List of Whittier College alumni

Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California. Following are some of its notable alumni.

Academia

• Willa Baum, historian and pioneer of oral history^[1]
• Arturo C. Porzecanski, Wall Street economist and university professor

Business

• Fred D. Anderson, former CFO of Apple Computer
• Peter L. Harris, former CEO of FAO Schwarz, former CEO of the San Francisco 49ers
• Arturo C. Porzecanski, Wall Street economist and university professor
• Steve Matthiasson, California viticulturist and winemaker

Entertainment

• James Adomian, comedian^[2]
• Andrea Barber, actress known for Full House and Fuller House;^[3]
• Herschel Daugherty, film, television and theatre director^[4]
• Ken Davitian, actor
• Bill Handel, radio personality ^[5]
• Nancy Bea Hefley, Los Angeles Dodgers organist
• Cassey Ho, video blogger^[6]
• Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences^[7]
• Chris Jacobs, actor and television host
• Roger Lodge, television host
• Lupita Nyong'o, (attended) Academy Award winning actress
• Salvador Plascencia, author
• Arthur Allan Seidelman, Emmy Award-winning director
• Williametta Spencer, composer
• Geoff Stults, actor^[8]
• George Stults, actor^[8]
• Olive Sturgess, actress^[9]
• June Squibb, (attended) Academy Award nominated actress
• Linda Vallejo, artist

Law

• Florence-Marie Cooper, former United States federal judge
• Robert D. Durham, justice, Oregon Supreme Court
• Nick Khan, attorney, president of WWE

Literature and journalism

• Harry Adams, photojournalist and photographer who worked for the California Eagle and Los Angeles Sentinel
• Dorothy Baker, author^[10]
• Charles Bock, author
• Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Newbery Award-winning author
• Jessamyn West, author^[11]

Medicine

• Albert R. Behnke, U.S. Navy physician who established the U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute
• William F. House, surgeon who developed the cochlear implant
• Connie Redbird Pinkerman-Uri, doctor and lawyer who campaigned against involuntary sterilisation of Native American women

Politics

• Wayne R. Grisham, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States
• George E. Outland, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Gregory Salcido, former mayor of Pico Rivera, California
• Tony Strickland, former California state senator

Religion

• R. Kent Hughes, former pastor of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, author
• David Moyer, bishop in the Traditional Anglican Communion

Sports

• Peter Baron, team manager of Starworks Motorsport
• Ila Borders, first female pitcher to start in a professional baseball game
• Hubie Brooks (attended), former Major League Baseball player
• Jim Colborn, former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Elvin Hutchison, former National Football League player and official
• Gary Jones, former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Steve Jones, former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Brian Kelly, former Major League Lacrosse player
• Wally Kincaid, college baseball coach
• Timo Liekoski, Finnish soccer coach
• Tony Malinosky, former Major League Baseball player
• Chuck McMurtry, former defensive tackle in the American Football League
• Russ Purnell, former special teams coach for the NFL team Jacksonville Jaguars
• Jamie Quirk, former Major League Baseball player
• Gary Roenicke, former Major League Baseball outfielder
• Brendan Schaub (attended), mixed martial artist, stand-up comedian
• Jim Skipper, retired National Football League assistant coach
• Geoff Stults, played football for the Poets, and also professionally in the Austrian Football League; actor
• Don Sutton, Hall of Fame baseball player