Discover the notable alumni of Wesleyan University. The list includes people like Lin-Manuel Miranda, The Undertaker, Michael Bay, Joss Whedon & Clark Gregg. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as writers, film & theater personalities, musicians, intellectuals & academics and singers etc.
The Undertaker24 March 1965, American
Professional Wrestler
Lin-Manuel Miranda16 January 1980, American
Composer
Ram Dass06 April 1931, American
Spiritual Teacher
Michael Bay17 February 1965, American
Film Director, Producer
Clark Gregg02 April 1962, American
Actor
Joss Whedon23 June 1964, American
Screenwriter, Director & Producer
William Christopher20 October 1932, American
Actor
Daniel Dennett28 March 1942, American
Kim Wayans16 October 1961, American
Actress
Candace Nelson08 May 1974, Indonesian
Pastry Chef
Matthew Weiner29 June 1965, American
Film Director
Willie Garson20 February 1964, American
Actor
Elisabeth Harnois26 May 1979, American
Actress
Adlai Stevenson I23 October 1835, American
23rd Vice President of the United States
Charles W. Fairbanks11 May 1852, American
Former American senator
Bozoma Saint John21 January 1977, American
Chief Brand Officer at Uber
Daniel Weiss23 April 1971, American
Television Producer
Bill Belichick16 April 1952, American
Sports coach
Bradley Whitford10 October 1959, American
Actor
Amanda Palmer30 April 1976, American
Singer, Street artist, Composer, Pianist,
John Hickenlooper07 February 1952, American
Politician
D. B. Weiss23 April 1971, American
Television producer
Emily Kinney15 August 1985, American
actor, musician, singer, stage actor, television
Anuradha Sriram09 July 1970, Indian
Singer
Patricia Wettig04 December 1951, American
Actor, Playwright, Stage actor, Television actor
Ruben Fleischer31 October 1974, American
Director
William R. Moses17 November 1959, American
Actor
Alex Kurtzman07 September 1973, American
Screenwriter, Film director, Film producer
Kenneth Lonergan16 October 1962, American
Screenwriter, Playwright, Theatre director, Actor,
Akiva Goldsman07 July 1962, American
Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director, Writer
Santigold25 September 1976, American
Singer-songwriter
Edward Thorndike31 August 1874, American
Psychologist, University teacher
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John Perry Barlow03 October 1947, American
Poet
Dar Williams19 April 1967, American
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Writer, Singer,
Jon Turteltaub08 August 1963, American
Director
Sebastian Junger17 January 1962, American
Film director, Journalist, Non-fiction writer,
Hari Kondabolu21 October 1982, American
Comedian
Mildred Gillars29 November 1900, American
Radio personality, Journalist
David McClelland20 May 1917, American
Psychologist, University teacher, Sociologist
Elliot Aronson09 January 1932, American
Psychologist, Sociologist, University teacher,
Charles Olson27 December 1910, American
Poet
David Jay24 April 1982, American
Activist
Steve Almond27 October 1966, American
Writer, Journalist, Literary critic
John McLaughlin04 January 1942, British
guitarist, jazz musician, screenwriter, jazz
Edward M. Kennedy, Jr.26 September 1961, American
T. Balasaraswati13 May 1918, Indian
Dancer