This list was formerly my Delicious bookmarks, but since Delicious seems to be on-again, off-again, it seems useful to collect these all here. I know there are many, many more and I’ll add them if I get a chance. If you know of any ‘obvious’ ones I’m missing, please drop me a line!

Daniel Levin (Author of The Last Ember; BA in Greek and Roman Civ from UMichigan)

• homepage

C.S. Lewis

• C. S. Lewis (Wikipedia)

Thomas Cahill (Author of assorted history tomes)

• Thomas Cahill (Wikipedia)
• Civilization On Trial: An Interview with Thomas Cahill

Norman Clyde (mountaineer; studied Classics at Geneva College)

• Norman Clyde (Wikipedia)

John Layfield (WWE wrestler; his degree from Abilene Christian University is in Ancient History)

• John Layfield (Wikipedia)

Pat Meehan (US Congressman/former NHL official; majored in Classics at Bowdoin)

• Pat Meehan (Wikipedia)

Susan Greenfield/Baroness Greenfield (read Classics at Oxford prior to her neurosurgery career)

• Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield (Wikipedia)

Lynn Sherr (ABC Journalist; Degree in Greek from Wellesley)

• Lynn Sherr (Wikipedia)

Porter Goss (former head of the CIA; degree in Ancient Greek from Yale)

• Porter Goss (Wikipedia)

Martha Lane Fox (daughter of Robin Lane Fox; dotcom millionaire type; studied Ancient History)

• Martha Lane Fox (Wikipedia)

P.G. Wodehouse (comic author; degree in Classics from Oxford) [degree not achieved; see comments]

• P. G. Wodehouse (Wikipedia)

Peter Weller (Robocop; MA in Roman and Renaissance Art from Syracuse)

• Peter Weller (Wikipedia)

J.K. Rowling (author of some famous series about a boy wizard; not sure if she completed a degree but did study Classics at Exeter)

• J. K. Rowling (Wikipedia)

Ruth Padel (British author/poet; studied Classics at Lady Margaret Hall Oxford)

• Ruth Padel (Wikipedia)

Nick Owen (BBC Broadcaster; Classics degree from Leeds)

• Nick Owen (Wikipedia)

Chris Martin (Lead singer of Coldplay; degree in Greek and Latin from UCL)

• Chris Martin (Wikipedia)

Anthony James Leggett (Nobel Prize winner for Physics; initial degree was in Classics from Balliol/Oxford)

• Anthony James Leggett (Wikipedia)

Martha Kearney (BBC Radio presenter; studied Classics at St Anne’s College, Oxford)

• Martha Kearney (Wikipedia)

Charles Geschke (co-founder of Adobe systems; BA in Classics from Xavier)

• Charles Geschke (Wikipedia)
• Charles M. Geschke On Power Ambition Glory

William Cohen (former US Secretary of Defense; BA in Latin from Bowdoin)

• William Cohen (Wikipedia)
• William Cohen On Power Ambition Glory

Jerry Brown (Governor of California; BA in Classics from UCal Berkeley)

• Jerry Brown (Wikipedia)

James Baker (former US Secretary of State: BA in Classics from Princeton)

• James Baker (Wikipedia)

John Buchan (Scottish Novelist; Canadian Governor General; studied Classics at UGlasgow and Oxford)

• John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (Wikipedia)

Boris Johnson (Mayor of London; degree in Classics from Balliol)

• Boris Johnson

Gough Whitlam (former Prime Minister of Australia; degree in Classics from USydney)

• Gough Whitlam (Wikipedia)

William Weld (former governor of Massachusetts; AB in Classics from Harvard College)

• William Weld (Wikipedia)
• William Weld On Power Ambition Glory

Teller (Penn’s silent sidekick; not sure if he has a degree from Amherst College but he did teach Latin at the high school level)

• Teller (Wikipedia)
• Teller On Power Ambition Glory

Robert Greene (not sure about this one)

• Robert Greene On Power Ambition Glory

A.E. Stallings (author/poet; AB in Classics from UGeorgia)

• A. E. Stallings (Wikipedia)
• A.E. Stallings On Power Ambition Glory

Nathaniel Fick (director of the  Center for a New American Security; degree in Classics from Dartmouth)

• Nathaniel Fick (Wikipedia)
• Nathaniel C. Fick On Power Ambition Glory

Lian Dolan (American broadcaster; BA in Classics from Williamette)

• Lian Dolan
• Lian Dolan On Power Ambition Glory

Tim O’Reilly (computer manual (etc.) guru; BA in Classics from Harvard College)

• Tim O’Reilly (Wikipedia)
• Tim O’Reilly On Power Ambition Glory
• The Benefits of a Classical Education

Dale Kildee (soon to be former US Congressman from Michigan; not sure what his BA is in, but he went on to teach Latin)

• Dale Kildee (Wikipedia)
• Dale Kildee On Power Ambition Glory

*** folks wondering about the Power, Ambition, Glory references might want to check out the special feature that was in Forbes Magazine once upon a time:

• Power Ambition Glory

Other such lists (which overlap and will possibly be assimilated one day when they’re checked):

• Famous Classicists (The Campus)
• Famous Classicists (The Labyrinth)