History of the University of Pennsylvania Alumni
The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Its history began in 1740 when a group of Philadelphians organized to erect a great preaching hall for George Whitefield, a traveling evangelist. The building was designed and constructed by Edmund Woolley and was the largest building in Philadelphia at the time, drawing thousands of people the first time in which it was preached.
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Ivanka Trump
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~2003 (est.)
OtherAmerican businesswoman, socialite and political advisior (born 1981)
John Legend
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~2000 (est.)
Arts & EntertainmentAmerican singer-songwriter
Elizabeth Banks
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1996 (est.)
Arts & EntertainmentAmerican actress (born 1974)
Elon Musk
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1993 (est.)
Businessbusinessman and entrepreneur (born 1971)
Ai Weiwei
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1979 (est.)
Arts & EntertainmentChinese Conceptual artist (born 1957)
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1975 (est.)
PoliticsEstonian politician and diplomat, fourth president of Estonia (born 1953)
Donald Trump
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1968 (est.)
PoliticsPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
Candice Bergen
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1968 (est.)
Arts & EntertainmentAmerican actress
Ei-ichi Negishi
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1957 (est.)
ScienceJapanese chemist (1935 - 2021)
Warren Buffett
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1952 (est.)
BusinessAmerican investor, entrepreneur and businessman
George E. Smith
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1952 (est.)
ScienceNobel prize winning American physicist
Noam Chomsky
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1950 (est.)
OtherAmerican linguist and activist (born 1928)
I. M. Pei
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1939 (est.)
EngineeringChinese-American architect (1917–2019)
Christian B. Anfinsen
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1938 (est.)
ScienceAmerican biochemist (1916–1995)
Ezra Pound
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1907 (est.)
Arts & EntertainmentAmerican poet and critic (1885–1972)
William Henry Harrison
University of Pennsylvania — Class of ~1795 (est.)
Politicspresident of the United States in 1841