Well-Known Harvard University Attendees
About Harvard
• Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was created in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard was the first higher education school in the United States.
• It was named after it’s benefactor, John Harvard.
• Radcliffe College was established in 1879 as it’s sister school, was became a prominent school for women.
• Harvard is currently known as one of the best ivy league schools in the United States.
• Harvard generally has about 20,000 students. This includes undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
• Harvard University is “devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally.”
Natalie Portman
• Natalie Portman not only attended Harvard, but graduated as well.
• She is most known for her role in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, V for Vendetta, and Black Swan.
• She enrolled in 1999 to study psychology and graduated in with her bachelors degree in 2003.
Ken Mehlman
• Ken Mehlman is a well-known Republican politician who was the campaign manager for the successful George W. Bush reelection campaign.
• Recently, he has been speaking out on civil marriage after he launched Project Right Side. This organization is trying to get more conservatives to support marriage equality.
• Mehlman attended Harvard Law with Barack Obama, and received his JD in 1991.
Barack Obama
• Barack Obama is the current, and 44th President of the United States.
• Obama first graduated from Columbia University, and then went onto Harvard Law School and earned his law degree.
• He has worked as a civil rights attorney in Chicago.
Matt Damon
• Matt Damon is known The Bourne series and Good Will Hunting. He started his career writing the Good Will Hunting screenplay with his friend Ben Affleck.
• Damon and Affleck both starred in this movie, which ended up being the start of a very successful career for both of them.
• He attended Harvard University and studied theater from 1988 to 1992. He never graduated, because he left to pursue a career in acting.
Theodore Roosevelt
• Theodore, more famously known as "Teddy" Roosevelt, graduated from Harvard University in 1880 and studied biology.
• Afterwards, he was elected to the New York State Assembly. Here, he became the leader of the reform faction for the Republican Party.
• He later on became the 26th President of the United States.