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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
edit- 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 (2014–2021)[7]
- Olli-Pekka Heinonen (2021-present)[8]
Chair of IB Board of Governors
edit- John Goormaghtigh (1968–1981)[9]
- Seydou Madani Sy (1981–1984)[10]
- Piet Gathier (1984–1990)[11]
- Thomas Hagoort (1990–1996)[12]
- Bengt Thelin (1996–1997)[13]
- Greg Crafter (1997–2003)[14]
- Monique Seefried (2003–2009)[15]
- Carol Bellamy (2009 - April 2015)[16]
- George Rupp (April 2015 – present)[17]
Notable alumni
edit- 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
- Yuriko Backes, Luxembourgish diplomat and politician, graduate of Canadian Academy[18]
- Alexander Baggio, graduate of Cobequid Educational Centre
- 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
- Felipe Contepomi, Former Argentine rugby player and Orthopaedic Surgeon, graduate of Colegio Cardenal Newman
- 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
- Mahan Esfahani, noted harpsichordist, graduate of Richard Montgomery High School[19]
- Evan Fisher, graduate of Cobequid Educational Centre
- Julia Galef, American philosopher,[20] 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 of Science, Technology and Innovation, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
- Lauren Jauregui, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and former member of Fifth Harmony, graduate of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
- 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[21]
- Robbie Kay, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Once Upon a Time), graduate of the British School of Houston
- Kesha, American singer[22] graduated from Brentwood High School (Tennessee)
- Kim Jong-un: Supreme Leader of North Korea, attended the International School of Berne, although it is unclear if he graduated[23][24]
- Praya Lundberg, Thai/Swedish actress and model, Southeast Asia's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, graduate of NIST International School
- Nadiem Makarim, Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, in Indonesia and Founder of Gojek, Indonesia's first startup valued over US$10 billion, graduate of United World College of South East Asia
- Mata (rapper), Polish hip-hop singer-songwriter, graduate of Stefan Batory 2nd High School (Warsaw)
- George Miller (Joji), singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and former Internet personality, graduate of Canadian Academy in Japan
- 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
- Olajide Olatunji (KSI), singer-songwriter, YouTube personality
- 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[25]
- Nico Rosberg, former Formula 1 driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas, 2016 FIA Formula 1 Drivers' Championship winner. Graduate of International School of Nice[citation needed]
- Peter Sands, former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, graduate of Pearson College UWC[26]
- 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 from the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1991.[27]
- 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[28]
- Abiodun Williams, President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice, graduate of Pearson College UWC
- Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, Singer-songwriter colloquially known as "Lorde," graduate of Takapuna Grammar School[29]
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