List of Washington University alumni

The following persons are notable alumni, living and deceased, of Washington University in St. Louis.

Academia

College or university presidents

Professors

Arts and literature

Playwright Tennessee Williams
Actor Peter Sarsgaard

Architecture and design

Architect Gyo Obata

Business

Adventurer and businessman Steve Fossett
Jim McKelvey, co-founder and director of Block, Inc.

Journalism and media

Government

Note: individuals who belong in multiple sections appear in the most relevant section.
Eric Schultz, Deputy White House Press Secretary in the Obama Administration from 2014 to 2017

U.S. cabinet secretaries and other prominent federal government officials

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky

U.S. governors and lieutenant governors

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Thomas Bradford Curtis (LLB 1935): Primary driver behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964

State legislators and city officials

Mayors and county executives

Diplomats

Law

Judges

Attorneys

Activists

Other

Science, engineering, and medicine

Sports

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