The 30 most successful Columbia alumni of all time

Columbia University is known for its top-ranking schools of law, business, and educationnot to mention the undergraduate college itself.With so many prestigious programs, it's no surprise Columbia has produced a wide array ofsuccessful grads over the years, from sibling actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.Keep scrolling to see the most successful Columbia Lions of all time.SEE ALSO:The 29 most successful Princeton alumni of all timeMORE NEWS:Follow Business Insider on Instagram!President Barack Obama began his undergraduate career at Occidental College in Los Angeles but transferred to Columbia, where he graduated in '83 with a degree in political science. While in school he was "somewhat involved" with the Black Students Organization and participated in anti-Apartheid activities.Source: Columbia UniversitySibling actors Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal both studied at Columbia: Jake attended for two years in the late '90s before dropping out to pursue his acting career, and Maggie graduated with a BA in literature in '99. Jake gained critical acclaim for roles in films like "October Sky," "Donnie Darko," and "Brokeback Mountain"; Maggie is an indie-film darling known for "Secretary" and "Sherrybaby" and also costarred in 2008 blockbuster "The Dark Knight," which grossed $1 billion worldwide at the box office.Source: The Guardian, Biography.com, IMDb, IMDbPulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Ira Gershwin took pre-med classes at Columbia around 1918 but never graduated. Instead he went on to compose, with his brother George, the music to some of the world's most popular musicals like "Funny Face," "An American in Paris," and "Porgy and Bess."Source: The World of Musicals: An Encyclopedia of Stage, Screen, and SongSee the rest of the story at Business Insider
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