24 of the most successful Yale alumni of all time

24 of the most successful Yale alumni of all time

Lupita Nyong'o.







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Yale University is one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the country, and some of the nation's greatest minds once attended the school.

Five US presidents have attended Yale: William Howard Taft, George H.W. Bush, and George Bush were undergraduates, while Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton attended Yale Law.

Lupita Nyong'o attended Yale's coveted drama school and, just before her graduation, landed the role of Patsey in the Oscar-winning film "12 Years a Slave."

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