Notable Alumni of Johns Hopkins University

Woodrow Wilson 1856–1924

28th President of the United States

Doctor of Philosophy · Study of history, Political science · Class of 1886

Also attended: Princeton University, Davidson College, University of Virginia-Main Campus

Father: Joseph Ruggles Wilson (Princeton Theological Seminary, Washington and Jefferson College)

Child: Margaret Woodrow Wilson (Goucher College)

Madeleine Albright 1937–2022

64th US Secretary of State, first woman in the role

Also attended: Wellesley College, Columbia University in the City of New York

Father: Josef Korbel (University of Denver)

Child: Alice Albright (Williams College, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Jody Williams 1950–

1997 Nobel Peace laureate; anti-landmine activist

Also attended: SIT Graduate Institute, University of Vermont

Spiro Agnew 1918–1996

39th Vice President of the United States

Also attended: University of Baltimore, University System of Maryland

Geir Haarde 1951–

Former Prime Minister of Iceland

Also attended: Brandeis University, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Andrew Yang 1975–

Entrepreneur and Forward Party co-chair

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, Brown University

Timothy Geithner 1961–

75th United States Secretary of the Treasury

Also attended: Dartmouth College

Alger Hiss 1904–1996

Official accused of spying for the Soviet Union

Also attended: Harvard University

Ali Akbar Velayati 1945–

Iranian politician, physician and former foreign minister

Michael Steele 1958–

Former RNC chair and Maryland lieutenant governor

Also attended: Georgetown University

Henrietta Szold 1860–1945

Zionist leader and founder of Hadassah

Also attended: Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Chen Chien-jen 1951–

Epidemiologist and former Taiwan premier-level official

Doctor of Science · Class of 1982

Aviv Kochavi 1964–

22nd Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces

Master's degree · International relations

Also attended: Harvard University

Wes Moore 1978–

63rd Governor of Maryland

Bachelor of Arts · International relations, Economics · Class of 2001

Bandar bin Sultan 1949–

Saudi royal and former ambassador to the US

Child: Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud (Tufts University)

Child: Reema Bint Bandar Al Saud (George Washington University)

Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad 1964–

Jordanian prince and former diplomat

Bert Koenders 1958–

Former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs

Sushila Nayyar 1914–2001

Indian physician and Minister of State for Health

Doctor of Public Health, Master of Public Health · Class of 1950

Morgan Ortagus 1982–

Former US State Department spokesperson

Master of Business Administration, Master of Arts

Also attended: Florida Southern College

Newton Diehl Baker Jr. 1871–1937

Lawyer and politician

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1892

Ibrahim Gambari 1944–

Nigerian diplomat and former Chief of Staff to the President

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

R. Nicholas Burns 1956–

Former US ambassador to China

Also attended: Boston College

Gert-Jan Segers 1969–

Former leader of the Dutch Christian Union

Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings 1948–2025

Former First Lady of Ghana and politician

Nurul Izzah Anwar 1980–

Malaysian politician, daughter of Anwar Ibrahim

Ray Mabus 1948–

Politician, lawyer and diplomat

Also attended: Harvard University, University of Mississippi

Lauren Underwood 1986–

U.S. Representative from Illinois

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Chung Mong-joon 1951–

South Korean businessman and politician

Also attended: George Washington University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Father: Jeong Ju-yung (George Washington University)

Ana Montes 1957–

Defense Intelligence Agency analyst who spied for Cuba

Also attended: University of Virginia-Main Campus

Antonia Coello-Novello 1944–

14th Surgeon General of the United States

Also attended: Georgetown University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Andy Harris 1957–

US Representative from Maryland and physician

Master of Health Science, Bachelor of Science · Class of 1995

Also attended: Georgetown University

Daniel Brewster 1923–2007

Maryland attorney and politician

Also attended: University of Maryland, Baltimore, University System of Maryland, Princeton University

Dipu Moni 1965–

Bangladeshi politician, physician and diplomat

Cui Tiankai 1952–

Former Chinese Ambassador to the United States

Mäwlen Äshimbaev 1971–

Former Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan

Also attended: Tufts University

Rola Dashti 1964–

Kuwaiti economist, former MP and minister

Kweisi Mfume 1948–

US congressman and former NAACP president

Master of Arts · Class of 1984

Also attended: Baltimore City Community College, Morgan State University, Community College of Baltimore County

Marvin Mandel 1920–2015

56th Governor of Maryland

Also attended: University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland-College Park, University System of Maryland

Yun Byung-se 1953–

Former Foreign Minister of South Korea

Jim Leach 1942–2024

Former congressman and NEH chair

Master of Arts · Class of 1966

Also attended: Princeton University

Benjamin Civiletti 1935–2022

73rd United States Attorney General

Bachelor of Arts

Also attended: University of Maryland, Baltimore, University System of Maryland, Columbia University in the City of New York

Jean-Maurice Dehousse 1936–2023

Belgian politician and former MEP

Scott McCallum 1950–

43rd Governor of Wisconsin

Also attended: Macalester College

Rudy Boschwitz 1930–

Former U.S. senator from Minnesota

Also attended: New York University

Li Baodong 1955–

Chinese diplomat, former UN Permanent Representative

Ng Yen Yen 1946–

Former Malaysian tourism minister and physician

Chang Po-ya 1942–

Taiwanese politician and physician

Hou Sheng-mao 1950–

Taiwanese physician and former health minister

Sun Guoxiang 1953–

Chinese diplomat

Wang Guangya 1950–

Chinese diplomat, former Hong Kong and Macau Affairs director

Su Chi 1949–

Taiwanese political scientist, former security council head

Master's degree

Also attended: Harvard University, Columbia University in the City of New York

Catherine Lee 1960–

Taiwanese economist and politician

Amy McGrath 1975–

Former Marine fighter pilot and Kentucky political candidate

Master of Arts · International security · Class of 2014

Also attended: Georgetown University, United States Naval Academy

Avril Haines 1969–

7th Director of National Intelligence

Also attended: Georgetown University, University of Chicago

Father: Thomas H. Haines (CUNY--City College)

Evan Ryan 1971–

White House cabinet secretary under Biden

Also attended: Boston College

Spouse: Antony Blinken (Harvard University, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Mark Zuckerberg 1984–

Co-founder and CEO of Facebook and Meta

Also attended: Harvard University, Mercy University, New York Medical College

Spouse: Priscilla Chan (University of California-San Francisco, Harvard University)

Sibling: Donna Zuckerberg (Princeton University)

Sergey Brin 1973–

Co-founder of Google

Also attended: University of Maryland-College Park, Stanford University

Spouse: Nicole Shanahan (Santa Clara University, Saint Mary's College of California)

Spouse: Anne Wojcicki (Yale University)

Michael Bloomberg 1942–

Co-founder of Bloomberg L.P. and former New York City mayor

Bachelor of Science · Electrical engineering · Class of 1964

Also attended: Harvard University

Child: Georgina Bloomberg (New York University)

John C. Malone 1941–

Billionaire businessman, former CEO of Tele-Communications Inc

Also attended: Yale University, New York University

Rahmi Koç 1930–

Turkish businessman

Child: Mustafa Koç (George Washington University)

Child: Ali Koç (Harvard University, Rice University)

Samuel J. Palmisano 1951–

Former chairman and CEO of IBM

Zhu Min 1952–

Economist, former IMF deputy managing director

Also attended: Harvard University, Princeton University

James G. Rickards 1951–

Investment banker and author of Currency Wars

Also attended: New York University, University of Pennsylvania

Rachel Carson 1907–1964

Marine biologist and author of Silent Spring

Master of Arts · Class of 1932

Also attended: Chatham University

John Dewey 1859–1952

Philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer

Also attended: Yale University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, University of Pennsylvania

Sibling: Davis Rich Dewey (Johns Hopkins University, University of Vermont)

Thomas Hunt Morgan 1866–1945

Geneticist, 1933 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Attended until 1890

Also attended: University of Kentucky, Columbia University in the City of New York

Spouse: Lilian Vaughan Morgan (Bryn Mawr College)

Child: Isabel Morgan (Columbia University in the City of New York, University of Pennsylvania)

Peter Agre 1949–

Nobel laureate who discovered aquaporin water channels

Also attended: Augsburg University

John Archibald Wheeler 1911–2008

Theoretical physicist who revived general relativity research

Doctor of Philosophy · Physics · Class of 1933

Also attended: New York University

Thorstein Veblen 1857–1929

Economist and sociologist, author of The Theory of the Leisure Class

Also attended: Yale University, Carleton College, Cornell University

Robert Fogel 1926–2013

Economic historian, 1993 Nobel laureate in economics

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, Cornell University

Herbert A. Hauptman 1917–2011

Mathematician and Nobel laureate

Also attended: University of Maryland-College Park, Columbia University in the City of New York, CUNY--City College

Richard Axel 1946–

Molecular biologist, 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winner

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Spouse: Cornelia Bargmann (University of Georgia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Joseph Erlanger 1874–1965

Physiologist who identified nerve fiber types

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Paul Greengard 1925–2019

Neuroscientist; 2000 Nobel laureate in Medicine

Also attended: Hamilton College

Spouse: Ursula von Rydingsvard (University of Miami, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Child: Leslie Greengard (Wesleyan University, Yale University)

Herbert Spencer Gasser 1888–1963

Physiologist, 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Virginia Apgar 1909–1974

Obstetrical anesthesiologist, inventor of the Apgar score

Public health professional degree

Also attended: Mount Holyoke College, Columbia University in the City of New York, University of Pennsylvania

Father: Charles E. Apgar (Wesleyan University)

Terence Tao 1975–

Mathematician and 2006 Fields Medal winner

Also attended: Princeton University

George Whipple 1878–1976

Physician, 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Also attended: Yale University

Haldan Keffer Hartline 1903–1983

Physiologist; 1967 Nobel laureate in Medicine

Also attended: Lafayette College

Spouse: Elizabeth K. Hartline (Brown University)

Merton Miller 1923–2000

Economist, 1990 Nobel Prize laureate

Also attended: Harvard University

Hamilton Smith 1931–2025

Microbiologist and Nobel laureate

Doctor of Medicine · Class of 1956

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Francis Peyton Rous 1879–1970

Pathologist known for oncovirus research

Martin Rodbell 1925–1998

Biochemist known for discovering G-proteins

Also attended: University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Reid Wiseman 1975–

NASA astronaut, commander of Artemis II

Master of Science · Systems engineering · Class of 2006

Also attended: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

G. Stanley Hall 1844–1924

Psychologist; earned first US psychology doctorate

Also attended: Harvard University, Williams College

John Charles Fields 1863–1932

Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal

Attended until 1887

Frederick Jackson Turner 1861–1932

Historian known for the frontier thesis

Also attended: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hugo López-Gatell 1969–

Mexican epidemiologist and public health official

Doctorate · Class of 2006

Hans Selye 1907–1982

Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist known for stress research

Attended until 1931

Alice Hamilton 1869–1970

Physician and pioneer of industrial toxicology

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Florence R. Sabin 1871–1953

Medical scientist, first woman elected to National Academy of Sciences

Also attended: Smith College

Henry Gantt 1861–1919

Mechanical engineer who created the Gantt chart

Also attended: Stevens Institute of Technology

Edwin Hall 1855–1938

Physicist who discovered the Hall effect

Also attended: Bowdoin College

Helen B. Taussig 1898–1986

Cardiologist who founded pediatric cardiology

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Boston University, Harvard University

Father: Frank William Taussig (Harvard University)

William F. Albright 1891–1971

Archaeologist and biblical scholar

Also attended: Upper Iowa University

James Edward Keeler 1857–1900

Astronomer who showed Saturn's rings do not rotate solidly

Leo Kanner 1894–1981

Psychiatrist known for work on infantile autism

Josiah Royce 1855–1916

Philosopher and founder of American idealism

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Florence Bascom 1862–1945

Pioneering American woman geologist and educator

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1893

Also attended: Williams College, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Father: John Bascom (Williams College)

Richard E. Bellman 1920–1984

Applied mathematician who introduced dynamic programming

Attended until 1942

Also attended: Princeton University, CUNY Brooklyn College, CUNY--City College

Michael D. Griffin 1949–

Physicist and former NASA administrator

Also attended: University of Southern California, Catholic University of America, George Washington University

Wilder Penfield 1891–1976

Neurosurgeon who mapped brain cortex functions

Also attended: Princeton University

George Hotz 1989–

Hacker known for iOS jailbreaks and PlayStation 3 hack

John Mauchly 1907–1980

Physicist who co-designed ENIAC

Attended until 1932

Spouse: Kathleen Antonelli (Chestnut Hill College)

Florian Cajori 1859–1930

Historian of mathematics, author of A History of Mathematical Notations

Attended until 1885

Also attended: Tulane University of Louisiana, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dorothy Hansine Andersen 1901–1963

Physician who first identified cystic fibrosis

Doctor of Medicine · Class of 1926

Also attended: Mount Holyoke College, Columbia University in the City of New York

Mark Mazower 1958–

British historian of Greece and 20th-century Europe

Master of Arts · Class of 1983

Bonnie L. Bassler 1962–

Princeton molecular biologist

Also attended: University of California-Davis

Frank Oppenheimer 1912–1985

Particle physicist, founder of the Exploratorium

Also attended: California Institute of Technology

Sibling: J. Robert Oppenheimer (Harvard University)

Rochelle P. Walensky 1969–

19th director of the U.S. CDC

Doctor of Medicine · Class of 1995

Also attended: Harvard University, Washington University in St Louis

Andre Douglas 1985–

NASA astronaut and systems engineer

Attended until 2019

Also attended: United States Coast Guard Academy, George Washington University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Elwood Haynes 1857–1925

Inventor of stellite and early automobile designer

Also attended: Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Ernest William Goodpasture 1886–1960

Pathologist who studied infectious diseases

Also attended: Vanderbilt University

Arnold Harberger 1924–

Economist and university professor

Attended until 1943

Also attended: University of Chicago

Alice S. Huang 1939–

Biologist; former president of AAAS

Doctor of Philosophy

Also attended: Wellesley College

Spouse: David Baltimore (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Rockefeller University)

K. K. Chen 1898–1988

Pharmacologist known for ephedrine research at Eli Lilly

Also attended: Lebanon Valley College, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mu-ming Poo 1948–

Neuroscientist, founding director of Shanghai's Institute of Neuroscience

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Spouse: Yang Dan (Columbia University in the City of New York)

Xiang Lanxin 1956–

International relations scholar and professor emeritus

Denton Cooley 1920–2016

Heart surgeon who performed first total artificial heart implant

Doctor of Medicine

Also attended: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, The University of Texas at Austin

Alfred Blalock 1899–1964

Surgeon who pioneered tetralogy of Fallot surgery

Also attended: University of Georgia, Georgia Military College

Daniel Koch 1955–

Swiss physician, former head of communicable diseases at FOPH

Attended until 1997

Malcolm Kerr 1931–1984

Middle East scholar and president of American University of Beirut

Also attended: Harvard University, Princeton University

Father: Stanley Kerr (University of Pennsylvania)

Child: Steve Kerr (University of Arizona)

Jeffrey Garten 1946–

Economist, former dean of Yale School of Management

Also attended: Dartmouth College

Spouse: Ina Garten (George Washington University, Syracuse University)

Walter Reed 1851–1902

Army physician who led yellow fever transmission research

Also attended: Harvard University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, New York University

Lady Gaga 1986–

Singer, songwriter and actress

Also attended: Circle in the Square Theatre School, New York University

Mother: Cynthia Germanotta (George Washington University, West Virginia University)

Sibling: Natali Germanotta (The New School)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1977–

Nigerian writer

Also attended: Eastern Connecticut State University, Yale University, Drexel University

Gertrude Stein 1874–1946

Novelist, poet, playwright and art collector

Also attended: Harvard University

Sibling: Leo Stein (Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University)

Wes Craven 1939–2015

Filmmaker known for horror films

Also attended: Wheaton College (IL)

Tori Amos 1963–

Singer-songwriter and pianist

Also attended: Montgomery College

Philip Glass 1937–

Composer and pianist

Also attended: University of Chicago, The Juilliard School

Spouse: JoAnne Akalaitis (University of Chicago, Stanford University)

Evanna Lynch 1991–

Irish actress who played Luna Lovegood

John Barth 1930–2024

Postmodern and metafiction writer

Master of Arts

Also attended: The Juilliard School

Jessye Norman 1945–2019

Opera singer and recitalist

Also attended: Howard University, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Katherine McNamara 1995–

Actress known for Shadowhunters

Also attended: Drexel University

Louise Erdrich 1954–

Ojibwe-American novelist and poet

Master of Arts · Creative writing · Class of 1979

Also attended: Dartmouth College

Spouse: Michael Dorris (Georgetown University)

Lance Reddick 1962–2023

Actor in The Wire, Fringe and Bosch

Also attended: Yale University, University of Rochester

Gil Scott-Heron 1949–2011

Jazz poet, singer, musician and author

Also attended: Lincoln University, Lincoln University, Lincoln University

Park Bom 1984–

South Korean singer, member of 2NE1

Also attended: Berklee College of Music

C. J. Cherryh 1942–

Science fiction and fantasy author

Master of Arts · Class of 1965

Also attended: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Sibling: David A. Cherry (University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus)

Hilary Hahn 1979–

Violinist, three-time Grammy winner

Attended until 1990

Also attended: Curtis Institute of Music

Iris Chang 1968–2004

Chinese-American author of The Rape of Nanking

Also attended: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

P. J. O'Rourke 1947–2022

Political satirist, journalist and author

Also attended: University of Miami, Miami University-Oxford

John Astin 1930–

Actor, played Gomez in The Addams Family

Also attended: Washington and Jefferson College

Father: Allen V. Astin (New York University, University of Utah)

Ronan Farrow 1987–

Journalist who exposed Harvey Weinstein abuse allegations

Also attended: Yale University, Simon's Rock at Bard College, Bard College

Spouse: Jon Lovett (Williams College)

Father: Woody Allen (New York University)

Ana Vidović 1980–

Croatian classical guitarist

Also attended: Vanderbilt University

Mildred Dunnock 1901–1991

Stage and screen actress, two-time Oscar nominee

Also attended: Goucher College, Columbia University in the City of New York

Sidney Lanier 1842–1881

Poet and musician

Also attended: Oglethorpe University

Wolf Blitzer 1948–

CNN anchor and host of The Situation Room

Also attended: University at Buffalo

A. O. Scott 1966–

Chief film critic of The New York Times

Also attended: Harvard University

Mother: Joan Wallach Scott (Brandeis University, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Cordwainer Smith 1913–1966

Science fiction author, pen name Cordwainer Smith

Caleb Deschanel 1944–

Cinematographer and film and television director

Also attended: University of Southern California

Spouse: Mary Jo Deschanel (University of California-Los Angeles)

Child: Zooey Deschanel (Northwestern University, Northwest University)

Marques Brownlee 1993–

Tech reviewer and YouTuber known as MKBHD

Also attended: Stevens Institute of Technology

Thomas Dixon Jr. 1864–1946

Baptist minister, writer and white supremacist

Also attended: Wake Forest University

Sibling: A. C. Dixon (The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest University)

Michael Gordon 1909–1993

Stage actor and stage and film director

Margaret Hayes 1916–1977

Film, stage and television actress

Celeste O'Connor 1998–

Actor in Amazon original film Selah and the Spades

Public health, Pre-medical

Michael Hedges 1953–1997

Acoustic guitarist and songwriter

Kevin Kilner 1958–

Television and film actor

Jerry Spinelli 1941–

Children's author of Maniac Magee and Stargirl

Also attended: Gettysburg College

Lillian Smith 1897–1966

Writer and social critic, author of Strange Fruit

Also attended: Piedmont University

Karl Shapiro 1913–2000

Poet, 1945 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner

Attended until 1939

Also attended: University of Virginia-Main Campus

Virgil Fox 1912–1980

Organist, known for Bach concerts and Riverside Church

James Morris 1947–

Bass-baritone opera singer known as Wagner's Wotan

Also attended: University of Maryland-College Park

Tishani Doshi 1975–

Indian poet, writer and dancer

Lawrence Hill 1957–

Canadian novelist, author of The Book of Negroes

Father: Daniel G. Hill (Howard University)

Matthew Robbins 1945–

Screenwriter and director in the American New Wave

Also attended: American Film Institute Conservatory, University of Southern California

Meng Su 1988–

Classical guitarist

Jenny Lin 1973–

Taiwanese-born American pianist

Elin Hilderbrand 1969–

Novelist whose books are set around Nantucket

Hallie Jackson 1984–

Senior Washington correspondent and anchor for NBC News

Bachelor of Arts

Louis Clarke 1901–1977

1924 Olympic 4x100 m relay gold medalist

Wes Unseld Jr. 1975–

NBA coach, Chicago Bulls assistant

Father: Wes Unseld (University of Louisville)

Joanna Zeiger 1970–

Triathlete; 2008 Ironman 70.3 world champion

Also attended: Brown University

Davey Johnson 1943–2025

Baseball player and manager

Also attended: Texas A & M University-College Station

Paul Rabil 1985–

Retired lacrosse player, co-founder of Premier Lacrosse League

Curtis Yarvin 1973–

Political blogger and software developer

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Brown University

Arthur Hertzberg 1921–2006

Conservative rabbi and Jewish-American scholar

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York, Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Bob Marshall 1901–1939

Forester who spearheaded founding of the Wilderness Society

Also attended: Harvard University, Columbia University in the City of New York, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Father: Louis Marshall (Columbia University in the City of New York)

Sibling: George Marshall (Columbia University in the City of New York)