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Northwestern University is a private university in Evanston, Illinois and has its main campus along the shores of Lake Michigan. The athletic teams are called "Wildcats". Name these famous people who attended Northwestern.
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Senator from South Dakota from 1963 to 1981 and Democratic nominee in the 1972 U.S. presidential election
George McGovern
Senator from North Dakota since 2011 and Governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010
John Hoeven
Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009, he was impeached and convicted for public corruption
Rod Blagojevich
Governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015
Pat Quinn
Governor of Illinois since 2019
J. B. Pritzker
Governor of Massachusetts from 2015 to 2023 and President of the NCAA since 2023
Charlie Baker
White House Chief of Staff from 2009 to 2010 and mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019
Rahm Emanuel
Member of Congress from 1977 to 2005, House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and House Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003
Dick Gephardt
Associate justice of the Supreme Court from 1975 to 2010
John Paul Stevens
Prime Minister of Sweden from 1986 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 1996, best known for leading Sweden into the European Union
Ingvar Carlsson
Prime minister of Belgium since 2020
Alexander De Croo
President of Ecuador since 2023
Daniel Noboa
First African American woman to earn a pilot's license and first to run for Congress
Willa Brown
Founder of Playboy
Hugh Hefner
First commissioner of baseball from 1920 to 1944, best rememebered for his resolution of the Black Sox Scandal
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Owner of the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox
Jerry Reinsdorf
Owner of the Chicago Blackhawks until his death in 2023
Rocky Wirtz
CEO of Guggenheim Partners and co-cowner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chelsea
Mark Walter
Majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets
Gabe Plotkin
Writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature, "Henderson the Rain King" "The Adventures of Augie March" "Humboldt's Gift"
Saul Bellow
Author of "A Song of Ice and Fire"
George R. R. Martin
Author of the "Divergent" trilogy
Veronica Roth
Singer, rapper and record producer, "Happy" "Blurred Lines" "Get Lucky"
Pharrell Williams
One of the most popular supermodels during the 1980s and 1990s, mother of Kaia Gerber
Cindy Crawford
Host of his own tabloid talk show from 1991 to 2018, host of America's Got Talent from 2007 to 2008 and mayor of Cincinnati from 1977 to 1978
Jerry Springer
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Host of a late-night talk show on NBC since 2014
Seth Meyers
Host of "The Late Show" on CBS since 2015
Stephen Colbert
Director, "Pretty Woman" "The Princess Diaries"
Garry Marshall
Actor, "Ben-Hur" "The Ten Commandments" "Planet of the Apes"
Charlton Heston
Actor and director, "Bonnie and Clyde" "Reds" "Shampoo"
Warren Beatty
Actor, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" "Mad About You" "Tick, Tick..Boom!"
Richard Kind
Actor and comedian, "Billy on the Street" "Bros" "The Lion King"
Billy Eichner
Actor best known for his role as Ross Geller in "Friends"
David Schwimmer
Actor best known for her role as J.D. in "Scrubs"
Zach Braff
Actor, "The Fall of the House of Usher" "Friday Night Lights" "The Midnight Club"
Zach Gilford
Actor best known for his roles as Dr. Michael Gallant in "ER" and Clinton Jones in "White Collar"
Sharif Atkins
Actress who is married to Prince Harry, also known for her role as Rachel Zane in "Suits"
Meghan Markle
Actress, "Ozark" "Mystic River" "The Truman Show"
Laura Linney
Actress best known for her role as Elaine Benes in "Seinfeld"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Actress and comedian, "Bad Moms" "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" "WandaVision" "Crossing Jordan"
Kathryn Hahn
Actress best known for her role as Skyler White in "Breaking Bad"
Anna Gunn
Actress best known for her role as Jess Day in "New Girl"
Zooey Deschanel
Actress, "George Lopez" "Lucifer" "Dexter"
Aimee Garcia
Actress best known for her role as Rebecca Ahn in "The Bling Ring"
Katie Chang
Actress who is best known for her role as Lexi Howard in "Euphoria"
Maude Apatow
President of basketball operations of the Philadelphia 76ers since 2020 and GM of the Houston Rockets from 2007 to 2020
Daryl Morey
Football head coach at his alma mater from 2006 to 2022 and at Michigan State since 2026
Pat Fitzgerald
Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns
Otto Graham
Cornerback who plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Greg Newsome II
Golfer who won the U.S. Open 2022
Matt Fitzpatrick
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