Gonzaga College High School

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{{Short description|Private Catholic college-preparatory high school for boys in Washington, D.C., United States}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Gonzaga College High School
| image = GonzWash.png
| image_size =
| location = 19 I Street Northwest
| city = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| zipcode = 20001
| country = United States 
| coordinates = {{coord|38|54|06|N|77|00|38|W|type:edu_region:US-DC|display=inline,title}}
| former_names = {{unbulleted list|Washington Seminary|Gonzaga College}}
| type = [[Private school|Private]] [[Catholic]] All-male [[college-preparatory school|college-preparatory]] [[day school]]
| motto = Latin''':'''<br>''Ad maiorem Dei gloriam''
English''':'''<br>''For the Greater Glory of God''
| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic ([[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]])
| patron = [[Aloysius Gonzaga|St. Aloysius Gonzaga]]
| ceeb = 090085
| established = {{Start date and age|1821|p=1}}
| founder = [[Anthony Kohlmann]], S.J.
| district = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington|Archdiocese of Washington]] [[List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington|Catholic Schools]]<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://adwcatholicschools.org/find-a-school/ | title = Find a School | website = Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools}}</ref>
| president = Fr. Joseph E. Lingan, S.J.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gonzaga.org/about/presidents-welcome|title=President's Welcome|website=www.gonzaga.org|accessdate=July 31, 2023}}</ref>
| headmaster = Thomas K. Every, II
| faculty = 81.1 {{FTE}} (2019–20)<ref name="nces_psch"/>
| gender = [[Single-sex education|All-male]]
| enrollment = 964 (2019–20){{NCES Private School ID|00252681|school_name=Gonzaga College High School|access_date=July 16, 2023|do_not_render=y}}
| grade9 = 244
| grade10 = 248
| grade11 = 237
| grade12 = 235
| ratio = 11.9 (2019–20)<ref name="nces_psch"/>
| colors = Purple and white<ref name=Branding>{{cite web |title=TCU Brand Central: University Color |url=https://brand.tcu.edu/university-color/ |publisher=TCU |access-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014172256/https://brand.tcu.edu/university-color/ |archive-date=October 14, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />{{college color boxes|TCU Horned Frogs}}
| song = ''Alma mater''
| conference = [[Washington Catholic Athletic Conference|WCAC]]
| nickname =
| team_name = Eagles
| accreditation = [[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools|MSA]]<ref name="MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools">{{cite web | url = http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/ | title = MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools | access-date = June 23, 2009 | author = MSA-CSS |url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090712083151/http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/ | archive-date = July 12, 2009}}</ref>
| publication = The Gonzaga Magazine
| newspaper = The Aquilian
| endowment = $65,000,000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://orrgroup.com/case-studies/gonzaga-college-high-school/#:~:text=To%20elevate%20Gonzaga's%20%2475%20million,a%20%2410M%20blended%20gift | title=Gonzaga College High School | Case Studies | Orr Group }}</ref>
| tuition = $31,630<ref name=profile>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gonzaga.org/admissions/tuition-and-financial-aid|title = Gonzaga College High School | Tuition And Financial Aid(2024) | Washington, DC| date=February 10, 2024 }}</ref>
| website = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes =
| picture =
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'''Gonzaga College High School''' is a private [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] college-preparatory high school for boys in [[Washington, D.C.]] Founded by the [[Jesuits]] in 1821 as the '''Washington Seminary''', Gonzaga is named in honor of [[Aloysius Gonzaga]], an Italian [[saint]] from the 16th century. Gonzaga is the oldest [[Single-sex education|boys' high school]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name=sketch>{{cite book | title = Sketch of Gonzaga College from its Foundation in 1821 till the Celebration of the Diamond Jubilee in 1896 | author = Gonzaga College | year = 1897}}</ref>

==History==
{{more citations needed|section|date=October 2017}}
Gonzaga was officially founded by {{abbr|Fr.|Father}} [[Anthony Kohlmann]], a Jesuit, in 1821, though there is some evidence the school began a few years earlier. It is the oldest educational facility in the original federal city of Washington and was at first called Washington Seminary, operating under the charter of Georgetown College (now [[Georgetown University]] and [[Georgetown Preparatory School]] respectively), which was becoming too crowded for its space at the time.<ref name=sketch /> Gonzaga's original location was on land offered to the Society of Jesus by [[William Matthews (priest)|William Matthews]]<ref>{{Cite book | title = William Matthews: Priest and Citizen | last = Durkin | first = Joseph Thomas | publisher = [[Benziger Brothers]] | year = 1963 | location = New York | pages = 83–86 | lccn = 64001710 | oclc = 558792300 }}</ref> on F Street near 10th Street, N.W., in a building adjoining [[St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Washington, D.C.)|Saint Patrick's Church]]. The purpose of this school was to train seminarians, but soon after opening, it began admitting lay students.<ref name="reform">{{Cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=jRfdAQAAQBAJ&q=Gonzaga+College+High+School+william+matthews&pg=PA101 | title = Stephen Larigaudelle Dubuisson, S.J. (1786–1864) and the Reform of the American Jesuits | last = Buckley | first = Cornelius Michael | publisher = University Press of America | year = 2013 | isbn = 9780761862321 | location = Lanham, Maryland | pages = 101 | access-date = March 15, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180909210030/https://books.google.com/books?id=jRfdAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=Gonzaga+College+High+School+william+matthews&source=bl&ots=HH2jH2sfOI&sig= | archive-date = September 9, 2018 | url-status = live | via = [[Google Books]] }}</ref> The school was immediately popular among Catholic families and was well enough known in its early years to attract the attention of President [[John Quincy Adams]], who visited the school to test the boys' Latin and Greek. However, there were financial problems that caused the Jesuits to withdraw in 1827: their order prohibited the charging of tuition at a day school for youth. It continued to be run by laity until the Jesuits returned some twenty years later (with the ordinance regarding tuition changed); President [[Zachary Taylor]] presided at the commencement exercises in 1849.

In 1858, Gonzaga was granted its own charter by [[United States Congress|Congress]] as a college empowered to confer degrees in the arts and sciences, which accounts for its name (Gonzaga College) to this day. Although some students did receive bachelor's degrees in the 19th century, Gonzaga no longer confers degrees, other than honorary doctorates presented to commencement speakers or other notable guests. In 1871, the school moved to a building (now called Kohlmann Hall) in a neighborhood called [[Swampoodle, Washington, D.C.|Swampoodle]] located just north of the [[United States Capitol|U.S. Capitol]]. It was located on the same block as St. Aloysius Church – built in 1859 and now on the U.S. Register of Historic Buildings with a high Roman Catholic population surrounding it. Enrollment declined owing to the distance of the new neighborhood from the center, but the Jesuits persevered and by the end of the 19th century the school was once again flourishing. A theater was built in 1896 and a large new classroom building (previously the Main Building and now called Dooley Hall) was opened in 1912.

John Gabriel Smith, Gonzaga's first African-American graduate, entered the school in 1951. He wanted to prepare to be a priest and none of the schools for black children offered the necessary prerequisites, including Latin. When he decided to try out for the varsity football team, the school was unable to schedule games against public schools, which were still segregated at the time. He was ultimately prevented from playing by an injury. He graduated in 1954.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farquhar |first1=Michael |title=At Gonzaga High, Crossing the Great Divide |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/2000/gonzaga060799.htm |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=24 October 2019 |date=7 June 1999}}</ref>

The curriculum of Gonzaga from its founding until the late 20th century was at once rigorously classical and emphatically Catholic. Mastery of [[Latin]] and deep involvement in the Catholic religion were at its core. Standards were high, and many hopeful boys who lacked the necessary qualities for success were denied admittance. To this day, Gonzaga admits approximately one third of applicants.

Gonzaga benefited greatly from the fact that the row houses built in [[Swampoodle, Washington, D.C.|Swampoodle]] were largely occupied by [[Irish Catholics]] from the late 19th century on. Although Gonzaga always drew students from other parts of the city as well, the departure of the [[Swampoodle, Washington, D.C.|Swampoodle]] Irish for the suburbs in the mid-20th century, and more especially their replacement by poorer non-Catholics, brought on another period of difficulties. A decline in enrollment and the great inner-city riot of 1968 led some to suggest that Gonzaga should be closed, or moved to a more affluent area. However, the Jesuits once again persisted and the school survived. In the last years of the 20th century Gonzaga expanded, adding several new buildings and a large playing field and field house. By 2007 Gonzaga had regained its former status and a [[The Wall Street Journal|''Wall Street Journal'']] editorial referred to it as "the premier Catholic high school of Washington."<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.gonzaga.org/html/history.html | title = History of Gonzaga | date = April 15, 2007|access-date=July 26, 2017|url-status=deviated | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070415062321/http://www.gonzaga.org/html/history.html | archive-date = April 15, 2007}}</ref>

==St. Aloysius==
{{main|St. Aloysius Church (Washington, D.C.)}}
[[File:Gonzaga College High School Clocktower.jpg|thumb|Clocktower of St. Aloysius Church]]
St. Aloysius is a parish church physically attached to Gonzaga through the entrance building Dooley Hall. The church was built in 1859. It is used for Masses, concerts, some school assemblies, and graduation. The large painting above the [[altar]] is the work of [[Constantino Brumidi]], famous for painting the [[fresco]]es on the interior of the [[United States Capitol dome]].

==Athletics==
[[File:Peddie at Gonzaga, 2018-09-22.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Gonzaga hosts [[Peddie School]] for a 2018 football game]]

{{more citations needed section|date=December 2014}}
Gonzaga's athletic teams are called the Eagles. Gonzaga fields seventeen different varsity teams,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.gonzaga.org/page.aspx?pid=329 | title = Gonzaga Athletics | website = Gonzaga College High School | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160614163102/http://www.gonzaga.org/page.aspx?pid=329 | archive-date = June 14, 2016 | url-status = dead}}</ref> most of which compete in the [[Washington Catholic Athletic Conference]].

Gonzaga Ice Hockey competes in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and the Mid Atlantic Prep Hockey League (MAPHL).

Buchanan Field is the home field for football and lacrosse and also serves as the practice facility for rugby, soccer and track and field. The Carmody Center hosts basketball and select wrestling matches. Old Gym is the wrestling home match site. The [[Fort Dupont Ice Arena]] hosts ice hockey games. [[Gravelly Point]] is the home grounds for rugby matches and Long Bridge Park is the home facility for soccer games. The game and practice venue for baseball is located at the [[Washington Nationals Youth Academy]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gonzaganc.org/page.aspx?pid=886 | title = Gonzaga Athletics: Game & Practice East Potomac Park is the home for the tennis team. Locations | publisher = gonzaganc.org | access-date = March 21, 2019}}</ref>

== List of presidents ==
{{Expand list|date=November 2022}}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Years
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
! colspan="4" align="center" |'''Presidents of the Washington Seminary'''

|-
| align="center" |1
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Anthony|Kohlmann}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=[[Society of Jesus|SJ]]}}
| align="center" |1821–1824
| align="center" |<ref name="hill172">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=17}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |2
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Adam|Marshall|link=Adam Marshall (priest)}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1824–1825
| align="center" |<ref name="hill27">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=27}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |3
! scope="row" |{{sortname|William|Matthews|link=William Matthews (priest)}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1824–1848
| align="center" |<ref name="hill33" />
|-
| align="center" |4
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Jeremiah|Keiley|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1826–1827
| align="center" |<ref name="hill33">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=33}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |5
! scope="row" |{{sortname|John E.|Blox|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1848–1851
| align="center" |<ref name="hill40">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=40}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |6
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Samuel|Barber|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1851–1854
| align="center" |<ref name="hill49">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=49}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |7
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Hippolyte J.|De Neckere|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1854–1857
| align="center" |<ref name="hill54">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=54}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |8
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Burchard|Villiger}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1857–1858
| align="center" |<ref name="hill582">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=58}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="4" |Presidents of Gonzaga College
|-
| align="center" |9
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Charles H.|Stonestreet}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1858–1860
| align="center" |<ref name="hill61">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=61}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |10
! scope="row" |{{sortname|William Francis|Clarke}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1860–1861
| align="center" |<ref name="hill73">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=73}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |11
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Bernardin F.|Wiget|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1861–1868
| align="center" |<ref name="hill77">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=77}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |12
! scope="row" |{{sortname|James|Clark|link=James Clark (Jesuit)}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1868–1874
| align="center" |<ref name="hill882">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=88}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |13
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Charles K.|Jenkins|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1874–1881
| align="center" |<ref name="hill97">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=97}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |14
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Robert J.|Fulton}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1881–1882
| align="center" |<ref name="hill102">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=102}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |15
! scope="row" |{{sortname|John J.|Murphy|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1882–1885
| align="center" |<ref name="hill111">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=111}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |16
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Edward A.|McGurk}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1885–1890
| align="center" |<ref name="hill119">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=119}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |17
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Cornelius|Gillespie}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1890–1898
| align="center" |<ref name="hill130">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=130}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |18
! scope="row" |{{sortname|John F.|Galligan|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1898–1899
| align="center" |<ref name="hill166">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=166}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |19
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Edward X.|Fink|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1899–1907
| align="center" |<ref name="hill174">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=174}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |20
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Joseph J.|Himmel}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1907–1908
| align="center" |<ref name="hill201">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=201}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |21
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Charles W.|Lyons}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1908–1909
| align="center" |<ref name="hill210">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=210}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |22
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Eugene|De L. McDonnell|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1909–1915
| align="center" |<ref name="hill215">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=215}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |23
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Francis P.|Donnelly|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1915–1916
| align="center" |<ref name="hill255">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=255}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |24
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Paul R.|Conniff|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1916–1922
| align="center" |<ref name="hill260">{{harvnb|Hill|1922|p=260}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |25
! scope="row" |{{sortname|John C.|Geale|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1922–1927
| align="center" |<ref name="gealesucceedsconniff">{{cite news |date=July 14, 1922 |title=Dr. Geale to Succeed Dr. Conniff at Gonzaga: Pastor of Holy Trinity, Georgetown, to Be Replaced by Dr. Smith, of Philadelphia. |page=7 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |26
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Michael F.|Fitzpatrick|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1927–1932
| align="center" |<ref name="fitzpatrick">{{cite news |date=October 12, 1927 |title=New Chief Selected At Gonzaga College |page=20 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |27
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Lawrence J.|Kelly|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1932–1938
| align="center" |<ref name="kelly">{{cite news |date=September 26, 1932 |title=New St. Aloysius' Pastor Appointed: Rev. Lawrence J. Kelly Succeeds Father Fitzpatrick in Post. |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |28
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Henri J.|Wiesel}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1938–1944
| align="center" |<ref name="wiesel">{{cite news |date=August 1, 1938 |title=Father Wiesel Is Appointed to Head Gonzaga: Succeeds Rev. L.J. Kelly, Who Goes to Jesuit Seminary. |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="4" |Presidents of Gonzaga College High School
|-
| align="center" |29
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Cornelius J.|Gargan|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1944–
| align="center" |<ref name="gargan">{{cite journal |date=October 1, 1944 |title=News from the Field |url=https://jesuitonlinelibrary.bc.edu/?a=d&d=jeq19441001-01.2.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |url-status=live |journal=Jesuit Educational Quarterly |volume=VII |issue=2 |pages=125–127 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127152813/https://jesuitonlinelibrary.bc.edu/?a=d&d=jeq19441001-01.2.12&dliv=none&st=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |
! scope="row" |{{sortname|William F.|Graham|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1965–1968
| align="center" |<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eLb4O3Z8OCkC&pg=PA439 |title=Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs |date=1968 |publisher=United States Congress|location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127160519/https://books.google.com/books?id=eLb4O3Z8OCkC&pg=PA439 |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |34
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Allen Paul|Novotny|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |1994–2010
| align="center" |<ref name="novotny2">{{cite news |date=January 19, 2019 |title=Father Novotny, Baltimore native, left mark on Jesuit education |work=[[The Catholic Review]] |url=https://www.archbalt.org/father-novotny-baltimore-native-left-mark-on-jesuit-education/ |url-status=live |access-date=November 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127053140/https://www.archbalt.org/father-novotny-baltimore-native-left-mark-on-jesuit-education/ |archive-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |35
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Joseph E.|Lingan|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |2010–2011
| align="center" |<ref name="goodnewsspring2011">{{Cite magazine |date=Spring 2011 |title=Rev. Stephen Planning, S.J., Named Thirty-Sixth President of Gonzaga |url=https://issuu.com/gonzagacollegehighschooladvancement/docs/gn_spring_2011 |magazine=The Good News from Nineteen Eye Street |pages=2–3 |access-date=November 27, 2019 |via=[[issuu]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |36
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Stephen W.|Planning|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |2011–2021
| align="center" |<ref name="goodnewsspring2011" />
|-
| align="center" |37
! scope="row" |{{sortname|Joseph E.|Lingan|nolink=1}} {{post-nominals|unlinked=SJ}}
| align="center" |2021–{{sort|{{currentyear}}|present}}
| align="center" |
|}

== Notable faculty ==
*[[Joseph A. Canning]], president of [[Loyola University Maryland|Loyola College in Maryland]]<ref name="obituary">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40505907/obituary_for_joseph_a_canning_aged_68/|title=Former Head of Loyola Dies|date=March 24, 1951|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|access-date=January 30, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130195517/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40505907/obituary_for_joseph_a_canning_aged_68/|archive-date=January 30, 2020|page=6}}</ref>
* Rev. [[William F. Troy]], President of [[Wheeling Jesuit University]]<ref>{{cite web |title=History of WJU - 1960's |url=https://www.wju.edu/about/history/1960s.html |website=Wheeling Jesuit University |access-date=15 February 2020 |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805045332/https://www.wju.edu/about/history/1960s.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
===Academia===
*[[Thomas R. Fitzgerald (Jesuit)|Thomas R. Fitzgerald, S.J.]], sixth president of [[Fairfield University]] and the 30th president of [[Saint Louis University]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goundrey |first1=Mary |title=Fitzgerald, 82, Dies Of Heart Failure |url=https://thehoya.com/fitzgerald-82-dies-of-heart-failure/ |work=The Hoya |date=March 23, 2004}}</ref>
*[[Jesse Mann]], emeritus of philosophy at [[Georgetown University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/his-teaching-swelled-waters-learning|title=His teaching swelled the waters of learning|author=Colman McCarthy|date=5 July 2016|publisher=The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Co. }}</ref>
* [[Arthur A. O'Leary|Arthur A. O'Leary, S.J.]], president of [[Georgetown University]] (1935–1942)<ref name="catholictranscript">{{Cite news | url = https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/?a=d&d=CTR19351128-01.2.10 | title = Fr. O'Leary Takes Post as President of Georgetown U. | date = November 28, 1935 | work = [[The Catholic Transcript]]|access-date=October 7, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917163152/https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/?a=d&d=CTR19351128-01.2.10|archive-date=September 17, 2019 | issue = 26 | volume = XXXVIII | pages = 1, 5 | quote = Conspicuous among the special guests was the Rev. Laurence J. Kelly, S.J., president of Gonzaga College in Washington, which is Father O'Leary's alma mater.}}</ref>

===Arts and entertainment===
*[[Michael J. Bobbitt]], playwright, director, choreographer (Class of 1990)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=DeNeen |title=For Michael Bobbitt, all the world is a stage for children's theater |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/for-michael-bobbitt-all-the-world-is-a-stage-for-childrens-theater/2011/04/25/AFpWUIFF_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 29, 2011}}</ref><ref name="theater-2012">{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=John |title=Gonzaga College High's 116-year-old theater gets a long-overdue renovation |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-116-year-old-theater-gets-a-long-overdue-renovation/2012/04/16/gIQAh3E9LT_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 16, 2012}}</ref>
*[[David Costabile]], actor (Class of 1985)<ref name="theater-2012"/>
*[[Owen Danoff]], musician and contestant on [[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|''The Voice'']] (Class of 2007)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/washingtons-owen-danoff-performs-on-his-biggest-stage-yet/2016/04/20/378a66b4-072a-11e6-a12f-ea5aed7958dc_story.html|title=Washington's Owen Danoff performs on his biggest stage yet: 'The Voice' |newspaper=The Washington Post |author=Andrea Sachs |date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=April 20, 2016 }}</ref>
*[[Demetrius Grosse]], actor (Class of 1999)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Falconer |first1=Daniel |title=Demetrius Grosse exclusive interview: talks Banshee, personal life & more |url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/tv/demetrius-grosse-exclusive-interview-banshee-453231.html |work=Female First |date=15 April 2014}}</ref>
*[[Brian Hallisay]], actor (Class of 1996)<ref>{{cite news |author1=Emily Heil |author2=Elizabeth Brotherton |title=Heard on the Hill: And It's Not Even Spring |url=https://www.rollcall.com/2008/09/12/heard-on-the-hill-and-its-not-even-spring/ |work=Roll Call |date=September 12, 2008 |quote=Hallisay graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 1996 and spent summers toiling on Capitol Hill.}}</ref>
*[[John Heard (actor)|John Heard]], actor (Class of 1964)<ref>{{cite news |title=John Heard, actor who played an absent-minded father in 'Home Alone,' dies at 71 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/john-heard-actor-who-played-an-absent-minded-father-in-home-alone-dies-at-71/2017/07/23/17e30e5a-6fad-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 23, 2017}}</ref><ref name="theater-2012"/>

===Athletes===
*[[Johnson Bademosi]], NFL cornerback (Class of 2008)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Riess |first1=Mike |title=Johnson Bademosi thankful for opportunities football has given him |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4809028/johnson-bademosi-thankful-for-opportunities-football-has-given-him |work=ESPN |date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Nate Britt]], professional basketball player, attended but transferred before graduating.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barr |first1=Josh |title=Gonzaga All-Met guard Nate Britt to announce college choice Tuesday |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/recruiting-insider/post/gonzaga-all-met-guard-nate-britt-to-announce-college-choice-tuesday-with-maryland-and-north-carolina-believed-to-be-the-top-schools-in-consideration/2011/11/25/gIQAeRurwN_blog.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 25, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Mike Banner]], professional soccer player, played for [[Southern Illinois University|SIU-Edwardsville]] (Class of 2002)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Banner |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/mike-banner |website=MLSsoccer.com |publisher=Major League Soccer |access-date=14 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[Colin Cloherty]], NFL [[tight end]] (Class of 2005)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Craig |title=Md. native Cloherty eyes title with Colts |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-xpm-2010-02-05-bal-cloherty0205-story.html |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 5, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Curome Cox]], NFL safety for [[Denver Broncos]] (Class of 1999)<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Bio: Curome Cox |url=https://umterps.com/news/2013/4/9/208127578.aspx |website=UMTerps Football |publisher=University of Maryland |date=9 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="haynos-2008"/>
* [[Robert Churchwell]], NBA player for the [[Golden State Warriors]]. (Class of 1990)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kolenich |first1=Eric |title=Benedictine names Churchwell its new basketball coach |url=https://www.richmond.com/news/benedictine-names-churchwell-its-new-basketball-coach/article_69ca5c4c-7d45-5c17-a79e-7ce965ce6d35.html |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=June 20, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Olu Fashanu]], NFL offensive tackle for [[New York Jets]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Cam |title=Olu Fashanu, 4-star OL, commits to Penn State |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2019/olu-fashanu-4-star-ol-commits-to-penn-state |website=USA Today |date=June 3, 2019 |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref>
*[[A. J. Francis]], NFL [[defensive tackle]] (Class of 2008)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Brandon |title=NFL draft: Gonzaga alum A.J. Francis works to catch league's attention |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/recruiting-insider/wp/2013/04/22/nfl-draft-gonzaga-alum-a-j-francis-works-to-catch-leagues-attention/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 22, 2013}}</ref>
*[[Billy Glading]], Lacrosse All-American and midfielder for the Chesapeake Bayhawks (MLL) (Class of 1999)<ref>{{cite news |title=UVa Lacrosse: Family Affair for Gladings |url=https://virginiasports.com/news/2014/4/18/UVa_Lacrosse_Family_Affair_for_Gladings.aspx |work=Virginia Sports |date=April 18, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Ian Harkes]], professional soccer player, [[Hermann Trophy]] winner (Class of 2013)<ref name="auto">{{cite news |last1=Rohrbach |first1=Ben |title=D.C. Boys Soccer POY: Ian Harkes |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/high-school/player-of-the-year/post/_/id/6051/d-c-boys-soccer-poy-ian-harkes |work=ESPN |date=February 22, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Chuck Harris (basketball)|Chuck Harris]], basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chuck Harris - Men's Basketball |url=https://smumustangs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/chuck-harris/14433 |website=SMU Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Joey Haynos]], NFL [[tight end]] for [[Miami Dolphins]] (Class of 2003)<ref name="haynos-2008">{{cite news |last1=Bracken |first1=Matt |title=ADVERTISEMENT Big game forged Haynos' path to pros |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bal-haynos0220-story.html |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=February 20, 2008 |quote="Traditionally, Gonzaga had a strong record of producing Division I football players. The program has even sent a few to the NFL, most notably Roman Oben, a 12-year veteran and member of the 2002 Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, former Notre Dame standout and NFL wide receiver Malcolm Johnson and most recently, ex-Terps defensive back and current Houston Texans safety Curome Cox."}}</ref>
*[[Darryl Hill (football player)|Darryl Hill]], first African American football player at Naval Academy and in [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (Maryland, Class of 1960)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Greenya |first1=John |title=Black Man on a White Field |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/2004/02/01/black-man-on-a-white-field/55688ca2-fd64-4d93-9936-00445967b78f/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] Magazine |date=February 1, 2004}}</ref>
*[[Kevin Hogan]], NFL quarterback (Class of 2011)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Kimberly A. |title=Redskins add depth to QB room, bring former Gonzaga star Kevin Hogan home |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/redskins-add-depth-to-qb-room-bring-former-gonzaga-star-kevin-hogan-home/2018/04/06/ff162136-39e7-11e8-9c0a-85d477d9a226_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 6, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Kris Jenkins (basketball)|Kris Jenkins]], [[forward (basketball)|forward]] for [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova Wildcats]], 2016 national champions (Class of 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Halley |first1=Jim |title=Villlanova hero Kris Jenkins' high school coach has seen that shot before |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2016/villanova-hero-ncaa-title-kris-jenkins-coach-gonzaga-villanova-national-championship |work=USA Today |date=April 5, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Cam Johnson (defensive end)|Cam Johnson]], NFL player for [[Cleveland Browns]] (Class of 2008)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ratcliffe |first1=Jerry |title=UVA FOOTBALL: Johnson makes commitment |url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/sports/uva-football-johnson-makes-commitment/article_4b904d8b-0cf0-5150-b6ca-c4c771c9c2c7.html |work=Charlottesville Daily Progress |date=July 12, 2007}}</ref>
*[[Malcolm Johnson (wide receiver)|Malcolm Johnson]], Notre Dame and NFL wide receiver<ref name="haynos-2008"/>
*[[Evan Link]], Michigan offensive tackle (Class of 2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cohen |first1=Michael |title=Michigan football recruiting: 4-star offensive tackle Evan Link commits |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2022/08/01/michigan-football-evan-link-wolverines/10203088002/ |website=Detroit Free Press |date=1 August 2022 |access-date=12 July 2025}}</ref>
*[[Nick Morabito]], baseball player in the [[New York Mets]] organization (Class of 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Morabito '22 named DC Baseball Gatorade Player of the Year |url=https://www.gonzaga.org/news-detail?pk=1485847 |website=Gonzaga College High School |language=en |date=3 June 2022}}</ref>
*[[Jon Morris]], NFL player for [[New England Patriots]] (Class of 1960)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gearan |first1=John W. |title=Calling Patriot Place |url=https://magazine.holycross.edu/issue_44_4/44_4_sports/44_4_patriot |work=Holy Cross Magazine |issue=4 |date=Fall 2010|volume=44 }}</ref>
*[[Roman Oben]], NFL player for [[San Diego Chargers]] and Super Bowl champion with [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (Class of 1990)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilbon |first1=Michael |title=Oben's History Lesson |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/01/23/obens-history-lesson/553ea7f7-996f-4e81-8cb5-9e38e651c484/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 23, 2003}}</ref><ref name="haynos-2008"/>
*[[Paul Sheehy]], [[Rugby union|rugby]] player for [[USA Eagles]] at [[1991 Rugby World Cup]] (Class of 1981)<ref>{{cite news |last1=McClain |first1=Buzz |title=Auto king Paul Sheehy is bringing a professional rugby team to the region |url=https://www.northernvirginiamag.com/culture/culture-features/2019/08/23/auto-king-paul-sheehy-is-bringing-a-professional-rugby-team-to-the-region/ |work=Northern Virginia Magazine |date=August 23, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Tom Sluby]], NBA player for [[Dallas Mavericks]] (Class of 1980)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sell |first1=Dave |title=Sluby Decides to Trade Basketball for Books |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1985/10/01/sluby-decides-to-trade-basketball-for-books/05e6ac24-42ad-4358-b386-f9a446770e95/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 1, 1985}}</ref>
*[[John Thompson III]], basketball head coach at [[Georgetown University]] 2004-17 (Class of 1984)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huff |first1=Donald |title=John Thompson III: Son Breaks Through at Gonzaga |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1983/03/10/john-thompson-iii-son-breaks-through-at-gonzaga/100bb47d-d4f5-4c48-a928-093c1d2f64d3/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 10, 1983}}</ref>
*[[Tyler Thornton]], former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the [[Howard Bison men's basketball|Howard Bison]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Thornton - Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development - Staff Directory |url=https://hubison.com/staff-directory/tyler-thornton/194 |website=Howard University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Caleb Williams]], NFL quarterback for [[Chicago Bears]] and [[Heisman Trophy]] recipient<ref name="auto"/>

===Business===
*[[Thomas W. Farley]], president of the [[NYSE Group]], including the [[New York Stock Exchange]] (Class of 1993)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Honorable Jack Farley to Serve as Keynote Speaker at 70th Annual Father-Son Communion Breakfast |url=https://www.gonzaga.org/news-detail?pk=1250546&fromId=253789 |publisher=Gonzaga College High School|date=April 2019}}</ref>
*[[Jim Kimsey]], co-founder of [[AOL|America Online]], attended but dismissed and attended [[St. John's College High School]]<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/james-v-kimsey-a-co-founder-of-aol-dies-at-76/2016/03/01/ed7e9eb6-dfcc-11e5-846c-10191d1fc4ec_story.html | title=James V. Kimsey, a co-founder of AOL, dies at 76 | first=Thomas | last=Heath | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=March 3, 2016 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

===Journalism and publishing===
*[[Bob Considine]], journalist and author<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Considine Papers |url=https://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/c/considine_b.htm |publisher=Syracuse University |date=1956}}</ref>
*[[Pat Conroy]], author, attended but did not graduate<ref>{{cite news |last1=Conroy |first1=Pat |title=Indelible Memories Of Gonzaga |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/12/26/indelible-memories-of-gonzaga/7543631f-c9e3-4771-bf79-273e4eb1894c/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 26, 2002}}</ref>
*[[Joseph Ellis]], Pulitzer Prize-winning author and history professor at Mount Holyoke College (Class of 1961)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ferdin |first1=Pamela |title=A Historian's Embellished Life |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/06/23/a-historians-embellished-life/ffd66bc8-e502-4dac-b312-20db6944a3f2/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 23, 2001}}</ref>
*[[Michael Kelly (editor)|Michael Kelly]], ''[[Washington Post]]'' columnist, editor of ''[[The New Republic]]'', and editor-at-large of ''[[The Atlantic Monthly]]'' (Class of 1975)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurtz |first1=Howard |title=Post Columnist Dies in Wreck Near Baghdad |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/04/05/post-columnist-dies-in-wreck-near-baghdad/ab904d2e-e345-4f89-8424-054825a0aef1/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 5, 2003}}</ref>
*[[Lance Morrow]], journalist and writer for ''Time'' magazine (Class of 1958)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cheever |first1=Susan |title=At home, Words Failed Them |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/27/books/at-home-words-failed-them.html |work=The New York Times |date=January 27, 1985}}</ref>
*[[Peter Ruehl]], columnist for ''Australian Financial Review''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rasmussen |first1=Frederick N. |title=Mourning the loss of a Sun colleague |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-xpm-2011-04-30-bs-md-backstory-pete-ruehl-20110429-story.html |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=April 30, 2011}}</ref>

===Military===
* [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]] [[John M. K. Davis]], commander of Artillery districts during the [[Spanish–American War]] (Class of 1858)<ref>{{cite news |date=July 7, 1858 |title=Local Intelligence: Gonzaga College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105783812/gonzaga/ |work=[[The Washington Star|Evening Star]] |location=Washington, DC |page=3 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref name="Biographical">{{cite web |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/2172*.html |title=John M. K. Davis in Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, Volumes III-VI |last=Thayer |first=Bill |website=Bill Thayer's Web Site |publisher=Bill Thayer |location=Chicago, IL |date=February 20, 2014 |access-date=July 17, 2022}}</ref>
* [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]] [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Erik S. Kristensen]] who died while fighting in Afghanistan (Class of 1990)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lengel |first1=Allan |title=Navy SEAL From the District Died Leading Rescue Mission |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2005/07/06/navy-seal-from-the-district-died-leading-rescue-mission/c6a0ea45-6ec5-4309-96d7-fdf1b2ab9853/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 6, 2005}}</ref>
*Air Force General [[John M. Loh]], Air Force vice chief of staff and commander of Air Combat Command, Fighter Pilot with 200 combat missions in Vietnam War (Class of 1956)<ref>{{cite web |title=General John Michael Loh |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106378/general-john-michael-loh/ |website=Biographies |publisher=U.S. Air Force |date=July 1, 1995}}</ref>
*[[Captain (U.S. Army)|Captain]] [[Rocky Versace|Humbert Roque "Rocky" Versace]], United States, [[POW]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient, Pentagon Hall of Heroes inductee, Ranger Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 1955)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kozaryn |first1=Linda D. |title=Bush Awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam War Hero |url=https://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=43679 |work=American Forces Press Service |date=July 8, 2002 |access-date=February 14, 2020 |archive-date=September 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930021238/http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=43679 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Politics and law===
*[[James A. Belson]], former District of Columbia judge (Class of 1949)<ref>{{cite news |first = Benjamin |last = Weiser |title = Reagan Nominates Belson to D.C. Court of Appeals |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1981/05/20/reagan-nominates-belson-to-dc-court-of-appeals/2223e83d-3308-4a4b-81bf-6effea3ae105/ |newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] |date = May 20, 1981}}</ref>
*[[William Bennett]], author, radio host, former Secretary of Education, and first "[[Director of the National Drug Control Policy|drug czar]]" of the United States (Class of 1961)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Truehart |first1=Charles |title=William Bennett's Straight Line |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/07/11/william-bennetts-straight-line/8c7ea62e-e735-4333-84bc-5406fd16c370/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 11, 1989}}</ref>
*[[Don Beyer]], Congressman for [[Virginia's 8th congressional district|Virginia’s 8th congressional district]], former [[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia]], U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (Class of 1968)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenfeld |first1=Megan |title=Don Beyer, Fresh Off The Lot |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/01/18/don-beyer-fresh-off-the-lot/3440b156-59c9-4a8a-b864-5dbe33825235/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 18, 1990}}</ref>
*[[Pat Buchanan]], Republican Party presidential candidate (1992, 1996), Reform Party presidential candidate (2000), author, and syndicated columnist (Class of 1956)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bernstein |first1=Richard |title=Patrick J. Buchanan: The Roots of a Populist Who Would Be President |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/24/us/politics-patrick-j-buchanan-the-roots-of-a-populist-who-would-be-president.html |work=The New York Times |date=March 24, 1996 |page=28}}</ref>
*[[Ken Cuccinelli]], former [[Attorney General of Virginia]], former Virginia State Senator, 37th District (Class of 1986)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baer |first1=Susan |title=Who is Ken Cuccinelli? |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/05/03/who-is-ken-cuccinelli/ |work=Washingtonian Magazine |date=May 3, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Lawrence Hogan]], father of Governor of Maryland [[Larry Hogan]] and former [[United States Representative]] for [[Maryland's 5th congressional district]] (Class of 1946)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Jacques |title=Lawrence J. Hogan Sr., former congressman and father of governor, dies |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/obituaries/bs-md-ob-lawrence-hogan-20170420-story.html |work=Baltimore Sun |date=April 20, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Patrick N. Hogan]], former member, Maryland House of Delegates (Class of 1997)<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick N. Hogan |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/08conoff/gov/staff/former/html/msa13977.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[Martin J. O'Malley|Martin O'Malley]], former [[Governor of Maryland]] and former [[Mayor of Baltimore]] (Class of 1981)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dessauer |first1=Carin |title=Born to Run |url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/november-december-2008/born-to-run-2/2/ |work=Bethesda Magazine |issue=November–December 2008}}</ref>
*[[Ben Quayle]], former [[United States Representative]] for [[Arizona's 3rd congressional district]] (Class of 1994)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Feinberg |first1=Lawrence |title=Private Schools for Pols' Kids |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/06/24/private-schools-for-pols-kids/a7f340e4-00a8-4f49-97c0-d4e5020c452a/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 24, 1989}}</ref>
*[[William Nathaniel Roach]], U.S. Senator from North Dakota<ref>{{cite web |title=ROACH, William Nathaniel (1840-1902) |url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=R000290 |website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[Charles L. Schultze]], former chairman, United States [[Council of Economic Advisers]], Bronze Star recipient, Purple Heart recipient, World War II (Class of 1942)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lyons |first1=Patrick J. |title=Charles L. Schultze, 91, Dies; Advised Presidents on Economic Policy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/business/economy/charles-l-schultze-91-dies-advised-presidents-on-economic-policy.html |work=The New York Times |date=September 27, 2016}}</ref>
*[[Steve Shannon]], Virginia House of Delegates, 35th District, attended, did not graduate<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Mason |title=Contrasts sharp in attorney general race |url=https://www.roanoke.com/archive/contrasts-sharp-in-attorney-general-race/article_9f81acdb-e367-5136-ad1f-b7bf06b84c29.html |work=Roanoke Times |date=October 21, 2009}}</ref>
*[[Zachary Somers]], Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims (Class of 1997) <ref>{{cite web |title=News of Alumni |url=https://issuu.com/gonzagacollegehighschooladvancement/docs/gonzaga_magazine_winter_2021-2022 |work=Gonzaga Magazine Winter 2021-2022}}</ref>
*[[Judge]] [[E. Gregory Wells]], [[Appellate Court of Maryland]], 2019-, Chief Judge, 2022- , Formerly a judge of the Circuit Court of Calvert County, Maryland and the District Court of Maryland. (Class of 1979).<ref>{{cite web |title=E. Gregory Wells |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/30sp/html/msa14576.html |website=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher=Maryland State Archives |access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref>

===Science===
*[[Elliott Coues]] (1842-1899), physician, ornithologist, mammalogist. Coues white tail deer is named for him.<ref>{{cite book |title=Biographical Memoirs: Elliott Coues |date=June 1909 |publisher=National Academy of Sciences |pages=397–446 |url=http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/coues-elliott.pdf}}</ref>
*[[B. Alvin Drew]], [[United States Air Force]] [[Colonel (United States)|captain]], [[NASA]] [[astronaut]] (Class of 1980)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/drew-ba.html|title=Astronaut Bio: Benjamin Alvin Drew|publisher=NASA|access-date=2007-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328031917/http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/drew-ba.html|archive-date=2009-03-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[James Pilling]] (1846–1895), pioneer [[ethnology|ethnologist]] who compiled extensive bibliographies on Native American languages and culture<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Glenn |first1=James R. |title=Pilling, James Constantine (1846-1895) |journal=American National Biography |year=2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400475 |language=en}}</ref>

===Others===
*[[David Herold]], hanged for participation in [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln's assassination]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kreuz |first1=Greta |title=Pssht... the Lincoln conspirators were here |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/school-keeps-connections-to-lincoln-assassins-under-wraps-59344 |work=WJLA News |date=April 22, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Eric O'Neill]], former [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] operative who played a major role in the arrest and conviction of FBI agent [[Robert Hanssen]] for [[espionage|spying]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Roger |title=Real-world counterespionage powers spy thriller 'Breach' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/zap-review-breach-story.html |work=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=February 16, 2007}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Jesuit sites]]

==References==

=== Citations ===
{{Reflist}}

=== Sources ===
* {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mZoaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA3|title=Gonzaga College, an Historical Sketch: From Its Foundation in 1821, to the Solemn Celebration of Its First Centenary in 1921|last=Hill|first=Owen Aloysius|publisher=Gonzaga College|year=1922|location=Washington, D.C.|oclc=1266588|access-date=November 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127041736/https://books.google.com/books?id=mZoaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA3|archive-date=November 27, 2019|url-status=live|via=[[Google Books]]}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://ghostsofdc.org/2012/05/16/gonzaga-college-school-1913/ Gonzaga College School] - advertisement for Gonzaga in 1913
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{{Washington Catholic Athletic Conference}}
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{{Jesuit Secondary Education Association}}
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