List of Stanford University people

This is a list of encyclopedic persons (students, alumni, faculty or academic affiliates) associated with Stanford University in the United States.

University presidents

1. David Starr Jordan (1891–1913)
2. John Casper Branner (1913–1915)
3. Ray Lyman Wilbur (1916–1943)
4. Donald Bertrand Tresidder (1943–1948)

   Alvin C. Eurich (Acting, 1948)

5. J. E. Wallace Sterling (1949–1968)
6. Kenneth Sanborn Pitzer (1968–1970)
7. Richard Wall Lyman (1970–1980)
8. Donald Kennedy (1980–1992)
9. Gerhard Casper (1992–2000)
10. John L. Hennessy (2000–present)

Provosts

1. Douglas M. Whitaker, 1952–1955
2. Frederick E. Terman, 1955–1965
3. Richard W. Lyman, 1967–1970
4. William F. Miller, 1971–1978
5. Gerald J. Lieberman, 1979
6. Donald Kennedy, 1979–1980
7. Albert M. Hastorf, 1980–1984
8. James N. Rosse, 1984–1992
9. Gerald J. Lieberman, 1992–1993
10. Condoleezza Rice, 1993–1999
11. John L. Hennessy, 1999–2000
12. John Etchemendy, 2000–present

Notable Stanford alumni

Academics

Presidents and Chancellors of Universities and Colleges

• Bruce Bergland (Ph.D. 1970), 11th Chancellor of Indiana University Northwest
• Gene D. Block (A.B. 1970), 8th Chancellor of University of California, Los Angeles
• Derek Bok (A.B. 1951), 25th President of Harvard University
• John C. Bravman (B.S. 1979, M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1985), 17th President of Bucknell University
• William R. Brody (M.D. 1970, Ph.D. 1972), 13th President of Johns Hopkins University
• Nancy Cantor (Ph.D. 1978), 11th Chancellor and President of Syracuse University
• Brian Casey (J.D. 1988), 19th President of DePauw University
• Jean-Lou Chameau (Ph.D. 1981), 8th President of California Institute of Technology
• Flora Chia-I Chang (A.M. 1983, Ed.D. 1995), President of Tamkang University
• France A. Córdova (A.B. 1969), 11th President of Purdue University
• Josefina Rian Cortes (Ph.D. 1969), 9th President of the University of the East
• Paul Davenport (A.B. 1969), 9th President of the University of Western Ontario
• Rolando Ramos Dizon (Ph.D. 1978), 20th President of De La Salle University
• Larry R. Donnithorne (A.M. 1972, M.S. 1972), President of Colorado Christian University
• Michael V. Drake (A.B. 1974), 5th Chancellor of University of California, Irvine
• Pamela A. Eibeck (B.S. 1979, M.S. 1982, Ph.D. 1986), 24th President of University of the Pacific
• Paul Elsner (Ed.D. 1964), 3rd Chancellor of Maricopa County Community College District
• Judith Maxwell Greig (A.M. 1985, Ph.D. 1987), 18th President of Notre Dame de Namur University
• Peter Hoff (A.M. 1968, Ph.D. 1970), 17th President of the University of Maine
• Clark Kerr (A.M. 1933), 12th President of the University of California System and 1st Chancellor of UC Berkeley
• Heather Knight (Ph.D. 1991), 21st President of Pacific Union College
• Prathip Martin Komolmas (A.M. 1978), President of Assumption University
• William P. Leahy (Ph.D. 1986), 25th President of Boston College
• Lee Si-Chen (M.S. 1977, Ph.D. 1981), 10th President of National Taiwan University
• Rick Levin (A.B. 1968), 22nd President of Yale University
• Kofi Lomotey (A.M. 1981, Ph.D. 1985), Chancellor of Southern University and A&M College
• Alan G. Merten (M.S. 1964), 5th President of George Mason University
• Bienvenido Nebres (M.S. 1967, Ph.D. 1970), 29th President of Ateneo De Manila University
• Mike E. O'Neal (J.D. 1974), 5th President of Oklahoma Christian University
• Edward John Ray (A.M. 1969, Ph.D. 1971), 13th President of Oregon State University
• Amelia Lourdes B. Reyes (A.M. 1977, Ph.D. 1977), 8th President of Philippine Women's University
• John H. Russell (M.S. 1980), President of McMurry University
• Robert N. Shelton (B.S. 1970), 19th President of the University of Arizona
• Su Guaning (M.S. 1983, Ph.D. 1984), 2nd President of Nanyang Technological University
• Robert S. Tepper (M.S. 1982), Chancellor of Southern States University
• Steven C. Wheelwright (M.B.A. 1969, Ph.D. 1970), 9th President of Brigham Young University–Hawaii
• Supol Wuthisen (A.M. 1973), President of Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University

Academia Generally

• Jeremy M. Berg (B.S. 1980) Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
• Mark T. Carleton (M.A., 1964, Ph.D. 1970), Louisiana historian
• Marjorie Cohn (A.B. 1970), Professor of Law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law and a former president of the National Lawyers Guild
• Steven R. David (A.M. 1975), Professor of International Relations & Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Johns Hopkins University
• James Paul Gee (A.M. 1974, Ph.D. 1975), linguist, literacy researcher, and Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University
• Kristina Johnson (B.S. 1981, M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1984), US Undersecretary of Energy, former provost of Johns Hopkins University, with 100+ patents
• Mark Lemley (A.B. 1988), Professor at Stanford Law School, expert in patent law
• Theodore Maiman (M.S. 1951, Ph.D. 1955), inventor of the world's first laser in 1960
• Thomas L. Magnanti (M.S. 1969, M.S. 1972, Ph.D. 1972), Dean of the MIT School of Engineering
• H. Brett Melendy (A.B. 1946, A.M. 1948, Ph.D. 1952), American historian and administrator at San Jose State University and the University of Hawaii
• Charles Ogletree (A.B. 1975, A.M. 1975), Professor at Harvard Law School, the founder of the school's Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, and the author of numerous books on legal topics
• Charles V. Park (A.B. 1909), Director of the Central Michigan University Libraries
• Peter Salovey (A.B. 1980, A.M. 1980), Provost of Yale University
• Michael Smith (Ph.D. 1993), Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science at Harvard University
• Robert E. Swain (B.S. 1899), Head of Stanford's Department of Chemistry and a founder of the Stanford Research Institute.
• Tony Tether (M.S. 1965, Ph.D. 1969), former Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Mark von Hagen (A.M. 1981, Ph.D. 1985), Director of the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University
• David A. Wood (pathologist) (M.D. 1930), President of the American Cancer Society, first director of the University of California, San Francisco Cancer Research Institute
• Ben Zinn (M.S. 1962), International soccer player and academic at Georgia Tech

Computer science and electrical engineering

Vinton Cerf, "Father of the Internet"

• Norman Abramson (Ph.D in EE), 2007 Alexander Graham Bell prize winner
• Andy Bechtolsheim (Ph.D. dropout), designer of the first networked SUN workstation
• Lawrence M. Breed, (M.S.), created the first computer animation language, MACS, Grace Murray Hopper awardee
• Sergey Brin (M.S.), developer of Google search engine, Marconi Prize winner
• David Boggs (Ph.D.), co-inventor of Ethernet
• Rodney Brooks (Ph.D. 1981), Director of MIT computer science and artificial intelligence lab, winner of computers and thought award

• Vint Cerf (B.S. 1965, former prof.), Internet pioneer, co-inventor of TCP/IP internet protocol, Turing Award and Marconi Prize winning computer scientist, inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Morris Chang (Ph.D in EE), 2010 Winner of IEEE medal of honor
• Donald D. Chamberlin (M.S., Ph.D in EE), coinventor of SQL (Structured Query Language), SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award
• Surajit Chaudhuri, Ph.D in CS, SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award
• John M. Cioffi (Ph.D. in EE) pioneer in Digital Subscriber Line Technology, winner of Marconi prize, and IEEE Alexander Bell prize
• Donald Cox (Ph.D in EE) winner of IEEE Alexander Bell prize
• Whitfield Diffie (Ph.D drop out), pioneer in public key cryptography, noted for Diffie-Hellman-Merkle public key exchange, Marconi Prize winner
• Les Earnest, research scientist, created the 1st spell check, and 1st cursive writing recognizer
• David Eppstein (B.S. 1984), computer scientist
• Paul Flaherty (MS, Ph.D), inventor of AltaVista search engine
• Scott Forstall (B.S., M.S.), senior vice president of iPhone software at Apple Inc.
• Richard P. Gabriel (Ph.D.), computer scientist
• Craig Gentry (Ph.D), computer scientist, Grace Murray Hopper awardee, noted for solving "fully homomorphic encryption", a breakthrough in public-key encryption
• Edward Ginzton (Ph.D and prof), pioneer of microwave electronics, winner of IEEE medal of honor
• Susan L. Graham (Ph.D in CS), IEEE John Von Neumann prize winner
• Carlos Guestrin (Ph.D in CS), winner of computers and thought award

• William Webster Hansen (Ph.D and Prof), pioneer of microwave electronics
• Martin Hellman (M.S. 1967, Ph.D. 1969, EE, prof.), pioneer in public key cryptography, noted for Diffie-Hellman-Merkle public key exchange, Marconi Prize winner
• Charles Herrold, Stanford graduate, creator of the first radio station in the world.
• Ted Hoff (Ph.D. 1962), inventor of microprocessor, winner of Kyoto Prize, inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
• John Hopcroft (Ph.D 1964, former prof.), Turing Award-winning computer scientist
• Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls, Jr., MS. in CS, Grace Murray Hopper awardee
• Alan Kay (Postdoc), Turing Award-winning computer scientist
• Lydia Kavraki, (Ph.D in CS), Grace Murray Hopper awardee
• Leslie Kaelbling, (Ph.D in CS), winner of computers and thought award
• Stephen W. Keckler, (B.S.), Grace Murray Hopper awardee
• Daniel Klein, (Ph.D in CS), Grace Murray Hopper awardee
• Daphne Koller (Ph.D), Stanford CS professor, winner of ACM-Infosys Foundation Award, winner of computers and thought award
• Thomas Kailath professor in EE, 2007 winner of IEEE medal of honor
• Douglas Lenat, (Ph.D in CS and former professor), winner of computers and thought award
• Barbara Liskov (Ph.D), 1st female ph.D in computer science in US, MIT Ford professor, Turing Award winner
• James Meindl former professor, 2006 winner of IEEE medal of honor
• Tom M. Mitchell Ph.D in computer science, professor and head of the machine learning department at CMU, winner of computers and thought award
• Albert Macovski (Ph.D and Prof), authority on computerized imaging systems with 150 patents
• Jitendra Malik (Ph.D 1985), CS professor at UC Berkeley
• Ralph Merkle (Ph.D. 1979, EE), pioneer in public key cryptography, noted for Diffie-Hellman-Merkle public key exchange
• Cleve Moler (Ph.D.) and John N. Little (M.E. 1980), creators of MATLAB
• Roger Moore, Grace Murray Hopper awardee
• Hans Moravec (Ph.D. 1980), co-designer of Stanford CART, the first computer-controlled robot car
• Hector Garcia-Molina (Ph.D and professor in CS), SIGMOD Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award
• Allen Newell (B.S.), pioneer of artificial intelligence, Turing Award-winning computer scientist
• Nils Nilsson (Ph.D 1958, CS), Noted for leading the effort in developing Shakey the robot at SRI, the first mobile robot that could think independently and interact with its surroundings, Kumagai Professor of Engineering, Emeritus in Computer Science at Stanford University.
• Jim K. Omura (Ph.D in EE) Alexander Graham Bell prize winner
• Larry Page (M.S.), developer of Google search engine, Marconi Prize winner
• Arogyaswami Paulraj professor in EE, 2011 Alexander Graham Bell prize winner
• Donald Pederson (Ph.D in EE), pioneer in SPICE, winner of IEEE medal of honor
• Amir Pnueli (Postdoc), Turing Award-winning computer scientist
• Charles Rieger, (Ph.D in CS), winner of computers and thought award

• Raj Reddy (Ph.D. 1966, former prof.), Turing Award-winning computer scientist, founder of robotics institute at Carnegie Mellon University.
• Ronald Rivest (Ph.D. 1974, former prof.), cryptographer, Turing Award-winning computer scientist
• Stuart Russell (Ph.D, 1986, CS), chair of CS at UC-Berkeley, winner of computers and thought award
• Mike Schroepfer, (B.S. 1997 and M.S. 1999), led development of the Firefox browser at Modzilla and now Vice President of Engineering at Facebook.
• Edward Shortliffe (Ph.D.), Grace Murray Hopper awardee, inventor of the rule-based pharmacological expert system: Mycin
• Charles Simonyi (M.S., Ph.D 1977, CS), inventor of Microsoft Word, former chief architect at Microsoft Corp.
• Daniel Sleator (Ph.D.), computer scientist
• Alfred Spector (Ph.D.), computer scientist
• Robert Tarjan (Ph.D. 1972, former prof.), Turing Award-winning computer scientist
• Russell Varian (Ph.D) and Sigurd Varian (M.S.), inventors of Klystron, the foundation of RADAR
• John Robert Woodyard (Ph.D), pioneer in microwave electronics, inventor of "doping" in semiconductors
• Shripati Acharya (M.S.), co-founder of Snapfish

Other science

• Fazle Hussain, (MS '66, PhD '69) Physicist, Cullen Distinguished Professor, Fluid Dynamics Award of AIAA, Fluid engineering Award of ASME and Fluid dynamics Prize winner. Member US National Academy of Engineering and US National Research Council
• Sam Araki, (BS '54, MS '55), developer of spy satellite, Charles Draper Prize winner
• Ronald N. Bracewell AO (Ph.D. 1949), the Lewis M. Terman Professor of Electrical Engineering, a pioneer of radio astronomy, designed and operated the spectroheliograph used to map the temperature of the sun for one cycle which was used during the NASA moon landing
• Emmanuel Candès, (Ph.D, 1998), professor in statistics at Stanford, the Alan T. Waterman Award winner
• Cai Mingjie (Ph.D. 1990), molecular biologist. Now driving a taxi in Singapore.
• John Chowning (Ph.D), father of digital music synthesizer, inventor of frequency modulation (FM) algorithm
• Eric Allin Cornell (B.S. 1985), Nobel Prize winner in physics
• Merton Davies (B. S. 1937) Space Scientist
• Thomas Dibblee, geologist
• Ray Dolby (B.S. 1933), inventor of noise reduction system, winner of national medal of technology, inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Charles Stark Draper (A.B. 1922), American engineer and inventor, often called "the father of inertial navigation", inducted to the National Inventor Hall of Fame in 1981.
• Bradley Efron (Ph.D. 1960), a leading statistician, inventor of bootstrap sampling, 2005 National Medal of Science winner
• Jerome Friedman (postdoc), Nobel Prize winner in physics (1990)
• Ulysses S. Grant IV (Ph.D. 1929), geologist and paleontologist; grandson of President Ulysses S. Grant
• Robert H. Grubbs, (Postdoc) winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Theodor W. Hänsch, Postdoc and long time faculty member, winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize in physics
• John Harsanyi (Ph.D. 1959), 1972 Nobel Prize winner in economics
• Dudley R. Herschbach (B.S. math, M.S. chem 1955), Nobel Prize winner in chemistry (1986)
• Taylor Howard (B.S. EE, former professor), father of home satellite TV dish, inventor of home satellite dish
• Paul G. Kaminski (Ph.D in AA, 1971), National Medal of Technology winner
• Henry Kendall (postdoc), Nobel Prize winner in physics (1990)
• Paul W Klipsch (M.S. 1934), high-fidelity audio pioneer
• Roger D. Kornberg, (Ph.D. 1972), winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Theodore Harold Maiman, (MS in EE, Ph.D in physics), inventor who built the first working laser, Japan Prize winner, Wolf Prize winner, inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Charles Lieber, (Ph.D. 1985 Chem) A leading nano scientist
• Bradford Parkinson (Ph.D. 1966), inventor of global positioning system (GPS), inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Kumar Patel, (MS, Ph.D., EE), inventor of carbon dioxide laser (the most widely used laser), IEEE medal of honor winner, national medal of science winner
• Calvin Quate (Ph.D. 1950), inventor of the atomic force microscope, IEEE medal of honor winner
• Victor Scheinman (Ph.D.), inventor of programmable robot arm
• K. Barry Sharpless (Ph.D. 1965), Nobel Prize winner in chemistry (2001)
• Max Steineke (AB 1921), Chief geologist of CASOC responsible for the discovery of oil in Saudi Arabia
• Richard E. Taylor (Ph.D. 1962), Nobel Prize winner in physics (1990)
• Frederick Terman (M.S. 1922), father of Silicon Valley, former professor in electrical engineering, National Medal of Science winner, IEEE medal of honor winner
• Mac Van Valkenburg (Ph.D 1952 EE), former dean of engineering colloge, UIUC
• Oswald Garrison Villard, jr. (Ph.d., EE and long time faculty), father of 'Over the horizon' radar
• James B. Aguayo-Martel M.D. 1981, M.P.H. 1981, Chairman, Department of Surgery, Inventor NMR Microscopy and Dueterium NMR Spectroscopy
• Brian Wansink (Ph.D. 1990) author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
• Carl Wieman (Ph.D. 1977), Nobel Prize winner in physics (2001)
• Oliver Williamson (MBA, 1960), Nobel Prize winner in economics (2009)
• Shing-Tung Yau, former faculty member, Fields Medal recipient
• Kenneth L. Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City

Arts and literature

Artists

• Robbie Conal (MFA), artist
• Paulette Frankl, Arts and Languages, artist, courtroom artist and biographer
• Dana Gioia (1973, MBA 1977), VP at General Foods, poet, NEA chairman
• Robert Motherwell, painter
• Chris Onstad, author and illustrator of popular webcomic Achewood

Film/television

• Laura Bialis movie director
• Richard Boone, actor
• Andre Braugher, actor
• David Brown, movie producer
• Phil Brown, actor
• Jennifer Connelly, actress (dropped out)
• Roger Corman, producer and director
• Ted Danson, actor (transferred to Carnegie Mellon University)
• Allison Fonte, former Mouseketeer from The New Mickey Mouse Club from the 1970s
• Dana Fox, screenwriter
• Jordan Gelber, actor
• Nicholas Gonzalez, actor
• Al Harrington (B.A. History 1958), actor, Hawaii Five-O
• Ron Hayes, actor
• Edith Head, (A.M. Romance Languages, 1920) costume designer
• Colin Higgins, film screenwriter, director, actor, and producer
• Ollie Johnston, pioneering Disney animator
• Don King (1978), legendary surfing photographer and cinematographer
• Yul Kwon, winner, Survivor: Cook Islands
• Heather Langenkamp, actress
• Alex Michel, American businessman, producer, and television personality, best known for the role in The Bachelor
• Devin Neil Oatway, actor
• Jack Palance, actor
• Alexander Payne, film director
• Danny Pintauro, actor
• Rick Porras, movie producer
• Megyn Price, actress
• Jay Roach, film director
• Fred Savage, actor
• Ben Savage, actor
• Sam Simon, television writer/producer
• Francesca Smith, actress
• Cynthia Wade, documentary filmmaker
• Sigourney Weaver, actress
• Adam West, actor (dropped out)
• Reese Witherspoon, actress (dropped out)
• Hank Worden, Actor
• Alice Wu, writer and director of Saving Face
• Richard Zanuck, movie producer

Journalism

• Aimee Allison, author, public affairs television and radio host, political activist, and a leader of the counter-recruitment movement
• Kris Atteberry, Twins Radio Network Studio Host
• Kevin Bleyer, writer for the Daily Show with Jon Stewart
• Ryan Blitstein, journalist
• Gretchen Carlson, Fox & Friends
• Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post editor and author
• Bob Cohn, journalist
• Bobby Cuza, NY1 News Reporter
• Richard Engel (1996), NBC reporter, author
• Elizabeth Farnsworth (A.M.), broadcast journalist
• Donna Hanover, radio and television news anchor and personality
• Aljean Harmetz, journalist and film historian
• Daryn Kagan, CNN ex-anchor
• Amy Kellogg (A.M.), news reporter for the Fox News Channel
• Ted Koppel (A.M.), journalist
• Rachel Maddow, MSNBC, television host
• Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times bureau chief in Washington, D.C., author, broadcast commentator
• Daniel Pearl, journalist
• Jim Toomey, syndicated cartoonist
• Sharmeen Obaid-Chinay, journalist
• Gary Allen, journalist, author

Music

• Allette Brooks, musician
• Torry Castellano, former drummer of The Donnas
• Sameer Gadhia, lead singer of Young the Giant
• Tom Harrell, jazz trumpeter
• Mikel Jollett, lead singer/guitarist of The Airborne Toxic Event
• Joseph King (A.B.), musician
• MC Lars, post-punk laptop rapper
• Jon Nakamatsu, pianist
• Sandor Salgo, the Carmel Bach Festival leader for 30 years
• Anton Schwartz, jazz saxophonist
• Matt Skiba, lead singer/guitarist of Alkaline Trio
• Daniel Seon Woong Lee (A.B. 2001, M.A. 2002) (Stage Name Tablo)
• Vienna Teng, musician
• Christopher Tin, composer
• Tim Westergren, co-founder of Pandora Media
• Jack Conte musician, popularized on YouTube, best known as member of Pomplamoose
• Natalie Knutsen musician, popularized on YouTube, best known as member of Pomplamoose under the stage name Nataly Dawn
• Fei Xiang, singer

Writers

Robert Pinsky, U.S. Poet Laureate

• Ann Bannon, (Ph.D. Linguistics), pulp fiction author
• Stewart Brand, writer and editor
• Ethan Canin (A.B. 1982), author
• Jorge Cham (Ph.D. 2003), author of the webcomic Piled Higher and Deeper
• Erskine Childers (UN), author and United Nations Official
• Michael Cunningham, author
• Allen Drury (A.B. 1939), Pulitzer Prize-winning author
• Allegra Goodman (Ph.D. English literature), novelist
• Robin Lee Graham Author, sailed the world alone as a teenager
• David Harris (no degree) journalist, author, protestor/ anti-war activist
• Sam Harris, author
• Robert Hass (A.M., Ph.D.), U.S. Poet Laureate
• George V. Higgins (A.M.), attorney and author
• Douglas Hofstadter, Pulitzer Prize winner and author
• Bell Hooks (A.B. 1973), highly acclaimed writer on race, class, and gender.
• Mary-Louise Hooper (A.B. 1955), civil rights activist and journalist
• David Henry Hwang (1979), playwright
• Arturo Islas (A.B. 1960, A.M. 1965, Ph.D. 1971), fiction writer
• Iris Krasnow (A.B. 1976), author specializing in relationships and personal growth
• William Harjo LoneFight, noted Native American author and expert in the revitalization of Native American Languages and Cultural Traditions.
• Richard Rodriguez (A.B.), author; Hunger of Memory
• Ken Kesey (A.M.), author
• Alan Lelchuk (Ph.D. 1965)
• Paul Rogat Loeb (expelled for campus disruption), American social and political activist and author
• Dhan Gopal Mukerji, socio-cultural critic and author
• Michael Murphy, author and Dick Price co-founders of Esalen Institute
• Ted Nace (A.B. 1978), author noted for critique of corporate personhood
• Scott O'Dell, author
• Robert Pinsky (Ph.D.), U.S. Poet Laureate
• Chip Rawlins, non-fiction author, Stegner Fellow
• Allen Rucker, writer and television producer
• Edward Rutherfurd, novelist
• Vikram Seth, poet and author (dropped out of Ph.D program)
• Curtis Sittenfeld, author
• John Steinbeck (drop out), Nobel prize winner in literature
• Joel Stein, humorist and columnist for the Los Angeles Times
• Hans Otto Storm, novelist, radio engineer
• Mark Sundeen, novelist and magazine writer
• Scott Turow (A.M.), author
• Albert Wilson (M.S.), author, botanist, talk show personality
• Tobias Wolff (A.M.) and professor (1997–present), author
• John Zerzan (A.B., 1965), anarchist and primitivist, author
• Richard Zimler (A.M. 1982), author

Astronauts

Eileen Collins, first female commander of a space shuttle

• Sally Ride (A.B., BS, MS, Ph.D.)
• Eileen Collins (MS)
• Mike Fincke (MS)
• William Fisher
• Owen Garriott (MS, Ph.D.)
• Susan Helms (MS)
• Mae Jemison (BS, A.B.)
• Tamara Jernigan (BS, MS)
• Gregory Linteris (MS)
• Edward Lu (Ph.D.)
• Bruce McCandless II (MS)
• Barbara Radding Morgan
• Ellen Ochoa (MS, Ph.D.)
• Scott Parazynski (BS, MD)
• Stephen Robinson (MS, Ph.D.)
• Steve Smith (BS, MS, MBA)
• Jeff Wisoff (MS, Ph.D.)

Entrepreneurs and business leaders

Jerry Yang, Yahoo! co-founder

• Kurt Akeley (MS, Ph.D.), co-founder of Silicon Graphics
• Jim Allchin (MS), co-President of Microsoft
• Mukesh Ambani (MBA candidate, dropped out), Reliance Industries Limited Chairman
• John Arrillaga (A.B., MBA), – Silicon Valley real estate developer
• Steven A. Ballmer (MBA candidate, dropped out in 1979), CEO of Microsoft
• Diosdado Banatao (MS), venture capitalist; S3 Graphics, Chips and Technologies, Mostron co-founder.
• Craig Barrett (B.S., Ph.D. 1964), past Chairman of Intel, former CEO of Intel (1998–2005), former Stanford Professor of Materials Science (1964–1974)
• Andy Bechtolsheim (Ph.D CS/EE 1977–1982(Dropped Out), Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems
• Jeffrey Bewkes (MBA 1977), Time Warner President and COO
• Len Bosack (MS 1981), co-founder of Cisco Systems with his girlfriend (later wife), Sandy Lerner
• Sergey Brin (MS), Google co-founder
• Orkut Büyükkökten, Founder of social networking service called Orkut
• Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's
• Ray Dolby, audio engineer, founder of Dolby Labs
• Burton A. Dole, Jr. (BSME, MBA), President, CEO, and Chairman of Puritan Bennett
• Richard B. Evans (MS Management 1978), former Alcan President & CEO, Interim Chairman and CEO, Constellium
• Richard Fairbank (A.B., MBA), co-Founder, Chairman, & CEO, Capital One
• Brian Farrell (B.A.), President, CEO, & Chairman of the Board of THQ
• David Filo (MS), Yahoo! co-founder
• Carly Fiorina (1976), CEO of Hewlett-Packard from 1999–2005.
• Doris F. Fisher, Co-Founder, The Gap, Incorporated
• Paul Flaherty (M.S., Ph.D.), co-inventor of the AltaVista search engine
• Steve Fossett (B.S.), businessman, aviator, sailor and adventurer; first person to circumnavigate the globe solo in a balloon
• Leslie Goodman (B.A., 1981) Walt Disney Company executive
• Victor Grinich (Ph.D. 1953), one of the "Traitorous Eight" that founded Fairchild Semiconductor
• Andrew Grove (Lecturer), founder and former CEO and Chairman of Intel
• Reed Hastings (M.S. 1988), Netflix founder
• Trip Hawkins (MBA), founder of Electronic Arts and 3DO
• Reid Hoffman, co-founder and Executive Chairman of LinkedIn
• Christopher Hedrick (A.B. 1984), President and CEO of Intrepid Learning Solutions
• William Hewlett (1934), Hewlett-Packard co-founder
• Mamoru Imura, CEO of Vita Craft Corporation and Vita Craft Japan, inventor of RFIQin
• Guy Kawasaki, CEO of the venture capital firm Garage Technology Ventures
• Kathryn Kennedy (winemaker), one of the first owners of a winery to bear a woman's name in California
• Vinod Khosla (MBA), Sun Microsystems co-founder, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner
• Jawed Karim, Co-Founder of *Youtube
• Phil Knight (MBA 1961), founder and former CEO, Nike
• Omid Kordestani (MBA), Senior Vice President Google
• Sandy Lerner (MS Stat & CS 1981), co-founder of Cisco Systems with her boyfriend (later husband), Len Bosack
• Richard Li (dropout), founder of STAR TV (Asia) and Chairman of the largest Hong Kong telecommunication carrier PCCW
• Victor Li (BS, MS 1985), Hong Kong businessman
• Adam Lowry (1996), Co-founder of Method Products
• Mao Daolin (MS in EESOR), former CEO of Sina.com
• Craig McCaw (A.B.), Founder and CEO of McCaw Cellular, founder of Clearwire
• Henry McKinnell (MBA, Ph.D.), Chairman and former CEO of Pfizer
• Scott McNealy (MBA), Co-founder, Chairman, & former CEO, Sun Microsystems
• Robert Mondavi (A.B. 1937), Vintner
• John Morgridge (MBA 1957), Cisco Systems Chairman
• Mark Oldman, Vault.com co-founder
• David Packard (1934), Hewlett-Packard co-founder
• Larry Page (M.S.), Google co-founder
• Azim Premji, founder and CEO of Wipro Technologies
• T.J. Rodgers (Ph.D.), founder and CEO of Cypress Semiconductor
• Blake Ross, Mozilla Firefox co-founder
• James Sachs (A.M. 1979), IDEO co-founder
• John Turner Sargent, Jr., business associate of Doubleday (whose father was CEO) and CEO of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
• Charles R. Schwab (1959, MBA 1961), founder, chairman, and CEO of Charles Schwab Corporation
• David E. Shaw (Ph.D. 1980), founder of D.E. Shaw & Co. and Chief Scientist of D.E. Shaw Research, LLC
• Jeffrey Skoll (MBA 1995), First president of eBay, Founder of Participant Media.
• Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, Clarium Capital founder
• Joe Lonsdale, Palantir Technologies co-founder
• Alan Tripp (A.B. 1985, MBA 1989), founder of SCORE! Educational Centers and InsideTrack
• Darryl Willis (MS 2007), BP vice president of claims featured in commercials in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
• Jerry Yang, Yahoo! co-founder
• Min Zhu, founder and former CTO of WebEx

Miscellaneous

Lou Henry Hoover, First Lady of the United States

Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States

• David A. Aaker, Consultant and author on Marketing
• Lawrence Edward Berman, Vice-President, Neuberger Berman (1982)
• Chelsea Clinton (A.B. 2001), First Daughter of the United States
• Lester Mykel Conger, U.S. Army officer
• Jeff Cooper, a United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War who is considered to be the father of "the Modern Technique" of handgun shooting.
• Diego Cordovez (A.B., M.S.), World Series of Poker Champion
• Jan Crull Jr. (enrollee and dropout, summer quarter 1967) former Native American Rights activist, iconoclastic filmmaker and multi Marquis Who's Who biographee; first proposed the need for an Indian college fund as an aide to U.S. Congressman Paul Simon
• Peter Dalglish, international children's rights advocate; founded Toronto based Street Kids International (SKI).
• Paul Draper, winemaker at Ridge Vineyards
• Lou Henry Hoover, First Lady of the United States
• Soren Johnson (A.B., MS), video-game designer
• John A. Macready (1912), aviator, member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame and only three time winner of the Mackay Trophy
• Maura McNiel, Supporter of feminism and women's rights
• Gregory Minor (M.S. 1966), one of three middle-management engineers who resigned from the General Electric nuclear reactor division in 1976 to protest against the use of nuclear power in the United States, an event which galvanized anti-nuclear groups across the country
• James Rucker, (B.S., 1991), Co-founder of Color of Change
• Katharine Jefferts Schori (1974), first female to head a national church of the Anglican Communion
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, sister of John F. Kennedy (1944)
• Vanessa Southern, Unitarian minister and progressive advocate
• Walter A. Starr, Jr., mountaineer (1924)
• Theodore Streleski, murderer of a Stanford professor in 1978
• Nicholas Vardy, Editor, The Global Guru, CIO, Global Guru Capital
• Gayle Wilson (A.B. 1964), First Lady of California

Politics

Presidents, Vice Presidents, Prime Ministers, and royalty

John F. Kennedy

Ehud Barak

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Herbert Hoover	A.B. 1895	31st President of the United States
John F. Kennedy	M.B.A. Class of 1942 (dropped out)	35th President of the United States
Ricardo Maduro	A.B. 1967	28th President of Honduras
Alejandro Toledo	A.M. 1972 A.M. 1974 Ph.D. 1993	92nd President of Peru
Jorge Serrano Elías	A.M. 1973	29th President of Guatemala
Mohammad Reza Aref	M.S. 1976 Ph.D. 1980	2nd First Vice President of Iran
Mohammed Waheed Hassan	M.A. 1982 M.A. 1985 Ph.D 1987	1st Vice President of Maldives
Ehud Barak	M.S. 1979	10th Prime Minister of Israel
Taro Aso	Graduate student 1963–1965	59th Prime Minister of Japan
Yukio Hatoyama	Ph.D. 1976	60th Prime Minister of Japan
Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant	A.M. 1985	Crown Prince of Belgium
Kesang Choden Wangchuck	B.A. 2004	Princess of Bhutan
Sonam Dechen Wangchuck	B.A. 2003	Princess of Bhutan

U.S. Senators

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Max Baucus	A.B. 1964 LL.B. 1967	United States Senator
Jeff Bingaman	LL.B. 1968	United States Senator
Frank Church	A.B. 1947 LL.B. 1950	United States Senator
Kent Conrad	A.B. 1971	United States Senator
Alan Cranston	A.B. 1936	United States Senator
Paul Fannin	A.B. 1930	United States Senator; 11th Governor of Arizona
Dianne Feinstein	A.B. 1955	United States Senator
Mark Hatfield	A.M. 1948	United States Senator; 29th Governor of Oregon
Carl Hayden	A.B. 1900	United States Senator; President pro tempore of the United States Senate
Charles B. Henderson	A.B. 1893	United States Senator
Henry "Scoop" Jackson		United States Senator
Ernest McFarland	A.M. 1922 LL.B. 1924	United States Senator; 8th United States Senate Majority Leader; 10th Governor of Arizona
Charles L. McNary	A.B. 1897	United States Senator; 3rd United States Senate Minority Leader; Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court; 1940 U.S. Vice Presidential candidate
Jeff Merkley	A.B. 1979	United States Senator
Lee Metcalf	A.B. 1936	United States Senator
Thomas M. Storke	A.B. 1898	United States Senator
Tim Wirth	Ph.D. 1973	United States Senator
Ron Wyden	A.B. 1971	United States Senator

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Robert Badham	A.B. 1951	U.S. Congressman
Xavier Becerra	A.B. 1980 J.D. 1984	U.S. Congressman
Judy Biggert	A.B. 1959	U.S. Congresswoman
Ernest K. Bramblett	A.B. 1925	U.S. Congresswoman
Hamer H. Budge	A.B. 1933	U.S. Congresswoman
Cal Dooley	A.M. 1987	U.S. Congressman
Jennifer Dunn	A.B. 1963	U.S. Congresswoman
Don Edwards	A.B. 1936 LL.B. 1939	U.S. Congressman
Eric Fingerhut	J.D. 1984	U.S. Congressman
Arthur M. Free	A.B. 1901 LL.B. 1903	U.S. Congressman
Daniel Hamburg	A.B. 1970	U.S. Congressman
Peter Hoagland	A.B. 1963	U.S. Congressman
Steve Horn	A.B. 1953 Ph.D. 1958	U.S. Congressman
Michael Huffington	A.B. 1970 B.S. 1970	U.S. Congressman
Jim Kolbe	M.B.A. 1967	U.S. Congressman
Clarence F. Lea	A.B. 1897	U.S. Congressman
Dan Lipinski	M.S. 1989	U.S. Congressman
James F. Lloyd	A.B. 1958	U.S. Congressman
Zoe Lofgren	A.B. 1970	U.S. Congresswoman
Bob Mathias	A.B. 1953	U.S. Congressman, two-time Olympic gold-medalist
Pete McCloskey	A.B. 1950 LL.B. 1953	U.S. Congressman
Lee Metcalf	A.B. 1936	U.S. Congressman
Will Rogers, Jr.	A.B. 1935	U.S. Congressman
Adam Schiff	A.B. 1982	U.S. Congressman
Jim Sensenbrenner	A.B. 1965	U.S. Congressman
Burt L. Talcott	A.B. 1942 LL.B. 1948	U.S. Congressman
Charles M. Teague	A.B. 1931 LL.B. 1934	U.S. Congressman
William I. Traeger	A.B. 1901	U.S. Congressman; Sheriff of Los Angeles County; USC Trojans football head coach
Victor Veysey	Ph.D. 1942	U.S. Congressman
Doug Walgren	LL.B. 1966	U.S. Congressman
David Wu	B.S. 1977	U.S. Congressman
Ed Zschau	M.B.A. 1963 M.S. 1964 Ph.D. 1967	U.S. Congressman

Governors

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Gray Davis	A.B. 1964	37th Governor of California
John V. Evans	A.B. 1951	27th Governor of Idaho
Paul Fannin	A.B. 1930	11th Governor of Arizona and United States Senator
Mark Hatfield	A.M. 1948	29th Governor of Oregon and United States Senator
Goodwin Knight	A.B. 1919	31st Governor of California
Ernest McFarland	A.M. 1922, LL.B. 1924	10th Governor of Arizona and 8th United States Senate Majority Leader
Dixy Lee Ray	Ph.D. 1945	17th (and first female) Governor of Washington
Mitt Romney	attended	70th Governor of Massachusetts and Republican candidate for the United States presidential election, 2008
Olene S. Walker	A.M. 1954	15th (and first female) Governor of Utah
Hidehiko Yuzaki	M.B.A. 1995	Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture

Diplomats

• Goli Ameri (A.B. 1977, A.M. 1979), Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 2008–2009
• Eric J. Boswell (A.B. 1970), 4th and 9th Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, 1996–1998 and 2008–present
• Warren Christopher (LL.B. 1949), 63rd U.S. Secretary of State
• William P. Clark, Jr. (A.B. 1953), 44th U.S. Secretary of the Interior; U.S. National Security Advisor, 1982–1983; U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, 1981–1982; Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1973–1981
• Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe (J.D. 1988, A.M. 1989), U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Human Rights Council, 2010–present
• William Denman Eberle, 4th U.S. Trade Representative, 1971–1975
• Karl Eikenberry (A.M. 1994), U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2009–present
• William Kennard (A.B. 1978), Chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, 1997–2001; U.S. Ambassador to the E.U., 2009–present
• Laurence W. Lane Jr. (A.B. 1942), U.S. Ambassador to Australia and U.S. Ambassador to Nauru (concurrently), 1985–1989
• Susan McCaw (A.B. 1984), U.S. Ambassador to Austria, 2006–2007
• Cheryl Mills (J.D. 1990), Counselor of the U.S. State Department
• William T. Monroe (A.B. 1972), 14th U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, 2004–2007
• Richard Morningstar (LL.M. 1970), U.S. Ambassador to the E.U., 1999–2001
• Louis O'Neill (A.B. 1990, A.M. 1992), U.S. Ambassador to Moldova, 2006–2007
• Herbert S. Okun (A.B. 1951), 3rd U.S. Ambassador to East Germany, 1980–1983
• Carlos Pascual (A.B. 1980), 4th U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, 2000–2003; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 2009–present
• William Perry (B.S. 1949, M.S. 1950), 19th U.S. Secretary of Defense, engineer, entrepreneur, diplomat
• Susan Rice (A.B. 1986), 27th U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
• John Roos (A.B. 1977, J.D. 1980), U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 2009–present
• Susan Schwab (A.M. 1977), 15th U.S. Trade Representative, 2006–2009
• James B. Warlick, Jr. (A.B. 1978), U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, 2010–present
• William A. Wilson (B.S. 1936, M.S. 1937), 1st U.S. Ambassador to Vatican City

Lieutenant Governors

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Bill Halter	A.B. 1983	14th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Brian Krolicki	A.B. 1983	33rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
Loren Leman	A.M. 1973	10th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
Gail Schoettler	A.B. 1965	44th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

U.S. Statewide Officials Other than Governors/Lieutenant Governors

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Kathleen Brown	A.B. 1967	29th California State Treasurer
March Fong Eu	Ed.D. 1954	25th California Secretary of State
Doug La Follette	M.S. 1964	28th and 30th Wisconsin Secretary of State
Ross Miller	A.B. 1998	16th Nevada Secretary of State
Steve Poizner	M.B.A. 1980	California Insurance Commissioner
Robert Y. Thornton	A.B. 1932	8th Oregon Attorney General
John Van de Kamp	LL.B. 1959	28th California Attorney General
Steve Westly	A.B. 1978 M.B.A. 1983	30th California State Controller
Ted Wheeler	A.B. 1985	28th Oregon State Treasurer
Justin Wilson	A.B. 1967	34th Tennessee State Comptroller of the Treasury

California State Legislators

• Juan Arambula (A.M. 1978), former California State Assemblyman
• Wilma Chan (A.M. 1994), former California State Assembly Majority Leader
• Earle P. Crandall (A.M. 1940, Ed.D. 1946), former California State Assemblyman
• Richard J. Dolwig (LL.M. 1938), former California State Senator
• Nolan Frizzelle, former California State Assemblyman
• Gary K. Hart (A.B. 1965), former California State Senator
• Herbert C. Jones (A.B. 1902, LL.B. 1904), former California State Senator
• Barry Keene (A.B. 1962, LL.B. 1964), former California State Senator
• Sally J. Lieber (A.B. 2000), former California State Assemblywoman
• Ted Lieu (A.B. 1991, B.S. 1991), California State Senator
• Michael Machado (A.B. 1970), former California State Senator
• Milton Marks (A.B. 1941), former California State Senator
• George W. Milias (A.M. 1950), former California State Assemblyman
• Jean M. Moorhead (B.S. 1961), former California State Assemblywoman
• Becky Morgan (M.B.A. 1978), former California State Senator
• Robert W. Naylor (A.B. 1966), former California State Assembly Minority Leader
• Nicholas C. Petris (LL.B. 1949), former California State Senator
• Curren Price (A.B. 1972), California State Senator
• Albert S. Rodda (A.B. 1933, Ph.D. 1951), former California State Senator
• Ira Ruskin (A.M. 1983), former California State Assemblyman
• Alan Sieroty (A.B. 1952), former California State Senator
• Joe Simitian (A.M. 2000), California State Senator
• Robert S. Stevens (A.B. 1939, LL.B. 1942), former California State Senator
• William A. Sutherland (A.B. 1895, LL.B. 1898), former California State Assemblyman

U.S. State Legislators Outside California

• Tom Adelson (A.B. 1988), Oklahoma State Senator
• Mary Kay Becker (A.B. 1966), former Washington State Representative
• Andy Berke (A.B. 1990), Tennessee State Senator
• Julie Bunn (A.M. 1985, Ph.D. 1993), former Minnesota State Representative
• Brian Bushweller (A.M. 1970), Delaware State Senator
• Capri Cafaro (A.B. 1996), Ohio Senate Minority Leader
• Charles Coiner (A.B. 1965), former Idaho State Senator
• Eric Croft (B.S. 1986), former Alaska State Representative
• Gregory L. Dahl (J.D. 1977), former Minnesota State Senator
• Carl F. Dodge (LL.B. 1939), former Nevada State Senate Minority Leader
• Pete Echeverria (LL.B. 1949), former Nevada State Senator
• Betty Folliard (A.B. 1975), former Minnesota State Representative
• Mary Alice Ford (A.B. 1956), former Oregon State Representative
• Andy Fleischmann (A.M. 1989), Connecticut State Representative
• Peter X. Fugina, former Minnesota State Representative
• R. Guild Gray (Ed.D. 1958), former Nevada State Assemblyman
• Jon Hecht (A.B. 1981), Massachusetts State Representative
• Beth Kerttula (A.B. 1978), Alaska House Minority Leader
• Ronald L. Knecht (M.S. 1989), former Nevada State Assemblyman
• Patricia Lantz (A.B. 1960), former Washington State Representative
• Albert Lagerstedt (A.B. 1911), former Minnesota State Representative
• Gordon Rosenmeier (LL.B. 1932), former Minnesota State Senator
• Claude U. "Bud" Stone, Jr. (M.B.A. 1951), former Illinois State Senator
• Cynthia Thielen, Hawaii State Representative
• William P. Tucker, former Minnesota State Representative

Other non-U.S. political officials

• Avishay Braverman (Ph.D. 1976), Israeli Minister of Minorities (2009–2011)
• Diana Buttu (J.S.M. 2000, J.S.D. 2008), Palestinian political advisor
• Menzies Campbell, British Liberal Democrat Leader (2006–2007)
• Regina Ip (M.S. 1987, M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2010), Secretary for Security of Hong Kong (1998–2003)
• Sally Kosgei (A.M. 1975, Ph.D. 1980), Kenyan Minister of Agriculture (2010–present); Kenyan Minister for Higher Education (2008–2010)
• John Lipsky (M.A., Ph.D.), Acting Managing Director (CEO) (2011–), International Monetary Fund; First Deputy Managing Director (second-in-command, IMF, 2006–11)
• Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia (M.B.A. 2001), Indian Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (2009–present)
• Michael Stephen (J.S.M. 1971), Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (1992–1997)
• Martti Tiuri (M.S. 1956), Member of Parliament of Finland (1983–2003)

Other U.S. politicial officials

• Cory Booker (A.B. 1991), 36th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
• Lawrence Clayton (A.B. 1914), former Member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, 1947–1949
• Richard W. Fisher (M.B.A. 1975), President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Matt Gonzalez (J.D. 1990), former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
• Wilder W. Hartley (1901–70), Los Angeles City Council member, 1939–41
• John C. Holland, Los Angeles City Council member, 1943–67
• Keith Hennessey (B.A.S. 1990), former Assistant to the U.S. President for Economic Policy and Director of the U.S. National Economic Council
• John S. Herrington (A.B. 1961), 5th U.S. Secretary of Energy
• Kristina M. Johnson (B.S. 1979, M.S. 1981, Ph.D. 1984), U.S. Undersecretary of Energy and former provost of Johns Hopkins University
• Bob Ronka Los Angeles City Council member, 1977–81.
• Vice Admiral James Stockdale (A.M. 1962), independent U.S. Vice Presidential candidate in the 1992 presidential election with Ross Perot and the highest ranking naval officer held as a prisoner of war in Vietnam
• Robert T. Tobin (M.S. 1954), first African-American mayor of Minden, Louisiana
• Carmen Vali-Cave (A.B. 1987), Ph.D. 1994), 1st Mayor of Aliso Viejo, California
• Kevin Warsh (A.B. 1992), Member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, 2006–present
• R. James Woolsey, Jr. (A.B. 1963), 16th U.S. Director of Central Intelligence

Law

National Supreme Court Justices

William Rehnquist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States

Sandra Day O'Connor, 1st female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Stephen Breyer (born 1938)	A.B. 1959	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1994–present) Chief Judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeals (1990–1994) Judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeals (1980–1990)
Sian Elias (born 1949)	J.S.M. 1972	1st Female and 12th Chief Justice of New Zealand (1999–present)
Anthony Kennedy (born 1936)	A.B. 1958	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1988–present) Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1975–1988)
Sandra Day O'Connor (born 1930)	A.B. 1950 LL.B. 1952	1st Female Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1981–2006) Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals (1979–1981) 1st Female U.S. State Senate Majority Leader (1973–1975) Arizona State Senator (1969–1975)
William Rehnquist (1924–2005)	A.B. 1948 A.M. 1948 LL.B. 1952	Chief Justice of the United States (1986–2005) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1972–1986)

U.S. Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judges

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Carlos Bea (born 1938)	A.B. 1956 LL.B. 1958	Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2003–present)
Consuelo Maria Callahan (born 1950)	A.B. 1972	Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (2003–present) Associate Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal (1996–2003)
Richard Harvey Chambers (1906–1994)	LL.B. 1932	Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1959–1976) Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1954–1959)
Benjamin C. Duniway (1907–1986)	LL.B. 1931	Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1961–1976) Associate Justice of the California First District Court of Appeal (1959–1961)
Raymond C. Fisher (born 1939)	LL.B. 1966	Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1999–present)
Betty Binns Fletcher (born 1923)	A.B. 1943	Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1979–1998)
Cynthia Holcomb Hall (born 1929)	A.B. 1951 LL.B. 1954	Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1984–1997) Judge of the Central District of California (1981–1984)
Shirley Hufstedler (born 1925)	LL.B. 1949	1st United States Secretary of Education (1979–1981) Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1968–1979) Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five (1966–1968)
Procter R. Hug, Jr. (born 1931)	LL.B. 1958	Chief Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1996–2000) Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1977–1996; 2000–2002)
Gilbert H. Jertberg (1897–1973)	A.B. 1920 LL.B. 1922	Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1958–1967) Judge of the Southern District of California (1955–1958)
Dal Millington Lemmon (1887–1958)	A.B. 1908	Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1954–1958) Judge of the Northern District of California (1947–1954)
William Albert Norris (born 1927)	LL.B. 1954	Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1980–1994)
Pamela Ann Rymer (1941–2011)	LL.B. 1964	Judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1989–2011) Judge of the Central District of California (1983–1989)

U.S. Federal Court of Appeals Judges Outside the Ninth Circuit

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Scott Matheson, Jr. (born 1953)	A.B. 1975	Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (2010–present)
Justin Miller (1888–1973)	A.B. 1911 LL.B. 1914	Judge of the DC Circuit Court of Appeals (1937–1945)
John M. Rogers (born 1948)	A.B. 1970	Judge of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (2002–present)
Oliver Seth (1915–1996)	A.B. 1937	Chief Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (1977–1984) Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals (1962–1977)

U.S. Federal District Court Judges for the Northern District of California

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Samuel Conti (born 1922)	LL.B. 1948	Judge of the Northern District of California (1970–1987)
Jeremy D. Fogel (born 1949)	A.B. 1971	Judge of the Northern District of California (1998–present)
Phyllis Jean Hamilton (born 1952)	A.B. 1974	Judge of the Northern District of California (2000–present)
Susan Yvonne Illston (born 1948)	J.D. 1973	Judge of the Northern District of California (1995–present)
Charles A. Legge (born 1930)	A.B. 1952 LL.B. 1954	Judge of the Northern District of California (1984–2001)
Robert Francis Peckham (1920–1993)	A.B. 1941 LL.B. 1945	Chief Judge of the Northern District of California (1976–1988) Judge of the Northern District of California (1966–1976)
Fern M. Smith (born 1933)	A.B. 1972 J.D. 1975	Judge of the Northern District of California (1988–2003)
Vaughn Walker (born 1944)	LL.B. 1970	Chief Judge of the Northern District of California (2004–2010) Judge of the Northern District of California (1989–2004; 2010–2011)
James Ware (born 1946)	J.D. 1972	Chief Judge of the Northern District of California (2010–present) Judge of the Northern District of California (1990–2010)
Stanley Alexander Weigel (1905–1999)	A.B. 1926 LL.B. 1928	Judge of the Northern District of California (1962–1982)
Claudia Ann Wilken (born 1949)	A.B. 1971	Judge of the Northern District of California (1993–present)

U.S. Federal District Court Judges in California Outside the Northern District

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Benjamin F. Bledsoe (1874–1938)	A.B. 1896	Judge of the Southern District of California (1914–1925)
Rudi M. Brewster (born 1932)	LL.B. 1960	Judge of the Southern District of California (1984–1998)
Irma Elsa Gonzalez (born 1948)	A.B. 1970	Chief Judge of the Southern District of California (2005–present) Judge of the Southern District of California (1992–2005)
Harry Lindley Hupp (1929–2004)	A.B. 1953 LL.B. 1955	Judge of the Central District of California (1984–1997)
Fred Kunzel (1901–1969)	A.B. 1925 LL.B. 1927	Chief Judge of the Southern District of California (1967–1969) Judge of the Southern District of California (1959–1967)
David F. Levi (born 1951)	J.D. 1980	Chief Judge of the Eastern District of California (2003–2007) Judge of the Eastern District of California (1990–2003)
Lawrence Tupper Lydick (1916–1995)	A.B. 1938 LL.B. 1942	Judge of the Central District of California (1971–1984)
Linda Hodge McLaughlin (1942–1999)	A.B. 1963	Judge of the Central District of California (1992–1999)
John A. Mendez (born 1955)	A.B. 1977	Judge of the Eastern District of California (2007–present)
Kimberly J. Mueller (born 1957)	J.D. 1995	Judge of the Eastern District of California (2010–present)
S. James Otero (born 1951)	J.D. 1976	Judge of the Central District of California (2003–present)
John S. Rhoades, Sr. (1925–2007)	A.B. 1948	Judge of the Southern District of California (1985–1995)
George P. Schiavelli (born 1948)	A.B. 1970	Judge of the Central District of California (2004–2008)
James V. Selna (born 1945)	A.B. 1967 LL.B. 1970	Judge of the Central District of California (2003–present)
Christina A. Snyder (born 1947)	J.D. 1972	Judge of the Central District of California (1997–present)

U.S. Federal District Court Judges Outside California

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Wayne Edward Alley (born 1932)	A.B. 1952 LL.B. 1957	Judge of the Western District of Oklahoma (1985–1999)
D. Brook Bartlett (1937–2000)	LL.B. 1962	Chief Judge of the Western District of Missouri (1995–2000) Judge of the Western District of Missouri (1981–1995)
Laurie Smith Camp (born 1953)	A.B. 1974	Judge of the District of Nebraska (2001–present)
Paul G. Cassell (born 1959)	A.B. 1979 J.D. 1984	Judge of the District of Utah (2002–2007)
Deborah K. Chasanow (born 1948)	J.D. 1974	Chief Judge of the District of Maryland (2010–present) Judge of the District of Maryland (1993–2010)
Dana L. Christensen (born 1951)	A.B. 1973	Judge of the District of Montana (2011–present)
Walter Early Craig (1909–1986)	A.B. 1931 LL.B. 1934	Chief Judge of the District of Arizona (1973–1979) Judge of the District of Arizona (1963–1973)
Gary Feinerman (born 1965)	J.D. 1991	Judge of the Northern District of Illinois (2010–present)
Joan B. Gottschall (born 1947)	J.D. 1973	Judge of the Northern District of Illinois (1996–present)
Thomas P. Griesa (born 1930)	LL.B. 1958	Chief Judge of the Southern District of New York (1993–2000) Judge of the Southern District of New York (1972–1993)
Halil Suleyman Ozerden (born 1966)	J.D. 1998	Judge of the Southern District of Mississippi (2007–present)
Gene E. K. Pratter (born 1949)	A.B. 1971	Judge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2004–present)
John Rolly Ross (1899–1963)	LL.B. 1926	Chief Judge of the District of Nevada (1961–1963) Judge of the District of Nevada (1954–1961)
Gus J. Solomon (1906–1987)	LL.B. 1929	Chief Judge of the District of Oregon (1958–1971) Judge of the District of Oregon (1950–1958)
Richard Gaylore Stearns (born 1944)	A.B. 1968	Judge of the District of Massachusetts (1993–present)
Bruce R. Thompson (1911–1992)	LL.B. 1936	Judge of the District of Nevada (1963–1978)
David Keith Winder (1932–2009)	LL.B. 1958	Chief Judge of the District of Utah (1993–1997) Judge of the District of Utah (1979–1993)

U.S. State Supreme Court Chief Justices

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Walter L. Carpeneti (born 1945)	A.B. 1967	12th Chief Justice of Alaska (2009–present) Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court (1998–2009)
Barbara Durham (1942–2002)	LL.B. 1968	1st Female Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court (1995–1998) Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court (1985–1995, 1998–1999)
Ronald M. George (born 1940)	LL.B. 1964	27th Chief Justice of California (1996–2011) Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (1991–1996)
Warren Matthews (born 1939)	A.B. 1961	8th and 12th Chief Justice of Alaska (1987–1990, 1997–2000) Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court (1977–1987, 1990–1997, 2000–2009)
Chase T. Rogers (born 1956)	A.B. 1979	2nd Female and 37th Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court (2007–present)
Gordon R. Thompson (1918–1995)	LL.B. 1943	Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (1966–1968, 1973–1974) Associate Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court (1961–1965, 1969–1972, 1975–1980)
Donald Wright (1907–1985)	A.B. 1929	24th Chief Justice of California (1970–1977)

U.S. State Supreme Court Associate Justices

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Brent R. Appel (born 1950)	A.B. 1973 A.M. 1973	Associate Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court (2006–present)
William P. Clark, Jr. (born 1931)	A.B. 1953	Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (1973–1981) U.S. Deputy Secretary of State (1981–1982) U.S. National Security Advisor (1982–1983) 44th U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Cathy Cochran (born 1944)	A.B. 1966	Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (2001–present)
Allison H. Eid (born 1965)	A.B. 1987	Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court (2006–present)
Rebecca Love Kourlis (born 1952)	A.B. 1973 J.D. 1976	Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court (1995–2006)
Steven H. Levinson (born 1946)	A.B. 1968	Associate Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court (1992–2008)
Goodwin Liu (born 1970)	B.S. 1991	Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (2011–present)
Monica Márquez (born 1969)	A.B. 1991	Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court (2010–present)
Marshall F. McComb (1894–1981)	A.B. 1917	Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (1956–1977)
Charles L. McNary (1874–1944)	A.B. 1897	Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court (1913–1915) United States Senator (1917–1944) United States Senate Minority Leader (1933–1944)
Carlos R. Moreno (born 1948)	J.D. 1975	Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (2001–2011)
Brian Morris (born 1963)	A.B. 1986 A.M. 1987 J.D. 1992	Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court (2004–present)
Frank K. Richardson (1914–1999)	A.B. 1935 LL.B. 1938	Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (1974–1983)
Robert S. Smith (born 1944)	A.B. 1965	Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals (2004–present)

California Second District Court of Appeal Justices

Name	Class year	Notability	References
Richard W. Abbe (1926–2000)	A.B. 1950	Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six (1982–1990)
Gerold C. Dunn (1911–1980)	A.B. 1934 LL.B. 1938	Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four (1968–1977)
John J. Ford (1907–1982)	A.B. 1928	Presiding Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three (1966–1977) Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three (1959–1966)
Elizabeth A. Grimes (born 1954)	J.D. 1980	Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight (2010–present)
Richard M. Mosk (born 1939)	A.B. 1960	Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five (2001–present)
Dennis M. Perluss (born 1948)	A.B. 1970	Presiding Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven (2003–present) Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven (2001–2003)
William A. Reppy (1912–2005)	A.B. 1934	Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five (1968–1972)
Kathryn Doi Todd (born 1942)	A.B. 1963	Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two (2001–present) First female Asian American judge in the history of the United States (1978)
Walton J. Wood (1878–1945)	A.B. 1901	Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two (1935–1945) First public defender in the history of the United States (1914–1921)

California Court of Appeal Justices Outside the Second District

• Cynthia Aaron (A.B. 1979), Associate Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One (2003–present)
• George A. Brown (LL.B. 1948), Presiding Justice of the California Fifth District Court of Appeal (1972–1987); Associate Justice (1971–1972)
• Dennis A. Cornell (A.B. 1969), Associate Justice of the California Fifth District Court of Appeal (2000–present)
• Christopher Cottle (A.B. 1962), Presiding Justice of the California Sixth District Court of Appeal (1993–2001); Associate Justice (1988–1993)
• Thomas F. Crosby, Jr. (A.B. 1962), Associate Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three (1982–2001)
• Elena J. Duarte (J.D. 1992), Associate Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal (2010–present)
• Charles W. Froehlich, Jr. (A.B. 1951), Associate Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One (1988–1995)
• Thomas A. Harris (LL.B. 1964), Associate Justice of the California Fifth District Court of Appeal (1990–2008)
• Andrea L. Hoch (A.B. 1981), Associate Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal (2010–present)
• Daniel M. Kolkey (A.B. 1974), Associate Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal (1998–2003)
• Daniel J. Kremer (A.B. 1960, LL.B. 1963), Presiding Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One (1985–2003)
• F. Douglas McDaniel (LL.B. 1948), Associate Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two (1974–1990)
• Alex C. McDonald (B.S. 1958), Associate Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One (1995–present)
• James A. McIntyre (LL.B. 1963), Associate Justice of the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One (1996–present)
• George E. Paras (LL.B. 1950), Associate Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal (1974–1981)
• Fred R. Pierce (A.B. 1921), Presiding Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal (1962–1971); Associate Justice (1961–1962)
• Stuart R. Pollak (A.B. 1959), Associate Justice of the California First District Court of Appeal, Division Three (2002–present)
• Richard M. Sims, Jr. (A.B. 1931), Associate Justice of the California First District Court of Appeal, Division One (1964–1978)
• Benjamin F. Van Dyke (A.B. 1912), Presiding Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal (1952–1961); Associate Justice (1950–1952)
• Wes Walker (B.S. 1955), Associate Justice of the California First District Court of Appeal, Division Three (1996–2001)

U.S. state appellate court judges outside California

• Daniel Barker (A.B. 1977), Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One (2001–present)
• Mary Kay Becker (A.B. 1966), Judge of the Washington Court of Appeals, Division I (1994–present)
• C. C. Bridgewater (A.B. 1966), Judge of the Washington Court of Appeals, Division II (1994–2010)
• Lee Ann Dauphinot (A.M.), Judge of the Texas Second District Court of Appeals (1995–present)
• Peter Eckerstrom (J.D. 1986), Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division Two (2003–present)
• Rick Haselton (A.B. 1976), Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals (1994–present)
• Diane Johnsen (J.D. 1982), Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One (2006–present)
• Alan Loeb (A.B. 1968), Judge of the Colorado Court of Appeals (2003–present)
• David Mannheimer (A.B. 1970), Judge of the Alaska Court of Appeals (1990–present)
• David Schuman (A.B. 1966), Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals (2001–present)
• William A. Thorne, Jr. (J.D. 1977), Judge of the Utah Court of Appeals (2000–present)

Other

• Luke Cole (A.B. 1984), environmental lawyer and the co-founder of the Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment
• Michael Nava (J.D. 1981), lawyer and a frequent speaker and writer on the need to open the legal profession to traditionally underrepresented groups including people of color, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, women and people with disabilities
• Neil Papiano (A.B. 1956, A.M. 1957), Attorney for President Ronald Reagan, Elizabeth Taylor, Walter Matthau, etc.
• Anthony Romero (J.D. 1990), first openly gay man and first Latino director of the ACLU
• Marc Rotenberg (J.D. 1987), President and Execuitive Director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center
• J. Tony Serra, famed radical civil rights attorney

Notable Stanford faculty and affiliates

Biology/biochemistry

Arthur Kornberg (National Library of Medicine portrait)

• George W. Beadle, Professor of Biology, co-winner of 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – at Caltech at time of award.
• Paul Berg, Emeritus (Active) Professor of Biochemistry, co-winner of 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, pioneer in recombinant DNA technology.
• David Botstein, former Professor of Genetics, pioneer in Human Genome Project.
• Patrick O. Brown, Professor of Biochemistry, inventor of DNA microarray technology.
• Eugene C. Butcher, Professor of Pathology, 2004 Crafoord Prize winner.
• Stanley Norman Cohen, Professor of Genetics and Medicine, who accomplished the first transplantation of genes between cells. winner of National Medal of Science, National Medal of Technology, inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Ron Davis, Professor of Genetics, pioneer in Human Genome Project.
• William C. Dement, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, pioneer in sleep research.
• Paul R. Ehrlich, Professor of Biology, 1990 Crafoord Prize winner.
• Andrew Z. Fire, Professor of Genetics and Pathology, winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
• Thomas J. Fogarty, Clinical Professor of Surgery, member of National Inventors Hall of Fame, owner of more than 100 surgical patents, including the Fogarty balloon catheter.
• Leonard Herzenberg, Emeritus (Active) Professor of Genetics, winner of Kyoto Prize for development of fluorescent-activated cell sorting.
• Arthur Kornberg, Professor of Biochemistry, winner of 1959 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
• Roger D. Kornberg, Professor of Structural Biology, winner of 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
• Joshua Lederberg, founder of the Stanford Department of Genetics, co-recipient of 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
• Matthew P. Scott, Professor of Developmental Biology, Discoverer of homeobox genes
• Lubert Stryer, Professor of Biology, 2006 National Medal of Science winner, known for micro-array gene chip.
• Norman Shumway, Professor at Stanford Medical School, father of the heart transplantation technique.
• Edward L. Tatum, co-winner of 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine – at Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research at time of award.
• Robert Sapolsky, John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor in Biological Sciences, Neurology & Neurological Sciences, and Neurosurgery. Author and recipient of awards including MacArthur Fellowship genius grant, an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, and the Klingenstein Fellowship in Neuroscience.

NIH director's Pioneer award winners

• Ajay Chawla, 2009 winner, assistant professor of medicine
• Chang-Zheng Chen, 2009 winner, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology
• Markus W. Covert, 2009 winner, assistant professor of bioengineering
• Krishna V. Shenoy, 2009 winner, associate professor of electrical engineering and of bioengineering
• James K. Chen, 2008 winner, assistant professor of chemical and systems biology
• Ricardo Dolmetsch, 2008 winner, assistant professor of neurobiology
• Thomas R. Clandinin, 2007 winner, assistant professor of neurobiology
• Mark J. Schnitzer, 2007 winner, assistant professor of biological sciences and of applied physics
• Kwabena A. Boahen, 2006 winner, associate professor of bioengineering
• Karla Kirkegaard, 2006 winner, professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology
• David A. Relman, 2006 winner, associate professor of microbiology and immunology and of medicine
• Karl Deisseroth, 2005 winner, assistant professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry
• Pehr A.B. Harbury, 2005 winner, associate professor of biochemistry
• Thomas A. Rando, 2005 winner, associate professor of neurology and neurological sciences
• Stephen R. Quake, 2004 winner, professor of bioengineering

Chemistry

• Carl Djerassi, Professor emeritus in chemistry, father of birth control pill, winner of National Medal of Science, National Medal of Technology, and Wolf Prize, inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Paul Flory, former professor of Chemistry, winner of 1974 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
• William Johnson, former professor in chemistry, National Medal of Science winner.
• Harden M. McConnell, Professor emeritus in chemistry, National Medal of Science winner.
• Linus Pauling, former professor in chemistry, Nobel prize winner in Chemistry and in Peace.
• John Ross, Professor emeritus in chemistry, National Medal of Science winner.
• Henry Taube, former professor in Chemistry, winner of 1983 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
• Richard Zare, Professor in chemistry, winner of National Medal of Science and Wolf Prize.
• Vijay S. Pande, Associate Professor in the Chemistry Department, founder of Folding@home distributed computing project

Computer science

Donald Knuth in 2005

• Vinton Cerf, former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• Douglas Engelbart, Turing award-winning computer scientist, inventor of the computer mouse, former researcher, inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Dawson Engler, faculty in CS, winner of Grace Murray Hopper award
• Edward Feigenbaum, Turing award-winning computer scientist, father of expert system, coinventor of Dendral
• Robert Floyd, former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• Gene Golub, former faculty, a leading authority in numerical matrix analysis, inventor of the algorithm for Singular Value Decomposition (SVD)
• Leonidas J. Guibas, Allan Newell award winning pioneer in data structures and geometric algorithms
• John L. Hennessy, pioneer in RISC, President of Stanford
• Sir Antony Hoare, former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• John Hopcroft, former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• Alan Kay, former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• John Koza, pioneer in genetic programming
• Daphne Koller, professor in CS
• Donald Knuth, professor emeritus, computer science pioneer, creator of TeX, author of The Art of Computer Programming, Turing award winner
• Barbara Liskov, the first woman earning a ph.d in CS (from Stanford), Turing award winning computer scientist
• Edward McCluskey, professor in EE, IEEE John Von Neumann Prize winner
• John McCarthy, responsible for the coining of the term Artificial Intelligence, and inventor of the Lisp programming language and time sharing, Turing award winner
• Robert Metcalfe, former faculty, co-inventor of Ethernet, inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Robin Milner former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• Clifford Nass, co-creator of The Media Equation theory of human-computer interaction
• Allen Newell Turing award winning computer scientist
• Andrew Ng, faculty in CS, winner of 2010 Computers and Thought Award
• John Ousterhout, faculty in CS, winner of Grace Murray Hopper award
• Amir Pnueli postdoc, Turing award winning computer scientist
• Ronald Rivest former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• Raj Reddy, former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• Tim Roughgarden, faculty in CS, winner of Grace Murray Hopper award

• Arthur Samuel, former faculty, a pioneer in the field of computer gaming and artificial intelligence. The Samuel Checkers-playing Program appears to be the world's first self-learning program, and as such a very early demonstration of the fundamental concept of artificial intelligence (AI).
• Dana Scott former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• Robert Tarjan, former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• Sebastian Thrun director of Stanford AI LAB, team leader of Stanford driverless car racing team, whose entry STANLEY won 2005 DARPA grand challenge.
• Jeff Ullman, professor in CS, IEEE John Von Neumann prize winner
• Niklaus Wirth former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist, inventor of PASCAL
• Terry Winograd, faculty in CS, winner of 2010 Computers and Thought Award
• Andrew Yao, former faculty, Turing award winning computer scientist
• William Yeager, inventor of multi-protocol internet router

Economics

• Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobel Prize-winning economics professor
• Gary Becker, Nobel Prize-winning economics professor, Hoover Institution
• Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve
• Gerard Debreu, Nobel Prize winner in economics, former staff
• Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize-winning economics professor, Hoover Institution
• Francisco Gil Díaz, economist, former Secretary of Finance of Mexico
• Avner Greif, economist
• Paul Milgrom, professor in economics
• Douglass North, Nobel Prize-winning economics professor, Hoover Institution
• Myron Scholes, Nobel Prize-winning economics professor
• William Sharpe, Professor Emeritus, School of Business, Nobel prize winner
• Thomas Sowell, noted economist and popular author, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution
• Michael Spence, Professor Emeritus, School of Business, Nobel prize winner in economics
• Joseph Stiglitz, Professor Emeritus, School of Business, Nobel prize winner in economics
• John B. Taylor, economist, developed the Taylor rule

Education

• William Damon, pioneer in peer collaboration and project-based learning
• Linda Darling-Hammond, education advisor to Barack Obama's presidential campaign
• Nathaniel Gage, pioneer in the scientific understanding of teaching
• Richard Wall Lyman, former provost of Stanford University
• Lewis Terman, creator of the Stanford Binet IQ test
• John Willinsky, noted Open Access educator, activist and author

Engineering

• Andreas Acrivos, former professor, National Medal of Science winner
• Stephen Barley, organizational theorist and developer of adaptive structuration, co-director of the Center for Work, Technology, & Organization
• William Webster Hansen, former professor, father of microwave technology, co-inventor of klystron.^{[citation needed]}
• Siegfried Hecker, professor, former director of Los Alamos National Lab
• Ronald A. Howard, professor, Father of Decision analysis, Founding Director and former Chairman of Strategic Decision Group
• Rudolf Kalman, former professor in EE, the father of modern control theory, noted for Kalman filter, National Medal of Science winner
• Rudolf Kompfner, former professor, National Medal of Science winner
• William Perry (A.M. 1950), engineer, entrepreneur, diplomat, and 19th Secretary of Defense of the United States
• Calvin Quate, professor, National Medal of Science winner
• Paul V. Roberts, pioneer of environmental engineering
• Stephen Timoshenko, pioneer of modern engineering mechanics

History

• Captain Edward L. Beach, Sr., USN (ret.), professor of military and naval history.
• Bipan Chandra, Emeritus Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Chairman, National Book Trust, New Delhi.
• Don E. Fehrenbacher, Pulitzer Prize winner author (1979, The Dred Scott Case: Its Significance in American Law & Politics). Was William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies from 1953.
• David M. Kennedy (historian), professor of history and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
• Mark Edward Lewis, Kwoh-Ting Li Professor of Chinese Culture.
• James J. Sheehan, professor of history and former American Historical Association president.
• Thomas A. Bailey, professor of history, former Organization of American Historians president, former Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations president, author of numerous books on diplomatic history, and author of the widely used textbook The American Pageant.

Law

• Benjamin Harrison, constitutional and international law professor and 23rd President of the United States
• Lawrence Lessig, IP and constitutional law professor
• William Lerach, guest lecturer on securities and corporate law

Literature and arts

• Eavan Boland, Irish poet, professor
• Judith Bettina, American soprano
• George Hardin Brown, medieval literature
• Scott Bukatman, film and media professor
• Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, literary theorist
• Juan Bautista Rael, linguist and folklorist
• Jack Rakove, professor in history, 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner
• Wallace Stegner, 1972 winner of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Mathematics and statistics

• Paul Cohen, former professor in mathematics, Fields Medal recipient, National Medal of Science winner
• George Dantzig, former professor in operations research, inventor of the simplex algorithm, father of linear programming, National Medal of Science (1975) winner.
• Keith Devlin, executive director Center for the Study of Language and Information, consulting professor in mathematics
• Persi Diaconis, professor in statistics, MacArthur Fellow
• Bradley Efron, professor in statistics, inventor of bootstrap, National Medal of Science winner, MacArthur Fellow
• Solomon Feferman, professor in mathematics and philosophy, Schock Prize recipient
• Samuel Karlin, professor in mathematics, National Medal of Science winner
• Joseph Keller, professor in mathematics, National Medal of Science winner
• George Pólya, former professor in mathematics, author of How to solve it
• Gábor Szegő, former professor in mathematics, founder of Stanford Math department
• Richard Schoen, professor in Mathematics, MacArthur Fellow
• Ravi Vakil, associate professor in mathematics, one of seven four-time Putnam Fellows.
• Shing-Tung Yau, former professor in mathematics, Fields Medal recipient

Political science

Condoleezza Rice, 66th Secretary of State of the United States

• Coit D. Blacker, political science professor, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and Senior Director for Russian, Ukrainian and Eurasian Affairs, National Security Council; Executive Office of the President
• Larry Diamond, professor, mentor, senior fellow at the Hoover Institute
• Morris P. Fiorina, political scientist and author
• Alexander Kerensky, Russian revolutionary leader, Hoover Institute fellow
• Condoleezza Rice, political science professor, Secretary of State

Philosophy

• Lala Hardayal (lecturer), Indian freedom fighter
• Dr. Gene Scott Pastor, Teacher, Philanthropist
• Patrick Suppes, National Medal of Science recipient, professor

Physics

• Felix Bloch, 1952 Nobel Laureate, physics professor
• Steven Chu, 1997 Nobel Prize-winning physics professor. Professor at Stanford from 1987 to 2004.
• Eric Cornell, 2001 Nobel prize winner in physics, B.S. 1985
• Carl Wieman, 2001 Nobel prize winner in physics, Ph.D 1977
• Jerome Friedman, 1990 Nobel prize winner in physics, worked at SLAC as research associate (1957–1960)
• Sheldon Glashow, 1979 Nobel prize winner in physics, assistant professor (1961–1962)
• Conyers Herring, physics professor and the winner of Wolf Prize in Physics in 1984/85
• Robert Hofstadter, 1961 Nobel prize winner in physics, former professor
• Henry Way Kendall, 1990 Nobel prize winner in physics, assistant professor at Stanford (1958–1961)
• Willis Eugene Lamb, former professor, 1955 Nobel prize winner in physics
• Robert Laughlin, 1998 Nobel Prize-winning physics professor, Professor at Stanford from 1989 to 2004.
• Douglas Osheroff, 1996 Nobel Prize-winning physics professor
• Martin L. Perl, 1995 Nobel Prize winning physics professor
• Burton Richter, 1976 Nobel Prize-winning physics professor
• Theodor Hansch, 2005 Nobel prize winner in physics, worked at Stanford 1972–1986
• Arthur Schawlow, 1981 Nobel Prize-winning physics professor, co-inventor of laser, inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Leonard Schiff, physics professor
• Leonard Susskind, physics professor, originator of string theory
• Richard Taylor, 1990 Nobel Prize-winning physics professor, Ph.D 1962
• Melvin Schwartz, 1988 Nobel Prize-winning physics professor
• William Shockley, 1956 Nobel Prize-winning physics professor, co-inventor of transistor, inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
• Kenneth G. Wilson, 1982 Nobel prize winner in physics, worked at SLAC (1969–1970)

Psychology

• Richard Atkinson, psychology professor 1956–1980, former president, University of California
• Albert Bandura, psychology professor since 1964, David Starr Jordan Professor of Social Science in Psychology since 1973, known for his work on social learning theory and, more recently, on social cognitive theory and self efficacy
• Gordon H. Bower, psychology professor, 2005 national medal of science winner
• Roger Shepard, professor in psychology, National Medal of Science winner
• Lewis Terman, former professor, pioneer in I.Q. testing
• Philip Zimbardo, former psychology professor, former president of the APA and noted researcher.

Other

• William Damon, noted author of books on human development and moral commitment.
• Linda Darling-Hammond, leading educational theorist
• James M. Hyde, metallurgist
• Payton Jordan, track coach from 1957 to 1979, also head coach of the 1968 US Olympic track team
• Kate Lorig, chronic disease self management, patient education, director of the Stanford Patient Education Center
• Scotty McLennan, Dean for Religious Life, Minister of Stanford Memorial Church, and inspiration for the Reverend Scot Sloan character in the comic strip Doonesbury
• Darwin Teilhet, mystery novelist, taught journalism at Stanford
• Bill Walsh, twice head coach of the football team; also served as interim athletic director; coach of the 3-time Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers and inventor of the West Coast Offense
• Glenn Scobey Warner, College Football Hall of Fame coach known as "Pop" Warner, brought the following mechanics to football: the screen pass, spiral punt, single- and double-wing formations, the use of shoulder and thigh pads, designed helmets red for backs and white for ends.
• Clifford Nass, co-creator of The Media Equation theory of human-computer interaction

Notable Stanford athletes

Baseball

Sam Fuld, all-time Stanford runs leader

Shawn Green

Landry Fields

• Rubén Amaro, Jr., retired MLB outfielder and current Phillies General Manager
• Bob Boone, retired Major League Baseball catcher
• Eric Bruntlett, MLB infielder
• Jason Castro, MLB catcher
• Sam Fuld, MLB outfielder
• Ryan Garko, MLB first basemen
• Jody Gerut, MLB outfielder
• Shawn Green, MLB outfielder (attended)
• Jeremy Guthrie, MLB pitcher
• Jeffrey Hammonds, retired MLB outifielder
• Rick Helling, MLB pitcher
• Brian Johnson, retired MLB catcher
• Jim Lonborg, retired MLB pitcher
• Jed Lowrie, MLB Infielder
• John Mayberry, Jr., MLB Outfielder
• Jack McDowell, retired MLB pitcher
• Mike Mussina, retired MLB pitcher
• Carlos Quentin, MLB outfielder
• Greg Reynolds, MLB pitcher
• Ed Sprague, MLB infielder
• Justin Wayne, MLB pitcher

Basketball

• Jennifer Azzi, ABL and WNBA
• Curtis Borchardt and his wife Susan King Borchardt
• Greg Butler
• Brook Lopez
• Robin Lopez
• Josh Childress
• Jarron Collins
• Jason Collins
• Landry Fields
• Kristin Folkl
• Dan Grunfeld
• Sonja Henning, ABL and WNBA
• Casey Jacobsen
• Teyo Johnson, basketball and football
• Adam Keefe
• Brevin Knight
• Todd Lichti
• Hank Luisetti
• Mark Madsen
• Carolyn Moos
• Vanessa Nygaard
• Kate Paye
• Nicole Powell, WNBA
• Candice Wiggins, WNBA
• Olympia Scott, WNBA
• Kate Starbird
• Andrew Vlahov, 4 time Olympian for Australia
• Lindsey Yamasaki (2002), volleyball and basketball, WNBA
• George Yardley, Basketball Hall of Fame member

Football

Greg Camarillo

Jim Plunkett

• Frankie Albert (1942), National Football League quarterback
• Jon Alston (2006), NFL linebacker
• Lester Archambeau (1990), NFL defensive lineman
• Oshiomogho Atogwe (2005), NFL defensive back
• Brad Badger (1997), NFL offensive tackle
• David Bergeron (2005), NFL linebacker
• Greg Camarillo (2006), NFL wide receiver
• Kirk Chambers (2004), NFL offensive tackle
• Trent Edwards (2007), NFL quarterback
• Colin Branch (2003?), NFL safety
• John Brodie (1956), NFL quarterback
• John Elway (A.B. 1982), Hall of Fame NFL quarterback
• Toby Gerhart (2010), NFL Running back
• Darrien Gordon (1993), NFL defensive back
• Kwame Harris (2003), NFL offensive tackle
• Eric Heitmann (2002), NFL center
• Tony Hill (American football) (1977?), 3 time Pro Bowl NFL wide receiver
• James Lofton (1978), NFL wide receiver, 1978 NCAA long jump champion
• Erik Lorig, NFL tight end and fullback
• John Lynch (1993), NFL safety
• Ken Margerum (1981) NFL wide receiver
• Ed McCaffrey (1991), NFL wide receiver
• Jim Merlo (1973), Linebacker
• Brad Muster (1989), NFL fullback
• Darrin Nelson (1982), NFL running back
• Ernie Nevers (1925), NFL fullback
• Babatunde Oshinowo (2006), NFL defensive tackle
• Jim Plunkett (1970), NFL quarterback, 1970 Heisman Trophy winner
• Jon Ritchie (1997), NFL fullback
• T.J. Rushing (2006),NFL defensive back
• Alex Smith (2005), NFL tight end
• Donnie Spragan (1999) NFL linebacker
• Will Svitek (2005), NFL offensive tackle
• Leigh Torrence (2005), NFL defensive back
• Chris Walsh (1992), NFL wide receiver
• Bob Whitfield (1992), NFL offensive tackle
• Tank Williams,(2002), NFL defensive back
• Coy Wire, (2002), NFL linebacker
• Kailee Wong (1998), NFL outside linebacker

Golf

Tiger Woods spent two years at Stanford

• Notah Begay III
• Hilary Lunke
• Casey Martin
• Tom Watson
• Tiger Woods
• Michelle Wie

Gymnastics

• Amy Chow, member of 1996 Magnificent Seven U.S. Olympics team
• Carly Janiga, NCAA champion in uneven bars, 2010
• Heather Purnell, captain of 2004 Canadian Olympic Team
• Jennifer Sey, former U.S. National Gymnastics Champion
• Kerri Strug, member of Magnificent Seven

Rowing

• Jamie Schroeder, rowing, US National Team

Soccer

• Julie Foudy, former US women's soccer player
• Roger Levesque, Major League Soccer – Currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC
• Chad Marshall, Major League Soccer – Currently plays for Columbus Crew
• Ryan Nelsen, New Zealand international soccer player; formerly with D.C. United in MLS, now with Blackburn Rovers in English Premiership
• Todd Dunivant, Major League Soccer – Currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy
• Ben Zinn – International soccer player and academic at Georgia Tech
• Simon Elliott, New Zealand national soccer team player; Chivas USA
• Kelley O'Hara, Women's Professional Soccer and USWNT - Currently plays for Boston Breakers
• Nicole Barnhart, Women's Professional Soccer and USWNT - Currently plays for Philadelphia Independence
• Rachel Buehler, Women's Professional Soccer and USWNT - Currently plays for Boston Breakers
• Ali Riley, New Zealand National Team - Currently plays for Western New York Flash

Swimming

• Randall Bal
• Janet Evans
• John Hencken
• Misty Hyman
• Tara Kirk
• Peter Marshall
• Pablo Morales
• Markus Rogan
• Lea Loveless, now is the head coach of Stanford University women's swimming and diving team
• Gabrielle Rose
• Summer Sanders
• Jenny Thompson
• Jeff Rouse
• Catherine Mai Lan Fox, double gold medal winner in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia
• Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner, double gold medal winner in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, member of 2008 Olympic team
• Julia Smit, member of 2008 Olympic team
• Elaine Breeden, member of 2008 Olympic team
• Janel Jorgensen, member of the 1988 Olympic team in Seoul, South Korea

Tennis

• Bob Bryan (dropped out)
• Mike Bryan (dropped out)
• Paul Goldstein
• Jim Grabb
• Julie Heldman
• Scott Lipsky
• John McEnroe (dropped out)
• Patrick McEnroe
• Jonathan Stark

Track and field

• Mike Boit (M.S. 78), Bronze medal 1972 Munich Olympics in 800m track
• Russell Wolf Brown, professional miler
• Ryan Hall, cross country, track & field
• Regina Jacobs, cross country, track & field
• Bob Mathias, Decathlon, Gold medal 1948 & 1952 Olympics
• Toby Stevenson, pole vault

Volleyball

• Ogonna Nnamani (B.A.S. 2005), 2004 Olympian, winner of 2005 Honda-Broderick Cup
• Beverly Oden, (1993) 1996 Olympian, 1990 AVCA Player of the Year, 1985 Honda-Broderick Award
• Kim Oden, (1986) 1988, 1992 Olympic team captain, Player of the Decade for 1980s AVCA's All-Decade Team
• Logan Tom (2003), professional beach volleyball, 2000 Olympian
• Kerri Walsh (1999), 2004 and 2008 Olympic gold medalist in beach volleyball

Water polo

• Tony Azevedo
• Ellen Estes, Olympic water polo player
• Brenda Villa, Olympic water polo player

Other sports

• Eric Heiden (B.S. 1984, M.D. 1991), speed skating, cycling
• Debi Thomas (B.S. 1989), figure skating
• Matt Gentry (B.A. 2004), wrestling, 2008 Canadian Olympic team member, 2004 NCAA Div. I National Champion

Notable current students

• Jason Dunford, Kenyan swimmer in 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Rachael Flatt, American ice skater in 2010 Winter Olympics
• Elle Logan, gold medal-winning American rower in 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Andrew Luck, quarterback and 2010 runner-up for the Heisman Trophy
• Jonathan Manzi, entrepreneur
• Michelle Wie, professional golfer

Fictional Stanford alumni

See also: Stanford in popular culture

• In 24, President Wayne Palmer, First Lady Martha Logan, Tony Almeida, Milo Pressman, Kate Warner, Scott Baylor, and Richard Walsh
• In According to Jim, Andy
• In The American President, President Andrew Shepherd − "I went to Stanford, you blowhole!"
• In Angel, Connor
• In Antitrust, Milo Hoffman
• In Avatar, Dr. Grace Augustine
• In Beaches, Hillary Whitney
• In Charlie St. Cloud, Charlie St. Cloud
• In CHERUB, James Adams
• In Chuck, Chuck Bartowski, Jill Roberts, and Bryce Larkin
• In CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Greg Sanders
• In Dharma & Greg, Greg Montgomery
• In Die Hard, Joe Takagi
• In Double Indemnity, Mr. Dietrichson
• In Eagle Eye, Jerry Shaw and USAF Lieutenant Ethan Shaw
• In East of Eden, Aron Trask
• In Eli Stone, Eli Stone
• In Entourage, Lloyd Lee graduated from the Stanford Graduate School of Business
• In First Monday, Justice Deborah Szwark and Clerk Ashley Riverton − "Mr. Justice [Hoskins], I was in the top 10 of my class at Stanford, I was moot court champion, I believe I'm a damn good [law] clerk."
• In Good Will Hunting, Skylar attends the Stanford University School of Medicine
• In Grey's Anatomy, Cristina Yang graduated from the Stanford University School of Medicine
• In Hannah Montana, Hannah Montana/Miley Stewart and Lilly Truscott/Lola Luftnagle
• In High School Musical, Gabriella Montez
• In How I Met Your Mother, Stella Zimman
• In In the Heights, Nina Rosario
• In Kingpin, Miguel Cadena
• In Kiss the Bride, Matt Roman
• In LA Noire, Cole Phelps
• In M*A*S*H, B. J. Hunnicutt
• In One Tree Hill, Haley James Scott
• In Parenthood, Julia Braverman-Graham
• In Remington Steele, Laura Holt
• In Scrubs, Bob Kelso, M.D. attended medical school at Stanford
• In seaQuest DSV, Lucas Wolenczak − "When I fix something, it stays fixed. I went to Stanford, remember."
• In Shark, Madeleine Poe − "I Graduated Cum Laude from Stanford Law."
• In Star Trek: Enterprise, Captain Jonathan Archer
• In Supernatural, Sam Winchester
• In The West Wing, Arnold Vinick
• In The X-Files, Dana Scully