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

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

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

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