# List of Whittier College alumni

Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California. Following are some of its notable alumni.

## Academia

* Willa Baum, historian and pioneer of oral history
* Arturo C. Porzecanski, Wall Street economist and university professor

## Business

* Fred D. Anderson, former CFO of Apple Computer
* Peter L. Harris, former CEO of FAO Schwarz, former CEO of the San Francisco 49ers
* Arturo C. Porzecanski, Wall Street economist and university professor
* Steve Matthiasson, California viticulturist and winemaker

## Entertainment

* James Adomian, comedian
* Andrea Barber, actress known for Full House and Fuller House;
* Herschel Daugherty, film, television and theatre director
* Ken Davitian, actor
* Bill Handel, radio personality
* Cassey Ho, video blogger
* Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
* Chris Jacobs, actor and television host
* Roger Lodge, television host
* Lupita Nyong'o, (attended) Academy Award winning actress
* Salvador Plascencia, author
* Arthur Allan Seidelman, Emmy Award-winning director
* Williametta Spencer, composer
* Geoff Stults, actor
* George Stults, actor
* Olive Sturgess, actress
* June Squibb, (attended) Academy Award nominated actress
* Linda Vallejo, artist

## Law

* Florence-Marie Cooper, former United States federal judge
* Robert D. Durham, justice, Oregon Supreme Court
* Nick Khan, attorney, president of WWE

## Literature and journalism

* Harry Adams, photojournalist and photographer who worked for the California Eagle and Los Angeles Sentinel
* Dorothy Baker, author
* Charles Bock, author
* Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Newbery Award-winning author
* Jessamyn West, author

## Medicine

* Albert R. Behnke, U.S. Navy physician who established the U.S. Naval Medical Research Institute
* William F. House, surgeon who developed the cochlear implant
* Connie Redbird Pinkerman-Uri, doctor and lawyer who campaigned against involuntary sterilisation of Native American women

## Politics

* Wayne R. Grisham, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States
* George E. Outland, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
* Gregory Salcido, former mayor of Pico Rivera, California
* Tony Strickland, former California state senator

## Religion

* R. Kent Hughes, former pastor of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, author
* David Moyer, bishop in the Traditional Anglican Communion

## Sports

* Peter Baron, team manager of Starworks Motorsport
* Ila Borders, first female pitcher to start in a professional baseball game
* Hubie Brooks (attended), former Major League Baseball player
* Jim Colborn, former Major League Baseball pitcher
* Elvin Hutchison, former National Football League player and official
* Gary Jones, former Major League Baseball pitcher
* Steve Jones, former Major League Baseball pitcher
* Brian Kelly, former Major League Lacrosse player
* Wally Kincaid, college baseball coach
* Timo Liekoski, Finnish soccer coach
* Tony Malinosky, former Major League Baseball player
* Chuck McMurtry, former defensive tackle in the American Football League
* Russ Purnell, former special teams coach for the NFL team Jacksonville Jaguars
* Jamie Quirk, former Major League Baseball player
* Gary Roenicke, former Major League Baseball outfielder
* Brendan Schaub (attended), mixed martial artist, stand-up comedian
* Jim Skipper, retired National Football League assistant coach
* Geoff Stults, played football for the Poets, and also professionally in the Austrian Football League; actor
* Don Sutton, Hall of Fame baseball player