9 Notable alumni of Sonoma State University
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
Sonoma State University is ranked #1,528 in the world and #372 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Sonoma State 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 Sonoma State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. David V. Brewer
1951-. (aged 75)
lawyer
judge
David V. Brewer is an American lawyer and judge, who served as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 2013 to 2017. He retired on June 30, 2017, and was succeeded by Rebecca Duncan.
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2. William McNamara
horticulturist
William A. McNamara is an American horticulturist and expert in the field of plant conservation and the flora of Asia. Now retired, he was the President and Executive Director of Quarryhill Botanical Garden, a 25-acre wild woodland garden in Northern California's Sonoma Valley featuring wild-sourced plants from temperate East Asia. In 2017, he and Quarryhill Botanical Garden celebrated their 30th...
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3. Fehlandt Lentini
1977-. (aged 49)
baseball player
Fehlandt A. Lentini is a former American professional baseball player who last played as an outfielder with the Long Island Ducks. Lentini, an outfielder, has played with many different minor and independent league teams over his career, which began in 2001 with the Martinsville Astros of the rookie-level Appalachian League. He attended Sonoma State University and from there, was signed...
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4. Mitchell Waite
1946-. (aged 80)
computer scientist
programmer
Mitchell Waite is an American computer programmer, author and publisher of a number of bestselling programming books along with mobile apps. He was one of the first people to write popular books about electronics and micro-processor-based systems, with his books encouraging the "rapid development of the Mac platform in the 1980s."
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5. Mike McGuire
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Mike McGuire is an American politician and served as the 52nd President pro tempore of the California State Senate. He is a Democrat and represents the 2nd Senate district, which encompasses the North Coast region, from Marin County to Del Norte County.
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6. Cheryl Chase
1956-. (aged 70)
activist
LGBTQ rights activist
Bo Laurent, better known by her pseudonym Cheryl Chase, is an American intersex activist and the founder of the Intersex Society of North America. She began using the names Bo Laurent and Cheryl Chase simultaneously in the 1990s and changed her name legally from Bonnie Sullivan to Bo Laurent in 1995.
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7. Kevin Danaher
1950-. (aged 76)
writer
Kevin Danaher is an American author and anti-globalization activist. With his wife Medea Benjamin and activist Kirsten Irgens-Moller, he co-founded Global Exchange, a social justice and anti-globalization non-governmental organization based in San Francisco, California. He is the founder and executive co-producer of the Green Festivals and he is executive Director of the Global Citizen Center. He received his Ph.D. in...
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8. Abdul Rahman Dahlan
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan is a Malaysian politician. He is the former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and the Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government. He had served as the Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for the Kota Belud constituency in Sabah from 2008 to 2018. He is a member and...
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9. Jaylen Wells
2003-. (aged 23)
basketball player
Jaylen Wells is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Sonoma State Seawolves and the Washington State Cougars.
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