List of California Polytechnic State University alumni

List of California Polytechnic State University alumni

This page lists notable alumni of the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

Arts and media

*Pedro Armendáriz (1912 – 1963), character actor [cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000784/bio |title=Biography for Pedro Armendáriz |work=IMDB]
*Michael Berryman (born 1948), actor [cite web |url=http://www.what-a-character.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?id=BerrymanM |title=Michael Berryman |work=What A Character!]
*Luke Chueh contemporary artist [ [http://www.lukechueh.com/bio.html Luke Chueh - Bio] ]
*"Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959), pop music singer [http://www.calpoly.edu/simplythebest/simplythebest.html#_alumni Cal Poly Alumni Shine] ]

Business

*Farzad Nazem (born 1962), CTO of Yahoo! [cite web |url=http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/management-print.cfm?BioID=6927 |title=Farzad Nazem |work=Yahoo!]
*Peter Oppenheimer, Senior VP and CFO of Apple Computer [cite web |url=http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/oppenheimer.html |title=Peter Oppenheimer |work=Apple Computer]
*Monty Roberts (born 1935), author of "The Man Who Listens to Horses"
*William H. Swanson (born 1950), Chairman and CEO of Raytheon

Politics and government

*Tom Berryhill, California State Assemblyman [cite web |url=http://republican.assembly.ca.gov/members/index.asp?Dist=25&Lang=1&Body=Bio |title=ASSEMBLYMAN TOM BERRYHILL |work=California State Assembly]
*Jeff Denham, California State Senator [cite web |url=http://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/12/pro.asp |title=Jeff Denham: Biography |work=California State Senate]
*Dennis Hollingsworth (born 1967), California State Senator [cite web |url=http://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/36/pro.asp |title=Senator Dennis Hollingsworth: Biography |work=California State Senate]
*Abel Maldonado (born 1967), California State Senator [cite web |url=http://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/15/pro.asp |title=Senator Abel Maldonado |work=California State Senate]
*Bruce McPherson (born 1944), former California Secretary of State [cite web |url=http://www.calpolynews.calpoly.edu/news_releases/2005/may_05/mcpherson.html |title=California State University and Cal Poly Award Secretary of State Bruce McPherson Honorary Doctorate |work=Cal Poly]

cience and technology

*Greg Chamitoff (born 1962), astronaut [cite web |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/chamitoff.html |title=Astronaut Bio: Greg Chamitoff |work=NASA]
*Robert L. Gibson (born 1946), astronaut [cite web |url=http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/gibson.html |title=Astronaut Bio: R. L. Gibson |work=NASA]
*Mark Lucovsky, software architect and a part of the team that designed Windows NT [cite web |url=http://calpolynews.calpoly.edu/news_releases/2004/2004_news_releases/may_04/shrek.htm |title="Shrek" Lead Effects Animator, Aerospace Researcher, Three Other Grads Honored by Cal Poly College of Engineering |work=Cal Poly]
*Aaron Peckham, Owner and creator of UrbanDictionary
*Burt Rutan (born 1943), designer of SpaceShipOne and Rutan Voyager
*Frederick W. Sturckow (born 1961), astronaut

Education

*David Haussler, professor at University of California, Santa Cruz

Athletics

Baseball

*Kevin Correia (born 1980), current MLB pitcher. [cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/correke01.shtml |title=Kevin Correia Statistics |work=baseball-reference]
*Mike Krukow (born 1952), former MLB pitcher and current broadcast announcer
*John Orton (born 1965), former MLB catcher [cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/ortonjo01.shtml |title=John Orton Statistics |work=baseball-reference]
*Ozzie Smith (born 1954), MLB Hall of Fame shortstop

Football

*Marijon Ancich, high school football coach with the most wins in California history [cite web |url=http://www.gopoly.com/index.php?p=hall_of_fame_detail&id=614 |title=Marijon Ancich |work=GoPoly.com]
*Jordan Beck (born 1983), current NFL linebacker [cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/547039 |title= NFL.com - Jordan Beck |work=NFL]
*Courtney Brown NFL defensive back
*Chris Gocong (born 1983), NFL linebacker [cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/425410 |title= NFL.com - Chris Gocong |work=NFL]
*John Madden (born 1936), NFL Hall of Fame broadcaster, head coach, and player

Other

*Chuck Liddell (born 1968), former Ultimate Fighting Championship Light Heavyweight Champion. [cite web |url=http://www.usmta.com/Chuck%20Liddell.htm |title= Chuck Liddell |work=USMTA.com]
*Victor Plata (born 1973), USA Olympian in the triathlon [cite web |url=http://www.usolympicteam.com/26_20608.htm |title=United States Olympic Committee - Plata, Victor |work=USA Olympic Team |accessdate=2007-03-22]
*Loren Roberts (born 1955), professional golfer on the PGA Tour
*Stephanie Brown Trafton (born 1979), US gold medalist in discus throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Miscellaneous

*Scott Peterson (born 1972), convicted of killing his pregnant wife Laci Peterson (born 1975), who was an alumna [cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/468/000026390/ |title=Scott Peterson |work=NNDB.com]
*Kristin Smart (born 1977), missing person since 1996 [cite web |url=http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/smart.htm |title=FBI Most Wanted - Missing Person Investigation - Kristin Denise Smart |work=FBI]

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