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Santa Clara University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Roman Catholic college founded 1851 as Santa Clara College, became a university in 1925, admitted women in 1961.
Location:
Santa Clara, CA
Founding Date:
1851 Team:
Broncos Mascot:
Bucky the Bronco Enrollment:
8000 Official Website:
http://www.scu.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Max Baer, Jr. |
Actor |
4-Dec-1937 |
|
Jethro on The Beverly Hillbillies |
| John Bailey |
Cinematographer |
10-Aug-1942 |
|
China Moon |
| David J. Barram |
Government |
c. 1943 |
|
GSA Administrator, 1996-2001 |
| Jerry Brown |
Politician |
7-Apr-1938 |
|
Governor of California |
| Rick L. Burdick |
Attorney |
10-Jul-1951 |
|
Partner, Akin Gump |
| Brandi Chastain |
Soccer |
21-Jul-1968 |
|
Pioneer of sports-bra exhibitionism |
| William P. Clark |
Government |
23-Oct-1931 |
10-Aug-2013 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1983-85 |
| Andy Devine |
Actor |
7-Oct-1905 |
18-Feb-1977 |
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok |
| Robert D. Durham |
Judge |
c. 1947 |
|
Justice, Oregon Supreme Court |
| Brendan Eich |
Computer Programmer |
1961 |
|
Inventor of JavaScript |
| Mike Espy |
Government |
30-Nov-1953 |
|
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1993-94 |
| Dana Evan |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
CFO of VeriSign |
| Thomas T. Farley |
Attorney |
10-Nov-1934 |
|
Partner, Petersen & Fonda |
| Sam Farr |
Politician |
4-Jul-1941 |
|
Congressman, California 17th |
| Tom Fears |
Football |
3-Dec-1922 |
4-Jan-2000 |
NFL Hall of Fame Wide Receiver |
| Robert J. Finocchio, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Informix, 1997-99 |
| Khaled Hosseini |
Novelist |
4-Mar-1965 |
|
The Kite Runner |
| Marie T. Huhtala |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Malaysia, 2001-04 |
| Paul Kantner |
Musician |
17-Mar-1941 |
28-Jan-2016 |
Jefferson Airplane |
| Jorma Kaukonen |
Guitarist |
23-Dec-1940 |
|
Jefferson Airplane |
| Robert J. Lagomarsino |
Politician |
4-Sep-1926 |
|
Congressman from California, 1974-93 |
| Paul Laxalt |
Politician |
2-Aug-1922 |
|
US Senator from Nevada, 1974-87 |
| Zoe Lofgren |
Politician |
21-Dec-1947 |
|
Congresswoman, California 16th |
| Tully Marshall |
Actor |
13-Apr-1864 |
10-Mar-1943 |
The Covered Wagon |
| Sandra McCoy |
Actor |
14-Aug-1979 |
|
Cry Wolf |
| Tom McEnery |
Politician |
c. 1949 |
|
Mayor of San Jose, 1983-90 |
| Michael McNamara |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
CEO of Flextronics |
| Martin R. Melone |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Ernst & Young |
| Matthew Miau |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Chairman of MiTAC-Synnex |
| Bob Miller |
Politician |
30-Mar-1945 |
|
Governor of Nevada, 1989-99 |
| R. Michael Mondavi |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Second-generation vintner |
| Shemar Moore |
Actor |
20-Apr-1970 |
|
The Young and the Restless |
| Frank Murkowski |
Politician |
28-Mar-1933 |
|
Governor of Alaska, 2002-06 |
| Dee Dee Myers |
Government |
1-Sep-1961 |
|
Bill Clinton's press secretary |
| Janet Napolitano |
Politician |
29-Nov-1957 |
|
US Secretary of Homeland Security |
| Steve Nash |
Basketball |
7-Feb-1974 |
|
Los Angeles Lakers point guard |
| Gavin Newsom |
Politician |
10-Oct-1967 |
|
Lt. Governor of California |
| George O'Brien |
Actor |
19-Apr-1899 |
4-Sep-1985 |
Sunrise |
| Brian M. O'Hara |
Business |
? |
|
CEO of XL Capital |
| Leon Panetta |
Government |
28-Jun-1938 |
|
US Secretary of Defense, 2011-13 |
| Julie Payne |
Actor |
11-Sep-1946 |
|
Improv and voice actress |
| James Pike |
Religion |
14-Feb-1913 |
Sep-1969 |
5th Episcopal Bishop of California |
| Chuck Poochigian |
Politician |
31-May-1949 |
|
California State Senator |
| Colleen M. Pouliot |
Attorney |
c. 1959 |
|
General Counsel of Adobe, 1990-2001 |
| George Reyes |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
CFO of Google, 2002-08 |
| William E. B. Siart |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
Former CEO, First Interstate Bancorp |
| Kurtwood Smith |
Actor |
3-Jul-1943 |
|
Red on That 70's Show |
| Richard C. Tallman |
Judge |
3-Mar-1953 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Michael Trucco |
Actor |
22-Jun-1970 |
|
Justin Patrick on Fairly Legal |
| John Vasconcellos |
Politician |
11-May-1932 |
24-May-2014 |
California State Legislator |
| Richard P. Wallace |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
CEO of KLA-Tencor |
| Kim M. Wardlaw |
Judge |
2-Jul-1954 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Anthony A. Williams |
Politician |
28-Jul-1951 |
|
Mayor of Washington DC, 1999-2007 |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Thomas T. Farley |
Attorney |
10-Nov-1934 |
|
Partner, Petersen & Fonda |
| Robert J. Finocchio, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Informix, 1997-99 |
| Ellen M. Hancock |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
CEO of Exodus Communications, 1998-2001 |
| Rupert H. Johnson, Jr. |
Business |
1941 |
|
Billionaire, Franklin Resources |
| Terry Lanni |
Business |
14-Mar-1943 |
14-Jul-2011 |
CEO of MGM Mirage, 1995-2008 |
| Donald L. Lucas |
Business |
18-Mar-1930 |
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Venture Capitalist |
| Martin R. Melone |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Ernst & Young |
| Peter Minowitz |
Political Scientist |
1955 |
|
Profits, Priests, and Princes |
| James C. Morgan |
Business |
27-Aug-1938 |
|
CEO of Applied Materials, 1977-2003 |
| Leon Panetta |
Government |
28-Jun-1938 |
|
US Secretary of Defense, 2011-13 |
| Chuck Poochigian |
Politician |
31-May-1949 |
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California State Senator |
| Tony Ridder |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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CEO of Knight Ridder, 1995-2006 |
| Willem P. Roelandts |
Business |
4-Jan-1945 |
|
CEO of Xilinx, 1996-2008 |
| Robert H. Smith |
Business |
1935 |
|
CEO of Security Pacific, 1990-92 |
| Larry Sonsini |
Attorney |
5-Feb-1941 |
|
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati |
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Dan Fitzgerald |
Basketball |
3-Mar-1942 |
19-Jan-2010 |
Gonzaga Head Coach, 1985-97 |
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