If BU\u2019s impressive list of notable alumni didn\u2019t influence your decision to attend the university, at least now as a current student you can enjoy the pride that comes with knowing you\u2019ll join an awesome network when you graduate.\u00a0 It\u2019s impossible not to know about some of the superstars that once graced the sidewalks of Comm Ave. That Martin Luther King, Jr. was once a BU degree candidate is a selling point on campus tours, and word on the street says Howard Stern offered COM a sizable donation to name his alma mater after him.\u00a0 It is undeniable that BU churns out some of the most influential people in a number of different fields. And chances are, you\u2019ve spent at least one conversation your freshman year trying to come up with as many famous alums as you can.<\/p>\n
You know about Jason Alexander\u2019s BU history and you\u2019re aware that Uzo Aduba ran track as a terrier. But did you know the duo who founded Burger King or the lyrical genius behind some of your favorite Disney songs were also BU students?\u00a0 Read on for a complete list of Cool People You Didn\u2019t Even Know Went to BU and Some That You Did.<\/p>\n
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Other than MLK and Howard Stern, here are some other famous alums of BU.<\/p>\n
VIPs You Knew Were Terriers<\/strong><\/p>\n Andy Cohen<\/p>\n Bill O\u2019Reilly<\/p>\n Ginnifer Goodwin<\/p>\n Julianne Moore<\/p>\n Geena Davis<\/p>\n Jenna Marbles<\/p>\n But you knew that already.\u00a0 How about this next list?\u00a0 They\u2019re people you recognize, but it\u2019s not common knowledge they went to BU.<\/p>\n Big Names You Didn\u2019t Know Went to BU <\/strong><\/p>\n PSY, \u201cGangnam Style\u201d<\/p>\n Olivia Culpo, Miss Universe 2012<\/p>\n Tipper Gore, Former Second Lady<\/p>\n Nina Garcia, Fashion director of Elle<\/em> magazine and \u201cProject Runway\u201d<\/p>\n Johnathan Goldsmith, Portrays \u201cThe Most Interesting Man in the World\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also note these former BU students whose relatives are household names.<\/p>\n BU Alums Related to Cool People<\/strong><\/p>\n Emily Deschanel, sister of Zooey Deschanel<\/p>\n David E. Kelley, married to Michelle Pfeiffer and son of Coach Jack Kelley<\/p>\n and Karen Kwan, sister of Michelle Kwan<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Next, their names are not recognizable, but they did some awesome work post-grad.<\/p>\n BU Legends You Don\u2019t Know of But Probably Should<\/strong><\/p>\n David Edgerton and James McLamore, co-founders of Burger King<\/p>\n Howard Ashman, lyricist for Beauty and the Beast<\/em> and The Little Mermaid<\/em><\/p>\n Edgar J. Helms, founder of Goodwill Industries<\/p>\n Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston, creator of Wonder Woman<\/p>\n Helen Magill White, first woman to earn a Ph.D<\/p>\n and Mickey Drexler, CEO of J. Crew<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And finally, since this is a COM blog…<\/p>\n BU Alums Killin\u2019 It in the Media Industry<\/strong><\/p>\n Bonnie Hammer, President, Sci-Fi Channel<\/p>\n Ted Harbert, President, E! Networks<\/p>\n Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment<\/p>\n Allison Davis, Vice President, CBS Television<\/p>\n and Shari Redstone, Vice Chair Viacom and CBS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If BU\u2019s impressive list of notable alumni didn\u2019t influence your decision to attend the university, at least now as a current student you can enjoy the pride that comes with knowing you\u2019ll join an awesome network when you graduate.\u00a0 It\u2019s impossible not to know about some of the superstars that once graced the sidewalks of … Continue reading Hannah C: Cool People You Didn\u2019t Even Know Went to BU (And Some That You Did)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44323],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2032"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2035,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2032\/revisions\/2035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}