San Diego State University Notable Alumni

Discover the notable alumni of San Diego State University (SDSU). The list includes people like Gregory Peck, Susanna Thompson, Julie Kavner, J. Michael Straczynski & Art Linkletter. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as media personalities, film & theater personalities, writers, engineers and miscellaneous etc.
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Marshall Faulk
(American football player)
Marshall Faulk
17
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 26, 1973
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 2 
Julie Kavner
(Actor, Television actor)
Julie Kavner
5
Birthdate: September 7, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 3 
Joe Gibbs
(American football coach)
Joe Gibbs
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 25, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mocksville, North Carolina, USA
 4 
Susanna Thompson
4
Birthdate: January 27, 1958
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Diego, California
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 5 
J. Michael Straczynski
(Screenwriter, Film producer, Novelist, Journalist, Writer, Playwright, Science fiction writer)
J. Michael Straczynski
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 17, 1954
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paterson

The son of a manual laborer, J. Michael Straczynski grew up to graduate in psychology and sociology. Best known for writing the Marvel Comics series The Amazing Spider-Man, he has written for both TV and films, apart from authoring his own books and creating the sci-fi TV show Babylon 5.

 6 
Ellen Ochoa
(The First Hispanic Woman to Go to Space)
Ellen Ochoa
4
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 10, 1958
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Ellen Ochoa is an American engineer and classical flautist. A former astronaut, Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman in space. In 2012, she became the first Hispanic director of Johnson Space Center. Ochoa has won several prestigious awards including NASA's Distinguished Service Medal and Space Flight Medals. In 2017, she was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame.

 7 
Gayla Peevey
(Singer)
Gayla Peevey
15
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: March 8, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
 8 
Sandi Patty
(Singer)
Sandi Patty
6
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 12, 1956
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
 9 
Joe Corona
(Midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo)
Joe Corona
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 9, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 10 
Roger Benitez
(Judge known for his opinions striking down several California gun control laws)
Roger Benitez
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: December 30, 1950
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba