List of Case Western Reserve University people

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This is a list of notable individuals associated with Case Western Reserve University, including students, alumni, and faculty.

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Arts, journalism and entertainment

Directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo have directed world-famous blockbusters Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Anthony and Joe Russo by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo have directed world-famous blockbusters Captain America: The Winter Soldier , Captain America: Civil War , Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame .
Actor Rich Sommer appeared in Mad Men and The Devil Wears Prada. Rich Sommer.jpg
Actor Rich Sommer appeared in Mad Men and The Devil Wears Prada .

Business and philanthropy

Craig Newmark (BS '75, MS '77), tech billionaire, philanthropist, founder of Craigslist Craig-newmark.jpg
Craig Newmark (BS '75, MS '77), tech billionaire, philanthropist, founder of Craigslist
Richard Thaler (BA '67) is one of the founders of behavioral economics and recipient of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics. Richard Thaler.jpg
Richard Thaler (BA '67) is one of the founders of behavioral economics and recipient of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Education

Government and military

Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Representative (1997-2013) and U.S. presidential candidate (2004 and 2008) Dennis Kucinich.jpg
Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Representative (1997–2013) and U.S. presidential candidate (2004 and 2008)
Don Thomas, former NASA Astronaut. (Physics BS '73) Donald Thomas.jpg
Don Thomas, former NASA Astronaut. (Physics BS '73)
Elioda Tumwesigye, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister of Science Technology & Innovation, Republic of Uganda Elioda.jpg
Elioda Tumwesigye, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister of Science Technology & Innovation, Republic of Uganda

History

Law

See Notable Graduates section
Attorney Fred Gray represented Rosa Parks, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Tuskegee syphilis experiment victims in his career. He marched from Selma to Montgomery. Fred Gray 2019.jpg
Attorney Fred Gray represented Rosa Parks, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and the Tuskegee syphilis experiment victims in his career. He marched from Selma to Montgomery.

Science, technology, and medicine

Case alum Herbert Henry Dow, founder of Dow Chemical HDow1888.jpg
Case alum Herbert Henry Dow, founder of Dow Chemical
Julie Gerberding, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention JGerberding cdc photo.jpg
Julie Gerberding, former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
John Macleod, 1923 Nobel Prize winner for discovering insulin and Western Reserve University Professor of Physiology Jay MacLeod at Case1.jpg
John Macleod, 1923 Nobel Prize winner for discovering insulin and Western Reserve University Professor of Physiology
Ferid Murad, 1998 Nobel Laureate and Case Medical School MD/PhD alumnus Ferid Murad.jpg
Ferid Murad, 1998 Nobel Laureate and Case Medical School MD/PhD alumnus
David Satcher, former Surgeon General of the United States David Satcher official photo portrait.jpg
David Satcher, former Surgeon General of the United States

Sports

Case alum Don Shula (MA Physical Education '53), former coach of the Miami Dolphins Don-Shula USO-Tour-USS-Reagan-Address July-13-2009.jpg
Case alum Don Shula (MA Physical Education '53), former coach of the Miami Dolphins

See also

References

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  11. B. J. Colangelo (May 21, 2018). "Miss Greater Cleveland and Mechanical Engineer Xyla Foxlin is Revolutionizing What it Means to be a Beauty Queen". Cleve Scene magazine. Retrieved July 8, 2021. ...Xyla Foxlin is a mechanical and aerospace engineering major at Case Western Reserve University, a robotics whiz kid, the founder and inventor of Parihug, a pilot, ...
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