List of California State University, Fresno people

California State University, Fresno has numerous notable alumni, faculty, and presidents.

Notable alumni

  • Armen A. Alchian – Professor Emeritus, founder of the "UCLA Tradition" in Economics
  • Marvin Baxter – Justice, California Supreme Court[1]
  • Todd Beamer – victim of the September 11 attacks (passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93)
  • Robert Beltran – actor, Star Trek
  • Lee P. Brown – former Mayor of Houston, former New York Police Commissioner
  • Cruz Bustamante – California Lieutenant Governor
  • Daniel Chacón – university professor, acclaimed essayist, playwright, and fiction writer
  • John Christy - director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville
  • Noreen Corcoran – actress
  • Jim Costa – U.S. Representative, former California State Assembly Member[2]
  • Joseph Crowley – President Emeritus, University of Nevada
  • Ed Diener – professor and psychologist studying subjective well-being
  • Janice Emerzian - National ADA Consultant in Higher Education and Persons with Disabilities
  • William Everson – poet (did not graduate)
  • Geoffrey Gamble – President, Montana State University[3]
  • Kenny Guinn – Governor of Nevada
  • John Harlan - Game show announcer
  • Brandi Hitt - Los Angeles based news anchor
  • Rick Husband – mission commander, shuttle Columbia, STS-107, 2003
  • Raymond Ibrahim – Coptic-American author and commentator
  • Robert A. Jensen – an American writer and crisis management expert
  • Bill Jones – former California Secretary of State
  • Dot Marie Jones – actress
  • Emily Kuroda – actress
  • Brad Lewis – producer of Ratatouille
  • Janet Nichols Lynch – author
  • Mike Martz – former NFL head coach, St. Louis Rams, current offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears
  • Ronald Markarian Major General of the United States Air Force and the California State Director of the U.S. Selective Service System
  • Manny Mashouf – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, bebe stores
  • Steven Nagel – NASA astronaut
  • Thomas Nixon – author
  • Joe Odagiri – Japanese actor
  • Paul O'Neill – former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, CEO of Alcoa Corporation
  • Sam Peckinpah – film director
  • Charles Poochigian – California State Senator
  • Lyle Setencich – former Boise State Broncos head football coach, former Texas Tech Red Raiders football defensive coordinator[4]
  • Daniel Silva – author
  • Gary Soto – poet, essayist, and fiction writer
  • Joyce Sumbi – Librarian in the Los Angeles County Library system
  • Sherley Anne Williams – author, National Book Award nominee, Emmy Award winner
  • Brett Young – country music artist

Notable athletes

Notable faculty and staff

References

  1. ^ "Associate Justice Marvin R. Baxter". California Courts. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "COSTA, Jim, (1952 – )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Fresno State Gets $1 Million Bequest." Central Valley Business Times. October 16, 2010. Archived July 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2013-08-10.
  4. ^ Player Bio: Lyle Setencich :: Football Archived 2016-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Harris, Jamey. "1999 USATF Bio: Jamey Harris". USA Track & Field official website. USA Track & Field. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. ^ "First American to Run a Sub-4 Minute Mile ...and the Most Recent" (PDF). Lynbrook Sports:, CT&RN of Pacific Association of the USATF. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Roster". CAF Rise Above. CAF Rise Above. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Damacio Page MMA Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  9. ^ "Jeff Weaver Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  10. ^ "Jimy Williams Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 27, 2012.