Well-Known Montessorians

"Montessori taught me the joy of discovery…It showed you can become interested in pretty complex theories, like Pythagorean theory, say, by playing with blocks. It’s all about learning on your terms, rather than a teacher explaining stuff to you. SimCity comes right out of Montessori—if you give people this model for building cities, they will abstract from it principles of urban design,"
~Will Wright, Computer Game Designer and Original Designer of The Sims

Famous People That Attended Montessori Schools as Children

• Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Cofounders of google.com
• Jeff Bezos, Financial analaysist, founder of amazon.com
• Sean "P Diddy" Combs, Record Producer, Actor, Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur, Dancer, Rapper
• Prince Harry and Prince William, Brittish Royal Family
• Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy, Former First Lady and Book Editor
• Anne Frank, Famous for writing a diary documenting her experiences during World War II
• Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia
• Will Wright, designer of The Sims
• Lea Salonga, multi-awarded Filipino-American singer and Broadway actress
• Melissa and Sarah Gilbert, actors
• Berry Brazelton, noted paediatrician and author
• Julia Child, famous chef, star of many TV cooking shows and author of numerous cookbooks Chef
• Joshua Bell, American violinist, owner of Stradivarius violin
• Peter Drucker, Management Guru
• Taylor Swift, Singer/Song writer
• George Clooney, Actor
• John Cusack, Actor
• Yo Yo Ma, cellist

Others with a Montessori Connection

• Bruno Bettelheim, noted psychologist/author, married to a Montessori teacher
• Thomas Edison, noted scientist and inventor, helped fund a Montessori school
• President Wilson’s daughter trained as a Montessori teacher. There was a Montessori classroom in the basement of the White House during Wilson’s presidency!!
• Erik Erikson, anthropologist/author, had a Montessori teaching certificate
• Jean Piaget, noted Swiss psychologist, made his first observations of children in a Montessori school.
• Mister Rogers, children’s TV personality, strong supporter of Montessori education
• Alexander Graham Bell (inventor) and his wife Mabel founded the Montessori Education Association in 1913. They also provided financial support directly to Dr. Maria Montessori and helped establish the first Montessori class in Canada and one of the first in the United States.
• Alice Waters, restaurateur and writer, is a former Montessori teacher 

Famous people who chose Montessori schools for their own children:

Willie Nelson, musician, has a Montessori school on his ranch

Elizabeth Berridge, actress

David Blaine, street magician

Jennifer Granholm and Daniel Mulhern, Governor of Michigan

Stephen J. Cannell, TV writer-producer-director (The Rockfor Files and many other)

Patty Duke Austin, actress

Bill and Hillary Clinton, Former President and New York Senator