Notable Alumni of The Evergreen State College

Dennis Heck 1952–

Lieutenant Governor of Washington, former US representative

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1973

Also attended: Portland State University

Elizabeth Furse 1936–2021

Former U.S. representative from Oregon

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1974

Yuh-Line Niou 1983–

Former New York State Assembly member

Also attended: CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Paul Stamets 1955–

Mycologist and entrepreneur

John Bellamy Foster 1953–

Sociology professor and Monthly Review editor

Bachelor of Arts · Class of 1975

Thomas Herndon 1985–

Economist who critiqued the Reinhart–Rogoff paper

Also attended: University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Matt Groening 1954–

Creator of The Simpsons and Futurama

Michael Richards 1949–

Actor best known as Kramer on Seinfeld

Also attended: California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles Valley College

Macklemore 1983–

Rapper from Seattle

Also attended: Seattle Central College, Santa Fe University of Art and Design

Kathleen Hanna 1968–

Bikini Kill singer and riot grrrl pioneer

Tay Zonday 1982–

YouTube personality and bass singer

Also attended: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Seattle Central College

Carrie Brownstein 1974–

Musician and actress, Sleater-Kinney member

Also attended: Western Washington University

Byron Howard 1968–

Disney animation director of Tangled, Zootopia and Encanto

Charles Burns 1955–

Cartoonist, author of Black Hole

Also attended: University of California-Davis

Bruce Pavitt 1959–

Co-founder of independent label Sub Pop

Bachelor of Arts · History · Class of 1981

Also attended: Blackburn College

Craig Bartlett 1956–

Animator, creator of Hey Arnold!

Calvin Johnson 1962–

Musician, founding member of Beat Happening

Corin Tucker 1972–

Singer and guitarist of Sleater-Kinney

Lynda Barry 1956–

Cartoonist, known for Ernie Pook's Comeek

Benjamin Hoff 1946–

Author of The Tao of Pooh

Tobi Vail 1969–

Musician and central figure of riot grrrl

Steve Fisk 1953–

Record producer and musician

Dana Simpson 1977–

Cartoonist, creator of Phoebe and her Unicorn

Also attended: Washington State University

Steve De Jarnatt 1960–

Film and television director and screenwriter

Also attended: Occidental College

Rachel Corrie 1979–2003

Anti-war and human rights activist