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Brains, beauty and fame? Some people have all the luck. Check out these 99 surprisingly smart stars who attended Ivy League schools.

Brains, beauty and fame? Some people have all the luck. Ranker recently published a list of 99 surprisingly smart stars who attended Ivy League schools. We'll start with Conan O'Brien, who attended Harvard. Here, he performs onstage at "Malaria No More Presents: Hollywood Bites Back!" held at Club Nokia L.A. Live on April 16, 2011, in Los Angeles.

MATT DAMON, HARVARD: Matt Damon receives the 2013 Harvard Arts Medal at a ceremony at Harvard University's Sanders Theatre on April 25, 2013, in Cambridge, Mass.

MERYL STREEP, YALE: Actress Meryl Streep arrives at the 84th annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.

NATALIE PORTMAN, HARVARD: Actress Natalie Portman attends the Opening Ceremony and "Black Swan" premiere during the 67th Venice Film Festival at the Sala Grande Palazzo Del Cinema on Sept. 1, 2010, in Venice, Italy.

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal attends the "Source Code" photocall at De Russie Hotel on April 6, 2011, in Rome, Italy.

EMMA WATSON, BROWN: Actress Emma Watson attends "The Bling Ring" photocall during the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festival on May 16, 2013, in Cannes, France.

EDWARD NORTON, YALE: Actor Edward Norton attends opening ceremony and "Moonrise Kingdom" premiere during the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2012, in Cannes, France.

CLAIRE DANES, YALE: Actress Claire Danes arrives at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 15, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

JOHN KRASINSKI, BROWN: Actor John Krasinski attends the "Nobody Walks" premiere during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival held at Eccles Center Theatre on Jan. 22, 2012, in Park City, Utah.

RASHIDA JONES, HARVARD: Actress Rashida Jones poses onstage during the 69th annual Golden Globe Award Nominations announcements at The Beverly Hilton hotel on Dec. 15, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

JAMES FRANCO, YALE: Director/actor James Franco attends the 68th Venice Film Festival on Sept. 4, 2011, in Venice, Italy.

ELIZABETH BANKS, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: Elizabeth Banks attends the European premiere of "The Hunger Games" at O2 Arena on March 14, 2012, in London.

JOHN LEGEND, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: Recording artist John Legend performs at the Keep Memory Alive foundation's "Power of Love Gala" celebrating Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Feb. 18, 2012, in Las Vegas.

ANNA PAQUIN, COLUMBIA: Actress Anna Paquin attends the Rise Up Christchurch telethon appeal event at the residence of the New Zealand consulate-general on May 21, 2011, in Los Angeles. The 12-hour global telethon to support victims of the Feb. 11 Christchurch earthquake was broadcast across New Zealand with live crosses to events in London, Los Angeles and Sydney.

LIEV SCHREIBER, YALE: Actor Liev Schreiber poses at photocall for the film "Every Day" during the 36th American Film Festival on Sept. 6, 2010, in Deauville, France.

ASHLEY JUDD, HARVARD: Ashley Judd attends "Ashley Judd in Conversation With the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime" at the United Nations on March 14, 2012, in New York City.

TOMMY LEE JONES, HARVARD: Actor Tommy Lee Jones attends "Emperor" premiere during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on Sept. 14, 2012, in Toronto, Canada.

BROOKE SHIELDS, PRINCETON: Brooke Shields attends amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS Gala during the 64th annual Cannes Film Festival at Hotel Du Cap on May 19, 2011, in Antibes, France.

OLIVER STONE, YALE: American director Oliver Stone attends the "The Untold History of the United States" photocall at The Kursaal Congress Centre during 61st San Sebastian Film Festival on Sept. 24, 2013, in San Sebastian, Spain.

JODIE FOSTER, YALE: Actress Jodie Foster arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" at Regency Village Theatre on Dec. 6, 2011, in Westwood, Calif.

PAUL GIAMATTI, YALE: Paul Giamatti attends the European premiere of "Rock of Ages" at Odeon Leicester Square on June 10, 2012, in London.

JULIE BOWEN, BROWN: Actress Julie Bowen arrives at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 15, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

DAVID DUCHOVNY, PRINCETON: Actor David Duchovny attends the game between the New York Knicks and the Oklahoma City Thunder on March 7, 2013, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

AISHA TYLER, DARTMOUTH: Actress Aisha Tyler arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' "The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3" at the Mann Village Theatre on June 4, 2009, in Westwood, Calif.

ETHAN COEN, PRINCETON: Director Ethan Coen attends the "A Serious Man" premiere during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on Oct. 27, 2009, in London.

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Brains, beauty and fame? Some people have all the luck. Ranker recently published a list of 99 surprisingly smart stars who attended Ivy League schools. We'll start with Conan O'Brien, who attended Harvard. Here, he performs onstage at "Malaria No More Presents: Hollywood Bites Back!" held at Club Nokia L.A. Live on April 16, 2011, in Los Angeles.

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