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- Daniel Webster (Class of 1801) – secretary of state under three presidents
- Charles Alfred Pillsbury (Class of 1863) – founder of Pillsbury Company
- Robert Frost (Class of 1896) – Pulitzer Prize–winning poet
- Theodore ("Dr.") Seuss Geisel (Class of 1925) – world-famous children's book author
- Nelson Rockefeller (Class of 1930) – vice president under Gerald Ford
- Pat Weaver (Class of 1930) – creator of "The Today Show" and "The Tonight Show"
- Dr. C. Everett Koop (Class of 1937) – surgeon general under President Reagan
- (Mister) Fred Rogers (Class of 1950) – children's television entertainer
- H. Carl McCall (Class of 1958) – former New York comptroller and gubernatorial candidate
- Louis Gerstner (Class of 1963) – former IBM CEO
- Paavo Lipponen (Class of 1964) – former Finnish prime minister
- Robert Reich (Class of 1968) – secretary of labor under President Clinton
- Paul Gigot (Class of 1977) – Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist
- Rachel Dratch (Class of 1988) – actress, comedian, former "SNL" cast member
- Dinesh D'Souza (Class of 1983) – political journalist and cultural critic
- Shonda Rhimes (Class of 1991) – director, producer, best known for producing "Grey's Anatomy"
- David Benioff (Class of 1992) – screenwriter, best known for "Troy"
- Aisha Tyler (Class of 1992) – actress
- Mindy Kaling (Class of 2001) – actress, best known as Kelly on "The Office"
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