List of University of California, Davis alumni
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This page lists notable alumni of the University of California, Davis.
[edit] Science
- Allan Bakke, physician and plaintiff in landmark Supreme Court affirmative action case, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978)
- Bonnie Bassler, Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, MacArthur Fellowship
- Tracy Caldwell, Astronaut
- Lewis J. Feldman, Professor of Plant Biology at the University of California, Berkeley
- Gurdev Khush, Indian agronomist and winner of the World Food Prize
- Lynn Kimsey, Professor of Entomology
- David Mas Masumoto, author and organic farmer
- Donald McQuarrie, author of several classical physical chemistry texts
- Frederick Murphy, co-discoverer of the Ebola virus
- Jan Nolta, scientific director of UC Davis regenerative medicine (stem cell director)
- Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, Nigerian epidemiologist
- Herman Phaff, yeast ecologist
- Stephen K. Robinson, astronaut
- Eric W. Sanderson, landscape ecologist
- H. Michael Shepard, cancer biologist and discoverer of Herceptin
- David Hurst Thomas, archaeologist and anthropologist
[edit] Arts and entertainment
- Deborah Butterfield, sculptor
- Carter (artist)
- Costa Dillon, writer
- Kate Tsui, actress and singer
- Gus Lee, author, China Boy and Tiger's Tale
- Christopher Markus, Emmy winner
- Bruce Nauman, artist
- Hans Ostrom, poet, novelist, and scholar, author of The Coast Starlight
- Ralph Petty, Founder of the Combes Gallery in Paris, Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the American University of Paris
- Tom Shimura, also known as Lyrics Born, rapper
- Anthony Swofford, author ("Jarhead")
- Donnette Thayer, musician
- Tim Wright, playwright and screenwriter, author of And Learn to Fly
- Martin Yan, chef host of television show Yan Can Cook
- Robert Clark Young, novelist, author of One of the Guys
- Katie Di Filippo, author
[edit] Athletics
- Quincy Amarikwa MLS player for Colorado Rapids
- Mike Bellotti, former head football coach for the University of Oregon
- Rolf Benirschke, placekicker for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL
- Bob Biggs, head football coach for UC Davis
- Steve Brown, MLB pitcher
- Jonathan Compas former NFL offensive lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Daniel Descalso Infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Bo Eason, safety for the Houston Oilers of the NFL
- Urijah Faber - professional mixed martial arts fighter in the WEC and former WEC featherweight champion and former UFC fighter.
- Daniel Fells - tight end for the Denver Broncos
- Mark Grieb, quarterback for the San Jose Sabercats of the Arena Football League
- Daryl Gross, Athletic Director, Syracuse University
- Amy Gutierrez, San Francisco Giants in-game reporter
- Nathaniel Hackett - offensive quality control coach for the Buffalo Bills
- Dan Hawkins (American football), former head football coach for the University of Colorado at Boulder
- John Hennigan, professional wrestler for WWE, now known as John Morrison
- Khari Jones, Arena Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback and sports reporter
- Brad Lekkerkerker, offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL
- Cory Lekkerkerker, offensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL
- Chris Mandeville, defensive back
- Casey Merrill, NFL defensive end
- Mike Moroski, NFL quarterback
- Ken O'Brien - 11-year quarterback for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles
- J.T. O'Sullivan - quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Chris Petersen, head football coach for Boise State
- Kermit Schmidt, NFL running back
- Luis Scott-Vargas, professional Magic: The Gathering player.
- Harpreet Singh, defensive midfielder for Chivas USA
- Viliami Tuivai, Director of Football Operations at Boise State
- Rich Waltz, Play-by-Play Announcer, Florida Marlins TV, ESPN, Fox Sports Net.
- Tom Williams, defensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL
- Mike Wise, NFL defensive end
- Catherine Carr, Gold Medalist at the 1972 Summer Olympics
[edit] Business
- Koichiro Aramaki, CEO of Kirin Brewery Company
- Allison Arieff, Senior Content Lead at IDEO, co-founder and former editor of Dwell magazine
- Riley P. Bechtel, CEO of Bechtel
- Alfred Chuang, Co-founder and CEO of BEA Systems
- Carol Flint, TV Producer (ER)
- Robert "Bob" Foster, past President, Southern California Edison; current Mayor of Long Beach, California
- Kimberly Guilfoyle, Court TV and FOX News Channel anchor, ABC, CNN, and FOX News legal analyst/commentator
- David Phillips (entrepreneur), "The Pudding Guy"
- Jason Lucash, Inventor and Founder of Origaudio, Time Magazine's Top 50 Inventions of 2009, and winner on ABC's show Shark Tank (TV_series)
- Victoria Pynchon (Pike), attorney mediator, writer, literary editor-in-chief, author and adjunct professor
- Keith Robinson (environmentalist), co-owner of the Hawaiian island of Niihau
- Tanya Seaman, founder of PhillyCarShare
- William P. Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer, Agilent Technologies
- Diane M. Bryant, VP and Chief Information Officer, Intel
- Jeffrey Katz, CEO, nextag; ex-CEO, Leapfrog; ex-CEO and founder, Orbitz
- Gina Gallo, head winemaker, E.J. Gallo
- Tim Mondavi, managing director and winegrower, Robert Mondavi Vineyards
- Maurice J. Gallagher, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Allegiant Travel Company
- David Russ, CIO, Dartmouth College
- Larry Long, Owner and Winemaker, Amador Cellars
- Gordon Hunt, Senior VP and Chief Medical Officer, Sutter Health
- Zelma Long, Founder, Vilafonté Wines
- Francis Lee, CEO, Synaptics
- John Watson, CEO, Chevron
[edit] Government
Anna Escobedo Cabral, Treasurer of the United States
- Ward Campbell, Supervising DAG at California Dept of Justice
- Hassan Akbar, Disgraced U.S. Army sergeant, convicted for murders of fellow soldiers
- Luis Alejo, California State Assemblymember, 28th District and former Mayor of Watsonville, California
- Ruth Asmundson, former Mayor of Davis, Davis
- Charley Bak, State Legislator
- Jason Baker, Mayor of Campbell, California
- Brad Bates, Turlock mayor from 1982-1990
- Bob Black, former Mayor of Davis
- Anna Escobedo Cabral, Treasurer of the United States
- Anthony Cannella, California State Senator, District 12 and fmr. Mayor of Ceres, California
- Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California
- Ellen Corbett, California State Senator
- Dave Cortese, Santa Clara County Supervisor, former San Jose Vice Mayor/City Councilmember
- Marlin Davies, Vice-Mayor of Woodland, California
- Cal Dooley, United States Congressman, also President and CEO of National Food Processors Association
- Martie Dote, Councilmember of Woodland, California
- Heather Fargo, former Mayor of Sacramento, California
- Robert King Fong, Sacramento City Councilmember, District 4
- Robert "Bob" Foster, Mayor of Long Beach, California
- Dario Frommer, California Assemblyman, 43rd District, Los Angeles
- Jeff Gorell, California State Assemblymember, 37th District
- David J. Kappos, Director of the Patent and Trademark Office
- Joe Krovoza, Mayor of Davis, California
- Lamar Heystek, former Davis City Councilmember
- Mike Machado, California State Senator
- Eric Mar, San Francisco District 1 Supervisor
- Kerry Mazzoni, California Secretary of Education
- George Miller (politician), United States Congressman, California, 7th District
- Mindell Penn Richmond, California city councilwoman and PG&E executive
- Jim Provenza, Yolo County Supervisor
- David Sandino, Chief Counsel, California Department of Water Resources
- Roy Saigo, ex-president of St. Cloud State University
- Dr. Indira Samarasekera, President of the University of Alberta, Canada
- Kevin Shelley, former California Secretary of State
- Cameron Smyth, California Assemblyman, 38th District
- Jackie Speier, Congresswoman
- Craig F. Stowers, Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
- Darrell Steinberg, California State Senator, 6th District
- Rochelle Swanson, Mayor Pro Temp of Davis, California
- Ann Veneman, Former Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, 2001-2005, now Executive Director of UNICEF
- Julie MacDonald, Former deputy assistant secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the United States Department of the Interior
- Mohsen Nourbakhsh, Former Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
[edit] Winemaking
- David Lake, Washington wine pioneer and Master of Wine
- Gina Gallo, bright young star of the Sonoma style wine-craft, grand daughter of Julio Gallo
- Tim Mondavi, managing director and winegrower, Robert Mondavi Vineyards
- Steven Spadarotto, Senior VP, Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines
- Zelma Long, Winner, James Beard Award for Wine Professional of the Year
- Alberto Antonini, senior wine maker for the wineries of the Antinori and the Frescobaldi
- Heidi Barrett, the first lady of wine
- Kathryn Kennedy, one of the first women winemakers in California to own a winery
- Aaron Pott, Napa Valley consultant winemaker
- Robert Blue, Founding winemaker Bonterra Organic Vineyards
- Kyle Kim, Gluten enthusiast, Half Salvi
- Cayla Chapman, adequate Tetris player, Queen of the Chicken Patties
- Stephanie Asper, Fashion Icon, Nail goddess
[edit] Presbyterian missionaries
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