EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded in 1754 as King's College.

• Columbia Business School
• Columbia Law School
• Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Location:
Manhattan, NY

Founding Date:
1754

Motto:
In lumine tuo videbimus lumen

Team:
Lions

Mascot:
Royal Lion

Enrollment:
24,000

Official Website:
http://www.columbia.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Max Abramovitz	Architect	23-May-1908	12-Sep-2004	Designed UN Headquarters
Dan Abrams	Journalist	20-May-1966		Host of MSNBC's The Abrams Report
Joel Ackerman	Business	c. 1965		Partner, Warburg Pincus
Edie Adams	Actor	16-Apr-1925	15-Oct-2008	Lover Come Back
Felix Adler	Educator	13-Aug-1851	24-Apr-1933	Ethical Culture
Mortimer J. Adler	Philosopher	28-Dec-1902	28-Jun-2001	How to Read a Book
Casey Affleck	Actor	12-Aug-1975		Ben Affleck's brother
Herbert Agar	Journalist	29-Sep-1897	24-Nov-1980	The People's Choice
James F. Albaugh	Business	31-May-1950		EVP at Boeing
Mitch Albom	Novelist	23-May-1958		Tuesdays with Morrie
Madeleine Albright	Diplomat	15-May-1937		Bill Clinton's Secretary of State
Hafizullah Amin	Head of State	1-Aug-1929	27-Dec-1979	President of Afghanistan, 1979
Laurie Anderson	Performance Artist	5-Jun-1947		Tape bow violinist and performance artist
Regina M. Anderson	Playwright	21-May-1901	5-Feb-1993	Climbing Jacob's Ladder
Roone Arledge	Sports Figure	8-Jul-1931	5-Dec-2002	Created Wide World of Sports
Michael Armacost	Diplomat	15-Apr-1937		US Ambassador to Japan, 1989-93
Edwin H. Armstrong	Inventor	18-Dec-1890	31-Jan-1954	Inventor of FM radio
Morten Arntzen	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Overseas Shipholding Group
Kenneth J. Arrow	Economist	23-Aug-1921		Social Choice and Individual Values
John Ashbery	Poet	28-Jul-1927		Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
Isaac Asimov	Author	2-Jan-1920	6-Apr-1992	Foundation
William Waldorf Astor	Publisher	31-Mar-1848	18-Oct-1919	The Observer
Paul Auster	Novelist	3-Feb-1947		New York Trilogy
Richard Avedon	Photographer	13-May-1923	1-Oct-2004	Photographer of the human predicament
Oswald Avery	Biologist	21-Oct-1877	20-Feb-1955	Antibodies and DNA
Richard Axel	Scientist	2-Jul-1946		Odorant receptors and olfactory organization
Bill Ayers	Activist	1944		Weather Underground
John Backus	Computer Programmer	3-Dec-1924	17-Mar-2007	Inventor of BNF, led FORTRAN team
Ian Ballantine	Publisher	15-Feb-1916	9-Mar-1995	Paperback magnate
Richard C. Barkley	Diplomat	23-Dec-1932		US Ambassador to East Germany, 1988-90
Harry Barnes	Diplomat	5-Jun-1926		US Ambassador to Chile, 1985-88
William Barr	Government	23-May-1950		US Attorney General, 1991-93
Maryanne Trump Barry	Judge	5-Apr-1937		3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert L. Barry	Diplomat	28-Aug-1934		US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1992-95
Jacqueline K. Barton	Chemist	7-May-1952		Professor of Chemistry at CalTech
Jacques Barzun	Historian	30-Nov-1907		From Dawn to Decadence
J. T. Battenberg III	Business	1944		CEO of Delphi, 1998-2005
Vincent M. Battle	Diplomat	1940		US Ambassador to Lebanon, 2001-04
Charles A. Beard	Historian	27-Nov-1874	1-Sep-1948	The Rise of American Civilization
Carl Becker	Historian	7-Sep-1873	10-Apr-1945	Everyman His Own Historian
William Beebe	Scientist	29-Jul-1877	4-Jun-1962	Ocean explorer
Marek Belka	Head of State	9-Jan-1952		Prime Minister of Poland, 2004-05
Daniel Bell	Sociologist	10-May-1919		The End of Ideology
Baruj Benacerraf	Scientist	29-Oct-1920		Gene control of HLA antigens
Richard Benedick	Diplomat	?		US negotiator to the Montreal Protocol
Ruth Benedict	Anthropologist	5-Jun-1887	17-Sep-1948	Anthropologist, Patterns of Culture
Medea Benjamin	Activist	10-Sep-1952		CODEPINK, Global Exchange cofounder
Gwendolyn Bennett	Author	8-Jul-1902	30-May-1981	Harlem Renaissance writer
Gertrude Berg	Radio Personality	3-Oct-1899	14-Sep-1966	The Goldbergs
Thomas Berger	Novelist	20-Jul-1924		Little Big Man
Sune K. Bergström	Scientist	10-Jan-1916	15-Aug-2004	Prostaglandins
John Berryman	Poet	25-Oct-1914	7-Jan-1972	Homage to Mistress Bradstreet
Hakim Bey	Author	1945		Temporary Autonomous Zone
Kathryn Bigelow	Film Director	27-Nov-1951		Strange Days
Poultney Bigelow	Author	10-Sep-1855	28-May-1954	The German Struggle for Liberty
Jeffrey L. Bleustein	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Harley-Davidson, 1997-2005
James Blish	Author	23-May-1921	30-Jul-1975	Cities in Flight
Hans Blix	Government	28-Jun-1928		Weapons inspector before Iraq War
Konrad Bloch	Scientist	21-Jan-1912	15-Oct-2000	Cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism
Baruch S. Blumberg	Scientist	28-Jul-1925		Hepatitis B vaccine
Louis D. Boccardi	Journalist	c. 1938		CEO of Associated Press, 1985-2003
Avis Bohlen	Diplomat	20-Apr-1940		US Ambassador to Bulgaria, 1996-99
Sorrell Booke	Actor	4-Jan-1930	11-Feb-1994	Boss Hogg on Dukes of Hazzard
Pat Boone	Singer	1-Jun-1934		Whitens up those black songs
Ari Bousbib	Business	c. 1962		President of Otis Elevator
John Bowe	Author	1964		Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor
Albert H. Bowker	Educator	8-Sep-1919	20-Jan-2008	Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1971-80
Erskine Bowles	Government	8-Aug-1945		Clinton's Chief of Staff
Jesse Bradford	Actor	28-May-1979		Clockstoppers
Gloria Brame	Author	20-Aug-1955		Clinical sexologist
Aurelia E. Brazeal	Diplomat	24-Nov-1943		US Ambassador to Ethiopia, 2002-05
Jenne K. Britell	Business	c. 1942		Structured Ventures, Inc.
Geraldine Brooks	Novelist	1955		March
Joyce Brothers	Psychologist	20-Sep-1928		Pop psychologist
Harold Brown	Government	19-Sep-1927		US Secretary of Defense, 1977-81
L. Dean Brown	Diplomat	21-Aug-1920	2-May-2001	US Ambassador to Jordan, 1970-73
Robert L. Brown	Judge	30-Jun-1941		Justice, Arkansas Supreme Court
Frank Bruni	Journalist	31-Oct-1964		New York Times food critic
Charles F. Brush III	Archaeologist	3-Apr-1923	1-Jun-2006	Explorers Club president 1978-81
Robert Brustein	Educator	21-Apr-1927		Founder, American Reportory Theatre
Pat Buchanan	Columnist	2-Nov-1938		Crossfire
Algis Budrys	Author	9-Jan-1931		Rogue Moon
Warren Buffett	Business	30-Aug-1930		Billionaire in Omaha
Elisabeth Bumiller	Journalist	c. 1955		New York Times Washington correspondent
Raymond Burghardt	Diplomat	1945		US Ambassador to Vietnam, 2002-04
Kenneth Burke	Critic	5-May-1897	19-Nov-1993	Language as Symbolic Action
Arthur F. Burns	Economist	27-Apr-1904	6-Jun-1987	Chairman of the Federal Reserve, 1970-78
Ursula M. Burns	Business	20-Sep-1958		President of Xerox
Raymond Burr	Actor	21-May-1917	12-Sep-1993	Perry Mason
Frederick Busch	Novelist	1-Aug-1941	23-Feb-2006	Don't Tell Anyone
Patricia A. Butenis	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Bangladesh, 2006-08
Addie J. Butler	Religion	1946		Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Nicholas Murray Butler	Educator	2-Apr-1862	7-Dec-1947	President of Columbia University
Daniel E. Button	Politician	1-Nov-1917	7-Mar-2009	Congressman from New York, 1967-71
Thomas Cahill	Author	1940		How the Irish Saved Civilization
Mary Calderone	Activist	1-Jul-1904	24-Oct-1998	Questions and Answers about Love and Sex
Bill Campbell	Business	31-Aug-1940		Chairman of Intuit
Joseph Campbell	Author	26-Mar-1904	31-Oct-1987	The Power of Myth
Eric Cantor	Politician	6-Jun-1963		Congressman, Virginia 7th
Richard G. Capen	Publisher	c. 1935		US Ambassador to Spain, 1992-93
Demetrios James Caraley	Business	22-Jun-1932		President, Academy of Political Science
Ernesto Cardenal	Poet	20-Jan-1925		Liberation theologist, important Nicaraguan poet
Benjamin Cardozo	Judge	24-May-1870	9-Jul-1938	US Supreme Court Justice, 1932-38
Gene R. Carter	Educator	c. 1940		Executive Director, ASCD
Helena Carter	Actor	24-Aug-1923	11-Jan-2000	Invaders from Mars
Hodding Carter III	Journalist	7-Apr-1935		Carter Administration mouthpiece
Peter Cartwright	Business	1930		CEO of Calpine, 1984-2005
Robert B. Catell	Business	1-Feb-1937		CEO of KeySpan, 1998-2007
Bennett Cerf	Publisher	25-May-1898	27-Aug-1971	Founder of Random House
Whittaker Chambers	Author	1-Apr-1901	9-Jul-1961	Accuser of Alger Hiss
Elaine Chao	Government	26-Mar-1953		US Secretary of Labor
Jerome Charyn	Novelist	13-May-1937		The Good Policeman
Shirley Chisholm	Politician	30-Nov-1924	1-Jan-2005	First black woman elected to US House
Lisa Cholodenko	Film Director	5-Jun-1964		Laurel Canyon
Kenneth B. Clark	Psychologist	14-Jul-1914	1-May-2005	Dark Ghetto: Dilemmas of Social Power
Robert C. Clark	Educator	c. 1944		Dean of Harvard Law School, 1989-2003
William Clark, Jr.	Diplomat	12-Oct-1930		US Ambassador to India, 1989-92
Lucille Clifton	Poet	27-Jun-1936		Good Woman
De Witt Clinton	Politician	2-Mar-1769	11-Feb-1828	Twice Governor of New York
Richard Cohen	Columnist	1941		Washington Post columnist
Roy Cohn	Government	20-Feb-1927	2-Aug-1986	Joseph McCarthy's henchman
James S. Coleman	Sociologist	12-May-1926	25-Mar-1995	Foundations of Social Theory
Barry Commoner	Biologist	28-May-1917		Science and Survival
Bill Condon	Film Director	22-Oct-1955		Gods and Monsters
Morgan Conway	Actor	16-Mar-1903	16-Nov-1981	Dick Tracy
Robin Cook	Novelist	4-May-1940		Coma
Leon N. Cooper	Physicist	28-Feb-1930		BCS Theory of Superconductivity
Matthew Cooper	Journalist	c. 1962		Reluctant to name Plame leak source
André F. Cournand	Scientist	24-Sep-1895	19-Feb-1988	Cardiac catheterization
Norman Cousins	Author	24-Jun-1912	30-Nov-1990	Editor of The Saturday Review
Monica Crowley	Pundit	19-Sep-1968		Conservative commentator on FOX News
Heidi Cullen	TV Personality	c. 1971		The Climate Code
Edward Dahlberg	Novelist	22-Jul-1900	27-Feb-1977	Because I Was Flesh
Jonathan Daniels	Government	26-Apr-1902	6-Nov-1981	FDR and Truman's press secretary
Borzou Daragahi	Journalist	?		Los Angeles Times reporter
Robert J. Darnall	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Inland Steel, 1992-98
Eugene I. Davis	Business	c. 1953		Pirinate Consulting Group
Ossie Davis	Actor	18-Dec-1917	4-Feb-2005	Do The Right Thing
Brian De Palma	Film Director	11-Sep-1940		Carrie
Karl Dean	Politician	20-Sep-1955		Mayor of Nashville
Rosa DeLauro	Politician	2-Mar-1943		Congresswoman, Connecticut 3rd
Christopher W. Dell	Diplomat	1956		US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, 2004-07
Brian Dennehy	Actor	9-Jul-1938		First Blood
William T. Dillard	Business	2-Sep-1914	8-Feb-2002	Founder of Dillard's
T. G. Dobzhansky	Scientist	25-Jan-1900	18-Dec-1975	Genetics and the Origin of Species
E. L. Doctorow	Author	6-Jan-1931		The Book of Daniel
Troy Donahue	Actor	27-Jan-1936	2-Sep-2001	A Summer Place
Timothy Donnelly	Poet	1969		Twenty-Seven Props
Wild Bill Donovan	Government	1-Jan-1883	8-Feb-1959	Founded the OSS
Paul H. Douglas	Politician	26-Mar-1892	24-Sep-1976	US Senator from Illinois, 1949-67
Hugh Downs	Journalist	14-Feb-1921		20/20
Charles Drew	Doctor	3-Jun-1904	1-Apr-1950	First to separate blood plasma
Michael Drosnin	Journalist	c. 1944		The Bible Code
Daniel C. Drucker	Engineer	1918	25-Aug-2001	Drucker's stability postulate
Tan Dun	Composer	18-Aug-1957		Heaven, Earth, Mankind
Charles F. Dunbar	Diplomat	1-Apr-1931		US Ambassador to Yemen, 1988-91
James F. Dunnigan	Historian	Aug-1943		Military historian, wargame designer
Max Eastman	Author	12-Jan-1883	25-Mar-1969	Socialist writer, later embraced McCarthyism
Fred Ebb	Musician	8-Apr-1935	11-Sep-2004	Top Broadway lyricist
Martin L. Edelman	Attorney	c. 1941		Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Niles Eldredge	Paleontologist	25-Aug-1943		Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium
Ray Eliot	Football	13-Jun-1905	24-Feb-1980	Illini Head Coach, 1942-59
Albert Ellis	Psychologist	27-Sep-1913	24-Jul-2007	Rational emotive behavior therapy
Richard T. Ely	Economist	13-Apr-1854	4-Oct-1943	Introduction to Political Economy
Richard Epstein	Scholar	17-Apr-1943		Takings
Bonnie Erbe	TV Personality	?		Host of To the Contrary
Weeb Ewbank	Football	6-May-1907	17-Nov-1998	Head Coach, Baltimore Colts and NY Jets
Meyer Feldberg	Educator	17-Mar-1942		Dean of Columbia Business School, 1989-2004
Lawrence Ferlinghetti	Poet	24-Mar-1919		A Coney Island of the Mind
Howard Fineman	Journalist	c. 1948		Newsweek chief political analyst
Hamilton Fish	Politician	3-Aug-1808	7-Sep-1893	US Secretary of State, 1869-77
Dorothy Canfield Fisher	Author	17-Feb-1879	9-Nov-1958	Understood Betsy
Alan H. Fishman	Business	c. 1946		Meridian Capital Group
Steven S. Fishman	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Big Lots
Val Fitch	Physicist	10-Mar-1923		Time not necessarily reversible
James Florio	Politician	29-Aug-1937		Governor of New Jersey, 1990-94
Robert W. Fogel	Economist	1-Jul-1926		Cliometrics
Matthew Fox	Actor	14-Jul-1966		Jack on Lost
David Freddoso	Journalist	c. 1976		National Review Online
J. Richard Fredericks	Business	1945		US Ambassador to Switzerland, 1999-2001
Hugo Fregonese	Film Director	8-Apr-1908	17-Jan-1987	Old Shatterhand
Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.	Politician	17-Jan-1916		Congressman from New Jersey, 1953-75
Daniel Fried	Diplomat	1952		US Asst. Secy. of State for European Affairs
Milton Friedman	Economist	31-Jul-1912	16-Nov-2006	1976 Nobel Prize for Economics
Robert L. Friedman	Business	c. 1942		Managing Partner, Blackstone Group
Ira H. Fuchs	Administrator	?		Founder of BITNET
Klaus Fuchs	Physicist	29-Dec-1911	28-Jan-1988	Manhattan Project scientist, spy for USSR
Susan Fuhrman	Educator	c. 1943		President, Teachers College, Columbia
Allen Funt	Film/TV Producer	16-Sep-1914	5-Sep-1999	Producer and host of Candid Camera
Dan Futterman	Actor	8-Jun-1967		Vincent on Judging Amy
Clarence Gaines	Basketball	21-May-1923	18-Apr-2005	Winston-Salem Head Coach, 1946-93
Martin Garbus	Attorney	8-Aug-1934		Attorney for Lenny Bruce
Art Garfunkel	Singer/Songwriter	5-Nov-1941		Simon and Garfunkel
Jason Garrett	Football	28-Mar-1966		Dallas Cowboys OC
Lorraine Gary	Actor	16-Aug-1937		Jaws
Peter Gay	Historian	20-Jun-1923		The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
Gordon Gee	Educator	2-Feb-1944		President, Ohio State University
Lou Gehrig	Baseball	19-Jun-1903	2-Jun-1941	Played 2,130 consecutive games
Philip H. Geier, Jr.	Business	22-Feb-1935		CEO of Interpublic Group, 1980-2000
Julius Genachowski	Government	19-Aug-1962		FCC Chairman nominee
Vitas Gerulaitis	Tennis	26-Jul-1954	18-Sep-1994	Tennis champ
Allen Ginsberg	Poet	3-Jun-1926	5-Apr-1997	Howl!
Nikki Giovanni	Poet	7-Jun-1943		Black Feeling, Black Talk
Robert Giroux	Publisher	8-Apr-1914	5-Sep-2008	Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nathan Glazer	Pundit	25-Feb-1923		Co-Editor, The Public Interest
Thomas H. Glocer	Business	8-Oct-1959		CEO of Reuters Group
Louise Glück	Author	22-Apr-1943		The Wild Iris
Susan Golding	Politician	18-Aug-1945		Mayor of San Diego, 1992-2000
William Goldman	Novelist	12-Aug-1931		Marathon Man, Princess Bride
Harvey J. Goldschmid	Government	6-May-1940		SEC Commissioner, 2002-05
Matt Gonzalez	Politician	4-Jun-1965		Progressive politician, activist
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Actor	17-Feb-1981		Third Rock From the Sun
Gordon Gould	Physicist	17-Jul-1920	16-Sep-2005	Invented the laser
Stephen Jay Gould	Biologist	10-Sep-1941	20-May-2002	Evolutionary biologist and paleontologist
Henry F. Grady	Economist	12-Feb-1882	14-Sep-1957	First US Ambassador to India, 1947-48
Gerrit Graham	Actor	27-Nov-1949		Class Reunion
Patricia A. Graham	Educator	1935		Dean of Harvard GSE, 1982-91
Mike Gravel	Politician	13-May-1930		US Senator from Alaska, 1969-81
Alan Greenspan	Economist	6-Mar-1926		Federal Reserve Chairman, 1987-2006
Judd Gregg	Politician	14-Feb-1947		US Senator from New Hampshire
Robert H. Grubbs	Chemist	27-Feb-1942		Metathesis
Jack Grubman	Business	8-Oct-1953		Shady-dealings securities analyst
Ursula K. Le Guin	Novelist	21-Oct-1929		The Left Hand of Darkness
Alan Guth	Physicist	27-Feb-1947		Inflationary theory
Samuel Guthrie	Doctor	1782	19-Oct-1848	Discovered chloroform
Maggie Gyllenhaal	Actor	16-Nov-1977		Secretary
James C. Hagerty	Government	9-May-1909	11-Apr-1981	Eisenhower's press secretary
Rosanne Haggerty	Administrator	c. 1960		Common Ground Community
Alexander Haig	Government	2-Dec-1924		US Secretary of State, 1981-82
Suzanne K. Hale	Diplomat	21-Apr-1948		US Ambassador to Micronesia
Jane Hall	Journalist	?		Fox News Watch commentator
William Stewart Halsted	Doctor	23-Sep-1852	7-Sep-1922	Father of American surgery
Alexander Hamilton	Government	11-Jan-1757	12-Jul-1804	Primary author of The Federalist Papers
Armand Hammer	Business	21-May-1898	10-Dec-1990	Soviet agent of influence
Oscar Hammerstein	Musician	12-Jul-1895	23-Aug-1960	Rodgers and Hammerstein
Donna Hanover	Radio Personality	13-Feb-1950		WOR Radio Morning Co-Host, NYC
James E. Hansen	Scientist	29-Mar-1941		Greenhouse effect and global warming
Phil Hardberger	Politician	27-Jul-1934		Mayor of San Antonio
Elizabeth Hardwick	Critic	27-Jul-1916	2-Dec-2007	Seduction and Betrayal
Ed Harris	Actor	28-Nov-1950		The Rock
Marvin Harris	Anthropologist	18-Aug-1927	25-Oct-2001	Anthropological historian
C. Lowell Harriss	Economist	2-Aug-1912		Columbia University Economist
Lorenz Hart	Songwriter	2-May-1895	22-Nov-1943	Lyricist, Rodgers and Hart
Matthew J. Hart	Business	c. 1953		CEO of Hilton Hotels
E. Newton Harvey	Zoologist	25-Nov-1887	21-Jul-1959	Light-emitting organisms
Ethel Browne Harvey	Zoologist	14-Dec-1885	2-Sep-1965	Embryology of sea urchins
Patricia M. Haslach	Diplomat	c. 1956		US Senior Official for APEC
Herbert A. Hauptman	Mathematician	14-Feb-1917		X-Ray diffraction studies
Anthony Hecht	Poet	16-Jan-1923	20-Oct-2004	The Hard Hours
Carolyn Heilbrun	Novelist	13-Jan-1926	9-Oct-2003	Amanda Cross, mystery novelist
F. Augustus Heinze	Business	1869	4-Nov-1914	Copper baron, went broke in the Panic of 1907
Joseph Heller	Author	1-May-1923	12-Dec-1999	Catch-22
Lillian Hellman	Playwright	20-Jun-1905	30-Jun-1984	Little Foxes
Fletcher Henderson	Jazz Musician	18-Dec-1897	29-Dec-1952	Pioneering swing and jazz bandleader
Louis Henyey	Astronomer	3-Feb-1910	18-Feb-1970	Henyey method
Mayo D. Hersey	Engineer	30-Aug-1886	5-Sep-1978	Tribology
Abram Stevens Hewitt	Politician	31-Jul-1822	18-Jan-1903	Mayor of New York City, 1887-88
Jim Hightower	Radio Personality	11-Jan-1943		Texan, radio voice, author
Utada Hikaru	Singer	19-Jan-1983		J-Pop crossover singer
Lauryn Hill	Singer	26-May-1975		Soul/hip hop singer and producer
Martin J. Hillenbrand	Diplomat	1-Aug-1915	2-Feb-2005	US Ambassador to Germany, 1972-76
Michael Hiltzik	Columnist	9-Nov-1952		Los Angeles Times columnist
Shere Hite	Author	2-Nov-1942		The Hite Report on sexuality
Jim Hoagland	Journalist	22-Jan-1940		The Washington Post
Chuck Hoberman	Inventor	1956		Creator of unfolding structures
Roald Hoffmann	Chemist	18-Jul-1937		Woodward-Hoffmann reaction
Richard Hofstadter	Historian	6-Aug-1916	24-Oct-1970	Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
Eric H. Holder, Jr.	Government	21-Jan-1951		US Attorney General
John Hollander	Poet	28-Oct-1929		Powers of Thirteen
Herman Hollerith	Inventor	29-Feb-1860	17-Nov-1929	Invented the punchcard
Katie Holmes	Actor	18-Dec-1978		Joey Potter on Dawson's Creek
Nicole Holofcener	Film Director	22-Mar-1960		Brainy chick flick director
Sidney Hook	Philosopher	20-Dec-1902	12-Jul-1989	Pragmatist
David Horowitz	Activist	10-Jan-1939		Conservative activist
José Ramos Horta	Politician	26-Dec-1949		President of East Timor, Nobel laureate
Edward Everett Horton	Actor	18-Mar-1886	29-Sep-1970	Prolific 1930s comedic actor
John Hospers	Politician	9-Jun-1918		First Libertarian presidential candidate
Richard Howard	Poet	13-Oct-1929		Untitled Subjects
Franklin P. Huddle	Diplomat	9-May-1943		US Ambassador to Tajikistan, 2001-03
Langston Hughes	Poet	1-Feb-1902	22-May-1967	The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Lisa Bobbie Schreiber Hughes	Diplomat	1958		US Ambassador to Suriname
Vernon W. Hughes	Physicist	28-May-1921	25-Mar-2003	Muons
Zora Neale Hurston	Novelist	7-Jan-1891	28-Jan-1960	Their Eyes Were Watching God
Louis J. Ignarro	Scientist	31-May-1941		Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
Toomas Hendrik Ilves	Head of State	26-Dec-1953		President of Estonia
Andy Ireland	Politician	23-Aug-1930		Congressman from Florida, 1977-93
Douglas A. Irwin	Economist	c. 1962		Free Trade Under Fire
Molly Ivins	Columnist	30-Aug-1944	31-Jan-2007	Loudmouthed Texas dame
Ralph Izzo	Business	c. 1957		CEO of PSEG
Donald P. Jacobs	Economist	22-Jun-1927		Dean of the Kellogg School, 1975-2001
Jane Jacobs	Author	4-May-1916	25-Apr-2006	The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Sam Jaffe	Actor	10-Mar-1891	24-Mar-1984	Gunga Din
Famke Janssen	Actor	5-Nov-1965		X-Men, Bond Girl
Jerry J. Jasinowski	Business	4-Jan-1939		National Association of Manufacturers
Leigh Jason	Film Director	26-Jul-1904	19-Feb-1979	The Mad Miss Manton
Robert Jastrow	Astronomer	7-Sep-1925	8-Feb-2008	Red Giants and White Dwarfs
Jacob K. Javits	Politician	18-Mar-1904	7-Mar-1986	US Senator from New York, 1957-81
John Jay	Judge	12-Dec-1745	17-May-1829	First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Benjamin Todd Jealous	Activist	c. 1972		President of the NAACP
Leonard Jeffries	Scholar	19-Jan-1937		Controversial blackademic
James Weldon Johnson	Author	17-Jun-1871	26-Jun-1938	God's Trombones
Howard P. Jones	Diplomat	2-Jan-1899	Sep-1973	US Ambassador to Indonesia, 1958-65
Matthew Josephson	Historian	15-Feb-1899	13-Mar-1978	The Robber Barons
Heidi Julavits	Author	1968		The Mineral Palace
Tina S. Kaidanow	Government	?		US Chief of Mission in Kosovo
Bernard Kalb	Journalist	4-Feb-1922		CBS and NBC news correspondent
Henry Kaufman	Business	c. 1927		Ex Managing Director, Salomon Brothers
David Kay	Government	c. 1941		Chief Weapons Inspector
Alfred Kazin	Critic	5-Jun-1915	5-Jun-1998	On Native Grounds
Thomas H. Kean	Politician	21-Apr-1935		Governor of New Jersey, 1982-90
Philip Kearny	Military	2-Jun-1815	1-Sep-1862	US Civil War general
Jean Louisa Kelly	Actor	9-Mar-1972		Kim Warner on Yes, Dear
Edward C. Kendall	Scientist	8-Sep-1886	4-May-1972	Adrenocortical hormones
X. J. Kennedy	Poet	21-Aug-1929		Juvenile poet, Brats
Rockwell Kent	Painter	21-Jun-1882	13-Mar-1971	Early 20th c. American realist painter
Jack Kerouac	Novelist	12-Mar-1922	21-Oct-1969	On The Road
Alicia Keys	Musician	25-Jan-1981		Fallin'
Leon H. Keyserling	Economist	22-Jan-1908	9-Aug-1987	Council of Economic Advisers, 1946-53
Bobbie Kilberg	Administrator	25-Oct-1944		Northern Virginia Technology Council
Joyce Kilmer	Poet	6-Dec-1886	30-Jul-1918	Trees
Reatha Clark King	Business	11-Apr-1938		President of Metropolitan State, 1977-88
Lester A. Kirkendall	Sociologist	1903	31-May-1991	Premarital Intercourse and Interpersonal Relationships
Jeane Kirkpatrick	Government	19-Nov-1926	7-Dec-2006	Reagan's UN Ambassador
Carolyn Kizer	Poet	10-Dec-1925		Yin: New Poems
John Kluge	Business	21-Sep-1914		Media mogul, Metromedia, Inc.
Alfred A. Knopf	Publisher	12-Sep-1892	11-Aug-1984	American publisher
William S. Knowles	Chemist	1-Jun-1917		Chiral catalysts
Kenneth Koch	Poet	27-Feb-1925	6-Jul-2002	On the Great Atlantic Rainway
Arthur Kornberg	Scientist	3-Mar-1918	26-Oct-2007	Synthesized DNA
Tom C. Korologos	Diplomat	16-Apr-1933		US Ambassador to Belgium, 2004-07
Richard Kostelanetz	Artist	14-May-1940		Prodigious avant-garde artist and author
Peter H. Kostmayer	Politician	27-Sep-1946		Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1983-93
Sandy Koufax	Baseball	30-Dec-1935		Three-time Cy Young Award winner
Robert Kraft	Business	5-Jun-1941		Owner, New England Patriots
Hilton Kramer	Critic	25-Mar-1928		The New Criterion
Stephen Krasner	Educator	15-Feb-1942		State Dept Policy Planning Dir., 2005-07
Henry Kravis	Business	6-Jan-1944		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Kurt Kreuger	Actor	23-Jul-1916	12-Jul-2006	The Enemy Below
Alfred Kroeber	Anthropologist	11-Jun-1876	5-Oct-1960	Pioneer in American Anthropology
Steve Kroft	Journalist	22-Aug-1945		60 Minutes
Joseph Wood Krutch	Naturalist	25-Nov-1893	22-May-1970	The Modern Temper
Madeleine M. Kunin	Politician	28-Sep-1933		Governor of Vermont, 1985-91
Howard Kurtz	Journalist	1-Aug-1953		Media critic
Paul Kurtz	Philosopher	21-Dec-1925		The pope of unbelievers
Daniel Kurtzer	Diplomat	Jun-1949		US Ambassador to Israel, 2001-05
Tony Kushner	Playwright	16-Jul-1956		Angels in America
Simon Kuznets	Economist	30-Apr-1901	8-Jul-1985	National Income and Its Composition
Maria Elena Lagomasino	Business	c. 1950		CEO of JP Morgan Private Bank, 2001-05
Charles R. LaMantia	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Arthur D. Little, 1988-99
Corliss Lamont	Activist	28-Mar-1902	26-Apr-1995	Millionaire socialist
Lisa Lampanelli	Comic	19-Jul-1961		Insult Comic
Audrey Landers	Actor	18-Jul-1959		Afton Cooper on Dallas
Dorothea Lange	Photographer	26-May-1895	11-Oct-1965	Depression-era photographer
William Langer	Politician	30-Sep-1886	8-Nov-1959	Governor and Senator from North Dakota
Irving Langmuir	Physicist	31-Jan-1881	16-Aug-1957	Inventor of the high-vacuum tube
Jaron Lanier	Scientist	3-May-1960		Coined the term "virtual reality"
Frank Lautenberg	Politician	23-Jan-1924		US Senator from New Jersey
George P. Lawrence	Politician	19-May-1859	21-Nov-1917	Congressman, committed suicide
Karen R. Lawrence	Educator	c. 1949		President, Sarah Lawrence College
Rochelle B. Lazarus	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Ogilvy & Mather
Paul LeClerc	Administrator	28-May-1941		CEO of New York Public Library
Joshua Lederberg	Biologist	23-May-1925	2-Feb-2008	Genetic properties of bacteria
Leon M. Lederman	Physicist	15-Jul-1922		Researcher of neutrinos
Roger S. Leeds	Business	?		Emerging Markets Private Equity Association
James F. Leonard	Diplomat	30-May-1920		US Ambassador to the UN, 1977-79
Robert Sean Leonard	Actor	28-Feb-1969		House, M.D.
Alfred Lerner	Business	8-May-1933	23-Oct-2002	CEO of MBNA, 1982-2002
Gerda Lerner	Historian	30-Apr-1920		The Woman in American History
Carl Leubsdorf	Journalist	17-Mar-1938		Dallas Morning News
Burton Levin	Diplomat	28-Sep-1930		US Ambassador to Burma, 1987-90
Sandy Levin	Politician	6-Sep-1931		Congressman, Michigan 12th
Irving R. Levine	Journalist	26-Aug-1922	27-Mar-2009	NBC Correspondent, 1950-95
Sara Levinson	Business	c. 1950		President of NFL Properties, 1994-2000
Oscar Lewis	Anthropologist	25-Dec-1914	16-Dec-1970	Culture of Poverty
Mara Liasson	Journalist	13-Jun-1955		Fox News political analyst
A. J. Liebling	Journalist	18-Oct-1904	28-Dec-1963	The New Yorker
Ronald D. Liebowitz	Educator	c. 1957		President, Middlebury College
Thomas W. Lippman	Journalist	c. 1939		Washington Post Mideast Correspondent
Seymour M. Lipset	Sociologist	18-Mar-1922	31-Dec-2006	American Exceptionalism
Robert R. Livingston	Politician	27-Nov-1746	26-Feb-1813	Architected the Louisiana Purchase
Daniel S. Loeb	Business	c. 1962		Third Point LLC
John V. Lombardi	Educator	1942		President, Louisiana State University
Oren E. Long	Politician	4-Mar-1889	6-May-1965	US Senator from Hawaii, 1959-62
Audre Lorde	Author	18-Feb-1934	17-Nov-1992	A Burst of Light
Konrad Lorenz	Zoologist	7-Nov-1903	27-Feb-1989	Founder of modern ethology
Frank Lorenzo	Business	19-May-1940		Former CEO, Eastern Airlines
Robert H. Lowie	Anthropologist	12-Jun-1883	21-Sep-1957	American ethnologist
Edward Luck	Scholar	?		International Affairs professor at Columbia
Sid Luckman	Football	21-Nov-1916	5-Jul-1998	Chicago Bears QB, Hall of Famer
William H. Luers	Diplomat	15-May-1929		US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1983-86
Sidney Lumet	Film Director	25-Jun-1924		Dog Day Afternoon
Grace Lumpkin	Novelist	3-Mar-1891	1980	To Make My Bread
Salvador Luria	Biologist	13-Aug-1912	6-Feb-1991	Demonstrated natural selection in bacteria
Staughton Lynd	Historian	22-Nov-1929		Intellectual Origins of American Radicalism
Eugene Lyons	Author	1-Jul-1898	1985	Anti-Communist Editor of American Mercury
Andrea Mackris	Victim	c. 1971		Allegedly harassed by Bill O'Reilly
Dan Maffei	Politician	4-Jul-1968		Congressman, New York 25th
Alfred Thayer Mahan	Author	27-Sep-1840	1-Dec-1914	The Influence of Sea Power upon History
Bernard Malamud	Author	26-Apr-1914	18-Mar-1986	The Fixer
Albert Maltz	Playwright	28-Oct-1908	26-Apr-1985	One of the Hollywood Ten
James Mangold	Film Director	16-Dec-1963		Walk the Line
Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Film Director	11-Feb-1909	5-Feb-1993	The Barefoot Contessa
Martin Manulis	Film/TV Producer	30-May-1915	28-Sep-2007	Creator of Playhouse 90
David F. Marquardt	Business	c. 1951		Venture capital investor
René Marqués	Playwright	4-Oct-1919	22-Mar-1979	La Carreta
Robert Maschio	Actor	25-Aug-1966		Dr. Todd Quinlan on Scrubs
John C. Mather	Physicist	7-Aug-1946		Big Bang
F. David Mathews	Government	6-Dec-1935		HEW Secretary under Ford
Jack Matlock	Diplomat	1-Oct-1929		US Ambassador to the USSR, 1987-91
Brander Matthews	Critic	21-Feb-1852	31-Mar-1929	The Study of American Literature
Tony Mauro	Journalist	c. 1949		Legal Times reporter
Clifford D. May	Activist	c. 1951		Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Rollo May	Psychologist	21-Apr-1909	22-Oct-1994	Love and Will
Mark P. Mays	Business	c. 1963		CEO of Clear Channel
Megan McCafferty	Novelist	3-Feb-1973		Juvenile novelist, Sloppy Firsts
Meghan McCain	Blogger	23-Oct-1984		John McCain's daughter
Betsy McCaughey	Politician	20-Oct-1948		Lt. Governor of New York, 1995-98
James McClatchy	Publisher	17-Dec-1920	26-May-2006	Former Chairman, McClatchy Newspapers
James L. McConaughy	Politician	21-Oct-1887	7-Mar-1948	Governor of Connecticut, 1947-48
Robert J. McCool	Business	c. 1939		Former EVP at Mobil
Douglas H. McCorkindale	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Gannett, 2000-05
Carson McCullers	Author	19-Feb-1917	29-Sep-1967	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Nancy E. McEldowney	Diplomat	c. 1959		US Ambassador to Bulgaria
Douglas L. McElhaney	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2004-07
Joseph McElroy	Novelist	21-Aug-1930		Lookout Cartridge
James McGreevey	Politician	6-Aug-1957		Governor of New Jersey, 2002-04
John McLaughlin	Talk Show Host	29-Mar-1927		The McLaughlin Group
Terry McMillan	Novelist	18-Oct-1951		Waiting to Exhale
Terrence McNally	Playwright	3-Nov-1939		Frankie and Johnny
William McNamara	Actor	31-Mar-1965		Beggars and Choosers
Harry C. McPherson	Attorney	22-Aug-1929		White House Counsel to Johnson
Margaret Mead	Anthropologist	16-Dec-1901	15-Nov-1978	Coming of Age in Samoa
Louis Menand	Critic	21-Jan-1952		The Metaphysical Club
J. Ezra Merkin	Business	c. 1954		Chairman of GMAC
Charles E. Merriam	Scholar	15-Nov-1874	8-Jan-1953	American Political Ideas
Robert C. Merton	Economist	31-Jul-1944		Risk management and options
Thomas Merton	Author	31-Jan-1915	10-Dec-1968	The Seven Storey Mountain
Dick Miller	Actor	25-Dec-1928		A Bucket of Blood
Kate Millett	Activist	14-Sep-1934		Sexual Politics
Steven Millhauser	Author	3-Aug-1943		Martin Dressler
Robert A. Millikan	Physicist	22-Mar-1868	19-Dec-1953	Determined the charge of an electron
Robert L. Mills	Physicist	15-Apr-1927	27-Oct-1999	Subatomic particles
Ira M. Millstein	Attorney	c. 1925		Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Ilhan Mimaroglu	Electronic Musician	11-Mar-1926		Sing Me A Song of Songmy
Raymond D. Mindlin	Engineer	17-Sep-1906	22-Nov-1987	Mindlin's problem
Wayne Mixson	Politician	16-Jun-1922		Governor of Florida, 1987
Gerald Mohr	Actor	11-Jun-1914	9-Nov-1968	American character actor
Ashley Montagu	Anthropologist	28-Jun-1905	26-Nov-1999	The Natural Superiority of Women
Rick Moody	Author	18-Oct-1961		Purple America
Robert Moog	Inventor	23-May-1934	21-Aug-2005	Invented the synthesizer
Clement Clarke Moore	Poet	15-Jul-1779	10-Jul-1863	'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Hector E. Morales, Jr.	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to the OAS
Dick Morris	Government	28-Nov-1948		Fox News lapdog, former Clinton advisor
Gouverneur Morris	Politician	31-Jan-1752	6-Nov-1816	American financier, Revolutionary politician
Robert Moses	Government	18-Dec-1888	29-Jul-1981	New York City planner
Walter Mossberg	Columnist	27-Mar-1947		Technology columnist, Wall Street Journal
Robert Motherwell	Painter	24-Jan-1915	16-Jul-1991	Abstract expressionist
Greg Mottola	Film Director	11-Jul-1964		Superbad
Anson Mount	Actor	25-Feb-1973		Crossroads
Michael Mukasey	Judge	28-Jul-1941		US Attorney General
Hermann J. Muller	Scientist	21-Dec-1890	5-Apr-1967	Genetic effects of radiation
Richard Mulligan	Actor	13-Nov-1932	26-Sep-2000	Burt Campbell in Soap
Bill Mundell	Business	c. 1960		CEO of Vidyah, Inc.
Mary O. Mundinger	Educator	c. 1937		Dean, Columbia School of Nursing
Story Musgrave	Astronaut	19-Aug-1935		Spent 1281 hours in space
Michael Musto	Columnist	1955		Village Voice gossip columnist
Jerrold Nadler	Politician	13-Jun-1947		Congressman, New York 8th
Dennis M. Nally	Business	c. 1952		Chairman of Price Waterhouse Coopers
Christopher Napolitano	Journalist	c. 1963		Playboy editorial director
Daniel Nathans	Scientist	30-Oct-1928	16-Nov-1999	Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
Victor Navasky	Publisher	5-Jul-1932		Publisher of The Nation
Richard G. Newman	Business	c. 1934		CEO of AECOM, 1990-2005
David D. Newsom	Diplomat	6-Jan-1918	30-Mar-2008	US Ambassador to Philippines, 1977-78
Jim Nicholson	Government	4-Feb-1938		US Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Louis Nizer	Attorney	6-Feb-1902	10-Nov-1994	My Life in Court
Flemming L. Norcott, Jr.	Judge	11-Oct-1943		Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court
John H. Northrop	Chemist	5-Jul-1891	27-May-1987	Isolated the first bacteriophage
Bernard W. Nussbaum	Attorney	23-Mar-1937		White House Counsel for Bill Clinton
Barbara O'Brien	Politician	18-Apr-1950		Lt. Governor of Colorado
Mary Rose Oakar	Politician	5-Mar-1940		Congresswoman from Ohio, 1977-93
Barack Obama	Head of State	4-Aug-1961		44th President of the United States
William Odom	Military	23-Jun-1932	30-May-2008	NSA Director 1985-88
Michel Oksenberg	Scholar	12-Oct-1938	22-Feb-2001	Leading sinologist
Arthur M. Okun	Economist	28-Nov-1928	23-Mar-1980	Council of Economic Advisers, 1964-69
Sharon Olds	Poet	19-Nov-1942		The Dead and the Living
Catherine Oxenberg	Actor	22-Sep-1961		Amanda Carrington on Dynasty
Vance Packard	Sociologist	22-May-1914	12-Dec-1996	The Hidden Persuaders
Susan Page	Journalist	12-Feb-1951		USA Today Washington bureau chief
Vikram Pandit	Business	1957		CEO of Citigroup
Stuart Pankin	Actor	8-Apr-1946		Arachnophobia
Anna Paquin	Actor	24-Jul-1982		The Piano and X-Men
B. Lynn Pascoe	Diplomat	7-Jul-1943		UN Under Secy. Gen. for Political Affairs
David A. Paterson	Politician	20-May-1954		Governor of New York
M. Scott Peck	Author	22-May-1936	25-Sep-2005	The Road Less Traveled
Amanda Peet	Actor	11-Jan-1972		Touch Me
Kimberly Peirce	Film Director	8-Sep-1967		Boys Don't Cry
Claiborne Pell	Politician	22-Nov-1918	1-Jan-2009	US Senator from Rhode Island, 1961-97
Herbert C. Pell	Diplomat	16-Feb-1884	17-Jul-1961	US Ambassador to Portugal, 1937-41
Mark Penn	Government	c. 1954		Hillary Clinton 2008 campaign strategist
Arno Penzias	Astronomer	26-Apr-1933		Detected primordial radiation
Jacques Pépin	Chef	18-Dec-1935		Frequent Julia Child collaborator
Walker Percy	Author	28-May-1916	10-May-1990	The Moviegoer
Anthony Perkins	Actor	4-Apr-1932	12-Sep-1992	Psycho
Frances Perkins	Government	10-Apr-1882	14-May-1965	First female US cabinet member
Martin L. Perl	Physicist	24-Jun-1927		Discovered the Tau Lepton
Ann Petry	Novelist	12-Oct-1908	28-Apr-1997	The Street
Kitty Pilgrim	Journalist	14-Aug-1954		Lou Dobbs Tonight
Bill Plante	Journalist	14-Jan-1938		CBS White House correspondent
Norman Podhoretz	Author	16-Jan-1930		Prominent neocon author
Michael Pollan	Author	6-Feb-1955		The Omnivore's Dilemma
Adam Posen	Scholar	?		Institute for International Economics
Alvin F. Poussaint	Doctor	15-May-1934		Child-rearing expert
Adam Clayton Powell	Politician	29-Nov-1908	4-Apr-1972	Congressman from New York, 1945-71
Dennis Prager	Radio Personality	2-Aug-1948		Conservative Jewish radio host
Soon-Yi Previn	Relative	8-Oct-1970		Woody Allen's jailbait turned wife
Dana Priest	Journalist	c. 1959		Washington Post Pentagon reporter
Susan Kaufman Purcell	Scholar	c. 1941		Center for Hemispheric Study
Mario Puzo	Novelist	15-Oct-1920	2-Jul-1999	The Godfather
Isidor Isaac Rabi	Physicist	29-Jul-1898	11-Jan-1988	Magnetic beam resonances
Richard W. Rahn	Economist	c. 1941		The End of Money
Daniel R. Raichel	Scientist	1935	22-Dec-2006	Acoustics expert
James Rainwater	Physicist	9-Dec-1917	31-May-1986	Determined shapes of nuclei
Ted Rall	Cartoonist	1963		Godless heathen cartoonist
Norman F. Ramsey	Physicist	27-Aug-1915		Energy levels of atoms
Tony Randall	Actor	26-Feb-1920	18-May-2004	Felix Unger in The Odd Couple
John Randolph of Roanoke	Politician	2-Jun-1773	24-May-1833	US Senator from Virginia, 1825-27
Sally Jessy Raphael	Talk Show Host	25-Feb-1942		Controversialist talk show host
Irving Rapper	Film Director	16-Jan-1898	20-Dec-1999	Now, Voyager
Diane Ravitch	Government	1-Jul-1938		Education reformer
James Rebhorn	Actor	1-Sep-1948		Independence Day
Alan Reed	Actor	20-Aug-1907	14-Jun-1977	Voice of Fred Flintstone
Stanley Reed	Judge	31-Dec-1884	2-Apr-1980	US Supreme Court Justice, 1938-57
William K. Reilly	Business	26-Jan-1940		EPA Administrator, 1989-93
Jehuda Reinharz	Educator	1944		President, Brandeis University
Robert D. Reischauer	Administrator	c. 1941		President of the Urban Institute
Andrew Revkin	Journalist	c. 1956		New York Times science reporter
Elmer Rice	Playwright	28-Sep-1892	8-May-1967	Street Scene
Dickinson W. Richards	Scientist	30-Oct-1895	23-Feb-1973	Cardiac catheterization
Hyman Rickover	Military	27-Jan-1900	8-Jul-1986	Built the nuclear navy
Deborah D. Rieman	Business	c. 1951		CEO of CheckPoint Software, 1995-99
Geraldo Rivera	Journalist	4-Jul-1943		Fox News commentator
Edward G. Robinson	Actor	12-Dec-1893	26-Jan-1973	Key Largo
Joyce M. Roché	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Girls Incorporated
Gene Roddenberry	Screenwriter	19-Aug-1921	24-Oct-1991	Creator of Star Trek
Richard Rodgers	Composer	28-Jun-1902	30-Dec-1979	Rodgers and Hammerstein
Judith Rodin	Educator	9-Sep-1944		President of UPenn, 1994-2004
Richard Rodriguez	Essayist	31-Jul-1944		Hunger of Memory
Carl Rogers	Psychologist	8-Jan-1902	4-Feb-1987	Non-directive theory of psychology
Christy Carlson Romano	Actor	20-Mar-1984		Ren on Even Stevens
Louis Rossetto	Publisher	1949		Wired co-founder
Emmy Rossum	Actor	12-Sep-1986		The Day After Tomorrow
Murray Rothbard	Economist	2-Mar-1926	7-Jan-1995	Anarcho-capitalist
Karen Rothmyer	Journalist	c. 1947		Editor of The Nation
Carlo Rubbia	Physicist	31-Mar-1934		Co-Discovered W and Z particles
James P. Rubin	Government	1960		State Department Spokesman, 1997-2000
Chris Ruddy	Journalist	c. 1965		CEO, NewsMax Media
William A. Rugh	Diplomat	10-May-1936		US Ambassador to Yemen, 1984-87
Muriel Rukeyser	Poet	15-Dec-1913	12-Feb-1980	The Book of the Dead
Michael Rumaker	Author	5-Mar-1932		Beat author, The Butterfly
Adolph Rupp	Basketball	2-Sep-1901	10-Dec-1977	Kentucky Head Coach, 1930-72
J. D. Salinger	Novelist	1-Jan-1919		Catcher in the Rye
Richard E. Salomon	Business	c. 1942		Chairman of Mecox Ventures
Karim Samii	Business	c. 1963		Pardus Capital Management
Lewis A. Sanders	Business	c. 1946		CEO of AllianceBernstein
Edward Sapir	Anthropologist	26-Jan-1884	4-Feb-1939	Anthropological linguist
Raymond J. Saulnier	Economist	20-Sep-1908		Council of Economic Advisers, 1955-61
Telly Savalas	Actor	22-Jan-1922	22-Jan-1994	Kojak
Hal Scardino	Actor	25-Dec-1984		The Indian in the Cupboard
Dick Schaap	Journalist	27-Sep-1934	21-Dec-2001	Flashing Before My Eyes
Jack Schaefer	Novelist	19-Nov-1907	24-Jan-1991	Shane
Howard B. Schaffer	Diplomat	21-Jul-1929		US Ambassador to Bangladesh, 1984-87
Herbert I. Schiller	Author	5-Nov-1919	29-Jan-2000	Mass Communications and American Empire
Arthur M. Schlesinger	Historian	27-Feb-1888	30-Oct-1965	The Rise of the City
Frank Schlesinger	Astronomer	11-May-1871	10-Jul-1943	Stellar parallaxes
Laura Schlessinger	Radio Personality	16-Jan-1947		The Dr. Laura Show
Paul Schrader	Film Director	22-Jul-1946		Writer, Taxi Driver
William Schuman	Composer	4-Aug-1910	15-Feb-1992	Symphony No. 6
Anna J. Schwartz	Economist	c. 1915		A Monetary History of the United States
Melvin Schwartz	Physicist	2-Nov-1932	28-Aug-2006	Researcher of neutrinos
Julian Schwinger	Physicist	12-Feb-1918	16-Jul-1994	Quantum electrodynamics
Brent Scowcroft	Government	19-Mar-1925		National Security Advisor to Ford and GHWB
George Segal	Actor	13-Feb-1934		Fun with Dick and Jane
David O. Selznick	Film/TV Producer	10-May-1902	22-Jun-1965	Producer of A Star Is Born
Albert Shanker	Labor Leader	14-Sep-1928	22-Feb-1997	American Federation of Teachers
Judith Shapiro	Educator	24-Jan-1942		President, Barnard College
Sid Sheinberg	Business	14-Jan-1935		President and COO of MCA, 1973-95
William Sheluck, Jr.	Business	c. 1941	29-Dec-2007	CEO of Nationar, 1983-93
Claire Shipman	Journalist	1962		Good Morning America
Robert Siegel	Radio Personality	1947		All Things Considered
Robert Silverberg	Novelist	15-Jan-1935		Nightwings
Louis Simpson	Poet	27-Mar-1923		At The End of the Open Road
Upton Sinclair	Novelist	20-Sep-1878	25-Nov-1968	The Jungle
Elliott P. Skinner	Scholar	20-Jun-1924	1-Apr-2007	US Ambassador to Upper Volta, 1966-69
Richard M. Smith	Journalist	1946		Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek
Charles W. Socarides	Activist	24-Jan-1922	25-Dec-2005	Deprogrammer of homosexuals
Oliver R. Sockwell, Jr.	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Connie Lee, 1987-97
Stephen Solarz	Politician	12-Sep-1940		Congressman from New York, 1975-93
Fred Sommers	Philosopher	1-Jan-1923		The Logic of Natural Language
Michael I. Sovern	Educator	1-Dec-1931		President of Columbia University, 1980-93
Thomas Sowell	Economist	30-Jul-1930		Conservative economist, Hoover fellow
Joan Spero	Diplomat	c. 1944		Under Secretary of State, 1993-97
Jerry I. Speyer	Business	23-Jun-1940		Tishman Speyer Properties
Carl Spielvogel	Business	c. 1930		Advertising executive, Bates Worldwide
Joel Elias Spingarn	Critic	17-May-1875	26-Jul-1939	Literary critic, NAACP leader
Benjamin Spock	Doctor	2-May-1903	15-Mar-1998	Baby and Child Care
Philip Sporn	Engineer	25-Nov-1896	23-Jan-1978	American Electric Power Company
Jasmin St. Claire	Pornstar	23-Oct-1970		World's Biggest Gang Bang II
Jerry Stahl	Author	1953		Permanent Midnight
Maurice H. Stans	Government	22-Mar-1908	14-Apr-1998	US Commerce Secretary, 1969-72
Monteagle Stearns	Diplomat	5-Dec-1924		US Ambassador to Greece, 1981-85
Francis Steegmuller	Author	3-Jul-1906	20-Oct-1994	Cocteau: A Biography
Elizabeth Steele	Business	?		Main Street Landing
Ben Stein	Game Show Host	25-Nov-1944		Host of Win Ben Stein's Money
William H. Stein	Chemist	25-Jun-1911	2-Feb-1980	Studied ribonuclease
Laurence A. Steinhardt	Diplomat	6-Oct-1892	28-Mar-1950	US Ambassador to USSR, 1939-41
George Stephanopoulos	TV Personality	10-Feb-1961		Bill Clinton's communications director
Fritz Stern	Historian	2-Feb-1926		German historian
Marc I. Stern	Business	c. 1944		Chairman, GIMS North America
Robert J. Stevens	Business	c. 1954		CEO of Lockheed Martin
George R. Stewart	Author	31-May-1895	22-Aug-1980	Earth Abides
Walter W. Stewart	Economist	1885	Mar-1958	Council of Economic Advisers, 1953-55
Julia Stiles	Actor	28-Mar-1981		10 Things I Hate About You
Walter Stoessel	Diplomat	24-Jan-1920	9-Dec-1986	Ambassador to the USSR, Germany, Poland
Patrick T. Stokes	Business	1942		Chairman of Anheuser-Busch
Peter Straub	Novelist	2-Mar-1943		Ghost Story
Oscar S. Straus	Diplomat	23-Dec-1850	3-May-1926	Thrice Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
Annette Strauss	Politician	26-Jan-1924	14-Dec-1998	Mayor of Dallas 1987-91
Leo Strauss	Philosopher	20-Sep-1899	18-Oct-1973	Patron saint of Neoconservatism
Edward W. Strong	Educator	1901	13-Jan-1990	Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1961-65
Rider Strong	Actor	11-Dec-1979		Shawn on Boy Meets World
Albert Stubblebine	Military	?		The Men Who Stare at Goats
Arthur Hays Sulzberger	Publisher	12-Sep-1891	11-Dec-1968	New York Times Publisher, 1935-61
Punch Sulzberger	Publisher	5-Feb-1926		New York Times Publisher, 1963-91
Ron Suskind	Journalist	1959		The Price of Loyalty
Frank Sutton	Actor	23-Oct-1923	28-Jun-1974	Sgt. Vince Carter on Gomer Pyle
Sidney Taurel	Business	9-Feb-1949		CEO of Eli Lilly, 1998-2008
George Tenet	Government	5-Jan-1953		CIA Director, 1997-2004
James D. Theberge	Diplomat	28-Dec-1930	20-Jan-1988	US Ambassador to Chile, 1982-85
Franklin A. Thomas	Business	27-May-1934		President of the Ford Foundation, 1979-96
Harry K. Thomas	Diplomat	c. 1956		US Ambassador to Bangladesh, 2003-05
Richard Thomas	Actor	13-Jun-1951		John Boy on The Waltons
Hunter S. Thompson	Journalist	18-Jul-1937	20-Feb-2005	Gonzo journalist and author
Daniel D. Tompkins	Politician	21-Jun-1774	11-Jun-1825	Vice President under James Monroe
John Kennedy Toole	Novelist	7-Dec-1937	26-Mar-1969	A Confederacy of Dunces
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg	Educator	c. 1937		GWU President, 1988-2007
Claire Trevor	Actor	8-Mar-1910	8-Apr-2000	Key Largo
Lionel Trilling	Critic	4-Jul-1905	5-Nov-1975	The Liberal Imagination
Liz Trotta	Journalist	c. 1937		Fox News contributor
Jonathan Tucker	Actor	31-May-1982		The Black Donnellys
Anne Tyler	Author	25-Oct-1941		The Accidental Tourist
Neil deGrasse Tyson	Astronomer	5-Oct-1958		Astrophysicist
Al Ullman	Politician	9-Mar-1914	11-Oct-1986	Congressman from Oregon, 1957-81
Vladimir Ussachevsky	Composer	3-Nov-1911	2-Jan-1990	Tape music composer
Carl Van Doren	Author	10-Sep-1885	18-Jul-1950	The American Novel
Charles Van Doren	TV Personality	12-Feb-1926		Won the rigged game show Twenty-One
Mark Van Doren	Poet	13-Jun-1894	10-Dec-1972	The Happy Critic
Mario Van Peebles	Actor	15-Jan-1957		Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Harold E. Varmus	Scientist	18-Dec-1939		Genetic causes of cancer
Alexander Vershbow	Diplomat	1952		US Ambassador to South Korea
William Vickrey	Economist	21-Jun-1914	11-Oct-1996	Asymmetric information in economics
George Wald	Biologist	18-Nov-1906	12-Apr-1997	Physiology of the retina
Eric Walrond	Author	18-Dec-1898	8-Aug-1966	Tropic Death
Lawrence E. Walsh	Government	8-Jan-1912		Independent Prosecutor for Iran-Contra
Lynd Ward	Engraver	26-Jun-1905	28-Jun-1985	Gods' Man
Margaret Floy Washburn	Psychologist	25-Jul-1871	29-Oct-1939	First female American psychologist
Faye Wattleton	Activist	8-Jul-1943		President, Planned Parenthood, 1978-92
Murray L. Weidenbaum	Economist	1927		Council of Economic Advisers, 1981-82
Allen Weinstein	Historian	1-Sep-1937		US National Archivist
William H. Welch	Scientist	8-Apr-1850	30-Apr-1934	Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Eudora Welty	Author	13-Apr-1909	23-Jul-2001	The Optimist's Daughter
Paul Wendkos	Film Director	20-Sep-1922		Gidget
David Wessel	Journalist	c. 1953		Wall Street Journal
Ruth Westheimer	Talk Show Host	4-Jun-1928		4'7" of concentrated sex
Larry L. Weyers	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Intergrys Energy
Leslie A. White	Anthropologist	19-Jan-1900	31-Mar-1975	The Science of Culture
Marina v.N. Whitman	Economist	6-Mar-1935		Council of Economic Advisers, 1972-73
Leon Wieseltier	Editor	14-Jun-1952		The New Republic
Sean Wilentz	Historian	c. 1950		The Rise of American Democracy
Mark H. Willes	Business	16-Jul-1941		CEO of Times Mirror, 1995-2000
Pete Williams	Politician	10-Dec-1919	17-Nov-2001	US Senator snagged in ABSCAM
Ross Wilson	Diplomat	1955		US Ambassador to Turkey
Paul Winchell	Actor	21-Dec-1922	24-Jun-2005	Ventriloquist and inventor
Ralph D. Winter	Religion	?		US Center for World Mission
David Wise	Author	1930		The Invisible Government
Jules Witcover	Columnist	16-Jul-1927		Longtime Baltimore Sun columnist
Joel-Peter Witkin	Photographer	13-Sep-1939		Photographer of the macabre
Albert Wohlstetter	Author	19-Dec-1913	10-Jan-1997	Nuclear strategist
Bertram D. Wolfe	Historian	19-Jan-1896	21-Feb-1977	Three Who Made a Revolution
William H. Woodin	Business	27-May-1868	3-May-1934	US Treasury Secretary, 1933
C. Vann Woodward	Historian	13-Nov-1908	17-Dec-1999	The Strange Career of Jim Crow
Cornell Woolrich	Novelist	4-Dec-1903	25-Sep-1968	The Bride Wore Black
Herman Wouk	Author	27-May-1915		The Caine Mutiny
Kari Wuhrer	Actor	28-Apr-1967		Capt. Beckett on Sliders
Charles Wuorinen	Composer	9-Jun-1938		Time's Encomium
Kenneth S. Yalowitz	Diplomat	28-May-1941		US Ambassador to Georgia, 1998-2001
Donald Yamamoto	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Ethiopia
Anzia Yezierska	Novelist	c. 1880	21-Nov-1970	Bread Givers
Stark Young	Critic	11-Oct-1881	6-Jan-1963	So Red the Rose
Roger Zelazny	Novelist	13-May-1937	14-Jun-1995	Damnation Alley
Herbert S. Zim	Author	12-Jul-1909	5-Dec-1994	Golden Guides
Howard Zinn	Historian	24-Aug-1922		A People's History of the United States
Hans Zinsser	Scientist	17-Nov-1878	4-Sep-1940	Typhus vaccine
Louis Zukofsky	Poet	23-Jan-1904	12-May-1978	Co-Founded Objectivist poetry movement