Famous Alumni of Harvard University - Celebrities from Harvard University - page 2

Harvard is one of the most prestigious and top-ranked universities in the world. At some point of time we have all dreamed to be an alumnus of this premier educational institute. Founded in the year 1636, the Harvard University invariably stands among top 5 best universities /educational institutions in the world, year-after-year. Over several centuries since its formation, thousands of extraordinary and impressive students have walked through the halls of Harvard. These notable Harvard alumni have made their mark in various spheres of life. These accomplished individuals/alumni have shone in the field of politics, finance, science, art, entertainment, business, sports and more. We know many successful political leaders, celebrities and business experts who have graduated from Harvard and that is the reason why many government agencies, top law firms and Fortune 500 companies make a beeline to recruit Harvard graduates. Some of the eminent personalities who were former students of Harvard are Bill Gates – the founder of the multi-Billion dollar ‘Microsoft’ corporation, actors Natalie Portman and Matt Damon, ‘Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, is also an alumnus of Harvard. Besides numerous successful businessmen, scientists, scholars, writers, there are many celebrity actors and artists that have also been Harvard alumni. We've compiled a list of some of the most famous Harvard students of all time, along with the field/area of their achievements. This list of notable Harvard University alumni is based on the individual’s achievements and fame. We are quite certain that you will be surprised by some of the notable Harvard alumni who made it to this list.

Check out the list of notable Harvard University alumni. Some of the notable Harvard University students are Mark Zuckerberg, Pierre Trudeau, Ted Cruz, Theodore Roosevelt and Matt Damon.

The Most Famous Alumni of Harvard University

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Xi MingzeJune 27, 1992ChineseXi Mingze is the daughter of Chinese Leader Xi Jinping,
Michael SchurOctober 29, 1975AmericanMichael Schur is an American television actor, producer, and writer
Pete HegsethJune 6, 1980AmericanPete Hegseth is a FOX News Channel contributor from America
Walter KohnMarch 9, 1923AustrianNobel Laureate Walter Kohn was an Austrian-born American theoretical chemist and physicist
Jorge Paulo LemannAugust 26, 1939BrazilianJorge Paulo Lemann is a renowned Brazilian entrepreneur and one of the richest in the country
Eduardo SaverinMarch 19, 1982BrazilianEduardo Luiz Saverin is a Brazilian internet entrepreneur and investor
Thomas SowellJune 30, 1930AmericanThomas Sowell is an American economist, syndicated columnist, writer and social theorist
Steve BallmerMarch 24, 1956AmericanSteve Ballmer is the former CEO of Microsoft and the current owner of the Los Angeles Clippers
Susan SontagJanuary 16, 1933AmericanSusan Sontag is an American critical essayist, cultural analyst, novelist, political activist, filmmaker and playwright of international repute
Lisa Brennan-JobsMay 17, 1978AmericanCheck out all that you wanted to know about Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Steve Jobs’ daughter; her birthday, her family and personal life, fun trivia facts and more.
Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond

Jared Mason Diamond is an American scientist and author reputed for his highly acclaimed and popular science books.

AmericanSeptember 10, 1937198 views

William P. Murphy

William Parry Murphy was a renowned American physician who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in the year 1934

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford was an American film, stage, TV, and radio actor, best known for his performance in the film ‘All the King's Men’

Theodore William Richards

Theodore William Richards was an American scientist who was awarded the 1914 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

AmericanJanuary 31, 1868128 views

Kenneth G. Wilson

Kenneth Geddes Wilson was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in leveraging computers for studying particle physics

AmericanJune 8, 193682 views

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.

Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr

AmericanMarch 29, 1941119 views

Henry Hobson Richardson

Henry Hobson Richardson was one of the leading American architects of the 19th century

AmericanSeptember 29, 1838126 views

Edward Mills Purcell

Edward Mills Purcell was a well-known American physicist

AmericanAugust 30, 1912105 views

Philip Warren Anderson

Philip Warren Anderson is an American physicist and one of the recipients of the 1977 Nobel Prize for Physics

AmericanDecember 13, 1923100 views