25 Notable alumni of Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
Bard College at Simon’s Rock is ranked #4,621 in the world and #1,209 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from Bard College at Simon’s Rock sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Bard College at Simon’s Rock won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Kazys Varnelis
1967-. (aged 59)
historian
architect
university teacher
Kazys Varnelis is an American historian and theorist of architecture, specialising in network culture. He is Director of the Network Architecture Lab at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and a founding member of the conceptual architecture practice Architecture Urban Design Collaborative (AUDC).
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2. Nat Gertler
1965-. (aged 61)
writer
comics editor
publisher
editor
Nat Gertler is an American writer known for his comic books and his books about comics, including six on Charles Schulz's Peanuts. Gertler is the publisher of About Comics and founded an annual cartoonists' challenge, 24 Hour Comics Day. He has been nominated for three Eisner Awards and won one.
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3. Jah Levi
1962-. (aged 64)
musician
Jah Levi is an American record producer and multi-instrumentalist songwriter, bandleader, luthier and archivist of folk and world music.
4. Cecilia D'Anastasio
video game journalist
reporter
Cecilia D'Anastasio is an American journalist who primarily covers the video game industry. From 2016 to 2020, D'Anastasio wrote for Kotaku, and she was recognized for a 2018 article reporting allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination at Riot Games. Subsequently, she wrote for Wired magazine and joined Bloomberg News in 2022 to cover the video game industry. While at...
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5. Abby Franquemont
1972-. (aged 54)
lecturer
blogger
writer
Abigail M. Franquemont is an American textile crafts writer, lecturer and educator, based in Cusco, Peru. She spent her early childhood among the Quechua people of Chinchero, Peru, where "women spun to eat and pay for the home they lived in." As a revivalist of the ancient art of hand spinning with the spindle, she published her book, Respect the...
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6. Mark Clifford
DJ producer
guitarist
musician
Mark Clifford is a British musician and producer known primarily for his involvement with his band Seefeel. He has been involved in a number of solo and collaborative projects which have resulted in a wide range of material released on many different labels including Warp Records, Rephlex Records, Bella Union, Editions Mego and his own Polyfusia label.
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7. Meg Hutchinson
1978-. (aged 48)
singer
songwriter
Meg Hutchinson is an American folk singer-songwriter. Originally from rural westernmost Massachusetts, Hutchinson is now based in the Boston area. She has won songwriting awards in the US, Ireland and UK, including recognition from John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Billboard Song Contest and prestigious competitions at Merlefest, NewSong, Kerrville, Falcon Ridge, Telluride Bluegrass and Rocky Mountain Folks festivals.
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8. Henry Alford
1962-. (aged 64)
writer
journalist
columnist
humorist
Henry Alford is a humorist and journalist who has written for The New Yorker magazine for more than two decades. He was previously a columnist for The New York Times and a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. He has written six books, including How to Live and Big Kiss, an account of his attempts to become a working actor, which...
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9. Martin Chavez Dosh
1972-. (aged 54)
percussionist
record producer
musician
Martin Chavez Dosh, better known mononymously as Dosh, is a multi-instrumentalist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
10. Veronica Chambers
1970-. (aged 56)
writer
Veronica Chambers is an Afro-Latina author, teacher, and magazine executive. Chambers has been an editor and writer for New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Premiere, Esquire, Parade and O, The Oprah Magazine.
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11. Annie Finch
1956-. (aged 70)
librettist
poet
writer
translator
essayist
Annie Finch is an American poet, critic, editor, translator, playwright, and performer. Her poetry is known for its often incantatory use of rhythm, meter, and poetic form and for its themes of feminism and earth-based spirituality. Her books includeSpells: New and Selected Poems, The Body of Poetry: Essays on Women, Form, and the Poetic Self, A Poet's Craft, Calendars, and...
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12. Raj Mukherji
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Raj Mukherji is an American businessman, lawyer, actor and Democratic Party politician who has represented the 32nd legislative district in the New Jersey Senate since 2024. He previously served five terms in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2024, during which he served as majority whip and deputy speaker. He is a former healthcare and information technology CEO,...
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13. Eli Pariser
1980-. (aged 46)
writer
businessperson
peace activist
political activist
opinion journalist
Eli Pariser is an author, activist, and entrepreneur. He has stated that his focus is "how to make technology and media serve democracy". He became executive director of MoveOn.org in 2004, where he helped pioneer the practice of online citizen engagement. He is the co-founder of Upworthy, a website for meaningful viral content, and Avaaz, a global citizen's organization. His...
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14. Daisy Eagan
1979-. (aged 47)
film actor
actor
television actor
Daisy Eagan is an American actress, known for her roles on Broadway. In 1991, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden. At 11 years old, she became the youngest female, and the second youngest Tony Award winner in history.
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15. Curse
1978-. (aged 48)
musician
rapper
Michael Sebastian Kurth, better known as Curse, is a German rapper.
16. Mike Doughty
1970-. (aged 56)
singer
street artist
guitarist
singer-songwriter
blogger
Michael Ross Doughty is an American singer-songwriter and author. He founded the band Soul Coughing in 1992, and as of The Heart Watches While the Brain Burns (2016), has released 18 studio albums, live albums, and EPs, all since 2000.
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17. Ethan Coen
1957-. (aged 69)
film director
film screenwriter
director
producer
film editor
Ethan Jesse Coen is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Joel, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men...
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18. Tokata Iron Eyes
environmentalist
Tokata Iron Eyes is a Native American activist and member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Iron Eyes was a youth leader of "ReZpect our Water", a campaign against the proposed route of the Dakota Access Pipeline, and served on the board of a sustainable energy group called Indigenized Energy. Iron Eyes is also a singer and songwriter.
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19. Joel Coen
1954-. (aged 72)
film director
film screenwriter
director
producer
film editor
Joel Daniel Coen is an American filmmaker. Working alongside his brother Ethan, he has directed, written, edited and produced many feature films, the most acclaimed of which include Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), The Ladykillers (2004), No Country for Old Men...
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20. John McWhorter
1965-. (aged 61)
creolist
professor
writer
John Hamilton McWhorter V is an American linguist. He is an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, where he also teaches American studies and music history. He has authored a number of books on race relations and African-American culture, and is a political commentator especially in his New York Times newsletter.
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21. Alison Bechdel
1960-. (aged 66)
novelist
comics artist
cartoonist
Alison Bechdel is an American cartoonist. Originally known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to critical and commercial success in 2006 with her graphic memoir Fun Home. Fun Home was subsequently adapted as a musical, which won a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2015. In 2012, she released her second graphic memoir Are...
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22. Ben Goertzel
1966-. (aged 60)
computer scientist
bioinformatician
artificial intelligence researcher
mathematician
Ben Goertzel is a computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher, and businessman. He helped popularize the term artificial general intelligence (AGI).
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23. Ada Palmer
1981-. (aged 45)
novelist
writer
historian
science fiction writer
author
Ada Palmer is an American historian and writer and winner of the 2017 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Her first novel, Too Like the Lightning, was published in May 2016. The work has been well received by critics and was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel.
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24. Ronan Farrow
1987-. (aged 39)
human rights defender
jurist
lawyer
politician
documentarian
Satchel Ronan O'Sullivan Farrow is an American journalist. The son of actress Mia Farrow and filmmaker Woody Allen, he is known for his investigative reporting on sexual abuse allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein, which was published in The New Yorker magazine. The magazine won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for this reporting, sharing the award with The...
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25. Tom Ford
1961-. (aged 65)
fashion designer
film director
film producer
screenwriter
Thomas Carlyle Ford is an American fashion designer and filmmaker. He launched his eponymous fashion brand in 2005, having previously been the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. He wrote and directed the films A Single Man (2009) and Nocturnal Animals (2016), and served as chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America from 2019 to 2022.
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