Brown University Notable Alumni

Check out the list of notable Brown University alumni. Some of the notable Brown University students are Emma Watson, John Krasinski, Bobby Jindal, Ted Turner and Horace Mann.

The famous ‘Brown University’, situated in Rhode Island, definitely deserves a mention if a few good American universities are to be enlisted. It is well-known for being the first educational institution in the whole of United States to accept students from all strata of society, irrespective of their religious background. According to a 2014 article published in the ‘U.S News & World Report’, Brown’s medical school was ranked 5th in all of the United States. The notable alumni association of ‘Brown University’ includes several Nobel laureates, more than 50 Rhodes Scholars and around 19 ex-students who have bagged the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. A popular online source had once listed notable alumni from ‘Brown University’ who have been immensely successful in their endeavors. This compilation of former ‘Brown University’ students includes several famous names such as noted businessman and philanthropist John D Rockefeller, ‘Harry Potter’ actress Emma Watson, radio host Ira Glass, noted athlete Alicia Saremone and musician Lisa Loeb. Business honcho John D Rockefeller is considered one of the greatest icons of American history, mainly for his various philanthropic initiatives, mainly ‘The Rockefeller Foundation’. Emma Watson, who started her career at a tender age with the role of Hermoine in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, went on to do several remarkable films. She is also considered one of the most glamorous actresses in the world today. We are presenting you a list of notable Brown University alumni, who are admired all over the world for their outstanding accomplishments.

Emma Watson
(British actress)

15 April 1990

Paris, France

British

Aries

John Krasinski
(Actor, Director, Screenwriter)

20 October 1979

Newton

American

Libra

Bobby Jindal
(Governor of Louisiana)

10 June 1971

Baton Rouge

American

Gemini

Ted Turner

19 November 1938

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

American

Scorpio

Horace Mann
(Educator & Politician)

04 May 1796

02 August 1859

Franklin

American

Taurus

John D. Rockefeller Jr.
(Philanthropist & Businessman)

29 January 1874

11 May 1960

Cleveland, Ohio

American

Aquarius

Walter Dean Myers
(Writer)

12 August 1937

01 July 2014

Martinsburg

American

Leo

Lillian Moller Gilbreth
(Mother of Modern Management)

24 May 1878

02 January 1972

Oakland

American

Gemini

Edwidge Danticat
(Author)

19 January 1969

Port-au-Prince

Haitians

Capricorn

Adoniram Judson
(Missionary)

09 August 1788

12 April 1850

Malden

American

Leo

Robert Capron
(Actor)

09 July 1998

Providence, Rhode Island, US

American

Cancer

Cara Mund
(Miss America 2018)

1994 AD

Bismarck, North Dakota

American

John F. Kennedy Jr.
(Journalist, Lawyer, Writer, Publisher, Socialite)

25 November 1960

16 July 1999

Washington, D.C.

American

Sagittarius

Janet Yellen
(Economist, Professor, Banker)

13 August 1946

Brooklyn

American

Leo

Joe Paterno
(Writer, American football player, Children's writer)

21 December 1926

22 January 2012

Brooklyn

American

Sagittarius

Paul Volcker
(Economist, Banker)

05 September 1927

Cape May

American

Virgo

Richard Holbrooke
(Banker, Diplomat, Politician, Writer)

24 April 1941

13 December 2010

New York City

American

Taurus

Ira Glass
(Radio producer, Radio personality, Actor)

03 March 1959

Baltimore

American

Pisces

Andy Hertzfeld
(Computer scientist, Engineer, Programmer)

06 April 1953

Philadelphia

American

Aries

Dhani Harrison
(Singer, Guitarist, Composer, Pianist, Model)

01 August 1978

Windsor

British

Leo

Casey Johnson
(Actor, Socialite, Television actor)

24 September 1979

04 January 2010

Florida

American

Libra

Simon Kinberg
(Screenwriter, Film producer)

02 August 1973

London

American

Leo

Chris Berman

10 May 1955

Greenwich

American

Taurus

E. Howard Hunt
(Writer, Novelist, Spy)

09 October 1918

23 January 2007

Hamburg

American

Libra

Mary Chapin Carpenter
(Singer-songwriter, Singer, Street artist)

21 February 1958

Princeton

American

Pisces

Allegra Versace
(Socialite, Model)

30 June 1986

Milan

Italian

Cancer

Donald Kagan
(Historian, Academic, University teacher, Writer)

01 May 1932

Kuršėnai

American

Taurus

Alicia Sacramone
(Artistic gymnast)

03 December 1987

Boston

American

Sagittarius

Aaron T. Beck
(Psychiatrist, University teacher, Psychologist)

18 July 1921

Providence

American

Cancer

Leila Pahlavi
(Translator)

27 March 1970

10 June 2001

Tehran

Aries

Ze Frank
(Artist)

31 March 1972

Guilderland

American

Aries

Nathaniel Philbrick
(Writer, Historian)

11 June 1956

Boston

American

Gemini

Eli Marienthal
(Actor, Stage actor, Television actor)

06 March 1986

Santa Monica

American

Pisces

André Leon Talley
(Journalist, Autobiographer)

16 October 1949

Washington, D.C.

American

Libra

Timothy D. Snyder
(Historian, Writer, Literary critic, University teacher)

18 August 1969

American

Leo

Lady Gabriella Windsor
(Journalist)

23 April 1981

St. Mary's Hospital

British

Taurus

Jesselyn Radack
(Jurist)

12 December 1970

Washington, D.C.

American

Sagittarius

Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark
(Actor)

09 June 1983

Paddington

British

Gemini

Mark Donohue
(Formula One driver, Motorcycle racer, Racecar driver)

18 March 1937

19 August 1975

Summit

American

Pisces

Taryn Simon
(Photographer)

04 February 1975

New York

American

Aquarius

Jacob M. Appel
(Historian, Novelist, Writer, Playwright, Medical writer, Human rights activist, Journalist)

21 February 1973

New York City

American

Pisces

S. J. Perelman
(Screenwriter, Writer)

01 February 1904

17 October 1979

Brooklyn

American

Aquarius

Igor Ansoff
(Mathematician, Economist, University teacher)

12 December 1918

14 July 2002

Vladivostok

American,Russian

Sagittarius

Alexander Meiklejohn
(Philosopher)

01 February 1872

17 December 1964

Rochdale

American

Aquarius

John Davison Rockefeller, Jr.

08 July 1839

07 May 1937

American

Cancer

Joseph Vincent Paterno

21 December 1926

22 January 2012

Brooklyn, New York

American

Sagittarius

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