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List of American University people

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This is a sorted list of notable persons who have had ties to the American University in Washington, D.C.

Notable alumni

This is a list of notable alumni of AU. Some particularly notable individuals are also listed in the main University article. Individuals are sorted by category and alphabetized within each category. The degree, school and year of graduation is noted when available.

=Government, politics, society, and royalty=

==Foreign heads of state, deputy heads of state, and ministers==

==Ambassadors, diplomats, and foreign ministers==

==United States senators and representatives==

==United States government and military==

==US state and local governments==

=Business and economy=

=Sports, entertainment, and media=

==Reporters and journalists==

==Cinema, television, and radio==

==Sports==

=Law=

=Arts, sciences, academia, and literature=

=Other=

Notable faculty and staff

This is a list of notable AU professors and staff, past and present, listed in alphabetical order.

=Politicians and public servants=

=Nobel laureates=

=Fulbright Scholars=

=Guggenheim Fellows=

=Pulitzer Prize recipients=

=Other=

Chancellors and presidents of American University

This is a listing of the chancellors and presidents of American University, listed together with dates of life and service, as well as concurring notable AU events.

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1.Bishop John Fletcher Hurst1890–1902Ground broken to establish American University
2.Bishop Charles Cardwell McCabe1902–1906
3.Franklin E. Hamilton1907–1916First class admitted
4.Bishop John W. Hamilton1916–1922Campus turned into Camp Leach and Camp American University
5.Lucius C. Clark1922–1933First undergraduates graduate
6.Joseph M. M. Gray1933–1941AU becomes one of the first schools in a racially segregated city to admit African American students
7.Paul Douglass1941–1952Title changed to "President", Washington College of Law merges into AU
8.Hurst Robins Anderson1952–1968Kogod School of Business and School of International Service open
9.George H. Williams1968–1976Downtown location closed
10.Joseph J. Sisco1976–1980Bender Library opens and School of Communication established
11.Richard E. Berendzen1980–1990Major campus construction, resigned in disgrace, treated, rehired, Professor Emeritus in Physics Department
12.Joseph Duffey1991–1994
13.Benjamin Ladner1994–2005Launches major capital campaign, resigned in disgrace
14.Neil Kerwin2005–2017Acting President during Ladner investigation. Announced as 14th President of American University on July 20, 2007, for the term beginning September 1, 2007
15.Sylvia Burwell2017– 2024AU becomes first carbon neutral university in the US
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|Jonathan Alger

|2024 - Present

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Trustees

Notable trustees of American University, past and present:

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