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See also the categories University of British Columbia alumni and Academic staff of the University of British Columbia

This is a list of alumni and faculty from the University of British Columbia.

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Alumni

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Nobel laureates

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Alumni of the University of British Columbia
Bertram Brockhouse, BA 1947, Nobel laureate (Physics, 1994)
Robert Mundell, BA 1953, Nobel laureate (Economics, 1999)
Kim Campbell, BA 1969, 19th Prime Minister of Canada
Bjarni Tryggvason, BS 1972, NRC/CSA astronaut
Michael Shanks, BFA 1994, actor (portrayed Dr. Daniel Jackson in the television series Stargate SG-1)

Academia

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Architecture

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Business

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Main article: Sauder_School_of_Business § Notable_alumni

Government, politics, and law

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Journalism

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Literature

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Music

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Entertainment

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Science and engineering

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Sports

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Visual arts

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Rhodes Scholars

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Faculty (former and current)

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Faculty of the University of British Columbia
Kim Campbell, 19th Prime Minister of Canada
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate (Economics, 2002)
Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada

Nobel laureates

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Archaeology

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Architecture

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Business and economics

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Chemistry

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English Department

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First Nations and Indigenous Studies

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Geography

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History

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Journalism

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Law

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Linguistics

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Literature

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Music

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Political science

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Performing arts

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Psychology

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Science and engineering

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Sociology

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Visual arts

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  • Ken Lum, artist; represented Canada at the Sydney Biennale, the São Paulo Art Biennial, the Shanghai Biennale and at Documenta XI
  • Art Spiegelman, comics artist and Pulitzer Prize winner[53]
  • Jeff Wall, photographer; Tate Gallery Retrospective; MOMA; Hasselblad Award; key figure in the photoconceptualist Vancouver School

Invested into the Order of Canada

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  • Father David Bauer OC (1967), Basilian priest, chaplain and ethics teacher at St. Mark's College (1961–1988)[54]
  • Basil Stuart-Stubbs, CM (2006), University Librarian (1964–1981)
  • W.H. New OC (2007), Professor of English Literature (1965–2003)
  • Jane Coop, CM (2013), Professor of Music (1980–2012)
  • Clyde Hertzman, OC (2013), Professor of Population and Public Health (until 2013)
  • Nassif Ghoussoub, OC (2016), FRSC, Professor of Mathematics (1979–present)
  • Paula Gordon, CM (2023), Clinical Professor of Radiology[55]
  • Bob Hindmarch, CM (2019), professor and director of physical education (1961–1992)[56]

Recipients of honorary degrees

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See also

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References

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