GOVERNMENT / POLITICS

• ALITO, Samuel, 1975 Law – Supreme Court justice.
• ASHCROFT, John, 1964 – former U.S. attorney general.
• ASPIN, Les, 1960 – former secretary of defense.
• BALDRIGE, H. Malcolm Jr., 1944 – former Commerce secretary and rodeo rider.
• BLUMENTHAL, Richard, 1973 Law – U.S. senator from Connecticut.
• BOLTON, John, 1970, 1974 Law – former United Nations ambassador.
• BROWN, Edmund “Jerry” Jr., 1964 Law – California governor.
• BUSH, George H.W., 1948 – 41^st U.S. president.
• BUSH, George H.W., 1968 – 43^rd U.S. president.
• CHAFEE, John, 1944 – former U.S. senator from Rhode Island.
• CLINTON, Hillary Rodham, 1973 Law – secretary of state, former U.S. senator from New York.
• CLINTON, William J., 1973 Law – 42^nd U.S. president.
• DANFORTH, Rev. John, 1963 Law – former U.S. senator from Missouri and U.N. ambassador. 
• DEAN, Dr. Howard, 1971 – former Vermont governor and Democratic national chairman.
• FORD, Gerald R., 1941 Law – 38^th U.S. president.
• GOSS, Porter, 1960 – former CIA director and Florida congressman.
• HART, Gary, 1964 – former U.S. senator from Colorado.
• KERRY, John, 1966 – U.S. senator from Massachusetts, 2004 presidential nominee.
• LIEBERMAN, Joseph I., 1964, 1967 Law – U.S. senator from Connecticut.
• LOCKE, Gary, 1971 – secretary of commerce, former Washington governor.
• LINDSAY, John V., 1944, former mayor of New York.
• NEGROPONTE, John D., 1960 – former director of national intelligence and diplomat.
• PATAKI, George, 1967 – former governor of New York.
• PRICE, Hugh B., 1966 Law – former president, National Urban League.
• PROXMIRE, William, 1938 – former U.S. senator from Wisconsin.
• RUBIN, Robert E., 1964 Law – co-chairman, Council on Foreign Relations; former Treasury secretary.
• SHRIVER, R. Sargent, 1938, 1941 Law – first director of Peace Corps.
• SOTOMAYOR, Sonia, 1979 Law – Supreme Court justice.
• TAFT, Robert A., 1910 – former U.S. senator from Ohio.
• TAFT, William Howard, 1878 – 27^th U.S. president, later chief justice.
• THOMAS, Clarence, 1974 Law – Supreme Court justice.
• VANCE, Cyrus, 1939, 1942 Law – former secretary of state.
• WILSON, Peter B., 1956 – former California governor.

EDUCATION

• BOREN, David, 1963 – president, University of Oklahoma; former U.S. senator from Oklahoma.
• BRODHEAD, Richard H., 1968 – president, Duke University.
• CELESTE, Richard F., 1959 – former president, Colorado College; former Ohio governor.
• DUDERSTADT, James, 1964 – former president, University of Michigan.
• FOOTE, Edward T. “Tad” II – former president, University of Miami.
• WHEELOCK, Rev. Eleazer, 1733 – founder of Dartmouth College.

SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND INVENTION

• BUSHNELL, David, 1775  – submarine pioneer.
• GELL-MANN, Murray, 1948 – Nobel Prize in physics, 1969.
• HOPPER, Rear Adm. Grace, Ph.D. 1934 – computer language pioneer.
• MARSH, Othniel C., 1860 – early paleontologist.
• MORSE, Samuel F.B., 1810 – inventor of telegraph, portrait painter.
• SILLIMAN, Benjamin, 1796 – first distiller of petroleum.
• SPOCK, Dr. Benjamin, 1925 – pioneer in child psychology.
• WHITNEY, Eli, 1792 – inventor of cotton gin.

BUSINESS

• AKERS, John F., 1956 – retired president and CEO, IBM.
• ASHTON, Harris, 1954 – former president and CEO, General Host Corp.
• BETTS, Roland, 1968 – investor, developer, film producer, owner of Chelsea Piers in New York City.
• CHIQUET, Maureen Popkin, 1985 – global CEO, Chanel; former president, Banana Republic.
• CUTLER, Alexander, 1973 -- president and CEO, Eaton Corp.
• DOTEN, Sue Wellington, 1981 – former president, U.S. Beverages, and vice president, Quaker Oats.
• EBERSOL, Dick, 1971 – chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics.
• FORSTMANN, Theodore, 1961 – former CEO and chairman, IMG; founding partner, Forstmann Little & Co. 
• GELB, Richard, 1945 – former president and CEO, Bristol Myers Squibb.
• GOIZUETA, Roberto, 1953 – former president, Coca-Cola.
• GREENBERG, Glenn, 1968 – co-founder, Chieftain Capital.
• GREENHILL, Robert F., 1958 – chairman & CEO, Greenhill & Co. global investors.
• JOHNSON, Charles B., 1954  – chairman, Franklin Resources.
• KOHLER, Herbert, 1965 – chairman and CEO, Kohler Co.
• LUCE, Henry R., 1920 – co-founder, former president and CEO, Time Inc.
• McNERNEY, J. James Jr., 1971 – president and CEO, Boeing Co.; former chairman and CEO, 3M Corp.
• NOOYI, Indra, 1980 Management – CEO, PepsiCo.
• PARKES, Walter F., 1973 – former president, Dreamworks.
• PEPPER, John E. Jr., 1960 – chairman, Walt Disney Co.; former CEO, Procter & Gamble.
• SMILOW, Joel, 1954 – retired chairman, president and CEO, Playtex Products Inc.
• SMITH, Frederick W. 1966 – founder and CEO, Federal Express.
• SPRAGUE, Peter J., 1961 – former chairman, National Semiconductor.
• STRATTON, Frederick P. Jr., 1961 – chairman emeritus, Briggs & Stratton Corp.
• TARTIKOFF, Brandon, 1969 – former president, NBC Television.
• WOLFE, Kenneth, 1961 – retired president and CEO, Hershey Foods Corp.
• WRIGLEY, William Jr., 1954 – former CEO, William Wrigley Jr. Co., and former owner, Chicago Cubs.

LITERATURE AND JOURNALISM 

 

• BENET, Stephen Vincent, 1919 – poet (“John Brown’s Body”), short-story writer.
• BENET, William Rose, 1907 --- poet, critic, author (The Reader’s Encyclopedia).
• BUCKLEY, William F. Jr., 1949 – columnist, author and TV host.
• FORD, Jack, 1972 – network host (“20-20,” “Good Morning America,” weekend “Today Show”), former NBC legal correspondent.
• GREENFIELD, Jeffrey, 1967 Law – TV journalist (CNN, ABC).
• HERSEY, John R., 1936 – novelist (“A Bell For Adano”) and historian (“Hiroshima”).
• MacLEISH, Archibald, 1915 – poet, playwright (“J.B.”), Librarian of Congress.
• McCULLOUGH, David G., 1955 – historian (“Truman,” “John Adams,” “The Greater Journey”).
• MARTIN, David, 1965 – CBS Pentagon correspondent.
• McKEOWN, Bob, 1971 – CBC TV host (“The Fifth Estate”), former CBS, NBC correspondent.
• MIFFLIN, Lawrie, 1973 – senior editor, The New York Times.
• NOTTAGE, Lynn M.F.A. 1989 – 2009 Pulitzer Prizewinner in drama.
• PHILLIPS, Stone, 1977 – TV host (“Dateline,” NBC).
• TRILLIN, Calvin M., 1957 – writer, New Yorker magazine.
• TRUDEAU, Garry, 1970 – political cartoonist (“Doonesbury”).
• WILDER, Thornton, 1920 – playwright (“Our Town”), novelist.
• WOODWARD, Robert, 1965 – assistant managing editor, The Washington Post; author (“All the President’s Men,” “The War Within”). 
• ZAKARIA, FAREED, 1986 – editor-at-large, Time Magazine; TV host (“Global Public Square,” CNN).

 

ENTERTAINMENT

• BASSETT, Angela M.F.A. 1980 – actress.
• BEALS, Jennifer, 1986 – actress.
• BURROWS, James, 1965 Drama – creator of “Cheers” and other TV shows.
• CAVETT, Dick, 1958, TV talk show host, comedy writer.
• CLARKE, Brian Patrick, 1974 – actor (“Eight Is Enough,” “General Hospital”).
• COLANTONI, Enrico, 1993 Drama – actor (“Just Shoot Me”).
• DANES, Claire, 2002 – actress (“My So-Called Life,” “Shopgirl”).
• DUTTON, Charles S., 1983 Drama – actor (“Roc”), director, producer.
• EIKENBERRY, Jill, 1970 Drama – actress (“L.A. Law”).
• FOSTER, Alicia “Jodie,” 1985 – actress (“Taxi Driver,” “The Silence of the Lambs”) and director.
• GIAMATTI, Paul, 1989 – actor (“Sideways,” “Cinderella Man”).
• GILBERT, Sara, 1997 – actress (“Rosanne”).
• GRAHAM, Fred, 1953 – head of Court TV.
• HAMLIN, Harry, 1974 – actor (“L.A. Law”).
• HILL, George Roy, 1943 – director, writer, producer (“Hawaii,” “Slap Shot,” “World of Henry Orient,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie).”
• KACZMAREK, Jane, 1982 Drama – actress (“Malcolm in the Middle”).
• KAZAN, Elia, 1933 Drama – director (“East of Eden,” “On the Waterfront”).
• LATHAN, Sanaa, 1995 Drama – actress (“Love & Basketball”).
• LLOYD, Christopher, 1956 – actor, TV producer (“Modern Family”).
• LOPEZ, Robert, 1997 - One of only 12 people to ever win an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony). Co-created “Book of Mormon”, “Avenue Q”, and wrote the songs for the Disney Film “Frozen” – which he won an Academy Award for.
• MALINA, Josh, 1988 – actor (“Sports Night,” “The West Wing”).
• McDORMAND, Frances, 1982 Drama – actress (“Fargo”).
• MICHAELA, Genia, 1999 – Broadway actress.
• NAUGHTON, James, 1970 Drama – actor (“City of Angels,” “Chicago”).
• NEWMAN, Paul, 1954 Drama – actor.
• NORTON, Edward, 1991 – actor (“Primal Fear”).
• NOTH, Christopher, 1985 Drama, actor (“The Good Wife,” “Sex and the City”).
• NYONG'O, Lupita, 2012 Drama, Academy Award Winner – Best Supporting Actress
• PARDUE, Kip, 1998 – actor (“Remember the Titans”).
• PIERCE, David Hyde, 1981 – actor (“Frasier”).
• PORTER, Cole, 1913 – song writer (“Night & Day”).
• PRICE, Vincent, 1933 – actor (“The Fly,” “Laura”).
• ROSENBERG, Alan, 1974 Drama (“L.A. Law,” “Sybil”).
• SHALHOUB, Tony, 1980 – actor (“Wings,” “Monk”).
• SISKEL, Gene, 1967, film critic.
• SKROVAN, Steve, 1979 – producer and writer (“Everybody Loves Raymond”).
• SORVINO, Josh, 1998 – actor (“The Wonder Years”).
• STEIN, Ben, 1970 Law – actor (“Ferris Buehler’s Day Off,” “Win Ben Stein’s Money”).
• STONE, Oliver, 1980 Drama – director (“Wall Street,” “JFK,” “Any Given Sunday.”
• STREEP, Merrill, 1970 Drama – actress.
• TUCK, Jessica, 1985 – actress (“Judging Amy”).
• WASSERSTEIN, Wendy, 1976 Drama -- writer (“The Heidi Chronicles”).
• WATERSTON, Sam, 1962 – actor (“Law & Order,” “I’ll Fly Away”).
• WEAVER, Sigourney, M.F.A. 1974 – actress.
• WHITMORE, James, 1944 – actor.
• WINKLER, Henry, 1970 Drama – actor (“Happy Days”), director, producer.
• WILDER, Thornton, 1920 – novelist, playwright.
• YU, Jessica – director (“The West Wing”).
• ZIMBALIST, Efrem Jr., 1940 – actor (“77 Sunset Strip,” “The FBI”)

SPORTS

• BRESLOW, Craig, 2002 – major-league pitcher.
• DARLING, Ron, 1982 -- broadcaster, former major-league pitcher.
• EPSTEIN, Theo, 1995 – Chicago Cubs president.
• FENCIK, Gary, 1976 – TV sportscaster, former NFL player (Chicago Bears).
• GIAMATTI, A. Bartlett, 1960 – former baseball commissioner and former president, Yale University.
• GREENBERG, Steve, 1970, former deputy commissioner, Major League Baseball.
• JACOBS, Eli, 1959, Law 1964 – former owner, Baltimore Orioles.
• JAURON, Dick, 1973 – former NFL player and longtime NFL coach.
• JONES, Rees L., 1963 – award-winning golf course architect.
• JONES, Robert Trent Jr., 1961 – golf course designer.
• KILPATRICK, John Reed, 1911 – hockey and college football Hall of Famer; former president, Madison Square Garden.
• McCASKEY, Mike, 1964 – chairman and former president, Chicago Bears.
• SHORTER, Frank, 1969 – Olympic marathon gold medalist.
• VINCENT, Francis “Fay” Jr., 1963 Law – former commissioner, Major League Baseball.
• YAWKEY, Thomas, 1925 – longtime owner, Boston Red Sox.

 

updated Dec. 16, 2014