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Johns Hopkins University Alumni
Renowned for its leadership in medicine, public health, and international affairs, Johns Hopkins University has produced Nobel laureates, groundbreaking scientists, influential policymakers, and cultural icons. Here's a look at some of its most notable alumni.
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
---|---|---|---|
Michael Bloomberg |
Founder of Bloomberg LP, former Mayor of New York City |
BS |
1964 |
Woodrow Wilson |
28th President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize winner |
PhD |
1886 |
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
Acclaimed Nigerian novelist (Americanah, Half of a Yellow Sun) |
MA |
2003 |
Rachel Carson |
Author of Silent Spring, pioneer of the environmental movement |
MA |
1932 |
Peter Agre |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2003) for discoveries in water channels |
MD |
1974 |
David H. Petraeus |
Former CIA Director and U.S. Army General |
PhD |
1987 |
Barbara Mikulski |
Longest-serving female U.S. Senator |
MSW |
1965 |
Paul Wolfowitz |
Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, World Bank President |
PhD |
1972 |
Daniel Nathans |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1978) |
MD |
1954 |
Gertrude Stein |
Writer and literary icon (attended medical school briefly) |
N/A |
N/A |
John Barth |
Postmodern novelist (Lost in the Funhouse) |
MA |
1952 |
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend |
Former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland |
JD |
1980 |
William H. Gates Sr. |
Philanthropist, father of Bill Gates, prominent lawyer |
JD |
1950 |
Peter Pronovost |
Patient safety expert, Time 100 Most Influential People |
MD, PhD |
1991 |
Cokie Roberts |
Veteran journalist and political commentator |
MA |
1970 |
Harold E. Varmus |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1989) |
PhD |
1962 |
Michael C. Hall |
Actor (Dexter, Six Feet Under) |
MFA |
1996 |
Nancy Kass |
Bioethicist and public health expert |
ScD |
1990 |
Ron Daniels |
President of Johns Hopkins University |
JD |
1986 (Harvard), faculty at JHU |
Richard Axel |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2004) |
MD |
1971 |
George Whipple |
Nobel Prize in Medicine (1934), researched anemia |
MD |
1905 |
Julie Gerberding |
Former Director of CDC |
MPH |
1990 |
Carol Greider |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2009) |
PhD |
1987 |
Amanda Gorman |
Poet and activist (attended a writing program at JHU) |
N/A |
N/A |
Alfred Blalock |
Pioneer in cardiac surgery, co-developed first “blue baby” surgery |
MD |
1922 |
Victor McKusick |
Father of medical genetics |
MD |
1946 |
John Snow |
Founder of modern epidemiology (legacy studied at JHU School of Public Health) |
N/A |
N/A |
Bill Nelson |
NASA Administrator, U.S. Senator |
JD |
1968 |
Anthony Fauci |
Former NIAID Director, led U.S. COVID response (affiliated faculty) |
N/A |
N/A |
Paul Rabil |
Professional lacrosse player, co-founder of Premier Lacrosse League |
BA |
2008 |
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