Northwestern University
- Alumni & Post-Grads

Famous Northwestern Alumni:

• Saul Bellow (Class of ’37) – Pulitzer-Prize and Nobel- winning writer
• Rod Blagojevich (Class of ’79) – Former Illinois governor
• Zach Braff (Class of ’97) – Actor
• Ben Burns (Class of ’34) – Founder of “Ebony” and “Jet” magazines
• Dan Chaon (Class of ’86) – Author
• Stephen Colbert (Class of ‘86) – Host of “The Colbert Report” on Comedy Central
• Joe Girardi (Class of ‘86) – Manager of New York Yankees
• Mike Greenberg (Class of ’89) – ESPN host
• Samantha Harris (Class of ’96) – TV host
• Marg Helgenberger (Class of ‘82) – Actress on “CSI”
• Charlton Heston (Class of ’45) – Actor, NRA president
• Jeff Jarvis (Class of ’75) – Creator of “Entertainment Weekly”
• Cloris Leachman (Class of ’48) – Actress
• Seth Meyers (Class of ’96) – Comedian on SNL
• Rachel Nichols (Class of ’95) – ESPN reporter
• Joshua Radin (Class of ’96) – Singer-songwriter
• Gordon Segal (Class of ‘ 60) – Co-founder of Crate & Barrel
• David Schwimmer (Class of ’88) – Actor
• Michael Wilbon (Class of ’80) – ESPN analyst

The following attended but did not graduate: Cindy Crawford, Jane Curtain, Zooey Deschanel, Shelley Long, Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, Megan Mullally.