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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 1 
Jackie Kennedy
(First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963)
Jackie Kennedy
48
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 28, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Southampton, New York, United States
Died: May 19, 1994
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 2 
Casey Affleck
(Actor and Filmmaker Best Known for His Academy-Award Winning Film 'Manchester by the Sea')
Casey Affleck
24
Birthdate: August 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Kerry Washington
(Actress and Producer Famous for Her Portrayal of ‘Olivia Pope’ in the Drama Series ‘Scandal’)
Kerry Washington
31
Birthdate: January 31, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 4 
Colin Powell
(The First African-American Secretary of State)
Colin Powell
58
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Harlem, New York, United States
Died: October 18, 2021
 5 
Rooney Mara
(Actress Best Known for Her Films: 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' and 'Carol')
Rooney Mara
38
Birthdate: April 17, 1985
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bedford, New York, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 6 
Eliza Dushku
(Best Known for Her Drama Series ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and its Spin-off Series ‘Angel’)
Eliza Dushku
22
Birthdate: December 30, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 7 
Bob Woodward
(Journalist)
Bob Woodward
7
Birthdate: March 26, 1943
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Geneva, Illinois, United States
 8 
Karen Allen
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Marion Ravenwood’ in the Film ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’)
Karen Allen
8
Birthdate: October 5, 1951
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Carrollton, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 9 
Tammy Duckworth
(United States Senator from Illinois )
Tammy Duckworth
18
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 10 
T.J. Miller
(Actor)
T.J. Miller
16
Birthdate: June 4, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA
 11 
Patch Adams
(Physician)
Patch Adams
10
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 12 
Brian Williams
(American Journalist and Television News Anchor)
Brian Williams
18
Birthdate: May 5, 1959
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
 13 
Mark Felt
(2nd Associate Director of the FBI Who was Known for His Role in the Watergate Scandal)
Mark Felt
14
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 17, 1913
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
Died: December 18, 2008
 14 
Billy Mitchell
(Military General)
Billy Mitchell
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 29, 1879
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nice, France
Died: February 19, 1936
 15 
Daniel Inouye
(Former United States Senator from Hawaii (1963 - 2012))
Daniel Inouye
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 7, 1924
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: December 17, 2012
 16 
Scott Wolf
(Actor)
Scott Wolf
2
Birthdate: June 4, 1968
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 17 
Kellyanne Conway
(Senior Counselor to the Former US President, Donald Trump (2017 - 2020))
Kellyanne Conway
52
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 20, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Atco, New Jersey, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 18 
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)
Hal Moore
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 13, 1922
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bardstown, Kentucky, United States
Died: February 10, 2017
 19 
Ina Garten
(Author and Host of the Food Network Show ‘Barefoot Contessa’)
Ina Garten
12
Birthdate: February 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 20 
Merce Cunningham
(Dancer and Choreographer)
Merce Cunningham
2
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: April 16, 1919
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Centralia, Washington
Died: July 26, 2009
 21 
Kevin Peter Hall
(Actor)
Kevin Peter Hall
9
Birthdate: May 9, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: April 10, 1991
Height: 7'3" (221 cm)
 22 
Alec Baldwin
(American Actor Known for His Versatile Performances and Comic Work)
Alec Baldwin
65
Birthdate: April 3, 1958
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Amityville, New York, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 23 
Red Auerbach
(Basketball coach)
Red Auerbach
12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 20, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: October 28, 2006
 24 
Kate Bolduan
(Journalist and News Anchor for CNN)
Kate Bolduan
11
Birthdate: July 28, 1983
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Goshen, Indiana, United States
 25 
J. Edgar Hoover
(1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924 - 1972))
J. Edgar Hoover
32
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 1, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: May 2, 1972
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 26 
Yvonne Orji
(Actress)
Yvonne Orji
5
Birthdate: December 2, 1983
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Port Harcourt, Rivers State Rivers, Nigeria
 27 
Jeremiah Denton
(Politician)
Jeremiah Denton
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Died: March 28, 2014
 28 
Dana Bash
(Journalist)
Dana Bash
13
Birthdate: June 15, 1971
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 29 
Huma Abedin
(Political Staffer and Vice Chair of Hillary Clinton's 2016 Campaign)
Huma Abedin
8
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 28, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
 30 
Manish Dayal
(Actor)
Manish Dayal
5
Birthdate: June 17, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
 31 
Mark Esper
(Politicians)
Mark Esper
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 26, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
 32 
Ross Martin
(Actors)
Ross Martin
5
Birthdate: March 22, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Gródek, Poland
Died: July 3, 1981
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 33 
David Eisenhower
(Writer and Grandson of Former American President Dwight D. Eisenhower)
David Eisenhower
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 31, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: West Point, New York, United States
 34 
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
(President of Croatia (2015 - 2020))
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
22
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 29, 1968
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rijeka, Croatia
 35 
Virginia Hall
(American Secret Agent Who Worked in France During World War II)
Virginia Hall
11
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 6, 1906
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: July 8, 1982
 36 
Michael Avenatti
(Lawyer)
Michael Avenatti
12
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: February 16, 1971
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sacramento, California, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 37 
John Foster Dulles
(Former United States Secretary of State)
John Foster Dulles
7
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: February 25, 1888
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died: May 24, 1959
 38 
William Barr
(United States Attorney General)
William Barr
10
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: May 23, 1950
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, United States
 39 
Syngman Rhee
(Statesman)
Syngman Rhee
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 26, 1875
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Haeju
Died: July 19, 1965
 40 
John Warner
(Former United States Secretary of the Navy)
John Warner
4
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: February 18, 1927
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: May 25, 2021
 41 
Tony Dokoupil
(Known for his work as a co-anchor of CBS Mornings)
Tony Dokoupil
0
Birthdate: December 24, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Connecticut, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 42 
Ken Starr
(Lawyer)
Ken Starr
3
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: July 21, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Vernon, Texas, USA
 43 
Mark Warner
(United States Senator from Virginia and Former Governor of Virginia)
Mark Warner
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 15, 1954
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
 44 
Lee Kun-hee
(Entrepreneur, Businessperson)
Lee Kun-hee
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 9, 1942
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Uiryeong County
 45 
Fred Grandy
(Former United States Representative, Actor)
Fred Grandy
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 29, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 46 
Aldrich Ames
(Former CIA Officer & Agent for the Soviet Union & Russia)
Aldrich Ames
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 26, 1941
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: River Falls, Wisconsin
 47 
Rachel Zoe
(Fashion Designer)
Rachel Zoe
1
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: September 1, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, USA
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 48 
Haddaway
(Singer, Musician)
Haddaway
7
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 9, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Port of Spain
 49 
William Peter Blatty
(Novelist)
William Peter Blatty
2
Birthdate: January 7, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: January 12, 2017
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 50 
Susan Ford
(Journalist)
Susan Ford
0
Birthdate: July 6, 1957
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., U.S.
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