List of Santa Clara University people

This article is a list of notable encyclopedic persons, students, alumni, faculty, and academic affiliates associated with Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California United States.

University presidents

Rev. Aloysius Varsi, SJ president 1868–76

Rev. John Pinasco, SJ president 1880–83 & 88–93

• John Nobili, S.J., 1851–56
• Nicholas Congiato, S.J., 1856–57
• Felix Cicaterri, S.J., 1857–61
• Burchard Villiger, S.J., 1861–65
• Aloysius Masnata, S.J., 1865–68
• Aloysius Varsi, S.J., 1868–76
• Aloysius Brunengo, S.J., 1876–80
• John Pinasco, S.J., 1880–83
• Robert E. Kenna, S.J., 1883–88
• John Pinasco, S.J. 1988–93
• Joseph W. Riordan, S.J. 1893–99
• Robert E. Kenna, S.J., 1899–1905
• Richard A. Gleeson, S.J., 1905–10
• James P. Morrissey, S.J., 1910–13
• Walter F. Thornton, S.J., 1913–18
• Timothy L. Murphy, S.J., 1918–21
• Zacheus J. Maher, S.J., 1921–26
• Cornelius J. McCoy, S.J., 1926–32
• James J. Lyons, S.J., 1932–35
• Louis C. Rudolph, S.J. 1935–40
• Charles J. Walsh, S.J., 1940–45
• William C. Gianera, S.J. 1945–51
• Herman J. Hauck, S.J. 1951–58
• Patrick A. Donahoe, S.J. 1958–68
• Thomas D. Terry, S.J. 1968–76
• William J. Rewak. S.J. 1976–88
• Paul L. Locatelli, S.J. 1988–2008
• Michael Engh, S.J. January 5, 2009 – present

Board of Trustees

Leon Panetta, former Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton

Mike Carey, NFL Referee

• Mary G.F. Bitterman, President of the Bernard Osher Foundation
• Rev. Gregory Bonfiglio, SJ, President of Jesuit High School in Sacramento.
• Mike Carey, President of Seirus Gloves and Accessories and Head Referee for the NFL
• Louis M. Castruccio, Partner at Irell & Manella
• Winston H. Chen, Ph.D., Chairman of Paramitas Foundation
• Rev. Gerald T. Cobb, S.J., Chair of the Department of English at Seattle University
• Rev. Joseph P. Daoust, S.J., President, Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
• David C. Drummond, VP Corporate Development and Chief Counsel, Google
• Rev. Eduardo C. Fernandez, S.J., Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Ministry at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
• Robert J. Finocchio, Jr., retired corporate Director of Informix
• Rebecca Guerra, Vice President of Human Resources at Extreme Networks
• Salvador Gutierrez, President of Western Technology Investments
• Ellen Marie Hancock, Consultant
• Jennifer Konecny, Consultant
• Jack D. Kuehler, retired President of IBM Corporation
• Paul L. Locatelli, S.J., former University President
• Rupert H. Johnson, Jr., Vice Chairman of Franklin Resources, Inc.
• J. Terrence "Terry" Lanni, CEO and Chairman of the Board at MGM Mirage, Las Vegas
• John (Jack) C. Lewis, retired Chairman of Amdahl Corporation
• Lorry I. Lokey, President/Owner of Business Wire
• Donald L. Lucas, Private Investor Sand Hill Financial
• Rev. Gerdenio (Sonny) Manuel, S.J., Rector of the Jesuit Community at Santa Clara University
• A.C. (Mike) Markkula, Owner of A.C.M. Investments and co-founder of Apple Computer
• Michael T. McCarthy, Consultant
• Regis McKenna, Chairman of The McKenna Group
• Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., President of Fordham University
• Richard M. Moley, Founding Venture Partner of Storm Ventures
• Edward A. Panelli (1955), Chairman Emeritus of Judicial, Arbitration & Mediation Services
• Leon Panetta, Director Panetta Institute for Public Policy at the California State University, Monterey Bay
• Robert Peters, private investor and former Cisco marketing chief
• Rev. John A. Privett, S.J., Rector at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology
• P. Anthony Ridder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Knight Ridder
• Tasce R. Simon, Medical student at UCSF
• Rev. Francis R. Smith, S.J., Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University
• Robert H. Smith, Managing Director of Smith & Crowley, Inc.
• John A. Sobrato, Chairman of Sobrato Development Companies
• Larry W. Sonsini, Chairman and CEO of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• William E. Terry, retired Executive Vice President of Hewlett Packard Company
• Agnieszka Winkler, Consultant

Notable Alumni

Academics

Academia

• Kyong-Whan Ahn (1985), Director of the Public Law and Human Rights Law Center of the Faculty of Law at Seoul National University
• Lisa S. Cahill (1970), Theologian, Ethics Professor for Boston College
• Gilbert P. Carrasco (J.D.), Professor of Law at Willamette University and civil rights lawyer
• Donald T. Comer (Ph.D 1968), Professor and Former Endowed Chair of Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University
• Jeff Ferriell (J.D.), Professor of Law at Capital University, co-author of Understanding Contracts and co-author of "Understanding Bankruptcy (2d ed. 2007)
• Jay Helman (1974), President of Western State College
• Pamela Jolicoeur (Ph.D), President of Concordia College
• Francis L. Keegan (1949), Former President of Salem State College
• Shanon Kugler (1981), First Female Chaplain of Yale University
• Paul Locatelli S.J. (1960), former Secretary of Jesuit Education for the Society of Jesus and former president of Santa Clara University
• Carlos Lopez (1958) (M.S. 1970), President of Menlo College
• Patricia A. O'Hara (1971), Dean of the Notre Dame Law School
• Mary Ann Peters (1972), Provost of the Naval War College
• Thomas Romig (1980), Dean of the Washburn University School of Law
• James V. Schall, S.J. Professor at Georgetown University
• Brian Swimme, cosmologist at CIIS
• Richard Traina (1958), Retired President of Clark University
• Kevin Waters, S.J. (1965), Retired Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Gonzaga University; Jesuit Priest, Composer, Professor, and Academic Administrator

Frank Cepollina, Noted inventor and NASA official

Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript

Engineering

• William (Bill) J. Adams, (1937), Former Chief Project Engineer, FMC Central Engineering Laboratory
• Frank Cepollina, Inventor, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Deputy Associate Director, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Development Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
• Donald T. Comer, (PhD 1968), Professor and former Endowed Chair of Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University
• Brendan Eich, B.Sc. c. 1982, Creator of JavaScript, Chief Technology Officer of the Mozilla Corporation
• John C. Fitzpatrick, President & Chief Executive Officer, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
• Robert Freitas, (PhD), Nanotechnology pioneer and legal scholar
• Phil Go (1981, 1983), Chief Information Officer, Barton Malow
• Frank S. Greene, Jr., (PhD), Developed high-speed computer systems as engineer and President/CEO of ZeroOne Systems Now a venture capitalist with New Vista Capital
• Susanna Johnson(BS 1984 PhD U of Calgary 2007), Senior Nuclear Engineer, works for a government.
• Tuoc Luong, Executive Vice President of Engineering & Technology, Ask Jeeves
• Chris Malachowsky, M.S. 19??, co-founder of NVIDIA
• John T. "Jack" Mullin (1936), pioneer of early magnetic tape recording technology and founder of the laugh track.
• Dr. Tina L. Panontin, Chief Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center
• John Quilici, Chief Engineer, United Technologies Corp.
• Dave Sousa, (1997), CEO and Co-founder of Uptilt
• Eskil Bendz, (1997), CEO and founder of Bullfita Industries
• Anthony (Tony) Turturici, (1951), Former Director of Public Works, City of San Jose
• Rajesh Advani, Technical Consultant, India

Science

• David Merritt (1977), astrophysicist at the Rochester Institute of Technology
• Paul Paquet, (1970), ecologist at University of Calgary
• Jason Weiss (1992) FBI Computer Forensics Agent

Clay M. Greene, playwright

Andy Devine, American film and television actor

Jorma Kaukonen, Jefferson Airplane guitarist

Anya Marina, singer-songwriter

Reza Aslan, author and commentator

Khaled Hosseini, author

Arts and literature

Artists

• Andrew P. Hill, Artist and prominent Conservationist responsible for the creation of the California State Park System and Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
• Ernest de Saisset, Early Californian Artist
• Manuel Valencia, Early California Landscape Painter

Film & Television

• Andy Ackerman (1978), Producer and Director, Seinfeld
• Michelle Ashford (1983), Emmy Nominated Screenwriter, "The Pacific"
• Lloyd Bacon, Early Hollywood Director, most famously Knute Rockne, All American
• Max Baer, Jr., Actor and Film Producer
• John Bailey, American Director and Cinematographer
• Robert Bentley Burton (1968), American Actor and Writer
• Darren Brazil (2007), Three-Time Emmmy Award Winning Editor, Producer and videographer
• Robert Burton (1968), American Actor and Author
• Hank Cheyne (1980), American Actor
• Jackie Coogan, American Actor (dropped out)
• Andy Devine, American Actor, Western character actor
• Bill Duggan, American Actor
• Nicole Fox (2006), Miss Hawaii 2008, Top Ten Miss America 2009 and Quality of Life Finalist
• Nina Garbiras, American Actress
• Julie Garnyé, American Actress
• Clay M. Greene (1869), Playwright
• Paul Hoen, American Director and Producer
• Jerry Howarth (1968), Radio Broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Neal Jimenez (1982), Movie Screenwriter and Director
• Sabira Khan, Producer
• Ron Lagomarsino (1973), Movie Director and Stage and TV director, My Sister's Keeper, Joan of Arcadia, Driving Miss Daisy
• Mary Mazur (1979), Television Producer, American Family, Vice President KCET
• Sandra McCoy, American Actress
• Shemar Moore (1992), Actor and Host
• Alex Nesic, American Actor
• Nathan Nishiguchi, American Child Actor
• Barry O'Brien (1979), Television writer and Producer of Hanging with Mr. Cooper and CSI Miami
• Julie Payne, American Actress
• Mary Richardson (1968), Co-Anchor of Boston's WCVB-TV's Chronicle, Nations Longest running locally produced nightly news magazine
• Greg Schultz, Producer
• Kurtwood Smith (1968), Award Winning Actor; "Red" from "That '70s Show"
• Adam Zotovich (1997), Broadway Producer of The Color Purple, The Addams Family, View From the Bridge

Journalism

• Jeff Brazil (1985), Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Orlando Sentinel
• Lawrence A. Fernsworth, Journalist and Author
• Michael Malone, Journalist, Author and Former Editor of Forbes ASAP
• Valentine S. McClatchy (1879), Former Editor of the Sacramento Bee and Co-Owner of the McClatchy Company
• Charles K. McClatchy (1901), Former Editor of the Sacramento Bee and Co-Owner of the McClatchy Company
• Bartholomew Sullivan (1980), Won American Society of Newspaper Editors' Jesse Laventhol Prize for Deadline Writing by an Individual in 1999, Washington correspondent at Scripps Howard News Service

Music

• Thomas Buckner (1964), American baritone Vocalist
• Kym Campbell, Australian Singer-Songwriter
• Susan Gundunas, American Soprano Opera Vocalist
• Paul Kantner (1959–1961), American Musician, Guitarist, Singer, and Co-Founder for Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship (dropped out)
• Jorma Kaukonen, American Musician, Guitarist of Jefferson Airplane
• Anthony Lun, Songwriter, Arranger, Musical Director and Singer
• Anya Marina, Singer-Songwriter
• Anthony Quartuccio (1987), Music Director of West Coast Lyric Opera
• Kevin Waters (1965), Composer, Jesuit Priest and Educator

Writers

• Everett Alvarez, American author
• Reza Aslan (1995), Iranian-American scholar and author of No god but God
• Gina M. Biegel (M.A. 2005), American author and psychotherapist
• James Billmaier (1977), American Author
• Robert Bentley Burton (1968), Writer and American actor
• Lewis Buzbee (1979), American author
• James W. Douglass (1960), American author and activist
• Lawrence A. Fernsworth (1914), Author and journalist
• Robert Freitas, Author
• Jim Garrison (1973), Author, philosopher, theologian and Co-Founder of the State of the World Forum
• Ron Hansen, Author, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Khaled Hosseini (1988), International bestselling author of the nationally best-selling novels The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns
• Francisco Jimenez (1966), Author and Educator
• Holly Kearl (2005), American Author
• Alexandra Kennedy (1975), American Author and Psychotherapist
• Robert Kinerk, American Author, journalist and playwright
• Bob LaMonte, NFL Agent and Author of Winning the NFL Way, Leadership Lessons from Some of the NFL's Top Head Coaches
• Michael Malone (M.B.A. 1977), Author and former editor of Forbes ASAP
• Tom McEnery, American Author
• William McKnight (M.B.A. 1994), American author and businessman
• Kelly Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Deadly Medicine and Amber House
• Dee Dee Myers, Author and political commentator
• Paul C. Paquet (1970), American author and biologist
• James V. Schall, Writer, philosopher, priest and educator
• Sherrie Gong Taguchi, Author
• Lil Rob, Mexican American rapper, producer, and actor.

Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders

• Everett Alvarez (1960), President of Conwal Consulting
• Michonne Ascuaga (1983), President of John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino
• Donald Barbieri (1968), Former CEO WestCoast Hospitality Corp
• Leigh Belden (1979), President, VeriLink Corporation
• Julianne Biagini (M.B.A. 2000) CFO, Endwave
• Mary Bitterman (1966), Former President, James Irvine Foundation, Former CEO, KQED Broadcasting
• Roger Brunello (1963), Former Owner, President and Chairman of Le Boulanger Inc.
• David Carey (1981), President and CEO, Outrigger Enterprises, Inc.
• William Carter (M.S. 1995) Chief Technology Officer, Xilinx
• Lewis Chew (1984), CFO of National Semiconductor
• Kathleen Collons (1988), Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Alan Cordano (1965), Owner, Cordano Co.
• Steven C. Crosby, Vice President Corporate Communications, Vulcan Inc.
• Dorian Daley (1986), Senior Vice President, General Council and Secretary, Oracle
• William Dallas (1987), Founder and Owner, Dallas Capital
• Mike Dillon (1984), Senior Vice President, General Council and Corporate Secretary, Sun Microsystems
• David Drummond (Google) (1985), Vice President and General Counsel, Google
• Tom Dunlap (1979), Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Intel
• Carrie Dwyer (1976), Executive VP of Corporate Oversight, Charles Schwab
• Thomas Fanoe (1968), Former President, Levi's USA and Joe Boxer Corp.
• Gary Filizetti (1967), President of Devcon Construction
• Robert J. Finocchio Jr. (1973), Retired Director of Informix and former President, 3COM
• Fred Franzia (1965), Owner of Bronco Winery and maker of Charles Shaw wine, potentially the largest grape producer in California.
• David Fry (1983), Chief Information Officer and Co-Founder, Fry's Electronics
• John Fry (1978), President and Co-Founder, Fry's Electronics
• Randy Fry (1980), Co-Founder, Fry's Electronics
• Jim Garrison (1973), Co-Founder of the State of the World Forum
• Frank Greene (Ph.D 1970), Founding Partner, New Vista Capital/New Vista Capital Funds
• Michelle Goins (1983), Chief Information Officer, Juniper Networks
• Paul Grossman, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development, Life Technologies
• Rebecca Guerra (M.B.A. 1978), Vice President of Human Resources, Extreme Networks
• Michael L. Hackworth (1963), Chairman, Cirrus Logic
• Kevin Haley (M.B.A 2005), Founder, Clearstreme LLC
• Elizabeth Harris (1986), Senior Corporate Counsel, Safeway Inc.
• Scott Howley (1990, M.B.A. 1998), Vice President, Oracle Corporation
• Laura Jacobus (1987), Director of Business Development, Cisco
• Richard Justice (1971), Executive Vice President World Wide Field Operations, Cisco Systems
• Walter Kaczmarek (1974), President, CEO, and Director, Heritage Bank
• Charles Kissner (M.B.A. 1973), Executive Chairman and Former CEO of Stratex Networks
• Jennifer Konecny (1968), Senior Vice President, Novell Inc.
• Jack Kuehler (1954), Former President of IBM
• Thomas A. Lacey (M.B.A. 1988), CEO and Chairman of International Display Works, former VP of Intel
• Thomas Lavelle (1976), Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Rambus
• Jack Lazar (1987), CFO, Atheros Communications
• Thomas E. Leavey (1922), Co-Founder of Farmers Insurance
• Sara Ledoux (1987) Director of Public Relations, Kimco Hotel Management Co.
• Paul Lunardi (1983), President/CEO, Lunardi's Super Markets
• Mike Maciag (1987), CEO, Electric Cloud
• Bonnie MacNaughton (1982), Senior Attorney, Microsoft
• Chris Malachowsky (M.S. 1986), Co-Founder and Senior VP of Engineering and Operations, NVIDIA
• Ryan Maynard (1991), VP of Finance and Accounting, CFO, Rigel Pharmaceuticals
• Katherine Miller (1989), Vice President, TH Miller Associates, Inc.
• Darren J. Milliken (1995), Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Accuray Inc.
• Michael Mondavi (1966), Former Chairman, President and CEO of Robert Mondavi Corporation, and Founder of Folio Wine Company
• Rodney Moore (1985), President of the National Bar Association
• David Mooring (1980), Former President and Director, Board Member, Rambus
• Gregory McNulty (1977), Former CEO of Cranite and Former Executive of Microsoft
• Peter Oppenheimer (M.B.A. 1987), CFO and Senior Vice President of Apple Computer
• Catherine Ozburn (1992), Director, Visa International
• Betsy Rafael (1983), CFO and Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer, Cisco Systems and Former CFO and Vice President of Finance for Aspect Communications
• John "Jack" Ireland Bird Future President and CEO, Shenzen Techred Technology Co., Ltd
• Howard Peters (1978), Founder Peters, Verny, Jones, Schmitt & Aston LLP and American Chemical Society National Board of Directors
• Laura Ramosos (M.B.A 1991) Vice President, Industry Marketing, Xerox
• Gene Ravizza (1950), Founder of Cupertino Electric
• George Reyes (M.B.A 1979), CFO, and former Senior Vice President, Google
• Shannon Riordan (1991), Director, Global Brand Management, Visa International
• Nicole Ryan (1992), Vice President, Bank of America Corp.
• Stephen Schott (1960), Former Owner of the Oakland Athletics
• Donny Sebastiani (1999) President and CEO, Principal, Don Sebastiani and Sons
• Sam Sebastiani (M.B.A. 1966), Founder, Viansa Winery and Italian Marketplace, Former President of Sebastiani Vineyards
• Scott Shipman (1999), Associate General Counsel, eBay
• John A. Sobrato (1960), Billionaire Owner and Chairman, Sobrato Development Companies
• John M. Sobrato (1983), General Partner, Sobrato Development Companies
• Theresa Strickland (M.B.A 2005), Chief HDS and Branding Officer, Sears Holdings
• Thomas D. Terry (S.J.), President of Novitiate Wines
• William E. Terry (1955), Retired Executive Vice President, Hewlett-Packard
• Erik Tobiason, president, Vitronics Soltec
• James M. Walker (M.B.A. 1978), President and CEO, Alara
• Richard P. Wallace (M.S. 1989), CEO of KLA-Tencor Corporation
• Jennifer Webb (1995), Director, Plaza Research
• Gordon Yamate (1980), Vice President and General Counsel, Knight Ridder, Inc.
• Kevin Yeaman (1988), CFO, Dolby Laboratories

Jerry Brown, Governor of California

Leon Panetta, current U.S. Secretary of Defense, former Director of the CIA, and Clinton Chief of Staff

Janet Napolitano, United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Mike Epsy, Former Secretary of Agriculture

Zoe Lofgren, Member, U.S. House of Representatives

Gavin Newsom, Lt. Governor of California, Former Mayor of San Francisco

Sam Farr, Member, U.S. House of Representatives

Stephen White, early state senator

Bob Miller, Former Governor of Nevada

Politics & Government

Cabinet Members

• Mike Espy (J.D. 1978), 25th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and first African-American Secretary of Agriculture and member of the United States House of Representatives
• Dee Dee Myers (1983), 20th White House Press Secretary
• Janet Napolitano (1979), 3rd and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, 21st Governor of Arizona and 23rd Attorney General of Arizona
• Leon Panetta (1960), 23rd and current United States Secretary of Defense, 21st Director of the CIA, former U.S. Congressman, 29th Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 18th White House Chief of Staff, Chairperson of the United States House Committee on the Budget

United States Senators

• Peter M. Brockman (1959), former Oregon State Senator representing Deschutes and Klamath Counties 1985–1993
• Paul Laxalt (J.D.), former U.S. Senator from Nevada, 22nd Governor of Nevada and 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
• Frank Murkowski (1955), former U.S. Senator from Alaska and 8th Governor of Alaska
• Gregory P. Schmidt (1968), current Secretary of the California State Senate
• Stephen Mallory White (1871), former U.S. Senator from California, member of California State Senate as president pro tempore

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

• John H. Burke, member of the United States House of Representatives
• Sam Farr, member of the United States House of Representatives and member of the California State Assembly
• Cecil R. King, former member of Congress, California (fourteen terms)
• Mike Espy (J.D. 1978), member of the United States House of Representatives, 25th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and first African-American Secretary of Agriculture
• Robert J. Lagomarsino (J.D.1953), former member of the United States House of Representatives and former membber of California State Senate
• Zoe Lofgren (J.D. 1975), member of the United States House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Ethics Committee
• Leon Panetta (1960), former member of the United States House of Representatives, 21st and Current Director of the CIA, 29th Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 18th White House Chief of Staff, Chairperson of the United States House Committee on the Budget,
• Howard Wallace Pollock, former member of the United States House of Representatives
• William Howard Royer, former member of the United States House of Representatives

Governors

• Paul Laxalt (J.D.), 22nd Governor of Nevada, former U.S. Senator from Nevada, and 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
• Bob Miller (1967), 26th Governor of Nevada and 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
• Frank Murkowski (1955), 8th Governor of Alaska and United States Senator for Alaska
• Janet Napolitano (1979), 21st Governor of Arizona, 3rd and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, and 23rd Attorney General of Arizona
• Jerry Brown (1959), 34th and 39th Governor of California, 31st Attorney General of California, 44th Mayor of Oakland and 24th Secretary of State of California

Lieutenant Governors

• Paul Laxalt (J.D.), 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and former U.S. Senator from Nevada and 22nd Governor of Nevada
• Bob Miller (1967), 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and 26th Governor of Nevada
• Gavin Newsom (1989), 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California and former Mayor of San Francisco

U.S. Statewide Officials

• Peter M. Brockman (1959), former Oregon State Senator representing Deschutes and Klamath Counties 1985–1993
• Jerry Brown (1959), 31st Attorney General of California, 34th and 39th Governor of California, 44th Mayor of Oakland and 24th Secretary of State of California
• David C. Long (J.D.), Indiana State Senator, President Pro Tempore and Chair for Rules & Legislative Procedure
• Janet Napolitano (1979), 23rd Attorney General of Arizona, 3rd and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, and 21st Governor of Arizona
• Leon Panetta (1960), 29th Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 21st and Current Director of the CIA, former U.S. Congressman, 18th White House Chief of Staff, Chairperson of the United States House Committee on the Budget
• Charles Poochigian (J.D. 1975), former California State Senator
• Curren Price (J.D.), current California State Senator, member of the California State Assembly, and City Councilman
• David Sandino (1984), Chief Counsel for the California Department of Water Resources
• Gregory P. Schmidt (1968), current Secretary of the California State Senate
• Augustus D. Splivalo (1859), former California treasurer
• John Vasconcellos, California State Senator and member of the California State Assembly

Other U.S. Political Officials

• Anthony P. Hamann (1932), former City Manager of San Jose, California
• Arthur Hull Hayes, Former FDA Commissioner, Doctor, First SCU Rhodes Scholar
• Arturo Jaramillo (1975), Head of Regulation and Licensing Department for the State of California
• Tom McEnery (M.A. 1967), 61st Mayor of San Jose, California
• Patricia Mahan (J.D. 1980), Mayor of Santa Clara
• Gary Podesto (1963), former Mayor of Stockton
• Albert J. Ruffo (1936), 48th Mayor of San Jose
• Richard Riordan (1952), 39th Mayor of Los Angeles
• August Sebastiani (2002), Mayor Pro-Tem for Sonoma, California
• Anthony Williams (1973), 5th Mayor of Washington, D.C.

Other Non-U.S. Political Officials

• Elizabeth Barrett-Anderson (1979), Guam's First female Senator, First female Attorney General and judge on Guam's Superior Court
• Benjamin J. Cruz (1975), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, Attorney General on Guam's Superior Court, Secretary General, Vice President, and Treasurer of Guam National Olympic Committee.
• Yukiwo P. Dengokl, member of the Senate of Palau
• Jamby Madrigal (B.S. Economics), member of the Senate of the Philippines
• Peter McCloskey, Senior Trial Attorneys at International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia
• Douglas Moylan, Judge on Guam's Supreme Court
• José Abad Santos (Pre-Law 1905), 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Secretary of Justice
• Hae-Suk Suh, Proportional Representative in Korea's National Assembly
• Alan Tieger, Senior Trial Attorneys at International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia

Public service

• Elizabeth Birch (1985), Executive Director of Human Rights Campaign
• John Cruden (1974), Chief of the Environmental Enforcement Section for the U.S. Department of Justice
• Michael Fischer (1964), Former Executive Director of the Sierra Club

United States Justices

U.S. State Supreme Court Justices

• Robert D. Durham (J.D. 1972), Associate Justice of Oregon Supreme Court
• William G. Lorigan (Ph.D 1903), Justice of the Supreme Court of California
• Noel Edwin Manoukian (1964), Justice of Nevada Supreme Court
• Judith P. Martinez, Supreme Court
• Edward A. Panelli (1953), (J.D. 1955), Chief Justice of Supreme Court of California

U.S. State Ninth Circuit & Court of Appeal Justices

• Robert L. Dondero (1967), Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal First District
• Robert L. Dossee (1956), Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal First District
• Franklin D. Elia (J.D. 1975), Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal Sixth District
• Linda M. Gemello (J.D. 1979), Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal First District
• Martin J. Jenkins (1977), Justice of the California Court of Appeal for the First District, former federal Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
• William R. McGuiness (1968), Presiding Justice of the California Court of Appeal First District
• Edward A. Panelli (J.D. 1955), Former Justice of the California Court of Appeal Sixth District and retired Chief Justice of Supreme Court of California
• Charles Poochigian (J.D. 1975), Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal Fifth District
• Eugene M. Premo (J.D. 1962), Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal 6th District
• Richard C. Tallman (1975), Federal Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Thomas Tang (1947), Senior Federal Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and first Chinese American appointed to the Federal Judiciary
• William Thorne (1974), Justice of the Utah Court of Appeal
• Steven M. Vartabedian (J.D. 1975), Justice of the California Court of Appeal Fifth District

U.S. Federal District Court Judges

• Samuel Conti, Judge, U.S. District Court
• Roger L. Efremsky (J.D. 1983), Judge, United States bankruptcy court, United States District Court for the Northern District of California
• Phyllis Hamilton (1976), Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California
• Martin J. Jenkins (1977), former federal Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
• Keith B. Levy (J.D. 1982), Judge, Alaska District Court in Juneau
• Eugene Lynch (1953), Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California
• James Francis Smith (1878), Federal Justice for the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

U.S. State Justices

• Javier Alcala (J.D. 1982), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Joyce Allegro (J.D. 1976), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Griffin Bonini (J.D. 1991), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Diane Brenneman (1968), Magistrate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
• Theresa Canepa (J.D. 1982), Judge, Contra Costa Superior Court
• Alfred Delucchi (J.D. 1960), Judge, Alameda Superior Court, and judge that Presided over Scott Peterson trial
• Frank Domenichini, Judge, Orange County Superior Court
• Francis Devaney (1983), Judge, San Diego County Superior Court
• James C. Emerson (J.D. 1973), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• James R. Hardin (1948), Judge, Tuolumne County Superior Court
• Nancy Hoffman, Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Eugene Michael Hyman (J.D. 1977), Judge, SCC Superior Court and creator of the Juvenile Delinquency Court for the Domestic Violence and Family Violence programs
• Joseph Kalashian, Judge, Tulare County Superior Court
• Peter Kirwan (J.D.), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Mary Jo Levinger (J.D. 1973), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Elisabeth Mineta (J.D. 1988), Judge, Monterey County Superior Court
• Aurelio N. Munoz (J.D. 1966), Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
• Philip H. Pennypacker (J.D. 1972), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Mark Pierce (1971), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• James Rigali (J.D. 1986), Judge, Santa Barbara County Superior Court
• Deborah A. Ryan (J.D. 1977), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Shawna Schwarz (J.D. 1993), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Jonathan Skiles (J.D. 1995), Judge, Fresno County Superior Court
• Thomas M. Smith (1963), Judge, San Mateo County Superior Court
• Leonard Sprinkles (J.D. 1973), Judge, Superior Court
• Lawrence Terry (1957), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Mark Thomas (1956), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Jesus Valencia (J.D. 1982), judge and commissioner, SCC Superior Court
• Michael G. Virga (J.D. 1981), Judge, Sacramento County Superior Court
• Michael J. Virga (J.D. 1953), Judge, Sacramento County Superior Court
• Jean High Wetenkamp (J.D. 1976), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Derek Woodhouse, Judge, SCC Superior Court
• James Wright (J.D. 1949), Judge, SCC Superior Court
• Eric Wyatt (J.D.), Judge, Madera County Superior Court
• Robert B. Yonts (J.D. 1968), Judge, Santa Cruz County Superior Court

Other

• Eileen Kato (J.D. 1980), Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney for Western Washington District and former President of the Washington State District and Municipal Judges Association
• Murlene Randle (J.D. 1980), Director of the Office of Criminal Justice for San Francisco

Military

BG James F. Smith

• John T. Crowe (1962), Major general (United States), United States Army Reserve. At the time of retirement (1999), was the oldest General in the active Army or Army Reserve.
• Lawrence Getzfred (1971), Captain (O-6), United States Navy; 9/11 victim at the Pentagon
• Joseph Peterson (1972), Lieutenant General, United States Army, Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Forces Command. First three-star general of native Hawaiian ethnicity.
• Eugene M. Premo (1957), First Lieutenant in the United States Army Counterintelligence Corps.
• Eldon Regua (1977), Major general (United States), United States Army Reserve; Commanding General, 75th Division.
• James Francis Smith (1878), Brigadier General, United States Army; Governor-General of Philippine Islands.
• Charles E. Stanton, military colonel and aid to General John J. Pershing in World War I. Stanton coined the phrase "Lafayette, we are here!" which was initially attributed to Pershing himself.

Other

• Deora Bodley, SCU junior, 9/11 victim on United flight 93, crashed in Pennsylvania
• Brooke Hart, murder victim
• Andrew P. Hill, Artist and prominent Conservationist responsible for the creation of the California State Park System and Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
• Selina Kuruleca, Fijian psychotherapist and public commentator
• James Pike, controversial Episcopal bishop

Frank Arellanes, early American baseball player

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Wayne Belardi, professional baseball player

Hal Chase, early American baseball player

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Marv Owen, professional baseball player

Randy Winn, retired professional baseball player

Steve Nash, professional basketball player, NBA MVP

Kurt Rambis, retired professional basketball player

Notable Santa Clara Athletes

Baseball

• Frank Arellanes, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and commonly believed to be the first Mexican American to play in the American League
• Hardin Barry, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for Oakland Athletics
• Wayne Belardi, Professional MLB baseball player, first baseman for the LA Dodgers and Detroit Tigers
• Lou Berberet, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Detroit Tigers
• John Boccabella, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Chicago Cubs
• Bruce Bochte, Professional MLB baseball player, former MLB all-star and player for the California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, and Oakland Athletics
• Nelson Briles, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, and St. Louis Cardinals
• Al Carson, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Chicago Cubs
• Hal Chase, Professional MLB baseball player, First baseman for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants manager of New York Yankees and named on the 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
• Scott Chiamparino, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
• Victor Cole, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Russia national baseball team
• Mike Crudale, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers
• Tim Cullen, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics
• Jan Dukes, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
• Ernie Fazio, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Houston Astros
• Justin Fitzgerald, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
• Mike Frank, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees
• Al Gallagher, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Francisco Giants
• Bob Garibaldi, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Francisco Giants and College World Series Most Outstanding Player
• Ed Giovanola, Professional MLB baseball player and 1995 World Series Champion, played for the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres
• Greg Gohr, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and LA Angels
• Charlie Graham, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Boston Red Sox
• Nelson Hawks, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
• Willie Hogan, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Browns
• Pat Jacquez, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Chicago White Sox
• Erv Kantlehner, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies
• Bobby Keefe, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds
• Earl Kunz, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Pat Larkin, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Francisco Giants
• Duane Larson, Scout for the Atlanta Braves
• Bill Lawrence, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Detroit Tigers
• Bevo LeBourveau, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Larry Loughlin, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Mike Macfarlane, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Oakland Athletics; former ESPN analyst (local broadcaster)
• Pete Magrini, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Boston Red Sox
• Jim Mangan, Professional MLB baseball player, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants
• Fran Mullins, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians
• Daniel Nava, Professional MLB baseball player, player for the Boston Red Sox
• Jimmy O'Connell, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Giant
• Jim O'Rourke, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Marv Owen, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox
• Ross Parmenter Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds
• Duane Pillette, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
• Bill Renna, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox
• Dino Restelli, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Rich Robertson, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Francisco Giants
• Roger Samuels, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates
• John Savage, UCLA Bruins baseball head coach
• Frank Shellenback, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, pitching coach for St. Louis Browns, Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and New York Giants Elected to Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame and has most wins in Pacific Coast League history
• Bob Spence, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Chicago White Sox
• Elmer Stricklett, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and LA Dodgers
• Rich Troedson, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Diego Padres
• Jim Wilhelm, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Diego Padres
• Randy Winn, Professional MLB baseball player, player for the San Francisco Giants and 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
• Harry Wolter, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs

Basketball

• Bob Alamo
• Brody Angley
• Dennis Awtrey (1970), former professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and Seattle SuperSonics
• Jerry Bellotti
• Mitch Burley
• Eddie Joe Chavez
• Ben Dowdell, Four year Bronco, now playing professional Australian Rules Football in the Adelaide Crows organization
• Bill Duffy
• Kevin Eagleson
• Pete Eisenrich
• Bob Feerick
• Bob Garibaldi
• Marlon Garnett, former National Basketball Association player
• Jens-Uwe Gordon
• Brendan Graves
• Joe Greenbach
• Bruce Hale
• Bob Heaney
• Jamie Holmes
• LeRoy Jackson
• Brian Jones
• Harold Keeling
• Steve Kenillvort
• Fred Lavoroni
• Mark McNamara
• Steve Nash (1996), National Basketball Association player; 2005, 2006 NBA MVP
• Korky Nelson
• Dick O'Keefe
• Bud Ogden
• Ralph Ogden
• Marty Passaglia
• Stan Patrick
• Kurt Rambis (1980), National Basketball Association player; NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers; Current Assistant Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers (See www.kurtrambis.com for more info.)
• Steve Ross
• Uwe Sauer
• Kenny Sears, Former Professional Basketball Player, New York Knicks and San Francisco Warriors, First Basketball Player to Appear on the Cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine
• Jason Sedlock
• Gene Shields
• Fred Sobrero
• Jolly Spight
• Mike Stewart
• Londale Theus
• Nick Vanos
• Bruce Winkler
• John Woolery
• Jim Young

American football

Santa Clara University has had a number of notable American football players. The following list includes former Santa Clara University football players that have become professional American football players. On February 2, 1993 the University announced the discontinuation of American Football at the University.

Dan Pastorini, professional football player

• Ken Allen
• Lee Artoe, NFL Offensive Tackle for Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Dons and Indianapolis Colts
• Mike Antonelli, NFL Offensive Guard for San Francisco 49ers
• Roy Baker, NFL Running Back for Green Bay Packers
• Bryan Barker, NFL Punter for St. Louis Rams
• Dick Bassi, NFL Offensive Guard and Linebacker for Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers
• Alyn Beals, NFL Defensive End for San Francisco 49ers
• Anthony Benedetti
• James Biscoe
• Don Brown, NFL Offensive Tackle for San Diego Chargers
• Greg Calcagno
• Ron Calcagno
• Ken Casanega, NFL Defensive Back and Running Back for San Francisco 49ers
• Steve Cisowski, NFL Offensive Tackle for Dallas Cowboys
• Kevin Collins
• Ted Connolly, NFL Offensive Guard for San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns
• Frank Cope, NFL Offensive Tackle and Defensive Tackle for New York Giants
• Jay Corey
• Doug Cosbie, NFL Tight End for Dallas Cowboys, Three-Time Pro-Bowler
• Phil Dougherty, NFL Center and Linebacker for Chicago Cardinals
• Nello Falaschi, NFL Running Back and Linebacker for New York Giants
• John Faylor, NFL Defensive Back for San Francisco 49ers
• Tom Fears, NFL End for Los Angeles Rams
• Everett Fisher, NFL Running Back, Tight End, Linebacker and Defensive End for Chicago Cardinals
• Eric Florence, Professional Football Player Wide Receiver for Sask. Rough Riders in Canadian Football League (CFL)
• Eddie Forrest
• Jesse Freitas
• Mike Garzoni, NFL Offensive Guard and Defensive Guard for Washington Redskins and New York Giants
• Jerry Ginney, NFL Offensive Guard and Defensive Guard for Philadelphia Eagles
• Scott Gordon
• Visco Grgich, NFL Offensive Guard, Offensive Tackle, Defensive Guard and Linebacker for San Francisco 49ers
• Hall Haynes, NFL Defensive Back and Halfback for Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams
• Jerry Hennessy, NFL Defensive End for Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins
• John Hock, NFL Offensive Guard and Offensive Tackle for Chicago Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams
• Gary Hoffman, NFL Offensive Tackle for Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers
• John Hurley
• Marty Jenkins
• Brent Jones, NFL Tight End for San Francisco 49ers 4-time Pro Bowler, 3-time World Champion, Current CBS NFL Analyst
• Mike Kellogg
• John Ketchoyian
• Clyde LeBaron
• Jim Leonard, NFL Center and Offensive Guard for San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers
• Rich Martig
• Art McCaffray, NFL Offensive Tackle for Pittsburgh Steelers
• Doug McCann
• Dennis McClenahan
• Bob McGee, NFL Offensive Tackle for Chicago Cardinals
• Bill McPherson, San Francisco 49ers Former Assistant Head Coach
• Bob Miranda
• Gern Nagler, NFL End for Chicago Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns
• John Nolan, NFL Offensive Guard for Los Angeles Buccaneers
• Mike Nott, NFL Quarterback for Kansas City Chiefs
• Stan Olsulfka
• Phil Otterson
• Perry Parmelee
• Dan Pastorini, NFL Quarterback for Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles, Pro Bowl football player for the Houston Oilers
• Dave Ramona
• Joe Ramona, NFL Offensive Guard for New York Giants
• Johnny Schiechl, NFL Center and Offensive Guard for Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers
• Tom Sheppard
• Ed Storm, NFL Running Back for Philadelphia Eagles
• Brian Sullivan
• Steve Sweeters
• Jason Tarver, current NFL assistant Outside Linebackers coach for the San Francisco 49ers
• Rupe Thornton, NFL Offensive Guard and Offensive Tackle for San Francisco 49ers
• Steve Villa
• Paul Vinnola, NFL Running Back and Defensive Back for San Francisco 49ers
• Ellery Williams, NFL End for New York Giants
• Peter Yorkoski
• Mike Carey (American football official) (1971), NFL official and owner of Seirus Innovation

Joe Cannon, professional soccer goalkeeper

Leslie Osborne, professional soccer player

Steve Cronin, professional soccer goalkeeper

Soccer

• Aly Wagner, professional soccer player, Olympic Gold Medalist (Women's Soccer), Member of United States women's national soccer team and Major League Soccerplayer for LA Sol
• Amaechi Igwe, professional soccer player, Member of US men's national team, player for the SV Babelsberg 03 in Germany
• Amanda Poach, Member of United States women's national soccer team
• Bianca Henninger, professional soccer player, Member of United States women's national soccer team
• Brandi Chastain, professional soccer player, two-time World Cup winner with US women's national team, Member of United States women's national soccer team
• Brandon Zimmerman, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for Philadelphia Union
• Brittany Klein, professional soccer player, Member of United States women's national soccer team
• Cam Rast, Former captain of 1989 NCAA championship Broncos soccer team; two-time first team All American, member of 1992 Olympic team, Executive member of Board of Directors of U.S. Soccer Federation, Advisor to the U.S. Olympic committee and current head coach of SCU men's soccer team.
• Chioma Igwe, professional soccer player, Member of United States women's national soccer team, and player for Freiburg in Germany
• Eric Denton, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for the Colorado Rapids
• Jamil Roberts, professional soccer player, Member of US men's national team, Major League Soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes
• Jamil Walker, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for D.C. United
• Jeff Stewart, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for the Colorado Rapids
• Joe Cannon, professional soccer player, Member of US men's national team, Major League Soccer player for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Two-Time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award Winner
• Jordan Angeli, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Boston Breakers
• Katherine Reynolds, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Atlanta Beat
• Kiki Bosio, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for FC Gold Pride
• Kylie Bivens, professional soccer player, former member of the United States women's national soccer team
• Leslie Osborne, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Boston Breakers
• Marian Dalmy, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Chicago Red Stars
• Meagan McCray, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and player for Valur Reykjavik of Úrvalsdeild in Iceland
• Meagan Snell, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Sky Blue FC
• Mehdi Ballouchy, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for New York Red Bulls
• Mykell Bates, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for the Toronto FC
• Paul Bravo, professional soccer player, former member of the United States men's national soccer team, and Technical Director for the Colorado Rapids
• Peter Lowry, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for the Chicago Fire
• Rick Davis, professional soccer player, former captain and member of the of the United States men's national soccer team and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame
• Ryan Cochrane, professional soccer player, Member of US men's national team, Major League Soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes
• Steve Cronin, professional soccer player, Member of US men's national team, Major League Soccer goalie for the Los Angeles Galaxy and Major League Soccer Cup Champion

Other Athletics

• Jim Wiechers, PGA Tour golfer
• Bill Duffy (1982), president & CEO of BDA Sports Management (sports agent)
• Mary McConneloug, Olympic Cyclist, and Two-Time Silver Medal winner in Pan American Games Cross-Country, 2003 Santo Domingo, 2007 Rio de Janeiro
• Ron Reis, professional wrestler

Notable faculty

A-K

• Gerald L. Alexanderson, Mathematician, Former President of the Mathematical Association of America
• Joseph Bayma, S.J (1816–1892), Philosopher and Mathematician
• Mario Belotti, Economist
• Yaron Brook, President and Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute
• Michael J. Buckley, Theologian
• Patricia Cain, Legal Scholar (Sexuality and Tax Law), Author of Sexuality Law
• Donald Chisum, Legal Scholar (Patents), Author of the Iconic Chisum on Patents
• Paul Crowley, Theologian
• Jane L. Curry, Political Science Scholar (Eastern Europe), 4-time Fulbright winner
• Sanjiv Das, Finance Scholar
• David D. Friedman, Economics and Law Scholar, prominent libertarian
• George F. Giacomini, Jr. (1956), History Professor and Former Assistant to the President, Santa Clara University
• Eric Goldman, Legal Scholar (Technology and Law), Notable Legal Blogger
• Paul Halmos (1906—2006), Prominent Mathematician
• Ron Hansen, American Novelist
• Eric O. Hanson, Political Science Scholar (International Politics and Religion)
• Kirk Hanson, Business Ethicist, Noted Commentator
• Al Hoagland, Engineer (Developed RAM, hard disk drives, and other digital storage hardware)
• Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J. "Glacier Priest" (1888–1962) Explorer and film-maker
• Francisco Jimenez, Latino-American Author, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Award
• Bradley Joondeph, Legal Scholar (Federalism, Supreme Court), Influential for his "ACA Litigation Blog"

L-Z

The John Montgomery glider

• Dale G. Larson, Psychologist, Professor of Counseling Psychology and Fellow in the American Psychological Association
• Nam Ling, Computer Engineer
• Scott Mauer, Professor of Law and Attorney
• Gerald McKevitt, Historian and Author
• John J. Montgomery (1857–1911), Aviation pioneer External article
• Samiha Mourad, Professor of Engineering
• Francine Patterson, Professor of Psychology
• Richard K. Pefley Authority on alternative fuels, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
• Thomas G. Plante, Psychologist, Noted Commentator on Clergy Abuse
• Jerome S. Ricard (S.J.) "Padre of the Rains" (1850–1930), Astronomer, meteorologist and Seismologist
• Kathleen M. Ridolfi, Legal Scholar (Public Interest), Founder/Director of the Northern California Innocence Project
• George Schoener (1864–1941), Botanist
• Kandis V. Scott, Professor of Law, Chair, Section on Clinical Legal Education, American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schoold, Consultant, U.S. Department of Education
• Alan W. Scheflin, Legal Scholar, Expert on mind and behavior control
• Hersh Shefrin, Scholar, Pioneer in Behavioral Finance Theory
• Terry Shoup, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
• Dennis Smolaraski, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
• Meir Statman, Scholar, Pioneer in Behavioral Finance Theory
• William Stover, Political Science Scholar (Conflict Resolution)
• Dr. George Sullivan, Founder of the SCU School of Engineering and recipient of Mechanical Engineer License No. 1 by Governor Earl Warren
• SunWolf, Award Winning Author and Professor of Communications
• Jerry Uelmen, Professor of Law and Lawyer (Defense Team for the trial of People v. O.J. Simpson 1994–1995), Executive Director of the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice
• Stephanie Wildman, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Social Justice and Public Service
• Sarah K. Wilson, Professor of Engineering
• Sally Wood, Professor of Engineering and Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Noted benefactors

• Thomas and Dorothy Leavey – Co-founders of Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation
• Lorry Lokey – Founder of Business Wire
• Louis B. Mayer – Metro Goldwyn Mayer
• Benjamin Swig – San Francisco businessman and philanthropist
• John A. Sobrato and family – Owner of Sobrato Development Company

References

• http://www.ranker.com/list/notable-santa-clara-university-alumni-and-students/reference
• http://www.scu.edu/about/alumni/notable.cfm
• http://law.scu.edu/lawyerswholead/list-of-leaders.cfm