| Famous Alumni | |
- Xander Berkeley – prolific film and television actor
- Ken Burns (Class of 1975) – documentary filmmaker
- Chuck Collins (Class of 1984) – political activist, co-founder of United For a Fair Economy
- Daniel Horowitz – well-known criminal-defense attorney
- Toby Driver (Class of 2000) – experimental musician, founder of Kayo Dot and maudlin the Well
- John Falsey (Class of 1975) – creator of "St. Elsewhere," "Northern Exposure," and "I'll Fly Away"
- Jon Krakauer (Class of 1976) – mountain climber and author of "Into Thin Air" and "Into the Wild"
- Mike Ladd – hip-hop MC and producer, member of the Antipop Consortium
- Eugene Mirman – comedian
- David Moscow – actor who played the young Tom Hanks in "Big"
- Liev Schreiber – actor
- Steve Shavel and Jon Shere – co-founders of the experimental cult-hit band, the Supreme Dicks
- Elliott Smith (Class of 1991) – singer and songwriter
- Barry Sonnenfeld – director of "Men in Black"
- Danny Tamberelli – actor, best known as Pete in the TV series "The Adventures of Pete and Pete"
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