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100 Notable alumni of Georgetown University

Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees

Georgetown University is ranked #79 in the world and #51 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Georgetown University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Georgetown University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Frank McCourt

1. Frank McCourt

1953-. (aged 73)
entrepreneur businessperson
Frank H. McCourt Jr. is an American business executive and philanthropist. As of 2023, he is the executive chairman and former CEO of McCourt Global, owner of French football club Olympique Marseille and founder and executive chairman of international non-profit Project Liberty. He was the owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Dodger Stadium from 2004 to 2012.
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R.F. Kuang

2. R.F. Kuang

1996-. (aged 30)
novelist writer translator
Rebecca F. Kuang is a Chinese-American writer of mostly fantasy novels. She is especially known for her 2022 novel Babel, or the Necessity of Violence, which was placed at the first spot on The New York Times Best Seller list, and won the 2022 Nebula Award for Best Novel. She has also won or been shortlisted for many other awards.
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Ted Lieu

3. Ted Lieu

1969-. (aged 57)
air force officer lawyer politician
Ted Win-Ping Lieu is an American lawyer and politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has represented California's 36th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. He represented the 33rd congressional district from 2015 to 2023. The district includes South Bay and Westside regions of Los Angeles, as well as Beverly Hills, Santa...
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Sadegh Ghotbzadeh

4. Sadegh Ghotbzadeh

1936-1982 (aged 46)
politician
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh was an Iranian politician who served as a close aide of Ayatollah Khomeini during his 1978 exile in France and was foreign minister (30 November 1979 – August 1980) during the Iran hostage crisis following the Iranian Revolution. In 1982, he was executed for allegedly plotting the assassination of Ayatollah Khomeini and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic.
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Peter Strzok

5. Peter Strzok

1970-. (aged 56)
investigator actor
Peter Paul Strzok II is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and former United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent. During his FBI career, he was the Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Division and led the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. He had previously been the chief of the division's Counterespionage Section and...
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Roy Hibbert

6. Roy Hibbert

1986-. (aged 40)
basketball player
Roy Denzil Hibbert is a Jamaican–American former professional basketball player. He is a two–time NBA All–Star, and earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 2014 with the Indiana Pacers. Hibbert was the runner–up for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in the 2013–14 NBA season, placing second behind Joakim Noah.
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Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

7. Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

1988-. (aged 38)
politician military officer
Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian diplomat and politician who serves as the Saudi Arabian Minister of Defense. He was appointed Defense Minister on 27 September 2022. He is a grandson of the founder of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz, the tenth child and ninth son of King Salman, and a younger brother of Crown Prince and...
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James Murray

8. James Murray

1976-. (aged 50)
television actor
James Stephen "Murr" Murray, is an American improvisational comedian, author, and actor from New York. He is a member of The Tenderloins, a comedy troupe also consisting of Brian Quinn, Sal Vulcano, and formerly Joe Gatto. Along with the other members of The Tenderloins, he stars in the television series Impractical Jokers, which premiered in 2011, on TruTV.
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Christine Pelosi

9. Christine Pelosi

1966-. (aged 60)
political adviser
Christine Paule Pelosi is an American Democratic Party political strategist from California. She is the daughter of Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and businessman Paul Pelosi and sister of Alexandra Pelosi. She is running for California State Senate.
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Amerie

10. Amerie

1980-. (aged 46)
dancer model record producer television actor television producer
Amerie Mi Marie Rogers Nicholson is an American singer, songwriter, actress and writer. She has released four studio albums to date: All I Have (2002), Touch (2005), Because I Love It (2007), In Love & War (2009). She is best known for her 2005 single "1 Thing".
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Kara Swisher

11. Kara Swisher

1962-. (aged 64)
columnist podcaster journalist
Kara Anne Swisher is an American journalist. She has covered the business of the internet since 1994. As of 2023, Swisher was a contributing editor at New York Magazine, the host of the podcast On with Kara Swisher, and the co-host of the podcast Pivot.
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John Dingell, Jr

12. John Dingell, Jr

1926-2019 (aged 93)
lawyer research assistant judge politician
John David Dingell Jr. was an American politician from the state of Michigan who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Dingell holds the record as the longest-serving member of Congress in American history.
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Ron Klain

13. Ron Klain

1961-. (aged 65)
civil servant lawyer lobbyist
Ronald Alan Klain is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist who served as White House Chief of Staff under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2023.
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Sumner Redstone

14. Sumner Redstone

1923-2020 (aged 97)
entrepreneur businessperson
Sumner Murray Redstone was an American billionaire businessman and media magnate. He was the founder and chairman of the second incarnation of Viacom, chairman of CBS Corporation (both companies merged in 2019, a year before Redstone's death), and the majority owner and chairman of the National Amusements theater chain.
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Saad Harirị

15. Saad Harirị

1970-. (aged 56)
businessperson politician
Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri is a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020. The son of Rafic Hariri, he founded and has been leading the Future Movement party since 2007. He is seen as "the strongest figurehead" of the March 14 Alliance.
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P. J. Soles

16. P. J. Soles

1950-. (aged 76)
television actor film actor
Pamela Jayne Soles is an American retired actress. She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976) before portraying Lynda van der Klok in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) and Riff Randell in Allan Arkush's Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979).
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Mike Birbiglia

17. Mike Birbiglia

1978-. (aged 48)
comedian screenwriter executive producer film director stand-up comedian
Mike Birbiglia is an American comedian, actor, director, producer and Emmy-nominated writer. He has written and performed a series of award-winning solo shows worldwide. His six solo shows, Sleepwalk With Me, My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, Thank God For Jokes, The New One, The Old Man and the Pool, and The Good Life, enjoyed successful runs on and off Broadway and became...
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Eileen Brennan

18. Eileen Brennan

1932-2013 (aged 81)
singer stage actor television actor actor film actor
Eileen Brennan was an American actress. She made her film debut in the satire Divorce American Style (1967), followed by a supporting role in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971), which earned her a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
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Princess Iman bint Abdullah of Jordan

19. Princess Iman bint Abdullah of Jordan

1996-. (aged 30)
Princess Iman bint Abdullah is a Jordanian princess, the first daughter and second child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan.
Dick Durbin

20. Dick Durbin

1944-. (aged 82)
lawyer professor politician
Richard Joseph Durbin is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin is in his fifth Senate term and has served since 2005 as the Senate Democratic Whip (the second-highest position in the Democratic leadership in the...
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Jeff Green

21. Jeff Green

1986-. (aged 40)
basketball player
Jeffrey Lynn Green is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As of 2025–26, he has played for 11 NBA teams in 18 seasons.
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Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece

22. Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece

1967-. (aged 59)
military officer businessperson aristocrat
Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Prince of Denmark, is a Greek financier who is the former heir apparent to the defunct throne of Greece, becoming the Head of the Royal House of Greece upon his father's death on 10 January 2023. Pavlos was Crown Prince of Greece and heir apparent to the Greek throne from birth until the monarchy's abolition.
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Pat Buchanan

23. Pat Buchanan

1938-. (aged 88)
columnist speechwriter businessperson non-fiction writer politician
Patrick Joseph Buchanan is an American author, political commentator, and politician. He was an assistant and special consultant to U.S. presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. He is an influential figure in the modern paleoconservative movement in the United States.
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Norah O'Donnell

24. Norah O'Donnell

1974-. (aged 52)
journalist news presenter
Norah Morahan O'Donnell is an American television journalist who is a senior correspondent for CBS News and a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes. She is also the host of occasional Person to Person interview specials. Previously, she was the anchor of the CBS Evening News between 2019 and 2025, co-anchor of CBS This Morning between 2012 and 2019, Chief White...
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Aimee Mullins

25. Aimee Mullins

1976-. (aged 50)
actor television actor model film actor athletics competitor
Aimee Mullins is an American athlete, actress, and public speaker. She was born with a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of both of her legs beneath the knee. She is the first amputee to compete against nondisabled athletes in National Collegiate Athletic Association events, and competed in the Paralympic Games in 1996 in Atlanta. In 1999, she began...
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Alonzo Mourning

26. Alonzo Mourning

1970-. (aged 56)
basketball player
Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who has served as vice president of player programs and development for the Miami Heat since June 2009. Mourning played most of his 15-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career for the Heat.
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Savannah Guthrie

27. Savannah Guthrie

1971-. (aged 55)
news presenter lawyer journalist television presenter
Savannah Clark Guthrie is an American broadcast journalist and attorney. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today, a position she has held since July 2012.
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Paul Pelosi

28. Paul Pelosi

1940-. (aged 86)
businessperson
Paul Francis Pelosi Sr. is an American businessman who owns and operates Financial Leasing Services, Inc., a San Francisco–based real estate and venture capital investment and consulting firm. He was the owner of the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He is married to Nancy Pelosi, the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
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Paul Manafort

29. Paul Manafort

1949-. (aged 77)
political adviser politician lobbyist consultant jurist
Paul John Manafort Jr. is an American former lobbyist, political consultant, and attorney. A long-time Republican Party campaign consultant, he chaired the Trump presidential campaign from June to August 2016. Manafort served as an adviser to the U.S. presidential campaigns of Republicans Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and Bob Dole. In 1980, he co-founded the Washington, D.C.–based...
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Brit Marling

30. Brit Marling

1982-. (aged 44)
television actor film director actor writer executive producer
Brit Marling is an American actress and screenwriter. She rose to prominence after starring in several films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including Sound of My Voice (2011), Another Earth (2011), and The East (2013), each of which she co-wrote in addition to playing the lead role. She co-created, wrote, and starred in the mystery series The OA...
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Hussein bin Abdullah, Crown Prince of Jordan

31. Hussein bin Abdullah, Crown Prince of Jordan

1994-. (aged 32)
crown prince
Hussein bin Abdullah al-Hashimi is Crown Prince of Jordan as the eldest son of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania. He is a member of the House of Hashim, the royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is considered to be a 42nd-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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Jonathan Nolan

32. Jonathan Nolan

1976-. (aged 50)
television actor director television producer showrunner writer
Jonathan Nolan is a British and American screenwriter and producer. He is the creator of the CBS science fiction series Person of Interest (2011–2016) and co-creator of the HBO science fiction/Western series Westworld (2016–2022).
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Dikembe Mutombo

33. Dikembe Mutombo

1966-2024 (aged 58)
basketball player
Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo was a Congolese-American professional basketball player who played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "Mount Mutombo" for his defensive prowess, he is commonly regarded as one of the best shot-blockers and defensive players of all time. Outside of basketball, he was known for his humanitarian work.
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Kelly Rohrbach

34. Kelly Rohrbach

1990-. (aged 36)
actor golfer model
Kelly Anne Rohrbach is an American fashion model and actress, best known for her role as C. J. Parker in the film Baywatch.
Patrick Ewing

35. Patrick Ewing

1962-. (aged 64)
coach basketball player basketball coach
Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who is a basketball ambassador for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he spent most of his 17-year playing career as the starting center before ending his playing career with brief stints with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic. Ewing is regarded...
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Carl Reiner

36. Carl Reiner

1922-2020 (aged 98)
film director writer comedian film producer actor
Carl Reiner was an American actor, author, comedian, director and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. His awards and honors include 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999.
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John Mulaney

37. John Mulaney

1982-. (aged 44)
screenwriter television actor stand-up comedian writer actor
John Edmund Mulaney is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Mulaney first rose to prominence for his work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2013, where he contributed to numerous sketches and characters, including Stefon, a recurring character whom he and Bill Hader...
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Nick Kroll

38. Nick Kroll

1978-. (aged 48)
television producer film actor film producer film director voice actor
Nicholas Kroll is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for the FX comedy series The League (2009–2015), creating and starring in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show (2013–2015), and starring in and co-creating the animated Netflix series Big Mouth (2017–2025) and Human Resources (2022–2023) and the Hulu sketch comedy series History of the World, Part II...
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Hunter Biden

39. Hunter Biden

1970-. (aged 56)
lawyer businessperson
Robert Hunter Biden is an American attorney and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden was a founding board member of BHR Partners, a Chinese investment company, in 2013, and later served on the board of Burisma Holdings, one of the largest private natural gas producers in...
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Allen Iverson

40. Allen Iverson

1975-. (aged 51)
basketball player rapper
Allen Ezail Iverson is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as both a shooting guard and point guard. As an NBA rookie with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1997, Iverson was named NBA Rookie of the Year. He was an 11-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star Game MVP...
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Eric Trump

41. Eric Trump

1984-. (aged 42)
television presenter businessperson socialite
Eric Frederick Trump is an American businessman, political activist, and former reality television presenter. He is the third child and second son of U.S. president Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana.
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William Peter Blatty

42. William Peter Blatty

1928-2017 (aged 89)
novelist film producer film director screenwriter prose writer
William Peter Blatty was an American writer, director and producer. He is best known for his 1971 novel The Exorcist and for his screenplay for the 1973 film adaptation. Blatty won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Exorcist, and was nominated for Best Picture as its producer. The film also earned Blatty a Golden Globe Award for...
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J. Edgar Hoover

43. J. Edgar Hoover

1895-1972 (aged 77)
military officer politician lawyer librarian screenwriter
John Edgar Hoover was an American law enforcement administrator who served as the fifth and final director of the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) and the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). President Calvin Coolidge first appointed Hoover as director of the BOI, the predecessor to the FBI, in 1924. After 11 years in the post, Hoover became...
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Terry McAuliffe

44. Terry McAuliffe

1957-. (aged 69)
author lawyer banker politician
Terence Richard McAuliffe is an American businessman and politician who served as the 72nd governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he was co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign, co-chairman of the 1997 Presidential Inaugural Committee, chairman of the 2000 Democratic National Convention, chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to...
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Marilyn Milian

45. Marilyn Milian

1961-. (aged 65)
lecturer lawyer television personality judge politician
Marilyn Milian, known professionally as Judge Milian, is an American television personality, lecturer, retired Florida Circuit Court judge and court-show arbitrator. For 22 seasons from March 12, 2001 to July 21, 2023, Milian starred in the American courtroom television series The People's Court, replacing Jerry Sheindlin. Justice for the People with Judge Milian, where Milian hears cases presented by actors...
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Mazie Hirono

46. Mazie Hirono

1947-. (aged 79)
lawyer writer politician
Mazie Keiko Hirono is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2013 as the junior United States senator from Hawaii. A member of the Democratic Party, Hirono previously served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2007 to 2013. She has been the dean of Hawaii's congressional delegations since 2013, when...
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Avril Haines

47. Avril Haines

1969-. (aged 57)
lawyer official
Avril Danica Haines is an American lawyer who served as the Director of National Intelligence in the Biden administration. She is the first woman to serve in this role. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as Deputy National Security Advisor and deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Obama administration. Prior to her appointment...
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Natalie Wynn

48. Natalie Wynn

1988-. (aged 38)
video essayist proofreader YouTuber film director
Natalie Wynn is an American left-wing YouTuber, political commentator, cultural critic. She is best known for her YouTube channel, ContraPoints, where she creates video essays exploring topics such as politics, gender, ethics, race, and philosophy.
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Pramila Jayapal

49. Pramila Jayapal

1965-. (aged 61)
financial analyst politician
Pramila Jayapal is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Washington's 7th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents most of Seattle, as well as some suburban areas of King County. Jayapal represented the 37th legislative district in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2017. She is the first Indian American woman...
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John Podesta

50. John Podesta

1949-. (aged 77)
lawyer lobbyist politician
John David Podesta Jr. is an American political consultant who served as Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy from 2024 to 2025, having previously served as Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation from 2022 to 2025. Podesta previously served as White House chief of staff to President Bill Clinton from 1998 to...
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Michael Steele

51. Michael Steele

1958-. (aged 68)
columnist lawyer politician
Michael Stephen Steele is an American politician, attorney, and political commentator who served as the seventh lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007 and as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from 2009 until 2011; he was the first African-American to hold either office.
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Steny Hoyer

52. Steny Hoyer

1939-. (aged 87)
lawyer politician
Steny Hamilton Hoyer is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981. From 2003 to 2023, Hoyer was the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives behind Nancy Pelosi. He served twice as House Majority Leader, from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.
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Ahmet Ertegün

53. Ahmet Ertegün

1923-2006 (aged 83)
composer songwriter entrepreneur record producer
Ahmet Ertegun was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter, record executive and philanthropist.
Christine Grady

54. Christine Grady

1952-. (aged 74)
researcher nurse scientist bioethicist nurse
Christine Grady is an American nurse and bioethicist who served as the head of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.
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Jack Lew

55. Jack Lew

1955-. (aged 71)
university teacher lawyer politician
Jacob Joseph Lew is an American attorney and diplomat who served as the 28th United States ambassador to Israel from 2023 to 2025. He was the 76th United States secretary of the treasury from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the 25th White House chief of staff from 2012 to 2013 and as...
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Denis McDonough

56. Denis McDonough

1969-. (aged 57)
civil servant
Denis Richard McDonough is an American government official who served as the 11th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden.
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Claire McCaskill

57. Claire McCaskill

1953-. (aged 73)
prosecutor lawyer politician
Claire Conner McCaskill is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as state auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007. As of 2025, McCaskill is the last Democrat to have represented Missouri in the U.S. Senate.
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Jerome Powell

58. Jerome Powell

1953-. (aged 73)
investment banker lawyer politician
Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell is an American central banker who has been the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018. He was previously both a lawyer and investment banker in the private sector before entering public service.
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Donald Rumsfeld

59. Donald Rumsfeld

1932-2021 (aged 89)
defence minister military officer diplomat author politician
Donald Henry Rumsfeld was an American politician, businessman, and naval officer who served as the 13th United States secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford, and again as the 21st secretary of defense from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He was both the youngest and the oldest secretary of defense. Additionally, Rumsfeld was...
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Josh Shapiro

60. Josh Shapiro

1973-. (aged 53)
lawyer politician
Joshua David Shapiro is an American politician and lawyer serving since 2023 as the 48th governor of Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023 and served on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017.
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Chris Sacca

61. Chris Sacca

1975-. (aged 51)
entrepreneur investor
Christopher Sacca is an American venture investor, company advisor, entrepreneur, and lawyer. He is the proprietor of Lowercase Capital, a venture capital fund in the United States that has invested in seed and early-stage technology companies such as Twitter, Uber, Instagram, Twilio, and Kickstarter, investments that resulted in his placement as No. 2 on Forbes' Midas List: Top Tech Investors...
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Hakeem Jeffries

62. Hakeem Jeffries

1970-. (aged 56)
clerk lawyer politician
Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American politician and attorney who has served as House minority leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. Currently in his seventh term, Jeffries has been the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013 and served three terms as a member of the New York State Assembly from 2007 to...
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Alexander Haig

63. Alexander Haig

1924-2010 (aged 86)
businessperson army officer diplomat politician
Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House chief of staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to and in between these cabinet-level positions, he was a general in the U.S. Army, serving first as the vice chief of staff of the Army...
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David Petraeus

64. David Petraeus

1952-. (aged 74)
politician military officer
David Howell Petraeus is a retired United States Army general who served as the fourth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from September 2011 until his resignation in November 2012. Prior to his assuming the directorship of the CIA, Petraeus served 37 years in the United States Army. His last assignments in the Army were as commander of the...
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

65. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

1929-1994 (aged 65)
literary editor model writer socialite journalist
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis, also known as Jackie Kennedy, and as Jackie O following her second marriage, was the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. She was regarded as an international icon for her unique fashion choices, and her work as a cultural ambassador of the United States...
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Maria Shriver

66. Maria Shriver

1955-. (aged 71)
women's rights activist children's writer news presenter journalist actor
Maria Owings Shriver is an American journalist, author, a member of the prominent Shriver and Kennedy families, former First Lady of California, and the founder of the non-profit organization The Women's Alzheimer's Movement. She was married to actor and former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, with whom she had four children, before separating in 2011 and divorcing in 2021.
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Mick Mulvaney

67. Mick Mulvaney

1967-. (aged 59)
economist real estate developer lawyer politician
John Michael "Mick" Mulvaney is an American politician who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 2017 to 2020, and as acting White House chief of staff from 2019 to 2020. Prior to his appointments to the Trump administration, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Prince Hashem bin Al-Hussein of Jordan

68. Prince Hashem bin Al-Hussein of Jordan

1981-. (aged 45)
military personnel
Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein is the younger of the two sons of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. In her autobiography, Queen Noor states that Hashim was named after the clan of Hashim (Banu Hashim), the clan to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad and King Hussein belong. He is in the line of succession to the Jordanian throne.
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Lisa Murkowski

69. Lisa Murkowski

1957-. (aged 69)
lawyer politician
Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from the state of Alaska, having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman to represent Alaska in the U.S. Congress and is the Senate's second-most senior Republican woman. Murkowski became dean of Alaska's congressional delegation upon Representative Don Young's death.
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Ivanka Trump

70. Ivanka Trump

1981-. (aged 45)
television presenter non-fiction writer model fashion designer politician
Ivana Marie "Ivanka" Trump is an American businesswoman. She is the second child of U.S. President Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana Trump. Ivanka was a presidential advisor in her father's first administration (2017–2021), and also the director of the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship.
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Bradley Cooper

71. Bradley Cooper

1975-. (aged 51)
stage actor film director actor film producer film actor
Bradley Charles Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Grammy Awards. In addition, he has been nominated for twelve Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list three times and on Time's list of the...
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Alice Paul

72. Alice Paul

1885-1977 (aged 92)
women's rights activist jurist suffragette
Alice Stokes Paul was an American Quaker, suffragette, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the foremost leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits sex discrimination in the right to vote. Paul initiated, and along with Lucy Burns and others, strategized events such as the Woman Suffrage Procession...
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Mac McClung

73. Mac McClung

1999-. (aged 27)
basketball player
Matthew Ford "Mac" McClung is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He was a consensus three-star recruit and among the highest-ranked high school...
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Adel al-Jubeir

74. Adel al-Jubeir

1962-. (aged 64)
diplomat politician
Adel bin Ahmad al-Jubeir is a Saudi diplomat serving as the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 2018. He also serves as a Member of the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia and has been the Climate Affairs Envoy since 2022. Notably, he is the second non-royal to hold the office of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,...
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Lyndon B. Johnson

75. Lyndon B. Johnson

1908-1973 (aged 65)
statesperson teacher husbandry worker politician
Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, under whom he had served as the 37th vice president from 1961 to 1963. A Southern Democrat, Johnson previously represented Texas in Congress for over 23 years, first as a...
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Joseph F. Dunford, Jr

76. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr

1955-. (aged 71)
military officer
Joseph Francis Dunford Jr. is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2019. He was the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps. Dunford is the first Marine Corps officer to serve in four different four-star positions; the others include commander of...
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Kirstjen Nielsen

77. Kirstjen Nielsen

1972-. (aged 54)
official
Kirstjen Michele Nielsen is an American attorney who served as United States secretary of homeland security from 2017 to 2019. She is a former principal White House deputy chief of staff to President Donald Trump and was chief of staff to John F. Kelly during his tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Steve Bannon

78. Steve Bannon

1953-. (aged 73)
banker investment banker political adviser strategist politician
Stephen Kevin Bannon is an American media executive, political strategist, pundit and former investment banker. He served as the White House's chief strategist for the first seven months of President Donald Trump's first administration before Trump fired him. He is a former executive chairman of Breitbart News. Since 2019, Bannon has hosted the War Room podcast.
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Robert Gates

79. Robert Gates

1943-. (aged 83)
air force officer politician
Robert Michael Gates is an American intelligence analyst and university president who has served as the 24th Chancellor of the College of William and Mary since 2012. He previously served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011 and as the 15th director of central intelligence from 1991 to 1993.
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Greta Van Susteren

80. Greta Van Susteren

1954-. (aged 72)
television presenter lawyer journalist
Greta Conway Van Susteren is an American journalist, lawyer, and television news anchor for Newsmax TV. She was previously on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. She hosted Fox News's On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren for 14 years (2002–2016) before departing for MSNBC, where she hosted For the Record with Greta for roughly six months in 2017. On June...
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James Soong

81. James Soong

1942-. (aged 84)
politician
Soong Chu-yu, also known by his English name James Soong, is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who is the founder and chairman of the People First Party. Soong was the first and only elected governor of Taiwan Province from 1994 and 1998, after which he became a perennial candidate in Taiwanese politics.
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Chiang Hsiao-yen

82. Chiang Hsiao-yen

1942-. (aged 84)
diplomat politician
Chiang Hsiao-yen, also known by his English name John Chiang, formerly surnamed Chang (章; Zhāng), is a Taiwanese politician affiliated with the Kuomintang. He is the speculated illegitimate son of Chiang Ching-kuo, former leader of the Republic of China, which would make him the grandson of Chiang Kai-shek.
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

83. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

1947-. (aged 79)
university teacher economist politician
Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo, often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010. She is the longest-serving president since Ferdinand Marcos. Before her presidency, she was the 10th vice president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada, becoming the...
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Rui Matsukawa

84. Rui Matsukawa

1971-. (aged 55)
diplomat politician
Rui Arai is a Japanese politician and diplomat who serves as a member of the House of Councillors representing the Liberal Democratic Party. She previously served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office. She is the wife of diplomat Yūsuke Arai.
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Sadako Ogata

85. Sadako Ogata

1927-2019 (aged 92)
diplomat political scientist university teacher
Sadako Ogata, née Nakamura, was a Japanese academic, diplomat, author, administrator, and professor emerita at the Roman Catholic Sophia University. She was widely known as the head of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from 1991 to 2000, as well as in her capacities as Chair of the UNICEF Executive Board from 1978 to 1979...
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Wang Yi

86. Wang Yi

1953-. (aged 73)
diplomat politician
Wang Yi is a Chinese diplomat and politician who is the Director of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission Office and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Laura Kuenssberg

87. Laura Kuenssberg

1976-. (aged 50)
journalist television presenter
Laura Juliet Kuenssberg is a British journalist who presents the BBC's Sunday morning politics show. She was succeeded as Political Editor of BBC News by Chris Mason.
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Tiffany Trump

88. Tiffany Trump

1993-. (aged 33)
model Internet celebrity sociologist singer
Tiffany Ariana Trump is the fourth child of U.S. president Donald Trump and his only child with his second wife, Marla Maples.
Kayleigh McEnany

89. Kayleigh McEnany

1988-. (aged 38)
writer spokesperson political pundit news presenter
Kayleigh Michelle McEnany is an American political commentator, media personality, and former political spokesperson who served as the 33rd White House press secretary during the first Trump administration from 2020 to 2021.
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Abdullah II of Jordan

90. Abdullah II of Jordan

1962-. (aged 64)
monarch
Abdullah II is the King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally regarded a 41st-generation direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad.
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Bill Clinton

91. Bill Clinton

1946-. (aged 80)
lawyer diplomat autobiographer jurist governor
William Jefferson Clinton is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the attorney general of Arkansas from 1977 to 1979 and as the governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, and again from 1983 to 1992. His centrist...
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Jon Ossoff

92. Jon Ossoff

1987-. (aged 39)
investigative journalist film producer chief executive officer politician
Thomas Jonathan Ossoff is an American politician who has served as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the youngest incumbent U.S. senator. Before his election to Congress, he was a documentary and investigative filmmaker.
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Felipe VI of Spain

93. Felipe VI of Spain

1968-. (aged 58)
sovereign military officer
Felipe VI is King of Spain, having reigned since 19 June 2014.
David Muir

94. David Muir

1973-. (aged 53)
journalist
David Jason Muir is an American journalist and anchor for ABC World News Tonight and co-anchor of the ABC News magazine 20/20, part of the news department of the ABC broadcast-television network, based in New York City. Muir previously served as the weekend anchor and primary substitute anchor on ABC's World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer before succeeding her on...
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Dalia Grybauskaitė

95. Dalia Grybauskaitė

1956-. (aged 70)
economist diplomat university teacher politician
Dalia Grybauskaitė is a Lithuanian politician who served as the eighth president of Lithuania from 2009 to 2019. She is the first and so far only woman to hold the position and in 2014 she became the first President of Lithuania to be reelected for a second consecutive term.
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José Manuel Durão Barroso

96. José Manuel Durão Barroso

1956-. (aged 70)
politician economist
José Manuel Durão Barroso is a Portuguese politician and law professor. He served as the prime minister of Portugal from 2002 to 2004 and as the president of the European Commission from 2004 to 2014.
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Taro Kono

97. Taro Kono

1963-. (aged 63)
university teacher politician
Taro Kono is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister for Digital Transformation from 2022 to 2024. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), he previously served as Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform from 2015 to 2016 and from 2020 to 2021, and was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense under Prime Minister...
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Patrick Leahy

98. Patrick Leahy

1940-. (aged 86)
state's attorney lawyer politician
Patrick Leahy was the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
Iván Duque

99. Iván Duque

1976-. (aged 50)
lawyer writer politician
Iván Duque Márquez ODB ODSC OSP GOM CYC OSC OMDSM GColIH is a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the president of Colombia from 2018 to 2022. He was elected as the candidate from the Democratic Centre Party in the 2018 Colombian presidential election. Backed by his mentor, former president and powerful senator Álvaro Uribe, he was elected despite...
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Mikie Sherrill

100. Mikie Sherrill

1972-. (aged 54)
naval officer helicopter pilot politician prosecutor
Rebecca Michelle Sherrill is an American politician, former naval officer, and former federal prosecutor serving since 2026 as the 57th governor of New Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected governor in 2025, defeating Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli. Sherrill is New Jersey's second female governor (after Christine Todd Whitman) and first female Democratic governor, as well as...
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