List of California State University, Fresno people
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California State University, Fresno has numerous notable alumni, faculty, and presidents.
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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
- Noreen Corcoran – actress
- Jim Costa – U.S. Representative, former California State Assembly Member[2]
- Dr. Joseph Crowley – President Emeritus, University of Nevada
- Dr. Ed Diener – professor and psychologist studying selective well-being
- William Everson – poet (did not graduate)
- Geoffrey Gamble – President, Montana State University[3]
- Kenny Guinn – Governor of Nevada
- Rick Husband – mission commander, shuttle Columbia, STS-107, 2003
- 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
- Brandon Molale – actor
- 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]
- Gary Soto – poet, essayist, and fiction writer
- Sherley Anne Williams – author, National Book Award Nominee, Emmy Award Winner
Notable athletes
- Stephen Abas – Olympic silver medalist, Freestyle Wrestling – Athens, Greece (2004); 3-time NCAA champion
- Courtney Alexander – former NBA player
- Rafer Alston – NBA point guard, New Jersey Nets, And1/New York City streetball legend Skip to my Lou
- Jahine Arnold – former NFL wide receiver
- Stephen Baker – former NFL wide receiver
- Laura Berg – three-time Olympic gold-medalist, USA Softball
- Bernard Berrian – NFL wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings; played in Super Bowl XLI with the Chicago Bears
- Sonny Bishop – former AFL offensive lineman
- Reggie Brown – former NFL fullback
- David Carr – former NFL quarterback, 1st overall draft pick in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans
- Derek Carr – Oakland Raiders quarterback
- Duane Carter – former Indianapolis 500 racer
- Ron Cox – former NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers), NCAA sacks leader
- Aaron Craver – former NFL fullback
- Tyrone Culver – NFL safety, Green Bay Packers
- Trent Dilfer – former NFL quarterback and Super Bowl-champion quarterback as member of the Baltimore Ravens
- Henry Ellard – former NFL wide receiver
- Melvin Ely – NBA forward-center who is currently a free agent, two-time WAC Player of the Year (2001–2002)
- Noel Felix – former NBA player, NBDL player, Anaheim Arsenal
- Doug Fister – MLB pitcher – Detroit Tigers
- Vernon Fox – NFL safety, Denver Broncos
- Jethro Franklin – NFL assistant coach, Houston Texans, former NFL player
- Hiram Fuller – former NBA player
- Mark Gardner – former MLB pitcher, current bullpen coach, San Francisco Giants
- Augie Garrido – University of Texas baseball coach
- Matt Garza- MLB pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers
- A. J. Gass – former CFL linebacker
- Paul George – NBA player, Indiana Pacers
- Dan Gladden – former MLB outfielder
- Tom Goodwin – former MLB outfielder, former NCAA steals leader
- Cory Hall – former NFL safety
- Gary Hayes – former NFL defensive back
- Chris Herren – former NBA player
- Rod Higgins – General Manager, Golden State Warriors
- Orlando Huff – former NFL linebacker
- Ervin Hunt – former NFL defensive back
- Chris Jefferies – former NBA player, Argentine national league player, Club Sportivo Ben Hur
- Adam Jennings – NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions
- Bobby Jones – former MLB pitcher, 1991 NCAA Player of the Year
- Charlie Jones – former NFL wide receiver
- Tommy Jones – gridiron football player
- Lane Kiffin – head football coach at the University of Southern California, former Tennessee Volunteers head coach, former Oakland Raiders head coach, former USC offensive coordinator, former Fresno State quarterback
- Louis Leonard – NFL defensive tackle, Cleveland Browns
- Tito Maddox – former NBA player
- Logan Mankins – NFL offensive lineman, New England Patriots (first-round draft pick 2005)
- Dante Marsh – CFL cornerback, BC Lions
- Richard Marshall – NFL cornerback, Carolina Panthers
- Mike Martz – offensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears
- Ryan Mathews – 2010 NFL Draft, first-round selection, 12th overall pick, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers
- Marcus McCauley – NFL cornerback, Minnesota Vikings
- Casey McGehee – MLB third and first baseman, currently of the San Francisco Giants
- Dominic McGuire – NBA player, Charlotte Bobcats
- Mike Moffitt – former NFL tight end
- Lorenzo Neal – former NFL fullback, 3-time Pro Bowler
- Tom Neville – former NFL guard
- Damacio Page – Bulldog wrestler; mixed martial artist, formerly for the WEC and the UFC[5]
- Stephone Paige – former NFL wide receiver
- Terry Pendleton – former MLB third baseman, 1991 National League MVP Atlanta Braves
- Michael Pittman – former NFL running back, currently with Florida Tuskers of the UFL
- Marquez Pope – former NFL defensive back
- Ron Rivers – former NFL running back
- Terrance Roberson – Euroleague basketball player
- Bryan Robinson – NFL defensive end, Cincinnati Bengals
- James Sanders – NFL safety, New England Patriots
- Shanon Slack – former Bulldog wrestler, current mixed martial artist fighting for Bellator
- Stephen Spach – NFL tight end, Arizona Cardinals
- Michael Stewart – former NFL safety
- Omar Stoutmire – former NFL safety
- Kevin Sutherland – PGA Tour golfer, won 2002 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
- Kevin Sweeney – former NCAA record-setter in career passing yards and former NFL quarterback
- Jerry Tarkanian – legendary, controversial basketball coach (Fresno State, UNLV, San Antonio Spurs), won NCAA basketball title as head coach at UNLV
- Jeff Tedford – offensive coordinator, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Lavale Thomas – former NFL running back
- Billy Volek – NFL quarterback, San Diego Chargers
- Derrick Ward – NFL running back, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Cornelius Warmerdam – former pole vault world record holder
- Anthony Washington – former NFL cornerback
- Tim Washington – former NFL defensive back
- Nick Watney – PGA Tour golfer, NCAA All-American, and 2007 Zurich New Orleans champion
- Jeff Weaver – MLB pitcher, currently a free agent[6]
- Chastin West – NFL wide receiver, Green Bay Packers
- James Williams – former NFL defensive back
- Jimy Williams – former manager of three Major League Baseball teams[7]
- Paul Williams – NFL wide receiver, Tennessee Titans
- Sam Williams – NFL linebacker, Oakland Raiders
- Tydus Winans – former NFL wide receiver
- Cameron Worrell – former NFL safety
- Dwayne Wright – NFL running back, currently a free agent
- Rodney Bernard Wright, Jr. – former Arena Football League wide receiver, currently on San Francisco 49ers practice squad
Notable former faculty and staff
- Lillian Faderman, MFA — English professor emeritus, acclaimed author
- Victor Davis Hanson – founder of Classics Department; historian, essayist, columnist and television personality; author of Mexifornia and Carnage and Culture
- Juan Felipe Herrera, Chicano and Latin American Studies — current creative writing professor at University of California, Riverside; Poet Laureate of the United States
- W. Hudson Kensel – historian of the American West
- Philip Levine, English — widely known poet and Pulitzer Prize winner, former Poet Laureate of the United States
- Roger Mahony, social work — Roman Catholic Cardinal and Archbishop of Los Angeles
- Roger Tatarian, journalism — Editor-in-Chief, United Press International (deceased)
References
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