Famous Omegas

The Arts

Bro. William "Count" Basie - Internationally known pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader.

Bro. Langston Hughes - The Black Poet Laureate, excelled as a poet, playwright, novelist, lyricist, and humorist.

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 .

Bro. William H. "Bill" Cosby - Comedian, author, actor, producer.

Bro. Roland Hayes - Internationally known tenor of the 1920s. Hayes sang in five different languages.

Bro. Steve Harvey - Comedian and actor

Bro. Wanya Morris - Lead singer: "Boyz II Men"

Athletics

Bro. Michael Jordan - Outstanding basketball player with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA.

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 football team.

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 player with the Baltimore Ravens.

Bro. Hank Aaron - Home-run King who broke Babe Ruth's record.

Bro. Shaquille O'Neal - Star center with the Miami Heat.

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 - Outstanding basketball player with the Detroit Pistons.

Bro. Keith Jackson - Outstanding football player with the Miami Dolphins.

Bro. Mark Duper - Another fantastic Miami Dolphins player.

Bro. David Justice - Professional Baseball Player with the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians.

Bro. Mo Vaughn - Professional Baseball Player with the Boston Red Sox and Anaheim Angels.

Bro. Clarence "Big House Gaines" - Outstanding basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University

Bro. Shammond Williams - Star basketball player with the UNC Tarheels and Seattle Super Sonics.

Business

Bro. Earl Graves - Publisher of Black Enterprise magazine.

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. Rev. Jesse Jackson - Former Director of Operation PUSH; Founder, Rainbow Coalition.

Bro. Carter G. Woodson - The earliest and most outspoken proponent for the Civil Rights. Known as the "Father of Black History"

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. Vernon Jordan - Former Executive Director of the National Urban League.

Bro. Khalid Muhammad

Education

Bro. Dr. Carter G. Woodson - The earliest and most outspoken proponent for the study of Black History.

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.



	The Arts Bro. William "Count" Basie - Internationally known pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader. Bro. Langston Hughes - The Black Poet Laureate, excelled as a poet, playwright, novelist, lyricist, and humorist. 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 . Bro. William H. "Bill" Cosby - Comedian, author, actor, producer. Bro. Roland Hayes - Internationally known tenor of the 1920s. Hayes sang in five different languages. Bro. Steve Harvey - Comedian and actor Bro. Wanya Morris - Lead singer: "Boyz II Men" Athletics Bro. Michael Jordan - Outstanding basketball player with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA. 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 football team. 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 player with the Baltimore Ravens. Bro. Hank Aaron - Home-run King who broke Babe Ruth's record. Bro. Shaquille O'Neal - Star center with the Miami Heat. 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 - Outstanding basketball player with the Detroit Pistons. Bro. Keith Jackson - Outstanding football player with the Miami Dolphins. Bro. Mark Duper - Another fantastic Miami Dolphins player. Bro. David Justice - Professional Baseball Player with the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians. Bro. Mo Vaughn - Professional Baseball Player with the Boston Red Sox and Anaheim Angels. Bro. Clarence "Big House Gaines" - Outstanding basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University Bro. Shammond Williams - Star basketball player with the UNC Tarheels and Seattle Super Sonics. Business Bro. Earl Graves - Publisher of Black Enterprise magazine. 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. Rev. Jesse Jackson - Former Director of Operation PUSH; Founder, Rainbow Coalition. Bro. Carter G. Woodson - The earliest and most outspoken proponent for the Civil Rights. Known as the "Father of Black History" 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. Vernon Jordan - Former Executive Director of the National Urban League. Bro. Khalid Muhammad Education Bro. Dr. Carter G. Woodson - The earliest and most outspoken proponent for the study of Black History. 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.