Famous Alumni
The following are just a few of the Demosthenians who used the training they received in the Society to become leaders in their fields:
- William Y. Atkinson GA Governor
- Pope Barrow U.S. Senator
- Robert Benham Chief Justice, GA Supreme Court
- William Tapley Bennett, Jr. Diplomat
- D. W. Brooks Founder of Goldkist
- John A. Campbell U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Hugh M. Dorsey GA Governor
- Benjamin Hill Statesman
- Crawford Long Physician
- Count Emilio Pucci Fashion Designer
- Ralph Reed Political activist
- Herman E. Talmadge U.S. Senator and GA Governor
- Henry Timrod Poet Laureate of the Confederacy
- Robert Toombs Statesman
- John Barrow U.S. Congressman
- Roy V. Harris Political strategist
Alumni Biographies (Courtesy of Ryan Van Meter)