List of celebrities with advanced degrees

This is a list of celebrities with advanced degrees. Excluded are those who are primarily known for their degree-related accomplishments, e.g. Stephen Hawking or Albert Einstein.

Celebrities with advanced degrees
Celebrity Degree Field Institution Known for
Milo Aukerman PhD Biology University of California, San Diego[1] Lead singer of the punk rock band the Descendents
Mayim Bialik PhD Neuroscience University of California, Los Angeles[2]Actress on the television series Blossom and The Big Bang Theory
Michael Bishop PhD Music [3] University of Virginia Bassist and lead singer of Gwar
Graham Chapman MD[4] Medicine St. Bartholomew's Medical College[5][6] Member of the British comedy group Monty Python
Cris Collinsworth JD Law University of Cincinnati School of Law[7] Sportscaster and former National Football League wide receiver
Bill Cosby EdD Education University of Massachusetts Amherst[8] Former actor and comedian and convicted sex offender
Michael Crichton MD Medicine Harvard Medical School[9] American author, screenwriter, and film director and producer
Arthur Conan Doyle MD Medicine University of Edinburgh Medical School[10][11] Author, creator of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif MDCM Medicine McGill University Faculty of Medicine[12] National Football League guard, Super Bowl champion
Greg Graffin PhD Evolutionary biology[13] Cornell University Lead singer and songwriter of the punk rock band Bad Religion
Dexter Holland PhD Molecular biology[14] Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California Lead singer, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the punk rock band The Offspring
Ken Jeong MD Medicine University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[15] Comedian and actor, starred in and portrayed a doctor on the sitcom Dr. Ken
Ted Kaczynski PhD Mathematics University of Michigan "Unabomber" domestic terrorism
Vitali Klitschko PhD Sports science[16] Kiev University World champion boxer and Ukrainian politician
Wladimir Klitschko PhD Sports science[17] Kiev University[18]World champion heavyweight boxer
Robert A. Leonard PhD Linguistics Columbia University[19] A founding member of the rock band Sha Na Na
Rachel Maddow PhD Political science[20] Lincoln College, Oxford American television host and political commentator, Rhodes Scholar
Mike Marshall PhD Kinesiology[21] or exercise physiology[22][23] Michigan State UniversityCy Young Award-winning Major League Baseball pitcher
Brian May PhD Astrophysics Imperial College London[24][25] Lead guitarist, singer and songwriter with the band Queen
Bill McColl MD Medicine, neurosurgery Pritzker School of Medicine[26][27] National Football League - offense, missionary, father of Milt McColl
Milt McColl MD Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine[28][29] National Football League linebacker, son of Bill McColl
Sterling Morrison PhD Medieval studies University of Texas at Austin[30] Rock guitarist, a founding member of the band The Velvet Underground
Shaquille O'Neal EdD Education Barry University[31][32] Retired National Basketball Association player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Alan Page JD Law University of Minnesota Law School[33] National Football League player, member of the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame, associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Miuccia Prada PhD Political science[34] University of Milan Fashion designer and businesswoman
Myron Rolle MD Medicine Florida State University College of Medicine[35][36] Rhodes Scholar, National Football League safety
Frank Ryan PhD Mathematics Rice University[37] National Football League quarterback
Dan Snaith PhD Mathematics Imperial College London[38] Canadian musician, best known by the stage name Caribou
Robert Vaughn PhD Communications University of Southern California[39][40] Actor, star of the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Brian Wecht PhD Particle physics University of California, San Diego[41] Musician, comedian, and internet personality, member of comedy music duo Ninja Sex Party
Peter Weller PhD Italian Renaissance art history University of California, Los Angeles[42] Actor, star of the movies RoboCop, RoboCop 2, etc.
Steve Young JD Law J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University[43] National Football League quarterback, member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Mikhail Youzhny PhD Philosophy Moscow State University[44] Tennis player

See also

References
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