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Encyclopedia > List of notable Dartmouth alumni

The following is a list of notable alumni from Dartmouth College. Dartmouth College, incorporated as Trustees of Dartmouth College, is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

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Government, law, and public policy

Joel Barlow (1754–1812), American poet and politician, born in Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, on the 24th of March 1754. ... Rand Beers is a former American counterterrorism adviser who served on the National Security Council under U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... In Canada, a Premier is the head of government of a province. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ... US Interest Section Chief in Cuba. ... Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Elaine Lan Chao (Chinese: 趙小蘭, pinyin: Zhào XiÇŽolán, Wade-Giles Chao Hsiao-lan; b. ... Salmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist in the Civil War era who served as Senator from Ohio, as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln, and Chief Justice of the United States. ... The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the Supreme Court of the United States. ... The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the finance minister of the Federal Government of the United States. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... John Sloan Dickey (4 November 1907 – 9 February 1991) was an American diplomat, scholar, and intellectual. ... James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892–May 22, 1949) was a Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense (1947 - 1949). ... The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, concerned with the armed services and The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ... Hillary Goodridge was the lead plaintiff in , the landmark 2003 legal decision which barred prohibitions against same-sex marriage in Massachusetts and effectively legalized them. ... Robert C. Hill (September 30, 1917 - November 28, 1978) was a United States diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to several Latin American countries throughout his career. ... Thomas Penfield Jackson (born January 10, 1937) was a US District Court Judge for the District of Columbia. ... The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ... C. Everett Koop Charles Everett Koop, M.D. (born October 14, 1916) was the Surgeon General of the United States from 1982 to 1989, under Ronald Reagans presidency. ... Surgeon General can have several different meanings. ... George Perkins Marsh (March 15, 1801 – July 23, 1882), an American diplomat and philologist, he is considered by some to be Americas first environmentalist. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Philology is the study of ancient texts and languages. ... An Environmentalist is a person or a group that supports any goal of the environmental movement. ... H. Carl McCall (born 1935) is a former Comptroller of New York State and was the Democratic candidate in the 2002 election for state governor. ... Rob Portman speaks on March 17, 2005 at the White House ceremony at which President George W. Bush nominated him to be the next U.S. Trade Representative. ... The Office of the United States Trade Representative, or USTR, is an arm of the executive branch of the United States government. ... DOL portrait Robert Bernard Reich (born June 24, 1946) was the twenty-second United States Secretary of Labor, serving under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The United States Secretary of Labor is the head of the United States Department of Labor. ... William Remington with Soviet Spy Elizabeth Bentley William Walter Remington (October 25, 1917 - November 24, 1954) was a U.S. economist and civil servant whom the Venona transcripts confirm was a spy for Soviet Union[1]; he was later convicted on perjury charges. ... Peter Robinson was a speechwriter for US President Ronald Reagan who authored the sentence, Mr. ... Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (Russian: ; Pronunciation: mih-kha-ILL ser-GHE-ye-vich gor-bah-CHOFF) (born March 2, 1931), was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. ... Laurence Silberman is an American judge, formerly a member of the U.S. Court of Appeals. ... Ronald Ian Spiers (born July 9, 1925), sometimes called Ron Spiers is a retired American ambassador and diplomat. ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ...

Governors

Llewelyn Sherman A. Adams (July 8, 1899-October 27, 1986) was a United States politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of a relatively short (18-year) political career that also included a stint as Governor of New Hampshire. ... See also New Hampshire Province of New Hampshire List of Colonial Governors of New Hampshire I am a doodlebug Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of New Hampshire ... Frank Swett Black (March 8, 1853 - March 22, 1913) is a Governor and a Representative from New York. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... John C. Carney John C. Carney, Jr. ... The Lieutenant Governor of Delaware is the second ranking Executive officer of the U.S. state of Delaware. ... Martin Chittenden (March 12, 1763–September 5, 1840) was Governor of Vermont during a crucial portion of the War of 1812. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... This is a list of Governors of Vermont: As an Independent Republic Thomas Chittenden (None) 1778-1789 Moses Robinson (None) 1789-1790 Thomas Chittenden (None) 1790-1791 As a State Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Vermont ... Channing Harris Cox (October 28, 1879 _ August 20, 1968) was a Massachusetts Republican politician and Governor born in Manchester, New Hampshire. ... John Hancock, the first Governor The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... Nelson Dingley, Jr. ... This is a list of Governors of Maine since statehood in 1820. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... James Wilson Grimes (October 20, 1816 – February 7, 1872), born in Deering, New Hampshire, was an American politician, serving as the Whig governor of and senator from Iowa. ... This is a list of Governors of Iowa: See also Iowa Iowa Territory Governors of Iowa Territory Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Iowa ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Winfield Scott Hammond (November 17, 1863 – December 30, 1915) was an American politician. ... The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... John Hoeven (born March 13, 1957) has been the Governor of North Dakota since December 2000. ... The following is a list of governors of the state of North Dakota, United States. ... Angus King Angus S. King, Jr. ... This is a list of Governors of Maine since statehood in 1820. ... Samuel Walker McCall (February 28, 1851 - November 4, 1923) was Governor of Massachusetts. ... John Hancock, the first Governor The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ... John Rettie Jock McKernan, Jr. ... This is a list of Governors of Maine since statehood in 1820. ... Albion Keith Parris (January 19, 1788—February 11, 1857) was an American politician and jurist of Maine. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... This is a list of Governors of Maine since statehood in 1820. ... Redfield Proctor (June 1, 1831–March 4, 1908) was an American politician in the Republican Party. ... This is a list of Governors of Vermont: As an Independent Republic Thomas Chittenden (None) 1778-1789 Moses Robinson (None) 1789-1790 Thomas Chittenden (None) 1790-1791 As a State Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of Vermont ... The Secretary of War was a member of the Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43th 24,923 km² 130 km 260 km 3. ... Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), an American politician, was Governor of New York from 1959 to 1973 and the 41st Vice President of the United States of America from December 19, 1974 to January 20, 1977. ... This is a list of the Governors of New York. ... Robert Bob Straub (May 6, 1920 - November 27, 2002), was a Democratic politician who served as Governor of Oregon from 1975 to 1979. ... The Governor of Oregon is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. ... Levi Woodbury (December 22, 1789–September 4, 1851) was the first justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to have attended law school. ... The Supreme Court of the United States is the supreme court in the United States. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... See also New Hampshire Province of New Hampshire List of Colonial Governors of New Hampshire I am a doodlebug Categories: Lists of United States governors | Governors of New Hampshire ...

Federal legislators

Samuel Clesson Allen (January 5, 1772–February 8, 1842) was a U.S. politician from Massachusetts during the first third of the 19th century. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Perkins Bass (born October 6, 1912) is a former elected official from the U.S. state of New Hampshire, including four terms as a U.S. Representative from 1955 to 1963. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Charles Foster Bass (born January 8, 1952) is a member of the United States House of Representatives for the second district of New Hampshire. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Michael Everett Capuano (born January 9, 1952), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 8th District of Massachusetts (map). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... Rufus Choate memorial statue by noted American sculptor Daniel Chester French, Old Suffolk County Court House, Boston, Massachusetts. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Thomas Amory Deblois Fessenden, (January 23, 1826–September 28, 1868) was a U.S. Representative from Maine and brother of Treasury Secretary William Pitt Fessenden. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 305 km 515 km 13. ... Peter Fitzgerald Peter G. Fitzgerald (born October 20, 1960) was the junior United States Senator from Illinois from 1999 until 2005. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital {{{Capital}}} Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... Slade Gorton Thomas Slade Gorton III (born January 8, 1928) is an American politician. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 385 km 580 km 6. ... Sen. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Clark MacGregor (July 12, 1922 – February 10, 2003) was U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District (1961 - 1971). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Official language(s) None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 400 km 645 km 8. ... Hugh Burnton Mitchell (22 March 1907-10 June 1996), an American politician, served as a member of the United States Senate from 1945 to 1946 and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... John S. Monagan (December 23, 1911-October 23, 2005) was a Connecticut politician and author. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Categories: Stub | 1869 births | 1944 deaths | United States Senators ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Ether Shepley (November 2, 1789—1877) was an American politician. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Thaddeus Stevens Thaddeus Stevens (April 4, 1792 - August 11, 1868), also known as The Great Commoner, was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. ... The Fourteenth Amendment may refer to the: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - contains the due process and equal protection clauses. ... Radical Republicans were certain Republicans in Congress and other federal and state leaders during the American Civil War and Reconstruction eras in U.S. history. ... It has been suggested that Radical Reconstruction be merged into this article or section. ... Samuel Royal Thurston (April 17, 1815 – April 6, 1851) was an American pioneer, lawyer and politician. ... The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain, as well as to the organized U.S. territory formed from it that existed between 1848 and 1859. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850, sometimes known just as the Donation Land Act, was a historic law passed by the Congress of the United States intended to promote homestead settlement in the Oregon Territory in the Pacific Northwest (comprising the present-day states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho). ... Paul Efthemios Tsongas Paul Efthemios Tsongas (February 14, 1941 – January 18, 1997) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the United States Democratic Party. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 25, 1852) was a United States Senator and Secretary of State. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: John Wentworth (mayor) Long John Wentworth. ... The Chicago Democrat was the first newspaper in Chicago, Illinois. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Official website: http://egov. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. The Media:United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States. ...

Business/Finance

Sandy Alderson is the CEO of the Major League Baseball San Diego Padres. ... George Bissell (1821-1884) is often considered the father of the American oil industry. ... Affectionately known as Poodle-Doo during his undergraduate years, Citrin (BG 80) wrote the famous letter-to-the-editor that appeared in The Dartmouth accusing English professor James Epperson of anti-anti-intellectualism. ... The Texas Pacific Group (commonly referred as TPG) is a private equity investment firm founded by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price in 1993. ... Tench Coxe (born 1957) is an American venture capitalist who serves as a director of a number of small or start-up companies. ... Peter R. Dolan was named chief executive officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb on May 1, 2001, and is the seventh CEO since the company was founded in 1887. ... Bristol-Myers Squibb NYSE: BMY, colloquially referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical corporation, formed by a 1989 merger between pharmaceutical companies Bristol-Myers Company and Squibb Corporation. ... Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) NYSE: IBM (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, NY, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, infrastructure services and consulting services. ... The Carlyle Group is a Washington, D.C. based global private equity investment firm with more than $30 billion of equity capital in 2005. ... Donald J. Hall, Sr. ... Hallmark Cards, a privately owned company based in Kansas City, Missouri, is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. ... Jeffrey R. Immelt (born February 19, 1956) is the current chairman of the board and chief executive officer of General Electric. ... The General Electric Company, or GE (NYSE: GE) is a multinational technology and services company. ... David T. McLaughlin (March 16, 1932–August 25, 2004) was the 14th President of Dartmouth College, 1981–1987. ... A WWII-era poster encouraged American women to volunteer for the Red Cross as part of the war effort. ... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKEx: 4338) is the worlds largest software company, with 2005 global annual sales of almost $40 billion USD and nearly 60,000 employees in 85 countries and regions. ... Hank Paulson is an American businessman, currently the Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, a large investment bank. ... Goldman Sachs, Inc. ... T.J. Rodgers is the founder of Cypress Semiconductor. ... Cypress Semiconductor has been a public high tech company since 1988 (NYSE:CY). ... Jack Ryan ran for the United States Senate from Illinois and was forced to withdraw due to allegations of past sexual mis-behavior. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... QuickTime is a multimedia technology developed by Apple Computer, capable of handling various formats of digital video, sound, text, animation, music, and immersive panoramic (and sphere panoramic) images. ... Apple Computer, Inc. ... L. William Seidman is an American economist and financial commentator. ...

Academia

Kanichi Asakawa (December 20, 1873 - August 10, 1948) was a historian. ... George Bush, the biblical scholar George Bush (June 12, 1796 – September 19, 1859) was a prominent biblical scholar, preacher and controversialist. ... Francis Brown (December 26, 1849 - ), American Semitic scholar, was born in Hanover, New Hampshire. ... Semitic is a linguistic term referring to a subdivision of largely Middle Eastern Afro-Asiatic languages, the Semitic languages, as well as their speakers corresponding cultures, and ethnicities. ... Joseph Campbell Joseph Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American professor, writer, and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and comparative religion. ... The Hero with a Thousand Faces is a book by comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell. ... The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... The Matrix is a science-fiction/action film first released in the USA on March 31, 1999, written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski. ... Owen Chamberlain (b. ... Hannes Alfvén, 1970 winner for work on astrophysical plasmas List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Philander Chase (December 14, 1775 - September 20, 1852) was an Episcopal bishop and founder and first president of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio in 1824. ... Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of the The Episcopal Church. ... Jubilee College State Park is an Illinois state park located a few miles west of Peoria, Illinois. ... Oren B. Cheney Oren Burbank Cheney was the founder of Bates College. ... Bates College is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. ... Michael Gazzaniga is the David T. McLaughlin Distinguished University Professor at Dartmouth, where he is also Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. ... Ernest Martin Hopkins served as the 11th President of Dartmouth College, 1916-1945. ... Ernest Everett Just Ernest Everett Just (August 14, 1883 – 1941) was a U.S. biologist. ... The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for outstanding achievement by a Black American. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Richmond Alexander Lattimore (May 6, 1906 - February 26, 1984) was an American poet and translator known for his translations of the Greek classics, especially his versions of the Iliad and Odyssey. ... Capt. ... Gregory Rabassa (b. ... Gabriel Garcia Marquez Gabriel García Márquez (born March 6, 1928) is a Colombian novelist, journalist, publisher, and political activist. ... Karl Barry Sharpless (born April 28, 1941) is an American chemist renowned for his work on organometallic chemistry. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... George Davis Snell (December 19, 1903 – June 6, 1996) was a U.S. geneticist and co-recipient of the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with Baruj Benacerraf and Jean Dausset, for discovery of the Major histocompatibility complex genes which encode cell surface molecules important for the immune... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... General Sylvanus Thayer (June 9, 1785 - September 7, 1872) was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineering education in the United States. ... The Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College is one of the oldest professional schools of engineering in the USA. Founded in 1867 after a donation by General Sylvanus Thayer, the School comprises both the Undergraduate Department of Engineering Sciences at Dartmouth and a graduate professional school in engineering. ... George Ticknor (August 1, 1791 - January 26, 1871), was an American teacher and author. ... William Jewett Tucker served as the 9th President of Dartmouth College, 1893-1909. ... John Wheelock (1754-1817) was the eldest son of Eleazar Wheelock, the founder and first president of Dartmouth College; he later became the College’s second president. ... The Reverend Eleazar Wheelock (April 22, 1711 – April 24, 1779) Congregational minister, orator, educator, and founder of Dartmouth College, was born in Windham, Connecticut to Ralph Wheelock and Ruth Huntington. ... Charles Augustus Young (December 15, 1834 – January 3, 1908) was an American astronomer. ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ...

Religion

Dartmouth College, incorporated as Trustees of Dartmouth College, is a private academic institution in Hanover, New Hampshire, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs (1821 - 1874) was a Presbyterian minister and a prominent officeholder during Reconstruction. ... Marshall Meyer was an American-born Conservative rabbi and a recognized international human rights activist. ... Bob Smith (Robert Holbrook Smith, b. ... Alcoholics Anonymous (known commonly as A.A. or AA) is a world-wide fellowship of alcoholics whose stated primary purpose is to stay sober and to carry the message of recovery from alcoholism through the Twelve Steps. ... David Joel Stern (born September 22, 1942) is a Jewish American lawyer, and has been the Commissioner of the American National Basketball Association (NBA) since 1984. ...

Authors, Journalists and Media Personalities

Keith Boykin Keith Boykin is a former White House aide to President Clinton and a New York Times bestselling author of three books. ... Dinesh DSouza (born April 25, 1961 in Bombay, India) is an American conservative author. ... Hoover Tower The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace is a conservative/libertarian public policy think tank and library founded by Herbert Hoover at Stanford University, his alma mater. ... Nathaniel Fick was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1977. ... Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born April 2, 1949, New York) is a radio and television presenter in the United Kingdom. ... Radio Two is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Broadcasting House. ... George Edward Herman (January 14, 1920 - February 8, 2005) was a veteran CBS journalist. ... CBS (formerly an acronym for Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... Face The Nation logo Face the Nation is an American Sunday-morning interview show which premiered on CBS on November 7, 1954. ... Laura Ingraham Laura Ingraham (born June 19, 1964 in Glastonbury, Connecticut) is an American conservative talk radio host and author. ... Nigel Jaquiss (born 1962) is a journalist who won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting, for his work exposing governor of Oregon Neil Goldschmidts alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl while he was mayor of Portland, Oregon. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Morton M. Kondracke (born April 28, 1939) is an American political commentator and journalist. ... A.J. Liebling (October 18, 1904 - December 28, 1963) was an American journalist who was closely associated with The New Yorker from 1935 until his death. ... The New Yorkers first cover, which is reprinted most years on the magazines anniversary. ... Photojournalist James Nachtwey (born 1948 in Syracuse, New York, USA) is one of todays most influential war photographers. ... Robert Capa Robert Capa (October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954) born Ernest Andrei Friedmann in Budapest. ... Leica is a camera produced by a German company of the same name. ... David Rosenbaum (March 1, 1942 – January 7, 2006) was an American journalist. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... Tara Bray Smith was born and grew up in Hawaii, USA. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Columbia University, and now lives in New York state. ... Jake Tapper is an American journalist. ...

Bloggers

John H. Hinderaker is a lawyer and a blogger at the Power Line weblog, as well as a fellow at the Claremont Institute. ... This article is on a political subject, specifically a conservative blog in the United States. ... Scott W. Johnson is a lawyer and a blogger at Power Line. ... This article is on a political subject, specifically a conservative blog in the United States. ... Paul Mirengoff (born April 17, 1949) is a lawyer and a blogger at the Power Line weblog. ... This article is on a political subject, specifically a conservative blog in the United States. ...

Social Reformers

John Humphrey Noyes (September 3, 1811 â€“ April 13, 1886) was a U.S. utopian. ... Excerpt from the back cover of Indian Boyhood (1906): In this long-neglected classic, Charles Eastman, or Hakadah, recounts his first fifteen years of life among the Sioux during the waning years of the nineteenth century. ...

Literature

American poet, born 17 February 1918, died 22 February 1999. ... Richard Ghormley Eberhart (April 5, 1904 – June 9, 2005) was a prolific American poet who published more than a dozen books of poetry and approximately twenty works in total. ... Listen to this article (help) Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-13, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The National Book Awards is the most important literary prize in the United States, presented annually for the best books by living U.S. citizens published in the U.S. The awards have been presented since 1950 in at least one category, and is presently awarded in each of four... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Karen Louise Erdrich (born June 7, 1954) is a Native American (Chippewa) author of novels, poetry, and childrens books. ... The O. Henry Awards are yearly prizes given to short stories of exceptional merit. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. ... Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. ... The Pulitzer Prize is a United States literary award given out each April. ... Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 - September 24, 1991). ... link titleTheodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991), better known by his pen name, Dr. Seuss, was a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for his childrens books. ... Robert Frost Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. ... Norman Fitzroy Maclean (23 December 1902 in Clarinda, Iowa — 2 August 1990 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American novelist and academic most noted for his novel A River Runs Through It, published in 1976. ... Movie poster A River Runs Through It is a semi-autobiographical novella by Norman Maclean (1902-1990). ...

Architecture

Michael Arad is an Israeli citizen and architect who was selected to design the World Trade Center Memorial in New York City. ... William A. McDonough (1951, Tokyo, Japan - ) is an American architect whose career is focused on designing environmentally sustainable buildings and transforming industrial manufacturing processes, with the twin goals of eliminating pollution and increasing the profits of his clients. ...

Entertainment

David Benioff (born circa 1970 in New York City) worked as club bouncer, till he won recognition for his book, 25th Hour. ... DVD cover 25th Hour is a Spike Lee joint (motion picture) based on David Benioffs novel The 25th Hour. ... Troy is a movie released on May 14, 2004 about the Trojan War, which is described in Homers Iliad and other Greek myths as having taken place in Anatolia (modern Turkey) around the 13th or 12th century BC. It stars, among others: Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as... Walter Bernstein (August 20, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American screenwriter and film producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Paul Binder (born c. ... In its general sense, juggling can refer to all forms of artful or skillful object manipulation. ... The Big Apple Circus is a circus that is located in New York City. ... It has been suggested that Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed by cast member) be merged into this article or section. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show from NBC which has been broadcast nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... Buck Henry (born December 9, 1930 in New York, New York as Buck Henry Zuckerman) is an American actor, writer and director, best known for his work in television, film, comedy, and satire. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Graduate is a novel by Charles Webb, made into a 1967 film of the same name directed by Mike Nichols from a screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry. ... The National Lampoon is a humor magazine that began in 1970 as an offshoot of the Harvard Lampoon. ... The National Lampoon is a humor magazine that began in 1970 as an offshoot of the Harvard Lampoon. ... The Deltas in front of their house Movie poster of Animal House National Lampoons Animal House (also called Animal House) is a 1978 comedy film in which a misfit group of Delta fraternity boys takes on the system at their college. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Cable News Network, usually referred to as CNN, is a cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld [1] [2] (although the latter is not currently recognized in CNNs official history). ... John Landis (born August 3, 1950) is a movie actor, director, writer, and producer. ... Alpha Delta Phi (ΑΔΦ) is a Greek-letter fraternity in the United States and Canada. ... Michael Moriarty as Benjamin Stone on Law & Order. ... An Emmy Award. ... Executive Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Ben Stone Benjamin Stone was a fictional character on the TV drama Law & Order, portrayed by Michael Moriarty. ... Law & Order is an American televison police procedural and courtroom drama. ... Shonda Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. ... Greys Anatomy is an American primetime television medical drama. ... Fred Rogers on the set of Mister Rogers Neighborhood The Rev. ... Rollins College is an institution of higher learning located in Winter Park, Florida and was founded in 1885. ... Picture of writer Budd Schulberg (born March 27, 1914 in New York City, New York) is an American screenwriter and novelist. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... On the Waterfront is an American 1954 film about mob violence and corruption among longshoremen, and became a standard of its kind. ... Andrew Shue (born February 20, 1967 in South Orange, New Jersey (or Wilmington, Delaware -- sources conflict), USA) is an actor, best known for his role on Melrose Place (1992 - 1998). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Roger L. Simon is a successful mystery author and screenwriter living in California. ... Streep in Silkwood (1983) Meryl Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an Oscar-winning American actress who has received numerous accolades for her work in movies and television and who, from the 1980s to the present day, has been regarded as one of the best in her field. ... Closeup of the Vassar Main Building Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. ... Aisha N. Tyler (born 18 September 1970) is an American comedian and actress. ... The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Sylvester Pat Weaver (December 21, 1908 - March 17, 2002) was the father of actress Sigourney Weaver. ... Today (commonly referred to as The Today Show) is a morning news and talk show airing on the NBC television network in the United States. ... The Tonight Show is NBCs long-running late-night talk and variety show, currently hosted by Jay Leno in Burbank, CA (near Los Angeles). ... An Emmy Award. ...

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Dr. John R. Jack Durrance was a pioneering American rock climber and mountaineer. ... John Ledyard (November 1751-January 10, 1789) was an American explorer and adventurer. ...

Sports

Robert Abial “Red” Rolfe (October 17, 1908 – July 8, 1969) was an American baseball player, manager and front-office executive. ... Bradley David Ausmus (born April 14, 1969 in New Haven, Connecticut) is a Jewish-American catcher in Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros. ... Walter Bush (September 25, 1929 in Minneapolis was a American ice hockey administrator. ... Jay Fiedler is an American football quarterback for the NFLs New York Jets after spending several seasons as starter for the Miami Dolphins. ... Rudolph A. LaRusso (November 11, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York - July 10, 2004 in Los Angeles, California) was a 5-time NBA All-Star. ... Adam Nelson is an elite American shotputter. ... Michael John Remlinger (born March 23, 1966 in Middletown, New York) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently without a team after being released by th the Boston Red Sox. ... David Shula is an American football coach who was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. ... Earl John Thomson (February 15, 1895 - April 19, 1971) was Canadian athlete, a specialist in the high hurdles. ... There are different people named Reggie Williams: Reggie Williams, a wide receiver in the NFL. Reggie Williams, a former linebacker in the NFL. Reggie Williams, a former basketball player in the NBA. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same...

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Dartmouth alumni are famously involved in their college, from Daniel Webster to the many donors in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Dartmouth College Alumni Gymnasium, the center of athletic life at Dartmouth, is home of the Dartmouth College Aquatic facilities, basketball courts, squash and racket ball courts, indoor track, fencing lanes as well as a rowing training center.
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