List of International Baccalaureate people explained

This is a list of notable people affiliated with the International Baccalaureate, including IB directors-general, chairs of the IB Board of Governors (previously known as the IB Council of Foundation), and notable graduates of one or more of the three IB programmes.

IB directors-general

• Alec Peterson (1968–1977)^[1]
• Gerard Renaud (1977–1983)^[2]
• Roger Peel (1983–1998)^[3]
• Derek Blackman (1998–1999)^[4]
• George Walker (1999–2005)^[5]
• Jeffrey Beard (2006-2013)^[6]
• Dr Siva Kumari (2014–2021)^[7]
• Olli-Pekka Heinonen (2021-present)^[8]

Chair of IB Board of Governors

• John Goormaghtigh (1968–1981)^[9]
• Seydou Madani Sy (1981–1984)^[10]
• Piet Gathier (1984–1990)^[11]
• Thomas Hagoort (1990–1996)^[12]
• Bengt Thelin (1996–1997)^[13]
• Greg Crafter (1997–2003)^[14]
• Monique Seefried (2003–2009)^[15]
• Carol Bellamy (2009 - April 2015)^[16]
• George Rupp (April 2015 – present)^[17]

Notable alumni

• Randa Abdel-Fattah, author, graduate of the Australian International Academy.
• Douglas Alexander, British Labour party Politician and former Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, graduate of the Pearson College UWC in Canada
• Maudy Ayunda, Indonesian singer, graduate of British School Jakarta
• Yuriko Backes, Luxembourgish diplomat and politician, graduate of Canadian Academy^[18]
• Alexander Baggio, graduate of Cobequid Educational Centre
• Alia Bhatt, Bollywood actress, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt, graduate of Jamnabai Narsee School
• Marina Catena, Director of the United Nations World Food Program, graduate of UWC Adriatic
• Felipe Contepomi, Former Argentine rugby player and Orthopaedic Surgeon, graduate of Colegio Cardenal Newman
• Marina Diamandis, Welsh musician and pop artist, who took the diploma at St. Catherine's British School in Greece
  • Anne Enright, 2007 Man Booker Prize award-winning novelist, first Irish Laureate for Fiction and graduate of Pearson College UWC Mahan Esfahani, noted harpsichordist, graduate of Richard Montgomery High School^[19]
• Evan Fisher, graduate of Cobequid Educational Centre
  • Julia Galef, American philosopher,^[20] graduate of Richard Montgomery High School Gael García Bernal, actor, graduate of the Edron Academy
• Sunit Ghosh graduate of Global Indian International School
• Alex Honnold, American professional rock climber, graduate of Mira Loma High School
• Akihiko Hoshide, astronaut, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
• Princess Raiyah bint Hussein, daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic
• Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian federal Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
• Lauren Jauregui, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and former member of Fifth Harmony, graduate of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
• Ken Jennings, American quiz show contestant and Jeopardy! winnings record holder, graduate of the Seoul Foreign School
• Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood actress, daughter of Anil Kapoor, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia^[21]
• Robbie Kay, actor (, Once Upon a Time), graduate of the British School of Houston
• Kesha, American singer^[22] graduated from Brentwood High School (Tennessee)
• Kim Jong-un

Supreme Leader of North Korea, attended the International School of Berne, although it is unclear if he graduated^{[23] [24]}

• Praya Lundberg, Thai/Swedish actress and model, Southeast Asia's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, graduate of NIST International School
• Nadiem Makarim, Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, in Indonesia and Founder of Gojek, Indonesia's first startup valued over US$10 billion, graduate of United World College of South East Asia
• Mata (rapper), Polish hip-hop singer-songwriter
• George Miller (Joji), singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and former Internet personality, graduate of Canadian Academy in Japan
• Karen Mok, Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter, attended UWC Adriatic
• Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook, graduate of Vanguard High School
• Derek Muller, creator of Veritasium YouTube channel, graduate of West Vancouver Secondary School
• Carey Mulligan, actor, International School of Düsseldorf
• Mohamed Nasheed, politician, former president of the Maldives, attended Overseas Children's School (now Overseas School of Colombo), Sri Lanka
  • Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan actress, (12 Years a Slave, Academy Award for best supporting actress 2014), graduate of St. Mary's School, Nairobi Olajide Olatunji (KSI), singer-songwriter, YouTube personality
• Jorma Ollila, former CEO of Nokia, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic
• Ignacio Padilla, Mexican novelist and short story writer, graduate of Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa
• Kaesang Pangarep, son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, graduate of ACS International
• Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, astronaut, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic^[25]
• Nico Rosberg, former Formula 1 driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas, 2016 FIA Formula 1 Drivers' Championship winner. Graduate of International School of NiceApril 2022.
• Peter Sands, former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, graduate of Pearson College UWC^[26]
• Hege Solbakken, CEO of Offshore Media Group, graduate of Bergen Katedralskole
• Sarah Tan, Channel V VJ, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
• Ebba Busch Thor, Leader of the Christian Democrats (Sweden)
• Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, IB Diploma from the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1991.^[27]
  • Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, California, IB Diploma from Franklin High School (Stockton) Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, King of the Netherlands, graduate of United World College of the Atlantic^[28]
• Abiodun Williams, President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice, graduate of Pearson College UWC
• Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, Singer-songwriter colloquially known as "Lorde," graduate of Takapuna Grammar School^[29]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alec Peterson. ibo.org. August 18, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150908225729/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/director-general/past-directors-general/alec-peterson/. September 8, 2015.
2. Web site: Gérard Renaud. ibo.org. August 18, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150908222704/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/director-general/past-directors-general/gerard-renaud/. September 8, 2015.
3. Web site: Roger Peel. ibo.org. August 18, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909040041/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/director-general/past-directors-general/roger-m.-peel/. September 9, 2015.
4. Web site: Derek Blackman. ibo.org. August 18, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909041350/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/director-general/past-directors-general/derek-blackman/. September 9, 2015.
5. Web site: George Walker. ibo.org. August 18, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150814025146/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/director-general/past-directors-general/george-walker. August 14, 2015.
6. Web site: Jeffrey Beard. ibo.org. August 18, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909040234/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/director-general/past-directors-general/jeffrey-beard/. September 9, 2015.
7. Web site: Current IB Direct General. ibo.org. August 18, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150829044836/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/director-general. August 29, 2015.
8. Web site: Director General. 2021-10-30. International Baccalaureate®. en.
9. Web site: John Goormaghtigh. ibo.org. 18 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909001725/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/ib-board-of-governors/past-chairs/john-goormaghtigh/. 9 September 2015.
10. Web site: Seydou Madani. ibo.org. 18 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150908231057/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/ib-board-of-governors/past-chairs/rector-seydou-madani-sy/. 8 September 2015.
11. Web site: Piet Gathier. ibo.org. 18 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909040549/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/ib-board-of-governors/past-chairs/dr-piet-gathier/. 9 September 2015.
12. Web site: Thomas Henry Haggort. ibo.org. 18 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909040858/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/ib-board-of-governors/past-chairs/thomas-henry-hagoort/. 9 September 2015.
13. Web site: Bengt Thelin. ibo.org. 18 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909035633/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/ib-board-of-governors/past-chairs/dr-bengt-thelin/. 9 September 2015.
14. Web site: Gregory John Crafter. ibo.org. 18 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909035448/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/ib-board-of-governors/past-chairs/gregory-john-crafter/. 9 September 2015.
15. Web site: Monique Seefried. ibo.org. 18 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909035526/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/ib-board-of-governors/past-chairs/dr-monique-seefried/. 9 September 2015.
16. Web site: Carol Bellamy. ibo.org. 18 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150909000923/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/ib-board-of-governors/past-chairs/carol-bellamy/. 9 September 2015.
17. Web site: George Rupp. ibo.org. 7 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090413/http://www.ibo.org/en/about-the-ib/governance-and-leadership/ib-board-of-governors/dr-george-rupp1/. 18 May 2015.
18. Web site: January 5, 2022 . Yuriko Backes . 2023-07-14 . . en.
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20. Web site: OZY. 28 October 2015 . 29 July 2019.
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24. Web site: Poor school marks of North Korea's Kim Jong-un exposed . 2022-07-31 . independent . en.
25. Web site: The 6 Most Famous International Baccalaureate Graduates | Career Services and Small Business HR Services by thecareercafe.co.uk – Blog . 2016-03-08 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309075802/http://thecareercafe.co.uk/blog/?p=14109 . 2016-03-09 .
26. News: Peter Sands - UWC KENYA. UWC KENYA. 2018-11-07. en-US.
27. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160308072244/http://brebeuf-prod.luka.ca/public/c41d68f5-9dba-45bb-9799-679a6ea1e45b/dossier_services_educatifs_%C2%ABau_secondaire_%C2%BB/prospectus_2010-2011_college_jean-de-brebeuf.pdf . 2016-03-08 . 2016-03-07.
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29. Web site: 2013-05-14 . Lorde is Pop Music's Next Big Thing . 2024-01-22 . Interview Magazine . en-US.