Famous Montessorians

The Montessori Method has been around now for over one hundred years. Here is a list of some famous people who have attended Montessori schools in the past. The list may both surprise and inspire you. If you happen to know of any others to add to the list, please let us know.

We are trying to generate a list of famous Montessori students, parents, and supporters. Our list (borrowed from an online source) is below. Do you have any to add?Below is a list of many familiar people who were Montessori educated:

Sergey Brin & Larry Page, Founders of Google

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (deceased), editor, former first lady (John F. Kennedy) Sean 'P.Diddy' (formerly known as Puffy) Combs, RAP mega-star

Anne Frank, famous diarist from world war II

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize winner for Literature

Jeff Bezos, financial analyst, founder, AMAZON.COM

Prince William and Prince Harry, English royal family

T. Berry Brazelton, noted pediatrician and author

Julia Child, famous chef, star of many TV cooking shows and author of numerous cookbooks Kami Cotler, actress (youngest child on long-running series The Waltons)

Melissa and Sarah Gilbert, actors

Famous people who chose Montessori schools for their own children:

Stephen J. Cannell, TV writer-producer-director (The Rockford Files and many others)

Patty Duke Austin, actress

Cher Bono, singer-actress

John Bradshaw, psychologist and author

Yul Brynner (dec.), actor

Marcy Carcy, TV producer

Bill & Hillary Clinton, former president/senator, NY

Michael Douglas, actor

Shari Lewis (dec.), puppeteer

Yo Yo Ma, cellist

Others with a Montessori Connection:

Alexander Graham Bell (dec.), noted inventor, and his wife Mabel founded the Montessori Education Assocation in 1913. They also provided financial support directly to Dr. Montessori and helped establish the first Montessori class in Canada and one of the first in the United States.

Mister Rogers, children's TV personality, strong supporter of Montessori education

Thomas Edison, noted scientist and inventor, helped found a Montessori school

President Wilson's daughter trained as a Montessori teacher. There was a Montessori classroom in the basement of the White House during Wilson's presidency

Jean Piaget (dec.), noted Swiss psychologist, made his first observations of children in a Montessori school. He was also head of the Swiss Montessori Society for many years.
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