Duke University alumni

Melinda French Gates is an American philanthropist. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she attended Duke University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and economics and an MBA. She joined Microsoft in 1987 as a multimedia product developer. In the same year, she began dating the company's co-founder and then-chief executive Bill Gates, whom she married in 1994 and divorced in 2021. They have three children together.

20th-century American physicist

American physicist

American physician and university teacher, Nobel laureate in Medicine, author of many retracted papers

Chilean politician, president of Chile from 2000 to 2006

American oceanographer

British actor

American novelist

South Korean-American stand-up comedian and actor

American actress

American science fiction writer (1910–1971)

American fencer

Russian economist

United States Senator from West Virginia

American astronaut (1933–2014)

American actor and screenwriter

Swedish academic

American political theorist, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, and writer (1918–1994)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

American computer scientist (1925-2002)

retired United States Army four-star general, seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

American computer scientist (1945–2020)

American white supremacist (born 1978)

American screenwriter and novelist (1943-)

American filmmaker

American show jumping rider

Canadian soccer player (born 1995)

American anthropologist, 1959-2022

American mathematician (1921-2010)

American businessman and politician (born 1966), 31th White House Chief of Staff

American businessman and amateur conductor (1941–2016)

American politician

American actress

United States Secretary of Commerce (1921-2010)

Matthew Robert Patrick (born November 15, 1986), known professionally as MatPat, is an American internet personality, political advisor, and former YouTuber.

American actor

U.S. Representative

American record producer (1929–2022)

geneticist, molecular engineer, chemist

American developmental psychologist

American fencer

American politician (1935–2022)

American cinematographer

Russian-American complexity scientist

American businessman

former U.S. congressman

American finance and investment writer

American photojournalist

American bandleader (1912–2001)

American-Portuguese writer

American pornographic actress

American politician

American politician (born 1948)

American astrophysicist

American businessman (born 1949)

American member of the United States House of Representatives (1924–2007)

American politician

American journalist and author (1929-2001)

American activist

Justin Edward Fairfax was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second African American to be elected to statewide office in Virginia, after Douglas Wilder. In 2019, he faced sexual assault allegations dating to 2000 and 2004, resulting in his departure from his law firm and calls for his resignation as lieutenant governor. He served out the remainder of his term.