Entertainment

Cartoonists:
- John T. McCutcheon (1935), "Dean of American Cartoonists"
- Milton Caniff (1937), noted cartoonist ( "Terry and the Pirates" and "Steve Canyon")
- Michael B. Peters (1981), Pulitzer-Prize winning political cartoonist ("Mother Goose and Grimm"): Dayton Daily News (pictured right)
- Samuel C. Rawls (1987), syndicated editorial cartoonist
Film: Actors, Producers, Executives
- John Wayne (1948), #1 box-office star nicknamed "The Duke" and Academy-Award winning actor (True Grit)
- J. F. Regis Toomey (1950), motion picture actor
- Robert J. O'Brien (1967), President: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Larry "Buster" Crabbe (1971), actor (Tarzan, Flash Gordon) and Olympic swimming star
- Warren Beatty (1973), Academy-Award winning director (Reds ) and actor (Bonnie and Clyde, Heaven Can Wait, Dick Tracy)
- Rip Torn (1973), Academy-Award nominee (Cross Creek) and stage actor, currently appearing on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show
- Ronald W. Miller (1977), Producer: Walt Disney Films and Television
- Richard A. Nunis (1977), Executive Vice-President: Walt Disney Productions, Disneyland, Disney World
- Ronald L. Schwary (1989), Motion Picture Producer of Oscar-winning Best Picture ( Ordinary People)
- Paul R. Bowles (1993), President: Edward Loew's Inc.
- Steven Lew (1993), CEO: Universal Studios
- Brad Pitt (1996), Academy-Award nominated actor (Twelve Monkeys)
Music:
- F. Dudleigh Vernor (1935), composer: "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi"
- Byron D. Stokes (1950), lyricist: "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi"
- B. Thomas Collins (1983), President: Tom Collins Music Corp.
- William G. Workman, Jr. (1983), leading opera singer, Frankfort, Germany
- James F. Stuart (1995), Founder, artistic director and performer, Ohio Light Opera Co.
Puppetry:
- Bill Baird (1971), puppeteer and entertainer
Radio:
- James Wallington (1935), famed radio announcer
- Burr McIntosh (1939), star of radio and motion pictures
- Don Wilson (1939), America's top radio announcer in the 1930's and 1940's and later on the "Jack Benny Show"
- Morris Goff (1961), Radio personality ("Abner" in "Lum 'n' Abner" radio series)
- Chester J. Lauck (1961), Radio personality ("Lum" of "Lum 'n' Abner" radio series)
- Dick Whittinghill (1977), Radio personality: KMPC (Los Angeles)
- Kenneth R. Giddens (1987), Director: Voice of America
Television: Actors, Producers, Executives, Network Presidents
- M. H. Aylesworth (1937), first President of NBC
- George F. Pierrot (1969), Producer of World Adventure series
- Peter Lupus(1973), TV actor ("Willy" on Mission Impossible)
- Jay Stewart (1973), TV Announcer (The Price is Right---"Come on down!")
- John A. Hardin (1977), President and Board Chairman: Mutual Broadcasting System
- David Hartman (1977), Host: Good Morning America (ABC)
- Joseph G. Feeney (1979), Tenor with Lawrence Welk Show
- William B. Monroe (1979), TV Moderator: Meet the Press(NBC)
- William Christopher (1981), TV Actor ("Father Mulcahy" on M*A*S*H)
- David Letterman (1981), TV talk show host (Late Night with David Letterman) and comedian
- Greg Mullavey (1981), TV actor (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)
- Thomas W. Selleck (1983), TV (Magnum P.I.) and motion picture actor (Three Men and a Baby)
- Stephen J. Cannell (1985), TV Producer (Hunter, 21 Jump Street, Silk Stalkings)
- J. Stephen Mills (1985), Vice-President: Motion Pictures for Television (CBS)
- Dennis D. Swanson (1987), President: ABC Sports
- Arthur A. Lord (1989), Director of Special Projects: NBC News
- Woody Harrelson (1991), Actor ("Woody" on Cheers and in motion pictures White Men Don't Jump and Oscar nominee (1997) for The People vs. Larry Flynt)
- Donald T. Meier (1991), TV Producer: Wild Kingdom
- Mark C. Tinker (1991), Producer of St. Elsewhere and other TV programs
- Kerry McCluggage (1993), President: Paramount Pictures Television
- Clarence Gilyard (1996), actor (Chips, Matlock, and currently co-star of Walker, Texas Ranger)
- Theodore "Ted" McGinley (1996), actor (Happy Days and current co-star of Married With Children)