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Section sizes

Section size for List of Cornell University alumni (60 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	6,128	6,128
Academics	15	18,320
Presidents	235	235
Anthropology and sociology	3,745	3,745
Economics	4,465	4,465
Government	1,789	1,789
History	5,479	5,479
Law	98	98
Philosophy	2,494	2,494
Architecture and design	8,720	8,720
Art	2,912	2,912
Business	14	27,723
Founders	11,854	11,854
Chairpersons, CEOs, and executives	15,855	15,855
Education	70	70
Entertainment	18	20,934
Film, radio, television and theatre	17,351	17,351
Music	3,436	3,436
Other	129	129
Journalism	5,678	5,678
Law	56	12,238
Supreme Court justices	1,012	1,012
Federal judges	7,255	7,255
State and local judges	2,323	2,323
Other judges	147	147
Lawyers	1,445	1,445
Literature	9,115	9,115
Military	2,744	2,744
Nobel laureates	5,519	5,519
Politics and government	28	39,799
Heads of state	1,402	1,402
U.S. Cabinet and cabinet-level ranks	4,073	4,073
U.S. governors	2,176	2,176
U.S. Senators	752	752
U.S. Representatives	4,717	4,717
Diplomats	5,539	5,539
Other U.S. government	5,461	5,461
State and local government	11,045	11,045
Non-U.S. governments	4,606	4,606
Psychology	4,337	5,354
Religion	1,017	1,017
Science and medicine	521	521
Sports	58	58
Baseball	1,915	13,455
Basketball	697	697
Football (U.S.)	2,166	2,166
Ice hockey	2,229	2,229
Lacrosse	979	979
Olympians	2,759	2,759
Racing	209	209
Tennis	158	158
Wrestling	434	434
Other	1,909	1,909
Crime	1,710	1,710
Other	2,049	2,049
See also	169	169
References	16	2,588
Notes	27	27
Bibliography	2,545	2,545
External links	328	328
Total	186,132	186,132

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Fictional Cornellians[edit]

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[edit]

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.