Notable Alumni of Macalester College

Kofi Annan 1938–2018

7th UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize co-recipient

Attended until 1961

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Walter Mondale 1928–2021

42nd Vice President of the United States

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Spouse: Joan Mondale (Macalester College)

Child: Eleanor Mondale (St. Lawrence University)

Olli Rehn 1962–

Governor of the Bank of Finland, former European Commissioner

Scott McCallum 1950–

43rd Governor of Wisconsin

Also attended: Johns Hopkins University

Arthur E. Nelson 1892–1955

US Senator from Minnesota

Also attended: Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Ari Emanuel 1961–

Executive chairman of WME and CEO of TKO Group

Sibling: Rahm Emanuel (Northwestern University, Sarah Lawrence College)

Sibling: Ezekiel Emanuel (Amherst College, Harvard University)

Fred Swaniker 1976–

Ghanaian entrepreneur and educator

Also attended: Stanford University

Alexander Wendt 1958–

Political scientist, founding figure of constructivism

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Richard P. Binzel 1958–

MIT planetary scientist, inventor of the Torino Scale

Alice Echols 1951–

Professor of history at University of Southern California

Also attended: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Danai Gurira 1978–

Actress in The Walking Dead and Marvel films

Bachelor of Arts · Psychology

Also attended: New York University

Peter Berg 1964–

Film director, producer and actor

Carl Lumbly 1951–

Actor known for M.A.N.T.I.S. and Alias

Spouse: Vonetta McGee (San Francisco State University)

Spouse: Deborah Santana (California Institute of Integral Studies)

Bob Mould 1960–

Musician of Hüsker Dü and Sugar

Duane Hanson 1925–1996

Sculptor

Also attended: Luther College, University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Ursula Vernon 1977–

Writer and illustrator, Hugo Award winner

Dave Fennoy 1952–

Voice actor, Lee Everett in The Walking Dead

Also attended: Howard University

Siah Armajani 1939–2020

Iranian-born American sculptor and architect

Heba Amin 1980–

Egyptian visual artist and educator

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Walter Kirn 1962–

Novelist, author of Up in the Air

Also attended: Princeton University

Mary Karr 1955–

Poet and memoirist, author of The Liars' Club

Also attended: Goddard College

Salem Mekuria 1947–

Ethiopian-born filmmaker, video artist and educator

Attended until 1971

Also attended: San Francisco State University

Will Sheff 1976–

Frontman of indie band Okkervil River

Joan Mondale 1930–2014

Second Lady of the United States, 1977 to 1981

Spouse: Walter Mondale (Macalester College, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

Child: Eleanor Mondale (St. Lawrence University)