Notable Alumni of Whittier College

Richard Nixon 1913–1994

37th President of the United States

Attended until 1934

Also attended: Duke University

Spouse: Pat Nixon (Fullerton College, University of Southern California)

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

Wayne R. Grisham 1923–2011

Former US congressman from California

Also attended: University of Southern California

Lorenzo D. Lewelling 1846–1900

12th governor of Kansas

Also attended: Knox College

Tony Strickland 1970–

California state senator

George E. Outland 1906–1981

California congressman, educator and photographer

Also attended: University of Southern California, Yale University, Harvard University

Levi Ying 1949–2013

Taiwanese legal scholar and former legislator

Cheryl Boone Isaacs 1949–

Film marketing and public relations executive

Nick Khan 1901–

President of WWE

Juris Doctor

Also attended: University of Nevada--Las Vegas

Bryan Glazer 1964–

Co-owner of Manchester United and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Juris Doctor

Also attended: American University

Sibling: Avram Glazer (American University, Washington University in St Louis)

Sibling: Joel Glazer (American University)

William F. House 1923–2012

Otologist who invented the cochlear implant

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of Southern California

James Adomian 1980–

Stand-up comedian, actor and impressionist

June Squibb 1929–

Actress who made her Broadway debut in Gypsy

Andrea Barber 1976–

Actress known for Full House and Fuller House

Ken Davitian 1953–

Actor known for playing Azamat in Borat

Geoff Stults 1977–

Actor known for 7th Heaven

Sibling: George Stults (Whittier College, Colorado State University Pueblo)

George Stults 1975–

Actor known for 7th Heaven

Also attended: Colorado State University Pueblo

Sibling: Geoff Stults (Whittier College)

Jessamyn West 1902–1984

Author of The Friendly Persuasion

Arthur Allan Seidelman 1953–

Television, film and theatre director

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Dorothy Baker 1907–1968

Novelist, author of Trio and Young Man With a Horn

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Los Angeles, Occidental College

Spouse: Howard Baker (Whittier College, Stanford University)

Bill Handel 1951–

Attorney and KFI radio host

Also attended: California State University-Northridge

Carol Ann Abrams 1942–2012

TV and film producer, mother of J. J. Abrams

Also attended: The Pennsylvania State University

Spouse: Gerald W. Abrams (The Pennsylvania State University)

Child: J. J. Abrams (Sarah Lawrence College)

Susie Atwood 1953–

Swimmer and Olympic silver medalist

Timo Liekoski 1942–

Finnish football coach

Tony Malinosky 1909–2011

Baseball infielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Don Nakaya Nielsen 1960–2017

Kickboxer and professional wrestler