• National Government and Law
• Diplomacy
• Military
• State/Local Government and Law
• Public Policy, Activism, and Philanthropy
• Business

• Medicine, Science, and Technology
• Education
• Literature
• Journalism and Media
• Fine Arts and Entertainment
• Athletics

National Government and Law

• David Addington (JD 1981) Chief of Staff to former Vice President Dick Cheney
• George Venable Allen (1924) Ass. Secretary of State for Public Affairs; US Ambassador to Iran and Yugoslavia
• Michael Bassett (PhD 1964) New Zealand Parliament
• Elizabeth Dole (DHL 2000, AB 1958) Commissioner of the FTC; US Secretary of Transportation; US Secretary of Labor; President of the American Red Cross; Senator NC
• Allyson Duncan (JD 1975) Judge, US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
• Arkady Dvorkovich (PhD 1998) Chief Economic Advisor to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
• Orinda Evans (AB 1965) US District Court Judge
• John P. Hannah (AB 1984) Assistant for National Security to former Vice President Dick Cheney
• Karen L. Henderson (AB 1966) US Court of Appeals
• Hashim bin Al Hussein (AB 2005) Prince of Jordan
• Susan Illston (AB 1970) Federal Judge
• John Koskinen (AB 1961) Deputy Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; President, U.S. Soccer Foundation
• Juanita M. Kreps (LLD 1993, PhD 1948, AM 1944) US Secretary of Commerce 1977-1979; Professor; Economist
• Ricardo Lagos (LLD 2005; PhD 1966, AM 1963) Former President of the Republic of Chile
• Reggie Love (AB 2005) Personal Aide to President Barack H. Obama
• Kevin J. Martin (MPP 1993) Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
• Amit Mitra (AM 1976, PhD 1978) Secretary General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Winner of India's National Civilian Award Padma Shree
• Richard Nixon (LLB 1937) 37th President of the United States
• Ron Paul (MD 1961) Presidential candidate 1988 and 2008; Congressman TX
• Robert Macon Phillips (AB 2000) White House Director of New Media
• Daniel Calhoun Roper (1888) US Secretary of Commerce under Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Robert Sheheen (AB 1965) Speaker, House of Representatives
• Eric Shinseki (AM 1976) US Secretary of Veterans Affairs; US Army Chief of Staff
• Doug Sosnik (AB 1979) Senior Advisor and Political Director to Former President Bill Clinton
• Kenneth Starr (JD 1973) US Solicitor General; Independent Counsel during the Whitewater Affair
• Daniel Tarullo (AM 1974) Nominated to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve by Barack Obama
• Elizabeth Verville (AB 1961) Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Political and Military Affairs
• Jared Weinstein (AB 2002) Personal Assistant to George W. Bush
• Jeffrey Zients (AB 1988) US Chief Performance Officer
• Catherine Zoi (BS 1983) Chief of Staff of the White House on Environmental Policy; CEO of Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection

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Diplomacy

• George Venable Allen (1924) Ass. Secretary of State for Public Affairs; US Ambassador to Iran and Yugoslavia
• Robert Sherwood Dillon (AB 1951) US Ambassador to Lebanon
• William Eacho (AB 1976) US Ambassador to Austria
• Robert C. Frasure (PhD 1970) US Ambassador to Estonia
• Gordon D. Giffin (AB 1971) US Ambassador to Canada
• Jack Gosnell (BS 1966) US Consul General St. Petersburg, Russia
• Richard W. Graber (AB 1978) US Ambassador to Czech Republic
• Robert Jordan (BA 1967) US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
• Bob Krueger (AM 1959) Senator and Representative TX; US Ambassador to Burundi
• Philip Lader (AB 1966) US Ambassador to the UK
• Jack F. Matlock, Jr. (AB 1950) US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union
• Walter P. McConaughy (1930) US Ambassador to Burma, South Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan

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Military

• William Atwater (PhD 1987, MA 1981) Captain US Marines; Author; Historian; Director US Army Ordinance Museum
• General Walter Boomer (AB 1960) Major General, Retired; Assistant Commandant, USMC; Desert Storm Commander
• Admiral Frank Bowman (DHL 2003, AB 1966) Admiral US Navy, Retired; Chief of Naval Personnel, Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, US Navy
• Winston Choo (MA 1892) Lieutenant-General, Retired; Chief of Defense Force Singapore Armed Forces
• Commander Edward Deets (AB 1979) Rear Admiral US Navy
• Charles S. Hamilton (BS 1974) Rear Admiral US Navy
• James W. Holsinger (PhD 1968, MD 1964) Major General US Army Reserve; Physician nominated to become 18th Surgeon General of US
• Ng Jui Ping (MA) Lieutenant-General, Retired; Chief of Defence, Singapore Armed Forces
• Eric Shinseki (AM 1976) US Secretary of Veterans Affairs; US Army Chief of Staff
• Kevin R. Slates (MBA) Rear Admiral US Navy

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State/Local Government and Law

• Hugh Quincy Alexander (1936, 1933) Representative NC
• Austin M. Allran (AB 1974) Senator NC
• Robert Franklin Armfield 1853 Congressman NC; Lieutenant Governor NC
• Ed Austin Mayor of Jacksonville, FL
• Daniel T. Blue, Jr. (JD 1973) Senator NC
• F. Vernon Boozer (AB 1958) Senator MD
• Scott Brister (AB 1977) Chief Justice, TX Supreme Court
• Maurice G. Burnside (PhD 1938) Congressman WV
• Bill Campbell (JD 1977) Mayor of Atlanta, GA
• Cason Carter (AB 2000) City Council Tulsa, OK
• R. Gregg Cherry (1912) Governor NC
• Robert L. Clifford (LLB 1950) Associate Justice, NJ Supreme Court
• Jack Conway (AB 1991) Attorney General KY
• Ann Covington (AB 1963) Chief Justice, MO Supreme Court
• J. Kane Ditto (AB 1966) Mayor Jackson, MS
• Christine M. Durham (JD 1971) Chief Justice, UT Supreme Court
• J.B. Fuqua Chairman GA Democratic Party; Chairman Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises
• Nick Galifianakis (LLB 1953, AB 1951) Representative NC
• Lisa Gladden (AB 1986) Representative MD
• Hannibal Lafayette Godwin (1897) Representative NC
• Thomas Grady (JD 1982) Representative FL
• Robert Hayes (AB 1967) Congressman NC's 8th district
• Paul B. Henry (PhD 1970, AM 1968) Representative MI
• Henry Hyde Representative IL
• Robert D. Inglis (AB 1981) Representative SC
• Ted Kaufman (BSME 1960) Senator DE
• Bob Krueger (AM 1959) Senator and Representative TX; US Ambassador to Burundi
• Chris Lauzen (AB 1974) Senator IL
• Jeffrey Lichtman (JD 1990) Defense Attorney for John Gotti, Fat Joe, and The Game
• Dan Lipinski (PhD 1998) Congressman IL's 3rd district
• Stan Lundine (AB 1961) Congressman NY
• Denise Majette (JD 1979) GA state judge; US Representative GA
• Evelyn Murphy (PhD 1965, AB 1961) Governor MA
• Paul Martin Newby (AB 1977) Associate Justice, NC Supreme Court
• Lee Slater Overman (1874) Senator NC
• Susan Owens (AB 1971) Associate Justice, WA Supreme Court
• Ron Paul (MD 1961) Representative TX; 2008 Republican Presidential candidate
• Enrique Penalosa (AB 1977) Mayor of Bogota, Colombia
• Nick Rahall (AB 1971) Congressman WV
• Eric Rothschild (AB 1989) Lead Attorney for Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District
• Robert Sheheen (AB 1965) Speaker SC House of Representatives
• Willis Smith (1910) Senator NC; US observer at Nuremberg Trials
• Lura S. Tally (AB 1942) NC House of Representatives; US Senator NC
• William B. Umstead (1921) Governor NC
• Don Willett (MA 1992, JD 1992) Associate Justice, TX Supreme Court
• Bob Wise (AB 1970) Governor WV

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Public Policy, Activism, and Philanthropy

• John H. Adams (LLD 2005, LLB 1962) Co-Founder, Natural Resources Defense Council
• Gregory Baylor (JD 1990) Religious activist, Christian Legal Society
• Charlotte Bunch (AB 1966) Author; Human rights activist
• Benjamin Chavis, Jr. (MDIV 1980) Civil rights activist; Executive Director of NAACP
• Mary Duke Biddle (1907) Daughter of Benjamin Newton and Sarah Pearson Angier Duke; Founder, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation
• Melinda French Gates (MBA 1987, BS 1986) Co-Founder, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Neal Keny-Guyer (AB 1976) CEO, Mercy Corps
• Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans (LLD 1983, AB 1939) Philanthropist
• Eleanor Smeal (LLD 1991, AB 1961) Political activist; President, Feminist Foundation; President, National Organization for Women

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Business

• Rex Adams (AB 1962) Chairman, PBS; VP, Mobil Corporation
• Harsha Agadi (MBA 1987) Chairman and CEO, Friendly Ice Cream Corporation; President and CEO, Church's Chicken
• John A. Allison IV (MBA 1974) Chairman and CEO, BB&T
• John Angelos (AB 1989) Executive VP, Baltimore Orioles
• Steven Black (AB 1974) Vice Chairman, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
• Roy J . Bostock (AB 1962) Chairman, Sealedge Investments, LLC; Chairman of BICom3 Group, Inc.; Board of directors for Morgan Stanley, Yahoo, and Northwest Airlines
• Jack O. Bovender Jr. (MHA 1969, AB 1967) Chairman and CEO, HCA
• Andrew Busey (AB 1993) Creator of ichat
• Lewis B. Campbell (BSME 1968) CEO, Textron, Inc.
• John Canning, Jr. (JD 1969) President, Madison Dearborn Partners; Co-owner, Milwaukee Brewers
• John Chambers Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems
• Robert L. Cook (BS 1973) Oscar-winning software-programmer; VP of Advanced Technology, Pixar Animation Studios
• Timothy D. Cook (MBA 1988) COO and CEO, Apple Inc.
• Bradley J. Dodson (AB 1996) VP, CFO, and Treasurer, Oil States International
• Jim Ellis Co-creator of Usenet with Tom Truscott
• Nola Maddox Falcone (AB 1961) Managing Principal, NMF Asset Management, LLC
• Clay Felker (DHL 1998, AB 1951) Founding Editor of NY Magazine
• Michael Q. Fellmeth (AB 1992) VP, Dramatists Play Service
• Danny Ferry (AB 1989) General Manager, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Thomas Finke (MBA 1991) Chairman and CEO, Babson Capitol Management
• Michael J. Fitzpatrick (AB 1970) Chairman and CEO, E-Trek Dynamics
• J.B. Fuqua Chairman of the Board, Fuqua Companies; Founder, J.B. Fuqua Foundation; Namesake of Duke's Fuqua School of Business
• Melinda French Gates (MBA 1987, BS 1986) Co-founder, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• David R. Goode (AB 1962) Chairman, President, and CEO, Norfolk Southern
• William H. Gross (AB 1966) CIO and Managing Officer, PIMCO
• Scott Guthrie (AB 1997) Product Unit Manager, Microsoft
• Hank Halter (MBA 1993) CFO, Delta Airlines
• William A. Hawkins (BSE 1976) CEO, Medtronic
• Betsy Holden (AB 1977) CEO, Kraft Foods
• Beth Hubbard (AB 1985) President, Gotham Entertainment Production Co.
• W. Bruce Johnson (MBA 1977, JD 1977, AB 1973) Interim CEO and President, Sears Holdings Corporation
• Edwin L. Jones, Jr. (BSCE 1948) Engineer and President, J. A. Jones Construction Company
• Bruce Karsh (AB 1977) Co-Founder and President, Oaktree Capital Management
• Timothy Kasbe (MBA 2000) CIO, Sears Holdings Corporation
• Neal Keny -Guyer (AB 1976) CEO, Mercy Corps
• Jeffrey Kip (MBA 1999) CFO, Panera Bread
• Richard Kirkland (AM 1976) S/B Managing Editor, Fortune Magazine
• Eric Kirsten (AB 1991) Founder and President, Fantzer, Inc. and Coolspotters.com; Board member for Sara Happ Cosmetics
• John A Koskinen (AB 1961) Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget; President, US Soccer Foundation
• Mike Lamach (MBA 2001) President and COO, Ingersoll Rand
• Dylan Lauren (AB 1996) President and Founder, Dylan's Candy Bar
• J. Richard Leaman III (MBA 1986, AB 1984) Managing Director, Moelis & Company; Joint Global Head of Investment Banking, UBS
• Dan Levitan (AB 1979) Co-Founder and Managing Director Maveron LLC
• Diane Britz Lotti (AB 1974) Managing Director, Circle Financial Group
• Gerard Louis-Dreyfus (LLB 1957, AB 1955) Owner, Louis-Dreyfus Family Office LLC
• John J. Mack (AB 1968) CEO, Morgan Stanley; CEO, Credit Suisse First Boston
• Aubrey McClendon (AB 1981) CEO, Chairman, and Co-Founder, Chesapeake Energy; Shares ownership of the Oklahoma City Thunder
• Sean McManus (AB 1977) President, CBS News and CBS Sports
• Lalit Modi (1986) President and Managing Director, Modi Enterprises; Chairman and Founder, Indian Premier League
• Raymond Nasher (AB 1943) Real Estate Developer; Philanthropist; Namesake of Duke's Nasher Museum of Art
• Peter Nicholas (AB 1964) Co-Founder and Chairman, Boston Scientific Corporation
• Stephen Pagliuca (BA 1977) Managing Director of Bain Capital; Shares ownership of of the Boston Celtics
• Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. (BSEE 1947) CEO of Pfizer; Philanthropist; Namesake of Duke's Edmund T. Pratt School of Engineering
• Mark Rosenbaum (MBA 1987) CFO, MySpace
• Drew Rosenhaus (JD 1990) CEO, Rosenhaus Sports Representation
• David M. Rubenstein (AB 1970) Co-Founder and Managing Director, The Carlyle Group; Namesake of Duke's Rubenstein Hall
• Monty Sarhan (JD 1999) VP, MTV Networks / Viacom; Publisher and CEO, Cracked
• W. Russel Scheirman (MS 1978, BSE 1977) President and COO, Vaalco Energy Inc.
• Alan Schwartz (AB 1972) Executive Chairman, Guggenheim Partners, LLC; CEO, Bear Sterns
• Bobby Sharma (JD 1998, AB 1995) VP & General Counsel, NBA Development League
• Adam Silver (AB 1984) Deputy Commissioner and COO, NBA
• Christopher L. Smith (AB 1990) President, Transit Systems, Inc.
• Sam A. Solomon (MBA 1992) President and CEO, The Coleman Company
• W. David Stedman (AB 1942) Chairman, Stedman Associates
• Robert K. Steel (AB 1973) Deputy Mayor of Economic Development, NYC-Office of the Mayor; President and CEO, Wachovia; Chairman of the Duke University Board of Trustees
• Terry Thompson (MBA 1999) COO, Mercer
• Bill Timmerman (AB 1968) Chairman, President, and CEO, SCANA
• Tom Truscott (AM 1981, BS 1975) Co-Creator of Usenet with Jim Ellis
• James L. Vincent (BSME 1961) Chairman and CEO, Biogen Inc.
• Jeffrey Vinik (BSCE 1981) Chairman, President, and CEO, Vinik Asset Management; Owner of the Tampa Bay Lightning
• Karl von der Heyden (AB 1962) Vice Chairman and CFO, PepsiCo, Inc.; Namesake Duke's von der Heyden Pavilion
• G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. (AB 1975) Chairman and CEO, General Motors Corporation
• Pamela J. White (MBA 1988) Executive VP and CFO, Express; CFO, Victoria's Secret
• Gary L. Wilson (AB 1962) Director, The Walt Disney Company; Co-Chairman, Northwest Airlines; Namesake of Duke's Wilson Recreation Center
• Gao Xiqing (JD 1986) General Manager and CIO, China Investment Corporation
• Harold "Spike" Yoh (BSME 1958) Chairman and CEO, Day and Zimmerman; Namesake of Duke's Yoh Football Center

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Medicine, Science, and Technology

• David H. Adams (MD 1983, BS 1979) Specialist in heart valve surgery and mitral valve repair
• Eben Alsberg (BSE 1995) Tissue Engineer; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineer and Orthopaedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University
• Lenox D Baker (MD 1934) Physician; Public Servant
• Ian Barbour (AM 1947) Physicist; Theologian; Recipient of the Templeton Prize in 1999
• Charles E. Brady, Jr. (MD 1975) Astronaut
• Fred Brooks (AB 1953) Engineer; Developer of OS/360; Turing Award winner
• John Cocke (DS 1988, PhD 1956, BSME 1945) Considered the father of the RISC computer architecture; IBM Fellow
• Richard Cytowic (AB 1973) Neuroscientist; Leading authority in the field of synesthesia; President, Capital Neurology
• Hans Dehmelt (Post-Doc. 1952-55) 1989 Nobel Laureate in physics; Co-developed the ion trap technique with Wolfgang Paul
• William DeVries (HS 1979, HS 1975) Pioneer of artificial organs; Academic Coordinator, Walter Reed Army Med. Center
• Sylvia Earle (DS 1993, PhD 1966, AM 1956) Marine biologist; Chief Scientific of the NOAA; CEO, Deep Ocean Exploration & Research
• Jim Ellis Co-creator of Usenet with Tom Truscott
• Paul Farmer (AB 1982) Infectious disease doctor; Winner of MacArthur Award; Subject of Pulitzer prize winner Tracy Kidder's biography Mountains Beyond Mountains
• Ken Gergen (PhD 1963) Notable American psychologist; Professor at Swarthmore College
• Jeffrey W. Holcombe (AB 1973) Moss specialist; Biology professor at The Loomis Chaffee School
• John M. MacDougal (PhD 1984) Botanist
• Robert L. Morris (PhD 1969) Notable psychologist; Koestler professor at the University of Edinburgh
• George Porter lll (HS 1959, MD 1958, AB 1954) President Emeritus, Ochsner Medical Foundation
• Robert C. Richardson (PhD 1966) 1966 Nobel Laureate in physics; F.R. Newman Professor of Physics at Cornell University
• Jim Scheinman (BS 1988) Co-Founder of Bebo; Early Friendster Employee; Came close to acquiring Facebook when it was in its infancy
• Dorothy Simpson (AB 1946) Scientist; Mathematician
• Dylan Smith (BS 2008) Founder and CFO, Box.net Inc.
• William Kennedy Smith Founder, Physicians Against Land Mines
• Henrique Tono (PhD 2007) Co-founder, Ingrain Inc.
• Charles H. Townes (DS 1966, AM 1937) 1964 Nobel Laureate in physics; Professor of physics at UC-Berkeley
• Tom Truscott (AM 1981, BS 1975) Co-Creator of Usenet with Jim Ellis
• Luis von Ahn (BS 2000) Inventor of the captcha and Google image labeler
• Olaf von Ramm (PhD 1973) First patent on a 3-D ultrasound; Developed first electronically steered matrix-array 3-D ultrasound imager; Professor at Duke
• F. Thomas Wooten, III (PhD 1964, BSEE 1957) President, Research Triangle Institute

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Education

• Susan Athey (DS 2009, AB 1991) Professor of economics at Harvard University; Winner of the John Bates Clark Medal
• Dan Ariely (PhD 1998) Professor of behavioral economics at Duke; Head of the eRationality research group at the MIT Media Lab; Author of "Predictably Irrational"
• George Brumley, Jr. (HS 1961, HS 1960, MD 1960, AB 1956) Chairman of Pediatrics, Associate Dean, Emory University
• Fred Chappell (AM 1964, AB 1961) North Carolina Poet Laureate, Novelist
• Mauri Ditzler (PhD 1979) President Monmouth College
• David L. Downie (AB 1983) Author; Professor of Politics and Environment Policy at Fairfield University
• David Efird (AB 1994) Philosopher and lecturer at the University of York
• Lorenz Eitner (AB 1940) Renowned art historian
• Thomas Eugene Flanagan (PhD 1970, AM 1967) Conservative Canadian political scientist
• W. Kent Fuchs (BSE 1977) Provost of Cornell University
• Pamela Gann (JD 1973) President of Claremont McKenna College; Dean of Duke University School of Law
• Ken Gergen (PhD 1963) Notable American psychologist; Professor at Swarthmore College
• Douglas Hodgkin (PhD 1966, AM 1963) Political scientist; Author and professor at Bates College
• Josephine Humphreys (LITTD 1994, AB 1967) Award-Winning Novelist
• Frank Lentricchia (PhD 1966, AM 1963) Literary critic; Professor of literature at Duke University
• Theodore E. Long (AM 1968) President of Elizabethtown College
• A.D. Kirwan (1947) President of the University of Kentucky
• Juanita M. Kreps (LLD 1993, PhD 1948, AM 1944) US Secretary of Commerce 1977-1979; Professor; Economist
• Benjamin Ladner (PhD 1971) President of American University
• Peter Maas (AB 1950) Author of novels The Valachi Papers and Serpico
• Robert L. Morris (PhD 1969) Notable psychologist; Koestler professor at the University of Edinburgh
• Reynolds Price (AB 1955) Renowned author and professor of literature at Duke University
• David P. Roselle (PhD 1965) President of the University of Delaware
• Haun Saussy (AMB 1981) Bird White Housum Professor of Comparative and Chinese literature at Yale
• Margaret Taylor Smith (AB 1947) Author; Social activist; Chair Kresger Foundation
• William C. Styron (DLETT 1968, AB 1947) Author, Pulitzer Prize Winner
• David E. Sweet (PhD 1968) Founding President of Metropolitan State University; President of Rhode Island College
• Jill Tiefenthaler (PhD 1951) Provost of Wake Forest University
• Anne Tyler (AB 1961) Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and writer of short stories
• F. Thomas Wooten lll (PhD 1964, BSEE 1957) President of the Research Triangle Institute
• Theodore Ziolkowski (AM 1952, AB 1951) Dean of the Graduate School, Princeton University

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Literature

• James Armstrong (MBA 2006, BS 1982) Author of "UNIX Secrets" and other computer books
• Fred Chappell (AM 1964, AB 1961) North Carolina Poet Laureate; Novelist
• Guy Davenport (AB 1948) Author "Thasos and Ohio"; National Review contributor
• Lee McGeorge Durrell (PhD 1979) Author; Television presenter; Zookeeper
• Josephine Humphreys (LITTD 1994, AB 1967) Award-winning Novelist
• Mac Hyman (AB 1947) Author of "No Time for Sergeants"
• Russell Kirk (AM 1941) Author of "The Conservative Mind"
• Nathaniel Lande (AB 1956) Author; Filmmaker; Creative director, TIME
• Peter Maas (AB 1950) Author of novels "The Valachi Papers" and "Serpico"
• Lydia Millet (MEM 1996) Author of "Oh Pure and Radiant Heart", "Everyone's Pretty", and other novels
• Noel Perrin (AM 1950) Scholar; Essayist; Critic; Professor at Dartmouth College
• Reynolds Price (AB 1955) Renowned author; James B. Duke professor of literature at Duke
• Lynn Veach Sadler (AB 1962) Poet; Author; Playwright
• Haun Saussy (AB 1981) Bird White Housum Professor of Comparative and Chinese literature at Yale
• Margaret Taylor Smith (AB 1947) Author; Social activist; Chair Kresger Foundation
• William C. Styron (DLETT 1968) Author; Pulitzer Prize winner
• Anne Tyler (AB 1961) Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and writer of short stories
• Dana Vachon (AB 2002) Author of "Mergers & Acquisitions"
• Haim Watzman (AB 1978) Writer
• Richard Zimler (AB 1977) Novelist; Author of "The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon"

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Journalism and Media

• Dan Abrams (AB 1988) Chief Legal Analyst for NBC News; General Manager of MSNBC; CEO of Abrams Research
• Dan Bernstein (AB 1991) Sports journalist; WSCR radio host
• Jay Bilas (JD 1992, AB 1986) Sports analyst, ESPN
• Jessica Faye Carter (JD 2002, MBA 2002) Author; Columnist; Social media entrepreneur
• John Feinstein (AB 1977) Writer, The Washington Post Company; Sports journalist
• Clay Felker (DHL 1998, AB 1951) Founding Editor of NY Magazine
• Sean Flynn Actor; Vietnam War photojournalist
• Mike Gminski (AB 1980) Sports Commentator, ESPN
• David Hartman (AB 1956) First host of Good Morning America on ABC
• Mangesh Hattikudur (AB 2001) Co-founder of Mental Floss with Will Pearson
• John Harwood (AB 1978) Political writer for The New York Times; National Political Editor for The Wall Street Journal; Frequent panelist on Washington Week
• Rik Kirkland (AM 1976) Director of Publishing, McKinsey & Company
• Scott McCartney (AB 1982) Travel Editor and journalist for The Wall Street Journal; Author
• Sean McManus (AB 1977) President, CBS News and CBS Sports
• Susannah Meadows (AB 1995) Senior Writer for Newsweek
• Will Pearson (AB 2001) Co-founder of Mental Floss with Mangesh Hattikudur
• Charlie Rose (JD 1968, AB 1964) Journalist; CBS News Anchor; 60 Minutes contributor; The Charlie Rose Show
• Jim Rosenfield (AB 1981) WCBS-TV anchor
• John Seigenthaler, Jr. (AB 1978) NBC and MSNBC news anchor; Partner and CEO of New York Operations, Seigenthaler Public Relations
• Kathy Deane (AB 1978) President, Tobe Report
• Elizabeth Spiers (AB 1999) Columnist, Fortune Magazine; Founding editor of Gawker.com
• Judy Woodruff (DHL 1998, AB 1968) NBC's White House correspondent; Washington correspondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour; Anchor at CNN

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Fine Arts and Entertainment

• Lt. Andy Baldwin (BS 1999) The Bachelor; Lieutenant; Physician and Diver, United States Navy
• Michael Best (AB 1962) Principal Artist of the Metropolitan Opera
• Jayne Brook (AB 1982) Actress, Chicago Home
• Les Brown (1936) Musician, Les Brown and The Band of Renown; Jazz Hall of Fame Inductee 1999
• Ryan Carnes (2004) Actor Desperate Housewives, Eating Out
• Michael Ching (AB 1980) Composer, Memphis Opera
• Jack Coleman (AB 1980) Actor, Heroes, Dynasty, Days of our Lives
• Robert L. Cook (BS 1973) Oscar-winning software-programmer; VP of Advanced Technology, Pixar Animation Studios
• Bill Cunliffe (AB 1978) Grammy Award-winning composer; Arranger, Pianist
• Kara DioGuardi (AB 1993) American Idol judge; Songwriter for musicians including Carlos Santana, Kelly Clarkson, and Britney Spears
• Lee McGeorge Durrell (PhD 1979) Author; Television presenter; Zookeeper
• Rene Echevarria (AB 1984) Producer, The 4400, Dark Angel, Now and Again; screenwriter, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Michael Q. Fellmeth (AB 1992) VP, Dramatists Play Service
• Sean Flynn Actor; Vietnam War photojournalist
• Annabeth Gish (AB 1993) Actress, X-Files, The West Wing
• Kelly Goldsmith (AB 2001) Actress, Survivor
• Kevin Gray (AB 1980) Broadway actor, Phantom on Broadway after Michael Crawford
• John Gromada (AB 1986) Broadway composer and sound designer
• Beth Hubbard (AB 1985) Co-Founder, Bright Idea Entertainment, LLC; President, Gotham Entertainment Production Co.
• David Hudgins (AB 1987) Television writer and producer, Everwood, Friday Night Lights
• Kevin Isola (AB 1992) Broadway actor, Brooklyn Boy
• Martin Kratt (BS 1989) Creator and star of PBS's Zoboomafoo
• Adam Lord (AB 2003) Musician; writer
• Bruce Lund (BS 1973) Toy designer; President/Founder Lund & Company Invention LLC
• Peter Maas (AB 1950) Author of novels The Valachi Papers and Serpico (later made in movies)
• Jon Marans (AB 1979) Playwright, Old Wicked Songs, The Temperamentals
• Ben Mulroney (AB 1997) Host of Canadian Idol and eTalk Daily
• Andrea Nelson Meigs (JD 1994) Talent agent, International Creative Management
• Vanessa Rousso (AB 2003) Professional poker player
• Mike Posner (AB 2009) Musician
• Adam Sampieri (AB 2003) Musician, Writer
• Monty Sarhan (JD 1999) Vice President, MTV Networks / Viacom; Publisher and CEO, Cracked
• Rebecca Sealfon (MS 2008) Winner of 1998 Scripps National Spelling Bee; Internet celebrity
• Retta (AB 1992) Stand-up comedian and actress, Parks and Recreation
• Ryan Senft (BS 2002) Musician
• William Stone (AB 1966) Operatic baritone
• Travis Lane Stork (AB 1994) Reality star of ABC's Bachelor 8
• Jim Toomey (MEM 2008, BSE 1983) Syndicated cartoonist of Sherman's Lagoon
• Randall Wallace (AB 1971) Author of the screenplays for Braveheart, The Man in the Iron Mask, Pearl Harbor, and We Were Soldiers
• Patrick Williams (AB 1961) Composer for movies and TV, Emmy and Grammy winner
• Robert Yeoman (AB 1973) Cinematographer for films Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, the Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and The Darjeeling Limited

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Athletics (Current professional athletes denotated by "*")

Baseball

• Wayne Ambler (AB 1937) MLB, Philadelphia Athletics
• Bob Brower (AB 1982) MLB, New York Yankees
• Chris Capuano* (BS 2000) MLB, Free agent
• Lawrence "Crash" Davis (AB 1940) MLB, Philadelphia Athletics; Inspiration for the main character of the 1988 movie Bull Durham
• Dick Groat (AB 1953) MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals; NBA
• Ryan Jackson (AB 2006) MLB, Detroit Tigers; Coach of men's baseball at Duke
• Bill McCahan (AB 1942) MLB, Philadelphia Athletics
• Quinton McCracken (AB 1992) MLB; Member of 2001 World Series Champion Arizona Diamondbacks
• Clarence "Ace" Parker (1937) MLB, Philadelphia Athletics; NFL, Brooklyn Dodgers; Hall of Fame 1972
• Scott Schoeneweis* (AB 1996) MLB; Free agent; Member of 2002 World Series Champion Anaheim Angels
• Al Spangler (AB 1956) MLB, Milwaukee Braves
• Eric Tipton (AB 1939) MLB, Cincinnati Reds
• Mike Trombley (AB 1990) MLB, Minnesota Twins
• Hal Wagner (1938) MLB, Boston Red Sox

Basketball

• Tommy Amaker (MBA 1989, AB 1987) Head coach of men's basketball at Harvard, University of Michigan, and Seton Hall University; Assistant coach at Duke
• Alison Bales* (AB 2007) WNBA, Atlanta Dream
• Shane Battier* (AB 2001) NBA, Houston Rockets; Duke jersey retired
• Alana Beard* (AB 2004) WNBA, Washington Mystics; Duke jersey retired
• Chante Black* (AB 2009) WNBA, Tulsa Shock
• Carlos Boozer* NBA, Chicago Bulls; Olympic bronze at 2004 Summer Olympics and Olympic gold at 2008 Summer Olympics
• Elton Brand* NBA, Philadelphia 76ers
• Jeff Capel (AB 1997) USBL, Raleigh Cougars; Head coach of men's basketball at University of Oklahoma
• Chris Collins (AB 1996) Assistant coach of men's basketball at Duke
• Monique Currie* (AB 2005) WNBA, Washington Mystics
• Johnny Dawkins (AB 1986) Head coach of men's basketball at Stanford University; Associate coach at Duke; NBA, Detroit Pistons; Duke jersey retired
• Luol Deng* NBA, Chicago Bulls
• Charles "Lefty" Driesell (AB 1954) College basketball coach
• Chris Duhon* (AB 2004) NBA, Orlando Magic
• Mike Dunleavy, Jr.* (AB 2005) NBA, Indiana Pacers
• Danny Ferry (AB 1989) GM of the San Antonio Spurs; NBA; Member of 2003 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs; Duke jersey retired
• Mike Gminski (AB 1980) CBS sports analyst; NBA, New Jersey Nets; Duke jersey retired
• Dick Groat (AB 1953) MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals; NBA
• Lindsey Harding* (AB 2007) WNBA, Washington Mystics
• Art Heyman (AB 1963) NBA, New York Knicks; Duke jersey retired
• Grant Hill* (AB 1994) NBA All-Star, Phoenix Suns; Duke jersey retired
• Bobby Hurley (AB 1993) NBA, Sacramento Kings; Duke jersey retired
• Dahntay Jones* (AB 2003) NBA, Indiana Pacers
• Billy King (AB 1988) GM of the New Jersey Nets
• Christian Laettner (AB 1992) NBA, Miami Heat; Only college player on 1992 Olympic gold "Dream Team;" Duke jersey retired
• Corey Maggette* NBA, Milwaukee Bucks
• Josh McRoberts* NBA, Indiana Pacers
• Jeff Mullins (AB 1964) Head men's basketball Coach at UNC Charlotte; NBA, Golden State Warriors; Duke jersey retired
• Shavlik Randolph* NBA, Miami Heat
• J.J. Redick* (AB 2006) NBA, Orlando Magic; Was NCAA's all-time leader in three-point field goals; Duke jersey retired
• Bobby Sharma (JD 1998, AB 1995) VP & General Counsel, NBA Development League
• Adam Silver (AB 1984) Deputy Commissioner and COO, NBA
• Quin Snyder (JD 1995, MBA 1995, AB 1989) Developmental coach of the Philadelphia 76ers; Head coach of NBA Austin Toros; Head coach of men's basketball at the University of Missouri; Assistant coach at Duke
• Jim Spanarkel (AB 1979) Studio analyst for NBA TV; NBA, Dallas Mavericks
• Michele Van Gorp (AB 1999) WNBA, Minnesota Lynx
• Jason (Jay) Williams (AB 2002) NBA, Chicago Bulls; Duke jersey retired
• Shelden Williams* (AB 2006, CER 2006) NBA, Denver Nuggets; Duke jersey retired
• Steve Wojciechowski (AB 1998) Assistant coach of men's basketball at Duke

Football

• Patrick Bailey* (2007) NFL, Tennessee Titans
• Ryan Fowler* (AB 2004) NFL, New York Jets
• Sonny Jurgensen (AB 1957) NFL Washington Redskins; Hall of Fame quarterback
• Kevin Lewis (AB 2000) NFL, New York Giants
• Thad Lewis* (AB 2009) NFL, St. Louis Rams
• Patrick Mannelly* (1998) NFL, Chicago Bears
• George McAfee (1940) NFL, Chicago Bears; Hall of Fame halfback
• Scottie Montgomery (AB 2000) NFL, Oakland Raiders
• Ayanga Okpokowuruk* (AB 2009) NFL, New York Giants
• Ben Patrick* (AB 2006) NFL, Arizona Cardinals
• Clarence "Ace" Parker (1937) MLB, Philadelphia Athletics; NFL, Brooklyn Dodgers; Hall of Fame 1972
• Vincent Rey* (AB 2010) NFL, Cincinnati Bengals
• Drew Strojny* (AB 2003) NFL, Free agent; St. Louis Rams

Golf

• Stewart "Skip" Alexander (AB 1941) PGA; 3 PGA Tour wins
• Jean Bartholomew* (AB 1989) LPGA
• Beth Bauer (AB 2000) LPGA
• Amanda Blumenherst* (AB 2009) LPGA
• Jenny Chuasiriporn (AB 1999) LPGA
• Anna Grzebien* (AB 2007) LPGA
• Liz Janangelo (AB 2006) Professional Golf
• Brittany Lang LPGA
• Jennie Lee (AB 2009) Professional Golf
• Joe Ogilvie* (AB 1996) PGA; 1 PGA Tour win
• Mike Souchak PGA; 15 PGA Tour wins
• Kevin Streelman* (AB 2001) PGA
• Kristina Engstrom Tucker (AB 2003) Professional Golf
• Art Wall, Jr. (AB 1949) PGA; Winner of 1959 Masters Tournament; 14 PGA Tour wins

Other Athletic

• Kelly Bruno (BS 2005) Paralympian; Contestant on Survivor: Nicaragua
• Matt Danowski (AM 2009, AB 2007, CER 2007) Professional lacrosse player for New Jersey Pride; All-time leading points scorer in NCAA Lacrosse history; Tewaaraton Trophy winner in 2007; Two-time Jack Turnbull Award winner; Two-time Lt. Raymond Enners Award winner
• Paulie Harraka* Current Student NASCAR racer
• Jay Heaps (AB 1998) MLS
• Nancy Hogshead (AB 1986) Swimmer; 3 Olympic gold and 1 silver at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Haley Ishimatsu Current Student Diver; 2008 US Olympic team in the 10-meter platform and the synchronized 10-meter platform
• Randy Jones (1991) Most decorated Olympic bobsledder in US history; First African-American to medal in Winter Olympics; Part of the United States Olympic Committee
• John Kerr, Jr. (AB 1987) Major League Soccer; Winner of Hermann Trophy for top collegian; Head coach of men's soccer at Harvard and Duke
• Jason Kreis (BS 1995) Major League Soccer
• Alison Levine (MBA 2000) Mountain climber and explorer; The only woman to have completed the Explorers Grand Slam
• Philip Schwalb (AB 1983) Founder of National Sports Museum of America
• Dave Sime (MD 1962, AB 1958) Olympic Silver Medalist in track; Held 7 World Records in track
• Andrew Skurka (AB 2003) 2007 National Geographic "Adventurer of the Year;" 2005 Backpacker Magazine "Person of the Year"
• Becca Ward Current Student Sabre Fencer; Gold at 2006 World Fencing Championships; 2 Olympic gold at 2008 Summer Olympics

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