November 30, 2011
Notable Yale University Alumni
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 – 41st U.S.
president.
- BUSH, George H.W., 1968 – 43rd 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 – 42nd 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 – 38th 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 – 27th 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”).
- 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”).
- 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 Nov. 30, 2011