List of San Diego State University people
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This is a list of notable people associated with San Diego State University, a California State University campus located in the United States.
This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
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Alumni[edit]
Entertainment, Arts, and Media[edit]
- K.D. Aubert, supermodel, model, actress and Fantanas member
- John Baldessari, conceptual artist[1]
- Greg Bear, noted science fiction author
- Christopher Bramble, author/playwright[2]
- Jesse Billauer, quadriplegic, motivational speaker, surfer
- Russell Carpenter, cinematographer of Titanic (1997 film)
- DJ Rectangle, DJ/turntablist and Grammy Award-nominated Dance/Hip Hop/Club record producer.
- Fred Dryer, actor-producer and former NFL player
- Faye Emerson, actress
- Sid Fleischman, author of children's books and screenplays
- Courtney Friel, television host
- Vic Fuentes, lead singer of Pierce The Veil
- Ted Giannoulas, The San Diego Chicken
- Bob Goen, media personality and Entertainment Tonight anchor-correspondent
- Mark Grace, long time Chicago Cubs first baseman, current color analyst for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Fox Sports.
- Justin Halpern, author
- Crystal Harris, model
- John Howard, Newscaster
- Andrea Jackson, 1995, Television personality[3]
- Brion James, actor
- Darren Kavinoky, Lawyer, TV Personality
- Julie Kavner, actress and voice of Marge Simpson, The Simpsons
- Kathleen Kennedy, film producer
- George Lewis, NBC Nightly News news correspondent
- Art Linkletter (1912–2010), veteran entertainer
- Cleavon Little, actor
- Kathy Najimy, actress (Peggy Hill on "King of the Hill")
- Gregory Peck, actor
- Lisa Dergan Podsednik, model
- Zach Porter, lead singer of pop band Allstar Weekend
- Andy Rathbone, author of '...for Dummies books, technology writer
- Constance Reid, author of several biographies of mathematicians and popular books about mathematics
- Marion Ross, TV actress ("Happy Days")
- Tammie Souza, television meteorologist
- Suzy Spafford, cartoonist, creator of "Suzy's Zoo"
- J. Michael Straczynski, writer
- Mika Tan, pornographic actress and fetish/pantyhose model
- Susanna Thompson, actress
- Salvador Torres, artist and muralist, father of the Chicano Park murals
- Joan D. Vinge, author
- Alison Waite, model
- Carl Weathers, actor/former professional football player, Apollo Creed in Rocky
- Raquel Welch, actress
- Steve Yuhas, radio broadcaster and television personality
- Jeanne Zelasko, sports journalist, Fox Sports
Business[edit]
- Linda A. Lang (Chairman & CEO Jack in the Box)
- Charles Brandes, founder of Brandes Investment Partners
- Robert O. Peterson, founder of Jack in the Box
- Sol Price, founder of Price Club (later merged with Costco)
- Ralph Rubio, founder, Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill (f.k.a. Rubio's Fish Tacos)
- Jim Sinegal, (Costco) Chief Executive Officer, Time Magazine's 2006 list of The 100 most influential people
- Vince Ferraro, (Kodak),(HP) Senior General Management and Marketing Executive, ExecRank's 2012 list of top 50 CMO's
- Robert DeMartini (CEO & President, New Balance)
Science[edit]
- Belle Benchley, Director of San Diego Zoo from 1927 to 1953
- Timothy Day, MS, Physics (PhD Stanford), Cofounded New Focus Inc
- Laurance Doyle, PhD, SETI astronomer
- Jacques Gauthier, PhD, Paleotonlogist and Professor at Yale University and Peabody Museum of Natural History
- Arthur Jensen, PhD, Professor Emeritus of educational psychology at University of California, Berkeley
- Ellen Ochoa, BS, Physics (PhD Stanford), First Latina astronaut
- Bernard Rimland, PhD, noted autism researcher and founder of the Autism Society of America
- J. Michael Scott, PhD, noted biologist and ornithologist
- Gina Simmons, PhD, psychoanalyst, writer
- Robert Titzer, professor and infant researcher
Social and Behavioral Sciences[edit]
- Starlyn Hawes, PhD Psychology
- Feion Villodas, PhD Psychology
- Miguel Villodas, PhD Psychology
- Christina Campbell, PhD Psychology
- Jamilah Akbar-Stanfield, MA Marriage and Family Therapy, Children's Book Author
Politics and Government[edit]
- David Alvarez, San Diego City Council member.
- Roger T. Benitez, U.S. Federal Judge
- Ken Calvert, Member of Congress, California.[4]
- Dusty Foggo, former CIA official.
- Shirley Horton, Assemblywoman 2002–2008.
- Steven T. Kuykendall, former Member of Congress, California.[5]
- Bill Lowery, lobbyist and former Member of Congress<ef>"LOWERY, William David, (1947 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 7, 2012.</ref>
- Mark Meckler, political activist.
- Rodney Melville, US judge.
- Mary Salas, CA State Assemblywoman.
- Lori Saldana, CA State Assemblywoman.
- Jerry Sanders, former mayor of San Diego and former Chief of Police.
- Howard Wayne, Assemblyman 1996–2002.
- Bob Wilson, former Member of Congress and namesake of Bob Wilson Naval Hospital.[6]
Athletics and sports[edit]
- Marcelo Balboa, World Cup and MLS soccer star
- Steven Beitashour MLS All-Star Soccer, Player San Jose Earthquakes
- Bud Black, former Major League Baseball pitcher and current manager of the San Diego Padres
- Will Blackwell, former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
- Michael Cage, former NBA player
- Joe Corona Soccer Player Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente and United States men's national soccer team
- Don Coryell, former NCAA and NFL head coach, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
- Kerwin Danley, Major League Baseball umpire
- Jeff DaVanon, MLB baseball player
- Herm Edwards, former Kansas City Chiefs head coach
- Marshall Faulk, former NFL Running Back, star of the St. Louis Rams, Inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame
- John Fox, current Denver Broncos head coach
- Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, Green Bay Packers
- Joe Gibbs, former NFL head coach of the Washington Redskins, Hall of Famer, and owner of NASCAR racing team Joe Gibbs Racing
- Mark Grace, retired Major League Baseball player and World Series Champion
- Chris Gwynn, retired Major League Baseball player
- Tony Gwynn, Baseball Hall of Famer
- Tony Gwynn, Jr., Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder
- Az-Zahir Hakim, current NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins
- Tally Hall, goalkeeper for Major League Soccer (MLS)'s Houston Dynamo
- Aaron Harang, San Diego Padres pitcher
- Doug Harvey, former MLB Umpire and Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee 2010
- Ronnie Hillman, Running back for the Denver Broncos
- Alex Hinshaw, San Francisco Giants pitcher
- Mike Houghton, former Buffalo Bills guard
- Freddie Keiaho, current NFL linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts and Super Bowl XLI Champion
- Armen Keteyian, Sports Journalist, HBO Sports, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
- Travis Lee, former Major League Baseball player
- Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs small forward
- John Madden, former Oakland Raiders head coach, Monday Night Football color-commentator
- Chris Marlowe, Sportscaster, former Olympic volleyball player
- Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians pitcher
- Bobby Meacham, former Major League Baseball player[7]
- Matt McCoy, current NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Bob Mendoza, Rugby Player of the Year, 1967, former Red Sox outfielder
- Kirk Morrison, Oakland Raiders current starting linebacker
- Haven Moses, NFL wide receiver[8]
- Kassim Osgood, San Diego Chargers receiver
- Chester Pitts, NFL, Houston Texans
- Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts kicker
- Jimmy Raye, former New York Jets wide receiver
- Charlene Rink, former professional fitness competitor
- Arnie Robinson, Olympic long jump gold medalist
- Brian Russell, NFL safety
- Chaz Schilens, NFL wide receiver former Oakland Raiders and current New York Jets
- Darnay Scott, former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver
- Brian Sipe, former Cleveland Browns quarterback
- Webster Slaughter, former American football wide receiver
- Dave Smith, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Willie Steele, 1948 Olympic long jump gold medalist
- Steven Strasburg, Washington Nationals pitcher.
- Malcolm Thomas, professional basketball player; currently plays for the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv[9]
- Kyle Turley, Kansas City Chiefs lineman
- Marviel Underwood, Free Safety for the Denver Broncos
- Jeff Webb, former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver
- Eric Wynalda, well-known World Cup and MLS soccer star, and current ABC broadcaster
Military[edit]
- Robert Cardenas, retired Brigadier General
- Thomas J. Haynes, Air National Guard general
- Merrill McPeak, retired Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
- James E. McPherson, retired Navy officer, former 39th Judge Advocate General of the Navy
- Eugene P. Wilkinson, first Commanding Officer of the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world's first nuclear submarine
- Donald Erwin Wilson, U.S. Navy admiral
Faculty[edit]
- Jerry Farber, author, SDSU professor
- Larry McCaffery, writer, editor, post-modern literary critic, SDSU professor
- Khaleel Mohammed, PhD, SDSU professor of religious studies
- Shirley Weber, PhD, founding faculty and department chair, SDSU Department of Africana Studies
Retired and former faculty[edit]
- Nathalia Crane, noted poet and deceased SDSU professor of English
- Suzette Haden Elgin, noted author, retired SDSU professor
- Bob Filner, Member of Congress (former professor)
- Clinton Jencks, PhD, retired SDSU professor of Economics
- John V. Pavlik, founding director of the SDSU School of Communication
- Anna Prieto Sandoval, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Chairwoman, and teacher of the Kumeyaay language
- Vernor Vinge, PhD, noted Sci-Fi writer and visionary, retired SDSU professor of mathematics
References[edit]
- ^ "John Baldessari. (American, born 1931)". Moma. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ http://www.hstrial-cplaywrite.intuitwebsites.com. Missing or empty
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- ^ "CALVERT, Ken, (1953 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ "KUYKENDALL, Steven T., (1947 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ "WILSON, Robert Carlton (Bob), (1916–1999)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
- ^ "Bob Meacham Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Haven Moses". database.Football.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Malcolm Thomas". Baseball-Reference.com accessdate= December 27, 2012.
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