Famous Montessorians
Is it a coincidence that many of the mavericks on the leading edge of innovation and creativity in our culture are Montessori graduates? To the millions of Montessori students, families and supporters around the world, the answer is obvious. Montessori offers an education for life — and with that comes the skill set needed to succeed in our ever changing global society.
Lary Page & Sergey Brin
Founders of Google
Will Wright
Creator of “The Sims” video game
Anne Frank (deceased)
Famous diarist from World War II
Jeff Bezos
Founder & CEO of Amazon.co
Prince William and Prince Harry
English royal family
David Blaine
Magician
T. Berry Brazelton
Noted pediatrician and author
Dakota Fanning
Academy Award nominated actress
Peter Drucker
“The father of modern management”
Katherine Graham (deceased)
Owner/Editor of the Washington Post
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Nobel Prize winner for Literature
Melissa Gilbert
Actress (Little House on the Praire), former SAG president
Helen Hunt
Academy Award winning actress
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (deceased)
Editor, former first lady
Jimmy Wales
Founder of Wikipedia
Julia Child
Chef & Author
"Montessori taught me the joy of discovery"
— Will Wright, Creator of The Sims