Notable Alumni of University of Southern California

Shinzō Abe 1954–2022

Former Prime Minister of Japan

Mohamed Morsi 1951–2019

Fifth President of Egypt

Doctor of Engineering · Class of 1982

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 1928–1979

Former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Child: Murtaza Bhutto (Harvard University)

Child: Benazir Bhutto (Harvard University)

Reza Pahlavi 1960–

Former Crown Prince of Iran

Also attended: Williams College

Spouse: Yasmine Pahlavi (George Washington University)

Child: Noor Pahlavi (Georgetown University, Columbia University in the City of New York)

Pat Nixon 1912–1993

First Lady of the United States, 1969–1974

Also attended: Fullerton College

Spouse: Richard Nixon (Whittier College, Duke University)

Child: Julie Nixon Eisenhower (Catholic University of America, Smith College)

Hilda Heine 1951–

President of the Marshall Islands

Also attended: University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Oregon

Child: Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner (Northeastern University Oakland, University of Hawaii at Manoa)

Warren Christopher 1925–2011

63rd US Secretary of State

Also attended: University of Redlands, Stanford University

Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. 1934–2012

United States Army general

Also attended: The United States Military Academy at West Point

Father: Norman Schwarzkopf (The United States Military Academy at West Point)

Takeo Miki 1907–1988

Prime Minister of Japan from 1974 to 1976

Doug Emhoff 1964–

Second Gentleman of the United States from 2021 to 2025

Also attended: California State University-Northridge

Spouse: Kamala Harris (University of California College of the Law-San Francisco, Howard University)

Child: Ella Emhoff (The New School)

Jim Webb 1946–

Former US senator from Virginia and author

Attended until 1964

Also attended: Georgetown University, United States Naval Academy

Marouf al-Bakhit 1947–2023

Former Prime Minister of Jordan

Master in Public Administration

Karen Bass 1953–

43rd mayor of Los Angeles

Master of Social Work · Class of 2015

Also attended: California State University-Dominguez Hills

Cynthia McKinney 1955–

Former U.S. congresswoman and peace activist

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, Tufts University

Cindy McCain 1954–

Diplomat and businesswoman, former WFP executive director

Spouse: John McCain (United States Naval Academy)

Child: Meghan McCain (Howard University, Barnard College)

Hilda Solis 1957–

Los Angeles County supervisor and congresswoman-elect

Master of Arts · Class of 1981

Also attended: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Abdurrahim El-Keib 1950–2020

Former interim Prime Minister of Libya

Also attended: North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Dean Heller 1960–

Former U.S. Senator from Nevada

Bachelor of Science · Class of 1985

Patrisse Khan-Cullors 1984–

Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Fayez al-Tarawneh 1949–2021

Former Prime Minister of Jordan

Dana Rohrabacher 1947–

Former U.S. representative from California

Master of Arts · Class of 1971

Also attended: California State University--Long Beach, Los Angeles Harbor College

Lau Wai Hing Emily 1952–

Hong Kong politician, first woman directly elected to LegCo

Claire Wang 1979–

Taiwanese figure named to judicial reform committee

Master's degree

Edward L. Masry 1932–2005

Lawyer in the Erin Brockovich case

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, University of California-Santa Barbara, Loyola Marymount University

J. Paul Getty 1892–1976

Founder of Getty Oil Company and art collector

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Father: George Getty (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ohio Northern University)

Child: Gordon Getty (San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of San Francisco)

Robert Kardashian 1944–2003

Attorney on O. J. Simpson's defense team

Also attended: University of San Diego

Child: Rob Kardashian (University of Southern California)

Child: Kourtney Kardashian (University of Arizona, Southern Methodist University)

Jack Warner 1892–1978

President of Warner Bros. Studios

Ronnie Chan 1949–

Hong Kong businessman

Sibling: Gerald Chan (University of California-Los Angeles, Harvard University)

Timothy Fok 1946–

Hong Kong businessman, eldest son of Henry Fok

Fu Chengyu 1951–

Former chairman of Sinopec

Cathie Wood 1955–

Cofounder and CEO of Ark Invest

Aryan Khan 1997–

Indian entrepreneur and filmmaker; son of Shah Rukh Khan

Neil Armstrong 1930–2012

Apollo 11 commander, first person on the Moon

Master of Science · Aerospace engineering · Class of 1970

Also attended: Purdue University-Main Campus

Charles Francis Richter 1900–1985

Seismologist, co-creator of the Richter scale

Also attended: California Institute of Technology, Stanford University

Jim Lovell 1928–2025

Astronaut and naval aviator

Also attended: United States Naval Academy, Harvard University, University of Wisconsin-Madison

John Mearsheimer 1947–

Political scientist, offensive realism theorist

Also attended: Cornell University, The United States Military Academy at West Point

Charles Bolden 1946–

23rd NASA Administrator and astronaut

Also attended: United States Naval Academy

Robert Ballard 1942–

Oceanographer who discovered the Titanic wreck

Submarine geology · Attended until 1967

Also attended: University of California-Santa Barbara, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Rhode Island

Martha Chase 1927–2003

Geneticist who confirmed DNA as genetic material

Also attended: College of Wooster

Soumya Swaminathan 1959–

Indian paediatrician, former WHO deputy director-general

Father: M. S. Swaminathan (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Nancy J. Currie-Gregg 1958–

US Army colonel and NASA astronaut

Also attended: Ohio State University-Main Campus, University of Houston

Gerald Carr 1932–2020

NASA astronaut, commander of Skylab 4

Bachelor of Engineering · Mechanical engineering · Class of 1954

Also attended: Naval Postgraduate School, Princeton University

Boris Podolsky 1896–1966

Physicist, co-author of the EPR paradox

Also attended: California Institute of Technology

Michael D. Griffin 1949–

Physicist and former NASA administrator

Also attended: Catholic University of America, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University

Charles T. Kowal 1940–2011

Astronomer who discovered 2060 Chiron

Eugene Nida 1914–2011

Linguist who developed dynamic equivalence translation theory

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Karol J. Bobko 1937–2023

NASA astronaut and Air Force officer

Master of Science · Aerospace engineering

Also attended: United States Air Force Academy

Margaret Chung 1889–1959

First known American-born Chinese woman physician

Shang-Hua Teng 1964–

Professor of computer science and mathematics at USC

Also attended: Carnegie Mellon University

Jawad A. Salehi 1956–

Iranian electrical engineer, optical CDMA pioneer

Also attended: University of California-Irvine

Sibling: Ali Akbar Salehi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

George Lucas 1944–

Filmmaker, philanthropist and entrepreneur

Bachelor of Fine Arts · Filmmaking · Class of 1967

Also attended: Modesto Junior College

Spouse: Mellody Hobson (Princeton University)

John Wayne 1907–1979

Hollywood actor famed for Westerns and war films

Pre-law

Child: Michael Wayne (Loyola Marymount University)

Diane Keaton 1946–2025

American actress

Also attended: Orange Coast College, Santa Ana College, Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater

Zac Efron 1987–

Actor and singer, star of High School Musical

Frank Gehry 1929–2025

Canadian-American architect and designer

Bachelor of Architecture · Architecture · Class of 1954

Also attended: Harvard University

Robert Zemeckis 1952–

Film director, producer and screenwriter

Also attended: Northern Illinois University

Forest Whitaker 1961–

Actor and filmmaker, Academy Award winner

Also attended: California State Polytechnic University-Pomona, New York University

Will Ferrell 1967–

Actor, comedian, writer and producer

Lily Collins 1989–

British-American actress

Broadcast journalism

Spouse: Charlie McDowell (American Film Institute Conservatory)

Miranda Cosgrove 1993–

Actress, singer and producer

Alexandra Daddario 1986–

Actress known for Percy Jackson

Also attended: Indiana University-Bloomington, Marymount Manhattan College

Sibling: Matthew Daddario (Indiana University-Bloomington)

Bob Saget 1956–2022

Comedian, played Danny Tanner on Full House

Also attended: Temple University

Ron Howard 1954–

Film director, producer and actor

Father: Rance Howard (University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus)

Child: Paige Howard (New York University)

James Coburn 1928–2002

Actor in Westerns and action films

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, Compton College, Los Angeles City College

James Horner 1953–2015

Film composer and conductor

Also attended: American Film Institute Conservatory, University of California-Los Angeles

America Ferrera 1984–

Actress, Emmy and Golden Globe winner

Also attended: American University, Northwestern University, Northwest University

Spouse: Ryan Piers Williams (The University of Texas at Austin)

Sophia Bush 1982–

Actress, starred in One Tree Hill

Spouse: Ashlyn Harris (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Gene Roddenberry 1921–1991

Creator of Star Trek

Also attended: Los Angeles City College, University of Miami, Columbia University in the City of New York

Spouse: Majel Barrett (University of Miami)

Child: Rod Roddenberry (Hampshire College)

Daryl Hannah 1960–

Actress, director and environmental activist

Sibling: Page Hannah (Circle in the Square Theatre School)

John Carpenter 1948–

Filmmaker and composer, master of horror

Also attended: Western Kentucky University

Spouse: Adrienne Barbeau (Foothill College)

Jerry Goldsmith 1929–2004

Film composer

Natalie Cole 1950–2015

Singer, daughter of Nat King Cole

Also attended: University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Flea 1962–

Bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers

Anton Yelchin 1989–2016

Actor born in the Soviet Union

Also attended: Los Angeles Pierce College

Sam Peckinpah 1925–1984

Filmmaker known for revisionist Westerns

Also attended: California State University--Fresno

Tom Selleck 1945–

Actor, star of Magnum, P.I

Also attended: Los Angeles Valley College

Regina King 1971–

Actress and director, Academy Award winner

Kelly Preston 1962–2020

Actress in Twins and Jerry Maguire

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Kevin Feige 1973–

President of Marvel Studios and MCU producer

Bryan Singer 1965–

Film director and producer

Also attended: School of Visual Arts

Dave Franco 1985–

American actor and filmmaker

Spouse: Alison Brie (California Institute of the Arts)

Sibling: Tom Franco (California College of the Arts, University of California-Santa Cruz)

Cybill Shepherd 1950–

Actress, known for The Last Picture Show

Also attended: New York University

Bridgit Mendler 1992–

Former actress and singer turned entrepreneur

Bachelor of Science · Anthropology · Class of 2016

Also attended: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Madeleine Stowe 1958–

American actress known for Stakeout

Shonda Rhimes 1970–

Producer and writer, creator of Grey's Anatomy

Also attended: Dartmouth College

James Newton Howard 1951–

Film composer who scored over 100 films

Dalton Trumbo 1905–1976

Screenwriter, one of the Hollywood Ten

Also attended: University of Colorado Boulder

Child: Christopher Trumbo (Columbia University in the City of New York)

Timothy Olyphant 1968–

Actor and film producer

Zeenat Aman 1951–

Indian Hindi-film actress and model

Ke Huy Quan 1971–

Actor and Academy Award winner

Leo McCarey 1898–1969

Film director, screenwriter and producer

Topher Grace 1978–

Actor in That '70s Show and Spider-Man 3

Sasha Alexander 1973–

Actress, played Gretchen Witter in Dawson's Creek

Spouse: Edoardo Ponti (University of Southern California)

Robert Vaughn 1932–2016

Actor best known as secret agent Napoleon Solo

Also attended: California State University-Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Paula Patton 1975–

Actress and producer

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

LeVar Burton 1957–

Actor and host; Geordi La Forge in Star Trek

Child: Mica Burton (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor)

Kyra Sedgwick 1965–

Actress, star of The Closer

Also attended: Sarah Lawrence College

Spouse: Kevin Bacon (Circle in the Square Theatre School, Albright College)

Child: Sosie Bacon (Brown University)

Irving Stone 1903–1989

Writer of biographical novels, including Lust for Life

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Ryan Coogler 1986–

Filmmaker and Academy Award winner

Also attended: California State University-Sacramento, Saint Mary's College of California

Rian Johnson 1973–

Filmmaker who directed Brick

Spouse: Karina Longworth (San Francisco Art Institute, School of the Art Institute of Chicago)

Sibling: Aaron Johnson (California Institute of the Arts)

Troian Bellisario 1985–

Actress known for Pretty Little Liars

Also attended: Vassar College

Spouse: Patrick J. Adams (University of Southern California)

Father: Donald P. Bellisario (The Pennsylvania State University, The Pennsylvania State University)

Tate Donovan 1963–

Actor known for The O.C. and Hercules

Bud Luckey 1934–2018

Pixar animator and character designer

Macy Gray 1967–

R&B and soul singer

James Ivory 1928–

Film director, screenwriter and producer

Also attended: University of Oregon

Michael Landon 1936–1991

American actor and filmmaker

Child: Christopher Landon (Loyola Marymount University)

Child: Leslie Landon (Pepperdine University, University of Southern California)

Judd Apatow 1967–

Filmmaker and comedian

Child: Maude Apatow (Northwestern University, Northwest University)

Ludwig Göransson 1984–

Swedish composer and record producer

Shawn Levy 1968–

Filmmaker and actor, founder of 21 Laps Entertainment

Also attended: Yale University

David Foster 1949–

Record producer and composer, 16-time Grammy winner

Eric Stoltz 1961–

Actor known for playing Rocky Dennis in Mask

Richard Crenna 1926–2003

Actor and television director

Thomas Newman 1955–

Film composer with 15 Academy Award nominations

Sibling: Maria Newman (University of Rochester)

Sibling: David Newman (University of Southern California)

Jenna Dewan 1980–

Actress and dancer

Spouse: Channing Tatum (Glenville State University)

Jason Reitman 1977–

Filmmaker who directed Juno and Up in the Air

Sibling: Catherine Reitman (University of Southern California, Ithaca College)

Art Buchwald 1925–2007

Humorist and Washington Post columnist

Lauren German 1978–

Actress, known for Lucifer

Deborah Ann Woll 1985–

Actress known for HBO's True Blood

James Hong 1929–

Actor with over 600 productions

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Irvin Kershner 1923–2010

Film and television director

Also attended: Temple University

Saweetie 1993–

Rapper known for debut single Icy Grl

Also attended: San Diego State University

Jon Landau 1960–2024

Film producer of Titanic and Avatar

Rumer Willis 1988–

Actress, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore

Father: Bruce Willis (Montclair State University)

Sibling: Scout Willis (Brown University)

Ally Sheedy 1962–

American actress and author

Also attended: Bank Street College of Education

Ray Harryhausen 1920–2013

Animator and special effects pioneer

Also attended: Los Angeles City College

Lionel Hampton 1908–2002

Jazz vibraphonist, percussionist and bandleader

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa 1950–2025

Actor, played Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat

Robert Stack 1919–2003

Actor and television host

Also attended: Bridgewater State University

Patrick J. Adams 1981–

Actor known for Mike Ross in Suits

Spouse: Troian Bellisario (University of Southern California, Vassar College)

Patrick Schwarzenegger 1993–

Actor and model, son of Arnold Schwarzenegger

Father: Arnold Schwarzenegger (University of California-Los Angeles, Santa Monica College)

Mother: Maria Shriver (Georgetown University, Manhattanville University)

John Singleton 1968–2019

Director of Boyz n the Hood

Also attended: Pasadena City College

Walter Salles 1956–

Brazilian film director, screenwriter and producer

Alexander Ludwig 1992–

Canadian actor, played Cato in The Hunger Games

Mahira Khan 1984–

Pakistani film and television actress

Also attended: Santa Monica College

Joseph Mazzello 1983–

Actor in Jurassic Park

John Ritter 1948–2003

Actor and comedian

Spouse: Amy Yasbeck (University of Detroit Mercy)

Spouse: Nancy Morgan (Pacifica Graduate Institute, Denison University)

Anthony Edwards 1962–

Actor, director and producer

Doug Liman 1965–

Film director of The Bourne Identity

Also attended: Brown University

Father: Arthur L. Liman (Yale University, Harvard University)

Alec Benjamin 1994–

Singer-songwriter with 2018 breakthrough single

David S. Goyer 1965–

Screenwriter and filmmaker of Dark Knight trilogy

Grant Imahara 1970–2020

Engineer and MythBusters host

Matt Reeves 1966–

Filmmaker, co-creator of Felicity

Leigh-Allyn Baker 1972–

Actress in Disney's Good Luck Charlie

Thom Mayne 1944–

Los Angeles-based architect

Also attended: Southern California Institute of Architecture, Harvard University

Shiri Appleby 1978–

Actress and television director

English-language literature · Attended until 1999

Eric Kripke 1974–

Creator of the TV series Supernatural

Shaun Toub 1963–

Iranian-born actor, played Yinsen in Iron Man

Lee Unkrich 1967–

Pixar director, co-director of Toy Story 2

Art Clokey 1921–2010

Animator and pioneer of clay stop-motion animation

Also attended: Pomona College, Miami University-Oxford

Bradley Steven Perry 1998–

Actor known for Disney's Good Luck Charlie

Scott Derrickson 1966–

Horror film director, known for The Black Phone

Master of Arts

Also attended: Biola University

Hwang Dong-hyeok 1971–

South Korean director, creator of Squid Game

Dexter Holland 1965–

Co-founder and lead vocalist of the Offspring

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 2017

Charlie Carver 1988–

Actor known for Desperate Housewives

Father: Robert Martensen (University of California-San Francisco, Harvard University)

Sibling: Max Carver (University of Southern California)

Marco Beltrami 1966–

Film and television score composer

Also attended: Yale University, Brown University

Herb Alpert 1935–

Trumpeter and co-founder of A&M Records

Rosalind Chao 1957–

Actress in The Joy Luck Club

Also attended: Pomona College

Joe Johnston 1950–

Film director of Jumanji

Also attended: California State University--Long Beach

Glenn Medeiros 1970–

Singer known for 1987 hit cover

Doctorate

Also attended: University of Hawaii-West Oahu

Nick Lachey 1973–

Singer and actor, lead singer of 98 Degrees

Also attended: Miami University-Oxford

Dorothy Arzner 1897–1979

Hollywood film director

Ryan Eggold 1984–

Actor known for New Amsterdam and The Blacklist

Marilyn Horne 1934–

American operatic mezzo-soprano

Spouse: Henry Lewis (University of Southern California)

Robinson Jeffers 1887–1962

Poet known for work on the central California coast

Also attended: Occidental College

Aloe Blacc 1979–

Singer and rapper, known for "The Man"

Rob Kardashian 1987–

Television personality on Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Attended until 2009

Father: Robert Kardashian (University of San Diego, University of Southern California)

Sibling: Kourtney Kardashian (University of Arizona, Southern Methodist University)

Jon Turteltaub 1963–

Film director and producer

Also attended: Wesleyan University

Swoosie Kurtz 1944–

Actress, Emmy and two-time Tony winner

Mehcad Brooks 1980–

Actor, James Olsen in Supergirl

Renée Elise Goldsberry 1971–

Actress and singer, Tony and Grammy winner

Also attended: Carnegie Mellon University

Austin Nichols 1980–

Actor known for One Tree Hill

Ted McGinley 1958–

Actor known for Married... with Children

Spouse: Gigi Rice (Ohio State University-Main Campus)

Leo Buscaglia 1924–1998

Author, motivational speaker and USC professor

Taylor Hackford 1944–

Film director and former Directors Guild president

Geoffrey Blake 1962–

Actor known for Forrest Gump

David Gallagher 1985–

Actor known for 7th Heaven and Kingdom Hearts

O'Shea Jackson Jr. 1991–

Actor and rapper

Nick Castle 1947–

Film director, screenwriter and actor

Bear McCreary 1979–

Composer of film, television and game scores

Mother: Laura Kalpakian (University of California-Riverside, University of California-San Diego)

Chris Lowell 1984–

Actor known for Veronica Mars and GLOW

Tom Holland 1943–

Filmmaker, director of Fright Night and Child's Play

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles, Northwestern University

Storm Reid 2003–

Actress, lead of A Wrinkle in Time

Henry Kuttner 1915–1958

Science fiction, fantasy and horror author

Spouse: Catherine Lucile Moore (University of Southern California)

Grant Heslov 1963–

Actor, producer and screenwriter; Argo co-producer

Bianca Lawson 1979–

Actress known for Pretty Little Liars

Father: Richard Lawson (Chabot College)

John Milius 1944–

Screenwriter and director of New Hollywood era

Giorgi Latsabidze 1978–

Georgian-American pianist and film composer

John Zerzan 1943–

Anarcho-primitivist philosopher and author

Doctor of Philosophy · Class of 1975

Also attended: San Francisco State University, Stanford University

T. J. Thyne 1975–

Actor known for the television series Bones

Basil Poledouris 1945–2006

Film composer of Conan the Barbarian and RoboCop

Also attended: California State University--Long Beach

Child: Zoë Poledouris (Bennington College)

Max Carver 1988–

Actor known for Desperate Housewives and Teen Wolf

Father: Robert Martensen (University of California-San Francisco, Harvard University)

Sibling: Charlie Carver (University of Southern California)

Moustapha Akkad 1930–2005

Film director and producer of the Halloween series

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Ward Bond 1903–1960

Character actor, starred in Wagon Train

Dan O'Bannon 1946–2009

Screenwriter of Alien and film director

Also attended: Washington University in St Louis

Eric Close 1967–

Actor known for Without a Trace

Romeo Miller 1989–

Rapper, singer and actor

Father: Master P (Merritt College, University of Houston)

Alanna Ubach 1975–

Actress known for Legally Blonde

Gil Birmingham 1953–

Actor known for Yellowstone and The Twilight Saga

Ransom Riggs 1979–

Author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Also attended: Kenyon College

Spouse: Tahereh Mafi (Soka University of America)

Peter Segal 1962–

Film director of 50 First Dates

Stephen Sommers 1962–

Director of The Mummy films

Jon M. Chu 1979–

Film director of Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked

Christophe Beck 1968–

Canadian film composer known for Frozen scores

Also attended: Yale University

Lee Thompson Young 1984–2013

Actor known for Disney Channel and Rizzoli & Isles

Joey Lawrence 1976–

Actor, singer and songwriter

Sibling: Matthew Lawrence (University of Southern California)

Mark Rober 1980–

YouTuber, engineer and inventor

Master's degree · Mechanical engineering · Class of 2014

Also attended: Brigham Young University-Provo

Edward Yang 1947–2007

Taiwanese film director and screenwriter

Also attended: Florida State University, University of Florida

Paul Feig 1962–

Filmmaker, director of Bridesmaids

Also attended: Wayne State University

James Gray 1969–

Filmmaker, producer and screenwriter

Justin Chon 1981–

Actor and film director

Joseph Murphy 1898–1981

New Thought minister and writer

Erik Sullivan 1991–

Actor, known as Dewey in Malcolm in the Middle

Jack Bender 1949–

Director of Lost and Game of Thrones

Danny Strong 1974–

Actor, screenwriter and director

Lee Ritenour 1952–

Jazz fusion guitarist

Angus Scrimm 1926–2016

Actor known as the Tall Man in Phantasm

Banks 1988–

Singer-songwriter, debut album Goddess

Stephen Chbosky 1970–

Author and director of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Marlo Thomas 1937–

Actress, starred in That Girl

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1959

Spouse: Phil Donahue (University of Notre Dame, University of Notre Dame -)

John Ashton 1948–2024

Actor in the Beverly Hills Cop films

Also attended: Defiance College

Kathryn Beaumont 1937–

British actress, voice of Alice in Disney's Alice in Wonderland

Tim Kring 1957–

Screenwriter and producer, creator of Heroes

Also attended: Allan Hancock College

Brian Grazer 1951–

Film and television producer, co-founder of Imagine Entertainment

Spouse: Gigi Levangie Grazer (University of California-Los Angeles)

Chris Abani 1966–

Nigerian-born American author and professor

Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy · Creative writing, Literature · Class of 2004

Annabel Chong 1972–

Singaporean former adult film actress

Gregg Araki 1959–

Filmmaker of the New Queer Cinema movement

Also attended: University of California-Santa Barbara

Jay Roach 1957–

Film director of the Austin Powers series

Also attended: Stanford University

Spouse: Susanna Hoffs (University of California-Berkeley)

Byron Mann

Hong Kong-American actor, played Ryu in Street Fighter

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

James Haven 1973–

Former actor, older brother of Angelina Jolie

Father: Jon Voight (Catholic University of America)

Sibling: Angelina Jolie (New York University)

Tigran Hamasyan 1987–

Armenian jazz pianist and composer

John McIntire 1907–1991

Character actor who replaced Ward Bond on Wagon Train

Spouse: Jeanette Nolan (Los Angeles City College)

Randal Kleiser 1946–

Director of Grease and The Blue Lagoon

Chris Kattan 1970–

Actor and comedian, Saturday Night Live cast member

Betty Blythe 1893–1972

Silent film actress in The Queen of Sheba

24kGoldn 2000–

American rapper and singer-songwriter

Matthew Lawrence 1980–

Actor known for Mrs. Doubtfire and Boy Meets World

Sibling: Joey Lawrence (University of Southern California)

Matthew Weiner 1965–

Creator and showrunner of Mad Men

Also attended: Wesleyan University

Bryan Burk 1968–

Film and television producer, frequent J. J. Abrams collaborator

Dan Povenmire 1963–

Co-creator of Phineas and Ferb

Also attended: University of South Alabama

Melissa Rosenberg 1962–

Screenwriter and producer, Peabody Award winner

Also attended: Bennington College

Spouse: Lev L. Spiro (The University of Texas at Austin, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Dean Devlin 1962–

Screenwriter, producer and director, Roland Emmerich collaborator

Spouse: Lisa Brenner (Barnard College)

Philip Ahn 1905–1978

Korean-American actor with over 180 credits

Sibling: Ralph Ahn (California State University-Los Angeles)

Natasha Gregson Wagner 1970–

Actress and daughter of Natalie Wood

Also attended: Emerson College

Richard Kelly 1975–

Film director and writer of Donnie Darko

Catherine Lucile Moore 1911–1987

Science fiction and fantasy writer

Spouse: Henry Kuttner (University of Southern California)

Mageina Tovah 1979–

Actress in Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3

Also attended: California Institute of the Arts

Patrick Spencer Johnson 1938–2017

Author of Who Moved My Cheese?

John Ottman 1964–

Film composer, editor and director

Also attended: De Anza College

Timothy Omundson 1969–

American television and film actor

Also attended: American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York

Rob Estes 1963–

Actor known for 90210

John Norman 1931–

Philosophy professor, author of the Gor novels

Also attended: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Princeton University

Maria Zhang 1999–

Chinese-Polish actress in Avatar: The Last Airbender remake

Michelle Chen 1983–

Taiwanese actress and singer

Raymond Lam 1979–

Hong Kong actor and singer

Jenova Chen 1981–

Game designer, co-founder of Thatgamecompany

Marie Lu 1984–

Young adult author of the Legend series

Bachelor's degree · Political science, Biology

Benjamin Lees 1924–2010

Composer of classical music

Tina Guo 1985–

Chinese-born cellist, erhu player and composer

Amy Kwok 1967–

Hong Kong actress and Miss Hong Kong winner

Jacky Heung 1984–

Hong Kong actor

Lawrence Ah Mon 1949–

Hong Kong film director

Patty Hou 1977–

Taiwanese TV host and actress

Fess Parker 1924–2010

Actor known for Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone

Also attended: Hardin-Simmons University, The University of Texas at Austin

Susan Downey 1973–

American film producer

Jake Tapper 1969–

CNN lead Washington anchor

Also attended: Dartmouth College

Nichole Sakura 1989–

Actress known for Superstore and Shameless

John Wells 1956–

Producer, writer and showrunner of ER

Also attended: Carnegie Mellon University

Olivia Jade 1999–

YouTuber and internet personality

O. J. Simpson 1947–2024

NFL running back and actor

Also attended: City College of San Francisco

Allyson Felix 1985–

Sprinter and 2012 Olympic 200m champion

Sibling: Wes Felix (University of Southern California)

Phil Hill 1927–2008

Formula One racing driver

Katinka Hosszú 1989–

Hungarian swimmer and three-time Olympic champion

Bachelor's degree · Psychology · Class of 2012

Stan Smith 1946–

Former professional tennis player

Andre De Grasse 1994–

Canadian sprinter, 2020 Olympic 200 m champion

Also attended: Coffeyville Community College

Félix Sánchez 1977–

Two-time Olympic champion in 400m hurdles

DeMar DeRozan 1989–

NBA basketball player, formerly of USC

Rai Benjamin 1997–

Hurdler and sprinter specializing in 400 m events

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Lisa Leslie 1972–

Former professional basketball player

Dalilah Muhammad 1990–

2016 Olympic 400 m hurdles champion

Buster Crabbe 1908–1983

1932 Olympic swimming champion and actor

Janet Evans 1971–

Swimmer, four-time Olympic gold medalist

Also attended: The University of Texas at Austin, Stanford University

Rebecca Soni 1987–

Breaststroke swimmer and six-time Olympic medalist

Nikola Vučević 1990–

Montenegrin NBA player

Dallas Long 1940–2024

Shot putter who set multiple world records

Taylor Dent 1981–

Retired American professional tennis player

Eve Torres 1984–

Former professional wrestler and actress

Steve Johnson 1989–

Former professional tennis player

Taj Gibson 1985–

NBA player and Bulls assistant coach

Charley Paddock 1900–1943

Olympic sprint champion and sports journalist

Louis Zamperini 1917–2014

Olympic distance runner and World War II veteran

Nia Ali 1988–

Track athlete, 2019 world 100m hurdles champion

Also attended: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Randy Johnson 1963–

Hall of Fame MLB pitcher nicknamed the Big Unit

Ralph Metcalfe 1910–1978

Track sprinter and later politician

Also attended: Marquette University

Oussama Mellouli 1984–

Tunisian swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist

Parry O'Brien 1932–2007

Shot put champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist

Aaron Brown 1992–

Canadian sprinter, 2024 Olympic relay champion

Brian Teacher 1954–

Former professional tennis player

Murray Rose 1939–2012

Australian swimmer and four-time Olympic gold medalist

Mel Patton 1924–2014

Sprinter, 1948 100-yard dash world record holder

Don Quarrie 1951–

Jamaican sprinter, 1976 Olympic 200m champion

Helene Mayer 1910–1953

German fencer, 1928 Olympic gold medalist

Frank Wykoff 1909–1980

Sprinter, triple Olympic relay gold medalist

Also attended: Glendale Community College

Torri Edwards 1977–

Sprinter, 2000 Olympic relay medalist

Bud Houser 1901–1994

Olympic gold medalist in discus and shot put

Robert Farah 1987–

Colombian professional tennis player

Bronny James 2004–

Los Angeles Lakers basketball player

Attended until 2024

Sibling: Bryce James (University of Arizona)

Inger Miller 1972–

Retired sprinter in 100 and 200 metres

Father: Lennox Miller (University of Southern California)

Nick Young 1985–

Former pro basketball player nicknamed Swaggy P

Bill Sharman 1926–2013

Basketball player and coach, two-time Hall of Famer

Dennis Ralston 1942–2020

Professional tennis player and coach

Earle Meadows 1913–1992

Pole vaulter, 1936 Olympic gold medalist

John Naber 1956–

Swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist

Evan Mobley 2001–

Cleveland Cavaliers NBA player

Father: Eric Mobley (University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)

Alex Olmedo 1936–2020

Peruvian-born tennis player

Duncan McNaughton 1910–1998

Canadian high jumper and petroleum geologist

Also attended: California Institute of Technology

Lillian Copeland 1904–1964

Olympic champion discus thrower

Mark McGwire 1963–

Former Major League Baseball first baseman

Sibling: Dan McGwire (San Diego State University)

Amy Rodriguez 1987–

Soccer player, 2015 Women's World Cup champion

Brian Scalabrine 1978–

Former NBA player and Celtics TV analyst

Also attended: Highline College

Mike Larrabee 1933–2003

Sprinter; two golds at the 1964 Olympics

April Ross 1982–

Beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic medalist

Anna Cockrell 1997–

Hurdler, 2024 Olympic 400m hurdles silver medalist

Ellsworth Vines 1911–1994

Tennis champion of the 1930s

Roy Cochran 1919–1981

Sprinter and hurdler, two-time 1948 Olympic champion

Also attended: Indiana University-Bloomington

Sibling: Commodore Cochran (Mississippi State University)

Tommy Thomson 1895–1971

Canadian hurdler and 1920 Olympic 110m hurdles champion

Also attended: Dartmouth College

O. J. Mayo 1987–

Former NBA player, Liaoning assistant coach

Randy Williams 1953–

Track and field long jumper

Wu Xiaoxuan 1958–

Sport shooter, first Chinese woman Olympic gold medallist

Kevin Porter Jr. 2000–

Professional basketball player

Sam Darnold 1997–

NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks

Attended until 2017

JuJu Smith-Schuster 1996–

NFL wide receiver

Reggie Bush 1985–

Former NFL running back, 2005 Heisman Trophy winner

Reuben Fine 1914–1993

Chess player and psychologist

Also attended: CUNY--City College