FAMOUS ALUMNI OF ZBT
Zeta Beta Tau, within the last century, has been the brotherhood of some of the most important as well as entertaining men. Below is a compiled list of all ZBT alumni who have had significant achievements in their lifetime.
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Name |
School |
Achievement |
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Mel
Allen |
Alabama '56 |
Sportscaster |
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Walter
Annenberg |
Penn '31 |
Founder/Publisher, TV Guide; Former Ambassador to England |
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Burton
Baskin |
Illinois '38 |
Founder, Baskin Robbins Ice Cream |
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Jack Benny |
UCLA |
TV & Radio Comedian; Actor |
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Leonard Bernstein |
Harvard '44 |
Composer; Conductor |
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Henry Block |
Penn |
Founder, H & R Block |
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Richard Block |
Penn |
Founder, H & R Block |
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Rudolph Boschwitz |
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Senator, Minnesota |
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Barry Bricken |
Maryland |
President, Pants by Barry; Garment Industry |
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Michael Budman |
Michigan State '69 |
Co-Founder, Roots Athletic Wear |
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Jacob Burns |
GWU |
Attorney, New York |
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Charles Coburn |
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Motion Picture Actor |
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Alan Cohn |
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President, NY Knicks & NY Rangers |
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Howard Cosell |
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Sports Broadcaster |
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Joseph Dazansky |
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President, Giant Foods |
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Melvin Douglas |
Chicago '31 |
Motion Pictiure Actor |
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Kenneth
Duberstein |
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Cheif of Staff, Reagan White House Administration |
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Donnie Edwards |
UCLA |
Professional Football Player |
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Mike Epstein |
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Professional Baseball Player |
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Sidney Factor |
USC '37 |
Max Factor Cosmetics |
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Richard Fisher |
Penn |
Fisher Brother Construction, NY |
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Samuel Friedman |
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Chairman of the Board, Food Fair |
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J. Martin Frost |
Missouri |
Representative, Texas |
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William Gaines |
Brooklyn '52 |
Publisher, MAD Magazine |
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Sid Gillman |
Ohio State |
Professional Football Coach |
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Bernard Gimbel |
Penn |
Chairman of the Board, Gimbel's Department Stores |
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Martin
Glickman |
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Announcer, Sports Writer; Hall of Fame |
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Arthur Goldberg |
Chicago '32 |
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice |
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Richard Golden |
Michigan State '67 |
Founder, D.O.C. Eyeglasses |
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Samuel Goldwyn |
Virginia '47 |
Film Producer, Director; MGM Productions |
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Andrew
Goodman |
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Chairman of the Board, Bergdorf-Goodman |
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Charles Gordon |
Alabama |
Hollywood Movie Producer (Field of Dreams) |
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Don Green |
Michigan State '70 |
Co-Founder, Roots Athletic Wear |
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Armand
Hammer |
Columbia '19 |
President, Occidental Petroleum, Arm & Hammer Products |
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J. Ira Harris |
Michigian |
Financier |
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Jerry
Herman |
U of Miami |
Playwrite: Hello Dolly, La Cage Aux Folles |
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Art Heyman |
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NBA Basketball Executive |
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Jeroid Hoffberger |
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MLBA Baseball Executive |
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Michael Kantor |
Vanderbilt |
Trade Department, Clinton White House Administration |
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Robert Klein |
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TV Comedian, Motion Picture Actor |
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Harvey
Krueger |
Columbia |
Senior Managing Director, Shearson Lehman |
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Jerry Lawerence |
Ohio State |
Playwright (Mame) |
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Jack Lehman III |
Penn |
Founder, Shearson Lehman Brothers |
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William Lehman |
Alabama |
Representative, Florida |
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Sheldon Leonard |
Union |
TV Actor, Producer |
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Alfred Lerner |
Columbus |
Banking and Insurance |
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Arthur Levit |
Columbia |
Comptroller, New York State |
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Robert Lewis |
U of Michigan |
Entertainer |
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John Lindsay |
Columbia |
Former Mayor of New York |
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Sid Luckman |
Columbia '39 |
Member of College & Professional Football Hall of Fames |
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George Macy |
Columbia |
Founder, Macy's Department Stores |
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Stanley Marcus |
Harvard '29 |
Founder, Neiman-Marcus Department Stores |
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Benjamin Michtom |
Penn |
President, Ideal Toy Corporation |
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Walter Minisch |
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Motion Picture Producer |
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Newton Minnow |
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Former FCC Chairman |
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Jim Nance |
Syracuse |
Former Professional Football Player, CBS Announcer |
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Robert
Nederlander |
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Former General Manager of NY Yankees |
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Richard Newberger |
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Senator, Oregon |
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Donald Newhouse |
Syracuse |
Publishing |
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Samuel Newhouse |
Syracuse |
Publishing |
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Richard Ottinger |
Cornell |
Representative, New York |
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Michael Ovitz |
UCLA |
Disney |
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William
S. Paley |
Penn '22 |
Founder, Chairman of the Board, CBS |
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Herb
Pastor |
Michigan State '58 |
President & CEO, Pastor Casino Enterprises |
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Arnold
Picker |
CCNY |
Chairman of the Board, United Artists |
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Abe Pollin |
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Owner, Washington Bullets (NBA) |
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Jay A. Pritzker |
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United Airlines and Hyatt Hotels |
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Irving Rabb |
Harvard |
Founder, Stop and Shop Chain |
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Harold
Ramis |
. |
Screen Writer & Actor: Animal House, Ghostbusters |
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Abe Ribcoff |
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Representative/Senator, Connecticut |
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Samuel
Rosen |
Columbia '19 |
Chairman of the Board, 20th Century Fox |
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Carroll Rosenbloom |
Penn |
Owner, LA Rams (NFL) |
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Aron Rosenburg |
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College Football Hall of Fame |
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Samuel Rosman |
Columbia |
Chairman of the Board, 20th Century Fox |
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Jaqui E. Safra |
Penn |
International Banking |
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Herman Sarkowsky |
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NFL Football Executive |
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Dick
Schaap |
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Sports Broadcasting; Host of ESPN Show: Schaap Talk |
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Steven S. Seglig |
Georgia |
Businessman and Real Esate Developer |
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Robert Shapiro |
UCLA |
OJ's Lawyer |
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Lawrence Smith |
NYU-Heights |
Representative, Florida |
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Gene Stacks |
Cornell |
Actor & Stage Director |
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Ned
Tanen |
USC |
Motion Picture Producer |
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Robert Tishman |
Cornell |
President, Tishman Realty |
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Alfred Taubman |
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Founder, Tubman Corporation |
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William Todman |
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TV Game Show Producer |
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Steven
Trachtenberg |
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President, George Washington University |
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Andy
Trentacosta |
Michigan State '69 |
Original Producer of The Playboy Channel |
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Mike Wallace |
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TV News Commentator |
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Jack Warner |
USC |
President, Warner Brothers |
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Sonny Werblin |
Rutgers '32 |
Founder, NY Jets (NFL) |
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Elmer Winter |
Wisconsin |
President, Manpower, Inc |
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Peter Yarrow |
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Singer with Peter, Paul, & Mary group |
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David Yunich |
Union |
President, Macy's Department Stores |
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Robert Zelnick |
Cornell |
ABC-TV, Pentagon Correspondant |