Occupations
Every occupation that shows up in school fingerprints, ranked by how many notable
alumni hold it. Click one to see which schools dominate it.
| Occupation | People (all schools) | Schools |
|---|
| American football player |
23,375 |
567 |
| politician |
22,844 |
952 |
| basketball player |
19,133 |
547 |
| writer |
12,174 |
532 |
| university professor |
10,475 |
320 |
| lawyer |
7,841 |
384 |
| actor |
7,664 |
460 |
| journalist |
7,395 |
390 |
| baseball player |
7,165 |
483 |
| soccer player |
5,388 |
329 |
| businessperson |
4,943 |
348 |
| television actor |
4,614 |
340 |
| basketball coach |
4,542 |
413 |
| film actor |
4,221 |
322 |
| screenwriter |
3,912 |
264 |
| military officer |
3,582 |
176 |
| film director |
3,320 |
224 |
| ice hockey player |
3,187 |
74 |
| composer |
2,997 |
202 |
| novelist |
2,967 |
240 |
| musician |
2,863 |
244 |
| historian |
2,779 |
151 |
| mathematician |
2,621 |
111 |
| researcher |
2,617 |
171 |
| judge |
2,608 |
198 |
| engineer |
2,575 |
156 |
| singer |
2,494 |
262 |
| athletics competitor |
2,444 |
190 |
| economist |
2,404 |
108 |
| film producer |
2,397 |
204 |
| painter |
2,303 |
154 |
| American football coach |
2,000 |
286 |
| Canadian football player |
1,927 |
207 |
| diplomat |
1,859 |
144 |
| physicist |
1,857 |
98 |
| artist |
1,847 |
161 |
| military personnel |
1,826 |
135 |
| poet |
1,777 |
163 |
| computer scientist |
1,707 |
89 |
| stage actor |
1,682 |
177 |
| tennis player |
1,508 |
107 |
| swimmer |
1,463 |
80 |
| teacher |
1,463 |
188 |
| academic |
1,452 |
120 |
| television producer |
1,412 |
152 |
| head coach |
1,340 |
193 |
| entrepreneur |
1,305 |
144 |
| physician |
1,291 |
118 |
| photographer |
1,274 |
146 |
| golfer |
1,252 |
115 |
| voice actor |
1,225 |
153 |
| songwriter |
1,106 |
146 |
| architect |
1,100 |
84 |
| psychologist |
1,097 |
99 |
| chemist |
1,074 |
96 |
| jurist |
1,033 |
96 |
| director |
1,025 |
105 |
| political scientist |
1,003 |
80 |
| philosopher |
972 |
75 |
| editor |
943 |
107 |
| author |
938 |
111 |
| scientist |
927 |
79 |
| pianist |
914 |
69 |
| anthropologist |
796 |
64 |
| singer-songwriter |
794 |
122 |
| translator |
792 |
81 |
| jazz musician |
787 |
74 |
| botanist |
761 |
78 |
| model |
753 |
121 |
| sociologist |
732 |
69 |
| biologist |
728 |
72 |
| sculptor |
715 |
82 |
| coach |
685 |
133 |
| linguist |
630 |
47 |
| soccer coach |
614 |
95 |
| Catholic priest |
605 |
52 |
| record producer |
596 |
87 |
| professor |
593 |
66 |
| business executive |
589 |
86 |
| illustrator |
569 |
56 |
| governor |
550 |
78 |
| children's writer |
544 |
85 |
| conductor |
525 |
47 |
| volleyball player |
520 |
65 |
| radio personality |
502 |
90 |
| playwright |
484 |
63 |
| athlete |
479 |
85 |
| theologian |
470 |
60 |
| inventor |
469 |
64 |
| guitarist |
469 |
69 |
| activist |
453 |
70 |
| banker |
452 |
57 |
| astronomer |
445 |
45 |
| Catholic bishop |
436 |
41 |
| educator |
425 |
62 |
| zoologist |
424 |
50 |
| television presenter |
418 |
71 |
| music educator |
415 |
35 |
| art historian |
415 |
34 |
| statistician |
405 |
33 |
| rower |
402 |
24 |
| science fiction writer |
395 |
73 |
| geologist |
392 |
43 |
| sports commentator |
390 |
68 |
| television director |
381 |
58 |
| literary critic |
374 |
41 |
| curator |
366 |
52 |
| literary scholar |
359 |
39 |
| comedian |
356 |
72 |
| librarian |
354 |
56 |
| archaeologist |
347 |
36 |
| sprinter |
347 |
52 |
| biochemist |
336 |
40 |
| designer |
314 |
40 |
| civil engineer |
312 |
39 |
| entomologist |
311 |
44 |
| civil servant |
306 |
47 |
| publisher |
302 |
41 |
| aircraft pilot |
298 |
44 |
| electrical engineer |
295 |
35 |
| botanical collector |
291 |
39 |
| visual artist |
288 |
45 |
| biographer |
285 |
35 |
| missionary |
281 |
48 |
| opera singer |
269 |
29 |
| comics artist |
269 |
36 |
| essayist |
268 |
35 |
| amateur wrestler |
262 |
30 |
| beauty pageant contestant |
260 |
58 |
| scientific collector |
259 |
36 |
| musicologist |
255 |
32 |
| non-fiction writer |
247 |
38 |
| podcaster |
240 |
48 |
| lacrosse player |
236 |
31 |
| violinist |
230 |
12 |
| geneticist |
229 |
33 |
| animator |
227 |
26 |
| draftsperson |
226 |
31 |
| dancer |
225 |
41 |
| theatre director |
220 |
36 |
| art collector |
215 |
28 |
| soldier |
214 |
21 |
| cartoonist |
213 |
35 |
| surgeon |
204 |
36 |
| pedagogue |
200 |
31 |
| neuroscientist |
198 |
30 |
| printmaker |
196 |
34 |
| film editor |
195 |
36 |
| Christian minister |
194 |
23 |
| philologist |
192 |
22 |
| columnist |
192 |
39 |
| opinion journalist |
191 |
26 |
| chief executive officer |
190 |
34 |
| artistic gymnast |
187 |
17 |
| academic administrator |
181 |
34 |
| military flight engineer |
175 |
22 |
| astrophysicist |
173 |
18 |
| installation artist |
172 |
29 |
| professional wrestler |
168 |
35 |
| paleontologist |
167 |
24 |
| ecologist |
164 |
28 |
| cinematographer |
163 |
29 |
| philanthropist |
163 |
30 |
| video artist |
163 |
30 |
| mechanical engineer |
161 |
26 |
| fashion designer |
157 |
24 |
| filmmaker |
155 |
27 |
| scholar of English |
154 |
25 |
| classical philologist |
149 |
17 |
| blogger |
145 |
30 |
| rabbi |
144 |
15 |
| choreographer |
142 |
27 |
| water polo player |
142 |
13 |
| lyricist |
141 |
20 |
| priest |
138 |
23 |
| naval officer |
136 |
5 |
| explorer |
135 |
19 |
| geographer |
134 |
18 |
| ice hockey coach |
134 |
23 |
| mixed martial arts fighter |
132 |
30 |
| programmer |
131 |
18 |
| military leader |
129 |
9 |
| saxophonist |
127 |
11 |
| environmentalist |
127 |
25 |
| fencer |
127 |
18 |
| farmer |
126 |
25 |
| Anglican priest |
125 |
20 |
| film screenwriter |
124 |
21 |
| recording artist |
123 |
22 |
| graphic designer |
121 |
17 |
| psychiatrist |
120 |
18 |
| music arranger |
118 |
12 |
| nuclear physicist |
117 |
18 |
| sports journalist |
117 |
30 |
| softball player |
116 |
19 |
| YouTuber |
116 |
26 |
| manager |
112 |
23 |
| ornithologist |
112 |
14 |
| astronaut |
111 |
20 |
| pastor |
109 |
21 |