Notable Alumni of California State University – Los Angeles [Sorted List]

1. Ralph C. Guzmán

1924-1985 (aged 61)

university teacher

Ralph C. Guzmán served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State of Latin America in the Carter Administration and was one of the nation's leading Latino educators. He co-founded the Oakes College at the University of California at Santa Cruz and later was appointed Provost at UCSC's Merrill College. Guzmán played an influential role in the early years of the Chicano...

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2. Alina Mnatsakanian

1958-. (aged 68)

visual artist

Alina Mnatsakanian is an Iranian-born American-Swiss visual artist, of Armenian descent, known for her conceptual installations in various media (video, sound, robotics, objects) and her style of painting and drawing called Marks. Identity, borders, and injustice are her preferred themes.

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3. Rufus P. Turner

1907-1982 (aged 75)

writer engineer

Rufus Paul Turner was an academic, engineer, and author who published on semiconductor devices, technical writing style, and poet-novelist Charlotte Smith. After three decades working with electronic devices – including developing the first practical transistor radio – he earned a doctorate in literature at age 52 and became an English professor. He wrote over 40 books and 3000 articles during...

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4. Deborah Meadows

1956-. (aged 70)

essayist

Deborah Meadows is an American poet and playwright and essayist.

5. Garland Ellis Burrell Jr

1947-. (aged 79)

lawyer judge

Garland Ellis Burrell Jr. is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

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6. Jack Cooper

1963-. (aged 63)

conductor bandleader composer music educator jazz musician

Jack Cooper is an American composer, arranger, orchestrator, multireedist, and music educator. He has performed with, written music for and recorded by internationally known pop, jazz, and classical artists.

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7. Bob Pacheco

1934-. (aged 92)

politician

Robert Pacheco is an American attorney and politician who represented California's 60th State Assembly district from 1998 to 2004. He served on the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors from 2006 to 2007. He has served as a member of the Walnut City Council in Walnut, California since 2013.

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8. Dick Bruich

1947-. (aged 79)

American football coach

Richard Bruich is an American retired high school football coach. He led two different Southern California high school football programs to championships. His overall prep head coaching record is 292–84–4.

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9. Edward Manukyan

1981-. (aged 45)

composer

Edward Manukyan is a composer from Southern California, United States. His main works are orchestral and chamber compositions, which lean heavily upon elements of Armenian national folklore.

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10. Avery August

1964-. (aged 62)

immunologist

Avery August is a Belizean-born American scientist who is currently a professor of immunology and vice provost at Cornell University.

11. Carole Caldwell Graebner

1943-2008 (aged 65)

tennis player

Carole Graebner was an American tennis player. According to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Graebner was ranked in the world top 10 in 1964 and 1965, reaching a career high of World No. 4 in these rankings in 1964. Graebner was included in the year-end top 10 rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis...

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12. Dennis Zine

1947-. (aged 79)

politician

Dennis Phillip Zine is an American politician, who served on the Los Angeles City Council for the 3rd district from 2001 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party who later became unaffiliated in 2011, Zine was elected to City Council in 2001 and re-elected in 2005 and 2009.

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13. John J. Benoit

1951-2016 (aged 65)

politician

John Joseph Benoit was an American law enforcement officer and politician; serving in the California State Legislature from 2002 to 2009 and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors from 2009 to 2016.

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14. Akinyele Umoja

1954-. (aged 72)

writer scholar professor activist

Akinyele Umoja is an American educator and author who specializes in African-American studies. As an activist, he is a founding member of the New Afrikan People's Organization and the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. In April 2013, New York University Press published Umoja's book We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement. Currently, he is a Professor and...

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15. Antonia Darder

1952-. (aged 74)

painter

Antonia Darder is a Puerto Rican and American scholar, artist, poet and activist. She holds the Leavey Presidential Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Leadership in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University. She also is professor emerita of educational policy, organization, and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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16. Kambiz Yeganegi

1948-. (aged 78)

entrepreneur

Kambiz Yeganegi is an Iranian Entrepreneur and Applied Cognitive Science Coach.

17. Charles Calderon

1950-. (aged 76)

lawyer politician

Charles Michael Calderon is an American attorney and politician who served in both chambers of the California State Legislature.

18. Richard Alatorre

1943-2024 (aged 81)

politician

Richard Alatorre was an American politician who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1973 to 1985 and the Los Angeles City Council from 1985 to 1999, the second Latino to serve on the council in the 20th century. While working as a lobbyist, he had been called "one of the most influential Latino politicians in the state".

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19. Luis Bonilla

1965-. (aged 61)

jazz musician

Luis Diego Bonilla is an American jazz trombonist of Costa Rican descent. He is also a producer, composer, and educator.

20. Bob Wieland

1946-. (aged 80)

military personnel

Bob Wieland is a Vietnam War veteran who lost his legs to a mortar mine in 1969. After recovering from his injuries he was inspired to become a marathon participant. Over his lifetime he has finished many marathons, often taking multiple days to finish. He is the only double amputee to finish the difficult Kona, Hawaii Ironman race without a...

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21. Rebecca Moesta

1956-. (aged 70)

novelist science fiction writer writer

Rebecca Moesta Anderson is an American writer and the author of several science fiction books.

22. Vi Redd

1928-2022 (aged 94)

singer music teacher saxophonist composer jazz musician

Elvira Louise Redd was an American jazz alto saxophone player, vocalist and educator. She was active from the early 1950s and was known primarily for playing in the blues style. She was highly regarded as an accomplished veteran, and performed with Count Basie, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Linda Hopkins, Marian McPartland and Dizzy Gillespie.

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23. Senga Nengudi

1943-. (aged 83)

sculptor curator performance artist

Senga Nengudi is an African-American visual artist and curator. She is best known for her abstract sculptures that combine found objects and choreographed performance. She is part of a group of African-American avant-garde artists working in New York City and Los Angeles, from the 1960s and onward.

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24. Tom LaBonge

1953-2021 (aged 68)

politician

Thomas J. LaBonge was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Los Angeles City Council from 2001 to 2015, representing the city's 4th district.

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25. Robert A. Underwood

1948-. (aged 78)

chancellor politician

Robert Anacletus Underwood is an American politician and educator who served as the delegate from Guam to the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 as a member of the Democratic Party. He subsequently served as the president of the University of Guam from 2008 to 2018 and is currently a co-chair of the United States Institute of...

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26. Wendy Carrillo

1980-. (aged 46)

trade unionist politician

Wendy Maria Carrillo Dono is a Salvadoran-born American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 2017 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 52nd State Assembly district, encompassing parts of northeastern Los Angeles and East Los Angeles. She was sworn into office by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon on December 16, 2017, after winning the...

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27. Elton Gallegly

1944-. (aged 82)

real-estate agent politician

Elton William Gallegly is a former U.S. representative from California. A Republican, he last represented California's 24th congressional district. He previously represented the 23rd and 21st Districts, and served from 1987 to 2013. He did not seek re-election in 2012.

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28. Aileen Hernandez

1926-2017 (aged 91)

union organizer activist

Aileen Hernandez was an African-American union organizer, civil rights activist, and women's rights activist. She served as the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) between 1970 and 1971, and was the first woman to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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29. Evan Freed

1946-. (aged 80)

photographer lawyer

Evan Phillip Freed is an attorney and freelance photographer who traveled with and photographed the presidential campaign of United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Freed was present when Sirhan Sirhan shot Kennedy.

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30. Syed Naveed Qamar

1955-. (aged 71)

financier politician

Syed Naveed Qamar is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024, and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023 and between 1990 and May 2018. He served as Minister for Defence and Minister for Finance between 2008 and 2013.

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31. Samuel T. Durrance

1943-2023 (aged 80)

astronomer astronaut physicist

Samuel Thornton Durrance was an American scientist who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist.

32. Carlos Almaraz

1941-1989 (aged 48)

painter

Carlos D. Almaraz was a Mexican-American artist and a pioneer of the Chicano art movement. He was one of the founder of the Centro de Arte Público (1977–1979), a Chicano/Chicana arts organization in Highland Park, Los Angeles.

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33. Charles Gordone

1925-1995 (aged 70)

film director writer playwright film producer actor

Charles Edward Gordone was an American playwright, actor, director, and educator. He was the first African American to win the annual Pulitzer Prize for Drama and he devoted much of his professional life to the pursuit of multi-racial American theater and racial unity.

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34. Joe Baca

1947-. (aged 79)

politician

Joseph Natalio Baca Sr. is an American Democratic politician who served as the U.S. representative for southwestern San Bernardino County (including Fontana, Rialto, Ontario and parts of the city of San Bernardino) from 1999 to 2013.

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35. Michael D. Antonovich

1939-. (aged 87)

politician

Michael Dennis Antonovich is an American politician who was Mayor of Los Angeles County and a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He represented the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, including the Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.

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36. Raymond Lewis

1952-2001 (aged 49)

basketball player

Raymond Lewis was an American basketball and streetball player. After playing college basketball for Cal State LA, he was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 1973 NBA draft. He never played in the NBA but made a name for himself as one of the best streetball players in California.

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37. Dave Nelson

1944-2018 (aged 74)

baseball player

David Earl Nelson was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators / Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals from 1968 through 1977. He also served as one of the broadcasters for the Milwaukee Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin.

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38. Gloria Molina

1948-2023 (aged 75)

politician

Jesús Gloria Molina was an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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39. James A. Bell

1948-. (aged 78)

businessperson

James Aaron Bell is a retired American executive of The Boeing Company.

40. Carolyn See

1934-2016 (aged 82)

literary critic film critic novelist journalist

Carolyn See was a professor emerita of English at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of ten books, including the memoir, Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America, an advice book on writing, Making a Literary Life, and the novels There Will Never Be Another You, Golden Days, and The Handyman. See was also a book...

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41. Dave Smalley

singer guitarist

Dave Smalley is an American musician, best known as the lead singer for the hardcore punk bands DYS and Dag Nasty, and skate punk band All as well as lead singer/guitarist with Down by Law. He is known for his influence on pop punk music and his early contributions to the emo genre. He also founded a side project called...

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42. Seymour Liebergot

1936-. (aged 90)

flight controller military flight engineer

Seymour "Sy" Abraham Liebergot is a retired NASA flight controller, serving during the Apollo program. Liebergot was an EECOM controller and was responsible for the electrical and environmental systems on board the Command Module. In 1970, he was part of the team that guided Apollo 13 back to Earth following the explosion that crippled the spacecraft.

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43. Lucille Roybal-Allard

1941-. (aged 85)

executive politician

Lucille Elsa Roybal-Allard is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1993 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she first entered Congress in 1993. Her district, numbered as the 33rd until 2003, the 34th from 2003 to 2013, and the 40th from 2013 to 2023, included much of southern Los Angeles, as well...

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44. Adriana Christian Ocampo Uria

1955-. (aged 71)

astronomer

Dr Adriana C. Ocampo Uria is a Colombian -Argentinian planetary geologist and a former Science Program Manager at NASA Headquarters. In 1970, Ocampo emigrated to California and completed her Bachelor in Science at California State University, Los Angeles, Master in Sciences at California State University, Northridge and finished her PhD at the Vrije Universiteit in the Netherlands. During high school...

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45. Steve Cooley

1947-. (aged 79)

lawyer

Stephen Lawrence Cooley is an American politician and prosecutor. He was the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 2000 to 2012. Cooley was re-elected in 2004 and again in 2008.

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46. Mal Whitfield

1924-2015 (aged 91)

middle-distance runner coach sprinter goodwill ambassador military officer

Malvin Greston Whitfield was an American athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman. Nicknamed Marvelous Mal, he was the Olympic champion in the 800 meters at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, and a member of the 1948 gold medal team in the 4 × 400 metres relay. Overall, Whitfield was a five-time Olympic medalist (three gold, one silver, one bronze). After...

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47. Ralph Ahn

1926-2022 (aged 96)

actor

Ralph Philander Ahn was an American actor. He was the last surviving son of leading Korean independence activist Dosan Ahn Chang-ho. His father's contributions to the Korean independence movement influenced Ahn's involvement in politics, World War II, and support for the Korean community of Los Angeles.

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48. Lou Leon Guerrero

1950-. (aged 76)

nurse businessperson politician

Lourdes Aflague "Lou" Leon Guerrero is a Chamorro politician and former banking executive, lobbyist, and nurse who has served as the ninth governor of Guam since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Guerrero is the first woman to serve in the position. Leon Guerrero had served in the Guam Legislature from 1995 to 1999 and again from 2001 to...

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49. Shondrella Avery

1971-. (aged 55)

film actor actor television actor

Shondrella Dupre Avery is an American actress, model and comedian. Her film roles include as LaFawnduh Lucas-Dynamite in the independent comedy Napoleon Dynamite, and supporting roles in Domino (2005) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008).

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50. Joseph Wambaugh

1937-2025 (aged 88)

screenwriter novelist writer police officer actor

Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh Jr. was an American writer known for his fictional and nonfictional accounts of police work in the United States. Many of his novels are set in Los Angeles and its surroundings and feature Los Angeles police officers as protagonists. He won three Edgar Awards, and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.

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51. Amrapali Gan

1985-. (aged 41)

marketing executive chief executive officer

Amrapali Gan is an Indian-American businesswoman. In December 2021, she was appointed as CEO of OnlyFans, which she joined in September 2020 as Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. She succeeded founding CEO Tim Stokely.

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52. Walter E. Williams

1936-2020 (aged 84)

radio personality columnist writer university teacher journalist

Walter Edward Williams was an American economist, commentator, and academic. Williams was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University, a syndicated columnist, and author. Williams held classical liberal and libertarian views, and wrote frequently for Townhall, WND, and Jewish World Review. Williams was also a popular guest host of The Rush Limbaugh Show when Limbaugh...

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53. Stacey Koon

1950-. (aged 76)

police officer

Stacey Cornell Koon is an American former policeman with the Los Angeles Police Department. He is one of the four policemen who were responsible for beating Rodney King in March 1991. He was sentenced to 2+1⁄2 years in federal prison in 1993 for his role in the beating.

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54. Barry Gordon

1968-. (aged 58)

stage actor voice actor politician film actor singer

Barry Gordon is an American actor and political talk show host. He was the longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild, having served from 1988 to 1995. He is perhaps best known as the original voice of Donatello and Bebop in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a...

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55. Sho Kosugi

1948-. (aged 78)

karateka film actor

Sho Kosugi is a Japanese actor, martial artist and writer with extensive training in Shindō jinen-ryū Karate, Kendo, Judo, Iaido, Kobudo, Aikido and Ninjutsu. A former All Japan Karate Champion, he gained popularity as an actor during the 1980s, often playing ninjas. He starred in a trilogy of martial arts ninja films produced by Cannon Films (Enter the Ninja, Revenge...

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56. Jaime Escalante

1930-2010 (aged 80)

mathematician teacher educator

Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutiérrez was a Bolivian-American educator known for teaching students calculus from 1974 to 1991 at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Escalante was the subject of the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, in which he is portrayed by Edward James Olmos.

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57. Telma Hopkins

1948-. (aged 78)

television actor singer actor film actor

Telma Louise Hopkins is an American actress and pop singer. Hopkins rose to prominence as a member of the pop group Tony Orlando and Dawn, who had several number-one songs. She also performed on the CBS variety show Tony Orlando and Dawn from 1974 until 1976 along with Tony Orlando and Joyce Vincent Wilson. In the late 1970s, Hopkins began...

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58. Cheryl Tiegs

1947-. (aged 79)

fashion designer actor model

Cheryl Rae Tiegs is an American model and fashion designer. Frequently described as America's first supermodel, Tiegs made multiple appearances on the covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Time magazine.

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59. Billy Barty

1924-2000 (aged 76)

stage actor television actor voice actor actor film actor

Billy Barty was an American actor and activist. In adult life, he stood 3 ft 9 in (1.14 m) tall because of cartilage–hair hypoplasia dwarfism and so was often cast in films opposite taller performers for comic effect. He specialized in outspoken or wisecracking characters. During the 1950s, he became a television actor, appearing regularly in the Spike Jones ensemble....

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60. Tommy Lister Jr

1958-2020 (aged 62)

voice actor television actor professional wrestler film actor

Tommy Debo "Tiny" Lister Jr. was an American actor and former professional wrestler. As a character actor, he is known for his roles as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the 1995 film Friday and its 2000 sequel, and as President Lindberg in The Fifth Element. He had two short professional wrestling stints, with Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation...

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61. Martin Milner

1931-2015 (aged 84)

stage actor television actor voice actor actor film actor

Martin Sam Milner was an American actor and radio host. He is best known for his performances on two television series: Route 66, which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964, and Adam-12, which aired on NBC from 1968 to 1975.

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62. Octavia E. Butler

1947-2006 (aged 59)

novelist science fiction writer writer

Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction and speculative fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.

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63. Carlos Mencia

1967-. (aged 59)

dancer singer actor stand-up comedian television producer

Ned Arnel Holness known professionally as Carlos Mencía, is a Honduran-American comedian, writer, and actor. His style of comedy is often political and involves issues of race relations, Latin American culture, criminal justice, and social class. From 2005 to 2008, he hosted the Comedy Central show Mind of Mencia. Around the time of the show's cancellation, several comedians accused Mencía...

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64. Alfonso Ribeiro

1971-. (aged 55)

television director dancer stage actor television actor singer

Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro is an American actor, comedian, and television host. In a career spanning over four decades, he is best known for his role as Carlton Banks on the NBC television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996), as well as his performances on Silver Spoons (1984–1987) and In the House (1996–1999).

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65. Maxine Waters

1938-. (aged 88)

teacher singer politician musician

Maxine Moore Waters is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district since 1991. The district, numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th district from 1993 to 2013, includes much of southern Los Angeles, as well as portions of Gardena, Inglewood and Torrance.

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66. Helen Hunt

1963-. (aged 63)

actor television actor film actor voice actor stage actor

Helen Elizabeth Hunt is an American actress and director. Her accolades include an Academy Award, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.

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67. Billie Jean King

1943-. (aged 83)

writer sports commentator tennis coach tennis player

Billie Jean King, also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups.

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68. Edward James Olmos

1947-. (aged 79)

actor television actor director film actor film director

Edward James Olmos is a Mexican-American actor and director. He is best known for his roles as Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), high school math teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), Montoya Santana in American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William...

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69. Diane Watson

1933-. (aged 93)

university teacher politician diplomat health administrator psychologist

Diane Edith Watson is a former American politician who served as US Representative for California's 33rd congressional district, serving from 2003 until 2011, after first being elected in the 32nd District in a 2001 special election. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located entirely in Los Angeles County and includes much of Central Los Angeles,...

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70. James T. Butts Jr

1953-. (aged 73)

politician

James Thurman Butts Jr. is an American politician, currently serving as the mayor of Inglewood, California. He rose through the ranks of law enforcement in Inglewood during the 1970s and 1980s, eventually becoming a Deputy Chief. He then worked as the Chief of Police in Santa Monica, California from 1991 to 2006. Butts then took a public safety position with...

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71. Babatunde Fowler

1956-. (aged 70)

politician banker

Babatunde Fowler Listen is a Nigerian public officer, tax administrator and social reformer. He was the executive chairman of the Lagos State Board of Internal Revenue and chief executive officer of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service. He is the former executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS).

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72. Judy Chu

1953-. (aged 73)

university teacher politician

Judy May Chu is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 28th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held a seat in Congress since 2009, representing California's 32nd congressional district until redistricting. Chu is the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress.

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73. 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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74. Juanita Millender-McDonald

1938-2007 (aged 69)

teacher politician

Juanita Millender-McDonald was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1996 until her death in 2007, representing California's 37th congressional district, which includes most of South Central Los Angeles and the city of Long Beach, California. She was a member of the Democratic Party.

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75. Julian C. Dixon

1934-2000 (aged 66)

politician

Julian Carey Dixon was an American Democratic politician from California who was a member of the California State Assembly from 1973 to 1978 and then a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 until his death. He chaired the House Ethics Committee from 1985 to 1991. Since his death in 2000, he has been the last Black...

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76. Otis D. Wright II

1944-. (aged 82)

lawyer judge

Otis Dalino Wright II is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

77. Donald Sterling

1934-. (aged 92)

landlord lawyer businessperson

Donald T. Sterling is an American attorney and businessman who was the owner of the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 2014.

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78. 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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79. Esteban Edward Torres

1930-2022 (aged 92)

diplomat politician

Esteban Edward Torres was an American politician who served as member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 34th congressional district from 1983 to 1999.

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80. Robert Vaughn

1932-2016 (aged 84)

stage actor television actor voice actor actor film actor

Robert Francis Vaughn was an American actor and political activist, whose career in film, television and theater spanned nearly six decades and who was best known for his role as the secret agent Napoleon Solo on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–68). He was a Primetime Emmy Award winner, and was nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, two Laurel...

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81. Leana Wen

1983-. (aged 43)

physician researcher writer

Leana Sheryle Wen is an American physician, author, professor, speaker, consultant, columnist, and television commentator. She is former health commissioner for the city of Baltimore and former president of Planned Parenthood.

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82. Aaron Elkins

1935-. (aged 91)

writer novelist

Aaron Elkins is an American mystery writer. He is best known for his series of novels featuring forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver—the 'skeleton detective'.

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83. Frank Zane

1942-. (aged 84)

secondary school teacher bodybuilder

Frank Zane is a retired American professional bodybuilder and author. Known as "the Chemist", Zane is a three-time Mr. Olympia winner, having won the competition every year from 1977 to 1979. He previously reigned as Mr. Universe in 1965, 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1972, and Mr. America in 1966, 1967 and 1968. Typically competing at a bodyweight of less than...

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84. Phil Snyder

1953-. (aged 73)

voice actor actor

Philip Charles Snyder is an American university professor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, author, animator, musician, singer-songwriter, director, screenwriter and producer.

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85. Jess Phoenix

television presenter volcanologist politician

Jess Phoenix is an American volcanologist, writer and multimedia personality. She is the Science Ambassador of the Union of Concerned Scientists. She ran as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. She is the co-host of the Discovery series Hunting Atlantis and the author of Ms. Adventure.

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