List of Northwestern University Alumni (789 items)report

• Madeleine Wing Adler (B.A. 1962), president, West Chester University (Academia)

• Amy Allen (Ph.D. 1996), Parents Distinguished Research Professor in the Humanities and professor of philosophy, Dartmouth College (Academia)

• Diane Marie Amann (J.D. 1986), associate dean for international programs & strategic initiatives and Emily & Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law, University of Georgia School of Law (Academia)

• Alida Anderson (M.A. 2004), author and widely published researcher; Faculty at American University. (Academia)

• Elijah Anderson (Ph.D. 1976), William K. Lanman, Jr. professor of sociology, Yale University (Academia)

• Andrew Armacost (B.S. 1989), dean of faculty, United States Air Force Academy (Academia)

• Gershon Ben-Shakhar (born 1942), Israeli psychologist; former President of the Open University of Israel (Academia)

• Clinton Bristow, Jr. (B.A. 1971), former president, Alcorn State University (Academia)

• Margery C. Carlson (B.S. 1916), professor of botany, Northwestern University (Academia)

• Joyce Chaplin (B.A. 1982), James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History, Harvard University (Academia)

• K. T. Chau (Ph.D. 1991), chair professor of geotechnical engineering, former associate dean of Faculty of Construction and Land Use, and former associate head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Academia)

• Erwin Chemerinsky (B.S. 1975), dean, University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Academia)

• Vivek Chibber (B.A. 1987, Political Science), professor of sociology at New York University (Academia)

• Johnnetta B. Cole (M.A. 1959, Ph.D. 1967), president emerita, Spelman College; president, Bennett College (Academia)

• Juan Cole (B.A. 1975), Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, University of Michigan (Academia)

• G. Marcus Cole (J.D. 1993), Joseph A. Matson Dean of the Law School and Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame (Academia)

• James Hal Cone (M.A. 1963, Ph.D. 1965), Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (Academia)

• Margaret Cuninggim, dean of women at the University of Tennessee and at Vanderbilt University (Academia)

• Michele Dauber, (JD 1998, PhD 2003) - law professor at the Stanford Law School (Academia)

• Stefanie DeLuca (Ph.D., 2002), professor of sociology, Johns Hopkins University, author of Coming of Age in the Other America (Academia)

• William C. Dudley (M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1998), president, Washington and Lee University (Academia)

• Mitchell Duneier (B.A.), professor of sociology, Princeton University (Academia)

• Troy Duster (B.A. 1957, Ph.D. 1962), professor of sociology, New York University and University of California, Berkeley (Academia)

• Lee Edelman (B.A. 1975), Fletcher Professor of English Literature, Tufts University (Academia)

• Kathryn Edin (Ph.D. 1991), professor of sociology, Princeton University (Academia)

• Fred D. Fagg, Jr., former president, University of Southern California (Academia)

• William R. Ferris (M.A. 1965), Joel Williamson Eminent Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Academia)

• Susan Fuhrman (B.A. 1965, M.A. 1966), president, Teachers College, Columbia University (Academia)

• Simon Gikandi (Ph.D., 1986), Robert Schirmer Professor of English, Princeton University (Academia)

• Larry Gladney (B.A., 1979), physicist, Professor of Physics and the Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development at Yale University (Academia)

• Barry Glassner (B.S. 1974), executive vice provost and professor of sociology, University of Southern California (Academia)

• Avner Greif (M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1989), Bowman Family Endowed Professor in Humanities & Sciences, Stanford University (Academia)

• Herbert S. Hadley (LL.B ), chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis (1923–1927), Governor of Missouri (Academia)

• Geoffrey Galt Harpham (B.A. 1968), director, National Humanities Center (Academia)

• Cynthia Herrup (B.S.J. 1972, Ph.D. 1982), professor of history and law, University of Southern California (Academia)

• Rosanna Hertz (M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1983), Luella LaMer Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, Wellesley College (Academia)

• John B. Hogenesch (Ph.D. 1999), professor of pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania (Academia)

• Michael J. Hopkins (B.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1984), professor of mathematics, Harvard University (Academia)

• Frank E. Horton (Ph.D. 1968), chancellor of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee(1980–1985), University of Oklahoma (1985–1988) and the University of Toledo (1989–1998) (Academia)

• Jonathan D. Katz (Ph.D. 1996), former head of Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Yale University (Academia)

• Joann (Wheeler) Kealiinohomoku (M.A. 1965), anthropologist and dance researcher (Academia)

• Marc W. Kirschner (B.A. 1966), John Franklin Enders University Professor and professor of systems biology, Harvard University (Academia)

• Nirmalya Kumar (Ph.D. 1991), professor of marketing and director of Aditya Birla India Centre at London Business School; included in Thinkers50 (Academia)

• Zachary Leader (B.A.), professor of English, Roehampton University (Academia)

• Michael Lounsbury (PhD 1999), professor of strategic management, organizations and sociology at the University of Alberta (Academia)

• Glenn Loury (B.A. 1972), Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences, Brown University (Academia)

• Mark Crispin Miller (B.A. 1971), professor of media ecology, New York University (Academia)

• Ed Morgan (B.A. 1976), professor of international law at the University of Toronto (Academia)

• George Nemhauser (Ph.D. 1961), A. Russell Chandler III Chair and institute professor, Georgia Institute of Technology (Academia)

• J. Dennis O'Connor (Ph.D. 1968), former chancellor, University of Pittsburgh (Academia)

• Daniel Oerther (B.A. 1995, B.S. 1995), Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Academia)

• Margaret O'Mara (B.A. 1992), Howard & Frances Keller Endowed Professor of History, University of Washington (Academia)

• Scott E. Page (M.S. 1990, Ph.D. 1993), Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of complex systems, political science, and economics, University of Michigan (Academia)

• Deborah Paredez (Ph.D. 2002), professor of theatre and dance at University of Texas at Austin, poet and co-founder of Cantomundo (Academia)

• Charles M. Payne (Ph.D. 1976), Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor in the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago (Academia)

• Ralph Pearson (Ph.D. 1943), professor of chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara (Academia)

• Benjamin Polak (M.A. 1986), William C. Brainard Professor of Economics, Yale University (Academia)

• Jack Nusan Porter (Ph.D. 1971), sociologist; former Research Associate in Ukrainian Studies, Harvard University; former assistant professor in Social Science, Boston University (Academia)

• Lyman W. Porter (B.A. 1952), dean of University of California, Irvine's Paul Merage School of Business from 1972 to 1983. (Academia)

• Adam Przeworski (Ph.D. 1966), Carroll and Milton Petrie Professor of European Studies, New York University (Academia)

• Mark Ratner (Ph.D. 1969), Lawrence B. Dumas Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University (Academia)

• David R. Roediger (Ph.D. 1980), professor of history, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (Academia)

• Said Sheikh Samatar (Ph.D. 1979), professor of history, Rutgers University (Academia)

• Norbert M. Samuelson, scholar of Jewish philosophy at Arizona State University and prolific writer and lecturer (Academia)

• John B. Simpson (Ph.D. 1973), president, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (Academia)

• David J. Skorton (B.A. 1970, M.D. 1974), president, Cornell University (Academia)

• Graham Spanier (Ph.D. 1973), president, Pennsylvania State University (Academia)

• Barbara Maria Stafford (B.A. 1964, M.A. 1966), William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Art History, University of Chicago (Academia)

• Grover C. Stephens (B.A. 1948, M.A. 1949, Ph.D. 1952), dean, School of Biological Sciences University of California at Irvine (Academia)

• George Stigler (MBA 1932), Nobel Prize in Economics (1982) (Academia)

• Richard J. Stonesifer (M.A. 1947), president of Monmouth University (Academia)

• Roger Taylor (J.D. 1971), president, Knox College (Academia)

• Stephan Thernstrom (B.A. 1956), Winthrop Professor of History, Harvard University (Academia)

• Augusta Read Thomas (B.M. 1987), university professor of composition, University of Chicago (Academia)

• France Winddance Twine (B.S., 1980), professor of sociology at University of California Santa Barbara (Academia)

• Glen L. Urban (Ph.D. 1966), dean emeritus of MIT Sloan School of Management (Academia)

• John E. Worthen (B.S. 1954), president of Ball State University (1984–2000) (Academia)

• Jun Sung Ahn (B.A. 2015), musician, Youtuber (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Mara Brock Akil (B.A. 1992), creator and executive producer of Girlfriends and The Game, former supervising producer of The Jamie Foxx Show (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Claude Akins (B.S. 1949), actor (Inherit the Wind, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Ann-Margret (Olsson) (never graduated), Academy Award-nominated actress (Tommy, Carnal Knowledge) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Sharif Atkins (B.S. 1999), actor (ER) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jayne Atkinson (B.S. 1981), Tony Award-nominated actress (Enchanted April, The Rainmaker); played Karen Hayes on 24, and currently portrays U.S. Secretary of State Catherine Durant in the Netflix series House of Cards (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jane Badler (B.S. 1976), actress (V) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Kate Baldwin, actress (1997, theater school) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Bonnie Bartlett (B.S. 1950), Emmy Award-winning actress (St. Elsewhere, Twins, Ghosts of Mississippi) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Warren Beatty (class of 1959, never graduated), Academy Award-winning actor/writer/director (Bonnie and Clyde, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Shampoo, Reds) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Lee Phillip Bell (B.A. 1950), Emmy Award-winning co-creator of The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Matt Bellassai, comedian ("Whine About It") (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Rob Benedict (B.S. 1993), actor (Threshold, Felicity) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Richard Benjamin (B.S. 1960), actor (Catch-22, Westworld, The Last of Sheila); director (My Favorite Year, Mermaids) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Edgar Bergen (attended, did not graduate), Academy Award-winning actor and ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Greg Berlanti (B.S. 1994), screenwriter and producer (Dawson's Creek); creator of Everwood and Jack & Bobby; writer/director of Broken Hearts Club (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Eric Bernt (B.S. 1986), screenwriter (Surviving the Game, Virtuosity, Romeo Must Die) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Craig Bierko (B.S. 1986), actor (Cinderella Man, The Thirteenth Floor); Tony Award nominee (The Music Man) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Karen Black (attended, never graduated), Academy Award-nominated actress (Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jeff Blumenkrantz (B.S. 1986), Tony Award-nominated musical theatre composer/lyricist (Urban Cowboy) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Zach Braff (B.S. 1997), Emmy Award-nominated actor (Scrubs); writer/director (Garden State, Wish I Was Here) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Cary Brothers (B.S. 1995), Grammy-nominated musician (Garden State) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Clancy Brown (B.S. 1981), actor (Highlander, The Shawshank Redemption) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Charles Busch (B.S. 1976), Tony Award-nominated playwright (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Frank Buxton (B.S. 1951), actor/writer/director (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Bruno Campos (B.S. 1995), actor (Nip/Tuck) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Katie Chang (B.A. 2017), actress ("The Bling Ring") (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Josh Chetwynd, UK-based baseball analyst and former player (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Cindy Chupack (B.S. 1987), Emmy Award-winning executive producer and writer (Sex and the City, Everybody Loves Raymond) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jack Clay, acting teacher/director/actor (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jeanne Clemson (M.A.), theater director, stage actress and teacher, preserved the Fulton Opera House (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Claire Coffee, actress (General Hospital, Grimm) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Stephen Colbert (B.S. 1986), Emmy Award-winning comedian (The Colbert Report, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Kate Collins, actress (All My Children) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Robert Conrad (B.S. 1955), actor (The Wild Wild West, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Hawaiian Eye) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Steven Conrad (B.A. 1991), screenwriter (The Pursuit of Happyness, The Weather Man) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• J Anthony Crane (B.S. 1993), actor (The Big Easy, The Lion King) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Cindy Crawford (attended, never graduated), model (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jan Crull Jr. (attended, never graduated), filmmaker, Native American rights activist, attorney (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jane Curtin (attended, never graduated), original cast member of Saturday Night Live; Emmy Award-nominated actress (Kate & Allie, 3rd Rock from the Sun) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Stephanie D'Abruzzo (B.S. 1993), Tony Award-nominated actress and puppeteer (Avenue Q) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• William Daniels (B.S. 1950), Emmy Award-winning actor (St. Elsewhere, Boy Meets World); former president of the Screen Actors Guild (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Zooey Deschanel (attended, never graduated), actress (Yes Man, Elf, Almost Famous, New Girl) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Lydia R. Diamond (B.S. 1992), playwright (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Matt Doherty (B.S. 1999), actor (So I Married an Axe Murderer, The Mighty Ducks films) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Anne Dudek, actress (House, Psych, Law and Order: CI, Desperate Housewives, How I Met Your Mother, Mad Men, White Chicks, The Human Stain) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Teddy Dunn (B.S. 2003), actor (Veronica Mars) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Nancy Dussault (B.A. 1957), actress (Too Close for Comfort); two-time Tony Award nominee (Do Re Mi, Bajour) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Gregg Edelman (B.S. 1980), Tony Award-nominated actor (City of Angels, Into the Woods) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Billy Eichner, comedian, actor (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jennie Eisenhower (B.S. 2000), actress; granddaughter of Richard Nixon and the great-granddaughter of Dwight D. Eisenhower (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Temi Epstein (B.S. 1996), child actress (North and South) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Joe Flynn, actor (McHale's Navy) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Mary Frann (B.S. 1965), actress (Newhart, Days of Our Lives) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Gerald Freedman (B.S. 1949, M.A. 1950), theatre director (The Gay Life, The Robber Bridegroom, The Grand Tour) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• David T. Friendly (B.S. 1978), Academy Award-nominated producer (Little Miss Sunshine) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Penny Fuller (B.S. 1959), Emmy Award-winning actress (The Elephant Man); Tony Award nominee (The Dinner Party) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• George Furth (B.S. 1955), Tony Award-winning playwright (Company); actor (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Daniele Gaither (B.S. 1993), actress, comic (MADtv) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Frank Galati (B.A. 1965), Tony Award-winning director (The Grapes of Wrath), Academy Award-nominated screenwriter (The Accidental Tourist) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Aimee Garcia (B.S. 2000), actress (George Lopez) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Ana Gasteyer (B.S. 1989), actress (Mean Girls, Wicked); former cast member of Saturday Night Live (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Ileen Getz (B.S. 1985), actress (3rd Rock from the Sun) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Gibi ASMR (B.A. 2017), cosplayer, YouTuber and ASMRtist (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Zach Gilford (B.S. 2004), actor (Friday Night Lights) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Eric Gilliland (B.S. 1984), writer/producer (Rosanne, My Boys) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Ira Glass (attended, transferred), radio and TV personality (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jonathan Glassner, TV writer/producer, most known for developing Stargate SG-1 (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Virginia Graham (M.S.J.), former daytime TV talk show host (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Michael Greif (B.S. 1981), Tony Award-nominated director of Rent and Grey Gardens (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Mamie Gummer (B.S. 2005), actress (Evening), daughter of Meryl Streep (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Anna Gunn (B.S. 1990), actress (Deadwood, Breaking Bad) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Kathryn Hahn (B.S. 1995), actress (Crossing Jordan, Step Brothers, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, We're the Millers) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Brad Hall (B.S. 1990), former cast member of Saturday Night Live; creator of The Single Guy, Watching Ellie (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Samantha Harris (B.S. 1996), Emmy Award-nominated co-host of Dancing with the Stars (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Bill Hayes (M.M. 1949), Daytime Emmy Award-nominated actor (Days of Our Lives) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Heather Headley (B.S. 1997), Tony Award-winning actress and singer (Aida, The Lion King); Grammy Award-nominated R&B vocalist (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Kyle T. Heffner, actor, Flashdance (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Marg Helgenberger (B.S. 1982), Emmy Award-winning actress (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, China Beach, Erin Brockovich) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Charlton Heston (attended from 1941-1943), Academy Award-winning actor (Ben-Hur) and National Rifle Association President (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Michael Hitchcock (B.S. 1980), writer, co-executive producer (MADTv); actor (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, Serenity ) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Ron Holgate (B.S. 1959), Tony Award-winning actor (1776, The Grand Tour) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• David Hollander (B.S. 1990), creator, screenwriter, and executive producer of The Guardian (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• David Horowitz (M.S. 1961), former host of Fight Back! With David Horowitz (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jeffrey Hunter (B.A. 1949), actor (The Searchers, The Last Hurrah, King of Kings, The Longest Day) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Lew Hunter (M.S. 1956), Emmy Award-nominated screenwriter (Fallen Angel); chairman emeritus and professor of screenwriting, UCLA School of Theater Film and Television (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Ron Husmann (B.S. 1959), Tony Award-nominated actor (Tenderloin) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Martha Hyer (B.S. 1945), Academy Award-nominated actress (Some Came Running, Houseboat, The Sons of Katie Elder, Bikini Beach) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Rex Ingram, actor (Cabin in the Sky, The Thief of Baghdad, Sahara, Green Pastures) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Laura Innes (B.S. 1979), Emmy Award-nominated actress (ER); Emmy Award-nominated director (The West Wing) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• David Israel (B.S.J. 1973), writer and producer (Midnight Caller, Turks, Tremors, Pandora's Clock, Mutiny, House of Frankenstein) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• David Ives (B.A. 1971), playwright (All in the Timing) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Brian d'Arcy James (B.S. 1990), Tony Award-nominated actor (Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Tim Johnson (B.A. 1983), director (Antz, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Traci Paige Johnson (B.A. 1991), creator of Blue's Clues (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jennifer Jones, Academy Award-winning actress (The Song of Bernadette, Since You Went Away, Love Letters, Duel in the Sun, The Towering Inferno) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Adam Kantor, Broadway actor, singer, dancer, Rent (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Peter Kapetan (B.A. 1978), Broadway actor, singer, dancer (1956–2008) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Spencer Kayden (B.S. 1990), former cast member of MADTv; Tony Award nominee for Urinetown (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• James Keach (B.S. 1970), actor (The Long Riders); producer (Walk the Line); director (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Stacy Keach, Sr. (B.S. 1935), actor (Get Smart); director (Tales of the Texas Rangers) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Clinton Kelly (M.S. 1993), co-host of What Not to Wear (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Richard Kind (B.S. 1978), actor (Mad About You, Spin City) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Laura Kissel (M.F.A. 1999), filmmaker (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Richard Kline (M.A. 1967), actor (Three's Company) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Robert Knepper (attended, never graduated), actor (Prison Break, Hostage, Carnivàle) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Gary Kroeger (B.S. 1981), former cast member of Saturday Night Live (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Roger Kumble (B.S. 1988), writer/director (Cruel Intentions) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Clyde Kusatsu (B.S. 1970), actor (All American Girl, In the Line of Fire) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Mark Lamos (B.S. 1969), Tony Award-winning former artistic director of the Hartford Stage (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Sherry Lansing (B.S. 1966), former CEO of Paramount Pictures; Academy Award-nominated producer (Fatal Attraction); 2007 recipient of The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Britt Leach, actor (Weird Science) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Cloris Leachman (B.S. 1948), Academy Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning actress (The Last Picture Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Spanglish) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Katrina Lenk (B.M. 1997), actress and musician, recipient of 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for The Band's Visit (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Harry J. Lennix (B.S. 1986), actor (The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Commander in Chief, Ray) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Herschell Gordon Lewis, filmmaker (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Richard J. Lewis (B.A. 1982), Emmy Award-nominated director/producer (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Laura Linney (attended for a year, then transferred), actress (The Truman Show, Love Actually) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• John Logan (B.S. 1983), Academy Award-nominated screenwriter (The Aviator, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, Hugo, Skyfall) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Shelley Long (class of 1971, never graduated), Emmy Award-winning actress (Cheers, The Money Pit, Irreconcilable Differences) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (class of 1982, never graduated), Emmy Award-winning actress (Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Veep); former cast member of Saturday Night Live (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Paul Lynde (B.S. 1948), actor (Hollywood Squares, Bewitched, Bye Bye Birdie) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• J. P. Manoux (B.S. 1991), actor (ER, Phil of the Future, The Emperor's New School) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Stephanie March (B.S. 1996), actress (Law & Order: SVU, Conviction) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Michael Markowitz (B.S. 1983), Emmy Award-nominated writer and producer (Duckman, Becker) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Garry Marshall (B.S. 1956), creator of Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, and Mork & Mindy; director (Pretty Woman, Beaches, The Princess Diaries) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Marshall W. Mason (B.S. 1961), Tony Award-nominated director (Fifth of July, As Is) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jacquelyn Mayer (B.S. 1964), former Miss America (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Ralph Meeker (B.S. 1943), actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Paths of Glory, Picnic, The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, The Anderson Tapes) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, a.k.a. Rachel Meghan Markle, (B.A. 2003), former television actress (Suits), founder and curator of the now-defunct lifestyle blog, The Tig; wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Susan Messing (B.S. 1986), performer, teacher, and director at The Second City, ImprovOlympic, and the Annoyance Theatre (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Josh Meyers (B.S. 1998), actor (MADtv, That '70s Show) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Seth Meyers (B.S. 1996), cast member of Saturday Night Live; host of Late Night with Seth Meyers; winner of the third Celebrity Poker Showdown (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Terri Minsky (B.S. 1980), creator, writer, executive producer of Lizzie McGuire, Less Than Perfect, The Geena Davis Show (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• John Cameron Mitchell (B.S. 1985), writer/actor/director (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), executive producer (Tarnation) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Karen Moncrieff (B.S. 1986), Miss Illinois 1985; writer and director of The Dead Girl and Blue Car (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jason Moore (B.S. 1993), Tony Award-nominated director (Avenue Q) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Andrew Moskos (B.A. 1990), co-founder of Boom Chicago in Amsterdam (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Megan Mullally (class of 1981, never graduated), Emmy Award-winning actress (Will and Grace) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Dermot Mulroney (B.S. 1985), actor (About Schmidt, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Family Stone) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Tony Musante, actor (Toma, As the World Turns) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• John Musker (B.A. 1975), writer/producer/director (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Hercules) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Margaret Nagle, screenwriter (Emmy Award-winning Warm Springs) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Patricia Neal (B.S. 1947), Academy Award-winning and Tony Award-winning actress (A Face in the Crowd, Hud, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Subject Was Roses) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Tom Neal, actor (Detour, Jungle Girl) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• George Newbern (B.S. 1986), actor (Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride Part II, Justice League Unlimited) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jamie Ray Newman (B.S. 2000), actress (Veronica Mars, Stargate Atlantis) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Agnes Nixon (B.S. 1944), Emmy Award-winning writer/producer (All My Children, One Life to Live, Another World, As the World Turns, Loving) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Denis O'Hare (B.S. 1984), Tony Award-winning actor (Take Me Out, Sweet Charity, Assassins) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Dana Olsen (B.S. 1980), screenwriter (George of the Jungle, The 'Burbs) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• James Olson (B.S. 1952), actor (Rachel, Rachel, The Andromeda Strain, Ragtime, Commando) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jerry Orbach (class of 1956, never graduated), Tony Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated actor (Law & Order, Promises, Promises, Dirty Dancing) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Maulik Pancholy (B.S. 1995), actor (30 Rock, Weeds) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Mary Beth Peil (B.S. 1962), Tony Award-nominated actress (The King and I, Dawson's Creek, The Good Wife) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jeff Pinkner, screenwriter (Lost) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jenny Powers (B.S. 2003), Miss Illinois 2000; Broadway actress (Little Women) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Paula Prentiss (B.S. 1959), Emmy Award-nominated actress (Where the Boys Are, The Parallax View, In Harm's Way, The World of Henry Orient) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Michael Prywes (B.S. 1996), writer and director of Returning Mickey Stern (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• John Qualen, actor (The Grapes of Wrath, The Searchers, Casablanca, The High and the Mighty) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Maeve Quinlan (attended, transferred to University of Southern California), actress (90210, South of Nowhere, Ken Park, The Bold and the Beautiful) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Lily Rabe (B.S. 2004), actress (No Reservations, Steel Magnolias) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Charlotte Rae (B.S. 1948), Emmy Award-nominated and Tony Award-nominated actress (The Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes, Queen of the Stardust Ballroom) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Robert O. Ragland (B.S. 1953) American film score composer, arranger and orchestrator. (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Tony Randall (class of 1941, never graduated), Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actor (The Odd Couple, Mister Peepers, Inherit the Wind) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Keith Reddin (B.S. 1978), playwright (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Robert Reed (B.S. 1954), Emmy Award-nominated actor (The Brady Bunch, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble, Roots) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Daphne Maxwell Reid (B.A. 1970), actress (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Tony Roberts (B.S. 1961), Tony Award-nominated actor (Annie Hall, Serpico, Play It Again, Sam) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Marcia Rodd (B.S. 1960), Tony Award-nominated actress (Little Murders) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jeri Ryan (B.S. 1991), actress (Boston Public, Star Trek: Voyager, Shark) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Ethan Sandler (B.S. 1995), actor (Crossing Jordan) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Kristen Schaal (B.S. 2001), actress and comedian, contributor to The Daily Show (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• David Schwimmer (B.S. 1988), Emmy Award-nominated actor (Friends, Band of Brothers, Madagascar) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Kathryn Leigh Scott, actress (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Yuki Shimoda (Yukio Shimoda, B.A. in Accounting 1950s), Emmy Award-nominated actor (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Katherine Shindle (B.S. 1999), Miss America 1998, actress (Capote) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Dan Shor, actor (Tron, Strange Behavior, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Candace Smith (J.D. 2002), Miss Ohio USA 2003; actress (Beerfest) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Peter Spears (1988), Academy Award-nominated film producer (Call Me By Your Name) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Jerry Springer (J.D. 1968), host of The Jerry Springer Show; former mayor of Cincinnati (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Florence Stanley, actress (My Two Dads, Atlantis: The Lost Empire) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• McLean Stevenson (B.S. 1952), Emmy Award-nominated actor (M*A*S*H, The Doris Day Show); guest host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Peter Strauss (B.S. 1969), Emmy Award-winning actor (Rich Man, Poor Man, Masada, Soldier Blue, The Secret of NIMH) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Nicole Sullivan (B.S. 1991), original cast member of MADtv; actress (The King of Queens); winner of the inaugural Celebrity Poker Showdown (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Hope Summers, actress (The Andy Griffith Show) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Inga Swenson (B.S. 1953), actress (The Miracle Worker, Benson) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Robin Lord Taylor (B.S. 2000), actor (Gotham) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Leigh Taylor-Young (attended, never graduated), Emmy Award-winning actress (Soylent Green, Picket Fences, I Love You, Alice B. Toklas) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Lloyd Thaxton (B.A. 1950), television show host, Emmy Award-winning producer of Fight Back! With David Horowitz (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Robin Thede (B.A. 2002), BET Award-winning creator, writer, and actor of A Black Lady Sketch Show; former host of The Rundown with Robin Thede (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• David Thompson (B.S.J.), playwright and writer (The Scottsboro Boys, Steel Pier) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Chuti Tiu (B.A. 1991), Miss Illinois 1994; actress (Desire) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Deborah Tranelli (B.S. 1977), actress (Dallas) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Robert Trebor, actor (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Raise Your Voice) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Tom Virtue (B.S. 1979), actor (Even Stevens, Read It and Weep) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Billie Lou Watt (B.S. 1945), actress (Search for Tomorrow, Astro Boy) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Michael Weston (B.S.), actor (The Last Kiss, Coyote Ugly, Six Feet Under) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Kimberly Williams (B.S. 1993), actress (Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride Part II, According to Jim) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Pharrell Williams (attended, never graduated), Grammy-winning musician/producer (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Fred Williamson (B.S. 1960), actor (MASH, Three the Hard Way, Black Caesar, Starsky & Hutch); former professional defensive back who played in Super Bowl I (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Edward D. Wood, Jr., filmmaker (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• Mary Zimmerman (B.S. 1982, M.A. 1985, Ph.D. 1994), Tony Award-winning director/writer (Metamorphoses); librettist (Galileo Galilei) (Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre))

• James L. Allen (B.S. 1929), founder of Booz Allen Hamilton (Business)

• Arthur E. Andersen (B.B.A. 1917), founder of Arthur Andersen LLP (Business)

• Jeff Blackard (B.S. 1981), real estate developer and founder of Blackard Global, Inc. (Business)

• Edwin G. Booz (B.S. 1914), founder of Booz Allen Hamilton (Business)

• Lisa Caputo (M.S. 1987), chairman and CEO, Citigroup Women and Company (Business)

• Sue Castorino (B.S. 1975), founder and president of The Speaking Specialists (Business)

• Nicholas Chabraja (B.A. 1964), chairman and CEO, General Dynamics (Business)

• Dennis Chookaszian (B.S. 1965), chairman and CEO, CNA Insurance (Business)

• Douglas Conant (B.A. 1973, MBA 1975), president and CEO, Campbell Soup Company (Business)

• Bill Cook (B.S. 1953), billionaire founder and owner of the Cook Group (Business)

• D. Cameron Findlay (B.A. 1982), senior vice president and general counsel, Archer Daniels Midland Co. (Business)

• Scott J. Freidheim (B.A. 1987, MBA 1991), president and CEO, CDI Corp (Business)

• Christopher Galvin (B.A. 1973), former chairman and CEO of Motorola (Business)

• Elbert Henry Gary (J.D. 1868), co-founder of the United States Steel Corporation (Business)

• Hugh Hefner (attended for semester of graduate sociology courses), founder of Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (Business)

• David Ing (M.B.A. 1982), marketing scientist and senior consultant (Business)

• John H. Johnson (attended, never graduated), founder of the Johnson Publishing Company (Ebony and Jet magazines) (Business)

• David Kabiller (M.B.A.) founder of AQR Capital Management (Business)

• Sheraton Kalouria (M.B.A. 1993), chief marketing officer and Executive Vice President Sony Pictures Television (Business)

• Louis S. Kahnweiler (B.A. 1941), real estate developer (Business)

• Andrew Mason (B.Mus. 2003), founder and CEO, Groupon (Business)

• Blythe McGarvie, director of Accenture, Viacom, and the Pepsi Bottling Group (Business)

• John Meriwether (B.S. 1969), founder of Long-Term Capital Management (Business)

• Roshni Nadar (B.A., M.B.A.), Chairperson HCL Technologies, Executive Director and CEO at HCL Corporations, Trustee of Shiv Nadar Foundation (Business)

• Divya Narendra (J.D./M.B.A. 2012), co-founder of ConnectU (Business)

• William A. Osborn (B.A. 1969), chairman and CEO, Northern Trust Corporation (Business)

• Peter George Peterson (B.S. 1947), former chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers; co-founder of the Blackstone Group (Business)

• Tom Poberezny (B.S. 1970), former chairman and president of Experimental Aircraft Association (Business)

• Christine Poon (B.A. 1973), vice chairman and Worldwide Chairman of Medicines & Nutritionals, Johnson & Johnson (Business)

• Ginni Rometty (B.S. 1979), chairman, president and chief executive officer, IBM (Business)

• Pat Ryan (B.A. 1959), founder and executive chairman of Aon Corporation (Business)

• Paul Sagan (B.S. 1981), president and CEO, Akamai Technologies (Business)

• Faiza Seth (B.A. 2000), CEO of Casa Forma, Ltd. (Business)

• Gwynne Shotwell (B.S. 1986, M.S. 1988), president and COO of SpaceX (Business)

• William Shu (B.A. 2001), CEO/co-founder of Deliveroo (Business)

• Alfred Steele (B.A. 1923), former CEO of Pepsi-Cola (Business)

• Lee Styslinger III (B.A. 1983), chairman and CEO of Altec, Inc. (Business)

• Mary T. Washington, first African-American woman certified public accountant in U.S. (Business)

• Robert Wayman (B.S. 1967), former CFO and EVP, Hewlett-Packard (Business)

• J. A. Adande, director of sports journalism at Northwestern University; former ESPN contributor, Around the Horn; former Los Angeles Times sports columnist (Journalism)

• Peter Alexander, national correspondent, NBC News (Journalism)

• Peter Applebome (M.S. 1974), reporter, The New York Times (Journalism)

• Jabari Asim, columnist, The Washington Post (Journalism)

• David Barstow (B.S. 1986), Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, The New York Times (Journalism)

• Steve Bell (M.S. 1963), former correspondent for ABC News (Journalism)

• Amalie Benjamin, sports columnist, The Boston Globe (Journalism)

• Ira Berkow (M.S. 1964), author, former sports columnist, The New York Times (Journalism)

• Kai Bird (M.S. 1975), Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist (Journalism)

• Kevin Blackistone (B.S. 1981), ESPN contributor, Around the Horn; former Dallas Morning News sports columnist (Journalism)

• Valerie Boyd (B.S. 1985), author of Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston; former Atlanta Journal-Constitution arts editor (Journalism)

• Christine Brennan (B.S. 1980, M.S. 1981), sports columnist, USA Today (Journalism)

• Elisabeth Bumiller, former White House Correspondent, The New York Times (Journalism)

• Benedict Carey (M.S. 1985), science reporter, The New York Times (Journalism)

• Cindy Chupack, screenwriter and director who won three Golden Globe and two Emmys for her work in TV on Sex and the City. (Journalism)

• Amanda Congdon (B.S. 2003), former hostess of Rocketboom (Journalism)

• Mort Crim (M.S. 1963), former correspondent for ABC News and author (Journalism)

• Richard Cross (B.S. 1972), freelance photojournalist and visual anthropologist (Journalism)

• Benoit Denizet-Lewis (B.S. 1997), contributor to The New York Times Magazine and author of America Anonymous (Journalism)

• Gregg Easterbrook (M.S.J.), author and journalist, senior editor of The New Republic (Journalism)

• Jonathan Eig (B.S.J. 1986), journalist, author of Ali: A Life (Journalism)

• Rich Eisen (M.S.J. 1994), NFL Network anchor (Journalism)

• Helene Elliott, sports columnist, Los Angeles Times (Journalism)

• Shirley E. Flynn, American historian, author of Let's Go! Let's Show! Let's Rodeo!, a history of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming (Journalism)

• Linda Foley (B.S. 1977), president of The Newspaper Guild (Journalism)

• John Fricke, Emmy Award-winning author/historian; expert on Judy Garland and The Wizard of Oz (Journalism)

• Georgie Anne Geyer, journalist (Journalism)

• Ira Glass, host of NPR's This American Life, attended Northwestern but transferred to and graduated from Brown University (Journalism)

• Susan Goldberg, editor-in-chief, National Geographic Magazine (Journalism)

• Patrick Goldstein (B.A. 1975, M.A. 1976), former columnist and reporter, Los Angeles Times (Journalism)

• Joshua Green (M.S.J.), senior editor, The Atlantic (Journalism)

• Lauren Green, religion correspondent for Fox News Channel (Journalism)

• Mike Greenberg, ESPN Sportscenter anchor, co-host of Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio, co-host of Get Up! (Journalism)

• John Heilemann (B.S.J. 1987), journalist at New York magazine and co-author of Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime (Journalism)

• Jon Heyman, baseball writer, Sports Illustrated (Journalism)

• Cassidy Hubbarth, ESPN anchor (Journalism)

• Stephen Hunter, Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for The Washington Post and novelist (Journalism)

• Michael Isikoff, former investigative journalist for Newsweek magazine and NBC News (Journalism)

• David Israel, former columnist Washington Star, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Herald Examiner, former sportswriter Chicago Daily News (Journalism)

• Laura Jacobs (B.A. 1978), contributing editor at Vanity Fair and New Criterion dance critic (Journalism)

• Ryan Jacobs, deputy editor, Pacific Standard magazine and author of The Truffle Underground (Journalism)

• Jeff Jarvis, creator of Entertainment Weekly, columnist, professor at CUNY Journalism program (Journalism)

• Clara Jeffery, editor-in-chief, Mother Jones Magazine (Journalism)

• Omar Jimenez, American journalist and correspondent working for CNN (Journalism)

• Maura Johnston (B.S. 1997), editor and critic (Journalism)

• Sheinelle Jones, anchor, NBC News (Journalism)

• Sherry Jones (M.S. 1971), senior producer, Frontline (Journalism)

• Dorothy Misener Jurney, known as "the godmother of women's pages" (Journalism)

• Walter Kerr, Broadway theater critic, playwright, and author (Journalism)

• Hank Klibanoff (M.S.J. 1973), former managing editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation (Journalism)

• Rikki Klieman, Court TV anchor and legal analyst (Journalism)

• Michelle Kosinski, correspondent, NBC News (Journalism)

• Irv Kupcinet, former Chicago Sun-Times columnist (Journalism)

• Katherine Lanpher (B.S.J.), writer and radio personality, author of Leap Days (Journalism)

• Nicole Lapin (B.S.J. 2005), anchor, CNN Pipeline (Journalism)

• Juliet Litman, journalist and media personality at The Ringer (Journalism)

• Stewart Mandel, college football writer, Sports Illustrated (Journalism)

• Robert R. McCormick, former owner of the Chicago Tribune (Journalism)

• Matt Medved, editor-in-chief, Spin (Journalism)

• Brent Musburger, sportscaster, ABC (Journalism)

• Nyo Mya (M.S. 1943), author and journalist from Burma (Journalism)

• Rachel Nichols, ESPN and Washington Post reporter (Journalism)

• Kelly O'Donnell (B.A. 1987), White House correspondent for NBC News (Journalism)

• John Palmer, former news correspondent for NBC News (Journalism)

• Ben Parr (B.A. 2008), CNET columnist and former co-editor of Mashable (Journalism)

• Kevin Peraino (B.S.J. 1998), journalist and author of Lincoln in the World: The Making of a Statesman and the Dawn of American Power (Journalism)

• Barry Petersen, foreign correspondent, CBS News (Journalism)

• Daniel H. Pink (B.A. 1986), author (Journalism)

• Neal Pollack, novelist, essayist (Journalism)

• Seth Porges, technology writer, television commentator, and Popular Mechanics editor (Journalism)

• Steven Reddicliffe (B.S. 1975), former editor-in-chief, TV Guide; current television editor for The New York Times (Journalism)

• Nick Reding (B.A. 1994), author, Methland (Journalism)

• Kathy Reichs, best-selling novelist and forensic anthropologist (Journalism)

• Jacque Reid, television and radio personality, former lead anchor for the BET nightly news (Journalism)

• Dave Revsine, sportscaster for Big Ten Network, formerly with ESPN (Journalism)

• James Risen (M.S. 1978), Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times (Journalism)

• Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Big Ten blogger (Journalism)

• James Rosen, Washington, D.C. correspondent for Fox News Channel (Journalism)

• Tina Rosenberg (B.A. 1981, M.S.J.), author and journalist at The New York Times Magazine (Journalism)

• Darren Rovell, CNBC sports business reporter (Journalism)

• Daniel Rubin, metro columnist, The Philadelphia Inquirer (Journalism)

• Craig Sager, sportscaster (Journalism)

• Steve Scully (Master of Science), host, political editor, and senior producer of C-SPAN's Washington Journal (Journalism)

• Anatole Shub, journalist for The Washington Post and The New York Times, author (Journalism)

• David Sirota, author of Hostile Takeover and political strategist (Journalism)

• Jane Skinner, host of Fox News Live (Journalism)

• Evan Smith, editor in chief of Texas Monthly (Journalism)

• W. E. "Pete" Snelson, journalist-turned-businessman and member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from 1961 to 1983, later educational consultant in Austin (Journalism)

• Lynn Sweet, Washington, D.C., bureau chief and columnist, Chicago Sun-Times (Journalism)

• Rick Telander, sportswriter, Chicago Sun Times (Journalism)

• Dina Temple-Raston (B.A. 1986), journalist, author, and National Public Radio correspondent (Journalism)

• Sander Vanocur, journalist (Journalism)

• Jack Wardlaw (B.S., M.A.), Louisiana journalist; capital bureau chief in Baton Rouge of the New Orleans Times-Picayune (Journalism)

• David Weigel, political reporter, Slate magazine (Journalism)

• Alan Weisman (B.A., M.A.), journalist and author of The World Without Us (Journalism)

• Gary Weiss, journalist (Journalism)

• Michael Wilbon, ESPN analyst (Pardon the Interruption, NBA Countdown) and Washington Post sports columnist (Journalism)

• Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. (J.D. 1997), justice, Hawaii Supreme Court (Law)

• Diane Marie Amann (J.D. 1996), associate dean for international programs & strategic initiatives and Emily & Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law, University of Georgia School of Law (Law)

• Gregory S. Alexander (J.D. 2008), A. Robert Noll Professor of Law, Cornell Law School (Law)

• Rachel E. Barkow (B.A. 1993), professor of law, New York University Law School (Law)

• Randy Barnett (B.A. 1974), Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law, Georgetown University (Law)

• Henry Moore Bates (LL.B. ), dean of the University of Michigan Law School and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Law)

• Richard Ben-Veniste (L.L.M. ), 9/11 Commission member (Law)

• William Duane Benton (B.A. 1972), Federal Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Law)

• Raoul Berger (J.D. 1999), former Charles Warren Senior Fellow in American Legal History, Harvard Law School (Law)

• Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania; Civil Rights Commissioner, 1980–2004 (Law)

• Dalveer Bhandari (L.L.M. 1999), former Judge, Supreme Court of India, presently a Judge at the International Court of Justice, Hague (Law)

• Brian Blanchard, Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals (Law)

• David Boies (B.S. 2005), counsel, Bush v. Gore; founding partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner (Law)

• Erwin Chemerinsky (B.S. 1975), dean, University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Law)

• G. Marcus Cole (J.D. 2007), professor of law, Helen L. Crocker Faculty Scholar, and associate dean for curriculum, Stanford Law School (Law)

• Cyrus E. Dietz (J.D. 2006), Justice, Illinois Supreme Court (Law)

• Carl E. Douglas (B.A. 2007), lawyer (Law)

• Arthur Goldberg (J.D. 1930), U.S. Supreme Court Justice (Law)

• Douglas Kmiec (B.A. 1973), Caruso Family Chair and professor of constitutional law, Pepperdine University School of Law; U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Malta (Law)

• Roberto Antonio Lange (J.D. 1988), Federal Judge, District of South Dakota (Law)

• Lyman Ray Patterson, former Pope F. Brock Professor of Professional Responsibility, University of Georgia School of Law (Law)

• Seymour Simon (B.S. 2010), Illinois Supreme Court (Law)

• Loren Smith (B.A. 2000 J.D. 2010), Federal Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims (Law)

• Jerry Springer 1968 politician; Jerry Springer Show (Law)

• John Paul Stevens (J.D. 1947), Justice, U.S. Supreme Court (Law)

• Richard Tallman, Justice, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Law)

• Jonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, The George Washington University Law School (Law)

• Pulickel Ajayan, professor of materials science and nanotechnology, Rice University (Medicine, science, and technology)

• David Applebaum, Israeli physician (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Deborah Asnis (B.S., M.D. 2008), infectious disease specialist, discovered and reported the first human cases of West Nile virus in the United States (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Robert A. Buethe, Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Kathryn Bullock, electrochemist (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Andy Carvin, founding editor and former coordinator of the Digital Divide Network (Medicine, science, and technology)

• George W. Crane (Ph.D., M.D.), psychologist, physician, author, newspaper columnist (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Segun Toyin Dawodu (M.S. medical informatics), physician, entrepreneur, journalist, attorney and founder of Dawodu.com (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Robert F. Furchgott (Ph.D., 2007), physiology/medicine; Nobel Prize (1998) (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Larry Gladney (B.A., 1979), physicist and professor at Yale University (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Amy Gooch (Ph.D., 2006), computer scientist, developed Gooch shading (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Alston Scott Householder (B.A. 2007), mathematician (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Cheddi Jagan, dentist, former president of Guyana (Medicine, science, and technology)

• JacSue Kehoe (B.A. 1957), neuroscience researcher at the CNRS (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Marc Kirschner (B.A. 2007), founding chair of Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Kermit E. Krantz (B.S. 2007, M.S. 2008, M.D. 2012), professor, developed surgical techniques and invented expandable tampon (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Gary Kremen (B.A. 1985), internet entrepreneur, founder of Match.com; first investor in Dolores Labs (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Vida Latham (M.D. 1895), dentist, physician, and researcher (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Richard Lerner, past president of Scripps Research Institute, co-inventor of HUMIRA (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Irene D. Long, chief medical officer, Kennedy Space Center (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Boris Lushniak, Assistant Surgeon General of the United States (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Charles Horace Mayo, doctor (Mayo Clinic) (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Mary Alice McWhinnie – biologist, Antarctic researcher (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Kathy Reichs (Ph.D.), forensic anthropologist, former Chief Medical Examiner of North Carolina, author, professor (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Sonya Rose (Ph.D. 2007), sociologist and historian (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Joan C. Sherman (B.S.), chemist and teacher (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Richard Skrenta (B.A. 1989), creator of the first computer virus, Elk Cloner (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Thomas Starzl (M.S. 2000, M.D. 2010), surgeon, father of modern transplantation, performed first liver transplant (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Joseph Staten, writer and director of the Halo video games (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Debi Thomas, orthopedic surgeon and 1988 Winter Olympics bronze medalist in figure skating (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Sam Treiman, former theoretical physicist and professor of physics at Princeton University (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Jacques Vallee (Ph.D. 1967), computer scientist, astronomer and UFO researcher (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Edward Weiler (B.A. 2000, M.S. 2006, Ph.D. 2010), director, Goddard Space Flight Center (Medicine, science, and technology)

• John Harrison Wharton (M.S 1977), American software engineer microprocessor designer (Medicine, science, and technology)

• Steve Albini, recording engineer, musician (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Jack Anderson, dance critic, The New York Times (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Marie Arana, editor of Washington Post Book World, author of National Book Award finalist American Chica and the novel Cellophane (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Steven Bach (B.A. 1961), former film executive and author of Final Cut and biographies including Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Ernst Bacon, composer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Mary Jo Bang (B.A., M.A.), 2007 National Book Critics Circle award winner for poetry collection Elegy, professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Saul Bellow (B.A. 1937), Nobel Prize-winning novelist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Andrew Bird (B.S. 1996), musician, songwriter, whistler (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Chris Bliss, juggler (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Anthony Bozza, music journalist, author of Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem and Tommyland (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Grace Bumbry, mezzo-soprano (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Robert Olen Butler (B.S. 1967), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• William Butler (B.A. 2005), member of indie rock band Arcade Fire (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Mark Camphouse, composer, notably of symphonic wind pieces, and conductor (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Dan Chaon, author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Andrew Clements, author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Julia Davids, founding member and artistic director of the Canadian Chamber Choir (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Robert Davine (B.A. and M.A. 195?), concert accordionist and founder of the Department of Accordion at the Lamont School of Music (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Lydia R. Diamond (B.S. 1992), playwright and professor at Boston University (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Cynthia Dobrinski, handbell composer and clinician (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Ivan Doig (B.S.J., M.S.J.), novelist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Tananarive Due, novelist and journalist, The Living Blood (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Andy Duncan, former member of OK Go (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Mary Dunleavy, soprano (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Wilma Dykeman, writer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Timothy Ferris, science author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• William R. Ferris (M.A. 1965), former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Gillian Flynn (M.S.), author of mystery novels and former television critic at Entertainment Weekly (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Kyle Gann, composer, microtonalist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Shari Goldhagen, author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Chester Gould, cartoonist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• James Green (B.A. 1966), author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Ayun Halliday, author and actor (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Amir Hamed, Uruguaya writer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Howard Hanson, composer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Sheldon Harnick, lyricist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Aleksandar Hemon (M.A. 1996), author and MacArthur Fellow, The Lazarus Project, Nowhere Man (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Richard Hillert (M.M / PhD M.) composer, organist, and professor of music (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Myron Hunt, architect (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Payal Kapadia (M.S.J. 1999), author; winner of the Crossword Book Award for Best Children's Writing in India, 2013 (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Brendan Kelly, member of The Lawrence Arms (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Ardis Krainik (B.S. 1951), former general manager of the Lyric Opera of Chicago (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Jay Krush, tubist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• William Lava, composer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Laura Lippman (B.S.J.), mystery novelist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Margaret Lloyd, soprano (Music, literature, and the arts)

• George R.R. Martin (B.S.J. 1970, M.S.J. 1971), author, A Game of Thrones (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Luke Matheny (B.S.J. 1997), director and star of 2011 Academy Award-winning short film God of Love (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Joy McCullough, author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Robert McHenry, encyclopedist and author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Sherrill Milnes, baritone (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Audrey Niffenegger (M.F.A. 1991), novelist and artist; author of The Time Traveller's Wife (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Bruce Norris (B.A. 1982), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of Clybourne Park (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Tawni O'Dell (B.S.J. 1986), novelist, Sister Mine, Coal Run, Back Roads (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Karen A. Page, writer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• John Park, singer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Marge Piercy, novelist and poet (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Leslie Pietrzyk, writer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Neal Pollack (B.S.J. 1992), satirical author and journalist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Joshua Radin, singer-songwriter (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Kathy Reichs, author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Steve Rodby, jazz bassist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Ned Rorem, composer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Tina Rosenberg (B.A. 1981, M.S.J.), Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Veronica Roth, New York Times best-selling author of Divergent (Music, literature, and the arts)

• William M. Runyan, Christian songwriter who composed "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Karen Russell (B.A. 2003), author of St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves and Swamplandia! (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Thom Russo ( B.A 1988), Grammy-winning record producer, mixer, musician (Music, literature, and the arts)

• David Sanborn, saxophonist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Joseph Schwantner, composer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Sandra Seacat, actress and acting teacher/coach; director of In the Spirit (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Michael J. Shannon, actor (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Sidney Sheldon, author (never graduated) (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Nana Shineflug, American dancer and choreographer and founder of the Chicago Moving Company (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Philip Skinner, opera singer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Jon Solomon, DJ and record label owner (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Warren Spector, game designer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Michael Sprinker, late literary theorist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Peter Stuart (B.A. Film, 1989), singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of Dog's Eye View (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Frederick Swann, concert organist, composer, and past president of the American Guild of Organists (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, composer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Augusta Read Thomas (B.M. 1987), composer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Trevanian, author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Gilbert Harry Trythall (M.M. 1952), composer and pianist (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Thomas Tyra (B.A. 1954, M.A. 1955), composer, music educator, bandmaster (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Walter Wager, author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Nike Wagner, author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Kate Walbert (B.A. 1983), National Book Award-nominated writer, author of A Short History of Women (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Margaret Walker (B.A. 1935), poet and author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Doug Wamble (M.M. 1997), musician and composer (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Joshua Weiner (B.A. 1985), poet, author of The World's Room (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Paul Winter, musician (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Rachael Yamagata (B.S. 1997), musician (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Claire Zulkey, author (Music, literature, and the arts)

• Michael Bakalis (B.A. 1959, M.A. 1962, Ph.D. 1966), former Deputy Secretary of Education in the US Department of Education
  
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• George Ball, former Undersecretary of State
  
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• William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State and three-time Democratic presidential nominee
  
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• Wendy Chamberlin (B.S. 1970), former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan; former assistant administrator, USAID Bureau for Asia and the Near East
  
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• James L. Connaughton, chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality
  
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• D. Cameron Findlay (B.A. 1982), former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, former Deputy Assistant to President George H. W. Bush at the White House
  
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• Wendy Lee Gramm, former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  
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• Robert Hanssen (M.B.A. 1971), former FBI agent who engaged in spying for the Soviet Union and Russia against the United States
  
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• Loy W. Henderson (B.A. 1915), former United States Foreign Service Officer
  
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• Edwin M. Martin, former United States Foreign Service Officer
  
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• Newton Minow, former director of the Federal Communications Commission
  
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• Phyllis Oakley (B.A. 1956), former assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research, the State Department
  
  (United States executive branch) (Politics, government, and public policy)

• Steven C. Preston (B.A. 1982), former U.S Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  
  (United States executive branch) (Politics, government, and public policy)

• J. Leonard Reinsch, former White House Press Secretary
  
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• Alec Ross (B.A. 1994), Senior Adviser on Innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
  
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• Mel Sembler (B.S. 1952), former U.S. ambassador to Italy
  
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• Richard E. Wiley (B.S. 1955, J.D.), former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
  
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• Dale Bumpers (J.D. 1951), former U.S. Senator and Governor of Arkansas
  
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• Francis H. Case, former U.S. Senator
  
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• John Hoeven (M.B.A. 1981), U.S. Senator from North Dakota; former Governor of North Dakota
  
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• Cardiss Collins, former U.S. Representative from Illinois
  
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• Scott L. Klug (M.S.J. 1976), former U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
  
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• Jim Kolbe, former U.S. Representative from Arizona, served 11 terms
  
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• Dan Lipinski (B.S. 1988), U.S. Representative from Illinois
  
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• George M. O'Brien (B.A. 1939), former U.S. Representative from Illinois
  
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• Mike Synar (M.A. 1974), former U.S. Representative from Oklahoma
  
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• Rod Blagojevich, Governor of Illinois (2003-2009) former prisoner; commuted by President Trump ((February 2020))
  
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• Dennis Daugaard (J.D. 1978), Governor of South Dakota; former Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
  
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• Dawn Clark Netsch (B.A. 1948), Illinois Comptroller and Democratic nominee for governor in 1994
  
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• Pat Quinn former Governor of Illinois
  
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• Adlai Stevenson, Illinois Governor and two-time Democratic presidential nominee
  
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• James R. Thompson, former Governor of Illinois
  
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• Judy Baar Topinka, former State Treasurer of Illinois; Republican Gubernatorial candidate, 2006 election
  
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• John A. Cade (M.B.A. 1954), former Maryland State Senator
  
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• Emery Crosby, Wisconsin State Assembly
  
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• John L. McEwen, Wisconsin State Assembly
  
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• Carroll Metzner, Wisconsin State Assembly
  
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• John J. Nimrod, Illinois State Senator
  
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• Ora R. Rice, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
  
  (State legislators) (Politics, government, and public policy)

• Barbara Ulichny, former Wisconsin State Senator
  
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• Matthew Bogusz (B.A. 2008), Mayor of Des Plaines, Illinois
  
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• Dan Cronin, DuPage County Board Chairman and former State Senator
  
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• Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, former aide to Bill Clinton, former Democratic congressman of Illinois' 5th congressional district and former White House Chief of Staff of President Barack Obama
  
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• Ruth U. Keeton, Maryland politician
  
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• Jim Reese (M.A. 1952), Mayor of Odessa, Texas, from 1968 to 1974; lost to George W. Bush in 1978 primary election runoff in Texas's 19th congressional district
  
  (Local officeholders) (Politics, government, and public policy)

• Harold Washington, first black mayor of Chicago
  
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• Lois Weisberg (B.S. 1946), commissioner, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
  
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• Mary A. Ahrens, social reformer and suffragist
  
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• Nathan Daschle, former Democratic Governors Association executive director
  
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• Karen DeCrow (B.S. 1959), former president of the National Organization for Women
  
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• Al From, founder and current CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council
  
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• Chrissy Gephardt, prominent LGBT-rights political advocate, daughter of Dick Gephardt
  
  (Activists) (Politics, government, and public policy)

• Barbara Gittings, LGBT activist
  
  (Activists) (Politics, government, and public policy)

• Catherine Waugh McCulloch, suffragist
  
  (Activists) (Politics, government, and public policy)

• Terry O'Neill (B.A.), president of the National Organization for Women (NOW)
  
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• Gary Rader, Green Beret Army Reservist who burned his draft card in 1967
  
  (Activists) (Politics, government, and public policy)

• Armida Alisjahbana (M.A. 1987), State Minister of National Development Planning, head of National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Republic of Indonesia
  
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• Ali Babacan (M.B.A. 1992), Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey
  
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• Salem Chalabi, ex-general director of the Iraqi Special Tribunal
  
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• Cheddi Jagan, dentist, former president of Guyana
  
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• Eduardo Mondlane, revolutionary leader of Mozambique
  
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• Amos Sawyer, former president of Liberia
  
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• Claudia López Hernández, Mayor-elect of Bogotá, Colombia
  
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• Tung Hsiang-lung, Minister of Veterans Affairs Council, and former Commander-in-Chief of the Republic of China Navy
  
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• Jerry Doggett, former broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers
  
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• Eddie Einhorn (J.D. 1960), vice chairman of the Chicago White Sox
  
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• Luke Farrell, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
  
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• Joe Girardi, former baseball player and New York Yankees manager
  
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• J.A. Happ, baseball player
  
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• Mike Huff, former baseball player
  
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• Eric Jokisch, pitcher for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO
  
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• George Kontos, 2012 World Series champion with the San Francisco Giants
  
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• Mike Koplove, Major League Baseball pitcher
  
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• Kenesaw Mountain Landis (J.D. 1891), first Commissioner of Baseball
  
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• Mark Loretta, baseball player
  
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• Jerry Reinsdorf, owner of the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls
  
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• Mark Walter, founder and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, chairman of the Los Angeles Dodgers
  
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• Don Adams, former NBA and ABA player
  
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• Jim Burns, former NBA and ABA player
  
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• Drew Crawford (born 1990), basketball player who last played for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Ligat HaAl
  
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• Frank Ehmann, All-American basketball player
  
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• Evan Eschmeyer, former basketball player
  
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• Willie Jones, former NBA player
  
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• Billy McKinney, former NBA player, current director of scouting for the Milwaukee Bucks
  
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• Daryl Morey (B.S. 1996), general manager of the Houston Rockets
  
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• Max Morris, All-American football and basketball player
  
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• Kevin Rankin, basketball player and insurance underwriter
  
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• Jerry Reinsdorf (J.D. 1960), owner of the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago White Sox
  
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• Joe Ruklick, former NBA player for the Philadelphia Warriors, gave Wilt Chamberlain the final assist in his 100 point game
  
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• Rocky Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks
  
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• David Israel (B.S.J. 1973), former chair of the California Horse Racing Board, former president of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission
  
  (Horse racing) (Sports)

• Paul Dana, former race car driver in the Indy Racing League
  
  (Race car driving) (Sports)

• Tyler Miller, professional soccer player
  
  (Soccer) (Sports)

• Matt Grevers, winner of four gold and two silver Olympic medals in multiple events in 2008 and 2012
  
  (Swimming) (Sports)

• Bob Skelton, 1924 Olympic gold medalist in 200-meter breaststroke
  
  (Swimming) (Sports)

• Jordan Wilimovsky, 2015 World Champion in the 10 km open water race
  
  (Swimming) (Sports)

• Katrina Adams, tennis player, president of the USTA
  
  (Tennis) (Sports)

• Audra Cohen, 2007 NCAA women's singles champion (never graduated)
  
  (Tennis) (Sports)

• Grant Golden, tennis player
  
  (Tennis) (Sports)

• Clark Graebner, tennis player
  
  (Tennis) (Sports)

• Seymour Greenberg (1920-2006), tennis player
  
  (Tennis) (Sports)

• Todd Martin, tennis player
  
  (Tennis) (Sports)

• Marty Riessen, tennis player
  
  (Tennis) (Sports)

• Jim Golliday, track
  
  (Track and field) (Sports)

• Annette Rogers, sprinter
  
  (Track and field) (Sports)

• Tammy Williams, shortstop, won world championship with Team USA in 2010 and National Pro Fastpitch championship with Chicago Bandits in 2011
  
  (Professional softball) (Sports)

• Jake Herbert, Olympian
  
  (Wrestling) (Sports)

• Susan Thompson Buffett, philanthropist; wife of Warren Buffett (Other)

• Laurie Dann, mass shooter who attacked elementary school children in Winnetka, Illinois (Other)

• Patti Davis (attended, never graduated), daughter of Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis Reagan (Other)

• Vernard Eller, author and Christian pacifist (Other)

• John L. Jerstad (B.A., 1940), Medal of Honor recipient (awarded posthumously), Operation Tidal Wave (Other)

• Vergel L. Lattimore, Air National Guard Brigadier General (Other)

• Robert W. Parker, U.S. Air Force Major General (Other)

• Davis C. Rohr, U.S. Air Force Major General (Other)

• David N. Senty, U.S. Air Force Major General (Other)

• Claudius B. Spencer, pastor and editor (Other)

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