List of International Baccalaureate people

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 in Canada
 * 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, Welsh 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 United World College of South East Asia
 * Princess Raiyah bint Hussein, daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan, graduate of the United World College of the Atlantic
 * Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian federal Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, graduate of the United World College of 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
 * Sonam Kapoor, Bollywood actress, daughter of Anil Kapoor, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
 * Robbie Kay, actor (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Once Upon a Time), graduate of the British School of Houston
 * Kesha, American singer graduated from Brentwood High School (Tennessee)
 * Kim Jong-un: Supreme Leader of North Korea, attended the International School of Berne, although it is unclear if he graduated
 * 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, in Indonesia and Founder of Gojek, Indonesia's first startup valued over US$10 billion, graduate of United World College of South East Asia
 * Mata (rapper), Polish hip-hop singer-songwriter
 * George Miller (Joji), singer-songwriter, record producer, author, and former Internet personality, graduate of Canadian Academy in Japan
 * 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), Sri Lanka
 * Lupita Nyong'o, Kenyan actress, (12 Years a Slave, Academy Award for best supporting actress 2014), graduate of St. Mary's School, Nairobi
 * Olajide Olatunji (KSI), singer-songwriter, YouTube personality
 * Jorma Ollila, former CEO of Nokia, graduate of the United World College of the 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 United World College of the Atlantic
 * Nico Rosberg, former Formula 1 driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas, 2016 FIA Formula 1 Drivers' Championship winner. Graduate of International School of Nice
 * Peter Sands, former CEO of Standard Chartered Bank, graduate of Pearson College UWC
 * Hege Solbakken, CEO of Offshore Media Group, graduate of Bergen Katedralskole
 * Sarah Tan, Channel V VJ, graduate of the United World College of South East Asia
 * Ebba Busch Thor, Leader of the Christian Democrats (Sweden)
 * Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Leader 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 (Stockton)
 * Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, King of the Netherlands, graduate of United World College of the Atlantic
 * Abiodun Williams, President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice, graduate of Pearson College UWC
 * Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, Singer-songwriter colloquially known as "Lorde," graduate of Takapuna Grammar School