List Rules People on this list must have gone to University of Pennsylvania and be of some renown.
List of famous alumni from University of Pennsylvania, with photos when available. Prominent graduates from University of Pennsylvania include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. This list of distinguished University of Pennsylvania alumni is loosely ordered by relevance, so the most recognizable celebrities who attended University of Pennsylvania 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 University of Pennsylvania.
Alumni include Donald Trump, Sharon Stone and more.
This list answers the questions “Which famous people went to University of Pennsylvania?” and “Which celebrities are University of Pennsylvania alumni?”
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Donald TrumpBusinessperson, Television producer, Investor
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and ...more
Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress, producer, and former fashion model. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award and has received nominations for an Academy ...more
Warren Edward Buffett (; born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered ...more
Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress and former fashion model. She won five Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her eleven seasons as the title character on ...more
Elon Reeve Musk (; born June 28, 1971) is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and engineer. He holds South African, Canadian, and U.S. citizenship and is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of ...more
Elizabeth Irene Banks (née Mitchell; born February 10, 1974) is an American actress, director, writer, and producer. She is best known for starring as Effie Trinket in The Hunger Games ...more
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Noam ChomskyLinguist, Cognitive scientist, Historian
Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of ...more
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John LegendTelevision producer, Musician, Singer-songwriter
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and philanthropist. Prior to the release of Legend's debut ...more
William Carlos Williams (September 17, 1883 – March 4, 1963) was an American poet and physician closely associated with modernism and imagism. In addition to his writing, Williams had a long ...more
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I. M. PeiArchitect
Ieoh Ming Pei, commonly known as I. M. Pei (April 26, 1917 − May 15, 2019), was a Chinese-born American architect often called the master of modern architecture. In 1948, Pei was recruited by ...more
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Dick WolfTelevision director, Television producer, Film Producer
Richard Anthony Wolf (born December 20, 1946) is an American television producer, best known as the creator and executive producer of the Law & Order franchise, which since 1990 has included ...more
Safra A. Catz (Hebrew: צפרא כץ, born December 1, 1961) is an Israeli-born American business executive and co-CEO of Oracle Corporation. She has been an executive at Oracle Corporation since ...more
Charles Everett Koop (October 14, 1916 – February 25, 2013) was an American pediatric surgeon and public health administrator. He was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned ...more
Marcus Albert Foster (March 31, 1923 – November 6, 1973) was an American educator who gained a national reputation for educational excellence while serving as principal of Simon Gratz High ...more
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Vito FossellaAccountant, Politician, Attorney at law
Vito John Fossella Jr. (born March 9, 1965) is an American Republican politician from the state of New York who formerly represented the state's 13th Congressional district in the U.S. House of ...more
Stacey Snider is the Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dreamworks SKG. She was the former Chairman and CEO of Universal Pictures since 1999 until her move to Dreamworks in 2006. Stacey ...more
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis (Russian: Яков Наумович Похис; born 24 January 1951), better known as Yakov Smirnoff (), is a Soviet-born American comedian, actor and writer. He began his career as a ...more
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Ken OlinTelevision director, Television producer, Film Producer
Kenneth Edward Olin (born July 30, 1954) is an American actor, director and producer. He is known for his starring role on the television series Thirtysomething, and as executive producer, ...more
Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta (Spanish pronunciation: [lwiz ðoˈnalðo koˈlosjo muˈrjeta]; 10 February 1950 – 23 March 1994) was a Mexican politician, economist, and PRI presidential ...more
Everett H. Sloane (October 1, 1909 – August 6, 1965) was an American character actor who worked in radio, theatre, films and television. He was also a songwriter and theatre director.
Sir Michael Jonathan Moritz (born 12 September 1954) is a British venture capitalist and former journalist who was born in Wales. Moritz works for Sequoia Capital and is a philanthropist and ...more
William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States in 1841. He died of typhoid, ...more
Nathaniel C. Wyeth (October 24, 1911 – July 4, 1990) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor. He is best known for creating polyethylene terephthalate that could withstand the pressure ...more
Albert Coombs Barnes (January 2, 1872 – July 24, 1951) was an American chemist, businessman, art collector, writer, and educator, and the founder of the Barnes Foundation in Lower Merion, ...more
Kenneth Y. Goldberg (born 1961) is an American artist, writer, inventor, and researcher in the field of robotics and automation. He is professor and chair of the industrial engineering and ...more
