Phillips Academy and Abbot Academy have produced many hundreds of noteworthy alumni – some remarkably obscure,
some internationally known.
One of the 13 students who attended Phillips when it opened in April 1778 was Levi Hutchins, later inventor of the alarm clock. Among the 70 students who attended Abbot when it opened in May 1829 was Henrietta Jackson, later (as Henrietta Jackson Hamlin) a missionary in Constantinople.
From Olympians to bishops, from scientists to educators; from journalists to presidents; actors to philanthropists, artists, physicians, entertainers, CEOs, diplomats, Nobel Prize winners, conservationists, explorers, philosophers, admirals, poets, engineers…the fields of endeavor are legion, the accomplishments endless.
Our notable alumni Web page remains a work in progress. We present it now in a two-part format. The Short List contains just 100 individuals and serves only to give a sense of the larger richness and diversity of the Academy’s alumni body. The Long List of our notable alumni, which contains more than 1200 names, is offered in chronological order by century and decade. Eventually, we plan to make this database searchable by categories of endeavor. The purpose is to introduce these remarkable individuals and all they have done for their communities, the nation, and the world.
Updates?
Suggest corrections or alumni we should consider adding, and the reasons why: NotableAlumni@andover.edu.