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]
- Gérard Renaud (1977 - 1983)
- Roger Peel (1983 - 1998)
- Derek Blackman (1998 - 1999)
- George Walker (1999 - 2005) [2]
- Jeffrey Beard (2006 - ) [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
- 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.
- Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, graduate of the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West.
- Julie Payette, Astronaut, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic.
- Gael Garcia 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 Childrens School (now Overseas School of Colombo), Sri Lanka
- Kim Jong-un, son of Kim Jong-Il, Dictator of N. Korea, attended International School of Berne, Switzerland [6]
[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/.
- ^ "Carol Bellamy". ibo.org. http://www.ibo.org/council/peterson/2009carolbellamy/. Retrieved 25 September, 2009.
- ^ ""Commander Kim" Speaks Swiss German". swissinfo.ch. June 02, 2009. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/front/Commander_Kim_speaks_Swiss_German.html?siteSect=105&sid=10773974&rss=true&ty=st. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
