List of California State University, Los Angeles people
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This page lists notable alumni and former students, faculty, and administrators of the California State University, Los Angeles.
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Alumni
Academia
Alumni of California State University, Los Angeles
Billie Jean King, professional tennis player inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987
Rosario Marin, 41st U.S. Treasurer
Edward James Olmos, actor and director, longtime pioneer for more diversified roles and images of Hispanics in the U.S. media.
- Sal Castro – educator and activist
- Edward Diller – Professor of Germanic Languages and Literature, University of Oregon
- Jaime Escalante – mathematician and teacher; the subject of the 1988 Academy Award-nominated film Stand and Deliver[1]
- Michael S. Harper – first poet laureate of Rhode Island; professor at Brown University
- Walter E. Williams – author, economist, and professor at George Mason University
- Earl G. Yarbrough – president of Savannah State University[2]
Business
- James A. Bell ('97) – CFO of the Boeing Company[2]
- Warren Bryant (B.S. Sociology, 1971) – Chairman and CEO of Longs Drugs[2][3]
- Alan J. Forher ('81) - CEO of the Southern California Edison Company [2]
- Art Leahy ('74) - CEO of the Los Angeles Metro[2]
- Donald Sterling (BA) – former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers[4]
Entertainment alumni
- Dustin Lee Abraham – producer and screenwriter [5]
- Al Anthony – LA area radio personality[5]
- Alan Arkin ('52) - actor, received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)[5]
- Gabe Baltazar - jazz and studio musician[5]
- Billy Barty ('49, '75) – actor, activist for Little People rights; appeared in the Ron Howard film Willow[5]
- Luis Bonilla – composer, musician
- Kara Brock ('98) – television and film actress (The Parkers)[5]
- Jack Cooper – composer, arranger, musician[5]
- Eric "Bobo" Correa - musician, rap and pop artist[5]
- Elizabeth Devine ('85) - former producer of CSI:Miami[2]
- Sam Elliott - actor
- Phil Feather - studio musician, multireedist
- Barry Gordon ('86) – former president of the Screen Actors Guild, adjunct professor of political science at Cal State L.A.[5]
- Telma Hopkins - actress [5]
- Danny House - jazz and studio musician [5]
- Daniel Knauf ('82) – screenwriter, producer and director[5]
- Ronnie Lang - jazz and studio musician [5]
- Isaac Larian – chief executive officer of MGA Entertainment[5]
- Steven Lee – music producer, composer, instrumentalist[5]
- Tiny Lister – actor, former pro wrestler[5]
- Lennie Niehaus - composer, arranger, musician[5]
- Edward James Olmos – actor, director[5]
- Gil Robertson IV - author, journalist and President of the African American Film Critics Association[6]
- Scott Shaw – author, actor, filmmaker, and martial artist[5]
- Robin Shou – martial artist and actor[5]
- Phil Snyder (MFA 2012) - voice actor, voice of Disney's Jiminy Cricket in Kingdom Hearts and Disney Home Video, professor at the University of Houston [5]
- Cheryl Tiegs – model and actress [5]
- Robert Vaughn (BA 1956, MA 1964) - actor [5]
- John Williams - jazz and studio [5]
Literature
- Octavia Butler – science fiction author
- Marilyn Reynolds- young-adult fiction author
- Joseph Wambaugh ('60) – bestselling novelist[2]
Politics
- Michael D. Antonovich – politician, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Fifth District)
- Joe Baca – member of United States House of Representatives and former chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Lee Baca ('71) – former sheriff of Los Angeles County[2]
- Sukhbir Singh Badal - Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, India
- John J. Benoit – California State Senate
- Stephen Cooley ('71) – district attorney, Los Angeles County[2]
- Julian C. Dixon – former member of the California State Assembly, former member of Congress
- Mervyn Dymally – 1st foreign-born black Congressman, first black Lt. Governor of California, member of the California State Assembly
- Evan Freed — attorney, photographer of Robert Kennedy
- Elton Gallegly – former member of United States House of Representatives
- Tom LaBonge – Los Angeles City Council
- Rosario Marin ('83) – 41st U.S. Treasurer[2]
- Juanita Millender-McDonald – member of United States House of Representatives
- Lucille Roybal-Allard – member of United States House of Representatives and former chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Robert A. Underwood – delegate of Guam to the United States House of Representatives
- Maxine Waters – member of United States House of Representatives[2]
- Diane Watson ('67) – member of the United States House of Representatives and ambassador to Micronesia[2]
Religion
- J. Jon Bruno – Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, 2002–
Science
- Samuel Durrance (BS 1972, MS 1974) – NASA astronaut (Columbia and Endeavour), astrophysicist, educator[2]
- Sy Liebergot – NASA flight controller during Project Apollo, author, space historian
Sports
- John Adams - former NFL player
- Mike Burns – professional Major League Baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox[7]
- Don Davis - former NFL player
- Joe Faust - Olympian high jumper, mathematics teacher, aviation publisher, renewal energy researcher (kite energy systems).
- Jay Gibbons – professional Major League Baseball former outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles[8]
- Walter Johnson – former National Football League player with the Cleveland Browns[9]
- Mitch Johnson - former NFL player[10]
- Walter Johnson - former NFL player
- Howard Kindig - former NFL player
- Billie Jean King – professional tennis player inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.[11]
- Barry Migliorini - American Basketball Association head coach[12]
- Martin Vasquez – head coach of C.D. Chivas USA, in Major League Soccer. The first player to play in both the United States and Mexico's national teams.
- Mal Whitfield – gold medalist 1948 London Olympics and 1952 Helsinki Olympics[13]
- Frank Zane – professional bodybuilder and teacher
Visual arts
- Hisako Terasaki - artist
- Kent Twitchell ('72) – muralist[14]
Faculty
Professors
- Hal Fishman (adjunct) – KTLA news anchor and the longest-running news anchor in the history of American television.
- Ann Garry - Professor Emerita of Philosophy; early pioneer of the field of feminist philosophy
- Carlos G. Gutierrez (Professor of Chemistry) – named one of America's 2008 "100 Most Influential Hispanics" by Hispanic Business magazine[15]
- Christopher Isherwood (adjunct) – British novelist, writer of Berlin Stories[16]
Trustee Professors
- Barry Munitz – 5th chancellor of the California State University system, and 6th president of the University of Houston[17]
References
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- ↑ Alumni Kent Twitchell Retrieved on July 10, 2009
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- ↑ Christopher Isherwood adjunct professor December 9, 2009
- ↑ CSULA News and Information from the president's office (see welcome) Retrieved on July 11, 2009
