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Harvard University Notable Alumni

Discover the notable alumni of Harvard University. The list includes people like Kamala Harris, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John F. Kennedy, Natalie Portman & Theodore Roosevelt. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as intellectuals & academics, writers, scientists, leaders and media personalities 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 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy.
26
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: 35th President of the United States
Birthdate: May 29, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brookline
Died: November 22, 1963

 2 Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman.
16
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress, Producer, Director
Birthdate: June 9, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Columbia University
Yale University
New York University

 3 Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt.
4
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: 26th U.S. President
Birthdate: October 27, 1858
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: January 6, 1919

 4 Matt Damon

Matt Damon.
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: October 8, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Stanford University
University Of California, Los Angeles
Princeton University

 5 Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson.
3
Listed In: Scientists
Famous As: Astrophysicist
Birthdate: October 5, 1958
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 6 W. E. B. Du Bois

W. E. B. Du Bois.
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Civil Rights Activists
Birthdate: February 23, 1868
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States
Died: August 27, 1963
Recommended Lists:
University Of California, Berkeley
University Of Michigan
University Of Paris

 7 Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger.
4
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Diplomat, National Security Advisor (America)
Birthdate: May 27, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Germany
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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 8 Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones.
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: September 15, 1946
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Saba, Texas, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Recommended Lists:
University Of Chicago
Eton College
University Of London

 9 Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood.
1
Listed In: Activists
Famous As: Writer, Environmental Activist
Birthdate: November 18, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 10 David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace.
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: February 21, 1962
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ithaca, New York, United States
Died: September 12, 2008
Recommended Lists:
University Of Southern California
The University of Oxford
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

 11 Robert Frost

Robert Frost.
7
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: March 26, 1874
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Died: January 29, 1963

 12 T. S. Eliot

T. S. Eliot.
1
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet, Essayist, Playwright
Birthdate: September 26, 1888
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: January 4, 1965
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Recommended Lists:
University Of Edinburgh
Cornell University
University Of Pennsylvania

 13 J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer.
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 22, 1904
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: February 18, 1967

 14 William Randolph Hearst

William Randolph Hearst.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Newspaper Baron
Birthdate: April 29, 1863
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: August 14, 1951
Recommended Lists:
Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art
University Of Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge

 15 Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris.
52
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Vice Preseiden of the United States
Birthdate: October 20, 1964
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: California
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

 16 Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg.
40
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Chief Executive Officer of Facebook
Birthdate: May 14, 1984
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: White Plains, New York, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Northwestern University
University College London
Moscow State University

 17 Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emersion.
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: American Lecturer, Philosopher, Essayist & Poet
Birthdate: May 25, 1803
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 27, 1882

 18 Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell.
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Economist
Birthdate: June 30, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Gastonia, North Carolina
Recommended Lists:
University Of Toronto
Humboldt University Of Berlin
Ohio State University

 19 Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
3
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Famous As: Associate Justice of US Supreme Court
Birthdate: March 15, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 18, 2020
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

 20 Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg.
7
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: January 19, 1982
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana, United States
Recommended Lists:
Brown University
University Of Oxford
Boston University

 21 B. F. Skinner

B. F. Skinner.
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: American psychologist
Birthdate: March 20, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: August 18, 1990

 22 John Adams

John Adams.
5
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: 2nd U.S. President
Birthdate: October 30, 1735
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
Died: July 4, 1826
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Recommended Lists:
University Of Göttingen
University Of Minnesota
University Of Vienna

 23 Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro.
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Famous As: Political Commentator, Public Speaker
Birthdate: January 15, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 24 Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg.
12
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Mayor of New York City
Birthdate: February 14, 1942
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Recommended Lists:
University Of Washington
University Of Texas At Austin
United States Military Academy

 25 Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: September 16, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

 26 Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy.
4
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Brother of President John F. Kennedy
Birthdate: November 20, 1925
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts
Died: June 6, 1968
Recommended Lists:
Georgetown University
Leipzig University
Duke University

 27 Tom Morello

Tom Morello
1
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Actor, Composer, Trade unionist
Birthdate: May 30, 1964
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 28 Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein.
0
Listed In: Musicians
Famous As: Conductor, Composer
Birthdate: August 25, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 14, 1990
Recommended Lists:
Cambridge University
George Washington University
Syracuse University

 29 Isoroku Yamamoto

Isoroku Yamamoto.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941
Birthdate: April 4, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Died: April 18, 1943

 30 Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata .
4
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons
Birthdate: December 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Surat
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Trinity College
University Of Virginia
Heidelberg University

 31 William James

William James.
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Philosopher, Psychologist
Birthdate: January 11, 1842
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: August 26, 1910

 32 Pierre Trudeau

Pierre Trudeau.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: 15th Prime Minister of Canada
Birthdate: October 18, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: September 28, 2000
Recommended Lists:
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Auburn University
The Juilliard School

 33 John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 11, 1767
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Braintree
Died: February 23, 1848

 34 Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actor, Voice Actor
Birthdate: September 8, 1981
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Recommended Lists:
King's College London
University Of Georgia
Harvard Law School

 35 Al Gore

Al Gore.
3
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Politician
Birthdate: March 31, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 36 Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney.
4
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former Governor of Massachusetts
Birthdate: March 12, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Recommended Lists:
University Of Calcutta
University Of Miami
Trinity College Dublin

 37 Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Lisa Brennan-Jobs.
3
Listed In: Media Personalities
Famous As: Daughter of Steve Jobs
Birthdate: May 17, 1978
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Oregon, United States

 38 Robert Kraft

Robert Kraft.
0
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: Chief Executive Officer of the New England Patriots
Birthdate: June 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Oberlin College
California Institute Of Technology
University Of Notre Dame

 39 Colin Jost

Colin Jost.
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Screenwriter, Actor
Birthdate: June 29, 1982
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 40 Jacques Derrida

Jacques Derrida.
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Famous As: Philosopher
Birthdate: July 15, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: El Biar, French Algeria
Died: October 9, 2004
Recommended Lists:
Berklee College Of Music
University Of Florida
Johns Hopkins University

 41 Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto.
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 21, 1953
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Karachi
Died: December 27, 2007

 42 Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger.
2
Listed In: Singers
Famous As: American singer
Birthdate: May 3, 1919
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Manhattan
Died: January 27, 2014
Recommended Lists:
Rutgers University
Dartmouth College
Carnegie Mellon University

 43 Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg.
1
Listed In: Business People
Famous As: COO of Facebook
Birthdate: August 28, 1969
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 44 Jacques Chirac

Jacques Chirac.
0
Listed In: Leaders
Famous As: Former President of France
Birthdate: November 29, 1932
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 26, 2019
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Recommended Lists:
Leiden University
École Normale Supérieure
Michigan State University

 45 Al Franken

Al Franken.
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 21, 1951
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 46 Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino.
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: September 28, 1967
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Recommended Lists:
University Of Illinois
Howard University
University Of Bonn

 47 Eugene O'Neill

Eugene Gladstone O'Neill .
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Playwright
Birthdate: October 16, 1888
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: November 27, 1953

 48 Neil Gorsuch

Neil Gorsuch.
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Famous As: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Birthdate: August 29, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Recommended Lists:
University Of Iowa
Trinity College, Dublin
University Of Manchester

 49 Elena Kagan

Elena Kagan.
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Famous As: Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Birthdate: April 28, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Upper West Side, New York, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 50 E. E. Cummings

E. E. Cummings.
0
Listed In: Writers
Famous As: Poet
Birthdate: October 14, 1894
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 3, 1962
Recommended Lists:
University Of Tokyo
Christ Church, Oxford
Harvard Business School
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