ABINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Abington, PA

notable alumni - Abington High School graduates of note

Note - for more complete lists, by year of induction, please see: The AHS Hall of Fame - NOTE: This is an external link.

The induction year is in parentheses following the graduate's name

Amar Bose (1988) - Founder and Chairman of Bose Corporation, a leading manufacturer of audio products. Dr. Bose graduated from AHS in 1947.

Ashton Carter (1989) - U.S. Secretary of Defense, 2014. Mr. Carter graduated from AHS in 1972. He served as Secretary of Defense from 2015-2017. In 2025 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. He passed October 24th of 2022

Ellie Daniel (1988) - Four-time Olympic medalist. Ms. Daniel graduated from AHS in 1968.

Susan Francia (2009) - Olympic gold medalist in rowing. Ms. Francia graduated from AHS in 2000.

Florence LaRue (1988) - lead singer of the musical group "The 5th Dimension." Ms. LaRue graduated from AHS in 1960.

Bob Saget (1991) - Comedian and popular television celebrity. Mr. Saget graduated from AHS in 1975.

Stephen A. Schwarzman (2005) - Founder, Chairman, and CEO of The Blackstone Group, one of the largest asset management groups in the world. Mr. Schwarzman graduated from AHS in 1965. Mr. Schwarzman donated a new football stadium to Abington Senior High School in 2004, the Stephen A. Schwarzman Stadium.

Mr. Schwarzman was on the June 2016 cover of Forbes magazine.

In February 2018 it was announced that Mr. Schwarzman was to donate $25 Million dollars to Abington High School. Read the full story here!

September 17th 2019 Mr. Schwarzman published his first book: What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence. A New York Times best Seller.