 First Italian woman to receive her medical degree also an educater and noted humanitarian. She is known for her philosophy of education - "Montessori Method of Education". Her educational method is in use today in public as well as private schools throughout the world. During World War II she was forced into exile from Italy because of her antifascist views and lived and worked in India. There she developed her work "Education for Peace" where many of her ideas are taught in her training courses today. She was nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The greatest sign of success for a teacher... is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."
~Maria Montessori
Today numerous well-known and successful people around the world have enjoyed a Montessori background. Below is a list of individuals who have experienced the Montessori Method of Education:
 Anne Frank (deceased)
Famous diarist from World War II
 David Blain
Magician
 Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Nobel Prize Winner for Literature
 Geoge Clooney
Academy Award-winning actor
 First Lady and Editor
 Jeff Bezos
Founder & CEO of Amazon.com
 Julia Child
Chef & Author
 Co-founders of Google
who credit their Montessori Education for much of their success.
When TV personality Barbara Walters asked whether their parents' being
college professors was a factor to their success, they said that in fact
it was going to a Montessori school that taught them to be self-directed and
self-starters. They went on to say that a Montessori education encouraged them
to think for themselves and gave them the freedom to pursue their own interests.
To watch this interview click link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C_DQxpX-Kw
 Prince William and Prince Harry
English Royal Family
 Jimmy Wales
Founder of Wikipedia
List of more famous Montessori graduates:
Dakota Fanning, Academy Award nominated actress
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Grammy award-winning musician, rap recording artist and ceo of bad boy records
Kami Cotler, actress
Katharine Graham, former owner-editor of the Washington Post
Melisa and Sarah Gilbert, actresses
Will Wright, creator of "The Sims" video game
Helen Hunt, Academy Award-winning actress
Joshua Bell, American violinist, owner of Stradivarious violin
Lea Salonga, Filipino singer and Broadway actress
Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian painter and architect
And countless others.
Famous people who have chosen a Montessori Education for their children:
Bill and Hillary Clinton, Former U.S. President and First Lady
Yul Brynner, actor
Patty Duke Austin, actress
Michael Douglas, actor
Yo-yo Ma, musician
Cher Bono, singer, actress
Marcy Carcy, TV producer
Willie Nelson, musician and built a Montessori School on his ranch
 Famous Montessori Advocates:
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor and founder of The Montessori Education Association. He also provided financial support directly to Dr. Maria Montessori and helped establish the first Montessori class in Canada and one of the first in the United States.
Erik Erikson, anthropologist, author and trained Montessori teacher.
Thomas Edison, scientist, inventor and founder of a Montessori school.
President Wilson's daughter trained as a Montessori teacher. There was a Montessori classroom in the basement of the White House during Wilson's presidency.
Mister Rogers, children's television personality and strong supporter of Montessori education.
Alice Waters, restaurateur (Chez Panise), author, and trained Montessori teacher.
Jane Goodall, British primatologist, anthropoligist, environmental activist, UN Messenger of Peace and the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees.
The14th Dalai Lama, Tibetan Nobel Peace Prize winner and retired political leader.
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence movement leader and five-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
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