Eastmoor is the high school alma mater of two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin, after whom their football stadium is now named; it is also the alma mater of former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle (class of 1966),[3] and jazz musician Michael Feinstein.

Internationally published and cited author David M Baker, GG was a 1971 graduate of Eastmoor High School.

Ronald G. Shafer, a member of the first graduating class in 1957, was a reporter and Washington political features editor at the Wall Street Journal over a 38-year-career.

During the eighties, the school was a frequent stop for high-profile speakers in the civil rights movement such as Coretta Scott King.

In 2008, the Eastmoor football team went 13–2, eventually losing in the Division 3 State Championship Game to the Aurora Greenmen, 21–10.