ATHLETES:
Abas, Stephen
Freestyle Wrestling. Fresno State, 3x NCAA Champion.
Alcorn, Kyle
Athletics (Track & Field). 2012 Olympian, Steeplechase.
Alexander, Courtney
Basketball. Fresno State, NBA player.
Alston, Rafer “Skip To My Lou”
Basketball. NYC Streetball legend, Fresno State, NBA player...last whereabouts is unknown.
Arnold, Jahine
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former).
Asadoor, Randy
Baseball. MLB player (former).
Baker, Stephen (“The Touchdown Maker")
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former).
Bennett, Bob
Baseball. NCAA Coach (Fresno State).
Berg, Laura
Softball. Fresno State, Team USA 3x Olympic Gold Medalist
Berrian, Bernard
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...last known to be with the Minnesota Vikings.
Bijev, Villyan
Soccer. FC Liverpool
Bowen, Bruce
Basketball. Edison High, NBA player (former).
Brown, Reggie
Football. NFL player (former).
Carr, David
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the New York Giants.
Chance, Frank
Baseball. Fresno High, MLB player (player) [part of the famous Tinkers-to-Evers-to-Chance double play combination, Hall of Famer].
Chappell, Kevin
Golf. Buchanan High, 2008 NCAA individual and team golf champion (UCLA),Jack Nicklaus Award winner, 2010 Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae Winner (Nationwide Tour).
Chiaramonte, Guiseppe
Baseball. FSU baseball and MLB player (former).
Christensen, McKay
Baseball. Clovis West High, MLB player (former)
Clutts, Tyler
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the Chicago Bears.
Cook, Ryan
Baseball. Clovis High, MLB player...currently with the Oakland Athletics.
Corbett, Young III
Boxer. Welterweight and Middleweight Champion.
Cox, Ron
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former). NCAA Sacks leader.
Crafton, Matt
Driver. NASCAR Trucks Series.
Craver, Aaron
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former).
Culver, Tyrone
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the Green Bay Packers.
Dilfer, Trent
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former), ESPN NFL Analyst.
Donald, Jason
Baseball. Buchanan High, Team USA (2008), MLB player...currently with the Cincinnati Reds.
Ellard, Henry
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former).
Ellsworth, Dick
Baseball. MLB player (former)
Ellsworth, Steve
Baseball. MLB Player (former)
Ely, Melvin
Basketball. Fresno State...2x WAC Player of the Year, NBA player...currently a free agent.
Estrada, Johnny
Baseball. Roosevelt High, MLB player.
Felix, Noel
Basketball. Fresno State, NBA player...currently in the NBA D-League’s Anaheim Arsenal.
Finch, Andy
Snowboard. Winter Olympian (2006).
Fister, Doug
Baseball. Fresno State, MLB player...currently with the Detroit Tigers.
Follett, Zack
Football. Clovis High, NFL player...currently a free agent.
Fox, Vernon
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the Denver Broncos.
Franklin, Jethro
Football. Former Fresno State assistant coach, now an assistant coach with the Houston Texans.
Fuller, Hiram
Basketball. Fresno State, NBA player.
Gardner, Mark
Baseball. Clovis High, MLB player (former), currently a bullpen coach for the San Francisco Giants.
Garrido, Augie
Baseball. Fresno State, currently the head coach for the University of Texas.
Garza, Matt
Baseball. Washington Union High, MLB player...currently with the Texas Rangers.
Gass, A.J.
Football. Fresno State, CFL player (former).
George, Paul
Basketball. Fresno State, NBA player...currently with the Indiana Pacers.
Giordano, Matt
Football. Fresno City College, NFL player...currently with the Oakland Raiders.
Gladden, Dan
Baseball. MLB player (former).
Glasson, Bill
Golf. PGA Tour.
Goodwin, Tom
Baseball. Central High, Fresno State, MLB player (former).
Grant, Boyd
Basketball. Fresno State---Head Coach (former). Led CSUF to 1983 NIT Championship. Selland Arena became known as “Grant’s Tomb."
Hall, Cory
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former). Currently a head coach for Clovis North High.
Halton, Sean
Baseball. Fresno High, Fresno City College, MLB player...currently with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Hernandez, Chris
Basketball. Currently plays at Stanford University.
Herren, Chris
Basketball. Fresno State, NBA player (former).
Higgins, Rod
Basketball. Fresno State, NBA player (former)...currently a GM with the Golden State Warriors.
Hill, Pat
Football. Fresno State Assistant\Head Coach, NFL assistant coach...currently with the Atlanta Falcons.
Howell, Nick
Football. NFL player...currently with the San Francisco 49ers.
Hudler, Rex
Baseball. Bullard High, MLB player (former)
Huff, Orlando
Football. Fresno State, NFL player.
Jamison, Jermaine
Football. NFL player...currently with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Jefferies, Chris
Basketball. Fresno State, NBA player (former), Club Sportivo Ben Hur (Argentine National Team).
Jennings, Adam
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the Detroit Lions.
Jones, Bobby
Baseball. Fresno High, Fresno State, MLB player (former).
Jones, Charlie
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former)
Judge, Aaron
Baseball. Fresno State, MLB player...currently with the New York Yankees (1st rd. DP, 2013).
Kendrick, Robert
Tennis.
Kendricks, Mychal
Football. NFL player.
Kiffin, Lane
Football. Fresno State, NFL Coach, NCAA Coach...currently with the University of Souther California.
Klatt, Dan
Water Polo. Summer Olympian (2004)
Koscheck, Josh
MMA. UFC.
Lamonica, Daryle
Football. Clovis High, NFL player (former).
Leonard, Louis
Football. NFL player...currently with the Cleveland Browns.
Lilly, Ted
Baseball. From Oakhurst. Fresno City College, MLB player...currently a free agent...formally with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mackin, Robin
Softball. Fresno State. Team Canada, Summer Olympian (2008)
Maddox, Tito
Basketball. Fresno State, NBA player (former).
Mankins, Logan
Football. From Catheys Valley. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the New England Patriots (1st rd DP, 2005).
Manning, Ricky Jr.
Football. Edison High, NFL player (former).
Marsh, Dante
Football. CFL player...currently with the BC Lions.
Marshall, Richard
Football. NFL player...currently with the Miami Dolphins.
Martz, Mike
Football. NCAA Coach (CSUF), NFL Coach, NFL Assistant Coach...currently with the Chicago Bears.
Mathews, Ryan
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the San Diego Chargers (1st rd DP, 2010).
McCarty, Chad
Soccer. Olympian
McCauley, Marcus
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the Minnesota Vikings.
McCoy, Anthony
Football. Bullard High, NFL player...currently with the Seattle Seahawks.
McDonald, Tim
Football. Edison High, NFL player (former), EHS Coach, NCAA Coach, NFL Assistant Coach...currently with the New York Jets.
McGehee, Casey
Baseball. MLB player...currently with the Chicago Cubs.
McGuire, Dominic
Basketball. Memorial High, Fresno State, NBA player...currently with the Charlotte Bobcats.
Merlo, Rick
Water Polo. Team USA, Summer Olympian (2008)
Neal, Lorenzo
Football. NFL player (former)
Olson, Garrett
Baseball. MLB player.
Paige, Stephone
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former).
Palmer, Carson
Football. Attended Elementary School in CUSD, NFL player...currently a free agent.
Pendleton, Terry
Baseball. Fresno State, MLB player (former).
Perry, Rod
Football. NFL player (former).
Pittman, Michael
Football. NFL player (former), UFL player...currently with the Florida Tuskers.
Poole, Keith
Football. Clovis West High, NFL player (former).
Pope, Marquez
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former).
Quan, Stuart
Martial Artist\Actor.
Richter, Les
Football. Fresno High, NFL player (former).
Rivers, Ron
Football. NFL player (former).
Roberson, Terrance
Basketball. Fresno State, Euroleague.
Robinson, Bryan
Football. NFL player...currently with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Sanders, James
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the New England Patriots.
Schwinden, Chris
Baseball. Fresno Pacific University, MLB player...currently with the New York Mets.
Seaver, Tom
Baseball. Fresno High, MLB player (former) [Hall of Famer].
Selma, Dick
Baseball.
Smith, Clifton
Football. Edison High, Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Smith, Greg
Basketball. Edison High, Fresno State, NBA player...currently with the Houston Rockets.
Soderstrom, Steve
Baseball. Fresno State, MLB player (former).
Southern, Jamie
Softball. Clovis High, Fresno State, Team USA.
Spach, Stephen
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the Arizona Cardinals.
Stephens, Sloane
Tennis. Honed her skills at a local Racquet Club.
Stewart, Michael
Football. NFL player (former).
Stoutmire, Omar
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former).
Susdorf, Stephen
Baseball. Fresno State, MLB player...currently with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Sutherland, Kevin
Golf. PGA Tour.
Sweeney, Jim
Football. NCAA Coach (Montana State, Fresno State). The playing field at Bulldog Stadium was named in his honor.
Sweeney, Kevin
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former), USFL player (former).
Tarkanian, Jerry
Basketball. Fresno State, NCAA Coach (Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State), NBA Coach (former) [NCAA Hall of Famer, 2013]
Tedford, Jeff
Football. Fresno State, NCAA Coach (Fresno State, Cal, Oregon)
Vogt, Stephen
Baseball. Buchanan High, MLB player...currently with the Oakland Athletics.
Volek, Billy
Football. Clovis High, Fresno City College, NFL player...currently with the San Diego Chargers.
Wapnick, Steve
Baseball. MLB player (former).
Ward, Derrick
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Warmerdam, Cornelius
Athletics (Track & Field). Fresno State Pole Vaulter...former world record holder.
Washington, Anthony
Football. NFL player (former).
Washington, Tim
Football. NFL player (former).
Watney, Nick
Golf. Fresno State. PGA Tour.
Weaver, Jeff
Baseball. Fresno State, MLB player...currently a free agent.
West, Chastin
Football. Fresno State, NFL player...currently with the Green Bay Packers.
Williams, James
Football. NFL player (former).
Williams, Jimy
Baseball. MLB Manager (former)
Williams, Paul
Football. NFL player...currently with the Tennessee Titans.
Williams, Randy
Athletics (Track & Field). Summer Olympic Long Jumper (1972 Gold Medal, 1976 Silver Medal).
Williams, Sam
Football. NFL player...currently with the Oakland Raiders.
Wilson, Justin
Baseball. Clovis West, Fresno State, MLB player...currently with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Winans, Tydus
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former).
Woods, Elbert “Icky”
Football. Edison High, NFL player (former). Inventor\dancer of the “Icky Shuffle.”
Worrell, Cameron
Football. Fresno State, NFL player (former).
Wright, Dwayne
Football. NFL player...currently a free agent.
Wright, Margie
Softball. Fresno State Head Coach for over 25 years. Team USA, Summer Olympics (1996-Gold Medal), Hall of Famer.
Wright, Rodney Jr.
Football. Fresno State, AFL player (former), NFL player...currently on the San Francisco 49ers (practice squad).
THE ARTS:
Planet Asia
Underground hip-hop artist.
Bagdasarian, Ross
Singer\Cartoonist. Creator of “The Chipmunks."
Beltran, Robert
Actor. Fresno State. Portrayed Commander Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager.
Catalano, Ron
Musician.
Colfer, Chris
Actor\Singer\Writer\Producer. Best known for acting in “Glee.”
Connors, Mike
Actor. Born Krekor Ohanian. Best known for acting in “Mannix.”
Everson, William
Poet.
Federline, Kevin
Dancer. Second husband of Britney Spears, and father to two children with her.
Glover, Jason
Dancer. Made it to the Top 8 of the fifth season of “So You Think You Can Dance?"
Gorham, Christopher
Actor. Best known for acting in Jake 2.0, Ugly Betty, and Covert Affairs.
Hanson, Victor Davis
Historian\Essayist\Columnist\TV Personality\Author.
Jones, Dot Marie
Actress. Best known for acting in “Glee."
Kahl, Kasey
Advertising executive\Reality TV Personality. Has appeared on “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelor Pad.”
Kerns, Joanna
Actress. McLane High. Best known for playing Maggie Seaver on “Growing Pains."
McDonald, Audra
Actress\Singer. Roosevelt High School of the Arts.
Odagiri, Joe
Actor (Japan). Fresno State. Kamen Rider Black
Ruell, Aaron
Actor\Director. Best known for playing “Kip" in “Napolean Dynamite."
Sarkisian, Cherlyn “Cher"
Singer\Actress. Fresno High (Registered, never attended?)
Saroyan, William
Author\Playwright. Namesakes are Saroyan Theater, and Saroyan Elementary School.
Serrano, Juan
Musician. Master of flamenco-style guitar.
Soto, Gary
Poet\Writer.
Tatarian, Roger I.
Journalist. Editor-In-Chief of United Press International (former)
Wingert, Mick
Voice Actor. Best known for work in “Kung Fu Panda 2: Legends Of Awesomness.”
Zevon, Warren
Singer\Songwriter.
POLITICS\MILITARY\MINISTRY:
Bustamante, Cruz
California Lieutenant Governor (former).
Costa, Jim
California State Assembly (former), United States Representative.
Craig, Sid
CEO\Founder\Chairman of Jenny Craig, Inc.
Guinn, Kenny
Nevada State Governor.
Hovannisian, Raffi
Foreign Minister of Armenia
Iacobellis, Sam
CEO Rockwell International (former), Led development of B-1 Bomber.
Jones, Bill
California Secretary of State (former)
Mahony, Roger
Roman Catholic Cardinal\Archbishop of Los Angeles.
Morgan, Barbara
NASA Astronaut\Teacher In Space.
O’Neill, Paul
United States Secretary of Treasury (former), CEO of Alcoa Corporation.
Ozanian, Andranik
Armenian general...national hero.
Poochigian, Charles
California State Senator (former)
OTHER:
Beamer, Todd
Victim of September 11, 2001 attacks, passenger on United Flight 93. Namesake of Todd Beamer Park in North Fresno.
Conte, Victor
Founder of BALCO Laboratories, suspected in MLB steroid scandal of 1998.
Forestiere, Baldasare
Sicilian who immigrated to Fresno, built his Underground Gardens on Shaw Avenue near Highway 99 by digging tunnels solely with hand tools nearly a century ago. The site is currently a state historical landmark.
Frey, Amber
Massage therapist, and former girlfriend of Scott Peterson, who murdered his wife.
Hickey, Dr. Eric W.
Noted criminologist and author.
Husband, Rick
NASA Astronaut and mission Commander of Space Shuttle Columbia STS-107, which was destroyed in February 2003.
Petersen, Lorraine Collett
The original model for the Sun-Maid Raisin girl.
Wesson, Marcus
Mass Murderer. Committed filicide among family members before murdering several of them. Serving life in California’s prison system, on “Death Row.”
