List of Oberlin College and Conservatory people

This list of Oberlin College and Conservatory People contains links to Wikipedia articles about notable alumni of and other people connected to Oberlin College, including the Conservatory of Music and the Graduate School of Theology.

Notable alumni

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Award winners

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Nobel laureates

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Pulitzer Prize

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French Legion of Honor

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Academy, Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe awards

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MacArthur Fellows

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The following alumni are fellows of the MacArthur Fellows Program from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. As this is an interdisciplinary award, they are listed here in addition to their listing in their field of accomplishment.

Academia

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Business

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Politics, government

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Premiers

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Legislators

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Mayors

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Executive council

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Diplomats

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  • John Mercer Langston (1849), U.S. Congressman representing Virginia's 4th Congressional District; US minister to Haiti under president Rutherford B. Hayes
  • Edwin O. Reischauer (1931), U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 1961–1966
  • Marcie Berman Ries (1972), U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria (October 1, 2012–present)
  • Carl Rowan (1947), U.S. ambassador to Finland (1963); deputy assistant Secretary of State under President Kennedy; director of U.S. Information Agency under President Johnson
  • John S. Service (1931), foreign service officer, China Hand
  • Durham Stevens (1871), assassinated diplomat to Japan
  • Tsiang Tingfu (1918), ambassador from Republic of China to Russia (1936–1938), United Nations (1947–1962), and USA (1962–1965)
  • Hsiao Bi-Khim (1971), Taiwan Representative to the United States (July 20, 2020 – 2023); member of the Legislative Yuan (2002-2008 and 2012–2020); Taiwan vice president (2024-2028)

Other

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Activists

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Journalism

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Broadcast media

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Literature

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Religion

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Science

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See also: Nobel laureates

Visual and performing arts

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Film and television

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Stage theater

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Music

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Visual arts

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Notable faculty

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Humanities

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English and American Literature

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French

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History

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Philosophy

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Religion

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Visual art and performance

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Social science

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Anthropology

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Economics

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Sociology

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Natural science

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Mathematics

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  • Robert A. Bosch, author and recreational mathematician known for domino art and TSP art

Physics

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Geology

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Environmental science

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Zoology

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Music

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Composition

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Performance

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Music theory

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Voice

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Theology

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Administration

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Presidents

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Athletics

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References

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