List of University of California, Davis alumni
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Academics
UC Davis academics
James F. Brooks, PhD – historian
Greg Hess – economist, college administrator, and the president of Wabash College
Walter Harrison, PhD – scholar of American Literature and Culture, and president of the University of Hartford
University presidents
- Carol Folt, 11th chancellor, and 29th chief executive, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[1]
- F. Chris Garcia, former president of the University of New Mexico[2]
- Douglas Girod, current chancellor of the University of Kansas[3]
- Michael R. Gottfredson, former president of the University of Oregon[4]
- Walter Harrison, president of the University of Hartford[5]
- Greg Hess, former president of Wabash College[6]
- Mondo Kagonyera, chancellor of Makerere University in Uganda[7]
- Michael Kotlikoff PhD, provost and interim president of Cornell University[8]
- Richard Miller, founding president of Olin College[9]
- Indira Samarasekera, former president of the University of Alberta[10]
Professors
- Richard A. Andersen, professor of neuroscience at the California Institute of Technology[11]
- Tani E. Barlow, professor of history at Rice University[12]
- Bonnie Bassler, professor of molecular biology, Princeton University, MacArthur Fellowship[13]
- Hugo J. Bellen, professor of molecular and human genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator[14]
- Gregory Berns, Distinguished Chair of Neuroeconomics in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine[15]
- Daniel T. Blumstein, professor and chair for the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA[16]
- Robert Boyd, professor of the School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) at Arizona State University[17]
- James F. Brooks, professor of history at University of California, Santa Barbara[18]
- Janet Broughton, professor of philosophy and vice provost of UC Berkeley[19]
- Julia Chan, professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Dallas[20]
- Constance J. Chang-Hasnain, professor of electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley[21]
- Mary Croughan, epidemiologist and academic administrator[22]
- Philippe Desan, professor of French and history of culture at the University of Chicago[23]
- M. Brent Donnellan, professor of psychology at Texas A&M University[24]
- Harry C. Dorn, chemist, professor of chemistry at Virginia Tech[25]
- Bonnie S. Dunbar, former professor in the department of molecular and cell biology at Baylor University[26]
- Mustafa Emirbayer, professor of sociology at University of Wisconsin-Madison[27]
- Max Essex, professor of health sciences at Harvard University[28]
- Lewis J. Feldman, professor of plant biology at UC Berkeley[29]
- Heinz Insu Fenkl, Professor of English, the State University of New York, New Paltz[30]
- Katherine Ferrara, professor of radiology at Stanford University[31]
- Cynthia Friend, Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Materials Science at Harvard University[32]
- Bruce Frohnen, professor of law at Ohio Northern University[33]
- Stephen Glosecki, scholar of Old English[34]
- Rao S. Govindaraju, professor of civil engineering at Purdue University[35]
- Olivia Graeve, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at University of California, San Diego[36]
- Lori Cox Han, professor of political science at Chapman University[37]
- Jo Hardin, professor of mathematics at Pomona College[38]
- Burton Hatlen, literary scholar and professor at University of Maine[39]
- James A. Herrick, Guy Vanderjagt Professor of Communication and former communication chair at Hope College[40]
- Godfrey Hewitt, professor and evolutionary geneticist at University of East Anglia[41]
- Donna Hoffman, professor of marketing at George Washington University[42]
- Andrew D. Huberman, professor of neuroscience at Stanford University[43]
- Amishi Jha, professor of psychology at University of Miami[44]
- Eric A. Johnson, retired professor of Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison[45]
- Jason P Jue, professor of computer science at the University of Texas at Dallas[46]
- Anil Kashyap, professor of economics and finance at University of Chicago[47]
- Robert Lieber, professor of the Department of Government and School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University[48]
- Elizabeth G. Loboa, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southern Methodist University[49]
- Theraphan Luangthongkum, linguistics professor at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand[50]
- Bruce A. Manning, professor of chemistry and biochemistry at San Francisco State University[51]
- Eric Mar, professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University[52]
- John Marini (PhD), professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Reno[53]
- Mark Matsumoto, dean of engineering at University of California, Merced[54]
- Elvira de Mejia, professor of food sciences and human nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign[55]
- Deanna Needell, professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles[56]
- Loreen Olson, professor in the Communications Studies Department of University of North Carolina at Greensboro specializing in family communication[57]
- Mohamed Omar, professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College[58]
- H. Allen Orr, professor of biology at University of Rochester[59]
- William S. Penn, English professor at Michigan State University[60]
- Gordon Rausser, Robert Gordon Sproul Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley[61]
- Peter Richerson, professor emeritus at UC Davis[62]
- Jean Beagle Ristaino, professor of plant pathology at North Carolina State University[63]
- Pearl T. Robinson, professor of political science at Tufts University[64]
- Shawna Yang Ryan, professor at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa[65]
- Kirsten Saxton, professor at Mills College[66]
- Julie K. Silver, professor at Harvard Medical School[67]
- Meredith Small, professor of anthropology at Cornell University[68]
- Justin E. H. Smith, professor at Paris Diderot University[69]
- Gary D. Solis, adjunct professor of law who teaches the laws of war at the Georgetown University Law Center[70]
- Nancy Butler Songer, dean of the School of Education at Drexel University[71]
- Howard A. Stone, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton University[72]
- Scott Talan, professor of communication at American University[73]
- Steven D. Tanksley, professor of plant breeding and biometry at Cornell University[74]
- David Hurst Thomas, professor at Columbia University[75]
- Martin Tolich, professor of sociology at University of Otago[76]
- JoAnn Trejo, professor of pharmacology at University of California, San Diego[77]
- Athula Wikramanayake, professor at the University of Miami[78]
- Kou Yang, ethnic studies professor at California State University, Stanislaus[79][80]
- Xu Xiaonian, professor of economics and finance at China Europe International Business School[81]
Science
UC Davis Scientists
Stephen Robinson, B.S. 1978 – NASA astronaut
Tracy Caldwell Dyson, B.S. 1993 – chemist and NASA astronaut
Chris Crawford, B.S. 1972 – computer game designer and writer
Astronauts
Computer science
- John Black, cryptologist who has been involved in the invention of several cryptographic algorithms including UMAC, PMAC, OCB, and CMAC[82]
- Chris Crawford, game designer[citation needed]
- Karen Crowther, video game designer[83]
- Rael Dornfest, former engineer at Twitter, founder and CEO of Values of N[citation needed]
- Deborah Frincke, head of research at the National Security Agency[84]
- Timothy Jurka, developer of RTextTools and MaxEnt for the R statistical programming language[85]
- Sam Lantinga, former lead software engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, creator of Simple DirectMedia Layer[citation needed]
- Eric Lengyel, computer game engine developer with expertise in 3D graphics, animation, physics, audio, and networking[citation needed]
- Patrick J. Miller, known for building largest temporary supercomputer[citation needed]
- Peter J. Salzman, hacker, former senior member of hacker group Legion of Doom[citation needed]
- Carl Sassenrath, developer of REBOL language, CTO of REBOL[citation needed]
Engineering
- David Abe, head of the Electromagnetics Technology Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory[86]
- Kimberly S. Budil, director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory[87]
- Miaofang Chi, senior scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory[88]
- Chow Chung-kong, chemical engineer, chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing[89]
- Laurie Grindle, deputy director of NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center[90]
- Kaveh Madani, Iranian civil and environmental engineer[91]
- Sig Mejdal, sabermetrics analyst, former NASA engineer[92]
- Nelson Pass, audio engineer[93]
- David Phillips, civil engineer[94]
- Bernard Soriano, aeronautical engineer, deputy director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles[95]
- Jeffrey Steefel, video game producer[citation needed]
- Adam Steltzner, NASA JPL lead engineer[96]
- Alvin S. White, test pilot, mechanical engineer[citation needed]
Economics
- James C. Cox, economist at Georgia State University
- Ahmad Faruqui, defense analyst and economist[97]
- Masami Imai, Japanese economist[98]
- Timothy Francis McCarthy, financial services chief executive[99]
- Mahmoud Solh, Lebanese agricultural economist and genetic scientist; director general of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas[100]
Biology
- Charles M. Rice, 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate[101]
- Anurag Agrawal, ecologist, evolutionary biologist[102]
- Alice Alldredge, oceanographer, marine biologist[103]
- Jon Andrus, physician, epidemiologist and immunization specialist, deputy director of the Pan American Health Organization[104]
- Dean Burk, co-discoverer of biotin[105]
- Lee Burnett, osteopathic physician, U.S. Army colonel, and founder of Student Doctor Network[106]
- Gordon Conway, former president of the Royal Geographical Society[107]
- Edward DeLong, marine microbiologist[108]
- Katherine Esau, German-American botanist who received the National Medal of Science for her work on plant anatomy[109]
- Brian Fisher, field biologist who works on the systematics of arthropods[110]
- Katherine A. Flores (medical school graduate), clinical professor at UCSF School of Medicine, physician, and activist for recruiting and retaining LatinX medical professionals[111]
- Niklaus Grunwald, plant pathologist and professor[112]
- Brian Hanley, microbiologist and biohacker[113]
- Catherine T. Hunt, chemist[114]
- Jae U. Jung, South Korea biologist[115]
- Gurdev Khush, Indian agronomist and winner of the World Food Prize[116]
- Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology[117]
- Laurence Madin, marine biologist, executive vice president and director of research of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution[118]
- Robert W. Malone, virologist and immunologist[119]
- Bruce A. Manning, professor of biochemistry at San Francisco University[120]
- David Mas Masumoto, author and organic farmer[121]
- Frederick Murphy, co-discoverer of the Ebola virus[122]
- Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, Nigerian epidemiologist[123]
- Robert E. Page, Jr., honey bee geneticist[124]
- Herman Phaff, yeast ecologist[125]
- Eric W. Sanderson, landscape ecologist[126]
- H. Michael Shepard, cancer biologist and discoverer of Herceptin[127]
- Gary Strobel, microbiologist[128]
- David Hurst Thomas, archaeologist and anthropologist[129]
- Linfa Wang, director at Duke-NUS Medical School[130]
- Thomas W. Whitaker, 1927, botanist and horticulturist[citation needed]
Geosciences
- Gabriel Filippelli, biogeochemist[131]
- Christopher G. Newhall, volcanologist[132]
Other
- Patricia S. Cowings, NASA psychologist, first African American woman trained to be an astronaut[133]
- Frederica Darema, Greek physicist who proposed the SPMD programming model[134]
- Diane Fordney, sex therapist[citation needed]
- Nadine Burke Harris, pediatrician, advisory council member for Clinton Foundation's "Too Small to Fail" campaign[135]
- William Hirstein, philosopher primarily interested in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics, cognitive science, and analytic philosophy[136]
- Michael MacCracken, chief scientist for climate programs at the Climate Institute[137]
- Kay Mehren, veterinarian and zoologist, veterinarian emeritus at the Toronto Zoo[138]
- Sarah Myhre, climate scientist[139]
- Zdenka Samish, Czech-Israeli food technology researcher[140]
- Michael Wang, distinguished fellow at Argonne National Laboratory[141]
- Henry Wedler, blind entrepreneur and chemist[142]
- Jeff Werber, veterinarian[143]
Arts, entertainment, and literature
UC Davis Arts, Entertainment, and Literature Alumni
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Hasan Minhaj, B.A. – actor and comedian
Martin Yan, M.A. 1975 – chef and food writer
DJ Shadow, B.A. – record producer and DJ
Terisa Greenan – film producer, film director, actress
Christopher Markus, M.A. 1996 – Emmy winner, screenwriter on Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame
Stephen McFeely, M.A. 1996 – Emmy winner, screenwriter on Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame
Fine art
- Christopher Brown (M.F.A. 1976), painter, printmaker, and professor[144][145][146]
- Shirley Burman, railroad photographer[147]
- Charles Burns, cartoonist and illustrator[146]
- Deborah Butterfield, sculptor[145][146]
- Kathy Butterly, sculptor[148]
- Nancy Carman, ceramic artist[149]
- Carter, artist[148]
- Victor Cicansky, Canadian sculptor[145][146]
- Vicky A Clark, curator[150]
- Ed Darack, author, photographer[151]
- Victor De La Rosa, digital textile artist, educator[152][153]
- Sarah DeRemer, artist[citation needed]
- Kurt Edward Fishback, photographer[145]
- Camille Rose Garcia, lowbrow artist[148]
- Steve Lambert, artist[154]
- Kenney Mencher, painter[155]
- Nickolas Mohanna, artist and composer[156]
- Bruce Nauman, artist[145]
- Richard T. Notkin, ceramic artist[145]
- Maija Peeples-Bright, painter, ceramist[157]
- Irene Pijoan, painter, sculptor, educator[158]
- Nancy Rubins, sculptor[146]
- Ethan Russell, the only rock photographer to have shot album covers for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who[159]
- Duane Slick, painter and professor[160][148]
- Elizabeth Stephens, artist, sculptor, film maker, photographer[161]
- Vonn Cummings Sumner, painter[162]
- Richard Whitten (MFA 1987), painter and sculptor[163]
Music
- Yul Anderson, pianist, guitarist, singer[citation needed]
- Cam, country music artist known for the hit "Burning House"[164]
- Luciano Chessa, Italian musicologist[165]
- Gift of Gab, rapper[166][167][168]
- Rita Hosking, award-winning songwriter, singer[169]
- Ruby Ibarra, rapper[164]
- Tom Jans, singer/songwriter[citation needed]
- The Jealous Sound, indie rock band[170]
- Knapsack, indie rock band[171]
- Lateef the Truthspeaker (real name Lateef Daumont), rapper[166][168]
- Lyrics Born (real name Tom Shimura), rapper[166][167][168]
- Steven Mackey, guitarist and composer[172]
- Scott Miller, guitarist and singer/songwriter, founder of Game Theory and The Loud Family[173]
- Mano Murthy, composer[citation needed]
- Dave Nachmanoff, award-winning American folk singer-songwriter[174]
- Paris, rapper[175]
- Lindsey Pavao, contestant on the second season of The Voice[176]
- DJ Shadow (real name Joshua Davis), music producer, DJ, and songwriter[164][166][167][168]
- Sholi, indie rock band[177]
- Kendra Smith, musician[178]
- Cadence Spalding, educator, vocalist, instrumentalist and composer[179]
- Donnette Thayer, musician[180]
- Thin White Rope, indie rock band[181]
- Russ Tolman, guitarist for True West[167]
- Stuart Michael Thomas, film composer[citation needed]
- Joyo Velarde, hip hop and pop singer[168]
- Steve Wynn, musician[164][178][167]
Literature
- Wendy Barker, poet[182]
- Howard Beck, sports journalist[183]
- Clare Bell, British author in the United States best known for her Ratha series[citation needed]
- JaNay Brown-Wood, children's book author[184]
- Kevin Clark, poet and critic[185]
- Kira Cochrane, feminist journalist and writer[citation needed]
- Costa Dillon, writer[186]
- Heinz Insu Fenkl, novelist, editor, translator and folklorist, M.A.[187]
- Karen Joy Fowler, science fiction author[187]
- Amy Gutierrez, sports journalist[188]
- Theodore Hamm, author[189]
- Deborah Harkness, The New York Times best-selling author[190]
- Lauren Kate, novelist[187][135]
- Matthew Kennedy, writer and film historian[191]
- Gus Lee, author[192]
- Regina Lynn, sex columnist[citation needed]
- Marilyn Nelson, poet, translator and children's book author[193]
- John D. Nesbitt, western writer and literature and language professor[194]
- Hans Ostrom, poet, novelist, and scholar, author of The Coast Starlight[195]
- Louis Owens, novelist and scholar[196]
- Chris Ransick, writer of literary fiction and poetry[197]
- Shawna Yang Ryan, novelist, author of Water Ghosts (2009) and Green Island (2016)[198]
- Max Schott, author of short stories[citation needed]
- Maris Soule, author of romance and romantic suspense novels, mysteries, and short stories[199]
- Anthony Swofford, author[200]
- James Van Pelt, science fiction author[201]
- April Halprin Wayland, author, poet, and teacher[202]
- Mark Wisniewski, Pushcart Prize winner and Best American Short Stories author[203]
Film and television
- Craig Baldwin, experimental filmmaker[204]
- Jan Gan Boyd, actress[205]
- Michele Boyd, actress[206]
- Debbie Lee Carrington, actress[207]
- Justin Chu Cary, actor[208]
- Porter Duong, actress[citation needed]
- Sonya Eddy, actress[209]
- Larry Ferguson, screenwriter[210]
- Carol Flint, TV producer, ER[182]
- Michael Gaston, actor[211]
- Terisa Greenan, film producer, director, and actress[citation needed]
- Natasha Halevi, actress[212]
- Fereshta Kazemi, Afghan-American film actress[citation needed]
- Kristie Macosko Krieger, film producer[213]
- Hiep Thi Le, Vietnamese-American actress[214]
- Guji Lorenzana, actor[215]
- Christopher Markus, Emmy Award-winning screenwriter known for Captain America: The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier, and Civil War, and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame[216]
- Kelly Masterson, screenwriter[217]
- Stephen McFeely, Emmy Award-winning screenwriter known for Captain America: The First Avenger, The Winter Soldier, and Civil War, and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame[216]
- Ilan Mitchell-Smith, actor[218]
- Matthew Moy, actor[219]
- Richa Moorjani, actress[220]
- Sue Murphy, stand-up comedian[221]
- Conan Nolan, political reporter[222]
- Grant Rosenberg, television writer and producer[223]
- Scott Rubenstein, screenwriter[citation needed]
- Tareq Salahi, winery owner and television personality[224]
- Kate Tsui, actress and singer[225]
- John Vickery, stage and film actor known for his work in Babylon 5 and Star Trek[226]
- Sal Viscuso, actor[221]
- Bergen Williams, actress[227]
- Eric Womack, actor and producer[citation needed]
- Martin Yan, chef, host of television show Yan Can Cook[228]
Comedy
- Bruce Baum, comedian[229]
- Tim Lee, comedian[230]
- Hasan Minhaj, comedian[231]
Other
- Jenny Cho, broadcaster[232]
- Jenn Im, fashion and beauty vlogger[233]
- Meghan Kalkstein, broadcast journalist[citation needed]
- Tiffany Lam, beauty queen, Miss Hong Kong 2002[citation needed]
- Mike Pondsmith, game designer[234]
- Henry Wofford, SportsNet Central anchor/reporter for Comcast SportsNet in San Francisco[235]
Athletics
UC Davis Athletics Alumni
Daniel Descalso, B.A. – professional baseball infielder
Chris Petersen, B.A., M.A. – coach
Colton Schmidt – American football punter
Urijah Faber, B.A. – mixed martial artist
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Ty Kelly – professional baseball utility player
Olympians
- Emily Azevedo, bobsledder in 2010 Winter Olympics[236]
- Cara-Beth Burnside, snowboarder at the 1998 Winter Olympics[237]
- Alphonse Burnand, gold medalist in sailing[citation needed]
- Cathy Carr, gold medalist swimmer at the 1972 Summer Olympics[238]
- Kim Conley, long distance runner in 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics[239]
- Carrie Johnson, sprint canoer at 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics[240]
- Terry Kubicka, figure skater, 1976 US National Champion, competitor at 1976 Winter Olympics, first and only skater to perform legal backflip[241]
- Cyndy Poor, runner at 1976 Summer Olympics[242]
- Brita Sigourney, freestyle skier in 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics[243]
- Colby Slater, two-time gold medalist in rugby[244]
- Peter Snell, three-time gold medalist in running[245]
- Linda Somers, marathon runner in 1996 Olympics[246]
- Seth Weil, rower at 2016 Summer Olympics[247]
- Scott Weltz, swimmer at 2012 Summer Olympics[248]
Baseball
- Joe Biagini, pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays[249]
- Steve Brown, MLB pitcher[250]
- Daniel Descalso, infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks[251]
- Eddie Gamboa, pitcher for Tampa Bay Rays[citation needed]
- Marco Grifantini, pitcher for Toronto Blue Jays[252]
- Ty Kelly, American-Israeli former utility player for the New York Mets[253]
- Matt Vaughn, head coach for the UC Davis Aggies baseball team[254]
- Rich Waltz, TV announcer, Miami Marlins, MLB Network, and CBS Sports[255]
Basketball
- Joshua Fox, player for Frankston Blues[256]
- Corey Hawkins, professional basketball player[257]
- Brynton Lemar (born 1995), American-born Jamaican basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League[258]
- Chima Moneke, basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the ACB league and the EuroLeague[259]
- Mark Payne, professional basketball player[260]
- Jason Rabedeaux, college basketball coach; head coach of the UTEP Miners 1999–2002[261]
- Josh Ritchart, basketball player[262]
- Dedrique Taylor, college basketball head coach for Cal State Fullerton[263]
Football
- Nick Aliotti, defensive coordinator for University of Oregon[264]
- Mike Bellotti, former head football coach for the University of Oregon[265]
- Rolf Benirschke, placekicker for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL[101][266]
- Bob Biggs, former head coach for UC Davis[267]
- Chris Carter, former wide receiver for Seattle Seahawks[268]
- Jonathan Compas, former NFL offensive lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers[266]
- Kevin Daft, offensive coordinator for UC Davis[269]
- Bo Eason, safety for the Houston Oilers of the NFL[266]
- Daniel Fells, tight end for the Denver Broncos[266]
- Bakari Grant, wide receiver for Calgary Stampeders[270]
- Mark Grieb, quarterback for the San Jose Sabercats of the Arena Football League[271]
- Daryl Gross, executive director of Intercollegiate Athletics, California State University, Los Angeles[272]
- Nathaniel Hackett, offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills[273]
- Ejiro Evero defensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos[274]
- Paul Hackett, former head coach for University of Pittsburgh and University of Southern California[275]
- Dan Hawkins, former head coach for the University of Colorado, Boise State and UC Davis Aggies football[276]
- Khari Jones, Arena Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback and sports reporter[277]
- Bryan Lee-Lauduski, former quarterback for Iowa Barnstormers[278]
- Brad Lekkerkerker, offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL[266]
- Cory Lekkerkerker, offensive lineman for the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL[266]
- Chris Mandeville, defensive back[266]
- Rich Martini, former wide receiver for Oakland Raiders[266]
- Casey Merrill, NFL defensive end[266]
- Mike Moroski, NFL quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers[266]
- Ken O'Brien, 11-year quarterback for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles, first round selection in 1983 NFL draft[266]
- J. T. O'Sullivan, former quarterback for the New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals[266]
- Chris Petersen, former head coach for the University of Washington and Boise State[279]
- Frank Scalercio, former head coach for Sonoma State Cossacks[280]
- Colton Schmidt, punter for the Buffalo Bills[266]
- Kermit Schmidt, NFL running back[266]
- Elliot Vallejo, former player for Oakland Raiders[281]
- Demario Warren, former head coach for Southern Utah Thunderbirds[282]
- Mike Wise, NFL defensive end[266]
Golf
- Brad Bell, professional golfer from Sacramento, California[283]
- Scott Gordon, professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour[284]
- Matt Marshall, professional golfer from Carlton, Oregon[285]
- Demi Runas, professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour[286]
Soccer
- Max Arfsten, soccer player
- Quincy Amarikwa, former MLS player[287]
- Ramon Martin Del Campo, retired Mexican soccer player[288]
- Dirk Denkers, retired American soccer player who spent one season in both the NASL and MISL[289]
- Joe Dickerson, MLS and FIFA international referee[290]
- Ahmad Hatifi, current international soccer player for Afghanistan and a professional with the Oakland Stompers[291]
- Elliott Hord, Sacramento Republic FC U-14 coach and former professional soccer player[292]
- Nabilai Kibunguchy, professional soccer player and Kenyan international
- Nicolas Platter, goalkeeper coach for North Carolina FC[293]
- Matthew Sheldon, player for Detroit City FC[294]
- Jerome Watson, former U.S. soccer forward[295]
- Matt Wiesenfarth, soccer player[296]
Wrestling
- Urijah Faber, wrestler; retired professional mixed martial artist, formerly WEC featherweight champion and UFC bantamweight contender[297]
- John Hennigan, professional wrestler known for his time in WWE as Johnny Nitro and John Morrison[298]
- Tim Lajcik, retired mixed martial artist, stuntman, and actor[299]
Other
- Alycia Moulton, tennis player[300]
- Dave Scott, 6-time champion at Ironman World Championship[301]
- Shiva Vashishat, cricket player[302]
Business
UC Davis Business Alumni
John Watson, B.A. 1978 – CEO of Chevron
Robert B. Tucker, B.A. 1976 – author, consultant, and professional speaker
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- Allison Arieff, senior content lead at IDEO, co-founder and former editor of Dwell magazine[303]
- William L. Ballhaus, CEO of Blackboard, Inc.[304]
- Riley P. Bechtel, billionaire, CEO of Bechtel[305]
- Diane Bryant, COO of Google Cloud[306]
- Alfred Chuang, co-founder and CEO of BEA Systems[307]
- Lauren Elliott, internet entrepreneur, video game designer, co-designer of Carmen Sandiego game series[citation needed]
- Sean Ellis, founder of Qualaroo, coined growth hacking[308]
- Ron Erickson, co-founder of Microrim, GlobalVision, Inc., and Egghead Software[309]
- Bob Foster, past president of Southern California Edison; former Mayor of Long Beach, California[310]
- Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., CEO and chairman of Allegiant Air[311]
- Adriana Gascoigne, CEO of Girls in Tech[312]
- Kimberly Guilfoyle, Court TV and Fox News Channel anchor; ABC, CNN, and Fox News legal analyst/commentator[313]
- Daniel Ha, co-founder and CEO of Disqus[314]
- Oran B. Hesterman, president and chief executive officer of Fair Food Network[315]
- Jeffrey Katz, CEO, NexTag; ex-CEO, Leapfrog; ex-CEO and founder, Orbitz[316]
- Mike Kim, Head of Google for Startups (Asia-Pacific)
- Peter Lavelle, journalist, host of CrossTalk on the English-language TV channel of RT[317]
- 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[318]
- Ken Mercurio, author and former nutrition labeling director at Nestle USA[319]
- Jani Macari Pallis, CEO of Cislunar Aerodynamics, professor at University of Bridgeport[320]
- Mark Publicover, CEO and founder of JumpSport, inventor of the first affordable trampoline safety net enclosure[citation needed]
- Keith Robinson, co-owner of the Hawaiian island of Niihau[321]
- Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn[322]
- Zohra Sarwari, Muslim author, business coach, entrepreneur, and international speaker[323]
- Michael A. Schwarz, chief economist at Microsoft[citation needed]
- Stratton Sclavos, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of VeriSign[324]
- Tanya Seaman, founder of PhillyCarShare[325]
- Rinki Sethi, former Chief Information Security Officer at Twitter[326]
- Krishna Subramanian, entrepreneur, angel investor, and co-founder of BlueLithium[327]
- Jeffrey Tarrant, founder of Candescent Films[328]
- Thomas J. Tierney, chairman of eBay[329]
- John Watson, former CEO of Chevron (2010–2018)[330]
Government
UC Davis Government Alumni
Anna Escobedo Cabral, B.A. 1987 – treasurer of the United States
Tani Cantil-Sakauye, B.A. 1980, J.D. 1984 – chief justice of California
Miranda Du, B.A. 1991 – United States district judge
Ann Veneman, B.A. – former secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture
Kuan Chung-ming, M.A. 1984 – minister of the National Development Council (Taiwan)
Howard B. Bromberg, B.S. – retired United States Army lieutenant general
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Cameron Smyth – Santa Clarita city councilman
Foreign officials
- Kuan Chung-ming, former minister of the Taiwanese National Development Council, current chair of the Department of Finance of the National Taiwan University[331]
- James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, Scottish nobleman[332]
- Mohsen Nourbakhsh, former governor of the Central Bank of Iran[citation needed]
- Mari Pangestu, Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy[333]
- Emais Roberts, Palauan politician and physician[334]
- Roberto Sebastian, former secretary of the Department of Agriculture (Philippines)[citation needed]
- Kamal Stino, former deputy prime minister of Egypt[citation needed]
- Isabel García Tejerina, former Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Spain)[335]
- Rosanna Wong, former convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong[336]
Federal government
- Anna Escobedo Cabral, treasurer of the United States (2005-2009)[337]
- Janice Eberly, former chief economist of the United States Department of the Treasury[338]
- Michael Faulkender, United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury[339]
- David J. Kappos, former director of the Patent and Trademark Office[340]
- Julie MacDonald, former deputy assistant secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the United States Department of the Interior[341]
- Lynn Okagaki, commissioner of Education Research in the Institute of Education Sciences[342]
- Paul M. Igasaki, chair and chief judge of the Administrative Review Board at the U.S. Department of Labor[343]
- Steven J. Law, United States Deputy Secretary of Labor[344]
- Jane A. Restani, judge on the United States Court of International Trade[345]
- Richard Rominger, United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture[186]
- Ann Veneman, former secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, 2001–2005, later executive director of UNICEF[182]
- Sue Ellen Wooldridge, former United States assistant attorney general[346]
Ambassadors
- Leslie A. Bassett, United States Ambassador to Paraguay[347]
- Kathleen A. FitzGibbon, United States Ambassador to Niger[348]
- Anthony Godfrey, United States Ambassador to Serbia[349]
- Sheila Gwaltney, United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan[350]
- Scot Marciel, United States Ambassador to Myanmar[351]
- Erin Elizabeth McKee, United States Ambassador to the Solomon Islands[352]
- Howard Van Vranken, United States Ambassador to Botswana[353]
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Cal Dooley, former congressman, also president and CEO of National Food Processors Association[354]
- Dave Loebsack, former congressman, Iowa, 2nd District[355]
- George Miller, former congressman, California, 7th District[356]
- Jimmy Panetta, congressman, California, 19th district[357]
- Kim Schrier, Congresswoman, Washington, 8th District[358]
- Jackie Speier, former congresswoman, California, 12th District (2008–2013), 14th District (2013–2023)[359]
State government
- Luis Alejo, former California State Assemblymember, 28th District; former mayor of Watsonville, California[360]
- Marie Alvarado-Gil, California state senator, 4th district[361]
- Charles Calderon, politician who served in both chambers of the California State Legislature[360]
- Anthony Cannella, former California State Senator, 12th District, former mayor of Ceres, California[362]
- Tani Cantil-Sakauye, 28th chief justice of California[363]
- Rebecca Cohn, former California state assemblymember, 24th District[364]
- Dave Cortese, California state senator, 15th district, former Santa Clara County supervisor, former San Jose vice mayor/city councilmember[365]
- Ellen Corbett, former California state senator and assemblymember, 10th District[366]
- Jill Derby, former elected regent for the Nevada System of Higher Education[367]
- Delaine Eastin, 25th state superintendent of Public Instruction of California[368]
- Robert Fong, former member of the Sacramento City Council[369]
- Dario Frommer, former California state assemblymember, 43rd District, Los Angeles[360][366]
- Jeff Gorell, former California state assemblymember, 37th and 44th Districts[370]
- Jani Iwamoto, former member of the Utah Senate, 4th District[371]
- A. G. Kawamura, former California Secretary of Food and Agriculture[372]
- Alex Lee, California state assemblymember, 24th and 25th districts; youngest legislator in state history[373]
- David C. Long, former member of the Indiana State Senate, 16th District[citation needed]
- Michael Machado, former California state assemblymember, 8th District[366]
- Kerry Mazzoni, former California State Secretary of Education and assemblymember, 6th District[366]
- Tony Miller, former California secretary of state[374]
- Terry Morrow, former member of Minnesota House of Representatives, 23A District[375]
- Pedro Nava, former California state assemblymember, 35th District[360]
- Harold J. Powers, 36th lieutenant governor of California[376]
- Ron Raikes, former senator in the Nebraska Legislature, 25th District[377]
- Kevin Shelley, 28th California secretary of state[366]
- Cameron Smyth, Santa Clarita city councilman and former California assemblymember, 38th District[378]
- Charles Starr, politician who served in the Oregon State Senate and House of Representatives[citation needed]
- Arthur Torres, former California state senator, 24th District, and assemblymember, 56th District[360]
- Phil Wyman, former California state senator, 16th District, and assemblymember, 34th District[379]
Mayors
- Ruthlane Uy Asmundson, former mayor of Davis, first Filipina mayor[380]
- London Breed, mayor of San Francisco, California[381]
- Heather Fargo, former mayor of Sacramento, California[382]
- Elihu Harris, 46th mayor of Oakland, California[383]
- Darrell Steinberg, mayor of Sacramento, California[135][360]
Judges
- Tony Agbayani, judge of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, California[384]
- Miranda Du, district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada[385]
- Delbert Gee, retired judge of the Superior Court of California in Alameda County[386]
- Sharon L. Gleason, district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Alaska[387]
- Paul W. Grimm, district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland[388]
- Paula A. Nakayama, retired associate justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii[citation needed]
- Amy Oppenheimer, administrative law judge, California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board[389]
- Kristina Pickering, associate justice and former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada[390]
- Dean D. Pregerson, senior judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California[391]
- Jon Sands, chief federal public defender for the District of Arizona[392]
- Craig F. Stowers, retired chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court[393]
- Steve White, judge of the Sacramento County Superior Court[394]
Military
- Bradley Becker, retired United States Army lieutenant general[395]
- Howard B. Bromberg, retired lieutenant general, United States Army deputy chief of Staff[396]
- William H. Forster, retired United States Army lieutenant general[397]
- Bonnie Burnham Potter, first female physician in the Navy Medical Corps to be selected for flag rank[398]
- John M. Wood, retired major general in the United States Air Force; former commander of the Third Air Force[399]
Other
- Connie Chan, San Francisco District 1 Supervisor, Chair of the Budget Committee[400] and Candidate for Congress, CA-11[401].
- Andrew Do, member of Orange County Board of Supervisors[402]
- John Quoc Duong, director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs)[403]
- Hoang Tu Duy, Vietnamese-born American democracy activist[404]
- Joseph Gutheinz, retired NASA employee who investigated stolen and missing Moon rocks[citation needed]
- Eric Mar, former San Francisco District 1 supervisor and president, San Francisco Board of Education; currently professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University[405]
- Paul Miyamoto, sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco[406]
- Angela E. Oh, attorney, teacher, and public lecturer best known for her role as spokesperson for the Korean-American community[407]
- Mindell Penn, retired Richmond, California city councilwoman and PG&E executive[408]
- Jim Rogers, former city councilmember for Richmond, California[citation needed]
- Larry Rogers, Jr., commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review[409]
- Katy Tang, Former San Francisco District 4 supervisor[410]
- Monika Kalra Varma, director of Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights[411]
Winemaking
- Amy Aiken, entrepreneur and winemaker[412]
- Alberto Antonini, senior winemaker for the wineries of the Antinori and the Frescobaldi[413]
- Kristen Barnhisel, winemaker[414]
- Daniel Baron, winemaker[415]
- Christian Moueix, French winemaker and president of JP Moueix[416]
- Heidi Barrett, California winemaker and consultant[417]
- Cathy Corison, winemaker[417]
- Sarah Gott, winemaker[418]
- Kathryn Kennedy, California winemaker[419]
- Mia Klein, winemaker[420]
- David Lake, Washington wine pioneer and Master of Wine[421]
- Steve Matthiasson, California viticulturist and winemaker
- Aaron Pott, Napa Valley consultant winemaker[422]
- Carol Shelton, winemaker[423]
- Kay Simon, Washington winemaker[424]
Miscellaneous
- Dennis Banks, Native American leader[425]
- John Lawrence Goheen, missionary and educator[citation needed]
- Peter A. Griffin, blackjack expert, one of the original seven members of the Blackjack Hall of Fame[426]
- Jan Hamrin, founded the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions[427]
- Paul Holes, former cold-case investigator for the Contra Costa County district attorney; known for his contributions to solving the Golden State Killer[187]
- Maria Kang, fitness advocate and founder of the No Excuse Mom movement[428]
- Randy Lew, professional poker player[429]
- Laura Liswood, secretary general of the Council of Women World Leaders[430]
- Luis Scott-Vargas, Magic: The Gathering player[citation needed]
- John Dragon Young, Hong Kong scholar of Chinese history[431]