Those who were influenced by Sid Wise are a "Who's Who" of government, business, academia, the entertainment industry and more. Among the persons interviewed for and included in The Wise
Legacy are the following:
- Debra Amper-Kahn, City of Philadelphia Secretary of Education
- Douglas Arpert, Federal Court Magistrate
- Jonathan Blyth, Congressional Chief of Staff
- Stanley Brand, Chief Counsel to “Tip” O’Neill
- John Buchanan, Editor/Publisher of The Christian Century
- Judge Ronald Buckwalter, Federal Court Judge
- Dan Cohen, Mr. Film
- Earl Devaney, The Man Every President Trusted to Eliminate Corruption
- Judge Paula Dow, New Jersey Superior Court Judge, Former N.J. Attorney General
- Kenneth Duberstein, Ronald Reagan’s Chief of Staff
- Harold Dunbar, Deputy Attorney General for Pennsylvania
- Darrell Dwyer, Mental Health Counselor
- Joel Ervin, F&M Government Department Secretary
- Maria Falco, Academic Colleague
- Robert Friedrich, F&M Government Professor
- Alan Glazer, F&M Business Professor
- H. William Gray, Congressman, Chair of the United Negro College Fund
- Robert Gray, F&M Government Professor
- George Harad, CEO Office Max
- Nanine Hartzenbusch, Photo Journalist
- Joseph Karlesky, F&M Government Professor
- Barry Kasinitz, Lobbyist
- Harvey Klehr, Emory University Professor of History
- Richard Kneedler, F&M President
- Pauline Leet, Colleagus Who Created the Word “Sexist”
- William (Bill) R. Lloyd, Jr., Pennsylvania State Representative
- John Martino, Director of the U.S. Mint
- Kenneth Mehlman, Republican Party Chairman
- Stanley Michalak, F&M Government Professor
- Rose Musser, F&M Government Department Secretary
- Sanford Pinsker, F&M English Professor
- John C. Pittenger, Colleague, Pa. Secretary of Education, Elected Official
- Jon Plebani, Congressional Chief of Staff
- Richard Plepler, CEO, Home Box Office (HBO)
- Mary Schapiro, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission
- Daniel J. Siegel, Attorney
- Judge D. Brooks Smith, Federal Appeals Court Judge
- James Spencer, F&M Chemistry Professor
- David Stameshkin, F&M Professor
- Judge Lawrence Stengel, Federal Court Judge
- D. Grief Stephenson, Jr., F&M Government Professor
- John H. Vanderzell, F&M Government Professor
- Mark Weinheimer, Community Development Specialist
- David Wise, Sid Wise’s Son