This is a list of some notable people who attended

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Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Lynn Raitt (; born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer and guitarist. In 1971, Raitt released her self-titled debut album. Following this, she released a series of critically acclaimed roots-influenced albums that incorporated ...

, , born 1949 , , singer, songwriter , , Attended Radcliffe , - ,

Richard Read Richard Read (born 1957) is a freelance reporter based in Seattle, where he was a national reporter and bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times from 2019 to 2021. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he was a senior writer and foreign correspondent for ...

, , born 1957 , , two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, , Nieman fellow (1996–97) , - , Eden Riegel , , born 1981 , , actress , , Attended College (1998–2000) , - ,

Laurance Spelman Rockefeller Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (May 26, 1910 – July 11, 2004) was an American businessman, financier, philanthropist, and conservationist. Rockefeller was the third son and fourth child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. As ...

, , 1910–2004 , , businessman and philanthropist , , Attended College but dropped out when he decided not to be a lawyer , - , Quentin Roosevelt , , 1897–1918 , , soldier , , Attended College 1916 but dropped out to fight in World War I (killed in action); posthumously awarded an A.B. (War Degree), Harvard Class of 1919 , - , - (Anita Sarko) , , , , disc jockey and writer , , Attended Summer School , - ,

Pete Seeger Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably ...

, , 1919–2014 , , songwriter, singer, activist , , Attended College , - , , , 1945–2001 , , late King of Nepal , , Attended for one year (1967–1968) , - ,

Robert Gould Shaw Robert Gould Shaw (October 10, 1837 – July 18, 1863) was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born into a prominent Boston Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist family, he accepted command of the firs ...

, , 1837–1863 , , abolitionist,

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. st ...

colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

, , Attended College (1856–1859); killed in American Civil War , - , Harry Shearer , , born 1943 , , actor, writer , , Attended Graduate School , - ,

Wallace Stevens Wallace Stevens (October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was an American modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as an executive for an insurance compa ...

, , 1879–1955 , , poet , , Special student (1897–1900) , - , Adlai Stevenson , , 1900–1965 , , 1952 and 1956 Democratic U.S. presidential nominee,

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, , Attended Law School , - , Jonathan Taylor Thomas , , born 1981 , , actor , , Attended College (2001–2002) , - , Daniel Cosío Villegas , , 1898–1976 , , economist, historian , , Student , - , David Foster Wallace , , 1962–2008 , , writer , , Attended graduate school , - ,

David Kenyon Webster David Kenyon Webster (2 June 1922 – disappeared 9 September 1961) was an American soldier, journalist and author. During World War II he was a private with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Div ...

, , 1922–1961 , , soldier, journalist, and author; was profiled in '' Band of Brothers'' , , Attended College one semester; dropped out to fight in WWII , - , John Wentworth , , 1815–1888 , , Mayor of Chicago , , Attended Law School in 1841 , - , Marjorie Williams , , 1958–2005 , , writer , , Dropped out after junior year , - ,

Charles W. Woodworth Charles William Woodworth (April 28, 1865 – November 19, 1940) was an American entomologist. He published extensively in entomology and founded the Entomology Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the first person to breed ...

, , 1865–1940 , ,

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, , Studied under Hermann August Hagen 1886 to 1888, 1900–1901 , - , Isoroku Yamamoto , , 1884–1943 , ,

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Naval Marshal General,

Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ...

, , Visiting student (1919–1921) , - ,

Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (; born ) is an American business magnate, internet entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding the social media website Facebook and its parent company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook, Inc.), o ...

, , born 1984 , , founder & CEO of

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, , Left College in his second year

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