14 Notable alumni of
Humboldt State University
Humboldt State University is 1608th in the world, 579th in North America, and 546th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 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
- actorfilm producerwriterscreenwriterbiologist
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Stephen McDannell Hillenburg was an American animator, writer, producer, director, and marine science educator. He is known for creating the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, on which he served as the showrunner for the first three seasons of the show, and which has become the fifth-longest-running American animated series.
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Raymond Carver
- Occupations
- prosaistnovelistteacherpoetscreenwriter
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Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. was an American short story writer and poet. He contributed to the revitalization of the American short story during the 1980s.
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John Kiffmeyer
- Occupations
- record producerdrummermusiciancomposer
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John Kiffmeyer, known professionally as Al Sobrante, is an American cinematographer and retired musician and songwriter. He is best known as the first drummer for the punk rock band Green Day. 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
- YouTuberdebateronline streamerTwitch streamer
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Ian Kochinski, better known as Vaush (/vɑːʃ/ (listen) vawsh), is an American left-wing YouTuber and Twitch streamer who debates and discusses politics online from a libertarian socialist perspective.
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Thomas Rid
- Occupations
- political scientistnon-fiction writeruniversity teacher
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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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Michael Crooke
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Michael W. Crooke is an American businessman and academic. Crooke was CEO of Patagonia, Inc. from 1999 to 2005. From 2010 to 2015, Crooke served on the faculty of Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management. Crooke also worked at the University of Oregon's Lundquist College of Business from 2015-2017.
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Dean L. Bresciani
- Born in
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United States - Biography
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Dean L. Bresciani is the former president of North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. He served from 2010 to 2022.
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Brad Willis
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Brad Willis is a former NBC News foreign correspondent, author, musician and teacher. 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. Since retiring from journalism due to a broken back and failed surgery, Willis has focused on Vedic wisdom, teaching and writing about ayurveda and yoga.
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Earl Thomas
- Occupations
- singer
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Earl Thomas 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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Ernie Wasson
- Occupations
- writerbotanist
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Ernie George Wasson is an American gardener, horticulturist and author.
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Jeffrey D. Levine
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- diplomatjournalist
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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
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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 72)
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Charles Smead is an American long distance runner, who made his most significant mark on the sport taking second in the Marathon at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City.
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Bob L. Beers
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- politician
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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.
