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.

Elon Musk
(Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor)

28 June 1971

Pretoria

Canadian,American,South African

Cancer

Donald Trump
(45th U.S. President)

14 June 1946

New York City, New York

American

Gemini

Warren Buffett
(Business Magnate, Investor, Philanthropist)

30 August 1930

Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

American

Virgo

Sharon Stone

10 March 1958

Meadville, Pennsylvania, U.S

American

Pisces

Elizabeth Banks
(Actress, Producer and Director)

10 February 1974

Pittsfield

American

Aquarius

Tiffany Trump
(Daughter of Donald Trump)

13 October 1993

West Palm Beach, Florida

American

Libra

Noam Chomsky
(Linguist)

07 December 1928

East Oak Lane

American

Sagittarius

William Henry Harrison

09 February 1773

04 April 1841

Charles City County

American

Aquarius

Steve Wynn
(Casino Resort Developer)

27 January 1942

New Haven

American

Aquarius

Ezra Pound
(Poet)

30 October 1885

01 November 1972

Hailey, Idaho, United States

American

Scorpio

Laurene Powell Jobs
(Businesswoman, Widow of Steve Jobs)

06 November 1963

West Milford, New Jersey, United States

American

Scorpio

Kwame Nkrumah
(First President of Ghana)

21 September 1909

27 April 1972

Nkroful

Ghanaian,Romanian

Virgo

Beau Biden
(Son of Joe Biden)

03 February 1969

30 May 2015

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

American

Aquarius

Alice Paul
(Suffragist and Feminist)

11 January 1885

09 July 1977

Mount Laurel Township

American

Capricorn

Steve Eisman
(Investor)

08 July 1962

New York City

American

Cancer

Abby Huntsman
(Journalist, TV Presenter)

01 May 1986

Pennsylvania

American

Taurus

I. M. Pei
(Master of Modern Architecture)

26 April 1917

Suzhou, China

American

Taurus

Nelson Peltz
(Businessman & Investor)

24 June 1942

Brooklyn, New York City, New York

American

Cancer

John Eleuthère du Pont
(Philanthropist)

22 November 1938

09 December 2010

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

American

Scorpio

Louis Kahn
(Architect)

20 February 1901

17 March 1974

Kuressaare, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire

American

Pisces

Anthony Wayne

01 January 1745

15 December 1796

Easttown Township, Pennsylvania

American

Capricorn

Aaron Yoo
(Actor)

12 May 1979

New Jersey

American

Taurus

Lucinda Southworth
(Wife of Larry Page)

24 May 1979

American

Gemini

Chaim Potok
(American author)

17 February 1929

23 July 2002

The Bronx

American

Aquarius

Phillip Frost
(Entrepreneur)

1936 AD

American

Robert Hofstadter
(Physicist)

05 February 1915

17 November 1990

New York City

American

Aquarius

Francis Hopkinson
(Former United States District Judge)

21 September 1737

09 May 1791

Philadelphia

American

Virgo

Stanley B. Prusiner
(Neurologist and Biochemist)

28 May 1942

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

American

Gemini

Michael S. Brown
(Geneticist)

13 April 1941

Brooklyn, New York, United States

American

Aries

Christian Anfinsen
(Biochemist)

26 March 1916

14 May 1995

Monessen, Pennsylvania

American

Aries

Seymour Kety
(Neuroscientist)

25 August 1915

25 May 2000

Philadelphia

American

Virgo

Cenk Urguy
(Political Activist, Show Host)

21 March 1970

Istanbul, Turkey

Turkish,American

Aries

John Dann MacDonald
(Novelist, Short Story Writer)

24 July 1916

28 December 1986

Sharon, Pennysylvania

American

Leo

Ivanka Trump
(Businessperson, Model)

30 October 1981

New York City

American

Scorpio

Geraldo Rivera
(Journalist, Television presenter, Lawyer, Writer, Radio personality)

04 July 1943

Brooklyn

American

Cancer

Tammi Terrell
(Singer, Songwriter, Musician)

29 April 1945

16 March 1970

Philadelphia

American

Taurus

Maury Povich
(Television presenter, Journalist)

17 January 1939

New York City

American

Capricorn

George B. McClellan
(Officer)

03 December 1826

29 October 1885

Philadelphia

American

Sagittarius

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

20 December 1946

New York City

American

Sagittarius

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

03 June 1961

Rapid City

American

Gemini

Nikki Giovanni
(Poet, Writer)

07 June 1943

Knoxville

American

Gemini

Drew Gilpin Faust
(Historian, University teacher)

18 September 1947

New York City

American

Virgo

Nnamdi Azikiwe
(Writer, Politician)

16 November 1904

11 May 1996

Zungeru

Nigerian

Scorpio

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

18 October 1918

07 February 1999

Harrisburg

American

Libra

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

12 August 1942

Albany

American

Leo

Raj Rajaratnam
(Financier, Banker)

15 June 1957

Colombo

Indian,American

Gemini

Stephen Decatur
(Officer)

05 January 1779

22 March 1820

Berlin

American

Capricorn

Gillian McKeith
(Nutritionist, Television presenter)

28 September 1959

Perth

British

Libra

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

29 May 1932

Philadelphia

American

Gemini

Lynn Toler
(Lawyer, Judge)

25 October 1959

Columbus

American

Scorpio

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

31 July 1926

13 March 2016

Chicago

American

Leo

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

07 January 1912

29 September 1988

Westfield

American

Capricorn

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

04 December 1957

Boston

American

Sagittarius

Michael Moritz
(Computer scientist)

12 September 1954

Cardiff

British

Virgo

Luis Donaldo Colosio
(Politician, Economist)

10 February 1950

23 March 1994

Magdalena de Kino

Mexican

Aquarius

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

13 March 1908

01 October 2002

Milwaukee

American

Pisces

Ei-ichi Negishi
(Chemist, Professor)

14 July 1935

Changchun

American

Cancer

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

25 December 1935

United States of America

American

Capricorn

Bill Tilden
(Tennis player, Tennis coach)

10 February 1893

05 June 1953

Germantown

American

Aquarius

Toomas Hendrik Ilves
(Politician, Journalist, Diplomat)

26 December 1953

Stockholm

Estonian,Swedish,American

Capricorn

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

20 February 1858

12 January 1943

Camden

American

Pisces

Denise Scott Brown
(Architect)

03 October 1931

Nkana

American

Libra

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

09 April 1919

03 June 1995

Philadelphia

American

Aries

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

15 June 1951

Ahvaz

Gemini

Loren Eiseley
(Anthropologist, Philosopher, Poet)

03 September 1907

09 July 1977

Lincoln

American

Virgo

Jacob Wallenberg
(Entrepreneur, Banker)

13 January 1956

Stockholm

Swedish

Capricorn

Rexford Tugwell
(Economist, Academician)

10 July 1891

21 July 1979

Sinclairville

American

Cancer

Betty Holberton
(Computer scientist, Programmer)

07 March 1917

08 December 2001

Philadelphia

American

Pisces

William Paca
(Politician, Lawyer, Judge)

31 October 1740

23 October 1799

Abingdon

British,American

Scorpio

Alfonso Prat-Gay
(Economist, Politician)

24 November 1965

Buenos Aires

Argentine

Sagittarius

Jim Perry
(Presenter)

09 November 1933

Camden

American

Scorpio

Chas Samuel Addams

07 January 1912

29 September 1988

American

Capricorn

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