Founded 1924 by a small group of cardiologists.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Arthur Ashe |
Tennis |
10-Jul-1943 |
6-Feb-1993 |
First black man to win Wimbledon |
| Robby Benson |
Actor |
21-Jan-1956 |
|
1970s teen idol |
| John Boehner |
Politician |
17-Nov-1949 |
|
Speaker of the US House, 2011-15 |
| Charles Boustany |
Politician |
21-Feb-1956 |
|
Congressman, Louisiana 7th |
| Frank P. Bramble, Sr. |
Business |
15-Nov-1946 |
|
Vice Chairman of MBNA, 2002-05 |
| David Brennan |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of AstraZeneca |
| William R. Brody |
Educator |
4-Jan-1944 |
|
President, Salk Institute |
| Michael S. Brown |
Biologist |
13-Apr-1941 |
|
Metabolism of cholesterol |
| Mary Beth Buchanan |
Government |
25-Jul-1963 |
|
US Attorney, Western Pennsylvania |
| Michael F. Cavanagh |
Judge |
21-Oct-1940 |
|
Justice, Michigan Supreme Court |
| Michael DeBakey |
Doctor |
7-Sep-1908 |
11-Jul-2008 |
Father of cardiovascular surgery |
| Betsy DeVos |
Activist |
c. 1958 |
|
Wife of Dick DeVos |
| Victor J. Dzau |
Doctor |
1946 |
|
CEO of Duke University Health System |
| Jared Fogle |
Meme |
1-Dec-1977 |
|
Chubby perv and former Subway spokesman |
| Paul L. Foster |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CEO of Western Refining |
| Lee Goldman |
Doctor |
6-Jan-1948 |
|
Goldman Index for cardiac risk |
| Joseph L. Goldstein |
Scientist |
18-Apr-1940 |
|
Hypercholesterolemia and cell metabolism |
| Victoria Gotti |
Relative |
27-Nov-1962 |
|
Growing Up Gotti |
| Lizanne C. Gottung |
Business |
c. 1956 |
|
Senior VP at Kimberly-Clark |
| Bernadine P. Healy |
Doctor |
4-Aug-1944 |
6-Aug-2011 |
President, American Red Cross, 1999-2001 |
| Louis J. Ignarro |
Scientist |
31-May-1941 |
|
Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal |
| Frank LoBiondo |
Politician |
12-May-1946 |
|
Congressman, New Jersey 2nd |
| Mehmet Oz |
Doctor |
11-Jun-1960 |
|
Healing from the Heart |
| T. Boone Pickens |
Business |
22-May-1928 |
|
Texas oilman, founded Mesa Petroleum |
| John Edward Porter |
Politician |
1-Jun-1935 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1980-2001 |
| James J. Postl |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Pennzoil-Quaker State, 2000-02 |
| Reince Priebus |
Government |
18-Mar-1972 |
|
RNC Chairman |
| Wolfgang Puck |
Chef |
8-Jul-1949 |
|
Spago restaurant |
| Nancy K. Quinn |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
Hanover Capital LLC |
| Alan Charles Raul |
Government |
9-Sep-1954 |
|
Sidley & Austin |
| Ronald A. Rittenmeyer |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
CEO of EDS, 2007-08 |
| Bertram L. Scott |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
EVP at TIAA-CREF |
| David J. Skorton |
Educator |
22-Nov-1949 |
|
Smithsonian Institution |
| Earl W. Sutherland, Jr. |
Scientist |
19-Nov-1915 |
9-Mar-1974 |
Hormones mechanisms (cyclic AMP) |
| Marcy Syms |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
Syms Corporation |
| Helen B. Taussig |
Doctor |
24-May-1898 |
20-May-1986 |
Mother of pediatric cardiology |
| Jerry Weintraub |
Film/TV Producer |
29-Sep-1937 |
6-Jul-2015 |
Hollywood producer |
| Gail R. Wilensky |
Activist |
14-Jun-1943 |
|
Health care official |
| R. Sanders Williams |
Educator |
1948 |
|
Dean of Duke's Medical School |
| Joe Wilson |
Politician |
31-Jul-1947 |
|
Congressman, South Carolina 2nd |
