President: 1912-1918

Fr. Alphonsus Donlon, S.J., served as Georgetown's 36th president from 1912-1918. Fr. Donlon oversaw the installation of the John Carroll Statue at the front of the campus and initiated the separation of the Preparatory School from Georgetown's main campus.

Bill Clinton (SFS'68) was the 42nd president of the United States and is the most famous graduate of the School of Foreign Service. 

Before Georgetown 

Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, in a small town in Arkansas.  He was a delegate to the American Legion Boys Nation and won the Arkansas State Elks Youth Leadership Award. Clinton was the president of his class in high school and a member of the National Honor Society. Clinton graduated Hot Springs High School in Arkansas. 

President: 1989-2001

Fr. Leo O'Donovan, S.J., served as Georgetown's 47th president from 1989 to 2001. Fr. O'Donovan led Georgetown through a period of significant academic and financial growth, and his tenure also included controversies over short-lived university funding for the pro-choice club GU Choice.

Fr. John Early, S.J., served as Georgetown's 26th and 28th president from 1858-1866 and from 1870-1873. Fr. Early led Georgetown through the Civil War, which led to decreased enrollment and the stationing of Union soldiers on campus.

John DeGioia (CAS '79) is Georgetown's 48th and current president, serving in the position since 2001. DeGioia is the longest-tenured president in Georgetown history and the university's first lay president. He has overseen significant construction and fundraising efforts as President; as Dean of Student Affairs, he was prominently involved in controversies surrounding pro-choice student group GU Choice.

Walter R. Abell, C'1869 (1849 – January 3, 1891) was editor of the Baltimore Sun.

 Jesse Lee Adams, M'1868 (? – April 16, 1905) was chief of the Division of Claims of the Inland Revenue Service. 

Alleger, M'1890 (January 13, 1860 – September 30, 1926) was professor of bacteriology at Howard University, professor of bacteriology and microscopy at the U.S. College of Veterinary Surgeons, and medical examiner at the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Philemon Charles Wederstrandt (March 7, 1776 – March 12, 1857) was the second student to enroll in Georgetown College, the first being North Carolinian William Gaston.

George Daniel Bahen (January 12, 1874 – March 26, 1895) attended Georgetown College, 1891-1894 and was captain of the Georgetown football team.

Charles O'Brien Cowardin, C'1874 (October 23, 1835 – July 5, 1900) was president of the Richmond Dispatch Company and editor-in-chief of the Richmond Dispatch newspaper.

Baker, L’1892 (October 4, 1867 – January 1, 1919) lectured at the Georgetown University Law School on evidence and real estate law from circa 1902 to the time of his death.

Alexander Etienne de Clouet (June 7, 1812 – June 26, 1890) attended Georgetown College in the 1820s and was a Louisiana planter and politician.1

George Peter (September 28, 1779 – June 22, 1861) attended Georgetown College in the 1790s, was a member of Congress, and was Georgetown’s first veteran. 

Guy Harris White, D’1902 (April 9, 1879 – February 17, 1969) was a dentist who practiced in Washington, D.C. He was also a left-handed pitcher for the Chicago White Stockings.

Bernard A. Kengla, L’1867 (? – February 18, 1891) founded a large tannery in Tucson, Arizona.

John Savage Denton, L’1895, (November 30, 1865 – ?) was a lawyer and Vice-President and General Manager of the Southern Lumber and Manufacturing Company based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Daniel Joseph Devlin, C’1902 (September 25, 1881 – ?) was Vice-President of the Carrollton Land and Improvement Company, LTD, of New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Stuart McNamara, C’1897, G’1898, L’1901 (February 1, 1879 – October 25, 1946) was a Georgetown alumnus and attorney.

Worthington, L’1897 (1878-?) was a senior partner at the law firm of Worthington & Patterson, Washington, D.C.1

Woodward, L’1888 (? – January 26, 19111) was vice president of the Washington Title Company and of the District Title Insurance Company and was a law professor at Howard University.

Wolf, L’1892 (August 11, 1868-February 2, 1905) was a partner in the law firm of Wolf & Rosenberg, Washington, D.C. and an instructor in Woods Commercial College and the National Law School.

Wilfred Mason Barton, M’1892 (July 16, 1871 – April 3, 1930)

Weller, C’1893, L’1895 (October 26, 1873 – January 6, 1955

John Thomas Winter (April 26, 1842 – June 22, 1902) was a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1870 and was one of the founders of the medical department of the National University.

J. Nevins McBride graduated from Georgetown College in 1929. He went on to become the president of Franklin Lakes National Bank in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

Eugene P. McCahill graduated from Georgetown College in 1921. He went on to become an investment broker in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He also served as the chairman of the first Alumni Annual Giving Committee and was a member of the Alumni Board of Governors.

James S. Ruby was a professor of English at the University. He was instrumental in formally organizing the modern University Alumni Association in 1938.

The Georgetown University Alumni Association traces its history to an 1867 meeting on the day before commencement, at which a literary dinner was held.

Martin F. Conboy (L 1898) was the first president of the modern Georgetown University Alumni Association. He was elected at its first meeting in 1940 and held the position until 1944.

Frank J. Hogan (1877 - 1944) graduated from Georgetown University School of Law in 1902 with an LL. B. degree. He worked at the firm of Sheehy & Hogan in Washington, DC.

Roland N. Harman (? – April 1989) graduated from Georgetown University in 1933. After earning his Ph.D from Yale University in 1938, he taught in Georgetown's English Department from 1950 until his retirement in 1976. He was chairman of the department from 1950 to 1959 and was instrumental in developing the University's College Honors Program.

Before returning to Georgetown to teach, he served as Lt. Commander in the United States Navy during World War II and was a member of the Occupation Forces in Japan. 

Edward Douglass White, Jr. (November 3, 1845 – May 19, 1921) was an alumnus of Georgetown College, a lawyer, politician, and judge.

William Gaston (1778 - 1844)  was Georgetown College's first student. He went on to be come a lawyer, politician, and judge. He entered Georgetown on November 10, 1791 but left in the spring of 1793 due to poor health. After recovering at home he eventually graduated from Princeton University in 1796.

James Ryder Randall (1839 - 1908) graduated from Georgetown in 1858. He was a poet, known for composing "Maryland, My Maryland," the state song of Maryland.

William Wilson Corcoran (December 27, 1798 – 1888) was a student of Georgetown College, a banker, and philanthropist. He attended Georgetown for only one year and is listed in alumni publications as a member of the class of 1811.