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62 notable alumni U.S. News #80

Notable Alumni of University of California-Riverside

Notable alumni of University of California-Riverside include Richard R. Schrock (Chemist and Nobel laureate), Jamie Chung (Actress known for Big Hero 6 and The Hangover Part II) and Sung Kang (Actor known as Han Lue in Fast & Furious).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

  • Mark Takano 1960–

    U.S. Representative from California

    Master of Fine Arts · Class of 2010

    Also attended: Harvard University

  • Paul Cook 1943–

    Former U.S. Representative from California

    Master of Arts · Class of 2000

    Also attended: California State University--San Bernardino, Southern Connecticut State University

  • Muhammed Al-Jasser 1955–

    Former Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning

    Also attended: San Diego State University

  • Holly J. Mitchell 1964–

    Los Angeles County Supervisor

  • Sabrina Cervantes 1987–

    California state senator, Democrat

  • Berta Gardner 1954–

    Former Alaska state legislator

  • Michael Huerta 1956–

    17th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

    Also attended: Princeton University

Business

  • John W. Henry 1949–

    Principal owner of Red Sox and Liverpool FC

    Also attended: Victor Valley College

  • Adam Tsuei 1959–

    Entrepreneur, film producer, former Sony Music Greater China president

Science and academia

Arts and media

  • Jamie Chung 1983–

    Actress known for Big Hero 6 and The Hangover Part II

    Spouse: Bryan Greenberg (New York University)

  • Sung Kang 1972–

    Actor known as Han Lue in Fast & Furious

  • Elizabeth George 1949–

    Mystery novelist, Inspector Lynley series author

  • Shin Koyamada 1982–

    Actor known for The Last Samurai

  • Lo Mutuc 1986–

    Actor and voice actor, known for House

  • Ryan Holiday 1987–

    Marketer and author popularizing Stoicism

  • Billy Collins 1941–

    U.S. Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003

    Also attended: College of the Holy Cross

  • Barbara Hambly 1951–

    Novelist and screenwriter

  • Patricia Ja Lee 1975–

    Actress who played Pink Ranger Cassie Chan

    Also attended: Alliant International University

  • Lauren Tewes 1953–

    Actress who played Julie McCoy on The Love Boat

    Also attended: Rio Hondo College

  • Patrick Seitz 1978–

    Voice actor, known for Dio Brando

  • Joanna Cameron 1951–2021

    Actress known for the TV series Isis

  • Stephen Bishop 1970–

    Actor and former baseball player

  • Frank Bidart 1939–

    Poet and Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner

    Also attended: Harvard University

  • Kaiji Tang 1984–

    Voice actor based in Los Angeles

  • Katherine Fugate 1962–

    Film and television screenwriter and producer

  • Mariko Shiga 1969–1989

    Japanese idol singer and voice actress

  • Earl W. Bascom 1906–1995

    Painter, sculptor and rodeo performer

    Also attended: Long Beach City College, Victor Valley College, Brigham Young University-Provo

  • Chong So-ra 1991–

    Miss Korea 2010 and model

  • Shakina Nayfack 1980–

    Actress and transgender activist

    Also attended: University of California-Santa Cruz

  • Rigoberto González 1970–

    Writer, poet and book critic

    Also attended: Arizona State University-Tempe, University of California-Davis

  • Lisa Kekaula 1967–

    Lead singer of the band The Bellrays

Sports

  • Aaron Long 1992–

    Professional soccer center-back

  • Brenda Martinez 1987–

    Middle-distance runner, 2013 world 800m silver medalist

  • Michael Salazar 1992–

    Belizean professional footballer, forward

  • Joe Kelly 1988–

    Former Major League Baseball pitcher

  • Quinley Quezada 1997–

    Footballer for the Philippines national team

  • Troy Percival 1969–

    Former MLB pitcher and baseball coach

  • Matt Andriese 1989–

    Former Major League Baseball pitcher

  • Zyon Pullin 2001–

    NBA player for the Minnesota Timberwolves

  • Marc Rzepczynski 1985–

    Former Major League Baseball pitcher

  • Eric Go 1984–

    American badminton player of Chinese-Filipino descent

  • Brendan Steele 1958–

    Professional golfer with three PGA Tour wins

  • Rob Brantly 1989–

    Professional baseball catcher in MLB

  • Joe Strong 1962–

    Former MLB pitcher

  • Ted Hooper 1991–

    American-born Chinese Taipei long jumper

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 University of California-Riverside (people who attended both).