37 Notable alumni of Azusa Pacific University
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
Azusa Pacific University is ranked #2,162 in the world and #548 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 37 notable alumni from Azusa Pacific University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Azusa Pacific University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Andriy Budnyi
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
Andriy Budnyi is a Ukrainian footballer.
2. Adam Davidson
1983-. (aged 43)
tennis player
Adam Davidson is a former American professional tennis player. Primarily a doubles specialist, he represented the United States on the ATP World Tour, ATP Challenger Tour and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-Star Team.
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3. Aron Rono
1982-. (aged 44)
long-distance runner
Aron Rono is a Kenyan American long-distance runner. After completing a high school in Kenya he moved to the United States, where he graduated in political sciences from the Azusa Pacific University in 2009. As a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program he won a silver medal in the 10,000 m event at the 2015 Pan American...
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4. Paul Serna
1958-. (aged 68)
baseball player
Paul David Serna is an American former professional baseball player. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.
5. Wayne Edwards
1964-. (aged 62)
baseball player
Wayne Maurice Edwards is an American former professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of the Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the White Sox in the 10th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball draft. He was the drummer with V.I.E.W., an alternative rock band whose lead vocalist was fellow White Sox pitcher Jack McDowell. His...
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6. Eugenio Duarte
Eugenio Duarte is an ordained minister and 37th General Superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene. Born in Cape Verde, Duarte was the first African elected to the General Superintendency in the Church of the Nazarene. His election occurred in the centenary year of the denomination. Duarte was elected June 30, 2009 at the 27th General Assembly of the Church...
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7. Steve Barnes
1957-. (aged 69)
basketball coach
Steven Theodore Barnes is an American basketball coach who last served as the associate head coach at Colorado State University.
8. John Littlefield
1954-. (aged 72)
baseball player
John Andrew Littlefield is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched two seasons in the major leagues, 1980 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 1981 for the San Diego Padres. He appeared in 94 games, all as a reliever. In 1980, he led the Cardinals with 9 saves and in games pitched, 52.
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9. Vicki Vann
1980-. (aged 46)
singer
model
composer
businessperson
singer-songwriter
Victoria "Vicki" Araceli Denise Vann Bradford Turnbough is an American country music artist, entrepreneur, and businesswoman. She has been called the Cinderella of country music and was chosen to appear as a featured artist in a Country Music Television documentary called "Waiting in the Wings." The documentary focuses on the ongoing struggles of the African American music artists in the...
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10. Susan Bonilla
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Susan A. Bonilla is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly, representing the 14th district, encompassing parts of Contra Costa and Solano counties. She is a Democrat. Prior to being elected to the state Assembly, she was a member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and was mayor of Concord before that.
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11. Eliza Rickman
1983-. (aged 43)
pianist
Eliza Rickman is an American indie singer, songwriter, and pianist from Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her use of unconventional musical instruments, such as the toy piano, and her vintage Victorian Era dresses, as well as her collaborations with the podcast Welcome to Night Vale and musician Jason Webley.
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12. Malynda Hale
1986-. (aged 40)
singer-songwriter
entrepreneur
activist
businessperson
actor
Malynda Hale is an American Actress, Singer, and political activist. She is the former host of #WeNeedToTalk Podcast and creator of The Black Voices Heard Project. She is also the owner of JMV Entertainment Production Company based in Los Angeles and the Executive Director of The New Evangelicals.
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13. Irie Love
1985-. (aged 41)
model
singer
Irie Love Taylor is an American R&B Reggae singer and songwriter. She first gained notice as one of the finalists on the "Brown Bags to Stardom" competition in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1999. She was signed by John Iervolino (one of the judges in the competition) onto his record label, Quiet Storm Records. She was featured as the only new artist...
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14. Joseph Tkach, Jr
1951-. (aged 75)
Joseph Tkach Jr. is an American minister and formerly president of Grace Communion International, an evangelical Protestant denomination based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He hosted the weekly web-series Speaking of LIFE.
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15. Dominique Johnson
1987-. (aged 39)
basketball player
Dominique Johnson is an American professional basketball player who last played for Al Ittihad Alexandria.
16. Paul Cameron
1939-. (aged 87)
psychologist
Paul Drummond Cameron is an American psychologist. While employed at various institutions, including the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, he conducted research on passive smoking, but he is best known today for his claims about homosexuality. After a successful 1982 campaign against a gay rights proposal in Lincoln, Nebraska, he established the Institute for the Scientific Investigation of Sexuality (ISIS), now known...
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17. Mykal Walker
1997-. (aged 29)
American football player
Mykal Walker is an American professional football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Azusa Pacific Cougars and Fresno State Bulldogs and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft. Walker has also been a member of the Chicago Bears, Las Vegas...
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18. Patrick Brennan
1972-. (aged 54)
actor
Patrick Oliver Lampson, known professionally as Patrick Brennan, is an American actor.
19. Tony Corrente
1951-. (aged 75)
teacher
American football official
Anthony Joseph Corrente is a former American football official in the National Football League (NFL) who served for 26 years from 1995 until his retirement in 2021. He wore uniform number 99. He was the referee of Super Bowl XLI. He served as the coordinator of football officiating for the Pac-12 Conference from June 2011 until he resigned this position...
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20. Jean-Robert Bellande
1970-. (aged 56)
poker player
reality television participant
Jean-Robert F. Bellande is an American professional poker player, reality TV contestant, and a nightclub owner and promoter.
21. Robert DeLong
1986-. (aged 40)
songwriter
singer-songwriter
singer
musician
Robert Charles Edward DeLong is an American electronic musician from Bothell, Washington and currently residing in Los Angeles, California. With a background in percussion and influences from a number of indie rock bands, DeLong's primary genres include house, dubstep, and moombahton. He has released three full-length albums on Glassnote Records: Just Movement in January 2013, In the Cards in September...
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22. Bryan Clay
1980-. (aged 46)
athletics competitor
Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay is an American decathlete who was the 2008 Summer Olympic champion for the decathlon and was also World champion in 2005.
23. Dan Barker
1949-. (aged 77)
writer
songwriter
pianist
musician
Daniel Edwin Barker is an American atheist activist and musician who served as an evangelical Christian preacher and composer for 19 years but left Christianity in 1984. He and his wife Annie Laurie Gaylor are the current co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and he is cofounder of The Clergy Project. He has written numerous articles for Freethought Today,...
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24. Daniel M. Lavery
1986-. (aged 40)
columnist
journalist
Daniel M. Lavery is an American author and editor. He is known for having co-founded the website The Toast, and written the books Texts from Jane Eyre (2014), The Merry Spinster (2018), Something That May Shock and Discredit You (2020), and Women's Hotel (2024). Lavery wrote Slate's "Dear Prudence" advice column from 2016 to 2021. From 2022 to 2023, he...
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25. Christian Okoye
1961-. (aged 65)
athletics competitor
American football player
Christian Emeka OkoyeListen is a Nigerian–American former professional football fullback who played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) from 1987 to 1992. Nicknamed "the Nigerian Nightmare", he was known for his powerful running style and ability to break tackles. His six-season NFL career produced an NFL rushing champion title in 1989, first-team All-Pro honors in...
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26. Stephen Vogt
1984-. (aged 42)
baseball player
Stephen Guy Vogt is an American professional baseball manager and former catcher and coach who currently serves as the manager for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). Vogt played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Atlanta Braves. He was an MLB All-Star with the Athletics in 2015...
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27. Colleen Ballinger
1986-. (aged 40)
television actor
journalist
actor
television producer
writer
Colleen Mae Ballinger is an American comedian, YouTuber, actress, singer and writer. She is best known for her creation and portrayal of the Internet character Miranda Sings, posting videos of the character on YouTube, performing her one-woman comedy act on tour in theatres worldwide, and creating and starring in a Netflix original series titled Haters Back Off (2016–2017). Ballinger created...
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28. Scheana Shay
1985-. (aged 41)
model
actor
Scheana Shay is an American television personality and actress. She was an original cast member on the Bravo reality television series Vanderpump Rules for eleven seasons. Shay made guest appearances on the spin-off, The Valley, in the second season.
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29. Josh Staumont
1993-. (aged 33)
baseball player
Joshua Tyler Staumont is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins. He made his MLB debut in 2019.
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30. Laura Beeman
1968-. (aged 58)
basketball coach
Laura Lynne Beeman is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head women's basketball coach at the University of Hawaii.
31. George Runner
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
George C. Runner Jr. is an American politician from California who served on the California State Board of Equalization, the only publicly elected tax commission in the United States. A Republican, he represented the Board's 2nd District from 2011 to 2015 and the renumbered 1st District from 2015 to 2019.
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32. Steve Connor
1961-. (aged 65)
American football player
Steve Connor is an author, speaker, leadership coach, and former NFL football player. He is the founder of Sports Outreach International.
33. Matthew J. Brouillette
1969-. (aged 57)
radio personality
Matthew J. Brouillette is an American businessman and entrepreneur who is the founder and president of Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, a 501(c)(6) membership organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He is the former president and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, a free-market think tank in Pennsylvania. He served in that position from February 2002 through June...
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34. Coleman Young II
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Coleman Alexander Young II is an American Democratic politician who is a current member of the Detroit City Council and a former member of the Michigan Senate.
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35. John C. Maxwell
1947-. (aged 79)
opinion journalist
writer
orator
motivational speaker
pastor
John C. Maxwell is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written books primarily focused on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. Some of his books have been on the New York Times Best Seller list.
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36. John F. MacArthur
1939-2025 (aged 86)
Protestant theologian
radio personality
pastor
writer
non-fiction writer
John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. was an American Baptist pastor, theologian, author, and broadcaster. He was the founder of Grace to You, a nationally syndicated radio and television Bible teaching program. He was also the longtime pastor of Grace Community Church, a non-denominational church in Sun Valley, California from 1969 until his death in 2025. Additionally, MacArthur served as the chancellor...
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37. Hailemariam Desalegn
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
minister
Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe is an Ethiopian politician who served as prime minister of Ethiopia from 2012 to 2018. He also previously served as deputy prime minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Meles Zenawi from 2010 to 2012. After Meles' death in August 2012, Hailemariam succeeded him as prime minister, initially in an acting capacity. He was then...
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