List of University of California, Santa Barbara people
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This is a list of notable alumni and faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
[edit] Notable alumni
[edit] Arts and entertainment
- Benjamin Bratt, best known for Law & Order' & E-Ring
- Michael Douglas, Academy Award winning Actor and Producer, best known for The China Syndrome, Wall Street and Fatal Attraction
- Dana E. Glauberman, film editor nominated twice for the American Cinema Editors Eddie Award
- Steve Aoki, American electro house musician, record producer and the founder of Dim Mak Records.
- Don Hertzfeldt, Academy Award nominated animator
- Kazu Kibuishi, editor of Flight, creator of Daisy Kutter: The Last Train, & Amulet
- Doug Bresler, Gold Record winning music video director and animator
- Jack Johnson, hit songs include "Bubble Toes" & "Taylor"
- Gwyneth Paltrow (actress) Academy Award for Shakespeare in Love (1998)
- Jim Rome, sports radio talk show host, host of ESPN's Jim Rome Is Burning
- Eric Roth, won the 1994 Academy Award for writing Forrest Gump, also wrote Munich
- Scott Frank, screenwriter whose credits include Out of Sight, Minority Report, and The Lookout, which he also directed.
- Lon McEachern, host of ESPN's World Series of Poker telecasts
- Marc Germain, KABC radio talk show host known as "Mr. KABC."
- Harvey Levin, producer, lawyer, legal analyst, and investigative reporter, currently managing editor of TMZ.com
- Shawna Kelly, writer, author of Aviators in Early Hollywood
- Mark Andrew Smith, graphic novel writer, author of Amazing Joy Buzzards, The New Brighton Archeological Society & editor of the Harvey Award Winning Popgun.
- Bahar Soomekh, actress (Crash and Saw 3)
- Brandon Baker, actor best known for Johnny Tsunami
- Tera Patrick, Adult Film Actress
- Yau-Man Chan, from Survivor: Fiji and Survivor: Micronesia
- Nissa Quanstrom, Photo Stylist
[edit] Athletics
- Joe Cannon, 2002 & 2004 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, current goalkeeper for the San Jose Earthquakes, and former member of the United States National Team.
- Larry Dierker, 1969 & 1971 MLB All-Star pitcher and 1998 NL Manager of the Year for the Houston Astros.
- Eric Fonoimoana, 2000 Olympic Games Gold Medalist in Beach Volleyball.
- Rob Friend, soccer striker for Borussia Mönchengladbach of the German Bundesliga and the Canadian National Team.
- Carin Jennings, 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup and Golden Ball Winner, 1996 Olympic Games Gold Medalist in soccer; National Soccer Hall of Fame (Personal) and United States Olympic Hall of Fame (as 1996 Women's Soccer team) inductee. UCSB's only 4-time All American and the NCAA's all-time leading scorer (men or women) with 102 career goals.
- Jason Lezak, 4 time Olympic Gold Medalist and 7 time Olympic Medalist swimmer in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Olympic Games.
- Tony Lochhead, soccer left back for Wellington Phoenix FC of the Australian A-League and the New Zealand National Team.
- Thiago Martins, soccer striker for FK Bodø/Glimt of the Norwegian Tippeligaen.
- Kevin McClatchy, co-owner of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates franchise.
- Todd Rogers, 2008 Olympic Games Gold Medalist in Beach Volleyball; 1997 AVP Rookie of the Year, 2004-2007 AVP Best Defensive Player, 2006 AVP MVP, 2007 AVP Champion.
- Jim Rome, Sports radio talk show host and former Sports Director of KCSB, the college radio station located on the UCSB campus.
- Skip Schumaker, MLB second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Brian Shaw, 3-time (2000, 2001, 2002) NBA Champion point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers and current assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Ryan Spilborghs, MLB center fielder for the Colorado Rockies.
- Craig Wilson, U.S. Olympic Water Polo goalie Silver Medalist in the 1984 & 1988 Olympic Games and participant in the 1992 Games.
- Michael Young, 5-time (2004–2008) MLB All-Star shortstop for the Texas Rangers and 2006 MLB All Star Game MVP.
- Barry Zito, 3-time (2002, 2003, 2006) MLB All-Star pitcher and 2002 American League Cy Young Award winner currently pitching for the San Francisco Giants.
- Andy Iro plays for Columbus Crew of the MLS
- Chris Pontius plays for D.C. United of the MLS
- Alan Keely plays in Ireland for Shelbourne F.C. of the FAI eircom League of Ireland First Division
- David McGill plays in Ireland for Shelbourne F.C. of the FAI eircom League of Ireland First Division
- Neil Jones has featured for the New Zealand National Team and is currently an assistant coach for UCSB
- Dan Kennedy plays for Club Deportivo Chivas USA of the MLS
- Kyle Reynish plays for Real Salt Lake of the MLS
- Tyler Rosenlund has featured for the Canadian National Team
- Tino Nuñez plays for Real Salt Lake of the MLS
- Eric Avila plays for FC Dallas of the MLS
[edit] Business
- Jeffrey O. Henley, Chairman of Oracle Corporation
- Roger Haughton, Chairman and CEO of The PMI Group
- Robert D. Arnott, Founder and CEO, Research Affiliates
[edit] Law and politics
- Sam Blakeslee (Ph.D.), California State Senator and former California State Assembly Republican Leader
- Barbara Bodine, U.S. ambassador to Yemen during the USS Cole bombing
- Lois Capps, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Larry J. Estrada, former Mayor of Fort Collins, Colorado
- Marc Grossman, U.S. ambassador to Turkey; later, United States Undersecretary for Political Affairs
- Roger Hedgecock, Mayor of San Diego (1983–85), talk radio show host
- Ken Khachigian, former speechwriter for President Richard Nixon and chief speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan; senior advisor to presidential campaigns of Bob Dole (1996), John McCain (2000), Fred Thompson (2008)
- Edward L. Masry, attorney in the Erin Brockovich case
- Joseph C. Wilson, U.S. ambassador to Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe; Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient; husband of Valerie Plame Wilson, classified CIA operative whose identity was leaked to the press in 2003
[edit] NASA astronauts
- Joe Acaba - B.S. 1990
- Leroy Chiao, has served on the Columbia, Endeavour, Discovery, & Expedition 10 shuttles.
- Jose Hernández M.S. 1986
[edit] Other notable alumni
- Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana
- Angela Belcher, director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at MIT and a MacArthur Fellow
- Robert Ballard, oceanographer who discovered the wreck of the Titanic
- Denis Dutton, professor, web entrepreneur and founder of aldaily.com
- Alexei Filippenko, professor of astronomy at the University of California. Noted for his numerous appearances on the History channel and other awards.
- Jakob Lothe, MA 1976, literary scholar and professor at University of Oslo
- Jeff Madsen, two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, and the ESPN/CardPlayer Magazine 2006 World Series of Poker Player of the Year
- Robert Mardian, one of the Watergate Seven
- Heather McKillop (PhD 1987), Mayanist archaeologist and professor at LSU
- Richard Nelson, cultural anthropologist
- Kathleen Soliah, member of the Symbionese Liberation Army
- Saba Soomekh, Professor at Loyola Marymount University/ Writer
- Todd Witteles, World Series of Poker bracelet winner, and CardPlayer Magazine's 2005 World Series of Poker Player of the Year
[edit] Notable faculty
[edit] Nobel laureate professors
- David Gross, Nobel Prize recipient, Physics, 2004
- Alan Heeger, Nobel Prize recipient, Chemistry, 2000
- Walter Kohn, Nobel Prize recipient, Chemistry, 1998
- Herbert Kroemer, Nobel Prize recipient, Physics, 2000
- Finn Kydland, Nobel Prize recipient, Economics, 2004
[edit] Anthropology
- Napoleon Chagnon, pioneer of biologically based interpretation of human reproductive and aggressive behavior. [1]
- Brian Fagan [2]
- Stuart Tyson Smith, best known for his reconstruction of the ancient Egyptian language for the films Stargate and The Mummy. [3]
- John Tooby, pioneer of evolutionary psychology. [4]
- Garrett Hardin, served as Professor of Human Ecology from 1963 until his (nominal) retirement in 1978 and was most known for his papers, The Tragedy of the Commons and Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor.
[edit] Art
[edit] Biology
- William W. Murdoch, Population ecologist known for his research in population regulation and predator-prey relationships [6]
[edit] Botany
[edit] Chemical engineering
[edit] Chemistry and biochemistry
- Thomas C. Bruice, Coined the term "Bio-organic Chemistry", member of National Academy of Science.[8]
- Craig Hawker [9]
- Bruce H. Lipshutz, Professor, made significant contributions to copper catalyzed organic reactions. [10]
- Ralph G. Pearson, Emeritus, Coined the concepts of Hard and Soft for Acids and Bases.[11] [12]
- Galen D. Stucky, An early researcher in the field of Materials Chemistry [13]
[edit] Computer science
[edit] East Asian languages and cultural studies
[edit] Electrical and computer engineering
[edit] English
- Hugh Kenner, noted literary critic
- Marvin Mudrick, noted literary scholar
- Shirley Geok-lin Lim, noted poet and literary scholar
[edit] Film and media studies
[edit] Geography
- Reginald Golledge, pioneer in behavioral geography.
- Michael Frank Goodchild, most known for work on GIS, or computer mapping. [19]
- Waldo R. Tobler, known for his first law of geography. [20]
[edit] Geology
- Tanya Atwater, instrumental in the development of the theory of plate tectonics. [21]
[edit] Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies
[edit] Global and International Studies
- Paul Orfalea, founder of the copy-chain Kinko's
[edit] History
[edit] Linguistics
[edit] Materials
[edit] Mathematics
- Glen Culler, early innovator in the development of the Internet
[edit] Mechanical engineering
- Henry T. Yang, Chancellor [25]
[edit] Media arts and technology
[edit] Music
- John Dearman, Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist, member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ), and the Director of Guitar Studies
- Alejandro Planchart, Emeritus, professor of musicology, expert on Guillaume Dufay.
- Julia Banzi, Ph.D. Ethnomusicology, member of the Al-Andalus Ensemble, expert on Andalusian music and women's ensembles of the Arab world.
[edit] Philosophy
[edit] Physics
- David Awschalom, best known for his work in spintronics in semiconductors. [29]
- James Hartle, together with Stephen Hawking, proposed the Hartle-Hawking wavefunction of the Universe - a specific solution to the Wheeler-deWitt equation meant to explain the initial conditions of the Big Bang cosmology. [30]
- Joseph Polchinski [31]
[edit] Political Science
- Benjamin Cohen (professor), leading scholar in field of International Political Economy.
[edit] Psychology
- Leda Cosmides, helped pioneer the field of evolutionary psychology. [32]
- Michael Gazzaniga, pioneer of cognitive neuroscience. [33]
