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==Notable people== {{See also|List of University of Calgary people}} <gallery class="center" classes="center"> File:Garrett Camp (3839207848).jpg|[[Garrett Camp]], co-founder of [[StumbleUpon]] and [[Uber]] File:Gary Kovacs at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China, 2012..jpg|[[Gary Kovacs]], former [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Mozilla]] and [[AVG Technologies]] File:James Gosling 2008.jpg|[[James Gosling]], computer scientist and creator of the [[Java (programming language)|Java]] programming language File:Kristina groves.jpg|[[Kristina Groves]], former Olympian in speed skating File:Robert thirsk v2.jpg|[[Robert Thirsk]], Canadian [[astronaut]] and chancellor of the University of Calgary, 2014β2018 File:Stephen-Harper-Cropped-2014-02-18.jpg|[[Stephen Harper]], [[List of prime ministers of Canada|22nd]] [[Prime Minister of Canada]] File:Theo de Raadt 2013.jpg|[[Theo de Raadt]], software engineer and founder of the [[OpenBSD]] and [[OpenSSH]] projects </gallery> A number of individuals are associated with the University of Calgary, either as former alumni, or faculty. The university has also produced 14 [[Rhodes scholars]]. Notable alumni of the university include: *[[James Gosling]], [[Order of Canada|OC]], ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] 1977), Honorary LL.D., Inventor of the [[Java (programming language)|Java programming language]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/uofcpublications/oncampus/weekly/nov3-06/comp-sci |title=U of C on Campus article |publisher=Ucalgary.ca |access-date=2011-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606055707/http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/uofcpublications/oncampus/weekly/nov3-06/comp-sci |archive-date=2011-06-06 }}</ref> *[[Chip Wilson]] (Bachelor of Arts in economics, 1980), founder of [[Lululemon]] *[[Robert Thirsk]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] 1976), [[Canadian Space Agency]] astronaut and NASA [[capsule communicator]] for the [[International Space Station program]]<ref name="space">{{cite web|url=http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/astronauts/biothirsk.asp|title=Robert Thirsk bio β Government of Canada website|publisher=space.gc.ca|access-date=2017-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521063843/http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/astronauts/biothirsk.asp|archive-date=2008-05-21}}</ref> *[[Linda Taylor (lawyer)]] B.A., LL.B., director of [[United Nations Office of Administration of Justice (OAJ)]] *[[Stephen Harper]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]], 1991), former [[Prime Minister of Canada]] and former leader of the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/pm.asp?featureId=7 |title=Prime Minister of Canada: Prime Minister Stephen Harper |publisher=Pm.gc.ca |access-date=2011-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419165938/http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/pm.asp?featureId=7 |archive-date=2010-04-19 }}</ref> *[[Michael Lapidge]], B.A., Medieval Latin Scholar, Fellow of the [[British Academy]] *[[Imants BaruΕ‘s]], MSc, author, Member of [[New York Academy of Sciences]] *[[Hal Kvisle]] (1981), [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]], member of the [[Trilateral Commission]] *[[Klaus-Jurgen Bathe]] (MSc), pioneer of finite element analysis, professor at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] *[[Warren Kinsella]] LL.B., Toronto-based lawyer and political consultant, key strategist for the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] *[[Garrett Camp]] (B.S. Engineering), co-founded [[StumbleUpon]] and [[Uber]] *[[Harvey Locke]] B.A., LL.B., internationally recognized conservationist lawyer *[[Sharon Carstairs]], member of the [[Senate of Canada]] *[[Theo de Raadt]] (BSc 1992), founder and leader of the [[OpenBSD]] and [[OpenSSH]] projects,<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Daniel Lyons, 07.04.05 |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0704/071.html |title=article Mavericks Free Bird |magazine=Forbes.com |date= 2005-07-04|access-date=2011-03-10}}</ref> worked with UC Berkeley and [[DARPA]] *[[Alan R. Hildebrand]], associate professor of geoscience, discovered significance of Chicxulub Crater *[[Gary Kovacs]] ([[Bachelor of Commerce|BComm]] 1990, [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] 1999), CEO of the [[Mozilla Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/april11-2011/mozilla | access-date=2011-10-27 | title=The human connection-UToday | publisher=Ucalgary.ca | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921043331/http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/april11-2011/mozilla | archive-date=2011-09-21 }}</ref> *[[Naheed Nenshi]] ([[Bachelor of Commerce|BComm]] 1993), former [[mayor of Calgary]],<ref name="ucalgary11">{{cite web|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/stories/nenshi|publisher=ucalgary.ca|title=Congratulations alumnus and Mayor-elect, Naheed Nenshi | Alumni | University of Calgary (U of Calgary Alumni Stories)|access-date=2017-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207120902/http://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/stories/nenshi|archive-date=2017-02-07}}</ref> also educated at [[Harvard University]] *[[Kenneth B. Storey]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] 1971), biologist and chemist noted for work on biochemical adaptation; fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kenstoreylab.com/?page_id=4|title=Ken Storey {{!}} The Storey Lab|website=kenstoreylab.com|date=2 August 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://peerj.com/KBStorey/|title=PeerJ β Profile β Kenneth Storey (KBStorey)|website=peerj.com|access-date=2017-04-02}}</ref> * [[W. Brett Wilson]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] 1985), chairman of FirstEnergy Capital Corp;<ref>{{cite web|title = Top 40 Alumni {{!}} Alumni {{!}} University of Calgary|url = https://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/awards/top40#w_brett_wilson|website = www.ucalgary.ca|access-date = 2015-08-24|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160917062200/http://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/awards/top40#w_brett_wilson|archive-date = 2016-09-17}}</ref> [[Dragons' Den (Canadian TV series)|''Dragons' Den'']] panellist *[[D. George Wyse]] ([[Medicine|MD]] 1974), cardiologist, professor emeritus of the university's Faculty of Medicine, [[Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta]], researcher on [[cardiac dysrhythmia]], fellow of the [[Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/oncampus/weekly/april15-05/arch-awards.html |title=D. George Wyse article β Arch Awards website |publisher=Ucalgary.ca |access-date=2011-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606055716/http://www.ucalgary.ca/oncampus/weekly/april15-05/arch-awards.html |archive-date=2011-06-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/awards/distinguished#d_george_wyse |title=D. George Wyse citation β University of Calgary distinguished alumni |publisher=Ucalgary.ca |access-date=2011-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606041831/http://www.ucalgary.ca/alumni/awards/distinguished#d_george_wyse |archive-date=2011-06-06 }}</ref>
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