This is a list of notable members of the Phi Beta Kappa who have Wikipedia biographies.
Notable members elected as undergraduates
[edit]Honorary members
[edit]Fictional members
[edit]- Ellis Loew, fictional District Attorney in James Ellroy's novels The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, and L.A. Confidential, is a member and he shows his key several times.
- Thomas Crown, title character of the movie The Thomas Crown Affair, toys with his golden Phi Beta Kappa key which he is wearing on a chain. It is stated that he is an alumnus of Dartmouth College and Harvard Business School.
- Richard Sumner, the main character of the movie Desk Set (1957), is mentioned as a member when Bunny Watson (Katharine Hepburn) reels off Sumner's character's accomplishments and says that he's a graduate of M.I.T. with a Ph.D. in Science and a Phi Beta Kappa, although he doesn't wear his key, which means either that he's modest or he lost it.
- Harry Bailey in the movie It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is greeted at the train station by George and Uncle Billy as “Professor Phi Beta Kappa Harry Bailey,” implying he is a member.
- Charley Bordelon West in TV show Queen Sugar is a member.[54] This is referenced when she has to correct someone who incorrectly refers to it as a social fraternity.[55]
- Rory Gilmore, the title character of the TV show Gilmore Girls, is referenced as a member of Emily and Richard Gilmore's graduation musical duo.
- Emily Sweeney in TV show The Big Bang Theory is revealed as a Phi Beta Kappa member. It is said to have been apparent on her online dating profile viewed by Rajesh Koothrappali. Also, Sheldon Cooper has a frame of Phi Beta Kappa in his office, suggesting that he is a member.
- Gavin Stevens, the protagonist of several pieces by William Faulkner exhibits the Phi Beta Kappa key from Harvard in the stories "Hand Upon the Water", "An Error in Chemistry" and "Knight's Gambit".
- Niles Crane of the TV show Frasier is a member.
- Greg Sanders of the TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a member.
References
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- ^ "Honor Societies", Haverford College Bulletin, 52 (4): 67, 1954
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- ^ "Catalogue of Members: Harvard members elected from 1966 to 1981" (PDF). Harvard College Phi Beta Kappa. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
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- ^ "Instagram". instagram.com. Retrieved March 3, 2017.[self-published]
- ^ University of Nebraska–Lincoln (March 25, 2025). "Notable Members". Phi Beta Kappa Alpha of Nebraska. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
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