When students talk about what they'd like to major in when they go to college, I always advise them to pick something they are passionate about. After all, they will be doing it for a long time. Every now and then I find a student who wants to be a teacher, even though our profession has recently taken a lot of hits from politicians who think we are overpaid. (I will not rant here....that's for another post) Here's a long list of famous people who were or are teachers. Perhaps some will surprise you and your students.
John Adams (Former President)- taught for a few years (left teaching for law school)
Madeline Albright (first female Secretary of State)
Louisa Mae Alcott (Author)
Maya Angelou (Poet, Writer)- College professor of international relations
Clara Barton (Founder of the Red Cross)- taught in dozens of schools
Alexander Graham Bell (Inventor)- taught speech at the Boston School for Deaf Mutes
Dan Blocker (Actor-Bonanza)- taught high school English and drama and 6th grade
Laura Bush (Former first lady)- former teacher-librarian
Jimmy Carter (Former president)- taught at Emory University in Georgia
Billy Crystal (Comedian-Actor)- worked as a junior high school substitute teacher
Sheryl Crow (Singer-Songwriter)- former elementary school music teacher
Tony Danza (Actor) - starred in reality program where he taught high school
Clarence Darrow (U.S. lawyer)
Roberta Flack (Singer)- taught music and English
John Fowles (British author)- taught English
Robert Frost (Poet)- taught English and music
Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel)- taught math for 2 years
John Glover (Actor) - taught college course on directing
Sir William Golding (Author)- taught at a boys' grammar school
Al Gore (Former Vice-President)- taught at Columbia's School of Journalism
Greg Graffin (Punk rocker)- College professor (UCLA)
Dennis Green (Former Minnesota Vikings Football Coach)
Andy Griffith (Actor)- was a music education teacher
W.C. Handy (U.S. blues composer)- taught music on the college level
Edith Head (Costume designer)-taught French and art
Hugh Jackman (Actor) - former teaching assistant
Lyndon B. Johnson (Former President)- once was a school principal
Stephen King (Author)- former English teacher
Kris Kristofferson (Singer-Actor)- taught English at West Point; was a Rhodes scholar
D.H. Lawrence (British author)- taught at the Davidson Road School, Croydon
Spike Lee (Movie Director-Writer)- teaches film at the Tisch School of the Arts (NYU) and Harvard University
Leonard Maltin (TV Movie Critic)-teaches at the University of Southern California
Christa McAuliffe (Challenger Space Shuttle Astronaut)- was an elementary school teacher
Frank McCourt (Author)-teacher for 30 years
Benito Mussolini (Italian dictator)- taught after serving in the military
Pat Nixon (Former First Lady)- taught high school
Barack Obama (President)- lecturer at the University of Chicago
George Orwell (Author)- taught in boys' high school
Thomas Paine (U.S. patriot)- was a schoolteacher in London
Kal Penn (Actor)- taught at the University of Pennsylvania
Mr. T. (Actor)- former part time gym teacher in Chicago
J.K. Rowling (Author)- taught at a school in Portugal
Salman Rushdie (Author)- taught at Emory University
Gene Simmons (KISS)- taught elementary school before forming the rock group KISS
Sylvester Stallone (Actor)- worked as a gym teacher to pay the bills
STING (Singer-Songwriter)- taught at a Catholic school
Raymond Joseph Teller (Penn and Teller)- taught high school English and Latin
Oprah Winfrey (Talk Show Host)- teaches a class via satellite (Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls)
Ron Wood (Rolling Stones)
Steve Wozniak (Apple Co-Founder)
John Adams (Former President)- taught for a few years (left teaching for law school)
Madeline Albright (first female Secretary of State)
Louisa Mae Alcott (Author)
Maya Angelou (Poet, Writer)- College professor of international relations
Clara Barton (Founder of the Red Cross)- taught in dozens of schools
Alexander Graham Bell (Inventor)- taught speech at the Boston School for Deaf Mutes
Dan Blocker (Actor-Bonanza)- taught high school English and drama and 6th grade
Laura Bush (Former first lady)- former teacher-librarian
Jimmy Carter (Former president)- taught at Emory University in Georgia
Billy Crystal (Comedian-Actor)- worked as a junior high school substitute teacher
Sheryl Crow (Singer-Songwriter)- former elementary school music teacher
Tony Danza (Actor) - starred in reality program where he taught high school
Clarence Darrow (U.S. lawyer)
Roberta Flack (Singer)- taught music and English
John Fowles (British author)- taught English
Robert Frost (Poet)- taught English and music
Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel)- taught math for 2 years
John Glover (Actor) - taught college course on directing
Sir William Golding (Author)- taught at a boys' grammar school
Al Gore (Former Vice-President)- taught at Columbia's School of Journalism
Greg Graffin (Punk rocker)- College professor (UCLA)
Dennis Green (Former Minnesota Vikings Football Coach)
Andy Griffith (Actor)- was a music education teacher
W.C. Handy (U.S. blues composer)- taught music on the college level
Edith Head (Costume designer)-taught French and art
Hugh Jackman (Actor) - former teaching assistant
Lyndon B. Johnson (Former President)- once was a school principal
Stephen King (Author)- former English teacher
Kris Kristofferson (Singer-Actor)- taught English at West Point; was a Rhodes scholar
D.H. Lawrence (British author)- taught at the Davidson Road School, Croydon
Spike Lee (Movie Director-Writer)- teaches film at the Tisch School of the Arts (NYU) and Harvard University
Leonard Maltin (TV Movie Critic)-teaches at the University of Southern California
Christa McAuliffe (Challenger Space Shuttle Astronaut)- was an elementary school teacher
Frank McCourt (Author)-teacher for 30 years
Benito Mussolini (Italian dictator)- taught after serving in the military
Pat Nixon (Former First Lady)- taught high school
Barack Obama (President)- lecturer at the University of Chicago
George Orwell (Author)- taught in boys' high school
Thomas Paine (U.S. patriot)- was a schoolteacher in London
Kal Penn (Actor)- taught at the University of Pennsylvania
Mr. T. (Actor)- former part time gym teacher in Chicago
J.K. Rowling (Author)- taught at a school in Portugal
Salman Rushdie (Author)- taught at Emory University
Gene Simmons (KISS)- taught elementary school before forming the rock group KISS
Sylvester Stallone (Actor)- worked as a gym teacher to pay the bills
STING (Singer-Songwriter)- taught at a Catholic school
Raymond Joseph Teller (Penn and Teller)- taught high school English and Latin
Oprah Winfrey (Talk Show Host)- teaches a class via satellite (Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls)
Ron Wood (Rolling Stones)
Steve Wozniak (Apple Co-Founder)
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