University of Scranton ~ Office of Career Services
Famous People and Their College Majors
NAME
George W. Bush Dick Cheney Bill Clinton John F. Kennedy Regis Philbin Oprah Winfrey David Letterman Pope Benedict XVI Father Scott Pilarz, S.J. John Krasinski Lisa Kudrow Conan O’Brian Katie Couric Alex Trebek Howard Stern Kenny Chesney Sean Combs Donald Trump Angela Merkel Kirsten Haglund Peyton Manning Walter Payton Tiger Woods John Elway Hugh Grant Jerry Seinfeld Bruce Lee Teri Hatcher Willard Scott
JOB
Current President of the United States Current Vice President of the United States Former President of the United States Former President of the United States Daytime TV show host Daytime TV show hot Late night TV show Pope Current President of the University of Scranton “Jim” on TV show The Office “Phoebe” on TV show Friends Late night TV show host Evening TV news anchor Host of TV show Jeopardy Radio personality Singer/songwriter Musician Real estate developer German Chancellor Miss America 2008 NFL player NFL player PGA player NFL player Actor Comedian/actor Actor/martial arts expert “Susan” on TV show Desperate Housewives Today show weatherman
COLLEGE MAJOR
History Political Science Telecommunications History Sociology Speech & Drama Telecommunications Theology English English Literature Biopsychology American History American Studies Philosophy Communications Marketing Business Economics Physics & Chemistry Music Speech Communication Special Education Economics French English Theater Philosophy Mathematics & Engineering Religious Studies
More websites that list famous people and their college majors:
1. 2. 3. 4. http://www.ohioscpa.com/Content/39920.aspx http://www.salisbury.edu/careerservices/Students/FamousMajors/FamousMajorsDefault.htmlhttp://www.csufresno.edu /studentaffairs/programs/undeclared/famous.shtml http://www.proctoracademy.org/ftpimages/3/download/download_group2036_id64887.pdf http://www.indiana.edu/~udiv/majors/famousgrads.html
Compiled in March 2008 by Melanie Larson, University of Scranton History and German major with a Psychology minor, for Betty Rozelle, Career Services Assistant Director-Career Development Specialist, who majored in Sociology.