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after the facts

By Julie L. Belcove,

Here's who's who of the most famous and the most common Harvard families of the 20th century:

Number of graduates with the Kennedy surname: 193

Number of graduates named Roosevelt: 31

Winthrops who have graduated from Harvard: 19

Winslows who have graduated from Harvard: 44

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Alumni with the last name Cabot: 55

Alumni with the last name Bok: 8

Approximate number of graduates with the surname Brown: 1000

Approximate number of graduates with the surname Smith: 1675

Graduates named Penn: 10

Graduates named Yale: 7

Alumni with Harvard as a last name: 1

Source: Harvard Alumni Directory, 1980

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