University Of Pennsylvania Notable Alumni

Check out the list of notable University Of Pennsylvania alumni. Some of the notable University Of Pennsylvania students are Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Noam Chomsky and Elizabeth Banks.

Founded by Benjamin Franklin, University of Pennsylvania or UPenn as it is popularly called is a private Ivy League research institute located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Being the first university to include undergraduate and post graduate studies in the United States of America, UPenn enjoys a rich history and heritage that has given rise to various prominent personalities in the country. The university has created two U.S. Presidents, 25 billionaires and over 33 U.S. Senators. The American Medical Association was founded in UPenn, which is home to the oldest functioning psychology department in North America. The 279 acre campus specializes in programs in the fields of Science, Communication, Law, Education, Medicine, Design, Nursing and so many other remarkable courses. With more than 4,000 active faculty members, UPenn boasts a diverse panel of faculty who are well-qualified in their areas of expertise. University of Pennsylvania is ranked 8th among national universities in the United States, as per the 2017 rankings of U.S. News & World Report. With great racial diversity of students from over one hundred countries and with more than 53% of students who are female, the university enjoys great popularity in the U.S for producing highly capable individuals who possess intellectual rigor and innovative knowledge. Various well-known personalities have had their humble beginnings in University of Pennsylvania such as Donald Trump, Warren Buffett, John Legend and Noam Chomsky. You will be surprised by the list of high-profile celebrities who went to University Of Pennsylvania, keep reading to know more.

Donald Trump
(45th U.S. President)

14 June 1946

American

Elon Musk
(Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor)

28 June 1971

Canadian,American,South African

Warren Buffett
(Business Magnate, Investor, Philanthropist)

30 August 1930

American

Elizabeth Banks
(Actress, Producer and Director)

10 February 1974

American

Noam Chomsky
(Linguist)

07 December 1928

American

Tiffany Trump
(Daughter of Donald Trump)

13 October 1993

American

Sharon Stone

10 March 1958

American

Laurene Powell Jobs
(Businesswoman, Widow of Steve Jobs)

06 November 1963

American

William Henry Harrison

09 February 1773

American

Abby Huntsman
(Journalist, TV Presenter)

01 May 1986

American

Ezra Pound
(Poet)

30 October 1885

American

Beau Biden
(Son of Joe Biden)

03 February 1969

American

Kwame Nkrumah
(First President of Ghana)

21 September 1909

Ghanaian,Romanian

Steve Eisman
(Investor)

08 July 1962

American

Steve Wynn
(Casino Resort Developer)

27 January 1942

American

I. M. Pei
(Master of Modern Architecture)

26 April 1917

American

Nelson Peltz
(Businessman & Investor)

24 June 1942

American

John Eleuthère du Pont
(Philanthropist)

22 November 1938

American

Alice Paul
(Suffragist and Feminist)

11 January 1885

American

Anthony Wayne

01 January 1745

American

Louis Kahn
(Architect)

20 February 1901

American

Aaron Yoo
(Actor)

12 May 1979

American

Hoodie Allen
(Rapper)

19 August 1988

American

Lucinda Southworth
(Wife of Larry Page)

24 May 1979

American

Chaim Potok
(American author)

17 February 1929

American

Phillip Frost
(Entrepreneur)

1936 AD

American

Francis Hopkinson
(Former United States District Judge)

21 September 1737

American

Robert Hofstadter
(Physicist)

05 February 1915

American

Stanley B. Prusiner
(Neurologist and Biochemist)

28 May 1942

American

Christian Anfinsen
(Biochemist)

26 March 1916

American

Michael S. Brown
(Geneticist)

13 April 1941

American

Cenk Urguy
(Political Activist, Show Host)

21 March 1970

Turkish,American

Seymour Kety
(Neuroscientist)

25 August 1915

American

John Dann MacDonald
(Novelist, Short Story Writer)

24 July 1916

American

Tammi Terrell
(Singer, Songwriter, Musician)

29 April 1945

American

Maury Povich
(Television presenter, Journalist)

17 January 1939

American

Dick Wolf
(Television producer, Film producer, Screenwriter, Writer)

20 December 1946

American

George B. McClellan
(Officer)

03 December 1826

American

Bobby Troup
(Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Actor, Songwriter, Jazz musician, Officer)

18 October 1918

American

Lawrence Lessig
(Jurist, Activist, Lawyer, Non-fiction writer, Computer scientist, Politician, Professor)

03 June 1961

American

Charles Addams
(Draughtsperson, Illustrator, Artist, Painter, Writer)

07 January 1912

American

Drew Gilpin Faust
(Historian, University teacher)

18 September 1947

American

Lynn Toler
(Lawyer, Judge)

25 October 1959

American

Nnamdi Azikiwe
(Writer, Politician)

16 November 1904

Nigerian

Martin Seligman
(Psychologist, Bridge player, Writer, University teacher)

12 August 1942

American

Raj Rajaratnam
(Financier, Banker)

15 June 1957

Indian,American

Luis Donaldo Colosio
(Politician, Economist)

10 February 1950

Mexican

Bill Tilden
(Tennis player, Tennis coach)

10 February 1893

American

Hilary Putnam
(Mathematician, Philosopher, University teacher, Non-fiction writer, Computer scientist)

31 July 1926

American

Nikki Giovanni
(Poet, Writer)

07 June 1943

American

Paul R. Ehrlich
(Entomologist, Zoologist, University teacher)

29 May 1932

American

Eric S. Raymond
(Software developer, Engineer, Programmer, Writer, Lawyer, Computer scientist, Journalist)

04 December 1957

American

Stephen Decatur
(Officer)

05 January 1779

American

Gillian McKeith
(Nutritionist, Television presenter)

28 September 1959

British

Walter Annenberg
(Art collector, Diplomat, Publisher, Businessperson)

13 March 1908

American

Michael Moritz
(Computer scientist)

12 September 1954

British

Don Norman
(Engineer, Computer scientist, Psychologist, Writer)

25 December 1935

American

J. Presper Eckert
(Electrical engineer, Engineer, Computer scientist)

09 April 1919

American

Toomas Hendrik Ilves
(Politician, Journalist, Diplomat)

26 December 1953

Estonian,Swedish,American

Howard Atwood Kelly
(Surgeon, Writer, Gynaecologist, University teacher)

20 February 1858

American

Loren Eiseley
(Anthropologist, Philosopher, Poet)

03 September 1907

American

Jacob Wallenberg
(Entrepreneur, Banker)

13 January 1956

Swedish

Hamid Dabashi
(Historian, Professor, Sociologist, Literary historian, Literary critic, Journalist)

15 June 1951

Rexford Tugwell
(Economist, Academician)

10 July 1891

American

Denise Scott Brown
(Architect)

03 October 1931

American

Ei-ichi Negishi
(Chemist, Professor)

14 July 1935

Chinese,American

William Paca
(Politician, Lawyer, Judge)

31 October 1740

British,American

Betty Holberton
(Computer scientist, Programmer)

07 March 1917

American

Alfonso Prat-Gay
(Economist, Politician)

24 November 1965

Argentinian

Jim Perry
(Presenter)

09 November 1933

American

Chas Samuel Addams

07 January 1912

American

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