UC Davis has turned out several famous alumni over the years.
- Tim Mondavi, managing director and winegrower for Robert Mondavi Vineyards, Napa Valley
- Ken O'Brien NFL quarterback for the NY Jets for 10 seasons and member of the Division II Football Hall of Fame
- Jeffrey Katz, CEO of Leapfrog Enterprises, former CEO of Orbitz
- Martin Yan, Chef - Yan Can Cook
- John Harris, owner of Harris Ranch in the Central Valley
- Deborah Butterfield, artist (website, Wikipedia)
- Anna Escobedo Cabral, Treasurer of the United States (Wikipedia)
- Anthony Soohoo, Entrepreneur and Businessperson
- Tracy Caldwell, NASA astronaut (Wikipedia)
- Ryan Danz, contestant on Martha Stewart Apprentice
- Josh Davis, aka DJ Shadow
- Adam Duritz, lead singer of the Counting Crows. Attended UCD but dropped out before graduation.
- Delaine Eastin, former California Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Kimberly Guilfoyle, Court TV and FOX News Channel anchor, ABC, CNN, and FOX News legal analyst/commentator
- Tani Cantil-Sakauye - Chief Justice, California Supreme Court. http://www.ucdavis.edu/spotlight/0710/alumna_named_chief_justice.html?homeflash=true
- Cecilia Mansilla, contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands, which premiered on CBS thursday, September 14, 2006 at 8pm ET/PT.
- Eric Mar, San Francisco Supervisor
- Christopher Markus, Emmy winner, screenwriter for Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
- Stephen McFeely, Emmy winner, screenwriter for Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America:The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
- Xavier Mosley of Blackalicious
- Bruce Nauman, famous conceptual artist
- J.T. O'Sullivan, NFL quarterback, 2008 starter for the 49ers
- Tim Parker of Blackalicious
- David Phillips, Engineer
- Stephen Robinson, Astronaut
- Anthony Soohoo, SVP and GM, CBS Interactive
- Jackie Speier, U.S. Representative, California 12th Congressional District
- Hasan Akbar, murderer.
- Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead
- David Hurst Thomas, curator of anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History
- Ann Veneman, former head of USDA, now head of UNICEF
- Cathy West, Olympic swimmer and medal-winner
- Priya Venkatesan, post-modern scientist-author-lecturer who threatens to sue her undergrad students.
- Hasan Minhaj, is an American actor, comedian and correspondent on The Daily Show.
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