Notable National Merit Scholars
The following is a list of notable National Merit Scholars, many of whom are listed on the "Scholars You May Know" page on the National Merit Scholarship Corporation website.
- Ben Bernanke (1971)
- Jeff Bezos (1982)
- Elvin Bishop (1960)
- Thomas Cech (1966)
- Jim Cramer (1973)
- Mitch Daniels (1967)
- Felicia Day (1995)
- B. Alvin Drew (1980)
- Howard Steven Friedman (1988)
- Bill Gates (1973)
- Jerry Greenfield (1969)
- Evelynn M. Hammonds (1971)
- Melissa Harris-Perry (1991)
- Lisa P. Jackson (1979)
- Mae Jemison (1973)
- Elena Kagan (1977)
- Paul Krugman (1970)
- Amory Lovins (1964)
- John C. Malone (1959)
- Michael McCullers (1989)
- Stephenie Meyer (1992)
- Lisa Randall (1980)
- Robert Reich (1964)
- Susan Rice (1982)
- John Roberts (1973)
- Linda Rottenberg (1986)
- Jeri Ryan (1986)
- Jeffrey Sachs (1972)
- M. Night Shyamalan (1988)
- Elliott Smith (1987)
- Joseph Stiglitz (1960)
- Peter Thiel (1985)
- Roger Tsien (1968)
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