Sociologists Who Are Famous
Adapted from the American Sociological Association
Politics:
Wellington Webb, mayor of Denver
Annette Strauss, former mayor of Dallas
Rev. Martin Luther King
Roy Wilkins, former head of NAACP
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Shirley Chisholm, former Congresswoman from NY
Maxine Waters, Congresswoman from LA
Barbara Mikulski, US Senator from Maryland
Tim Holden, Congressman from Pennsylvania
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, DC
Saul Alinsky, father of community organizing
Ronald Reagan (double major in sociology and economics)
Francis Perkins, social reformer and former Secretary of Labor
Suzanne Malveaux, Famous CNN Whitehouse Correspondent
Arts:
Saul Bellow, novelist
Regis Philbin, TV host
Dan Aykroyd, actor/Blues Brother
Robin Williams, actor/comedian
Paul Shaffer, bandleader on David Letterman Show
Dinah Shore, singer
Ruth Westheimer, the “sex doctor”
James Blunt, singer/songwriter
Pete Seeger, singer/songwriter
Sports:
Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
Bryant Stith, Boston Celtics
Brian Jordan, Atlanta Braves
Joe Theisman, NFL quarterback
Eric Bjornson, Dallas Cowboys
Bobby Taylor, Eagles cornerback
Ahmad Rashad, Sportscaster
Terence Newman, Dallas Cowboys (Formerly at K-State)
Roderick (Rock) Cartwright, Washington Redskins (Formerly at K-State)
Adapted from the American Sociological Association
Politics:
Wellington Webb, mayor of Denver
Annette Strauss, former mayor of Dallas
Rev. Martin Luther King
Roy Wilkins, former head of NAACP
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Shirley Chisholm, former Congresswoman from NY
Maxine Waters, Congresswoman from LA
Barbara Mikulski, US Senator from Maryland
Tim Holden, Congressman from Pennsylvania
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, DC
Saul Alinsky, father of community organizing
Ronald Reagan (double major in sociology and economics)
Francis Perkins, social reformer and former Secretary of Labor
Suzanne Malveaux, Famous CNN Whitehouse Correspondent
Arts:
Saul Bellow, novelist
Regis Philbin, TV host
Dan Aykroyd, actor/Blues Brother
Robin Williams, actor/comedian
Paul Shaffer, bandleader on David Letterman Show
Dinah Shore, singer
Ruth Westheimer, the “sex doctor”
James Blunt, singer/songwriter
Pete Seeger, singer/songwriter
Sports:
Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
Bryant Stith, Boston Celtics
Brian Jordan, Atlanta Braves
Joe Theisman, NFL quarterback
Eric Bjornson, Dallas Cowboys
Bobby Taylor, Eagles cornerback
Ahmad Rashad, Sportscaster
Terence Newman, Dallas Cowboys (Formerly at K-State)
Roderick (Rock) Cartwright, Washington Redskins (Formerly at K-State)