Cornell University Notable Alumni
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Discover the notable alumni of Cornell University. The list includes people like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ann Coulter, Ratan Tata, Bill Nye & Bill Maher. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as writers, scientists, intellectuals & academics, media personalities and film & theater personalities etc.
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Bill Nye(Best Known as the Host of the Science TV Show ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’)
Birthdate: November 27, 1955
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
2
Kurt Vonnegut(Writer Known For His Satirical and Darkly Humorous Novels)
Birthdate: November 11, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: April 11, 2007
Birthdate: February 18, 1931
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lorain, Ohio
Died: August 5, 2019
Birthdate: December 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Surat
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
5
Ruth Bader Ginsburg(Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1993 - 2020))
Birthdate: March 15, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 18, 2020
6
Christopher Reeve(Best Known for Playing the Titular Role in the Film 'Superman' & its Three Sequels)
Birthdate: September 25, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: October 10, 2004
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
7
Jimmy Smits(Best Known for His Role as ‘Victor Sifuentes’ in the TV Series ‘L.A. Law’)
Birthdate: July 9, 1955
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
8
Harry Chapin(Singer Best Known for His Folk Rock & Pop Rock Songs)
Birthdate: December 7, 1942
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greenwich Village, New York, United States
Died: July 16, 1981
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Jane Lynch(Actress, Comedian and Author Known for Her Role as ‘Sue Sylvester’ in the TV Series ‘Glee’)
Birthdate: July 14, 1960
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
10
Huey Lewis(Songwriter, Actor & Lead Singer for the Band 'Huey Lewis and the News')
Birthdate: July 5, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
11
Mae Jemison(First African American Woman To Travel To Space)
Birthdate: October 17, 1956
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Decatur, Alabama, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: August 31, 1956
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: May 30, 1896
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Goshen, Indiana, United States
Died: December 26, 1977
14
Ari Melber(American Attorney, Chief Legal Correspondent for 'MSNBC' and Host of the News Show 'The Beat with Ari Melber')
Birthdate: March 31, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
15
Gabrielle Giffords(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 8th district (2007-12))
Birthdate: June 8, 1970
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tucson, Arizona, United States
16
Brian Hallisay(Known for His Roles in the TV Series: ‘Privileged’, ‘Lifetime’ and ‘The Client List’)
Birthdate: October 31, 1978
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: February 20, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, USA
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: August 6, 1951
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: June 1, 1890
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Died: September 18, 1949
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
20
Thomas Pynchon
(Writer, Novelist, Essayist, Science fiction writer)
Birthdate: May 8, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Glen Cove
21
S. E. Cupp
(Television presenter)
Birthdate: February 23, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oceanside, California, U.S.
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
22
Pearl Buck(Winner of the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature)
Birthdate: June 26, 1892
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hillsboro
Died: March 6, 1973
23
Ming Tsai
(Restaurateur, Squash player, Actor)
Birthdate: March 29, 1964
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Newport Beach
24
E. B. White(Children's Novelist Best Known for His Books: ‘Stuart Little’, ‘Charlotte's Web’ and ‘The Trumpet of the Swan’)
Birthdate: July 11, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, New York, United States
Died: October 1, 1985
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Janet Reno(78th United States Attorney General (1993 - 2001))
Birthdate: July 21, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
Died: November 7, 2016
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Cheryl Crane
(Real estate broker)
Birthdate: July 25, 1943
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
27
Andrew Ross Sorkin
(Journalist)
Birthdate: February 19, 1977
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
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Peter Yarrow
(Singer-songwriter who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary)
Birthdate: May 31, 1938
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
29
Dan Duryea(Known for His Roles in the Films: ‘The Pride of the Yankees’ and ‘None But the Lonely Heart’)
Birthdate: January 23, 1907
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: White Plains, New York, United States
Died: June 7, 1968
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: April 13, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: February 27, 1905
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, New York, United States
Died: September 18, 1968
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: November 5, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: July 21, 1996
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
33
Freeman Dyson
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: December 15, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Crowthorne, England
Died: February 28, 2020
34
Gad Saad
(Canadian Professor and Youtuber Known for Applying Evolutionary Psychology to Marketing and Consumer Behaviour)
Birthdate: October 13, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
35
Vera Rubin
(American Astronomer Known for Her Pioneering Work on Galaxy Rotation Rates)
Birthdate: July 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 25, 2016
Birthdate: February 7, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: June 24, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: December 10, 1923
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Schenectady, New York, United States
Died: September 11, 2010
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: July 29, 1972
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Schenectady, New York, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: February 8, 1955
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: May 10, 1969
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bangor, Maine
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Margaret Bourke-White
(Photographer, War photographer, Photojournalist, Journalist)
Birthdate: June 14, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: August 27, 1971
Birthdate: October 12, 1934
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
44
Junot Díaz(Best Known for His Novel 'The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao')
Birthdate: December 31, 1968
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
45
Thomas Midgley, Jr.
(Mechanical and chemical engineer)
Birthdate: May 19, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: November 2, 1944
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Ricky Jay
(American Stage Magician and Actor Considered as the 'Master of Sleight-of-Hand Acts')
Birthdate: June 26, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: November 24, 2018
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: January 28, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York City, United States
Birthdate: November 26, 1894
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Columbia, Missouri, United States
Died: March 18, 1964
Birthdate: October 20, 1927
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: May 13, 2013
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Bill Maher(Comedian & Talk-Show Host Known for His Political Talk Shows: ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ & ‘Politically Incorrect’)
Birthdate: January 20, 1956
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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