Brandeis University
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Discover the notable alumni of Brandeis University. The list includes people like Angela Davis, Debra Messing, Tyne Daly, Thomas Friedman & Christie Hefner. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as writers, intellectuals & academics, scientists, media personalities and engineers etc.
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Debra Messing(American Actress Known for Her TV Series: ‘Ned and Stacey' and ‘Will & Grace’)
Birthdate: August 15, 1968
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: January 26, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Birmingham
Birthdate: February 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Tony Goldwyn(Actor, Producer and Director Known for His Role as President ‘Fitzgerald Grant III’ in the TV Series ‘Scandal’)
Birthdate: May 20, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Abbie Hoffman(Political Activist, Co-Founder of the 'Youth International Party' and Member of the 'Chicago Seven')
Birthdate: November 30, 1936
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 12, 1989
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Loretta Devine(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Adele Webber’ in the TV Series ‘Grey's Anatomy’)
Birthdate: August 21, 1949
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Simon Sinek(Author and Inspirational Speaker Known for His Books ‘Start With Why’ and ‘The Infinite Game’)
Birthdate: October 9, 1973
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Birthdate: March 2, 1949
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: November 8, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wilmette, Illinois, United States
Birthdate: July 7, 1969
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Leslie Lamport
(Mathematician, Computer scientist, Programmer, Engineer, Writer)
Birthdate: February 7, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City
Birthdate: May 4, 1994
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: April 11, 1939
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: May 23, 1958
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Birthdate: July 20, 1953
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Minneapolis, MN
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Sam Shankland
(American Chess Grandmaster)
Birthdate: October 1, 1991
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States
Birthdate: September 21, 1956
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Birthdate: December 3, 1955
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: La Jolla, California, USA
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Karen Lynn Gorney
(Actress)
Birthdate: January 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Birthdate: September 8, 1951
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Sidney Blumenthal
(Journalist)
Birthdate: November 6, 1948
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago
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Patricia Hill Collins
(Philosopher, Sociologist, University teacher, American Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarly Book Award)
Birthdate: May 1, 1948
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia
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Veronica Taylor
(Voice Actress)
Birthdate: December 4, 1965
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Birthdate: November 7, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Birthdate: February 28, 1958
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Birthdate: April 18, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: November 30, 1997
Birthdate: June 24, 1936
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Everett, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 25, 2012
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Allan Lichtman
(Historian)
Birthdate: April 4, 1947
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brownsville, New York, United States
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Michael Walzer
(Political Theorist and Public Intellectual)
Birthdate: March 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Birthdate: November 12, 1932
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warren, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Gary David Goldberg
(Writer, Television producer)
Birthdate: June 25, 1944
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: June 22, 2013
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Ha Jin
(Chinese-American Novelist, Poet, and Teacher)
Birthdate: February 21, 1956
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liaoning, China
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Elaine Showalter
(Literary critic)
Birthdate: January 21, 1941
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Jon Landau
(record producer, music critic, talent manager, composer, journalist)
Birthdate: May 14, 1947
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: United States of America
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Fatema Mernissi
(Sociologist)
Birthdate: September 27, 1940
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Fes, Morocco
Died: November 30, 2015
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Seyla Benhabib
(Philosopher, Writer)
Birthdate: September 9, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Birthdate: January 7, 1932
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Died: June 27, 2014
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George Saitoti
(Former Vice President of Kenya)
Birthdate: August 3, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Maasailand, Kenya
Died: June 10, 2012
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Arjun Appadurai
(anthropologist, sociologist)
Birthdate: February 4, 1949
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mumbai
Birthdate: September 29, 1915
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: September 20, 2011
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James Miller
(Writer, Philologist)
Birthdate: February 28, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
42
Geir Haarde
(23rd Prime Minister of Iceland)
Birthdate: April 8, 1951
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Reykjavík, Iceland
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Haile Menkerios
(Diplomat who has served as the Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU))
Birthdate: October 1, 1946
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Eritrea
44
Bernard Coard
(Prime Minister of Grenada (14 October 1983 – 19 October 1983))
Birthdate: August 10, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Victoria, Grenada
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Malidoma Patrice Somé
(West African writer and workshop leader, primarily in the field of spirituality)
Birthdate: 1956 AD
Birthplace: Dano, Burkina Faso
Birthdate: September 8, 1945
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Norwich, Connecticut, United States
Died: June 24, 1995
