Famous People in Education

BIOGRAPHY

Malala Yousafzai

• CHILDREN'S ACTIVIST,
• WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST
 
• (1997–)

BIOGRAPHY

Bill Gates

• BUSINESS LEADER,
• ENTREPRENEUR,
• PHILANTHROPIST
 
• (1955–)

BIOGRAPHY

LeVar Burton

• ACTOR,
• DIRECTOR,
• TELEVISION PRODUCER,
• TELEVISION PERSONALITY
 
• (1957–)

BIOGRAPHY

Peter Singer

• ACADEMIC,
• PHILOSOPHER,
• ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST,
• ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST,
• CHILDREN'S ACTIVIST,
• CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• WRITER
 
• (1946–)

BIOGRAPHY

Barbara Bush

• U.S. FIRST LADY
 
• (1925–)

BIOGRAPHY

Noam Chomsky

• ACADEMIC,
• ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST,
• JOURNALIST,
• LINGUIST
 
• (1928–)

BIOGRAPHY

Elizabeth Stern

• SCIENTIST,
• MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL,
• DOCTOR
 
• (1915–1980)

BIOGRAPHY

John Dalton

• CHEMIST,
• SCIENTIST,
• METEOROLOGIST
• (1766–1844)

BIOGRAPHY

Srinivasa Ramanujan

• MATHEMATICIAN
 
• (1887–1920)

BIOGRAPHY

Carter G. Woodson

• HISTORIAN
 
• (1875–1950)

BIOGRAPHY

Joseph Priestley

• THEOLOGIAN,
• PHILOSOPHER,
• MINISTER,
• SCIENTIST
 
• (1733–1804)

BIOGRAPHY

Oliver Sacks

• EDUCATOR,
• SCIENTIST,
• NEUROLOGIST,
• PSYCHIATRIST
 
• (1933–2015)

BIOGRAPHY

Chuck Close

• PAINTER,
• EDUCATOR
 
• (1940–)

BIOGRAPHY

Jenna Bush

• WRITER
 
• (1981–)

BIOGRAPHY

William F. Buckley Jr.

• ACADEMIC,
• POLITICAL SCIENTIST,
• JOURNALIST,
• TELEVISION PERSONALITY
• (1925–2008)

BIOGRAPHY

Anita Hill

• ACTIVIST,
• LAWYER,
• PROFESSOR
 
• (1956–)

BIOGRAPHY

Immanuel Kant

• PHILOSOPHER
 
• (1724–1804)

BIOGRAPHY

Angela Merkel

• CHANCELLOR
 
• (1954–)

BIOGRAPHY

Susan Sontag

• WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST,
• JOURNALIST
• (1933–2004)

BIOGRAPHY

Loretta Lynch

• LEGAL PROFESSIONAL,
• LAWYER,
• ATTORNEY GENERAL
 
• (1959–)

BIOGRAPHY

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
 
• (1933–)

BIOGRAPHY

Marva Collins

• CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• EDUCATOR
• (1936–2015)

BIOGRAPHY

Anthony Kennedy

• SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
 
• (1936–)

BIOGRAPHY

Isaac Newton

• PHILOSOPHER,
• ASTRONOMER,
• PHYSICIST,
• SCIENTIST,
• MATHEMATICIAN
 
• (1643–1727)

SEE MBIOGRAPHY

Malala Yousafzai

• CHILDREN'S ACTIVIST,
• WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST
 
• (1997–)

BIOGRAPHY

Bill Gates

• BUSINESS LEADER,
• ENTREPRENEUR,
• PHILANTHROPIST
 
• (1955–)

BIOGRAPHY

LeVar Burton

• ACTOR,
• DIRECTOR,
• TELEVISION PRODUCER,
• TELEVISION PERSONALITY
 
• (1957–)

BIOGRAPHY

Peter Singer

• ACADEMIC,
• PHILOSOPHER,
• ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST,
• ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST,
• CHILDREN'S ACTIVIST,
• CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• WRITER
 
• (1946–)

BIOGRAPHY

Barbara Bush

• U.S. FIRST LADY
 
• (1925–)

BIOGRAPHY

Noam Chomsky

• ACADEMIC,
• ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST,
• JOURNALIST,
• LINGUIST
 
• (1928–)

BIOGRAPHY

Elizabeth Stern

• SCIENTIST,
• MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL,
• DOCTOR
 
• (1915–1980)

BIOGRAPHY

John Dalton

• CHEMIST,
• SCIENTIST,
• METEOROLOGIST
• (1766–1844)

BIOGRAPHY

Srinivasa Ramanujan

• MATHEMATICIAN
 
• (1887–1920)

BIOGRAPHY

Carter G. Woodson

• HISTORIAN
 
• (1875–1950)

BIOGRAPHY

Joseph Priestley

• THEOLOGIAN,
• PHILOSOPHER,
• MINISTER,
• SCIENTIST
 
• (1733–1804)

BIOGRAPHY

Oliver Sacks

• EDUCATOR,
• SCIENTIST,
• NEUROLOGIST,
• PSYCHIATRIST
 
• (1933–2015)

BIOGRAPHY

Chuck Close

• PAINTER,
• EDUCATOR
 
• (1940–)

BIOGRAPHY

Jenna Bush

• WRITER
 
• (1981–)

BIOGRAPHY

William F. Buckley Jr.

• ACADEMIC,
• POLITICAL SCIENTIST,
• JOURNALIST,
• TELEVISION PERSONALITY
• (1925–2008)

BIOGRAPHY

Anita Hill

• ACTIVIST,
• LAWYER,
• PROFESSOR
 
• (1956–)

BIOGRAPHY

Immanuel Kant

• PHILOSOPHER
 
• (1724–1804)

BIOGRAPHY

Angela Merkel

• CHANCELLOR
 
• (1954–)

BIOGRAPHY

Susan Sontag

• WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST,
• JOURNALIST
• (1933–2004)

BIOGRAPHY

Loretta Lynch

• LEGAL PROFESSIONAL,
• LAWYER,
• ATTORNEY GENERAL
 
• (1959–)

BIOGRAPHY

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
 
• (1933–)

BIOGRAPHY

Marva Collins

• CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• EDUCATOR
• (1936–2015)

BIOGRAPHY

Anthony Kennedy

• SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
 
• (1936–)

BIOGRAPHY

Isaac Newton

• PHILOSOPHER,
• ASTRONOMER,
• PHYSICIST,
• SCIENTIST,
• MATHEMATICIAN
 
• (1643–1727)

BIOGRAPHY

Madeleine Albright

• GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL,
• DIPLOMAT
 
• (1937–)

BIOGRAPHY

William Inge

• SCREENWRITER,
• PLAYWRIGHT
 
• (1913–1973)

BIOGRAPHY

Daniel J. Boorstin

• ACADEMIC,
• JOURNALIST,
• EDUCATOR,
• SCHOLAR,
• HISTORIAN
 
• (1914–2004)

BIOGRAPHY

Helen Keller

• EDUCATOR,
• JOURNALIST
 
• (1880–1968)

BIOGRAPHY

Sally Ride

• ASTRONAUT,
• PHYSICIST,
• EDUCATOR
• (1951–2012)

BIOGRAPHY

Mary Church Terrell

• CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• EDUCATOR
• (1863–1954)

BIOGRAPHY

John F. Nash Jr.

• MATHEMATICIAN
 
• (1928–2015)

BIOGRAPHY

Nicolaus Copernicus

• ASTRONOMER,
• SCIENTIST,
• MATHEMATICIAN
• (1473–1543)

BIOGRAPHY

Theodore Roethke

• POET,
• EDUCATOR
 
• (1908–1963)

BIOGRAPHY

Erasmus

• LINGUIST
 
• (C. 1466–1536)

BIOGRAPHY

Nicholas Sparks

• AUTHOR
 
• (1965–)

BIOGRAPHY

Plato

• PHILOSOPHER,
• WRITER
• (C. 428 BCE–C. 348 BCE)

BIOGRAPHY

Elizabeth Warren

• GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL,
• LEGAL PROFESSIONAL,
• U.S. REPRESENTATIVE,
• EDUCATOR
 
• (1949–)

BIOGRAPHY

Laura Bush

• U.S. FIRST LADY,
• PHILANTHROPIST,
• EDUCATOR
 
• (1946–)

BIOGRAPHY

Septima Poinsette Clark

• CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• EDUCATOR
• (1898–1987)

BIOGRAPHY

Paul Samuelson

• ACADEMIC,
• ECONOMIST
 
• (1915–2009)

BIOGRAPHY

Robert Hooke

• ACADEMIC,
• SCHOLAR,
• PHYSICIST,
• SCIENTIST
• (1635–1703)

BIOGRAPHY

Mary Kay Letourneau

• CRIMINAL
 
• (1962–)

BIOGRAPHY

Edwin Hubble

• ASTRONOMER,
• SCIENTIST
 
• (1889–1953)

BIOGRAPHY

Alexander Fleming

• BIOLOGIST,
• SCIENTIST
 
• (1881–1955)

BIOGRAPHY

Bill Nye

• ENGINEER,
• TELEVISION PERSONALITY
• (1955–)

BIOGRAPHY

Charlotte Hawkins Brown

• EDUCATOR
 
• (1883–1961)

BIOGRAPHY

Mary McLeod Bethune

• CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST,
• EDUCATOR
• (1875–1955)

BIOGRAPHY

Booker T. Washington

• EDUCATOR,
• CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST
• (1856–1915)