Top 20 Teacher celebrities in the world
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Teacher celebrities [Updated January 30, 2023].
Andrew Weil was born
on June 8, 1942
in Philadelphia, United States.
He was featured on the cover of Time magazine in both 1997 and 2005.
Net Worth 2020: $100 Million
Lis Wiehl was born
on August 19, 1961
in Yakima, United States.
American writer of the Triple Threat fiction series. She also worked as a legal correspondent for such Fox News programs as The O'Reilly Factor and Your World with Neil Cavuto.
She published a novel series entitled the East Salem Trilogy and also wrote a nonfiction work called Winning every Time: How to Use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of Your Life.
Net Worth 2020: $25 Million
Hank Haney was born
on August 24, 1955
in Lake Forest, United States.
High profile golf coach who has helped the swings of golf pros Tiger Woods and Mark O'Meara. He was named PGA Teacher of the Year in 1993.
He authored the tell-all book The Big Miss in 2012 about his relationship with
Tiger Woods.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
Noam Chomsky was born
on December 7, 1928
in Philadelphia, United States.
He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. His 1955 dissertation was published in 1975 as the groundbreaking work "The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory."
Net Worth 2020: $5 Million
Reza Aslan was born
on May 3, 1972
in Iran.
Beginning in 2000, he taught Islamic Studies at the University of Iowa. He later taught in the University of California, Riverside's creative writing program.
Net Worth 2020: $3 Million
Cody Lundin was born
on October 8, 1976
in Prescott, United States.
He began co-hosting the Discovery Channel program, "Dual Survival," in 2010.
Net Worth 2020: $1.5 Million
Angela Davis was born
on January 26, 1944
in Birmingham, United States.
She founded Critical Resistance, a prison reform organization established with the goal of abolishing the prison-industrial complex.
Net Worth 2020: $800 Thousand
Niall Ferguson was born
on April 18, 1964
in Scotland.
He wrote for such current events publications as The Financial Times, The Sunday Telegraph, and Newsweek.
Net Worth 2020: $500 Thousand
Melvil Dewey was born
on December 10, 1851
in United States.
His classification system used of three-digit Arabic numerals for main classes, with decimals as expansions for more detail.
Y Y Lam was born
on September 23, 1987
in China.
He has a Master of Philosophy and Chinese Language and Literature from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Salary 2020: HK$85 million
E Gordon Gee was born
on February 2, 1944
in United States.
He was forced to resign as President of Ohio State University following insensitive comments he made about the Catholic Church in 2013.
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Salary 2020: $800,000 a year
K Pattabhi Jois was born
on July 26, 1915
in India.
He opened the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in he and his wife's home in 1948.
Gerda Lerner was born
on April 30, 1920
in Austria.
She created a women's history graduate program in Sarah Lawrence College, collecting and publishing source material like diaries and letters from women of centuries past.
Booker T. Washington was born
on April 5, 1856
in United States.
His 1901 autobiography, "Up From Slavery," made him famous, as did his 1895 Atlanta Address.
BKS Iyengar was born
on December 14, 1918
in India.
A philanthropist as well as a yogi, he donated millions of rupees to the Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens in Mysore, India.
Maria Montessori was born
on August 31, 1870
in Marche, Italy.
Her Montessori method implements mixed age classrooms that allow children choice and freedom.
Muhammad Shahidullah was born
on July 10, 1885
in India.
He had a dormitory at Dhaka University named in his honor.
Rudy Wiebe was born
on October 4, 1934
in Canada.
He received the Governor General's Award for Fiction in both 1973 and 1994.
Timothy Leary was born
on October 22, 1920
in Springfield, United States.
He coined the famous phrases, "Turn on, Tune in, Drop Out," and "Think for yourself and question authority." He was also the godfather to actress
Winona Ryder.
Yip Man was born
on October 1, 1893
in Foshan, China.
Wing Chun grandmaster whose notable students included Bruce Lee and Lok Yiu. He is also known as Yip Kai-man.
He established the Ving Tsun Athletic Association.
