Zeta Beta Tau, within the last century, has been the brotherhood of some of the most important as well as entertaining men. Below is a compiled list of all ZBT alumni who have had significant achievements in their lifetime. 
   

Name School Achievement

Mel Allen  
 
Alabama '56 Sportscaster
Walter Annenberg
 
Penn '31 Founder/Publisher, TV Guide; Former Ambassador to England
Burton Baskin
 
Illinois '38 Founder, Baskin Robbins Ice Cream
Jack Benny
 
UCLA TV & Radio Comedian; Actor
Leonard Bernstein
 
Harvard '44 Composer; Conductor
Henry Block
 
Penn Founder, H & R Block
Richard Block
 
Penn Founder, H & R Block
Rudolph Boschwitz
 
. Senator, Minnesota
Barry Bricken
 
Maryland President, Pants by Barry; Garment Industry
Michael Budman
  
Michigan State '69 Co-Founder, Roots Athletic Wear
Jacob Burns
  
GWU Attorney, New York
Charles Coburn
  
. Motion Picture Actor
Alan Cohn
 
. President, NY Knicks & NY Rangers
Howard Cosell
  
. Sports Broadcaster
Joseph Dazansky
  
. President, Giant Foods
Melvin Douglas
  
Chicago '31 Motion Pictiure Actor
Kenneth Duberstein
 
. Cheif of Staff, Reagan White House Administration
Mike Epstein
   
. Professional Baseball Player
Sidney Factor
  
USC '37 Max Factor Cosmetics
Richard Fisher
  
Penn Fisher Brother Construction, NY
Samuel Friedman
  
. Chairman of the Board, Food Fair
J. Martin Frost
 
Missouri Representative, Texas
William Gaines
  
Brooklyn '52 Publisher, MAD Magazine
Sid Gillman
 
Ohio State Professional Football Coach
Bernard Gimbel
  
Penn Chairman of the Board, Gimbel's Department Stores
Martin Glickman
  
. Announcer, Sports Writer; Hall of Fame
Arthur Goldberg
  
Chicago '32 Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Richard Golden
 
Michigan State '67 Founder, D.O.C. Eyeglasses
Samuel Goldwyn
  
Virginia '47 Film Producer, Director; MGM Productions
Andrew Goodman
  
. Chairman of the Board, Bergdorf-Goodman
Don Green
  
Michigan State '70 Co-Founder, Roots Athletic Wear
Armand Hammer
  
Columbia '19 President, Occidental Petroleum, Arm & Hammer Products
Jerry Herman
  
U of Miami Playwrite: Hello Dolly, La Cage Aux Folles
Art Heyman
  
Duke NBA Basketball Executive
Jeroid Hoffberger
  
. MLBA Baseball Executive
Michael Kantor
  
Vanderbilt Trade Department, Clinton White House Administration
Robert Klein
  
. TV Comedian, Motion Picture Actor
Harvey Krueger
  
Columbia Senior Managing Director, Shearson Lehman
Jack Lehman III
  
Penn Founder, Shearson Lehman Brothers
William Lehman
  
Alabama Representative, Florida
  
Sheldon Leonard
  
Syracuse '29 TV Actor, Producer
Arthur Levit
  
Columbia Controller, New York State
Robert Lewis
  
U of Michigan Entertainer
John Lindsay
  
Columbia Former Mayor of New York
Sid Luckman
   
Columbia '39 Member of College & Professional Football Hall of Fames
George Macy
   
Columbia Founder, Macy's Department Stores
Stanley Marcus
   
Harvard '29 Founder, Neiman-Marcus Department Stores
Benjamin Michtom
   
Penn President, Ideal Toy Corporation
Walter Minisch
  
. Motion Picture Producer
Newton Minnow
  
. Former FCC Chairman
Jim Nance
  
Syracuse Former Professional Football Player
Robert Nederlander
  
. Former General Manager of NY Yankees
Richard Newberger
  
. Senator, Oregon
Richard Ottinger
  
Cornell Representative, New York
William Paley
  
Penn '22 Founder, Chairman of the Board, CBS
Herb Pastor
  
Michigan State '58 President & CEO, Pastor Casino Enterprises
Arnold Picker
  
CCNY Chairman of the Board, United Artists
Abe Pollin
  
. Owner, Washington Bullets (NBA)
Irving Rabb
  
Harvard Founder, Stop and Shop Chain
Harold Ramis
  
. Screen Writer & Actor: Animal House, Ghostbusters
Abe Ribcoff
  
. Representative/Senator, Connecticut
Samuel Rosen
  
Columbia '19 Chairman of the Board, 20th Century Fox
Carroll Rosenbloom
  
Penn Owner, LA Rams (NFL)
Aron Rosenburg
  
. College Football Hall of Fame
Herman Sarkowsky
  
. NFL Football Executive
Dick Schaap
  
. Sports Broadcasting; Host of ESPN Show: Schaap Talk
Robert Shapiro
  
UCLA Lawyer - Really good lawyer
Gene Stacks
  
Cornell Actor & Stage Director
Ned Tanen
  
USC Motion Picture Producer
Alfred Taubman
  
. Founder, Taubman Corporation
William Todman
  
. TV Game Show Producer
Steven Trachtenberg
  
. President, George Washington University
Andy Trentacosta
  
Michigan State '69 Original Producer of The Playboy Channel
Mike Wallace
  
Michigan '39 TV News Commentator
Jack Warner
  
USC President, Warner Brothers
David Werblin
  
Rutgers '32 Founder, NY Jets (NFL)
Peter Yarrow
  
. Singer with Peter, Paul, & Mary group
David Yunich
 
Union President, Macy's Department Stores
Robert Zelnick
  
Cornell ABC-TV, Pentagon Correspondant

* Thanks to the brothers of the Alpha Psi Chapter at Penn State who's list of famous ZBT brothers is used here.

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