The following is a list of encyclopedic people associated with the University of Arizona. Notable alumni include a former

U.S. Secretary of the Interior The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natura ...

, a former

U.S. Surgeon General The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States. Th ...

, five

U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and power ...

s, two Republican U.S. Presidential nominees, the creator of the television series ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) an ...

'' and founder of

Sesame Workshop Sesame Workshop (SW), originally known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), is an American nonprofit organization that has been responsible for the production of several educational children's programs—including its first and best-know ...

, the owner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Major League Baseball team, and several NASA astronauts.

Notable alumni and former students

Academia

* Noam Chomsky – UA Laureate Professor of Linguistics, Agnese Nelms Haury Chair *

Lee Giles Clyde Lee Giles is an American computer scientist and the David Reese Professor at the College of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University. He is also Graduate Faculty Professor of Computer Science and Engineering ...

(PhD 1981) – computer scientist, co-creator of

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, David Reese Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University * Ghanim Al-Jumaily (MS 1983) – professor of engineering, Southern New Hampshire University; former Iraqi diplomat * Alan C. Newell – UA Regents Professor of Mathematics *

Ed Renwick Edward Francis Renwick (June 26, 1938 – March 6, 2020), was an American political scientist who was Professor Emeritus of Political Science and the former Director of the Institute of Politics at Loyola University New Orleans. Career Renwick wa ...

(1968) – political scientist and television commentator in New Orleans, Louisiana * Shauna Shapiro – professor of psychology, Santa Clara University * David Soren (1983) – UA Regents Professor of Classics and Director of the Orvieto Institute in Umbria * Gordon Willey (BS 1935, MS 1936) – pioneer of processual archaeology, Harvard University professor * Vladimir E. Zakharov – UA Regents Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

Arts and media

Agha Shahid Ali Agha Shahid Ali (4 February 1949 – 8 December 2001) was an Indian-born poet who immigrated to the United States, and became affiliated with the literary movement known as New Formalism in American poetry. His collections include ''A Walk T ...

– poet *

Samaire Armstrong Samaire Rhys Armstrong ( ) is an American actress and fashion designer. She is known for her roles in '' Stay Alive'', ''The O.C.'', '' It's a Boy Girl Thing'', and as Juliet Darling in the ABC television series, '' Dirty Sexy Money''. She has a ...

– actress *

Denise Austin Denise Austin (née Katnich; born February 13, 1957) is an American fitness instructor, author, and columnist, and a former member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Early life Austin was born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, ...

– fitness instructor *

Michael Biehn Michael Connell Biehn ( ; born July 31, 1956) is an American actor, primarily known for his roles in science fiction films directed by James Cameron; as Sgt. Kyle Reese in ''The Terminator'' (1984), Cpl. Dwayne Hicks in '' Aliens'' (1986), and ...

(1974) – actor, ''

Aliens Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...

'', ''Terminator'' *

Lynn Borden Lynn Marie Freyse (March 24, 1937 – March 3, 2015) was an American film and television actress. She was known for playing Barbara Baxter in the final season of the American sitcom television series '' Hazel''. Life and career Borden was bo ...

(1959) – actress and

Miss Arizona The Miss Arizona competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss America pageant. Arizona has twice won the Miss America title. The first Miss Arizona, Anna Marie Barnett, was crowned in 1938. ...

(1957) * Jerry Bruckheimer (1965) – film and television producer *

Jos Charles Jos Charles (born November 14, 1988) is a trans American poet, writer, translator, and editor. In 2017 her book ''feeld'' was a winner in the prestigious National Poetry Series. She is the founding editor of THEM, the first trans literary journal i ...

– poet *

Tom Chilton Thomas James Chilton (born 15 March 1985) is a British racing driver. He has spent most of his career competing in touring car racing; he was a former factory Vauxhall and Honda driver in the British Touring Car Championship, and currently driv ...

– MMORPG game developer * Fred Christenson – television executive * Robert D. Cocke – artistKnight, Robert E, Tina Yapelli and Robert D. Cocke
''Robert D. Cocke: Paintings 1980–2009''
Oracle, AZ: Robert Cocke, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2022. *

Joan Ganz Cooney Joan Ganz Cooney (born Joan Ganz; November 30, 1929) is an American television writer and producer. She is one of the founders of Sesame Workshop (formerly ''Children's Television Workshop'' or CTW), the organization famous for the creation of ...

– creator of ''

'' * Ted DeGrazia – painter, sculptor *

Louis Delsarte Louis Jessup Delsarte III (September 1, 1944 – May 2, 2020) was an African-American artist known for what has sometimes been called his "illusionistic" style. He was a painter, muralist, printmaker, and illustrator. When Delsarte was growing u ...

– artist * George Gray — game show host and announcer *

Alex Flanagan Alex Flanagan (née Wystrach; born September 22, 1973) is an American sportscaster. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona. She began her career as a news reporter and anchor and began covering sports in 1998. She has worked for networks ...

– sports journalist *

Savannah Guthrie Savannah Clark Guthrie (born December 27, 1971) is an American broadcast journalist and attorney. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News, morning show ''Today'', a position she has held since July 2012. Guthrie joined NBC News in September 2 ...

– co-host of ''

The Today Show ''Today'' (also called ''The Today Show'' or informally, ''NBC News Today'') is an American news and Talk show, talk breakfast television, morning television show that airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on NBC. The program de ...

'' *

Earl Hindman Earl John Hindman (; October 20, 1942 – December 29, 2003) was an American actor, best known for his role as the kindly unseen neighbor Wilson W. Wilson, Jr. on the television sitcom ''Home Improvement'' (1991–99). Early years Hin ...

– actor, Wilson W. Wilson, '' Home Improvement'' * Louis Hock – independent filmmaker *

Rick Hoffman Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

– actor * John Hughes – film director, producer, screenwriter * Daniel Humbarger – stand-up comedian * J.A. Jance – mystery writer * Nicole Randall Johnson – actress and comedian *

Kourtney Kardashian Kourtney Mary Kardashian (born April 18, 1979) is an American media personality and socialite. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series '' Keeping Up with the Kardashians''. Its success led to the creation o ...

– television personality *

Kitty Kelley Katherine Kelley (born April 4, 1942) is an American journalist and author of best-selling unauthorized biographies of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, the British Royal Family, the Bush family, and O ...

– author *

Barbara Kingsolver Barbara Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is an American novelist, essayist and poet. She was raised in rural Kentucky and lived briefly in the Congo in her early childhood. Kingsolver earned degrees in biology at DePauw University and the Univers ...

(1981, MS Biology) – author *

Greg Kinnear Gregory Buck Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''As Good as It Gets'' (1997). Kinnear has appeared in many popular films, including '' Sabrina'' (19 ...

(1985) – actor * Don Knotts – actor *

Aline Kominsky-Crumb Aline Kominsky-Crumb (née Goldsmith; August 1, 1948 – November 29, 2022) was an American underground comics artist. Kominsky-Crumb's work, which is almost exclusively autobiographical, is known for its unvarnished, confessional nature. In 201 ...

(BFA) – underground comic book creator *

Tamika Lawrence Tamika Sonja Lawrence is a two time Grammy winning American actress, singer, and writer. Early life and education Lawrence was born on January 11 in Columbus, Ohio. She received her BFA in musical theatre from the University of Arizona. Career ...

– actress and singer *

Jerry Livingston Jerry Livingston (born Jerry Levinson; March 25, 1909 – July 1, 1987) was an American songwriter and dance orchestra pianist. Life and career Born in Denver, Colorado, Livingston studied music at the University of Arizona. While there he com ...

– songwriter * Harvey Mason Jr. – music and film producer * Linda McCartney – photographer *

James McMurtry James McMurtry (born March 18, 1962, in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American rock and folk rock/ americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and occasional actor (''Daisy Miller'', ''Lonesome Dove'', and narrator of ''Ghost Town: 24 Hours ...

– musician * Dipti Mehta – actress * J. Greg Miller – musician *

Labina Mitevska Labina Mitevska ( mk, Лабина Митевска) (born 1975 in Skopje, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian actress. Career Mitevska began her acting career aged 19 after studying in Skopje, Denmark, and the Univer ...

– Macedonian actress *

Peter Murrieta Peter Murrieta is an American television producer and writer. He is best known for his work on the Disney Channel sitcom ''Wizards of Waverly Place'', in which he served as head writer and executive producer during the first three seasons. He we ...

– 2-time Emmy Award-winning producer and writer, ''

Wizards of Waverly Place ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' is an American fantasy teen sitcom created by Todd J. Greenwald that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between October 2007 and January 2012. The series centers on Alex Russo (Selena Gomez), a teenage wi ...

'' *

Craig T. Nelson Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Hayden Fox in the sitcom ''Coach'' (for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series), Deputy Ward Wilson in the 1 ...

(1969) – actor *

Lynne Olson Lynne Olson (born August 19, 1949) is an American author, historian and journalist. She was born on August 19, 1949, and is married to Stanley Cloud, with whom she often writes. In 1969 she graduated from University of Arizona. Before becoming a ...

– author and journalist *

Brian Ralston Brian Ralston (born April 12, 1974) is a composer and musician living in Los Angeles. Ralston is a 2020 Hollywood Music In Media Awards winner for his contemporary classical piece "I think I'm Quite Ready For Another Adventure" inspired by Tolkien ...

– film score composer *

Caroline Rhea Caroline Gilchrist Rhea (; born April 13, 1964) is a Canadian actress and stand-up comedian, who is best known for her role as Hilda Spellman on the ABC series ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch''. She has performed numerous comedy specials, including ...

– actress and comedian *

Nicole Richie Nicole Camille Richie (; born September 21, 1981) is an American television personality, fashion designer, socialite, and actress. She came to prominence after appearing in the reality television series ''The Simple Life'' (2003–2007), in whic ...

– actress * Geraldo Rivera (1965) – talk show host, television journalist *

Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American M ...

– 11-time Grammy award-winning singer *

Richard Russo Richard Russo (July 15, 1949) is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. Early life and education Russo was born in Johnstown, New York, and raised in nearby Gloversville. He earned a bachelor's degree, a Master o ...

– Pulitzer Prize winner for his novel ''

Empire Falls ''Empire Falls'' is a 2001 novel written by Richard Russo. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2002, and follows the story of Miles Roby in a fictional, small blue-collar town in Maine and the people, places, and the past surrounding him, a ...

'' *

Rico Saccani Rico Saccani (born April 16, 1952) is a conductor who served as Music Director/Artistic Adviser of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra between 1996 and 2005 and was principal guest conductor of the Hungarian State Opera from 1985 to 2005. Biogr ...

– conductor *

Fritz Scholder Fritz William Scholder V (October 6, 1937 – February 10, 2005) was a Native American artist. Scholder was an enrolled member of the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Luiseños, a California Mission tribe. Scho ...

– late Native American artist * Garry Shandling – late actor and comedian *

Harrison Sheckler Harrison Sheckler (born April 23, 1996) is an American classical pianist, composer, actor, and virtual choir conductor. Early life Sheckler was born in Rochester, MN and grew up in Charles City, IA, and began playing piano at age of 6 and vi ...

– pianist and composer *

Ron Shelton Ronald Wayne Shelton (born September 15, 1945) is an American film director and screenwriter and former minor league baseball infielder. Shelton is known for the many films he has made about sports. His 1988 film ''Bull Durham'', based in part o ...

– film screenwriter and director *

Richard Siken Richard Siken (born February 15, 1967) is a North-American poet, painter, and filmmaker. He is the author of the collection '' Crush'' ( Yale University Press, 2005), which won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition in 2004. His second book ...

(MFA 1994) – poet *

Stephen Spinella Stephen Spinella (born October 11, 1956) is an American stage, television, and film actor. Early life Spinella was born in Naples, Italy, to a father who was an American naval airplane mechanic. He grew up in Glendale, Arizona, and graduated fr ...

– actor *

Barret Swatek Barret Swatek (born March 3, 1977) is an American actress and comedian who has appeared in films such as ''Lethal Weapon 4'', ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', and ''High School''. She has also made guest appearances on television shows such as ''Just S ...

– actress *

Jimmy Tatro James Richard Tatro is an American actor, comedian, writer and YouTube personality. He is the creator and star of the YouTube channel ''LifeAccordingToJimmy'', which has more than 3.4 million subscribers and over 713 million video views. Tatro ...

– actor *

Brandon Tatum Brandon Orlando Tatum is an American conservative political commentator, former police officer and former college football player. Early life and education Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Tatum was an All-American football player in high school. ...

– conservative commentator * Vicki Lewis Thompson – author *

Jonathan Van Ness Jonathan McDonald Van Ness (born March 28, 1987), also commonly referred to by his initials JVN, is an American hairstylist, podcast host and television personality. He is best known as the grooming expert on the Netflix series '' Queer Eye'', ...

– television and media personality * Jack Wagner (1982) – actor * David Foster Wallace – author * Kate Walsh – actress *

Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Canandaigua, New York, she was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. She moved to Los Angeles, where she jo ...

– actress, '' Saturday Night Live'' cast member *

Christine Woods Christine Woods (born September 3, 1983) is an American actress who notably appeared in the HBO series ''Hello Ladies''. She previously portrayed FBI Special Agent Janis Hawk in the ABC series ''FlashForward''. Early life Woods was bo ...

– actress

Business

Max Cutler Max Cutler (born December 31, 1990) is an American entrepreneur, creator, investor, producer and businessman best known for founding the podcast StudiParcastin 2016. With Cutler at the helm, Parcast has launched some of the most popular and high ...

– Podcaster and entrepreneur, founder of

Parcast Parcast is a digital media firm and podcast network, that specializes in producing both scripted podcasts as well as audio dramas. It was founded in 2016 by podcaster Max Cutler and his father Ron Cutler in Los Angeles California. In 2019, it ...

Karl Eller Karl Eller (June 20, 1928 – March 10, 2019) was an American businessman and entrepreneur. Early life Eller grew up in Tucson, Arizona. He played football collegiately at the University of Arizona where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Del ...

– Arizona business leader, namesake of the

Eller College of Management The Eller College of Management (Eller) is a business school at the University of Arizona located in Tucson, Arizona. The Eller College of Management began in 1913 as bachelor's degree program in commerce before becoming the University of Arizona ...

Rande Gerber Rande Gerber (born April 27, 1962) is an American businessman and former model. He founded tequila brand Casamigos alongside actor George Clooney and real estate businessman Mike Meldman, as well as nightlife companies Midnight Oil, Caliche R ...

– owner of Midnight Oil Bars and other nightlife businesses * William M. Grace (MBA 1959) – real estate developer and casino owner *

Robert Wood Johnson IV Robert Wood Johnson IV (born April 12, 1947) is an American businessman who was United States ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2017 to 2021. He is a great-grandson of Robert Wood Johnson I, and a billionaire heir to the Johnson & Johnson ph ...

– owner of the New York Jets football club; great-grandson of the founder of

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is an American multinational corporation founded in 1886 that develops medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company ...

* R. Alexandra Keith (born 1967–1968) – head of Procter & Gamble's global beauty business * Terry Lundgren – CEO of Federated Department Stores, namesake of The Terry Lundgren Center for Retailing at the university *

Arturo Moreno Arturo "Arte" Moreno (born August 14, 1946) is an American businessman. On May 15, 2003, he became the first Mexican-American to own a major sports team in the United States when he purchased the Anaheim Angels baseball team from the Walt Disney ...

– owner of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Major League Baseball team, outdoor advertising entrepreneur *

Robert Sarver Robert Gary Sarver (born October 31, 1961) is an American businessman, co-founder of Southwest Value Partners, a real estate development company, and the former owner of the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, and RCD Mallorca. Early life and educat ...

– managing partner and majority owner of the Phoenix Suns basketball team, director of SkyWest Airlines * Lisa Song Sutton – businesswoman, attorney, real estate investor, former Miss Nevada United States and former congressional candidate

Law, politics, and government

* Gilbert Baker – Arkansas State Senator *

Ron Barber Ronald Sylvester Barber (born August 25, 1945) is an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2012 to 2015. Barber, a member of the Democratic Party from Arizona, served as district director for U.S ...

(BA 1967) –

U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

Betsey Bayless Betsey Bayless (born January 10, 1944) was the 16th Secretary of State of Arizona from September 5, 1997, until January 6, 2003. She was appointed to fill the unexpired term of fellow Republican Jane Dee Hull. She was elected to a full term Novem ...

(1966) – Arizona Secretary of State 1997–2003 * Stacy Brenner: Democratic member of the

Maine State Senate The Maine Senate is the upper house of the Maine Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. The Senate currently consists of 35 members representing an equal number of districts across the state, though the Maine Constitution ...

(2020-) * Jeffrey S. Buchanan (1982) – Lieutenant General, United States Army * Richard Carmona (MPH 1998) – former U.S. Surgeon General *

Raul Hector Castro Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...

(JD 1949) – former Governor of Arizona and ambassador to

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

* Richard Harvey Chambers (BA 1929) – chief judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is the U.S. federal court of appeals that has appellate jurisdiction over the U.S. district courts in the following federal judicial districts: * District o ...

(1959–1976) * Joseph V. Cuffari (BS 1984) – Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security *

Frank L. Culin Jr. Major General Frank L. Culin Jr. (March 31, 1892 – December 31, 1967) was a career officer in the United States Army. A recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, and Air Medal, he was a veteran of both ...

(BS 1915, MS 1916) – U.S. Army major general *

Dennis DeConcini Dennis Webster DeConcini (; born May 8, 1937) is an American lawyer, philanthropist, politician and former Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona. The son of former Arizona Supreme Court Judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the Un ...

(BA 1959, LLD 1963) – former

from Arizona (1977–1995) *

David Dewhurst David Henry Dewhurst (born August 18, 1945) is an American politician, businessman, and attorney who served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Texas, serving from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he was the Texas Land Commission ...

(BA 1967) –

Lieutenant Governor of Texas The lieutenant governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and control ...

Bob Dole Robert Joseph Dole (July 22, 1923 – December 5, 2021) was an American politician and attorney who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican Leader of the Senate during the final 11 years of his t ...

– former

and 1996 Republican US Presidential nominee *

Paul Fannin Paul Jones Fannin (January 29, 1907January 13, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. A Republican, he served as a U.S. Senator from Arizona from 1965 to 1977. He previously served as the 11th governor of Arizona from 1959 to 1965. E ...

– former Governor of Arizona (1955–1965) and

(1965–1977) * Samuel Pearson Goddard, Jr. (JD 1949) – former Governor of Arizona (1965–1967) *

Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was an American politician and United States Air Force officer who was a five-term U.S. Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party nominee for presid ...

– former

(1953– 1965, 1969–1987) and 1964 Republican US Presidential nominee *

Howard Hart Howard Phillips Hart (born as Howard Lester Phillips Jr.; October 16, 1940 – April 30, 2017) was an American Central Intelligence Agency officer. He worked as the CIA chief of station in Islamabad, Pakistan from May 1981 until 1984. He was ...

–

Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...

officer * Carole Hillard (BA 1957) – former

Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota The lieutenant governor of South Dakota is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the officer of g ...

* Tom Hughes (MA 1967) – former mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon * Richard Hunziker – U.S. Air Force Major General * Jon Kyl (BA 1964, JD 1966) – former

(1987–1995) and former

(1995–2013, 2018) * Edna G. Parker (BA 1953) –

United States Tax Court The United States Tax Court (in case citations, T.C.) is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides (in part) that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tr ...

judge''Official Congressional Directory'' (1989), p. 864. *

Steve Soboroff Steve Soboroff (born August 31, 1948) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and politician, who has been serving as a Los Angeles Police Commissioner since August 2013. Soboroff previously served as President of the Los Angeles Recreatio ...

– Los Angeles Police Commissioner and former CEO of Playa Vista; former Los Angeles Parks Commissioner *

Nora Sun Nora Sun (August 6, 1937 – January 29, 2011) was a Chinese-American diplomat, businesswoman, and daughter of Sun Fo and Rosa Lam/Lan Yi, and granddaughter of Republic of China founder Sun Yat-sen. She was the founder of the Hong Kong-based Nor ...

(BA 1978) – Chinese American diplomat, granddaughter of

Sun Yatsen Sun Yat-sen (; also known by several other names; 12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925) Singtao daily. Saturday edition. 23 October 2010. section A18. Sun Yat-sen Xinhai revolution 100th anniversary edition . was a Chinese politician who serv ...

* Morris K. Udall (JD 1949) – former fifteen-term

U.S. Congressman The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...

* Stewart Udall (JD 1948) – former

, former

Secretary of the Interior Secretary of the Interior may refer to: * Secretary of the Interior (Mexico) * Interior Secretary of Pakistan * Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (Philippines) * United States Secretary of the Interior See also *Interior ministry An ...

Evan Wallach Evan Jonathan Wallach (born November 11, 1949) is an American lawyer and Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. A former United States Judge of the United States Court of International Tr ...

(BA 1973) – Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Religion

Spencer W. Kimball Spencer Woolley Kimball (March 28, 1895 – November 5, 1985) was an American business, civic, and religious leader who was the twelfth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The grandson of early Latter-day ...

– former president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Frederick Wedge Frederick Rhinaldo Wedge (July 31, 1880 – March 3, 1953) was an American boxer who fought over 70 professional bouts as "Kid" Wedge; an ordained clergyman, who pastored churches in Nebraska, Wisconsin, and California for the Presbyterian, Bapti ...

(BA 1920) – Presbyterian pastor and educator, who had boxed professionally as "Kid" Wedge"Fred Wedge Will Become Evangelist", ''Berkeley Daily Gazette'' (December 25, 1924):14.

Science and technology

* Joseph M. Acaba (MS, 1992) – NASA astronaut * Daniel W. Bradley (PhD) – co-discoverer of Hepatitis C * Sarah Hörst – Professor of Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University * Steve Maguire (BS, ?) – software engineer * Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos (BS, 1968) – NASA astrophysicist who contributed to the

International Ultraviolet Explorer International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE or Explorer 57, formerly SAS-D), was the first space observatory primarily designed to take ultraviolet (UV) electromagnetic spectrum. The satellite was a collaborative project between NASA, the United ...

and the Hubble Space Telescope *

Don Pettit Donald Roy Pettit (born April 20, 1955) is an American astronaut and chemical engineer. He is a veteran of two long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station, one Space Shuttle mission and a six-week expedition to find meteorites in An ...

(Ph.D., 1983) – NASA astronaut * Elisabetta Pierazzo (Ph.D., 1997) -PSI Senior Researcher *

Brian Schmidt Brian Paul Schmidt (born 24 February 1967) is the Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU). He was previously a Distinguished Professor, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and astrophysicist at the University's M ...

(BS, 1989) – physicist awarded the 2011

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* Richard Scobee (BS, 1965) – NASA astronaut * Christine Siddoway (M.Sc., 1987) – geologist and Antarctic researcher *

Kathryn Stephenson Kathryn Lyle Stephenson (July 30, 1912 – October 18, 1993), was the first American woman to be a board-certified plastic surgeon and the first woman to be editor of the journal ''Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery''. She contributed significan ...

(BA, 1936) – first American woman board-certified plastic surgeon * Mary Stiner – Professor of AnthropologyCurator of Zooarchaeology at the

Arizona State Museum The Arizona State Museum (ASM), founded in 1893, was originally a repository for the collection and protection of archaeological resources. Today, however, ASM stores artifacts, exhibits them and provides education and research opportunities. It ...

Clifford Stoll Clifford Paul "Cliff" Stoll (born June 4, 1950) is an American astronomer, author and teacher. He is best known for his investigation in 1986, while working as a systems administrator at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, that led to th ...

(Ph.D., 1980) – astronomer * Paul Wehrle (BS, ca. 1943) – pediatrician who helped develop vaccines for

polio Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe sy ...

and smallpox

Sports

Abdihakem Abdirahman Abdihakem "Abdi" Abdirahman ( so, Cabdihakiim Cabdiraxmaan, ar, عبد الحكيم عبد الرحمن; born January 1, 1977) is an American long-distance runner. He is a five-time Olympian competing for the United States in the 10,000 meters a ...

(BA, 2001) – long-distance runner and US 2008 Olympic Trials 10,000 meter champion *

Hassan Adams Hassan Olawale Adams (born June 20, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Arizona. High school career Adams attended Westchester High School in Westchester, Los Angeles, where he averaged ...

(BA, 2006) – NBA player * Deandre Ayton – NBA player *

Kadeem Allen Kadeem Frank Allen (born January 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was selected with the 53rd pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, and has played in ...

(born 1993), basketball player in the NBA and currently for

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Brian N. Anderson (2003) – MLB center fielder * Rawle Alkins – NBA player * Gilbert Arenas (2001) – NBA player * Marisa Baena – LPGA golfer *

Bob Baffert Robert A. Baffert (born January 13, 1953) is an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. Baffert's horses have won a record six Kentucky Derbies, seven Preakne ...

(1977) – 3-time

Eclipse Award The Eclipse Award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th-century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. An Eclipse Award Trophy is presented to the winner in each division that is made by a few small selected American ...

winner as outstanding thoroughbred trainer *

Adia Barnes Adia Oshun Barnes (born February 3, 1977) is an American basketball coach and former player. She is currently the head coach of the University of Arizona Wildcats women's basketball. She played at the collegiate level for the University of Arizon ...

(1998) – former WNBA player *

Ricky Barnes Richard Kyle Barnes (born February 6, 1981) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Early years and amateur career Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona fro ...

– PGA Tour golfer and 2002 US Amateur Champion *

Brigetta Barrett Brigetta LaShea Barrett (born December 24, 1990) is a former high jumper from the United States. Her biggest success is winning the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. She ...

(2013) – Olympic silver medalist in the high jump *

Jason Bates Jason Charles Bates (born January 5, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder who played a total of four seasons, spanning from 1995 to 1998. Bates played his final game on September 27, 1998, as a member of the Colorado Rockies ...

– former Major League Baseball

infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field. Standard arrangement of positions In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles. ...

* Michael Bates – 5-time NFL

Pro Bowl The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players. The format has changed thro ...

kick returner and

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

bronze medalist *

Amanda Beard Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981), also known by her married name Amanda Brown, is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist (two gold, four silver, one bronze). She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststro ...

(2003) – swimmer, Olympic gold medalist and 2-time American Swimmer of the Year * Mike Bell – NFL running back *

Kathryn Bertine Kathryn Bertine (born 11 May 1975) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis racing cyclist, author, activist, film-maker and former professional figure skater and professional triathlete. She turned professional in road cycling in 2012 and raced on World Tour ...

(2000) – professional racing cyclist, writer, former figure skater and triathlete *

Mike Bibby Michael Bibby (born May 13, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. He played professionally for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He last served as the head coach for Hillcrest Prep Academy in Phoenix, ...

– NBA point guard * Monica Bisordi (2006) – University of Arizona's all-time leading scorer in women's gymnastics *

Erica Blasberg Erica Paige Blasberg (July 14, 1984 – May 9, 2010) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She attended the University of Arizona, and was the country's number 1 ranked college player as a freshman. She won the 2004 Lac ...

(1984–2010) – LPGA golfer *

Cheri Blauwet Cheri Blauwet (born May 15, 1980) is an American physician and Paralympic wheelchair racer. She is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Sports Medicine, is assistant professor of PM&R at Harvard Medical School and a ...

(2002) – wheelchair racing, Para-olympic gold medalist *

Lance Briggs Lance Marell Briggs (born November 12, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats and was selec ...

– NFL linebacker *

Tedy Bruschi Tedy Lacap Bruschi (; born June 9, 1973) is a former professional American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, who currently serves as the senior advisor to the head coach at University of A ...

(1996) – NFL linebacker, analyst for

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The co ...

* Copeland Bryan (BA, 2006) – NFL player *

Chase Budinger Chase Andrew Budinger (born May 22, 1988) is an American professional volleyball player and former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 44th overall pick in 2009 NBA draft after playing three years of c ...

– NBA player *

Kurt Busch Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978) is an American professional auto racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry TRD for 23XI Racing. He is the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the ...

(1996) – NASCAR driver (attended but did not graduate) *

Will Bynum William Bynum (born January 4, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and Georgia Tech before going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. He was the 2007 Israeli Basketbal ...

(born 1983) – basketball player *

Ka'Deem Carey Ka'Deem Carey (born October 30, 1992) is an American football running back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college footbal ...

– NFL running back *

Antoine Cason Antoine Brandon Cason (born July 9, 1986) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Arizona where he was recognized as a consensus All-American and won the Jim Thorpe Award. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers ...

– NFL player, 2007 Jim Thorpe Award winner * Jack Davis – American football player * George DiCarlo – Olympic gold medal swimmer *

Sean Elliott Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who starred at small forward in both the college and professional ranks. He attended the University of Arizona, where he had a standout career as ...

– NBA player, number retired by the University of Arizona *

Scott Erickson Scott Gavin Erickson (born February 2, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Yankees over 15 seasons. He was a membe ...

– former Major League Baseball pitcher, Arizona Wildcat Hall of Fame * Maryse Éwanjé-Épée (1985) – track and field athlete in the high jump and heptathlon *

Jennie Finch Jennie Lynn Finch Daigle (born September 3, 1980) is an American former softball player. She played for the Arizona Wildcats softball team from 1999 to 2002, where she won the 2001 Women's College World Series and was named collegiate All-Amer ...

– Olympic gold medal-winning professional women's softball pitcher *

Nick Foles Nicholas Edward Foles (born January 20, 1989) is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arizona and was selected in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft ...

– NFL quarterback,

Super Bowl LII Super Bowl LII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2017 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the American Football Confere ...

MVP * Nick Folk – NFL kicker *

Terry Francona Terrence Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959), nicknamed "Tito", is an American baseball manager and former player who is the manager of the Cleveland Guardians in Major League Baseball (MLB). Previously, he was the manager of the Boston Red Sox f ...

– MLB player and manager *

Brenda Frese Brenda Sue Frese (born April 30, 1970) is an American women's basketball head coach and former player. Since 2002, she has served as the head coach of the University of Maryland women's basketball team. In her fourth year as head coach, she won the ...

– head women's basketball coach at Maryland ( 2006 national champs) *

Channing Frye Channing Thomas Frye (born May 17, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. A power forward-center, he played college basketball for the University of Arizona. He was drafted eighth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2005 ...

– Former NBA player * Jim Furyk – PGA Tour golfer and 2003 US Open winner *

Robert Gamez Robert Anthony Gamez (born July 21, 1968) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Gamez was born in Las Vegas, and is of Mexican descent. He attended the University of Arizona where he was a member of the golf team ...

– PGA Tour golfer *

Aaron Gordon Aaron Addison Gordon (born September 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the University of Arizona before bein ...

– NBA player *

Rob Gronkowski Robert James Gronkowski (born May 14, 1989) is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. Nicknamed "Gronk", Gronkowski played nine seasons for the New England Patriots, then played h ...

– NFL tight end for the

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South divisio ...

Natalie Gulbis Natalie Anne Gulbis (born January 7, 1983) is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. Golf career Gulbis was born and raised in the Sacramento, California, area. She has Latvian ancestry. Gulbis started finding in ...

– LPGA golfer * Chip Hale – Major League Baseball player and coach *

Gavin Harlien Gavin Harlien (born August 20, 1999) is an American professional off-road racing driver. He has raced in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Global RallyCross Championship, and Stadium Super Trucks. Harlien has also competed in stock car racing ...

– Off-road and stock car racing driver * Herman Harris – NBA player * Keith Hartwig – former NFL player * Ron Hassey – Major League Baseball player and coach * Chris Henry – NFL player * Derek Hill – NFL player * Ed Hochuli – NFL referee *

Trevor Hoffman Trevor William Hoffman (born October 13, 1967) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played 18 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1993 to 2010. A long-time closer, he pitched for the Florida Marlins, San Diego P ...

– 7-time All-Star MLB pitcher *

Alicia Hollowell Alicia Kay Hollowell-Dunn (born February 29, 1984) is an American, former collegiate four-time All-American, retired professional softball pitcher and assistant coach. She played college softball at Arizona Wildcats softball from 2003 to 2006, c ...

– national champion softball pitcher * Jack Howell – Major League Baseball player *

Nick Hundley Nicholas John Hundley (born September 8, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher and current front office executive. He is currently a special assistant to the general manager for the Texas Rangers. He played in Major League Ba ...

– MLB player *

Andre Iguodala Andre Tyler Iguodala ( ; born January 28, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The swingman was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and has been named to th ...

– NBA player, 2-time NBA Champion, 2015 NBA Finals MVP *

Chase Jeter Chase Michael Jeter (born September 19, 1997) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and the Arizona Wildcats. High school career Jeter played basketball for Bishop Gorman High School in Summerlin, ...

– basketball player *

Don Janicki Don Janicki (born April 23, 1960) is an American long-distance runner. As a student at Mesa High School (Mesa, Arizona) in 1978, Janicki set the state high school record for the mile with a time of 4:09.95. The record would remain 35 years until ...

— track and field athlete, All-American cross country runner, and winner of the 1987 Holiday Bowl Marathon, the Twin Cities Marathon in 1989, the Cleveland Marathon in 1993 and 1994. *

Richard Jefferson Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on ESPN. He played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. Jefferson was drafted in the first round of the 20 ...

– Former NBA player, analyst * Jay John – College basketball head coach * Keshon Johnson – NFL player * Stanley Johnson (basketball), Stanley Johnson – NBA player * Vance Johnson – NFL player * Steve Kerr – NBA player, manager and coach * Scott Kingery – Major League Baseball player * Spencer Larsen – NFL linebacker * Rod Lewis – NFL player * Warren Livingston – NFL player * Kenny Lofton – Major League Baseball player * Mark Lyons – basketball player, Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders, top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League in both 2015 and 2017 * Lauri Markkanen – NBA player * Stan Mataele – NFL player * Chris McAlister – NFL cornerback * Jonathan Meloan – Major League Baseball player * Frank Middleton – NFL football player * Josh Miller (American football), Josh Miller – NFL punter * Ryk Neethling – National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA National Champion swimmer, Olympic gold medalist * Dennis Northcutt – NFL wide receiver * Lorena Ochoa – LPGA golfer * Josh Pastner – college basketball head coach * Antonio Pierce – NFL linebacker for the New York Giants * Todd Pletcher (1989) – thoroughbred trainer; 3-time

winner * Dan Pohl – PGA golfer * DaShon Polk – NFL linebacker * Don Pooley – PGA golfer * Sean Rooks – NBA player * Rory Sabbatini – PGA Tour golfer * David Schipper – Professional soccer player * Paul Shields (American football), Paul Shields – NFL player * Kobi Simmons – NBA player * J.T. Snow – MLB player and 6-time Rawlings Golden Glove Award winner * Annika Sörenstam – LPGA golfer * Mike Springer – PGA golfer * Ed Stokes – professional basketball player * Damon Stoudamire – NBA player * Salim Stoudamire (2005) – NBA player * Allonzo Trier – NBA player * Kaleb Tarczewski – basketball player * Jason Terry – NBA player * Ron Theobald – Major League Baseball player * Tom Tolbert – NBA player; NBA broadcast analyst * Mark Tollefsen – basketball player, 2018-19 Israeli Basketball Premier League Statistical Leaders, top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Sione Tuihalamaka – Arena Football League player * Amy Van Dyken – Olympic gold medalist swimmer * Bobby Wade – NFL wide receiver * Luke Walton – NBA player, former Sacramento Kings head coach * Ray Wells – NFL player * Bison Dele, Brian Williams – NBA player * Derrick Williams (basketball), Derrick Williams – basketball player with Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague; formerly with five NBA teams; second overall pick in 2011 NBA Draft * Rodney Williams (wide receiver), Rodney Williams – American football player * Michael Wright (basketball), Michael Wright (1980–2015) – murdered American–Turkish basketball player * Gabe York – basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Joe Young (defensive end), Joe Young – NFL defensive end

Other

* James Gordon Dennis, WWII USAF pilot * Hani Hanjour, 9/11 hijacker-pilot of American Airlines flight 77 * Opal Tometi, co-founder Black Lives Matter * Laurie Wasserman – mass murderer

Notable faculty and staff

* Alfred Atkinson (university president), Alfred Atkinson – president, Montana State University (1920–1937) and University of Arizona (1937–1947) * Gail Lee Bernstein – historian, one of the pioneers of Japanese women's studies * Nicolaas Bloembergen – Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1981 * Bart Bok – astronomer * Mike Candrea – Hall of Fame softball coach * Andrew Carnie – linguist * Aurore Chabot – Professor of Ceramic Art * David Chalmers – philosopher specializing in philosophy of mind * Hsinchun Chen – McClelland Professor of Management Information Systems; founder of the Artificial Intelligence Lab * Karletta Chief – environmental scientist * Noam Chomsky – Laureate Professor of Linguistics * Cedric Dempsey – executive director of the NCAA, 1993–2002 * William G. Dever – biblical archaeologist * Xiaohui Fan – astronomer and cosmologist * Hermann Flaschka – mathematics professor, winner of 1995 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics * Frances Gillmor – folklorist, scholar, and novelist * Kenneth L. Hale – linguist and polyglot * Harry Harlow – experimental psychologist * Eva Simone Hayward – author and researcher in Gender and Women's Studies * Jenann Ismael – philosopher * Jennie R. Joe (Navajo), medical anthropologist and director of the Native American Research and Training Center of the Family and Community Medicine Department * Richard A. Jorgensen, Rich Jorgensen – professor of plant sciences, editor of ''The Plant Cell'' * Gerard P. Kuiper – astronomer, discovered various moons of Jovian planets and the Kuiper Belt * Willis Lamb – Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1955 * Keith Lehrer – philosophy professor, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences * Fang Lizhi – physicist, helped inspire China's 1989 Pro-Democracy Movement * Andy Lopez – baseball coach * Eugene Mackaben – artist * Fulvio Melia – astrophysicist * Charles M. Newman, Charles Newman – mathematics professor, now at the Courant Institute * Shaun Nichols – philosopher * Peter K. Norquest – linguist * Antxon Olarrea – professor of linguistics * Lute Olson – hall of fame basketball coach * Feryal Özel – astrophysicist * Johann Rafelski – professor of (theoretical) physics * Julia Rebeil – professor of music from 1920 to 1969 * Peter M. Rhee – medical school professor and surgeon * Aric Rindfleisch – marketing author and professor, now at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign * Rich Rodriguez – football coach * Vernon L. Smith – economics professor, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2002 * Daniel L. Stein – mathematics and physics professor, dean of science at New York University * Andrew Weil – pioneer in integrative medicine * Peter Wild – poet, author, and Professor of English (1940–2009) * Arthur Winfree – theoretical biology, theoretical biologist, winner of 2000 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics * Ralph Walter Graystone Wyckoff – professor of microbiology and physics, did pioneering work in X-ray crystallography * Vladimir E. Zakharov – Regents' professor of mathematics, winner of 2003 Dirac Prize

References

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