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List of University of California, Irvine people

This article lists noted individuals associated with the University of California, Irvine.

Students and alumni

The following are noted alumni and students of the University of California, Irvine, listed by the field(s) they have been noted for. When the information is known and available, degree and year are listed in parentheses.

Art

Astronauts

Film, television, and entertainment

Literature

Music

  • Kei Akagi – toured as pianist for jazz musician and composer Miles Davis
  • Joey Burns – frontman of Calexico
  • Clara Chung (B.A. 2009, Psychology) – guitarist and singer
  • Gregory Coleman (M.A. 2005, Fine Arts) – classical guitarist, recording artist, composer, arranger, educator
  • Members of Farside – hardcore punk band
  • Kaba Modern – Asian-American dance group established in 1992; six alumni dancers appeared on America's Best Dance Crew
  • Till Kahrs (B.A. 1979, Social Science) – recording artist, singer-songwriter, communication skills expert
  • Coco Lee (attended) – Chinese pop star
  • Kevin Kwan Loucks (B.M. 2004, Piano Performance) – international concert pianist; president and co-founder of Chamber Music OC; member of classical music ensemble Trio Céleste
  • Members of Milo Greene – indie/pop band
  • Jeffrey Mumford (B.A. 1977) – classical music composer
  • Aubrey O'Day (B.A. 2005, Political Science) – member of Danity Kane (Making the Band 3 contestant)
  • Members of SLANDER – trap DJ duo
  • Savitree Suttichanond (B.A. 2007, International Studies) – Thai singer and actress, Academy Fantasia Season 5
  • Members of Thrice – hardcore/rock band
  • Joseph Vincent – YouTube singer/songwriter
  • Teal Wicks (B.A. 2005, Drama) – singer and stage actress, best known for playing the role of Elphaba in the Broadway production of the musical Wicked
  • Vanness Wu – Taiwanese singer, actor, director, producer, member of F4

Baseball

Basketball

Olympians

  • Peter Campbell (B.A. 1982) – won two silver medals (1984 and 1988) Olympics (water polo)
  • Jennifer Chandler – gold medalist in the 1976 Olympics (diving)
  • Gary Figueroa (B.A. 1980) – silver medalist in the 1984 Olympics (water polo)
  • Brad Alan Lewis (B.A. 1976) – gold medalist in the 1984 Olympics (rowing), author of Assault on Lake Casitas
  • Greg Louganis (B.A. 1983) – four-time Olympic gold medalist (diving)
  • Lovre MiloÅ¡ (B.A. 2016) – Croatian Olympic water polo team (2020)
  • Amber Neben (M.S. Biology) – U.S. National Road Race Champion, 2005 & 2006 Tour de l'Aude winner, 2008 World TT Champion, and placed 33rd in the road race at the 2008 Olympics
  • Mike Powell – world long jump record-holder; two-time Olympic silver medalist (track and field)
  • Steve Scott (B.A. 1978) – American record holder for the indoor mile (3:58.7); world record holder for the most sub-four-minute miles (136)

Soccer

Other athletics

Business

Military

  • Fred Chasan (M.D. 1962) – U.S. Army WWII medic, U.S. Navy medical officer, owner of the Chasan Villa
  • John P. Condon (Ph.D. 1976) – U.S. Marine Corps major general and aviator
  • Leon J. LaPorte (M.B.A. 1977) – retired United States Army general who served as commander, United States Forces Korea until 2006
  • Laura Yeager – U.S. Army general; first woman to command an Army infantry division

Miscellaneous

Politics and government

Science and technology

Social scientists

  • Noeline Alcorn – education researcher
  • Sara Diamond (B.A. 1980) – sociologist
  • Kevin Nadal (BA, 2000) – professor of Psychology, author, media correspondent

Faculty

Administrators

List of chancellors (1962–present)

The follow persons served as chancellor of University of California, Irvine:

References