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Sunday, 8 April 2012

Notable Stanford Students From Politics, Sport And Entertainment

By Destiny Starr


Stanford University is along side of Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Stanford creates a certain type of graduate, alumni have progressed to mold the globe in both subtle and overt forms. The goal of this write-up is to underline these notable students and graduates in their relative areas including sport, showbiz and politics.

William Hewlett & Dave Packard

Hewlett Packard was founded in a garage by Stanford students William Hewlett and Dave Packard before moving to Silicon Valley. The proximity of Stanford and Silicon Valley is no coincidence. Why? Because Stanford graduate's has been so fundamental to its development and notoriety as a capital of world technology.

Herbert Hoover

Both President's Herbert Hoover and John F. Kennedy attended Stanford. However, you may be surprised to learn while one graduated, another dropped out. Hoover actually claimed to be Stanford's first ever student, while Kennedy dropped out in 1942. Other notable students include former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israeli and Japanese Prime Minister's Ehud Barak and Yukio Hatoyama.

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon leads figures from the world of entertainment to have attended Stanford. Other figures include Jennifer Connolly, Sigourney Weaver and Ted Danson. Remarkably, however, only Sigourney Weaver graduated while others dropped out to pursue their acting careers or transferred. Weaver did so in 1972 with a bachelor in Arts.

Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods is probably the most famous athlete to have studied at Stanford. Woods enrolled at Stanford in 1994 under a Golf Scholarship. He left after only two years after deciding to chase a career in golf. Soccer player Ryan Nelsen graduated at Stanford, he is currently under contract with Tottenham Hotspur. Nelson was ranked Most Valuable Player whilst at Stanford and earned a bachelors in Political Science.

Many thanks for taking the time for a brief glimpse into this cast of notable Stanford students. Please visit our website for more insights and information about Stanford University.




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