Notable Alumni of California State University-East Bay

Aisha Wahab 1987–

U.S. representative from California, former state senator

Master of Business Administration · Class of 2013

Also attended: San Jose State University, University of Southern California

Ellen Corbett 1954–2024

Democratic politician and California state senator

Also attended: University of California-Davis, University of the Pacific

Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

California state senator

Joe Coto 1939–

California Assembly member and educator

Also attended: San Diego State University

Dmitry Potapenko 1970–

Russian economist and businessman

Attended until 2002

Ibrahim Muhawi 1937–

Palestinian academic, writer and translator

Also attended: University of California-Davis

David C. Geary 1957–

Psychologist and University of Missouri professor

Master of Science

Also attended: University of California-Riverside, Santa Clara University

Susan L. Cutter 1950–

Geographer and disaster researcher at University of South Carolina

Also attended: University of Chicago

Farzaneh Milani 1947–

Persian literature scholar at University of Virginia

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Sibling: Abbas Milani (University of California-Berkeley, University of Hawaii at Manoa)

Bruce Sagan 1954–

Mathematician, professor emeritus at Michigan State University

Also attended: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Sacheen Littlefeather 1946–2022

Actress and Native American rights activist

Gene Luen Yang 1973–

Graphic novelist and author

Master's degree

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Luenell 1959–

Comedian and actress, known for Borat

Also attended: Chabot College

Mark Curry 1961–

Actor, comedian and television host

James Monroe Iglehart 1974–

Actor, Tony winner as the Genie in Aladdin

Natali Morris 1978–

Technology journalist and podcaster

Also attended: University of Southern California

Spouse: Clayton Morris (University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)

Janet Dawson 1949–

Mystery writer of the Jeri Howard series

Howard McCalebb 1947–

Abstract sculptor

Also attended: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Cornell University

Jacqueline Cruz 1986–

Puerto Rican footballer

Phil Sykes 1970–

Field hockey player at the 1996 Olympics

George Fernandez 1961–

Soccer player and coach

Ted Barrett 1965–

Former Major League Baseball umpire

Alex Vesia 1996–

American MLB pitcher

Attended until 2018

Abdelrahman Kuku 1998–

Sudanese footballer and defender