It is no surprise that Barack Obama or Ken Mehlman attended Harvard looking at the success in their political careers, but some people may shock you. This is a brief presentation on well-known Harvard University Attendees as well as some background on the University itself.

1. Well-Known Harvard
University Attendees

2. About Harvard
• Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and was
created in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard was the first
higher education school in the United States.
• It was named after it’s benefactor, John Harvard.
• Radcliffe College was established in 1879 as it’s sister school, was
became a prominent school for women.
• Harvard is currently known as one of the best ivy league schools in the
United States.
• Harvard generally has about 20,000 students. This includes
undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
• Harvard University is “devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and
research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a
difference globally.”

3. Natalie Portman
• Natalie Portman not only
attended Harvard, but graduated
as well.
• She is most known for her role
in the Star Wars prequel
trilogy, V for Vendetta, and
Black Swan.
• She enrolled in 1999 to study
psychology and graduated in
with her bachelors degree in
2003.

4. Ken Mehlman
• Ken Mehlman is a well-known
Republican politician who was
the campaign manager for the
successful George W. Bush
reelection campaign.
• Recently, he has been speaking
out on civil marriage after he
launched Project Right Side. This
organization is trying to get more
conservatives to support marriage
equality.
• Mehlman attended Harvard Law
with Barack Obama, and received
his JD in 1991.

5. Barack Obama
• Barack Obama is the current,
and 44th President of the
United States.
• Obama first graduated from
Columbia University, and then
went onto Harvard Law School
and earned his law degree.
• He has worked as a civil rights
attorney in Chicago.

6. Matt Damon
• Matt Damon is known The Bourne
series and Good Will Hunting. He
started his career writing the Good
Will Hunting screenplay with his
friend Ben Affleck.
• Damon and Affleck both starred in
this movie, which ended up being
the start of a very successful career
for both of them.
• He attended Harvard University and
studied theater from 1988 to 1992.
He never graduated, because he
left to pursue a career in acting.

7. Theodore Roosevelt
• Theodore, more famously known
as "Teddy" Roosevelt, graduated
from Harvard University in 1880 and
studied biology.
• Afterwards, he was elected to the
New York State Assembly. Here, he
became the leader of the reform
faction for the Republican Party.
• He later on became the 26th
President of the United States.