List of Omega Psi Phi brothers
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This is a list of famous members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated (ΩΨΦ) which was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University.
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Arts | Business | College Presidents | Education | Entertainment | Military | Politics | Science | Sports |
[edit] Notable members
[edit] Arts
| Name | Original Chapter | Notability | Reference |
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| Count Basie | Xi Phi | Famous American Jazz Poet | Omega Men of Distinction Book 6th printing |
| Langston Hughes | Beta | Poet | |
| Benjamin Mays | Gamma | ||
| Max Roach | Grand Chapter "Special Intake" | Internationally known drummer | |
| Tommy Stewart | Gamma Sigma | Jazz Musician, Producer |
[edit] Business
| Name | Original Chapter | Notability | Reference |
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| Earl Graves | Pi | Founder Black Enterprise Magazine |
[edit] Engineering
| Name | Original Chapter | Notability | Reference |
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| Sergio Swain | Rho Psi | Professional Civil Engineer |
[edit] College Presidents
[edit] Entertainment
| Name | Original Chapter | Notability | Reference |
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| Thomas Jefferson Byrd | |||
| Bill Cosby | Nu Zeta | Comedian, actor and author | [1] |
| Steve Harvey | Tau Tau-Special Intake | Comedian and radio host | [1] |
| Terrence J | Mu Psi | Comedian | |
| Tom Joyner | Lambda Epsilon | radio host | |
| Wanya Morris"Special Intake" | Tau Tau- | member of R&B group Boyz II Men | |
| Rickey Smiley | Psi Rho | Comedian | |
| Lexington Steele | Kappa | Adult Movie Star | [1] |
| Joe Torry | Eta Sigma | Comedian | [1] |
[edit] Military
| Name | Original Chapter | Notability | Reference |
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| Charles F. Bolden, Jr. | Gamma Nu (1983) | ||
| Ronald McNair | Mu Psi | Astronaut | |
| Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. | First African-American astronaut |
[edit] Politics
| Name | Original Chapter | Notability | Reference |
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| Clifford Alexander, Jr. | First African American Secretary of the Army | ||
| William H. Hastie | Mu Omega | First Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Benjamin Hooks | Chi Psi | Executive Director of NAACP,Civil Rights Activist, Minister | |
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | Nu Pi | U.S. Congressman from Illinois | |
| Jesse Jackson | [Pi Psi U of Illinois Champaign Urbana]] | civil rights activist and politician | |
| Vernon Jordan | Zeta Phi | ||
| Khalid Abdul Muhammad | National Representative for the Nation of Islam & National Chairman of the New Black Panther Party | ||
| David Satcher | Psi | Surgeon General of the United States | |
| Walter Washington | Alpha | First Home-Rule Mayor of the District of Columbia | |
| George Weaver | Assistant Secretary of Labor for International Affairs | [2] | |
| Robert C. Weaver | Kappa Omicron | first United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) | |
| Lawrence Douglas Wilder | Zeta | Governor of Virginia | |
| Roy Wilkins | Xi | President NAACP |
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[edit] Science
| Name | Original Chapter | Notability | Reference |
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| Charles Bolden | |||
| Charles R. Drew | Alpha Psi | ||
| Ernest Everett Just | Alpha | Founder |
[edit] Sports
| Name | Original Chapter | Notability | Reference | ||||
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| Hank Aaron | Is not member | ||||||
| Mark Anderson | Beta Eta | Professional Football Player Chicago Bears Defensive End | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | Eta Pi | Professional Football Player New York Giants Running Back | |||||
| Vince Carter | Omicron Omicron | professional basketball player | |||||
| Mark Duper | Theta Delta | former professional football player | |||||
| William Floyd | Is not a member | former professional football player | |||||
| Clarence Gaines | Pi | coached most basketball games in college history | |||||
| Ken Hamlin | Gamma Eta | professional football player | |||||
| Ed "Too Tall" Jones | Rho Psi | former professional football player | |||||
| Keith Jackson | Pi Delta | for professional football player | |||||
| Michael Jordan | Omicron Alpha | former professional Basketball player | [3] | ||||
| David Justice | former MLB player | ||||||
| Vonta Leach | Upsilon Zeta | professional football player Houston Texans | [4] | ||||
| Robert Mathis | Nu Epsilon | Indianapolis Colts defensive end | |||||
| Cedric Maxwell | former professional basketball player | ||||||
| Alonzo Mourning | professional basketball player | ||||||
| Steve McNair | Eta | professional football player | |||||
| Shaquille O'Neal | Grand Chapter "Special Intake" | professional basketball player | |||||
| Jerry Porter | professional football player | ||||||
| Ahmad Rashād | Kappa Omicron | former professional football player; host of NBA Inside Stuff and NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad | |||||
| John Salley | Nu Omega | former professional basketball player; television host | |||||
| Bo Scott | Iota Psi | professional football player | [5] | ||||
| Matt Snell | Iota Psi | professional football player and 1964 AFL Rookie of the Year | [5] | ||||
| Mo Vaughn | Kappa Eta | former professional baseball player | [6] | ||||
| Charlie Ward | Chi Theta | former professional basketball player | |||||
| Corliss Williamson | Gamma Eta | professional basketball player | |||||
| Terrance Trammell | Zeta Zeta | Olympic Silver medalist Hurdles |
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[edit] Footnotes and References
- ^ a b c d Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Members. nndb.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
- ^ George L-P. Weaver Collection. Reuther Web Holdings. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- ^ Michael Jordan at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ a b Ohio State Ques. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ The Making of Mo Vaughn.
