List of Santa Clara University people
This article is a list of notable encyclopedic persons, students, alumni, faculty, and academic affiliates associated with Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California United States.
University presidents
- John Nobili, S.J., 1851–56
- Nicholas Congiato, S.J., 1856–57
- Felix Cicaterri, S.J., 1857–61
- Burchard Villiger, S.J., 1861–65
- Aloysius Masnata, S.J., 1865–68
- Aloysius Varsi, S.J., 1868–76
- Aloysius Brunengo, S.J., 1876–80
- John Pinasco, S.J., 1880–83
- Robert E. Kenna, S.J., 1883–88
- John Pinasco, S.J. 1988–93
- Joseph W. Riordan, S.J. 1893–99
- Robert E. Kenna, S.J., 1899–1905
- Richard A. Gleeson, S.J., 1905–10
- James P. Morrissey, S.J., 1910–13
- Walter F. Thornton, S.J., 1913–18
- Timothy L. Murphy, S.J., 1918–21
- Zacheus J. Maher, S.J., 1921–26
- Cornelius J. McCoy, S.J., 1926–32
- James J. Lyons, S.J., 1932–35
- Louis C. Rudolph, S.J. 1935–40
- Charles J. Walsh, S.J., 1940–45
- William C. Gianera, S.J. 1945–51
- Herman J. Hauck, S.J. 1951–58
- Patrick A. Donahoe, S.J. 1958–68
- Thomas D. Terry, S.J. 1968–76
- William J. Rewak. S.J. 1976–88
- Paul L. Locatelli, S.J. 1988–2008
- Michael Engh, S.J. January 5, 2009 – present
Board of Trustees
- Mike Carey, President of Seirus Gloves and Accessories and Head Referee for the NFL
- David C. Drummond, VP Corporate Development and Chief Counsel, Google
- Jack D. Kuehler, retired President of IBM Corporation
- Paul L. Locatelli, S.J., former University President
- Rupert H. Johnson, Jr., Vice Chairman of Franklin Resources, Inc.
- J. Terrence "Terry" Lanni, CEO and Chairman of the Board at MGM Mirage, Las Vegas
- Lorry I. Lokey, President/Owner of Business Wire
- A.C. (Mike) Markkula, Owner of A.C.M. Investments and co-founder of Apple Computer
- Regis McKenna, Chairman of The McKenna Group
- Edward A. Panelli (1955), Chairman Emeritus of Judicial, Arbitration & Mediation Services
- Leon Panetta, Director Panetta Institute for Public Policy at the California State University, Monterey Bay
- John A. Sobrato, Chairman of Sobrato Development Companies
- Larry W. Sonsini, Chairman and CEO of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Notable Alumni
Academics
Academia
- Paul Locatelli S.J. (1960), former Secretary of Jesuit Education for the Society of Jesus and former president of Santa Clara University
- Mary Ann Peters (1972), Provost of the Naval War College
- James V. Schall, S.J. Professor at Georgetown University
- Brian Swimme, cosmologist at CIIS
- Kevin Waters, S.J. (1965), Retired Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Gonzaga University; Jesuit Priest, Composer, Professor, and Academic Administrator
Engineering
- Frank Cepollina, Inventor, National Inventors Hall of Fame, Deputy Associate Director, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Development Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
- Brendan Eich, B.Sc. c. 1982, Creator of JavaScript, Chief Technology Officer of the Mozilla Corporation
- Robert Freitas, (PhD), Nanotechnology pioneer and legal scholar
- Chris Malachowsky, M.S. 19??, co-founder of NVIDIA
- John T. "Jack" Mullin (1936), pioneer of early magnetic tape recording technology and founder of the laugh track.
Science
- David Merritt (1977), astrophysicist at the Rochester Institute of Technology
Arts and literature
Artists
- Andrew P. Hill, Artist and prominent Conservationist responsible for the creation of the California State Park System and Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
- Ernest de Saisset, Early Californian Artist
- Manuel Valencia, Early California Landscape Painter
Film & Television
- Andy Ackerman (1978), Producer and Director, Seinfeld
- Michelle Ashford (1983), Emmy Nominated Screenwriter, "The Pacific"
- Lloyd Bacon, Early Hollywood Director, most famously Knute Rockne, All American
- Max Baer, Jr., Actor and Film Producer
- John Bailey, American Director and Cinematographer
- Robert Bentley Burton (1968), American Actor and Writer
- Darren Brazil (2007), Three-Time Emmmy Award Winning Editor, Producer and videographer
- Robert Burton (1968), American Actor and Author
- Hank Cheyne (1980), American Actor
- Jackie Coogan, American Actor (dropped out)
- Andy Devine, American Actor, Western character actor
- Bill Duggan, American Actor
- Nicole Fox (2006), Miss Hawaii 2008, Top Ten Miss America 2009 and Quality of Life Finalist
- Nina Garbiras, American Actress
- Julie Garnyé, American Actress
- Clay M. Greene (1869), Playwright
- Paul Hoen, American Director and Producer
- Jerry Howarth (1968), Radio Broadcaster for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Neal Jimenez (1982), Movie Screenwriter and Director
- Sabira Khan, Producer
- Ron Lagomarsino (1973), Movie Director and Stage and TV director, My Sister's Keeper, Joan of Arcadia, Driving Miss Daisy
- Mary Mazur (1979), Television Producer, American Family, Vice President KCET
- Sandra McCoy, American Actress
- Shemar Moore (1992), Actor and Host
- Alex Nesic, American Actor
- Nathan Nishiguchi, American Child Actor
- Barry O'Brien (1979), Television writer and Producer of Hanging with Mr. Cooper and CSI Miami
- Julie Payne, American Actress
- Mary Richardson (1968), Co-Anchor of Boston's WCVB-TV's Chronicle, Nations Longest running locally produced nightly news magazine
- Greg Schultz, Producer
- Kurtwood Smith (1968), Award Winning Actor; "Red" from "That '70s Show"
- Adam Zotovich (1997), Broadway Producer of The Color Purple, The Addams Family, View From the Bridge
Journalism
- Jeff Brazil (1985), Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Orlando Sentinel
- Lawrence A. Fernsworth, Journalist and Author
- Michael Malone, Journalist, Author and Former Editor of Forbes ASAP
- Valentine S. McClatchy (1879), Former Editor of the Sacramento Bee and Co-Owner of the McClatchy Company
- Charles K. McClatchy (1901), Former Editor of the Sacramento Bee and Co-Owner of the McClatchy Company
- Bartholomew Sullivan (1980), Won American Society of Newspaper Editors' Jesse Laventhol Prize for Deadline Writing by an Individual in 1999, Washington correspondent at Scripps Howard News Service
Music
- Thomas Buckner (1964), American baritone Vocalist
- Kym Campbell, Australian Singer-Songwriter
- Susan Gundunas, American Soprano Opera Vocalist
- Paul Kantner (1959–1961), American Musician, Guitarist, Singer, and Co-Founder for Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship (dropped out)
- Jorma Kaukonen, American Musician, Guitarist of Jefferson Airplane
- Anthony Lun, Songwriter, Arranger, Musical Director and Singer
- Anya Marina, Singer-Songwriter
- Anthony Quartuccio (1987), Music Director of West Coast Lyric Opera
- Kevin Waters (1965), Composer, Jesuit Priest and Educator
Writers
- Everett Alvarez, American author
- Reza Aslan (1995), Iranian-American scholar and author of No god but God
- Gina M. Biegel (M.A. 2005), American author and psychotherapist
- James Billmaier (1977), American Author
- Robert Bentley Burton (1968), Writer and American actor
- Lewis Buzbee (1979), American author
- James W. Douglass (1960), American author and activist
- Lawrence A. Fernsworth (1914), Author and journalist
- Robert Freitas, Author
- Jim Garrison (1973), Author, philosopher, theologian and Co-Founder of the State of the World Forum
- Ron Hansen, Author, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- Khaled Hosseini (1988), International bestselling author of the nationally best-selling novels The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns
- Francisco Jimenez (1966), Author and Educator
- Holly Kearl (2005), American Author
- Robert Kinerk, American Author, journalist and playwright
- Bob LaMonte, NFL Agent and Author of Winning the NFL Way, Leadership Lessons from Some of the NFL's Top Head Coaches
- Michael Malone (M.B.A. 1977), Author and former editor of Forbes ASAP
- Tom McEnery, American Author
- William McKnight (M.B.A. 1994), American author and businessman
- Kelly Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Deadly Medicine and Amber House
- Dee Dee Myers, Author and political commentator
- Paul C. Paquet (1970), American author and biologist
- James V. Schall, Writer, philosopher, priest and educator
- Sherrie Gong Taguchi, Author
- Lil Rob, Mexican American rapper, producer, and actor.
Justices
U.S. State Supreme Court Justices
- Robert D. Durham (J.D. 1972), Associate Justice of Oregon Supreme Court
- William G. Lorigan (Ph.D 1903), Justice of the Supreme Court of California
- Edward A. Panelli (1953), (J.D. 1955), Chief Justice of Supreme Court of California
U.S. State Ninth Circuit & Court of Appeal Justices
- Martin J. Jenkins (1977), Justice of the California Court of Appeal for the First District, former federal Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- William R. McGuiness (1968), Presiding Justice of the California Court of Appeal First District
- Edward A. Panelli (J.D. 1955), Former Justice of the California Court of Appeal Sixth District and retired Chief Justice of Supreme Court of California
- Charles Poochigian (J.D. 1975), Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal Fifth District
- Eugene M. Premo (J.D. 1962), Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal 6th District
- Richard C. Tallman (1975), Federal Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Thomas Tang (1947), Senior Federal Justice for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and first Chinese American appointed to the Federal Judiciary
- William Thorne (1974), Justice of the Utah Court of Appeals
U.S. Federal District Court Judges
- Samuel Conti, Judge, U.S. District Court
- Phyllis Hamilton (1976), Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- Martin J. Jenkins (1977), former federal Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- Eugene Lynch (1953), Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- James Francis Smith (1878), Federal Justice for the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
U.S. State Justices
- Alfred Delucchi (J.D. 1960), Judge, Alameda Superior Court, and judge that Presided over Scott Peterson trial
- Francis Devaney (1983), Judge, San Diego County Superior Court
- Eugene Michael Hyman (J.D. 1977), Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court
- Mary Jo Levinger (J.D. 1973), Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court
- Thomas M. Smith (1963), Judge, San Mateo County Superior Court
- Lawrence Terry (1957), Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court
- Mark Thomas (1956), Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court
Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders
- Everett Alvarez (1960), President of Conwal Consulting
- Donald Barbieri (1968), Former CEO WestCoast Hospitality Corp.
- David Carey (1981), President and CEO, Outrigger Enterprises, Inc.
- William Dallas (1987), Founder and Owner, Dallas Capital
- David Drummond (Google) (1985), Vice President and General Counsel, Google
- Fred Franzia (1965), Owner of Bronco Winery and maker of Charles Shaw wine, potentially the largest grape producer in California.
- John Fry (1978), President and Co-Founder, Fry's Electronics
- Jim Garrison (1973), Co-Founder of the State of the World Forum
- Frank Greene (Ph.D 1970), Founding Partner, New Vista Capital/New Vista Capital Funds
- Richard Justice (1971), Executive Vice President World Wide Field Operations, Cisco Systems
- Jack Kuehler (1954), Former President of IBM
- Thomas Lavelle (1976), Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Rambus
- Thomas E. Leavey (1922), Co-Founder of Farmers Insurance
- Chris Malachowsky (M.S. 1986), Co-Founder and Senior VP of Engineering and Operations, NVIDIA
- Peter Oppenheimer (M.B.A. 1987), CFO and Senior Vice President of Apple Computer
- George Reyes (M.B.A 1979), CFO, and former Senior Vice President, Google
- Stephen Schott (1960), Former Owner of the Oakland Athletics
- John A. Sobrato (1960), Billionaire Owner and Chairman, Sobrato Development Companies
- Thomas D. Terry (S.J.), President of Novitiate Wines
Politics & Government
Cabinet Members
- Mike Espy (J.D. 1978), 25th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and first African-American Secretary of Agriculture and member of the United States House of Representatives
- Dee Dee Myers (1983), 20th White House Press Secretary
- Janet Napolitano (1979), 3rd and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, 21st Governor of Arizona and 23rd Attorney General of Arizona
- Leon Panetta (1960), 23rd and current United States Secretary of Defense, 21st Director of the CIA, former U.S. Congressman, 29th Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 18th White House Chief of Staff, Chairperson of the United States House Committee on the Budget
United States Senators
- Paul Laxalt (J.D.), former U.S. Senator from Nevada, 22nd Governor of Nevada and 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
- Frank Murkowski (1955), former U.S. Senator from Alaska and 8th Governor of Alaska
- Stephen Mallory White (1871), former U.S. Senator from California, member of California State Senate as president pro tempore
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
- John H. Burke, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Sam Farr, member of the United States House of Representatives and member of the California State Assembly
- Cecil R. King, former member of Congress, California (fourteen terms)
- Mike Espy (J.D. 1978), member of the United States House of Representatives, 25th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and first African-American Secretary of Agriculture
- Robert J. Lagomarsino (J.D.1953), former member of the United States House of Representatives and former membber of California State Senate
- Zoe Lofgren (J.D. 1975), member of the United States House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Ethics Committee
- Leon Panetta (1960), former member of the United States House of Representatives, 21st and Current Director of the CIA, 29th Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 18th White House Chief of Staff, Chairperson of the United States House Committee on the Budget,
- Howard Wallace Pollock, former member of the United States House of Representatives
- William Howard Royer, former member of the United States House of Representatives
Governors
- Paul Laxalt (J.D.), 22nd Governor of Nevada, former U.S. Senator from Nevada, and 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
- Bob Miller (1967), 26th Governor of Nevada and 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
- Frank Murkowski (1955), 8th Governor of Alaska and United States Senator for Alaska
- Janet Napolitano (1979), 21st Governor of Arizona, 3rd and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, and 23rd Attorney General of Arizona
- Jerry Brown (1959), 34th and 39th Governor of California, 31st Attorney General of California, 44th Mayor of Oakland and 24th Secretary of State of California
Lieutenant Governors
- Paul Laxalt (J.D.), 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and former U.S. Senator from Nevada and 22nd Governor of Nevada
- Bob Miller (1967), 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada and 26th Governor of Nevada
- Gavin Newsom (1989), 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California and former Mayor of San Francisco
U.S. Statewide Officials
- Peter M. Brockman (1959), former Oregon State Senator representing Deschutes and Klamath Counties 1985–1993
- Jerry Brown (1959), 31st Attorney General of California, 34th and 39th Governor of California, 44th Mayor of Oakland and 24th Secretary of State of California
- David C. Long (J.D.), Indiana State Senator, President Pro Tempore and Chair for Rules & Legislative Procedure
- Janet Napolitano (1979), 23rd Attorney General of Arizona, 3rd and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, and 21st Governor of Arizona
- Leon Panetta (1960), 29th Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 21st and Current Director of the CIA, former U.S. Congressman, 18th White House Chief of Staff, Chairperson of the United States House Committee on the Budget
- Charles Poochigian (J.D. 1975), former California State Senator
- Curren Price (J.D.), current California State Senator, member of the California State Assembly, and City Councilman
- Gregory P. Schmidt (1968), current Secretary of the California State Senate
- Augustus D. Splivalo (1859), former California treasurer
- John Vasconcellos, California State Senator and member of the California State Assembly
Other U.S. Political Officials
- Anthony P. Hamann (1932), former City Manager of San Jose, California
- Arthur Hull Hayes, Former FDA Commissioner, Doctor, First SCU Rhodes Scholar
- Arturo Jaramillo (1975), Head of Regulation and Licensing Department for the State of California
- Tom McEnery (M.A. 1967), 61st Mayor of San Jose, California
- Patricia Mahan (J.D. 1980), Mayor of Santa Clara
- Gary Podesto (1963), former Mayor of Stockton
- Albert J. Ruffo (1936), 48th Mayor of San Jose
- Richard Riordan (1952), 39th Mayor of Los Angeles
- August Sebastiani (2002), Mayor Pro-Tem for Sonoma, California
- Anthony Williams (1973), 5th Mayor of Washington, D.C.
Other Non-U.S. Political Officials
- Benjamin J. Cruz (1975), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, Attorney General on Guam's Superior Court, Secretary General, Vice President, and Treasurer of Guam National Olympic Committee.
- Yukiwo P. Dengokl, member of the Senate of Palau
- Jamby Madrigal (B.S. Economics), member of the Senate of the Philippines
- Douglas Moylan, Judge on Guam's Supreme Court
- José Abad Santos (Pre-Law 1905), 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Secretary of Justice
Public service
- Gordon Belcourt, former Executive Director of the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council[1]
- Elizabeth Birch (1985), Executive Director of Human Rights Campaign
Other
- Eileen Kato (J.D. 1980), Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney for Western Washington District and former President of the Washington State District and Municipal Judges Association
- Murlene Randle (J.D. 1980), Director of the Office of Criminal Justice for San Francisco
Military
- Eugene M. Premo (1957), First Lieutenant in the United States Army Counterintelligence Corps.
- Eldon Regua (1977), Major general (United States), United States Army Reserve; Commanding General, 75th Division.
- James Francis Smith (1878), Brigadier General, United States Army; Governor-General of Philippine Islands.
- Charles E. Stanton, military colonel and aid to General John J. Pershing in World War I. Stanton coined the phrase "Lafayette, we are here!" which was initially attributed to Pershing himself.
Other
- Brooke Hart, murder victim
- Andrew P. Hill, Artist and prominent Conservationist responsible for the creation of the California State Park System and Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
- Selina Kuruleca, Fijian psychotherapist and public commentator
- James Pike, controversial Episcopal bishop
Notable Santa Clara Athletes
Baseball
- Frank Arellanes, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and commonly believed to be the first Mexican American to play in the American League
- Hardin Barry, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for Oakland Athletics
- Wayne Belardi, Professional MLB baseball player, first baseman for the LA Dodgers and Detroit Tigers
- Lou Berberet, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, and Detroit Tigers
- John Boccabella, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Chicago Cubs
- Bruce Bochte, Professional MLB baseball player, former MLB all-star and player for the California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, and Oakland Athletics
- Nelson Briles, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, and St. Louis Cardinals
- Al Carson, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Chicago Cubs
- Hal Chase, Professional MLB baseball player, First baseman for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants manager of New York Yankees and named on the 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
- Scott Chiamparino, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
- Victor Cole, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Russia national baseball team
- Mike Crudale, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers
- Tim Cullen, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics
- Jan Dukes, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
- Ernie Fazio, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Houston Astros
- Justin Fitzgerald, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
- Mike Frank, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees
- Al Gallagher, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Francisco Giants
- Bob Garibaldi, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Francisco Giants and College World Series Most Outstanding Player
- Ed Giovanola, Professional MLB baseball player and 1995 World Series Champion, played for the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres
- Greg Gohr, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and LA Angels
- Charlie Graham, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Boston Red Sox
- Nelson Hawks, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
- Willie Hogan, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Browns
- Pat Jacquez, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Chicago White Sox
- Erv Kantlehner, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies
- Bobby Keefe, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds
- Earl Kunz, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Pat Larkin, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Francisco Giants
- Duane Larson, Scout for the Atlanta Braves
- Bill Lawrence, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Detroit Tigers
- Bevo LeBourveau, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Larry Loughlin, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Mike Macfarlane, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, and Oakland Athletics; former ESPN analyst (local broadcaster)
- Pete Magrini, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Boston Red Sox
- Jim Mangan, Professional MLB baseball player, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants
- Fran Mullins, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians
- Daniel Nava, Professional MLB baseball player, player for the Boston Red Sox[2]
- Jimmy O'Connell, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Giant
- Jim O'Rourke, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Marv Owen, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox
- Ross Parmenter Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds
- Duane Pillette, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies
- Bill Renna, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox
- Dino Restelli, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Rich Robertson, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Francisco Giants
- Roger Samuels, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates
- John Savage, UCLA Bruins baseball head coach[3]
- Frank Shellenback, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, pitching coach for St. Louis Browns, Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and New York Giants Elected to Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame and has most wins in Pacific Coast League history
- Bob Spence, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Chicago White Sox
- Elmer Stricklett, Professional MLB baseball player, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and LA Dodgers
- Rich Troedson, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Diego Padres
- Jim Wilhelm, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the San Diego Padres
- Randy Winn, Professional MLB baseball player, player for the San Francisco Giants and 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Harry Wolter, Professional MLB baseball player, played for the Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs
Basketball
- Dennis Awtrey (1970), former professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, and Seattle SuperSonics
- Ben Dowdell, Four year Bronco, now playing professional Australian Rules Football in the Adelaide Crows organization
- Bill Duffy
- Bob Feerick
- Bob Garibaldi
- Marlon Garnett, former National Basketball Association player
- Brendan Graves
- Bruce Hale
- Bob Heaney
- Jamie Holmes
- Brian Jones
- Harold Keeling
- Mark McNamara
- Steve Nash (1996), National Basketball Association player; 2005, 2006 NBA MVP
- Dick O'Keefe
- Bud Ogden
- Ralph Ogden
- Marty Passaglia
- Stan Patrick
- Kurt Rambis (1980), National Basketball Association player; NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers; Current Assistant Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers (See www.kurtrambis.com for more info.)
- Steve Ross
- Uwe Sauer
- Kenny Sears, Former Professional Basketball Player, New York Knicks and San Francisco Warriors, First Basketball Player to Appear on the Cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine
- Mike Stewart
- Nick Vanos
American football
Santa Clara University has had a number of notable American football players. The following list includes former Santa Clara University football players that have become professional American football players. On February 2, 1993 the University announced the discontinuation of American Football at the University.
- Lee Artoe, NFL Offensive Tackle for Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Dons and Indianapolis Colts
- Roy Baker, NFL Running Back for Green Bay Packers
- Bryan Barker, NFL Punter for St. Louis Rams
- Dick Bassi, NFL Offensive Guard and Linebacker for Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers
- Alyn Beals, NFL Defensive End for San Francisco 49ers
- Ted Connolly, NFL Offensive Guard for San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns
- Frank Cope, NFL Offensive Tackle and Defensive Tackle for New York Giants
- Doug Cosbie, NFL Tight End for Dallas Cowboys, Three-Time Pro-Bowler
- Phil Dougherty, NFL Center and Linebacker for Chicago Cardinals
- Nello Falaschi, NFL Running Back and Linebacker for New York Giants
- Tom Fears, NFL End for Los Angeles Rams
- Jesse Freitas
- Mike Garzoni, NFL Offensive Guard and Defensive Guard for Washington Redskins and New York Giants
- Visco Grgich, NFL Offensive Guard, Offensive Tackle, Defensive Guard and Linebacker for San Francisco 49ers
- Hall Haynes, NFL Defensive Back and Halfback for Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams
- Jerry Hennessy, NFL Defensive End for Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins
- John Hock, NFL Offensive Guard and Offensive Tackle for Chicago Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams
- Gary Hoffman, NFL Offensive Tackle for Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers
- Brent Jones, NFL Tight End for San Francisco 49ers 4-time Pro Bowler, 3-time World Champion, Current CBS NFL Analyst
- Jim Leonard, NFL Center and Offensive Guard for San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers
- Bill McPherson, San Francisco 49ers Former Assistant Head Coach
- Gern Nagler, NFL End for Chicago Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns
- John Nolan, NFL Offensive Guard for Los Angeles Buccaneers
- Dan Pastorini, NFL Quarterback for Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles, Pro Bowl football player for the Houston Oilers
- Jason Tarver, current Oakland Raiders Defensive Coordinator
- Mike Carey (American football official) (1971), NFL official and owner of Seirus Innovation
Soccer
- Aly Wagner, professional soccer player, Olympic Gold Medalist (Women's Soccer), Member of United States women's national soccer team and Major League Soccerplayer for LA Sol
- Amaechi Igwe, professional soccer player, Member of US men's national team, player for the SV Babelsberg 03 in Germany
- Amanda Poach, Member of United States women's national soccer team
- Bianca Henninger, professional soccer player, Member of United States women's national soccer team
- Brandi Chastain, professional soccer player, two-time World Cup winner with US women's national team, Member of United States women's national soccer team
- Brittany Klein, professional soccer player, Member of United States women's national soccer team
- Cam Rast, Former captain of 1989 NCAA championship Broncos soccer team; two-time first team All American, member of 1992 Olympic team, Executive member of Board of Directors of U.S. Soccer Federation, Advisor to the U.S. Olympic committee and current head coach of SCU men's soccer team.
- Chioma Igwe, professional soccer player, Member of United States women's national soccer team, and player for Freiburg in Germany
- Eric Denton, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for the Colorado Rapids
- Jamil Roberts, professional soccer player, Member of US men's national team, Major League Soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes
- Jamil Walker, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for D.C. United
- Jeff Stewart, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for the Colorado Rapids
- Joe Cannon, professional soccer player, Member of US men's national team, Major League Soccer player for Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Two-Time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Award Winner
- Jordan Angeli, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Boston Breakers
- Katherine Reynolds, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Atlanta Beat
- Kiki Bosio, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for FC Gold Pride
- Kylie Bivens, professional soccer player, former member of the United States women's national soccer team
- Leslie Osborne, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Boston Breakers
- Marian Dalmy, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and Women's Professional Soccer player for Chicago Red Stars
- Meagan McCray, professional soccer player, member of the United States women's national soccer team, and player for Valur of Úrvalsdeild in Iceland
- Mehdi Ballouchy, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for New York Red Bulls
- Paul Bravo, professional soccer player, former member of the United States men's national soccer team, and Technical Director for the Colorado Rapids
- Peter Lowry, professional soccer player, Major League Soccer player for the Chicago Fire
- Rick Davis, professional soccer player, former captain and member of the United States men's national soccer team and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame
- Ryan Cochrane, professional soccer player, Member of US men's national team, Major League Soccer player for the San Jose Earthquakes
- Sofia Huerta, member of Mexico women's national football team
- Steve Cronin, professional soccer player, Member of US men's national team, Major League Soccer goalie for the Los Angeles Galaxy and Major League Soccer Cup Champion
Other Athletics
- Jim Wiechers, PGA Tour golfer
- Bill Duffy (1982), president & CEO of BDA Sports Management (sports agent)
- Mary McConneloug, Olympic Cyclist, and Two-Time Silver Medal winner in Pan American Games Cross-Country, 2003 Santo Domingo, 2007 Rio de Janeiro
- Ron Reis, professional wrestler
Notable faculty
A-K
- Joseph Bayma, S.J., Philosopher and Mathematician
- Yaron Brook, President and Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute
- Michael J. Buckley, Theologian
- Donald Chisum, Legal Scholar (Patents), Author of the Iconic Chisum on Patents
- Eric Goldman, Legal Scholar (Technology and Law), Notable Legal Blogger
- Paul Halmos (1906—2006), Prominent Mathematician
- Ron Hansen, American Novelist
- Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J. "Glacier Priest", Explorer and filmmaker
- Francisco Jiménez, Mexican-American Author
L-Z
- Dale G. Larson, Psychologist, Professor of Counseling Psychology and Fellow in the American Psychological Association
- John J. Montgomery (1858–1911), Aviation pioneer External article
- Francine Patterson, Professor of Psychology
- Thomas G. Plante, Psychologist, Noted Commentator on Clergy Abuse
- George Schoener (1864–1941), Botanist
- Hersh Shefrin, Scholar, Pioneer in Behavioral Finance Theory
Noted benefactors
- Thomas and Dorothy Leavey – Co-founders of Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation
- Lorry Lokey – Founder of Business Wire
- Louis B. Mayer – Metro Goldwyn Mayer
- John A. Sobrato and family – Owner of Sobrato Development Company
References
- http://www.ranker.com/list/notable-santa-clara-university-alumni-and-students/reference
- http://www.scu.edu/about/alumni/notable.cfm
- http://law.scu.edu/lawyerswholead/list-of-leaders.cfm
- ↑ Devlin, Vince (2013-07-17). "Gordon Belcourt remembered as advocate for Indian Country". The Missoulian. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
- ↑ "Daniel Nava Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ↑ #22 John Savage, UCLABruins.com, 2010
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