List of Princeton University people

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This is a table of notable people affiliated with Princeton University, including graduates of the undergraduate college and all graduate programs, former students, and former professors. Some noted current faculty are also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Note: Alumni who have served as Princeton professors are listed in bold:

Contents

[edit] Academia

See also: Notable Princeton professors, Mathematics and science

[edit] Government, law and public policy

[edit] Presidents and Heads of State

[edit] Vice-Presidents

[edit] Governors

[edit] Senators

Information can be verified at the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.[7]

[edit] Congressmen

Information can be verified at the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.[8]

[edit] Attorneys General

[edit] Solicitors General

[edit] State Attorneys General

[edit] Supreme Court Justices

Information can be verified through the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges.[9]

[edit] Cabinet members

[edit] Chief of Staff

[edit] C.I.A. Directors

[edit] Soldiers

[edit] Other

[edit] Business

[edit] Economics

[edit] Science and technology

[edit] Astronauts

[edit] Engineering and science

[edit] Mathematics and physics

Many prominent scientists, most famously Albert Einstein, worked at the Institute for Advanced Study, a research facility in Princeton, New Jersey not formally associated with the University but closely linked to it.

[edit] Literature

[edit] Pulitzer Prize winners

[edit] Sports

[edit] Journalism

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Art and architecture

[edit] Other

[edit] Fictional

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(in alphabetical order by title name)

[edit] Notable Princeton professors

[edit] Architecture

[edit] Economics and business

[edit] Government, law, and public policy

[edit] Humanities and literature

[edit] Math and science

[edit] References

  1. ^ Biographical excerpt from "A Princeton Companion" by Alexander Leitch
  2. ^ Biography from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
  3. ^ Official biography from the government of Jordan
  4. ^ Biographical entry from the Biography Channel
  5. ^ Biographical entry at CNN's "Cold War Experience"
  6. ^ Biographical entry at the Nobel Prize organization
  7. ^ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
  8. ^ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
  9. ^ Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  10. ^ Biography entry from the United States Treasury website
  11. ^ Biographical entry from the United States Treasury website
  12. ^ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187237,00.html Mike Brown, Pluto's Worst Nightmare] article by Michael D. Lemonick in TIME Magazine, May 8, 2006
  13. ^ A Pulitzer Biography, interview from the News Hour with Jim Lehrer April 23, 1999
  14. ^ Biography entry at the Pulitzer organization
  15. ^ Obituary from the Associated Press, entitled "George Kennan, celebrated historian, dies at 101", March 18, 2005
  16. ^ Biographical entry at the Encyclopedia Britannica
  17. ^ Biographical entry at the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition
  18. ^ Biographical entry at the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition
  19. ^ Biographical entry at the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition
  20. ^ Biographical entry at the Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition
  21. ^ The Pulitzer Prizes for 1918 at Pulitzer organization
  22. ^ Profile at the official website of 24 at Fox
  23. ^ A Brilliant Madness companion website for the PBS American Experience historical series.
  24. ^ Movie review in the New York Times entitled "Shattered Pieces of a Glass Slipper: A San Fernando Valley 'Cinderella'" by Stephen Holden, July 16, 2004: "Outside school, Cinderella and the Prince have already fallen in cyber-love. The sweethearts spend hours billing and cooing via instant messages on the Internet, where Samantha goes by the name of Princeton Girl but refuses to divulge her true identity. Princeton, you see, is the movie's equivalent of Happily Ever After."
  25. ^ Movie review in Rolling Stone magazine by Peter Travers:"Bruce later dumps Princeton and his virginal Rachel (Katie Holmes -- OK, Tom Cruise, start raving) and heads for the Himalayas to toughen up".
  26. ^ All Movie Guide by Hal Erickson at the New York Times
  27. ^ Everwood official website synopsis, Episode "Acceptance" (Season 3, Episode 64)
  28. ^ South Park episode "Volanco" (Season 1, Episode 2), Daniels says: "Don't you think I know that? How dare you insult my intellect, I went to Princeton for God's sake! You get out of my office!"
  29. ^ Entry at TVLand
  30. ^ The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "I, done", part 2 (series finale) Season 6, Episode Number 148
  31. ^ Movie review in Entertainment Weekly by Scott Brown, posted August 11, 2004: "In Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement Mia, having graduated Princeton in poli sci, is now off to rule Euro Disney, er, Genovia."
  32. ^ The Simpsons, episode "Brother from another series" (Season 8, Episode 160): Sideshow Bob: "Oh, come now! You wanted to be Krusty's sidekick since you were five! What about the buffoon lessons? The four years at Clown College?" Cecil: "I'll thank you not to refer to Princeton that way."
  33. ^ From the movie, Mary : "There was this guy back in college who was bothering me...got kind of ugly--a restraining order, the whole bit. Anyway, when I got out of Princeton I changed my name as a precaution."
  34. ^ From the movie, one friend says "Loser? Woogie was all-state football and basketball and valedictorian of his class", and another follows with "I heard he got a scholarship to Princeton but he's going to Europe first to model."
  35. ^ In the movie, Herbert Greenleaf says: "I see you were at Princeton. Then you'll most likely know our son, Dick. Dickie Greenleaf".
  36. ^ Ripley meets Dickie, and says "It's Tom. Tom Ripley. We were at Princeton together."
  37. ^ Episode 406, "Game On", in which Seaborn says "I'm a magna cum laude graduate of Princeton and editor of the Duke Law Review. Tell her I've worked for Congressmen and the D-triple-C."
  38. ^ Book synopsis of the 75th anniversary edition at Publisher's Weekly (January 30, 1995): "Fitzgerald's first novel, about a coterie of Princeton socialites, appears in a 75th anniversary edition."
  39. ^ From the book, "Amory had decided definitely on Princeton, even though he would be the only boy entering that year from St. Regis'."
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