List of University of Calgary people

Alumni

Archeology

• Peter Mathews, B.A.: Mayanist, MacArthur Fellow at Yale University
• Ronald Wright: award-winning Cambridge University-educated author and historian

Classics

• Michael Lapidge, B.A.: Medieval scholar, Fellow Emeritus of Clare College, Cambridge University; Fellow of the British Academy, recipient of the Sir Israel Gollancz Prize

Computer Science

• Theo de Raadt, B.Sc. 1992: founder and leader of OpenBSD and other projects developed with University of California at Berkeley and DARPA
• James Gosling OC, B.Sc. 1977: inventor of the Java programming language
• Radford M. Neal, B.Sc., M.Sc.: Research Chair in Statistics and Machine Learning
• Xiaolin Wu, B.Ss. Wuhan University: computer engineer, invented programming line algorithm, co-developed neural network facial recognition system, twice featured in MIT's "Technology Review", member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Economics

• John Anderson, B.A.: Rhodes Scholar
• Stephen Harper, B.A. 1985, M.A. 1991: Prime Minister of Canada
• Danielle Smith, B.A.: politician, 19th Premier of Alberta
• Chip Wilson B.A.: founder of Lululemon

Education, Werklund School of Education

• Jhonattan Bello, MA: researcher and educational leader; Master in Educational Research specialization in Leadership

International Relations

• Pierre Poilievre, B.A.: Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition, Member of Parliament for Carleton

Kinesiology

• Paweensuda Drouin, B.Sc.: Miss Universe Thailand 2019
• Drew Scott, B.Sc.: actor known for his work on ''Property Brothers''

Mathematics

• Dwight Duffus, Ph.D.: Goodrich C White Professor of Mathematics at Emory University
• Peter Lancaster: Professor of Mathematics, recipient of Humboldt Prize
• Douglas Wiens, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.: recipient of Lester R. Ford Award from Mathematical Association of America, Fellow of American Statistical Association
• Ian H. Witten, M.Sc.: B.A. at Cambridge University, inventor of WEKA, Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Medicine

• Jillian Cornish, Ph.D.: New Zealand biomedical researcher
• William Gnam, M.D.: psychiatrist, Harvard trained health economist, Rhodes Scholar
• Sue Pedersen, M.D.: endocrinologist and world expert on obesity
• D. George Wyse, M.D.: pharmacologist, internationally recognized expert in cardiac arrhythmia

Social Work, Library Studies, Education, ECE

• Sir Carlyle Glean, B.Ed, MA: Governor-General of Grenada

Faculty

Law

• Ian Brodie: former advisor to the Canadian Prime Minister, Strategic Advisor to the Inter-American Development Bank
• Anna-Maria Hubert: legal scholar specializing in international marine law and adjudication of science, Research Fellow at Institute for Science, Innovation and Society at the University of Oxford

Classics and Religion

• Carolyn Muessig: Chair of Christian Thought; medievalist specializing in sermon literature, female education, and hagiography

Economics

• Herb Emery: former Svare Professor in Health Economics and Full Professor in Economics and Research Director for The School of Public Policy

English

• Susan Bennett, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

History

• David Bercuson: member of the Calgary School

Mathematics

• Károly Bezdek: Canada Research Chair and Director of the Centre for Computational and Discrete Geometry in the Faculty of Science
• Richard K. Guy: combinatorial game theorist, discovered unistable polyhedron with John Horton Conway

Physics

• Arthur W. Knudsen: researcher on the Manhattan Project; credited by the Physics Department for creating the laboratory system it uses today

Sociology

• Ian Brodie: former advisor to Stephen Harper

Political Science

• Barry F. Cooper: member of the Calgary School
• Tom Flanagan: member of the Calgary School, advisor to Preston Manning and Stephen Harper
• Rainer Knopff: member of the Calgary School
• Ted Morton: member of the Calgary School, Alberta MLA

Psychology

• Philip E. Vernon: Ph.D. Cambridge, D.Sc. London, contributed to I.Q. theory