Famous Alumni of Yale University - Celebrities from Yale University

The Yale University, situated in the United States, is one of the most reputed educational institutions in the world, which has been attracting students from several countries every year. It is believed that the name of the university has been derived from Elihu Yale, a governor of the East India Company, known for his generosity. He apparently donated a lot to the university and the name Yale was the institution’s way of paying tribute to the late governor. The infrastructure of the university is simply outstanding. The dining hall and the library, in particular, deserve a special mention. The remarkable Goth architecture and the breathtaking campus might remind you of the ‘Hogwarts’ school from the ‘Harry Potter’ movie franchise. Several noteworthy public figures were once students of this remarkable institution. Democrat leader Hillary Clinton is an alumnus of the notable Yale University and apparently visits her alma mater quite often. Her husband Bill Clinton, who was the 42nd President of the United States, known for his outstanding leadership skills, had studied here too. Former American President George W Bush, Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep and noted journalist Anderson Cooper are a few other famous personalities among Yale’s alumni. The university is also notable for producing several students who went on to become a part of the American intelligence agency ‘CIA’. In addition, there are several rumors of this university being a hotbed for creepy secret societies. Here is a list of notable Yale alumni who have made a mark in various spheres of life and inspired others to follow suit!

Check out the list of notable Yale University alumni. Some of the notable Yale University students are Hillary Clinton, Ben Carson, George W. Bush, George H. W. Bush and James Franco.

The Most Famous Alumni of Yale University

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Francis Greco1968CanadianFrancis Greco is the ex-husband of Hollywood actress Lauren Holly
Nathan HaleJune 6, 1755AmericanNathan Hale was an American patriot and martyr who fought for the Continental Army during the American War of Independence
Claire DanesApril 12, 1979AmericanClaire Danes is a critically acclaimed American film and TV actress
Jennifer ConnellyDecember 12, 1970AmericanJennifer Connelly is an Academy Award winner American actress who started out as a child artist and reached the epitome of her film career with the movie ‘A Beautiful Mind’.
Tom SteyerJune 27, 1957AmericanTom Steyer is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and banker
Allen DullesApril 7, 1893AmericanAllan Dulles was an America lawyer and diplomat who later became the head of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
David DuchovnyAugust 7, 1960AmericanDavid William Duchovny is an American actor, writer and director
Samuel P. HuntingtonApril 18, 1927AmericanSamuel Phillips Huntington was a famous American political scientist who proposed the controversial thesis of ‘The Clash of Civilizations’
Grace HopperDecember 9, 1906AmericanGrace Murray hopper was an American computer scientist who is renowned for programming the first computers and was involved in development of COBOL
Noah WebsterOctober 16, 1758AmericanNoah Webster was a famous American lexicographer, political writer, editor and English language spelling reformer
Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

Camille Anna Paglia is an American author, social critic, and academic

AmericanApril 2, 1947210 views

Ben Stein

Ben Stein is an American writer, actor and lawyer

AmericanNovember 25, 1944148 views

David Morris Lee

David Morris Lee is an American physicist who was a joint winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics

AmericanJanuary 20, 1931107 views

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan was a Greek-American film and stage director known for many hit plays and movies

GreekSeptember 7, 1909129 views

Norman Foster

Norman Robert Foster often referred to as the ‘hero of high-tech’ is one of the most distinguished British architects

BritishJune 1, 1935215 views

Murray Gell-Mann

Murray Gell-Mann is an American physicist, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in the classification of subatomic particles

AmericanSeptember 15, 1929141 views

Ernest Lawrence

Ernst Lawrence was an American nuclear scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention of the cyclotron

AmericanAugust 8, 190181 views

Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper is a journalist and television personality who anchors the news show ‘Anderson Cooper 360°’

AmericanJune 3, 1967132 views

John Lindsay

John Vliet Lindsay was an American politician, broadcaster and lawyer.

AmericanNovember 24, 1921139 views

Frederick Law Olmsted

Frederick Law Olmsted was an American landscape architect, often regarded as father of American landscape architecture

AmericanApril 26, 1822116 views