If you are tired of hearing "What are you going to do with that?" -- you might be interested in the great success achieved by these philosophy majors:

Business leaders:
Carl Icahn -- CEO, TWA Airlines; Financier
Gerald Levin -- CEO, Time-Warner
George Soros -- Financier, Philanthropist

Politics:
President Jefferson, President Clinton
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Pope John Paul II
NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Alexander of Macedon, aka Alexander the Great

Sports:
John Elway, Quarterback, Denver Broncos
Aaron Taylor, OT, Green Bay Packers
Phil Jackson, Coach, Chicago Bulls

Science:
Arthur Burks -- co-inventor of Eniac, the first electronic computer
Roger Bacon -- inventor of the magnifying glass
Gottfried Leibniz -- co-discoverer of calculus; binary; library science

Arts and Media:
Woody Allen -- Filmmaker, Comedian
Ethan Coen -- Filmmaker
Philip K. Dick -- Novelist
Ken Follett -- Novelist
Harrison Ford -- Actor
David Duchovny -- Actor
Susan Sarandon -- Actress
Bruce Lee -- Actor, Martial Arts Instructor
Steve Martin -- Actor, Comedian
Dennis Miller -- Comedian, TV Host
Martin Gardner -- Science Writer
Charles Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll -- Author
Philip Glass -- Composer
Gene Siskel -- Film Critic
Elie Wiesel -- Writer (Nobel Prize Winner)
Neil Peart -- Musician
Stone Phillps -- News Broadcaster
Alex Trebek -- Host of "Jeopardy"

 

(Main Source: Dr. Stephen Hicks, Rockford College)

Last Modified: May 19, 2008