59 Notable alumni of
California State University - Sacramento

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California State University - Sacramento is 790th in the world, 295th in North America, and 274th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 59 notable alumni from California State University - Sacramento sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Tom Hanks

    Tom Hanks
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    character actorfilm directorshort story writerwritertelevision director
    Biography

    Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks' films have grossed more than $4.9 billion in North America and more than $9.96 billion worldwide, making him the fourth-highest-grossing actor in North America. He has received numerous honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the French Legion of Honor both in 2016, as well as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020.

  2. Edward James Olmos

    Edward James Olmos
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    film actordirectortelevision actoractorfilm producer
    Biography

    Edward James Olmos is an American actor, producer and director. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and the voice of Mito in the 2005 English dub of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. For his performance as high school math teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 2018 through 2023, he has played the father of two members of an outlaw motorcycle club in the FX series Mayans M.C.

  3. Ryan Coogler

    Ryan Coogler
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    writerfilm directordirectorscreenwriterfilm producer
    Biography

    Ryan Kyle Coogler is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is a recipient of four NAACP Image Awards and four Black Reel Awards, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award.

  4. Bridget Marquardt

    Bridget Marquardt
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    socialitemodeltelevision actorfilm actoractor
    Biography

    Bridget Marquardt is an American television personality known for her role in the reality TV series The Girls Next Door, which depicted her life as one of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's girlfriends. Although not a Playboy Playmate, Marquardt has appeared in nude pictorials with her Girls Next Door co-stars and fellow Hefner girlfriends Holly Madison and Kendra Wilkinson.

  5. Lester Holt

    Lester Holt
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    journalistmusiciannews presenter
    Biography

    Lester Don Holt Jr. is an American journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, Holt was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News following the demotion of Brian Williams. Holt followed in the career footsteps of Max Robinson, an ABC News evening co-anchor, and became the first Black male solo anchor for a major network newscast.

  6. Bobby McFerrin

    Bobby McFerrin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    university teacherjazz musicianbeatboxerrecording artistsinger
    Biography

    Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. is an American jazz singer and songwriter. He is known for his vocal techniques, such as singing fluidly but with quick and considerable jumps in pitch—for example, sustaining a melody while also rapidly alternating with arpeggios and harmonies—as well as scat singing, polyphonic overtone singing, and improvisational vocal percussion. He is widely known for performing and recording regularly as an unaccompanied solo vocal artist. He has frequently collaborated with other artists from both the jazz and classical scenes.

  7. Joan Lunden

    Joan Lunden
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    news presenterjournalist
    Biography

    Joan Lunden is an American journalist, an author, and a television host. Lunden was the co-host of ABC's Good Morning America from 1980 to 1997, and has authored over ten books. She has appeared on the Biography program and Biography Channel.

  8. Carlos Alazraqui

    Carlos Alazraqui
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    dancertelevision directorvoice actortelevision producerstand-up comedian
    Biography

    Carlos Jaime Alazraqui is an American actor, comedian, impressionist, producer, screenwriter and director, best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on Reno 911! and for his voice acting roles. His extensive voice-over work includes the original voice of Spyro from Spyro the Dragon; Shameless O’Scanty, Leslie P. Lilylegs, Elliott Sampson and Tad Tucker on New Looney Tunes; the Taco Bell chihuahua in the Taco Bell commercials; Denzel Crocker, Juandissimo Magnifico, and Sheldon Dinkleberg on The Fairly OddParents; Rocko and Spunky on Rocko's Modern Life; Scooter on SpongeBob SquarePants; Lazlo, Clam, and other characters on Camp Lazlo; Rikochet in ¡Mucha Lucha!; Grandpapi Rivera in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera; Carlos Casagrande, Sergio, Vito, and other characters on The Casagrandes; and Mr. Weed in Family Guy. He is a weekly contributor on The Stephanie Miller Show.

  9. Chi Cheng

    Chi Cheng
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-2013 (aged 43)
    Occupations
    musicianbass guitarist
    Biography

    Chi Ling Dai Cheng was an American musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the alternative metal band Deftones. He joined the band in 1990, and stayed with them until his career ended in 2008, when he was involved in a serious automobile crash in Santa Clara, California, while not wearing a seat belt. After the crash, he remained in a semi-comatose state before dying of cardiac arrest in April 2013. After Cheng's hospitalization, a friend of the band, Sergio Vega, became the band's full-time bassist until 2021, having previously filled in for Cheng.

  10. Anthony Sadler

    Anthony Sadler
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1992-.. (age 32)
    Occupations
    film actorwriter
    Biography

    Anthony Albert Sadler Jr. is an American author and television personality. Sadler, along with his friends Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone and several other passengers stopped a gunman on a Paris-bound train travelling from Amsterdam via Brussels in August 2015, gaining international recognition for their role in the event. Recognized by then-U.S. President Barack Obama and French President François Hollande, Sadler received several awards and decorations for his actions. He, along with his friends, was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French president which is the highest French order for military and civil merits.

  11. Joe Carnahan

    Joe Carnahan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    film directorbloggerscreenwriterfilm producer
    Biography

    Joseph Aaron Carnahan is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor whose films include Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane; Narc; Smokin' Aces; The A-Team; The Grey; and Boss Level. He also wrote and directed several episodes for the NBC television series The Blacklist. He is the brother of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan and producer Leah Carnahan.

  12. David Hodo

    David Hodo
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1947-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    David Hodo is an American dancer/singer. He is best known as a member of the group Village People, in which he was the construction worker character from 1978 to 1982 and from 1987 to 2013.

  13. Elaine Welteroth

    Elaine Welteroth
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1986-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    journalisteditor-in-chiefwriterreality television program judge
    Biography

    Elaine Marie Welteroth is an American journalist, editor, author, and television host. In April 2016, Welteroth was named editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, making her the second person of African-American heritage in Condé Nast's 107-year history to hold such a title. Her promotion to editor at age 29 makes her the second youngest editor in Condé Nast history, behind former Teen Vogue EIC Lindsay Peoples Wagner who was 28 when she started in the role in Condé Nast. When she became beauty director of Teen Vogue in 2012, Welteroth was the first person of African-American heritage to serve in the role. She is credited for the notable increase of Teen Vogue coverage of politics and social justice, encouraging readers to become civically engaged, specifically during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Under Welteroth's leadership of Teen Vogue's shifting format, the magazine developed its first YouTube channel, featuring content on diverse subjects from campus style to cultural appropriation. The final print edition of Teen Vogue was December 2017.

  14. Buck Martinez

    Buck Martinez
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    John Albert "Buck" Martinez is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, and is currently the television colour commentator for the Toronto Blue Jays. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Kansas City Royals, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Toronto Blue Jays. Since the end of his playing career, he has been a broadcaster, working on the Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles radio and television broadcasts, and nationally for TBS and MLB Network. Martinez managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 2001 to May 2002 and Team USA at the inaugural World Baseball Classic in 2006.

  15. Rhys Hoskins

    Rhys Hoskins
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1993-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Rhys Dean Hoskins is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies. Hoskins played college baseball for the Sacramento State Hornets. He was drafted by the Phillies in the fifth round of the 2014 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut in 2017.

  16. Stephanie Kelton

    Stephanie Kelton
    Years
    1969-.. (age 55)
    Enrolled in California State University - Sacramento
    Studied in 1995
    Occupations
    university teacherinternational forum participanteconomist
    Biography

    Stephanie A Kelton is an American heterodox economist and academic, and a leading proponent of Modern Monetary Theory. She served as an advisor to Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign and worked for the Senate Budget Committee under his chairmanship. She is also the author of The Deficit Myth, a New York Times bestseller, on the subject of Modern Monetary Theory.

  17. Janice Rogers Brown

    Janice Rogers Brown
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    journalistlawyerpoliticianjudge
    Biography

    Janice Rogers Brown is an American jurist. She served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 2005 to 2017 and before that, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court from 1996 to 2005. She is a member of the Federalist Society and frequently features at events hosted by the organization.

  18. Ricky Ray

    Ricky Ray
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    player of American footballCanadian football player
    Biography

    Ricky Ray is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback. Ray spent the majority of his professional career with the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also briefly spent time in the af2, as well as with the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Ray is the all-time leader in passing yardage, pass completions, and passing touchdowns for both the Edmonton Elks and Toronto Argonauts. He won a Grey Cup championship four times as a starter, in 2003, 2005, 2012, and 2017.

  19. Alyssa Nakken

    Alyssa Nakken
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1990-.. (age 34)
    Occupations
    coach
    Biography

    Alyssa Michelle Nakken is an American professional baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). She is the first full-time female coach in MLB history, and the first to coach on the field during a major league game. In 2014 she was an analytical intern for the San Francisco Giants during the postseason, winning a World Series ring. She attended California State University, Sacramento, where she played college softball.

  20. Mike Lange

    Mike Lange
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    sports commentator
    Biography

    Mike Lange is a retired American sportscaster, best known for his long career as a play-by-play announcer for Pittsburgh Penguins hockey. In 2001, he received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for his outstanding work as an NHL broadcaster.

  21. David So

    David So
    Born in
    South Korea Flag South Korea
    Years
    1987-.. (age 37)
    Occupations
    film actorrestaurateurYouTubercomedianactor
    Biography

    David So is an American comedian, YouTuber, actor, entrepreneur, podcast host and musician. He is known for his comedy videos on YouTube. As of January 2020, his main channel David So (formerly DavidSoComedy) has amassed over 1.45 million subscribers and over 310 million views.

  22. Mel Ramos

    Mel Ramos
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1935-2018 (aged 83)
    Occupations
    painterprintmaker
    Biography

    Melvin John Ramos was an American figurative painter, specializing most often in paintings of female nudes, whose work incorporates elements of realist and abstract art.

  23. Hossein Mousavian

    Hossein Mousavian
    Born in
    Iran Flag Iran
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Seyed Hossein Mousavian is an Iranian policymaker and scholar who served on Iran's nuclear diplomacy team in negotiations with the EU and International Atomic Energy Agency. He resides in the United States and is a visiting research scholar at Princeton University.

  24. James Outman

    James Outman
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1997-.. (age 27)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    James Matthew Outman is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

  25. Ann Bannon

    Ann Bannon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1932-.. (age 92)
    Enrolled in California State University - Sacramento
    Graduated with master's degree
    Occupations
    novelistwriteruniversity teacherlinguist
    Biography

    Ann Weldy, better known by her pen name Ann Bannon, is an American author who, from 1957 to 1962, wrote six lesbian pulp fiction novels known as The Beebo Brinker Chronicles. The books' enduring popularity and impact on lesbian identity has earned her the title "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction". Bannon was a young housewife trying to address her own issues of sexuality when she was inspired to write her first novel. Her subsequent books featured four characters who reappeared throughout the series, including her eponymous heroine, Beebo Brinker, who came to embody the archetype of a butch lesbian. The majority of her characters mirrored people she knew, but their stories reflected a life she did not feel she was able to live. Despite her traditional upbringing and role in married life, her novels defied conventions for romance stories and depictions of lesbians by addressing complex homosexual relationships.

  26. Ward Connerly

    Ward Connerly
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1939-.. (age 85)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Wardell Anthony "Ward" Connerly is an American political and anti-affirmative action activist, businessman, and former University of California Regent (1993–2005). He is also the founder and the chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, a national non-profit organization in opposition to racial and gender preferences, and is the president of Californians for Equal Rights, a non-profit organization active in the state of California with a similar mission. He is considered to be the man behind California's Proposition 209 prohibiting race- and gender-based preferences in state hiring, contracting and state university admissions, a program known as affirmative action.

  27. Marvin Menzies

    Marvin Menzies
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    basketball coach
    Biography

    Marvin Eugene Menzies is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head men's coach at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Menzies was hired on April 26, 2022, after former coach Billy Donlon resigned to become an assistant coach at Clemson.

  28. Joe Enochs

    Joe Enochs
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    association football managerassociation football player
    Biography

    Joseph Andrew Enochs is an American former professional soccer player who spent the majority of his career at German club VfL Osnabrück. He is the current manager of Jahn Regensburg. He began his professional career with the San Francisco United All Blacks before moving to Germany to sign with FC St. Pauli. He never played for the first team and moved to Osnabrück in 1996. Enochs earned one cap with the United States national team in 2001.

  29. Kevin McCarty

    Kevin McCarty
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kevin M. McCarty is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. He is a Democrat representing the 6th Assembly District, which encompasses a portion of the Sacramento metropolitan area, including most of the city of Sacramento.

  30. Lonie Paxton

    Lonie Paxton
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1978-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Leonidas E. "Lonie" Paxton III is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Sacramento State Hornets and was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2000. Paxton also played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos.

  31. Mervyn M. Dymally

    Mervyn M. Dymally
    Born in
    Trinidad and Tobago Flag Trinidad and Tobago
    Years
    1926-2012 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Mervyn Malcolm Dymally was an American politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly (1963–1966) and the California State Senate (1967–1975) as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of California (1975–1979) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–1993). Dymally returned to politics a decade later to serve in the California State Assembly (2003–2008).

  32. Richard Montoya

    Richard Montoya
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    actorfilm directortheatrical director
    Biography

    Richard Montoya is an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, and co-founding member of the San Francisco based performance troupe Culture Clash. His work in theatre is largely comedy-based and centers around ideas of racism, immigration, discrimination, and identity in Latin-American communities. He follows in the steps of his father, famous activist José Montoya, and is known for creating social and political change through a variety of artistic expressions.

  33. John Fund

    John Fund
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    columnistauthorpolitical journalistpunditjournalist
    Biography

    John H. Fund is an American political journalist. He is currently the national-affairs reporter for National Review Online and a senior editor at The American Spectator.

  34. Cathleen Galgiani

    Cathleen Galgiani
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Cathleen Galgiani is an American politician who served in the California State Senate. A Democrat, she represented the 5th Senate District, which encompasses San Joaquin County, and portions of Stanislaus and Sacramento counties.

  35. Rene Syler

    Rene Syler
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    René Syler, is an American broadcast television journalist and author. Syler co-hosted CBS News' The Early Show from October 2002, when it debuted in its four-anchor format, until she left the program in December 2006. She has interviewed First Lady Laura Bush, former President Jimmy Carter, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Senator John McCain, and NASA's first female shuttle commander, Eileen Collins, as well as celebrities including Melissa Etheridge and Prince.

  36. Victor H. Fazio

    Victor H. Fazio
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1942-2022 (aged 80)
    Enrolled in California State University - Sacramento
    Studied in 1969-1972
    Occupations
    lobbyistpolitician
    Biography

    Victor Herbert Fazio Jr. was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for California from 1979 to 1999.

  37. Debra Fischer

    Debra Fischer
    Years
    1951-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    astronomerastrophysicist
    Biography

    Debra Ann Fischer is a professor of astronomy at Yale University researching detection and characterization of exoplanets. She was part of the team to discover the first known multiple-planet system.

  38. Wally Herger

    Wally Herger
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    cattle rancherpoliticianbusinessperson
    Biography

    Walter William Herger Jr. is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 2nd congressional district from 1987 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, his district was the state's largest congressional district by area. It covered almost all of interior Northern California including Chico, Redding and Red Bluff. On January 10, 2012, Herger announced he would not seek re-election in November.

  39. Melissa Hurtado

    Melissa Hurtado
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Melissa Hurtado is an American politician serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat, she represents the 16th Senate District, which encompasses Bakersfield, Kings County, and parts of Tulare County. Prior to being elected to the State Senate, she served on the Sanger City Council.

  40. Frank Skartados

    Frank Skartados
    Born in
    Greece Flag Greece
    Years
    1956-2018 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Frank Skartados was a Greek-American politician and businessman.

  41. Only Won

    Only Won
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    beatboxerchoreographerstunt performerengineeractor
    Biography

    Baldwin Chiu, professionally known as Only Won, is an American rapper, actor, producer and stunt performer. As a hip hop artist, he writes/performs rap, beatboxing, and singing. He is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild involved in acting and choreographing stunt work. Only Won started rapping professionally in 1991 after being influenced by hip hop pioneers Run DMC, Will Smith, dcTalk, and T-Bone. Because he started rapping in both English and Cantonese, some consider him to be the first Chinese American bilingual rapper. "This Chinese American rapper has a refreshing and unique sound with a message born out of experience, having been in the game since '91." At one point, he was labeled the "Christian" version of "Jin the MC".

  42. Edward C. Noonan

    Edward C. Noonan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1948-.. (age 76)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Edward Clifford Noonan was the chairman of the American Independent Party. He was replaced as party chairman by Markham Robinson in July 2008. At the same meeting, national affiliation of the party was changed to America's Independent Party, which was the new political party of Alan Keyes. Noonan attended Santa Barbara City College, served four years in the U.S. Army, then attended Sacramento City College, American River College and Sacramento State College. Noonan is married to Patricia Hansen, and they have a son, E. Justin Noonan who ran for California State Treasurer in 2006. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

  43. Neil McCarthy

    Neil McCarthy
    Years
    1940-2021 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    basketball coach
    Biography

    Neil McCarthy was an American college basketball coach. He was head coach of the Weber State Wildcats team from 1974 to 1985 and at the New Mexico State Aggies from 1985 to 1997.

  44. Beverly Yanez

    Beverly Yanez
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1988-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Beverly Goebel Yanez is an American soccer coach and former professional player. She is the head coach of Racing Louisville FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Yanez played as a forward for Reign FC in the NWSL, Melbourne City in the Australian W-League, INAC Kobe Leonessa in the Japanese Nadeshiko.League, PK-35 in Finland's Naisten Liiga, as well as the Western New York Flash and the Washington Freedom in the WPS.

  45. Max Alvarez

    Max Alvarez
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

    Max Alvarez is an American soccer player.

  46. Michael Patrick Cronan

    Michael Patrick Cronan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1951-2013 (aged 62)
    Enrolled in California State University - Sacramento
    In 1974 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    graphic designer
    Biography

    Michael Patrick Cronan was an American graphic designer, brand strategist, adjunct professor, and fine art painter. He was one of the founders of the San Francisco Bay Area postmodern movement in graphic design, that later became known as the "Pacific Wave".

  47. Claude Clark

    Claude Clark
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1915-2001 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    painterprintmakervisual artistdrawerart educator
    Biography

    Claude Clark was an American painter, printmaker and art educator. Clark's subject matter was the diaspora of African American culture, including dance scenes, street urchins, marine life, landscapes, and religious and political satire images executed primarily with a palette knife.

  48. Noreen Evans

    Noreen Evans
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Enrolled in California State University - Sacramento
    Graduated with bachelor's degree in government
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Noreen Marie Evans is an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the California State Senate. As a Democrat, she represented the 2nd district, encompassing Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake and Napa counties, as well as parts of Sonoma and Solano counties.

  49. Dale Carlsen

    Dale Carlsen
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    Dale R. Carlsen founded The Sleep Train Mattress Center in 1985, and has guided the company to become the largest retailer of mattresses on the West Coast, and one of the top three in the United States. In 2002, Dale purchased 54 of Mattress Discounters' stores in California during that company's bankruptcy—more than doubling Sleep Train's size. In August 2006, Dale purchased Sleep Country USA from Simmons Bedding in a move to re-enter the northwestern market.

  50. Bill Emmerson

    Bill Emmerson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    politiciandentist
    Biography

    William Emmerson is a former Republican California State Senator who represented the 23rd district in Riverside County. He previously represented the 37th Senate District, having been elected in a June 8, 2010, special election and sworn into office the next day. Preceding his tenure in the State Senate, Emmerson served as California State Assemblyman from the District 63 representing the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino, having been first elected in November 2004.

  51. Colleen Burton

    Colleen Burton
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Colleen Burton is an American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 40th district from 2014 to 2022.

  52. Dan Logue

    Dan Logue
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1950-2021 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Daniel Russell Logue was a Republican assemblyman who represented California's 3rd State Assembly district. He was first elected in November 2008. Prior to serving in the Assembly, Logue served as a Yuba County Supervisor.

  53. Keith Brown

    Keith Brown
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Keith Edward Brown is a retired Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played during four seasons in MLB for the Cincinnati Reds. He was drafted by the Reds in the 21st round of the 1986 amateur draft. Brown played his first professional season with their Rookie league teams (the Gulf Coast Reds and Billings Mustangs) and their Double-A Vermont Reds in 1986. He played his final season with the Florida Marlins' Triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights, in 1995.

  54. Zack Nash

    Zack Nash
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1989-.. (age 35)
    Occupations
    player of American football
    Biography

    Zack Nash is an American football linebacker who last played for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent. He played college football at Sacramento State.

  55. Joe Cook

    Joe Cook
    Years
    1985-.. (age 39)
    Occupations
    basketball coach
    Biography

    Joseph Michael Cook is a professional basketball coach, formerly Associate head coach for San-en NeoPhoenix in Japan and a former college basketball assistant coach for Cabrillo College. Joe Cook also served for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA as the Head Video Coordinator and Akita Northern Happinets as Assistant Coach for three seasons. He has brought the NBA-style sets and styles of play to Akita.

  56. Graham Streeter

    Graham Streeter
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    film directorscreenwritercinematographer
    Biography

    Graham Streeter is an American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer.

  57. Kim Ransom

    Kim Ransom
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kim Ransom is a Colorado politician and a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 44th District, which encompassed portions of northeast Douglas County, including the communities of Acres Green, Grand View Estates, Lone Tree, Meridian, Parker, and Stonegate.

  58. Jan Nolta

    Jan Nolta
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    scientistresearcher
    Biography

    Jan A. Nolta is an American scientist and the director of the stem cell program at the UC Davis School of Medicine and Institute for Regenerative Cures. She is Scientific Director for the UC Davis Good Manufacturing Practice and editor of the journal Stem Cells. Nolta is known for her work with stem cell-related regenerative medicine. Nolta's current research focuses on treatment of Huntington's disease using mesenchymal stem cells. She was elected a AAAS Fellow in 2013.

  59. Troy Selvey

    Troy Selvey
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Troy Selvey is an American former basketball player who played until December 2007 for Bc Mures, in the Romanian Basketball Division A. He plays center or power forward positions and his height is 2,03 m (weight: 116 kg). His previous teams were: Sacramento State Hornets, Los Piasas de Cabo San Lucas (CIBACOPA in Mexico), Coventry Crusaders (England), Essex Leopards (England) and Tabera (Uruguay).