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59 notable alumni U.S. News #156

Notable Alumni of California State University-Fullerton

Notable alumni of California State University-Fullerton include James Cameron (Canadian filmmaker and explorer), Kevin Costner (Actor, filmmaker and musician) and Gwen Stefani (Singer and lead vocalist of No Doubt).

Alumni list

Politics and law

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • James Cameron 1954–

    Canadian filmmaker and explorer

    Also attended: Fullerton College

  • Kevin Costner 1955–

    Actor, filmmaker and musician

    Bachelor of Arts · Marketing, Finance · Class of 1978

  • Gwen Stefani 1969–

    Singer and lead vocalist of No Doubt

    Also attended: Cypress College, Fullerton College

    Sibling: Eric Stefani (California Institute of the Arts, Cypress College)

  • Adam Lambert 1982–

    Singer, songwriter and actor

  • Michael Shermer 1954–

    Science writer, founder of Skeptic magazine

    Also attended: Pepperdine University

  • Kirsten Vangsness 1972–

    Actress known for Criminal Minds

    Attended until 1995

    Also attended: Cypress College

  • Tim Powers 1952–

    Science fiction and fantasy author

    English-language literature

  • Valorie Curry 1986–

    American actress in The Boys

  • Danielle Fishel 1981–

    American actress and director

  • Brian Tee 1977–

    Actor born in Okinawa, raised in California

    Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

  • Omid Abtahi 1979–

    Iranian-born actor in American Gods

  • Mark Mancina 1957–

    Film composer, scored Speed and Moana

  • David Castaneda 1989–

    American film and television actor

  • Marc Cherry 1962–

    Television writer and creator of Desperate Housewives

  • Linda Woolverton 1952–

    Screenwriter of Disney's Beauty and the Beast

    Also attended: California State University--Long Beach

  • Danielle Bisutti 1976–

    Actress and singer, voice of Freya in God of War

  • René Liu 1969–

    Taiwanese singer, actress and director

  • K. W. Jeter 1950–

    Science fiction and horror author

  • Tim Bagley 1957–

    Actor and comedian, recurring in Will & Grace

  • Terry Rossio 1960–

    Screenwriter of Pirates of the Caribbean series

  • Leonard Boyarsky 1950–

    Computer game designer and visual artist

    Also attended: Art Center College of Design

  • Vida Samadzai 1978–

    Model and Miss Afghanistan 2003

  • Patrick Nagel 1945–1984

    Artist and illustrator

    Also attended: San Francisco State University

  • Carl Macek 1951–2010

    Screenwriter and producer known for anime adaptations

  • James Blaylock 1950–

    Fantasy author and steampunk pioneer

  • Mark Kostabi 1960–

    American-Estonian painter, sculptor and composer

  • Heather DeLoach 1983–

    Actress and entrepreneur

  • Rod Gilfry 1959–

    Operatic baritone

    Also attended: University of Southern California

  • Christine Marie Cabanos 1988–

    Voice actress of Filipino descent

  • Michael O'Leary 1958–

    Actor known for Guiding Light

Sports

  • Karen Bardsley 1984–

    English former women's football goalkeeper

  • Eva Marie 1984–

    Professional wrestler, formerly with WWE

    Also attended: Diablo Valley College

  • Bruce Bowen 1971–

    Former NBA player, three-time champion with the Spurs

  • T.J. Dillashaw 1986–

    Former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion

  • Dan Henderson 1970–

    Mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler

    Also attended: Mt San Antonio College

  • Cedric Ceballos 1969–

    Former NBA forward for the Suns and Lakers

    Also attended: Ventura College

  • Bobby Brown 1984–

    Former professional basketball point guard

  • Justin Turner 1984–

    MLB infielder and designated hitter

  • Howard Bach 1979–

    Badminton player, 2005 men's doubles world champion

  • Matt Chapman 1993–

    MLB third baseman for the San Francisco Giants

  • Nancy Dunkle 1955–

    Basketball player at the 1976 Olympics

  • Pape Sow 1981–

    Senegalese basketball player who played for the Toronto Raptors

    Also attended: Chaffey College

  • Michael Farfan 1988–

    Former American professional soccer player

    Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Kurt Suzuki 1983–

    Former MLB catcher and baseball manager

  • Jeremy Giambi 1974–2022

    MLB outfielder and first baseman

  • Josh Saunders 1981–

    Former MLS goalkeeper who represented Puerto Rico

    Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

  • Mark Kotsay 1975–

    Former MLB outfielder, manager of the Athletics

  • Kyle Allman Jr. 1997–

    Basketball player for Partizan Belgrade

  • Aaron Rowand 1977–

    Former MLB center fielder, two-time World Series champion

  • Christina Burkenroad 1993–

    Mexican-American professional soccer forward

  • Zico Bailey 2000–

    US-born footballer for the Philippines national team

  • Christian Colón 1989–

    Former MLB infielder, played for Kansas City Royals

  • Shay Spitz 1988–

    Former footballer and US beach soccer international

    Also attended: Orange Coast College

Other fields

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

Alumni network

Colleges that share the most alumni with California State University-Fullerton (people who attended both).