For the nearly 150 years that camp has been part of the hearts
and minds of children and parents, this great experience--called
camp--has provided important steps toward the milestones of their
young lives--creating and fostering the artist, the musician, the
articulate business person, the inspired politician, the actor,
the scientist, or the visionary who lives in each child’s
heart.
From a society designed just for children springs forth millions
of children from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences .
. . every child’s camp experience is part of the story of
their lives.
The following list of famed campers might have taken an inkling of
camp into their inspired work:
Business
Michael Eisner, former CEO, Disney Corporation
F. Martin Johnson, former CEO/president, JSJ Corporation
Michael M. Kaiser, president, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Frank Kelly Jr., former vice president, American Express, Inc.
Sherry Lansing, former CEO, Paramount Pictures
Lawrence Page, co-founder & president, products, Google Corporation
Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
 Science
Albert Einstein (staff), scientist
Jerry Linenger, NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut
Sally Ride, NASA Space Shuttle Astronaut
Civic and Political Leaders
Prince Albert of Monaco
George W. Bush, 46th President, United States
Wesley A. Clark, U.S. Army General (ret.)
Chelsea Clinton, daughter Bill and Hillary Clinton
Grey Davis, former governor of California
Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court Justice
Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bernice Albertine King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin
Luther King III, son of Martin Luther King, Jr. Yolanda Denise
King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Carl Levin, U.S. Senate
Ronald E. Minsk, former Special Assistant to the President for
Economic Policy at the National Economic Council (Clinton Administration)
and New York Times Op-Ed Author
Sandra Day O'Conner, retired Supreme Court Justice
Elma Powell, wife
of Colin Powell, U.S. Army General (ret.) and former U.S. Secretary
of State
Nancy Reagan, wife of former president Ronald Reagan
Condoleezza
Rice, U.S. Secretary of State
Bob Riley, Governor, Alabama
Music
Neil Diamond, singer
Bob Dylan, singer and songwriter
Josh Groban, singer
Bruce Johnston, The Beach Boys
Norah Jones, singer and pianist
Jewel Kilcher, singer
Damian Kulash, guitarist for OK Go
Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, songwriters, Smokey Joe's Café
Arthur Loesser, pianist and composer
Lorin Maazel, musical director,
New York Philharmonic
Jeff Marks, creator, Tony Award winning Avenue Q
Tim Mitchell, guitarist
Timothy J. Nordwind, bassist for OK Go
Richard Rodgers, composer
Peter Seger, folk singer, musician, song writer
Frank Tichelli, composer
Peter Yarrow, singer for Peter, Paul and Mary
Visual Arts
Sam Abell, Photographer
Robert Snyder, artist
Performing Arts
Kirstie Alley, actor
Courteney Cox, actor
Meredith Baxter, actor
Mike Bender, writer and director, Indian Summer
Zach Braff, actor and director
Richard Brooks, actor
Drew Carey (staff), actor and comedian
Chevy Chase, actor and comedian
John Cryer, actor
Robert Downey, Jr., actor
Avner Eisenberg, actor
Tovah Feldshuh, actor
Felicity Huffman, actor
Tom Hulce, actor
Linda Hunt, actor
Jennifer Jason Lee, actor
Susan Lucci, actor
John C. McGinley, actor
Mandy Moore, actor
Dermot Mulroney, actor
Natalie Portman, actor
Gilda Radner, comedian
Anthony Rapp, actor
Julia Roberts, actor
Rita Rudner, comedian
Rosalind Russell, actor
Todd Schulman, producer
Trish Sie, director/choreographer for OK Go
Marlo Thomas, actor, author, and spokesperson
Matt Winston, actor
Stan Winston , Academy Award winning director, special effects,
and make up
Reese Witherspoon, actor
Sports
Jerry Burns, former head coach, Minnesota Vikings
Steve Fisher, basketball coach, San Diego State University
Dorothy Hamill, Olympic Gold Medalist, Figure Skating
Robert Hollway, former coach, St. Louis Cardinals and former assistant
coach, Minnesota Vikings
Authors
Sam Abell, author
Rita Dove, poet
Eli Evans, author and member of the National Academy of Arts and
Science
Kinky Friedman, author, humorist, musician, and most recently a
candidate for Governor of Texas, 2006.
Cathy Guisewite, creator, comic strip Cathy
John McPhee, Pulizter Prize winning author
J.D. Salinger, author
Andrew Tobias, journalist and author
Journalists
David Blum
Rita Braver
Pat Carbine
Tucker Carlson
Katie Couric
Michael Reagan
Jeffrey Taylor
Mike Wallace
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