List of Notable Yale Alumni

Yale University, established in 1701, is a private Ivy League research institute. It is the third-oldest university and amongst the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Its law school is regarded as the most prominent institution to date in the nation. The law school has a history of training and polishing great jurists, judges and practitioners.

Over 80 majors are offered by the university to undergraduate students, with which several supplementary programmes are also available to give students specialised knowledge across a variety of areas.

The undergraduate students can pick from over 2,000 courses. The university's student body is regarded as the most diverse in the world as it includes students from different backgrounds. The majority of international students come to Yale University from Canada, China, Germany, India, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

Diversity in Yale Graduates

As per statistics, the institute has producedgraduates working in various domains. These include:

• 61 Nobel laureates,

• 78 MacArthur Fellows,

• 247 Rhodes Scholars and

• 119 Marshall Scholars,

• 5 Fields Medallists and

• 3 Turing award winners

• 5 US Presidents

• 19 US Supreme Court Justices

Majors in Yale University

As aforementioned, it is one of the most prestigious institutions for higher education worldwide. People are so hyped about the institute not just for its academics but also for its top-notch music and drama programmes.

If somebody is too indulgent in art, music, dance, or film, they can submit an arts supplement. The institute's popular majors are:

• Social Sciences

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences

• History

• Engineering

• Mathematics and Statistics

However, those who are not interested in these classical departments, can opt for these special departments and majors:

• Special Divisional Major

• Multidisciplinary Academic Programmes, a group of majors in interdisciplinary fields:

  • Education Studies

  • Energy Studies

  • Global Health Studies

  • Human Rights Studies

Yale University also offers a five-year BA/BS and Masters Programmes in Music, Public Health, and Forestry & Environmental Studies.

List of Notable Yale Alumni

We have put together a list of top notable alumni of Yale University, which is loosely sorted based on their popularity in different domains.

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton, an American politician, also served as 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. During his tenure, America enjoyed more peace and economic well being than ever.

He received a law degree from Yale in 1973 and soon after he won the election became a successful attorney general following two non-consecutive terms as Arkansas governor.

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Ben Silbermann

American entrepreneur Ben Silbermann is the co-founder and CEO of Pinterest, a photo-bookmarking site and application. Earlier, he used to work at Google in the advertising department. However, after a short time, he left the company to design his own iPhone apps.

He got his undergraduate degree from Yale, where he initially started studying medicine, but later switched to political science. With loads of trials and errors, Ben launched Pinterest in 2010, which has helped him to surge his net worth to $3.8 billion.

Indira Nooyi

Ex-chairperson and CEO of PepsiCo Indira Nooyi, has consistently ranked amongst the world's 100 most powerful and influential women. The Indian-American business executive is currently associated with Amazon.

Indira completed her graduation from the Yale School of Management. She then got positions in Motorola and Asea Brown Boveri. Currently, she is a member of the Presidents Council on International Activities at Yale University.

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan (original name Elia Kazanjoglous) is one of the most honoured and influential directors in the history of Hollywood. Kazan is also a screenwriter, actor and producer. He is widely known for his successes on stage and in film, including 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' 'On the Waterfront and 'East of Eden.

Kazan pursued MHA in Drama from Yale University. His first major recognition came with The Skin of Our Teeth which received a Pulitzer Prize.

Eli Whitney

American inventor Eli Whitney Jr. is best known for inventing cotton gin but he is highly regarded for developing the concept of mass production of interchangeable parts.

In 1789, he entered Yale College, where he gathered knowledge on many new concepts and experiments in science and the applied arts, as technology was earlier called.

Several other notable alumni have a great profile post their graduation and undergraduate studies, but the list is so long that it is nearly impossible to fit it in one article.

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