- List of University of Arizona people
The following is a list of encyclopedic people associated with the
University of Arizona . Notable alumni include a formerU.S. Secretary of the Interior , the formerU.S. Surgeon General , the creator of the television series "Sesame Street " and founder of the Children's Television Workshop, the owner of theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim Major League Baseball team, and severalNASA astronauts.Notable alumni and former students
Law, politics, and government
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Richard Carmona - former U.S. Surgeon General
*Raul Hector Castro - (JD 1949) formerGovernor of Arizona and ambassador toArgentina underU.S. President Jimmy Carter
*Dennis DeConcini - former U.S. Senator fromArizona (1977 -1995 )
*David Dewhurst -Lieutenant Governor of Texas
*Bob Dole - former U.S. Senator
*Paul Fannin - formerGovernor of Arizona (1955 -1965 ) and U.S. Senator fromArizona (1965 -1977 )
*Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. - (JD 1949) formerGovernor of Arizona (1965 -1967 )
*Barry Goldwater - former U.S. Senator
*Jon Kyl (BA 1964, JD 1966) - U.S. Senator from1995 -present, formerUnited States Representative fromArizona (1987 -1995 )
*Steve Soboroff - President,Playa Vista ; Former Senior Advisor to the Mayor of Los Angeles; Former Los Angeles Parks Commissioner; Candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles (2001 )
*Morris K. Udall (JD 1949) - formerU.S. Congressman , professionalbasketball player
*Stewart Udall (JD 1948) - formerU.S. Congressman , former Secretary of the Interior under U.S. PresidentsJohn F. Kennedy andLyndon B. Johnson Religion
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Spencer W. Kimball - former president ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS orMormon Church)Academia
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William Rathje (1967) - archaeologist & garbologist. A retired faculty member
*Marilyn C. Solvay (1973) - Museum Director, Art-Historian, Professor, Author, and ScholarArts & media
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Denise Austin : Exercise Consultant, Television Host
*Samaire Armstrong - actress
*Jerry Bruckheimer - film and television producer
*Joan Ganz Cooney - Creator of "Sesame Street ", founder of the Children's Television Workshop
*Ted DeGrazia - American impressionist painter, sculptor, and lithographer
*George Gray (game show host)
*Rob Hyland - actor
*J.A. Jance - mystery writer
*Nicole Randall Johnson - actress & comedian
*Barbara Kingsolver - author, local resident and activist, married to a UA faculty member
*Greg Kinnear (1985) - actor
*Kitty Kelley - author
*Aline Kominsky-Crumb (BFA) - underground comic book creator
* [http://www.praisestore.com/kevin-leman/ Kevin Leman] (BS, MA, PhD) - psychologist and best-selling author
*Harvey Mason - famous musician (drummer) on the soul and jazz scene
*Linda McCartney - photographer
*Labina Mitevska - Macedonian actress
*Craig T. Nelson - actor
*Brian Ralston -Film score composer
*Nicole Richie - Actress
*Caroline Rhea - actress & comedian
*Linda Ronstadt - 11-timeGrammy award winning singer
*Geraldo Rivera (1965) -talk show host, television journalist
*Richard Russo -Pulitzer Prize winner for his novelEmpire Falls
*Rico Saccani - Cconductor
*Fritz Scholder - late Native American artist
*Garry Shandling - actor & comedian
*Ron Shelton - film screenwriter & director
*Richard Siken - (MFA poetry 1994) won the2004 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition, the oldest annual literary award in the U.S.2004 marked the third time a UA alum won the prize.
*Vicki Lewis Thompson - author
*David Foster Wallace - author
* Kate Walsh - actressBusiness
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Karl Eller - Arizona business leader and nationally recognized entrepreneur. Eller is also the namesake of theEller College of Management .
*Rande Gerber , owner of Midnight Oil Bars and other nightlife businesses
*Terry Lundgren - CEO/Chairman of the Board/President/Director atFederated Department Stores , Inc., the parent company ofMacy's andBloomingdale's department stores
*Arturo Moreno - Owner of theLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim Major League Baseball team, outdoor advertising entrepreneur
*Robert Sarver - Managing Partner, Majority Owner of thePhoenix Suns basketball team. Director,SkyWest Airlines and Meritage Corporation.Technology
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Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos -NASA astronomer andastrophysicist , Chief of Solar Physics Division atNASA 'sGoddard Space Flight Center , earned hisbachelor's degree inphysics from the University of Arizona in1968 . He was a member of the team that worked on and built theInternational Ultraviolet Explorer and theHubble Space Telescope .
*Don Pettit - NASAastronaut
* Ray Rafidi, Pie Fly
*Richard Scobee (1965) - lateastronaut
* Cliff Stoll (Ph.D., 1980) - astronomer &Klein bottle manufacturer
*Paul Wehrle - physician who helped develop of methods to prevent and treatpolio andsmallpox Athletics
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Hassan Adams - NBA player (New Jersey Nets )
*Brian N. Anderson - MLB center fielder for theChicago White Sox .
*Gilbert Arenas - NBA All-Star with theWashington Wizards
*Marisa Baena - LPGA golfer
*Bob Baffert - 3-timeEclipse Award winner as outstanding horse trainer
*Adia Barnes - Former WNBA player
*Jason Bates - formerMajor League Baseball infielder
* Michael Bates - 5-timePro Bowl kick returner and Bronze medal winner in the 200 meters during the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona
*Amanda Beard - Olympic gold medalist swimmer
* Mike Bell - NFL running back for theDenver Broncos .
*Lance Briggs - NFLPro Bowl linebacker for theChicago Bears .
*Tedy Bruschi - three-time Super Bowl Champion with theNew England Patriots
*Mike Bibby - NBA point guard for theAtlanta Hawks .
*Kurt Busch - NASCAR driver forPenske Racing (attended but did not graduate).
*Antoine Cason - CB for theSan Diego Chargers . 2007 Jim Thorpe Award winner.
*Joe Cavaleri -The Ooh-Aah Man
*George DiCarlo - Arizona's first Olympic Gold Medal winner, 400 Meter Freestyle and Silver Medal 1500 Meter Freestyle. Two time NCAA Champion 500 Yard Freestyle
*Sean Elliott - World Champion NBA player with theSan Antonio Spurs . Graduated from Cholla High School in Tucson, AZ.
*Jennie Finch - Olympic Gold Medal winning professional women'ssoftball pitcher
*Abdihakem Abdirahman - American long-distance runner and U.S. 2008 Olympic Trials 10,000 meter champion
*Nick Folk - kicker for theDallas Cowboys
*Terry Francona - manager of the 2004 World Series ChampionsBoston Red Sox
*Brenda Frese - Head women's basketball coach at Maryland (2006 national champs)
*Channing Frye - NBA player (New York Knicks )
*Jim Furyk - PGA Tour golfer and 2003 U.S. Open Winner
*Robert Gamez - PGA Tour golfer
*Natalie Gulbis - LPGA golfer
*Chip Hale - formerMajor League Baseball player & present coach with theArizona Diamondbacks
*Ron Hassey - formerMajor League Baseball player of 14 years and present coach for theSeattle Mariners
*Chris Henry - running back for theTennessee Titans
*Alicia Hollowell - formerUniversity of Arizona national champion softball pitcher
*Trevor Hoffman - 6 Time All-Star MLB pitcher. All-time Major Leaguesave record holder
*Jack Howell - retiredMajor League Baseball player of 11 years
*Andre Iguodala - NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers )
*Richard Jefferson - NBA player (New Jersey Nets ) Member of the 2001 Final Four Team
*Jay John - Former Arizona men's basketball assistant coach; former Oregon State men's basketball head coach
*Vance Johnson - NFL player (Denver Broncos )
*Steve Kerr - five-time NBA champion (Chicago Bulls - 3,San Antonio Spurs - 2)
*Spencer Larsen - NFL Linebacker for theDenver Broncos
*Kenny Lofton - MLB player (Los Angeles Dodgers ). He also played for the Wildcats basketball team.
*Chris McAlister - NFLSuper Bowl Champion cornerback with theBaltimore Ravens .
*Josh Miller - NFL punter for theNew England Patriots .
*Ryk Neethling - Nine-time NCAA National Champion in men's swimming, Arizona Athlete of the Year and PAC-10 Athlete of the Year for four consecutive years,1999 NCAA Swimmer of the Year, University of Arizona Athlete of the Century,2004 Summer Olympics Gold Medalist in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay with a world record 3:13.17 performance
*Dennis Northcutt - NFL wide receiver for theJacksonville Jaguars
*Lorena Ochoa - LPGA golfer
*Antonio Pierce - NFL Linebacker for theNew York Giants
*Todd Pletcher (1989) – Leadingthoroughbred trainer; three-time Eclipse Award winner
*DaShon Polk - NFL linebacker for theHouston Texans
*Dan Pohl - Former PGA Golfer
*Don Pooley - Former PGA Golfer
*Rory Sabbatini - PGA Tour Golfer
*J.T. Snow - Former MLB player and 6-timeRawlings Golden Glove Award winner
*Annika Sörenstam - Arguably the greatest female golfer of all time
*Mike Springer - PGA Golfer
*Damon Stoudamire - NBA player (Memphis Grizzlies )
*Salim Stoudamire (2005) - NBA player (Atlanta Hawks )
*Jason Terry - NBA player (Dallas Mavericks )
*Tom Tolbert - former NBA player and current NBA broadcast analyst
*Amy Van Dyken Gold Medalist swimmer in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games
*Bobby Wade - NFL wide receiver for theMinnesota Vikings
*Luke Walton - NBA player (L.A. Lakers ), son of former NBA greatBill Walton , Member of the 2001 Final Four teamNotable former and current faculty and staff
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Nicolaas Bloembergen - Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1981.
*Gail Lee Bernstein - History. Considered one of the pioneers of Japanese women's studies.
*Mike Candrea - head softball coach, head coach for the 2004 gold medal U.S. Women's Olympic softball team
*David Chalmers - philosopher in the field ofphilosophy of mind .
*William G. Dever - biblical archaeologist.
* Rich Jorgensen - Professor of plant sciences, editor ofThe Plant Cell
*Keith Lehrer - (PhD) Professor of philosopher, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
*Fang Lizhi - Physics. Helped inspire China's 1989 Pro-Democracy Movement.
*Willis Lamb - Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1955.
*Andy Lopez - head baseball coach
*Lute Olson - head basketball coach
*Vernon L. Smith - former professor and economist whose research at UA for 26 years led to his honor as a Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2002.
*Andrew Weil - Director of theProgram in Integrative Medicine ,internal medicine professor, popular author.
*Arthur Winfree - theoretical biologist (died in2002 ), winner2000 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics
*Gerard P. Kuiper - astronomer, discovered various moons of Jovian planets and the Kuiper Belt.
*Bart Bok - astronomer
*Fulvio Melia - astrophysicistReferences
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