List of Amherst College people explained

This is a list of some notable people affiliated with Amherst College.

Notable alumni

College founders and presidents

Academics

Professional athletes and coaches

Clergy and Biblical scholars

Presidents, prime ministers, and other heads of national government

Royalty

Cabinet members

United States Supreme Court

Diplomats and government officials

Senators, Representatives, and other politicians

Governors and Premiers, elected and appointed

Lawyers and judges

Businesspeople

Directors of Central Intelligence (DCI), CIA, and the FBI

Nobel Prize winners

Crafoord Prize winner

Pulitzer Prize winners

MacArthur Fellowship winners

National Medal of Science winners

Astronauts

Engineers, inventors, and scientists

Physicians

Entertainers

Artisans

Authors and artists

Military

Other notables

Notable faculty

Notes and References

  1. News: J. G. Merrill, Ex-Head of Fisk University, Dies. December 8, 2017. The New York Tribune. December 23, 1920. 11. Newspapers.com. registration .
  2. Web site: Star NYU History Professor Poached News The Harvard Crimson. www.thecrimson.com. en. December 3, 2018.
  3. News: Karen Shafrir, Stephen Vladeck – Weddings. November 1, 2011. The New York Times. December 18, 2018. en-US. 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: primeminister.gov.gr Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101218044847/http://www.primeminister.gov.gr/english/ . December 18, 2010 .
  5. Martin, Douglas. "K. H. Bacon, an Advocate For Refugees, Is Dead at 64", The New York Times, August 15, 2009. Accessed August 16, 2009.
  6. Web site: Charles L. Robinson. National Governors Association. September 7, 2012.
  7. Web site: Forbes Midas List – William Ford. Forbes. en. December 18, 2018.
  8. Web site: Bill Conlin – Phils' part-owner has money to burn. philly-archives. June 30, 2015.
  9. Web site: Amherst College Class of 1918 . Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition . 6 September 2021 . 1927.
  10. Web site: 2005 Prize Winner: Dr. Kellie Jones . March 7, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307105833/https://www.high.org/en/Support/Driskell-Prize/Kellie-Jones . March 7, 2016 .
  11. http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/catalog/results2.pperl?authorid=67498 Dan Chiasson
  12. Web site: Lauren Groff .
  13. Web site: Charles Patterson. Charleswpatterson.com. November 26, 2014.
  14. Web site: Campus Buzz Archive Cartoonist Behind Thor Donates Time and Talent to Alma Mater Amherst College. www.amherst.edu. March 21, 2019.
  15. Web site: SYLVESTER GRAHAM (1794–1851). Suffield Library. October 22, 2012.