The following is a list of individuals associated with Hampshire College through attending as a student, or serving as a member of the faculty or staff. Some names appear in multiple sections.

Notable alumni

Academia Alba Arikha, writer, lecturer on creative writing at the University of Hertfordshire and Columbia University Sylvia Bashevkin, Canadian academic and feminist at the University of Toronto, former Principal of University College, Toronto George Bonanno, psychologist, Columbia University Derek Booth, geologist and heir presumptive to the Booth baronetcy, University of Washington Heather Boushey, economist, president of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth think tank Geoffrey Bove, chiropractor, neurobiologist and anatomist, professor at Harvard Medical School, Odense University, and University of New England Cynthia Cattell, space physicist and professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at University of Minnesota Hasok Chang, historian and philosopher of science, University of Cambridge Christopher Dick, professor in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan Barry Marc Cohen, art therapist, Diagnostic Drawing Series Phyllis Coley, biologist, University of Utah Concetta DiRusso, biochemist, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Paige Fischer, environmental scientist, University of Michigan Vanessa Northington Gamble, physician, professor of medical humanities at George Washington University, chair of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study Legacy Committee Raymond W. Gibbs Jr., psychologist and psycholinguist, University of California, Santa Cruz Nancy Grimm, ecologist, Arizona State University Marcia Groszek, mathematician, Dartmouth College Gail Hershatter, historian of Modern China at the University of California, Santa Cruz and Williams College, Guggenheim Fellow Benjamin Mako Hill, technologist, software developer and founding member of Ubuntu and Debian projects, assistant professor in Communication at the University of Washington Sean Hill, neuroscientist, University of Toronto Tom Hull, mathematician and professor, Western New England University Mary James, physicist, Reed College, University of Maryland, College Park Caren Kaplan, feminist theorist, professor of American studies at University of California at Davis, University of California at Berkeley, Georgetown University Patricia Klindienst, writer and scholar, American Book Award recipient, Yale University Lucy-Ann McFadden, astronomer and planetary scientist for NASA, founder of the Science, Discovery & the Universe Program at the University of Maryland Jacob Reider, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology G. Philip Robertson, biologist, Michigan State University David Schimel, research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, California Institute of Technology; Nobel Peace Prize laureate Timothy Shary, film scholar, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Clark University Lee Smolin, theoretical physicist at the Perimeter Institute, University of Waterloo and University of Toronto, author of The Trouble with Physics Eric Steig, glaciologist and geochemist, professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington; Guggenheim Fellow Paul W. Sternberg, biologist, California Institute of Technology Alex S. Vitale, sociologist at Brooklyn College, author of The End of Policing (2017) William H. Warren, psychologist, Chancellor's Professor at Brown University Timothy Wilson, Sherrell J. Aston Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia Christopher Young, composer, professor of music at the University of Southern California

Activism Alia Amirali, Pakistani politician and activist Joseph Amon, epidemiologist, human rights activist at Human Rights Watch Chuck Collins, political activist, co-founder of United For a Fair Economy Melissa Hoffer, environmental lawyer and Director of the New Hampshire Advocacy Center for the Conservation Law Foundation Shalini Kantayya, documentary filmmaker and environmental activist, Catching the Sun Lisa Shannon, author, human rights activist, and speaker

Arts and design

Mequitta Ahuja, feminist painter, Guggenheim Fellow Math Bass, artist Gideon Bok, painter, Guggenheim Fellow Leidy Churchman, painter Barry Marc Cohen, art therapist, Diagnostic Drawing Series E.V. Day, artist Angela Ellsworth, artist Peter Harkawik, artist Phoebe Helander, painter Every Ocean Hughes (formerly known as Emily Roysdon), visual artist Jeph Jacques, artist, Questionable Content Emma Kohlmann, curator and artist Jane Marsching, artist Susan Mikula, artist and photographer Christina Quarles, artist Kanishka Raja, visual artist Raghavendra Rathore, Indian fashion designer Steven Siegel, sculptor and installation artist

Photography Doug DuBois, photographer, Guggenheim Fellow James Estrin, New York Times senior staff photographer, Pulitzer Prize recipient Jane Marsching, interdisciplinary digital artist Susan Mikula, artist and photographer

Writers and authors

Lisa Arie, author and motivational speaker, CEO of Vista Caballo Alba Arikha, French writer, author of Major/Minor, goddaughter of Samuel Beckett Daniel Asia, composer, Guggenheim Fellow, music and culture contributor at the Huffington Post Eula Biss, author, Guggenheim Fellow Cylin Busby, best-selling author and screenwriter David Callahan, founder and editor of Inside Philanthropy Rebecca Carroll, writer, editor, and radio producer; former managing editor at xoJane and founding editor of Africana.com Leah Hager Cohen, writer Kanya D'Almeida, writer and journalist Ethan Gilsdorf, writer and journalist, The New York Times, Boston Globe, Wired, Salon Eli Gottlieb, novelist, author of The Boy Who Went Away Suzanne Greenberg, writer David M. Hall, writer and corporate trainer, author of Allies at Work Gabrielle Hamilton, chef and author Ellis Henican, Newsday columnist, Fox News Channel political analyst, New York Times Bestselling author Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times Bestselling author Patricia Klindienst, writer and scholar, American Book Award recipient Dan Koeppel, author and journalist, James Beard Award recipient Jon Krakauer, mountain climber and writer, New York Times bestselling author of Into The Wild Lê Thi Diem Thúy, writer and solo performance artist, Guggenheim Fellow Daniel Marcus, science fiction author Gary Marcus, cognitive scientist, founder and CEO of Geometric Intelligence, New York Times bestselling author P.E. Moskowitz, writer and journalist, author of How to Kill a City Daniel José Older, fantasy and young adult fiction writer Liz Perle, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Common Sense Media Torrey Peters, writer, author of Detransition, Baby Jena Pincott, science writer and popular science author Jennifer Pozner, author, media critic, feminist John Reed, novelist Sabrina Seelig, writer (did not graduate) Lisa Shannon, author, human rights activist, and speaker Timothy Shary, film scholar Sonya Sones, poet and writer for young adults, author of What My Mother Doesn't Know Matthew Specktor, novelist and memoirist Doug Stanton, journalist and New York Times best-selling author Thomas H. Stoner, Jr., author and energy entrepreneur, CEO of Entelligent Gwen Strauss, writer and author Sander Thoenes, journalist Maggie Thrash, writer of young adult fiction, Honor Girl Alex S. Vitale, sociologist, author of The End of Policing Jessamyn West, librarian and blogger, creator of Librarian.net Dede Wilson, baker, contributing editor of Bon Appetit, cookbook author

Poets Janet Aalfs, poet laureate of Northampton, Massachusetts and martial artist Joshua Beckman, poet S. Bear Bergman, poet Chen Chen, poet Peter Cole, poet and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Ethan Gilsdorf, writer, poet, and journalist, The New York Times, Boston Globe, Wired, Salon Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, poet, co-founder of Deaf Poets Society magazine, Lambda Literary Award-winner for Slingshot Robin Coste Lewis, poet laureate of Los Angeles, National Book Award winner for Voyage of the Sable Venus Sonya Sones, poet and writer for young adults, author of What My Mother Doesn't Know

Journalists

Tina Antolini, journalist and radio producer for NPR and the New York Times. Madeleine Baran, Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter and host of the podcast In the Dark Suzanne Daley, journalist for The New York Times Henry Epp, radio journalist for America Public Media's, Marketplace Ethan Gilsdorf, writer, poet, and journalist, The New York Times, Boston Globe, Wired, Salon Ellis Henican, Newsday columnist, Fox News Channel political analyst, New York Times Bestselling author Edward Humes, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Josh Landes, Berkshire Bureau Chief, WAMC Radio Fariba Nawa, journalist and author Amy K. Nelson, journalist, Slate, Deadspin, ESPN Jeff Sharlet, journalist, Harper's, Rolling Stone Doug Stanton, journalist and New York Times best-selling author Sander Thoenes, journalist

Tabletop and video games Meguey Baker, role-playing game designer, independent publisher and quilt historian Vincent Baker, role-playing game designer and publisher Noah Falstein, video game designer and producer for LucasArts, DreamWorks Interactive, and The 3DO Company; president of The Inspiracy Daniel Licht, composer of films and video games, Dexter, Silent Hill

Theater

Dennis Boutsikaris, Obie Award-winning actor Fred Melamed, Independent Spirit Award-winning actor Lupita Nyong'o, Academy Award-winning actress, Tony Award-nominee for Eclipsed Liev Schreiber, stage and screen actor, star of Emmy-winning series Ray Donovan, Tony Award-winner Andrea Stolowitz, playwright Naomi Wallace, playwright and MacArthur Fellowship recipient

Dance and performance Meghan Frederick, choreographer Christopher-Rasheem McMllan, choreographer, Ism Fellow, CBA Resident Fellow, and associate professor of Dance and Women's Studies, The University of Iowa Stephen Petronio, choreographer, Guggenheim Fellow Jen Roseblit, choreographer, Bessie award, Guggenheim Fellow Mariana Valencia, American multidisciplinary artist, Bessie award, Whitney Biennial artist Norah Zuniga Shaw, choreographer, professor at The Ohio state University

Film, television, and entertainment

Chris Applebaum, music video director Lesley Arfin, author and staff writer for Girls and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, former Vice contributor Ken Burns, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker, The Civil War Cylin Busby, best-selling author and screenwriter Greg Butler, Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor, Forrest Gump, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, 1917 Charlie Clouser, musician and composer for film and television, former member of Nine Inch Nails Rhys Ernst, film producer and director, Adam, Transparent John Falsey, Emmy Award-winning television creator of St. Elsewhere, I'll Fly Away and Northern Exposure Victor Fresco, television writer and producer, creator of Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Better Off Ted and Santa Clarita Diet Sarah Goldfinger, television writer/producer Lee Hirsch, filmmaker, Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony, Bully Rolfe Kanefsky, filmmaker Daniel Licht, composer of films and video games, Dexter, Silent Hill Billy Luther, documentary filmmaker, Miss Navajo Jeff Maguire, screenwriter, In The Line of Fire, Escape to Victory Brett Morgen, Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker, Jane, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck Julia Willoughby Nason, documentary filmmaker Andrea Pallaoro, film director and screenwriter Will Reiser, screenwriter and producer, 50/50 Alex Rivera, filmmaker, Sleep Dealer Rod Roddenberry, television producer and CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry Jason Salkey, actor, author and campus brat, Sharpe's Rifles, About a Boy Kelly Sears, animator and filmmaker Roger Sherman, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Max Simonet, co-creator and host of talk show FishCenter Live