Notable Alumni of Pitzer College

Debbie Mucarsel-Powell 1971–

Former US Representative from Florida

Bachelor of Science · Political science · Class of 1992

Also attended: Claremont Graduate University

Kevin de León 1966–

Los Angeles City Council member and former Senate candidate

Also attended: University of California-Santa Barbara

Debra Wong Yang 1959–

Former U.S. Attorney for Central District of California

Also attended: Boston College

Fabian Núñez 1966–

California Assemblyman and labor union adviser

Lisa Marten

Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives

Also attended: Harvard University, Columbia University in the City of New York

Diana Vicezar

Paraguayan entrepreneur and community activist

Char Miller 1951–

Historian, Pomona College environmental analysis professor

Also attended: Johns Hopkins University

Setha Low 1948–

Anthropologist who studies public space

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Anne Archer 1947–

American actress

Father: John Archer (University of Southern California)

Max Brooks 1972–

Writer and actor, son of Mel Brooks

Also attended: American University, University of the Virgin Islands

Father: Mel Brooks (CUNY Brooklyn College, Virginia Military Institute)

Mother: Anne Bancroft (University of California-Los Angeles, American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York)

Eric Douglas 1958–2004

Actor and stand-up comedian, son of Kirk Douglas

Father: Kirk Douglas (American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York, St. Lawrence University)

Sibling: Michael Douglas (University of California-Santa Barbara)

Dennis Cooper 1953–

Novelist, author of the George Miles Cycle

Also attended: Pasadena City College

Matt Nathanson 1973–

Folk-rock singer-songwriter

Travis Fine 1968–

Actor and director of Any Day Now

Also attended: New York Film Academy

Nick Simmons 1989–

Musician, comic writer and reality television personality

Father: Gene Simmons (College of Staten Island CUNY, Sullivan County Community College)

Sibling: Sophie Simmons (Pitzer College)

Sophie Simmons 1992–

Singer, model and songwriter

Father: Gene Simmons (College of Staten Island CUNY, Sullivan County Community College)

Sibling: Nick Simmons (Pitzer College)

John Darnielle 1967–

Mountain Goats frontman and novelist

Dee Mosbacher 1949–

Psychiatrist, filmmaker and activist

Father: Robert Mosbacher (Washington and Lee University)

Matthew Cooke 1973–

Documentary filmmaker and director

Spouse: April Bowlby (Moorpark College)

Mablean Ephriam 1949–

Television judge on Divorce Court

Also attended: Whittier College

John Landgraf 1962–

Chairman of FX Networks

Spouse: Ally Walker (University of California-Santa Cruz)

Yolanda Retter 1948–2007

Lesbian activist, librarian, archivist and author

Eli Erlick 1995–

Activist, writer and founder of Trans Student Educational Resources

Also attended: University of California-Santa Cruz

Hunter Lovins 1950–

Environmentalist, co-founder of Rocky Mountain Institute

Spouse: Amory Lovins (Bates College, Harvard University)