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Notable Alumni of Emory University

Notable alumni of Emory University include Martin Luther King Jr. (Baptist minister and civil rights leader), Yun Ch'iho (Korean independence activist and diplomat) and Alben W. Barkley (35th Vice President of the United States).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Business

  • Scooter Braun 1981–

    Talent manager who discovered Justin Bieber

  • Robert W. Woodruff 1889–1985

    President of Coca-Cola from 1923 to 1955

  • Mark Weinberger 1961–

    Former global chairman and CEO of EY

    Also attended: Georgetown University, Case Western Reserve University

  • Kenneth Cole 1954–

    Designer, founder of Kenneth Cole Productions

    Attended until 1976

  • Michael Dubin

    Businessman

  • Jim Lanzone 1971–

    CEO of Yahoo, formerly CEO of Tinder

    Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

  • Marvin Ellison 1787–

    CEO of Lowe's

    Also attended: University of Memphis

  • Josh Luber 1978–

    Co-founder of StockX

  • John Chidsey 1962–

    President and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Keri Hilson 1982–

    R&B singer-songwriter and actress

  • Peter Buck 1956–

    Co-founder and lead guitarist of R.E.M

    Also attended: University of Georgia

  • Fala Chen 1982–

    Hong Kong actress and singer

  • Carl Hiaasen 1953–

    Journalist and novelist

    Also attended: University of Florida

    Sibling: Rob Hiaasen (University of Florida)

  • David Brinkley 1920–2003

    NBC and ABC newscaster

    Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Vanderbilt University

    Child: Joel Brinkley (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

  • Robert Prince 1945–2026

    Video game composer who worked with id Software

    Also attended: University of Georgia

  • Jihae 1989–

    Korean-American singer, actress and model

  • Erica Ash 1977–2024

    Actress and comedian, starred in Survivor's Remorse

  • Antonia Gentry 1998–

    American actress

  • Jim Sarbh 1987–

    Indian actor

  • Ken Grimwood 1944–2003

    Fantasy author, best known for Replay

    Also attended: Bard College

  • Daniel Wallace 1959–

    Author of the novel Big Fish

    Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Amy Ray 1964–

    Singer-songwriter of folk duo Indigo Girls

    Also attended: Vanderbilt University

  • Chika Okeke-Agulu 1966–

    Nigerian art historian, artist and curator

  • Tinsley Ellis 1957–

    Blues and rock guitarist and musician

  • Irène Assiba d'Almeida

    Beninese poet, translator and Arizona professor

  • Natalia Livingston 1976–

    Actress known for General Hospital

  • Feng Tang 1971–

    Novelist, poet and private equity investor

    Attended until 2000

  • Orny Adams 1970–

    Stand-up comic and actor in Teen Wolf

  • Doug DeMuro 1988–

    Automotive YouTuber, author and columnist

  • Emily Saliers 1963–

    Singer-songwriter, member of Indigo Girls

    Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana

  • Adam Richman 1974–

    Actor and host of dining challenge TV shows

    Also attended: Yale University

  • Glenda Hatchett 1951–

    Television judge, lawyer and court show host

    Also attended: Mount Holyoke College

  • Bob Varsha 1951–

    Motorsports broadcaster and Formula 1 commentator

    Also attended: Dartmouth College

  • Ferrol Sams 1922–2013

    Physician and novelist

    Also attended: Mercer University

Sports

  • Diana Nyad 1949–

    Long-distance swimmer, author and journalist

    Also attended: Lake Forest College

  • Andrew Wilson 1993–

    Swimmer, 2020 Olympic medley relay gold medalist

  • Wendy Weinberg 1958–

    Swimmer, 1976 Olympic bronze medalist

  • Alec Kessler 1967–2007

    Former NBA player turned orthopedic surgeon

    Also attended: University of Georgia

  • Ernie Harwell 1918–2010

    Longtime Major League Baseball broadcaster

Other fields

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with Emory University (people who attended both).