Notable Alumni or Former Students
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- Mike Saxon, Professional American Football Player for the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings
- Mike Lansford, Professional American Football Player for the Los Angeles Rams
- Bruce Bochte, professional baseball player (MLB)
- Stacie Chan, was the voice of Jade in the animated television series, Jackie Chan Adventures.
- Renee Chen, Taiwanese singer and songwriter signed by Warner Music
- Scoop DeVille, Hip-Hop music producer and rapper, founding member of the Get Busy Committee, son of rapper Kid Frost
- Richard Randall Fessenden, was the first Navy pilot to fly the F/A-18 aircraft through TOP GUN, the Navy's elite Fighter Weapons School. Additionally, he was the first Navy pilot to fly the F/A-18 as a demonstration pilot in U.S. Navy airshows. He graduated Arcadia High in 1965. He died in an airshow in the first experimental Berkut.
- Marianne Gravatte, model/actress and 1983 Playmate of the Year
- Dave Hostetler, professional baseball player
- Jia Huang, is one-sixth of the Irvine-based dance crew, Kaba Modern, who placed 3rd during the first season of America's Best Dance Crew on MTV. She went on to dance for Britney Spears on her 2009 world tour, The Circus Starring Britney Spears.
- Steve Kemp, professional baseball player (MLB)
- Bruce Matthews played football at Arcadia High and at USC. Bruce played for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Oilers/Tennessee Titans. He is a first-year (inducted in the first year of eligibility) Hall-of-Famer of 2007.
- Clay Matthews played football at Arcadia High and at USC. After college, Clay played for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons. He is a 4-time Pro Bowler
- Mirai Nagasu, renowned world figure skater formerly enrolled at Arcadia High School.
- Stevie Nicks, member of the pop-rock band Fleetwood Mac
- Brian Ralston, film/TV composer. Was also a member of the Arcadia Apache Marching Band while in high school.
- Bill Seinsoth, Jr. played baseball, holds records at Arcadia High and at USC. After college, Bill was the Los Angeles Dodgers first-round draft pick for first base. He was killed in an auto crash shortly thereafter in 1969
- Mark Smith, professional baseball player (MLB)
- Michael Anthony Sobolewski, former bassist and founding member of the hard rock band Van Halen.
- David Tao, Taiwanese singer
- Debbie Turner, played the role of Marta Von Trapp in “The Sound of Music.”
- Patricia Turner, played Linda Dennison in Leave It To Beaver.
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