Palo Alto, California

1. Alan Cranston (1914)

American Politician

American journalist and Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from California from 1969 to 1993.

2. Jamie Luner (1971)

American Actress

Actress who portrayed Liza Colby on All My Children but got her soap start playing Lexi Sterling on Melrose Place.

3. Jason Oppenheim (1977)

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Television personality known primarily for appearing on the Netflix series Selling Sunset. He is the President and founder of The Oppenheim Group, a luxury real estate brokerage. He has gained over 800,000...

4. Dave Franco (1985)

American Actor

Brother of James Franco who played Cole Aaronson on the ninth season of the TV series Scrubs, then had his breakthrough film role in the 2012 comedy 21 Jump Street. His other...

5. Jon Chu (1979)

Director

Film director of Step Up 2: The Streets and the Justin Bieber documentary Never Say Never.

6. Jack Herrick (1969)

American Businessman

Entrepreneur who founded Luminescent Technologies, wikiHow, eHow, and BigTray. As of 2015, wikiHow had grown to become one of the top 250 most visited websites in the world, according to...

7. George Kosturos (1991)

Movie Actor

Actor who rose to fame for his role as Ali Jahani in the 2017 sports drama American Wrestler: The Wizard. He was profiled by Men's Fitness for his preparation for the...

8. Ivan Ilić (1978)

Serbian Pianist

Serbian-American musician whose prolific recording career included the works of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Beethoven, and Ravel.

9. Connie Crothers (1941)

American Musician

Jazz artist who trained with Lennie Tristano. Tristano considered her an original.

10. Elaine Pagels (1943)

American Theologian

The New York Times Bestselling author of Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (2003), she is a prominent scholar and author on the subject of the Gnostic Gospels. Her...

11. Doug Clifford (1945)

American Musician

Drummer and composer for the swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival known for such hits as "Proud Mary" and "Bad Moon Rising."

12. Bob Melvin (1961)

American Baseball Player And Man

Former catcher turned manager who won his first AL Manager of the Year honors with the Oakland Athletics in 2012.

13. Lindsey Buckingham (1949)

American Musician

Fleetwood Mac guitarist who was romantically linked to Stevie Nicks.

14. Matt Simons (1987)

American Singer Songwriter And M

Singer-songwriter who is known for albums such as 2012's Pieces and 2014's Catch & Release. He is also a piano player and saxophone player.

15. Alessandra Torresani (1987)

American Actress

Television actress best known for her role as Zoe in the popular SyFy Channel series Caprica. She also appeared in episodes of Bones, CSI, and Warehouse 13.

16. Kenny Ortega (1950)

Television And Film Director Pro

Director of such popular films as Hocus Pocus from 1993, the High School Musical film series and Descendants trilogy. 

17. Markie Post (1950)

American Actor

Known as prosecutor Christine Sullivan on Night Court and as Terri Michaels on The Fall Guy. She acted in Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995. 

18. Jordan Allen-Dutton (1977)

Writer And Producer

An Emmy Award-nominated writer, he is best known for his work on the Cartoon Network's animated program, Robot Chicken. He also co-wrote a Shakespeare and rap-fusion play entitled The Bomb-itty...

19. James Franco (1978)

Film Actor

Actor, filmmaker, author, and professor who won Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor for his roles in James Dean and The Disaster Artist. His roles in the Spider-Man trilogy, Oz the Great and Powerful, Pineapple...

20. Hannah Hart (1986)

American Comedienne And Internet

Star of the weekly YouTube series My Drunk Kitchen, which features her attempting to cook in increasing stages of drunkenness. She has over 2.2 million subscribers on her MyHarto YouTube channel. In...

21. Randi Zuckerberg (1982)

Internet Entrepreneur

Founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media who'd previously served as director of market development for Facebook and as a panelist for Forbes on Fox. She's the older sister of Facebook...

22. Rick Rossovich (1957)

American Actor

He has appeared in over 30 films, and became known for his roles in Top Gun and The Terminator. In 1990, he played Leary in Navy SEALS and in 2003,...

23. Joc Pederson (1992)

American Baseball Player

Outfielder who debuted with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014. He won a World Series title with the Dodgers in 2020 and also helped the team reach the World Series in 2017...

24. Bree Turner (1977)

Actress

Actress who has appeared in the films She's All That and The Wedding Planner, as well as Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. In 2012, she began playing Rosalee Calvert on the...

25. Pamela Melroy (1961)

Astronaut

A veteran of three spaceflights, she is the second woman to command a Space Shuttle mission.

26. Amy Irving (1953)

American Actor

Actress who starred in Carrie and was once married to Steven Spielberg. She received an Academy Award nomination for her role in Yentl and won a Golden Globe for her...

27. Bill McKibben (1960)

Environmentalist

American journalist and environmentalist who is best recognized for his written work covering global warming. He is also known for being the leader of the anti-carbon campaign group 350.org. 

28. Teri Hatcher (1964)

American Actress Presenter Write

Actress who starred as Susan in the ABC series Desperate Housewives and played the role of Lois Lane in the series Lois and Clark from 1993 to 1997. She also provided the...

29. Bill Kreutzmann (1946)

American Musician

Former drummer with the jam rock band The Grateful Dead who also started his own bands, BK3 and 7 Walkers.

30. Rob Minkoff (1962)

American Filmmaker

Director and animator best known as the co-director of the Disney classic "The Lion King". He has also directed live-action films like 2003's "The Haunted Mansion".

31. Lee Arenberg (1962)

American Actor

Played the role of Pintel, one of Captain Barbossa's motley crew, in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and also played Grumpy on the series Once Upon a Time.

32. Haley Pullos (1998)

American Actress

Best known for playing Molly Lansing-Davis on the long-standing soap opera General Hospital. Along with television, she has appeared in a wide range of films and commercials. 

33. Vienna Teng (1978)

American Singer

Incorporated many musical genres into her music, usually with the piano, including folk, pop, classical, and a cappella.

34. Drew Hodgdon (1981)

American Football Player

Lincoln Andrew Hodgdon was an American football offensive lineman for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.

35. Ron Cerrudo (1945)

Professional Golfer

Ronald John Cerrudo is an American professional golfer who currently works as a club teaching professional and formerly played on the PGA Tour. Cerrudo was born in Palo Alto California....

36. Roger Shepard (1929)

American Psychologist

Roger Newland Shepard is a cognitive scientist and author of the Universal Law of Generalization. He is considered a father of research on spatial relations. Shepard obtained his Ph. D....

37. Dan Petry (1958)

American Baseball Player

Daniel Joseph Petry is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers California Angels Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox. He helped the Tigers win the 1984 World...

38. Alison Davis-Blake (1958)

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Alison Davis-Blake is an American professor currently serving as Dean of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Davis-Blake is the school’s first female dean and at...

39. Michelle Pierce (1987)

Actress

Michelle Pierce is an actress.

40. Geoffry Varner (1987)

Figure Skater

Geoffry Varner is an American figure skater. He was the 2006 U. S. Junior bronze medalist and placed third at the Junior Grand Prix final in 2005. In his first...

41. Carlton Skinner (1913)

Uscg Officer And Civilian Govern

Carlton Skinner was the first civilian governor of Guam and a prominent advocate for the integration of the United States Armed Forces. President Harry Truman appointed Skinner governor in 1949...

42. Frances K. Conley (1940)

American Neurosrogeon

s Fran Krauskopf Conley is a professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University. She is the author of Walking Out on the Boys the story of her protest of misogynyat the...

43. Susan Morton Blaustein (1953)

Pianist And Composer

Susan Morton Blaustein is an American pianist and composer. She was born in Palo Alto California and studied piano and composition at Pomona College with Karl Kohn graduating with a...

44. Joe Simitian (1953)

American Politician

Saren Joseph Simitian is a California Democratic politician. From 2004 to 2012 he was the State Senator representing California's 11th State Senate district which encompasses all or part of 13...

45. Irma Elsa Gonzalez (1948)

United States District Judge

Irma Elsa Gonzalez is a former United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. She was the first Mexican-American female federal judge....

46. Consuelo María Callahan (1950)

American Judge

Consuelo María Callahan is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

47. Jeff Sevy (1950)

Player Of American Football

Jeffrey Evan Sevy was a lineman for 6 years in the NFL. In his amateur years he played at Homestead High School then went to De Anza College before transferring...

48. Perry Lang (1959)

Television Director And Actor

Perry Lang is an American director writer and actor. He has directed episodes of television series such as Arli$$ ER Millennium Dawson's Creek NYPD Blue Nash Bridges Fantasy Island Weeds...

49. Gregory Mahler (1950)

American Political Scientist

Gregory S. Mahler is an American political scientist with a general interest in comparative politics and more specific interests in legislatures and constitutionalism. He completed his undergraduate studies at Oberlin...

50. Susan Damante (1950)

American Actress

Susan Damante is an American actress who has starred in various films and television programs. She was first runner-up to Miss California in the Miss America Pageant. She is the...

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