Amherst College Notable Alumni
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Discover the notable alumni of Amherst College. The list includes people like Calvin Coolidge, David Foster Wallace, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Emily Dickinson & Charles R. Drew. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as intellectuals & academics, writers, scientists, leaders and physicians etc.
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Birthdate: February 21, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ithaca, New York, United States
Died: September 12, 2008
Birthdate: June 22, 1964
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Exeter, New Hampshire, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: July 4, 1872
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Plymouth, Vermont, United States
Died: January 5, 1933
Birthdate: March 14, 1958
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Monaco
Birthdate: December 7, 1965
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Teller(Magician and Illusionist Best Known as One-Half of the Comedy Magic Duo ‘Penn & Teller’)
Birthdate: February 14, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
7
David O. Russell
(Director)
Birthdate: August 20, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
8
John Michael Higgins
(Actor)
Birthdate: February 12, 1963
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
9
Hamish Linklater(Best Known for His Role as ‘Matthew Kimble’ in the TV Series ‘The New Adventures of Old Christine’)
Birthdate: July 7, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: October 1, 1947
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: October 26, 1961
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nairobi
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
12
Drew Pinsky
(Radio personality, Addiction medicine specialist)
Birthdate: September 4, 1958
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: March 28, 1944
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: El Centro, California, United States
Died: March 23, 2016
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
Birthdate: March 12, 1949
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cornwall, New York, USA
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Clarence Birdseye
(Inventor, Engineer)
Birthdate: December 9, 1886
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: October 7, 1956
Birthdate: February 9, 1943
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gary
Birthdate: October 15, 1953
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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David Eisenhower
(Writer and Grandson of Former American President Dwight D. Eisenhower)
Birthdate: March 31, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: West Point, New York, United States
Birthdate: November 1, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: January 4, 1962
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Birthdate: September 9, 1963
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich, Connecticut, United States U.S.
Birthdate: March 7, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Stockton, California, U.S.
23
John S. Middleton
(American Businessperson)
Birthplace: United States
Birthdate: April 20, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, United States
25
Eric Schneiderman
(Lawyer)
Birthdate: December 31, 1954
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
26
William Hedgcock Webster
(Judge)
Birthdate: March 6, 1924
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
27
Thomas Francis Eagleton
(Politician)
Birthdate: September 4, 1929
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Louis, Missouri, US
Died: March 4, 2007
28
Aatish Taseer
(Writer, Journalist)
Birthdate: November 27, 1980
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Birthdate: March 11, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, U.S.
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: October 11, 1872
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chesterfield, New Hampshire, United States
Died: April 22, 1946
31
John Bates Clark
(Economist)
Birthdate: January 26, 1847
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: March 21, 1938
32
James Merrill
(Poet, Writer)
Birthdate: March 3, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City
Died: February 6, 1995
Birthdate: May 23, 1951
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Athens
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
34
John M. Deutch
(United States Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1994 to 1995)
Birthdate: July 27, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium
35
Harold E. Varmus(American Scientist Who Won Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discovery of the Cellular Origin of Retroviral Oncogenes)
Birthdate: December 18, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oceanside, New York, United States
Birthdate: March 31, 1895
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 11, 1989
Birthdate: September 22, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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P. D. Eastman
(Writer, Illustrator)
Birthdate: November 25, 1909
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 7, 1986
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Charles E. Merrill
(Philanthropist)
Birthdate: October 19, 1885
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Green Cove Springs, Florida, United States
Died: October 6, 1956
40
Stephen Cole Kleene
(Mathematician, Computer scientist, Philosopher, University teacher)
Birthdate: January 5, 1909
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hartford
Died: January 25, 1994
Birthdate: March 1, 1921
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: October 14, 2017
42
George Papandreou
(Former Prime Minister of Greece (2009 - 2011))
Birthdate: June 16, 1952
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
43
Robert S. Woodworth
(Psychologist)
Birthdate: October 17, 1869
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Belchertown, Massachusetts, United States
Died: July 4, 1962
44
William S. Clark
(Professor)
Birthdate: July 31, 1826
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ashfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 9, 1886
45
Kingman Brewster, Jr.
(Educator)
Birthdate: June 17, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States
Died: November 8, 1988
46
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
(Photojournalist)
Birthdate: October 28, 1875
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Died: February 4, 1966
Birthdate: August 5, 1886
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Robbins, Tennessee
Died: July 5, 1967
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Charles E. Mitchell
(Banker)
Birthdate: October 6, 1877
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 14, 1955
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Dwight Morrow
(Businessman)
Birthdate: January 11, 1873
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia, United States
Died: October 5, 1931
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Robert Lansing
(United States Secretary of State)
Birthdate: October 17, 1864
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Watertown, New York, United States
Died: October 30, 1928
The famous Amherst College, situated in the state of Massachusetts, is one of the best places to study liberal arts in the whole of United States. This college, which started way back in 1821, was a men’s only institution, but became co-educational quite recently, in 1975 to be precise. An online source says that more than 8000 students had applied for an admission in this notable institution, but just over a thousand students were finally accepted by the college. Such is the demand for an admission in this college. The American media company ‘U.S News & World Report’ had mentioned ‘Amherst College’ as the best institution in the United States on ten occasions. The college has also made waves over the years for its notable alumni, some of whom are famous worldwide for their outstanding accomplishments. The most notable of these was the legendary political leader Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States. His journey from being a small time politician to the first man of the United States is simply remarkable. A few other eminent personalities who were once students at Amherst College are acclaimed writer Dan Brown, former American politician Harlan F Stone, Monarch Albert II, the Prince of Monaco and actor Rob Brown. Dan Brown is considered a gem of modern literature and has penned several bestsellers such as ‘Da Vinci Code’ and ‘Angels & Demons’. Both these books were adapted for celluloid and went on to become blockbusters. We have enlisted a few notable alumni who have made Amherst College proud with their remarkable achievements.