Notable Montessori Alumni & Supporters
Montessori has influenced the following notable alumni:
- Sergey Brin & Larry Page, Founders of Google
- Jimmy Wales, creator of Wikipedia
- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, Editor, Former First Lady (John F. Kennedy)
- Sean Combs, Music producer
- Anne Frank, Author of The Diary of Anne Frank
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel Prize winner for Literature
- Jeff Bezos, Financial analyst, founder, AMAZON.COM
- Prince William and Prince Harry, British Royal Family
- T. Berry Brazelton, Pediatrician and author
- Julia Child, Chef, star of many TV cooking shows, and author of numerous cookbooks
- Will Wright, Creator of SimCity, The Sims
- George Clooney, actor
- Katherine Graham, Owner/Editor of The Washington Post
- Peter Drucker, entrepreneur and business management expert
The Montessori Method has received the support of notable people such as:
- Alexander Graham Bell, inventor. He and his wife founded the Montessori Education Association 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
- Fred Rogers, children's TV personality, strong supporter of Montessori education
- Thomas Edison, noted scientist and inventor, helped found a Montessori school
- President Woodrow Wilson and Margaret Wilson had a Montessori classroom installed in the basement of the Whitehouse during his term for staff to send their children to and his daughter trained as a Montessori teacher. Margaret Wilson was on the committee that brought Dr. Montessori to the USA in 1915.
Source: Garden of Discovery Montessori School