University of California, Berkeley alumni
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| University of California, Berkeley alumni | |
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| Name | University of California, Berkeley alumni |
| Established | 1868 |
| Notable alumni | See list below |
| Location | Berkeley, California |
University of California, Berkeley alumni The alumni community associated with the University of California, Berkeley encompasses a diverse group of graduates and former students who have influenced United States politics, Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Academy Award, Turing Award winners, and leaders across academia, industry, and the arts. Alumni include prominent figures from institutions such as Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Intel Corporation, Google, and The New York Times, and have held offices in bodies like the United States Senate, California State Assembly, and international organizations including the United Nations.
Overview
Berkeley alumni have shaped institutions such as Harvard University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oxford University, Princeton University, and corporations like Apple Inc., Microsoft, Facebook, Tesla, Inc., and IBM. Graduates have earned major honors including the Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Fields Medal, MacArthur Fellows Program, and National Medal of Science. The network includes medalists from the Olympic Games, recipients of the Pulitzer Prize in journalism and letters, Academy Award winners in film, and leaders who served in the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Cabinet, and foreign cabinets.
Notable alumni by field
This section lists representative alumni across sectors: politics (e.g., Earl Warren, Gavin Newsom, Jerry Brown, Angelo Codevilla), science (e.g., J. Robert Oppenheimer, Kip Thorne, Saul Perlmutter, Steven Chu), technology (e.g., Eric Schmidt, Steve Wozniak, Ginni Rometty), business (e.g., Walter A. Haas Jr., Tom Perkins), arts (e.g., Ansel Adams, Joan Didion, Ruth Stone), journalism (e.g., Garry Wills, Michael Pollan), law (e.g., William Newsom, Goodwin Liu), and activism (e.g., Mario Savio, Alice Waters).
Nobel laureates and major award winners
Berkeley alumni have received multiple Nobel Prize awards spanning Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, and Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; recipients include Tsung-Dao Lee, Luis Walter Alvarez, Saul Perlmutter, H. David Politzer, Charles Townes, and Donald A. Glaser. Alumni have also won the Turing Award such as Richard M. Karp and the Fields Medal earned by Manjul Bhargava (visitor/affiliated), while journalists and authors among alumni earned Pulitzer Prize honors including Philip Taubman and Roth-era commentators. Other major awards held by alumni include the MacArthur Fellows Program and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
Alumni in politics and public service
Graduates have served at municipal, state, national, and international levels: justices and jurists like Earl Warren and Roger Traynor; governors such as Jerry Brown and Gavin Newsom; legislators including Richard Nixon (attended), Pete Stark, and Dianne Feinstein (attended); cabinet members like Steven Chu and diplomats such as Richard Holbrooke (attended). Alumni have also held leadership roles in international institutions including service at the International Monetary Fund, United Nations Development Programme, and the World Bank.
Alumni in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
STEM alumni include theoretical and experimental physicists such as J. Robert Oppenheimer (attended), Kip Thorne, Charles Townes, and William F. Giauque; chemists like Glenn T. Seaborg (attended) and Melvin Calvin; computer scientists and engineers including Eric Schmidt, Steve Wozniak, David Patterson, Richard M. Karp, Michael Stonebraker, and Jitendra Malik; and biologists and physicians such as Bruce Ames, Herbert Boyer, and Stanley B. Prusiner. Alumni have founded or led research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley Lab, Bell Labs, Xerox PARC, NASA, and venture-backed startups across Silicon Valley.
Alumni in arts, entertainment, and media
Arts and media alumni include photographers and visual artists like Ansel Adams and Dorothea Lange; writers and journalists such as Joan Didion, Michael Pollan, Garry Wills, and Philip K. Dick (attended); filmmakers and actors including Brad Bird (attended), Andy Rooney (attended), and composers like John Adams; and performers linked to institutions such as the San Francisco Symphony and American Conservatory Theater. Alumni have won Academy Award and Emmy Award recognition and contributed to outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and NPR.
Entrepreneurship and business leaders
Entrepreneurial alumni founded or led firms like Intel Corporation (co-founders), Apple Inc. (co-founder Steve Wozniak), Google (executives such as Eric Schmidt), Sun Microsystems (co-founders), Genentech (founders and collaborators such as Herbert Boyer), Cisco Systems (executives), and venture capital firms in Silicon Valley including Kleiner Perkins partners like Tom Perkins. Business leaders include corporate executives such as Ginni Rometty, Walter A. Haas Jr., and financiers linked to Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
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