Prominent Bears

• Mark Hurd, chief executive officer and president of Hewlett-Packard
• Olympic gold medalists include sprinters Michael Johnson and Jeremy Wariner
• Jerry Clements named one of the "50 Most Influential Women in Law" in America by the National Law Journal
• Drayton McLane Jr., chairman of Houston Astros Baseball Club and McLane Group, L.P.
• Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of The Gallup Poll
• Marjorie Scardino first woman to head a top 100 firm on the London Stock Exchange
• Mike Singletary, NFL Hall of Famer and current NFL assistant head coach, San Francisco
• Angela Kinsey, actress, The Office
• Steven Stucky, recipient of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Music
• 2007 NBA Finals participants David Wesley, guard, and Melvin Hunt, assistant coach, both with Cleveland Cavaliers
• Bill Townsend, founder of the Web search engine Lycos, Inc.
• Trey Wingo, host of ESPN's NFL Live and NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament
• Hal C. Wingo, former senior editor of Life magazine and a founder of People magazine
• 2007 NFL Super Bowl XLI participants Fred Miller, Chicago Bears tackle, and Justin Snow, Indianapolis Colts deep snapper
• MLB players include Kip Wells, Colorado Rockies pitcher, Jason Jennings, Texas Rangers (2002 Rookie of the Year with Colorado) pitcher, David Murphy, Texas Rangers outfielder, and Kelly Shoppach, Cleveland Indians catcher