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List of artists and entertainers with advanced degrees

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This is a list of artists and entertainers with advanced degrees (PhDs and other academic degrees leading to the title of Doctor). Excluded are honorary degrees.

Research doctorate

PersonKnown forDegreeFieldInstitution
Milo AukermanMember of the band DescendentsPhDBiologyUniversity of California, San Diego[1]
Mayim BialikActressPhDNeuroscience[2]University of California, Los Angeles[3]
Michael BishopMember of the band GwarPhDMusic[4]University of Virginia
Ian BostridgeOpera and lieder singerDPhilHistory[5]University of Oxford
Michael BurnsActorDPhilHistory[6]Yale University
Bill BrufordMember of the bands Yes, King Crimson and U.K.PhDMusic[7]University of Surrey
Ellen CleghorneActress and comedianPhDPerformance StudiesNew York University[8]
Alan CooperMember of the band Sha Na NaPhDReligious StudiesYale University[9]
Max CooperMusic producerPhDComputational biology[10]University of Nottingham
Bill CosbyActor and comedianEdDEducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst[11]
Brian CoxTelevision presenter, physicist and former member of the bands D:Ream and DarePhDParticle physicsUniversity of Manchester[12]
Don S. DavisActorPhDTheatreSouthern Illinois University Carbondale[13]
William FawcettActorPhDElizabethan drama[14]University of Nebraska
Runhild GammelsæterMember of the bands Thorr's Hammer and KhlystPhDCell physiology[15]University of Oslo
Cheddar Gorgeous (Michael John Atkins)Drag QueenPhDAnthropologyUniversity of Manchester[16]
Harold GouldActorPhDTheatreCornell University
Greg GraffinMember of the band Bad ReligionPhDEvolutionary biology[17]Cornell University
Dan GrimaldiActorPhDData processingCity University of New York
David GrubbsMember of the bands Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and Gastr del Sol.PhDEnglishUniversity of Chicago[18]
Sir Lenny HenryActor and comedian, co-founder of Comic ReliefPhDMedia ArtsRoyal Holloway, University of London[19]
Dexter HollandMember of the band The OffspringPhDMolecular biology[20]Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Vijay IyerJazz pianist and composerPhDTechnology and the Arts[21]University of California, Berkeley
Paul JanzMember of the band Deliverance and a professor of systematic theologyPhDPhilosophical TheologyUniversity of Cambridge
Brendan KavanaghPianistPhDEnglishUniversity College Cork[22]
Mark KermodeFilm criticPhDEnglish LiteratureUniversity of Manchester
Akash KhuranaActorPhDSocial SciencesTata Institute of Social Sciences[23][24]
Wagner LamounierFormer member of the band SepulturaDScApplied Economics[25]Federal University of Viçosa
Robert A. LeonardMember of the band Sha Na NaPhDLinguisticsColumbia University[26]
CN LesterSinger-songwriterPhDMusicUniversity of Huddersfield.[27]
Annbjørg LienMusicianPhDHardanger fiddleUniversity of Agder[28][29]
Ria LinaComedian and writerPhDViral bioinformaticsUniversity College London[30][31]
Loretta LongActressPhDUrban educationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst[32]
David LowreyMember of the bands Camper Van Beethoven and CrackerEdDEducationUniversity of Georgia[33]
Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo aka "Sammus"RapperPhDScience and Technology StudiesCornell University[34]
Sir Brian MayMember of the band QueenPhDAstrophysicsImperial College London[35][36]
Roy MontgomeryComposer and member of the bands The Pin Group and DadamahPhDTheatre and Film StudiesUniversity of Canterbury[37]
Sterling MorrisonMember of the band The Velvet UndergroundPhDMedieval studiesUniversity of Texas at Austin[38]
Christopher NowinskiProfessional wrestlerPhDBehavioral Neuroscience[39]Boston University
John O'BrienSoccer playerPhDClinical psychologyAlliant International University[40]
Niall O'FlahertyMember of the band The Sultans of PingPhDHistory of political thoughtKing's College, Cambridge[41][42]
Shaquille O'NealBasketball player, actor, and rapperEdDEducationBarry University [43]
Miuccia PradaFashion designer and businesswomanPhDPolitical science[44]University of Milan
PriyadarshiniSingaporean-Indian playback singerPhDFilm musicUniversity of Mysore[45][46]
Rahul RamMember of the band Indian OceanPhDEnvironmental ToxicologyCornell University[47]
Dilshad SaidKurdish musicianPhDMusic historyMozarteum University Salzburg[48][49]
Robert SchneiderMember of the band The Apples in Stereo and record producerPhDMathematicsEmory University[50]
SerriniSinger-songwriterPhDLiterary and Cultural StudiesThe University of Hong Kong[51]
Sam ShepherdElectronic music producerPhDNeuroscienceUniversity College London[52]
Rose SimpsonMember of the band The Incredible String BandPhDGerman LiteratureUniversity of Aberystwyth[53][54]
Dan SnaithCanadian musician, best known by the stage name CaribouPhDMathematicsImperial College London[55]
Billy TaylorJazz pianist, composer, broadcaster and educatorEdDMusic EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst[56]
Alejandro ToledoComposer, saxophonist, and ethnomusicologistPhDMusic performanceGoldsmiths, University of London[57]
Jared Van SnellenbergActor and neuroscientistPhDPsychologyColumbia University
Robert VaughnActorPhDCommunicationsUniversity of Southern California[58][59]
Indre ViskontasOpera singerPhDCognitive neuroscienceUniversity of California, Los Angeles[60]
Sophie WardNovelist and actressPhDEnglish and Comparative LiteratureGoldsmiths, University of London.[61]
Brian WechtMember of the band Ninja Sex PartyPhDParticle physicsUniversity of California, San Diego[62]
Peter WellerActorPhDItalian Renaissance art history[63]University of California, Los Angeles[64]
Graham WigginsMusicianDPhilSolid State PhysicsUniversity of Oxford
Warren ZanesMember of the band The Del FuegosPhDVisual and Cultural Studies[65]University of Rochester
Pietro BoselliModel, engineer, and lecturer at UCLPhDComputational fluid dynamics[66]University College London[67]

Medical degree

In many countries, the first medical degree is the MBBS (with MD being reserved for higher doctorates), yet holders of this degree are addressed as "doctor" while practising.

PersonKnown forDegreeFieldInstitution
Mohan AgasheBollywood actorMBBS, MD[68]Medicine, PsychiatryB. J. Medical College[69]
Alexander BorodinClassical composerMD[70]Medicine and chemistryMedical-Surgical Academy [de; ru], St Petersburg
Britt BakerProfessional wrestlerDMDDentistryUniversity of Pittsburgh[71]
Graham ChapmanMember of the British comedy group Monty PythonMBBSMedicineSt. Bartholomew's Medical College[72][73]
Meiyang ChangBollywood actor, television host and singerBDSDental SurgeryVokkaligara Sangha Dental College & Hospital[74]
Michael CrichtonNovelist and screenwriterMDMedicineHarvard Medical School[75]
Sir Arthur Conan DoyleAuthor, creator of Sherlock HolmesMBCM, MD[76]MedicineUniversity of Edinburgh Medical School[77][78]
Graeme GardenScottish comedian and member of The GoodiesMBBSMedicineKing's College London[79][80]
Aditi GovitrikarBollywood actressMBBSMedicineGrant Medical College[81]
Harry HillActor and comedianMBBSMedicineUniversity of London[82][83]
Ken JeongActor and comedianMDMedicine[84]University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[85]
Kamran Rashid KhanRapperDOOsteopathic MedicineMichigan State University College of Human Medicine[86][87]
Shriram LagooBollywood film and theatre actorMBBSMedicineB. J. Medical College[88]
Jonathan LaPagliaActorMBBSMedicineUniversity of Adelaide
James LiljaMember of the band The OffspringMDMedicineUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine[89]
George MillerFilm director and screenwriterMBBSMedicineUniversity of New South Wales[83]
Sir Jonathan MillerActor, writer, theatre director, and humouristMBBChirMedicineUniversity of Cambridge[90]
Arko Pravo MukherjeeSinger-songwriter and music composerMBBSMedicineBurdwan Medical College.[91]
Haing S. NgorActor and gynecologistMDMedicineUniversity of Toulouse
Peter OstrumActorDVMVeterinary MedicineCornell University College of Veterinary Medicine[92]
Sai PallaviActress and dancerMBBSMedicineTbilisi State Medical University[93]
Palash SenMember of the band EuphoriaMBBSMedicineUniversity College of Medical Sciences[94]
Pedro Juan Vázquez BraganRapper and songwriterMDMedicineUniversidad Central del Caribe[95][96]
Daryl WilsonMember of the band The BollweevilsMDMedicineStritch School of Medicine

Other professional doctorates

In some countries, the Juris Doctor is the standard professional degree required to practise law, although the holder is usually not addressed as "doctor".

PersonKnown forDegreeFieldInstitution
Jackie FoxMember of the band The RunawaysJDLawHarvard Law School[97]
Denny GreeneMember of the band Sha Na NaJDLawYale University[98]
Hill HarperActor and writerJDLawHarvard Law School[99]
Staci KeananActressJDLawSouthwestern Law School[100]
Tom RappMember of the band Pearls Before SwineJDLawUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School[101][102]
William SandersonActorJDLawMemphis State University[103]
Fred ThompsonActor and U.S. SenatorJDLawVanderbilt University[104]
Steve YoungAmerican football playerJDLawBrigham Young University[105]

Incomplete or revoked doctorates

Rapper Roxanne Shante publicly claimed in the early 2000s to have received a master's and PhD in psychology from Cornell University. A 2009 investigation by Slate found no evidence she had received either degree, or a bachelor's.[106] Shante then apologized, stating she had never received a PhD.[107]

PersonKnown forDegreeFieldInstitutionNotes
Ella Al-ShamahiStand-up comedian and television presenterPhDAnthropologyUniversity College LondonStudying as of 2021[108]
Mira AroyoMember of the band LadytronDPhilMolecular geneticsUniversity of OxfordDropped out[109]
Rowan AtkinsonActor and comedianPhDElectrical EngineeringUniversity of OxfordDropped out[110]
Alan CorenHumourist and writerPhDAmerican literatureYale University
University of California, Berkeley		Dropped out[111]
David DuchovnyActorPhDYale UniversityDropped out
James Franco[112]Actor and filmmakerPhDEnglishYale UniversityStudying as of 2011
PhDCreative Writing and LiteratureUniversity of HoustonAdmitted as of 2012
Art GarfunkelSinger and actor, member of the band Simon & GarfunkelPhDMathematics Education[113]Teachers College, Columbia UniversityDropped out[114]
Hong Jin-youngSouth Korean trot singer and entertainerPhDBusiness AdministrationChosun UniversityRevoked[115]
Ashley JuddActressPhDPublic PolicyUniversity of California, BerkeleyStudying as of 2016[116]
Bridgit MendlerActor and singer-songwriterPhDTechnologies & Social MachinesMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyStudying as of 2020[117]
JDSpace LawHarvard UniversityStudying as of 2023[118]
Kim Min-seokSinger and actorPhDCulture and ArtsHoseo UniversityStudying as of 2017[119][120]
Ben MillerActorPhDSolid state physicsUniversity of CambridgeDropped out[121]
Jay SeanSinger-songwriterMBBSMedicineQueen Mary University of LondonDropped out[122]
John SessionsActorPhDEnglish LiteratureMcMaster UniversityDropped out[123]
Zhai TianlinActorPhDFilm ScienceBeijing Film AcademyRevoked[124]
Lee Young-aeActressPhDTheater and CinemaHanyang UniversityStudying as of 2009[125][126]

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