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      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 (M.A. 1976) — author, professor, political activist
      Marshall Drummond (B.S. 1964, M.B.A. 1969) — former chancellor, California Community College System
      Harry Edwards (B.A. 1964) — Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley; author of The Revolt of the Black Athlete
      Terry Erwin (B.A. 1964, M.A. 1966) — entomologist, Smithsonian Institution
      Lawrence H. Keeley (B.A. 1970) — archaeologist; professor, University of Illinois Chicago; author of War Before Civilization
      Mary E. Lyons (M.A. 1976) — President, University of San Diego
      Sidney Siegel (B.A. 1951) — psychologist and economist, known for the Siegel–Tukey test and considered a founding father of experimental economics
      Henry Suzzallo (Dip.Ed. 1894) — former president, University of Washington
      Jennifer Wilby (M.S. 1992) — Director of the Centre for Systems Studies, University of Hull
      Hamza Yusuf (B.A. 1997) — Islamic scholar


      = Artists and musicians

      =
      Amber Aguirre (M.A. 1990, M.L.I.S. 1996) — ceramic sculptor
      Bernd Behr (attended 1995–98) — artist
      Mary Blair (B.F.A. 1931) — artist and illustrator who helped create Disney's Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953)
      Lindsey Buckingham (attended 1968–70) — musician best known for Fleetwood Mac
      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
      Shinichi Ishizuka — manga artist
      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 (attended 1968–70) — musician best known for Fleetwood Mac

      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 1982–1984; graduated from Art Center College of Design)
      Wayne Thiebaud — painter (studied at SJSU 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
      Amy Khor — Singaporean politician, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment
      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
      Aisha Wahab — California State Senator, 10th district
      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 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 1992–2003
      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


      = Fictional Alumni

      =
      Amir Qadiri — main character of the novel The Kite Runner


      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


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