Discover the notable alumni of San Diego State University (SDSU). The list includes people like Gregory Peck, Susanna Thompson, Julie Kavner, J. Michael Straczynski & Art Linkletter. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as media personalities, film & theater personalities, writers, engineers and miscellaneous etc.
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Marshall Faulk(American football player)
Birthdate: February 26, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Julie Kavner(Actor, Television actor)
Birthdate: September 7, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Joe Gibbs(American football coach)
Birthdate: November 25, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mocksville, North Carolina, USA
Recommended Lists:Birthdate: January 27, 1958
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Diego, California
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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J. Michael Straczynski(Screenwriter, Film producer, Novelist, Journalist, Writer, Playwright, Science fiction writer)
Birthdate: July 17, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paterson
The son of a manual laborer, J. Michael Straczynski grew up to graduate in psychology and sociology. Best known for writing the Marvel Comics series The Amazing Spider-Man, he has written for both TV and films, apart from authoring his own books and creating the sci-fi TV show Babylon 5.
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Ellen Ochoa(The First Hispanic Woman to Go to Space)
Birthdate: May 10, 1958
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Ellen Ochoa is an American engineer and classical flautist. A former astronaut, Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman in space. In 2012, she became the first Hispanic director of Johnson Space Center. Ochoa has won several prestigious awards including NASA's Distinguished Service Medal and Space Flight Medals. In 2017, she was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Recommended Lists:Birthdate: March 8, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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Sandi Patty(Singer)
Birthdate: July 12, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Joe Corona(Midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo)
Birthdate: July 9, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Roger Benitez(Judge known for his opinions striking down several California gun control laws)
Birthdate: December 30, 1950
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Recommended Lists:Located amidst the breathtaking surroundings in San Diego, California, the San Diego State University (SDSU) is the oldest higher education university prevailing in the state. Founded on March 13, 1897, the university is the hub of student invention and innovation. It is ranked 23 by FORBES magazine on its list of Most Entrepreneurial Universities. The SDSU has developed many great in-crowd including; Gregory Peck, an actor; Stephen Strasburg, a Baseball player; Ellen Ochoa, an Engineer and an Astronaut; and many more. Gregory Peck, the well-known actor, who bagged an Oscar for the Atticus Finch role in the film To Kill a Mockingbird, was born in La Jolla, California, on 5th April 1916. He made his debut in ‘The Morning Star’ where his acting skills were first recognized. In 1948, Peck clinched his 2nd Oscar for his portrayal of Philip Schuyler Green in Elia Kazan's Gentleman's Agreement. Ellen Ochoa, the world's first Hispanic female astronaut to be selected by NASA in 1990, was born on May 10, 1958, in Los Angeles, California. She received her Bachelor’s degree in physics from San Diego State University in 1980. Ochoa, a mission specialist and flight engineer who logged more than 950 hours in Texas, is a veteran of 4 space flights. Apart from being an Astronaut, Ochoa is also a flutist. Here are a few other famous personalities who studied at the San Diego State University, scroll down to see their names.
