EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1899 as San Francisco State Normal School, name changed to San Francisco State Teachers College in 1921, San Francisco State College in 1935, California State University, San Francisco in 1972, and finally San Francisco State University in 1974. It is a constituent of the California State University system.

Location:
San Francisco, CA

Founding Date:
1899

Team:
Gators

Enrollment:
30,000

Official Website:
http://www.sfsu.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Juliet Anderson	Pornstar	23-Jul-1938	11-Jan-2010	Queen of the MILFs
Beverly Archer	Actor	19-Jul-1948		Iola on Mama's Family
Margaret Avery	Actor	20-Jan-1944		The Color Purple
Marty Balin	Musician	30-Jan-1942		Lead singer of Jefferson Airplane
Annette Bening	Actor	29-May-1958		The American President
Alex Borstein	Comic	15-Feb-1971		Ms. Swan on MADtv
Willie Brown	Politician	20-Mar-1934		Mayor of San Francisco, 1997-2004
Ed Bullins	Playwright	2-Jul-1935		In the Wine Time
John L. Burton	Politician	15-Dec-1932		Ex-California Senate President pro Tem
Kari Byron	TV Personality	18-Dec-1974		Mythbusters
Patrick Califia	Author	8-Mar-1954		FTM transgendered sex writer
Lou Cannon	Journalist	3-Jun-1933		Reagan
David Carradine	Actor	8-Dec-1936	3-Jun-2009	Grasshopper
Dana Carvey	Comic	2-Jun-1955		Saturday Night Live
Emma Caulfield	Actor	8-Apr-1973		Anya on Buffy
Michael Paul Chan	Actor	26-Jun-1950		Robbery: Homicide Division
Margaret Cho	Comic	5-Dec-1968		Loud-mouthed standup comic
Lisa Cholodenko	Film Director	5-Jun-1964		Laurel Canyon
Stephen Colletti	Actor	7-Feb-1986		Laguna Beach
Peter Coyote	Actor	10-Oct-1942		Dennis Ryland on The 4400
Donald T. Critchlow	Historian	18-May-1948		The Conservative Ascendancy
Alexander DeConde	Historian	13-Nov-1920		Entangling Alliance
Ron Dellums	Politician	24-Nov-1935		Mayor of Oakland, 2007-11
Paul Desmond	Jazz Musician	25-Nov-1924	30-May-1977	Jazz alto saxophonist, Dave Brubeck Quartet
George Duke	Jazz Musician	12-Jan-1946	5-Aug-2013	Jazz/Funk keyboardist
Keir Dullea	Actor	30-May-1936		2001: A Space Odyssey
Jennifer Finch	Bassist	5-Aug-1966		Former L7 bassist
Ernest J. Gaines	Novelist	15-Jan-1933		A Lesson Before Dying
Jack Gilbert	Poet	18-Feb-1925	13-Nov-2012	Refusing Heaven
Danny Glover	Actor	22-Jul-1946		Lethal Weapon
Mohan Gyani	Business	c. 1951		CEO of AT&T Wireless, 2000-03
Nicole Holofcener	Film Director	22-Mar-1960		Friends with Money
David Cay Johnston	Journalist	24-Dec-1948		Perfectly Legal
Sarah Kennedy	Actor	?		Laugh-In
Steve Lavin	Basketball	4-Sep-1964		UCLA Head Coach, 1996-2003
Chandra Levy	Victim	14-Apr-1977	1-May-2001	Gary Condit's dead intern
Delroy Lindo	Actor	18-Nov-1952		Clockers
Johnny Mathis	Singer	30-Sep-1935		He's as helpless as a kitten up a tree
George Miller	Politician	17-May-1945		Congressman, California 7th
Jim Mitchell	Film Director	30-Nov-1943	12-Jul-2007	Pornographer; shot and killed brother Artie
Fakir Musafar	Performance Artist	10-Aug-1930		Coined the term modern primitives
Pauline Oliveros	Composer	2-Jun-1932		Composer, Deep Listener
Maurice S. Parker	Diplomat	?		US Ambassador to Swaziland
Julie Payne	Actor	11-Sep-1946		Improv and voice actress
Heinz C. Prechter	Business	19-Jan-1942	6-Jul-2001	The sunroof king
Greg Proops	Comic	3-Oct-1959		Stand-up comic and TV show host
Anne Rice	Novelist	4-Oct-1941		Vampire novelist
Terry Riley	Composer	24-Jun-1935		In C
Pete Rugolo	Composer	25-Dec-1915	16-Oct-2011	Jazz and television composer
Pierre Salinger	Journalist	14-Jun-1925	16-Oct-2004	Former ABC News Correspondent
Mario Savio	Activist	8-Dec-1942	6-Nov-1996	Free Speech Movement
Ronnie Schell	Actor	23-Dec-1931		Duke Slater on Gomer Pyle, USMC
Soraya Serajeddini	Activist	1960	24-Jul-2006	Kurdish activist
Jeffrey Tambor	Actor	8-Jul-1944		Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show
Bill Thomas	Politician	6-Dec-1941		Congressman from California, 1979-2007
Carolyn M. Ticknor	Business	c. 1947		President HP Printing Systems, 1991-2001
Cal Tjader	Jazz Musician	16-Jul-1925	5-May-1982	Latin-jazz bandleader
James Van Praagh	Paranormal	23-Aug-1958		Spiritualist faker
Fausto Vitello	Publisher	23-Aug-1946	22-Apr-2006	Founding publisher of Thrasher
B. D. Wong	Actor	24-Oct-1960		Oz, Law & Order: SVU
Leland Yee	Politician	20-Nov-1948		California State Senator, indicted
Steven Zaillian	Screenwriter	30-Jan-1953		Schindler's List

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kay Boyle	Author	19-Feb-1902	27-Dec-1992	The Underground Woman
Robert A. Corrigan	Educator	21-Apr-1935		President, San Francisco State University
Joel Dorius	Educator	4-Jan-1919	14-Feb-2006	Professor fired for gay porn arrest
Vartan Gregorian	Educator	8-Apr-1934		President of Carnegie Corporation
Mark Harris	Novelist	19-Nov-1922	30-May-2007	Bang the Drum Slowly
Michael Krasny	Talk Show Host	1944		Host of Forum on KQED-FM
Tom Lantos	Politician	1-Feb-1928	11-Feb-2008	Congressman from California, 1981-2008
Geoffrey W. Marcy	Astronomer	29-Sep-1954		Discoverer of exoplanets
Mel Stewart	Actor	19-Sep-1929	24-Feb-2002	Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Mike Thompson	Politician	24-Jan-1951		Congressman, California 1st

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert A. Corrigan	Educator	21-Apr-1935		President, San Francisco State University
S. I. Hayakawa	Politician	19-Jul-1906	27-Feb-1992	Semanticist and US Senator
Julianne Malveaux	Columnist	c. 1953		Pundit

COACHES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Mike Holmgren	Football	15-Jun-1948		President, Cleveland Browns
Andy Reid	Football	19-Mar-1958		Coach, Kansas City Chiefs

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