Lowell High School
Lowell High School is a prestigious public magnet school in San Francisco, California.
Notable Alumni
- Albert Abraham Michelson, Class of 1868, Nobel Prize in Physics in 1907. First American Nobel laureate.
- Joseph Erlanger, Class of 1892. Physician; Professor, Washington University in St. Louis. Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1945
- Walter Haas, Class of 1905.Board Chairman, Levi Strauss & Co
- Edmund G. "Pat" Brown Sr., Class of 1923. District Attorney of San Francisco; State Attorney-General; Governor of California, 1959-1967
- William Hewlett, Class of 1930. Inventor, businessman, philanthropist. Co-founder, Hewlett-Packard Company; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- Dr. Makio Murayama, Class of 1933. Biochemist, researched sickle cell anemia. Dr. Martin Luther King Award.
- Carol Channing, Class of 1938. International star of stage and screen.
- Donald Fisher, Class of 1946. Founder and Board Chairman of The GAP
- Margaret Cho, Expelled. Stand-up comedian and "star" of the short-lived Asiansploitation sitcom "All-American Girl."
- Bill Bixby, Class of 1952. Movie and TV star: "The Incredible Hulk", "My Favorite Martian". Director.
- Eric Allin Cornell, Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001.
- Pierre Salinger, Class of 1941. US President John F. Kennedy's press secretary
- Dian Fossey, Class of 1949. Scientist, sacrificed her life protecting the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. Book and film, Gorillas in the Mist describe her life with the great apes.
- Stephen Breyer, Class of 1955. Associate Justice in the United States Supreme Court
- Richard Levin, Class of 1964. President of Yale University
- Naomi Wolf, Class of 1980. Rhodes Scholar, Writer
- Benjamin Bratt, Class of 1982. Movie and TV personality. Starred in the popular television series, "Law & Order"
- Daniel Handler, Class of 1988. AKA Lemony Snicket. Bestselling author of a series of children's novels, A Series of Unfortunate Events. An early book, "The Basic Eight" is a thinly-veiled satire based on Mr. Handler's apparently negative Lowell experience.
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Location |
| ► | Academics and Admissions |
| ► | Modular ("Mod") System |
| ► | Student/Teacher population |
| ► | Extracurriculars |
| ► | Historical Milestones |
| ► | Notable Alumni |
| ► | External Links |
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