Notable Alumni
| Alumnus | Class | Field | Notability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakim Akbar | 1998 | Sports | American football linebacker drafted by the New England Patriots |
| Jennifer Banko-Stewart | 1997 | Film | Has performed in various Hollywood movies and television programs |
| Bobby Bonds | 1964 | Sports | Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the San Francisco Giants |
| Larry Christiansen | 1974 | Sports | Chess Grandmaster, US Chess Champion 1980, 1983, 2002 |
| Marcella Craft | 1893 | Music | International operatic soprano |
| Walter A. Gordon | 1914 (est) | Government | First All-American at UC Berkeley, first African American graduate of Boalt Hall, Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Federal District Judge |
| Sharon Jordan | 1978 | Film and TV | Amongst other roles, recurred on Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody |
| Ben H. Lewis | 1921 (est) | Government | Mayor of Riverside from 1965 to 1978 |
| Rex Mays | 1931 (est) | Sports | Auto racer, 1940 and 1941 national champion, four-time pole winner at the Indianapolis 500, member Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, Riverside Sports Hall of Fame |
| Reggie Miller | 1983 | Sports | National Basketball Association player and commentator |
| Cheryl Miller | 1982 | Sports | NCAA women's basketball player, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, WNBA coach, and commentator |
| Donnie Murphy | 2001 | Sports | MLB infielder for the Florida Marlins |
| Greg Myers | 1984 | Sports | MLB player for the Toronto Blue Jays |
| Miné Okubo | 1930 (est) | Arts | Artist and writer |
| Jo-Jo Reyes | Sports | MLB pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Herman O. Ruhnau | 1928 | Architecture | Postmodern architect |
| William Forsyth Sharpe | 1951 | Economics | Winner of the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, and helped develop the Capital asset pricing model, which is part of Modern portfolio theory. Also known for the Sharpe ratio. |
| Ray Lyman Wilbur | 1892 | Government | Medical doctor, Stanford University president, 31st United States Secretary of the Interior |
| Cynthia Woodhead | 1982 | Sports | 1978 world champion swimmer; 1984 Olympic silver metalist in 200m Freestyle |
| Tyler Clary | 2007 | Sports | Swimmer who won a silver medal at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, three silvers at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and a gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics. |
| Morgan Stuart | 2007 | Sports | Washington Huskies – 2009 Women's College World Series Champions |
| Lauren Potter | 2008? | TV and government | Plays Becky Johnson, a cheerleader with Down syndrome, on the TV series Glee. In 2011, she was appointed by President Obama to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. |
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