Vanderbilt University

== Notable people ==
{{Main list|List of Vanderbilt University people}}
 
Alumni who have served as heads of state, prime ministers, and heads of government include [[José Ramón Guizado]], 17th [[President of Panama]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/03/archives/jose-guizado-65-expanama-head-president-in-55jailed-in-murder-then.html|title=Jose Guizado, 65, Ex-Panama Head – President in '55—Jailed in Murder, Then Exonerated|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 3, 1964}}</ref> [[Thomas Jefferson (Caymanian politician)|Thomas C. Jefferson]], first [[Premier of the Cayman Islands]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://as.vanderbilt.edu/economics/|title=Home|website=Vanderbilt University}}</ref> [[Abdiweli Mohamed Ali]], 15th [[List of Prime Ministers of Somalia|Prime Minister of Somalia]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Gettleman|first=Jeffrey|title=Somalia Names New Prime Minister|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/world/africa/24somalia.html|access-date=2011-06-23|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2011-06-23| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110626195247/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/world/africa/24somalia.html| archive-date=June 26, 2011| url-status= live}}</ref> and [[Chung Won-shik]], 21st [[Prime Minister of South Korea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-04-mn-190-story.html|title=Students Rough Up S. Korea's Premier: Unrest: Newly appointed Chung Won Shik is kicked, pelted with flour, eggs on campus.|date=June 4, 1991|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

Notable U.S. political figures who have attended Vanderbilt include two U.S. Vice Presidents ([[John Nance Garner]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Patenaude |first = Lionel V. |title = Garner, John Nance |website = The Handbook of Texas Online |publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] |date=March 8, 2002 |url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fga24 |access-date = April 5, 2007}}</ref> and [[Nobel Laureate]] [[Al Gore]]<ref>{{cite web |last = Gore |first = Al |title = Al's Bio |url = http://www.algore.com/bio.html |access-date = May 24, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070517020545/http://www.algore.com/bio.html |archive-date=May 17, 2007 }}</ref>), Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Attorney General [[James Clark McReynolds]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://supremecourthistory.org/history-of-the-court-timeline-of-the-justices-associate-justices/ |title=Timeline of the Justices: Associate Justices |publisher=The Supreme Court Historical Society |access-date=October 8, 2021 }}</ref> U.S. Secretary of Commerce [[Mickey Kantor]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2004/09/07/mickey-kantor-to-discuss-role-of-politics-in-trade-policy-also-will-examine-outsourcing-of-jobs-in-vanderbilt-speech-59589/|title=Mickey Kantor to discuss role of politics in trade policy, Also will examine outsourcing of jobs in Vanderbilt speech|website=Vanderbilt University}}</ref> Director of the National Economic Council [[Allan B. Hubbard]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/hubbard-bio.html|title=Allan Hubbard, Former Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director, National Economic Council|website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov}}</ref> U.S. Commissioner of Education [[John J. Tigert]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://president.ufl.edu/about/past-presidents/john-j-tigert/|title=John J. Tigert - President - University of Florida|website=president.ufl.edu}}</ref> U.S. Secretary of the Treasury [[John Wesley Snyder (US Cabinet Secretary)|John Wesley Snyder]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/v-r-smith-filling-station-13498/|title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas|website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas}}</ref> U.S. Secretary of Education [[Lamar Alexander]],<ref name="pol-alums">{{cite web |title = Notable Alumni: Politics/Government |publisher = Vanderbilt University |url = http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/randomAlumniPol.php |access-date = May 24, 2007 |archive-date = April 9, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090409101750/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/randomAlumniPol.php  }}</ref> two White House Chiefs of Staff, [[John R. Steelman]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/personal-papers/john-r-steelman-papers|title=Steelman, John R. Papers &#124; Harry S. Truman|website=www.trumanlibrary.gov}}</ref> and [[Jack Watson (presidential adviser)|Jack Watson]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/11/23/archives/formidable-leader-of-carter-transition-team-jack-hearn-watson-jr.html|title=Formidable Leader of Carter Transition Team|date=November 23, 1976|work=The New York Times}}</ref> as well as 53 members of the [[United States Congress]], 18 ambassadors, and 13 governors, including Governor of Texas [[Greg Abbott]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.vanderbilt.edu/news/greg-abbott-84-elected-governor-of-texas/|title=Greg Abbott '84 elected governor of Texas|date=November 5, 2014 |publisher=Vanderbilt University}}</ref> and Governor of Kentucky [[Andy Beshear]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/357f0e6196414923acee9ee7aebdf8b8|title=Beshear set for 'next chapter' as Bevin concedes in Kentucky|date=November 14, 2019|website=The Associated Press}}</ref> 
	
Other leaders in foreign government who graduated from Vanderbilt include [[Baso Sangqu]], President of the [[United Nations Security Council]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2009/bio4066.doc.htm|title=New Permanent Representative of South Africa Presents Credentials {{!}} Meetings Coverage and Press Releases|website=www.un.org|access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> [[Redley A. Killion]], Vice President of [[Micronesia]];<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/graduates/|title=Vanderbilt Graduates {{!}} Undergraduate Admissions {{!}} Vanderbilt University|website=admissions.vanderbilt.edu|access-date=April 28, 2017|archive-date=July 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203344/https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/graduates/}}</ref> [[Pedro Pinto Rubianes]], [[Vice President of Ecuador]];<ref name="auto1"/> [[Yoo Myung-hee]], [[Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (South Korea)|Minister for Trade of South Korea]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.motie.go.kr/en/am/minister/TradeMinister/TRADEMINISTER/TradeMinister.jsp|title=Minister For Trade &#124; Minister & Vice Ministers &#124; Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy|website=motie.go.kr}}</ref> [[Yeda Crusius]], Governor of the Brazilian state of [[Rio Grande do Sul]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/conversation-governor-the-state-rio-grande-do-sul-yeda-crusius|title=A Conversation with Governor of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Yeda Crusius &#124; Wilson Center|website=www.wilsoncenter.org}}</ref> [[Wang Tso-jung]], President of the [[Control Yuan]] of the [[Government of the Republic of China]];<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chang|first1=Yun-Ping|title=DPP decries Soong's proposal|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2003/06/15/2003055308|access-date=1 May 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=15 June 2003}}</ref> [[Soemarno Sosroatmodjo]], [[Governor of Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/3eb925fe-438e-11e4-859c-0050568939ad|title=Visit to Singapore - Governor of Jakarta Dr. Soemarno …|website=www.nas.gov.sg}}</ref> [[Kwon Hyouk-se]], Governor of the [[Financial Supervisory Service (South Korea)|Financial Supervisory Service]] of [[South Korea]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2020/07/488_99604.html|title=Preventing an economic ice age|date=November 27, 2011|website=koreatimes}}</ref> and [[Ihor Petrashko]], [[Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Ukraine)|Minister of Economic Development and Trade]] of Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/untested-agricultural-executive-takes-over-as-ukraine-s-new-economy-minister/30494213.html|title=Agricultural Executive Takes Over As Ukraine's New Economy Minister|work=[[rferl.org]]|date=March 18, 2020|access-date=April 15, 2020}}</ref>

Influential figures outside of elected office include [[civil rights movement]] pioneer [[James Lawson (activist)|James Lawson]],<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/04/education/04lawson.html |title=Activist Ousted From Vanderbilt Is Back, as a Teacher |last=Emery |first=Theo |date=October 4, 2006 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=November 5, 2017  |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Nobel Peace Prize]]-winning father of [[microfinance]] [[Muhammad Yunus]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2016/11/11/muhammad-yunus-phd71-awarded-george-washington-university-presidents-medal/|title=Muhammad Yunus, PhD '71, awarded George Washington University President's Medal|website=Vanderbilt University}}</ref> [[Scopes Trial]] chief counsel [[John Randolph Neal Jr.]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://law.utk.edu/2016/01/12/neal/ |title=The law professor who rarely bathed, got fired from UT, and was lead counsel in the Scopes Monkey trial |last=Ruuska |first=Luis |date=January 12, 2016 |publisher=University of Tennessee College of Law |access-date=October 8, 2021 }}</ref> Chinese theologian [[T. C. Chao]],<ref>{{cite journal|last=Glüer|first=Winfried|year=1982|title=The Legacy of T.&nbsp;C. Chao|journal=International Bulletin of Missionary Research|volume=6|issue=4|pages=165–169|doi=10.1177/239693938200600406|s2cid=148575716}}</ref> [[Watergate]] prosecutor [[James F. Neal]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/23/us/23neal.html|title=James F. Neal, Litigated Historic Cases, Dies at 81|first=Bruce|last=Weber|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 22, 2010}}</ref> [[Yun Chi-ho]], Korean political activist and thinker during the [[Joseon Dynasty]],<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/03/21/100257080.pdf  "100 Koreans Freed; But Baron Yun Chi-ho and Other Prominent Men Are Found Guilty,"] ''New York Times.'' March 21, 1913.</ref> and [[Charlie Soong]], who played a significant role in the [[Xinhai Revolution]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2014/05/29/charlie-soong-returns-to-china/|title=Charlie Soong Returns to China|last=McDonald|first=Amy|date=2014-05-29|website=The Devil's Tale|access-date=2019-03-02}}</ref>

Prominent alumni in business and finance include [[Time Inc.]] Chairman and CEO [[Ann S. Moore]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-bulletin.aspx?num=2004|title=Story Details - Alumni - Harvard Business School|website=www.alumni.hbs.edu|date=January 2006 }}</ref> [[American Airlines Group]] CEO [[Doug Parker]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://business.vanderbilt.edu/dbpages/bio-non-faculty/|title=Bio Non Faculty DB Page}}</ref> [[Hilton Hotels]] CEO [[Matthew J. Hart]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/1445803|title=Matthew J Hart, Hilton Hotels Corp: Profile and Biography|website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> [[NASDAQ]] CEO [[Adena Friedman]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Adena Friedman returns to Nasdaq|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/nasdaq-managementchanges-idUSL3N0NY1EU20140512|newspaper=Reuters|date=May 12, 2014}}</ref> [[J.P. Morgan & Co.]] CEO [[Henry C. Alexander]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/12/15/archives/henry-c-alexander-first-head-of-morgan-guaranty-dies-at-67-law.html|title=Henry C. Alexander, First Head Of Morgan Guaranty, Dies at 67; Law Partner Was Turned Into Banker by J. P. Morgan 2d -- Developed New Tactics|newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 15, 1969}}</ref> [[American Express]] Chairman [[Ralph Owen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/archived-news/register/articles/index-id=5799.html|title=Vanderbilt University Daily Register|website=news.vanderbilt.edu|access-date=January 11, 2018|archive-date=September 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921011951/http://news.vanderbilt.edu/archived-news/register/articles/index-id=5799.html}}</ref> founding engineer of [[Facebook]] [[Jeffrey J. Rothschild]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/02/28/meet-jeff-rothschild-the-hidden-facebook-billionaire-old-enough-to-be-zuckerbergs-dad/|title=Meet New Billionaire Jeff Rothschild, The Engineer Who Saved Facebook From Crashing|first=Ryan|last=Mac|website=Forbes}}</ref> [[General Motors]] President [[Mark Reuss]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.vanderbilt.edu/news/2019/general-motors-names-alumnus-mark-reuss-company-president/|title=General Motors names alumnus Mark Reuss company president|website=Vanderbilt University|access-date=2019-02-22}}</ref> [[Bain and Company]] founder [[Bill Bain (consultant)|Bill Bain]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/01/22/vanderbilt-alumnus-who-founded-bain-company-dies/|title=Vanderbilt alumnus who founded Bain & Company dies|first=Ann Marie Deer|last=Owens|website=Vanderbilt University|date=January 22, 2018}}</ref> [[Boston Consulting Group]] founder [[Bruce Henderson]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbs.edu/leadership/20th-century-leaders/details?profile=bruce_d_henderson|title=Bruce D. Henderson|website=Harvard Business School}}</ref> [[Perot Systems]] Chairman [[Ross Perot Jr.]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/h-ross-perot-jr/|title=H. Ross Perot, Jr.|website=Forbes}}</ref> [[Dollar General]] CEO [[Cal Turner Jr.]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ctp/about/calturner.php|title=Cal Turner, Jr.|website=Cal Turner Program|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604143837/https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ctp/about/calturner.php}}</ref> [[iHeartMedia]] CEO [[Mark P. Mays]],<ref name=AlumniAchievements>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotchkiss.org/alumni/Accomplishments.aspx |title=Alumni Award: Previous Recipient |publisher=The Hotchkiss School |date=2004 |access-date=March 8, 2015  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310133421/http://www.hotchkiss.org/alumni/Accomplishments.aspx |archive-date=March 10, 2015 }}</ref> [[Emerson Electric]] CEO [[David Farr (businessman)|David Farr]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emerson.com/en-us/about-us/leadership/dave-farr|title=David N. Farr {{!}} Emerson US|website=www.emerson.com|access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref> [[Eastman Kodak]] President [[William S. Vaughn]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kodak.com/country/US/en/corp/kodakHistory/1960_1979.shtml|title=Kodak history}}</ref> and [[Sotheby's]] CEO [[Michael Ainslie]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/article/20120401/news/304015551|title=Michael Ainslie remains a vital force years after his retirement|last=Dargan|first=Michele|website=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=2019-04-01}}</ref> In addition, Vanderbilt has educated several heads of central banks, including [[Süreyya Serdengeçti]] ([[Central Bank of Turkey]]);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/EN/TCMB+EN/Main+Menu/About+The+Bank/History/Governors|title=TCMB - Governors of the CBRT|website=www.tcmb.gov.tr}}</ref> [[Syahril Sabirin]] ([[Bank of Indonesia]]);<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/29/business/baligate-and-why-it-matters-indonesia-s-recovery-and-democracy-tested-by-scandal.html|title=Baligate, and Why It Matters; Indonesia's Recovery, and Democracy, Tested by Scandal|first=Mark|last=Landler|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 29, 1999}}</ref> [[Moshe Mendelbaum]] ([[Bank of Israel]]);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/06/16/business/israel-names-chief-banker.html|title=Israel Names Chief Banker|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=June 16, 1986}}</ref> Ibrahim Eris ([[Central Bank of Brazil]]);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/15/business/a-new-assault-on-brazil-s-woes.html|title=A New Assault On Brazil's Woes|first1=James|last1=Brooke|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 15, 1990}}</ref> and [[Liang Kuo-shu]] ([[Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)|Central Bank of the Republic of China]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/12/09/chinese-economist-discusses-countrys-future/|title=Chinese economist discusses country's future, state domination|date=December 9, 2011}}</ref>

In academia and the sciences, distinguished Vanderbilt alumni include [[University of Pennsylvania]] President [[Sheldon Hackney]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbiltmagazine/f-sheldon-hackney-ba55/|title=Passages: F. Sheldon Hackney, BA'55|work=Vanderbilt University|access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> founding dean of [[Harvard University]]'s John F. Kennedy School of Government [[Don K. Price]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/10/obituaries/don-k-price-85-educator-and-science-promoter-dies.html|title=Don K. Price, 85, Educator And Science Promoter, Dies|first=David|last=Binder|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 10, 1995}}</ref> [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] winner [[Stanford Moore]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanderbilt.edu/residentialcolleges/warren-and-moore/moore-college/|title=Moore College|website=Vanderbilt University}}</ref> astronomers [[E. E. Barnard]]<ref>{{Cite journal|title=1923Obs....46..158M Page 158|bibcode=1923Obs....46..158M|last1=Mitchell |first1=S. A. |journal=The Observatory |year=1923 |volume=46 |page=158 }}</ref> and [[J. Davy Kirkpatrick]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/66-found-stars-cool-enough-to-touch|title=#66: Found: Stars Cool Enough to Touch|website=Discover Magazine}}</ref> [[Platonist]] philosopher [[Richard M. Weaver]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/richard-m-weaver-jr-1910-1962/|title=Richard M. Weaver, Jr. (1910–1962) – North Carolina History Project |work=North Carolina History Project|access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> founder of [[New Criticism]] [[Cleanth Brooks]],<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/cleanth-brooks/|title=Cleanth Brooks |encyclopedia=Tennessee Encyclopedia |access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> mathematician [[Lawrence C. Evans]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/april-29-2014-NAS-Election.html |title=National Academy of Sciences Members and Foreign Associates Elected |publisher=[[National Academy of Sciences]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818062140/http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/news/april-29-2014-NAS-Election.html |archive-date=August 18, 2015 |date=April 29, 2014}}</ref> [[Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare]] developer [[Herman Daly]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc1303/article_1138.shtml|title=The Social Contract – Herman Daly's Ecological Economics – An Introductory Note|website=thesocialcontract.com|access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> [[Haskell]] [[programming language]] designer [[Paul Hudak]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/hudak/Resumes/vita.pdf |title=Curriculum Vita: Paul R. Hudak |publisher=[[Yale University]] |access-date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> Director of the Simons Center for the Social Brain at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]] [[Mriganka Sur]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surlab.org/mriganka/|title=Mriganka – SUR LAB}}</ref> founder of the [[NASA Astrobiology Institute]] and Chairman of the [[SpaceX]] Safety Advisory Panel [[G. Scott Hubbard]],<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=SpaceX, Aiming At Carrying NASA Crews, Names Safety Panel |url=https://www.socaltech.com/spacex_aiming_at_carrying_nasa_crews_names_safety_panel/s-0041825.html |date=March 29, 2012 |access-date=October 31, 2018}}</ref> [[Mendel L. Peterson]], "the father of underwater archaeology",<ref>{{cite news|last=Barnes|first=Bart|title=Smithsonian's Mendel Peterson Dies|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2003/08/28/smithsonians-mendel-peterson-dies/b7f6e024-7e0f-4580-afc4-35a5970cfe05/|newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 28, 2003}}</ref> [[John Ridley Stroop]], who discovered the [[Stroop effect]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/06/18/stroop-effect/|title=Stroop Effect|publisher=Vanderbilt University|date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> and [[NASA]] astronauts [[Michael L. Gernhardt]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/content/michael-gernhardt|title=Michael Gernhardt|first=Sara|last=Rojo|date=February 15, 2019|publisher=NASA}}</ref> and [[List of astronauts by year of selection|Charles R. Chappell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/charles_chappell_biography.pdf |title=Biographical Sketch: Charles Richard Chappell |publisher=NASA |access-date=October 8, 2021 }}</ref>
	
Vanderbilt graduates in medicine have pioneered and attained several "firsts" within their fields, including [[Norman Shumway]], first to perform a successful [[heart transplant]] in the United States,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=4542|title=Heart transplant pioneer Shumway dies at 83 (02/17/06)|website=www.mc.vanderbilt.edu|access-date=June 4, 2020|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604143833/https://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=4542}}</ref> [[Levi Watkins]], first to successfully implant an [[Defibrillation|automatic defibrillator]] in a human patient,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.vumc.org/2015/04/13/vanderbilt-mourns-loss-of-levi-watkins-jr-m-d/|title=Vanderbilt mourns loss of Levi Watkins Jr., M.D., pioneer of medicine and champion of racial equality|first=Nancy|last=Humphrey|website=Vanderbilt University}}</ref> [[Mildred T. Stahlman]], founder of the first [[NICU]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mstp/person/mildred-stahlman/|title=Mildred Stahlman, M.D.|website=Vanderbilt University}}</ref> [[James Tayloe Gwathmey]], the "Father of Modern Anesthesia,"<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/Citation/1944/03000/1863_James_Tayloe_Gwathmey,_M_D_,_F_I_C_A__1944.11.aspx|title=1863-James Tayloe Gwathmey, M.D., F.I.C.A.-1944 (Father of M...: Anesthesia & Analgesia|work=LWW|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref> and [[Ernest William Goodpasture]], who invented methods for growing viruses and [[rickettsiae]], enabling the development of [[vaccination]].<ref>"Obituary (AP): Dr. Ernest Goodpasture Dead; Developed Vaccine for Mumps: Pathologist's Chicken Embryo Virus Led to Immunization Against Many Diseases". ''New York Times''; Sep 22, 1960; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: pg. 27.</ref>

Alumni have made significant contributions to literature. Most notably, the [[Southern Agrarians]] and [[Fugitives (poets)|Fugitive Poets]] were two overlapping groups of influential American poets and writers in the early 1900s based at Vanderbilt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/economics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/southern-agrarians|title=Southern Agrarians |website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref> Three [[Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress|U.S. Poets Laureate]] are alums: [[Allen Tate]], [[Robert Penn Warren]], and [[Randall Jarrell]]. Warren later won the [[Pulitzer Prize]] twice for poetry and for ''[[All the King's Men]]''. Other important novelists include [[James Dickey]] (''[[Deliverance (novel)|Deliverance]]''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-21-me-20689-story.html|title=James Dickey; Prolific Poet, Author of 'Deliverance' |date=January 21, 1997|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> [[James Still (poet)|James Still]] (''[[River of Earth]]''),<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1109&context=kentucky-review |title=Rivers of Earth and Troublesome Creeks: The Agrarianism of James Still |journal=The Kentucky Review |volume=10 |number=3 |date=1990 |last=Stoneback |first=H.R.}}</ref> [[Elizabeth Spencer (writer)|Elizabeth Spencer]] (''[[The Light in the Piazza (novel)|The Light in the Piazza]]''),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fellowshipofsouthernwriters.org/spencer-elizabeth|title=Spencer, Elizabeth |website=fellowshipofsouthernwriters.org}}</ref> and [[James Patterson]], who topped ''[[Forbes]]''{{'s}} list of global highest grossing authors in multiple years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/aug/03/girl-on-the-train-carries-paula-hawkins-into-list-of-worlds-richest-authors|title=Girl on the Train carries Paula Hawkins into list of world's richest authors|date=August 3, 2016|work=The Guardian}}</ref> Journalists who have attended Vanderbilt include [[Pulitzer Prize]] winners [[Ralph McGill]] and [[Wendell Rawls Jr.]], ''[[Morning Joe]]'' host [[Willie Geist]], ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' Director of Communications [[Hildy Kuryk]],<ref name=Moss>{{cite news |title= Vogue's New Director of Communications Used to Work for Obama, the DNC |author=Hilary Moss |url=http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/04/vogues-new-flack-used-to-work-for-obama-dnc.html |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=April 24, 2013 |access-date=January 27, 2014}}</ref> [[NBC]] newscaster [[David Brinkley]], [[CNN International]] anchor [[Richard Quest]], and head writer of ''[[The Daily Show]]'' [[Zhubin Parang]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ucbcomedy.com/user/8107|title=Zhubin Parang|website=ucbcomedy.com |access-date=October 17, 2017}}</ref>
	
In popular culture, [[Dinah Shore]], [[James Melton]], [[Rosanne Cash]], [[Amy Grant]], [[Kim Dickens]], [[Logan Browning]], [[Dierks Bentley]], [[Joe Bob Briggs]], and film directors [[Rod Daniel]] and [[BAFTA]] winner [[Duncan Jones]] all attended Vanderbilt,<ref name="arts-alums">{{cite web |title = Notable Alumni: Arts & Entertainment |publisher = Vanderbilt University |url = http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/randomAlumniArt.php |access-date = May 24, 2007 |archive-date = December 22, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071222000827/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/randomAlumniArt.php  }}</ref> as well as [[Academy Award]] winners [[Delbert Mann]] and [[Tom Schulman]].<ref name="arts-alums" /><ref name="media-alums">{{cite web |title = Notable Alumni: Media |publisher = Vanderbilt University |url = http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/randomAlumniMedia.php |access-date = May 24, 2007 |archive-date = July 8, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090708075612/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Admissions/randomAlumniMedia.php  }}</ref>

Additionally, Vanderbilt counts among its alumni base current and former athletes in the [[National Football League|NFL]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]], and [[National Basketball Association|NBA]], as well as on the [[PGA Tour]]. Alumni in the [[National Football League|NFL]] include [[Jay Cutler]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/chicago-bears/jay-cutler-going-vanderbilt-hall-fame|title=Jay Cutler is going into the Vanderbilt Hall of Fame|date=January 21, 2016|website=NBC Sports Chicago}}</ref> [[Bill Wade]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/columnist/joe-rexrode/2019/05/03/vanderbilt-late-bill-wade-nashvilles-no-1-pick-and-nfl-draft-story/3622140002/|title=Vanderbilt football legend Bill Wade remains Nashville's best NFL Draft story|first=Joe|last=Rexrode|website=The Tennessean}}</ref> [[Casey Hayward]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/vanderbilt-football/blog/20860619/hayward-pledges-10-years-of-scholarships|title=Hayward pledges 10 years of scholarships|website=Nashville Post}}</ref> [[Ke'Shawn Vaughn]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3917612/keshawn-vaughn|title=Ke'Shawn Vaughn Stats, News, Bio|website=ESPN}}</ref> and [[Trent Sherfield]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2020/04/23/vanderbilt-football-nfl-draft-kalija-lipscomb-keshawn-vaughn-jared-pinkney/2997237001/|title=Will Vanderbilt football have three players taken in NFL Draft for first time since 2014?|first=Drake|last=Hills|website=The Tennessean}}</ref> Vanderbilt's entrants into the NBA include [[Will Perdue]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vucommodores.com/will-perdue/|title=Will Perdue|date=May 13, 2019|website=Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website}}</ref> [[Charles Davis (basketball, born 1958)|Charles Davis]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vucommodores.com/charles-davis/|title=Charles Davis|date=May 13, 2019|website=Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website}}</ref> [[Festus Ezeli]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2015/10/05/vanderbilts-festus-ezeli-shares-nba-title-family/73407074/|title=Vanderbilt's Festus Ezeli shares NBA title with family|first=Adam|last=Sparks|website=The Tennessean}}</ref> [[Darius Garland]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2019/06/20/darius-garland-cleveland-cavaliers-nba-draft-vanderbilt-basketball/1447718001/|title=Darius Garland goes No. 5 overall to Cavaliers in 2019 NBA Draft|first=Mike|last=Wilson|website=The Tennessean}}</ref> [[Dan Langhi]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/dan-langhi-1.html|title=Dan Langhi College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref> [[Clyde Lee]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vucommodores.com/clyde-lee/|title=Clyde Lee|date=May 13, 2019|website=Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website}}</ref> [[Luke Kornet]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2017/06/23/vanderbilts-luke-kornet-knicks/420857001/|title=Vanderbilt's Luke Kornet signs with New York Knicks|first=Mike|last=Organ|website=The Tennessean}}</ref> and [[Aaron Nesmith]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grenham|first=Chris|title=Aaron Nesmith Is Making Steady Improvements For The Boston Celtics|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisgrenham/2021/01/26/aaron-nesmith-is-making-steady-improvements-for-the-boston-celtics/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=Forbes}}</ref> Vanderbilt baseball stars include [[Sonny Gray]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2020/08/15/vanderbilt-alum-sonny-gray-sets-new-record-cincinnati-reds/5589903002/|title=Former Vanderbilt pitcher Sonny Gray off to a blistering pace in second season with Cincinnati Reds|first=Will|last=Backus|website=The Tennessean}}</ref> [[Walker Buehler]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Callis |first=Jim |date=September 6, 2017 |title=What to expect from Dodgers' Buehler in big leagues |url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/252662200/dodgers-walker-buehler-called-up-to-majors/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913095642/http://m.mlb.com:80/news/article/252662200/dodgers-walker-buehler-called-up-to-majors/ |archive-date=September 13, 2017 |access-date=September 7, 2017 |website=mlb.com}}</ref> [[Pedro Alvarez (baseball)|Pedro Alvarez]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/sports/college/vanderbilt/2020/06/09/vanderbilt-baseball-first-round-draft-mlb/4557110002/|title=Vanderbilt baseball's first-round draft picks over the years. Who will be next?|website=www.tennessean.com}}</ref> [[Dansby Swanson]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2015/06/04/vanderbilts-swanson-soon-pro/28513899/|title=Dansby Swanson: Vanderbilt's big-league character|first=Adam|last=Sparks|website=The Tennessean}}</ref> [[David Price (baseball)|David Price]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2016/11/14/david-price-make-major-donation-vanderbilt-facility/93833518/|title=David Price makes $2.5 million donation to Vanderbilt|first=Adam|last=Sparks|website=The Tennessean}}</ref> [[Scotti Madison]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vucommodores.com/scotti-madison/|title=Scotti Madison|date=May 13, 2019|website=Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website}}</ref> and [[Mike Minor (baseball)|Mike Minor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/vanderbilt-baseball/article/21141268/plenty-of-vandy-alumni-playing-on-mlb-opening-day|title=Plenty of Vandy alumni playing on MLB opening day|website=Nashville Post|date=July 24, 2020 }}</ref> [[Carter Hawkins]], [[General manager (baseball)|general manager]] of the [[Chicago Cubs]], played baseball at Vanderbilt from 2004 to 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chicago Cubs hire former Vanderbilt catcher Carter Hawkins as general manager|url=https://247sports.com/college/vanderbilt/Article/Chicago-Cubs-hire-former-Vanderbilt-catcher-Carter-Hawkins-as-general-manager-173122080/|access-date=2021-10-15|website=Vandy247|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Brandt Snedeker]] was the [[PGA Tour|PGA Tour Rookie of the Year]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajga.org/news/bridgestone-golf-to-sponsor-brandt-snedeker-ajga-event|title=Bridgestone Golf to sponsor Brandt Snedeker AJGA event|date=January 28, 2013|website=AJGA}}</ref> Olympians who attended Vanderbilt include [[Jeff Turner]], member of the gold medal-winning [[1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vucommodores.com/vanderbilt-opened-olympic-nba-doors-for-turner-2/|title=Vanderbilt opened Olympic, NBA doors for Turner|date=February 19, 2014|website=Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website}}</ref> gold medalist [[Shannon Vreeland]] in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/shannon-vreeland-retires-starting-vanderbilt-law-school-fall/|title=Shannon Vreeland Retires, Starting Vanderbilt Law School in the Fall|date=July 3, 2016|website=SwimSwam}}</ref> and rower [[Peter Sharis]] in the men's coxless pair event at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/peter-sharis|title=Peter SHARIS - Olympic Rowing &#124; United States of America|date=June 14, 2016|website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>

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File:James Clark McReynolds portrait.jpg|US [[List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court Justice]] and [[United States Attorney General|Attorney General]] [[James Clark McReynolds]] (BS, 1882)
File:John n garner.jpg|32nd [[Vice President of the United States]] [[John Nance Garner]] (Law, 1886)
File:The story of the sun, moon, and stars (1898) (14778585372).jpg|American astronomer [[Edward Emerson Barnard]], (B.A. 1887)
File:Robert Penn Warren.jpg|[[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning author of ''[[All the King's Men]]'' [[Robert Penn Warren]] (BA, 1925)
File:Dinah Shore - promo.jpg|Singer/actress [[Dinah Shore]] (BA, 1938)
File:Bill Bain.jpg|Founder of [[Bain & Company]] [[Bill Bain (consultant)|Bill Bain]] (BA, 1959)
File:Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg|45th [[Vice President of the United States]] [[Al Gore]] (Div, 1971–72){{efn|No degree earned.}}
File:Muhammad Yunus - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012.jpg|[[Nobel Peace Prize]]-winning [[social entrepreneur]] [[Muhammad Yunus]] (PhD, 1971)
File:James Patterson.jpg|American author [[James Patterson]] (MA, 1970)
File:DougParker.jpg|Chairman and [[CEO]] of [[American Airlines Group]], Inc. [[Doug Parker]] (MBA, 1986)
File:Ann Moore David Shankbone 2010 NYC.jpg|Former CEO of [[Time Inc.]] [[Ann S. Moore]] (BA, 1971)
File:Abdiweli Mohamed Ali - 2012-02-27 at 12-35-51.jpg|Former [[Prime Minister of Somalia]] and [[President of Puntland]] [[Abdiweli Mohamed Ali]] (MA, 1988)
File:Greg Abbott by Gage Skidmore.jpg|48th [[Governor of Texas]] [[Greg Abbott]] (JD, 1984)
File:Michael Gernhardt2.jpg|[[NASA]] [[astronaut]] [[Michael L. Gernhardt]] (BS, 1978)
File:MichaelKantor.jpg|Former [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] [[Mickey Kantor]] (BA, 1951)
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