11 Notable alumni of Bakersfield College
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
Bakersfield College is ranked #4,231 in the world and #1,101 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Bakersfield College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Bakersfield College won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jim Napier
1938-2018 (aged 80)
baseball player
James Carol Napier was a minor league baseball catcher and manager. As a player, he stood 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg); he batted and threw right-handed.
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2. Harvey Hall
1941-2018 (aged 77)
politician
Harvey L. Hall was an American businessman and politician who served as the 25th mayor of Bakersfield, California. Hall was first elected in 2000, and re-elected in 2004, 2008 and 2012. He was one of the longest-serving mayors in Bakersfield's history. As mayor, one of his focuses had been beautification, through "Keep Bakersfield Beautiful" and the creation of, and participation...
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3. Delbert E. Wong
1920-2006 (aged 86)
judge
Delbert Wong was the first judge in the continental United States of Chinese descent.
4. Michael R. Collings
1947-. (aged 79)
journalist
poet
Michael Robert Collings is an American writer, poet, literary critic, and bibliographer, and a former professor of creative writing and literature at Pepperdine University. He was Poet in Residence at Pepperdine's Seaver College from 1997 to 2000.
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5. Justin Hutson
1971-. (aged 55)
basketball coach
Justin Lee Hutson is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant for the San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team, a position he has held since 2024. He was previously the San Diego Toreros in the beginning of 2024. He was also the head coach of the Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team from 2018 to 2024.
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6. Guy Madison
1922-1996 (aged 74)
television actor
voice actor
film producer
actor
film actor
Guy Madison was an American film, television, and radio actor. He is best known for having played Wild Bill Hickok in the Western television series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok from 1951 to 1958.
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7. Jean Fuller
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Jeannie Lynn "Jean" Fuller is an American educator and politician who served as the minority leader in the California State Senate. A Republican, she was previously a member of the California Assembly and the Superintendent of Schools for the Bakersfield City School District.
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8. Robert Beltran
1953-. (aged 73)
television actor
stage actor
actor
film actor
Robert Adame Beltran is an American actor known for his role as Commander Chakotay on the 1990s television series Star Trek: Voyager. He is also known for stage acting in California, and for playing Raoul Mendoza in the 1982 black comedy film Eating Raoul.
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9. Kevin Harvick
1975-. (aged 51)
racing automobile driver
NASCAR team owner
Kevin Michael Harvick is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and commentator for NASCAR on Fox.
10. Michael J. Rubio
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Michael J. Rubio is a former California State Senator representing the 16th Senate District before resigning on February 22, 2013. He previously served as Fifth District Kern County Supervisor representing the communities of Arvin, Lamont, and East Bakersfield.
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11. Kevin McCarthy
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Kevin McCarthy was an American stage, film and television actor, remembered as the male lead in the horror science fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).
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