University Of California, Santa Barbara Notable Alumni
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Discover the notable alumni of University Of California, Santa Barbara. The list includes people like Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Ballard, Jack Johnson & Harvey Levin. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as scientists, miscellaneous, film & theater personalities, singers and musicians etc.
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1
Michael Douglas(One of the Most Popular and Critically Acclaimed Actors of His Generation)
Birthdate: September 25, 1944
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
2
Gwyneth Paltrow(Best Known for Her Role in the Film ' Shakespeare in Love')
Birthdate: September 27, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
3
Benjamin Bratt(Actor and Producer Known for His Role as Detective ‘Rey Curtis’ on the TV Series ‘Law & Order’)
Birthdate: December 16, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
4
Alison Eastwood(Known for Her Role as ‘Mandy Nicholls’ in the Film ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’)
Birthdate: May 22, 1972
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
5
Sean Hannity(Conservative Political Commentator and Host of the Radio Show, 'The Sean Hannity Show', and Fox News Show, ‘Hannity’)
Birthdate: December 30, 1961
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: May 18, 1975
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
7
Robby Krieger
(Guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as the guitarist of the rock band the Doors)
Birthdate: January 8, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: October 26, 1983
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
Birthdate: March 10, 1979
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: March 22, 1945
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: January 11, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
12
Chanel Miller
(She was known anonymously after she was sexually assaulted on the campus)
Birthdate: June 12, 1992
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, United States
13
Dasha Zhukova(Businesswoman & Art Collector and Founder of 'Garage Museum of Contemporary Art')
Birthdate: June 8, 1981
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: September 2, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles
15
Ginger Gonzaga(American Comedian and Actress Known for Her TV Series ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’)
Birthdate: May 17, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States
Birthdate: June 20, 1982
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: January 4, 1927
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
18
Richard Serra
(Sculptor, Painter)
Birthdate: November 2, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Francisco
19
Reza Aslan
(Scholar, Author Famous for His Translated Works ‘No God but God: The Origins’, ‘Evolution’, and ‘Future of Islam')
Birthdate: May 3, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran
Birthdate: September 29, 1986
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Laguna Beach, California, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
21
Peter Popoff
(American Televangelist and Faith Healer Who Was Exposed as a Fraud in 1986 by James Randi)
Birthdate: July 2, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: East Berlin, Germany
Birthdate: August 20, 1953
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bellevue, Washington, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
23
Robert Ballard(Retired US Navy Officer and Oceanographer Who Discovered the Wrecks of the 'RMS Titanic' in 1985)
Birthdate: June 30, 1942
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, United States
24
Jason Lezak
(American Former Competitive Swimmer and Four-time Olympic Gold Medalist)
Birthdate: November 12, 1975
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Irvine, California, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
25
Edward L. Masry
(Former lawyer with the help of his legal assistant Erin Brockovich, Masry built a case against the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) of California in 1993)
Birthdate: July 29, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey, United States
Died: December 5, 2005
Birthdate: May 3, 1949
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Birthdate: October 30, 1983
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York City, New York (state) New York, U.S.
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
28
Todd Rogers
(American Professional Beach Volleyball Player)
Birthdate: September 30, 1973
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Joseph C. Wilson
(Diplomat, Writer, Whistleblower, Businessperson)
Birthdate: November 6, 1949
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bridgeport
Birthdate: July 12, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: May 17, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hudiksvall, Sweden
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
32
Carin Jennings-Gabarra
(American Retired Soccer Forward)
Birthdate: January 9, 1965
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
33
Scott Fisher
(Basketball player, Basketball coach)
Birthdate: July 20, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Jose, California, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
34
Scott Frank
(Screenwriter)
Birthdate: March 10, 1960
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States
35
Michael Young
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: October 19, 1976
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Covina, California, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
36
Josh Elliott
(Sports commentator)
Birthdate: July 6, 1971
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
37
Grady Booch
(Computer scientist, Engineer)
Birthdate: February 27, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Amarillo
38
James Nunnally
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: July 14, 1990
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Jose, California, United States
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
39
Ethan Erickson
(Actor, Model)
Birthdate: August 5, 1973
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
40
Joseph M. Acaba
(First Person of Puerto Rican Heritage to Be Named as a NASA Astronaut Candidate)
Birthdate: May 17, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
41
Kayte Christensen
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: November 16, 1980
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lakeview, Oregon, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
42
Bahar Soomekh
(Actor, Television actor)
Birthdate: March 30, 1975
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tehran
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
43
Carol W. Greider
(Biologist, Molecular biologist, Geneticist, Physician)
Birthdate: April 15, 1961
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Davis
44
Jared Huffman
(Member of the U.S. House of Representatives From California’s 2nd District and Volleyball Player)
Birthdate: February 18, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Independence, Missouri, United States
45
Michael Roll
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: April 12, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mission Viejo, California, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
46
Dillon Tate
(Baseball Player)
Birthdate: May 1, 1994
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Harbor City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
47
Alexei Filippenko
(Known for Studies of Supernovae, Active Galaxies, Black Holes, Accelerating Expansion of the Universe)
Birthdate: July 25, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
48
Taylor Pischke
(Volleyball player)
Birthdate: April 18, 1993
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
49
Yau-Man Chan
(Table tennis player)
Birthdate: August 26, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hong Kong
50
Lindsay Taylor
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: May 20, 1981
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Poway, California, United States
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
The ‘University of California, Santa Barbara’ is one among the ten institutions affiliated with the ‘University of California’ system. Many students from all over the world try hard to secure a place in this famous university. The institution stood 48th in the ‘World University Rankings’ list, compiled by the popular magazine ‘Times Higher Education’. The institution also secured the 42nd spot in the ‘Academy Ranking of World Universities’ list. The staff of this university includes several Nobel Prize winners and more than 30 members of the ‘National Academy of Sciences’. Apart from its academic excellence and state of the art infrastructure, the institution is also quite popular for its This list includes the names of several notable alumni of the ‘University of California, Santa Barbara’ who pursued their passion and have inspired millions around the world to follow their dreams as well. Renowned Hollywood actors Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow have been students of this famous university. Michael Douglas was felicitated with the prestigious Academy award for his role in the 1987 flick ‘Wall Street’. Gwyneth Paltrow shot to fame for her appearance in the flicks ‘Shakespeare In Love’ and ‘A Perfect Murder’. He has acted in dozens of other blockbusters as well. The list of UCSB alumni also includes several other noteworthy names such as sportsmen Michael Bryson and Orlando Johnson, television host Charissa Thompson as well as adult movie actress Tera Patrick.
