List of University of Portland alumni
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This is a list of notable University of Portland alumni. The University of Portland is a private, Roman Catholic university located in north Portland, Oregon, along the east bank of the Willamette River. Founded in 1901 by the Congregation of Holy Cross, its sister school is the University of Notre Dame. As of 2018[update], the University of Portland counts approximately 13,000 alumni in the Portland metropolitan area alone.[1]
- Jules Boykoff, professor of politics at Pacific University
- Robert E. Glennen, 13th president of Emporia State University
- John Henry Merryman, Nelson Bowman Sweitzer and Marie B. Sweitzer Professor of Law at Stanford Law School[2]
- Michael Merzenich, neuroscientist and professor at the University of California, San Francisco
Art and literature
- Jean M. Auel, author
Civil society
- Walter "Walt" Dawson, national spokesperson for the Alzheimer's Association
- Edward Kelly, bishop of Boise[3]
- Mel White, clergyman and writer on LGBT Christian issues[4]
Entertainment
Film, television, and performing arts
- Malika Andrews, journalist for ESPN
- Kunal Nayyar, actor, CBS's The Big Bang Theory
- Chris Siegfried, reality TV star, season 9 winner of ABC's The Bachelorette
- Paul Winfield, actor
Social media
- Tori Dunlap, founder of Her First $100K, TikTok star
- Noah Beck, social media personality, TikTok star
Government and politics
United States congress
U.S. representatives
- Larry LaRocco, former U.S. representative
Judges
- Edward Leavy, judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- George Van Hoomissen, former justice on the Oregon Supreme Court
- Oldiais Ngiraikelau, chief justice of Palau
Other U.S. political figures
- Ed Murray, former mayor of Seattle 2014-17[5]
- Nadine Woodward, journalist and mayor of Spokane, Washington 2019-
- Joseph Ada, former governor of Guam
Science and technology
- Chris Lattner, primary author of LLVM software compiler architecture and the Swift programming language
- Muriel Lezak, neuropsychologist
- Donald Shiley, co-inventor of the artificial heart valve[1]