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Yale Law Alumni Network

Graduates of Yale University who have distinguished themselves in law, policy, and public service. Includes Supreme Court clerks, constitutional scholars, and civil rights advocates.

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JD Vance

Yale University — Class of ~2006 (est.)

Politics

vice president of the United States since 2025

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Yale University — Class of ~1999 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

Nigerian writer (born 1977)

Alexei Navalny

Yale University — Class of ~1998 (est.)

Law

Russian jurist and opposition leader (1976–2024)

Jennifer Connelly

Yale University — Class of ~1992 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actress (born 1970)

Edward Norton

Yale University — Class of ~1991 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actor

Jodie Foster

Yale University — Class of ~1984 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actress and filmmaker (born 1962)

Judith Butler

Yale University — Class of ~1978 (est.)

Other

American feminist gender studies philosopher (born 1956)

Cyril Ramaphosa

Yale University — Class of ~1974 (est.)

Politics

President of South Africa since 2018

Meryl Streep

Yale University — Class of ~1971 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American actress

Oliver Stone

Yale University — Class of ~1968 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1946)

John Kerry

Yale University — Class of ~1965 (est.)

Politics

American politician and diplomat (born 1943)

Mario Monti

Yale University — Class of ~1965 (est.)

Business

Italian economist and politician (1943-)

Dick Cheney

Yale University — Class of ~1963 (est.)

Politics

Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

Murray Gell-Mann

Yale University — Class of ~1951 (est.)

Science

American physicist (1929–2019)

George H. W. Bush

Yale University — Class of ~1946 (est.)

Politics

president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1924–2018)

Gerald Ford

Yale University — Class of ~1935 (est.)

Politics

president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913–2006)

Grace Hopper

Yale University — Class of ~1928 (est.)

Technology

American computer scientist and United States Navy officer (1906–1992)

Ernest Lawrence

Yale University — Class of ~1923 (est.)

Science

American nuclear physicist (1901–1958)

Sinclair Lewis

Yale University — Class of ~1907 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American writer and playwright (1885–1951)

James Fenimore Cooper

Yale University — Class of ~1811 (est.)

Arts & Entertainment

American writer (1789–1851)