Michael Crichton
Harvard University, Anthropology Major
Creator of Jurassic Park and hit television show ER
"I went to Harvard in 1960 intending to be a writer, but the English department rubbed a blister on my soul. It was not the place for an aspiring writer, it was the place for an aspiring English professor, so I switched to anthropology."
Kurt Vonnegut
Cornell University, Anthropology Major
Science fiction writer and Graphic Designer
Zora Neale Hurston
Barnard College, Columbia University, Anthropology Major
Harlem Renaissance author - stories, novels, and anthropological folklore
"Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Tracy Chapman
Tufts University, Anthropology & African Studies (Double Major)
Musician
Ashley Judd
University of Kentucky, French Major; Anthropology, Art History, Theater, and Women's Studies minors
Actress
“...the purpose of anthropologists is to then go forth and make the world a better place."
Glenn Close
College of William and Mary, Anthropology & Drama (Double Major)
Mick Jagger
London School of Economics, Literature Major and an intense interest in Anthropology
Rolling Stone Lead Singer
Prince Charles of England
Cambridge University, Degrees in Anthropology, Archaeology, and History
Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark
University of Copenhagen, Ph.D. in Anthropology
Jane Goodall
Cambridge University, Ph.D. in Ethology
Primatologist
Octavio Paz
Noble Prize winning Latin American poet was an anthropologist
Steve Riggio
Brooklyn College, Anthropology major
Founder of the Barnes and Noble mega bookstore chain
Gary Larson
Famous for his "Far Side" cartoons, took every college elective in science, including anthropology and archaeology
John Clair
University of Viginia, Anthropology major
NFL - St. Louis Rams
Monsanto Pope
University of Virginia, Anthropology major
NFL - Denver Broncos
'Dora, the Explorer'
Preschool educational cartoon show
The real popularity of anthropology can be demonstrated through the media and the values that are being passed onto the children of this generation.
On the television show, Dora's mother is an archaeologist!
