Name | Known for | Relationship to Fullerton |
Josh Akognon | professional basketball player | |
Damon Allen | Canadian football player; all-time leading passer in professional football history | |
Nicholas Arciniaga | long-distance runner | |
Paul Barnes | artistic director and founder, Great River Shakespeare Festival | theatre |
James Blaylock | author | M.A. in English, 1974 |
Bruce Bowen | former professional basketball player | 1989–1993 |
Bobby Brown | professional basketball player | majored in communications |
Gerald Brown | former professional basketball player | |
Tracy Caldwell | NASA astronaut | B.S. in chemistry, 1993 |
James Cameron | film director and writer | studied physics[1] |
Charles Castronovo | tenor opera singer | studied music, 1993–1995[2] |
Cedric Ceballos | former professional basketball player | |
Marc Cherry | television writer and producer | B.A. in theatre arts, 1995[3] |
Mark Collins | professional football player (New York Giants (1986–1993) Kansas City Chiefs (1994–1996) Green Bay Packers (1997) Seattle Seahawks (1998)) | |
Chad Cordero | professional baseball player | |
Lou Correa | California State Senator | graduated with a degree in economics |
Shane Costa | baseball player | did not graduate |
Kevin Costner | film actor and director | B.A. in business, 1978[4] |
Mara Davi | Broadway actress (A Chorus Line, The Drowsy Chaperone) | |
Richard K. Davis | chief executive officer, U.S. Bancorp | B.A. in economics, 1983 | |
Henry DiCarlo | television meteorologist (KTLA) and actor | B.A. in radio television film, 1990 | |
Joey DiGiamarino | soccer player | |
T.J. Dillashaw | professional mixed martial artist | UFC bantamweight champion[5] |
Scott Douglas | author | B.A. in comparative religion and literature |
Brian Dunseth | soccer player | |
Danielle Fishel | actress (Boy Meets World) | B.A. in psychology, 2012 |
Ashley Force | drag racer | B.A., 2003 |
Courtney Force | drag racer | B.A. in communications |
Joe Franchino | soccer player | |
Andrew W. Garcia | entrepreneur and founder, The Arsenal Agency | B.A. in business administration, 2011 |
Grant Geissman | musician | did not graduate |
Elizabeth George | author | |
Todd Gerhart | American football player | 1981–1984 |
Jeremy Giambi | former professional baseball player | |
Rod Gilfry | baritone opera singer | B.A. in music education |
Mary Gray-Reeves | Episcopal bishop of El Camino Real | B.A. in history, 1987 |
Mike Harkey | former professional baseball player | |
Dan Henderson | Olympic wrestler and professional mixed martial artist | former Pride/UFC champion[6] |
David Hirz | president and chief executive officer, Smart & Final | B.A in finance, 1997 | |
K. W. Jeter | author | B.A. in sociology, 1973 | |
Reed Johnson | professional baseball player | |
Ross Johnson | Republican leader in both the California State Senate and California State Assembly | |
Gabe Kapler | professional baseball player | did not graduate |
Bobby Kemp | professional football player (Cincinnati Bengals (1981–1986), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1987)) | |
Kozue and Dan Kitchens (a.k.a. Kozyndan) | artist and illustrator team | |
Mark Kotsay | professional baseball player | |
Giovanni Lanaro | Olympian track and field; pole vaulter, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijeng | graduated in 2004 |
Elita Loresca | television meteorologist (KNBC) | B.A. in broadcast journalism |
Danella Lucioni | runway and fashion model; actress | B.A. in communications, radio television film, 2007[7] |
Carl Macek | anime producer (Robotech) | |
Steve Mariucci | football coach | |
Antonio Martínez | soccer player | |
James D. McCaffrey | software researcher and writer | B.A. in mathematics |
José Mota | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim broadcaster for KCAL-TV | |
Patrick Nagel | artist and illustrator | |
Phil Nevin | former professional baseball player | |
Chris Norby | California State Assemblyman | M.A. in history, 1989 |
Jack O'Connell | California State Superintendent of Public Instruction | B.A. |
Valorie Curry | Actress |
Duncan Oughton | soccer player | did not graduate |
Jessica Penne | professional Mixed Martial Artist, UFC Strawweight contender | [8] |
Vinnie Pestano | professional baseball player | |
Brett Pill | professional baseball player | |
Allen Pitts | professional Canadian football player | |
Cynthia J. Popp | television director and producer | |
Monique Powell | lead singer of the ska punk band Save Ferris |
Tim Powers | author | |
Mike Pringle | professional Canadian football player | |
Bao Quach | wrestler; professional mixed martial artist | [9][10] |
Tony Reagins | general manager, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | B.A. in marketing, 1991 |
Jessica Rey | actress, entrepreneur | B.A. in business[11] |
Greg Robinson | head football coach, Syracuse University | |
Terry Rossio | screenwriter | B.A. in communications, 1984[12] |
Mike Rouse | baseball player | |
Aaron Rowand | professional baseball player | |
Edward R. Royce | United States congressman | B.A. in accounting and finance, 1977 |
Kirk Saarloos | professional baseball player | did not graduate |
Vida Samadzai | 2003 Miss Afghanistan | |
Antoine Sanchez | producer, television personality (Roadtrip Nation, season 8), public speaker, mixed martial arts aficcionado, Los Angeles socialite | Sigma Phi Epsilon |
Josh Saunders | soccer player | |
Michael Shermer | author and founder, The Skeptics Society | M.A. in psychology, 1978[13] |
Pape Sow | professional basketball player | |
Gwen Stefani | singer for rock band No Doubt | |
Marc Stein | senior NBA writer for ESPN.com | class of 1991 |
Jason Stewart | "Jay Stew" on The Jim Rome Show and a member of the Screen Actors Guild | class of 1995; B.A. in communications-broadcast journalism |
Kurt Suzuki | professional baseball player | |
Jesse Taylor | NCAA Division I qualifier for wrestling; mixed martial arts fighter | [14] |
Jenny Topping | United States national team softball player | |
Justin Turner | professional baseball player | |
Kirsten Vangsness | actress (Criminal Minds)[15] | class of 1995 |
Deborah Voigt | soprano opera singer | music: vocal performance |
Tim Wallach | former professional baseball player | |
Brent Whitfield | soccer player | |
Jason Windsor | baseball player | |
Leon Wood | Olympian, former professional basketball player, NBA referee | |
Linda Woolverton | screenwriter (Disney's Beauty and the Beast) | |