Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)

Not to be confused with Overbrook Elementary School. United States historic place


Overbrook High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Overbrook High School in Philadelphia
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Location	5898 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°58′52″N 75°14′19″W / 39.9812°N 75.2386°W / 39.9812; -75.2386
Built	1926
Architect	Irwin T. Catharine
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	School District of Philadelphia
NRHP reference No.	86003313
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1986

Overbrook High School is a public, four-year high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

School

Overbrook High School is designated by the School District of Philadelphia as Location #402, in the West Region. The building was built in 1926 and designed by Irwin T. Catharine. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Enrollment for 2020-2021 was 411 students in grades 9 through 12. African Americans make up 94% of the student population. As of 2015, the school principal of Overbrook is Dr. Kahlila Johnson; Dr. Johnson graduated from Overbrook in 1989.

Notable alumni

Overbrook is perhaps best known for its famous alumni, who include Wilt Chamberlain and Will Smith. At least 11 Overbrook alumni have played in the NBA, and the school is ranked sixth in that respect.

Len Barry, lead singer/songwriter, The Dovells
Steve Baskerville, TV personality, former on-air weatherman for CBS station WBBM-TV in Chicago
John Blake Jr., jazz violinist; minister
Bill Bloom, songwriter/musician; Interfaith Minister
Guion Bluford, space-shuttle astronaut; first African-American in space
Solomon Burke, soul singer
Bill Cash, Negro league stars, Baseball Hall of Famer
Wilt Chamberlain, former NBA player, ranked No. 5 All-Time by ESPN
Wendy "Lady B" Clarke, hip hop radio DJ and pioneer female rapper
Tony Costner, former NBA player, European career
The Delfonics, R&B group
Colman Domingo, Emmy and Tony award-winning stage, screen and TV actor
Jon Drummond, Olympic track gold-medalist
Ted Eisenberg, world record-holding breast surgeon
Chaka Fattah, former U.S. Congressman (D-PA) and convicted felon
Mike Gale, NBA/ABA player
Bobb Goldsteinn, songwriter/producer; coined term "multimedia"
Bryshere Y. Gray, actor on TV series Empire
The Last Emperor (Jamal Gray), rapper
Walt Hazzard (Mahdi Abdul-Rahmad), NBA All-Star; UCLA All-American player and coach
Rosetta Hightower, lead singer, The Orlons
Wayne Hightower, NBA player; ABA All-star
Wali Jones, NBA player
Jacob Landau, nationally recognized artist, teacher
James Lassiter, film producer; partner in Overbrook Entertainment
Rich Laurel, NBA player, European career
Hal Lear, NBA player
Jeffrey Leonard, Major League Baseball player
Lewis Lloyd, NBA player
Andre McCarter, UCLA All -American basketball and 3-time NCAA champion; NBA player
John H. Murphy III, publisher; head of the Afro-American newspaper
Deworski Odom, sprinter
Frank Piasecki, helicopter inventor; National Medal of Technology winner
Catherine Pugh, former Mayor of Baltimore, forced to resign under pressure due to scandal
Marion Ramsey, film actress
Malik Rose, NBA player
Merrill Reese, voice of NFL's Philadelphia Eagles
Fran Ross, writer, author of Oreo (novel)
Fred Rosenfeld, coach of 51 high school track & field championship teams
Johnny Sample, football player
Dee Dee Sharp, singer
Will Smith, Oscar-winning actor; Grammy-winning rapper
Willie L. Williams, former police commissioner, Philadelphia and Los Angeles
Waverly B. Woodson Jr. (1922–2005), United States Army soldier

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External links

Official website
Overbrook High School at the Wayback Machine (archive index) at American School Directory
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