List of University of Southern California people
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This is a list of notable alumni, faculty, and students, from the University of Southern California. For an individual(s) who qualify for multiple categories, they have been placed under the section for which they are best known.
[edit] Alumni and students
[edit] Academia
- Anna Jean Ayres (B.A. 1945, M.A. 1954, Ph.D. 1961) Occupational therapist and developmental psychologist known for her work in the area of sensory integration dysfunction
- A.V. Balakrishnan (M.A. 1949, M.S. 1950, Ph.D. 1954) Applied mathematician; professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles; initially earned a masters in cinema
- Leo Buscaglia (B.A. 1950, M.A. 1954, Ph.D. 1963) Educator, best-selling author
- George V. Chilingar (B.S. 1949, M.S. 1950, Ph.D. 1956) Distinguished petroleum geologist
- Fred Cohen (Ph.D. 1986) Computer scientist; inventor of computer virus defense techniques
- Andrew A. Frank (M.S. 1965, Ph.D. 1968) Professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineeringat at UC Davis; the father of modern plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV)
- Alice Gast (B.S. 1980) President of Lehigh University
- George Gerbner (M.A. 1951, Ph.D. 1955) Communication theorist; founder of cultivation theory
- Piara Singh Gill (B.S. 1935, M.S. 1936) Pioneer in cosmic ray nuclear physics
- Alfred Gottschalk (Ph.D. 1965), President of Hebrew Union College and leader in the Reform Judaism movement.[1]
- Robert M. Gray (Ph.D. 1966) Information theorist; professor of electrical engineering at Stanford University
- Loren Grey (B.A. 1939, M.S. 1954, Ph.D. 1959) Author and educational psychologist
- Adam Herbert (B.A. 1966, M.P.A. 1968) President, Indiana University
- Philip G. Hoffman (M.A. 1942) Former President of the University of Houston, first Chancellor of the University of Houston System
- Howard P. House (M.D. 1935) Ear specialist and founder of the House Ear Institute
- Amando Kapauan (Ph.D. 1959) Chemist and researcher
- Jonathan Kellerman (Ph.D. 1974) Clinical psychologist and prolific writer
- Douglas Kmiec (J.D. 1976) Caruso Family Chair & Professor of Constitutional Law, Pepperdine University; Former Dean & St. Thomas More Professor of Law, The Catholic University of America; Former Director & Professor of Law, Center for Law & Government, The Law School, University of Notre Dame; also United States Ambassador to Malta; Former Assistant Attorney General Office of Legal Counsel
- Ellis O. Knox (M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1931) Educator, first African-American to be awarded a Ph.D. on the West Coast
- Bart Kosko (B.A. 1982) Hybrid intelligent system expert and science fiction writer
- Anthony Lazzaro (B.S. 1948) USC Senior Vice President
- Minnette Gersh Lenier (Ph.D. 1971), teacher who used magic to improve students’ learning skills.
- Paul Locatelli (Ph.D. 1971) President and professor of accounting at Santa Clara University
- Catherine McBride-Chang (M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 1994) Developmental psychologist and early literacy researcher.
- John Mearsheimer (M.A. 1974) Political scientist; professor of political science at the University of Chicago
- Max More (Ph.D. 1995) Philosopher and futurist, founder of Extropy Institute
- James Porter Moreland (Ph.D. 1985) Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University
- William Moritz (Ph.D. 1968) Film historian
- Dennis J. Murray (M.P.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1977) President of Marist College
- Nemesio Prudente (Ph.D. 1959) President of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and political activist
- Ian Roberts (Ph.D. 1985) Linguist; Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cambridge
- Gordon H. Sato (B.S. 1951) Biochemists, former director of the W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center; founder of the Manzanar Project
- Rangaswamy Srinivasan (Ph.D. 1956) Discoverer of Ablative Photodecomposition (APD) and co-inventor of the LASIK procedure
- Shang-Hua Teng (M.S. 1988) Computer scientist; chairman of the Computer Science Department at the Viterbi School of Engineering
- Norman Topping (B.A. 1933, M.D. 1936) Former University President and NIH associate director; helped develop a typhus vaccine and the first effective treatment against Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Laura Skandera Trombley (Ph.D. 1989) President of Pitzer College
- Andrew Viterbi (Ph.D. 1962) Inventor of the Viterbi algorithm, CDMA, co-founder of Qualcomm and benefactor of the Viterbi School of Engineering
[edit] Architecture
- Gregory Ain (attended the School of Architecture from 1927–28) FAIA
- Joel Bergman (B.Arch. 1965) FAIA
- Al Boeke (B.Arch. 1948) - developer of Sea Ranch, California[2][3]
- Sidney Eisenshtat (B.Arch. 1935)
- Edward H. Fickett (B.Arch. 1937) FAIA
- Frank Gehry (B.Arch. 1954, Honorary Doctorate 2000) FAIA; Pritzker Prize winner
- Jon Jerde (B.Arch. 1964) FAIA
- Edward Killingsworth (B.Arch. 1940) FAIA
- Pierre Koenig (B.Arch. 1952) FAIA
- Carl Maston (B.Arch. 1936) Mid-Century Modern architect and USC Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 1989.
- Thom Mayne (B.Arch. 1968) FAIA, Principal of Morphosis, Pritzker Prize laureate, and Co-Founder of Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC)
- Raphael Soriano (B.Arch. 1934) FAIA
- Paul Revere Williams (B.S. 1919) First African American member of the American Institute of Architects
[edit] Art
- Art Clokey (M.A. 1956) clay animator; creator of Gumby
- James Grant (B.S., c. 1945) painter, sculptor
- Paul McCarthy (M.F.A. 1973) artist
- Kenneth Price (B.F.A. 1956) ceramic artist and printmaker
- Marvin Saltzman (B.F.A, M.F.A. 1959) painter
- Delmer J. Yoakum (attended the Roski School of Fine Arts) artist
[edit] Astronauts
- Neil Armstrong (1960s, graduate studies and 1970,[4] M.S. Aerospace Engineering) first man on the Moon; USAF X-15 pilot
- Charles A. Bassett, II (1960s, graduate work)
- Karol J. Bobko (1970, M.S. Aerospace Engineering)
- Charles F. Bolden, Jr. (1977, M.S. Systems Management) Space Shuttle commander; Administrator of NASA
- Gerald P. Carr (1954, B.S. Mechanical Engineering)
- Nancy J. Currie (1985, M.S. Systems Management)
- William H. Dana (1958, M.S. Aerospace Engineering)
- Brian Duffy (1981, M.S. Systems Management)
- Henry C. Gordon (1966, M.B.A.)
- Nathan J. Lindsay (1976, M.S. Systems Management)
- Jerry M. Linenger (1988, M.S. Systems Management)
- James A. Lovell (1961, Aviation Safety School)
- Carlos I. Noriega (1981, B.S. Computer Science)
- Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr. (1984, M.S. Systems Management)
- Walter M. Schirra (1969, Honorary Doctorate in Science)
- Pierre J. Thuot (1985, M.S. Systems Management)
[edit] Athletics
- Bibiana Candelas – Volleyball player
- Phil Hill – only American-born driver to win the Formula One driving championship
- Lisa Moretti (B.A. 1984) Professional female wrestler, worked for the World Wrestling Entertainment under the stage name Ivory
- Jess Mortensen – NCAA champion track athlete and coach.
- Peter Daland – Noted swimming coach
- Dave Salo – Noted swimming coach
[edit] Basketball
- Elías Larry Ayuso – Professional basketball player
- David Bluthenthal (now "Blu") – professional basketball player
- Cynthia Cooper – Professional basketball player, 2-time Olympic medalist, member of both the Naismith Memorial and Women's Basketball Halls of Fame
- DeMar DeRozan – Professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors, drafted 9th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Raptors
- Desmon Farmer — professional basketball player with Ironi Ashkelon
- Lisa Leslie – Former WNBA player for Los Angeles Sparks, 4-time Olympic champion
- O. J. Mayo – Professional basketball player with the Memphis Grizzlies
- Cheryl Miller – Member of both the Naismith and Women's Halls of Fame, former USC women's coach
- Brian Scalabrine – NBA Forward for the Chicago Bulls, NBA champion with the Boston Celtics
- Bill Sharman – Basketball Hall of Famer
- Tina Thompson – WNBA player, 2-time Olympic champion
- Paul Westphal – Professional basketball player, current head coach at Pepperdine University
- Tex Winter – Basketball coach (inventor of the Triangle offense)
- Nick Young – Professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards
- Taj Gibson - Chicago Bulls Power Forward- 2009-Present
[edit] Baseball
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[edit] American football
The University of Southern California has had a number of notable American football players. The following list includes all former USC football players that have articles on Wikipedia. Please note: Some former players may be listed elsewhere due to other achievements (i.e. John Wayne and Ward Bond, became better known as actors; Quincy Woods became better known as an Olympian, etc.)
[edit] Golf
- Nicole Castrale (B.A. 2001) LPGA Professional golfer
- Al Geiberger (B.A. 1959) – Professional golfer
- Brian Henninger – Professional golfer
- Anna Rawson – LPGA Professional golfer
- Jennifer Rosales – LPGA Professional golfer
- Dave Stockton – Professional golfer
- Scott Simpson (B.S.B.A. 1978) – Professional golfer
- Craig Stadler – Professional golfer
- Kevin Stadler (B.A. 2002) Professional golfer
[edit] Olympians
Gabe Gardner – Olympic champion, volleyball
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[edit] Tennis
- Byron Black – Tennis champion
- Bob Falkenburg- Tennis champion
- Luke Jensen – Tennis champion
- Murphy Jensen- Tennis champion
- Rick Leach- Tennis champion
- Bob Lutz- Tennis champion
- Gene Mako – Tennis champion
- Alex Olmedo (B.S.B.A.) – Tennis champion
- Rafael Osuna- Tennis champion
- Dennis Ralston- Tennis champion
- Raúl Ramírez- Tennis champion
- Ted Schroeder Tennis champion
- Stan Smith- Tennis champion
- George Toley (B.A. 1942) – Tennis coach and player
- Ellsworth Vines – Tennis champion
[edit] Business
- Dan Bane (B.S. 1969) – Chairman and CEO of Trader Joe's
- Tom Barrack (B.A. 1969) – CEO of Colony Capital
- Marc Benioff (B.S.B.A. 1986) – Founder and CEO of Salesforce.com
- Douglas G. Bergeron (M.S. 1987) – CEO of VeriFone
- Pierre El Daher - Chairman and CEO of LBC and PAC Ltd.
- David Bohnett (B.S.B.A. 1978) – Founder and former CEO of Geocities.com
- Jerry Buss (Ph.D. 1957) – Owner of Los Angeles Lakers
- Henry Caruso (B.S.B.A.) – Founder of Dollar Rent-A-Car
- Rick Caruso (B.S.) – CEO of Caruso Affiliated
- Alan Casden (B.S. 1968) – Chairman and CEO of Casden Properties
- Yang Ho Cho (M.B.A. 1979) – President and CEO of Korean Airlines
- Richard W. "Dick" Cook (B.A. 1972) – Chairman of the Walt Disney Studios
- Scott Cook (B.A. 1974) – Co-founder and chairman of Intuit, Inc.
- Kenneth C. Dahlberg (M.S.E.E. 1969) – President and CEO of Science Applications International Corporation
- Chris DeWolfe (M.B.A. 1997) – Co-founder of MySpace and current CEO
- Vic Edelbrock, Jr. (B.S.B.A. 1959) – President and CEO of Edelbrock Automotive
- Daniel Epstein (B.S. 1962) – Chairman and CEO of ConAm Management Corporation
- Larry Flax (J.D. 1971) – Co-founder of California Pizza Kitchen
- Robert M. Fomon – Chairman and CEO of E. F. Hutton & Co.
- Fu Chengyu (傅成玉) (M.E.[5]) -- Chairman, Sinopec;[6] Former-CEO China National Offshore Oil Corporation (2003—2011)
- Carlo Gancia (M.A. in Economics) – Co-owner of the Forti Formula One team
- Ivan Glasenberg (M.B.A. 1993) - CEO of Glencore, #96 richest man in the world.
- Steve Goodall (B.S., M.B.A.) – President of J. D. Power and Associates
- Stanley Gold (J.D. 1967) – President & CEO of Shamrock Holdings
- Jerry Heller (B.S.B.A. 1963) – Co-founder and CEO of Ruthless Records
- Thomas Hicks (M.B.A 1970) – Partner at Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst. Part-owner of Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers
- Barron Hilton (1946) – Co-chairman of the Hilton Hotels chain, and the original owner of the San Diego Chargers.
- Ming Hsieh (B.S.E.E. 1983, M.S.E.E. 1984) – President and Founder of Cogent Systems
- Jon Huntsman, Sr. (M.B.A.) – Founder and Chairman of Huntsman Corporation
- Hyekyung "Shelly" Hwang (M.B.A.) – Founder of Pinkberry
- Bradley Wayne Hughes (B.S.B.A. 1957) – Founder of Public Storage
- Ray R. Irani (Ph.D. 1957) – CEO of Occidental Petroleum
- James Jannard – Founder of Oakley Sunglasses
- Suzanne Nora Johnson (B.S. 1979) – Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs.
- Bruce Karatz (J.D. 1970) – Chairman and CEO of KB Home
- Brian Kennedy – President of Regency Outdoor Advertising
- Ken Klein (B.S.B.M., B.S.E.E. 1982) – Chairman, president and CEO of Wind River
- Richard Knerr (B.S.) – Co-Founder of Wham-O; the creators of the Hula Hoop, Frisbee, and Superball
- Terrence Lanni (B.S. 1965) – Chairman and CEO of MGM Mirage
- Alan Levine (B.S. 1968, J.D. 1971) – Former President and COO of Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Jack Lindquist (B.A. 1950) – Former president of Disneyland
- Bryan Lourd (B.A. 1982) – Co-Chairman of Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
- Mike Markkula (B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E.) – Former CEO and angel investor of Apple Computer, Inc.
- Preston Martin (B.S. 1947, M.B.A. 1948) – Founder of the PMI Mortgage Insurance Company; former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
- Frank McCourt Jr – Owner of Los Angeles Dodgers
- Steve McIntosh (B.S. 1984) – Founder and president of Now & Zen, Inc.; an influential writer in the field of integral philosophy
- Bob McKnight (B.S.B.A. 1976) – Founder and Chairman and CEO of Quiksilver
- Arthur Melin (B.S.) – Co-Founder of Wham-O
- Brian Mulligan – Former chairman of Fox Television
- Paul Orfalea – Founder of Kinko's
- Andrall E. Pearson (B.S. 1944) – Former president of PepsiCo, founding chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, Inc.
- Sol Price (J.D. 1957) – Founder of Price Club (now Costco)
- Charles Prince (B.A. 1971, M.A. 1975, J.D. 1975) – Former Chairman and CEO of Citigroup
- James Quine (B.S. 1983) – President and CEO of Gecko Group Publishing
- Linda Johnson Rice (B.A. 1980) – President and CEO of Johnson Publishing
- D. Kenneth Richardson – President Emeritus, Hughes Electronics
- Jim Rogers (L.L.M. 1963) – Chairman and CEO of Sunbelt Communications
- Edward P. Roski (B.S. 1962) – Chairman and CEO of Majestic Realty Co., part owner of the Los Angeles Kings and Los Angeles Lakers
- Frank Rothman (J.D. 1951) – Former chairman and CEO of MGM studios
- Steve Saleen – CEO and Founder of Saleen Performance, Inc.
- Jeff Smulyan (B.S. 1969, J.D. 1972) – Founder and CEO of Emmis Communications
- Andrew Viterbi (Ph.D. 1962) – Co-Founder of Qualcomm
- Mark Stevens (B.S.E.E. 1981, B.A.ECON 1981, M.S.CENG 1984) – Partner at Sequoia Capital
- Ronald Tutor (B.S.B.A. 1963) – President/CEO of Tutor-Saliba Corp.
- William Wang (B.S. 1986) – Founder and CEO of Vizio.
- Rick Wetzel – Co-Founder and President of Wetzel's Pretzels
- Craig Winn (B.S. 1977) – Founder of Value America and author of Prophet of Doom and Tea With Terrorists
- Tony Wold, Ed.D. (B.S. 1990) – Executive Director, Business Operations of Santa Ana Unified School District
- Walter Zifkin (J.D. 1961) – CEO of William Morris Agency
- Richard Ziman (B.S. 1964, J.D. 1967) – Chairman and CEO of Arden Realty
[edit] Film and television
- For people primarily known as actors and actresses, see Performing Arts, below.
- Elizabeth Allen – Director
- Zeenat Aman - Actress
- Thom Andersen – Film critic
- Rob Kardashian - TV Personality
- Judd Apatow – Filmmaker
- Gregg Araki – Filmmaker
- John August – Filmmaker
- Kevin Bachus – Video game executive and co-creator of Xbox
- June Bacon-Bercey, M.P.A 1979 - Television Meterologist first African American as well as first woman to be awarded the American Meteorological Society's Seal of Approval.[7]
- John Bailey – Cinematographer
- Max Bard – Film Director
- Walt Becker – Filmmaker
- Jack Bender – Executive Producer of Lost
- Hugh Beaumont – Actor, television director, and Methodist minister
- Les Blank – Documentary filmmaker
- Jeffrey Blitz – Filmmaker
- Laura Bialis – Filmmaker
- Paul Harris Boardman – Producer and screenwriter
- Robert F. Boyle – Art director and production designer
- Charles Braverman – Filmmaker
- Henry Bumstead – Art director and production designer
- Bryan Burk – Executive Producer of Lost
- Keith Calder – Producer
- Trey Callaway – Screenwriter and producer
- Andrés Cantor – Sportscaster
- John Carpenter – Film director
- Sandro Corsaro – Animator and Author
- Sean Covel – Producer
- Buster Crabbe (B.A. 1931) – actor
- R. J. Cutler (B.A. 1993) – Filmmaker
- Thomas Del Ruth – Cinematographer
- Scott Derrickson – Filmmaker
- Caleb Deschanel – Cinematographer
- Dean Devlin – Screenwriter and producer
- Susan Downey – Producer
- Ellis R. Dungan – Director
- Robert Elswit – Cinematographer
- Rick Famuyiwa – Director
- Erik Fleming – Film director and producer
- Verna Fields – Film editor and sound editor
- Dana Fox – Screenwriter
- William A. Fraker – Cinematographer
- Joe Francis – Adult film producer
- Bruce Geisler - Documentary filmmaker
- David S. Goyer – Filmmaker
- James Gray – Film director and screenwriter
- Brian Grazer – Film and television producer
- Taylor Hackford – Film director and producer
- Conrad Hall – Cinematographer
- Curtis Harrington – Experimental filmmaker
- Ron Howard – Film director and actor
- George Huang – Filmmaker
- Martin Hynes – Filmmaker
- James Ivory – Film director
- Joe Johnston – Film director
- Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski – Writers
- Howard G. Kazanjian – Film producer
- Richard Kelly – Filmmaker
- Irvin Kershner – Film director
- Karey Kirkpatrick – Screenwriter
- Randal Kleiser – Filmmaker
- Tom Klemesrud – Editor
- Matt Korba – Video game designer
- John Knoll (B.A. 1984) – Motion picture visual effects specialist, co-creator of Adobe Photoshop
- Ben Kurland – Actor, producer
- Gary Kurtz – Film producer
- Barry Levy – Screenwriter
- John Longenecker – Film director, cinematographer
- Robert Lovenheim – Film producer and writer
- Doug Liman – Film director and producer
- George Lucas – Film director and producer
- Felipe Marino – Producer
- Gregory Markopoulos – Filmmaker
- Kerry McCluggage – Film and TV executive and producer
- John Milius – Film director and screenwriter
- Herman Miller – Writer and Producer
- Ron W. Miller – CEO and president of Walt Disney Productions
- Miles Millar – Screenwriter and producer
- Walter Murch – Film editor
- Don Murphy – Producer
- Gustin Nash – Screenwriter
- Tom Neff – Film director, producer and executive
- Joe Neurauter – Producer
- Michael Nolin – Producer
- Tommy O'Haver – Filmmaker
- Tom Oesch – Director
- Richard Outten – Screenwriter
- Sam Peckinpah – Film director
- Brian Wayne Peterson – Screenwriter and television producer
- Gene Polito – Cinematographer and professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts[8]
- Jon Poll – Film editor and director
- Jason Reitman – director
- Robert Rodat – Screenwriter
- Gene Roddenberry – Screenwriter and producer
- Jay Roach – Film director and producer
- Barry Rubinow – Film executive and editor
- Gary Rydstrom (B.A. 1981) – Sound designer
- Walter Salles – Filmmaker
- Josh Schwartz – Producer and creator of The O.C.
- John Schwartzman – Cinematographer
- Ben Shedd – Documentary filmmaker
- Sigurjón Sighvatsson – Producer
- Bryan Singer – Film director
- John Singleton – Film director
- Stephen Sommers – Film director
- Dror Soref – Filmmaker
- Scott Speer – Music video producer
- Adam Stein – Filmmaker, editor
- Tim Story – Film director
- David E. Tolchinsky – Screenwriter
- Ron Underwood – Film director
- Lee Unkrich – Film director
- Clay Walker – Film producer, director, cinematographer and editor
- Jack Warner – Founder of Warner Brothers Studios
- Tim Waterman – Production Assistant Nickelodeon
- Brad Williams – Comedian
- David L. Wolper (B.A. 1949) – Film and television producer
- Robert Yeoman – Cinematographers
- Robert Zemeckis – Academy Award Winning Film director
- Laura Ziskin – Producer
[edit] Music
See also: USC Thornton School of Music
- Ambrose Akinmusire (M.M. 2007) – Jazz trumpeter
- Herb Alpert (B.M. 1954) – Musician, co-founder of A&M Records
- Thomas (Tom) Bahler (B.M. 1966) – Trumpeter, Singer, Arranger, Composer, Author – Alumni Merit Award 1997, Dean's Special Commendation 1997
- Christophe Beck (Graduate Certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television, 1993) – Film score composer
- Marco Beltrami (Graduate Certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television, 1993) – Film score composer
- Aloe Blacc, soul singer, musician
- Harold Budd (B.M. 1966) – Ambient/avant-garde composer
- Todd Carey - singer-songwriter and musician
- Rob Cavallo (B.A., English 1985) – Grammy Award winning record producer and A&R; Chief Creative Officer of Warner Music Group
- Alan Chang (B.M. 2002) – Musician, composer, musical director for Michael Bublé
- Nicolas Chumachenco – Musician, violinist
- John Dearman (B.M. 1981, M.M. 1983) – Classical guitarist
- Marianne Dissard (B.A 1991 Film production) – Singer, lyricist
- Bret Ewen (B.S. 2010) – Electronic musician and producer, dubbed Knightvox
- Nmon Ford (B.M., M.M.) – Grammy Award winning singer
- Kina Grannis – Musician
- Macy Gray (B.A., screenwriting 1990) – Singer, songwriter
- Jerry Goldsmith – Film score composer
- Lionel Hampton – Jazz musician
- Dexter Holland – Singer and guitarist for The Offspring
- Marilyn Horne (B.M. 1953) – Opera singer
- James Horner (B.M. 1974) – Film score composer
- William Kanengiser (B.M. 1981, M.M. 1983) – Classical guitarist
- James Newton Howard, Film score composer
- Morten Lauridsen (B.M. 1966, M.A. 1968, D.M.A. 1974) – Composer
- Robert Marsteller – US symphonic trombonist
- Bear McCreary – Film score composer
- Mark McGrath – Singer, Frontman of Sugar Ray, host of Extra
- Angela Meade (M.M. 2004) - Opera Singer
- Roger Joseph Manning, Jr., keyboardist for Jellyfish, Beck and The Moog Cookbook
- David Newman (M.M. 1982) – Film composer
- Kelley O'Connor (B.M. 2002) – Opera singer
- Martin O'Donnell – Composer best known for video game work
- John Ottman (B.A. 1988) – Film score composer
- Christopher Parkening (B.M. 1969) – Classical guitarist
- Elizabeth Pitcairn – Concert violinist
- Basil Poledouris, Film score composer
- Brian Ralston – Film score composer
- Lee Ritenour (B.M. 1972) – Jazz guitarist
- Jessica Rivera (M.M. 1998) – Opera singer
- Douglas Romayne (Graduate Certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television, 2000) – Television and Film score composer
- Patrice Rushen (B.M. 1976) – Songwriter, session musician, producer, arranger, film composer, and musical director
- Craig Saper – Audio engineer, actor
- Scott Tennant (B.M. 1986) – Classical guitarist
- Salli Terri – Singer and songwriter
- Michael Tilson Thomas (B.M. 1967, M.M. 1976) Conductor and music director of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
- Andrew York (M.M. 1986) – Classical guitarist-composer
- Marvin Young (more popularly known as Young MC) – Rapper, producer and writer
- Robyn Troup – Singer and "My Grammy Moment 2007" Winner
- Michael Cusano (B.M. 1955) - Pianist for EKOJ
[edit] Performing Arts
- Sasha Alexander – Actress
- Zeenat Aman – Indian Actress
- Morris Ankrum – Actor
- Brandon Barash – Actor
- Troian Bellisario – Actress
- John Beradino – Baseball player and actor (General Hospital)
- Julie Marie Berman – Actress
- Richard Biggs – Actor
- Harry Blackstone, Jr. – Actor and magician
- Ward Bond – Football player and actor
- LeVar Burton – Actor
- Sophia Bush – Actress
- Eric Close – Actor
- Buster Crabbe – Actor, also All-American swimmer at USC
- James Dannaldson – Actor, animal handler
- Erica Dasher - Actress
- Jenna Dewan – Actress and dancer
- Anthony Edwards – Film and television actor
- Rob Estes – Actor
- Dorothy Fay – Actress
- Will Ferrell – Actor and comedian
- America Ferrera – Actress
- Joe Flynn – Comedic actor
- Vova Galchenko – Juggler
- David Gallagher – Actor
- Ron Gans – Character actor and voice actor
- Kevin Hagen – Actor
- Kristin Hanggi – Tony Award-nominated theatre director
- Larry Harmon – Actor, known as Bozo the Clown
- Mike Henry – Actor, also played football at USC and in NFL
- James Hong – Actor
- Grant Imahara – TV personality
- David Jaffe – Award-winning video game designer
- Brad Johnson - Actor, known for role of deputy Lofty Craig on the western series Annie Oakley
- Rob Kardashian – Actor
- Swoosie Kurtz – Actress
- Michael Landon – Actor
- Matthew Lawrence – Actor
- Nelson Leigh – Actor
- Jeff Lewis – Star of Flipping Out
- James Lesure – Actor
- Lisa Ling – Former co-host of The View
- Chris Lowell – Actor
- Joseph Mazzello – Actor
- Michael McDonald – Actor and comedian
- Ted McGinley – Actor
- Ty Miller – Actor
- Derek Mio – Actor
- Bentley Mitchum – Actor, Grandson of Robert Mitchum
- Senta Moses – Actress
- Timothy Olyphant – Actor
- Fess Parker – Screen and television actor
- Kelly Preston – Actress
- Ke Huy Quan – Actor and stuntman
- Maeve Quinlan- Actress
- Raymond Lam – Actor At Hong Kong Top TV Station – "TVB" (Television Broadcasts Limited)
- Michael Pataki – Actor
- Paula Patton – Actress
- Drew Pinsky – Longtime physician co-host of Loveline
- Vaneza Leza Pitynski – Actress
- Whitney Port – Cast member on MTV's reality show The Hills, fashion designer
- John Ritter – Actor
- Mort Sahl – Comedian
- Stark Sands – Actor
- Kyra Sedgwick – Actress
- Tom Selleck – Actor
- Ally Sheedy – Actress
- Cybill Shepherd – Actress
- Robert Stack – Actor
- Eric Stoltz – Actor
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa – Actor
- Marlo Thomas – Actress
- Eve Torres – professional wrestler, dancer, and model
- John Wayne – Actor
- Forest Whitaker (B.A. 1982) Actor
- Robert Vaughn – Actor
- Anton Yelchin – Actor
- Lee Thompson Young – Actor
- Deborah Ann Woll – Actress best known as Jessica on HBO's True Blood
- Diana Pinto – Miss India America 2009
- Patty Hou – TV Host, Actress, Newscaster
- Patrick J. Adams - Actor best known as Mike Ross on Suits
[edit] Politics and government
[edit] Presidents and prime ministers
- Marouf al-Bakhit (M.P.A. 1982), 69th Prime Minister of Jordan
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (attended the College from 1947–49), First democratically elected Prime Minister and President of Pakistan
- Takeo Miki (attended the College in the 1930s), 41st Prime Minister of Japan
- Abe Shinzo (attended the College from 1978–79), 57th Prime Minister of Japan
- Ljupčo Jordanovski (Ph.D. 1985), acting President of the Republic of Macedonia, Speaker of the Macedonian Parliament, and Macedonian Ambassador to the U.S.
- Kang Young-Hoon (M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1973), 21st Minister of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)
- Abdurrahim El-Keib (M.S.E.E. 1976) Interim Prime Minister of Libya
[edit] Cabinet ministers and secretaries
- Warren Christopher (B.A. 1945), 63rd United States Secretary of State
- Ghazi Algosaibi (M.A. 1964), Statesman, former Minister (five portfolios), former Ambassador to Bahrain and the UK, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan (B.A., M.A.), current Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Michael B. Donley (B.A. 1977, M.A. 1978), 22nd United States Secretary of the Air Force
- Robert Finch (LL.B. 1951), 8th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 38th Lieutenant Governor of California
- Vecdi Gönül (M.P.A. 1970), 62nd Minister of Defence of Turkey and Member of Parliament for Kocaeli
- Paul Robert Ignatius (B.A. 1942), United States Secretary of the Navy, 1967–1969
- Arif Jatoi (M.P.A. 1989), Minister for Food and Agriculture 2002–2005 [2], Government of Sindh, Pakistan and Member of Parliament 2002–[3]
- Hilda Solis (M.P.A. 1981), 25th United States Secretary of Labor
- Kantathi Suphamongkhon (Ph.D. 1984), 39th Foreign minister of Thailand, UC Regent's Professor at UCLA, 2007–2009
[edit] Governors
- Jim Gibbons (attended graduate school in the 1980s), 28th Governor of Nevada
- Fred Hall (B.A. 1938, LL.B. 1941), 33rd Governor of Kansas
- Tomás Yarrington (M.P.A. 1986), former Governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico
[edit] United States Senators
- Dean Heller (B.S. 1985), United States Senator from Nevada
- Thomas H. Kuchel (B.A. 1932, LL.B. 1935), former U.S. Senator from California
- Jim Webb (attended the College from 1963–1964), U.S. Senator from Virginia
[edit] Members of the United States House of Representatives
- Bob Barr (B.A. 1970), former member of the United States House of Representatives; Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States (2008)
- Henry S. Benedict (LL.B. 1910), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Mary Bono (B.A. 1984), member of the United States House of Representatives
- Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (J.D. 1956), former Los Angeles County Supervisor; former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Phillip Burton (B.A. 1947), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- John Campbell (M.S.B.T. 1977), member of the United States House of Representatives
- Wes Cooley (B.S. 1958), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- James C. Corman (J.D. 1948), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Christopher Cox (B.A. 1973) former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Henry Aldous Dixon (Ed.D. 1937), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Charles Djou (J.D. 1996), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- John F. Dockweiler (LL.B. 1921), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Clyde Doyle (LL.B. 1917), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Bertrand W. Gearhart (LL.B. 1914), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Augustus F. Hawkins (M.A. 1932), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Patrick J. Hillings (B.A. 1947, J.D. 1949), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Andrew J. Hinshaw (B.A. 1950), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Joseph F. Holt (B.S. 1947), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Craig Hosmer (J.D. 1940), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- William W. Johnson (LL.B. 1925), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- George A. Kasem (B.S. 1949, LL.B. 1951), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Jay Kim (B.S. 1967, M.S. 1969, M.S. 1970), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Glenard P. Lipscomb, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- James F. Lloyd (M.A. 1966), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Cynthia McKinney (B.A. 1978), former member of the United States House of Representatives; Green Party nominee for President of the United States (2008)
- Ralph Metcalfe (M.A. 1939), former member of the United States House of Representatives; Olympic champion in track & field
- Juanita Millender-McDonald (attended the College), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Carlos Moorhead (J.D. 1949), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Dana Rohrabacher (M.A. 1971), member of the United States House of Representatives
- H. Allen Smith (A.B. 1930, LL.B. 1933), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Byron N. Scott (M.A. 1930), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- William I. Traeger (LL.B. 1909), former member of the United States House of Representatives; former Los Angeles County Sheriff; former USC Trojans football head coach
- Walter R. Tucker III (B.A. 1978), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Robert A. Underwood (Ed.D. 1987), former delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives
- James B. Utt (J.D. 1946), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Lionel Van Deerlin (B.A. 1937), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Tom Vandergriff (B.A. 1947), former member of the United States House of Representatives
- Charles E. Wiggins (B.S. 1953, LL.B. 1956), former member of the United States House of Representatives
[edit] Jurists
See also: USC Gould School of Law
[edit] U.S. Court of Appeals judges
- Arthur Lawrence Alarcon (B.S. 1949, LL.B. 1951), Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1979–1992)
- James Marshall Carter (J.D. 1927), Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1967–1971); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1949–1967)
- Walter Raleigh Ely, Jr. (LL.M. 1949), Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1964–1979)
- Ferdinand Francis Fernandez (B.S. 1958, J.D. 1962), Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1989–2002); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1985–1989)
- Warren J. Ferguson (LL.B. 1949), Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1979–1986); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1979)
- Dorothy Wright Nelson (LL.M. 1956), Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1979–1995)
- Richard Lowell Nygaard (B.S. 1969), Judge of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals (1988–2005)
- David R. Thompson (B.S. 1952, LL.B. 1955), Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1985–1998)
- Charles E. Wiggins (B.S. 1953, LL.B. 1956), Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1984–1996)
[edit] U.S. District Court for the Central District of California judges
- William Matthew Byrne, Jr. (B.S. 1953, LL.B. 1956), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1971–1998)
- Thurmond Clarke (LL.B. 1927), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1970); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1955–1966)
- Elisha Avery Crary (A.B. 1929, LL.B. 1929), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1975); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1962–1966)
- Richard Arthur Gadbois, Jr. (LL.M. 1960), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1982–1996)
- Peirson Mitchell Hall (LL.B.), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1968); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1942–1966)
- James M. Ideman (J.D. 1963), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1984–1998)
- David Vreeland Kenyon (J.D. 1957), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1980–1995)
- George H. King (J.D. 1974), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1995–present)
- Stephen G. Larson (J.D. 1989), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (2006–2009)
- Nora Margaret Manella (J.D. 1975), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1998–2006)
- Edward Rafeedie (B.S. 1956, J.D. 1959), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1982–1996)
- Manuel Real (B.S. 1944), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–present)
- Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. (A.B. 1936, LL.B. 1938), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1979); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1961–1966)
- Alicemarie Huber Stotler (B.S. 1964, J.D. 1967), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1984–2009)
- Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi (J.D. 1959), first Japanese American federal judge; Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1976–1996)
- Dickran Tevrizian (B.S. 1962, J.D. 1965), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1985–2005)
- Laughlin Edward Waters, Sr. (J.D. 1947), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1976–1986)
- David W. Williams (LL.B. 1937), first African American federal judge west of the Mississippi River; Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1969–1981)
[edit] Other U.S. federal court judges
- Harold Michael Fong (A.B. 1960), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii (1982–1995)
- J. Lawrence Irving (B.S. 1959, LL.B. 1963), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1982–1990)
- David W. Ling (LL.B. 1913), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (1936–1964)
- Leland Chris Nielsen (J.D. 1946), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1971–1985)
- William Schwarzer (A.B. 1948), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (1976–1991)
- Gordon Thompson, Jr. (B.S. 1951), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1970–1994)
- Howard Boyd Turrentine (LL.B. 1939), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1970–1984)
- Oliver Winston Wanger (B.S. 1963), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (1991–2006)
- Ronald M. Whyte (J.D. 1967), Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (1992–2009)
[edit] California Supreme Court Justices
- David Eagleson (B.A. 1948, LL.B. 1950), Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1987–1991
- Douglas L. Edmonds (LL.B. 1910), Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1936–1955
- Frederick W. Houser (LL.B. 1900), Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1937–1942
- Marcus Kaufman (LL.B. 1956), Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1987–1990
- Joyce L. Kennard (B.A. 1970, M.P.A. 1974, J.D. 1974) First Asian-American to serve as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1989–present
- Malcolm M. Lucas (B.A. 1950, LL.B. 1953), 26th Chief Justice of California, 1987–1996; Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1984–1987; Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1971–1984)
[edit] Other jurists
- You Chung Hong (LL.B. 1924, LL.M. 1925), first Chinese American admitted to practice in California
- Edwin L. Jefferson (B.A. 1929, LL.B. 1931), California's first African American appellate justice
- William A. Reppy (LL.B. 1937), Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five (1968–1972)
- Mabel Walker Willebrandt (J.D. 1916, LL.M. 1917), U.S. Assistant Attorney General from 1921 to 1929
[edit] Military
- Ira Eaker (B.A. 1933), former general of the United States Army Air Forces
- Jack K. Farris (1973), former Major General, United States Air Force
- Sandra Finan (1989), Brigadier General, United States Air Force
- Dennis R. Larsen (1978), former Lieutenant General, United States Air Force
- William L. McGonagle (1947), former Captain USS Liberty, United States Navy; Medal of Honor recipient
- Geoffrey Miller (M.A.), former United States Army Major General
- William L. Nyland (M.S.), Retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (2002–2005)
- Jerry D. Page (B.S. 1937) former major general, United States Air Force; commandant, Air War College
- Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf (M.S.M.E. 1964), United States Army Four Star General
- David G. Young III, former Brigadier General, United States Air Force
[edit] Ambassadors
- Daryl Arnold (B.A. 1944), 8th United States Ambassador to Singapore
- Jack Dyer Crouch, II (B.A. 1980, M.A. 1981, Ph.D. 1987), former Deputy National Security Advisor, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania
- Genta H. Holmes (B.A. 1962), former United States Foreign Service officer and the first U.S. Ambassador to Namibia
- Douglas Kmiec (J.D. 1976), United States Ambassador to Malta
- Edward J. Perkins (M.P.A. 1972, Ph.D. 1976), former U.S. Ambassador to Australia, South Africa and the United Nations
- Warren W. Tichenor (B.A. 1982), 17th United States Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva
- Robert Holmes Tuttle (M.B.A.), United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
[edit] Presidential staff
- Joseph Cerrell (B.A. 1957), former political consultant for John F. Kennedy
- Herbert G. Klein (B.A. 1940), former White House Communications Director
- Fred Ryan (B.A. 1977, J.D. 1980), Assistant and Chief of Staff for Ronald Reagan
- Donald Segretti (B.A. 1963), political operative for Richard Nixon
- Ron Ziegler (B.A. 1961), former White House Press Secretary
[edit] State officials
- Eugene W. Biscailuz, 1st Superintendent of the California Highway Patrol, 27th Los Angeles County Sheriff
- Martha Escutia (B.S. 1979), California State Senator
- Sheila M. Kiscaden (M.P.A. 1986), Minnesota State Senator
- Tim Leslie (M.P.A. 1969), California State Senator
- Pat Nolan (B.A. 1972, J.D. 1975) California State Assembly, 1978-1994, Asembly Republican Leader 1984-1988
- Joe Shell (B.S. 1940), California State Assemblyman; intraparty rival of Richard Nixon; captain of the 1939 USC Trojans football team
- Alan Sieroty (LL.B. 1956), California State Senator
- Jesse M. Unruh (B.A. 1948), California State Treasurer, Speaker of the California State Assembly
- Michael L. Williams (B.A. 1975, M.P.A. 1979, J.D. 1979), senior commissioner of the Railroad Commission of Texas
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Leroy D. Baca (M.P.A. 1973, D.P.A. 1993), Sheriff of Los Angeles County
- George P. Cronk, Los Angeles City Council member, 1945–52
- James Dobson (Ph.D. 1967), conservative evangelical leader
- Charles Elachi (M.B.A. 1978), Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
- Michael Fabricant (Ph.D. 1978), British politician and Member of Parliament
- Sattareh Farman Farmaian (B.A. 1946, M.A. 1948), social reformer, established the Tehran School for Social Work and the concept of family planning in Iran
- John Ferraro (B.S.B.A. 1948), former Los Angeles city council president, also former football player
- Gil Garcetti (B.S. 1963), Los Angeles County's 39th District Attorney
- Michael D. Griffin (M.S.E.E. 1979), NASA Administrator from 2005 to 2009
- Earl C. Gay (1902–75), Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–45
- Roy Hampton (ca. 1901–1953), Los Angeles City Council member, 1939–41
- Charles A. Holland, Los Angeles, California, City Council member, 1929–31
- Edward L. Masry, noted lawyer
- Frank McEnulty (M.B.A. 1981), Reform Party candidate for Vice President of the United States (2008)
- Cindy Hensley McCain (B.A. 1976, M.A. 1978), wife of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Chairwoman of Hensley & Co.
- Pat Nixon (B.A. 1937), First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974
- Marcus Peacock (B.S. 1982), Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Richard Perle (B.A. 1964), former assistant United States Secretary of Defense
- Reza Pahlavi (B.A. 1985), former Crown Prince of Iran, the older son of late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- Lorenzo Bini Smaghi (M.A. 1980), Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
- Karl Warkomski (M.P.A. 1995), former Mayor of Aliso Viejo, California
- Rosalind Wiener Wyman, political figure
[edit] Print and broadcast media
- Rob Asghar (B.A. 1984) Columnist'
- Millicent Borges Accardi (MPW 1993) Poet and writer, National Endowment for the Arts
- David Bezmozgis (M.F.A.) Writer
- Anthony Boucher (B.A. 1932) Science fiction editor and writer of mystery novels and short stories
- Stacey Bradford (B.A. 1993) Personal finance author, journalist, and commentator
- Tammy Bruce (B.A. 2002) Author and political commentator
- Art Buchwald (attended the Annenberg School for Communication from 1945–48) Author and columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Stan Chambers (B.A. 1944) Reporter
- Julie Chen (B.A. 1991) Television personality, news anchor, journalist, and producer
- Mark Z. Danielewski (M.F.A. 1993) Author
- Frank Davey (Ph.D. 1968) Poet
- Maureen Furniss (Ph.D. 1994) Author, animation historian, and USC faculty member[9]
- Raj Kamal Jha (M.A. 1990) Author
- Spencer Johnson (B.A. 1963) Writer
- Marshall "5-0" Kelner (B.A. 2011) Broadcaster - Chico Outlaws
- Mike Kirsch (B.A. Broadcast Journalism) – International news correspondent
- Pablo Kleinman (B.A.) Political columnist, entrepreneur
- Laila Lalami (Ph.D. 1997) Author and essayist
- Corinne Lee (B.A. 1983) Poet
- Sandra Tsing Loh (M.P.W. 1984) Radio commentator and author
- Bob Lorenz (B.A. Broadcast Journalism) – Studio host/anchor, NY Yankees (YES Network)
- Arash Markazi (B.A. 2004) Journalist, writer for Sports Illustrated
- C. L. Moore (B.A. 1956, M.A. 1963) Science fiction and fantasy writer
- Joan Lowery Nixon (B.A. 1947) Journalist and author
- John Norman (M.A. 1957) Science fiction author and philosopher
- Téa Obreht, formerly Téa Bajrakterević (B. A. 2007) Novelist, The Tiger's Wife, 2011
- Petros Papadakis (B.A.) Sportscaster
- Alexandra Pelosi (M.A. 1993) Journalist and documentary filmmaker
- Katherine Schwarzenegger – Author
- Joe Sheehan (B.A. 1994) Sportswriter and Co-Founder of Baseball Prospectus
- Lindsay Soto (B.A. 1998) Television sports journalist and producer
- Suzy Spencer- True Crime Writer
- Irving Stone (M.A. 1924) Writer, known for biographical novels of famous historical personalities
- Michele Tafoya (M.B.A. 1991) ESPN sportscaster
- Brad Thor – Author
- Paul Vangelisti (M.A. 1970) Poet and broadcaster
- Wayne Warga (B.A. 1960) Journalist and author
- Vindy Lee (B.A. 2004) Cookbook author and professional chef
[edit] Other
- Gary Anderson (B.Arch. 1970, M.Arch 1971) Creater of the universal recycling symbol
- Wanda Austin (Ph.D. 1988) President and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, NAE
- Ethel Percy Andrus (M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1930) Founder of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- Jenova Chen, video game designer, co-founder thatgamecompany
- Annabel Chong Pseudonym of Grace Quek, pornographic actress, famous for engaging in 251 sex acts with about 70 men over a ten-hour period in January 1995, setting a world record, with the resulting footage being packaged as The World's Biggest Gang Bang.
- Salvatore Ferragamo, fashion designer
- Reuben Fine (Ph.D. 1948) Chess Grandmaster, psychologist
- Cliff Johnson (B.F.A. 1974) Author of award-winning computer puzzle games
- Valentino Mazzia (1922–1999), forensic anesthesiologist.[10]
- Tom Morey (B.A. 1957) Creator of the Boogie Board
- Joseph Wapner (B.A. 1941, J.D. 1948) Judge of The People's Court, former Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge
- John Zerzan Anarchist and primitivist philosopher
[edit] Notable faculty members
[edit] A–K
- Leonard M. Adleman – Co-Inventor of RSA, Turing Award laureate
- William French Anderson – Genetics professor, dubbed "father of gene therapy"
- Michael A. Arbib – Computational neuroscience professor
- Tim Asch – Professor at the Center for Visual Anthropology
- Lois W. Banner – Former president of the American Studies Association, author
- Richard Bellman – Inventor of dynamic programming
- Warren Bennis – University Professor, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration; named the "dean of leadership gurus" by Forbes magazine
- Shelley Berman – Comedian/actor/author – Teaches Writing Humor, Literary and Dramatic
- Terence Blanchard – Jazz trumpeter
- Barry Boehm – Software engineering economics expert, inventor of COCOMO
- Todd Boyd – Author, media commentator, producer, and consultant.
- T.C. Boyle – Novelist
- Leo Buscaglia – Author and motivational speaker
- Lane Kiffin – Football coach
- Drew Casper – Film Historian
- Manuel Castells – Sociologist, played a key role in the development of a Marxist urban sociology
- John Choma – Analog and mixed signal circuit designer
- Thomas Crow – Art Critic, Director of the Getty Research Institute
- António Damásio – Physician and neurologist
- Paul Debevec – Graphics researcher
- Rod Dedeaux – Baseball coach
- Richard Dekmejian – Expert on international relations
- Jerry Del Colliano – Founder of Inside Radio publication
- Richard Easterlin – Economics professor
- Mar Elepano – Artist, animator, filmmaker
- Robert English – Assistant Professor of International Relations
- Susan Estrich – Author, law professor, former campaign manager, Michael Dukakis for President
- Nina Eliasoph - Sociologist, theorist of American civic life and civic engagement, affiliated with Annenberg[disambiguation needed
] - Rachel Feldman - Director, screenwriter
- Caleb E. Finch – Alzheimer's disease researcher
- Scott Fisher – Pioneering virtual reality researcher
- Eric Fossum – Inventor of CMOS image sensor
- Andrew Garver – Grammy-nominated mastering engineer, entrepreneur
- Murray Gell-Mann – Professor of Physics and Medicine, Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Barry Glassner – Sociologist, made an appearance in Bowling for Columbine
- Solomon W. Golomb – Mathematician, invented the Golomb coding and Golomb ruler
- Jane Goodall – Distinguished adjunct professor of anthropology
- Midori Gotō – Violinist and the Jascha Heifetz Chair in Music
- David Griffith – Film director, contributed Mise en scène and various film editing techniques to film grammar
- Eva Gustavson – opera singer
- Judith Halberstam – Gender Theorist
- Ted Harris – Mathematician, former President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
- Sharon Hays - Sociologist, Feminist theorist of popular culture and gender
- Jascha Heifetz – Violinist, one of the most famous of the 20th century
- Tomlinson Holman – Inventor of Lucasfilm's THX sound system
- John Hospers – Philosopher, first presidential candidate of the United States Libertarian Party
- Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo - Sociologist of gender and immigration
- Cheng Hsiao – Economics professor
- Mark Humayun – Ophthalmologist, co-inventor of Argus Retinal Prosthesis
- A. Quincy Jones – Residential architect and influential figure in modern urban planning concepts, USC Dean of Architecture.
- Mark Kac – Mathematician, pioneered the modern development of probability
- Bart Kosko – Professor of electrical engineering, fuzzy logic authority
- Vijay Kumar (Ph.D. 1983) – Professor of electrical engineering, Pioneer of quaternary error-correction codes
- Timur Kuran – Economist, specializing in the study of Islamic finance and its consequences
[edit] L–Z
- Jerome Lawrence – Playwright
- Richard Leahy – Medical imaging engineer, chief creator of BrainStorm
- Kurt Lehovec – Creator of the p-n junction isolation technique in integrated circuits
- Paul Lichterman - Sociologist of Culture, civic engagement, and religion in society
- Robert C. Lipsett – Violin Pedagogue
- David Lloyd (academic) Professor of English and political activist
- Raymond Loewy – Industrial designer
- Leonard Maltin – Film critic
- Daniel McFadden – Econometrician, Nobel laureate
- Mike Messner - Sociologist of gender, sport, and gender-based violence
- Barbara Myerhoff – Professor at the Center for Visual Anthropology
- B. Clifford Neuman – Inventor of Kerberos
- Richard Neutra – Modernist architect
- George Olah – Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
- James J. Owens – Author, Founder and CEO of The World is Just a Book Away Foundation
- Ishu Patel – Artist, director, animator, and photographer
- William Pereira – Architect and urban planner
- Gregor Piatigorsky – Cellist
- Jon Postel – Internet pioneer, former director of Information Sciences Institute's Computer Networks Division
- Christiane Robbins- Artist, Filmmaker, Photographer; Professor of Visual Art, Inter-Arts, Director of Matrix Program
- Kyle P. Ramsey – Mathematical philosopher. Lost to severe Schizophrenia in 1997. Memorialized with the Ramsey fountain in east campus.
- Irving S. Reed – Inventor of Reed-Solomon codes
- Andrew Robinson –Actor
- Everett Rogers – Professor of communications
- Lisa Roma – Chair of grand opera in the College of Music, 1930
- Steven B. Sample – Professor of electrical engineering and leadership, noted author, USC president
- Robert Scheer – Journalist and social, political activist
- Dan Schnur – political communication instructor, former Communications Director, John McCain for President
- Arnold Schoenberg – Composer
- Scott Soames – Professor of philosophy
- Craig Stanford – Professor of biological anthropology
- Gay Talese – One of the founders of New Journalism
- Shirley Thomas – Professor of technical writing
- Michael S. Waterman – Founding editor of Journal of Computational Biology
- Paul Wehrle – Physician who helped in the development of methods for the prevention and treatment of polio and smallpox
- Dallas Willard – Philosophy professor, Author of Divine Conspiracy and other important Christian works, Speaker
- Curt Wittig – Professor of Physical Chemistry
- Darryl F. Zanuck – One of the major figures in the Hollywood studio system
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