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List of artists and entertainers with advanced degrees
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See also: List of athletes with advanced degrees
This is a list of artists and entertainers with advanced degrees (PhDs and other academic degrees leading to the title of Doctor). Excluded are honorary degrees.
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Medical degree
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In many countries, the first medical degree is the MBBS (with MD being reserved for higher doctorates), yet holders of this degree are addressed as "doctor" while practising.
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Other professional doctorates
In some countries, the Juris Doctor is the standard professional degree required to practise law, although the holder is usually not addressed as "doctor".
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Person | Known for | Degree | Field | Institution |
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Jackie Fox | Member of the band The Runaways | JD | Law | Harvard Law School[104] |
Denny Greene | Member of the band Sha Na Na | JD | Law | Yale University[105] |
Hill Harper | Actor and writer | JD | Law | Harvard Law School[106] |
Staci Keanan | Actress | JD | Law | Southwestern Law School[107] |
Bridgit Mendler | Actress and singer-songwriter | JD | Law | Harvard Law School[108] |
Tom Rapp | Member of the band Pearls Before Swine | JD | Law | University of Pennsylvania Law School[109][110] |
William Sanderson | Actor | JD | Law | Memphis State University[111] |
Fred Thompson | Actor and U.S. Senator | JD | Law | Vanderbilt University[112] |
Steve Young | American football player | JD | Law | Brigham Young University[113] |
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Incomplete or revoked doctorates
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Rapper Roxanne Shante publicly claimed in the early 2000s to have received a master's and PhD in psychology from Cornell University. A 2009 investigation by Slate found no evidence she had received either degree, or a bachelor's.[114] Shante then apologized, stating she had never received a PhD.[115]
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Person | Known for | Degree | Field | Institution | Notes |
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Ella Al-Shamahi | Stand-up comedian and television presenter | PhD | Anthropology | University College London | Studying as of 2021[116] |
Mira Aroyo | Member of the band Ladytron | DPhil | Molecular genetics | University of Oxford | Dropped out[117] |
Rowan Atkinson | Actor and comedian | PhD | Electrical Engineering | University of Oxford | Dropped out[118] |
Corey Cerovsek | Classical violinist | PhD | Mathematics | Indiana University | Completed doctoral course work[119] |
Alan Coren | Humourist and writer | PhD | American literature | Yale University University of California, Berkeley |
Dropped out[120] |
David Duchovny | Actor | PhD | Yale University | Dropped out | |
James Franco[121] | Actor and filmmaker | PhD | English | Yale University | Studying as of 2011 |
PhD | Creative Writing and Literature | University of Houston | Accepted, did not enroll[122] | ||
Art Garfunkel | Singer and actor, member of the band Simon & Garfunkel | PhD | Mathematics Education[123] | Teachers College, Columbia University | Dropped out[124] |
Hong Jin-young | South Korean trot singer and entertainer | PhD | Business Administration | Chosun University | Revoked[125] |
Ashley Judd | Actress | PhD | Public Policy | University of California, Berkeley | Studying as of 2016[126] |
Bridgit Mendler | Actor and singer-songwriter | PhD | Technologies & Social Machines | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Studying as of 2020[127] |
Kim Min-seok | Singer and actor | PhD | Culture and Arts | Hoseo University | Studying as of 2017[128][129] |
Ben Miller | Actor | PhD | Solid state physics | University of Cambridge | Dropped out[130] |
Jay Sean | Singer-songwriter | MBBS | Medicine | Queen Mary University of London | Dropped out[131] |
John Sessions | Actor | PhD | English Literature | McMaster University | Dropped out[132] |
Zhai Tianlin | Actor | PhD | Film Science | Beijing Film Academy | Revoked[133] |
Lee Young-ae | Actress | PhD | Theater and Cinema | Hanyang University | Studying as of 2009[134][135] |
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