Musician
Poet/Author
Actor
Artist
Dr. J. Kamala Buckner Phd.
Former Superintendent - District 205
Musician
Actor
Actress
NBA Player
Rapper
NFL Player
Former AFL Player
Former NFL Player
Former NBA/ABA Player
Former NFL Player
Former NFL Player/ IL Dem.State Senator
Film/TV Producer
Michael Talaga
Author
Actress
College Coach
Opera Singer
Author
Dan Ustian
CEO Navistar International (Retired)
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer
Educator/ Emmy Award Actor
Former NFL Player
Composer/Record Producer
Actor
Former NBA Player
Record Producer
Former NFL Player
Former NFL Player
Class of 1968
Class of 1969
Class of 1970
Class of 1971
Class of 1972
Class of 1975
Class of 1978
Class of 1980
Class of 1982
Class of 1984
Trial Lawyer
Author
Former NFL Player
Baseball Hall of Famer
Ted Czech (D)
Hall of Fame Wrestling Coach
Rock & Roll Hall of Famers
Julia DelNagro Ohlmke
Artist
Musician -James Vincent
Comedian
Hall of Fame Basketball Coach
Former MLB Player
Lawyer/ Wine Proprietor
Actor/Gold Record Singer/Author
Former Mayor of Harvey, IL
Nicholas Graves (D)
Former Mayor of Harvey, IL
James Haines (D)
Geophysicist
Former AFL/CFL Player/NAU Hall of Famer
Coast Guard (Retired)/ VP Visa
Author
Class of 1929
Former MLB Player
WGN Meterologist
Oregon State "Ironmen" Member
Bill Tomscheck (D)
Former Mayor of Matteson, IL
Mark Stricker (D)
Historian/Author
Neurologist
Foundation Administor
Actor
Former Mayor of Harvey, IL
William B. Kane (D)
Hall of Fame Coach/Author
Dr. Campbell McConnell Phd.
Author
Vice Admiral U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Former MLB Player
Olympic Gold Medalist
Director/Producer/Actor/Author
Author
Wrestling Hall of Famer
Group VP -Ford Motor Co. (Retired)
Lawyer
Class of 1932
Class of 1935
Class of 1926
Class of 1939
Class of 1942
United Methodist Pastor
Class of 1944
Class of 1941
Class of 1945
Class of 1946
Class of 1948
Class of 1949
Class of 1950
Class of 1952
Class of 1953
Class of 1954
Class of 1955
Class of 1956
Class of 1957
Class of 1958
Class of 1960
Notable Alumni
Thornton Township High School alumni have excelled
across a full spectrum of career fields.
Listed below are some of the most
notable T.T.H.S. alumni, present and past.
We would especially like to recognize and thank all our military veteran alumni for their
sacrifice and service.
(D) indicates deceased.
Underlined names indicates links.
Class of 1986
Class of 1989
Class of 1991
Class of 1993
Class of 1994
Class of 1995
Class of 1997
Class of 2000
Former NBA Player
Actress
Sociology Professor
Marilyn Halbert Dean
Author
Voice of L.A. Lakers
1976 Tony Award Actress
Hall of Fame Boys Gymnastic Coach
Class of 1965
Class of 1966
Class of 1967
Author
Psychology Professor/Stanford University Dean of Education
Class of 1963
Class of 1964
Lawyer/Cook County Circut Judge
Composer/Pulitzer Prize
Class of 1961
Class of 1962
The Thorntonites
Thornton Township High School Alumni Newsletter & Website
Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist