REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi Ben Bernanke speaks at the MIT Commencement in Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 9, 2006. 
MIT is considered to be one of the top colleges in the US -- in fact, we ranked it the second best college in the country this year.
So naturally, the school has produced some of the most successful individuals the world has ever seen.
From world-renowned architects to powerful CEOs to scientists of all kinds, these are the most successful alumni of the school.