List of San Jose State University people


List of San Jose State University people


The following is a list of notable persons (students, alumni, faculty or academic affiliates) associated with San José State University, located in the American city of San Jose, California.

Notable alumni

Academia

  • Bettina Aptheker — author, professor, political activist
  • Marshall Drummond — former chancellor, California Community College System
  • Harry Edwards — Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley; author of The Revolt of the Black Athlete
  • Terry Erwin — entomologist, Smithsonian Institution
  • Lawrence H. Keeley — archaeologist; professor, University of Illinois Chicago; author of War Before Civilization
  • Mary Lyons — President, University of San Diego
  • Sidney Siegel — psychologist and economist, known for the Siegel–Tukey test and considered a founding father of experimental economics
  • Henry Suzzallo — former president, University of Washington
  • Jennifer Wilby — Director of the Centre for Systems Studies, University of Hull
  • Hamza Yusuf — Islamic scholar

Artists and musicians

  • Amber Aguirre — ceramic sculptor
  • Bernd Behr — artist
  • Mary Blair — artist and illustrator who helped create Disney's Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953)
  • Lindsey Buckingham — musician best known for Fleetwood Mac (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)
  • Doug Clifford — rock drummer best known for his work as a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Stu Cook — bass guitarist best known for his work with Creedence Clearwater Revival (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)
  • Binh Danh — photographer noted for chlorophyll leaf prints and dauggerotypes of National Parks
  • Irene Dalis — New York Metropolitan Opera star and founder of Opera San Jose
  • Allan Graham — visual artist (studied at SJSU; graduated from University of New Mexico)
  • Robert Graham — internationally acclaimed sculptor whose work includes the Olympic Gateway in Los Angeles (attended SJSU before transferring to San Francisco Art Institute)
  • PJ Hirabayashi — co-founder of San Jose Taiko, recipient of National Heritage Fellowship
  • Roy Hirabayashi — co-founder of San Jose Taiko, recipient of National Heritage Fellowship
  • Tom Johnston — rock guitarist and vocalist best known for his work as a founding member of The Doobie Brothers
  • Paul Kantner — rock guitarist best known for his work as a founding member of Jefferson Airplane
  • Titus Kaphar — contemporary painter and 2018 MacArthur Fellows Program Genius Award recipient
  • David Kuraoka — ceramic artist
  • Peter Wayne Lewis — Jamaican-American contemporary artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings
  • Sal Maccarone — nationally acclaimed woodworker and sculptor whose work includes "The Spirit of Tenaya" in Yosemite National Park
  • Bryan "Brain" Mantia — drummer, Primus, Guns N' Roses, Tom Waits, Buckethead
  • Ann Millikan — musician and composer
  • Stevie Nicks — musician best known for Fleetwood Mac (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)
  • Larry Norman — Christian rock musician, singer and songwriter; founding member of the '60s rock band People! (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)
  • Fred H. Roster — sculptor
  • Na Omi Judy Shintani — artist known for works about Japanese internment during WWII; CAAIAF 2023 (BS in Graphic Design)
  • Patrick Simmons — rock guitarist and vocalist best known for his work as a founding member of The Doobie Brothers
  • Gordon Smedt — pop artist and painter (studied graphic design and illustration at SJSU from 1982–1984; graduated from Art Center College of Design)
  • Wayne Thiebaud — painter (studied at SJSU from 1949–1950; graduated from Sacramento State University)
  • Jacqueline Thurston — visual artist and writer, professor emerita of Art SJSU
  • Cal Tjader — Grammy Award-winning jazz musician (studied at SJSU; graduated from San Francisco State University)
  • Michael Whelan — artist and illustrator specializing in imaginative realism; Science Fiction Hall of Fame inductee

Authors

  • Lorna Dee Cervantes — poet, Pulitzer Prize nominee
  • William J. Craddock — novelist, author of Be Not Content and Twilight Candelabra
  • Carmen Giménez Smith — poet, American Book Award winner
  • James D. Houston  — co-author of Farewell to Manzanar; author of Continental Drift, Snow Mountain Passage, and others; Lurie Distinguished Visiting professor of Creative Writing at SJSU in Spring 2006
  • Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston — co-author of Farewell to Manzanar
  • Jayne Ann Krentz — New York Times bestselling author
  • Ella Leffland — novelist (Rumors of Peace) and short story writer (Last Courtesies and Other Stories)
  • Edwin Markham — poet
  • Patricia A. McKillip — novelist
  • Sandra McPherson — poet
  • Robert Scoble — blogger, author, and social media pioneer
  • Amy Tan — novelist; author of The Joy Luck Club

Aviation

  • Jason Dahl — airline pilot and United Airlines Flight 93 captain who died in the September 11 attacks

Business

  • Terry Alderete — businesswoman
  • Helder Antunes — Senior Director, Cisco Systems; chairman of the board, OpenFog Consortium
  • James F. Boccardo — trial lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist
  • Finis Conner — founder, Conner Peripherals and co-founder of Seagate Technology
  • Ron Conway — billionaire angel investor and philanthropist; co-founder and former CEO of Altos Computer Systems
  • Robert Frankenberg — former CEO, Novell
  • Carl Guardino — President and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
  • Omid Kordestani — Senior Vice President, Google
  • Brian Krzanich — CEO, CDK Global and former CEO, Intel Corporation
  • Jenny Ming — CEO, Charlotte Russe; former CEO of Old Navy
  • Gordon Moore — co-founder, Intel Corporation (studied two years at SJSU; graduated from U.C. Berkeley)
  • Louis Nguyen — Chairman and CEO, Saigon Asset Management
  • Ed Oates — co-founder, Oracle Corporation
  • Daniel R. Scoggin — founder and CEO, TGI Fridays
  • Mike Sinyard — founder and CEO, Specialized Bicycle Components
  • James E. Thompson — founder and chairman, Crown Worldwide Group

Film, theatre, and TV

  • Coby Bell — actor; best known for his role as NYPD officer Tyrone Davis, Jr. on the NBC drama Third Watch
  • Danny Lee Clark — actor, writer and producer; played Nitro on American Gladiators
  • Rosanna DeSoto — film actress, best for her role of Connie Valenzuela in the 1987 film La Bamba
  • Yousef Erakat — actor, comedian, vlogger
  • Debrah Farentino — film and television actress; model (attended SJSU; transferred to UCLA)
  • Jerry Juhl — head writer and producer for The Muppets and Fraggle Rock
  • Omar Benson Miller — actor
  • Steve Silver — founder of Beach Blanket Babylon, a popular cabaret show in San Francisco
  • Kurtwood Smith — actor, best known for the role of Red Forman on That '70s Show
  • The Smothers Brothers — comedians
  • Bobbi Starr — pornographic actress
  • Luis Valdez — Chicano playwright, screenwriter and director best known for his movie La Bamba

Journalism

  • Chauncey Bailey — Oakland Post editor-in-chief; murdered in 2007
  • Grant Brisbee — San Francisco Giants writer for The Athletic
  • Earl Dotter — photojournalist documenting America's most dangerous jobs
  • Kim Komenich — photojournalist, filmmaker and teacher; Pulitzer Prize winner (1987)
  • John Kouns — photojournalist during the Civil Rights Movement
  • Tony Kovaleski — broadcast journalist (KNTV-TV); multiple Emmy awards; winner of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award (2010)
  • Hassina Leelarathna — Sri Lankan-American journalist
  • Steve Lopez — newspaper columnist, Los Angeles Times; novelist
  • Dave Meltzer —editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Anacleto Rapping — photojournalist and teacher; three-time Pulitzer Prize winner
  • Marcio Sanchez — photojournalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2021)
  • Steve Starr — photojournalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (1970)
  • David Willman — reporter; Pulitzer Prize winner (2001)

Miscellaneous

  • Christopher Darden — prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case
  • Dirk Dirksen — godfather of San Francisco punk; tour manager for The Doors, Iron Butterfly, The Supremes and Ray Charles; owner of the Mabuhay Gardens punk club in San Francisco (attended SJSU, but did not graduate
  • Rob Janoff — graphic designer best known for his creation of the Apple logo
  • Harry W. Jenkins — Major General, U.S. Marine Corps
  • Jessica McClintock — fashion designer
  • Anthony Poshepny, aka Tony Poe — legendary CIA paramilitary officer
  • Edward Soriano — Lieutenant General, United States Army; as of April 2009, highest ranking Filipino American in the United States military

Politics and government

  • Richard C. Baldwin — Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
  • James T. Beall Jr. — California Assemblyman, 24th district, and former Santa Clara County Supervisor
  • Lee P. Brown — former Mayor of Houston; former Police Commissioner of New York City; former Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • Ben Nighthorse Campbell — former U.S. Senator from Colorado
  • Albert E. Carter — former U.S. Congressman
  • David C. Casas  — former mayor of Los Altos and Los Altos city council member
  • Cindy Chavez — former member of San Jose City Council and former vice mayor of San Jose
  • Judy Chirco  — San José City councilmember, District 9
  • William Clark, Jr. — former U.S. Ambassador to India
  • Michael Deaver — Deputy White House Chief of Staff for President Ronald Reagan
  • Robert Doerr — former Mayor of San Jose, California (1956–1958)
  • Paul Fong — California Assemblyman, 22nd district
  • Robert "Bob" Foster — Mayor of Long Beach, California; former president, Southern California Edison; former CSU Trustee
  • Mike Honda — U.S. Representative from California
  • Lou Henry Hoover — former First Lady of the United States
  • Johnny Khamis — Councilmember on the San Jose City Council
  • Linda J. LeZotte  — San Jose City councilmember, District 1
  • Evan Low — California State Assemblyman; member of California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus
  • Gus Morrison — Mayor of Fremont, California (1985–1989; 1994–2004; since January 2012)
  • Gaylord Nelson — former U.S. Senator; Governor of Wisconsin; founder of Earth Day
  • Lyn Nofziger — White House advisor to presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan
  • Robert Rivas — California State Assemblyman
  • Ed Rollins — National Campaign Director for Reagan–Bush (1984) and Mike Huckabee (2007); regular guest political analyst on CNN (attended SJSU; graduated from CSU Chico)
  • Jim Silva — California State Assemblyman; former mayor of Huntington Beach
  • Laurie Smith — Sheriff, Santa Clara County; first female county sheriff in the history of the state of California
  • Fernando Torres-Gil — first assistant secretary for aging at the Department of Health and Human Services in the Clinton Administration; associate dean of the School of Public Affairs at UCLA
  • Joe Trippi — presidential campaign manager for Howard Dean (2004)
  • Sim Tze Tzin — Malaysian politician
  • Carole Ward Allen  — former BART board director, District 4; former Oakland port commissioner
  • Kent Wiedemann — former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia
  • Ken Yeager — politician, member of Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

Science and technology

  • Barbara Bekins — hydrologist and National Academy of Engineering fellow
  • Daniel W. Bradley — co-discoverer of Hepatitis C
  • Sarah Clatterbuck — computer engineer
  • Ray Dolby — engineer, founder of Dolby Laboratories (studied two years at SJSU; graduated from Stanford University)
  • Dian Fossey — ethologist and gorilla expert
  • Charles Ginsburg — engineer, inventor of the videocassette recorder; National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee
  • Jan Koum — billionaire entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of WhatsApp; managing director at Facebook, Inc. (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)
  • Gordon Moore — scientist, author of Moore's Law
  • Roger Wakimoto — atmospheric scientist, tornado expert, director of NCAR and NSF
  • James Lewis Wayman — 2013 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Sports

Baseball

  • Jeff Ball — former Major League Baseball player, San Francisco Giants
  • Aaron Bates — Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox
  • Mike Brown — former Major League Baseball player, California Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Ken Caminiti — former Major League Baseball player, Houston Astros et al.
  • Anthony Chavez — former Major League Baseball player, California Angels
  • Chris Codiroli — former Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics
  • Kevin Frandsen  — Major League Baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies
  • Gary Hughes — former Major League Baseball assistant coach, Chicago Cubs
  • Pat Hughes — play-by-play radio broadcaster for Chicago Cubs
  • Jason Jimenez — former Major League Baseball player, Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays
  • Randy Johnson — former Major League Baseball player, Atlanta Braves
  • Brad Kilby — Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics
  • Hal Kolstad — former Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox
  • Mark Langston — former Major League Baseball player, Seattle Mariners, California Angels, et al.
  • Larry Lintz — former Major League Baseball player, Montreal Expos et al.
  • John Oldham — former Major League Baseball player, Cincinnati Reds
  • Jason Simontacchi — former Major League Baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals
  • Anthony Telford — former Major League Baseball player, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, et al.
  • Carlos Torres — Major League Baseball player, Chicago White Sox

Basketball

  • Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Olivier Saint-Jean)  — former NBA player (Sacramento Kings)
  • Jack Avina — former men's basketball coach for the Portland Pilots
  • Ricky Berry — former NBA player (Sacramento Kings)
  • Wil Carter — former basketball player who played professionally in the Netherlands, Cyprus, France, and Japan
  • Marquin Chandler — former professional basketball player
  • Brandon Clarke — NBA player (Memphis Grizzlies)
  • Rick Darnell — former ABA player
  • Coby Dietrick — former NBA player (San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors)
  • Tony Farmer — former NBA player
  • Justin Graham — former professional basketball player
  • Dick Groves — former NBA player (San Diego Rockets)
  • Darnell "Dr. Dunk" Hillman — former NBA player (Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets et al.)
  • Ed Hughes — former BAA player (Washington Capitols)
  • Stu Inman — former NBA player and coach (Chicago Stags, Portland Trail Blazers, et al.)
  • James Kinney — professional basketball player
  • Steve McKean — former basketball coach for the New Zealand men's national basketball team
  • Chris McNealy — former NBA player for the New York Knicks
  • Walt McPherson — former San Jose Spartans head coach
  • Omari Moore — current NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks
  • Adrian Oliver — former professional basketball player
  • Wally Rank — former NBA player (San Diego Clippers)
  • C. J. Webster — former professional basketball player
  • Sid Williams — former NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers)

Football

  • Courtney Anderson — former NFL tight end, Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders
  • Marcus Arroyo — head football coach, UNLV
  • Stacey Bailey — former NFL wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons
  • Keith Birlem — former SJSU quarterback, NFL player, member of San Jose State Hall of Fame
  • Kim Bokamper — former NFL linebacker, Miami Dolphins
  • John Broussard — NFL wide receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars
  • Gill Byrd — former NFL defensive back, San Diego Chargers; two NFL Pro Bowl appearances
  • Jim Cadile — former NFL guard, Chicago Bears
  • Sheldon Canley — former NFL running back, San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets
  • Matt Castelo — former NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks; former CFL linebacker, Hamilton Tiger-cats
  • Steve Clarkson — nationally renowned quarterbacks coach; founder of Steve Clarkson Dreammaker quarterback camp
  • Sherman Cocroft — former NFL defensive back, Kansas City Chiefs
  • Clarence Cunningham — former AFL wide receiver, defensive back, running back, and kick returner; former AF2 starter, Stockton Lightning; IFL free safety, Catania Elephants
  • Neal Dahlen — former SJSU quarterback, NFL manager and scout; holds the record for the most earned Super Bowl rings at seven
  • Rashied Davis — NFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears
  • Yonus Davis — CFL running back, BC Lions
  • Steve DeBerg — former NFL quarterback, Dallas Cowboys
  • David Diaz-Infante — former NFL and CFL offensive guard, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and Sacramento Gold Miners
  • Oscar Donahue — former NFL wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings
  • Terry Donahue — UCLA head football coach; College Football Hall of Fame inductee (attended SJSU for one year)
  • Leon Donohue — former NFL offensive lineman, San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys
  • Carl Ekern — former NFL linebacker, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance
  • David Fales — NFL quarterback, New York Jets
  • Mervyn Fernandez —former NFL wide receiver, Los Angeles Raiders
  • Coye Francies  — NFL defensive back, Cleveland Browns
  • Jeff Garcia — NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers et al.; four NFL Pro Bowl appearances
  • Trestin George — CFL defensive back, BC Lions
  • Jarron Gilbert — NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears
  • Charley Harraway — former NFL running back, Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns
  • Paul Held — former NFL quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers
  • Willie Heston — former SJSU halfback; College Football Hall of Fame inductee (attended SJSU from 1898–1900; graduated from University of Michigan)
  • James Hodgins — former NFL fullback, St. Louis Rams et al.
  • Duke Ihenacho — NFL safety, Denver Broncos
  • Johnny Johnson — former NFL running back, New York Jets; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance; consensus choice for Rookie of the Year (1990)
  • Cody Jones — NFL defensive tackle, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance
  • James Jones — NFL wide receiver, Oakland Raiders
  • Rick Kane — former NFL running back, Detroit Lions
  • Bob Ladouceur — among winningest high school football coaches in U.S. history; coached De La Salle High Spartans to 151 consecutive wins from 1992 to 2003
  • Bill Leavy — NFL referee; officiated Super Bowl XL
  • Dwight Lowery — NFL defensive back, New York Jets and two-time All-American at SJSU
  • Joe Nedney — NFL kicker, San Francisco 49ers
  • William Yaw Obeng — Arena Football League lineman, San Jose Sabercats
  • Chris Owens — NFL defensive back, Atlanta Falcons
  • Tom Petitthome — former AFL player, San Jose Sabercats
  • Art Powell — NFL wide receiver, Oakland Raiders; Raiders' 7th all-time leading receiver
  • Waylon Prather — former NFL punter, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals
  • Jim Psaltis — former NFL defensive back
  • David Richmond — NFL wide receiver, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Scott Rislov — AFL quarterback, San Jose Sabercats
  • Al Saunders — former NFL head coach for the San Diego Chargers
  • Rufus Skillern — CFL and NFL wide receiver, BC Lions and Baltimore Ravens
  • Gerald Small — former NFL defensive back, Miami Dolphins
  • Carl Sullivan — former NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers
  • Adam Tafralis — CFL quarterback, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • Tyson Thompson — NFL kick returner, Dallas Cowboys
  • Bob Titchenal — former NFL linebacker, Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Dons; one Pro Bowl appearance; former head football coach, University of New Mexico and SJSU
  • Paul Varelans — retired professional MMA fighter formerly with the UFC
  • Dick Vermeil — NFL head coach; winning coach, Super Bowl XXXIV
  • Bill Walsh — NFL head coach; winning coach, Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XIX, and Super Bowl XXIII; Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
  • Gerald Willhite — former NFL running back, Denver Broncos
  • Billy Wilson — former NFL receiver, San Francisco 49ers; six NFL Pro Bowl appearances
  • Louis Wright — former NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos; 1st round NFL draft pick; five NFL Pro Bowl appearances
  • Roy Zimmerman — former NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins; one Pro Bowl appearance

Golf

  • Ron Cerrudo — PGA golfer and tour winner
  • Bob Eastwood — PGA golfer and tour winner
  • Pat Hurst — LPGA golfer and tour winner; #16 on the all-time LPGA money list
  • Juli Inkster — LPGA golfer; two-time U.S. Women's Open winner (1999 and 2002); #4 on the all-time LPGA money list
  • Mark Lye — PGA golfer and tour winner
  • Roger Maltbie — PGA golfer and tour winner
  • Janice Moodie — LPGA golfer and tour winner
  • Arron Oberholser — PGA golfer; AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner (2006)
  • Patty Sheehan — LPGA golfer; two-time U.S. Women's Open winner (1992 and 1994)
  • Ken Venturi — PGA golfer; 1964 U.S. Open winner and Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year"
  • Mark Wiebe — PGA golfer and tour winner

Olympic Games

  • Charles Adkins — 1952 Olympian (boxing); gold medalist
  • Kevin Asano — 1988 Olympian (judo); silver medalist; USA Judo Hall of Fame inductee
  • Bob Berland — 1984 Olympian (judo); silver medalist
  • Felix Böhni — 1980 and 1984 Olympian (pole vault)
  • Vinnie Bradford — 1984 Olympian (fencing)
  • Suzannah Brookshire-Gonzales — 2020 Olympian (softball)
  • Colton Brown — 2016 and 2020 Olympian (judo)
  • Ed Burke — 1964 and 1968 Olympian (track and field), U.S.A. Flagbearer at the 1984 Opening Ceremonies in Los Angeles
  • Russ Camilleri — 1960 and 1964 Olympian (freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling)
  • Robin Campbell — 1984 Olympian (track and field – 800 metres)
  • John Carlos — 1968 Olympian (track and field – 200 meters); bronze medalist; best known for giving raised fist salute from the medalists' podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City
  • Dedy Cooper — 1980 Olympian (track and field – 110 meter hurdles)
  • Michelle Cox — 2020 Olympian (softball)
  • Jim Doehring — 1992 Olympian (track and field – shot put); silver medalist
  • Emma Entzminger — 2020 Olympian (softball)
  • Clara Espar Llaquet — 2020 Olympian (water polo); silver medalist
  • Lee Evans — 1968 Olympian (track and field – 4x400 meters and 400 meters); two-time gold medalist and world record holder
  • Jeff Fishback — 1964 Olympian (track and field)
  • George Haines — swim coach for seven U.S. Olympic teams; head swim coach at UCLA and Stanford University
  • Steve Hamann — 1980 Olympian (water polo)
  • Mike Hernandez — 1972 Olympian (soccer)
  • Mitch Ivey — 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist
  • Margaret Jenkins — 1928 Olympian (track and field)
  • Stacey Johnson — 1980 Olympian (fencing)
  • Russ Lockwood — 1976 Olympian (Greco Roman wrestling)
  • Marti Malloy — 2012 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist
  • Keith Nakasone — 1980 Olympian (judo)
  • Ben Nighthorse Campbell — 1964 Olympian (judo)
  • Ray Norton — 1960 Olympian (track and field)
  • Christos Papanikolaou — 1968 Olympian (track and field – pole vault); world record holder (first man over 18 feet)
  • John Powell — 1976 and 1984 Olympian (track and field – discus); two-time bronze medalist
  • Raju Rai — 2008 Olympian (men's singles badminton)
  • Ronnie Ray Smith — 1968 Olympian (track and field athlete – 4 × 100 meters); gold medalist and world record holder
  • Tommie Smith — 1968 Olympian (track and field athlete – 200 meters); gold medalist; best known for giving raised fist salute from the medalists' podium during the 1968 Summer Olympic Games
  • Willie Steele —1948 Olympian (track and field – long jump); gold medalist
  • Robyn Stevens — 2020 Olympian (20k race walking)
  • Jill Sudduth — 1996 Olympian (synchronized swimming): gold medalist
  • Mike Swain — 1988 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist; first American male to win the World Judo Championships
  • Lynn Vidali — 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist
  • Jim Zylker — 1972 Olympian (soccer)

Other

  • Isai Alvarado — professional Super Smash Bros. player
  • Joey Chestnut — competitive eater; world record holder
  • Shane Golobic — dirt track racing driver
  • Krazy George Henderson — professional cheerleader and self-proclaimed inventor of the audience wave
  • Ryan Suarez — former MLS soccer player (Los Angeles Galaxy and Dallas Burn)
  • Yoshihiro Uchida — head coach, SJSU judo team; team coach, 1964 U.S. Olympic judo team; instrumental in developing organized intercollegiate judo competition in the U.S.
  • Peter Ueberroth — Major League Baseball Commissioner (1984 –1989); U.S. Olympic Committee chair; Time magazine's "Man of the Year"
  • Robert Wall — actor and martial artist
  • Justin Willis — professional mixed martial artist, current UFC heavyweight

Faculty and staff

  • James J. Asher — Professor Emeritus of psychology; inventor of Total Physical Response (TPR)
  • Dwight Bentel — driving force behind the development of the SJSU School of Journalism and Mass Communications
  • Elbert Botts — former chemistry professor; California Department of Transportation employee; inventor of Botts dots
  • Celia Correas de Zapata — former Spanish professor; world expert on Latin American women's fiction; widely published author
  • Paul Douglass — English professor; renowned literary scholar; winner of the 2007 Elma Dangerfield award for his publication of new and original work related to the life and times of the poet Lord Byron;
  • Bob Gliner — emeritus faculty of sociology
  • Daniel Goldston — mathematics professor; developed breakthrough methods for proving there are arbitrarily large primes that are unusually close together
  • Lou Harrison — former composer-in-residence; world-renowned composer
  • Fred Iltis — Holocaust emigre and entomologist
  • Persis Karim — former co-director of the Persian Studies Program, and professor
  • Jessica Mitford — former sociology professor; renowned muckraking journalist; author of The American Way of Death
  • Bruce Ogilvie — psychology professor; renowned sports psychologist
  • Rudy Rucker — former computer science professor; renowned science fiction author; often credited as a founding father of cyberpunk
  • Frederick Spratt  — art professor (1956–1989) and art department chair; known for his Color Theory paintings; founder of the Frederick Spratt Gallery in San Jose
  • Shelby Steele — former English professor; writer; documentary filmmaker; author of The Content of our Character; Emmy Award winner; National Book Critics Circle Award winner
  • Allen Strange — Professor Emeritus of music; renowned musician and composer; author of Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls, a key text on modular analog synthesis; author of other texts on modern music practices
  • Lloyd (Bud) Winter — track coach; produced over 100 All-Americans and nine Olympians at SJSU; coached SJSU track team to two NCAA national titles; National Track and Field Hall of Fame inductee; author of So You Want to be a Sprinter

References


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