Former college basketball coach Don Monson was originally from Menahga.

* Mark Schwartz, Former Professional Soccer player, and college coach

Former students include the award-winning conductor David Atherton, TV and radio presenter Humphrey Burton, the American film composer Jeffrey Gold and the singer-songwriter Nick Drake, who secured a record deal with a four-track demo recorded in his college room in 1968.

Former members of the college include the political and military leader Oliver Cromwell, the noted early historian Thomas Fuller and the 17th century poet and dramatist Thomas May.

Former men's college coach Nolan Richardson was named the team's new head coach.

Former head coach Ron Mason is college hockey's winningest coach with 924 wins total and 635 at MSU.

Former Fry assistants or players who have taken over as head coach at a Division I-A college football programs include:

Former deputy Prime Minister Yeshwantrao Chavan, laid the foundation of the college.

Former basketball player Charles Oakley is Wallace's mentor, having discovered Wallace at a 1991 basketball camp, and later recommended Wallace to his previous college, Virginia Union.

Former Cleveland Browns president Bill Futterer, a college student who promoted Curtom in the southeast in 1968 and 1969, was befriended by Hathaway and has cited Hathaway's influence on his later projects.

Former NFL players ( including USC alumni ), such as Ronnie Lott, Gary Plummer, Tim McDonald and Willie McGinest offered their support for Carroll, who they noted had a player-friendly, easygoing style that might suit the college game and particularly recruiting.

Former college and professional baseball players make up the core of the baseball club.

The notable alumins of this college are V K Krishna Menon, Former Union minister for Defence, K. P Kesava Menon, Managing Editor of Malayalm daily Mathrubhoomi.

Former music groups associated with the college were " The Alatheians " and " Higher Calling.

Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke was previously the world record holder for the fastest drinking of a yard of beer, when he downed a sconce pot in eleven seconds as part of a traditional Oxford college penalty.

Former NBA player Mark Pope attended P & S, but left to coach college basketball.

* Cosin's Hall ( Former college, then Castle accommodation, university offices since October 2006 )

The college has also played host to numerous celebrity guests: Amitabh Bachchan and Prakash Jha visited the campus to promote their film Aarakshan in the year 2011 ; Former President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam has been a part of the college's annual Earth Summit more than once ; Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former Home Minister and current Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have graced the college on successive convocation and valedictories.

Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden ( 1910 – 2010 ) described his admiration for Wootten when he said, " I know of no finer coach at any level – high school, college or pro.

* Judas Prada – Former college basketball coach and former assistant coach of the Denver Nuggets

Former Big Brother housemate Liam Young and Premier League rugby star Stephen Myler also attended the college. Joey Barton and Jennifer Ellison live close by, just over the border in Widnes.

Former pro wrestler ( and now evangelist ) Nikita Koloff played football at the college.

The alumni of the college include Former President of India, His Excellency late V. V. Giri, Former Governor & Chief Minister of Orissa, Late Shri Biswanath Das, Justice Late Shri B Jagannath Das of Supreme Court of India, Padma Shree Dr. Kota Harinarayana Senior Scientist, Programme Director and Chief Designer of Light Combat Aircraft, Host of Top Academicians, Scientist, Burocrats, Social Servants and Business leaders.

Former Seattle Mariners manager and Diamondbacks bench coach Bob Melvin became the new manager after only a ten-day tenure for Backman.

Former Browns QB Otto Graham ( left, with head coach Paul Brown ), who led the Browns to 4 AAFC and 3 NFL Championships, and is a Pro Football Hall of Fame member. While the championship losses sowed bitterness among Cleveland fans who had grown accustomed to winning, the team continued to make progress.

Former San Francisco coach George Seifert also coached the team from 1999-2001.

Former Montreal Canadiens coach Scotty Bowman got behind the Motown bench in 1993.

Former dual premiership winning coach and Essendon triple-premiership winning player Mark Thompson later joined Hird on the coaching panel.

* David Fairleigh – Former Rugby League forward, 1994 Rothman's Medal winner, NSW & Australian representative player, North Sydney Bears " Team Of The Century " second-rower, current coach of the Central Coast Bears

* Des Hasler – Former Rugby league player, NSW & Australian representative player, 1987 & 1996 Manly Sea Eagles premiership player, 2008 & 2011 Manly Sea Eagles premiership coach

* 1944 – Jerry Sandusky, Former Penn State football coach ; convicted child-sex offender

* Lloyd Carr, Former Head football coach, University of Michigan

* Jerry Glanville, Former head coach of the Houston Oilers and Atlanta Falcons ; former head coach, Portland State University

* Steve Mariucci, Former head coach of Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, and University of California

* January 25 – Gordie Dwyer Former NHL player and coach

* Marc Lièvremont, Former rugby player and former head coach of the France national rugby union team

Former Essendon players such as Hird, Matthew Lloyd, and Scott Lucas, who had all taken up media roles since their retirements, were rumoured to be the subject of then-incumbent Essendon coach Matthew Knights's heated press conference following a win against St Kilda, in which Knights asserted that he and his players were now aware of certain people's position for or against him and the direction of the Essendon Football Club.

Former Los Angeles Lakers championship coach Paul Westhead was named head coach of the Phoenix Mercury on October 11, 2005, bringing his up-tempo style of play to the WNBA.

Former Boston Red Sox firstbaseman / outfielder Brian Daubach was hired as the hitting coach midway through the 2008 season.

Former Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was introduced as the 76ers ' new coach on June 1, 2009.

Former head coach Mike Brown ( basketball, born 1970 ) | Mike Brown, who was NBA Coach of the Year for 2008 – 09, and was the head coach of the Eastern Conference for the 2009 NBA All Star Game | 2009 All Star Game.

* Lenny Wilkens – Player 1989 and Coach 1998 ( Former player ( 1972 – 1974 ) and coach ( 1986 – 1993 )