100 Notable alumni of Dartmouth College
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Dartmouth College is ranked #148 in the world and #74 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Dartmouth College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Dartmouth College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Hyrum Smith
1800-1844 (aged 44)
missionary
Hyrum Smith was an American religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the older brother of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, and was killed with his brother at Carthage Jail where they were being held awaiting trial.
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2. Budd Schulberg
1914-2009 (aged 95)
screenwriter
novelist
writer
journalist
television producer
Budd Schulberg was an American screenwriter, television producer, novelist and sports writer. He was known for his novels What Makes Sammy Run? (1941) and The Harder They Fall (1947), as well as his screenplays for On the Waterfront (1954) and A Face in the Crowd (1957), receiving an Academy Award for the former.
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3. Seth Abramson
1976-. (aged 50)
university teacher
blogger
lawyer
Seth Abramson is an American professor, attorney, author, political columnist, musician, and poet. He is the editor of the Best American Experimental Writing series and wrote a trilogy of nonfiction works detailing the foreign policy agenda and political scandals of president Donald Trump.
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4. Jean Hanff Korelitz
1961-. (aged 65)
novelist
Jean Hanff Korelitz is an American novelist, playwright, theater producer and essayist.
5. Alex Kapp Horner
1969-. (aged 57)
film actor
actor
television actor
Alex Kapp is an American television actress and writer, best known for her role as Lindsay on the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10).
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6. Lis Smith
1982-. (aged 44)
writer
political adviser
Elisabeth Smith is an American political strategist for the Democratic Party.
7. Sandy Alderson
1947-. (aged 79)
sports executive
military officer
Richard Lynn "Sandy" Alderson is an American baseball executive. He was the president of various Major League Baseball teams, including the New York Mets. He previously served as the general manager of the New York Mets from 2011 to 2018, an executive in the Oakland Athletics and San Diego Padres organizations, and the commissioner's office of Major League Baseball. As...
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8. Greg Maffei
1960-. (aged 66)
businessperson
Gregory Ben Maffei is an American businessman. He is the former president and chief executive officer of Liberty Media and the chairman of QVC Group, SiriusXM, and Tripadvisor. He is the former chairman of Live Nation, Starz and Expedia, as well as the former chief financial officer of Oracle and Microsoft.
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9. Eric Fanning
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Eric Kenneth Fanning is the president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association industry trade group. He served as the 22nd Secretary of the Army from May 18, 2016, to January 20, 2017, the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service. Before that, Fanning was the 24th United States Under Secretary of the Air Force.
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10. Alexi Pappas
1990-. (aged 36)
film actor
athletics competitor
film director
Alexi Pappas or Alexia Pappa is a Greek-American runner, filmmaker, actor, and writer. Pappas was an NCAA All-American athlete at both Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon. She represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting the national record for 10k.
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11. Marsha Stephanie Blake
actor
Marsha Stephanie Blake is a Jamaican American actress. She is best known for her role as Linda McCray in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
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12. Ben Barres
1954-2017 (aged 63)
neurobiologist
neuroscientist
Benjamin Barres was an American neurobiologist at Stanford University. His research focused on the interaction between neurons and glial cells in the nervous system. Beginning in 2008, he was chair of the Neurobiology Department at Stanford University School of Medicine. He transitioned to male in 1997, and became the first openly transgender scientist in the National Academy of Sciences in...
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13. Rodman Rockefeller
1932-2000 (aged 68)
businessperson
Rodman Clark Rockefeller was an American businessman and philanthropist. A fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family, he was a son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller, a grandson of American financer John D. Rockefeller Jr., and a great-grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
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14. William McDonough
1951-. (aged 75)
writer
environmentalist
university teacher
architect
William Andrews McDonough is an American architect and academic. McDonough is the founding principal of William McDonough + Partners and was the dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia. He works in green and sustainable architecture, often incorporating his theory of cradle-to-cradle design.
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15. James Nachtwey
1948-. (aged 78)
war photographer
photojournalist
journalist
photographer
James Nachtwey is an American photojournalist and war photographer.
16. Sylvester Weaver
1908-2002 (aged 94)
screenwriter
Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver Jr. was an American broadcasting executive who was president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. He has been credited with reshaping the format and philosophy of commercial broadcasting as radio gave way to television as America's dominant home entertainment medium. Actress Sigourney Weaver is his daughter.
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17. Stan Brakhage
1933-2003 (aged 70)
film producer
film director
university teacher
film editor
cinematographer
James Stanley Brakhage was an American experimental filmmaker. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in 20th-century experimental film.
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18. Alex X. Mooney
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Alexander Xavier Mooney is an American lobbyist and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2015 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 3rd district in the Maryland State Senate from 1999 to 2011 and is a former chair of the Maryland Republican Party. He is the first...
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19. Bob Rafelson
1933-2022 (aged 89)
screenwriter
director
film director
writer
film producer
Robert Jay Rafelson was an American film director, writer, and producer. He is regarded as one of the key figures in the founding of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Among his best-known films as a director include those made as part of the company he co-founded, Raybert/BBS Productions, Five Easy Pieces (1970) and The King of Marvin Gardens...
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20. Jack Kornfield
1945-. (aged 81)
writer
psychologist
Jack Kornfield is an American psychologist writer and teacher in the Vipassana movement in American Theravada Buddhism. He trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma and India, first as a student of the Thai forest master Ajahn Chah and Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma. He has taught mindfulness meditation worldwide since 1974. In 1975, he co-founded the Insight Meditation Society...
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21. Michelle Khare
1992-. (aged 34)
television producer
road cyclist
YouTuber
actor
Michelle Asha Khare is an American YouTuber, television host, stunt performer, actress and former professional cyclist. She is the co-creator and host of the YouTube reality documentary series Challenge Accepted, and the host of the children's competition program Karma on HBO Max.
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22. Paul Tsongas
1941-1997 (aged 56)
politician
Paul Efthemios Tsongas was an American politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1979 until 1985 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 until 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran for president in 1992. He won eight contests during the presidential primaries but ultimately lost the nomination to Bill Clinton, who...
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23. Jeff Wadlow
1976-. (aged 50)
actor
screenwriter
director
executive producer
film director
Jeffrey Clark Wadlow is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is best known for writing, producing and directing feature films, including Kick-Ass 2 (2013), Truth or Dare (2018), Fantasy Island (2020), and Imaginary (2024). In 2022, Wadlow was nominated for a DGA award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs.
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24. Kevin Oh
1990-. (aged 36)
singer
Kevin Oh, is a South Korean and American singer-songwriter. He is the winner of Superstar K7. He released his first EP, Stardust, on January 20, 2017. He was also a contestant on the JTBC show, Superband.
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25. Paul Gambaccini
1949-. (aged 77)
television presenter
radio personality
writer
Paul Matthew Gambaccini is an American-British radio and television presenter and author. He is a dual citizen of the United States and United Kingdom, having become a British citizen in 2005.
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26. Nathaniel Fick
1977-. (aged 49)
military officer
Nathaniel Charles Fick is an investor and technology executive, a former American diplomat, an author, and a former United States Marine Corps officer. He is the Chief Strategy Officer for Equities at Cerberus Capital Management. He was the CEO of cybersecurity software company Endgame, Inc., then worked for Elastic NV after it acquired Endgame. He was an Operating Partner at...
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27. Karl Barry Sharpless
1941-. (aged 85)
university teacher
chemist
Karl Barry Sharpless is an American stereochemist. He is a two-time Nobel laureate in chemistry, known for his work on stereoselective reactions and click chemistry.
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28. Jeff Immelt
1956-. (aged 70)
university teacher
economist
entrepreneur
Jeffrey Robert Immelt is an American manufacturing executive working as a venture partner at New Enterprise Associates. He previously was the CEO of General Electric from 2001 to 2017, and the CEO of GE's Medical Systems division from 1997 to 2000. Immelt's tenure saw GE's largest divestments in the company's history, as the company sold almost two-thirds of its subsidiaries...
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29. C. Everett Koop
1916-2013 (aged 97)
pediatric surgeon
physician
Charles Everett Koop was an American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator who served as the 13th surgeon general of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1989. According to the Associated Press, "Koop was the only surgeon general to become a household name" due to his frequent public presence around the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s.
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30. Patrick M. Byrne
1962-. (aged 64)
chief executive officer
Patrick Michael Byrne is an American businessman, promoter of conspiracy theories, and libertarian noted for his views on public education and blockchain.
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31. Chris Meledandri
1959-. (aged 67)
executive producer
film producer
Christopher Meledandri is an American film producer and founder and CEO of Illumination. He previously served as president of 20th Century Fox Animation, working as the executive producer for the Blue Sky Studios-produced films Ice Age (2002), Robots (2005), Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), and Horton Hears a Who! (2008). Since 2010, he has worked as the producer for the...
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32. Rich Fulcher
1968-. (aged 58)
actor
television actor
screenwriter
Richard Fulcher is an American comedian, actor and author. He played Bob Fossil and other characters in the British comedy series The Mighty Boosh, and Edward Sheath in the American series Jon Benjamin Has a Van. He has also appeared in Noel Fielding's more recent show, Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy. His other appearances include Unnatural Acts with Julian Barratt and...
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33. Joseph Losey
1909-1984 (aged 75)
film director
director
producer
writer
film screenwriter
Joseph Walton Losey III was an American film and theatre director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s, he moved to Europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom.
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34. Brad Ausmus
1969-. (aged 57)
baseball manager
baseball player
Bradley David Ausmus is an American former professional baseball player, manager and current coach. He is the bench coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). In his 18-year MLB playing career, Ausmus played as a catcher for the San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also managed the Tigers, Los Angeles...
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35. Kyle Hendricks
1989-. (aged 37)
baseball player
Kyle Christian Hendricks is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels. He made his MLB debut in 2014 with the Cubs and led MLB in earned run average (ERA) in 2016, winning the World Series that same year.
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36. John Donahoe
1960-. (aged 66)
entrepreneur
John Joseph Donahoe II is an American businessman who is the athletic director of Stanford University. He was the CEO of Nike from January 2020 to October 2024. Early in his career, he worked for Bain & Company, becoming the firm's president and CEO in 1999. He is on the board of directors at The Bridgespan Group and is chairman...
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37. Gonzalo Lira
1968-2024 (aged 56)
essayist
vlogger
political pundit
Gonzalo Ángel Quintilio Lira López was a Chilean-American, at various times in his life novelist, screenwriter, filmmaker, self-styled dating coach, YouTuber, political commentator, blogger and vlogger. At one point in his career as a novelist, Lira was described as the 'highest paid Chilean writer in the world'. Lira would later become involved in the manosphere, posting anti-feminist content under the...
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38. Jo Jo White
1946-2018 (aged 72)
basketball player
restaurateur
actor
basketball coach
Joseph Henry White was an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks, where he was named a second-team All-American twice. White was part of the U.S. men's basketball team during the 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal with the team.
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39. Grant Tinker
1925-2016 (aged 91)
television producer
Grant Almerin Tinker was an American television executive who was chairman and CEO of NBC from 1981 to 1986. Additionally, he was a co-founder of MTM Enterprises and a television producer.
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40. Josh Stein
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
politician
Joshua Harold Stein is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 76th governor of North Carolina since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Stein served as the 51st attorney general of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025 and in the North Carolina Senate from 2009 to 2016.
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41. William Talman
1915-1968 (aged 53)
screenwriter
stage actor
television actor
actor
film actor
William Whitney Talman Jr. was an American television and movie actor, best known for playing Los Angeles District Attorney Hamilton Burger in the television series Perry Mason.
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42. David Birney
1939-2022 (aged 83)
film actor
television actor
stage actor
David Edwin Birney was an American actor and director whose career included performances in both contemporary and classical roles in theatre, film, and television. He is noted for having played the title role in the television series Serpico. He also starred in Bridget Loves Bernie, an early 1970s TV series about an interfaith marriage that also starred Meredith Baxter, whom...
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43. Eleni Kounalakis
1966-. (aged 60)
diplomat
businessperson
politician
Eleni Kounalakis is an American politician, businesswoman, and diplomat serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first Greek American and the first woman elected to the office.
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44. Maya Wiley
civil rights advocate
teacher
counsel
Maya D. Wiley is an American lawyer, professor, and civil rights activist. She has served as president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights since May 2022. Wiley served as counsel to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. She chaired the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) from 2016 to 2017. She was an MSNBC legal...
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45. Howie Hawkins
1952-. (aged 74)
activist
transportation worker
politician
Howard Gresham Hawkins III is an American trade unionist and environmental activist. Co-founder of the Green Party of the United States, Hawkins was the party's presidential nominee in the 2020 presidential election. His ideological platform includes enacting an eco-socialist version of the Green New Deal—which he first proposed in 2010—and building a viable, independent working-class political and social movement in...
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46. Louise Erdrich
1954-. (aged 72)
novelist
short story writer
writer
children's writer
poet
Karen Louise Erdrich is an American author of novels, short stories, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota, a federally recognized Ojibwe people.
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47. Bruce Rauner
1957-. (aged 69)
businessperson
actor
university teacher
politician
Bruce Vincent Rauner is an American businessman, venture capitalist, and politician who served as the 42nd governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he had a decades-long career in investment management before entering politics, serving as the co-founder and chairman of Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR. As of 2025, Rauner and his lieutenant governor...
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48. Rob Portman
1955-. (aged 71)
adviser
lawyer
politician
Robert Jones Portman is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 2011 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Portman was the 35th director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 2006 to 2007, the 14th United States trade representative from 2005 to 2006, and a U.S. representative from...
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49. Diana Taylor
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Diana Lancaster Taylor is an American business executive. She was the New York Superintendent of Banks from 2003 to 2007. Taylor was the First Lady of New York City from 2002 to 2013 through her domestic partnership with politician and businessman Michael Bloomberg.
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50. Neal Katyal
1970-. (aged 56)
lawyer
Neal Kumar Katyal is an American lawyer and legal scholar. He is a partner at Milbank LLP and is the Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National Security Law at Georgetown University Law Center.
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51. Brian J. White
1975-. (aged 51)
television actor
dancer
actor
stockbroker
model
Brian Joseph White is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in films such as The Family Stone (2005), The Game Plan (2007), 12 Rounds (2009), I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009), Good Deeds (2012), and The Cabin in the Woods (2012). On television, White had prominent roles in Men of a Certain Age (2009–11),...
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52. Buck Henry
1930-2020 (aged 90)
actor
television actor
screenwriter
director
film actor
Buck Henry was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. Henry's contributions to film included his work as a co-writer for Mike Nichols's The Graduate (1967) for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in acting roles in Nichols's Catch-22 (1970)—also co-written with Nichols—Herbert Ross's The Owl and the Pussycat (1970), and Peter...
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53. James Forrestal
1892-1949 (aged 57)
diarist
minister
investment banker
military officer
politician
James Vincent Forrestal was the last cabinet-level United States secretary of the Navy and the first United States secretary of defense.
54. Robert Christgau
1942-. (aged 84)
essayist
music critic
writer
journalist
reporter
Robert Thomas Christgau is an American music journalist and essayist. Among the most influential music critics, he began his career in the late 1960s as one of the earliest professional rock critics and later became an early proponent of musical movements such as hip hop, riot grrrl, and the import of African popular music in the West. He was the...
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55. Mike Capuano
1952-. (aged 74)
general counsel
lawyer
politician
Michael Everett Capuano is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat, his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well as parts of Cambridge, his hometown of Somerville, and other communities immediately north and south of Boston. Prior to being elected to Congress, he served in Somerville...
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56. Tom Wolf
1948-. (aged 78)
businessperson
entrepreneur
politician
Thomas Westerman Wolf is an American politician and businessman who served as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as chairman and CEO of his business, The Wolf Organization, and later as secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from April 2007 to November 2008.
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57. Alex Azar
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
civil servant
lawyer
lobbyist
businessperson
Alex Michael Azar II is an American attorney, businessman, lobbyist, and former pharmaceutical executive who served as the 24th U.S. secretary of health and human services from 2018 to 2021. He was also chairman of the White House Coronavirus Task Force from its inception in January 29, 2020 to February 26, 2020, when he was replaced by Vice President Mike...
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58. Thaddeus Stevens
1792-1868 (aged 76)
jurist
lawyer
politician
Thaddeus Stevens was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, being one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s. A fierce opponent of slavery and discrimination against Black Americans, Stevens sought to secure their rights during Reconstruction, leading the opposition...
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59. Daniel Webster
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
business executive
Daniel Webster was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th U.S. secretary of state under presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. Webster was one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over 200 cases before the United States...
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60. William Kamkwamba
1987-. (aged 39)
writer
inventor
electrotechnician
electronician
William Kamkwamba is a Malawian inventor, engineer, and author. He gained renown in his country in 2001 when he built a wind turbine to power multiple electrical appliances in his family's house in Wimbe, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Kasungu, using blue gum trees, bicycle parts, and materials collected in a local scrapyard. Since then, he has built a...
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61. Henry Paulson
1946-. (aged 80)
economist
university teacher
finance minister
investment banker
politician
Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson Jr. is an American investment banker and financier who served as the 74th United States secretary of the treasury from 2006 to 2009. Prior to his role in the Department of the Treasury, Paulson was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of major investment bank Goldman Sachs.
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62. Stephen Macht
1942-. (aged 84)
film actor
television actor
stage actor
Stephen Robert Macht is an American actor, rabbi and professor.
63. Robert Ryan
1909-1973 (aged 64)
stage actor
television actor
voice actor
actor
film actor
Robert Bushnell Ryan was an American actor and activist. He became known for his roles in films noir and Westerns, gaining fame for his portrayals of both hardened anti-heroes and ruthless villains. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Crossfire (1947), and a BAFTA Award for his performance in Billy Budd (1962)....
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64. Dan Gilroy
1959-. (aged 67)
screenwriter
director
film director
Daniel Christopher Gilroy is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing and directing Nightcrawler (2014), for which he won Best Screenplay at the 30th Independent Spirit Awards, and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards. His other screenwriting credits include Freejack (1992), Two for the Money (2005), The Fall (2006), Real...
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65. Robert Reich
1946-. (aged 80)
economist
political scientist
university teacher
politician
Robert Bernard Reich is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. He worked in the administrations of presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and he served as secretary of labor in the cabinet of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. He was also a member of President Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board. In 2008, Time magazine named...
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66. Andrew Shue
1967-. (aged 59)
association football player
television actor
film producer
actor
film actor
Andrew Shue is an American actor, known for his role as Billy Campbell on the television series Melrose Place (1992–1999). Shue played soccer professionally for several years. He co-founded and served on the board of directors of the global non-profit organization Do Something, and co-founded the social networking website CafeMom.
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67. Rachel Dratch
1966-. (aged 60)
television actor
screenwriter
writer
film actor
voice actor
Rachel Susan Dratch is an American actress, comedian, and writer. After she graduated from Dartmouth College, she moved to Chicago to study improvisational theatre at The Second City and ImprovOlympic. Dratch's breakthrough role was her tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1999 to 2006. During her time on SNL, she portrayed...
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68. Dinesh D'Souza
1961-. (aged 65)
film director
journalist
conspiracy theorist
political scientist
politician
Dinesh Joseph D'Souza is an Indian-American right-wing political commentator, conspiracy theorist, author, and filmmaker. He has made several films and written over a dozen books, several of them New York Times best-sellers.
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69. Kirsten Gillibrand
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
writer
politician
Kirsten Elizabeth Gillibrand is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from New York since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009.
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70. Jake Tapper
1969-. (aged 57)
draftsperson
writer
journalist
Jacob Paul Tapper is an American journalist. He is the lead Washington anchor for CNN, hosts the weekday television news show The Lead with Jake Tapper, and co-hosts the Sunday morning public affairs program State of the Union.
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71. Robert Frost
1874-1963 (aged 89)
writer
playwright
poet
pedagogue
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.
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72. David Benioff
1970-. (aged 56)
film producer
manufacturer
showrunner
television producer
film screenwriter
David Friedman, known professionally as David Benioff, is an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer. Along with his collaborator D. B. Weiss, he is best known for co-creating Game of Thrones (2011–2019), the HBO adaptation of George R. R. Martin's series of books, A Song of Ice and Fire. He also wrote 25th Hour (2002), Troy (2004), The Kite Runner (2007),...
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73. Nelson Rockefeller
1908-1979 (aged 71)
art collector
philanthropist
businessperson
politician
Nelson Aldrich "Rocky" Rockefeller was the 41st vice president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. A member of the Republican Party and the wealthy Rockefeller family, he was the 49th governor of New York from 1959 to 1973. He was the leader of the moderate faction of his party, known as the Rockefeller...
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74. Shonda Rhimes
1970-. (aged 56)
film producer
screenwriter
writer
television producer
film director
Shonda Lynn Rhimes is an American television producer and screenwriter, and founder of the production company Shondaland. Inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame, Rhimes became known as the first showrunner–creator, head writer, and executive producer–of the medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2005–present), its spin-off Private Practice (2007–2013) and the political thriller Scandal (2012–2018), becoming...
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75. Sarah Wayne Callies
1977-. (aged 49)
actor
voice actor
television director
Sarah Wayne Callies is an American actress. She is known for starring as Sara Tancredi in Fox's Prison Break, Lori Grimes in AMC's The Walking Dead, and more recently, as Birdie Nicolletti in ABC's The Company You Keep. She has also starred as Katie Bowman in USA Network's Colony and Robin Perry in NBC's Council of Dads and has had...
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76. Aisha Tyler
1970-. (aged 56)
film editor
film actor
podcaster
voice actor
film producer
Aisha Tyler is an American actress and talk show host. She is known for playing Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer, Dr. Tara Lewis in Criminal Minds since 2015, Mother Nature in the final two The Santa Clause films, and voicing Lana Kane in Archer. She also had recurring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup,...
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77. David Harbour
1975-. (aged 51)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
David Kenneth Harbour is an American actor. He gained global recognition for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which he received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. His starring film roles include the title character in Hellboy (2019), Santa Claus in Violent...
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78. Mindy Kaling
1979-. (aged 47)
voice actor
showrunner
actor
comedian
television actor
Vera Mindy Chokalingam, known professionally as Mindy Kaling, is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Known for her work on television, she has received a Tony Award and six nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Among other honors, she has also received the Producers Guild of America's Norman Lear Achievement in Television Award and was awarded the National Medal...
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79. Elaine Chao
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
economist
Elaine Lan Chao is a Taiwanese-American businesswoman and former government official who served as United States secretary of labor in the administration of George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009 and as United States secretary of transportation in the first administration of Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Chao was the first Asian American...
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80. John Hoeven
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
banker
John Henry Hoeven III is an American politician and banker serving as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Hoeven served as the 31st governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010.
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81. Salmon P. Chase
1808-1873 (aged 65)
writer
lawyer
judge
politician
Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist who served as the sixth chief justice of the United States from 1864 to his death in 1873. Earlier, he had served as the 25th United States Secretary of the Treasury in the Abraham Lincoln administration from 1861 to 1864, during the American Civil War. Chase also served as the 23rd...
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82. John Kitzhaber
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
physician
John Albert Kitzhaber is an American former politician and physician who served as the 35th and 37th governor of Oregon from 1995 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2015. In February 2015, shortly after beginning his fourth term, Kitzhaber resigned from office and was replaced by Secretary of State Kate Brown. A member of the Democratic Party, Kitzhaber was...
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83. Fred Rogers
1928-2003 (aged 75)
puppeteer
theologian
television producer
songwriter
educator
Fred McFeely Rogers, known professionally as Mister Rogers, was an American television personality, Presbyterian minister, and author. He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001.
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84. Bob Smith
1879-1950 (aged 71)
surgeon
physician
Robert William Smith was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach (1946–1947) and head men's basketball coach (1935–1942) at Furman University.
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85. Sean Casten
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Sean Thomas Casten is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district. The district covers southwestern Chicago, as well as many of Chicago's inner southwestern suburbs, such as Downers Grove, Wheaton, Lisle, Orland Park, and Western Springs. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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86. Mike Brown
1970-. (aged 56)
basketball coach
basketball player
Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial arts trainer and former fighter who is the head MMA coach for American Top Team. As a mixed martial arts fighter, Brown was a former WEC Featherweight Champion and also competed in the Featherweight division of the UFC before retiring in 2014 to become a full-time MMA coach. He is the head...
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87. Mark Brzezinski
1965-. (aged 61)
diplomat
lawyer
Mark Francis Brzezinski is an American lawyer who served as the United States Ambassador to Poland from 2022 to 2025. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to Sweden from 2011 to 2015 under President Barack Obama.
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88. Harmeet Dhillon
1969-. (aged 57)
civil servant
lawyer
Harmeet Kaur Dhillon is an Indian-American lawyer and Republican Party official serving as the U.S. assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division since 2025. She is the former vice chair of the California Republican Party and a former Republican National Committeewoman for California.
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89. Angus King
1944-. (aged 82)
television presenter
entrepreneur
co-producer
business executive
lawyer
Angus Stanley King Jr. is an American lawyer and politician who has served since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Maine. A political independent, he served from 1995 to 2003 as the 72nd governor of Maine.
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90. Laura Ingraham
1963-. (aged 63)
jurist
radio personality
lawyer
law clerk
journalist
Laura Anne Ingraham is an American conservative television presenter. She has been the host of The Ingraham Angle on Fox News Channel since October 2017, and is the editor-in-chief of LifeZette. She formerly hosted the nationally syndicated radio show The Laura Ingraham Show.
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91. Charles Eastman
1858-1939 (aged 81)
ombudsman
writer
autobiographer
folklorist
physician
Charles Alexander Eastman was an American physician, writer, and social reformer. He was "one of the most prolific authors and speakers on Sioux ethnohistory and American Indian affairs" in the early 20th century.
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92. Alev Alatlı
1944-2024 (aged 80)
columnist
journalist
philosopher
translator
economist
Alev Alatlı was a Turkish columnist, bestselling novelist, academic and economist.
93. Timothy Geithner
1961-. (aged 65)
banker
economist
politician
Timothy Franz Geithner is an American former central banker who served as the 75th United States secretary of the treasury under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. He was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2003 to 2009, following service in the Clinton administration. Since March 2014, he has served as president and chairman...
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94. Connie Britton
1967-. (aged 59)
film actor
stage actor
television actor
singer
actor
Connie Britton is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She gained prominence for her roles in the television series Spin City (1996–2000), The West Wing (2001), and 24 (2006). Further recognition came for starring as Tami Taylor in Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), Vivien Harmon in American Horror Story: Murder...
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95. Dr. Seuss
1904-1991 (aged 87)
producer
writer
illustrator
animator
poet
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American children's author, illustrator, animator, and cartoonist. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time...
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96. Elizaveta Glinka
1962-2016 (aged 54)
public figure
human rights defender
socialite
physician
Elizaveta Petrovna Glinka was a Russian medical doctor and public figure who founded the Spravedlivaya Pomoshch (Fair Care) charity. She was accused of abducting children during the Russo-Ukrainian War by some from the Ukrainian government. Glinka died in the crash of a Russian military plane en route to Syria.
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97. Peter Fitzgerald
1960-. (aged 66)
banker
lawyer
politician
Peter Gosselin Fitzgerald is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Illinois. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 1999 to 2005. Fitzgerald defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun in 1998, becoming the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Illinois since Charles Percy twenty years earlier. He had...
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98. Joseph Campbell
1904-1987 (aged 83)
writer
historian
translator
essayist
athletics competitor
Joseph John Campbell was an American writer and the husband of Jean Erdman. He was a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of the human condition. Campbell's best-known work is his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949), in which he discusses his theory of...
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99. Paavo Lipponen
1941-. (aged 85)
writer
politician
Paavo Tapio Lipponen is a Finnish politician and former reporter. He was prime minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003, and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1993 to 2005. He also served as speaker of the Parliament of Finland from 2003 to 2007 and was his party's nominee in the 2012 Finnish presidential election but received...
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100. Luis Abinader
1967-. (aged 59)
economist
businessperson
politician
Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona is a Dominican economist, businessman, and politician who has served as the 54th president of the Dominican Republic since 2020. He was the Modern Revolutionary Party candidate for President of the Dominican Republic in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 general elections.
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