This is a list of notable people affiliated with the International Baccalaureate, including IB directors-general, chairs of the IB Board of Governors (previously known as the IB Council of Foundation), and notable graduates of one or more of the three IB programmes.

IB directors-general

  • Alec Peterson (1968–1977)
  • Gerard Renaud (1977–1983)
  • Roger Peel (1983–1998)
  • Derek Blackman (1998–1999)
  • George Walker (1999–2005)
  • Jeffrey Beard (2006-2013)
  • Dr Siva Kumari (2014–2021)
  • Olli-Pekka Heinonen (2021-present)

Chair of IB Board of Governors

  • John Goormaghtigh (1968–1981)
  • Seydou Madani Sy (1981–1984)
  • Piet Gathier (1984–1990)
  • Thomas Hagoort (1990–1996)
  • Bengt Thelin (1996–1997)
  • Greg Crafter (1997–2003)
  • Monique Seefried (2003–2009)
  • Carol Bellamy (2009 - April 2015)
  • George Rupp (April 2015 – present)

Notable alumni

  • Randa Abdel-Fattah, author, graduate of the Australian International Academy.
  • Douglas Alexander, British Labour party Politician and former Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, graduate of the Pearson College UWC
  • Maudy Ayunda, Indonesian singer, graduate of British School Jakarta
  • Yuriko Backes, Luxembourgish diplomat and politician, graduate of Canadian Academy
  • Alexander Baggio, graduate of Cobequid Educational Centre
  • Alia Bhatt, Bollywood actress, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt, graduate of Jamnabai Narsee School
  • Marina Catena, Director of the United Nations World Food Program, graduate of UWC Adriatic
  • Felipe Contepomi, Former Argentine rugby player and Orthopaedic Surgeon, graduate of Colegio Cardenal Newman
  • Marina Diamandis, Musician and Pop Artist, who took the diploma at St. Catherine's British School in Greece
  • Anne Enright, 2007 Man Booker Prize award-winning novelist, first Irish Laureate for Fiction and graduate of Pearson College UWC
  • Mahan Esfahani, noted harpsichordist, graduate of Richard Montgomery High School
  • Evan Fisher, graduate of Cobequid Educational Centre
  • Julia Galef, American philosopher, graduate of Richard Montgomery High School
  • Gael García Bernal, actor, graduate of the Edron Academy
  • Sunit Ghosh, graduate of Global Indian International School
  • Alex Honnold, American professional rock climber, graduate of Mira Loma High School
  • Akihiko Hoshide, astronaut, graduate of the UWC South East Asia
  • Princess Raiyah bint Hussein, daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, graduate of the UWC Atlantic
  • Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian federal Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, graduate of the UWC South East Asia
  • Lauren Jauregui, Cuban-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and former member of Fifth Harmony, graduate of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart
  • Ken Jennings, American quiz show contestant and Jeopardy! winnings record holder, graduate of the Seoul Foreign School
  • Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Worker's Party of Korea, reportedly pursued the IB programme while attending the International School of Berne
  • Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood actress, daughter of Anil Kapoor, graduate of the UWC South East Asia
  • Robbie Kay, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Once Upon a Time), graduate of the British International School of Houston
  • Kesha, American singer graduated from Brentwood High School
  • Praya Lundberg, Thai/Swedish actress and model, Southeast Asia's first UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, graduate of NIST International School
  • Nadiem Makarim, Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia and Founder of Gojek, Indonesia's first startup valued over US$10 billion, graduate of UWC South East Asia
  • Mata, Polish hip-hop singer-songwriter, graduate of Stephen Báthory 2nd High School.
  • Joji, singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and former Internet personality, graduate of Canadian Academy
  • Karen Mok, Hong Kong-based actress and singer-songwriter, attended UWC Adriatic
  • Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook, graduate of Vanguard High School
  • Derek Muller, creator of Veritasium YouTube channel, graduate of West Vancouver Secondary School
  • Carey Mulligan, actor, International School of Düsseldorf
  • Mohamed Nasheed, politician, former president of the Maldives, attended Overseas Children's School (now Overseas School of Colombo)
  • Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan actress, (12 Years a Slave, Academy Award for best supporting actress 2014), graduate of St. Mary's School, Nairobi
  • KSI, singer-songwriter, YouTube personality, graduate of Berkhamsted School
  • Jorma Ollila, former CEO of Nokia, graduate of the UWC Atlantic
  • Ignacio Padilla, Mexican novelist and short story writer, graduate of Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa
  • Kaesang Pangarep, son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, graduate of ACS International
  • Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, astronaut, graduate of the UWC Atlantic
  • Nico Rosberg, former Formula 1 driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas, 2016 FIA Formula 1 Drivers' Championship winner. Graduate of ISN Nice
  • Peter Sands, former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, graduate of Pearson College UWC
  • Hege Solbakken, Norwegian CEO of Offshore Media Group, graduate of Bergen Katedralskole
  • Sarah Tan, Channel V VJ, graduate of the UWC South East Asia
  • Ebba Busch Thor, Leader of the Christian Democrats (Sweden)
  • Justin Trudeau, Ex Prime Minister of Canada, Member of the Liberal Party of Canada, IB Diploma from the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in 1991.
  • Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, California, IB Diploma from Franklin High School
  • King Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands, graduate of UWC Atlantic
  • Abiodun Williams, President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice, graduate of Pearson College UWC
  • Lorde, New Zealander Singer-songwriter, graduate of Takapuna Grammar School

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