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.

PersonDegree, field and schoolNotes
Milo Aukerman PhD in biology, University of California, San Diego[1] Lead singer of the punk rock band the Descendents
Mayim BialikPhD in neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles[2]Actress on the television series Blossom and The Big Bang Theory
Graham ChapmanMD,[3] St. Bartholomew's Medical College[4][5]Member of the British comedy group Monty Python
Bill CosbyEdD in education, University of Massachusetts Amherst[6]Former actor and comedian
Michael CrichtonMD, Harvard Medical School[7]American author, screenwriter, and film director and producer
Arthur Conan DoyleMD, University of Edinburgh Medical School[8][9]Author, creator of the fictional character Sherlock Holmes
Greg GraffinPhD in evolutionary biology,[10] Cornell UniversityLead singer and songwriter of the punk rock band Bad Religion
Dexter HollandPhD in molecular biology,[11] Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern CaliforniaLead singer, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the punk rock band The Offspring
Ken JeongMD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[12]Comedian and actor, starred in and portrayed a doctor on the sitcom Dr. Ken
Vitali KlitschkoPhD in sports science,[13] Kiev UniversityWorld champion boxer and Ukrainian politician
Wladimir KlitschkoPhD in sports science,[14] Kiev University[15]World champion heavyweight boxer
Robert A. LeonardPhD in linguistics, Columbia University[16]A founding member of the rock band Sha Na Na
Rachel MaddowPhD in political science,[17] Lincoln College, OxfordAmerican television host and political commentator, Rhodes Scholar
Mike MarshallPhD in kinesiology[18] or exercise physiology,[19][20] Michigan State UniversityCy Young Award-winning Major League Baseball pitcher
Brian MayPhD in astrophysics, Imperial College London[21][22]Lead guitarist, singer and songwriter with the band Queen
Sterling MorrisonPhD in medieval studies, University of Texas at Austin[23]Rock guitarist, a founding member of the band The Velvet Underground
Shaquille O'NealEdD in education, Barry University[24][25]Retired National Basketball Association player, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Alan PageJD, University of Minnesota Law School[26]National Football League player, member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Miuccia PradaPhD in political science,[27] University of MilanFashion designer and businesswoman
Frank RyanPhD in mathematics, Rice University[28]National Football League quarterback
Dan SnaithPhD in mathematics, Imperial College London[29]Canadian musician, best known by the stage name Caribou
Robert VaughnPhD in communications, University of Southern California[30][31]Actor, star of the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Peter WellerPhD in Italian Renaissance art history, University of California, Los Angeles[32]Actor, star of the movies RoboCop, RoboCop 2, etc.
Steve YoungJD, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University[33]National Football League quarterback, member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Mikhail YouzhnyPhD in philosophy, Moscow State University[34]Tennis player

See also

References
  1. Milo Jay Aukerman (1992). "Analysis of opaque-2 Function in Maize". Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, San Diego, 1992--Biology.
  2. Russo, Gene (31 May 2012). "Turning point: Mayim Bialik". Nature. 485 (669): 669. doi:10.1038/nj7400-669a. PMID 22670263.
  3. Hendrik Hertzberg (27 January 2003). "What's Up, Doc?". The New Yorker.
  4. David K. C. Cooper (26 November 2013). Doctors of Another Calling: Physicians Who Are Known Best in Fields Other than Medicine. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 361–. ISBN 9781611494679.
  5. "Bios of the Pythons". PBS.
  6. Gail Jennes (6 June 1977). "That Doctorate After Bill Cosby's Name Is No Honorary Freebie". People.
  7. "Obituary: Michael Crichton". The Guardian. 6 November 2008.
  8. "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930)". BBC.
  9. "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle". University of Edinburgh.
  10. Russo, Gene (1 October 2010). "Turning point: Greg Graffin". Nature. 467 (1143): 1143. doi:10.1038/nj7319-1143a.
  11. Jon Blistein (11 May 2017). "The Offspring's Dexter Holland has completed the molecular biology Ph.D program he put on hold to focus on rock & roll". Rolling Stone.
  12. Aili Nahas (5 August 2015). "Ken Jeong: I Was an 'Intense' Doctor Before I Became an Actor". People.
  13. Bryan Armen Graham (29 May 2018). "Vitali Klitschko: 'It's much easier to be heavyweight champion than to be mayor'". The Guardian.
  14. Bill Dwyre (14 October 2015). "Boxer Wladimir Klitschko is a heavyweight deep thinker". Los Angeles Times.
  15. "Dr Klitschko's degree of class". The Irish Times. 11 November 2006.
  16. Robin Finn (15 June 2008). "A Graduate of Sha Na Na, Now a Linguistics Professor". The New York Times.
  17. "Top 20 US Progressives: Rachel Maddow". New Statesman. 11 January 2012.
  18. "Mike Marshall (marshmi01)". Baseball-Reference.com.
  19. Ron Fimrite (1 July 1979). "Mike Marshall, the Best and the Brightest". Sports Illustrated.
  20. Ted Berg (17 September 2013). "Former Cy Young winner says he can help pitchers throw 115 mph". USA Today.
  21. Catherine Clifford (5 January 2019). "Legendary Queen guitarist Brian May is also an astrophysicist with a PhD". CNN.
  22. "Rock Star/Astrophysicist Dr. Brian May Goes Backstage With New Horizons". NASA. 21 July 2015.
  23. Lawrence Van Gelder (2 September 1995). "Sterling Morrison, 53, Rock Guitarist, Dies". The New York Times.
  24. "Shaquille O'Neal Earns His Doctorate". The New York Times. Associated Press. 5 May 2012.
  25. Tim Newcomb (8 May 2012). "Call Him Dr. Shaq: Shaquille O'Neal Earns Ph.D [sic]". Time.
  26. "Alan Page timeline". Star Tribune. 25 July 2015.
  27. Jo-Ann Furniss (26 August 2016). "Miuccia Prada on being shy, working with her husband and her mad office with a helter skelter [sic]". The Daily Telegraph.
  28. Jack Olsen (27 September 1965). "Dr. Ryan of the Browns: How Smart is Too Smart?". Sports Illustrated.
  29. Max Dax (16 May 2013). "More Madness Than Method: Dan Snaith on the poetics of a blank slate". Electronic Beats.
  30. Ken Levine (12 December 2007). "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." HuffPost.
  31. "Obituary: Robert Vaughn". BBC News. 11 November 2016.
  32. "RoboCop, PhD". Wired. 1 February 2007.
  33. "Brigham Young University (Clark)". U.S. News & World Report.
  34. "Wimbledon 2013: Five things you need to know about Andy Murray's fourth round opponent Mikhail Youzhny". The Daily Telegraph. 30 June 2013.
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