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List RulesPeople on this list must have gone to Bowdoin College and be of some renown.
List of famous alumni from Bowdoin College, with photos when available. Prominent graduates from Bowdoin College include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. This list of distinguished Bowdoin College alumni is loosely ordered by relevance, so the most recognizable celebrities who attended Bowdoin College are at the top of the list. This directory is not just composed of graduates of this school, as some of the famous people on this list didn't necessarily earn a degree from Bowdoin College.
Examples include Franklin Pierce and Alfred Kinsey.
This list answers the questions “Which famous people went to Bowdoin College?” and “Which celebrities are Bowdoin College alumni?”...more
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Reed Hastings
Businessperson, EntrepreneurWilmot Reed Hastings Jr. (born October 8, 1960) is an American entrepreneur and... more2
Geoffrey Canada
Educator, AuthorGeoffrey Canada (born January 13, 1952) is an American educator, social activist and author.... more- 3
Alfred Kinsey
Biologist, ProfessorAlfred Charles Kinsey (; June 23, 1894 – August 25, 1956) was an American biologist, professor... more - 4
Kenneth I. Chenault
BusinesspersonKenneth Irvine Chenault (born June 2, 1951) is an American business executive. He was the CEO... more - 5
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poet, ProfessorHenry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and... more 
6Todd Siler
Inventor, Science writerTodd Siler (born August 23, 1953) is an American multimedia artist, author, educator, and... more- 7
Francis Robbins Upton
Mathematician, PhysicistFrancis Robbins Upton (1852 in Peabody, Massachusetts – March 10, 1921 in Orange, New Jersey)... more - 8
Franklin Pierce
Politician, LawyerFranklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United... more - 9
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Novelist, WriterNathaniel Hawthorne (; né Hathorne; July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist,... more - 10
Albert Dekker
Politician, ActorAlbert Dekker (born Thomas Albert Ecke Van Dekker; December 20, 1905 – May 5, 1968) was an... more - 11
William Cohen
Businessperson, PoliticianWilliam Sebastian Cohen (born August 28, 1940) is an American politician, lawyer and author... more - 12Samuel Royal Thurston (April 15, 1816 – April 9, 1851) was an American pioneer, lawyer and... more
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Jonathan Cilley
Politician, EditingJonathan Cilley (July 2, 1802 – February 24, 1838) was a member of the U.S. House of... more - 14
James L. McConaughy
PoliticianJames Lukens McConaughy (October 21, 1887 - March 7, 1948) was an American politician and the... more - 15
Gary Merrill
ActorGary Fred Merrill (August 2, 1915 – March 5, 1990) was an American film and television actor... more - 16Sir Harry Oakes, 1st Baronet (23 December 1874 – 7 July 1943) was an American-born British... more
- 17James Putnam Archibald (1912 - May 28, 2006), was a judge of the Maine Supreme Judicial... more
- 18Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden (January 23, 1826 – September 28, 1868) was a U.S.... more
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Stanley Druckenmiller
Stanley Freeman Druckenmiller (born June 14, 1953) is an American investor, hedge fund manager... more - 20Asa Smallidge Knowles (January 15, 1909 – August 11, 1990) was the ninth President of the... more
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Meredith Jung-En Woo
Political scientistMeredith Jung-En Woo is a South Korean-born academic and author. She is presently the 13th... more - 22
John Brown Russwurm
Publisher, JournalistJohn Brown Russwurm (1799–1851) was an abolitionist, newspaper publisher, and colonizer of... more - 23
Tom Allen
LawyerThomas Hodge Allen (born April 16, 1945) is a former member of the United States House of... more - 24
Oliver O. Howard
HistorianOliver Otis Howard (November 8, 1830 – October 26, 1909) was a career United States Army... more - 25
John Davis
Businessperson, Television producerJohn Andrew Davis (born July 20, 1954) is an American film producer and founder of Davis... more
