Person
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Degree
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Field
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Institution
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Known for
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Mohan Agashe
|
MBBS, MD[1]
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Medicine, Psychiatry
|
B. J. Medical College[2]
|
Bollywood actor in films like Manthan, Bhumika, Aakrosh, etc.
|
Mark Kermode
|
PhD
|
English Literature
|
University of Manchester
|
Film Criticism
|
Milo Aukerman
|
PhD
|
Biology
|
University of California, San Diego[3]
|
Lead singer of the punk rock band the Descendents
|
Mayim Bialik
|
PhD
|
Neuroscience[4]
|
University of California, Los Angeles[5] |
Actress on the television series Blossom and The Big Bang Theory
|
Michael Bishop
|
PhD
|
Music[6]
|
University of Virginia
|
Bassist and lead singer of Gwar
|
Alexander Borodin
|
MD[7]
|
Medicine and chemistry
|
Medical-Surgical Academy [de; ru], St Petersburg
|
Classical composer
|
Ian Bostridge
|
DPhil
|
History[8]
|
University of Oxford
|
Opera and lieder singer
|
Bill Bruford
|
PhD
|
Music[9]
|
University of Surrey
|
Retired drummer, composer, producer, record label owner. A founding member of the progressive rock band Yes and former member of the band U.K.
|
Graham Chapman
|
MBBS
|
Medicine
|
St. Bartholomew's Medical College[10][11]
|
Member of the British comedy group Monty Python
|
Meiyang Chang
|
BDS
|
Dental Surgery
|
Vokkaligara Sangha Dental College & Hospital[12]
|
Bollywood actor, television host and singer of Chinese descent. Appeared in films like Badmaash Company, Sultan, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!, etc.
|
Ellen Cleghorne
|
PhD
|
Performance Studies
|
New York University[13]
|
American actress and comedian, best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1991 to 1995
|
Alan Cooper
|
PhD
|
Religious Studies
|
Yale University[14]
|
Former and original bass singer of the rock and roll doo-wop group Sha Na Na
|
Max Cooper
|
PhD
|
Computational biology[15]
|
University of Nottingham
|
Electronic music producer
|
Bill Cosby
|
EdD
|
Education
|
University of Massachusetts Amherst[16]
|
Actor and comedian, executive producer of award winning TV series
|
Brian Cox
|
PhD
|
Particle physics
|
University of Manchester[17]
|
Television presenter and former keyboard player of the pop rock bands D:Ream and Dare.
|
Michael Crichton
|
MD
|
Medicine
|
Harvard Medical School[18]
|
American author, screenwriter, and film director and producer
|
Don S. Davis
|
PhD
|
Theatre
|
Southern Illinois University Carbondale[19]
|
Actor on the television series Twin Peaks, Stargate SG-1, etc.
|
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
|
MBCM, MD[20]
|
Medicine
|
University of Edinburgh Medical School[21][22]
|
Author, creator of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes
|
William Fawcett
|
PhD
|
Elizabethan drama[23]
|
University of Nebraska
|
Actor on the television series Fury, Bat Masterson, Gunsmoke, etc.
|
Jackie Fox
|
JD
|
Law
|
Harvard Law School[24]
|
Bass guitarist for the all-female rock band The Runaways
|
Runhild Gammelsæter
|
PhD
|
Cell physiology[25]
|
University of Oslo
|
Vocalist for the bands Thorr's Hammer and Khlyst
|
Graeme Garden
|
MBBS
|
Medicine
|
King's College London[26][27]
|
Scottish comedian and member of The Goodies
|
Harold Gould
|
PhD
|
Theatre
|
Cornell University
|
Actor in TV sitcoms The Golden Girls and Rhoda, and in films as The Sting, Love and Death, Silent Movie, etc.
|
Greg Graffin
|
PhD
|
Evolutionary biology[28]
|
Cornell University
|
Lead singer and songwriter of the punk rock band Bad Religion
|
Denny Greene
|
JD
|
Law
|
Yale University[29]
|
Singer, founding member of the rock and roll doo-wop group Sha Na Na
|
Dan Grimaldi
|
PhD
|
Data processing
|
City University of New York
|
Actor on the television series The Sopranos, Law & Order, etc.
|
Aditi Govitrikar
|
MBBS
|
Medicine
|
Grant Medical College[30]
|
Bollywood actress in films like Thammudu, 16 December, Soch, etc.
|
David Grubbs
|
PhD
|
English
|
University of Chicago[31]
|
Guitarist, pianist, and vocalist. Founding member of Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and Gastr del Sol.
|
Hill Harper
|
JD
|
Law
|
Harvard Law School[32]
|
Actor known for his roles in CSI: NY and The Good Doctor and author of Letters to a Young Brother
|
Sir Lenny Henry
|
PhD
|
Media Arts
|
Royal Holloway, University of London[33]
|
Actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and writer. Known for co-founding the charity Comic Relief and appearing in TV programmes Chef! and The Magicians, etc.
|
Harry Hill
|
MBBS
|
Medicine
|
University of London[34][35]
|
Comedian known for the television comedy shows Harry Hill's TV Burp and You've Been Framed!.
|
Dexter Holland
|
PhD
|
Molecular biology[36]
|
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
|
Lead singer, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the punk rock band The Offspring
|
Vijay Iyer
|
PhD
|
Technology and the Arts[37]
|
University of California, Berkeley
|
Jazz pianist, composer, producer, and writer.
|
Ken Jeong
|
MD
|
Medicine[38]
|
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[39]
|
Comedian and actor, starred in and portrayed a doctor on the sitcom Dr. Ken
|
Staci Keanan
|
JD
|
Law
|
Southwestern Law School[40]
|
Actress, starred on sitcoms My Two Dads and Step by Step
|
Kamran Rashid Khan aka "Lazarus"
|
DO
|
Osteopathic Medicine
|
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine[41][42]
|
Rapper and songwriter of Pakistani descent
|
Akash Khurana
|
PhD
|
Social Sciences
|
Tata Institute of Social Sciences[43][44]
|
Bollywood actor, screenwriter and theatre artist. Known for films like Ardh Satya, Saaransh, Naam, etc.
|
Shriram Lagoo
|
MBBS
|
Medicine
|
B. J. Medical College[45]
|
Bollywood film and theatre actor in films like Thodisi Bewafaii, Maqsad, Souten, etc.
|
Wagner Lamounier
|
DSc
|
Applied Economics[46]
|
Federal University of Viçosa
|
Original vocalist of the thrash metal band Sepultura
|
Jonathan LaPaglia
|
MBBS
|
Medicine
|
University of Adelaide
|
Actor on the television series Seven Days, The District, New York Undercover, etc.
|
Robert A. Leonard
|
PhD
|
Linguistics
|
Columbia University[47]
|
Singer, founding member of the rock and roll doo-wop group Sha Na Na
|
CN Lester
|
PhD
|
Music
|
University of Huddersfield.[48]
|
Classical and alternative singer-songwriter
|
Annbjørg Lien
|
PhD
|
Hardanger fiddle
|
University of Agder[49][50]
|
Norwegian musician, playing the hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle), violin, and nyckelharpa.
|
James Lilja
|
MD
|
Medicine
|
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine[51]
|
A founding member and former drummer of the punk rock band The Offspring
|
Ria Lina
|
PhD
|
Viral bioinformatics
|
University College London[52][53]
|
Filipina-British stand-up comedian and writer
|
Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo aka "Sammus"
|
PhD
|
Science and Technology Studies
|
Cornell University[54]
|
Underground rapper
|
David Lowrey
|
EdD
|
Education
|
University of Georgia[55]
|
American musician known for Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker
|
Sir Brian May
|
PhD
|
Astrophysics
|
Imperial College London[56][57]
|
Lead guitarist, singer and songwriter with the band Queen
|
George Miller
|
MBBS
|
Medicine
|
University of New South Wales[35]
|
Australian screenwriter and film director
|
Sir Jonathan Miller
|
MBBChir
|
Medicine
|
University of Cambridge[58]
|
Humourist, actor, author, and theatre and opera director. Actor in the TV series Beyond the Fringe and Sensitive Skin, and in films One Way Pendulum, Bridge on the River Wye, etc.
|
Sterling Morrison
|
PhD
|
Medieval studies
|
University of Texas at Austin[59]
|
Rock guitarist, a founding member of the band The Velvet Underground
|
Arko Pravo Mukherjee
|
MBBS
|
Medicine
|
Burdwan Medical College.[60]
|
Singer-songwriter and music composer for several movies like Jism 2, Yaariyan, Hate Story 2, etc.
|
Haing S. Ngor
|
MD
|
Medicine
|
University of Toulouse
|
Actor of the movie The Killing Fields and My Life. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 57th Academy Awards.
|
John O'Brien
|
PhD
|
Clinical psychology
|
Alliant International University[61]
|
Former soccer player for Ajax and the US Men's national soccer team. Participated in the 2002 and 2006 World Cup
|
Shaquille O'Neal
|
EdD
|
Education
|
Barry University [62]
|
Former NBA star, 4-time NBA Champion, 1999-00 MVP and gold medalist at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the Dream Team III.
|
Peter Ostrum
|
DVM
|
Veterinary Medicine
|
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine[63]
|
Former child actor in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
|
Sai Pallavi
|
MBBS
|
Medicine
|
Tbilisi State Medical University[64]
|
South Indian actress and dancer in films like Premam, Kali, Fidaa, etc.
|
Miuccia Prada
|
PhD
|
Political science[65]
|
University of Milan
|
Fashion designer and businesswoman
|
Priyadarshini
|
PhD
|
Film music
|
University of Mysore[66][67]
|
Singaporean-Indian playback singer
|
Rahul Ram
|
PhD
|
Environmental Toxicology
|
Cornell University[68]
|
Bass guitarist for the rock band Indian Ocean
|
Tom Rapp
|
JD
|
Law
|
University of Pennsylvania Law School[69][70]
|
Singer and songwriter who led the psychedelic folk band Pearls Before Swine
|
Dilshad Said
|
PhD
|
Music history
|
Mozarteum University Salzburg[71][72]
|
Contemporary Kurdish musician
|
William Sanderson
|
JD
|
Law
|
Memphis State University[73]
|
Actor in the TV series Newhart, Deadwood and True Blood, and in films as Blade Runner, etc.
|
Palash Sen
|
MBBS
|
Medicine
|
University College of Medical Sciences[74]
|
Singer, songwriter, musician, composer and actor best known as the founder and frontman of the pop rock band Euphoria
|
Serrini
|
PhD
|
Literary and Cultural Studies
|
The University of Hong Kong[75]
|
|
Sam Shepherd
|
PhD
|
Neuroscience
|
University College London[76]
|
Electronic music producer, best known by the stage name Floating Points
|
Rose Simpson
|
PhD
|
German Literature
|
University of Aberystwyth[77][78]
|
Singer, musician of the psychedelic folk band The Incredible String Band
|
Dan Snaith
|
PhD
|
Mathematics
|
Imperial College London[79]
|
Canadian musician, best known by the stage name Caribou
|
Billy Taylor
|
EdD
|
Music Education
|
University of Massachusetts Amherst[80]
|
Jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educator
|
Fred Thompson
|
JD
|
Law
|
Vanderbilt University[81]
|
Actor, known for Law & Order, The Hunt for Red October, U.S. Senator
|
Alejandro Toledo
|
PhD
|
Music performance
|
Goldsmiths, University of London[82]
|
Composer, saxophonist, and ethnomusicologist
|
Pedro Juan Vázquez Bragan aka "PJ Sin Suela"
|
MD
|
Medicine
|
Universidad Central del Caribe[83][84]
|
Rapper and songwriter of Puerto Rican descent
|
Robert Vaughn
|
PhD
|
Communications
|
University of Southern California[85][86]
|
Actor, star of the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
|
Indre Viskontas
|
PhD
|
Cognitive neuroscience
|
University of California, Los Angeles[87]
|
Opera singer
|
Sophie Ward
|
PhD
|
English & Comparative Literature
|
Goldsmiths, University of London.[88]
|
Novelist; actress for the drama series Hustle and Heartbeat, and of the movie Young Sherlock Holmes, etc.
|
Brian Wecht
|
PhD
|
Particle physics
|
University of California, San Diego[89]
|
Musician, comedian, and internet personality, member of comedy music duo Ninja Sex Party
|
Peter Weller
|
PhD
|
Italian Renaissance art history[90]
|
University of California, Los Angeles[91]
|
Actor, star of the movies RoboCop, RoboCop 2, etc.
|
Graham Wiggins
|
D.Phil
|
Solid State Physics
|
University of Oxford
|
Dr. Didg
|
Steve Young
|
JD
|
Law
|
Brigham Young University[92]
|
Former professional football player for the San Francisco 49ers. Two-time NFL MVP and winning quarterback of Super Bowl XXIX.
|
Warren Zanes
|
PhD
|
Visual and Cultural Studies[93]
|
University of Rochester
|
Guitarist for the rock band The Del Fuegos
|