# List of International Baccalaureate people

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.

## IB directors-general

* Alec Peterson (1968–1977)
* Gerard Renaud (1977–1983)
* Roger Peel (1983–1998)
* Derek Blackman (1998–1999)
* George Walker (1999–2005)
* Jeffrey Beard (2006-2013)
* Dr Siva Kumari (2014–2021)
* Olli-Pekka Heinonen (2021-present)

## Chair of IB Board of Governors

* John Goormaghtigh (1968–1981)
* Seydou Madani Sy (1981–1984)
* Piet Gathier (1984–1990)
* Thomas Hagoort (1990–1996)
* Bengt Thelin (1996–1997)
* Greg Crafter (1997–2003)
* Monique Seefried (2003–2009)
* Carol Bellamy (2009 - April 2015)
* George Rupp (April 2015 – present)

## Notable alumni

* 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
* 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
* Evan Fisher, graduate of Cobequid Educational Centre
* Julia Galef, American philosopher, 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
* Robbie Kay, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Once Upon a Time), graduate of the British School of Houston
* Kesha, American singer graduated from Brentwood High School (Tennessee)
* Kim Jong-un: Supreme Leader of North Korea, attended the International School of Berne, although it is unclear if he graduated
* 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
* Nico Rosberg, former Formula 1 driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas, 2016 FIA Formula 1 Drivers' Championship winner. Graduate of International School of Nice
* Peter Sands, former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, graduate of Pearson College UWC
* 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, Prime Minister of Canada, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, IB Diploma from the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1991.
* 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
* 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