California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach!) is the largest campus of the California State University system and the second largest university in the state of California. It is located in Long Beach, California, at the southern coastal tip of Los Angeles County.

Notable Alumni

• Ricardo Chavira: Pulitzer Prize winner
• 3 other Pulitzer winners
• Dana Rohrabacher: United States Congressman
• Curt Pringle: Anaheim Mayor and former Speaker of the California State Assembly
• Beverly O'Neill, Mayor City of Long Beach
• John G. Schmitz, former Member U.S. House of Representatives, Candidate for President
• John Cederquist, Nationally exhibibited artist
• Gilbert "Magu" Lujan, Artist

Sports Alumni

• Abe Alvarez: Starting Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
• Denise Austin: Exercise Consultant, Television Host
• Rocky Biddle: Montreal Expos
• Andrew Betts: NBA Basketball, Charlotte Hornets
• Bobby Crosby: Major League baseball shortstop Oakland Athletics
• Terrell Davis: NFL, Denver Broncos' football Running Back
• Jason Giambi: New York Yankees
• Chris Gomez: Shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles, MLB
• Lucious Harris: NBA Basketball
• Misty May: Won the gold medal for women's beach volleyball in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
• Mike Montgomery: Coach of the Golden State Warriors
• Mark O'Meara: Champion Golfer
• Jeremy Reed: Major League Baseball Seattle Mariners
• Bryon Russell: NBA Basketball
• Steve Trachsel: Major League Baseball New York Mets Pitcher

Entertainment Alumni

• Ed Arnold: Television sportscaster and author
• Richard Bach: author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull
• Tony Baxter: Disney Imagineering executive.
• Guy Bee: Diretor of ER
• Jan Burke: Mystery author, 2000 Edgar Award for Best Novel
• Chris Carter (screenwriter): Creater and producer of The "X-Files"
• Agnes de Mille: Award winning Choreographer, niece of Cecil B. DeMille
• John Dykstra: Winner of two Academy Awards for special effects;
• Jonathan Lawton: Author of "Pretty Woman"
• Mark Steven Johnson: Director of Hollywood thriller "Daredevil;"
• Joe Johnston: director of "Jurassic Park III;"
• Bob Kevoian: Radio Host
• Steve Martin: Actor and Comedian
• Tim Minear: Television Writer and Producer, for X-Files, Angel, Firefly, Wonderfalls and more.
• Stu Rosen: Winner of 10 Emmy awards
• Deborah Scott: Academy Award-winning costume designer
• Steven Spielberg: Filmmaker who was a student from 1965-1969 and 2001-2002, earning a B.A. in Film.
• David Twohy: Author of "Terminal Velocity" and "The Fugitive."
• Linda Woolverton: Screenwriter "Beauty and the Beast" and the "Lion King"
• Bob Woods: Actor "One Life to Live".

Music Alumni

• Dave Alvin: Singer-songwriter, founder of The Blasters, former member of X.
• Bobby Hatfield: 1/2 of Righteous Brothers and Rock In Roll hall of fame inductee.
• Richard and Karen Carpenter: The Carpenters: Pop Duo
• Basil Poledouris: Film Composer
• John Patitucci: Grammy-winning jazz bassist
• John Bettis: Songwriter: who has 26 gold records and 10 platinum records.