List of Northwestern University alumni

This list of Northwestern University alumni includes notable graduates and non-graduate former students of Northwestern University, located in Evanston, Illinois.

Academia

Madeleine Wing Adler (B.A. 1962), president, West Chester University Amy Allen (Ph.D. 1996), Parents Distinguished Research Professor in the Humanities and professor of philosophy, Dartmouth College Diane Marie Amann (J.D. 1986), associate dean for international programs & strategic initiatives and Emily & Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law, University of Georgia School of Law Alida Anderson (M.A. 2004), author and widely published researcher; faculty at American University Elijah Anderson (Ph.D. 1976), William K. Lanman, Jr. professor of sociology, Yale University Andrew Armacost (B.S. 1989), dean of faculty, United States Air Force Academy Lionel Barthold, electrical engineer Gershon Ben-Shakhar (born 1942), Israeli psychologist; former president of the Open University of Israel Steven Berry (B.A. 1980), Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University Vincent Blasi (B.A. 1964), free speech theorist, professor at Columbia Law School Clinton Bristow, Jr. (B.A. 1971), former president, Alcorn State University Joseph L. Bull (M.S. 1995, Ph.D. 2000), dean of the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, Portland State University James Burkee (Ph.D. 2003), president, Avila University Margery C. Carlson (B.S. 1916), professor of botany, Northwestern University Joyce Chaplin (B.A. 1982), James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History, Harvard University K. T. Chau (Ph.D. 1991), chair professor of geotechnical engineering, former associate dean of Faculty of Construction and Land Use, and former associate head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Erwin Chemerinsky (B.S. 1975), dean, University of California, Berkeley School of Law Vivek Chibber (B.A. 1987, Political Science), professor of sociology at New York University G. Marcus Cole (J.D. 1993), Joseph A. Matson Dean of the Law School and Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Johnnetta B. Cole (M.A. 1959, Ph.D. 1967), president emerita, Spelman College; president, Bennett College Juan Cole (B.A. 1975), Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, University of Michigan James Hal Cone (M.A. 1963, Ph.D. 1965), Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York Elizabeth Creamer (B.S. 1970), professor emerita of Educational Research and Evaluation at Virginia Tech Margaret Cuninggim, dean of women at the University of Tennessee and at Vanderbilt University Michele Dauber (JD 1998, PhD 2003), law professor at the Stanford Law School Stefanie DeLuca (Ph.D., 2002), professor of sociology, Johns Hopkins University, author of Coming of Age in the Other America Naomi Pollard Dobson (A.B. 1905), librarian and educator, first African American to receive a degree from Northwestern William C. Dudley (M.A. 1995, Ph.D. 1998), president, Washington and Lee University Mitchell Duneier (B.A.), professor of sociology, Princeton University Troy Duster (B.A. 1957, Ph.D. 1962), professor of sociology, New York University and University of California, Berkeley Lee Edelman (B.A. 1975), Fletcher Professor of English Literature, Tufts University Kathryn Edin (Ph.D. 1991), professor of sociology, Princeton University Virgilio Enriquez (M.A. 1970, Ph.D. 1971), founder of Filipino psychology school of thought; professor of social psychology, University of the Philippines Diliman Fred D. Fagg, Jr., former president, University of Southern California William R. Ferris (M.A. 1965), Joel Williamson Eminent Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Stacey Finley (Ph.D.), science professor at University of Southern California Brittany Friedman, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Southern California Susan Fuhrman (B.A. 1965, M.A. 1966), president, Teachers College, Columbia University Simon Gikandi (Ph.D., 1986), Robert Schirmer Professor of English, Princeton University Larry Gladney (B.A., 1979), physicist, professor of Physics and the Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development at Yale University Barry Glassner (B.S. 1974), executive vice provost and professor of sociology, University of Southern California Avner Greif (M.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1989), Bowman Family Endowed Professor in Humanities & Sciences, Stanford University Herbert S. Hadley (LL.B), chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis (1923–1927), governor of Missouri Geoffrey Galt Harpham (B.A. 1968), director, National Humanities Center Cynthia Herrup (B.S.J. 1972, Ph.D. 1982), professor of history and law, University of Southern California Rosanna Hertz (M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 1983), Luella LaMer Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, Wellesley College John B. Hogenesch (Ph.D. 1999), professor of pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania Michael J. Hopkins (B.A. 1979, Ph.D. 1984), professor of mathematics, Harvard University Frank E. Horton (Ph.D. 1968), chancellor of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1980–1985), University of Oklahoma (1985–1988) and University of Toledo (1989–1998) Ruth Horsting (B.A. 1940, M.F.A. 1959), professor emerita of art at University of California, Davis (1959–1971) Louis Kaplow (B.A. 1977), Finn M. W. Caspersen and Household International Professor of Law and Economics at Harvard Law School Jonathan D. Katz (Ph.D. 1996), former head of Larry Kramer Initiative for Lesbian and Gay Studies, Yale University Joann (Wheeler) Kealiinohomoku (M.A. 1965), anthropologist and dance researcher Marc W. Kirschner (B.A. 1966), John Franklin Enders University Professor and professor of systems biology, Harvard University Samara Klar (M.A. 2009, Ph.D. 2013), political scientist and founder of Women Also Know Stuff Kristen Kroll, professor of Developmental Biology at Washington University School of Medicine Nirmalya Kumar (Ph.D. 1991), professor of marketing and director of Aditya Birla India Centre at London Business School; included in Thinkers50 Zachary Leader (B.A.), professor of English, Roehampton University Lee Hyang-sook (Ph.D. 1993), president, Ewha Womans University and Korean Mathematical Society Hilary M. Lips (M.A. 1973, Ph.D. 1974), emerita professor and research faculty in Psychology at Radford University Michael Lounsbury (PhD 1999), professor of strategic management, organizations and sociology at the University of Alberta Glenn Loury (B.A. 1972), Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences, Brown University Jody Lulich (B.A. 1979), Osborne/Hills Endowed Chair in Nephrology and Urology Mark Crispin Miller (B.A. 1971), professor of media ecology, New York University James Elliott Moore II (B.S. 1981), professor emeritus of Industrial and Systems Engineering at University of Southern California Ed Morgan (B.A. 1976), professor of international law at the University of Toronto Lenny Moss (Ph.D. 1998), philosopher of biology Kathleen M. Murray (D.Mus.), 21st president of Hamline University, 14th president of Whitman College George Nemhauser (Ph.D. 1961), A. Russell Chandler III Chair and institute professor, Georgia Institute of Technology J. Dennis O'Connor (Ph.D. 1968), former chancellor, University of Pittsburgh Daniel Oerther (B.A. 1995, B.S. 1995), Mathes Chair of Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology Margaret O'Mara (B.A. 1992), Howard & Frances Keller Endowed Professor of History, University of Washington William Padula (B.S. 2006), professor of Pharmaceutical & Health Economics, University of Southern California Scott E. Page (M.S. 1990, Ph.D. 1993), Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of complex systems, political science, and economics, University of Michigan Deborah Paredez (Ph.D. 2002), professor of theatre and dance at University of Texas at Austin, poet and co-founder of Cantomundo Charles M. Payne (Ph.D. 1976), Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor in the School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago Ralph Pearson (Ph.D. 1943), professor of chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara Benjamin Polak (M.A. 1986), William C. Brainard Professor of Economics, Yale University Jack Nusan Porter (Ph.D. 1971), sociologist; former Research Associate in Ukrainian Studies, Harvard University; former assistant professor in Social Science, Boston University Lyman W. Porter (B.A. 1952), dean of UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business 1972–1983 Adam Przeworski (Ph.D. 1966), Carroll and Milton Petrie Professor of European Studies, New York University Mark Ratner (Ph.D. 1969), Lawrence B. Dumas Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University David R. Roediger (Ph.D. 1980), professor of history, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Said Sheikh Samatar (Ph.D. 1979), professor of history, Rutgers University Norbert M. Samuelson, scholar of Jewish philosophy at Arizona State University and prolific writer and lecturer John B. Simpson (Ph.D. 1973), president, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York David J. Skorton (B.A. 1970, M.D. 1974), president, Cornell University Graham Spanier (Ph.D. 1973), president, Pennsylvania State University Barbara Maria Stafford (B.A. 1964, M.A. 1966), William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor of Art History, University of Chicago Grover C. Stephens (B.A. 1948, M.A. 1949, Ph.D. 1952), dean, UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences George Stigler (MBA 1932), Nobel Prize in Economics (1982) Richard J. Stonesifer (M.A. 1947), president of Monmouth University Roger Taylor (J.D. 1971), president, Knox College Martha Tedeschi (Ph.D. 1994), Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums Stephan Thernstrom (B.A. 1956), Winthrop Professor of History, Harvard University Augusta Read Thomas (B.M. 1987), university professor of composition, University of Chicago France Winddance Twine (B.S., 1980), professor of sociology at University of California, Santa Barbara Glen L. Urban (Ph.D. 1966), dean emeritus of MIT Sloan School of Management Leonard Wantchekon (Ph.D. 1995), James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University Winifred O. Whelan (Ph.D. 1985), member of the School Sisters of St. Francis, academic, writer, and Wikipedian David L. Woodruff (Ph.D. 1990), Distinguished Professor of Management at the University of California, Davis John E. Worthen (B.S. 1954), president of Ball State University (1984–2000)

Arts and entertainment (film, TV, and theatre)

Adi Shankar (B.A. 2007), executive producer of "Devil May Cry" and " Castlevania, youngest producer to have a number one film at the North American box office with the 2012 film "The Grey" Jun Sung Ahn (B.A. 2015), musician, YouTuber Mara Brock Akil (B.A. 1992), creator and executive producer of Girlfriends and The Game, former supervising producer of The Jamie Foxx Show Claude Akins (B.S. 1949), actor (Inherit the Wind, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo) Ann-Margret (never graduated), Academy Award-nominated actress (Tommy, Carnal Knowledge) Christopher Anselmo, composer and playwright Maude Apatow (did not graduate), Euphoria Sharif Atkins (B.S. 1999), actor (ER) Jayne Atkinson (B.S. 1981), Tony Award-nominated actress (Enchanted April, The Rainmaker); played Karen Hayes on 24 and U.S. Secretary of State Catherine Durant on House of Cards Jane Badler (B.S. 1976), actress (V) Kate Baldwin, actress (1997, theater school) Bonnie Bartlett (B.S. 1950), Emmy Award-winning actress (St. Elsewhere, Twins, Ghosts of Mississippi)