Anna Jean Ayres (B.A. 1945, M.A. 1954, Ph.D. 1961) – occupational therapist and developmental psychologist known for her work in the area of Sensory processing disorderA.V. Balakrishnan (M.A. 1949, M.S. 1950, Ph.D. 1954) – applied mathematician; professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles; initially earned a masters in cinemaLeo Buscaglia (B.A. 1950, M.A. 1954, Ph.D. 1963) – educator, best-selling authorGeorge V. Chilingar (B.S. 1949, M.S. 1950, Ph.D. 1956) – distinguished petroleum geologistFred Cohen (Ph.D. 1986) – computer scientist; inventor of computer virus defense techniquesAnita Elberse (M.A.) – Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business SchoolAndrew A. Frank (M.S. 1965, Ph.D. 1968) – professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering at UC Davis; the father of modern plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV)Alice Gast (B.S. 1980) – President of Imperial College LondonGeorge Gerbner (M.A. 1951, Ph.D. 1955) – communication theorist; founder of cultivation theoryPiara Singh Gill (B.S. 1935, M.S. 1936) – pioneer in cosmic ray nuclear physicsAlfred Gottschalk (Ph.D. 1965) – President of Hebrew Union College and leader in the Reform Judaism movement.Robert M. Gray (Ph.D. 1966) – information theorist; professor of electrical engineering at Stanford UniversityLoren Grey (B.A. 1939, M.S. 1954, Ph.D. 1959) – author and educational psychologistAdam Herbert (B.A. 1966, M.P.A. 1968) – President, Indiana UniversityPhilip G. Hoffman (M.A. 1942) – former President of the University of Houston, first Chancellor of the University of Houston SystemJohn B. Hogenesch (B.A. 1989, B.S. 1991) – chronobiologist, Professor of Pharmacology at University of Pennsylvania, discovered the essential circadian clock gene Bmal1Howard P. House (M.D. 1935) – ear specialist and founder of the House Ear InstituteAyanna Howard (M.S. 1994, Ph.D. 1999) – roboticist, professor at the Georgia Institute of TechnologyAmando Kapauan (Ph.D. 1959) – chemist and researcherJonathan Kellerman (Ph.D. 1974) clinical psychologist and writerBarry Kerzin (Ph.D. 1976) – professor of medicine, Buddhist monk and teacher, and personal physician to the Dalai LamaSatinder Vir Kessar, (Ph.D. 1958) - organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureateMatin Ahmed Khan, Dean and Director, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, 1972-77Douglas Kmiec (J.D. 1976) – Caruso Family Chair & Professor of Constitutional Law, Pepperdine UniversityEllis O. Knox (M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1931) – educator, first African-American to be awarded a Ph.D. on the West CoastBart Kosko (B.A. 1982) – Hybrid intelligent system expert and science fiction writerAnthony Lazzaro (B.S. 1948) – USC Senior Vice PresidentMinnette Gersh Lenier (Ph.D. 1971) – teacher who used magic to improve students’ learning skills.Paul Locatelli (Ph.D. 1971) – former President and professor of accounting at Santa Clara UniversityCatherine McBride-Chang (M.A. 1992, Ph.D. 1994) – developmental psychologist and early literacy researcher.John Mearsheimer (M.A. 1974) – political scientist; professor of political science at the University of ChicagoMax More (Ph.D. 1995) – philosopher and futurist, founder of Extropy InstituteJames Porter Moreland (Ph.D. 1985) – professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology at Biola UniversityWilliam Moritz (Ph.D. 1968) – film historianDennis J. Murray (M.P.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1977) – President of Marist CollegeBoris Podolsky (B.S.E.E. 1918, M.S. 1926) – physicistNemesio Prudente (Ph.D. 1959) – President of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and political activistAlison Dundes Renteln (J.D. 1991) – Political Scientist, Professor of Political Science, Anthropology, Public Policy and Law at the University of Southern CaliforniaIan Roberts (Ph.D. 1985) – linguist; Professor of Linguistics at the University of CambridgeGordon H. Sato (B.S. 1951) – biochemist; former director of the W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center; founder of the Manzanar ProjectGretchen Sibley (A. M. 1946) – zoologist, founder of the docent program at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, first executive director of the California State Science FairRangaswamy Srinivasan (Ph.D. 1956) – discoverer of Ablative Photodecomposition (APD) and co-inventor of the LASIK procedureSusan Straight (B.A. 1981) – published writer and novelist, professor at the University of California, RiversideShang-Hua Teng (M.S. 1988) – computer scientist; chairman of the Computer Science Department at the Viterbi School of EngineeringNorman Topping (B.A. 1933, M.D. 1936) – former University President and NIH associate director; helped develop a typhus vaccine and the first effective treatment against Rocky Mountain spotted feverLaura Skandera Trombley (Ph.D. 1989) – President of Pitzer CollegeCecilia Velástegui – authorAndrew Viterbi (Ph.D. 1962) – inventor of the Viterbi algorithm, CDMA, co-founder of Qualcomm and benefactor of the Viterbi School of EngineeringGregory Ain (attended the School of Architecture from 1927–28) FAIA – architect active in the mid-20th centuryJoel Bergman (B.Arch. 1965) FAIA – architect, designer of several landmark casinosAl Boeke (B.Arch. 1948) – developer of Sea Ranch, CaliforniaBoris Dramov (1966) – architect and principle of ROMA Design GroupSidney Eisenshtat (B.Arch. 1935) – architect, best known for synagogues and Jewish academic buildingsEdward H. Fickett (B.Arch. 1937) FAIA – architect, consultant to federal and local governmentsFrank Gehry (B.Arch. 1954, Honorary Doctorate 2000) FAIA – Canadian-American Pritzker Prize winning architectJon Jerde (B.Arch. 1964) FAIA – architect, founder and chairman of The Jerde PartnershipEdward Killingsworth (B.Arch. 1940) FAIA – was an architect best known as a participant in Arts & Architecture's Case Study program in the mid-1950sPierre Koenig (B.Arch. 1952) FAIA – architect known for his exposed steel and glass housesHarold Levitt (1921–2003) – architect, designed homes for the rich and famousCarl Maston (B.Arch. 1936) – Mid-Century Modern architect and USC Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 1989Thom Mayne (B.Arch. 1968) FAIA – principal of Morphosis, Pritzker Prize laureate, and co-founder of Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC)Allen Siple (1900–1973) – architectRaphael Soriano (B.Arch. 1934) FAIA – architect and educator, helped define the mid-century modern periodPaul Revere Williams (B.S. 1919) – architect, designed the homes of numerous celebrities, first African American member of the American Institute of ArchitectsBernard Zimmerman – Modernist architect,longtime educator at the Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental DesignKhalil Bendib (M.A. 1982) – political cartoonistArt Clokey (M.A. 1956) – clay animator; creator of GumbyJames Grant (B.S., c. 1945) – painter, sculptorCorita Kent (M.A. 1951) – artist Elad Lassry (M.F.A. 2007) – artistPaul McCarthy (M.F.A. 1973) – artistKenneth Price (B.F.A. 1956) – ceramic artist and printmakerAda Mae Sharpless (B. A. 1922) – sculptorDelmer J. Yoakum (attended the Roski School of Fine Arts) – artistThe University of Southern California has had a number of notable American football players. The following list includes all former USC football players that have articles on Wikipedia. Please note: Some former players may be listed elsewhere due to other achievements (i.e. John Wayne and Ward Bond, became better known as actors; Quincy Woods became better known as an Olympian, etc.)
Elías Larry Ayuso – professional basketball playerDavid Bluthenthal (now "Blu") – professional basketball playerCynthia Cooper-Dyke – Pprofessional basketball player, 2-time Olympic medalist, member of both the Naismith Memorial and Women's Basketball Halls of FameDeMar DeRozan – professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors, drafted 9th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the RaptorsDesmon Farmer – professional basketball player with Ironi AshkelonTaj Gibson – Chicago Bulls power forward, 2009–presentLisa Leslie – WNBA player for Los Angeles Sparks, 4-time Olympic champion, member of the Naismith and Women's Halls of FameSteve Malovic (1956–2007), American-Israeli basketball playerO. J. Mayo – professional basketball player with the Milwaukee BucksBarry Migliorini – American Basketball Association head coachCheryl Miller – member of both the Naismith and Women's Halls of Fame, former USC women's coachHarold Miner – NBA player and Slam Dunk contest championBrian Scalabrine – NBA forward for the Chicago Bulls, NBA champion with the Boston CelticsBill Sharman – player and coach, Basketball Hall of FamerTina Thompson – WNBA player, 2-time Olympic championPaul Westphal – professional basketball player, current head coach at Pepperdine UniversityTex Winter – basketball coach (inventor of the Triangle offense)Nick Young – professional basketball player with the Los Angeles LakersDaniel Hackett – professional basketball player with the Olympiacos B.C.Nicole Castrale (B.A. 2001) – LPGA professional golferAl Geiberger (B.A. 1959) – professional golferBrian Henninger – professional golferAnna Rawson – LPGA professional golferJennifer Rosales – LPGA professional golferDave Stockton – professional golferScott Simpson (B.S. B.A. 1978) – professional golferCraig Stadler – professional golferKevin Stadler (B.A. 2002) – professional golferByron Black – tennis championBob Falkenburg – tennis championLuke Jensen – tennis championMurphy Jensen – tennis championRick Leach – tennis championBob Lutz – tennis championGene Mako – tennis championAlex Olmedo (B.S. B.A.) – tennis championRafael Osuna – tennis championRaúl Ramírez – tennis championTed Schroeder – tennis championStan Smith – tennis championGeorge Toley (B.A. 1942) – tennis coach and playerEllsworth Vines – tennis championBibiana Candelas – volleyball playerPeter Daland – swimming coachPhil Hill – only American-born driver to win the Formula One driving championshipLisa Moretti (B.A. 1984) – professional female wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment under stage name IvoryJess Mortensen – NCAA champion track athlete and coachDave Salo – swimming coachEve Torres – professional female wrestler for World Wrestling EntertainmentDan Bane (B.S. 1969) – Chairman and CEO of Trader Joe'sTom Barrack (B.A. 1969) – CEO of Colony CapitalMarc Benioff (B.S.B.A. 1986) – founder and CEO of Salesforce.comDouglas G. Bergeron (M.S. 1987) – CEO of VeriFoneDavid Bohnett (B.S. 1978) – founder and former CEO of Geocities.com, founder of David Bohnett FoundationJerry Buss (Ph.D. 1957) – owner of Los Angeles LakersHenry Caruso (B.S.B.A.) – founder of Dollar Rent-A-CarRick Caruso (B.S. 1980) – CEO of Caruso AffiliatedAlan Casden (B.S. 1968) – Chairman and CEO of Casden PropertiesFu Chengyu (傅成玉) (M.E.) – Chairman of Sinopec; former CEO of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (2003—2011)Yang Ho Cho (M.B.A. 1979) – President and CEO of Korean AirlinesRichard W. "Dick" Cook (B.A. 1972) – Chairman of the Walt Disney StudiosScott Cook (B.A. 1974) – co-founder and chairman of Intuit, Inc.Kenneth C. Dahlberg (M.S.E.E. 1969) – President and CEO of Science Applications International CorporationChris DeWolfe (M.B.A. 1997) – co-founder of MySpace and current CEOSanford Diller – real estate developerDavid H. Dornsife – Chairman of the Herrick Corporation, USC trustee, namesake of the College of Letters, Arts and SciencesSeymour Durst - real estate mogulVic Edelbrock, Jr. (B.S. B.A. 1959) – President and CEO of Edelbrock AutomotivePierre El Daher – Chairman and CEO of LBC and PAC Ltd.Dick Enthoven – South African-born businessman, owner of Nando'sLarry Flax (J.D. 1971) – co-founder of California Pizza KitchenRobert M. Fomon – Chairman and CEO of E. F. Hutton & Co.Carlo Gancia (M.A. in Economics) – co-owner of the Forti Formula One teamAbe Garver – investment bankerIvan Glasenberg (M.B.A. 1993) – CEO of Glencore, #96 richest man in the worldStanley Gold (J.D. 1967) – President and CEO of Shamrock HoldingsSteve Goodall (B.S., M.B.A.) – President of J. D. Power and AssociatesFrances Hashimoto (1966) – former CEO of Mikawaya, inventor of mochi ice creamJerry Heller (B.S.B.A. 1963) – co-founder and CEO of Ruthless RecordsThomas Hicks (M.B.A 1970) – partner at Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst; part-owner of Dallas Stars and Texas RangersBarron Hilton (1946) – Co-chairman of the Hilton Hotels chain, and the original owner of the San Diego ChargersDavid T. Hon (Ph.D. 1971) – physicist and founder of Dahon folding bicyclesMing Hsieh (B.S.E.E. 1983, M.S.E.E. 1984) – President and founder of Cogent SystemsBradley Wayne Hughes (B.S.B.A. 1957) – founder of Public StorageJon Huntsman, Sr. (M.B.A.) – founder and Chairman of Huntsman CorporationHyekyung "Shelly" Hwang (M.B.A.) – founder of PinkberryRay R. Irani (Ph.D. 1957) – CEO of Occidental PetroleumJames Jannard – founder of Oakley Sunglasses and Red Digital Cinema Camera CompanySuzanne Nora Johnson (B.S. 1979) – Vice Chairman of Goldman SachsBruce Karatz (J.D. 1970) – Chairman and CEO of KB HomeKyle Kazan (B.A. 1990) – co-founder of Beach Front Properties, LLC. and Beach Front Property Management, Inc.Richard Knerr (B.S.) – co-founder of Wham-O; the creators of the Hula Hoop, Frisbee, and SuperballRonald Lam (M.B.A. 1986) – former CEO/President of GameWorksTerrence Lanni (B.S. 1965) – Chairman and CEO of MGM MirageAlan Levine (B.S. 1968, J.D. 1971) – former President and COO of Sony Pictures EntertainmentJack Lindquist (B.A. 1950) – former president of DisneylandBryan Lourd (B.A. 1982) – Co-Chairman of Creative Artists Agency (CAA)Armen Margarian (B.S. 2001, M.B.A. 2006) – co-founder of NexusLab Inc. (an Inc.5000 Company)Mike Markkula (B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E.) – former CEO and angel investor of Apple Computer, Inc.Preston Martin (B.S. 1947, M.B.A. 1948) – founder of the PMI Mortgage Insurance Company; former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve BoardSteve McIntosh (B.S. 1984) – founder and president of Now & Zen, Inc.; influential writer in the field of integral philosophyArthur Melin (B.S.) – co-founder of Wham-OOscar Munoz (B.S. 1982) – President and CEO of United AirlinesBrian Mulligan – former chairman of Fox TelevisionPaul Orfalea – founder of Kinko'sSol Price (J.D. 1957) – founder of Price Club (now Costco)Charles Prince (B.A. 1971, M.A. 1975, J.D. 1975) – former Chairman and CEO of CitigroupEdward C. Raymund – founder of Tech Data Corp.Jim Rogers (L.L.M. 1963) – Chairman and CEO of Sunbelt CommunicationsEdward P. Roski (B.S. 1962) – Chairman and CEO of Majestic Realty Co., part owner of the Los Angeles Kings and Los Angeles LakersSteve Saleen – CEO and founder of Saleen Performance, Inc.Devita Saraf – founder of Vu Technologies and co-founder of Vu TelePresenceRobert Sarzo (B.S. 2004) – owner of Sarzo Entertainment LLCJeetendr Sehdev – marketing professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and JournalismAlan Smolinisky (B.S. 2001) – entrepreneur, real estate investor, owner of Palisadian-Post newspaperJeff Smulyan (B.S. 1969, J.D. 1972) – founder and CEO of Emmis CommunicationsMark Stevens (B.S.E.E. 1981, B.A.ECON 1981, M.S.CENG 1984) – partner at Sequoia CapitalMichael Trope – sports agent, divorce lawyerKevin Tsujihara (B.S. 1986) – CEO of Warner Bros. PicturesRonald Tutor (B.S.B.A. 1963) – President/CEO of Tutor-Saliba Corp.Andrew Viterbi (Ph.D. 1962) – co-founder of QualcommWilliam Wang (B.S. 1986) – founder and CEO of VizioCraig Winn (B.S. 1977) – founder of Value America; author of Prophet of Doom and Tea With TerroristsAlbert C. Zapanta – President and CEO of the United States-Mexico Chamber of CommerceRichard Ziman (B.S. 1964, J.D. 1967) – Chairman and CEO of Arden RealtyFilm and television
For people primarily known as actors and actresses, see Performing arts, below.Elizabeth Allen – directorZeenat Aman – Indian actress, model and Miss Asia Pacific 1970Thom Andersen – film criticDavid Anspaugh – directorJudd Apatow – filmmakerGregg Araki – filmmakerJohn August – filmmakerJune Bacon-Bercey, M.P.A 1979 – television meteorologist, first African American as well as first woman to be awarded American Meteorological Society's Seal of ApprovalJohn Bailey – cinematographerHugh Beaumont – actor, television director, and Methodist ministerWalt Becker – filmmakerJack Bender – executive producer of LostBeck Bennett – actor and comedianLaura Bialis – filmmakerLes Blank – documentary filmmakerJeffrey Blitz – filmmakerPaul Harris Boardman – producer and screenwriterRobert F. Boyle – art director and production designerCharles Braverman – filmmakerHenry Bumstead – art director and production designerBryan Burk – executive producer of LostKeith Calder – producerTrey Callaway – screenwriter and producerAndrés Cantor – sportscasterJohn Carpenter – film directorAdam Christian Clark – filmmakerLily Collins – actressSandro Corsaro – executive producer, creator of Kick Buttowski: Suburban DaredevilMiranda Cosgrove – actress of iCarly and singerSean Covel – producerBuster Crabbe (B.A. 1931) – actorR. J. Cutler (B.A. 1993) – filmmakerThomas Del Ruth – cinematographerScott Derrickson – filmmakerCaleb Deschanel – cinematographerDean Devlin – screenwriter and producerSusan Downey – producerRee Drummond (1991 B.A. Gerontology) – chef and TV personalityEllis R. Dungan – directorRobert Elswit – cinematographerRick Famuyiwa – directorAmerica Ferrera – actress, producerVerna Fields – film editor and sound editorErik Fleming – film director and producerDana Fox – screenwriterWilliam A. Fraker – cinematographerJoe Francis – adult film producerRichard Franklin – Australian film directorSarah Gilman – actressDavid S. Goyer – filmmakerJames Gray – film director and screenwriterBrian Grazer – film and television producerTaylor Hackford – film director and producerKevin Hagen – actorConrad Hall – cinematographerCurtis Harrington – experimental filmmakerAmi Horowitz – filmmaker, media personalityRon Howard – film director and actorGeorge Huang – filmmakerMartin Hynes – filmmakerRobert Illes – Emmy-winning TV writerJames Ivory – film directorFrederick Johnson (M.P.W. 1985) -- Emmy-winning TV writerRian Johnson – filmmakerJoe Johnston – film directorScott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski – writersRob Kardashian – TV personality and businessmanHoward G. Kazanjian – film producerRichard Kelly – filmmakerIrvin Kershner – film directorMahira Khan - Pakistani actressKarey Kirkpatrick – screenwriterRandal Kleiser – filmmakerTom Klemesrud – editorJohn Knoll (B.A. 1984) – motion picture visual effects specialist, co-creator of Adobe PhotoshopChad Kultgen – writer, producerBen Kurland – actor, producerGary Kurtz – film producerFrederick Larson – law professor and filmmakerBarry Levy – screenwriterJohn Longenecker – film director, cinematographerRobert Lovenheim – film producer and writerDoug Liman – film director and producerGeorge Lucas – film director and producerJoseph Magee (M.L.A. 1984) – music scoring mixerFelipe Marino – producerGregory Markopoulos – filmmakerKerry McCluggage – film and TV executive and producerBridgit Mendler – actress and singer-songwriterJohn Milius – film director and screenwriterMiles Millar – screenwriter and producerHerman Miller – writer and producerJeremy Miller – actorRon W. Miller – CEO and president of Walt Disney ProductionsKyle Mooney – actor, writer, cast member on Saturday Night LiveWalter Murch – film editor and sound designerTomas Mureika – filmmaker, playwright, music criticDon Murphy – producerGustin Nash – screenwriterTom Neff – film director, producer and executiveJoe Neurauter – producerMichael Nolin – producerNatalie Nunn – reality television starTommy O'Haver – filmmakerTom Oesch – directorRichard Outten – screenwriterSam Peckinpah – film directorBrian Wayne Peterson – screenwriter and television producerJason Peterson – producer, CEO, digital distribution entrepreneurAngelo Pizzo – screenwriter and producerGene Polito – cinematographer and professor at USC School of Cinematic ArtsPatrik-Ian Polk – film director and producerJon Poll – film editor and directorKelly Preston – actressJon Paul Puno – film directorNathalia Ramos – actress of House of Anubis, seasons 1 – 2, later to return for season 4Jason Reitman – film directorShonda Rhimes – screenwriter, director, and producerJay Roach – film director and producerRobert Rodat – screenwriterGene Roddenberry – screenwriter and producerBarry Rubinow – film executive and editorJason Russell – film director, co-founder of Invisible Children, Inc.Emily Rutherfurd – actressGary Rydstrom (B.A. 1981) – sound designerWalter Salles – filmmakerJarrett Schaefer – filmmakerElle Schneider – cinematographer, developer of Digital Bolex cameraJosh Schwartz – producer and creator of The O.C.John Schwartzman – cinematographerBen Shedd – documentary filmmakerSigurjón Sighvatsson – producerBryan Singer – film directorJohn Singleton – film directorStephen Sommers – film directorDror Soref – filmmakerScott Speer – music video producerAdam Stein – filmmaker, editorTim Story – film directorMadeleine Stowe – actressRoss Thomas – actor, filmmakerDavid E. Tolchinsky – screenwriterRon Underwood – film directorLee Unkrich – film directorClay Walker – film producer, director, cinematographer and editorMatthew Weiner – writer, director, producer, creator of television drama series Mad MenDavid N. Weiss – screenwriterBrad Williams – comedianMax Winkler – director, screenwriterAlexander Winn – filmmakerDavid L. Wolper (B.A. 1949) – film and television producerFreddie Wong – YouTube celebrity and directorRobert Yeoman – cinematographerRobert Zemeckis – Academy Award-winning directorLaura Ziskin – producerSasha Knezev – filmmakerSee also: USC Thornton School of Music
Ambrose Akinmusire (M.M. 2007) – jazz trumpeterHerb Alpert (B.M. 1954) – musician, co-founder of A&M RecordsBanks – pop singerChristophe Beck (Graduate Certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television, 1993) – film score composerMarco Beltrami (Graduate Certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television, 1993) – film score composerAloe Blacc - soul singer, musicianHouston Bright (Ph.D musicology, 1952) – composerHarold Budd (B.M. 1966) – Ambient/avant-garde composerTodd Carey – singer-songwriter and musicianRob Cavallo (B.A., English 1985) – Grammy Award winning record producer and A&R; Chief Creative Officer of Warner Music GroupAlan Chang (B.M. 2002) – musician, composer, musical director for Michael BubléNicolas Chumachenco – violinistAlfred Darlington, better known as Daedelus – electronic music producer based in Los AngelesJohn Dearman (B.M. 1981, M.M. 1983) – classical guitaristMarianne Dissard (B.A 1991 Film Production) – singer, lyricistFlea – bassist for the Red Hot Chili PeppersNmon Ford (B.M., M.M.) – Grammy Award-winning singerJeremiah "JGivens" Givens (B.S., Mechanical Engineering 2010) – rap artist with record label Humble Beast.Goldroom – musicianJerry Goldsmith – film score composerKina Grannis – musicianMacy Gray (B.A., screenwriting 1990) – Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriterLionel Hampton – jazz musicianDexter Holland – singer and guitarist for The OffspringMarilyn Horne (B.M. 1953) – opera singerJames Horner (B.M. 1974) – film score composerJames Newton Howard, film score composerPaul Jackson Jr. (B.M.) – guitaristTommy Johnson (B.M. 1956) – tuba playerWilliam Kanengiser (B.M. 1981, M.M. 1983) – classical guitaristMorten Lauridsen (B.M. 1966, M.A. 1968, D.M.A. 1974) – composerRoger Joseph Manning, Jr. – keyboardist for Jellyfish, Beck and The Moog CookbookAnthony Marinelli – Film score composerRobert Marsteller – faculty, principal trombone, Los Angeles Philharmonic (1946-1971)Bear McCreary – film score composerMark McGrath – singer, frontman of Sugar Ray, host of ExtraAngela Meade (M.M. 2004) – opera singerJ. Greg Miller – horn playerDavid Newman (M.M. 1982) – film composerKelley O'Connor (B.M. 2002) – opera singerMartin O'Donnell – composer best known for video game workJohn Ottman (B.A. 1988) – film score composerChristopher Parkening (B.M. 1969) – classical guitaristElizabeth Pitcairn – concert violinistBasil Poledouris – film score composerBrian Ralston – film score composerLee Ritenour (B.M. 1972) – jazz guitaristJessica Rivera (M.M. 1998) – opera singerDouglas Romayne (Graduate Certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television, 2000) – television and film score composerPatrice Rushen (B.M. 1976) – songwriter, session musician, producer, arranger, film composer, and musical directorCraig Saper – audio engineer, actorAnil Srinivasan – classical pianist and music educatorScott Tennant (B.M. 1986) – classical guitaristSalli Terri – singer and songwriterMichael Tilson Thomas (B.M. 1967, M.M. 1976) – conductor and music director of the San Francisco Symphony OrchestraRobyn Troup – singer, "My Grammy Moment 2007" winnerMack Wilberg – director of the Mormon Tabernacle ChoirFrank Wildhorn – Broadway composerAndrew York (M.M. 1986) – classical guitarist-composerMarvin Young (more popularly known as Young MC) – rapper, producer and writerSteven Zhu (more popularly known as Zhu) – electronic music producerPatrick J. Adams – actor best known for TV series SuitsSasha Alexander – actress best known as Maura Isles on Rizzoli & IslesZeenat Aman – Indian actress, model and Miss Asia Pacific 1970Morris Ankrum – actorBrandon Barash – actorTroian Bellisario – actress best known as Spencer Hastings on ABC Family's Pretty Little LiarsBeck Bennett – actor and comedianJohn Beradino – baseball player and actor, General HospitalJulie Marie Berman – actress best known as Lulu Spencer on General HospitalRichard Biggs – actorHarry Blackstone, Jr. – actor and magicianWard Bond – football player and actorLeVar Burton – actorSophia Bush – actressEric Close – actorMiranda Cosgrove – actress and singerBuster Crabbe – actor, All-American swimmer at USCJames Dannaldson – actor, animal handlerErica Dasher – actressJenna Dewan – actress and dancerAnthony Edwards – film and television actorRob Estes – actorDorothy Fay – actressWill Ferrell – actor and comedianAmerica Ferrera – actressJoe Flynn – actorDave Franco – actorJimmy Fowlie – actorVova Galchenko – jugglerDavid Gallagher – actorRon Gans – character actor and voice actorSkyler Gisondo – actorRenée Elise Goldsberry – Tony winning actress, played Angelica Schuyler in HamiltonTopher Grace – actorGreer Grammer – actressKevin Hagen – actorKristin Hanggi – Tony Award-nominated theatre directorDaryl Hannah – actressLarry Harmon – actor, known as Bozo the ClownMike Henry – actor, also played football at USC and in NFLJames Hong – actorPatty Hou – TV host, actress, newscasterRon Howard – actor, director, producerGrant Imahara – TV personalityDavid Jaffe – Award-winning video game designerBrad Johnson – actor, played deputy Lofty Craig on western series Annie OakleyRob Kardashian – actorSwoosie Kurtz – actressRaymond Lam – actor at Hong Kong top TV station TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) (attended USC for one year)Michael Landon – actorJoey Lawrence – actorMatthew Lawrence – actorCharlotte Laws – TV host, actress, authorNelson Leigh – actorJames Lesure – actorJeff Lewis – star of Flipping OutLisa Ling – former co-host of The ViewChris Lowell – actorAlexander Ludwig – actor, known for playing Cato in The Hunger GamesJoseph Mazzello – actorMichael McDonald – actor and comedianTed McGinley – actorBridgit Mendler – singer-songwriter and actressTy Miller – actorDerek Mio – actorBentley Mitchum – actor, grandson of Robert MitchumKyle Mooney – actor, comedianSenta Moses – actressTimothy Olyphant – actorFess Parker – screen and television actorKelly Preston – actressKe Huy Quan – actor and stuntmanMaeve Quinlan – actressMichael Pataki – actorPaula Patton – actressDrew Pinsky – physician, radio and TV personalityDiana Pinto – Miss India America 2009Vaneza Leza Pitynski – actressWhitney Port – cast member on MTV's reality show The Hills, fashion designerJohn Ritter – actorDavid A. Romero – spoken-word poetJon Rudnitsky – actor, comedianMort Sahl – comedianStark Sands – actorKyra Sedgwick – actressTom Selleck – actorAlly Sheedy – actressCybill Shepherd – actressChima Simone – actress, TV personalityRobert Stack – actorEric Stoltz – actorCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa – actorMarlo Thomas – actressEve Torres – wrestler, dancer, and modelRobert Vaughn – actorNatasha Gregson Wagner – actressJohn Wayne – actor (did not graduate)Forest Whitaker (B.A. 1982) – Academy Award-winning actorMary Kate Wiles – actressDeborah Ann Woll – actress, best known as Jessica on True BloodAnton Yelchin – actorLee Thompson Young – actor, best known as Detective Barry Frost on Rizzoli & IslesScott Hoying – singer, baritone from PentatonixPresidents and prime ministers
Marouf al-Bakhit (M.P.A. 1982) – 69th Prime Minister of JordanFayez Al-Tarawneh (M.S 1974, Ph.D. 1980) – 73rd Prime Minister of JordanZulfikar Ali Bhutto (attended the College from 1947–49) – first democratically elected Prime Minister and President of PakistanAbdurrahim El-Keib (M.S.E.E. 1976) – Interim Prime Minister of LibyaLjupčo Jordanovski (Ph.D. 1985) – former acting President of the Republic of Macedonia, Speaker of the Macedonian Parliament, and Macedonian Ambassador to the U.S.Takeo Miki (attended the College in the 1930s) – 41st Prime Minister of JapanMohamed Morsi (Ph.D. Electrical Engineering 1982) – 5th President of EgyptShinzō Abe (attended the College from 1978 to 1979) – 90th and 96th Prime Minister of JapanKang Young-Hoon (M.A. 1966, Ph.D. 1973) – 21st Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)Cabinet ministers and secretaries
Ghazi Algosaibi (M.A. 1964) - statesman, former Minister (five portfolios), former Ambassador to Bahrain and the UK, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaRafic Chahine (PhD) - Lebanese Minister of Planning from 1960 to 1961, and Minister of labor and Social Affairs in 1968.Warren Christopher (B.A. 1945) - 63rd United States Secretary of StateMichael B. Donley (B.A. 1977, M.A. 1978) - 22nd United States Secretary of the Air ForceRobert Finch (LL.B. 1951) - 8th United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, 38th Lieutenant Governor of CaliforniaVecdi Gönül (M.P.A. 1970) - 62nd Minister of Defence of Turkey and Member of Parliament for KocaeliPaul Robert Ignatius (B.A. 1942) - United States Secretary of the Navy, 1967–1969Hilda Solis (M.P.A. 1981) - 25th United States Secretary of LaborKantathi Suphamongkhon (Ph.D. 1984) - 39th Foreign minister of Thailand, UC Regent's Professor at UCLA, 2007–2009Jim Gibbons (attended graduate school in the 1980s) - 28th Governor of NevadaFred Hall (B.A. 1938, LL.B. 1941) - 33rd Governor of KansasTomás Yarrington (M.P.A. 1986) - former Governor of Tamaulipas, MexicoDean Heller (B.S. 1985) - United States Senator from NevadaThomas H. Kuchel (B.A. 1932, LL.B. 1935) - former U.S. Senator from CaliforniaJim Webb (attended the college from 1963–1964) - U.S. Senator from VirginiaBob Barr (B.A. 1970) - former member of the United States House of Representatives; Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States (2008)Henry S. Benedict (LL.B. 1910) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesMary Bono (B.A. 1984) - member of the United States House of RepresentativesYvonne Brathwaite Burke (J.D. 1956) - former Los Angeles County Supervisor; former member of the United States House of RepresentativesPhillip Burton (B.A. 1947) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesJohn Campbell (M.S.B.T. 1977), member of the United States House of RepresentativesWes Cooley (B.S. 1958), former member of the United States House of RepresentativesJames C. Corman (J.D. 1948) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesChristopher Cox (B.A. 1973) - former Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; former member of the United States House of RepresentativesHenry Aldous Dixon (Ed.D. 1937) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesCharles Djou (J.D. 1996) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesJohn F. Dockweiler (LL.B. 1921) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesClyde Doyle (LL.B. 1917) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesBertrand W. Gearhart (LL.B. 1914) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesAugustus F. Hawkins (M.A. 1932) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesPatrick J. Hillings (B.A. 1947, J.D. 1949) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesAndrew J. Hinshaw (B.A. 1950) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesJoseph F. Holt (B.S. 1947) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesCraig Hosmer (J.D. 1940) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesWilliam W. Johnson (LL.B. 1925) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesGeorge A. Kasem (B.S. 1949, LL.B. 1951) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesJay Kim (B.S. 1967, M.S. 1969, M.S. 1970) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesGlenard P. Lipscomb - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesJames F. Lloyd (M.A. 1966) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesCynthia McKinney (B.A. 1978) - former member of the United States House of Representatives; Green Party nominee for President of the United States (2008)Ralph Metcalfe (M.A. 1939) - former member of the United States House of Representatives; Olympic champion in track & fieldJuanita Millender-McDonald (attended the College) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesCarlos Moorhead (J.D. 1949) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesDana Rohrabacher (M.A. 1971) - member of the United States House of RepresentativesByron N. Scott (M.A. 1930) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesH. Allen Smith (A.B. 1930, LL.B. 1933) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesWilliam I. Traeger (LL.B. 1909) - former member of the United States House of Representatives; former Los Angeles County Sheriff; former USC Trojans football head coachWalter R. Tucker III (B.A. 1978) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesRobert A. Underwood (Ed.D. 1987) - former delegate from Guam to the United States House of RepresentativesJames B. Utt (J.D. 1946) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesLionel Van Deerlin (B.A. 1937) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesTom Vandergriff (B.A. 1947) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesCharles E. Wiggins (B.S. 1953, LL.B. 1956) - former member of the United States House of RepresentativesSee also: USC Gould School of Law
Arthur Lawrence Alarcon (B.S. 1949, LL.B. 1951) - Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1979–1992)James Marshall Carter (J.D. 1927) - Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1967–1971); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1949–1967)Walter Raleigh Ely, Jr. (LL.M. 1949) - Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1964–1979)Warren J. Ferguson (LL.B. 1949) - Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1979–1986); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1979)Ferdinand Francis Fernandez (B.S. 1958, J.D. 1962) - Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1989–2002); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1985–1989)Dorothy Wright Nelson (LL.M. 1956) - Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1979–1995)Richard Lowell Nygaard (B.S. 1969) - Judge of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals (1988–2005)David R. Thompson (B.S. 1952, LL.B. 1955) - Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1985–1998)Charles E. Wiggins (B.S. 1953, LL.B. 1956) - Judge of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1984–1996)William Matthew Byrne, Jr. (B.S. 1953, LL.B. 1956) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1971–1998)Thurmond Clarke (LL.B. 1927) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1970); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1955–1966)Elisha Avery Crary (A.B. 1929, LL.B. 1929) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1975); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1962–1966)Richard Arthur Gadbois, Jr. (LL.M. 1960) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1982–1996)Peirson Mitchell Hall (LL.B.) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1968); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1942–1966)James M. Ideman (J.D. 1963) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1984–1998)David Vreeland Kenyon (J.D. 1957) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1980–1995)George H. King (J.D. 1974) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1995–present)Stephen G. Larson (J.D. 1989) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (2006–2009)Nora Margaret Manella (J.D. 1975) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1998–2006)Edward Rafeedie (B.S. 1956, J.D. 1959) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1982–1996)Manuel Real (B.S. 1944) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–present)Albert Lee Stephens, Jr. (A.B. 1936, LL.B. 1938) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1966–1979); Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1961–1966)Alicemarie Huber Stotler (B.S. 1964, J.D. 1967) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1984–2009)Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi (J.D. 1959) - first Japanese American federal judge; Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1976–1996)Dickran Tevrizian (B.S. 1962, J.D. 1965) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1985–2005)Laughlin Edward Waters, Sr. (J.D. 1947) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1976–1986)David W. Williams (LL.B. 1937) - first African American federal judge west of the Mississippi River; Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1969–1981)Harold Michael Fong (A.B. 1960) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii (1982–1995)J. Lawrence Irving (B.S. 1959, LL.B. 1963) - udge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1982–1990)David W. Ling (LL.B. 1913) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona (1936–1964)Leland Chris Nielsen (J.D. 1946) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1971–1985)William Schwarzer (A.B. 1948) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (1976–1991)Gordon Thompson, Jr. (B.S. 1951) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1970–1994)Howard Boyd Turrentine (LL.B. 1939) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (1970–1984)Oliver Winston Wanger (B.S. 1963) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (1991–2006)Ronald M. Whyte (J.D. 1967) - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (1992–2009)David Eagleson (B.A. 1948, LL.B. 1950) - Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1987–1991Douglas L. Edmonds (LL.B. 1910) - Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1936–1955Frederick W. Houser (LL.B. 1900) - Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1937–1942Marcus Kaufman (LL.B. 1956) - Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1987–1990Joyce L. Kennard (B.A. 1970, M.P.A. 1974, J.D. 1974) - first Asian-American to serve as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1989–presentMalcolm M. Lucas (B.A. 1950, LL.B. 1953) - 26th Chief Justice of California, 1987–1996; Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, 1984–1987; Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1971–1984)You Chung Hong (LL.B. 1924, LL.M. 1925) - first Chinese American admitted to practice in CaliforniaCharles Older - California Superior Court judge presiding over trial of Charles Manson; one of the famed Flying Tigers pilots of WWIIWilliam A. Reppy (LL.B. 1937) - Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal, Division Five (1968–1972)Mabel Walker Willebrandt (J.D. 1916, LL.M. 1917) - U.S. Assistant Attorney General from 1921 to 1929Ira Eaker (B.A. 1933) - former general of the United States Army Air ForcesJack K. Farris (1973) - former Major General, United States Air ForceSandra Finan (1989) - Brigadier General, United States Air ForceHarold J. Greene - major general, U.S. Army, highest ranking casualty of the War in AfghanistanDennis R. Larsen (1978) - former Lieutenant General, United States Air ForceWilliam L. McGonagle (1947) - former Captain USS Liberty (AGTR-5), United States Navy; Medal of Honor recipientGeoffrey Miller (M.A.) - former United States Army Major GeneralWilliam L. Nyland (M.S.) - retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (2002–2005)Jerry D. Page (B.S. 1937) - former major general, United States Air Force; commandant, Air War CollegeGen. Norman Schwarzkopf (M.S.M.E. 1964) - United States Army Four Star GeneralMichael J. Williams - retired United States Marine Corps four-star general, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps (2000–2002)Frances C. Wilson (Ed.D. 1981) - retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General, former President, National Defense University (2006–2009)David G. Young III - former Brigadier General, United States Air ForceDaryl Arnold (B.A. 1944) - 8th United States Ambassador to SingaporeJack Dyer Crouch, II (B.A. 1980, M.A. 1981, Ph.D. 1987) - former Deputy National Security Advisor, former U.S. Ambassador to RomaniaGenta H. Holmes (B.A. 1962) - former United States Foreign Service officer and the first U.S. Ambassador to NamibiaDouglas Kmiec (J.D. 1976) - United States Ambassador to MaltaEdward J. Perkins (M.P.A. 1972 - Ph.D. 1976), former U.S. Ambassador to Australia, South Africa and the United NationsWarren W. Tichenor (B.A. 1982) - 17th United States Ambassador to the United Nations in GenevaRobert Holmes Tuttle (M.B.A.) - United States Ambassador to the United KingdomJoseph Cerrell (B.A. 1957) - former political consultant for John F. KennedyHerbert G. Klein (B.A. 1940) - former White House Communications DirectorFred Ryan (B.A. 1977, J.D. 1980) - Assistant and Chief of Staff for Ronald ReaganDonald Segretti (B.A. 1963) - political operative for Richard NixonRon Ziegler (B.A. 1961) - former White House Press SecretaryGreg Aghazarian (B.S. 1986) - California State AssemblyEugene W. Biscailuz - first Superintendent of the California Highway Patrol, 27th Los Angeles County SheriffMartha Escutia (B.S. 1979) - California State SenatorMatthew Harper (B.S. 1997) - California State Assemblyman, 74th District, and the 59th Mayor of Huntington Beach (2013-2014)Paul Heroux (B.A. 2001) - State Representative from MassachusettsSheila M. Kiscaden (M.P.A. 1986) - Minnesota State SenatorTim Leslie (M.P.A. 1969) - California State SenatorPat Nolan (B.A. 1972, J.D. 1975) - California State Assembly, 1978–1994, Assembly Republican Leader 1984–1988Joe Shell (B.S. 1940) - California State Assemblyman; intraparty rival of Richard Nixon; captain of the 1939 USC Trojans football teamAlan Sieroty (LL.B. 1956) - California State SenatorJesse M. Unruh (B.A. 1948) - California State Treasurer, Speaker of the California State AssemblyMichael L. Williams (B.A. 1975, M.P.A. 1979, J.D. 1979) - senior commissioner of the Railroad Commission of TexasLili Bosse - Mayor of Beverly Hills, CaliforniaGeorge P. Cronk - Los Angeles City Council member, 1945–52James Dobson (Ph.D. 1967) - conservative evangelical leaderCharles Elachi (M.B.A. 1978) - director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)Michael Fabricant (Ph.D. 1978) - British politician and Member of ParliamentSattareh Farman Farmaian (B.A. 1946, M.A. 1948) - social reformer, established Tehran School for Social Work and concept of family planning in IranJohn Ferraro (B.S.B.A. 1948) - former Los Angeles city council president, also former football playerGil Garcetti (B.S. 1963) - Los Angeles County's 39th District AttorneyEarl C. Gay (1902–75) - Los Angeles City Council member, 1933–45Michael D. Griffin (M.S.E.E. 1979) - NASA Administrator from 2005 to 2009Roy Hampton (ca. 1901–1953) - Los Angeles City Council member, 1939–41Carl Hoecker - Inspector General of the U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCharles A. Holland - Los Angeles City Council member, 1929–31Quentin Kawānanakoa - Hawaiian politician, heir to the throne of the lapsed Kingdom of HawaiiEdward L. Masry - lawyerFrank McEnulty (M.B.A. 1981) - Reform Party candidate for Vice President of the United States (2008)Cindy Hensley McCain (B.A. 1976, M.A. 1978) - wife of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain and Chairwoman of Hensley & Co.Dominic J. Monetta - deputy director of Defense Research and Engineering (Research and Advanced Technology) at the U.S. Department of Defense from 1991–1993, director, Office of New Production Reactors, at the United States Department of Energy from 1989–1991Pat Nixon (B.A. 1937) - First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974Marcus Peacock (B.S. 1982) - deputy administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyReza Pahlavi (B.A. 1985) - former Crown Prince of Iran, the older son of late Shah Mohammad Reza PahlaviRichard Perle (B.A. 1964) - former assistant United States Secretary of DefenseAnn Shaw (social worker) (M.S.W. 1968) - social worker and civic leader in Los Angeles, CaliforniaDaniel Seddiqui (B.A. 2005) - author and adventurer of 50 Jobs in 50 StatesLorenzo Bini Smaghi (M.A. 1980) - member of the Executive Board of the European Central BankRosalind Wiener Wyman - political figureMillicent Borges Accardi (MPW 1993) - poet and writer, National Endowment for the ArtsDavid Bezmozgis (M.F.A.) - writerAnthony Boucher (B.A. 1932) - science fiction editor and writer of mystery novels and short storiesStacey Bradford (B.A. 1993) - personal finance author, journalist, and commentatorTammy Bruce (B.A. 2002) - author and political commentatorArt Buchwald (attended the Annenberg School for Communication from 1945–48) - author and columnist, Pulitzer Prize winnerStan Chambers (B.A. 1944) - television journalistJulie Chen (B.A. 1991) - television personality, news anchor, journalist, and producerMark Z. Danielewski - (M.F.A. 1993) authorFrank Davey (Ph.D. 1968) - poetJerry Del Colliano - journalist, authorMaureen Furniss (Ph.D. 1994) - author, animation historian, and USC faculty memberJoseph Heller - author and satiristRaj Kamal Jha (M.A. 1990) - authorSpencer Johnson (B.A. 1963) - writerPablo Kleinman (B.A. 1996) - political columnist, entrepreneurLaila Lalami (Ph.D. 1997) - author and essayistCorinne Lee (B.A. 1983) - poetVindy Lee (B.A. 2004) - cookbook author and professional chefSandra Tsing Loh (M.P.W. 1984) - radio commentator and authorBob Lorenz (B.A. Broadcast Journalism) - studio host, anchor, New York Yankees (YES Network)Marie Lu (B.A. 2006) - authorArash Markazi (B.A. 2004) - journalist, writer for Sports IllustratedStephanie Miller - radio and TV personality, host of The Stephanie Miller ShowC. L. Moore (B.A. 1956, M.A. 1963) - science fiction and fantasy writerJoan Lowery Nixon (B.A. 1947) - journalist and authorJohn Norman (M.A. 1957) - science fiction author and philosopherTéa Obreht, formerly Téa Bajrakterević (B. A. 2007) - novelist, The Tiger's WifePetros Papadakis (B.A.) - sportscasterAlexandra Pelosi (M.A. 1993) - journalist and documentary filmmakerKatherine Schwarzenegger - authorJoe Sheehan (B.A. 1994) - sportswriter and co-founder of Baseball ProspectusLindsay Soto (B.A. 1998) - television sports journalist and producerSuzy Spencer - true-crime writerIrving Stone (M.A. 1924) - writer, known for biographical novels of famous historical personalitiesMichele Tafoya (M.B.A. 1991) - ESPN sportscasterBrad Thor - authorPaul Vangelisti (M.A. 1970) - poet and broadcasterAlex Witt - news anchorLinda Yu (B.A. 1968) - Chicago television journalistGary Anderson (B.Arch. 1970, M.Arch 1971) - creator of the universal recycling symbolEthel Percy Andrus (M.A. 1928, Ph.D. 1930) - founder of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)Wanda Austin (Ph.D. 1988) - President and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, NAEAnita Caspary (1943) - former nun, founder of lay organizationJenova Chen (M.F.A.) - video game designer, co-founder thatgamecompanyAnnabel Chong, pseudonym of Grace Quek - pornographic actress, engaged in 251 sex acts over a ten-hour period in January 1995, resulting footage was promoted as The World's Biggest Gang BangSalvatore Ferragamo - fashion designerValentino Mazzia (1922–1999) - forensic anesthesiologistReuben Fine (Ph.D. 1948) - chess grandmaster, psychologistFrank Fertitta (B.A./B.S. 1984) - CEO of Station Casinos; owner of Zuffa, LLC, the entity that runs the Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipJoseph Gutheinz (M.S.S.M 1984) - retired NASA OIG Senior Special Agent, founder of the Moon Rock Project, lawyer, educator, author, commissionerIrene Hirano Inouye (BA 1970, MPA 1973) - president United States-Japan Council and chair Ford Foundation Board of TrusteesCliff Johnson (B.F.A. 1974) - author of award-winning computer puzzle gamesJoe Medicine Crow (M.A. 1938, Honorary Doctorate 2003) - last war chief of the Crow Tribe of Montana and historianTom Morey (B.A. 1957) - creator of the Boogie BoardSean Plott (M.F.A.) - e-sports commentator for StarCraft II and former progamerKellee Santiago (M.F.A.) - video game designer, co-founder thatgamecompanySakaye Shigekawa - obstetricianBrian Sun (J.D.) - trial lawyerKathryn Le Veque - authorJoseph Wapner (B.A. 1941, J.D. 1948) - judge of television's The People's Court, former Los Angeles County Superior Court judgeEssie Mae Washington-Williams (M.A.) - educator, writer, daughter of Strom ThurmondJohn Zerzan - anarchist and primitivist philosopherLeonard M. Adleman – co-inventor of RSA, Turing Award laureateWilliam French Anderson – genetics professor, dubbed "father of gene therapy"Michael A. Arbib – computational neuroscience professorTim Asch – professor at the Center for Visual AnthropologyLois W. Banner – former president of the American Studies Association, authorRichard Bellman – inventor of dynamic programmingAimee Bender – novelistWarren Bennis – university professor, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration; named the "dean of leadership gurus" by Forbes magazineShelley Berman – comedian, actor, author; teaches Writing Humor, Literary and DramaticTerence Blanchard – jazz trumpeterBarry Boehm – software engineering economics expert, inventor of COCOMOTodd Boyd – author, media commentator, producer, and consultantT.C. Boyle – novelistLeo Buscaglia – author and motivational speakerDrew Casper – film historianManuel Castells – sociologist, played a key role in the development of a Marxist urban sociologyJohn Choma – analog and mixed signal circuit designerThomas Crow – art critic, Director of the Getty Research InstituteAntónio Damásio – physician and neurologistPaul Debevec – graphics researcherRod Dedeaux – baseball coachRichard Dekmejian – expert on international relationsRichard Easterlin – economics professorMar Elepano – artist, animator, filmmakerSusan Estrich – author, law professor; former campaign manager, Michael Dukakis for PresidentPercival Everett – novelistRachel Feldman – director, screenwriterCaleb E. Finch – Alzheimer's disease researcherScott Fisher – pioneering virtual reality researcherEric Fossum – inventor of CMOS image sensorMurray Gell-Mann – Professor of Physics and Medicine, Nobel Laureate in PhysicsBarry Glassner – sociologist, made an appearance in Bowling for ColumbineSolomon W. Golomb – mathematician, invented the Golomb coding and Golomb rulerJane Goodall – distinguished adjunct professor of anthropologyMidori Gotō – violinist and the Jascha Heifetz Chair in MusicEva Gustavson – opera singerJudith Halberstam – gender theoristTed Harris – mathematician, former President of the Institute of Mathematical StatisticsJascha Heifetz – violinist, one of the most famous of the 20th centuryTomlinson Holman – inventor of Lucasfilm's THX sound systemJohn Hospers – philosopher, first presidential candidate of the United States Libertarian PartyA. Quincy Jones – residential architect and influential figure in modern urban planning concepts, USC Dean of Architecture.Mark Kac – Mathematician, pioneered the modern development of probabilityBart Kosko – professor of electrical engineering, fuzzy logic authorityTimur Kuran – economist, specializing in the study of Islamic finance and its consequencesJerome Lawrence – playwrightKurt Lehovec – creator of the p-n junction isolation technique in integrated circuitsHao Li – professor of Computer Science, CEO of Pinscreen Inc., director of the Vision and Graphics Lab at the USC Institute for Creative TechnologiesRobert C. Lipsett – violin pedagogueDavid Lloyd – Professor of English and political activistRaymond Loewy – industrial designerLeonard Maltin – film criticDaniel McFadden – econometrician, Nobel LaureateAnnMaria De Mars – 1984 Judo World Champion, mother of Ronda Rousey; Statistical Consultant at USCMardik Martin – screenwriter, Raging Bull, Mean StreetsBarbara Myerhoff – professor at the Center for Visual AnthropologyRichard Neutra – modernist architectGeorge Olah – Nobel Laureate in ChemistryIshu Patel – artist, director, animator, and photographerWilliam Pereira – architect and urban plannerGregor Piatigorsky – cellistJon Postel – Internet pioneer, former director of Information Sciences Institute's Computer Networks DivisionClaudia Rankine – poetIrving S. Reed – inventor of Reed-Solomon codesAndrew Robinson – actorEverett Rogers – professor of communicationsLisa Roma – chair of grand opera in the College of Music, 1930Steven B. Sample – professor of electrical engineering and leadership, noted author, USC presidentRobert Scheer – journalist and social, political activistArnold Schoenberg – composerHubert Selby Jr. – novelist, screenwriter, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Requiem for a DreamShahbudin Rahimtoola – Chief, Division of CardiologyScott Soames – professor of philosophyEsther Somerfeld-Ziskind – neurologist and psychiatristCraig Stanford – professor of biological anthropologyGay Talese – one of the founders of New JournalismShirley Thomas – professor of technical writingArieh Warshel – Nobel Laureate in ChemistryMichael S. Waterman – founding editor of Journal of Computational BiologyPaul Wehrle – physician who helped in the development of methods for the prevention and treatment of polio and smallpoxDallas Willard – philosophy professor, author of Divine Conspiracy and other important Christian works, speakerCurt Wittig – Professor of Physical ChemistryDarryl F. Zanuck – major figure in the Hollywood studio system 
