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Section sizes

Section size for List of Cornell University alumni (64 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	6,668	6,668
Academia	13	19,307
College and university presidents	641	641
Anthropology and sociology	3,768	3,768
Economics	4,489	4,489
History	5,757	5,757
Law	159	159
Philosophy	2,584	2,584
Political science	1,896	1,896
Architecture and design	8,884	8,884
Art	3,000	3,000
Authors and writers	9,660	9,660
Business	13	28,406
Founders	12,197	12,197
Chairpersons, CEOs, and executives	16,196	16,196
Education	70	70
Entertainment	18	19,774
Film, radio, television and theatre	16,029	16,029
Music	3,598	3,598
Other	129	129
Government and politics	28	41,106
Heads of state	1,349	1,349
U.S. Cabinet and cabinet-level ranks	4,367	4,367
U.S. governors	2,194	2,194
U.S. Senators	817	817
U.S. Representatives	4,629	4,629
Diplomats	5,674	5,674
Other U.S. government officials	5,851	5,851
State and local government	11,180	11,180
Non-U.S. governments	5,017	5,017
Journalism and media	7,774	7,774
Law	55	12,643
Supreme Court justices	1,018	1,018
Federal judges	7,352	7,352
State and local judges	2,529	2,529
Other judges	147	147
Lawyers	1,542	1,542
Military	2,733	2,733
Nobel laureates	251	5,912
Chemistry	1,072	1,072
Physics	2,451	2,451
Peace, literature, or economics	845	845
Physiology or medicine	1,293	1,293
Psychology	4,458	4,458
Religion	1,129	1,129
Science and medicine	650	650
Sports	58	14,020
Baseball	1,989	1,989
Basketball	644	644
Football	2,199	2,199
Ice hockey	2,395	2,395
Lacrosse	857	857
Olympians	3,001	3,001
Racing	209	209
Tennis	158	158
Wrestling	592	592
Other	1,918	1,918
Crime	1,801	1,801
Other	2,150	2,150
See also	169	169
References	16	2,425
Notes	27	27
Bibliography	2,382	2,382
External links	328	328
Total	193,067	193,067

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Fictional Cornellians

There's a source for some possible fictional Cornellians here [1], from the University Relations department via the "Dear Uncle Ezra" advice column. Kime1R 12:28, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Michael Schwerner

Can't we come up with a better category than crime for him? Maybe make up a new one. He deserves better than being listed with serial killers, beheaded non-graduates, convicted spies, hackers, among others.