Notable Alumni of Saint Mary’s College of California

Melanie Stansbury 1979–

U.S. Representative from New Mexico

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 2002

Also attended: Cornell University

Manuel Lujan 1928–2019

Former US Secretary of the Interior

Also attended: Santa Fe University of Art and Design

Thomas Edward Campbell 1878–1944

Second governor of Arizona

John M. Gearin 1851–1930

Oregon attorney and state legislator

Also attended: University of Notre Dame

LaDonna Harris 1931–

Comanche social activist and politician

Spouse: Fred R. Harris (University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus)

Joseph Alioto 1916–1998

36th mayor of San Francisco

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1937

Also attended: Catholic University of America

Donald H. Clausen 1923–2015

California U.S. representative for ten terms

Also attended: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, San Jose State University, Weber State University

George Paul Miller 1891–1982

Civil engineer and U.S. representative from California

Attended until 1912

Don Perata 1945–

Former California State Senate president pro tempore

María Elena Durazo 1953–

Labor leader and California state senator

John F. Henning 1915–2009

Labor leader and former US ambassador to New Zealand

Guy S. Houston 1960–

California Assembly member and former mayor of Dublin, California

Catherine Stefani 1969–

California Assembly member, former San Francisco supervisor

Also attended: University of the Pacific

Lloyd Hudson Burke 1916–1988

US federal district judge

Nicole Shanahan 1985–

Entrepreneur, attorney, and RFK Jr.'s 2024 running mate

Also attended: Santa Clara University, University of Puget Sound

Spouse: Sergey Brin (Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland-College Park)

Maziar Behrooz 1957–

Historian of modern Iran, San Francisco State professor

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, San Francisco State University

Thomas Vander Wal

Information architect who coined "folksonomy"

Also attended: Georgetown University

Alfred Brousseau 1907–1988

Mathematician, educator and Fibonacci Association founder

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Juan Bautista Rael 1900–1993

Ethnographer, linguist and Stanford professor

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Stanford University

Richard E. Ladner 2000–

Computer scientist, professor emeritus at University of Washington

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Mahershala Ali 1974–

Actor, two-time Academy Award winner

Also attended: New York University

Ryan Coogler 1986–

Filmmaker and Academy Award winner

Also attended: California State University-Sacramento, University of Southern California

Brian Doyle-Murray 1945–

Actor and screenwriter, brother of Bill Murray

Sibling: Bill Murray (Regis University)

Tony Martin 1913–2012

Actor and popular singer

Robert Hass 1941–

Poet, U.S. Poet Laureate 1995–1997

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of Iowa, University at Buffalo

Spouse: Brenda Hillman (Pomona College, University of Iowa)

John McLiam 1918–1994

Canadian actor in First Blood and My Fair Lady

Nahida Nakad 1960–

Journalist, former editorial director of FRANCE 24

Rose Aguilar 1972–

Progressive journalist and radio host

John Nesbitt 1910–1960

Actor and narrator of MGM's Passing Parade series

Edwin Frederick Brotze 1868–1939

Newspaper illustrator and editorial cartoonist

Mark Curtis 1959–

Broadcast journalist and political analyst

Also attended: University of Florida, Marquette University

Patty Mills 1988–

Australian professional basketball player

Matthew Dellavedova 1990–

Australian professional basketball player

Attended until 2013

Jock Landale 1995–

Australian basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks

Attended until 2018

Brian Shaw 1966–

Basketball coach and former three-time NBA champion

Valerie Fleming 1976–

Bobsledder, 2006 Winter Olympics silver medalist

Master's degree · Health, Convalescence

Also attended: University of California-Santa Barbara

E. J. Rowland 1983–

Arizona State assistant coach and former player

Tom Meschery 1938–

Former pro basketball player, coach and poet

Also attended: University of Iowa, University of Nevada-Reno

Harry Hooper 1887–1974

Major League Baseball right fielder

Daniel Kickert 1983–

Australian basketball player and coach

Tracee Talavera 1966–

Gymnast selected for the 1980 Olympic team

Alex Ducas 2000–

Australian professional basketball player

Ian O'Leary 1986–

Basketball player

Kristers Zoriks 1998–

Latvian basketball player for Legia Warsaw

Matthias Tass 1999–

Estonian professional basketball player

Stephen Holt 1991–

Basketball player in the Philippine PBA

John Henry Johnson 1929–2011

Professional football fullback in the NFL

Mickey McConnell 1989–

Saint Mary's men's basketball head coach

Joshua Jefferson 2003–

Professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets

Attended until 2024

Also attended: Iowa State University

Jordan Ford 1998–

Professional basketball player for Alba Berlin

Doug Herrick 1989–

Former Guam international footballer

Clint Steindl 1989–

Former Australian NBL basketball player

Joe Corbett 1875–1945

Major League Baseball starting pitcher

Bob Delaney 1951–

Former NBA referee and undercover state trooper

Also attended: New Jersey City University

Pete Morelli 1951–

Retired NFL official from 1997 to 2018

Duffy Lewis 1888–1979

MLB left fielder for the Boston Red Sox

Tony Gonsolin 1994–

MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals

Frank Kudelka 1925–1993

NBA basketball player

Corbin Burnes 1994–

MLB pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks

Kristin M. Davis 1977–

Known as the Manhattan Madam; ran for New York governor