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Apple Who's who at Apple? (For more information and to view the source of most of the following information, visit the Applemasters site.) Athletes Authors Artists Educators Entrepreneurs Film and Television Musicians Scientists Other Links Athletes Muhammad Ali, Master's Info Athlete, Humanitarian Legendary Olympian and World Heavyweight Champion boxer. Currently concentrating on worldwide humanitarianism. Amy Chow, Master's Info Athlete A member of the first-ever US Gold Medal Olympic Gymnastics team at the 1996 Atlanta Games, also earning a silver medal on the uneven parallel bars. Authors Douglas Adams, Master's Info Author, Fantasist Author of the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. Chief Fantasist for The Digital Village, a new online and multimedia entertainment company. Sir Chris Bonington, Master's Info Mountaineer, Writer, Photographer On the British Sepu Kangri Expedition in Spring, 1997, he used his PowerBook and a solar-powered Newton to transmit communications from Tibet to the UK and the WWW. Tom Clancy, Master's Info Author He has written several best-selling novels including "The Hunt for Red October", "Patriot Games", "Clear and Present Danger", and "Executive Orders". Michael Crichton, Master's Info Writer, Director, Producer Some of Crichton's novels-turned-movies include "The Andromeda Strain", "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World", "Sphere", "Eaters of the Dead", and "Airframe". Artists Dana Atchley, Master's Info Digital Storyteller Founder of the annual Colorado-based Digital Storytelling Festival Founding partner of the San Francisco Digital Media Center. John Perry Barlow, Master's Info Lyricist, Digital Media Guru Cofounder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting freedom of expression in digital media. John Benson, Master's Info Stonecutter, Type Designer Just completed a four-year project cutting the inscriptions on the Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, DC. Richard Benson, Master's Info Photographer, Printer Currently Professor Adjunct, Photography, at Yale One of the first recipients of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. Howard Bingham, Master's Info Photographer For more than 30 years, Howard Bingham has captured many of America's historical turning points, with his work appearing in numerous publications. Russell Brown, Master's Info Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Filmmaker As Senior Creative Director, Russell contributes to the design of Adobe Systems, Inc.'s imaging software products. Paul Davis, Master's Info Graphic Designer, Artist Since the early 1960s, Davis' work has appeared on the pages and covers of many major magazines in the United States and abroad, as well as on book jackets, record albums, posters and in films. Louis Fishauf, Master's Info Digital Designer Fishauf's company, Reactor Art & Design Ltd., has won numerous design awards including five Gold and two Silver National Magazine Awards. Damien Hirst, Master's Info Artist Winner of the 1995 Turner Prize, Damien Hirst reworks themes that have been constant preoccupations throughout the history of art, such as love, death and beauty. Takenobu Igarashi Designer, Sculptor His unique and well-respected work stands out in the fields of product design, environmental design and sculpture. John Knoll Visual Effects Artist A visual effects supervisor at Industrial Light and Magic, he cowrote Adobe Photoshop. Jim Ludtke, Master's Info Video Animator A 3-D illustrator and animator for multimedia; he's probably best known for teaming up with The Residents. Seymour Powell, Master's Info Product Designers One of Europe's best known product design teams, Dick Powell and Richard Seymour have won numerous international design awards for their work. Jerry Uelsmann, Master's Info Photographer A contemporary fine art photographer (who at one point in his career collaborated with Ansel Adams), Uelsmann's works are in collections worldwide. Educators Stephen Heppell Technology Educator Heppell is the director of Ultralab, a learning technology research center dedicated to harnessing new technology with the goal of making learning more delightful. Dr. Mae Jemison, Master's Info Astronaut, Scientist, Educator A former NASA astronaut, Jemison now focuses on projects that integrate social science issues into the design, development and implementation of technologies. Amory and Hunter Lovins, Master's Info Educators, Environmentalists Founders of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a 40-person resource policy center with a $1.9 million annual budget. James Steyer, Master's Info Child Advocate One of the most respected experts and entrepreneurs on issues related to education and children's media in the United States. Entrepreneurs Paul Hawken, Master's Info Entrepreneur, Environmentalist, Author Chairman of The Natural Step, an educational foundation that focuses on achieving competitive advantage through environmental sustainability. Film and Television John A. Alonzo, Master's Info Cinematographer Film credits include "Harold and Maude", "Sounder", "Norma Rae", "Steel Magnolias", and "Chinatown". Garth Ancier, Master's Info Television Producer Launched the hits "Ricki Lake", "Married...With Children", "The Tracey Ullman Show", and "The Simpsons", among others. Michael Backes, Master's Info Producer, Screenwriter Cochair of the Center for Film and Videomakers. Cofounder of Rocket Science, an electronic game company. Peter Bergman, Master's Info Comedian, Writer Career includes radio, theater, television and films. He's now busy creating comedy CD-ROM products and one-man shows. Richard Dreyfuss, Master's Info Writer, Actor Winner of an Oscar (for "The Goodbye Girl"), Dreyfuss has also starred in the films "Jaws", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Stand By Me", "Mr. Holland's Opus", and others. Harrison Ford Actor Winner of the Academy Award (for "Witness"), he has appeared in over 25 films, seven of which are among the top 25 grossing films in movie history. Gregory Hines, Master's Info Dancer, Actor, Director Hines has appeared on Broadway (including Tony winning "Jelly's Last Jam"), in movies (including "Running Scared" and "White Nights") and made his prime-time TV debut on CBS in the Fall of 1997 . Terry Gilliam Director, Humorist Gilliam's unique directorial portfolio includes Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Life of Brian, Brazil, Time Bandits, and most recently, Twelve Monkeys Kathleen Kennedy, Master's Info Producer Her credits include two of the highest grossing films in motion picture history -- "E.T. The Extraterrestrial" and "Jurassic Park". Jennifer Jason Leigh, Master's Info Actress Well known for her intensive character preparation, Leigh's film credits include "Last Exit to Brooklyn", "Miami Blues", and "Georgia". Harry Marks, Master's Info Video Designer, Broadcast Designer Marks has earned nearly every award in broadcast design and promotion, including the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Broadcast Designers Association. Sydney Pollack, Master's Info Director His credits include the Emmy-winning "The Game" and the Oscar-winning (Best Director and Best Picture) "Out of Africa". Stephanie Powell, Master's Info Visual Effects Supervisor Within her Out of the Blue Visual Effects company, Powell supervises the visual effects for many commercials, television specials and features. Sir David Puttnam, Master's Info Director His credits include the Academy Award-winning "Chariots of Fire", and the Emmy Award-winning "Josephine Baker". James Woods Actor Among Woods' many credits are "The Onion Field", the Emmy winning "My Name is Bill W", "Casino", and "Contact". Musicians Bryan Adams, Master's Info Musician, Lyricist Adams has had many number one hits worldwide. MTV Europe Best Male Vocalist Award in 1995. Charly Alberti, Master's Info Musician Member of Soda Stereo, the greatest rock group in Latin American history. Peter Cochrane, Master's Info Advanced Applications Researcher Head of the Research Department at British Telecom Laboratories, Cochrane studies future technologies, systems, networks and services. Jarvis Cocker Musician Cocker and his band, Pulp, has had several top-ten hits in the UK Voted Melody Maker's "Number One Man of 1995". Michael Kamen, Master's Info Musician, Composer He is an orchestrator, composer, conductor and collaborator, writing everything from rock bestsellers to ballets to film scores. Scientists Richard Dawkins, Master's Info Evolutionary Biologist, Writer Dawkins' interest is in "the nature of machines and the machinery of nature. He is the author of the bestselling books, The Selfish Gene and River Out of Eden Dr. Murray Gell-Mann, Master's Info Physicist A Nobel Prize recipient, Gell-Mann discovered fundamental building blocks in the atom that he named "quarks." Contributed to the development of the quantum field theory called "quantum chromodynamics." Dr. Donald Glaser, Master's Info Physicist Winner of the Nobel Prize recipient, he studied high energy physics and invented the bubble chamber for visualizing, discovering and studying the properties of the elementary particles of physics.   Dr. Donald Laub, Master's Info Humanitarian, Plastic Surgeon Founder of Interplast, a nonprofit organization of volunteer medical and support staff who provide free reconstructive surgery in Third World countries. Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, Master's Info Astrophysicist, Musician Dr. Terenzi combines her doctorate in physics with extensive study in opera and composition, uniting science and art to awaken people to the universe around them. Other Links Celebrity Mac Page - Who are the famous people that use Macs! Created: 10/03/97 Updated: 07/16/98 Top of page Top of Section Home