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
editAcademia
edit- Bettina Aptheker — author, professor, political activist[1]
- Marshall Drummond — former chancellor, California Community College System[2]
- Harry Edwards — Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley; author of The Revolt of the Black Athlete[3]
- Terry Erwin — entomologist, Smithsonian Institution[4]
- Lawrence H. Keeley — archaeologist; professor, University of Illinois Chicago; author of War Before Civilization[5]
- Mary Lyons — President, University of San Diego[6]
- Sidney Siegel — psychologist and economist, known for the Siegel–Tukey test and considered a founding father of experimental economics[7]
- Henry Suzzallo — former president, University of Washington[8]
- Jennifer Wilby — Director of the Centre for Systems Studies, University of Hull[9]
- Hamza Yusuf — Islamic scholar[10]
Artists and musicians
edit- Amber Aguirre — ceramic sculptor[11]
- Bernd Behr — artist[12]
- Mary Blair — artist and illustrator who helped create Disney's Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953)[2]
- Lindsey Buckingham — musician best known for Fleetwood Mac (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[13]
- Doug Clifford — rock drummer best known for his work as a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival[14]
- Stu Cook — bass guitarist best known for his work with Creedence Clearwater Revival (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[14]
- Binh Danh — photographer noted for chlorophyll leaf prints and dauggerotypes of National Parks[15]
- Irene Dalis — New York Metropolitan Opera star and founder of Opera San Jose[16]
- Allan Graham — visual artist (studied at SJSU; graduated from University of New Mexico)[17]
- Robert Graham — internationally acclaimed sculptor whose work includes the Olympic Gateway in Los Angeles (attended SJSU before transferring to San Francisco Art Institute)[2]
- PJ Hirabayashi — co-founder of San Jose Taiko, recipient of National Heritage Fellowship[18]
- Roy Hirabayashi — co-founder of San Jose Taiko, recipient of National Heritage Fellowship[18]
- Shinichi Ishizuka — manga artist[19]
- Tom Johnston — rock guitarist and vocalist best known for his work as a founding member of The Doobie Brothers[20]
- Paul Kantner — rock guitarist best known for his work as a founding member of Jefferson Airplane[20]
- Titus Kaphar — contemporary painter and 2018 MacArthur Fellows Program Genius Award recipient
- David Kuraoka — ceramic artist[21]
- Peter Wayne Lewis — Jamaican-American contemporary artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings[22]
- Sal Maccarone — nationally acclaimed woodworker and sculptor whose work includes "The Spirit of Tenaya" in Yosemite National Park[2]
- Bryan "Brain" Mantia — drummer, Primus, Guns N' Roses, Tom Waits, Buckethead[23]
- Ann Millikan — musician and composer[24]
- Stevie Nicks — musician best known for Fleetwood Mac (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[25]
- Larry Norman — Christian rock musician, singer and songwriter; founding member of the '60s rock band People! (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[26]
- Fred H. Roster — sculptor[27]
- Na Omi Judy Shintani — artist known for works about Japanese internment during WWII; CAAIAF 2023 (BS in Graphic Design)[28]
- Patrick Simmons — rock guitarist and vocalist best known for his work as a founding member of The Doobie Brothers[29]
- Gordon Smedt — pop artist and painter (studied graphic design and illustration at SJSU from 1982–1984; graduated from Art Center College of Design)[30]
- Wayne Thiebaud — painter (studied at SJSU from 1949–1950; graduated from Sacramento State University)[31]
- Jacqueline Thurston — visual artist and writer, professor emerita of Art SJSU[32]
- 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[33]
Authors
edit- Lorna Dee Cervantes — poet, Pulitzer Prize nominee[2]
- William J. Craddock — novelist, author of Be Not Content and Twilight Candelabra[34]
- Carmen Giménez Smith — poet, American Book Award winner[35]
- 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[36]
- Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston — co-author of Farewell to Manzanar[37]
- Jayne Ann Krentz — New York Times bestselling author[38]
- Ella Leffland — novelist (Rumors of Peace) and short story writer (Last Courtesies and Other Stories)[39]
- Edwin Markham — poet[2]
- Patricia A. McKillip — novelist[40]
- Sandra McPherson — poet[2]
- Robert Scoble — blogger, author, and social media pioneer[41]
- Amy Tan — novelist; author of The Joy Luck Club[2]
Aviation
edit- Jason Dahl — airline pilot and United Airlines Flight 93 captain who died in the September 11 attacks[42]
Business
edit- Terry Alderete — businesswoman[43]
- Helder Antunes — Senior Director, Cisco Systems; chairman of the board, OpenFog Consortium
- James F. Boccardo — trial lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist[44]
- Finis Conner — founder, Conner Peripherals and co-founder of Seagate Technology[45]
- Ron Conway — billionaire angel investor and philanthropist; co-founder and former CEO of Altos Computer Systems[46]
- Robert Frankenberg — former CEO, Novell
- Carl Guardino — President and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group[47]
- Omid Kordestani — Senior Vice President, Google[2]
- Brian Krzanich — CEO, CDK Global and former CEO, Intel Corporation[45][48]
- Jenny Ming — CEO, Charlotte Russe; former CEO of Old Navy[49]
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- Gordon Moore — co-founder, Intel Corporation (studied two years at SJSU; graduated from U.C. Berkeley)[2]
- Louis Nguyen — Chairman and CEO, Saigon Asset Management[50]
- Ed Oates — co-founder, Oracle Corporation[2]
- Daniel R. Scoggin — founder and CEO, TGI Fridays
- Mike Sinyard — founder and CEO, Specialized Bicycle Components[51]
- James E. Thompson — founder and chairman, Crown Worldwide Group[52]
Film, theatre, and TV
edit- Coby Bell — actor; best known for his role as NYPD officer Tyrone Davis, Jr. on the NBC drama Third Watch[53]
- Danny Lee Clark — actor, writer and producer; played Nitro on American Gladiators[54]
- Rosanna DeSoto — film actress, best for her role of Connie Valenzuela in the 1987 film La Bamba
- Yousef Erakat — actor, comedian, vlogger[2]
- Debrah Farentino — film and television actress; model (attended SJSU; transferred to UCLA)
- Jerry Juhl — head writer and producer for The Muppets and Fraggle Rock[2]
- Omar Benson Miller — actor[2]
- Steve Silver — founder of Beach Blanket Babylon, a popular cabaret show in San Francisco[2]
- Kurtwood Smith — actor, best known for the role of Red Forman on That '70s Show[55]
- The Smothers Brothers — comedians[2]
- Bobbi Starr — pornographic actress[56]
- Luis Valdez — Chicano playwright, screenwriter and director best known for his movie La Bamba[2]
Journalism
edit- Chauncey Bailey — Oakland Post editor-in-chief; murdered in 2007[57]
- Grant Brisbee — San Francisco Giants writer for The Athletic[58]
- Earl Dotter — photojournalist documenting America's most dangerous jobs
- Kim Komenich — photojournalist, filmmaker and teacher; Pulitzer Prize winner (1987)[59]
- 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)[60]
- Hassina Leelarathna — Sri Lankan-American journalist[61]
- Steve Lopez — newspaper columnist, Los Angeles Times; novelist[62]
- Dave Meltzer —editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter[63]
- Anacleto Rapping — photojournalist and teacher; three-time Pulitzer Prize winner
- Marcio Sanchez — photojournalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2021)[64]
- Steve Starr — photojournalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (1970)[65]
- David Willman — reporter; Pulitzer Prize winner (2001)[2]
Miscellaneous
edit- Christopher Darden — prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case[66]
- 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[67]
- Harry W. Jenkins — Major General, U.S. Marine Corps[68]
- Jessica McClintock — fashion designer[2]
- Anthony Poshepny, aka Tony Poe — legendary CIA paramilitary officer[69]
- Edward Soriano — Lieutenant General, United States Army;[70] as of April 2009[update], highest ranking Filipino American in the United States military[71]
Politics and government
edit- Richard C. Baldwin — Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court[72]
- James T. Beall Jr. — California Assemblyman, 24th district, and former Santa Clara County Supervisor[2]
- Lee P. Brown — former Mayor of Houston; former Police Commissioner of New York City; former Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy[2]
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell — former U.S. Senator from Colorado[2]
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- Albert E. Carter — former U.S. Congressman[2]
- David C. Casas — former mayor of Los Altos and Los Altos city council member[73]
- Cindy Chavez — former member of San Jose City Council and former vice mayor of San Jose[2]
- Judy Chirco — San José City councilmember, District 9[2]
- William Clark, Jr. — former U.S. Ambassador to India
- Michael Deaver — Deputy White House Chief of Staff for President Ronald Reagan[2]
- Robert Doerr — former Mayor of San Jose, California (1956–1958)[74]
- Paul Fong — California Assemblyman, 22nd district[75]
- Robert "Bob" Foster — Mayor of Long Beach, California; former president, Southern California Edison; former CSU Trustee[2]
- Mike Honda — U.S. Representative from California[2]
- Lou Henry Hoover — former First Lady of the United States[2]
Lou Henry Hoover (DipEd, 1893), philanthropist and former First Lady of the United States - Johnny Khamis — Councilmember on the San Jose City Council[76]
- Amy Khor — Singaporean politician, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment[77]
- Linda J. LeZotte — San Jose City councilmember, District 1[2]
- Evan Low — California State Assemblyman; member of California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus[78]
- Gus Morrison — Mayor of Fremont, California (1985–1989; 1994–2004; since January 2012)[79]
- Gaylord Nelson — former U.S. Senator; Governor of Wisconsin; founder of Earth Day[2]
- Lyn Nofziger — White House advisor to presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan[2]
- Robert Rivas — California State Assemblyman[80]
- 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)[2]
- Jim Silva — California State Assemblyman; former mayor of Huntington Beach[81]
- Laurie Smith — Sheriff, Santa Clara County; first female county sheriff in the history of the state of California[2]
- 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[2]
- Joe Trippi — presidential campaign manager for Howard Dean (2004)[82]
- Sim Tze Tzin — Malaysian politician[83]
- Aisha Wahab — California State Senator, 10th district
- Carole Ward Allen — former BART board director, District 4; former Oakland port commissioner[2]
- Kent Wiedemann — former U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia
- Ken Yeager — politician, member of Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
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Science and technology
edit- Barbara Bekins — hydrologist and National Academy of Engineering fellow[84]
- Daniel W. Bradley — co-discoverer of Hepatitis C[85]
- Sarah Clatterbuck — computer engineer[86]
- Ray Dolby — engineer, founder of Dolby Laboratories (studied two years at SJSU; graduated from Stanford University)[2]
- Dian Fossey — ethologist and gorilla expert[2]
- Charles Ginsburg — engineer, inventor of the videocassette recorder; National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee[87]
- Jan Koum — billionaire entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of WhatsApp; managing director at Facebook, Inc. (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)[88]
- Gordon Moore — scientist, author of Moore's Law[2]
- Roger Wakimoto — atmospheric scientist, tornado expert, director of NCAR and NSF[89]
- James Lewis Wayman — 2013 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Sports
editBaseball
edit- Jeff Ball — former Major League Baseball player, San Francisco Giants[90]
- Aaron Bates — Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox[90]
- Mike Brown — former Major League Baseball player, California Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates[90]
- Ken Caminiti — former Major League Baseball player, Houston Astros et al.[90]
- Anthony Chavez — former Major League Baseball player, California Angels[90]
- Chris Codiroli — former Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics[90]
- Kevin Frandsen — Major League Baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies[90]
- Gary Hughes — former Major League Baseball assistant coach, Chicago Cubs[90]
- Pat Hughes — play-by-play radio broadcaster for Chicago Cubs[90]
- Jason Jimenez — former Major League Baseball player, Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays[90]
- Randy Johnson — former Major League Baseball player, Atlanta Braves[90]
- Brad Kilby — Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics[90]
- Hal Kolstad — former Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox[90]
- Mark Langston — former Major League Baseball player, Seattle Mariners, California Angels, et al.[90]
- Larry Lintz — former Major League Baseball player, Montreal Expos et al.[90]
- John Oldham — former Major League Baseball player, Cincinnati Reds[90]
- Jason Simontacchi — former Major League Baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals[90]
- Anthony Telford — former Major League Baseball player, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, et al.[90]
- Carlos Torres — Major League Baseball player, Chicago White Sox[90]
Basketball
edit- Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Olivier Saint-Jean) — former NBA player (Sacramento Kings)[2]
- Jack Avina — former men's basketball coach for the Portland Pilots
- Ricky Berry — former NBA player (Sacramento Kings)[91]
- 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)[92]
- Rick Darnell — former ABA player
- Coby Dietrick — former NBA player (San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors)[91]
- Tony Farmer — former NBA player
- Justin Graham — former professional basketball player
- Dick Groves — former NBA player (San Diego Rockets)[91]
- Darnell "Dr. Dunk" Hillman — former NBA player (Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets et al.)[91]
- Ed Hughes — former BAA player (Washington Capitols)[91]
- Stu Inman — former NBA player and coach (Chicago Stags, Portland Trail Blazers, et al.)[91]
- 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)[91]
- C. J. Webster — former professional basketball player
- Sid Williams — former NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers)[91]
Football
edit- Courtney Anderson — former NFL tight end, Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders[93]
- Marcus Arroyo — head football coach, UNLV
- Stacey Bailey — former NFL wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons[94]
- Keith Birlem — former SJSU quarterback, NFL player, member of San Jose State Hall of Fame
- Kim Bokamper — former NFL linebacker, Miami Dolphins[94]
- John Broussard — NFL wide receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars[94]
- Gill Byrd — former NFL defensive back, San Diego Chargers; two NFL Pro Bowl appearances[94]
- Jim Cadile — former NFL guard, Chicago Bears[94]
- Sheldon Canley — former NFL running back, San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets[95]
- Matt Castelo — former NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks; former CFL linebacker, Hamilton Tiger-cats[96]
- Steve Clarkson — nationally renowned quarterbacks coach; founder of Steve Clarkson Dreammaker quarterback camp[97]
- Sherman Cocroft — former NFL defensive back, Kansas City Chiefs[94]
- Clarence Cunningham — former AFL wide receiver, defensive back, running back, and kick returner; former AF2 starter, Stockton Lightning; IFL free safety, Catania Elephants[98]
- Neal Dahlen — former SJSU quarterback, NFL manager and scout; holds the record for the most earned Super Bowl rings at seven[99]
- Rashied Davis — NFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears[100]
- Yonus Davis — CFL running back, BC Lions[101]
- Steve DeBerg — former NFL quarterback, Dallas Cowboys[94]
- David Diaz-Infante — former NFL and CFL offensive guard, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and Sacramento Gold Miners[93]
- Oscar Donahue — former NFL wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings[93]
- 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[94]
- Carl Ekern — former NFL linebacker, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance[94]
- David Fales — NFL quarterback, New York Jets[94]
- Mervyn Fernandez —former NFL wide receiver, Los Angeles Raiders[94]
- Coye Francies — NFL defensive back, Cleveland Browns[93]
- Jeff Garcia — NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers et al.; four NFL Pro Bowl appearances[94]
- Trestin George — CFL defensive back, BC Lions[102]
- Jarron Gilbert — NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears[94]
- Charley Harraway — former NFL running back, Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns[94]
- Paul Held — former NFL quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers[94]
- Willie Heston — former SJSU halfback; College Football Hall of Fame inductee (attended SJSU from 1898–1900; graduated from University of Michigan)[103]
- James Hodgins — former NFL fullback, St. Louis Rams et al.[94]
- Duke Ihenacho — NFL safety, Denver Broncos[94]
- Johnny Johnson — former NFL running back, New York Jets; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance; consensus choice for Rookie of the Year (1990)[94]
- Cody Jones — NFL defensive tackle, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance[94]
- James Jones — NFL wide receiver, Oakland Raiders[94]
- Rick Kane — former NFL running back, Detroit Lions[94]
- 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[104]
- Bill Leavy — NFL referee; officiated Super Bowl XL
- Dwight Lowery — NFL defensive back, New York Jets and two-time All-American at SJSU[94]
- Joe Nedney — NFL kicker, San Francisco 49ers[100]
- William Yaw Obeng — Arena Football League lineman, San Jose Sabercats
- Chris Owens — NFL defensive back, Atlanta Falcons[93]
- Tom Petitthome — former AFL player, San Jose Sabercats
- Art Powell — NFL wide receiver, Oakland Raiders; Raiders' 7th all-time leading receiver[94]
- Waylon Prather — former NFL punter, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals[105]
- 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[106]
- Rufus Skillern — CFL and NFL wide receiver, BC Lions and Baltimore Ravens
- Gerald Small — former NFL defensive back, Miami Dolphins[94]
- Carl Sullivan — former NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers[94]
- Adam Tafralis — CFL quarterback, Hamilton Tiger-Cats[107]
- Tyson Thompson — NFL kick returner, Dallas Cowboys[94]
- 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[94]
- Paul Varelans — retired professional MMA fighter formerly with the UFC[108]
- Dick Vermeil — NFL head coach; winning coach, Super Bowl XXXIV[2][109]
- Bill Walsh — NFL head coach; winning coach, Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XIX, and Super Bowl XXIII; Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee[2][110]
- Gerald Willhite — former NFL running back, Denver Broncos[94]
- Billy Wilson — former NFL receiver, San Francisco 49ers; six NFL Pro Bowl appearances[94]
- Louis Wright — former NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos; 1st round NFL draft pick; five NFL Pro Bowl appearances[94]
- Roy Zimmerman — former NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins; one Pro Bowl appearance[94]
Golf
edit- Ron Cerrudo — PGA golfer and tour winner[90]
- Bob Eastwood — PGA golfer and tour winner[90]
- Pat Hurst — LPGA golfer and tour winner; #16 on the all-time LPGA money list[2]
- Juli Inkster — LPGA golfer; two-time U.S. Women's Open winner (1999 and 2002); #4 on the all-time LPGA money list[2]
- Mark Lye — PGA golfer and tour winner[90]
- Roger Maltbie — PGA golfer and tour winner[90]
- Janice Moodie — LPGA golfer and tour winner[111]
- Arron Oberholser — PGA golfer; AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner (2006)[112]
- Patty Sheehan — LPGA golfer; two-time U.S. Women's Open winner (1992 and 1994)[2]
- Ken Venturi — PGA golfer; 1964 U.S. Open winner and Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year"[2]
- Mark Wiebe — PGA golfer and tour winner[90]
Olympic Games
edit- Charles Adkins — 1952 Olympian (boxing); gold medalist[113]
- Kevin Asano — 1988 Olympian (judo); silver medalist; USA Judo Hall of Fame inductee[113]
- Bob Berland — 1984 Olympian (judo); silver medalist[113]
- Felix Böhni — 1980 and 1984 Olympian (pole vault)
- Vinnie Bradford — 1984 Olympian (fencing)[113]
- Suzannah Brookshire-Gonzales — 2020 Olympian (softball)[114]
- Colton Brown — 2016 and 2020 Olympian (judo)[115]
- Ed Burke — 1964 and 1968 Olympian (track and field),[113] 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)[116]
- 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[113]
- Dedy Cooper — 1980 Olympian (track and field – 110 meter hurdles)[117]
- Michelle Cox — 2020 Olympian (softball)[114]
- Jim Doehring — 1992 Olympian (track and field – shot put); silver medalist[113]
- Emma Entzminger — 2020 Olympian (softball)[114]
- Clara Espar Llaquet — 2020 Olympian (water polo); silver medalist[118]
- Lee Evans — 1968 Olympian (track and field – 4x400 meters and 400 meters); two-time gold medalist and world record holder[113]
- Jeff Fishback — 1964 Olympian (track and field)[113]
- George Haines — swim coach for seven U.S. Olympic teams; head swim coach at UCLA and Stanford University[2]
- Steve Hamann — 1980 Olympian (water polo)[113]
- Mike Hernandez — 1972 Olympian (soccer)[113]
- Mitch Ivey — 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist[113]
- Margaret Jenkins — 1928 Olympian (track and field)[113]
- Stacey Johnson — 1980 Olympian (fencing)[113]
- Russ Lockwood — 1976 Olympian (Greco Roman wrestling)
- Marti Malloy — 2012 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist[113]
- Keith Nakasone — 1980 Olympian (judo)[113]
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell — 1964 Olympian (judo)[113]
- Ray Norton — 1960 Olympian (track and field)[113]
- Christos Papanikolaou — 1968 Olympian (track and field – pole vault); world record holder (first man over 18 feet)[119]
- John Powell — 1976 and 1984 Olympian (track and field – discus); two-time bronze medalist[113]
- 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[113]
- 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[113]
- Willie Steele —1948 Olympian (track and field – long jump); gold medalist[113]
- Robyn Stevens — 2020 Olympian (20k race walking)[114]
- Jill Sudduth — 1996 Olympian (synchronized swimming): gold medalist[113]
- Mike Swain — 1988 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist; first American male to win the World Judo Championships[113]
- Lynn Vidali — 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist[113]
- Jim Zylker — 1972 Olympian (soccer)[113]
Other
edit- Isai Alvarado — professional Super Smash Bros. player[120]
- Joey Chestnut — competitive eater; world record holder[121]
- Shane Golobic — dirt track racing driver[122]
- Krazy George Henderson — professional cheerleader and self-proclaimed inventor of the audience wave[123]
- Ryan Suarez — former MLS soccer player (Los Angeles Galaxy and Dallas Burn)[124]
- 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.[2]
- Peter Ueberroth — Major League Baseball Commissioner (1984 –1989); U.S. Olympic Committee chair; Time magazine's "Man of the Year"[2]
- Robert Wall — actor and martial artist[125]
- Justin Willis — professional mixed martial artist, current UFC heavyweight[126]
Faculty and staff
edit- James J. Asher — Professor Emeritus of psychology; inventor of Total Physical Response (TPR)[127]
- Dwight Bentel — driving force behind the development of the SJSU School of Journalism and Mass Communications[128]
- Elbert Botts — former chemistry professor; California Department of Transportation employee; inventor of Botts dots[129]
- Celia Correas de Zapata — former Spanish professor; world expert on Latin American women's fiction; widely published author[130]
- 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;[131]
- Bob Gliner — emeritus faculty of sociology[132]
- Daniel Goldston — mathematics professor; developed breakthrough methods for proving there are arbitrarily large primes that are unusually close together[133]
- 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[134]
- Jessica Mitford — former sociology professor; renowned muckraking journalist; author of The American Way of Death[135]
- Bruce Ogilvie — psychology professor; renowned sports psychologist[136]
- 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[137]
- 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[138]
- 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[139]
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