List of Duke University people

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This list of Duke University people includes alumni, faculty, presidents, and major philanthropists of Duke University, which includes three undergraduate and ten graduate schools. The undergraduate schools include Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Pratt School of Engineering, Sanford School of Public Policy, and Duke Kunshan University. The university's graduate and professional schools include the graduate school, the Pratt School of Engineering, the Nicholas School of the Environment, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the Fuqua School of Business, the School of Law, the Divinity School, the Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke Kunshan University, and Duke–NUS Medical School.

Famous alumni include U.S. President Richard Nixon; Chilean President Ricardo Lagos; former cabinet member and former Senator Elizabeth Dole; philanthropist Melinda French Gates; the chief executive officers of Apple (Tim Cook), Procter and Gamble (David S. Taylor), Bear Stearns (Alan Schwartz), Morgan Stanley (John J. Mack), Pfizer (Edmund T. Pratt Jr.), McDonald's (Chris Kempczinski) and General Motors Corporation (Rick Wagoner); and the first United States Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients. Notable alumni media personalities include Dan Abrams, the former general manager of MSNBC; Jay Bilas, a commentator on ESPN; Sean McManus, the president of CBS News and CBS Sports; Charlie Rose, the former host of his eponymous PBS talk show and a 60 Minutes contributor; and Judy Woodruff, an anchor at CNN. William DeVries (GME 1971–79) was the first doctor to perform a successful permanent artificial heart implantation, and appeared on the cover of Time in 1984.

Current notable faculty include Manny Azenberg, a Broadway producer whose productions have won 40 Tony Awards; Adrian Bejan, namesake of the Bejan number; and David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times. Walter E. Dellinger III, formerly the United States Solicitor General, Assistant Attorney General, and head of the Office of Legal Counsel under Bill Clinton, serves as a law professor. Novelist and playwright Ariel Dorfman won the 1992 Laurence Olivier Award, while Peter Feaver was a member of the National Security Council under Clinton and George W. Bush. David Gergen served as an advisor to Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton. John Hope Franklin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Bill Clinton, while William Raspberry, a syndicated columnist for The Washington Post, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994. 15 Nobel Prize winners have been associated with the university.

James B. Duke established a $40 million trust fund, The Duke Endowment, in 1924, propelling the university to officially change its name in honor of his family's philanthropy.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

International academic prizes[edit]

Nobel laureates[edit]

Robert Lefkowitz, James B. Duke Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Duke and the 2012 Nobel laureate in Chemistry.

As of 2019, 15 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Duke University. The following list includes only those who have graduated from Duke or spent at least one year as a postdoctoral researcher/medical resident/visiting professor or two years as a faculty member at Duke.

Turing Award laureates[edit]

In the absence of a Nobel Prize in Computer science, the Turing Award generally is recognized as the highest honor in the subject and the "Nobel Prize of computing." As of 2015, 3 Turing Award laureates have been affiliated with Duke University.

Alumni[edit]

Selected Duke Alumni
Ricardo Lagos, Ph.D. 1966
U.S. President Richard Nixon, J.D. 1937
[19]
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, M.A. 1984
U.S. senator and cabinet secretary Elizabeth Dole, A.B. 1958
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Juanita Kreps, Ph.D. 1948
U.S. Solicitor General Kenneth Starr, J.D. 1973
U.S. congressman Ron Paul, M.D. 1961
U.S. congressman Nick Rahall, A.B. 1971
Admiral Frank Bowman, B.S. 1966
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, A.M. 1976
Philanthropist Melinda Gates, A.B. 1986, M.B.A. 1987
Financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein, A.B. 1970
Apple CEO Tim Cook, M.B.A. 1988
Marine biologist Sylvia Earle, Ph.D. 1966
Astronaut Charles E. Brady, Jr., M.D. 1975
Actor Jared Harris, B.F.A. 1984
Actor and comedian Ken Jeong, B.S. 1990
Television journalist Charlie Rose, A.B. 1964, J.D. 1968
Two-time NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer
[20]
Seven-time NBA All-Star Grant Hill
two-time NCAA Champion, NBA All-Star Christian Laettner
[21]
Seven-time NBA All-Star, NBA Champion Kyrie Irving
[22]
Five-time Pro Bowler, Super Bowl Champion Sonny Jurgensen
[23]
Eight-time MLB All-Star Dick Groat

Government, law, and public policy[edit]

Note: individuals who belong in multiple sections appear in the most relevant section.

Heads of state[edit]

Cabinet members and White House staff[edit]

Members of Congress[edit]

U.S. senators[edit]
U.S. representatives[edit]

Governors[edit]

Diplomats[edit]

Military[edit]

Law[edit]

Judges[edit]

Attorneys[edit]

Public policy[edit]

Mayors[edit]

State officials[edit]

Foreign officials[edit]

Foreign royalty[edit]

Other[edit]

Business[edit]

Education[edit]

University presidents and administrators[edit]

Professors and academics[edit]

History[edit]

Medicine, science and technology[edit]

Literature[edit]

Fine arts[edit]

Entertainment[edit]

Journalism and media[edit]

Philanthropy[edit]

Athletics[edit]

See also men's basketball players, women's basketball players, and football players.

American football[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Golf[edit]

Other[edit]

Fictional[edit]

Faculty[edit]

Current[edit]

Walter E. Dellinger III
Henry Petroski
Erwin Chemerinsky

Former[edit]

Men's basketball head coaches[edit]

Mike Krzyzewski

Football head coaches[edit]

Duke University presidents[edit]

President Tenure
Brantley York 1838–1842[421]
Braxton Craven 1842–1863[422]
William Trigg Gannaway* 1864–1865
*Appointed president pro tempore during the break in Craven's presidency
Braxton Craven 1866–1882[422]
Marquis Lafayette Wood 1883–1886
John Franklin Crowell 1887–1894
John Carlisle Kilgo 1894–1910
William Preston Few 1910–1924[423]
University officially established as Duke University in 1924
William Preston Few 1924–1940[423]
Robert Lee Flowers 1941–1948
Arthur Hollis Edens 1949–1960
Julian Deryl Hart 1960–1963
Douglas Knight 1963–1969[424]
Terry Sanford 1969–1985[425]
H. Keith H. Brodie 1985–1993
Nannerl O. Keohane 1993–2004
Richard H. Brodhead 2004–2017[426]
Vincent E. Price 2017–present

Major philanthropists[edit]

Donors who have contributed at least $20 million to the university or founding donors:

Donor Total Amount Year Purpose
The Duke Endowment $1.5+ billion[427][428][429][430][431] 1924–
2024		 Various[432]
James B. Duke $40 million
($1.36 billion in 2024 dollars)		 1924 For endowment; established The Duke Endowment later that year
Lord Corporation $261 million 2019 Unrestricted[433]
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $250+ million 2002–2021 $46.5 million for AIDS research,[434] $30 million for a new science facility and $5 million for student life initiatives,[435] $20 million for the Duke Global Health Initiative,[436] $15 million for DukeEngage, a civic engagement program,[437] $9 million for undergraduate financial aid and $1 million for Fuqua students financial aid,[438] and $4.5 million for water sanitation research. The full list of grants is available at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation website.[439]
Peter and Ginny Nicholas $115+ million 1999–
2023		 $20 million for the School of the Environment and Earth Sciences;[440] $70 million pledged in 2003 for the School of the Environment fully paid by 2022; $25 million pledged in 2023[441]
David Rubenstein $100+ million 2002–2017 More than $100 million in total,[442] including $25 million towards a new performing arts center,[443] $20 million for undergraduate scholarships,[444] $13.6 million to Duke Libraries, $20.75 million to the Sanford School of Public Policy, $10 million to Duke athletics[445][446]
Bruce and Martha Karsh $85 million 2005–2011 For student financial aid[447][448][449]
Anne and Robert Bass $70 million 1996–2013 $20 million for the FOCUS program and various endowed chairs, $50 million for interdisciplinary research[450][451]
Disque Deane $20 million
($56 million in 2024 dollars)		 1986 To "establish a research institute on the human future"[452]
J. Michael and Christine Pearson $50+ million 2014 $30 million to the Pratt School of Engineering to advance engineering and science education, $15 million to the School of Nursing and $7.5 million to the Fuqua School of Business[453]
Edmund T. Pratt Jr. $35 million 1999 To endow the School of Engineering[454]
David H. Murdock $35 million 2007 For "translational medicine" research by the Duke Medical School[455]
Dr. Steven and Rebecca Scott $30 million 2012-2013 $20 million for Duke Sports Medicine[456] and $10 million for Duke athletics[457]
Dudley Rauch $30 million 2021 For medical student scholarships[458]
Jack O. Bovender, Jr. $27.5 million 2006-2014 $10 million for Trinity College, $10 million for the Fuqua School of Business Health Sector Management Program, and $5 million for School of Nursing,[459] $1.5 million for a professorship at Duke Divinity School,[460] and $1 million for a scholarship for minority students in the Health Sector Management Program[461]
Robert Margolis $26.5 million 2015-2023 For the Margolis Center for Health Policy[462][463]
Michael J. and Patty Fitzpatrick $25 million 2000 For a center for advanced photonics and communications[464]
William and Sue Gross $23 million 2005 $15 million for undergraduate scholarships, $5 million for medical students' scholarships, and $3 million to support faculty members of the Fuqua School of Business[465]
Bill and Melinda Gates $20 million 1998 For undergraduate scholarships[465]
Washington Duke $385,000
($13 million in 2024 dollars)		 1892 For original endowment and construction
Julian S. Carr N/A 1892 Donated site of East Campus

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