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Carnegie Mellon University traditions Alumni

Carnegie Mellon University is home to a variety of unique traditions, some of which date back to the early days of its over 100-year history. Many of these traditions hearken to the university's strength in engineering, such as the buggy races and the mobots, while others are purely social in nature, such as Spring Carnival and The Fence.

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Josh Groban

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~2003 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American singer and actor

Matt Bomer

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1999 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actor

Zachary Quinto

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1999 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actor and film producer

Patrick Wilson

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1995 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actor

Ethan Hawke

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1992 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actor and writer (born 1970)

Ming-Na Wen

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1985 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actress and model

Holly Hunter

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1980 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actress (born 1958)

James Gosling

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1977 (est.)

Technology

Canadian computer scientist

Judith Resnik

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1971 (est.)

Technology

American engineer and astronaut (1949–1986)

Ted Danson

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1969 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actor (born 1947)

Finn E. Kydland

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1965 (est.)

Business

Norwegian economist

Edward C. Prescott

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1962 (est.)

Business

American economist (1940-2022)

George A. Romero

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1962 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

Canadian-American filmmaker (1940–2017)

Dale T. Mortensen

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1961 (est.)

Business

American economist (1939-2014)

John L. Hall

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1956 (est.)

Science

American physicist (born 1934)

Oliver E. Williamson

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1954 (est.)

Business

American economist (1932–2020)

Edgar Mitchell

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1952 (est.)

Other

American astronaut (1930-2016)

Andy Warhol

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1950 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

Kurt Vonnegut

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1944 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American author (1922–2007)

Clifford Shull

Carnegie Mellon University — Class of ~1937 (est.)

Science

American physicist (1915–2001)