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Boston University is a private university in Boston, Massachusetts with historical affliation with the United Methodist Church. The athletic teams are called Terriers. Name these famous people who attended BU.
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Secretary of Defense from 1997 to 2001 and Senator from Maine from 1979 to 1997
William Cohen
Governor of New Hampshire from 1989 to 1993 and Senator from New Hampshire from 1993 to 2011
Judd Gregg
Governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005, first Asian American governor in the continental U.S.
Gary Locke
Governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014
Bob McDonnell
Senator from Massachusetts from 1967 to 1979, he was the first African American elected to the Senate
Edward Brooke
Representative for New York's 14th district since 2019 and youngest woman to be elected to Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
First President of Cyprus from 1960 to 1977
Makarios III
President of Costa Rica from 1986 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2010 and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Óscar Arias
Prime minister of Iceland since 2024
Kristrún Frostadóttir
Baptist minister and one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1968 who received the Nobel Peace Prize 1964
Martin Luther King Jr.
First person born a slave to earn a Ph.D
John W. Bowen
First woman to earn a Ph.D in the United States
Helen Magill White
First African American woman elected to Congress from the South
Barbara Jordan
CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery
David Zaslav
Singer, "Diamonds and Rust" "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
Joan Baez
Radio host best known for his own popular show from 1986 to 2005
Howard Stern
Host of the highest-rated cable news show for 16 years, he got fired from Fox News for sexual misconduct
Bill O'Reilly
Showrunner of "Andor", Director of "Michael Clayton" and "The Bourne Legacy"
Tony Gilroy
Director, "Uncut Gems" "Good Time"
Josh Safdie
Director and actor, "Uncut Gems" "Good Time"
Benny Safdie
Director, "I Saw the TV Glow" "We're All Going to the World's Fair"
Jane Schoenbrun
Actress, "Chinatown" "Network" "Bonnie and Clyde"
Faye Dunaway
Actress, "Thelma & Louise" "Beetlejuice" "The Fly"
Geena Davis
Actress, "Edward Scissorhands" "Take Shelter" "The Cider House Rules" "Cold Mountain"
Kathy Baker
Actress, "Still Alice" "May December" "Hannibal"
Julianne Moore
Actress, "My Cousin Vinny" "The Wrestler" "Spider-Man: Homecoming"
Marisa Tomei
Actress, "The Whale" "Downsizing" "The Menu"
Hong Chau
Actress, "Big Love" "Once Upon a Time" "Zootopia"
Ginnifer Goodwin
Actress best known for her role as Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in "Bones"
Emily Deschanel
Actress best known for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in "Orange Is the New Black"
Uzo Aduba
Actor best known for his role as John Kramer in "Saw"
Tobin Bell
Actor best known for portraying and creating the character "Pee-wee Herman"
Paul Reubens
Actor best known for his role as George Costanza in "Seinfeld"
Jason Alexander
Actor best known for his role as Jacob Kowalski in "Fantastic Beasts"
Dan Fogler
YouTuber who at her peak has over 20 million subscribers to her channel
Jenna Marbles
Owner of the Philadelphia Eagles
Jeffrey Lurie
Head coach for the New York Rangers since 2025 (former head coach of the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins)
Mike Sullivan
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