List of International Baccalaureate people

This is a list of notable people affiliated with the International Baccalaureate, including IB directors-general, chairs of the IB Board of Governors (previously known as the IB Council of Foundation), and notable graduates of one or more of the three IB programmes.

IB directors-general

• Alec Peterson (1968–1977)[1]
• Gerard Renaud (1977–1983)[2]
• Roger Peel (1983–1998)[3]
• Derek Blackman (1998–1999)[4]
• George Walker (1999–2005)[5]
• Jeffrey Beard (2006-2013)[6]
• Dr Siva Kumari (2014–present)[7]

Chair of IB Board of Governors

• John Goormaghtigh (1968–1981)[8]
• Seydou Madani Sy (1981–1984)[9]
• Piet Gathier (1984–1990)[10]
• Thomas Hagoort (1990–1996)[11]
• Bengt Thelin (1996–1997)[12]
• Greg Crafter (1997–2003)[13]
• Monique Seefried (2003–2009)[14]
• Carol Bellamy (2009 - April 2015)[15]
• George Rupp (April 2015 – present)[16]

Notable alumni

• Randa Abdel-Fattah, author, graduate of the Australian International Academy.
• Douglas Alexander, British Labour party Politician and former Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, graduate of the Pearson College UWC in Canada
• Maudy Ayunda, Indonesian singer, graduate of British School Jakarta
• Alia Bhatt, Bollywood actress, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt, graduate of Jamnabai Narsee School
• Marina Catena, Director of the United Nations World Food Program, graduate of UWC Adriatic
• Marina Diamandis, Welsh musician and pop artist, who took the diploma at St. Catherine's British School in Greece
• Anne Enright, 2007 Man Booker Prize award-winning novelist, first Irish Laureate for Fiction and graduate of Pearson College UWC
• Julia Galef, American philosopher [17], graduate of Richard Montgomery High School
• Gael García Bernal, actor, graduate of the Edron Academy
• Sunit Ghosh graduate of Global Indian International School
• Alex Honnold, American professional rock climber, graduate of Mira Loma High School
• Akihiko Hoshide, astronaut, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
• Princess Raiyah bint Hussein, daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic
• Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian federal Minister for Youth and Sports, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
• Ken Jennings, American quiz show contestant and Jeopardy! winnings record holder, graduate of the Seoul Foreign School
• Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood actress, daughter of Anil Kapoor, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia[18]
• Felipe Contepomi, Former Argentine rugby player and Orthopaedic Surgeon, graduate of Colegio Cardenal Newman
• Robbie Kay, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Once Upon a Time), graduate of the British School of Houston
• Kesha, American singer[19] graduated from Brentwood High School (Tennessee)
• Kim Han-sol, grandson of former North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-il. Graduate of the United World College in Mostar
• Kim Jong-Un, Current North Korean leader
• Praya Lundberg, Thai/Swedish actress and model, Southeast Asia's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, graduate of NIST International School
• Karen Mok, Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter, attended UWC Adriatic
• Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook, graduate of Vanguard High School
• Derek Muller, creator of Veritasium YouTube channel, graduate of West Vancouver Secondary School
• Carey Mulligan, actor, International School of Düsseldorf
• Mohamed Nasheed, politician, former president of the Maldives, attended Overseas Children's School (now Overseas School of Colombo), Sri Lanka
• Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan actress, (12 Years a Slave, Academy Award for best supporting actress 2014), graduate of St. Mary's School, Nairobi
• Jorma Ollila, former CEO of Nokia, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic
• Ignacio Padilla, Mexican novelist and short story writer, graduate of Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa
• Kaesang Pangarep, son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, graduate of ACS International
• Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, astronaut, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic[20]
• Peter Sands, former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, graduate of Pearson College UWC[21]
• Hege Solbakken, CEO of Offshore Media Group, graduate of Bergen Katedralskole
• Sarah Tan, Channel V VJ, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
• Ebba Busch Thor, Leader of the Christian Democrats (Sweden)
• Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, IB Diploma of the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1991.[22]
• Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, California, IB Diploma from Franklin High School (Stockton)
• Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, King of the Netherlands, graduate of United World College of the Atlantic[23]
• Abiodun Williams, President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice, graduate of Pearson College UWC

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