of Bands where he impacted so many lives -- giving subsequent generations of CPS students a taste of his passion for music. After a lifelong career in the Chicago Public Schools, Louis Lason retired in 1985. Mr. Lason continued his musical career as the first Director of the Arlington Heights Community Concert Band. Mr. Lason passed in 2002 and is missed by many.

A former child actor on radio programs, Sol Saks is the author of “The Craft of Comedy Writing.” Sol Saks co-created the television series “Bewitched” and wrote the screenplay for “Walk, Don’t Run” starring Cary Grant.