We take great pride in the illustrious individuals who have emerged from the halls of Johns Hopkins University. Among their alumni, JHU boasts visionary CEOs and groundbreaking scientists, renowned conservationists and esteemed authors, recipients of prestigious awards such as Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, and Pulitzer Prizes, as well as a former U.S. president.
A few of our notable graduates include:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, novelist
Virginia Apgar, developer of Apgar score for newborns
John Astin, actor
Russell Baker, Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist for The New York Times and former host of PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre
Manuel Barrueco, Grammy Award–winning guitarist
John Barth, novelist
Jeffrey Blitz, writer/director of Spellbound, Rocket Science, and Lucky
Wolf Blitzer, journalist
Michael R. Bloomberg, former New York City mayor; founder of Bloomberg L.P., Bloomberg News, and Bloomberg Radio
Carter Brey, principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic
Rachel Carson, biologist, ecologist, and author of Silent Spring
Richard Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
Wes Craven, film director
Caleb Deschanel, cinematographer
John Dewey, American philosopher, social critic, and educator
Louise Erdrich, writer
Hallie Jackson, Chief White House correspondent for NBC News
John C. Malone, chairman and majority owner of Liberty Media, Liberty Global, and Qurate Retail Group; former CEO of Tele-Communications, Inc.
Victor A. McKusick, medical geneticist; author of Mendelian Inheritance in Man, the definitive source of information on human genes and genetic disorders
James McPherson, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and author
Kweisi Mfume, former president of NAACP and current U.S. representative for Maryland’s 7th congressional district
Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland, author and social entrepreneur
Walter Murch, Oscar-winning film editor and sound mixer
Caryle Murphy, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, longtime international reporter for The Washington Post
Tommy Newsom, Emmy winner who was assistant conductor of the Tonight Show band
PJ O’Rourke, journalist, author
Sam Palmisano, former CEO of IBM
Awadagin Pratt, pianist; winner of the Naumburg International Piano Competition, 1992
Joanne Silberner, Freelance writer and 18-year veteran of NPR’s science desk
Lauren Underwood, Congresswoman representing Illinois’s 14th District
John A. Wheeler, physicist
Woodrow Wilson, 28th U.S. president
Abel Wolman, water treatment expert
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