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List of University of British Columbia people

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This is a list of alumni and faculty from the University of British Columbia.

Alumni

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Nobel laureates

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Alumni of the University of British Columbia
Bertram Brockhouse, BA 1947, Nobel laureate (Physics, 1994)
Robert Mundell, BA 1953, Nobel laureate (Economics, 1999)
Bjarni Tryggvason, BS 1972, NRC/CSA astronaut
Michael Shanks, BFA 1994, actor (portrayed Dr. Daniel Jackson in the television series Stargate SG-1)

Academia

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Architecture

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Business

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Government, politics, and law

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Journalism

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Literature

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Music

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Entertainment

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Science and engineering

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Sports

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Visual arts

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Rhodes Scholars

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Faculty (former and current)

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Faculty of the University of British Columbia
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate (Economics, 2002)

Nobel laureates

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Archaeology

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Architecture

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Business and economics

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Chemistry

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English Department

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First Nations and Indigenous Studies

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Geography

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History

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Journalism

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Law

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Linguistics

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Literature

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Music

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Political science

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Performing arts

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Psychology

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Science and engineering

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Sociology

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Visual arts

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  • Ken Lum, artist; represented Canada at the Sydney Biennale, the São Paulo Art Biennial, the Shanghai Biennale and at Documenta XI
  • Art Spiegelman, comics artist and Pulitzer Prize winner[53]
  • Jeff Wall, photographer; Tate Gallery Retrospective; MOMA; Hasselblad Award; key figure in the photoconceptualist Vancouver School

Invested into the Order of Canada

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  • Father David Bauer OC (1967), Basilian priest, chaplain and ethics teacher at St. Mark's College (1961–1988)[54]
  • Basil Stuart-Stubbs, CM (2006), University Librarian (1964–1981)
  • W.H. New OC (2007), Professor of English Literature (1965–2003)
  • Jane Coop, CM (2013), Professor of Music (1980–2012)
  • Clyde Hertzman, OC (2013), Professor of Population and Public Health (until 2013)
  • Nassif Ghoussoub, OC (2016), FRSC, Professor of Mathematics (1979–present)
  • Paula Gordon, CM (2023), Clinical Professor of Radiology[55]
  • Bob Hindmarch, CM (2019), professor and director of physical education (1961–1992)[56]

Recipients of honorary degrees

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See also

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References

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