Top 8 universities in US with the most famous professors
It's a dream-come-true moment for every student to get admission into the university of his/her choice. You get to meet new people, make friends, hangout with them and study under the guidance of eminent personalities, mentors, and professors. You can often attend lectures by top scientists, politicians, actors, and authors, to name a few.
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Usually top personalities talk on TV shows or special programs where the cost of booking a seat is very high. Luckily, there are a few top universities in the US where you may get a chance to listen as well as interact with top personalities often because they are or have been professors or guest lecturers there. Here is the list of top 8 universities with famous professors.
1. Yale University
Top to bottom: David Brooks, Ernest Zedillo, Tom Hanks
Founded in: 1701
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Famous Professors:
Name | Known for | Concerned Department |
| David Brooks | Author & political and cultural commentator for The New York Times | Department of Political Science |
| Ernesto Zedillo | Mexican economist and politician | Department of Political Science |
| Sidney Altman | Molecular Biologist who won Noble Prize in Chemistry | Department of Chemistry |
| Kofi Annan | Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nation | Department of Political Science |
| Tom Hanks | American actor and filmmaker | Department of Filmmaking |
2. Stanford University
Top to bottom: Condolezza Rice, Andrew Ng, Mariam Mirzakhani
Founded in: 1891
Location: Stanford, California
Famous Professors:
Name | Known for | Concerned Department |
Andrew Ng | Founder of Google Brain Project | Department of Computer Science Engineering |
Condolezza Rice | American political scientist and diplomat | Department of Political Science |
Mariam Mirzakhani | First woman to win mathematics' Fields Medal | Department of Mathematics |
Manu Prakash | Indian Bio-engineering scientist and recipient of MacArthur Fellowship | Department of Biological Engineering |
Philip Zimbardo | Psychologist, well known for the infamous Stanford Prison experiment | Department of Psychology |
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3. University of California
Top to bottom: Jack Black, Tim Robbins. John Cusack
Founded in: 1868
Location: Oakland, California
Famous Professors:
Name | Known for | Concerned Department |
Jack Black | American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer | Department of Acting |
John Cusack | American actor, producer and screenwriter | Department of Acting |
Tim Robbins | American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist, and musician | Department of Filmmaking/ Department of Music |
Helen Hunt | American actress, director and screenwriter | Department of Filmmaking |
Gary Snyder | Poet, Pulitzer Prize winner | Department of English Literature |
4. Columbia University
Top to bottom: Spike Lee, Ronald Breslow, Richard Axel
Founded in: 1754
Location: New York, US
Famous Professors:
Name | Known for | Concerned Department |
Spike Lee | American film director, producer, writer and actor | Department of Filmmaking |
Brian Greene | American theoretical physicist, mathematician, and string theorist | Department of Mathematics |
Judith Butler | American philosopher and gender theorist | Department of Comparative Literature |
Ronald Breslow | American chemist, winner of National Medal of Science for Chemistry | Department of Chemistry |
Richard Axel | Molecular Biologist, Noble prize winner in Physiology | Department of Physiology |
5. Boston University
Top to bottom: Eric Holder, Katie Couric, Robert Zelnick
Founded in: 1839
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Famous Professors:
Name | Known for | Concerned Department |
Katie Couric | American journalist and author | Department of Journalism |
Robert Zelnick | American journalist, author, winner of 2 Emmy awards & 2 Gavel awards | Department of Journalism |
Eric Holder | Served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, from 2009 to 2015 | Department of Political Science |
Elie Wiesel | American Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor | Department of English Literature |
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6. New York University
Top to bottom: Jonathan Safran Foer, Questlove, James Franco
Founded in: 1831
Location: New York City, US
Famous Professors:
Name | Known for | Concerned Department |
James Franco | American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer | Department of Filmmaking |
Questlove | American percussionist, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, music journalist, record producer, and actor | Department of Music |
Jonathan Safran Foer | American novelist | Department of Literature |
Zadie Smith | English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer | Department of creative writing |
7. Brown University
Top to bottom: Patrick Kennedy, John P. Donoghue, Leon Cooper
Founded in: 1764
Location: Rhode Island, US
Famous Professors:
Name | Known for | Concerned Department |
Patrick Kennedy | American politician and mental health advocate | Department of Psychology |
Leon Cooper | American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate who co-developed the BCS theory of superconductivity | Department of Physics |
John P. Donoghue | Neuroscientist, best known for developing 'BrainGate' to restore movement for people with paralysis | Department of Neuro Science |
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8. University of Chicago
Top to bottom: Barack Obama, Elena Kagan, Eugene Fama
Founded in: 1890
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Famous Professors:
Name | Known for | Concerned Department |
Barack Obama | American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017 | Department of Political Science |
Elena Kagan | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | Department of Political Science |
Eugene Fama | American economist, often referred to as "The Father of Finance" | Department of Economics |
Richard Thaler | American economist | Department of Economics |
Roger Ebert | American film critic and historian, journalist, screenwriter and author | Department of Journalism |
