25 Famous Former Summer Campers

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Adam Levine, Lead singer, Maroon 5, French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
Andy Cohen, Bravo executive, TV personality, Camp Nebagamon
B. J. Novak, Actor/writer, The Office, Camp Ramah
Bob Dylan, Singer/songwriter, Herzl Camp
Bryan Batt, Actor, Mad Men, Camp Chippewa
Chelsea Clinton, NBC News correspondent, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, Concordia Language Villages
Conan O'Brien, Late-night TV host, Cragged Mountain Farm
Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Sex therapist, Camp Louise
Dustin Hoffman, Actor, The Graduate, Rainman, Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp
Gene Simmons, Lead singer, Kiss, Surprise Lake Camp
Henry Waxman, US Congressman, California, Camp Ramah
James Franco, Actor, 127 Hours, Innerspark: California State Summer School for the Arts
Jewel, Singer/songwriter, Interlochen Summer Arts Camp
Joseph Heller, Author, Catch-22, Surprise Lake Camp
Larry David, Writer/actor, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Surprise Lake Camp
Michael Dell, Founder & CEO, Dell Computers, Camp Ramah
Michael Eisner, Former CEO, The Walt Disney Company, Camp Keewaydin
Mike Wallace, Journalist, 60 Minutes, Interlochen Summer Arts Camp
Norah Jones, Singer/songwriter, Interlochen Summer Arts Camp
Robert Downey, Jr., Actor, Chaplin, Iron Man, French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice, Camp Che-Na-Wah
Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist/composer, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Camp Androscoggin
Tre Cool, Drummer, Green Day, Camp Winnarainbow
Wolf Blitzer, Journalist and CNN anchor, Camp Ramah
Zooey Deschanel, Actress, 500 Days of Summer, The New Girl, French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts

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Staff members at Herzl Camp in northwest Wisconsin can recall chastising a young camper named Robert Zimmerman for playing guitar and crooning from his cabin roof (you might be more familiar with his work as Bob Dylan). We're not saying that attending a summer camp or program guarantees you'll someday have your own Wikipedia entry, but here are 25 notable former campers from a variety of fields.

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