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University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California. Named a Public Ivy, it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institut ...

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* Tracy Caldwell Dyson *

Stephen K. Robinson Stephen Kern Robinson (born October 26, 1955) is an American former NASA astronaut. Education He was active in the Boy Scouts of America, where he achieved its second-highest rank, Life Scout. Robinson graduated from Campolindo High School, ...

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Ahmad Faruqui Ahmad Faruqui (born on April 4, 1953) is a defense analyst and economist. He has contributed articles to ''Dawn'' newspaper and authored "Rethinking the National Security of Pakistan" in 2003 (Ashgate Publishing). Education He earned his B.A. an ...

, defense analyst and economist *

Masami Imai Masami Imai (born July 8, 1972) is a Japanese economist. He currently works at Wesleyan University, where he serves as the Chair of the East Asian Studies department and as the Director of the Freeman Center for East Asian Studies. He holds a v ...

, Japanese economist *

Timothy Francis McCarthy Timothy Francis McCarthy (born September 19, 1951) is a former financial services chief executive, a columnist, and author of ''The Safe Investor: How to Make Your Money Grow in a Volatile Global Economy''. Early years McCarthy grew up in the San M ...

, financial services chief executive *

Mahmoud Solh Mahmoud Solh (born Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese agricultural economist and genetic scientist who was formerly the Director General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, ICARDA The International Center for ...

, Lebanese agricultural economist and genetic scientist; Director General of the

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), a member of CGIAR, supported by the CGIAR Fund, is a non-profit agricultural research institute that aims to improve the livelihoods of the resource-poor across the ...

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Christopher G. Newhall Christopher G. Newhall is a volcanologist, formerly with the U.S. Geological Survey and thEarth Observatory of Singapore He is the co-creator of the Volcanic explosivity index and specializes in volcanic prediction. Life A native Californian and ...

volcanologist A volcanologist, or volcano scientist, is a geologist who focuses on understanding the formation and eruptive activity of volcanoes. Volcanologists frequently visit volcanoes, sometimes active ones, to observe and monitor volcanic eruptions, col ...

* Gabriel Filippelli, biogeochemist

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Bruce Baum Bruce Baum (born March 18, 1951) is an American comedian. His live act consists of prop comedy as well as more traditional stand-up material. One of his best-known stand-up routines is his diaper-wearing Babyman character. Baum is recognized for hi ...

, comedian * Tim Lee, comedian * Hasan Minhaj, comedian

Other

* Jenny Cho, broadcaster * Jenn Im, fashion and beauty vlogger * Meghan Kalkstein, broadcast journalist *

Tiffany Lam Tiffany Lam or Tiffany Lam Man Lei (, born 25 October 1980) is a former beauty queen from San Francisco. She held the title of Miss Hong Kong 2002 and Miss Chinese International 2003 runner up. Early life Lam was born in Hong Kong in 1980. Durin ...

, beauty queen, Miss Hong Kong 2002 * Mike Pondsmith, game designer * Henry Wofford, SportsNet Central anchor/reporter for Comcast SportsNet in San Francisco

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Nick Aliotti Nick Aliotti (born May 29, 1954) is an American football coach. He was recently the defensive coordinator of the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football. Early life and playing career The eldest of five children, Aliotti grew up no ...

defensive coordinator A defensive coordinator is a coach responsible for a gridiron football (American football) team's defense. Generally, the defensive coordinator, the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator represent the second level of a team's c ...

for

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

* Mike Bellotti, former head football coach for the University of Oregon *

Rolf Benirschke Rolf Joachim Benirschke (born February 7, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the San Diego Chargers from 1977 until 1986. He is probably most known ...

, placekicker for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL *

Bob Biggs George Robert Biggs (born February 20, 1951) is a former American football player and coach. He played college football for UC Davis and was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team quarterback on the 1972 Little All-America college fo ...

, former head coach for

UC Davis The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a public land-grant research university near Davis, California. Named a Public Ivy, it is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University of California system. The institut ...

* Chris Carter, former wide receiver for

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

Jonathan Compas Jonathan Compas (born January 9, 1986) is a former American football center. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2009 after playing college football at UC Davis. Compas has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...

, former NFL offensive lineman,

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 ...

Kevin Daft Kevin Daft (born November 19, 1975) is an American football coach and former professional quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Dartmouth College. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth roun ...

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of an American football or Canadian football team who is in charge of the team's offense. Generally, along with the defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, this coach re ...

for UC Davis *

Bo Eason Bo Eason (born March 10, 1961) is an American actor, playwright, author, motivational speaker, and retired football player who played safety for four seasons for the Houston Oilers. Early life Eason was born and raised in Walnut Grove, Califor ...

, safety for the Houston Oilers of the NFL *

Daniel Fells Daniel Fells (born September 23, 1983) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at UC Davis and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Fells was also a member of the St. Louis Rams, D ...

tight end The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like ...

for the

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquart ...

Bakari Grant Bakari Grant (born June 24, 1987) is a former Canadian football wide receiver. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2010 NFL season, 2010. Grant played college football at UC Davis Aggies football, UC Davis. He ha ...

, wide receiver for Calgary Stampeders *

Mark Grieb Mark Richard Grieb (born May 23, 1974) is a former Arena football quarterback who spent the majority of his career with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL). Grieb currently serves as the head coach of the Sacred Heart Prepara ...

, quarterback for the San Jose Sabercats of the Arena Football League *

Daryl Gross Daryl James Gross (born June 20, 1961) is currently the Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at California State University, Los Angeles. Prior to serving in this position, Gross served as the athletic director at Syracuse University fo ...

, Athletic Director,

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

Nathaniel Hackett Nathaniel Hackett (born December 19, 1979) is an American football coach. A former long-time assistant to Doug Marrone, Hackett previously served as the offensive coordinator for the NFL's Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, ...

, offensive coordinator for the

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. ...

Ejiro Evero Ejiro Evero (born January 6, 1981) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Ra ...

defensive coordinator for the

* Paul Hackett, former head coach for

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...

and

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

Dan Hawkins Danny Clarence Hawkins (born November 10, 1960) is an American football coach at UC Davis. A former player and sportscaster, he served as the head football coach at Willamette University (1993–1997), Boise State University (2001–2005), and th ...

, former head coach for the

University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, and the University of Co ...

and

Boise State Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It became a publ ...

, current head coach of UC Davis Aggies football *

Khari Jones Khari Okang Jones ( ; born May 16, 1971) is a former professional Canadian football player and the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was formerly the head coach for t ...

, Arena Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback and sports reporter *

Bryan Lee-Lauduski Bryan Lee-Lauduski (born January 3, 1984) is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League (AFL). He first enrolled at the University of California, Davis before transferring t ...

, former quarterback for

Iowa Barnstormers The Iowa Barnstormers are a professional indoor American football, indoor football team based in Des Moines, Iowa. They are currently members of the Indoor Football League (IFL). They play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, Iowa) ...

* Brad Lekkerkerker, offensive lineman for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL *

Cory Lekkerkerker Cory Lekkerkerker (born July 25, 1981) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at UC Davis. Lekkerkerker appeared in 26 NFL games as a ...

, offensive lineman for the Los Angeles Chargers of the NFL * Chris Mandeville, defensive back *

Rich Martini Richard William Martini (born November 19, 1955) is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the Oakland Raiders and one season for the New Orleans Saints. He played on special teams in the Raide ...

, former wide receiver for

Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...

Casey Merrill Richard Casey Merrill (born July 16, 1957) is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers (1979–1982), New York Giants (1983–1986) and the New Orleans Saints in the 19 ...

, NFL defensive end *

Mike Moroski Michael Henry Moroski (born September 4, 1957) is an American football coach and former player. He is the football head coach at College of Idaho. Moroski played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta Falcons, the ...

, NFL quarterback for the

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...

and

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

* Ken O'Brien, 11-year

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

for the

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...

and

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...

, first round selection in

1983 NFL Draft The 1983 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 26–27, 1983, at the New York She ...

J. T. O'Sullivan John Thomas O'Sullivan (born August 25, 1979) is an American former professional gridiron football quarterback who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL), two seasons in NFL Europe and one season in the Canadian Football Leagu ...

, former quarterback for the

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

and

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c ...

* Chris Petersen, former head coach for the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

and

Frank Scalercio Frank Scalercio (born January 3, 1960) is an American college football coach, who served as the head coach of the Sonoma State Cossacks from 1993 to 1996. During this time he compiled an overall record of 7–30–1 with future NFL All-Pro guard ...

, former head coach for

Sonoma State Cossacks The Sonoma State Seawolves are the athletic teams that represent Sonoma State University, located in Rohnert Park, California, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Seawolves compete as members of the California Collegiate Athletic Assoc ...

Colton Schmidt Colton Schmidt (born October 27, 1990) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He entered the National Football League (NFL) in 2013 when he signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played for the B ...

, punter for the

* Kermit Schmidt, NFL running back *

Elliot Vallejo Elliot Louis Vallejo uh-LAY-ho(born May 17, 1984) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at UC Davis. He retired from the National ...

, former player for

Demario Warren Demario Odell Warren (born April 20, 1985) is an American football coach and former player. He last served as the head football coach at Southern Utah University Southern Utah University (SUU) is a public university in Cedar City, Utah. Fo ...

, head coach for

Southern Utah Thunderbirds The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are the varsity athletic teams representing Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors seventeen teams including six men’s sports: basketball, cross country, ...

* Mike Wise, NFL defensive end

Golf

* Brad Bell, professional golfer from

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* Scott Gordon, professional golfer who plays on the

PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also k ...

* Matt Marshall, professional golfer from Carlton, Oregon *

Demi Runas Demi Frances Runas (born 1991) is an American professional golfer who is currently on the LPGA Tour. She began her professional career in 2014. Early life Runas was born in 1991 in Los Angeles, California to Filipino parents. She first played gol ...

, professional golfer

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Wrestling

Urijah Faber Urijah Faber (born May 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and actor who is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competed as a bantamweight and formerly competed as a featherweight. He is also the founder of Team Alpha Male, ...

, wrestler; retired professional mixed martial artist, formerly WEC

featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...

champion and

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

bantamweight contender * John Hennigan, professional wrestler known for his time in

WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...

as Johnny Nitro and John Morrison * Tim Lajcik, mixed martial artist, stuntman, and actor

Other

Alycia Moulton Alycia Moulton (born February 18, 1961) is a retired American tennis player. Career Moulton won the U.S. Junior Championships in 1979 and was runner-up at the Wimbledon Junior Championships in 1979. She was active on the professional tour from 1 ...

, tennis player * Dave Scott, 6-time champion at

Ironman World Championship The Ironman World Championship has been held annually in Hawaii since 1978, with an additional race in 1982. It is owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. It is the annual culmination of a series of Ironman triathlon qualification ...

Shiva Vashishat Shiva Vashishat (born November 10, 1989) is an American cricketer who made his debut for the United States national cricket team in July 2015. A right-handed all-rounder bowling leg spin, he earlier captained the U.S. under-19 side at the 2010 ...

, cricket player

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Leslie A. Bassett Leslie Ann Bassett (born 1959) is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Paraguay. She was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in November 2014. She presented her credentials January 15, 2015, and left the p ...

, United States Ambassador to Paraguay * Kathleen A. FitzGibbon, United States Ambassador to Niger *

Anthony Godfrey Anthony Francis Godfrey is an American career diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Serbia from 2019 until 2022. Education Godfrey earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Davis. Career At the time of his ...

United States Ambassador to Serbia This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Serbia. Some parts of today's Serbia had been under the occupation of the Ottoman Empire (from 1459 until 1804) while other parts were occupied by Habsburg monarchy (1526–1804), Austrian Em ...

Sheila Gwaltney Sheila S. Gwaltney (born 1954) is a retired U.S. diplomat. Early life and education Gwaltney is from Woodland, California. Gwaltney earned a Bachelor of Arts in international relations at the University of California, Davis, and a Master's degree ...

United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Kyrgyzstan. Until 1991 the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union. Upon the breakup of the USSR, the Supreme Soviet of Kyrgyzstan declared itself in ...

Scot Marciel Scot Alan Marciel (born 1958) is an American diplomat and served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs until February 2016. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the United States Ambassador to ...

United States Ambassador to Myanmar This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to Burma. In 1989 the military government of Burma changed the name of the nation to Myanmar, but the United States government—and all other Western governments—do not accept the name and stil ...

Erin Elizabeth McKee Erin Elizabeth McKee is an American diplomat who is the current assistant administrator of the United States Agency for International Development for Europe and Eurasia. She served as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, Solomon I ...

United States Ambassador to the Solomon Islands The United States of America opened an embassy in Honiara, Solomon Islands from July 7 1978 following recognition of the independent Solomon Islands by the United States, but this closed in 1993, reopening on . During the ten year closure, U.S ...

Howard Van Vranken Howard Andree Van Vranken is an American diplomat serving as the United States Ambassador to Botswana since May 2023. Education Van Vranken earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Davis and a Master of Arts from Ha ...

United States Ambassador to Botswana From 1885 until 1966 the area of Southern Africa that is now Botswana was part of the Bechuanaland Protectorate of Great Britain. In June 1964, Britain accepted proposals for democratic self-government in Botswana. The seat of government was mov ...

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

* Cal Dooley, United States Congressman, also president and CEO of National Food Processors Association *

Dave Loebsack David Wayne Loebsack (; born December 23, 1952) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he also is an ''emeritus'' professor of political science at Cornell College, ...

, Congressman, Iowa, 2nd District * George Miller, United States Congressman, California, 7th District * Jimmy Panetta, assistant district attorney in Monterey County, California * Kim Schrier, Congresswoman, Washington, 8th District *

Jackie Speier Karen Lorraine Jacqueline Speier ( ; born May 14, 1950) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving in Congress since 2008. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 12th Distr ...

, Congresswoman

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Bradley Becker Bradley A. Becker is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the 6th commanding general of the United States Army Installation Management Command from September 5, 2018, to August 15, 2019. He previously served as Chie ...

, former United States Army lieutenant general * Howard B. Bromberg, lieutenant general, United States Army Deputy Chief of Staff *

William H. Forster William Hull "Bud" Forster Sr. (born 24 June 1939) is a retired lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general in the United States Army who served as military deputy to the United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Lo ...

, United States Army lieutenant general * Bonnie Burnham Potter, first female physician in the Navy Medical Corps to be selected for flag rank * John M. Wood, Major General in the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

; current commander of the

Third Air Force The Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe) (3 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA). Its headquarters is Ramstein Air Base, Germany. It is responsible for all U.S. air forces in E ...

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