List of International Baccalaureate people
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This is a list of notable people affiliated with the International Baccalaureate, including IB directors-general, presidents of the IB Council of Foundation, and notable graduates of one or more of the three IB programmes.
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[edit] IB directors-general
- Alec Peterson (1968–1977)[1]
- [[Gerard Renaud] (1977–1983)
- Roger Peel (1983–1998)
- Derek Blackman (1998–1999)
- George Walker (1999–2005)[2]
- Jeffrey Beard (2006 - present)[3]
[edit] Chair of IB Board of Governors
- John Goormaghtigh (1968–1981)
- Seydou Madani Sy (1981–1984)
- Piet Gathier (1984–1990)
- Thomas Hagoort (1990–1996)
- Bengt Thelin (1996–1997)
- Greg Crafter (1997–2003)
- Monique Seefried (2003–2009)[4]
- Carol Bellamy (April, 2009 - present)[5]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Sonam Kapoor, Actress, Stars in Bollywood Films, daughter of Anil Kapoor. Enrolled in the United World College of South Asia to do her International Baccalaureate.[6]
- Jorma Ollila, former CEO of Nokia, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic.
- Ken Jennings, holds the record for the longest winning streak on the U.S. syndicated game show Jeopardy!, graduate of the Seoul Foreign School.
- Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic.
- Julie Payette, Astronaut, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic.
- Gael García Bernal, Actor, graduate of the Edron Academy.
- Akihiko Hoshide, Astronaut, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia.
- Randa Abdel-Fattah, Author, graduate of the Australian International Academy.
- Sarah Tan, Channel V VJ, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia.
- Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic.
- Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives, attended Overseas Children's School (now Overseas School of Colombo), Sri Lanka
- Karen Mok, Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter, attended United World College of the Adriatic.
- Kim Jong-un, son of Kim Jong-Il, Dictator of N. Korea, attended International School of Berne, Switzerland [7]
- Dr. Griffin Sears, former Chief Financial Officer of Monsanto Corporation and former Chief Marketing Officer and Chairman of the Board of Management of the Dow Chemical Company. Ph.D in Economics and MBA from Harvard School of Business. Completed the IB program in California.
- Marina Diamandis, British musician and pop artist, who took the diploma in Greece.
- Sebastien de Halleux, one of the founders of Playfish. Attended United World College of the American West.
- Notable Men in IB - Max Blanchard, Adam Castellani, Thomas Corkum, Anthony De Palma, Chris Haley, Alex Lee, Freddy Lee, John Lincoln, Theo Petropolis, and Olivier St.Gelais.
[edit] References
- ^ "Alec Peterson". ibo.org. http://www.ibo.org/council/peterson/documents/Peterson_biography_eFINAL.pdf. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
- ^ IB former director general, George Walker
- ^ IB current director general
- ^ "Monique Seefried". ibo.org. http://www.ibo.org/council/members/seefried/. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ "Carol Bellamy". ibo.org. http://www.ibo.org/council/peterson/2009carolbellamy/. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
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