List of San Diego State University people

This is a list of notable people associated with San Diego State University, a California State University campus located in the United States.

Alumni

Entertainment, Arts, and Media

• K.D. Aubert, supermodel, model, actress and Fantanas member
• John Baldessari, artist
• Russell Carpenter, cinematographer of Titanic (1997 film)
• Greg Bear, noted science fiction author
• Jesse Billauer, quadriplegic, motivational speaker, surfer
• Fred Dryer, actor-producer and former NFL player
• Faye Emerson, actress
• Sid Fleischman, author of children's books and screenplays
• Courtney Friel, television host
• Ted Giannoulas, The San Diego Chicken
• Bob Goen, media personality and Entertainment Tonight anchor-correspondent
• Mark Grace, long time Chicago Cubs first baseman, current color analyst for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Fox Sports.
• Justin Halpern, author
• Crystal Harris, model
• John Howard, Newscaster
• Brion James, actor
• Julie Kavner, actress and voice of Marge Simpson, The Simpsons
• Kathleen Kennedy, film producer
• George Lewis, NBC Nightly News news correspondent
• Art Linkletter (1912–2010), veteran entertainer
• Cleavon Little, actor
• Kathy Najimy, actress
• Gregory Peck, actor
• Lisa Dergan Podsednik, model
• Zach Porter, lead singer of pop band Allstar Weekend
• Andy Rathbone, author of '...for Dummies books, technology writer
• Constance Reid, author of several biographies of mathematicians and popular books about mathematics
• Marion Ross, TV actress
• Tammie Souza, television meteorologist
• Suzy Spafford, cartoonist, creator of "Suzy's Zoo"
• Bill Spencer, Chief Consumer Reporter WXYZ-TV
• J. Michael Straczynski, writer
• Mika Tan, pornographic actress and fetish/pantyhose model
• Susanna Thompson, actress
• Salvador Torres, artist and muralist, father of the Chicano Park murals
• Joan D. Vinge, author
• Alison Waite, model
• Carl Weathers, actor/former professional football player, Apollo Creed in Rocky
• Raquel Welch, actress
• Steve Yuhas, radio broadcaster and television personality
• Jeanne Zelasko, sports journalist, Fox Sports

Business

• Linda A. Lang (Chairman & CEO Jack in the Box)
• Charles Brandes, founder of Brandes Investment Partners
• Robert O. Peterson, founder of Jack in the Box
• Sol Price, founder of Price Club (later merged with Costco)
• Ralph Rubio, founder, Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill (f.k.a. Rubio's Fish Tacos)
• Jim Sinegal, (Costco) Chief Executive Officer, Time Magazine's 2006 list of The 100 most influential people

Science

• Belle Benchley, Director of San Diego Zoo from 1927 to 1953
• Timothy Day, MS, Physics (PhD Stanford), Cofounded New Focus Inc
• Laurance Doyle, PhD, SETI astronomer
• Jacques Gauthier, PhD, Paleotonlogist and Professor at Yale University and Peabody Museum of Natural History
• Arthur Jensen, PhD, Professor Emeritus of educational psychology at University of California, Berkeley
• Ellen Ochoa, BS, Physics (PhD Stanford), First Latina astronaut
• Bernard Rimland, PhD, noted autism researcher and founder of the Autism Society of America
• J. Michael Scott, PhD, noted biologist and ornithologist
• Gina Simmons, PhD, psychoanalyst, writer
• Robert Titzer, professor and infant researcher

Politics & Government

• David Alvarez, San Diego City Council member.
• Ken Calvert, Member of Congress, California.
• Dusty Foggo, former CIA official.
• Shirley Horton, Assemblywoman 2002–2008.
• Roger L. Kemp, BS, MPA, MBA, PhD; Career City Manager; Distinguished Adjunct Professor, Executive MPA Program, Ageno School of Business, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California; and Practitioner in Residence, Department of Public Management, College of Business, University of New Haven, Connecticut.
• Steven T. Kuykendall, former Member of Congress, California.
• Bill Lowery, lobbyist and former Member of Congress
• Rodney Melville, US judge.
• Mary Salas, CA State Assemblywoman.
• Lori Saldana, CA State Assemblywoman.
• Jerry Sanders, current mayor of San Diego and former Chief of Police.
• Howard Wayne, Assemblyman 1996–2002.
• Bob Wilson, former Member of Congress and namesake of Bob Wilson Naval Hospital.

Athletics and sports

• Marcelo Balboa, World Cup and MLS soccer star
• Bud Black, former Major League Baseball pitcher and current manager of the San Diego Padres
• Will Blackwell, former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
• Michael Cage, former NBA player
• Don Coryell, former NCAA and NFL head coach, member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• Kerwin Danley, Major League Baseball umpire
• Jeff DaVanon, MLB baseball player
• Herm Edwards, former Kansas City Chiefs head coach
• Marshall Faulk, former NFL Running Back, star of the St. Louis Rams, Inducted in to the NFL Hall of Fame
• John Fox, current Denver Broncos head coach
• Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, Green Bay Packers
• Joe Gibbs, former NFL head coach of the Washington Redskins, Hall of Famer, and owner of NASCAR racing team Joe Gibbs Racing
• Mark Grace, retired Major League Baseball player and World Series Champion
• Chris Gwynn, retired Major League Baseball player
• Tony Gwynn, Baseball Hall of Famer
• Tony Gwynn, Jr., Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder
• Az-Zahir Hakim, current NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins
• Tally Hall, goalkeeper for Major League Soccer (MLS)'s Los Angeles Galaxy
• Aaron Harang, San Diego Padres pitcher
• Doug Harvey, former MLB Umpire and Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee 2010
• Alex Hinshaw, San Francisco Giants pitcher
• Mike Houghton, former Buffalo Bills guard
• Freddie Keiaho, current NFL linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts and Super Bowl XLI Champion

Justin Masterson

• Armen Keteyian, Sports Journalist, HBO Sports, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
• Travis Lee, former Major League Baseball player
• Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs small forward
• Malcolm Thomas, Los Angeles Lakers
• John Madden, former Oakland Raiders head coach, Monday Night Football color-commentator
• Chris Marlowe, Sportscaster, former Olympic volleyball player
• Justin Masterson, Cleveland Indians pitcher
• Matt McCoy, current NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Bob Mendoza, Rugby Player of the Year, 1967, former Red Sox outfielder
• Kirk Morrison, Oakland Raiders current starting linebacker
• Kassim Osgood, San Diego Chargers receiver
• Chester Pitts, NFL, Houston Texans
• Noel Prefontaine, Toronto Argonauts kicker
• Jimmy Raye, former New York Jets wide receiver
• Charlene Rink, former professional fitness competitor
• Arnie Robinson, Olympic long jump gold medalist

Jeff Webb

• Brian Russell, NFL safety
• Chaz Schilens, NFL wide receiver former Oakland Raiders and current New York Jets
• Darnay Scott, former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver
• Brian Sipe, former Cleveland Browns quarterback
• Webster Slaughter, former American football wide receiver
• Willie Steele, 1948 Olympic long jump gold medalist
• Steven Strasburg, Washington Nationals pitcher.
• Jeff Webb, former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver
• Dave Smith, former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Kyle Turley, Kansas City Chiefs lineman
• Marviel Underwood, Free Safety for the Denver Broncos
• Eric Wynalda, well-known World Cup and MLS soccer star, and current ABC broadcaster

Military

• Robert Cardenas, retired Brigadier General
• Thomas J. Haynes, Air National Guard general
• Merrill McPeak, retired Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
• James E. McPherson, retired Navy officer, former 39th Judge Advocate General of the Navy
• Eugene P. Wilkinson, first Commanding Officer of the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world's first nuclear submarine
• Donald Erwin Wilson, U.S. Navy admiral

Faculty

• Jerry Farber, author, SDSU professor
• Larry McCaffery, writer, editor, post-modern literary critic, SDSU professor
• Khaleel Mohammed, PhD, SDSU professor of religious studies

Retired and former faculty

• Nathalia Crane, noted poet and deceased SDSU professor of English
• Suzette Haden Elgin, noted author, retired SDSU professor
• Bob Filner, Member of Congress (former professor)
• Clinton Jencks, PhD, retired SDSU professor of Economics
• John V. Pavlik, founding director of the SDSU School of Communication
• Vernor Vinge, PhD, noted Sci-Fi writer and visionary, retired SDSU professor of mathematics