List of Oberlin College and Conservatory people

This list of Oberlin College and Conservatory people contains links to Wikipedia articles about notable alumni of and other people connected to Oberlin College, including the Conservatory of Music and the Graduate School of Theology. == Notable alumni == === Award winners === ==== Nobel laureates ==== Joshua Angrist (B.A. Economics 1982), Nobel laureate (Economic Sciences 2021), shared with David Card and Guido W. Imbens "for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships" Stanley Cohen (M.A. zoology, 1945), Nobel (Physiology and Medicine, 1986), for "discoveries of growth factors" Robert Millikan (B.A. 1891), Nobel laureate (Physics, 1923) "for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect" Roger Wolcott Sperry (B.A. English 1935, M.A. psychology 1937), neurobiologist who studied split-brain research, Nobel laureate (Medicine, 1981), "for his discoveries concerning the functional specialization of the cerebral hemispheres" ==== Pulitzer Prize ==== Carl Dennis (transferred to University of Chicago, University of Minnesota), Pulitzer Prize-winning poet of Practical Gods; Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize Michael Dirda (BA 1970), Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reviewer, author Du Yun (BM 2001), composer, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music for opera Angel's Bone Emily Nussbaum (BA 1988), winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism Christopher Rouse (BM 1971), winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Music for Trombone Concerto Vijay Seshadri (BA 1974), winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for 3 Sections George Walker (1941, honorary degree 1983), composer, first African-American to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music (1996, for Lilacs) Thornton Wilder (transferred to Yale), playwright and novelist; three Pulitzer Prizes: for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth; U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day Franz Wright (BA 1977), recipient of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Walking to Martha's Vineyard ==== French Legion of Honor ==== Katharine Wright (1893), Legion d'Honneur business owner, financier; sister of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright ==== Academy, Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe awards ==== Montana Levi Blanco (2006), costume designer, recipient of a Tony Award for The Skin of Our Teeth (2022) Mark Boal (1995), screenwriter, recipient of two Academy Awards (Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for The Hurt Locker, 2009) James Burrows (1962), producer and creator of Cheers and Emmy award-winning director of Will & Grace, Wings, News Radio Francois S. Clemmons (1976), sang the role of Sportin' Life in Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, recipient of a company Grammy Award Best Opera Recording Marc Cohn (1981), singer-songwriter, recipient of a Grammy Award (1991, Best New Artist) Lena Dunham (2008), recipient of the 2013 Golden Globe Awards for Best TV Series - Music or Comedy, and Best Actress in a TV Series, the HBO series Girls Chris Eldridge (2004), guitarist in Punch Brothers, formerly in the Infamous Stringdusters Rhiannon Giddens (2000), member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops; Grammy winner (2010, Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album) William Goldman (1952), novelist (The Princess Bride) and recipient of Academy Awards for the screenplays of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and All the President's Men (1976) Charles Harbutt (1983), classical recording engineer, Grammy recipient (2000 and 2003) Bill Irwin (1973), actor and clown, 1984 MacArthur Fellow, recipient of a Tony Award for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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List of Oberlin College and Conservatory people

This list of Oberlin College and Conservatory people contains links to Wikipedia articles about notable alumni of and other people connected to Oberlin College, including the Conservatory of Music and the Graduate School of Theology. == Notable alumni == === Award winners === ==== Nobel laureates ==== Joshua Angrist (B.A. Economics 1982), Nobel laureate (Economic Sciences 2021), shared with David Card and Guido W. Imbens "for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships" Stanley Cohen (M.A. zoology, 1945), Nobel (Physiology and Medicine, 1986), for "discoveries of growth factors" Robert Millikan (B.A. 1891), Nobel laureate (Physics, 1923) "for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect" Roger Wolcott Sperry (B.A. English 1935, M.A. psychology 1937), neurobiologist who studied split-brain research, Nobel laureate (Medicine, 1981), "for his discoveries concerning the functional specialization of the cerebral hemispheres" ==== Pulitzer Prize ==== Carl Dennis (transferred to University of Chicago, University of Minnesota), Pulitzer Prize-winning poet of Practical Gods; Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize Michael Dirda (BA 1970), Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reviewer, author Du Yun (BM 2001), composer, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Music for opera Angel's Bone Emily Nussbaum (BA 1988), winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism Christopher Rouse (BM 1971), winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Music for Trombone Concerto Vijay Seshadri (BA 1974), winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for 3 Sections George Walker (1941, honorary degree 1983), composer, first African-American to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music (1996, for Lilacs) Thornton Wilder (transferred to Yale), playwright and novelist; three Pulitzer Prizes: for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and the plays Our Town and The Skin of Our Teeth; U.S. National Book Award for the novel The Eighth Day Franz Wright (BA 1977), recipient of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for Walking to Martha's Vineyard ==== French Legion of Honor ==== Katharine Wright (1893), Legion d'Honneur business owner, financier; sister of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright ==== Academy, Grammy, Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe awards ==== Montana Levi Blanco (2006), costume designer, recipient of a Tony Award for The Skin of Our Teeth (2022) Mark Boal (1995), screenwriter, recipient of two Academy Awards (Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for The Hurt Locker, 2009) James Burrows (1962), producer and creator of Cheers and Emmy award-winning director of Will & Grace, Wings, News Radio Francois S. Clemmons (1976), sang the role of Sportin' Life in Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, recipient of a company Grammy Award Best Opera Recording Marc Cohn (1981), singer-songwriter, recipient of a Grammy Award (1991, Best New Artist) Lena Dunham (2008), recipient of the 2013 Golden Globe Awards for Best TV Series - Music or Comedy, and Best Actress in a TV Series, the HBO series Girls Chris Eldridge (2004), guitarist in Punch Brothers, formerly in the Infamous Stringdusters Rhiannon Giddens (2000), member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops; Grammy winner (2010, Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album) William Goldman (1952), novelist (The Princess Bride) and recipient of Academy Awards for the screenplays of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and All the President's Men (1976) Charles Harbutt (1983), classical recording engineer, Grammy recipient (2000 and 2003) Bill Irwin (1973), actor and clown, 1984 MacArthur Fellow, recipient of a Tony Award for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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