This is a list of notable people affiliated with the International Baccalaureate, including IB directors-general, chairs of the IB Board of Governors (previously known as the IB Council of Foundation), and notable graduates of one or more of the three IB programmes.
IB directors-general Alec Peterson (1968–1977) Gerard Renaud (1977–1983) Roger Peel (1983–1998) Derek Blackman (1998–1999) George Walker (1999–2005) Jeffrey Beard (2006-2013) Dr Siva Kumari (2014–2021) Olli-Pekka Heinonen (2021-present)
Chair of IB Board of Governors John Goormaghtigh (1968–1981) Seydou Madani Sy (1981–1984) Piet Gathier (1984–1990) Thomas Hagoort (1990–1996) Bengt Thelin (1996–1997) Greg Crafter (1997–2003) Monique Seefried (2003–2009) Carol Bellamy (2009 - April 2015) George Rupp (April 2015 – present)
Notable alumni Randa Abdel-Fattah, author, graduate of the Australian International Academy. Douglas Alexander, British Labour party Politician and former Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, graduate of the Pearson College UWC Maudy Ayunda, Indonesian singer, graduate of British School Jakarta Yuriko Backes, Luxembourgish diplomat and politician, graduate of Canadian Academy Alia Bhatt, Bollywood actress, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt, graduate of Jamnabai Narsee School Marina Catena, Director of the United Nations World Food Program, graduate of UWC Adriatic Felipe Contepomi, Former Argentine rugby player and Orthopaedic Surgeon, graduate of Colegio Cardenal Newman Marina Diamandis, Musician and Pop Artist, who took the diploma at St. Catherine's British School in Greece Anne Enright, 2007 Man Booker Prize award-winning novelist, first Irish Laureate for Fiction and graduate of Pearson College UWC Mahan Esfahani, noted harpsichordist, graduate of Richard Montgomery High School Julia Galef, American philosopher, graduate of Richard Montgomery High School Gael García Bernal, actor, graduate of the Edron Academy Sunit Ghosh, graduate of Global Indian International School Alex Honnold, American professional rock climber, graduate of Mira Loma High School Akihiko Hoshide, astronaut, graduate of the UWC South East Asia Princess Raiyah bint Hussein, daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, graduate of the UWC Atlantic Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian federal Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, graduate of the UWC South East Asia Lauren Jauregui, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and former member of Fifth Harmony, graduate of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Ken Jennings, American quiz show contestant and Jeopardy! winnings record holder, graduate of the Seoul Foreign School Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Worker's Party of Korea, reportedly pursued the IB programme while attending the International School of Berne Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood actress, daughter of Anil Kapoor, graduate of the UWC South East Asia Robbie Kay, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Once Upon a Time), graduate of the British International School of Houston Kesha, American singer graduated from Brentwood High School Praya Lundberg, Thai/Swedish actress and model, Southeast Asia's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, graduate of NIST International School Nadiem Makarim, Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia and Founder of Gojek, Indonesia's first startup valued over US$10 billion, graduate of UWC South East Asia Mata, Polish hip-hop singer-songwriter, graduate of Stephen Báthory 2nd High School. Vic Michaelis, American-Canadian improvisational comedian and actor. Joji, singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and former Internet personality, graduate of Canadian Academy Karen Mok, Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter, attended UWC Adriatic Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook, graduate of Vanguard High School Derek Muller, creator of Veritasium YouTube channel, graduate of West Vancouver Secondary School Carey Mulligan, actor, International School of Düsseldorf Mohamed Nasheed, politician, former president of the Maldives, attended Overseas Children's School (now Overseas School of Colombo) Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan actress, (12 Years a Slave, Academy Award for best supporting actress 2014), graduate of St. Mary's School, Nairobi KSI, singer-songwriter, YouTube personality, graduate of Berkhamsted School Jorma Ollila, former CEO of Nokia, graduate of the UWC Atlantic Ignacio Padilla, Mexican novelist and short story writer, graduate of Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa Kaesang Pangarep, son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, graduate of ACS International Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, astronaut, graduate of the UWC Atlantic Nico Rosberg, former Formula 1 driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas, 2016 FIA Formula 1 Drivers' Championship winner. Graduate of ISN Nice Peter Sands, former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, graduate of Pearson College UWC Hege Solbakken, Norwegian CEO of Offshore Media Group, graduate of Bergen Katedralskole Sarah Tan, Channel V VJ, graduate of the UWC South East Asia Ebba Busch Thor, Leader of the Christian Democrats (Sweden) Justin Trudeau, former Prime Minister of Canada, Member of the Liberal Party of Canada, IB Diploma from the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1991. Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, California, IB Diploma from Franklin High School King Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands, graduate of UWC AtlanticRoyal Household Abiodun Williams, President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice, graduate of Pearson College UWC Lorde, New Zealander Singer-songwriter, graduate of Takapuna Grammar School
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