List of American University people

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This is a sorted list of notable persons who have had ties to American University. For more information about AU, please see the main University article.

Professors

A list of notable AU professors, past and present, listed in alphabetical order.

Alumni

A list of notable alumni of AU. Some particularly notable individuals are also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. The degree, school and year of graduation is noted when available.

Politics and government

Sports, entertainment and media

Business and law

Arts, academia and literature

Honorary degree recipients and commencement speakers

A list of notable AU honorary doctorate degree recipients and commencement speakers, sorted by category and alphabet.

Nobel Laureates

United States Presidents

International figures

National figures

Scholars

Journalists

Performing artists

Visual artists

Chancellors/Presidents of American University

A listing of the Chancellors and Presidents of American University, listed together with dates of life and service, as well as concurring notable AU events.

President AU Class Life Tenure Events
1. Bishop John Fletcher Hurst - 1834–1903 1890–1902 American University established, ground broken
2. Bishop Charles Cardwell McCabe - 1836–1906 1902–1906
3. Franklin E. Hamilton - ?–? 1907–1916 First class admitted
4. Bishop John W. Hamilton - ?–? 1916–1922 Campus turned into Camp Leach and Camp American University
5. Lucius C. Clark - ?–? 1922–1933 First undergraduates graduate
6. Joseph M.M. Gray - ?–? 1933–1941 AU becomes one of the first schools in a segregated city to admit African American students
6. Paul Douglass - ?–? 1941–1952 Title changed to "president", WCL merges into AU
7. Hurst Robins Anderson - ?–? 1952–1968 Business school and School of International Service open
8. George H. Williams - 1918–2003 1968–1976 Downtown location closed
9. Joseph J. Sisco - 1919–2004 1976–1980 Bender Library opens and School of Communication established
9. Richard E. Berendzen - 1938— 1980–1991 Major campus construction, resigned after complaints from a woman of indecent phone calls
10. Joseph Duffey - ?— 1991–1994
11. Benjamin Ladner - 1941— 1994–2005 Launches major capital campaign, forced out of office after a scandal involving university finances
12. Neil Kerwin 1971 1949 - 2005 - present Acting President during Ladner investigation and search for new President

Trustees

Notable trustees of American University, past and present:

Kennedy Political Union (KPU) Speakers

Notable speakers past (in alphabetical order)

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