University of San Francisco

Notable alumni

• Ricardo Bordallo, two-term Governor of Guam
• Gordon Bowker, co-founder of Starbucks, co-owned Peet's Coffee and Tea, and Redhook Ale Brewery
• Saundra Brown Armstrong, federal judge (JD)
• Bill Cartwright, former NBA player
• Ming Chin, associate justice of the California Supreme Court
• Alfred Chuang, co-founder and CEO, BEA Systems
• Barbara Clara, beauty queen
• Jermaine Clark, professional baseball player
• Troy Dayak, professional soccer player
• Heather Fong, San Francisco police chief (BA)
• Jesse Foppert, professional baseball player
• Paul and Gordon Getty, heirs to J. Paul Getty
• Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom, former assistant San Francisco district attorney and television personality
• David Herlihy, historian (BA)
• K.C. Jones, Basketball Hall of Famer
• Frank Jordan, former police chief and mayor of San Francisco
• Gino Marchetti, Pro Football Hall of Famer
• Ollie Matson, Pro Football Hall of Famer
• Steve Negoesco, former USF men's soccer coach
• Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel (BA)
• James D. Phelan, former mayor of San Francisco and United States Senator
• Joe Rosenthal, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer
• Pete Rozelle, former NFL commissioner and Pro Football Hall of Famer
• Bill Russell, Basketball Hall of Famer
• Pierre Salinger, former press secretary under President John F. Kennedy and United States Senator
• John F. Shelley, former mayor of San Francisco
• Phil Smith, former NBA player
• Bob St. Clair, Pro Football Hall of Famer
• Kevin Starr, California state librarian emeritus (BA)
• Alejandro Toledo, president of Peru (BA)