Famous Montessorians

Have you ever wondered who else might have attended a Montessori school? The list is impressive and includes many names you will recognize.

  • Taylor Swift

    SINGER/SONGWRITER

  • Larry Page

    GOOGLE CO-FOUNDER

  • Sergey Brin

    GOOGLE Co-FOUNDER

  • Jeffrey Bezos

    AMAZON FOUNDER

  • Julia Child

    CHEF/AUTHOR

  • Prince William

    BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY

  • Prince Harry

    BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY

  • Anne Frank

    AUTHOR

  • Peter Drucker

    MANAGEMENT GURU

  • Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

    EDITOR, FORMER FIRST LADY

  • Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    NOBEL PRIZE WINNER FOR LITERATURE

  • T. Berry Brazelton

    PEDIATRICIAN/AUTHOR

Other Famous Connections

President Woodrow Wilson’s daughter trained as a Montessori teacher. There was a Montessori classroom in the basement of the White House during Wilson’s presidency.

Alexander Graham Bell, inventor, founded the Montessori Education Association in 1913. He gave financial support to Dr. Maria Montessori and helped establish two of the first Montessori classrooms in Canada and the US.

Jean Piaget, noted Swiss psychologist, made his first observations of children in a Montessori school. He was also head of the Swiss Montessori Society for many years.

Thomas Edison, scientist and inventor, helped found a Montessori school.

Erik Erikson, noted anthropologist/author, had a Montessori teaching certificate.

Mister Rogers, children’s TV personality, was a strong supporter of Montessori education.

Alice Waters, restaurateur/writer, is a former Montessori teacher.