page_title: George Washington High School (San Francisco)
section_title: Notable alumni
hierarchical_section_title: George Washington High School (San Francisco) / Notable alumni
caption_attribution_description: George Washington High School (San Francisco) Graduation, Class of 2006.
context_page_description: George Washington High School is a public high school in Richmond District, San Francisco, California. In 2011, Washington High was ranked by Newsweek's Jay Mathews Challenge Index as the 497th best high school in the United States.
context_section_description: Diane Amos, Pine-Sol lady
  Maya Angelou, author and poet, awarded the Spingarn Medal, the National Medal of Arts, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  Marty Balin, former lead singer of the Jefferson Starship
  Josiah Beeman, US Ambassador
  Gene Brown, basketball player
  Phillip Burton, Congressman
  Rosemary Casals, professional tennis player
  Ann Curtis, Three time USA swimming medalist, 1948 Summer Olympics, winning two Golds in the 400 meter freestyle & 4 X 100 freestyle relay, and a Silver in the 100 meter freestyle
  Dorothy Delasin, golfer
  Keith Fowler, actor, director, producer, educator
  Danny Glover, actor
  Steve Gray, basketball player
  Richard Hongisto, politician
  Leonard Krupnik, Ukrainian-American footballer
  Rachel Kushner, writer, novelist
  Amanda Lassiter, basketball player in the WNBA
  Marcio Lassiter, basketball player in the Philippines
  Gilman Louie, technologist
  Richard Lui, news anchor for MSNBC
  Alec Mapa, writer, comedian and actor
  Hal March, 1950s television personality
  Del Martin, lesbian activist
  Johnny Mathis, singer, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
  Ollie Matson, member of College and Pro Football Halls of Fame, Olympic gold and bronze medalist
  Sean McGrath, musician, artist
  Lee Meriwether, model, actress, and Miss America
  Nathan Oliveira, artist
  Betty Ong, flight attendant on 9/11 jet American Airlines Flight 11
  San Quinn, rap artist
  Jim Sochor, former college football head coach, UC Davis (1970-1988).
  Phil Smith, NBA player
  Gregg Turkington, comedian
  Paul Vixie, internet pioneer (sendmail, BIND and PAIX)
  Martin Wong, artist
  Lope Yap, film director, assistant director, and special effects producer
  Al Young (dragster driver), world champion drag racer
  Connie Young Yu, writer, historian, lecturer
caption: Senior graduation, 2006
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