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.
George Miller (Joji), singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and former Internet personality, graduate of Canadian Academy in Japan
Douglas Alexander, British Labour party Politician and former Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, graduate of the Pearson College UWC in Canada
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, IB Diploma of the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1991.^[17]
Nadiem Makarim, Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, in Indonesia and Founder of Gojek, Indonesia's first startup valued over US$10 billion, graduate of United World College of South East Asia
Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian federal Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
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
Mahan Esfahani, noted harpsichordist, graduate of Richard Montgomery High School^[18]
Julia Galef, American philosopher,^[19] 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
Lauren Jauregui, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and former member of Fifth Harmony, graduate of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
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^[20]
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^[21] graduated from Brentwood High School (Tennessee)
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^[22]
Peter Sands, former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, graduate of Pearson College UWC^[23]
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)
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^[24]
Abiodun Williams, President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice, graduate of Pearson College UWC
Kim Jong-un, Supreme Leader of North Korea^{[citation needed]}

Register[]

Alumni can register for the mailing list by completing the form on the International Baccalaureate Alumni Network blog.^[25]

References[]

^ "Alec Peterson". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^ "Gérard Renaud". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^ "Roger Peel". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^ "Derek Blackman". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^ "George Walker". ibo.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^ "Jeffrey Beard". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^ "Current IB Direct General". ibo.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
^ "John Goormaghtigh". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^ "Seydou Madani". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^ "Piet Gathier". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^ "Thomas Henry Haggort". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^ "Bengt Thelin". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^ "Gregory John Crafter". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^ "Monique Seefried". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^ "Carol Bellamy". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
^ "George Rupp". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "CreativityFound". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "OZY". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
^ "ZeeNews". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
^ "$uper$tar Ke$ha Top$ Chart$".
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-03-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Peter Sands - UWC KENYA". UWC KENYA. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
^ Royal Household
^ "International Baccalaureate Alumni Network blog". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

[1] "Alec Peterson". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

[2] "Gérard Renaud". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

[3] "Roger Peel". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

[4] "Derek Blackman". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

[5] "George Walker". ibo.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

[6] "Jeffrey Beard". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

[7] "Current IB Direct General". ibo.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

[8] "John Goormaghtigh". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

[9] "Seydou Madani". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

[10] "Piet Gathier". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

[11] "Thomas Henry Haggort". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

[12] "Bengt Thelin". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

[13] "Gregory John Crafter". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

[14] "Monique Seefried". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

[15] "Carol Bellamy". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

[16] "George Rupp". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

[17] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[18] "CreativityFound". Retrieved 12 May 2021.

[19] "OZY". Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[20] "ZeeNews". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

[21] "$uper$tar Ke$ha Top$ Chart$".

[22] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-03-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[23] "Peter Sands - UWC KENYA". UWC KENYA. Retrieved 2018-11-07.

[24] Royal Household

[25] "International Baccalaureate Alumni Network blog". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

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