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This is a list of notable people affiliated with the International Baccalaureate, including IB directors-general, chairs of the IB Board of Governors (previously known as the IB Council of Foundation), and notable graduates of one or more of the three IB programmes.

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## IB directors-general

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* Alec Peterson (1968–1977)[1]
* Gerard Renaud (1977–1983)[2]
* Roger Peel (1983–1998)[3]
* Derek Blackman (1998–1999)[4]
* George Walker (1999–2005)[5]
* Jeffrey Beard (2006-2013)[6]
* Dr Siva Kumari (2014–2021)[7]
* Olli-Pekka Heinonen (2021-present)[8]

## Chair of IB Board of Governors

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* John Goormaghtigh (1968–1981)[9]
* Seydou Madani Sy (1981–1984)[10]
* Piet Gathier (1984–1990)[11]
* Thomas Hagoort (1990–1996)[12]
* Bengt Thelin (1996–1997)[13]
* Greg Crafter (1997–2003)[14]
* Monique Seefried (2003–2009)[15]
* Carol Bellamy (2009 - April 2015)[16]
* George Rupp (April 2015 – present)[17]

## Notable alumni

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* Randa Abdel-Fattah, author, graduate of the Australian International Academy.
* Douglas Alexander, British Labour party Politician and former Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, graduate of the Pearson College UWC in Canada
* Maudy Ayunda, Indonesian singer, graduate of British School Jakarta
* Yuriko Backes, Luxembourgish diplomat and politician, graduate of Canadian Academy[18]
* Alexander Baggio, graduate of Cobequid Educational Centre
* Alia Bhatt, Bollywood actress, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt, graduate of Jamnabai Narsee School
* Marina Catena, Director of the United Nations World Food Program, graduate of UWC Adriatic
* Felipe Contepomi, Former Argentine rugby player and Orthopaedic Surgeon, graduate of Colegio Cardenal Newman
* Marina Diamandis, Welsh musician and pop artist, who took the diploma at St. Catherine's British School in Greece
* Anne Enright, 2007 Man Booker Prize award-winning novelist, first Irish Laureate for Fiction and graduate of Pearson College UWC
* Mahan Esfahani, noted harpsichordist, graduate of Richard Montgomery High School[19]
* Evan Fisher, graduate of Cobequid Educational Centre
* Julia Galef, American philosopher,[20] graduate of Richard Montgomery High School
* Gael García Bernal, actor, graduate of the Edron Academy
* Sunit Ghosh graduate of Global Indian International School
* Alex Honnold, American professional rock climber, graduate of Mira Loma High School
* Akihiko Hoshide, astronaut, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
* Princess Raiyah bint Hussein, daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic
* Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian federal Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
* Lauren Jauregui, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and former member of Fifth Harmony, graduate of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
* Ken Jennings, American quiz show contestant and Jeopardy! winnings record holder, graduate of the Seoul Foreign School
* Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood actress, daughter of Anil Kapoor, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia[21]
* Robbie Kay, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Once Upon a Time), graduate of the British School of Houston
* Kesha, American singer[22] graduated from Brentwood High School (Tennessee)
* Praya Lundberg, Thai/Swedish actress and model, Southeast Asia's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, graduate of NIST International School
* Nadiem Makarim, Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, in Indonesia and Founder of Gojek, Indonesia's first startup valued over US$10 billion, graduate of United World College of South East Asia
* Mata (rapper), Polish hip-hop singer-songwriter, graduate of Stefan Batory 2nd High School (Warsaw)
* George Miller (Joji), singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and former Internet personality, graduate of Canadian Academy in Japan
* Karen Mok, Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter, attended UWC Adriatic
* Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook, graduate of Vanguard High School
* Derek Muller, creator of Veritasium YouTube channel, graduate of West Vancouver Secondary School
* Carey Mulligan, actor, International School of Düsseldorf
* Mohamed Nasheed, politician, former president of the Maldives, attended Overseas Children's School (now Overseas School of Colombo), Sri Lanka
* Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan actress, (12 Years a Slave, Academy Award for best supporting actress 2014), graduate of St. Mary's School, Nairobi
* Olajide Olatunji (KSI), singer-songwriter, YouTube personality
* Jorma Ollila, former CEO of Nokia, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic
* Ignacio Padilla, Mexican novelist and short story writer, graduate of Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa
* Kaesang Pangarep, son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, graduate of ACS International
* Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, astronaut, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic[23]
* Nico Rosberg, former Formula 1 driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas, 2016 FIA Formula 1 Drivers' Championship winner. Graduate of International School of Nice[citation needed]
* Peter Sands, former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, graduate of Pearson College UWC[24]
* Hege Solbakken, CEO of Offshore Media Group, graduate of Bergen Katedralskole
* Sarah Tan, Channel V VJ, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
* Ebba Busch Thor, Leader of the Christian Democrats (Sweden)
* Justin Trudeau, Ex Prime Minister of Canada, Member of the Liberal Party of Canada, IB Diploma from the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1991.[25]
* Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, California, IB Diploma from Franklin High School (Stockton)
* Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, King of the Netherlands, graduate of United World College of the Atlantic[26]
* Abiodun Williams, President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice, graduate of Pearson College UWC
* Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, Singer-songwriter colloquially known as "Lorde," graduate of Takapuna Grammar School[27]

## References

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1. ^ "Alec Peterson". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
2. ^ "Gérard Renaud". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
3. ^ "Roger Peel". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
4. ^ "Derek Blackman". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
5. ^ "George Walker". ibo.org. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
6. ^ "Jeffrey Beard". ibo.org. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
7. ^ "Current IB Direct General". ibo.org. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
8. ^ "Director General". International Baccalaureate®. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
9. ^ "John Goormaghtigh". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
10. ^ "Seydou Madani". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
11. ^ "Piet Gathier". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
12. ^ "Thomas Henry Haggort". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
13. ^ "Bengt Thelin". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
14. ^ "Gregory John Crafter". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
15. ^ "Monique Seefried". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
16. ^ "Carol Bellamy". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
17. ^ "George Rupp". ibo.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
18. ^ "Yuriko Backes". Government of Luxembourg. January 5, 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
19. ^ "CreativityFound". Retrieved 12 May 2021.
20. ^ "OZY". 28 October 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
21. ^ "ZeeNews". Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
22. ^ "$uper$tar Ke$ha Top$ Chart$". NPR.
23. ^ "The 6 Most Famous International Baccalaureate Graduates | Career Services and Small Business HR Services by thecareercafe.co.uk – Blog". Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
24. ^ "Peter Sands - UWC KENYA". UWC KENYA. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
25. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-03-07.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
26. ^ Royal Household
27. ^ "Lorde is Pop Music's Next Big Thing". Interview Magazine. 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

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