23 Notable alumni of California State University – East Bay
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
California State University – East Bay is ranked #1,748 in the world and #433 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from California State University – East Bay sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with California State University – East Bay won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jeff Dozier
1944-2024 (aged 80)
researcher
environmental scientist
Jeff Dozier was an American snow hydrologist, environmental scientist, researcher and academic. He was distinguished professor emeritus and founding dean of the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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2. Sara M. Harvey
1976-. (aged 50)
novelist
Sara M. Harvey is an American costume designer, and an author of fiction and nonfiction, most notably having written multiple articles for the Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World History. She is a regular speaker on the subjects of costume design at science-fiction conventions, and has won awards for her plus-sized creations.
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3. Susan L. Cutter
1950-. (aged 76)
geographer
Susan Lynn Cutter is an American geographer and disaster researcher who is a Carolina Distinguished Professor of Geography and director of the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute at the University of South Carolina. She is the author or editor of many books on disasters and disaster recovery. Her areas of expertise include the factors that make people and places susceptible...
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4. Isabel Bueso
Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera is a Guatemalan-born activist with Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome living in the United States under deferred action.
5. Dawn Monique Williams
1978-. (aged 48)
theatrical director
Dawn Monique Williams is an American theatre director. She was born in Oakland, California, United States, and is a graduate of California State University, Hayward (BA Theatre Arts, 2003), San Francisco State University (MA Drama, 2007) and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2011.
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6. Joe Coto
1939-. (aged 87)
politician
Joe Coto is an American educator and politician. Coto served three terms as a member of the California State Assembly from 2004 to 2010, representing the 23rd district.
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7. Bruce Sagan
1954-. (aged 72)
mathematician
musician
Bruce Eli Sagan is an American Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Michigan State University. He specializes in enumerative, algebraic, and topological combinatorics. He is also known as a musician, playing music from Scandinavia and the Balkans.
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8. Christopher Seufert
1967-. (aged 59)
film director
Christopher Seufert is a documentary film producer and director, and photographer based in Chatham, Massachusetts. His production company is Mooncusser Films.
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9. Ellen Corbett
1954-2024 (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Ellen Marie Corbett was an American Democratic politician from the San Francisco Bay Area. She served in the California State Senate, representing the 10th District, which included San Leandro, Hayward, Pleasanton, Union City, Fremont, Newark, Milpitas, and part of San Jose. She was the Senate Majority Leader.
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10. Prerna Lal
1984-. (aged 42)
writer
Prerna Lal is a United States citizen, born and raised in Fiji Islands with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lal is a founder of DreamActivist, an online advocacy network led by undocumented youth. Through the use of social media, they have been credited for organising an online network to stop the deportations of undocumented youth and they are...
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11. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas
politician
Lola Smallwood-Cuevas is an American politician and a member of the California Senate. A Democrat, she has represented the 28th Senate District since 2022.
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12. David C. Geary
1957-. (aged 69)
psychologist
David Cyril Geary is an American cognitive developmental and evolutionary psychologist with interests in mathematical learning and sex differences. He is currently a Curators' Professor and Thomas Jefferson Fellow in the Department of Psychological Sciences and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
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13. Farzaneh Milani
1947-. (aged 79)
scholar
writer
lecturer
translator
poet
Farzaneh Milani is an Iranian-born American scholar, author, poet, translator, and educator. Milani teaches Persian literature and women's studies at the University of Virginia; and serves as the Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures. She is also a poet, award-winning translator, and a recipient of the Carnegie Fellowship and the National Endowment for...
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14. Aisha Wahab
IT consultant
politician
Aisha Wahab is an American politician who has served as the California state senator from the 10th district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Wahab is the first Muslim and Afghan American elected to the California State Senate. She previously served on the Hayward City Council from 2018 to 2022.
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15. Timothy P. White
1949-. (aged 77)
university teacher
Timothy Peter White is a retired academic administrator and kinesiologist. He served as the chancellor of the California State University system from December 2012 to December 2020. He was the chancellor of the Riverside campus of the University of California from 2008 to 2012.
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16. Natali Morris
1978-. (aged 48)
journalist
podcaster
Natali Terese Morris is an American online media personality and co-founder of Morris Invest, a real estate investment company. She was formerly a technology news journalist with CNET and CBS. Prior to joining CNET, she wrote, produced, and hosted a show "TeXtra" on Podshow.
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17. Ted Barrett
1965-. (aged 61)
baseball umpire
Edward George Barrett is an American former Major League Baseball umpire. He joined the American League's staff in 1994, and worked throughout both major leagues from 2000 until his retirement in 2022. Promoted to crew chief in 2013, Barrett worked in 33 play-off series (tied for most all-time), including five World Series. He retired following the 2022 season.
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18. Mark Curry
1961-. (aged 65)
film actor
television actor
screenwriter
Marcus G. Curry, known professionally as Mark Curry, is an American actor, comedian, and television host. He is best known for his role as Mark Cooper, ex–basketball player turned teacher on the ABC sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper which originally aired from 1992 to 1997. Curry also served as one of the various hosts of the syndicated series It's Showtime...
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19. Gene Luen Yang
1973-. (aged 53)
university teacher
comics artist
graphic novelist
comics writer
children's writer
Gene Luen Yang is an American cartoonist and author. He is a frequent lecturer on the subjects of graphic novels and comics, at comic book conventions and universities, schools, and libraries. In addition, he was the Director of Information Services and taught computer science at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California. In 2012, Yang joined the faculty at Hamline...
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20. Luenell
1959-. (aged 67)
comedian
actor
Luenell Campbell, known mononymously as Luenell, is an American comedian and actress.
21. James Monroe Iglehart
1974-. (aged 52)
actor
television actor
stage actor
James Monroe Iglehart is an American actor, singer and comic book writer. He is perhaps best known for his Tony Award-winning performance as the Genie in the original Broadway production of Aladdin. Iglehart assumed the roles of the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the Broadway cast of Hamilton in April 2017. His additional Broadway credits include recreating the...
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22. Sacheen Littlefeather
1946-2022 (aged 76)
actor
Maria Louise Cruz, better known as Sacheen Littlefeather, was an American-born actress and activist for Native American civil rights. After her death, she was accused by family members and journalists of falsely claiming Native American heritage.
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23. Landon Curt Noll
1960-. (aged 66)
computer scientist
astronomer
cryptographer
mathematician
Landon Curt Noll is an American computer scientist, co-discoverer of the 25th Mersenne prime and discoverer of the 26th, which he found while still enrolled at Hayward High School and concurrently at California State University, Hayward.
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