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== Alumni ==
{{Main|List of Duke University people}}

Duke has produced sixteen [[Nobel Prize|Nobel]] laureates,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://today.duke.edu/2020/10/look-dukes-nobel-laureates|title=A Look at Duke's Nobel Laureates|date=October 5, 2020|website=Duke Today|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref> three [[Turing Award]] winners, and fifty [[Rhodes Scholars]] have been affiliated with the university. Duke is also the [[alma mater]] of one [[president of the United States]], one [[president of Chile]], twenty-five [[Cabinet of the United States|U.S. cabinet]] members, six [[Governor (United States)|U.S. governors]], many members of [[United States Congress]] and [[U.S. diplomats]], twenty-seven [[List of Duke University people#University presidents and administrators|college presidents]], four [[List of current monarchies|foreign royalties]], and fourteen [[List of universities by number of billionaire alumni|living billionaires]], as of early 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Elkins |first=Kathleen |title=Billionaire Universities |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/06/19-colleges-to-attend-if-you-want-to-be-a-billionaire.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303213703/https://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/06/19-colleges-to-attend-if-you-want-to-be-a-billionaire.html |archive-date=March 3, 2020 |access-date=March 3, 2020 |work=Forbes}}</ref> Duke's active alumni base of more than 145,000 devote themselves to the university through organizations and events such as the annual Reunion Weekend and Homecoming.<ref>[http://trinity.duke.edu/alumni Duke University Alumni] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805113103/http://trinity.duke.edu/alumni|date=August 5, 2011}}. Duke University. Retrieved July 29, 2011.</ref> There are 75 Duke clubs in the U.S. and 38 such international clubs.<ref>[http://www.dukealumni.com/alumni-communities/regional-programs Duke Regional Networks] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619142426/http://dukealumni.com/alumni-communities/regional-programs|date=June 19, 2011}}. Duke Alumni Association. Retrieved July 4, 2011.</ref> For the 2008–09 fiscal year, Duke tied for third in alumni giving rate among U.S. colleges and universities according to ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''.<ref>[http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/peers/current/research_intensive/alumgiv.htm Alumni Giving Rates]. ''U.S. News & World Report.'' Retrieved July 29, 2011. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213144539/http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/peers/current/research_intensive/alumgiv.htm|date=February 13, 2013}}</ref> Based on statistics compiled by [[PayScale]] in 2011, Duke alumni rank seventh in mid-career median salary among all U.S. colleges and universities.<ref>[http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-us-colleges-graduate-salary-statistics.asp Top US Colleges – Graduate Salary Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724151846/http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/top-us-colleges-graduate-salary-statistics.asp|date=July 24, 2009}}. ''PayScale.'' Retrieved July 29, 2011.</ref>

Duke alumni in politics and government include [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Richard Nixon]]; [[Chile]]an President [[Ricardo Lagos]]; former and current cabinet members [[David Addington]]; [[Danielle C. Gray]]; [[Reggie Love]]; [[Juanita M. Kreps]]; [[Stephen Miller (political advisor)|Stephen Miller]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/11/duke-university-stephen-miller-appointed-donald-trump-deputy-chief-of-staff-for-policy-2024-election-duke-alumnus-senior-advisor-immigration-america-first-legal-open-letter-from-alumni-chronicle-opinion-columnist-conservative|title=Duke alumnus Stephen Miller named deputy chief of staff for policy in second Trump administration|last=Kolenovsky|first=Zoe|date=November 11, 2024|website=[[Duke Chronicle]]|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref> [[Ken Starr]] and [[Daniel C. Roper]]; past and current [[United States Senator|Senators]] and [[United States House of Representatives|Representatives]] [[Elizabeth Dole]]; [[Mo Cowan]];<ref>{{cite web |title=William (Mo) Cowan |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001099 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref> [[Shelley Moore Capito]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Shelley Moore Capito |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/c001047 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref> [[Rand Paul]]; [[Bob Krueger]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Bob Krueger |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/K000333 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref> [[Angela Alsobrooks]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Angela Alsobrooks |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000382 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref> [[Ted Kaufman]]; [[Ron Paul]]; [[Mo Brooks]]; [[Ben Quayle]]; [[Nick Rahall]]; [[Nick Galifianakis (politician)|Nick Galifianakis]]; [[Mike Levin]]; and [[Erica Lee Carter]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Erica Lee Carter |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000605 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref> [[United States Governor|U.S. Governors]] [[JB Pritzker]]; [[Bob Wise]]; and [[Eric Greitens]]; U.S. State Officials [[Dan Blue]]; [[Jason Carter (politician)|Jason Carter]]; [[Justin Fairfax]] and [[Kelli Ward]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azleg.gov/JBSAC/MemberBioTemplate.asp?id=18|title=Representative Kelli Ward|website=Arizona Legislature|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref> Attorneys [[Andrew McCabe]]; [[Jeffrey Lichtman]] and [[Marc Elias]].

Notable business alumni include philanthropist [[Melinda French Gates]]; former owner of the [[Baltimore Orioles]] [[John P. Angelos]]; senior vice president of [[Ralph Lauren Corporation]] [[David Lauren]]; the chief executive officers of [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] ([[Tim Cook]]), [[Procter and Gamble]] ([[David S. Taylor]]), [[Bear Stearns]] ([[Alan Schwartz]]), [[Morgan Stanley]] ([[John J. Mack]]), [[Pfizer]] ([[Edmund T. Pratt Jr.]]), [[McDonald's]] ([[Chris Kempczinski]]) and [[General Motors Corporation]] ([[Rick Wagoner]]); and [[National Basketball Association]] commissioner [[Adam Silver]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 26, 2024 |title=Duke Trustees Elect Silver as Next Chair |url=https://today.duke.edu/2024/02/duke-trustees-elect-silver-next-chair |access-date=April 14, 2025 |website=Duke Today |publisher=Duke University}}</ref>

Notable alumni media personalities include [[Dan Abrams]], the former general manager of [[MSNBC]]; [[Jay Bilas]], a commentator on [[ESPN]]; [[Sean McManus (television executive)|Sean McManus]], the president of [[CBS News]] and [[CBS Sports]]; [[Charlie Rose]], the former host of ''[[Charlie Rose (talk show)|his eponymous PBS talk show]]'' and a ''[[60 Minutes]]'' contributor;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://law.duke.edu/news/features/2006/charlierose|title=Charlie Rose '68 to speak at Law School's hooding ceremony|website=[[Duke University School of Law]]|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref> Former White House correspondent for [[CNN]] [[John Harwood (journalist)|John Harwood]]; [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] columnist and CNN reporter [[Nia-Malika Henderson]]; 
and [[Judy Woodruff]], an anchor at [[PBS]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://polisci.duke.edu/alumni/judy-woodruff|title=Judy Woodruff: PBS Newshour, Anchor and Editor Q&A|website=[[Trinity College of Arts & Sciences]]|publisher=Duke University|access-date=April 20, 2025}}</ref> actor and actresses [[Jared Harris]]; [[Ken Jeong]];<ref>{{cite web |last=Diaz |first=Sarah |date=April 17, 2025 |title=From Duke to Hollywood: Actor, comedian and physician Ken Jeong reflects on a dynamic career and his Blue Devil roots |url=https://careerhub.students.duke.edu/blog/2025/04/17/from-duke-to-hollywood-actor-comedian-and-physician-ken-jeong-reflects-on-a-dynamic-career-and-his-blue-devil-roots/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |website=Duke Career Hub |publisher=Duke University}}</ref> [[Rita Volk]] and [[Annabeth Gish]].

In the sporting arena, alumni include basketball players [[Art Heyman]], [[Mike Gminski]], [[Danny Ferry]], [[Grant Hill]], [[Christian Laettner]], [[Bobby Hurley]], [[Shane Battier]], [[Elton Brand]], [[Jay Williams (basketball)|Jay Williams]], [[Carlos Boozer]], [[Luol Deng]], [[JJ Redick]], [[Kyrie Irving]], [[Jabari Parker]], [[Jahlil Okafor]], [[Grayson Allen]], [[Brandon Ingram]], [[Jayson Tatum]], [[Marvin Bagley III]], [[RJ Barrett]], [[Zion Williamson]] and [[Paolo Banchero]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/colleges.cgi?college=duke|title=Duke NBA Players|website=[[Basketball-Reference.com]]|access-date=April 24, 2025}}</ref> football players [[Sonny Jurgenson]], [[George McAfee]], [[Ace Parker]], [[Daniel Jones (American football)|Daniel Jones]], and [[Jamison Crowder]], baseball players [[Marcus Stroman]], [[Matt Mervis]], [[Bryce Jarvis]], [[Dick Groat]], [[Ryan Jackson (first baseman/outfielder)|Ryan Jackson]] and [[Nate Freiman]], olympians [[Shannon Rowbury]], [[Rebecca Ward]], [[Nancy Hogshead-Makar]], [[Randy Jones (bobsleigh)|Randy Jones]], [[Ibtihaj Muhammad]] and [[Abigail Johnston]] among others.

Current and former faculty include [[Manny Azenberg]], a Broadway producer whose productions have won 40 [[Tony Awards]]; [[Adrian Bejan]], namesake of the [[Bejan number]]; and [[David Brooks (journalist)|David Brooks]], a columnist for ''[[The New York Times]]''; [[Walter E. Dellinger III]], formerly the [[United States Solicitor General]], [[United States Assistant Attorney General|Assistant Attorney General]], and head of the [[Office of Legal Counsel]] under [[Bill Clinton]], serves as a law professor. Novelist and playwright [[Ariel Dorfman]] won the 1992 [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Laurence Olivier Award]], while [[Peter Feaver]] was a member of the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] under Clinton and [[George W. Bush]]; [[David Gergen]] served as an advisor to Presidents [[Richard Nixon]], [[Gerald Ford]], [[Ronald Reagan]], and [[Bill Clinton]]; literary critic and historian [[Henry Louis Gates]]; [[John Hope Franklin]] was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by Bill Clinton, while [[William Raspberry]], a syndicated columnist for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] in 1994. 

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File:Nixon 30-0316a.jpg|37th [[President of the United States]] [[Richard Nixon]] (J.D. 1937)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard M. Nixon |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/richard-m-nixon/ |access-date=April 13, 2025 |publisher=The White House}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wang |first=Audrey |date=January 9, 2025 |title=Richard Nixon, the Blue Devil: The making of the only Duke alumnus to become president of the United States |url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025/01/duke-university-richard-nixon-duke-law-alumnus-only-united-states-president-from-duke-foreign-policy-watergate-vice-president-congressman-resigned-in-disgrace-introduction |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=[[Duke Chronicle]]}}</ref>
File:Brady astronaut.jpg|[[Astronaut]] [[Charles E. Brady, Jr.]] (M.D. 1975)
File:Visit of Tim Cook to the European Commission - P061904-946789.jpg|[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] CEO [[Tim Cook]] (M.B.A. 1988)<ref>{{cite web |title=Apple Leadership – Tim Cook – Chief Executive Officer |url=https://www.apple.com/leadership/tim-cook/ |access-date=April 14, 2025 |website=Apple.com}}</ref>
File:General Martin E. Dempsey, CJCS, official portrait 2012.jpg|[[Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] [[Martin Dempsey]] (M.A. 1984)
File:Melinda Gates, Davos 2009.jpg|Philanthropist [[Melinda French Gates]] (A.B. 1986, M.B.A. 1987)<ref>{{cite web |last=Hart |first=Jordan |date=April 15, 2025 |title=Melinda French Gates reveals why she chose Duke over Notre Dame for college |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/melinda-french-gates-duke-visit-changed-college-decision-2025-4 |access-date=April 15, 2025 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref>
File:Elizabeth Dole official photo.jpg|Former [[United States Secretary of Transportation]], [[United States Secretary of Labor]] and [[United States Senator]] from [[North Carolina]] [[Elizabeth Dole]] (B.A. 1958)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Dole |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/d000601 |access-date=April 15, 2025 |publisher=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref>
File:Sonny Jurgensen.jpg|Former NFL player, [[NFL Champion]] and [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] member [[Sonny Jurgenson]] (B.A. 1956)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/sonny-jurgensen/ |access-date=April 19, 2025 |publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 31, 2000 |title=Sonny Jurgensen: An Inside Look at the former Duke Great |url=https://goduke.com/news/2000/8/31/140232 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]}}</ref>
File:Grant Hill 2007-12-08.jpg|Seven-time [[NBA]] All-Star, 2X NCAA Champion, [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]] member [[Grant Hill]] (B.A. 1994)<ref>{{cite web |title=Grant Hill (2016) – Duke Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://goduke.com/honors/duke-athletics-hall-of-fame/grant-hill/12 |access-date=April 14, 2025 |publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Grant Hill Biography |url=https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/grant-hill |access-date=April 14, 2025 |publisher=[[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]}}</ref>
File:Rand Paul, official portrait, 112th Congress alternate.jpg|[[United States Senator]] from [[Kentucky]] [[Rand Paul]] (M.D. 1988)<ref>{{cite web |title=Rand Paul |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000603 |access-date=April 14, 2025 |publisher=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref>
File:Governor JB Pritzker official portrait 2019.jpg|American billionaire, owner of [[Hyatt Hotels]] and [[TransUnion]] Corporation, and 43rd [[Governor]] of [[Illinois]] [[J. B. Pritzker]] (A.B. 1987)
File:KenJeongMar10.jpg|Actor & Comedian [[Ken Jeong]] (B.S. 1990)
File:Chris Kempczinski, McDonald’s President and CEO.jpg|CEO of [[McDonald's]] [[Chris Kempczinski]] (B.A. 1991)<ref>{{cite web |date=August 2, 2021 |title=Five Questions on Corporate Sustainability with McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski |url=https://nicholas.duke.edu/news/five-questions-corporate-sustainability-mcdonalds-ceo-chris-kempczinski |access-date=April 18, 2025 |publisher=[[Nicholas School of the Environment]]}}</ref>
File:NBF2024-david-rubenstein.jpg|American billionaire, Co-founder & co-chairman of [[The Carlyle Group]] [[David Rubenstein]] (B.A. 1970)<ref>{{cite web |last=Kolenovsky |first=Zoe |date=January 4, 2025 |title=Duke alumnus and philanthropist David Rubenstein receives Presidential Medal of Freedom |url=https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025/01/duke-university-david-rubenstein-presidential-medal-of-freedom-president-joe-biden-nations-highest-civilian-honor-philanthropist-board-of-trustees-chair |access-date=April 14, 2025 |website=[[Duke Chronicle]]}}</ref>
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=== Duke Alumni Association ===
Duke Alumni Association (DAA) is an [[alumni association]] automatically available to all Duke graduates. Benefits include alumni events, a global network of regional DAA alumni chapters, educational and travel opportunities and communications such as The Blue Note, social media and ''Duke Magazine''. It provides access to [[Duke Lemur Center]], [[Nasher Museum of Art]], Duke Rec Centers and other campus facilities.<ref name="Alumni Benefits">{{cite web |date=June 24, 2015 |title=Alumni Benefits |url=https://alumni.duke.edu/benefits/alumni-benefits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029021110/https://alumni.duke.edu/benefits/alumni-benefits |archive-date=October 29, 2016 |access-date=November 13, 2017 |publisher=Duke Alumni Association}}</ref>