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- Pearl S. Buck (1926) – Nobel laureate, author of Pulitzer Prize–winning novel "The Good Earth"
- Adolph Coors (1907) – co-founder of the Coors beer brewing company
- Joseph Coors (1939) – co-founder of the Coors beer brewing company
- Ken Dryden (1969) – NHL Hall of Fame goalie
- Dave Edgerton (1947) – co-founder, Burger King restaurant chain
- Allen Funt (1934) – producer, created Candid Camera
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1954) – U.S. Supreme Court justice
- Sheldon Lee Glashow (1979) – Nobel laureate
- Jeff Hawkins (1979) – inventor of the Palm Pilot and founder of Palm Inc. and Handspring
- Bill Maher (1978) – comedian, host of "Real Time with Bill Maher," former host of "Politically Incorrect"
- Jim McLamore (1947) – co-founder, Burger King restaurant chain
- Toni Morrison (1955) – author and Nobel laureate
- Bill Nye (1977) – "The Science Guy"
- Keith Olbermann (1979) – American news anchor and sportscaster
- Janet Reno (1960) – attorney general under Clinton
- Christopher Reeve (1974) – actor, best known for "Superman"
- William P. Rogers (1937) – attorney general and secretary of state
- E. B. White (1921) – American essayist, author of "Elements of Style," "Charlotte's Web"
- Peter Yarrow (1959) – folksinger of Peter, Paul, and Mary
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