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The University of Chicago has often been ranked one of the best institutions in the world and is a favorite among many people around the world. Some of the world’s most preferred colleges have been affiliated to this famous university. This famous university started in 1890, thanks to a donation made by the billionaire business tycoon John D Rockefeller. These institutions are ‘Pritzker School Of Medicine’, ‘The Booth School of Business’ and ‘Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies’. According to a popular online source, more than 15,000 students join the university every year. Apart from its breathtaking campuses and providing great quality of education, the University is also known for its notable alumni. These personalities include scientists, politicians, writers, scholars, sportsmen and even artistes. Noted lawyer and current commissioner of the ‘National Basketball Association’, Adam Silver, is one such alumnus of this esteemed institution. Other famous ex-students of the University of Chicago are Katharine Graham, publisher of the newspaper ‘The Washington Post’, scientist James Watson, businessman David Rockefeller, as well as writer /filmmaker Susan Sontag. David Rockefeller, who is currently more than 100 years old, was the chairman of the multi-billion dollar financial enterprise ‘Chase Manhattan Corporation’. His net worth is estimated to be more than $ 1 Billion USD, if sources are to be believed. The list just doesn’t end here. There are many more noteworthy individuals who were once students of the ‘University Of Chicago’. Their success stories have been sources of inspiration for many youngsters of today.

Check out the list of notable University Of Chicago alumni. Some of the notable University Of Chicago students are Bernie Sanders, Carl Sagan, Kurt Vonnegut, Roger Ebert and Larry Ellison.

The Most Famous Alumni of University Of Chicago

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Satya NadellaAugust 19, 1967AmericanSatya Nadella is the current CEO of Microsoft
Emily Greene BalchJanuary 8, 1867AmericanEmily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist who won the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize
Thomas SowellJune 30, 1930AmericanThomas Sowell is an American economist, syndicated columnist, writer and social theorist
Susan SontagJanuary 16, 1933AmericanSusan Sontag is an American critical essayist, cultural analyst, novelist, political activist, filmmaker and playwright of international repute
Aldrich AmesMay 26, 1941AmericanAldrich Hazen Ames is a former CIA officer, who was convicted of espionage against his own country in 1994
Ahmed ChalabiOctober 30, 1944IraqiAhmed Chalabi was a controversial Iraqi politician who served as deputy prime minister of Iraq for a brief period
David SuzukiMarch 24, 1936CanadianDavid Suzuki is a Canadian academic and science broadcaster
Herbert SimonJune 15, 1916AmericanHerbert Simon was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, psychologist, and computer scientist
Samuel P. HuntingtonApril 18, 1927AmericanSamuel Phillips Huntington was a famous American political scientist who proposed the controversial thesis of ‘The Clash of Civilizations’
Larry EllisonAugust 17, 1944AmericanLarry Ellison is the co-founder and chairman of Oracle Corporation
Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell is an American economist, syndicated columnist, writer and social theorist

AmericanJune 30, 1930570 views

Susan Sontag

Susan Sontag is an American critical essayist, cultural analyst, novelist, political activist, filmmaker and playwright of international repute

AmericanJanuary 16, 1933467 views

Herbert Simon

Herbert Simon was an American political scientist, economist, sociologist, psychologist, and computer scientist

AmericanJune 15, 1916325 views

Paul Samuelson

Nobel laureate Paul Anthony Samuelson is referred to as the ‘Father of Modern Economics’

AmericanMay 15, 1915287 views

Samuel P. Huntington

Samuel Phillips Huntington was a famous American political scientist who proposed the controversial thesis of ‘The Clash of Civilizations’

AmericanApril 18, 1927301 views

George Joseph Stigler

George Stigler was one of the most influential economists of the 20th century

AmericanJanuary 17, 1911210 views

Jack Steinberger

Jack Steinberger is a physicist who co-discovered the muon neutrino along with Leon Lederman and Melvin Schwartz

AmericanMay 25, 1921212 views

Milton Friedman

Milton Friedman was a famous American economist who propagated the virtues of free market

AmericanJuly 31, 1912118 views

David Rockefeller

David Rockefeller was an American Banker and Philanthropist

AmericanJune 12, 1915203 views