List of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo people
This page lists notable alumni of the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
Arts and media
- Pedro Armendáriz (1912–1963), character actor, award-winning leading man in dozens of films from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema[1]
- Michael Berryman (born 1948), actor[2]
- Irene Chan (born 1965), artist[3]
- Margo Chase (1958–2017), graphic designer
- Luke Chueh contemporary artist[4]
- Danny Gans (1956–2009), Las Vegas entertainer[5]
- Paula Huston (born 1952), author
- Cassie McFarland (born 1985), artist, designed the obverse of the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coin[6]
- Andy Paiko (born 1977), contemporary glass artist
- George Ramos (1947–2011), three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[7]
- Suzanne Roberts (born 1970), poet, travel writer, and photographer[8]
- M. Ward (born 1973), folk musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist[9]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959), rock parodist and entertainer[10]
Business
- James Griffin Boswell, Chairman of the board, J.G. Boswell Company
- Noel Lee, President and founder, Monster Cable[11]
- Bob Mazzuca (B.S. History, 1970), Chief Scout Executive of Boy Scouts of America[12]
- Farzad Nazem (B.S. Computer Science, 1981), former Chief Technology Officer of Yahoo![13]
- Peter Oppenheimer (B.S. Ag Business, 1985), former Chief Financial Officer of Apple Computer[14]
- William H. Swanson (B.S. Industrial Engineering, 1973) (born 1950), Chairman and CEO of Raytheon[10]
Politics and government
- Tom Berryhill, California State Assemblyman[15]
- Warren Church, Monterey County Board of Supervisors
- Jeff Denham, United States Representative for California's 10th congressional district
- Dennis Hollingsworth (born 1967), California State Senator[16]
- Abel Maldonado (born 1967), 47th Lieutenant Governor of California[17]
- Bruce McPherson (born 1944), 30th California Secretary of State[18]
- Mohammadreza Nematzadeh, Minister of Labour and Minister of Industry and Mine in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Devin Nunes, United States Representative for California's 21st congressional district
- George Radanovich, United States Representative for California's 19th congressional district
- Robert C. Tapella, 25th Public Printer of the United States
Science and technology
- Michael Alsbury, commercial astronaut, Virgin Galactic test pilot; killed in the 2014 Virgin Galactic crash[19]
- Greg Chamitoff (born 1962), astronaut[20]
- Robert L. Gibson (born 1946), astronaut[21]
- David Haussler, professor at University of California, Santa Cruz
- Mark Lucovsky, software architect and a part of the team that designed Windows NT[22]
- Alison Murray, biochemist and Antarctic researcher
- Aaron Peckham, owner and creator of UrbanDictionary
- Burt Rutan (born 1943), designer of SpaceShipOne and Rutan Voyager[10]
- Peter Siebold, commercial astronaut, Virgin Galactic Test Pilot [23]
- Frederick W. Sturckow (born 1961), astronaut[10]
Athletics
Baseball
- Kevin Correia (born 1980), MLB pitcher[24]
- Casey Fien (born 1983), MLB pitcher[25]
- Mitch Haniger (born 1990), MLB outfielder
- Mike Krukow (born 1952), former MLB pitcher and current broadcast announcer[10]
- Bud Norris (born 1985), MLB pitcher[26]
- Garrett Olson (born 1983), former MLB pitcher
- John Orton (born 1965), former MLB catcher[27]
- Ozzie Smith (born 1954), MLB Hall of Fame shortstop[10]
- Dean Treanor (born 1947), manager of the Indianapolis Indians[28]
- Joey Wagman (born 1991), pitcher[29]
Basketball
- David Nwaba (born 1993), NBA player for the Chicago Bulls[30]
- Joe Prunty (born 1969), NBA assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks[31]
Football
- Marijon Ancich, high school football coach with the most wins in California history[32]
- Ramses Barden (born 1986), former NFL wide receiver
- Jordan Beck (born 1983), NFL linebacker[33]
- Alex Bravo (born 1930), former NFL defensive back
- Courtney Brown (born 1984), former NFL defensive back
- Jim Criner (born 1940), college football head coach
- Nick Dzubnar (born 1991), linebacker for San Diego Chargers
- Chris Gocong (born 1983), NFL linebacker[34]
- Asa Jackson (born 1989), NFL cornerback
- Mel Kaufman (1958–2009), former NFL linebacker Washington Redskins, 1981–1988
- John Madden (born 1936), Pro Football Hall of Fame broadcaster, head coach, and player[35]
- Dana Nafziger (born 1953), NFL player
- Ted Tollner (born 1940), former NFL coach
- Cecil Turner (born 1944), former NFL WR/KR Chicago Bears, 1968–1973, selected to 1971 NFL Pro Bowl
- Fred Whittingham (born 1939), former NFL linebacker and coach
Other athletes
- Sharon Day (born 1985), former NCAA Women's heptathlon champion, 2011 USA outdoor national champion
- Dean Karnazes, Ultramarathoner
- Karen Kraft, U.S. silver medalist in coxless pair rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a bronze medalist in coxless pairs at the 2000 Summer Olympics[36]
- Gene Lenz, All-American college swimmer, 1960 Summer Olympics finalist in the 400-meter freestyle
- Chuck Liddell (born 1969), wrestler; retired mixed martial artist, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, and UFC Hall of Fame member[37][38]
- Gan McGee, professional MMA fighter[citation needed]
- Chad Mendes (born 1985), 2008 NCAA wrestling runner-up at 141 lb, professional MMA fighter, UFC featherweight contender[39]
- Gina Miles, U.S. silver medalist in individual eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics[36]
- Anton Peterlin (born 1987), soccer player
- Borislav Novachkov, Olympic wrestler
- Victor Plata (born 1973), USA Olympian in the triathlon[40]
- Loren Roberts (born 1955), professional golfer on the PGA Tour[10]
- Monty Roberts (born 1935), professional horse trainer, former rodeo rider, and author
- Kevin Tillman (born 1978), professional baseball player; gave up baseball to enlist in the US Army along with his older brother Pat Tillman after the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
- Stephanie Brown Trafton (born 1979), U.S. gold medalist in discus throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics[36]
- Maggie Vessey (born 1981), professional 800-meter runner
- Barton Williams (born 1956), NCAA All-American 400m-hurdler
- Kip Colvey (born 1994), professional soccer player for the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer; represents his home country New Zealand in International "FIFA" tournaments
Others
- Scott C. Black (born 1952), Lieutenant General (United States Army, Retired), 37th Judge Advocate General of the United States Army. He was the first Lieutenant General to hold that position
- Scott Peterson, convicted murderer in the Murder of Laci Peterson
- Gilbert H. Stork, president of Cuesta College
Notes
- ^ "Biography for Pedro Armendáriz". IMDB.
- ^ "Michael Berryman". What A Character!.
- ^ Kara Kelly Hallmark (2007). Encyclopedia of Asian American Artists. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 25–28. ISBN 978-0-313-33451-1. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ Luke Chueh - Bio
- ^ Danny Gans - Bio Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Alumni - Art and Design - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo". Artdesign.calpoly.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ George Ramos
- ^ "Suzanne Roberts". Suzanne Roberts. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ Cal Poly grad now 'monster of folk'
- ^ a b c d e f g Cal Poly Alumni Shine
- ^ "Our Alumni – Our People – Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo". Calpoly.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Bob Mazzuca". Boy Scouts of America.
- ^ "Farzad Nazem". Yahoo!.
- ^ "Peter Oppenheimer". Apple Computer. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27.
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- ^ "Senator Dennis Hollingsworth: Biography". California State Senate.
- ^ "Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado". Lieutenant Governor of California.
- ^ "California State University and Cal Poly Award Secretary of State Bruce McPherson Honorary Doctorate". Cal Poly.
- ^ Pilot killed in spaceship crash identified
- ^ "Astronaut Bio: Greg Chamitoff". NASA.
- ^ "Astronaut Bio: R. L. Gibson". NASA.
- ^ ""Shrek" Lead Effects Animator, Aerospace Researcher, Three Other Grads Honored by Cal Poly College of Engineering". Cal Poly.
- ^ SpaceShipTwo pilots had many years of experience - CNN.com
- ^ "Kevin Correia Statistics". baseball-reference.
- ^ "Casey Fien Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Bud Norris Statistics". baseball-reference.
- ^ "John Orton Statistics". baseball-reference.
- ^ http://www.milb.com/content/page.jsp?sid=t484&ymd=20050902&content_id=24686&vkey=roster.
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- ^ http://www.nba.com/bulls/bulls-claim-nwaba/
- ^ "Joe Prunty". nba.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Marijon Ancich". GoPoly.com.
- ^ "NFL.com - Jordan Beck". NFL.
- ^ "NFL.com - Chris Gocong". NFL.
- ^ "John Madden - Cal Poly".
- ^ a b c "Cal Poly: Athletic and Academic Excellence". Retrieved 2012-12-16.
- ^ "Chuck Liddell". USMTA.com.
- ^ "Chuck Liddell UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "Chad Mendes UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "United States Olympic Committee - Plata, Victor". USA Olympic Team. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
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