This is a list of notable alumni of Arizona State University.
Academia
The list of ASU alumni in academia includes academic administrators as well as academics in the fields of business, education, the humanities and social sciences.
Arts and media
The list of ASU alumni in arts and media includes the fields of art (including architecture and photography), entertainment, journalism, literature and music.
Athletes
The list of ASU athletes includes players on ASU varsity sports programs. Some programs with many alumni have their own lists:
Baseball Basketball Football Golf Swim and dive Track and field
Business + Name Class year Notes Ref. (BS, JD) CEO of First Solar and company director Hotel and aerospace entrepreneur Vice chairman of Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. Business executive 1973 Founder of Sonic Communications, former owner of the Golden State Warriors 1970 President of Sony Pictures Technologies Businessman Founder of Legend City 1999 (MBA) Nonprofit manager (JD) Political consultant, businessman, member and chair of the Arizona Board of Regents (MBA) Executive for Hewlett-Packard and Eastman Kodak 1965 (MSE) Inventor Businessman, founder of Fulton Homes (attended) 1989 Businesswoman Executive at IBM and CEO of Siros Technologies Cannabis entrepreneur 1971 Businessman, computer developer and adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering, University of California, San Diego 2001 Co-founder of Yandy.com 2006 (MS) Co-founder of 3Scan, inventor, photographer 1987 Entrepreneur and venture capitalist in India 1991 (MBA) Author and founder of StockTwits 1962 Founder and CEO of Forever Living Products, a multi-level marketing company 1971 (MSE) Aviation executive 1996 (PhD) Economic development leader Founder of the fashion brand Aviator Nation Entrepreneur (MS) Entrepreneur and software developer 1981 (JD) Chairman of Amerco; chairman and president of U-Haul Co-founder of Kate Spade New York 1985 Fashion designer, business owner; co-founder of Kate Spade New York 2005 Entrepreneur 1962 Corporate executive 1996 Football player, co-founder of Under Armour
Coaches and athletic administrators + Name Class year Notes Ref. 2019 (MSLB) Major League Baseball development coach Basketball executive 1962 President of the United States Olympic Committee, 2000–2002 Baseball coach and two-time national champion in 23 seasons at ASU 1994 Athletic director 1978 Coached Arizona Wildcats softball for 36 seasons to eight national titles and retired as the all-time winningest coach in college softball; coached Olympic softball 1978 Assistant college basketball coach at Stanford, Iowa and Wisconsin 1993 College and high school football coach 2013 Head coach of ASU football, 2023– 1980 (MA) Wrestler and wrestling coach at Arizona State and Iowa State 1977 Track athlete and Olympic gold medalist; graduate assistant and ASU athletic director, later of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Syracuse University 1980 (MS) Distance runner and cross country and track and field coach at the University of Colorado 1995 Basketball executive 1991 President and CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks Lacrosse coach Athletic director at USC and Washington Basketball executive 1978 Chairman of the Chicago Bears 1915 Athletic director and coach at Arizona State College at Tempe, 1923–1931; athletic director and coach at Arizona State Teachers College (now Northern Arizona University), 1931–1963 1992 (MPA) Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference 1999 ASU men's ice hockey coach 2002 ASU athletic director, 2024– 1993 College and high school basketball coach 1980 Athletic director at Kansas State University Baseball manager; attended courses at ASU while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1969 ASU women's golf coach, 1980–2001 1988 (MBA) President of the Chicago Bears, commissioner of the Big Ten Conference 1973 Softball coach at Pacific Lutheran, Chattanooga, and Tennessee; Team USA coach (MA) Football coach at Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge), professor
Government and politics
The list of ASU alumni in government and politics includes federal legislators and people in other federal offices; people in Arizona statewide offices, the Arizona Legislature, and other Arizona offices; people in government offices in states other than Arizona, tribal governments, and internationally; and social activists.
Law + Name Class year Notes Ref. 1982 Trial lawyer 1972 (JD) U.S. magistrate judge JD (1974) Chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation 1979 Associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation 1987 Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit United States attorney for the District of Arizona 1980 Chaired professor at the New York Law School, founded the Safe Passage Project 1976 Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1984 Judge of the Nevada Court of Appeals Senior judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah 1975 Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona 2005 (JD) Attorney general of Navajo Nation 2003 Associate judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals 1970 (JD) Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division 1 1967 Senior judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Attorney 1985 Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division 1 1979 Chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court 1987 Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona; first American Indian woman to serve as a federal judge 1982 Associate justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court 1998 Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona 1998 (JD) Vice chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (JD) Attorney and Maricopa County homicide prosecutor 1975 Lawyer and law professor 1974 (JD) Chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1992 (JD) Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada Wisconsin circuit court judge; Milwaukee County district attorney 1975 Senior judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona Prison consultant Law professor 1977 (JD) Associate justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1971 (JD) Senior judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona 1973 Senior judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1971 Senior judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona 1985 (JD) Chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1994 (JD) Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona 2002 (JD) Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court 2003 (JD) Lawyer and former soccer player 1971 Senior judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona District court judge in Alaska 2005 (JD) Chief justice for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and member of Quechan Tribal Council (JD) Lawyer in Nevada 1911 U.S. assistant attorney general, 1921–1929, known as the "First Lady of Law" 1984 (JD) Lawyer for the American Freedom Law Center
Military + Name Class year Notes Ref. 1959 (MA) U.S. Air Force major general 1973 U.S. Air Force major general U.S. Air Force major general (attended) 1993 U.S. Space Force general 1991 (MS) U.S. Air Force four-star general 2008 Army sniper, veterans activist 1970 U.S. Marine Corps three-star general Guard at Guantanamo Bay detention camp 1975 Army soldier and Naval Reserve commander; justice of the peace, Arizona state representative U.S. Air Force major general (attended) U.S. Air Force four-star general (attended) 1981 U.S. Army brigadier general 2009 U.S. Marine Corps, served in Iraq; football player, drafted 1998 1997 U.S. Army Rangers corporal (posthumous promotion following 2004 fratricide in Operation Enduring Freedom); NFL Cardinals starting safety (1998–2001) 1982 U.S. Air Force major general 1980 U.S. Marine Corps, commander of MARSOC
Science and technology
The list of ASU alumni in arts and media includes the fields of mathematics, medicine, engineering, science, and technology.
Miscellaneous + Name Class year Notes Ref. 2009 Miss Arizona USA winner 2006 (M.Ed.) Paralympic archer Track medalist at the 2024 Summer Paralympics (attended) Racing driver (MS) Sexologist (MA) Judoka and real estate agent British para athlete 2024 Miss America 2022 Major League Baseball umpire 2014 Golfer Convicted murderer (attended) Psychic 2011 (MS) Basketball player, metaphysical practitioner 2016 2012 Olympic medalist in swimming 2003 Distance runner Wheelchair rugby player (MS) Nigerian tennis player (PhD) First African-American man named a general authority seventy in the LDS Church Professional poker player 2005 (JD) Miss Arizona 2002 Convicted child rapist (attended) 2007 Professional strongman Convicted murderer (attended) Public speaker Co-founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation (attended) Professional water skier, two-time world champion Bookmaker involved in a point shaving scandal in ASU men's basketball in 1994 Spiritual philosopher (attended) 2016 Paralympic track and field athlete 2010 Theologian and scholar Meyer, C. "Elizabeth Ursic: Scholar and Artist." Chapter 6. In Hartung, C.D., ed. Women Advancing Knowledge Equity. Women in Religion, Vol. 3. The Parliament of the World's Religions. Chicago, IL. 2023. p. 153. Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup 2023 Youngest Black person accepted into medical school and youngest person to intern at NASA 2024 (MS) Professional basketball player 2022 Professional baseball outfielder and TV analyst
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