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University of Southern California

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Los Angeles, CA

Founding Date:
1880

Motto:
Palmam qui meruit ferat

Team:
Trojans

Enrollment:
31,000

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

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Shinzo Abe Head of State 21-Sep-1954   Prime Minister of Japan
Patrick J. Adams Actor 27-Aug-1981   Mike Ross on Suits
Philip Ahn Actor 29-Mar-1905 28-Feb-1978 Early Korean-American actor
Arthur L. Alarcon Judge 14-Aug-1925 28-Jan-2015 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-92
Sasha Alexander Actor 17-May-1975   Caitlin Todd on Navy NCIS
Charlotte Allen Journalist ?   Conservative writer
Marcus Allen Football 26-Mar-1960   Super Bowl MVP, 1984
Marty Allen Comic 23-Mar-1922   Goofy-looking comedian
Herb Alpert Musician 31-Mar-1935   Tijuana Brass, Co-Founder, A&M Records
Lucine Amara Singer 1-Mar-1924   Operatic soprano, NY Metropolitan Opera
Douglas K. Ammerman Business c. 1952   Former Partner, KPMG
Kenneth Anger Film Director 3-Feb-1930   Pioneer avant-garde filmmaker
Morris Ankrum Actor 27-Aug-1896 2-Sep-1964 Invaders from Mars
David Anspaugh Film Director 24-Sep-1946   Rudy
Judd Apatow Film Director 6-Dec-1967   Anchorman, The 40 Year Old Virgin
Shiri Appleby Actor 7-Dec-1978   Liz on Roswell
Gregg Araki Film Director 17-Dec-1959   Mysterious Skin
Werner Arber Scientist 3-Jun-1929   Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
John Archer Actor 8-May-1915 3-Dec-1999 Destination Moon
Neil Armstrong Astronaut 5-Aug-1930 25-Aug-2012 First man on the Moon
Dorothy Arzner Film Director 3-Jan-1897 1-Oct-1979 Craig's Wife
John Ashton Actor 22-Feb-1948   Beverly Hills Cop
Alana Austin Actor 6-Apr-1982   Abby Logan on Ink
Red Badgro Football 1-Dec-1902 13-Jul-1998 NFL Hall of Famer
John Bailey Cinematographer 10-Aug-1942   China Moon
Terry Baker Football 5-May-1941   Winner, 1962 Heisman Trophy
Robert Ballard Archaeologist 30-Jun-1942   Discovered the wreck of the Titanic
Bob Barr Politician 5-Nov-1948   Congressman from Georgia, 1995-2003
Susan B. Bayh Attorney 28-Nov-1959   Water Treaty Act
Amanda Bearse Actor 9-Aug-1958   Marcy on Married with Children
Hugh Beaumont Actor 16-Feb-1909 14-May-1982 Ward Cleaver on Leave It To Beaver
Walt Becker Film Director 16-Sep-1968   Van Wilder
Scotty Beckett Actor 4-Oct-1929 10-May-1968 Child star train wreck
Troian Bellisario Actor 28-Oct-1985   Spencer Hastings on Pretty Little Liars
Dennis R. Beresford Business 23-Nov-1938   FASB Chairman, 1987-97
Jeffrey S. Berg Business c. 1947   CEO, International Creative Management
Robert D. Beyer Business c. 1960   CEO of TCW
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Head of State 5-Jan-1928 4-Apr-1979 Head of Pakistan, hanged
Richard Biggs Actor 18-Mar-1961 22-May-2004 Dr. Stephen Franklin on Babylon 5
Cofer Black Government c. 1950   Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 2002-04
Bob Blackman Football 7-Jul-1918 18-Mar-2000 Dartmouth Head Coach, 1955-70
Harry Blackstone, Jr. Magician 30-Jun-1934 14-May-1997 TV and stage illusionist
David Bohnett Business 2-Apr-1956   GeoCities cofounder
Charles F. Bolden, Jr. Astronaut 19-Aug-1946   Four-time shuttle astronaut
Ward Bond Actor 9-Apr-1903 5-Nov-1960 Wagon Train
Fletcher Bowron Politician 13-Aug-1887 11-Sep-1968 Mayor of Los Angeles, 1938-53
Mehcad Brooks Actor 25-Oct-1980   Terrence King on Necessary Roughness
John Seely Brown Business c. 1940   Director of Xerox PARC, 1990-2000
Reb Brown Actor 29-Apr-1948   Space Mutiny
Steven A. Browning Diplomat c. 1949   US Ambassador to Uganda
Tammy Bruce Radio Personality 19-Aug-1962   Right-wing radio pundit, columnist
Art Buchwald Columnist 20-Oct-1925 17-Jan-2007 Syndicated columnist and humorist
Harold Budd Electronic Musician 24-May-1936   Ambient composer, Eno collaborator
Frank W. Burke Politician 1-Jun-1920 29-Jun-2007 Mayor of Louisville, 1969-1973
LeVar Burton Actor 16-Feb-1957   La Forge on Star Trek: TNG
Phillip Burton Politician 1-Jun-1926 10-Apr-1983 Congressman from California, 1964-83
Leo Buscaglia Author 31-Mar-1924 11-Jun-1998 Dr. Hug
Reggie Bush Football 2-Mar-1985   Returned the 2005 Heisman Trophy
Sophia Bush Actor 8-Jul-1982   One Tree Hill
Jerry Buss Business 15-Jun-1934 18-Feb-2013 Owner, Los Angeles Lakers
John Cage Composer 5-Sep-1912 12-Aug-1992 Experimental composer
John Campbell Politician 19-Jul-1955   Congressman, California 48th
Lou Cannon Journalist 3-Jun-1933   Reagan
John Carpenter Film Director 16-Jan-1948   Escape from New York
Nick Castle Film Director 21-Sep-1947   The Last Starfighter
Red Cavaney Business 26-Feb-1943   CEO, American Petroleum Institute, 1997-2008
Rosalind Chao Actor 23-Sep-1957   Keiko on Star Trek: DS9
Stephen Chbosky Novelist 25-Jan-1970   The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Julie Chen Game Show Host 6-Jan-1970   Host of Big Brother
Russell Chew Government 18-Jan-1953   Runs the US Air Traffic Control system
Annabel Chong Pornstar 22-May-1972   Former gangbang title holder
H. Frederick Christie Business c. 1933   Southern California Edison
Warren Christopher Government 27-Oct-1925 18-Mar-2011 US Secretary of State, 1993-97
Monte Clark Football 24-Jan-1937 16-Sep-2009 Detroit Lions Head Coach, 1978-84
William Clark, Jr. Diplomat 12-Oct-1930   US Ambassador to India, 1989-92
Miss Cleo Paranormal 12-Aug-1962 26-Jul-2016 Psychic fraud takes VISA, M/C
Art Clokey Cartoonist 12-Oct-1921 8-Jan-2010 Creator of Gumby
Eric Close Actor 24-May-1967   Without a Trace
Barry Coe Actor 26-Nov-1934   Ben Gregory on Follow the Sun
Lane G. Collins Educator c. 1940   Accounting Professor at Baylor
Lily Collins Actor 18-Mar-1989   Mirror Mirror
Scott Cook Business c. 1952   Co-Founder of Intuit
Wes Cooley Politician 28-Mar-1932 4-Feb-2015 Congressman from Oregon, 1995-97
Marisa Coughlan Actor 17-Mar-1974   Side Order of Life
A. C. Cowlings Football 16-Jun-1947   O.J.'s best friend
Christopher Cox Politician 16-Oct-1952   Chairman of the SEC
Buster Crabbe Actor 17-Feb-1907 23-Apr-1983 Flash Gordon
Edward H. Crane Activist c. 1944   Founder, Cato Institute
Theodore F. Craver, Jr. Business c. 1951   President of Edison International
Richard Crenna Actor 30-Nov-1927 18-Jan-2003 Our Miss Brooks
Jack Dyer Crouch II Government 1-Jul-1958   US Depy. National Security Advisor, 2005-07
Rusty Cundieff Actor 13-Dec-1960   Fear of a Black Hat, TV Nation
Kenneth C. Dahlberg Business c. 1945   CEO of SAIC
Patti Davis Relative 21-Oct-1952   Reagan's prodigal daughter
Jack Del Rio Football 3-Apr-1963   Coach, Oakland Raiders
Martin Denny Musician 10-Apr-1911 2-Mar-2005 King of the Tiki Hut
Buddy DeSylva Songwriter 27-Jan-1895 11-Jul-1950 DeSylva, Brown, and Henderson
Jenna Dewan Actor 3-Dec-1980   Tamara
Chris DeWolfe Business 1966   Co-Founder of MySpace
Charles K. Djou Politician 9-Aug-1970   Congressman from Hawaii, 2010-11
James Dobson Radio Personality 21-Apr-1936   Focus on the Family
Cory Doctorow Blogger 17-Jul-1971   Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Sam Donaldson Journalist 11-Mar-1934   ABC newscaster, sheep rancher
Michael B. Donley Military 4-Oct-1952   Acting Secretary, US Air Force
Linda Douglass Journalist ?   Former journalist, Obama spokeswoman
Dr. Drew Radio Personality 4-Sep-1958   Loveline
Seymour Durst Business c. 1913 19-May-1995 New York real estate mogul
Anthony Edwards Actor 19-Jul-1962   Dr. Mark Greene on ER
Ryan Eggold Actor 10-Aug-1984   Tom Keen on The Blacklist
Megan Ellison Business 31-Jan-1986   Annapurna Pictures
Frederick Exley Author 28-Mar-1929 17-Jun-1992 A Fan's Notes
Paul Feig Film Director 17-Sep-1962   Unaccompanied Minors
Peter Fenn Government c. 1948   Fenn Communications Group
Guy Ferland Film Director 18-Feb-1966   Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Ferdinand F. Fernandez Judge 29-May-1937   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1989-2002
Will Ferrell Comic 16-Jul-1967   Saturday Night Live
America Ferrera Actor 18-Apr-1984   Ugly Betty
Eugene V. Fife Business c. 1940   Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Robert H. Finch Government 9-Oct-1925 10-Oct-1995 HEW Secretary, 1969-70
Jeff Fisher Football 25-Feb-1958   Head Coach, St Louis Rams
Maureen Flannigan Actor 30-Dec-1973   Evie on Out of This World
Gary Fleder Film Director 19-Dec-1965   Runaway Jury
Joe Flynn Actor 8-Nov-1924 19-Jul-1974 Capt. Binghamton on McHale's Navy
Dusty Foggo Government 17-Mar-1954   CIA Executive Director, 2004-06
James Foley Film Director 28-Dec-1953   Glengarry Glen Ross
Gail D. Fosler Economist c. 1948   President, The Conference Board
Kent B. Foster Business 1944   CEO of Ingram Micro, 2000-05
Garance Franke-Ruta Columnist c. 1975   Senior Editor, The American Prospect
Neal Gabler Pundit ?   Fox News Watch
Mike Garrett Football 12-Apr-1944   Winner, 1965 Heisman Trophy
Alice P. Gast Educator 25-May-1958   President, Lehigh University
Daryl Gates Government 30-Aug-1926 16-Apr-2010 Chief of LAPD 1978-92
Frank Gehry Architect 28-Feb-1929   Postmodern architect
Al Geiberger Golf 1-Sep-1937   Winner, 1966 PGA Championship
Lauren German Actor 29-Nov-1978   Hostel: Part II
J. Paul Getty, Sr. Business 15-Dec-1892 6-Jun-1976 Founder of Getty Oil Company
Jim Gibbons Politician 16-Dec-1944   Governor of Nevada, 2007-11
Frank Gifford Football 16-Aug-1930 9-Aug-2015 Monday Night Football
Tony Gioia Diplomat 1941   US Ambassador to Malta, 2001-04
Jerry Goldsmith Composer 10-Feb-1929 21-Jul-2004 Prominent soundtrack composer
Alfred Gottschalk Educator 7-Mar-1930 12-Sep-2009 President, Hebrew Union College, 1971-95
Topher Grace Actor 12-Jul-1978   Eric Forman in That 70's Show
Brian Grazer Film/TV Producer 12-Jul-1951   Co-Founder, Imagine Entertainment
Robert Greenblatt Business 16-Aug-1960   Chairman, NBC Entertainment
Michele Greene Actor 3-Feb-1962   Abby Perkins on LA Law
Michael D. Griffin Government 1-Nov-1949   NASA Administrator
Taylor Hackford Film Director 31-Dec-1944   An Officer and a Gentleman
Pat Haden Football 23-Jan-1953   LA Rams Quarterback, Investor
Kevin Hagen Actor 3-Apr-1928 9-Jul-2005 Little House on the Prairie
Veronica M. Hagen Business c. 1947   Polymer Group
H. R. Haldeman Government 27-Oct-1926 12-Nov-1993 Nixon's Chief of Staff
Fred Hall Politician 24-Jul-1916 18-Mar-1970 Governor of Kansas, 1955-57
Jane Hamsher Blogger 25-Jul-1959   Firedoglake.com founder
Daryl Hannah Actor 3-Dec-1960   Splash
David H. Hannah Business c. 1951   CEO of Reliance Steel & Aluminum
Alex Hannum Basketball 19-Jul-1923 18-Jan-2002 NBA Hall of Famer
Larry Harmon Performance Artist 2-Jan-1925 3-Jul-2008 Bozo the Clown
Jim Harrick Basketball 25-Jul-1938   Former UCLA and UGA head coach
Jenilee Harrison Actor 12-Jun-1959   Cindy Snow on Three's Company
Ray Harryhausen Artist 29-Jun-1920 7-May-2013 Stop-motion genius
L. Patrick Hassey Business c. 1945   CEO of Allegheny Technologies
James Haven Actor 11-May-1973   Brother of Angelina Jolie
Augustus F. Hawkins Politician 31-Aug-1907 10-Nov-2007 Congressman from California, 1963-91
George T. Haymaker, Jr. Business c. 1937   CEO of Kaiser Aluminum, 1994-99
W. Scott Hedrick Business c. 1945   InterWest Partners
Otto Heino Artist 20-Apr-1915 16-Jul-2009 Master potter
Dean Heller Politician 10-May-1960   US Senator from Nevada
Mike Henry Football 15-Aug-1936   Tarzan, 1966-68
Gonzalo de Las Heras Business c. 1940   EVP at Grupo Santander
Grant Heslov Actor 15-May-1965   Congo
Jesse Hibbs Film Director 11-Jan-1906 4-Feb-1985 To Hell and Back
Barron Hilton Business 23-Oct-1927   Chairman of Hilton Hotels
Dexter Holland Singer 29-Dec-1965   The Offspring frontman
Genta Hawkins Holmes Diplomat 3-Sep-1940   US Ambassador to Australia, 1997-2000
Mike Holmgren Football 15-Jun-1948   President, Cleveland Browns
James Hong Actor 22-Feb-1929   Indeed!
Marilyn Horne Singer 16-Jan-1934   Operatic mezzo soprano
James Horner Composer 14-Aug-1953 22-Jun-2015 Scored Titanic
Craig Hosmer Politician 6-May-1915 11-Oct-1982 Congressman from California, 1953-74
Ron Howard Actor 1-Mar-1954   Richie Cunningham on Happy Days
B. Wayne Hughes Business 28-Sep-1933   CEO of Public Storage, 1991-2002
Jon M. Huntsman Business 21-Jun-1937   Founder of Huntsman Corporation
Ray R. Irani Business 13-Jan-1935   CEO of Occidental Petroleum
James Ivory Film/TV Producer 7-Jun-1928   The Remains of the Day
Paul Jarrico Screenwriter 12-Jan-1915 28-Oct-1997 Tom, Dick and Harry
Robinson Jeffers Poet 10-Jan-1887 20-Jan-1962 Tamar and Other Poems
Phil Joanou Film Director 20-Nov-1961   Gridiron Gang
Joanna Johnson Film/TV Producer 31-Dec-1961   Creator of Hope & Faith
Suzanne Nora Johnson Business 14-May-1957   Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, 2004-07
Joe Johnston Film Director 13-May-1950   October Sky
Brenda Joyce Actor 25-Feb-1912 4-Jul-2009 Tarzan's Jane
Marvin Kaplan Actor 24-Jan-1927 25-Aug-2016 Henry on Alice
Bruce Karatz Business 1945   CEO of KB Home, 1986-2006
Robert Kardashian Attorney 22-Feb-1944 30-Sep-2003 O. J. Simpson's attorney
Diane Keaton Actor 5-Jan-1946   Kay in The Godfather films
Richard Kelly Screenwriter 28-Mar-1975   Donnie Darko
Tommy Kelly Actor 6-Apr-1925 26-Jan-2016 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Joyce L. Kennard Judge 6-May-1941   Justice, California Supreme Court
Parker S. Kennedy Business c. 1948   CEO of First American Corporation
Irvin Kershner Film Director 29-Apr-1923 27-Nov-2010 The Empire Strikes Back
William M. Ketchum Politician 2-Sep-1921 24-Jun-1978 Congressman from California, 1973-78
Jay C. Kim Politician 27-Mar-1939   Congressman from California, 1993-99
Herbert G. Klein Journalist 1-Apr-1918 2-Jul-2009 White House Communications Director, 1969-73
Randal Kleiser Film Director 20-Jul-1946   Grease
Douglas W. Kmiec Scholar 24-Sep-1951   US Ambassador to Malta
Marie L. Knowles Business c. 1947   CFO of ARCO, 1996-2000
Allen E. Koenig Educator 11-Feb-1939 28-Aug-2012 President of Emerson College, 1979-89
Andrew Koenig Actor 17-Aug-1968 14-Feb-2010 Growing Pains
Thomas H. Kuchel Politician 15-Aug-1910 21-Nov-1994 US Senator from California, 1953-69
Joshua Kurlantzick Journalist c. 1976   Charm Offensive
Swoosie Kurtz Actor 6-Sep-1944   A Shock to the System
Nick Lachey Singer 9-Nov-1973   98 Degrees
M. Leanne Lachman Business c. 1942   Lachman Associates LLC
Michael Landon Actor 31-Oct-1936 1-Jul-1991 Little House on the Prairie
Daniel D. Lane Business c. 1935   Lane/Kuhn Pacific, Inc.
Terry Lanni Business 14-Mar-1943 14-Jul-2011 CEO of MGM Mirage, 1995-2008
Matthew Lawrence Actor 11-Feb-1980   Actor-brother of Joey Lawrence
Sammy Lee Diver 1-Aug-1920   Olympic diver
Michael Lehmann Film Director 30-Mar-1957   Heathers
Matt Leinart Football 11-May-1983   Heisman Trophy winning quarterback
Chandra Levy Victim 14-Apr-1977 1-May-2001 Gary Condit's dead intern
Henry Lewis Conductor 16-Oct-1932 26-Jan-1996 Music Director, NJ Symphony, 1968-76
John M. Lilley Educator 24-Mar-1939   President, Baylor University
Doug Liman Film Director 24-Jul-1965   The Bourne Identity
Lisa Ling Journalist 30-Aug-1973   National Geographic Explorer
Sandra Tsing Loh Radio Personality 11-Feb-1962   The Loh Life
Melissa Lora Business c. 1963   CFO of Taco Bell
Ronnie Lott Football 8-May-1959   FOX NFL Sunday
Bryan Lourd Business 5-Nov-1960   Creative Artists Agency
Jim Lovell Astronaut 25-Mar-1928   Apollo 13
Chris Lowell Actor 17-Oct-1984   Piz on Veronica Mars
George Lucas Film Director 14-May-1944   Creator of Star Wars
Malcolm M. Lucas Judge 19-Apr-1927   California Chief Justice, 1987-96
Alexander Ludwig Actor 7-May-1992   The Seeker: Dark Is Rising
Dan Lungren Politician 22-Sep-1946   Congressman, California 3rd
Francesca Ruiz de Luzuriaga Business c. 1954   COO of Mattel Interactive, 1999-2000
Fred Lynn Baseball 3-Feb-1952   American League MVP 1975
William Lyon Military 9-Mar-1923   Chief of USAF Reserve, 1975-79
Mary Bono Mack Politician 24-Oct-1961   Congresswoman, California 45th
Conrad L. Mallett, Jr. Business 12-Nov-1953   Chief Justice of Michigan, 1997-99
Anthony L. Mandekic Business c. 1941   Treasurer of Tracinda Corporation
Ned Mansour Business c. 1948   President of Mattel, 1999-2000
Joseph A. Marengi Business c. 1953   Senior VP at Dell, 1997-2007
William Martin Novelist c. 1950   Back Bay
Les Mayfield Film Director c. 1960   Encino Man
Thom Mayne Architect 1943   Architect, 2005 Pritzker Prize winner
Joseph Mazzello Actor 21-Sep-1983   Jurassic Park
Robert McAlmon Author 9-Mar-1896 2-Feb-1956 Village: As It Happened
Cindy Hensley McCain Relative 20-May-1954   Wife of John McCain
Kent McCord Actor 26-Sep-1942   Officer Jim Reed on Adam 12
Michael McDonald Comic 31-Dec-1964   MADtv
Phyllis McGinley Poet 21-Mar-1905 22-Feb-1978 A Pocketful of Wry
Ted McGinley Actor 30-May-1958   Married with Children
Mark McGrath Musician 15-Mar-1968   Frontman for Sugar Ray
Mark McGwire Baseball 1-Oct-1963   583 home runs
John McIntire Actor 27-Jun-1907 30-Jan-1991 Christopher Hale on Wagon Train
Cynthia McKinney Politician 17-Mar-1955   Congresswoman from Georgia, 1993-2003 and 2005-07
Barbara McNair Singer 4-Mar-1934 4-Feb-2007 You're Gonna Love My Baby
Carey McWilliams Journalist 13-Dec-1905 27-Jun-1980 Editor of The Nation, 1955-75
John J. Mearsheimer Political Scientist 14-Dec-1947   Conventional Deterrence
John Milius Film Director 11-Apr-1944   Conan the Barbarian
Juanita Millender-McDonald Politician 7-Sep-1938 22-Apr-2007 Congresswoman from California, 1996-2007
Jeremy Miller Actor 21-Oct-1976   Ben Seaver on Growing Pains
James Millican Actor 17-Feb-1910 24-Nov-1955 American character actor
Martin Milner Actor 28-Dec-1931 6-Sep-2015 LAPD officer Pete Malloy on Adam-12
Carlos J. Moorhead Politician 6-May-1922 23-Nov-2011 Congressman from California, 1973-97
Jim Moran Politician 16-May-1945   Congressman, Virginia 8th
Trevor Morgan Actor 26-Nov-1986   Jurassic Park III
Mohamed Morsi Head of State 20-Aug-1951   President of Egypt, 2012-13
Patrick Muldoon Actor 27-Sep-1968   Starship Troopers
Anthony Muñoz Football 19-Aug-1958   Tackle, NFL Hall of Famer
Oscar Muñoz Business c. 1960   CEO of United Air Lines
John Naber Swimmer 20-Jan-1956   Four Olympic Gold Medals in 1976
Dorothy W. Nelson Judge 30-Sep-1928   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-95
Georgia R. Nelson Business c. 1950   Former VP, Edison International
Austin Nichols Actor 24-Apr-1980   John from Cincinnati
George Hugh Niederauer Religion 14-Jun-1936   Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco
Pat Nixon First Lady 16-Mar-1912 22-Jun-1993 Wife of US President Richard M. Nixon
John Norman Author 3-Jun-1931   Chronicles of Gor
Mabel Normand Actor 16-Nov-1892 22-Feb-1930 Tillie's Punctured Romance
Dan O'Bannon Screenwriter 30-Sep-1946 17-Dec-2009 Alien, Total Recall
Parry O'Brien Track and Field 28-Jan-1932 21-Apr-2007 Revolutionized the shot put
Soon-Tek Oh Actor 29-Jan-1943   Frequently on M*A*S*H
Timothy Olyphant Actor 20-May-1968   Sheriff Bullock on Deadwood
Timothy Omundson Actor 29-Jul-1969   Carlton Lassiter on Psych
Paul Orfalea Business 28-Nov-1947   Founder of Kinko's
Rafael Osuna Tennis 15-Sep-1938 4-Jun-1969 Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Carson Palmer Football 27-Dec-1980   Oakland Raiders QB
Fess Parker Actor 16-Aug-1925 18-Mar-2010 Daniel Boone
Jack Parsons Scientist 2-Oct-1914 17-Jul-1952 Satanic rocket scientist
Harry Partch Composer 24-Jun-1901 3-Sep-1974 Hobo composer, built his own instruments
Jerry M. Patterson Politician 25-Oct-1934   Congressman from California, 1975-85
Paula Patton Actor 5-Dec-1975   Deja Vu
Sam Peckinpah Film Director 21-Feb-1925 28-Dec-1984 Breakthrough director of ultraviolent film
Edward Perkins Diplomat 8-Jun-1928   US Ambassador to Australia, 1993-96
Richard Perle Government 16-Sep-1941   Prince of Darkness
Aulana L. Peters Attorney 30-Nov-1941   Former Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Kyra Phillips Journalist 8-Aug-1968   CNN anchor
Troy Polamalu Football 19-Apr-1981   Pittsburgh Steelers
Jon Postel Scientist 6-Aug-1943 16-Oct-1998 Creator of the Internet's RFC system
Spencer Pratt TV Personality 14-Aug-1983   Husband of Heidi Montag
Harve Presnell Actor 14-Sep-1933 30-Jun-2009 When the Boys Meet the Girls
Kelly Preston Actor 13-Oct-1962   What a Girl Wants
Charles O. Prince Business 13-Jan-1950   CEO of Citigroup, 2003-07
Maeve Quinlan Actor 16-Nov-1964   South of Nowhere
Gary L. Rainwater Business c. 1947   CEO of Ameren
David W. Raisbeck Business c. 1949   Vice Chairman of Cargill
Charles A. Ray Diplomat ?   US Ambassador to Cambodia, 2003-05
Debra L. Reed Business c. 1956   Sempra Energy subsidiary executive
Matt Reeves Film Director 27-Apr-1966   Felicity
Carl E. Reichardt Business c. 1934   CEO of Wells Fargo Bank, 1983-94
Jason Reitman Film Director 19-Oct-1977   Up in the Air
Kevin Reynolds Film Director 17-Jan-1952   Waterworld
Linda Johnson Rice Business 22-Mar-1958   CEO of Johnson Publishing
Laura Richardson Politician 14-Apr-1962   Congresswoman, California 37th
Charles Richter Scientist 26-Apr-1900 30-Sep-1985 Groundbreaking seismologist
Adam Rifkin Film Director 31-Dec-1966   Detroit Rock City
Jill Ritchie Actor 5-Mar-1974   D.E.B.S.
John Ritter Actor 17-Sep-1948 11-Sep-2003 Jack Tripper on Three's Company
Linda Gosden Robinson Business c. 1953   Public Relations executive
Dana Rohrabacher Politician 21-Jun-1947   Congressman, California 46th
Frederick Ryan, Jr. Business 12-Apr-1955   CEO of Allbritton Communications
Mort Sahl Comic 11-May-1927   Early influential stand-up comic
Mark Sanchez Football 11-Nov-1986   New York Jets QB
Laura Schlessinger Radio Personality 16-Jan-1947   The Dr. Laura Show
Ted Schroeder Tennis 20-Jul-1921 26-May-2006 Winner of 1949 Wimbledon
Josh Schwartz Screenwriter 6-Aug-1976   Creator, The O.C.
Norman Schwarzkopf Military 22-Aug-1934 27-Dec-2012 Leader in Persian Gulf War
Melody Thomas Scott Actor 18-Apr-1956   The Young and the Restless
Junior Seau Football 19-Jan-1969 2-May-2012 NFL Linebacker, committed suicide
Stephen A. Seche Diplomat c. 1952   US Ambassador to Yemen
Kyra Sedgwick Actor 19-Aug-1965   The Closer
Peter Segal Film Director 1962   Anger Management
Donald Segretti Criminal 17-Sep-1941   Dirty trickster for Nixon
Jason Sehorn Football 15-Apr-1971   St. Louis Rams #42
Tom Selleck Actor 29-Jan-1945   Magnum, P.I.
John Shad Government 27-Jun-1923 Jul-1994 SEC Chairman, 1981-87
Bill Sharman Basketball 25-May-1926 25-Oct-2013 Boston Celtics star and L.A. Lakers coach
Ally Sheedy Actor 13-Jun-1962   The Breakfast Club
Cybill Shepherd Actor 18-Feb-1950   Moonlighting
O. J. Simpson Football 9-Jul-1947   Searching tirelessly for the real killers
Scott Simpson Golf 17-Sep-1955   Winner, 1987 US Open
Bryan Singer Film Director 17-Sep-1965   X-Men
John Singleton Film Director 6-Jan-1968   Boyz N the Hood
Craig R. Smith Business c. 1952   CEO of Owens & Minor
H. Allen Smith Politician 8-Oct-1909 4-Jun-1998 Congressman from California, 1957-73
Robert H. Smith Business 1935   CEO of Security Pacific, 1990-92
Stan Smith Tennis 14-Dec-1946   Winner of 7 major tournaments
Taran Noah Smith Actor 8-Apr-1984   Mark Taylor on Home Improvement
Gerald A. Soffen Astronomer 7-Feb-1926 22-Nov-2000 Viking I mission to mars
Hilda Solis Politician 20-Oct-1957   US Secretary of Labor
Stephen Sommers Screenwriter 20-Mar-1962   The Mummy
Erroll Southers Government c. 1957   2009 TSA Director nominee
Robert Stack Actor 13-Jan-1919 14-May-2003 The Untouchables
Craig Stadler Golf 2-Jun-1953   The Walrus, winner of 1982 Masters
Richard D. Stephens Business c. 1952   Senior VP of Boeing
Gary Stiffelman Attorney c. 1952   Music industry attorney
Dave Stockton Golf 2-Nov-1941   Winner of 1970 and 1976 PGA Championships
Eric Stoltz Actor 30-Sep-1961   Chicago Hope
Irving Stone Novelist 14-Jul-1903 26-Aug-1989 Historical biographical novelist
Madeleine Stowe Actor 18-Aug-1958   The General's Daughter
Danny Strong Actor 6-Jun-1974   Co-creator of Empire
Neil J. Sullivan Author 24-Feb-1948   The Diamond in the Bronx
Lynn Swann Football 7-Mar-1952   Pittsburgh Steelers receiver
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Actor 27-Sep-1950   Mortal Kombat
Jake Tapper Journalist 12-Mar-1969   CNN Chief Washington Correspondent
Buck Taylor Actor 13-May-1938   Newly O'Brien on Gunsmoke
Brian Teacher Tennis 23-Dec-1954   Winner, 1980 Australian Open
Andy Tennant Film Director 1955   Hitch
Marlo Thomas Actor 21-Nov-1937   That Girl
Cary H. Thompson Business c. 1957   Managing Director, Bear Stearns
David R. Thompson Judge 26-Dec-1930 19-Feb-2011 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-2011
Wallace Thurman Author 16-Aug-1902 22-Dec-1934 The Blacker the Berry
T. J. Thyne Actor 7-Mar-1975   Dr. Jack Hodgins on Bones
Warren W. Tichenor Diplomat 1960   US Ambassador to the UN in Europe
Kevin Tighe Actor 13-Aug-1944   Roy DeSoto on Emergency!
Michael Tilson Thomas Conductor 21-Dec-1944   Music Director, SF Symphony
Dalton Trumbo Author 9-Dec-1905 10-Sep-1976 Johnny Got His Gun
Walter R. Tucker III Politician 28-May-1957   Congressman from California, 1993-95
Jon Turteltaub Film Director 8-Aug-1963   National Treasure
Ronald N. Tutor Business c. 1941   CEO of Tutor-Saliba Corporation
Robert H. Tuttle Diplomat 4-Aug-1943   US Ambassador to the UK, 2005-09
James R. Ukropina Attorney 1937   Former Partner, O'Melveny & Myers
Ron Underwood Film Director 6-Nov-1953   Tremors
Jesse Unruh Politician 30-Sep-1922 4-Aug-1987 Speaker of California State Assembly
Bobby Valentine Baseball 13-May-1950   Manager, Boston Red Sox
Lionel Van Deerlin Politician 25-Jul-1914 17-May-2008 Congressman from California, 1963-81
Robert Vaughn Actor 22-Nov-1932   Napoleon Solo on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Ellsworth Vines Tennis 28-Sep-1911 17-Mar-1994 Winner of 6 Grand Slam titles
Andrew J. Viterbi Engineer 9-Mar-1935   Viterbi Algorithm
George Vradenburg Attorney 14-Mar-1943   Strategic Advisor for AOL Time Warner
Leslie A. Waite Business c. 1946   Waite & Correnti
Charles Walters Film Director 17-Nov-1911 13-Aug-1982 Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Judge Wapner TV Personality 15-Nov-1919   The People's Court
David S. Ward Film Director 25-Oct-1945   The Sting
Essie Mae Washington-Williams Relative 12-Oct-1925 3-Feb-2013 Strom Thurmond's half-black daughter
John Wayne Actor 26-May-1907 11-Jun-1979 The Duke
James H. Webb Military 9-Feb-1946   Former US Senator from Virginia
Michael T. Weiss Actor 2-Feb-1962   The Pretender
Forest Whitaker Actor 15-Jul-1961   Ghost Dog
Charles White Football 22-Jan-1958   Winner, 1979 Heisman Trophy
Casey Wian Journalist c. 1961   CNN correspondent
Robert Wilcox Actor 19-May-1910 11-Jun-1955 The Man They Could Not Hang
Kathleen Wilhoite Actor 29-Jun-1964   Lorenzo's Oil
Bruce G. Willison Business c. 1949   President, Home Savings and Loan, 1996-98
Tex Winter Basketball 25-Feb-1922   KSU Head Coach, 1953-68
Deborah Ann Woll Actor 7-Feb-1985   Jessica Hamby on True Blood
David L. Wolper Film/TV Producer 11-Jan-1928 10-Aug-2010 Roots
Ronald B. Woodard Business c. 1944   Former Boeing Executive
Edward Woods Actor 5-Jul-1903 8-Oct-1989 The Public Enemy
Albert C. Yates Educator c. 1942   President, Colorado State, 1990-2003
Samuel W. Yorty Politician 1-Oct-1909 5-Jun-1998 Mayor of Los Angeles, 1961-73
Young MC Musician 10-May-1967   "Bust a Move"
Lee Thompson Young Actor 1-Feb-1984 19-Aug-2013 The Famous Jett Jackson
Robert Young Actor 22-Feb-1907 21-Jul-1998 Marcus Welby, M.D.
Albert C. Zapanta Government c. 1941   US Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Robert Zemeckis Film Director 14-May-1952   Back To The Future
Ron Ziegler Government 12-May-1939 10-Feb-2003 Press Secretary for Nixon
Barry Zito Baseball 13-May-1978   SF Giants pitcher

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Gloria Allred Attorney 3-Jul-1941   Feminist lawyer
Karen Bass Politician 3-Oct-1953   Congresswoman, California 33rd
Warren Bennis Educator 8-Mar-1925 31-Jul-2014 Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge
T. C. Boyle Author 7-Dec-1948   The Tortilla Curtain
Jerry Buss Business 15-Jun-1934 18-Feb-2013 Owner, Los Angeles Lakers
Erwin Chemerinsky Scholar 14-May-1953   Legal Scholar
Lane G. Collins Educator c. 1940   Accounting Professor at Baylor
James Dobson Radio Personality 21-Apr-1936   Focus on the Family
Dr. Drew Radio Personality 4-Sep-1958   Loveline
Richard A. Epstein Scholar 17-Apr-1943   Takings
Susan Estrich Pundit 16-Dec-1952   Fox News liberal
Nina Foch Actor 20-Apr-1924 5-Dec-2008 Executive Suite
Betty Friedan Activist 4-Feb-1921 4-Feb-2006 Rights for women spokesperson
Geoffrey Garrett Educator c. 1958   President of the Pacific Council
Joshua S. Goldstein Political Scientist 27-Dec-1952   War and Gender
Ed Guthman Journalist 11-Aug-1919 31-Aug-2008 Nixon enemy, Pulitzer Prize winner
Sidney Harman Business 5-Aug-1918 12-Apr-2011 Founder of Harman International
Mark Harris Novelist 19-Nov-1922 30-May-2007 Bang the Drum Slowly
Jascha Heifetz Violinist 2-Feb-1901 10-Dec-1987 Violin virtuoso
Otto Heino Artist 20-Apr-1915 16-Jul-2009 Master potter
Tomlinson Holman Engineer 7-Jun-1946   THX sound system
bell hooks Sociologist 9-Sep-1952   Ain't I A Woman
John Hospers Politician 9-Jun-1918 12-Jun-2011 First Libertarian presidential candidate
John R. Hubbard Educator 3-Dec-1918 21-Aug-2011 President of USC, 1970-80
Leon Kirchner Composer 24-Jan-1919 17-Sep-2009 Quartet No. 3
Sheila Kuehl Politician 9-Feb-1941   Dobie Gillis and ex-California State Senator
Arthur B. Laffer Economist 14-Aug-1940   Reagan advisor, Laffer curve
Ted Lange Actor 5-Jan-1947   Isaac the bartender on Love Boat
Gerald A. Larue Scholar ?   The Way of Positive Humanism
Jerome Lawrence Playwright 14-Jul-1915 29-Feb-2004 Inherit the Wind and Mame
Leonard Maltin Critic 18-Dec-1950   Film critic
Merrill Markoe Comic 1951   Late Night with David Letterman
Bill Melendez Cartoonist 15-Nov-1916 2-Sep-2008 A Charlie Brown Christmas
Dorothy W. Nelson Judge 30-Sep-1928   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-95
Thomas T. Noguchi Doctor 4-Jan-1927   Coroner to the Stars
George A. Olah Chemist 22-May-1927   Isolated carbonium ions
Warren Olney Radio Personality ?   LA radio host, To the Point
Paul Orfalea Business 28-Nov-1947   Founder of Kinko's
John Rechy Author 10-Mar-1934   City of Night
Charles R. Ritcheson Historian 26-Feb-1925 8-Dec-2011 British Politics and the American Revolution
Stephen J. Ryan Doctor 20-Mar-1940 29-Apr-2013 Dean, Keck School of Medicine, 1991-2004
Morton Owen Schapiro Educator 1953   President, Northwestern University
Arnold Schoenberg Composer 13-Sep-1874 13-Jul-1951 Emancipated dissonance
Erroll Southers Government c. 1957   2009 TSA Director nominee
John P. Stapp Scientist 11-Jul-1910 13-Nov-1999 Rocket sled pioneer
Ronald Steel Scholar 25-Mar-1931   Pax Americana
Randolph W. Westerfield Educator c. 1941   Business Professor, USC
Werner F. Wolfen Attorney 15-May-1930   Former Partner, Irell & Manella
Mark A. Zupan Educator c. 1959   Dean of Business, University of Rochester

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Leonore Annenberg Socialite 20-Feb-1918 12-Mar-2009 Wife of Walter Annenberg
Charles F. Bolden, Jr. Astronaut 19-Aug-1946   Four-time shuttle astronaut
Malcolm R. Currie Business 13-Mar-1927   CEO of Hughes Aircraft, 1988-92
Barry Diller Business 2-Feb-1942   CEO of USA Interactive Corp.
Leonard K. Firestone Business 10-Jun-1907 24-Dec-1996 US Ambassador to Belgium, 1974-77
Pat Haden Football 23-Jan-1953   LA Rams Quarterback, Investor
Isaias W. Hellman Business 3-Oct-1842 9-Apr-1920 Los Angeles banker
John R. Hubbard Educator 3-Dec-1918 21-Aug-2011 President of USC, 1970-80
B. Wayne Hughes Business 28-Sep-1933   CEO of Public Storage, 1991-2002
Ray R. Irani Business 13-Jan-1935   CEO of Occidental Petroleum
Suzanne Nora Johnson Business 14-May-1957   Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs, 2004-07
Lydia H. Kennard Business c. 1954   Los Angeles World Airports
Kevin Klose Government c. 1940   CEO of National Public Radio
Daniel D. Lane Business c. 1935   Lane/Kuhn Pacific, Inc.
Terry Lanni Business 14-Mar-1943 14-Jul-2011 CEO of MGM Mirage, 1995-2008
Monica C. Lozano Publisher 21-Jul-1956   Publisher of La Opini�n
William H. Luers Diplomat 15-May-1929   US Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1983-86
William Lyon Military 9-Mar-1923   Chief of USAF Reserve, 1975-79
Charles T. Manatt Attorney 9-Jun-1936 22-Jul-2011 DNC Chairman, 1981-85
John McCone Government 4-Jan-1902 14-Feb-1991 CIA Director, 1961-65
Jarl Mohn Business 26-Dec-1951   Founder of E! Television Networks
Dorothy W. Nelson Judge 30-Sep-1928   9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-95
George A. Olah Chemist 22-May-1927   Isolated carbonium ions
Ronald L. Olson Attorney 1941   Munger Tolles & Olson
Norman Pearlstine Journalist 4-Oct-1942   Former Time Inc. Editor in Chief
Jane G. Pisano Administrator c. 1945   Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Carl E. Reichardt Business c. 1934   CEO of Wells Fargo Bank, 1983-94
Stephen J. Ryan Doctor 20-Mar-1940 29-Apr-2013 Dean, Keck School of Medicine, 1991-2004
Steven B. Sample Educator 29-Nov-1940 29-Mar-2016 President, University of Southern California, 1991-2010
Morton Owen Schapiro Educator 1953   President, Northwestern University
William J. Schoen Business c. 1934   Chairman of Health Management Associates
Kevin W. Sharer Business 2-Mar-1948   CEO of Amgen
William E. B. Siart Business c. 1946   Former CEO, First Interstate Bancorp
Robert H. Smith Business 1935   CEO of Security Pacific, 1990-92
Patrick Soon-Shiong Business 1952   Founder, Abraxis BioScience
Ronald D. Sugar Business 1948   CEO of Northrop Grumman
Ratan N. Tata Business 28-Dec-1937   Chairman of Tata Group
Rosemary Tomich Business c. 1937   Hope Cattle Company
Peter Ueberroth Baseball 2-Sep-1937   Commissioner of Baseball, 1984-89
Andrew J. Viterbi Engineer 9-Mar-1935   Viterbi Algorithm
Randolph W. Westerfield Educator c. 1941   Business Professor, USC
Ernest J. Wilson III Educator c. 1948   Dean, Annenberg School for Communication

COACHES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Pete Carroll Football 15-Sep-1951   Seattle Seahawks coach
Al Davis Football 4-Jul-1929 8-Oct-2011 Owner of the Oakland Raiders
Tim Floyd Basketball 25-Feb-1954   USC Head Coach
Mike Garrett Football 12-Apr-1944   Winner, 1965 Heisman Trophy
Joe Gibbs Football 25-Nov-1940   NFL coach, NASCAR team owner
Paul Hackett Football 5-Jul-1947   USC Head Coach, 1998-2000
Lane Kiffin Football 9-May-1975   Head Coach at USC, 2010-13
Rod Marinelli Football 13-Jul-1949   Head Coach, Detroit Lions, 2006-08
Steve Mariucci Football 4-Nov-1955   Former Head Coach, 49ers, Lions
John McKay Football 5-Jul-1923 10-Jun-2001 USC Trojans Head Coach, 1960-75
Mike Riley Football 1952   Football Coach, Nebraska Cornhuskers
John Robinson Football 25-Jul-1935   LA Rams, NCAA head coach
Larry Smith Football 12-Sep-1939 28-Jan-2008 Missouri Head Coach, 1994-2000
Norv Turner Football 17-May-1952   Former Coach, San Diego Chargers

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