List of Santa Clara University people

This article is a list of notable encyclopedic persons, students, alumni, faculty, and academic affiliates associated with Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California United States.

University presidents

Rev. Aloysius Varsi, SJ president 1868–76
Rev. John Pinasco, SJ president 1880–83 & 88–93

Board of Trustees

Leon Panetta, former Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton
Mike Carey, NFL Referee

Notable alumni

Academia

Frank Cepollina, inventor and NASA official
Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript
  • Osei Appiah, Professor, Communications, The Ohio State University

Engineering

Science

Clay M. Greene, playwright
Andy Devine, film and television actor
Jorma Kaukonen, Jefferson Airplane guitarist
Anya Marina, singer-songwriter
Reza Aslan, author and commentator
Khaled Hosseini, author

Artists

Film and television

Journalism

Music

Writers

U.S. State and Territorial Supreme Court Justices

U.S. State Ninth Circuit and Court of Appeal Justices

U.S. Federal District Court Judges

U.S. State Judges

Entrepreneurs and business leaders

Jerry Brown, Governor of California
Leon Panetta, current U.S. Secretary of Defense, former Director of the CIA, and Clinton Chief of Staff
Janet Napolitano, United States Secretary of Homeland Security
Mike Epsy, former Secretary of Agriculture
Zoe Lofgren, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Gavin Newsom, Lt. Governor of California, Former Mayor of San Francisco
Sam Farr, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Stephen White, early state senator
Bob Miller, Former Governor of Nevada

Cabinet members

United States Senators

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

Governors

Lieutenant Governors

U.S. statewide officials

Other U.S. political officials

Other non-U.S. political officials

Public service

Other
  • Eileen Kato (J.D. 1980), Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney for Western Washington District and former President of the Washington State District and Municipal Judges Association
  • Murlene Randle (J.D. 1980), Director of the Office of Criminal Justice for San Francisco

Military

BG James F. Smith

Other

Frank Arellanes, early baseball player
Hal Chase, early baseball player
Randy Winn, retired professional baseball player
Steve Nash, professional basketball player, NBA MVP
Kurt Rambis, retired professional basketball player

Athletes

Baseball

Basketball

American football

Santa Clara University has had a number of notable American football players. The following list includes former Santa Clara University football players who have become professional players. On February 2, 1993 the university announced its discontinuation of American football.

Dan Pastorini, professional football player
Joe Cannon, professional soccer goalkeeper
Leslie Osborne, professional soccer player
Steve Cronin, professional soccer goalkeeper

Soccer

  • Julie Ertz, United States Women’s National soccer team, and Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL.

Other athletics

Notable faculty

The Montgomery Evergreen glider in flight in 1911

References

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