Notable Alumni of California State University-Bakersfield

Kevin McCarthy 1965–

55th Speaker of the US House of Representatives

Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration · Class of 1994

Also attended: Bakersfield College

Roy Ashburn 1954–

Former California state senator

Dushyant Chautala 1988–

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana, India

Scott Wilk 1959–

Former California State Senate minority leader

Kathleen O'Neal Gear 1954–

Author and archaeologist, novels published in 29 languages

Also attended: California State University-Chico

Spouse: W. Michael Gear (Colorado State University-Fort Collins)

Greg Colson 1956–

Artist known for sculptures using scavenged materials

Also attended: Claremont Graduate University

Michael Newton 1951–2021

Author and journalist who published 357 books

Jeff Colson 1957–

Artist

Tito Ortiz 1975–

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion

Also attended: Golden West College

Gyasi Zardes 1991–

Former professional soccer forward

Also attended: California State University-Dominguez Hills

Tucker Knight 1990–

Retired professional wrestler formerly in WWE

Josh Wicks 1983–

American soccer goalkeeper

Stephen Neal 1976–

Former Patriots guard and world champion wrestler

Alex Johnson 1988–

Canadian 3x3 basketball player

Taze Moore 1998–

Basketball player for the CBA's Nanjing Monkey Kings

Lyle Martin 1985–

American soccer player

Damián Alguera 2004–

El Salvador national team goalkeeper

Manny Guzman 1986–

Mexican former footballer

Samuel Gómez 1996–

Soccer midfielder for Real España

Giovanni Ramos-Godoy 1995–

American soccer player

Also attended: University of California-Irvine

Natalie Haigh 1993–

English professional footballer and defender

Alberto Navarro 1989–

American soccer player and coach

Jaylin Airington 1993–

Basketball player

Bryan Allen 1952–

Pilot of Gossamer Albatross human-powered aircraft