Famous Omega Men
The
Arts
- Bro. William "Count" Basie - Internationally known pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader.
- Bro. Sterling Brown - Teacher, poet, writer, Professor Emeritus of Literature at Howard University, has a special foundation for folk culture and jazz music.
- Bro. Carl Rowan - Syndicated columnist.
- Bro. Joe Torry - Comedian, actor
Athletics
- Bro. De Hart Hubbart - A University of Michigan sprinter; was the first Black person to represent the United States in the Olympic Games (1924).
- Bro. Ed "Too Tall" Jones - Outstanding player with the Dallas Cowboys
- Bro. Joe Black - An all-time great Brooklyn Dodger baseball pitcher. In 1952, he had the lowest earned-run average in the Major Leagues.
- Bro. Charlie Ward - Heisman Trohy winner and NY Knicks gaurd.
- Bro. Steve "Air" McNair - Outstanding quarterback with the Tennessee Titans.
- Bro. Hank Aaron - Home-run King who broke Babe Ruth's record.
- Bro. Shaquille O'Neal - Star center with the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Bro. Jerry Ball - Player with the Oakland Raiders.
- Bro. Cedric Maxwell - Outstanding professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics and other teams.
- Bro. Leroy Walker - A U.S. Olympic coach (sprinters) for many years.
- Bro. John Salley - Won NBA Championships with the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls
- Bro. Keith Jackson - Outstanding football player with the Miami Dolphins.
- Bro. Mark Duper - Another fantastic Miami Dolphins player.
- Bro. William Floyd - Fullback for the Charlotte Panthers
- Bro. Earl "The Pearl" Monroe - Former Outstanding NBA Guard
- Bro. Errict Rhett - Strong, trash talking running back with the Baltimore Ravens
Business
- Bro. Gillard S. Glover - President, Afro-American Life Insurance Company.
- Bro. Thurman McKenzie - Co-owner of M and M Products (Sta Soft Fro).
- Bro. Otis M. Smith - General Counsel, General Motors Corporation.
- Bro. Nathaniel Bronner - Co-owner of Bronner Brothers Beauty Supplies.
- Bro. Jesse Hill - President of Atlanta Life Insurance Company.
- Bro. William Kennedy III - President of North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company.
Civil Rights
- Bro. Grant Reynolds - Played a major role in President Truman's 1948 decision to desegregate the United States Armed Forces.
- Bro. James Nabrit - Former Dean of Howard University Law School and former president of Howard University. A leader in the training of the early Civil Rights lawyers.
- Bro. Wiley Branton - Attorney of the "Little Rock Nine" and former Dean of Howard University School of Law.
- Bro. Roy Wilkins - Long-time Executive Director of the NAACP.
- Bro. Benjamin Hooks - Succeeded Bro. Roy Wilkins as Executive Director of the NAACP, the most effective of all civil rights organizations.
- Bro. Khalid Muhammad
Education
- Bro. Benjamin E. Mays - President Emeritus of Morehouse College, writer and lecturer.
- Bro. Herman Dreer - Teacher, minister, writer, and author of The History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., 1911-1961.
Politics
- Bro. Lawrence Douglas Wilder - Became Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1990. He also received the Bronze Star for his military heroics in the Korean War.
- Bro. William Hastie - First Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Bro. George L.P. Weaver - Former U.S. Secretary of Labor.
- Bro. Vernon Jordan
- Bro. Robert C. Weaver - First African American to serve on the Presidential Cabinet when he became Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 1966 under President Franklin Roosevelt.
- Bro. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. - Secretary, Department of the Army.
- Bro. Rev. Jesse Jackson - Candidate for the United States Presidency in 1984 and 1988.
Science
- Bro. Dr. Ernest Everett Just - Internationally known biologist and professor at Howard University.
- Bro. Dr. Charles Drew - Perfected the use of blood plasma; Professor of Surgery at Howard University.
- Bro. Percy Julian - Discovered the use of foam to extinguish fires and discovered a method of producing cortisone synthetically.
- Bro. Dr. Fred Drew Gregory - Astronaut, graduate of the United States Air Force Academy (pilot).
- Bro. Charles Bolden - Astronaut, graduate of the United States Naval Academy (pilot).
- Bro. Dr. Ronald E. McNair - Astronaut, graduate of M.I.T., Ph.D. in Physics (civilian).
- Bro. Lt. Colonel Guion Bluford - First African-American in Space. He boarded the Space Shuttle "Challenger" in 1983 and performed the first "spacelab mission" on the Orbiter Challenger.
