List of San Jose State University people explained

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^[1]
• Marshall Drummond (B.S. 1964, M.B.A. 1969) — former chancellor, California Community College System^[2]
• Harry Edwards (B.A. 1964) — Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley; author of The Revolt of the Black Athlete^[3]
• Terry Erwin (B.A. 1964, M.A. 1966) — entomologist, Smithsonian Institution^[4]
• Lawrence H. Keeley (B.A. 1970) — archaeologist; professor, University of Illinois Chicago; author of War Before Civilization^[5]
• Mary E. Lyons (M.A. 1976) — President, University of San Diego^[6]
• Sidney Siegel (B.A. 1951)  — psychologist and economist, known for the Siegel–Tukey test and considered a founding father of experimental economics^[7]
• 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^[8]
• Hamza Yusuf (B.A. 1997) — Islamic scholar^[9]

Artists and musicians

• Amber Aguirre (M.A. 1990, M.L.I.S. 1996) — ceramic sculptor^[10]
• Bernd Behr (attended 1995–98) — artist^[11]
• Mary Blair (B.F.A. 1931) — artist and illustrator who helped create Disney's Cinderella (1950), Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953)^[2]
• Lindsey Buckingham (attended 1968–70) — musician best known for Fleetwood Mac^[12]
• Doug Clifford — rock drummer best known for his work as a founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival^[13]
• Stu Cook — bass guitarist best known for his work with Creedence Clearwater Revival (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)^[13]
• Binh Danh — photographer noted for chlorophyll leaf prints and dauggerotypes of National Parks^[14]
• Irene Dalis — New York Metropolitan Opera star and founder of Opera San Jose^[15]
• Allan Graham — visual artist (studied at SJSU; graduated from University of New Mexico)^[16]
• 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
• Roy Hirabayashi — co-founder of San Jose Taiko, recipient of National Heritage Fellowship^[17]
• Shinichi Ishizuka — manga artist^[18]
• Tom Johnston — rock guitarist and vocalist best known for his work as a founding member of The Doobie Brothers^[19]
• Paul Kantner — rock guitarist best known for his work as a founding member of Jefferson Airplane^[19]
• Titus Kaphar  - contemporary painter and 2018 MacArthur Fellows Program Genius Award recipient
• David Kuraoka — ceramic artist^[20]
• Peter Wayne Lewis — Jamaican-American contemporary artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings^[21]
• 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^[22]
• Ann Millikan — musician and composer
• Stevie Nicks (attended 1968–70) — musician best known for Fleetwood Mac^[23]

• Larry Norman — Christian rock musician, singer and songwriter; founding member of the '60s rock band People! (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)^[24]
• Fred H. Roster — sculptor^[25]
• Na Omi Judy Shintani — artist known for works about Japanese internment during WWII; CAAIAF 2023 (BS in Graphic Design)^[26]
• Patrick Simmons — rock guitarist and vocalist best known for his work as a founding member of The Doobie Brothers^[27]
• Gordon Smedt — pop artist and painter (studied graphic design and illustration at SJSU 1982–1984; graduated from Art Center College of Design)^[28]
• Wayne Thiebaud — painter (studied at SJSU 1949–1950; graduated from Sacramento State University)^[29]
• Jacqueline Thurston — visual artist and writer, professor emerita of Art SJSU^[30]
• 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^[31]

Authors

• Lorna Dee Cervantes — poet, Pulitzer Prize nominee^[2]
• William J. Craddock — novelist, author of Be Not Content and Twilight Candelabra^[32]
• Carmen Giménez Smith — poet, American Book Award winner^[33]
• 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^[34]
• Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston — co-author of Farewell to Manzanar^[35]
• Jayne Ann Krentz — New York Times bestselling author^[36]
• Ella Leffland — novelist (Rumors of Peace) and short story writer (Last Courtesies and Other Stories)^[37]
• Edwin Markham — poet^[2]
• Patricia A. McKillip — novelist^[38]
• Sandra McPherson — poet^[2]
• Robert Scoble — blogger, author, and social media pioneer^[39]
• Amy Tan — novelist; author of The Joy Luck Club^[2]

Aviation

• Jason Dahl — airline pilot and United Airlines Flight 93 captain who died in the September 11 attacks^[40]

Business

• Terry Alderete — businesswoman^[41]
• Helder Antunes — Senior Director, Cisco Systems; chairman of the board, OpenFog Consortium
• James F. Boccardo — trial lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist^[42]
• 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^[43]
• Robert Frankenberg — former CEO, Novell
• Carl Guardino — President and CEO, Silicon Valley Leadership Group^[44]
• Omid Kordestani — Senior Vice President, Google^[2]
• Brian Krzanich — CEO, CDK Global and former CEO, Intel Corporation^{[45] [46]}
• Jenny Ming — CEO, Charlotte Russe; former CEO of Old Navy^[47]

• 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^[48]
• Ed Oates — co-founder, Oracle Corporation^[2]
• Daniel R. Scoggin — founder and CEO, TGI Fridays
• Mike Sinyard — founder and CEO, Specialized Bicycle Components^[49]
• James E. Thompson — founder and chairman, Crown Worldwide Group^[50]

Film, theatre, and TV

• Coby Bell — actor; best known for his role as NYPD officer Tyrone Davis, Jr. on the NBC drama Third Watch^[51]
• Danny Lee Clark — actor, writer and producer; played Nitro on American Gladiators^[52]
• 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^[53]
• The Smothers Brothers — comedians^[2]
• Bobbi Starr — pornographic actress^[54]
• Luis Valdez — Chicano playwright, screenwriter and director best known for his movie La Bamba^[2]

Journalism

• Chauncey Bailey — Oakland Post editor-in-chief; murdered in 2007^[55]
• Grant Brisbee — San Francisco Giants writer for The Athletic^[56]
• Earl Dotter — photojournalist documenting America's most dangerous jobs
• Kim Komenich — photojournalist, filmmaker and teacher; Pulitzer Prize winner (1987)^[57]
• 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)^[58]
• Hassina Leelarathna — Sri Lankan-American journalist^[59]
• Steve Lopez — newspaper columnist, Los Angeles Times; novelist^[60]
• Dave Meltzer —editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter^[61]
• Anacleto Rapping — photojournalist and teacher; three-time Pulitzer Prize winner
• Marcio Sanchez — photojournalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (2021)^[62]
• Steve Starr — photojournalist; Pulitzer Prize winner (1970)^[63]
• David Willman — reporter; Pulitzer Prize winner (2001)^[2]

Miscellaneous

• Christopher Darden — prosecutor in the O. J. Simpson murder case^[64]
• 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^[65]
• Harry W. Jenkins — major general, U.S. Marine Corps^[66]
• Jessica McClintock — fashion designer^[2]
• Anthony Poshepny, aka Tony Poe — legendary CIA paramilitary officer^[67]
• Edward Soriano — Lieutenant General, United States Army;^[68], highest ranking Filipino American in the United States military^[69]

Politics and government

• Richard C. Baldwin — Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court^[70]
• 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]

• Albert E. Carter — former U.S. Congressman^[2]
• David C. Casas  — former mayor of Los Altos and Los Altos city council member^[71]
• 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)^[72]
• Paul Fong — California Assemblyman, 22nd district^[73]
• 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]
• Johnny Khamis — councilmember on the San Jose City Council^[74]
• Amy Khor — Singaporean politician, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment^[75]
• Linda J. LeZotte  — San Jose City councilmember, District 1^[2]
• Evan Low — California State Assemblyman; member of California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus^[76]
• Gus Morrison — Mayor of Fremont, California (1985–1989; 1994–2004; since January 2012)^[77]
• 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^[78]
• 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^[79]
• 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)^[80]
• Sim Tze Tzin — Malaysian politician^[81]
• 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

Science and technology

• Barbara Bekins — hydrologist and National Academy of Engineering fellow^[82]
• Daniel W. Bradley — co-discoverer of Hepatitis C^[83]
• Sarah Clatterbuck — computer engineer^[84]
• 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^[85]
• Jan Koum — billionaire entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of WhatsApp; managing director at Facebook, Inc. (attended SJSU, but did not graduate)^[86]
• Gordon Moore — scientist, author of Moore's Law^[2]
• Roger Wakimoto — atmospheric scientist, tornado expert, director of NCAR and NSF^[87]
• 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^[88]
• Aaron Bates — Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox^[88]
• Mike Brown — former Major League Baseball player, California Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates^[88]
• Ken Caminiti — former Major League Baseball player, Houston Astros et al.^[88]
• Anthony Chavez — former Major League Baseball player, California Angels^[88]
• Chris Codiroli — former Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics^[88]
• Kevin Frandsen  — Major League Baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies^[88]
• Gary Hughes — former Major League Baseball assistant coach, Chicago Cubs^[88]
• Pat Hughes — play-by-play radio broadcaster for Chicago Cubs^[88]
• Jason Jimenez — former Major League Baseball player, Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays^[88]
• Randy Johnson — former Major League Baseball player, Atlanta Braves^[88]
• Brad Kilby — Major League Baseball player, Oakland Athletics^[88]
• Hal Kolstad — former Major League Baseball player, Boston Red Sox^[88]
• Mark Langston — former Major League Baseball player, Seattle Mariners, California Angels, et al.^[88]
• Larry Lintz — former Major League Baseball player, Montreal Expos et al.^[88]
• John Oldham — former Major League Baseball player, Cincinnati Reds^[88]
• Jason Simontacchi — former Major League Baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals^[88]
• Anthony Telford — former Major League Baseball player, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, et al.^[88]
• Carlos Torres — Major League Baseball player, Chicago White Sox^[88]

Basketball

• 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)^[89]
• 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)^[90]
• Rick Darnell — former ABA player
• Coby Dietrick — former NBA player (San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors)^[89]
• Tony Farmer — former NBA player
• Justin Graham — former professional basketball player
• Dick Groves — former NBA player (San Diego Rockets)^[89]
• Darnell "Dr. Dunk" Hillman — former NBA player (Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets et al.)^[89]
• Ed Hughes — former BAA player (Washington Capitols)^[89]
• Stu Inman — former NBA player and coach (Chicago Stags, Portland Trail Blazers, et al.)^[89]
• 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)^[89]
• C. J. Webster — former professional basketball player
• Sid Williams — former NBA player (Portland Trail Blazers)^[89]

Football

• Courtney Anderson — former NFL tight end, Atlanta Falcons and Oakland Raiders^[91]
  • Marcus Arroyo — head football coach, UNLV Stacey Bailey — former NFL wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons^[92]
• Keith Birlem — former SJSU quarterback, NFL player, member of San Jose State Hall of Fame
• Kim Bokamper — former NFL linebacker, Miami Dolphins^[92]
• John Broussard — NFL wide receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars^[92]
• Gill Byrd — former NFL defensive back, San Diego Chargers; two NFL Pro Bowl appearances^[92]
• Jim Cadile — former NFL guard, Chicago Bears^[92]
• Sheldon Canley — former NFL running back, San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets^[93]
• Matt Castelo — former NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks; former CFL linebacker, Hamilton Tiger-cats^[94]
• Steve Clarkson — nationally renowned quarterbacks coach; founder of Steve Clarkson Dreammaker quarterback camp^[95]
• Sherman Cocroft — former NFL defensive back, Kansas City Chiefs^[92]
• Clarence Cunningham — former AFL wide receiver, defensive back, running back, and kick returner; former AF2 starter, Stockton Lightning; IFL free safety, Catania Elephants^[96]
• Neal Dahlen — former SJSU quarterback, NFL manager and scout; holds the record for the most earned Super Bowl rings at seven^[97]
• Rashied Davis — NFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears^[98]
• Yonus Davis — CFL running back, BC Lions^[99]
• Steve DeBerg — former NFL quarterback, Dallas Cowboys^[92]
• David Diaz-Infante — former NFL and CFL offensive guard, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, and Sacramento Gold Miners^[91]
• Oscar Donahue — former NFL wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings^[91]
• 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^[92]
• Carl Ekern — former NFL linebacker, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance^[92]
• David Fales — NFL quarterback, New York Jets^[92]
• Mervyn Fernandez —former NFL wide receiver, Los Angeles Raiders^[92]
• Coye Francies  — NFL defensive back, Cleveland Browns^[91]
• Jeff Garcia — NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers et al.; four NFL Pro Bowl appearances^[92]
• Trestin George — CFL defensive back, BC Lions^[100]
• Jarron Gilbert — NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears^[92]
• Charley Harraway — former NFL running back, Washington Redskins and Cleveland Browns^[92]
• Paul Held — former NFL quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers^[92]
• 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.^[92]
• Duke Ihenacho — NFL safety, Denver Broncos^[92]
• Johnny Johnson — former NFL running back, New York Jets; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance; consensus choice for Rookie of the Year (1990)^[92]
• Cody Jones — NFL defensive tackle, Los Angeles Rams; one NFL Pro Bowl appearance^[92]
• James Jones — NFL wide receiver, Oakland Raiders^[92]
• Rick Kane — former NFL running back, Detroit Lions^[92]
• Bob Ladouceur — among winningest high school football coaches in U.S. history; coached De La Salle High Spartans to 151 consecutive wins 1992–2003^[101]
• Bill Leavy — NFL referee; officiated Super Bowl XL
• Dwight Lowery — NFL defensive back, New York Jets and two-time All-American at SJSU^[92]
• Joe Nedney — NFL kicker, San Francisco 49ers^[98]
• William Yaw Obeng — Arena Football League lineman, San Jose Sabercats
• Chris Owens — NFL defensive back, Atlanta Falcons^[91]
• Tom Petitthome — former AFL player, San Jose Sabercats
• Art Powell — NFL wide receiver, Oakland Raiders; Raiders' 7th all-time leading receiver^[92]
• Waylon Prather — former NFL punter, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals^[102]
• 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^[103]
• Rufus Skillern — CFL and NFL wide receiver, BC Lions and Baltimore Ravens
• Gerald Small — former NFL defensive back, Miami Dolphins^[92]
• Carl Sullivan — former NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers^[92]
• Adam Tafralis — CFL quarterback, Hamilton Tiger-Cats^[104]
• Tyson Thompson — NFL kick returner, Dallas Cowboys^[92]
• 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^[92]
• Paul Varelans — retired professional MMA fighter formerly with the UFC^[105]
• Dick Vermeil — NFL head coach; winning coach, Super Bowl XXXIV^{[2] [106]}
• Bill Walsh — NFL head coach; winning coach, Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XIX, and Super Bowl XXIII; Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee^{[2] [107]}

• Gerald Willhite — former NFL running back, Denver Broncos^[92]
• Billy Wilson — former NFL receiver, San Francisco 49ers; six NFL Pro Bowl appearances^[92]
• Louis Wright — former NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos; 1st round NFL draft pick; five NFL Pro Bowl appearances^[92]
• Roy Zimmerman — former NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins; one Pro Bowl appearance^[92]

Golf

• Ron Cerrudo — PGA golfer and tour winner^[88]
• Bob Eastwood — PGA golfer and tour winner^[88]
• 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^[88]
• Roger Maltbie — PGA golfer and tour winner^[88]
• Janice Moodie — LPGA golfer and tour winner^[108]
• Arron Oberholser — PGA golfer; AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am winner (2006)^[109]
• 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^[88]

Olympic Games

• Charles Adkins — 1952 Olympian (boxing); gold medalist
• Kevin Asano — 1988 Olympian (judo); silver medalist; USA Judo Hall of Fame inductee^[110]
• Bob Berland — 1984 Olympian (judo); silver medalist^[110]
• Felix Böhni — 1980 and 1984 Olympian (pole vault)
• Vinnie Bradford — 1984 Olympian (fencing)^[110]
• Suzannah Brookshire-Gonzales — 2020 Olympian (softball)^[111]
• Colton Brown — 2016 and 2020 Olympian (judo)^[112]
• Ed Burke — 1964 and 1968 Olympian (track and field),^[110] 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)^[113]
• 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^[110]

• Dedy Cooper — 1980 Olympian (track and field – 110 meter hurdles)^[114]
• Michelle Cox — 2020 Olympian (softball)^[111]
• Jim Doehring — 1992 Olympian (track and field – shot put); silver medalist^[110]
• Emma Entzminger — 2020 Olympian (softball)^[111]
• Clara Espar Llaquet — 2020 Olympian (water polo); silver medalist^[115]
• Lee Evans — 1968 Olympian (track and field – 4x400 meters and 400 meters); two-time gold medalist and world record holder^[110]
• Jeff Fishback — 1964 Olympian (track and field)^[110]
• 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)^[110]
• Mike Hernandez — 1972 Olympian (soccer)^[110]
• Mitch Ivey — 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist^[110]
• Margaret Jenkins — 1928 Olympian (track and field)^[110]
• Stacey Johnson — 1980 Olympian (fencing)^[110]
• Russ Lockwood — 1976 Olympian (Greco Roman wrestling)
• Marti Malloy — 2012 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist^[110]
• Keith Nakasone — 1980 Olympian (judo)^[110]
• Ben Nighthorse Campbell — 1964 Olympian (judo)^[110]
• Ray Norton — 1960 Olympian (track and field)^[110]
• Christos Papanikolaou — 1968 Olympian (track and field – pole vault); world record holder (first man over 18 feet)^[116]
• John Powell — 1976 and 1984 Olympian (track and field – discus); two-time bronze medalist^[110]
• 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^[110]
• 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^[110]
• Willie Steele —1948 Olympian (track and field – long jump); gold medalist^[110]
• Robyn Stevens — 2020 Olympian (20k race walking)^[111]
• Jill Sudduth — 1996 Olympian (synchronized swimming): gold medalist^[110]
• Mike Swain — 1988 Olympian (judo); bronze medalist; first American male to win the World Judo Championships^[110]
• Lynn Vidali — 1968 and 1972 Olympian (swimming); silver and bronze medalist^[110]
• Jim Zylker — 1972 Olympian (soccer)^[110]

Other

• Isai Alvarado — professional Super Smash Bros. player^[117]
• Joey Chestnut — competitive eater; world record holder^[118]
• Shane Golobic — dirt track racing driver^[119]
• Krazy George Henderson — professional cheerleader and self-proclaimed inventor of the audience wave^[120]
• Ryan Suarez — former MLS soccer player (Los Angeles Galaxy and Dallas Burn)^[121]
• 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
• Justin Willis — professional mixed martial artist, current UFC heavyweight^[122]

Fictional Alumni

• Amir Qadiri — main character of the novel The Kite Runner^[123]

Faculty and staff

See also: List of presidents of San Jose State University.

• James J. Asher — Professor Emeritus of psychology; inventor of Total Physical Response (TPR)^[124]
• Dwight Bentel — driving force behind the development of the SJSU School of Journalism and Mass Communications^[125]
• Elbert Botts — former chemistry professor; California Department of Transportation employee; inventor of Botts dots^[126]
• Celia Correas de Zapata — former Spanish professor; world expert on Latin American women's fiction; widely published author^[127]
• 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;^[128]
• Bob Gliner — emeritus faculty of sociology^[129]
• Daniel Goldston — mathematics professor; developed breakthrough methods for proving there are arbitrarily large primes that are unusually close together^[130]
• 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^[131]
• Jessica Mitford — former sociology professor; renowned muckraking journalist; author of The American Way of Death^[132]
• Bruce Ogilvie — psychology professor; renowned sports psychologist^[133]
• 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^[134]
• 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^[135]
• 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^[136]

Notes and References

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