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Academics
University presidents
- Carol Folt, the 11th chancellor, and the 29th chief executive, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[1]
- Richard Miller, founding president of Olin College[2]
- Éric Maurincomme, director of INSA Lyon[citation needed]
- F. Chris Garcia, former president of the University of New Mexico[3]
- Douglas Girod, current chancellor of the University of Kansas[4]
- Mondo Kagonyera, chancellor of Makerere University in Uganda[citation needed]
- Michael Kotlikoff PhD - provost and acting president of Cornell University[5]
- Dr. Indira Samarasekera, president of the University of Alberta[6]
- Michael R. Gottfredson, former president of the University of Oregon[7]
- Greg Hess, president of Wabash College[8]
- Walter Harrison, president of the University of Hartford[9]
Professors
- Anil Kashyap, professor of economics and finance at University of Chicago[10]
- Xu Xiaonian, professor of economics and finance at China Europe International Business School[11]
- Robert Boyd, professor of the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) at Arizona State University[12]
- Howard A. Stone, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University[13]
- M. Brent Donnellan, professor of psychology at Texas A&M University[14]
- Constance J. Chang-Hasnain, professor of electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley[15]
- Tani E. Barlow, professor of history at Rice University[16]
- Gregory Berns, the Distinguished Chair of Neuroeconomics in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine[17]
- Bonnie Bassler, professor of molecular biology, Princeton University, MacArthur Fellowship[18]
- Hugo J. Bellen, professor of molecular and human genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator[19]
- Daniel T. Blumstein, professor and chair for the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA[20]
- James F. Brooks, professor of history at University of California, Santa Barbara[21]
- Janet Broughton, professor of philosophy and vice provost of UC Berkeley[22]
- Rao S. Govindaraju, professor of civil engineering at Purdue University
- Lori Cox Han, professor of political science at Chapman University[23]
- Bonnie S. Dunbar, former professor in the department of molecular and cell biology at Baylor University[24]
- Philippe Desan, professor of French and history of culture at the University of Chicago[25]
- Mustafa Emirbayer, professor of sociology at University of Wisconsin-Madison[26]
- Max Essex, professor of health sciences at Harvard University[27]
- Lewis J. Feldman, professor of plant biology at UC Berkeley[28]
- Bruce Frohnen, professor of law at Ohio Northern University[29]
- Stephen Glosecki, scholar of Old English[30]
- James A. Herrick, Guy Vanderjagt Professor of Communication and former communication chair at Hope College[31]
- Godfrey Hewitt, professor and evolutionary geneticist at University of East Anglia[citation needed]
- Burton Hatlen, literary scholar and professor at University of Maine[32]
- Donna Hoffman, professor of marketing at George Washington University[33]
- Amishi Jha, professor of psychology at University of Miami[34]
- Robert Lieber, professor of the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University[35]
- Theraphan Luangthongkum, linguistics professor at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand[citation needed]
- Bruce A. Manning, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at San Francisco State University[36]
- John Marini (PhD), professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Reno[37]
- Mark Matsumoto, dean of engineering at University of California, Merced
- Elvira de Mejia, professor of food sciences and human nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign[38]
- H. Allen Orr, professor of biology at University of Rochester[citation needed]
- Hans Ostrom, professor of African American studies at University of Puget Sound[39]
- Pearl T. Robinson, professor of political science at Tufts University[40]
- Peter Richerson, professor emeritus at UC Davis[41]
- Jean Beagle Ristaino, professor of plant pathology at North Carolina State University[42]
- Shawna Yang Ryan, professor at University of Hawaii, Manoa[43]
- William S. Penn, English professor at Michigan State University[44]
- Meredith Small, professor of anthropology at Cornell University[45]
- Justin E. H. Smith, professor at Paris Diderot University[46]
- Gary D. Solis, adjunct professor of law who teaches the laws of war at the Georgetown University Law Center[47]
- Nancy Butler Songer, dean of the School of Education at Drexel University[48]
- Scott Talan, professor of communication at American University[49]
- Martin Tolich, professor of sociology at University of Otago[50]
- David Hurst Thomas, professor at Columbia University[51]
- Steven D. Tanksley, professor of plant breeding and biometry at Cornell University[52]
- Athula Wikramanayake, professor at the University of Miami[53]
Science
Astronauts
Computer science
- Sam Lantinga, lead software engineer at Blizzard Entertainment
- John Black, cryptologist who has been involved in the invention of several cryptographic algorithms including UMAC, PMAC, OCB, and CMAC
- Chris Crawford, game designer
- Timothy Jurka, developer of RTextTools and MaxEnt for the R statistical programming language
- Patrick J. Miller, known for building largest temporary supercomputer
- Eric Lengyel, computer game engine developer with expertise in 3D graphics, animation, physics, audio, and networking
- Carl Sassenrath, developer of REBOL language, CTO of REBOL
- Peter J. Salzman, hacker, former senior member of hacker group Legion of Doom
- Perry Gregg, computer scientist
Engineering
- David Abe, head of the Electromagnetics Technology Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
- Chow Chung-kong, chemical engineer, chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
- Adam Steltzner, NASA JPL lead engineer
- Erkin Sidick, NASA JPL engineer
- Sig Mejdal, sabermetrics analyst, former NASA engineer
- Bernard Soriano, aeronautical engineer, deputy director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles
- Kaveh Madani, Iranian civil and environmental engineer
- Nelson Pass, audio engineer
- David Phillips, civil engineer
- Jeffrey Steefel, video game producer
- Alvin S. White, test pilot, mechanical engineer
Economics
- Ahmad Faruqui, defense analyst and economist
- Mahmoud Solh, Lebanese agricultural economist and genetic scientist who is currently Director General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
- Masami Imai, Japanese economist
- Timothy Francis McCarthy, financial services chief executive
Biology
- Alice Alldredge, oceanographer, marine biologist
- Anurag Agrawal, ecologist, evolutionary biologist
- Jon Andrus, American physician, epidemiologist and immunization specialist, Deputy Director of the Pan American Health Organization
- Dean Burk, co-discoverer of biotin
- Gordon Conway, former president of the Royal Geographical Society
- Edward DeLong, marine microbiologist
- Renee Dufault, biologist[54]
- Katherine Esau, German-American botanist who received the National Medal of Science for her work on plant anatomy
- Brian Fisher, field biologist who works on the systematics of arthropods
- Niklaus Grunwald, plant pathologist and professor
- Brian Hanley, microbiologist and biohacker
- Catherine T. Hunt, chemist
- Jae U. Jung, South Korean biologist
- Gurdev Khush, Indian agronomist and winner of the World Food Prize
- Lynn Kimsey, professor of Entomology
- Laurence Madin, marine biologist, executive vice president and director of research of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Bruce A. Manning, professor of biochemistry at San Francisco University
- David Mas Masumoto, author and organic farmer
- Frederick Murphy, co-discoverer of the Ebola virus
- Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, Nigerian epidemiologist
- Robert E. Page, Jr., honey bee geneticist
- Herman Phaff, yeast ecologist
- Eric W. Sanderson, landscape ecologist
- H. Michael Shepard, cancer biologist and discoverer of Herceptin
- Gary Strobel, microbiologist
- David Hurst Thomas, archaeologist and anthropologist
- Thomas W. Whitaker, 1927, botanist and horticulturist
Other
- Patricia S. Cowings, NASA psychologist, first African American woman trained to be an astronaut[55]
- Frederica Darema, Greek physicist who proposed the SPMD programming model
- Diane Fordney, sex therapist
- Christopher G. Newhall, volcanologist
- William Hirstein, philosopher primarily interested in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics, cognitive science, and analytic philosophy
- Zdenka Samish, Czech-Israeli food technology researcher
- Jeff Werber, veterinarian
- Nadine Burke Harris, pediatrician, advisory council member for Hillary Rodham Clinton's Clinton Foundation's Too Small to Fail campaign
Arts, entertainment, and literature
Fine art
- Kathy Butterly, sculptor
- Shirley Burman, railroad photographer
- Charles Burns (cartoonist), cartoonist and illustrator
- Deborah Butterfield, sculptor
- Vonn Cummings Sumner, painter
- Carter, artist
- Victor Cicansky, Canadian sculptor
- Sarah DeRemer, artist
- Kurt Edward Fishback, photographer
- Camille Rose Garcia, lowbrow artist
- Carll Goodpasture, photographer
- Steve Lambert, artist
- Kenney Mencher, painter
- Nickolas Mohanna, artist and composer
- Bruce Nauman, artist
- Richard T. Notkin, ceramic artist
- Nancy Rubins, sculptor
- Ethan Russell, the only rock photographer to have shot album covers for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who
- Elizabeth Stephens, artist, sculptor, film maker, photographer
- Ed Darack, author, photographer
Music
- Yul Anderson, pianist, guitarist, singer
- Cam, country music artist known for the hit "Burning House"
- Luciano Chessa, Italian musicologist
- DJ Shadow (real name Joshua Davis), music producer, DJ, and songwriter
- Rita Hosking, award-winning songwriter, singer
- Ruby Ibarra, rapper
- Tom Jans, singer/songwriter
- Steven Mackey, guitarist and composer
- Scott Miller, guitarist and singer/songwriter, founder of Game Theory and The Loud Family
- Mano Murthy, composer
- Lateef the Truthspeaker (real name Lateef Daumont), rapper
- Lyrics Born (real name Tom Shimura), rapper
- Dave Nachmanoff, award-winning American folk singer-songwriter
- Cadence Spalding, American educator, vocalist, instrumentalist and composer
- Donnette Thayer, musician
- Russ Tolman, guitarist for True West
- Lindsey Pavao, contestant on the second season of The Voice
- Paris, rapper
- Knapsack (band), indie rock band
- Sholi, indie rock band
- The Jealous Sound, indie rock band
- Joyo Velarde, hip hop and pop singer
Literature
- Wendy Barker, poet
- Howard Beck, sports journalist
- Clare Bell, British author in the United States best known for her Ratha series
- Kevin Clark, American poet and critic
- Kira Cochrane, feminist journalist and writer
- Costa Dillon, writer
- Theodore Hamm, author
- Brian Halweil, sustainable food writer and researcher
- Deborah Harkness, The New York Times best-selling author
- Amy Gutierrez, sports journalist
- Karen Joy Fowler, science fiction author
- Lauren Kate, novelist
- Matthew Kennedy, writer and film historian
- Gus Lee, author
- Regina Lynn, sex columnist
- Marilyn Nelson, American poet, translator and children's book author
- Hans Ostrom, poet, novelist, and scholar, author of The Coast Starlight
- Louis Owens, novelist and scholar
- Chris Ransick, writer of literary fiction and poetry
- Grant Rosenberg, screenwriter/producer
- Maris Soule, American author of romance and romantic suspense novels, mysteries, and short stories
- Shawna Yang Ryan, novelist, author of Water Ghosts (2009) and Green Island (2016)
- Max Schott, author of short stories
- April Halprin Wayland, author, poet, and teacher
- Anthony Swofford, author
- James Van Pelt, science fiction author
- Mark Wisniewski, Pushcart Prize winner and Best American Short Stories author
Film and television
- Craig Baldwin, experimental filmmaker
- Michele Boyd, actress
- Jan Gan Boyd, actress
- Debbie Lee Carrington, actress
- Sonya Eddy, actress
- Larry Ferguson, screenwriter
- Michael Gaston, actor
- Terisa Greenan, film producer, director, and actress
- Hiep Thi Le, Vietnamese-American actress
- Carol Flint, TV producer, ER
- Natasha Halevi, actress
- Fereshta Kazemi, Afghan-American film actress
- Kristie Macosko Krieger, film producer
- Guji Lorenzana, actor
- Ilan Mitchell-Smith, actor
- Kelly Masterson, screenwriter
- Matthew Moy, actor
- Sal Viscuso, actor
- John Vickery, stage and film actor known for his work in Babylon 5 and Star Trek
- Martin Yan, chef host of television show Yan Can Cook
- Tareq Salahi, winery owner at television personality
- Christopher Markus, Emmy winner
- Sue Murphy, stand-up comedian
- Conan Nolan, political reporter
- Kate Tsui, actress and singer
- Bergen Williams, actress
- Eric Womack, American actor and producer
- Pamela Wu, reporter
Comedy
- Hasan Minhaj, comedian[56]
- Tim Lee, comedian
- Bruce Baum, comedian
Other
- Meghan Kalkstein, broadcast journalist
- Kim Iverson, radio personality
- Jenny Cho, broadcaster
- Tiffany Lam, beauty queen, Miss Hong Kong 2002
- Henry Wofford, SportsNet Central anchor/reporter for Comcast SportsNet in San Francisco
- Mike Pondsmith, game designer
Athletics
Olympians
- Alphonse Burnand, gold medalist in sailing
- Peter Snell, three time gold medalist in running
- Cathy Carr, gold medalist swimmer at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Emily Azevedo, bobsledder in 2010 Winter Olympics
- Linda Somers, marathon runner in 1996 Olympics
- Scott Weltz, swimmer at 2012 Summer Olympics
- Kim Conley, long distance runner in 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics
- Colby Slater, two time gold medalist in rugby
- Carrie Johnson, sprint canoer at 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics
- Terry Kubicka, figure skater, 1976 US National Champion, competitor at 1976 Winter Olympics, first and only skater to perform legal backflip
- Cyndy Poor, runner at 1976 Summer Olympics
- Seth Weil, rower at 2016 Summer Olympics
Basketball
- Corey Hawkins, professional basketball player for Antwerp Giants of the Basketball League Belgium
- Mark Payne, professional basketball player who plays for Champagne Châlons-Reims of the LNB Pro A
- Jason Rabedeaux, college basketball coach who served as the head coach of the UTEP Miners from 1999 to 2002.
- Josh Ritchart, basketball player for Malbas of the Basketligan
- Dedrique Taylor, college basketball head coach for Cal State Fullerton
- Joshua Fox, player for Hawke's Bay Hawks
Soccer
- Quincy Amarikwa, MLS player for the San Jose Earthquakes
- Nicolas Platter, goalkeeper for Carolina RailHawks
- Ahmad Hatifi, current international soccer player for Afghanistan and a professional with Mumbai F.C. in India's I-League
- Jacob Barron, midfielder for Orange County Blues FC
- Jerome Watson, American former U.S. soccer forward
- Matthew Sheldon, player for Orange County Blues
- Dirk Denkers, retired American soccer player who spent one season in both the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League
- Elliott Hord, soccer player who currently plays for Sacramento Republic in the United Soccer League
- Ramon Martin Del Campo, player for Ottawa Fury
- Matt Wiesenfarth, player for Sacramento Republic
Football
- Nick Aliotti, defensive coordinator for University of Oregon
- Mike Bellotti, former head football coach for the University of Oregon
- Rolf Benirschke, placekicker for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL
- Bob Biggs, former head coach for UC Davis
- Chris Carter, former wide receiver for Seattle Seahawks
- Jonathan Compas, former NFL offensive lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Kevin Daft, offensive coordinator for UC Davis
- Bo Eason, safety for the Houston Oilers of the NFL
- Daniel Fells, tight end for the Denver Broncos
- Bakari Grant, wide receiver for Calgary Stampeders
- Mark Grieb, quarterback for the San Jose Sabercats of the Arena Football League
- Daryl Gross, Athletic Director, Syracuse University
- Nathaniel Hackett, offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills[57]
- Paul Hackett, former head coach for University of Pittsburgh and University of Southern California
- Dan Hawkins, former head football coach for the University of Colorado at Boulder
- Khari Jones, Arena Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback and sports reporter
- Bryan Lee-Lauduski, former quarterback for Iowa Barnstormers
- Brad Lekkerkerker, offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL
- Cory Lekkerkerker, offensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL
- Chris Mandeville, defensive back
- Rich Martini, former wide receiver for Oakland Raiders
- Casey Merrill, NFL defensive end
- Mike Moroski, NFL quarterback
- Ken O'Brien, 11-year quarterback for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles
- J. T. O'Sullivan, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Chris Petersen, head football coach for the University of Washington
- Frank Scalercio, former head coach for Sonoma State Cossacks
- Colton Schmidt, punter for the Buffalo Bills
- Kermit Schmidt, NFL running back
- Elliot Vallejo, former player for Oakland Raiders
- Demario Warren, head coach for Southern Utah Thunderbirds
- Mike Wise, NFL defensive end
Wrestling
- Urijah Faber, wrestler; professional mixed martial artist, former WEC featherweight Champion, and current UFC Bantamweight Contender[58]
- John Hennigan, professional wrestler known for his time in WWE as Johnny Nitro and John Morrison
- Tim Lajcik, mixed martial artist, stuntman, and actor
Baseball
- Joe Biagini, pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays
- Steve Brown, MLB pitcher
- Daniel Descalso, infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks[59]
- Eddie Gamboa, pitcher for Tampa Bay Rays
- Marco Grifantini, pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays
- Ty Kelly, utility player for the New York Mets[60]
- Ryan Scoma, player for the San Francisco Giants
- Matt Vaughn, head coach for the UC Davis Aggies baseball team
- Rich Waltz, TV announcer, Miami Marlins, MLB Network, & CBS Sports
Golf
- Matt Marshall, professional golfer from Carlton, Oregon.[61]
- Brad Bell, professional golfer from Sacramento, California.[citation needed]
- Scott Gordon, professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.[62]
- Demi Runas, professional golfer
Other
- Alycia Moulton, tennis player
- Dave Scott, 6-time champion at Ironman World Championship
- Shiva Vashishat, cricket player
Business
- Allison Arieff, Senior Content Lead at IDEO, co-founder and former editor of Dwell magazine
- Refaat El-Sayed, billionaire
- Riley P. Bechtel, billionaire, CEO of Bechtel
- Ben Behrouzi, entrepreneur, Founder, president and CEO of DotNext Inc. and Reply.com
- Brian Bolke, president and Co-Founder of Forty Five Ten
- Alfred Chuang, co-founder and CEO of BEA Systems
- Rael Dornfest, former engineer at Twitter, founder and CEO of Values of N
- Lauren Elliott, internet entrepreneur, video game designer, co-designer of Carmen Sandiego game series
- Sean Ellis, founder of Qualaroo, coined growth hacking
- Ron Erickson, co-founder of Microrim, GlobalVision, Inc., and Egghead Software
- Robert "Bob" Foster, past president of Southern California Edison; former Mayor of Long Beach, California
- Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., CEO and Chairman of Allegiant Air
- Adriana Gascoigne, CEO of Girls in Tech
- Kimberly Guilfoyle, Court TV and FOX News Channel anchor; ABC, CNN, and FOX News legal analyst/commentator
- Daniel Ha, co-founder and CEO of Disqus
- Oran B. Hesterman, president and chief executive officer of Fair Food Network
- Jeff Katz, CEO, NexTag; ex-CEO, Leapfrog; ex-CEO and founder, Orbitz
- Peter Lavelle, American journalist, host of CrossTalk on the English-language TV channel of RT
- Francis Lee, CEO, Synaptics
- Jason Lucash, inventor and founder of Origaudio, Time Magazine's Top 50 Inventions of 2009, winner on ABC's show Shark Tank, and Entrepreneur's "Entrepreneur of the Year" for 2012
- Jani Macari Pallis, CEO of Cislunar Aerodynamics, professor at University of Bridgeport
- Dhar Mann, entrepreneur, founder of WeGrow Store
- Ken Mercurio, author and former nutrition labeling director at Nestle USA
- David Phillips, "The Pudding Guy"
- Richard Pitcairn, veterinarian, founder of the Academy of Veterinary Homeopathy
- Mark Publicover, CEO and founder of JumpSport, inventor of the first affordable trampoline safety net enclosure
- Keith Robinson, co-owner of the Hawaiian island of Niihau
- Zohra Sarwari, Muslim author, business coach, entrepreneur, and international speaker
- Stratton Sclavos, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of VeriSign
- Tanya Seaman, founder of PhillyCarShare
- Krishna Subramanian, entrepreneur, angel investor, and co-founder of BlueLithium
- Jeffrey Tarrant, founder of Candescent Films
- Thomas J. Tierney, chairman of eBay
- Robert B. Tucker, president and founder of The Innovation Resource Consulting Group
- John Watson, CEO of Chevron
- William L. Ballhaus, CEO of Blackboard, Inc.
- Payam Zamani, founder and chairman of One Planet Ops Inc.
- Diane Bryant, COO of Google Cloud.
Government
Foreign officials
- Mohsen Nourbakhsh, former Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
- Mari Pangestu, Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy
- Kuan Chung-ming, former minister of the Taiwanese National Development Council, current chair of the Department of Finance of the National Taiwan University
- Rosanna Wong, former convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
- James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, Scottish nobleman
- Roberto Sebastian, former Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (Philippines)
- Mary Ikoku, Nigerian Special Adviser to the Federal Ministry of Information and Communications
- Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, Nigerian senator, daughter of former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo
- Kamal Stino, Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt
- Isabel García Tejerina, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Spain).
Federal government
- Anna Escobedo Cabral, Treasurer of the United States
- Janice Eberly, former chief economist of the United States Department of the Treasury
- Ann Veneman, former Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, 2001–2005, later executive director of UNICEF
- David J. Kappos, former Director of the Patent and Trademark Office
- Lynn Okagaki, Commissioner of Education Research in the Institute of Education Sciences
- Paul M. Igasaki, Chair and Chief Judge of the Administrative Review Board at the U.S. Department of Labor
- Steven J. Law, United States Deputy Secretary of Labor
- Jane A. Restani, Judge on the United States Court of International Trade
- Sue Ellen Wooldridge, former United States Assistant Attorney General
- Julie MacDonald, Former deputy assistant secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the United States Department of the Interior
Ambassadors
- Scot Marciel, United States Ambassador to Myanmar
- Leslie A. Bassett, United States Ambassador to Paraguay
- Sheila Gwaltney, United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Jackie Speier, Congresswoman
- Cal Dooley, United States Congressman, also president and CEO of National Food Processors Association
- Dave Loebsack, Congressman, Iowa, 2nd District
- George Miller, United States Congressman, California, 7th District
- Jimmy Panetta, assistant district attorney in Monterey County, California[63]
State government
- Harold J. Powers, 36th Lieutenant Governor of California
- Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California
- Arthur Torres, Chairman of the California Democratic Party
- Luis Alejo, California State Assemblymember, 28th District and former Mayor of Watsonville, California
- Anthony Cannella, California State Senator, District 12 and fmr. Mayor of Ceres, California
- Charles Calderon, politician who served in both chambers of the California State Legislature
- Rebecca Cohn, California State Assembly member for the 24th District
- Jill Derby, elected Regent for the Nevada System of Higher Education
- Delaine Eastin, 25th State Superintendent of Public Instruction of California
- Robert Fong, former member of the Sacramento City Council
- Dario Frommer, California Assemblyman, 43rd District, Los Angeles
- Jeff Gorell, California State Assemblymember, 37th District
- David C. Long, member of the Indiana State Senate representing the 16th district
- Michael Machado, California State Assemblymember
- Kerry Mazzoni, California Secretary of Education
- Tony Miller, former California Secretary of State
- Mike Machado, California State Senator
- Ron Raikes, state senator from Lincoln, Nebraska in the Nebraska Legislature
- Darrell Steinberg, California State Senator, 6th District
- Kevin Shelley, former California Secretary of State
- Cameron Smyth, California Assemblyman, 38th District
- Charles Starr, member of Oregon House of Representatives
- Ellen Corbett, California State Senator
- Terry Morrow, former member of Minnesota House of Representatives
- Jani Iwamoto, member of the Utah Senate
- Phil Wyman, California Assembymember
Mayors
- Ruthlane Uy Asmundson, former Mayor of Davis, first female Filipino mayor
- Jason Baker, Mayor of Campbell, California
- Bob Black, former Mayor of Davis
- Heather Fargo, former Mayor of Sacramento, California
- Robert "Bob" Foster, Mayor of Long Beach, California
- Elihu Harris, Mayor of Oakland, California
Judges
- Tony Agbayani, Judge of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, California
- Miranda Du, District Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- Sharon L. Gleason, District Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
- Paul W. Grimm, District Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- Kristina Pickering, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
- Dean D. Pregerson, District Judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California
- Delbert Gee, Judge of the Superior Court of California in Alameda County
- Craig F. Stowers, Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
- Paula A. Nakayama, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
- Jon Sands, Chief Federal Public Defender for the District of Arizona
- Steve White, Judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court
Military
- Howard B. Bromberg, lieutenant general, United States Army Deputy Chief of Staff
- Hassan Akbar, U.S. Army sergeant, convicted for murders of fellow soldiers
Other
- London Breed, president of the board of supervisors, San Francisco
- Dave Cortese, Santa Clara County Supervisor, former San Jose Vice Mayor/City Councilmember
- John Quoc Duong, Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs)
- Joseph Gutheinz, retired NASA employee who investigated stolen and missing moon rocks
- Lamar Heystek, former Davis City councilmember
- Eric Mar, San Francisco District 1 Supervisor
- Katy Tang, San Francisco District 4 Supervisor
- Mindell Penn, Richmond, California city councilwoman and PG&E executive
- Jim Rogers, city councilmember for Richmond, California
- Angela E. Oh, attorney, teacher, and public lecturer best known for her role as spokesperson for the Korean American community
- Monika Kalra Varma, Director of Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
- Hoang Tu Duy, Vietnamese-born American democracy activist
Winemaking
- Amy Aiken
- Alberto Antonini, senior winemaker for the wineries of the Antinori and the Frescobaldi
- Kristen Barnhisel, winemaker[64]
- Heidi Barrett, California winemaker and consultant
- Daniel Baron
- Cathy Corison, winemaker
- Sarah Gott, winemaker
- Kathryn Kennedy
- Mia Klein, winemaker
- David Lake, Washington wine pioneer and Master of Wine
- Aaron Pott, Napa Valley consultant winemaker
- Carol Shelton, winemaker
- Kay Simon, class of 1976, Washington winemaker
Miscellaneous
- Dennis Banks, Native American leader
- John Lawrence Goheen, missionary and educator
- Peter A. Griffin, blackjack expert, one of the original seven members of the Blackjack Hall of Fame
- Maria Kang, fitness advocate and founder of the No Excuse Mom movement
- Laura Liswood, Secretary General of the Council of Women World Leaders
- Luis Scott-Vargas, "Magic: The Gathering" player
- John Dragon Young, Hong Kong scholar of Chinese history
- Deborah King, wellness teacher
- Jan Hamrin, founded the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions
- Randy Lew, professional poker player
See also
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External links
- Famous UC Davis Alumni on the Davis Wiki