Grinnell College

Discover the notable alumni of Grinnell College. The list includes people like Gary Cooper, Kumail Nanjiani, Emily Bergl, Robert Noyce & John Garang. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, musicians, inventors & discoverers, engineers and business people etc.
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Gary Cooper
(One of the Greatest Male Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema)
Gary Cooper
17
Birthdate: May 7, 1901
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Helena, Montana, United States
Died: May 13, 1961
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Kumail Nanjiani
(Known for His Role in The HBO Comedy Series 'Silicon Valley')
Kumail Nanjiani
37
Birthdate: May 2, 1978
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Karachi, Pakistan
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Herbie Hancock
(Singer-songwriter, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz musician, Keyboardist, Actor, Musician, Pianist, Film score composer)
Herbie Hancock
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 12, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago
 4 
Peter Coyote
(Actor, Screenwriter, Director)
Peter Coyote
9
Birthdate: October 10, 1941
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 5 
Robert Noyce
(Co-inventor of the integrated circuit)
Robert Noyce
1
Birthdate: December 12, 1927
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Burlington
Died: June 3, 1990
 6 
Bernice King
(American Lawyer, Minister, and the Youngest Child of Martin Luther King Jr. And Coretta Scott King)
Bernice King
7
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: March 28, 1963
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
 7 
Emily Bergl
(Actress)
Emily Bergl
1
Birthdate: April 25, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Milton Keynes
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 8 
Joe J. Walsh
(Politician)
Joe J. Walsh
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 27, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: North Barrington, Illinois, U.S.
 9 
Jack Taylor
(Basketball player)
Jack Taylor
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 12, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lakeside, California, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 10 
John Garang
(Politician)
John Garang
16
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 23, 1945
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Twic East County
Died: July 30, 2005
 11 
Harry Hopkins
(Politician)
Harry Hopkins
3
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 17, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City, Iowa U.S.
Died: January 29, 1946
 12 
Thomas Cech
(Chemist)
Thomas Cech
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 8, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
 13 
Amy Clampitt
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 15, 1920
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New Providence, Iowa
Died: September 10, 1994
 14 
Iresh Zaker
(Actor)
Iresh Zaker
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: November 6, 1976
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Dhaka, Bangladesh
 15 
Taimur Rahman
(Pakistani Professor and Political Activist)
Taimur Rahman
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 27, 1975
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lahore, Pakistan
 16 
Mary Anthony
(Choreographer)
Mary Anthony
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: November 11, 1916
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newport, Kentucky, United States
Died: May 31, 2014