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Directors of the Oriental Institute
- James Henry Breasted (August 27, 1865-December 2, 1935)
Director, July 1, 1919-December 2, 1935
- John Albert Wilson (September 12, 1899-August 30, 1976)
Acting Director, January 14, 1936-June 30, 1936
Director, July 1, 1936-November 30, 1946
Harold Hayden Nelson (November 25, 1878-January 24, 1954)
Acting Director, 1942-1943
- Thorkild Peter Rudolph Jacobsen (June 7, 1904-May 2, 1993)
Director, December 1, 1946-January 31, 1950
- Carl Hermann Kraeling (March 10, 1897-November 14, 1966)
Director, February 1, 1950-June 30, 1960
John Albert Wilson (September 12, 1899-August 30, 1976)
Acting Director, July 1, 1960-June 30, 1961
Emery Thomas Filbey (December 23, 1878-August 24, 1969)
Acting Director, July 1, 1961-May 31, 1962
- Robert McCormick Adams (July 23, 1926-January 27, 2018)
May 4, 1962-June 30, 1968
- George Robert Hughes (January 12, 1907-December 21, 1992)
Director, July 1, 1968-June 30, 1972
- John Anthony Brinkman (July 4, 1934- )
Director, July 1, 1972-June 30, 1981
- Robert McCormick Adams (July 23, 1926-January 27, 2018)
Director, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983
- Janet Helen Johnson (December 24, 1944- )
Director, July 1, 1983-September 30, 1989
- William Marvin Sumner (September 8, 1928-July 7, 2011)
Director, October 1, 1989-September 30, 1997
- Gene B. Gragg (August 24, 1938- )
Director, October 1, 1997-June 30, 2002
- Gil Stein (January 9, 1956- )
Director, July 1, 2002-June 30, 2017
- Christopher Woods
Director, July 1, 2017-