Portland State University - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

• Jean M. Auel - author of The Clan of the Cave Bear
• Bree Schaaf Boyer - U.S. Olympic Bobsledder, 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver BC
• Ken Butler - artist and experimental musician
• Tony Curtis - backup tight end for the Dallas Cowboys
• Issa - singer, songwriter and producer signed with Akon
• Dave Jansen - Wrestler and mixed martial artist
• Mark Dacascos - actor and martial artist
• Carolyn Davidson - creator of the Nike swoosh
• D. Scott Davis - Chairman and CEO, United Parcel Service of America.
• Paul De Muniz - Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice
• Clint Didier - former NFL tight end, Super Bowl XVII Champion
• David James Duncan - novelist, essayist
• Mike Erickson - frequent candidate for elected office and entrepreneur
• Dan Frantz - American football player for the Chicago Rush
• Katie Harman - 2002 Miss America
• Adam Hayward - linebacker for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Darick Holmes - a former NFL running back
• June Jones - head football coach, Southern Methodist University
• Terence Knox - Actor
• Jeff Lahti - retired Major League Baseball pitcher and 1982 World Series Champion
• Joseph LeBaron - current U.S. Ambassador to Qatar
• Neil Lomax - National Football League quarterback, played for St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals (1981–89)
• Courtney Love - actress and frontwoman of alternative rock band Hole (did not graduate)
• Holly Madison - Playboy model, Reality TV Star "The Girls Next Door"
• Fariborz Maseeh - Pioneer in the field of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) and philanthropist who founded IntelliSense in 1991
• Charles Moose - former police chief for Montgomery County, Maryland, one of the sites of the Beltway Sniper attacks
• Jack Ohman - editorial cartoonist for The Oregonian
• Steve Olin - late Major League Baseball pitcher
• Pierre Ouellette - science fiction author
• Mike Pierce - UFC fighter
• Bill Plympton - animator
• Mike Richardson - founder, Dark Horse Comics
• Gordon Riese - Portland State pitcher and Pac-10 Referee
• R. William Riggs - former Oregon Supreme Court justice
• Barbara Roberts - 34th Governor of Oregon
• Harry Anastasiou Pioneer in peace-building initiatives across the world and author of two books
• Betty Roberts - first woman to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court and Oregon Court of Appeals
• Deborah J. Ross - science fiction and fantasy author
• Richard Sanders wrestler, NCAA, FILA and Summer Olympics
• Lawrence Leighton Smith - conductor and pianist
• Esperanza Spalding - jazz musician
• Tom Trebelhorn - Major League Baseball manager
• Ime Udoka - current small forward for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association
• Freeman Williams - retired National Basketball Association guard
• Norm Winningstad - businessman and engineer
• Jordan Senn - linebacker for Carolina Panthers
• Michael Moynihan- Journalist, author, musician