Since its founding in 1879, Northfield Mount Hermon School has graduated students who went on to excel in technology; education; consulting and professional services; finance; government, law, and politics; arts, entertainment, and media; healthcare and social services; and nonprofits.
Thomas Nelson Baker Sr., 1889, first African-American to receive a PhD in philosophy in the United States Elizabeth Barrows Ussher, 1891, Christian missionary Lee de Forest, 1893, radio pioneer William G. Morgan, 1893, inventor of volleyball Howard Thurston, 1893, magician Ernest Yarrow, 1897, director of the Near East Foundation Belle da Costa Greene, librarian Peter Moss, 1976, basketball player Juliana R. Force, 1900, art museum director Pixley Seme, 1902, founder of the African National Congress Henry Kempton Craft, 1902, civil rights leader and YMCA executive Chester Barnard, 1906, philanthropist Henry Roe Cloud, 1906, educator and government official Mohini Maya Das, 1906, educator Harry Kemp, tramp poet, c. 1907 (expelled) DeWitt Wallace, 1907, founder of Reader's Digest Walter Harper, c. 1916, mountain climber Monroe W. Smith, 1919, founder of American Youth Hostels Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail, early 1920s (d.n.g), nurse and activist S. Prestley Blake, 1934, founder of Friendly's Ice Cream Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 1937, poet Tad Mosel, 1940, playwright James W. McLamore, 1943, founder of Burger King John E. Kingston, 1944, New York Supreme Court judge Mary C. Potter, 1947–1948, professor of psychology James Nabrit III, 1948, civil rights attorney Richard Gilder, 1950, philanthropist William C. Pryor, 1950, chief judge Anna Diggs Taylor, 1950, chief judge David Hartman, 1952, television host William R. Rhodes, 1953, corporate executive June Jordan, 1953, poet, professor of African American Studies J. Stapleton Roy, 1953, diplomat Edward W. Said, 1953, literary theorist Neil Sheehan, 1954, author Jane English, 1960, academic, photographer William Scott Green, 1964, academic, university administrator Frank Shorter, 1965, marathoner Lynne Anderson, 1965, professor of education William Ackerman, 1967, founder of Windham Hill Records and 2005 Grammy Award winner Natalie Cole, 1968, vocalist Amy Domini, 1968, social investor Viola Baskerville, 1969, Virginia secretary of administration Willie Wolfe, 1969, founding member of the Symbionese Liberation Army Brian F. Atwater, 1969, geologist Dore Gold, 1971, former permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations Erik Lindgren, 1972, composer Tim Stryker, 1972, computer programmer Jim Keller, 1972, musician Tommy Tutone Valerie Jarrett, 1974, senior advisor to Barack Obama John S. Chen, 1974, CEO of BlackBerry Helen DeWitt, 1975, novelist Timothy Horrigan, 1975, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Thom Gimbel, 1977, rhythm guitar, saxophone, flute, keyboards, vocals Foreigner Taggart Siegel, 1977, documentary filmmaker, Queen of the Sun Elizabeth Perkins, 1978, actress Rick Boyages, 1981, associate commissioner for Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Michael M. Gilday, 1981, chief of Naval Operations, U. S. Navy Laura Linney, 1982, actress Buster Olney, 1982, sports writer Dylan Brody, 1982, humorist, author, comedian, playwright, and poet Kim Raver, 1985, actor Bryan Callen, 1985, actor, comedian Whitney Tilson, 1985, hedge fund manager, philanthropist, author, and Democratic political activist Arn Chorn-Pond, 1986, activist and musician Hasok Chang, 1985, historian and philosopher of science Uma Thurman, 1988 (d.n.g.), actor, model Samantha Hunt, 1989, writer John Edgar Park, 1990, author Warren Webster, 1991, president and co-founder of Patch Media Misha Collins, 1992, actor John D'Agata, 1992, author Aaron Schuman, 1995, photographer, writer, curator and educator Brian Pothier, 1996, ice hockey player Yasmin Vossoughian, 1996, news anchor David de Burgh Graham, 1999, Liberal Party MP in House of Commons of Canada Anna Schuleit, visual artist YaYa DaCosta, 2000, actress Kimmie Weeks, 2001, human rights activist Dallas Baker, 2002, football player Nick Jandl, 2003, actor Tony Gaffney, 2004, basketball player Brian Strait, 2006, ice hockey player Oliver Drake, 2006, baseball player Clive Weeden, 2007, basketball player Tessa Gobbo, 2009, rower Spike Albrecht, 2012, basketball player Kellan Grady, 2017, basketball player Kai Toews, 2018, basketball player Danny Wolf, 2022, American-Israeli NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets
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