List of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo people
This article lists notable alumni of the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.
Arts and media
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- 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]
- Dave Carnie (born 1969), writer, artist, former editor of Big Brother Magazine
- Irene Chan (born 1965), artist[3]
- Margo Chase (1958–2017), graphic designer
- Luke Chueh, contemporary artist[4]
- Michelle Franzen (born 1968), television and radio journalist for NBC News and ABC News
- Danny Gans (1956–2009), Las Vegas entertainer[5]
- Nathan L. Good (born 1954), architect[6]
- Paula Huston (born 1952), author
- Cam Inman, San Francisco 49ers reporter for Bay Area News Group
- John Madden (1936-2021), Pro Football Hall of Fame broadcaster, head coach, and player[7]
- Cassie McFarland (born 1985), artist, designed the obverse of the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coin[8]
- Andy Paiko (born 1977), contemporary glass artist
- George Ramos (1947–2011), three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[9]
- Suzanne Roberts (born 1970), poet, travel writer, and photographer[10]
- Zach Shallcross (born 1996), reality television personality, The Bachelor[11]
- M. Ward (born 1973), folk musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist[12]
- "Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959), rock parodist and entertainer[13]
Business
[edit]- James Griffin Boswell, chairman of the board, J.G. Boswell Company
- Jamie Evans, cannabis professional[14][15]
- Noel Lee, President and founder, Monster Cable[16]
- Bob Mazzuca (B.S. History, 1970), Chief Scout Executive of Boy Scouts of America[17]
- Farzad Nazem (B.S. Computer Science, 1981), former Chief Technology Officer of Yahoo![18]
- Peter Oppenheimer (B.S. Ag Business, 1985), former Chief Financial Officer of Apple Computer[19]
- William H. Swanson (B.S. Industrial Engineering, 1973) (born 1950), Chairman and CEO of Raytheon[13]
- Jack Trimble (B.S. Psychology, 2024), current Chief Executive Officer of Copper & Crystal, Bar Service
Politics and government
[edit]- Tom Berryhill, Stanislaus County Supervisor, former California State Senator[20][21]
- Warren Church, Monterey County Board of Supervisors
- Jeff Denham, former United States Representative for California's 10th congressional district[22]
- Dennis Hollingsworth (born 1967), former California State Senator[23]
- Doug LaMalfa, United States Representative for California's 1st congressional district[24]
- Abel Maldonado (born 1967), 47th Lieutenant Governor of California[25]
- Bruce McPherson (born 1944), 30th California Secretary of State[26]
- Mohammadreza Nematzadeh, Minister of Labour and Minister of Industry and Mine in the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Devin Nunes, former United States Representative for California's 22nd Congressional District[27]
- George Radanovich, former United States Representative for California's 19th congressional district[citation needed]
- Robert C. Tapella, 25th Public Printer of the United States
Science and technology
[edit]- Michael Alsbury, commercial astronaut, Virgin Galactic test pilot; killed in the 2014 Virgin Galactic crash[28]
- Tory Bruno, rocket scientist and CEO of United Launch Alliance[29]
- Greg Chamitoff (born 1962), astronaut[30]
- Robert L. Gibson (born 1946), astronaut[31]
- Victor J. Glover (born 1976), astronaut[32]
- David Haussler, professor at University of California, Santa Cruz
- Mark Lucovsky, software architect and a part of the team that designed Windows NT[33]
- Kristen Maitland, optical scientist and Fellow of SPIE
- Alison Murray, biochemist and Antarctic researcher
- Aaron Peckham, owner and creator of UrbanDictionary
- Burt Rutan (born 1943), designer of SpaceShipOne and Rutan Voyager[13]
- Peter Siebold, commercial astronaut, Virgin Galactic test pilot[34]
- Frederick W. Sturckow (born 1961), astronaut[13]
Athletics
[edit]Baseball
[edit]- Justin Bruihl (born 1997), MLB pitcher
- Kevin Correia (born 1980), MLB pitcher[35]
- Casey Fien (born 1983), MLB pitcher[36]
- Mitch Haniger (born 1990), MLB outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
- Mike Krukow (born 1952), former MLB pitcher and current broadcast announcer[13]
- Bud Norris (born 1985), MLB pitcher[37]
- Garrett Olson (born 1983), former MLB pitcher
- John Orton (born 1965), former MLB catcher[38]
- Ozzie Smith (born 1954), MLB Hall of Fame shortstop[13]
- Dean Treanor (born 1947), manager of the Indianapolis Indians[39]
- Joey Wagman (born 1991), pitcher[40]
- Bryan Woo (born 2000), MLB pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
Basketball
[edit]- Sean Chambers (born 1965), PBA player for the Alaska Aces
- Chris Eversley (born 1991), ABL player for the Malaysia Dragons
- Mike LaRoche (born 1946), ABA player for the Los Angeles Stars
- David Nwaba (born 1993), NBA player for the Chicago Bulls[41]
- Joe Prunty (born 1969), NBA assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks
- Derek Stockalper (born 1984), FIBA player for Swiss National Team
- Drake U'u (born 1990), NBL player for the Perth Wildcats
Football
[edit]- Marijon Ancich, high school football coach with the most wins in California history[42]
- Ramses Barden (born 1986), former NFL wide receiver
- Bobby Beathard (born 1937), NFL Hall of Fame GM
- Jordan Beck (born 1983), NFL linebacker[43]
- Alex Bravo (born 1930), former NFL defensive back
- Courtney Brown (born 1984), former NFL defensive back
- Sal Cesario (born 1963), former NFL offensive guard
- Jim Criner (born 1940), college football head coach
- Nick Dzubnar (born 1991), linebacker for San Diego Chargers
- Chris Gocong (born 1983), NFL linebacker[44]
- Asa Jackson (born 1989), NFL cornerback
- Mel Kaufman (1958–2009), former NFL linebacker Washington Redskins, 1981–1988
- John Madden (1936-2021), Pro Football Hall of Fame broadcaster, head coach, and player[7]
- 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
[edit]- 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
- Sharon Day (born 1985), former NCAA women's high jump champion, 2011 USA outdoor national heptathlon champion
- Sean Johnston (rally driver) (born 1990), American World Rally Championship driver [45]
- 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[46]
- 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[47][48]
- Gan McGee, professional MMA fighter[citation needed]
- Chad Mendes (born 1985), 2008 NCAA wrestling runner-up at 141 lbs., professional MMA fighter, UFC featherweight contender[49]
- Gina Miles, U.S. silver medalist in individual eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics[46]
- Borislav Novachkov, Olympic wrestler
- Gina Oceguera (born 1977), World Cup soccer player
- Anton Peterlin (born 1987), soccer player
- Victor Plata (born 1973), USA Olympian in the triathlon[50]
- Loren Roberts (born 1955), professional golfer on the PGA Tour[13]
- Monty Roberts (born 1935), professional horse trainer, former rodeo rider, and author
- Horton "Cotton" Rosser (1928-2022), 1951 All-Around National Champion, College National Finals Rodeo, Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, "King of the Cowboys", owner of Flying U Rodeo Company, Cal Poly honorary doctorate, honoree of the Cotton Rosser Rodeo Complex at Cal Poly
- Taylor Spivey (born 1991), college swimmer, USA Olympian in the triathlon[51]
- Stephanie Brown Trafton (born 1979), U.S. gold medalist in discus throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics[46]
- Maggie Vessey (born 1981), professional 800-meter runner
- Barton Williams (born 1956), NCAA All-American 400m-hurdler
Others
[edit]- Scott C. Black (born 1952), lieutenant general (United States Army, Retired), 37th Judge Advocate General of the United States Army; the first lieutenant general to hold that position
- Wil Dasovich, Filipino American YouTube personality
- Maya Higa (born 1998), conservationist, falconer, wildlife rehabilitator, and Twitch streamer
- Laci Peterson (born 1975)
- Scott Peterson, convicted murderer
- Kristin Smart (born 1977)
- Gilbert H. Stork, president of Cuesta College
Notes
[edit]- ^ "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
- ^ "Four Cal Poly Alumni Elevated to the American Institute of Architects' College of Fellows". College of Architecture & Environmental Design. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ a b "John Madden - Cal Poly".
- ^ "Alumni - Art and Design - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo". Artdesign.calpoly.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ George Ramos
- ^ "Suzanne Roberts". Suzanne Roberts. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Who is Zach Shallcross, Cal Poly grad on The Bachelorette". The Tribune. July 13, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "Cal Poly grad now 'monster of folk'". Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Cal Poly Alumni Shine". Archived from the original on 2007-01-19. Retrieved 2007-01-21.
- ^ "Why Weed and Wine Have More in Common Than You Think". Wine Enthusiast. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "How Jamie Evans is Pairing Her Passions". Leaf Nation. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ^ "Our Alumni – Our People – Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo". Calpoly.edu. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ "Bob Mazzuca". Boy Scouts of America. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ "Farzad Nazem". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 2007-03-24. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ "Peter Oppenheimer". Apple Computer. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27.
- ^ "Berryhill, released from hospital, takes Stanislaus County oath of office". modbee. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "ASSEMBLYMAN TOM BERRYHILL". California State Assembly. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ "DENHAM, Jeff - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Senator Dennis Hollingsworth: Biography". California State Senate. Archived from the original on 2007-05-25. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ "About". Congressman Doug LaMalfa. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado". Lieutenant Governor of California.
- ^ "California State University and Cal Poly Award Secretary of State Bruce McPherson Honorary Doctorate". Cal Poly. Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ "Meet Devin | Congressman Devin Nunes". nunes.house.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ Pilot killed in spaceship crash identified
- ^ https://www.alumni.calpoly.edu/s/699/alumni/index.aspx?sid=699&gid=1&pgid=1448.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Astronaut Bio: Greg Chamitoff". NASA. 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Astronaut Bio: R. L. Gibson". NASA. 11 February 2015.
- ^ Whiting, Melanie (2016-02-04). "Victor J. Glover, Jr. (Commander, U.S. Navy) NASA Astronaut". NASA. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- ^ ""Shrek" Lead Effects Animator, Aerospace Researcher, Three Other Grads Honored by Cal Poly College of Engineering". Cal Poly. Archived from the original on 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Joey Wagman Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "Bulls claim David Nwaba". NBA.com.
- ^ "Marijon Ancich". GoPoly.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
- ^ "NFL.com - Jordan Beck". NFL.
- ^ "NFL.com - Chris Gocong". NFL.
- ^ "INSIGHT: Sean Johnston on flying the Stars and Stripes in the WRC". 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Cal Poly: Athletic and Academic Excellence". Archived from the original on 2020-08-02. 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.
- ^ "Meet Paris 2024 Olympic Triathlete Taylor Spivey". www.usatriathlon.org. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
External links
[edit]- http://www.calpoly.edu/aboutcp.html#_national Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine