List of University of California, Davis alumni
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Science
- Allan P. Bakke, physician and plaintiff in Supreme Court case, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
- Bonnie Bassler, Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, MacArthur Fellowship
- Hugo J. Bellen, Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
- Tracy Caldwell, astronaut
- Lewis J. Feldman, Professor of Plant Biology at UC Berkeley
- Stephen Glosecki, scholar of Old English[1]
- Niklaus Grunwald, plant pathologist and professor
- Gurdev Khush, Indian agronomist and winner of the World Food Prize
- Lynn Kimsey, professor of Entomology
- David Mas Masumoto, author and organic farmer
- Frederick Murphy, co-discoverer of the Ebola virus
- Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, Nigerian epidemiologist
- Herman Phaff, yeast ecologist
- Stephen K. Robinson, astronaut
- Eric W. Sanderson, landscape ecologist
- H. Michael Shepard, cancer biologist and discoverer of Herceptin
- Gary Strobel, microbiologist
- David Hurst Thomas, archaeologist and anthropologist
- Thomas W. Whitaker, 1927, botanist and horticulturist
Arts and entertainment
- Deborah Butterfield, sculptor
- Cam, country music artist known for the hit "Burning House"
- Carter, artist
- Kira Cochrane, feminist journalist and writer
- Sarah DeRemer, artist
- Chief Xcel (real name Xavier Mosley), music producer, DJ, songwriter, one half of hip hop group Blackalicious
- Costa Dillon, writer
- DJ Shadow (real name Joshua Davis), music producer, DJ, and songwriter
- Rita Hosking, award winning songwriter, singer
- Kim Iverson, radio personality
- Tom Jans, singer/songwriter
- Gus Lee, author
- Lateef the Truthspeaker (real name Lateef Daumont), rapper
- Lyrics Born (real name Tom Shimura), rapper
- Christopher Markus, Emmy winner
- Scott Miller, guitarist and singer/songwriter, founder of Game Theory and The Loud Family
- Hasan Minhaj, comedian[2]
- Matthew Moy, actor
- Bruce Nauman, artist
- Hans Ostrom, poet, novelist, and scholar, author of The Coast Starlight
- Lindsey Pavao, contestant on the second season of The Voice
- Grant Rosenberg, screenwriter/producer
- Shawna Yang Ryan, author, novelist, professor
- Anthony Swofford, author
- Donnette Thayer, musician
- Kate Tsui, actress and singer
- April Halprin Wayland, author, poet, and teacher
- Martin Yan, chef host of television show Yan Can Cook
- Robert Clark Young, novelist
Athletics
- Quincy Amarikwa, MLS player for the San Jose Earthquakes
- Mike Bellotti, former head football coach for the University of Oregon
- Rolf Benirschke, placekicker for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL
- Steve Brown, MLB pitcher
- Cathy Carr, gold medalist swimmer at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Jonathan Compas, former NFL offensive lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Kim Conley, long distance runner who qualified for the 2012 Olympics
- Daniel Descalso, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals[3]
- Bo Eason, safety for the Houston Oilers of the NFL
- Urijah Faber, wrestler; professional mixed martial artist, former WEC featherweight Champion, and current UFC Bantamweight Contender[4]
- Daniel Fells, tight end for the Denver Broncos
- Mark Grieb, quarterback for the San Jose Sabercats of the Arena Football League
- Daryl Gross, Athletic Director, Syracuse University
- Nathaniel Hackett, offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills[5]
- Ahmad Hatifi, current international soccer player for Afghanistan and a professional with Mumbai F.C. in India's I-League.
- Dan Hawkins, former head football coach for the University of Colorado at Boulder
- John Hennigan, professional wrestler known for his time in WWE as Johnny Nitro and John Morrison
- Khari Jones, Arena Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback and sports reporter
- Brad Lekkerkerker, offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL
- Cory Lekkerkerker, offensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL
- Chris Mandeville, defensive back
- Casey Merrill, NFL defensive end
- Mike Moroski, NFL quarterback
- Ken O'Brien, 11-year quarterback for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles
- J.T. O'Sullivan, quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Chris Petersen, head football coach for the University of Washington
- Colton Schmidt, punter for the Buffalo Bills
- Kermit Schmidt, NFL running back
- Rich Waltz, TV announcer, Miami Marlins
- Scott Weltz, participant in 2012 Summer Olympics
- Mike Wise, NFL defensive end
Business
- Allison Arieff, Senior Content Lead at IDEO, co-founder and former editor of Dwell magazine
- Riley P. Bechtel, CEO of Bechtel
- Alfred Chuang, co-founder and CEO of BEA Systems
- Sean Ellis, founder of Qualaroo, coined growth hacking
- Carol Flint, TV producer, ER
- Robert "Bob" Foster, past President of Southern California Edison; current Mayor of Long Beach, California
- Kimberly Guilfoyle, Court TV and FOX News Channel anchor; ABC, CNN, and FOX News legal analyst/commentator
- Daniel Ha, co-founder and CEO of Disqus
- Chris Johnson, inventor of Rapid Ramen Cooker, winner on Shark Tank and founder of Rapid Brands, Inc.
- Jeffrey Katz, CEO, NexTag; ex-CEO, Leapfrog; ex-CEO and founder, Orbitz
- Peter Lavelle, American journalist, host of CrossTalk on the English-language TV channel of RT
- Francis Lee, CEO, Synaptics
- Jason Lucash, inventor and founder of Origaudio, Time Magazine's Top 50 Inventions of 2009, winner on ABC's show Shark Tank, and Entrepreneur's "Entrepreneur of the Year" for 2012
- Ken Mercurio, author and former nutrition labeling director at Nestle USA
- David Phillips, "The Pudding Guy"
- Mark Publicover, CEO and founder of JumpSport, inventor of the first affordable trampoline safety net enclosure
- Keith Robinson, co-owner of the Hawaiian island of Niihau
- Tanya Seaman, founder of PhillyCarShare
- Robert B. Tucker, President and founder of The Innovation Resource Consulting Group
- John Watson, CEO, Chevron
Government
Anna Escobedo Cabral, Treasurer of the United States
- Hassan Akbar, U.S. Army sergeant, convicted for murders of fellow soldiers
- Luis Alejo, California State Assemblymember, 28th District and former Mayor of Watsonville, California
- Jason Baker, Mayor of Campbell, California
- Bob Black, former Mayor of Davis
- Anna Escobedo Cabral, Treasurer of the United States
- Anthony Cannella, California State Senator, District 12 and fmr. Mayor of Ceres, California
- Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Justice of California
- Ellen Corbett, California State Senator
- Dave Cortese, Santa Clara County Supervisor, former San Jose Vice Mayor/City Councilmember
- Cal Dooley, United States Congressman, also President and CEO of National Food Processors Association
- Miranda Du, District Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- Delaine Eastin, 25th State Superintendent of Public Instruction of California
- Janice Eberly, former chief economist of the United States Department of the Treasury
- Heather Fargo, former Mayor of Sacramento, California
- Robert "Bob" Foster, Mayor of Long Beach, California
- Dario Frommer, California Assemblyman, 43rd District, Los Angeles
- Sharon L. Gleason, District Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
- Jeff Gorell, California State Assemblymember, 37th District
- Paul W. Grimm, District Judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- Joseph Gutheinz, retired NASA employee who investigated stolen and missing moon rocks
- Lamar Heystek, former Davis City councilmember
- David J. Kappos, former Director of the Patent and Trademark Office
- Julie MacDonald, Former deputy assistant secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the United States Department of the Interior
- Mike Machado, California State Senator
- Eric Mar, San Francisco District 1 Supervisor
- Kerry Mazzoni, California Secretary of Education
- George Miller, United States Congressman, California, 7th District
- Tony Miller, former California Secretary of State
- Mohsen Nourbakhsh, former Governor of the Central Bank of Iran
- Mari Pangestu, Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy
- Mindell Penn, Richmond, California city councilwoman and PG&E executive
- Dean D. Pregerson, District Judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California
- Jane A. Restani, Judge on the United States Court of International Trade
- Dr. Indira Samarasekera, President of the University of Alberta, Canada
- Kevin Shelley, former California Secretary of State
- Cameron Smyth, California Assemblyman, 38th District
- Jackie Speier, Congresswoman
- Craig F. Stowers, Associate Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court
- Darrell Steinberg, California State Senator, 6th District
- Ann Veneman, former Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, 2001–2005, later Executive Director of UNICEF
Winemaking
- Amy Aiken
- Alberto Antonini, senior winemaker for the wineries of the Antinori and the Frescobaldi
- Kristen Barnhisel, winemaker[6]
- Heidi Barrett, California winemaker and consultant
- Cathy Corison, winemaker
- Sarah Gott, winemaker
- Kathryn Kennedy
- Mia Klein, winemaker
- David Lake, Washington wine pioneer and Master of Wine
- Aaron Pott, Napa Valley consultant winemaker
- Carol Shelton, winemaker
- Kay Simon, class of 1976, Washington winemaker
Other
- John Lawrence Goheen, missionary and educator
- Michael R. Gottfredson, former president of the University of Oregon
- Maria Kang, fitness advocate and founder of the No Excuse Mom movement
- Lauren Kate, novelist
- Michael Kotlikoff PhD - Provost and acting President of Cornell University
- Luis Scott-Vargas, "Magic: The Gathering" player
See also
References
- ↑ "Stephen O. Glosecki Obituary". The State Journal-Register. 7 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ Perlman, Daniel (August 24, 2009). "Hasan Minhaj: Giving comedy the college try". LAUGHSPIN. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Daniel Descalso Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Urijah Faber UFC Profile". Retrieved 2014.
- ↑ "Nathaniel Hackett Syracuse University Bio". Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Kristen Barnhisel". Winemakers A-Z. Women Winemakers of California. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
External links
- Famous UC Davis Alumni on the Davis Wiki
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