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California Institute Of Technology

Discover the notable alumni of California Institute Of Technology. The list includes people like William Shockley, Kip Thorne, Gordon Moore, David Bohm & Robert C. Merton. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as scientists, writers, intellectuals & academics, inventors & discoverers and engineers etc.

This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.

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 1 William Shockley

William Shockley.
1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: February 13, 1910
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Died: August 12, 1989

 2 Benoit Mandelbrot

Benoit Mandelbrot.
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician, Economist, Professor, Scientist, Writer, Computer scientist
Birthdate: November 20, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warsaw
Died: October 14, 2010
Recommended Lists:
Harvard University
Columbia University
Yale University

 3 John McCarthy

John McCarthy.
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician, Computer scientist, Engineer, University teacher
Birthdate: September 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Boston
Died: October 24, 2011

 4 David Bohm

David Bohm.
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Scientist
Birthdate: December 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 27, 1992
Recommended Lists:
New York University
University Of California, Los Angeles
Stanford University

 5 Kip Thorne

Kip Thorne.
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: June 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Logan
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 6 Gordon Moore

Gordon Moore.
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Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Businessman
Birthdate: January 3, 1929
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Francisco
Recommended Lists:
University Of Michigan
University Of California, Berkeley
University Of Southern California

 7 Bob Lazar

Bob Lazar.
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Conspiracy Theorist
Birthdate: January 26, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Coral Gables, Florida, United States
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 8 Adam D'Angelo

Adam D'Angelo
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Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Businessperson
Birthdate: 1984 AD
Birthplace: United States
Recommended Lists:
Princeton University
University Of Paris
University Of Chicago

 9 David Brin

David Brin
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Scientist
Birthdate: October 6, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glendale, California, United States

 10 Frank Borman

Frank Borman
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Famous As: Air force officer, Test pilot, Astronaut, Autobiographer, Aviator
Birthdate: March 14, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gary
Recommended Lists:
Eton College
University Of London
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

 11 Ivan Sutherland

Ivan Sutherland
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Computer scientist
Birthdate: May 16, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hastings, Nebraska, United States

 12 Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove
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Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Novelist
Birthdate: June 14, 1949
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Recommended Lists:
The University of Oxford
Cornell University
University Of Edinburgh

 13 Harrison Schmitt

Harrison Schmitt
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Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Geologist
Birthdate: July 3, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Santa Rita, New Mexico, United States

 14 Charles H. Townes

Charles H. Townes.
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: July 28, 1915
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: January 27, 2015
Recommended Lists:
University Of Pennsylvania
University Of Cambridge
Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art

 15 Donald Knuth

Donald Knuth.
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Computer Scientist
Birthdate: January 10, 1938
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

 16 John Lilly

John Lilly
1
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Neuroscientist
Birthdate: January 6, 1915
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died: September 30, 2001
Recommended Lists:
Ohio State University
Northwestern University
Trinity College, Cambridge

 17 Sidney Gottlieb

Sidney Gottlieb
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Chemist, Psychiatrist
Birthdate: August 3, 1918
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City
Died: March 7, 1999

 18 Vernon L. Smith

Vernon L. Smith
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Economist, University teacher
Birthdate: January 1, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wichita
Recommended Lists:
University College London
University Of Washington
University Of Toronto

 19 Qian Xuesen

Qian Xuesen
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Astronautical engineer
Birthdate: December 11, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hangzhou
Died: October 31, 2009

 20 Eugene Merle Shoemaker

Eugene Merle Shoemaker
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Geologist
Birthdate: April 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: July 18, 1997
Recommended Lists:
University Of Oxford
University Of Texas At Austin
University Of Minnesota

 21 George M. Whitesides

George M. Whitesides
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Chemist, University teacher
Birthdate: August 3, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Louisville

 22 Robert Woodrow Wilson

Robert Woodrow Wilson.
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist, Astronomer
Birthdate: January 10, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Recommended Lists:
Duke University
Brown University
Humboldt University Of Berlin

 23 Fei-Fei Li

Fei-Fei Li
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Computer scientist
Birthdate: 1976 AD
Birthplace: Beijing

 24 Chester F. Carlson

Chester F. Carlson
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: February 8, 1906
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Died: September 19, 1968
Recommended Lists:
Moscow State University
Boston University
University Of Göttingen

 25 Robert Tarjan

Robert Tarjan
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Computer scientist
Birthdate: April 30, 1948
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pomona, California

 26 Robert C. Merton

Robert C. Merton.
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Economist
Birthdate: July 31, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Recommended Lists:
University Of Florida
University Of Vienna
Syracuse University

 27 Bob Behnken

Bob Behnken
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Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Astronaut
Birthdate: July 28, 1970
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saint Ann, Missouri, United States

 28 Arthur B. McDonald

Arthur B. McDonald
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Physicist, University teacher
Birthdate: August 29, 1943
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sydney
Recommended Lists:
University Of Alabama
University Of Virginia
University Of Notre Dame

 29 Mark Adler

Mark Adler
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician, Physicist, Computer scientist
Birthdate: April 3, 1959
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Miami

 30 L. Sprague de Camp

L. Sprague de Camp
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: November 27, 1907
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: November 6, 2000
Recommended Lists:
Georgetown University
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
University Of Miami

 31 Narendra Karmarkar

Narendra Karmarkar
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician
Birthdate: February 24, 1957
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

 32 David Ho

David Ho
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Researcher
Birthdate: November 3, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Taichung, Taiwan
Recommended Lists:
University Of Georgia
United States Military Academy
Auburn University

 33 Stephen Wolfram

Stephen Wolfram
1
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician, Physicist, Computer scientist, Businessperson, University teacher, Patent inventor, Writer
Birthdate: August 29, 1959
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London

 34 Amy Mainzer

Amy Mainzer
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Astronomer
Birthdate: January 2, 1974
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Recommended Lists:
Louisiana State University
Cambridge University
Florida State University

 35 David J. C. MacKay

David J. C. MacKay
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist, Computer scientist, Professor
Birthdate: April 22, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Stoke-on-Trent
Died: April 14, 2016

 36 Charles Francis Richter

Charles Francis Richter
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Seismologist
Birthdate: April 26, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: near Hamilton, Ohio
Died: September 30, 1985
Recommended Lists:
Leipzig University
Michigan State University
George Washington University

 37 Peter Shor

Peter Shor
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician, Computer scientist, University teacher
Birthdate: August 14, 1959
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City

 38 Fernando J. Corbató

Fernando J. Corbató
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Computer scientist
Birthdate: July 1, 1926
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: July 12, 2019
Recommended Lists:
University Of Iowa
Pennsylvania State University
Trinity College

 39 Eric W. Weisstein

Eric W. Weisstein
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician, Astronomer, Non-fiction writer
Birthdate: March 18, 1969
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bloomington

 40 Michael Rosbash

Michael Rosbash
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Geneticist
Birthdate: March 7, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Recommended Lists:
Heidelberg University
University Of Illinois
King's College London

 41 Kenneth G. Wilson

Kenneth G. Wilson.
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: June 8, 1936
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Waltham, Massachusetts
Died: June 15, 2013

 42 Cleve Moler

Cleve Moler
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Mathematician, Programmer, Engineer, University teacher, Computer scientist
Birthdate: August 17, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Salt Lake City
Recommended Lists:
University Of Oregon
University Of Maryland
The Juilliard School

 43 Juris Hartmanis

Juris Hartmanis
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Computer scientist
Birthdate: July 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia

 44 Eric Betzig

Eric Betzig
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist
Birthdate: January 13, 1960
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Recommended Lists:
University Of Calcutta
Harvard Law School
Rutgers University

 45 Solomon Feferman

Solomon Feferman
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Philosopher, Mathematician
Birthdate: December 13, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Died: July 26, 2016

 46 David Bushnell

David Bushnell
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Famous As: Inventor
Birthdate: August 30, 1740
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Connecticut, United States
Died: 1824 AD
Recommended Lists:
Berklee College Of Music
Trinity College Dublin
Dartmouth College

 47 Martin Karplus

Martin Karplus
0
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Chemist
Birthdate: March 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

 48 Carolyn S. Shoemaker

Carolyn S. Shoemaker
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Astronomer
Birthdate: June 24, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gallup, New Mexico, United States
Recommended Lists:
Johns Hopkins University
University Of Kansas
Oberlin College

 49 Donald A. Glaser

Donald A. Glaser.
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Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Physicist & Molecular Biologist
Birthdate: September 21, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cleveland
Died: February 28, 2013

 50 Harold Rosen

Harold Rosen
0
Listed In: Engineers
Famous As: Engineer
Birthdate: March 20, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: January 30, 2017
Recommended Lists:
Purdue University
Carnegie Mellon University
Brigham Young University