This is a list of notable members of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
Government officials [ edit ] U.S. Vice Presidents [ edit ] U.S. House of Representatives [ edit ] Paul Ryan , Speaker of the House (2015–2019) and Wisconsin Representative (1999–2019)
Champ Clark , Speaker of the House (1911–1919) and Missouri Representative (1893–1895; 1897–1921)
C. Christopher Cox , California Representative (1988–2002)
Allen Thomson Gunnell , Colorado Representative, lawyer, judge
Ernie Fletcher , Kentucky Representative (1999–2003)
Bill Sublette , Florida Representative (1993–2001)
James Mann , Illinois Representative (1911–1919)
Kent Hance , Texas Representative (1979–1985)
Charles H. Varnum , Michigan Representative (1967–1982)
Henry L. Muldrow , Mississippi Representative (1877–1885)[ 2]
Donald J. Pease , Ohio Representative (1977–1993)
Tim Ryan , Ohio Representative (2003–2023)
Jesse J. White , Pennsylvania Representative (2007–2015)
Jeff Habay , Pennsylvania Representative (1995–2006)
Harley Rouda , California Representative (2019–2021)
Ed Whitfield , Kentucky Representative (1995–2016)
Rob Wittman , Virginia Representative
Morgan Luttrell , Texas RepresentativeOther federal officials [ edit ] Reubin Askew , Governor of Florida (1971–1979)
James J. Blanchard , Governor of Michigan (1983–1991)
Ernie Fletcher , Governor of Kentucky (2003–2007)
Brad Henry , Governor of Oklahoma
Adam Beeler , justice of the Washington Supreme Court (1930–1932)
Bruce Johnson , Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Adam McMullen , Governor of Nebraska
Arthur J. Weaver , Governor of Nebraska
Steve Beshear , Governor of Kentucky (2007–2015)
Adam Edelen , Kentucky State Auditor
Jacob Henry Miller , lawyer from the U.S. State of Ohio who served as President of the Ohio State Senate .
Todd Hollenbach , Kentucky State Treasurer
Tyrone C. Fahner , 37th Attorney General of Illinois (1980–1983)
Morris S. Halliday
Carl V. Weygandt
Greg Abbott , governor of Texas
Greg Gianforte , governor of Montana James Jerome , Canadian Speaker of the House of Commons (1974–1979)
Timothy J. McCarthy , U.S. Secret Service Agent shot while protecting President Reagan in 1981Charles Lincoln Edwards , American zoologist
Hank Brown , former Senator and former President of the University of Colorado
James Tobin
Jay Keasling (2006 Discover magazine Scientist of the Year
Joseph Rallo , President of Angelo State University
Kent Hance , Chancellor of Texas Tech University
Martin C. Jischke , President of Purdue University
Michael D. Shonrock , former President of Lindenwood University
Peter Likins , former President of The University of Arizona
Ralph Cicerone , President of National Academy of Sciences
William English "Brit" Kirwan , Chancellor of the University of Maryland System[ 3]
William Tate , dean of men at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens , Georgia , from 1946 until 1971Artists and entertainment industry [ edit ] Alexander Calder , sculptor and artist
Aron Kincaid , actor
Austin Miller , actor
Bill Fagerbakke , actor
Carter Covington , Writer and producer
Chip Chinery , actor, comedian
Dalton Trumbo , American screenwriter
David Schwimmer , actor
David Sullivan , actor
Don King , photographer, cinematographer , and film director
Drew Carey , actor, host, and comedian
Ed O'Neill , actor
Eddie Ifft , comedian
Fielder Cook , film director
Frederic Forrest , actor
Greg Berlanti , Writer and producer
Jack O'Brien , Tony Award -winning director
James Marsden , actor
Jeremy Iversen , actor and author
Jim Lemley , film producer
Jim Nabors , actor
Joel Higgins , actor
Johnny Sheffield , actor
Matthew McConaughey , actor
Roy Jenson , actor
Stephen Gaghan , director and screenwriter
Thad Luckinbill , actor
Robert Armstrong , actor
Will Ferrell , actorDuane Allen vocalist, Oak Ridge Boys
Keith Anderson , Country singer
Peter Buck lead guitarist, R.E.M.
John Denver , Grammy award winning musician
David Gates lead vocalist, Bread
Greg Jennings guitarist, Restless Heart
Craig Klein , co-founder of Bonerama , a brass funk rock band
Mark McGrath singer, Sugar Ray
Chummy MacGregor jazz musician
Eddie Reeves singer, songwriter & record executive
Al Staehely Singer
Peter Stuart singer, Dog's Eye View
John Summit , American DJ and ProducerBusiness and philanthropy [ edit ] Chris Meek , Vice President of Goldman Sachs
Edward Whitacre, Jr. ; Former Chairman of General Motors , and former CEO of SBC
Fred C. Tucker , owner and CEO of the F.C. Tucker Company from 1958 to 1986. He is best known for leading development and revitalization efforts in downtown Indianapolis .
Henry Juszkiewicz , CEO of Gibson Guitar
J. Michael Cook , former Chairman and CEO of Deloitte
Jack Laughery , Hardee's Restaurants Chairman
Jeff Stibel , Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp CEO
John Arrillaga , real estate (worth $1.4 billion), Stanford University
John van Hengel , America's Second Harvest Food Bank founder
John W. Snow , former CEO of CSX Corporation
Melvin Belli , Attorney
Myron E. Ullman , JCPenney CEO
Peter Woo , The Wharf (Holdings) Chairman
Richard T. Farmer , founder of Cintas
Richard Wagoner , Former CEO of General Motors
Ronald Tutor , chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tutor Perini , and president of the Tutor Perini
Thomas Hoegh , investor and entrepreneur who oversees a portfolio of high-growth businesses in the creative sectors
Tim Boyle , President of Columbia Sportswear
Tom Gegax , entrepreneur, author, angel investor and philanthropist
Vic Edelbrock, Jr. , Edelbrock CEO and President
William F. Buckley Sr. , American lawyer and oil developer
William Lerach , disbarred lawyerPrint and journalism [ edit ] Dan Abrams , ABC-TV reporter
Tony Barnhart , journalist
Andrew Breitbart , political commentator
Joseph Campbell , mythology writer
Will Carleton , American poet
Jim Castillo , American certified broadcast meteorologist at KSDK
Bob Dotson , NBC-TV reporter
Max Ehrmann , American writer, poet, and attorney
Winston Groom , author of Forrest Gump
Bill Hemmer , host of America's Newsroom
John D. MacDonald , novelist
Willie Morris , Harper's editor and author
Roger Mudd , television journalist and broadcaster
Richard North Patterson , author
David Payne , chief meteorologist for CBS affiliate KWTV-DT
Quentin Reynolds , journalist and World War II war correspondent
Willard Straight , The New Republic founder
Bob Wilson , former NYC PR man and amateur cartoonistShawn Green A. J. Hinch , Houston Astros manager and World Series champion in 2017
Bo Schultz , American former professional baseball pitcher
Branch Rickey , instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball 's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson . Also created the framework for the modern minor league farm system , introduced the batting helmet and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967.
Branch Rickey III , President of the Pacific Coast League
Buddy Bell , former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) currently serving as vice president and senior advisor to the general manager for the Cincinnati Reds
Dave McCarty , former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball
Drew Storen , former professional baseball relief pitcher
Ed Sprague , the only baseball player ever to win the College World Series, an Olympic championship, and the World Series.
Eppa Rixey , best known as the National League 's leader in career victories for a left-hander with 266 wins until Warren Spahn surpassed his total in 1959
George Sisler , elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
Mike Aldrete , currently the first base coach for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball
Joe Conzelman ,[ 4] pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Steve Buechele , current front office executive for the Texas Rangers
J. Walter Miller , MLB pitcher 1924–1933[ 5]
Mark Marquess , head coach at Stanford University
Mike Mussina , elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019 .
Rick Helling , special assistant to the head of the Major League Baseball Players Association
Russ Miller , MLB pitcher 1927–1928[ 6]
Shawn Green , Major League Baseball (MLB) two-time All-Star right fielder[ 7] [ 8] Andy Phillip , elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961
Bobby Leonard , inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2014
Buck Harris , guard for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia , won the 1900 championship and made the All-Southern Team in 1901
Charles Murphy , inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960
Ed Nealy , won the NBA championship in 1993 as a member of the Chicago Bulls
E. R. Cowell
Jim Andrews
Justin Zanik , the general manager of the Utah Jazz
Michael Cherney
Mike Bratz
Mark Marquess
Mike Phillips
Pete Carril , former coach, Princeton University
Ray Mears winningest coach in University of Tennessee history
Rich Falk , former coach of the Northwestern Wildcats ; Associate Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference
Rick Robey
Scott Drew , coach, Baylor University
Ward Lambert
Zach Kleiman , General manager of the Memphis Grizzlies , and won the NBA Executive of the Year Award 2021–2022John Elway Alfred Sharp
Alphonse "Tuffy" Leemans
Billy Joe Tolliver
Boyd Dowler
Cale Gundy , Assistant Coach at the University of Oklahoma
Carmen Cozza
Chad Hutchinson
Chris Dalman , former San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman and later offensive line coach
Dante Lavelli
Dave Wyman
Dick Hartley
Enoch Brown
Erik Lorig
Frank Juhan
Gene Washington , Former NFL player, and from 1994 to 2009, the Director of Football Operations for the NFL.
George W. Gregory , starting center for the University of Michigan 's "Point-a-Minute" football teams of 1901, 1902 and 1903, winning 3 national championships.
Greg Van Roten
Herb McCracken
Howard Mudd
Irby "Rabbit" Curry , All-Southern quarterback shot down over French skies in World War I
Jason Fisk
Jeff Siemon Minnesota Vikings 4X ProBowl College Football HOF
Jess Neely , Captain of 1922 Vanderbilt Commodores football team ; winningest coach in Rice history; member of College Football Hall of Fame
Jeff Voris , coach at Butler University
Jim Parady , coach at Marist College
Jim Plunkett
Joe Avezzano
John Elway
John Lynch
Jon Ritchie
J. W. Knibbs , head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley for the 1905 college football season
Kent Nix
Les Horvath
Mark Rypien
Owen Marecic
Pos Elam
Randy Bullock
Stein Stone , head coach of the Clemson college football program in 1908 , 4x All-Southern (1904–1907), AP Southeast All-Time football team 1869–1919 era, 1912 All-time Vandy 1st team, 1934 All-time Vandy team
Tot McCullough
Tavita Pritchard , QB coach for the Washington Commanders
William Caley , University of Colorado Boulder record holder, second leading scorer on the undefeated 1898 Michigan Wolverines football team Al Oerter Al Oerter , four-time Olympic Champion in discus throw
Andy Banachowski , women's volleyball coach at UCLA
Bruce Barnes ,[ 9] high-ranking professional American tennis player of the 1930s
Bob Bennett , American former competition swimmer, Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder.
David Mitchell , figure skater
Kyle Rote, Jr. , professional soccer player
Lance Larson , American Olympic swimmer
Ludy Langer , American Olympic swimmer[ 10]
Mark Mendelblatt , yachtsman
Roy Saari , American swimmer and water polo olympic medalist
Scott Dunlap , American professional golfer
Todd Martin , American tennis player
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