24 notable alumni

Notable Alumni of City College of San Francisco

Notable alumni of City College of San Francisco include O. J. Simpson (NFL running back and actor), Danny Glover (Actor and producer) and Barbara Eden (Actress who starred in I Dream of Jeannie).

College data and admissions

Alumni list

Politics and law

Harvey Hall 1941–2018

25th mayor of Bakersfield, California

Also attended: Bakersfield College
Norman Yee 1949–

Former president of San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley
Allen Broussard 1929–1996

Former Associate Justice of California Supreme Court

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley
Fred H. Lau 1949–

Former San Francisco police chief

Also attended: San Francisco State University

Science and academia

Maxime Faget 1921–2004

Mechanical engineer, designer of Mercury spacecraft

Also attended: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Arts and media

Danny Glover 1946–

Actor and producer

Also attended: American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco State University
Barbara Eden 1931–

Actress who starred in I Dream of Jeannie

Also attended: San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Spouse: Michael Ansara (Los Angeles City College)
Bill Bixby 1934–1993

Actor and television director

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley

Spouse: Brenda Benet (University of California-Los Angeles)
Lee Meriwether 1935–

Actress and 1955 Miss America winner
Tomas Arana 1955–

Actor in Gladiator and The Bourne Supremacy

Also attended: American Conservatory Theater
Nora Dunn 1952–

Actress and former Saturday Night Live cast member

Also attended: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago

Sibling: Kevin Dunn (Illinois Wesleyan University)
Patrick Cowley 1950–1982

Disco and hi-NRG composer and producer
Sapphire 1950–

Author and performance poet
Mark di Suvero 1933–

Abstract expressionist sculptor

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Santa Barbara
Terry Carr 1937–1987

Science fiction author and editor

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley
Pat Paulsen 1927–1997

Comedian known for satirical presidential campaigns
Lisa Law 1943–

Photographer of the 1969 Woodstock festival

Also attended: College of Marin
Kenn Davis 1932–2010

Surrealist painter and mystery novelist

Also attended: San Francisco Art Institute
Win Ng 1936–1991

Chinese American artist, co-founder of Taylor & Ng

Also attended: Northeastern University Oakland, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State University

Sports

O. J. Simpson 1947–2024

NFL running back and actor

Also attended: University of Southern California
Ollie Matson 1930–2011

Olympic medal sprinter and NFL halfback

Also attended: University of San Francisco
Bill Calhoun 1927–2024

Professional basketball player in the BAA and NBA
Gil McDougald 1928–2010

Yankees infielder, 1951 AL Rookie of the Year

Also attended: University of San Francisco

Other fields

Cecilia Chung 1965–

Activist for LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS awareness

Also attended: Golden Gate University

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 City College of San Francisco (people who attended both).