Famous Alumni of Massachusetts Institute Of Technology - Celebrities from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology - page 4

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is widely considered the best institution in the world for a degree in Engineering. The campus of this university, situated in the city of Cambridge, in the United States, sprawls over 168 kilometers. According to a 2017 survey conducted by ‘Times Higher Education’, this famous institution was ranked 2nd in the whole of United States and 5th in the world. ‘Massachusetts Institute of Technology’ is not a globally recognized educational institution merely for its infrastructure or quality of education, but also for its notable alumni. The institution has produced several great entrepreneurs who have set fine examples of how a business has to be managed. Apparently, the university has produced more than 80 Nobel laureates, around 45 Rhodes Scholars and more than 30 astronauts. Some of the students who are a part of the institution’s alumni association are outstanding achievers and role models to many people around the world. A few noteworthy personalities who were once students of this famous university are Kofi Annan, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, noted Indian economist Raghuram Rajan and television host Janet Hsieh. Kofi Annan has been immensely praised world over for his humanitarian works. He is also the founder of the non-profit initiative called the ‘Kofi Annan Foundation’ and was appointed the chairman of the organization ‘The Elders’. We are presenting to you a list of notable alumni of the ‘Massachusetts Institute of Technology’ who made waves for their remarkable achievements.

Check out the list of notable Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) alumni. Some of the notable Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) students are Carly Fiorina, John Forbes Nash, Jr., Benjamin Netanyahu, Richard Feynman and Charles Koch.

The Most Famous Alumni of Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Dolph LundgrenNovember 3, 1957SwedishDolph Lundgren is a famous Swedish actor, film-maker, screenwriter and martial artist
Franklin Chang DíazApril 5, 1950Chinese, Costa Rican, AmericanFranklin Chang-Diaz is an American-Costa Rican physicist and former NASA astronaut
Neri OxmanFebruary 6, 1976AmericanNeri Oxman is an American-Israeli architect
Ahmed ChalabiOctober 30, 1944IraqiAhmed Chalabi was a controversial Iraqi politician who served as deputy prime minister of Iraq for a brief period
James Harris Simons1938AmericanJames Simons is an American mathematician and hedge fund manager who founded the famous Renaissance Technologies
Alfred P. SloanMay 23, 1875AmericanAlfred Sloan was an American business executive and philanthropist, known for his notable contributions to automotive industry
Richard FeynmanMay 11, 1918AmericanRichard Feynman was a Nobel Prize winning American physicist who proposed the theory of quantum electrodynamics
Buzz AldrinJanuary 20, 1930AmericanBuzz Aldrin was a US Astronaut and was the second man to set foot on the moon
Edith ClarkeFebruary 10, 1883AmericanEdith Clarke was the first woman to earn an electrical engineering degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Ray TomlinsonApril 23, 1941AmericanRaymond Tomlinson was an American computer programmer who was for long credited as the inventor of the email
Louis Sullivan

Louis Sullivan

Louis Sullivan was a pioneering architect who is known as the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism"

Herman Hollerith

Herman Hollerith was an American statistician and inventor, regarded as the father of modern machine data processing

AmericanFebruary 29, 1860169 views

Charles Greeley Abbot

Charles Greeley Abbot was an American astrophysicist, best known for his research in the field of solar energy

AmericanMay 31, 187294 views

Amar Bose

Amar Bose was an engineer and innovator who founded the Bose Corporation known for its high quality audio systems

Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan was the seventh secretary general of the United Nations

GhanaianApril 8, 1938156 views

Ahmed Chalabi

Ahmed Chalabi was a controversial Iraqi politician who served as deputy prime minister of Iraq for a brief period

IraqiOctober 30, 1944363 views

James Woods

James Woods is an American actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of intense characters

AmericanApril 18, 1947162 views

Neri Oxman

Neri Oxman is an American-Israeli architect

Bill Ford

Bill Ford is a prominent American businessman and is the chairman of Ford Motor Company

AmericanMay 3, 1957192 views

Alfred P. Sloan

Alfred Sloan was an American business executive and philanthropist, known for his notable contributions to automotive industry

AmericanMay 23, 1875350 views