This is a list of some notable people who attended Harvard University, but did not graduate or have yet to graduate. See List of Harvard University people for a more comprehensive list of people affiliated with Harvard.

NameLifeKnown forRelationship to Harvard
Bülent Ecevit 1925–2006 Turkish politician, statesman, poet, writer, scholar, and journalist, who served as the Prime Minister of Turkey Attended Harvard University with a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship Scholarship in 1957, studying social psychology and Middle East history for eight months. He attended lectures on anti-communism with Olof Palme and Bertrand Russell and attended Henry Kissinger's Harvard International Seminar.[1]
John Adams II1803–1834aide to his father President John Quincy AdamsAttended College; expelled prior to 1823 graduation; later among those designated as "Bachelor of Arts as of 1823" and admitted to Roll of Graduates
Vincent Astor1891–1959businessman and philanthropistAttended College
F. Lee Bailey1933–2021lawyerAttended College
William J. A. Bailey1884–1949Radithor scandalAttended College
Andrew Beyerborn 1943horse racing expertAttended College
James Blakeborn 1979tennis playerAttended College in 1997–1999
Rick Brewerborn 1956president of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana; former administrator at Charleston Southern University in North Charleston, South CarolinaPost-graduate study at Harvard
William Starling Burgess1878–1947aviator, yacht designer, automotive innovator, poetAttended Harvard College 1897–1900
Frank Carlucci1930–2018United States Secretary of DefenseAttended Business School
Alistair Cooke1908–2004journalist, broadcasterVisiting graduate student
Hamilton Coolidge1895–1918soldierAttended College 1916 but dropped out to fight in World War I (killed in action); posthumously awarded an A.B. (War Degree), Harvard Class of 1919
Broderick Crawford1911–1986actorAttended college after high school graduation but dropped out after three weeks
Vincent Cronin1924–2011historian, writerAttended College
Matt Damonborn 1970actorAttended College
Eli Dershwitzborn 19952023 World Saber Champion, 2015 Under-20 World Saber Champion, and US Olympic saber fencerAttending College
Paul Douglas1892–1976United States SenatorAttended Graduate School
Edmund Fanning1739–1818British Colonial Officer and GovernorGiven A.M. Degree in 1764
John F. Fitzgerald1863–1950mayor of Boston, MassachusettsAttended Harvard Medical School but dropped out in 1885 after father died
John Gould Fletcher1886–1950poet and philosopherCollege (attended 1903–1907, but did not finish)
Benjamin Franklin1706–1790scientistNever attended College; awarded an honorary degree in 1753 as Class of 1724
Robert Frost1874–1963poetAttended College (1897–1899); awarded an honorary degree in 1937
Buckminster Fuller1895–1983designer, architectAttended College
William Gaddis1922–1998novelistAttended College
Bill Gatesborn 1955co-founder and chairman of Microsoft, entrepreneur, and philanthropistAttended College (1973–1975); awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws in 2007
Frank Gehryborn 1929architectAttended Design School
Ruth Bader Ginsburg1933–2020Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesAttended Law School, later transferred to Columbia
James Halperinborn 1952co-founder and chairman of Heritage Auctions, entrepreneur, and authorAttended College (1970–1972)
S. Herbert Hare1888-1960landscape architect, co-founder of Hare & HareAttended Design School
William Randolph Hearst1863–1951newspaper magnateAttended College
Bruce Henderson1915–1992founder of the Boston Consulting GroupAttended the Business School
Joel Iacoomes1644–1665Native American student (Wampanoag)Attended Harvard's Indian College; died in shipwreck at Nantucket before receiving his degree as Class of 1665; awarded a posthumous degree A.B. in 2011[2][3]
Henry James1843–1916novelistAttended Law School
Philip Kaufmanborn 1936film director, screenwriterAttended Law School
John Keyborn 1961Prime Minister of New ZealandAttended professional courses at the Business School
Dan Kiley1912–2004landscape architect, architectAttended Design School
Edwin Land1909–1991inventorAttended College; awarded honorary doctorate in 1957
William Harrington Leahy1904-1986rear admiral in the United States Navy, son of fleet admiral William D. LeahyAttended Business School[4]
Fred A. Leuchterborn 1943inventor and execution equipment designerAttended for post-graduate studies
Alan Lomax1915–2002musicologistAttended College (1932–1933)
John Lomax1867–1948musicologistVisiting student (1907)
Amory Lovinsborn 1947environmentalistAttended College (1964–66)
Robert Lowell1917–1977poetAttended College
James MacArthur1937–2010actorAttended Harvard; dropped out in second year to become actor
Rosario Marinborn 1958Treasurer of the United StatesAttended KSG Program for State and Local Government Executives
Tshilidzi Marwalaborn 1971academic, community leader, and businessmanAttended Harvard Business School
Dustin Moskovitzborn 1984co-founder of Facebook, Inc.Attended College
Ogden Nash1902–1971poetAttended College (1920–21)
Benjamin Netanyahuborn 1949Prime Minister of IsraelAttended College; studied political science
Gabe Newellborn 1962co-founder of ValveAttended College[5]
Eugene O'Neill1888–1953playwrightAttended College
James Parkborn 1976co-founder and CEO of FitbitAttended College
Gram Parsons1946–1973father of country rockAttended College
James Peck1914–1993civil rights and anti-war activistAttended College
Ion Perdicaris1840–1925businessman and philanthropistAttended College but left in second year
Mary Petersborn 1948United States Secretary of TransportationAttended KSG Program for State and Local Government Executives
Albert Pike1809–1891Confederate GeneralAttended but then chose not to attend college because of fees
Cole Porter1891–1964composerAttended Law and Graduate Schools
David Endicott Putnam1898–1918SoldierAttended College 1917 but dropped out to fight in World War I {killed in action}; posthumously awarded an S.B. {War Degree} Harvard Class of 1920}
Bonnie Raittborn 1949singer, songwriterAttended Radcliffe
Richard Readborn 1957two-time Pulitzer Prize winnerNieman fellow (1996–97)
Eden Riegelborn 1981actressAttended College (1998–2000)
Laurance Spelman Rockefeller1910–2004businessman and philanthropistAttended College but dropped out when he decided not to be a lawyer
Quentin Roosevelt1897–1918soldierAttended College 1916 but dropped out to fight in World War I (killed in action); posthumously awarded an A.B. (War Degree), Harvard Class of 1919
Pete Seeger1919–2014songwriter, singer, activistAttended College
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah1945–2001late King of NepalAttended for one year (1967–1968)
Robert Gould Shaw1837–1863abolitionist, Union Army colonelAttended College (1856–1859); killed in American Civil War
Harry Shearerborn 1943actor, writerAttended Graduate School
Wallace Stevens1879–1955poetSpecial student (1897–1900)
Adlai Stevenson1900–19651952 and 1956 Democratic U.S. presidential nominee, Governor of IllinoisAttended Law School
Jonathan Taylor Thomasborn 1981actorAttended College (2001–2002)
Daniel Cosío Villegas1898–1976economist, historianStudent
David Foster Wallace1962–2008writerAttended graduate school
David Kenyon Webster1922–1961soldier, journalist, and author; was profiled in Band of BrothersAttended College one semester; dropped out to fight in WWII
John Wentworth1815–1888Mayor of ChicagoAttended Law School in 1841
Marjorie Williams1958–2005writerDropped out after junior year[6]
Charles W. Woodworth1865–1940entomologistStudied under Hermann August Hagen 1886 to 1888, 1900–1901
Isoroku Yamamoto1884–1943World War II Naval Marshal General, Imperial Japanese NavyVisiting student (1919–1921)
Mark Zuckerbergborn 1984founder & CEO of FacebookLeft College in his second year

References

  1. ↑ Sanger, David E. (November 30, 2023). "Henry Kissinger Is Dead at 100; Shaped the Nation's Cold War History". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ Ireland, Corydon (September 20, 2013). "The First Native Man of Letters: Harvard's Indian Colonial Poet (in Latin!)". IndianCountryTodayMedianNtwork.com. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Honor for Native American". Harvard Gazette. Harvard University. May 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ "W. H. Leahy, Rear Admiral, Dies at 81". The Washington Post. May 13, 1986.
  5. ↑ Murphy Barret, Victoria (December 12, 2005). "It's A Mod, Mod Underworld". Forbes.com.
  6. ↑ Von Drehle, David (January 17, 2005). "Post Columnist Marjorie Williams Dies". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 13, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
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