George Washington University Notable Alumni
Discover the notable alumni of George Washington University. The list includes people like Elizabeth Warren, Alec Baldwin, Eliza Dushku, Colin Powell & Kerry Washington. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as leaders, miscellaneous, writers, musicians and media personalities etc.
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Birthdate: July 28, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Southampton, New York, United States
Died: May 19, 1994
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Casey Affleck(Actor and Filmmaker Best Known for His Academy-Award Winning Film 'Manchester by the Sea')
Birthdate: August 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Kerry Washington(Actress and Producer Famous for Her Portrayal of ‘Olivia Pope’ in the Drama Series ‘Scandal’)
Birthdate: January 31, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: April 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: October 18, 2021
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Rooney Mara(Actress Best Known for Her Films: 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' and 'Carol')
Birthdate: April 17, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bedford, New York, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Eliza Dushku(Best Known for Her Drama Series ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and its Spin-off Series ‘Angel’)
Birthdate: December 30, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: March 26, 1943
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Geneva, Illinois, United States
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Karen Allen(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Marion Ravenwood’ in the Film ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’)
Birthdate: October 5, 1951
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Carrollton, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: March 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: June 4, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA
Birthdate: May 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
Birthdate: May 5, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
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Mark Felt(2nd Associate Director of the FBI Who was Known for His Role in the Watergate Scandal)
Birthdate: August 17, 1913
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
Died: December 18, 2008
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Billy Mitchell
(Military General)
Birthdate: December 29, 1879
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nice, France
Died: February 19, 1936
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Daniel Inouye(Former United States Senator from Hawaii (1963 - 2012))
Birthdate: September 7, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: December 17, 2012
Birthdate: June 4, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Kellyanne Conway(Senior Counselor to the Former US President, Donald Trump (2017 - 2020))
Birthdate: January 20, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Atco, New Jersey, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Hal Moore
(Former lieutenant colonel in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, at the Battle of Ia Drang in 1965, during the American War in Vietnam)
Birthdate: February 13, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bardstown, Kentucky, United States
Died: February 10, 2017
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Ina Garten(Author and Host of the Food Network Show ‘Barefoot Contessa’)
Birthdate: February 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: April 16, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Centralia, Washington
Died: July 26, 2009
Birthdate: May 9, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: April 10, 1991
Height: 7'3" (221 cm)
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Alec Baldwin(American Actor Known for His Versatile Performances and Comic Work)
Birthdate: April 3, 1958
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Amityville, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: September 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: October 28, 2006
Birthdate: July 28, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Goshen, Indiana, United States
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J. Edgar Hoover(1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924 - 1972))
Birthdate: January 1, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: May 2, 1972
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Birthdate: December 2, 1983
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Port Harcourt, Rivers State Rivers, Nigeria
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Jeremiah Denton
(Politician)
Birthdate: July 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Died: March 28, 2014
Birthdate: June 15, 1971
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Huma Abedin(Political Staffer and Vice Chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 Campaign)
Birthdate: July 28, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Birthdate: June 17, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Birthdate: April 26, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Birthdate: March 22, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gródek, Poland
Died: July 3, 1981
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: April 29, 1968
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rijeka, Croatia
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Virginia Hall(American Secret Agent Who Worked in France During World War II)
Birthdate: April 6, 1906
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: July 8, 1982
Birthdate: February 16, 1971
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: February 25, 1888
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died: May 24, 1959
Birthdate: May 23, 1950
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Birthdate: March 26, 1875
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Haeju
Died: July 19, 1965
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John Warner(Former United States Secretary of the Navy)
Birthdate: February 18, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: May 25, 2021
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Tony Dokoupil
(Known for his work as a co-anchor of CBS Mornings)
Birthdate: December 24, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Connecticut, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: July 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vernon, Texas, USA
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Mark Warner(United States Senator from Virginia and Former Governor of Virginia)
Birthdate: December 15, 1954
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Lee Kun-hee
(Entrepreneur, Businessperson)
Birthdate: January 9, 1942
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Uiryeong County
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Fred Grandy
(Former United States Representative, Actor)
Birthdate: June 29, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Aldrich Ames(Former CIA Officer & Agent for the Soviet Union & Russia)
Birthdate: May 26, 1941
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: River Falls, Wisconsin
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Rachel Zoe
(Fashion Designer)
Birthdate: September 1, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, USA
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Haddaway
(Singer, Musician)
Birthdate: January 9, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Port of Spain
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William Peter Blatty
(Novelist)
Birthdate: January 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: January 12, 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: July 6, 1957
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Commonly known as GW, George Washington University is a private research university located in Washington D.C. Being the largest institute of higher education in the District of Columbia, the university comprises of ten distinguished schools and colleges that provide an incredible learning opportunity to the enrolled students. It finds itself in the highest tier of “R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity” according to the Carnegie Classification. With numerous significant research centers and institutes the university lives up to this name by always buzzing with research activity. With programs in Arts & Science, Nursing, Law, Business, Nursing and so many more, the university is a home to a diverse set of students hailing from over 130 countries. The total student body comprises of over 26,000 graduate and undergraduate students who go on to achieve great things in life. George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management is the only school of applied politics in Washington. GW was also ranked 51 in a recent list of the world’s top 100 universities producing millionaires as per The Times Higher Education. Being a politically active college, the Princeton Review has ranked GW in the list of the top 10 most politically active colleges. Many of the esteemed faculty comprise of past and current political figures as well. George Washington University has produced various eminent alumni’s who’ve out shined in their areas of study such as Colin Powell, Kerry Washington, Harry Reid and John Foster Dulles. Keep reading to know more esteemed personalities who attended college in George Washington University.