Alexander Graham Bell founded two of the first Montessori schools in the U.S. and Canada.
Thomas Edison founded a Montessori school in the U.S.
Jean Piaget, noted psychologist, was head of the Swiss Montessori Society. He did his first observations of children in a Montessori School.
Woodrow Wilson created a Montessori classroom in the basement of the White House for his daughter.
Fred “Mister” Rogers was also a strong advocate of Montessori education.
Dr. Devi Sridhar youngest-ever American Rhodes scholar.
