Since its founding 92 years ago, The New School has graduated hundreds of notable alumni, most of whom excelled in creative fields. Among distinguished graduates are Woody Allen, Peter L. Berger, President Shimon Peres, fashion designer Donna Karan, Madeleine L'Engle, Marlon Brando, Bea Arthur, Jake Shears, Sufjan Stevens, Jean L. Cohen, Bradley Cooper, Tony Curtis, Ani DiFranco, Lorraine Hansberry, Michael Marder, Jesse Eisenberg, Paul Dano, Stacy Farber, Jonah Hill, business executive Stewart Krentzman, opera stars Danielle de Niese and Yonghoon Lee, Tatiana Santo Domingo, art historian Nelson Ikon Wu, fashion designers Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs, Will Wright, Thomas Luckmann, Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Norman Rockwell, Tennessee Williams, Brian Willison, and experimental psychologist Howard S. Hoffman.