20 Notable alumni of
Humboldt State University
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Humboldt State University is 1687th in the world, 585th in North America, and 550th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from Humboldt State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Stephen Hillenburg
- Enrolled in Humboldt State University
- In 1984 graduated with bachelor's degree in natural resource management
- Occupations
- television producerbiologistcartoonistanimatorvoice actor
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Stephen McDannell Hillenburg was an American animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor, and marine biology educator. He was best known for creating the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants for Nickelodeon in 1999. The show has become the fourth longest-running American animated series. He also provided the original voice of Patchy the Pirate's pet, Potty the Parrot.
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Mike Patton
- Occupations
- voice actorcomposersinger-songwritervocalistguitarist
- Biography
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Michael Allan Patton is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and voice actor, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock bands Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. He has also fronted and/or played with Tomahawk, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Fantômas, Moonchild Trio, Kaada/Patton, Dead Cross, Lovage, Mondo Cane, the X-ecutioners, The Avett Brothers, and Peeping Tom. Consistent collaborators through his varied career include avant-garde jazz saxophonist John Zorn, hip hop producer Dan the Automator and classical violinist Eyvind Kang. Patton saw his largest commercial success with Faith No More; although they scored only one US hit, they scored three UK top 20 singles.
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John Kiffmeyer
- Occupations
- composerrecord producerdrummermusician
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John Kiffmeyer, also known professionally as Al Sobrante, is an American cinematographer and retired musician and songwriter. He is the former drummer for the punk rock band Green Day, leaving in 1990 and replaced by Tré Cool. His stage name is a reference to his hometown, El Sobrante.
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Vaush
- Enrolled in Humboldt State University
- In 2018 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- Twitch streamerYouTuberdebateronline streamer
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Ian Anthony Kochinski, better known as Vaush, is an American left-wing YouTuber and former Twitch streamer. Kochinski started his online career as a member of streamer Destiny's community, before creating his Twitch channel and YouTube account in 2019. His content consists of commentary on various news and media topics, men's fashion, video games, and urbanist policies. Debates and discussions with various political figures have been a large part of his channel. Noted for his confrontational style, use of memes, and mimicry from right-wing YouTubers, he is regarded as part of the BreadTube community.
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Trevor Dunn
- Occupations
- composerbassistjazz musicianfilm score composer
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Trevor Roy Dunn is an American bassist and composer. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. While performing with Mr. Bungle, he would dress similar to the St. Pauli Girl. He has since worked in an array of musical styles, including with saxophonist/composer John Zorn, Secret Chiefs 3 and with his own avant-garde jazz/rock ensemble Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant. He is also a member of the bands Fantômas and Tomahawk.
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Trey Spruance
- Occupations
- composerguitaristrecord producermusician
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Preston Lea "Trey" Spruance III is an American composer, producer, and musician who co-founded the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle. He is also leader of the multi-genre outfit Secret Chiefs 3. Originally a guitarist and trumpeter, in the early 90s Spruance began playing vintage electronic organs, analog synthesizers, saz, santur, electric sitar, tar, and various other string and percussion instruments. In the mid 90s he founded Forking Paths Studio where his production techniques were applied to Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3 records among many others. Since 2007 Spruance's Secret Chiefs 3 has been a very active live entity, performing well over 500 shows in more than 50 countries.
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Alex Cappa
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Alex Cappa is an American professional football guard for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Humboldt State Lumberjacks and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.
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Thomas Rid
- Occupations
- university teacherpolitical scientistnon-fiction writer
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Thomas Rid is a political scientist best known for his work on the history and risks of information technology in conflict. He is Professor of Strategic Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Previously he was a professor of security studies at the Department of War Studies, King's College London.
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Raphaëla le Gouvello
- Occupations
- windsurfer
- Biography
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Raphaëla le Gouvello du Timat is a French windsurfer and conservationist. She has successfully completed four windsurfing crossings, solo and unassisted, of the Atlantic Ocean in 2000, the Mediterranean in 2002, the Pacific Ocean in 2003 and the Indian Ocean in 2006. She later founded the NGO Respect Ocean to protect the marine environment.
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Wendell Hayes
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Wendell Hayes was an American professional football running back. He played college football at Oakland City College and Humboldt State University. Hayes played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys (1963) and Kansas City Chiefs (1970 to 1974), and in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos (1965 to 1967) and the Chiefs (1968 to 1969). He played on the 1969 Chiefs team that won the 1969 AFL championship and then defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth and final AFL-NFL World Championship Game.
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Dean L. Bresciani
- Born in
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United States - Biography
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Dean L. Bresciani is an American academic who served as the 14th president of North Dakota State University in Fargo from 2010 to 2022.
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Michael Moore
- Occupations
- saxophonistjazz musician
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Michael Moore is an American jazz musician who has lived in the Netherlands since 1982.
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Earl Thomas
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Earl Thomas Bridgeman is an American blues singer from California, United States. He is also a songwriter, with songs covered by artists including Tom Jones, Etta James, Solomon Burke and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. He has twice been nominated for a Grammy Award and has won the San Diego Music Award four times.
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Brad Willis
- Occupations
- journalist
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Brad Willis is a retired NBC News foreign correspondent and author. As a journalist, Willis was the recipient of the Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for his work from inside Afghanistan during the Soviet Occupation in 1986.
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Ernie Wasson
- Occupations
- writerbotanist
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Ernie George Wasson is an American gardener, horticulturist and author.
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Ellie Cachette
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Désirée "Ellie" Cachette is an American investor, philanthropist and author of Software Agreements for Dummies.
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Jeffrey D. Levine
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- diplomatjournalist
- Biography
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Jeffrey D. Levine was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama to be the United States Ambassador to Estonia on February 17, 2012 and was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 29, 2012. He presented his credentials to President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves on September 17, 2012. He left his post in 2015.
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Jason Conger
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Jason R. R. Conger is an American attorney and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 54 in Bend, Oregon, from 2011 to 2015. He ran for the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 2014.
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Chuck Smead
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Charles Smead is an American long-distance runner, who made his mark on the sport by taking second in the Marathon at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City.
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Bob L. Beers
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bob L. Beers is an American politician who was a member of the Nevada Assembly representing District 21 in Clark County, Nevada. Prior to his election in 2006, he was an author involved in graphic arts and illustration.
