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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–present)[7]
Chair of IB Board of Governors
- John Goormaghtigh (1968–1981)[8]
- Seydou Madani Sy (1981–1984)[9]
- Piet Gathier (1984–1990)[10]
- Thomas Hagoort (1990–1996)[11]
- Bengt Thelin (1996–1997)[12]
- Greg Crafter (1997–2003)[13]
- Monique Seefried (2003–2009)[14]
- Carol Bellamy (2009 - April 2015)[15]
- George Rupp (April 2015 – present)[16]
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
- 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
- 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
- Julia Galef, American philosopher [17], 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 for Youth and Sports, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
- 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[18]
- Robbie Kay, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Once Upon a Time), graduate of the British School of Houston
- Kesha, American singer[19] graduated from Brentwood High School (Tennessee)
- Kim Han-sol, grandson of former North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-il. Graduate of the United World College in Mostar
- Kim Jong-Un, Current North Korean leader
- Praya Lundberg, Thai/Swedish actress and model, Southeast Asia's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, graduate of NIST International School
- 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
- 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[20]
- Peter Sands, former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, graduate of Pearson College UWC[21]
- 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 of the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1991.[22]
- 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[23]
- Abiodun Williams, President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice, graduate of Pearson College UWC
- Charles Pan, Former President of Newark Academy Entrepreneurship Club
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References
- ^ "Alec Peterson". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Gérard Renaud". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Roger Peel". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Derek Blackman". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "George Walker". ibo.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Jeffrey Beard". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "Current IB Direct General". ibo.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ "John Goormaghtigh". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Seydou Madani". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Piet Gathier". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Thomas Henry Haggort". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Bengt Thelin". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Gregory John Crafter". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Monique Seefried". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Carol Bellamy". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "George Rupp". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "OZY". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "ZeeNews". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
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- ^ "International Baccalaureate Alumni Network blog". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.