Notable Alumni of Hampshire College

David Shulkin 1959–

9th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Attended until 1982

Noah Falstein 1957–

Video game designer and producer

Lee Smolin 1955–

Theoretical physicist, founding member of Perimeter Institute

Also attended: Harvard University, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

Benjamin Mako Hill 1980–

Free software activist, Debian developer and professor

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Gary Marcus 1970–

Cognitive scientist, NYU professor emeritus

Bachelor of Science

Also attended: Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hasok Chang 1967–

Cambridge professor of history and philosophy of science

Also attended: California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Stanford University

Heather Boushey 1970–

Labor economist on Biden's Council of Economic Advisers

Also attended: The New School

Lupita Nyong'o 1983–

Actress, Academy Award winner for 12 Years a Slave

Also attended: Yale University

Father: Peter Anyang' Nyong'o (University of Chicago)

Liev Schreiber 1967–

Actor and Tony Award winner

Also attended: Yale University, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Sibling: Pablo Schreiber (University of San Francisco, Carnegie Mellon University)

Elliott Smith 1969–2003

Musician and singer-songwriter

Ken Burns 1953–

American documentary filmmaker

Bachelor of Arts · Film studies, Design · Class of 1975

Sibling: Ric Burns (Columbia University in the City of New York)

Jon Krakauer 1954–

Writer and mountaineer, author of Into the Wild

Xander Berkeley 1955–

Actor in over 200 film and television projects

Spouse: Sarah Clarke (Circle in the Square Theatre School)

Barry Sonnenfeld 1953–

Film director of the Men in Black trilogy

Also attended: New York University

Christopher Young 1954–

Film and television composer known for horror scores

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, University of North Texas

Charlie Clouser 1963–

Keyboardist and composer, scored the Saw franchise

Eugene Mirman 1974–

Comedian and voice actor on Bob's Burgers

Bachelor of Arts · Comedy film

Peter Friedman 1949–

American stage, film and television actor

Also attended: Hofstra University

Spouse: Joan Allen (Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University)

Fred Melamed 1956–

Actor in A Serious Man

Also attended: Yale University

Dennis Boutsikaris 1952–

Stage and film actor, two-time Obie winner

David Moscow 1974–

Actor known for Big and Newsies

Mequitta Ahuja 1976–

Painter known for self-portraiture

Also attended: University of Illinois at Chicago

Rod Roddenberry 1974–

Television producer and CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment

Father: Gene Roddenberry (Los Angeles City College, University of Southern California)

Mother: Majel Barrett (University of Miami)

Mike Ladd 2000–

Alternative hip-hop artist