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== Notable alumni == {{Main|List of University of San Diego people}}<gallery> File:Jim Parsons 2013.jpg|[[Jim Parsons]], 2001 (MFA), actor, [[Emmy Award]]-winning actor for ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''<ref>[Dansby, Andrew (September 10, 2009), "Jim Parsons find smart comedy role", ''Houston Chronicle''] {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #52 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> File:Kris Bryant (30585873238).jpg|[[Kris Bryant]], 2011β13, baseball player for [[2016 World Series]] champion [[Chicago Cubs]], National League Rookie of the Year (2015) and Most Valuable Player (2016)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/06/ex-bonanza-star-improves-his-baseball-stock-colleg/|title=Ex-Bonanza star improves his baseball stock as collegian|work=Las Vegas Sun|access-date=December 2, 2018|language=en|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902084459/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jun/06/ex-bonanza-star-improves-his-baseball-stock-colleg/|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #54 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> File:Frances Townsend cropped.JPG|[[Frances Townsend]], 1984 (JD), former [[Homeland Security Council|Homeland Security]] Advisor to [[President of the United States]] [[George W. Bush]]; [[TV personality]]<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Knufken|first1=Kelly|year=2006|title=Townsend: The Tough Cookie|url=http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/publications/summer2006.pdf|location=San Diego, CA|publisher=University of San Diego|issue=Summer)|page=25|journal=USD Magazine|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412182405/http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/publications/summer2006.pdf|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #48 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> File:Mario Testino 2014.jpg|[[Mario Testino]], 1975 (BA), Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.vogue.fr/vogue-list/thevoguelist/mario-testino/1021|title=Mario Testino|first=Vogue|last=English|work=Vogue English |access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=December 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222221553/http://en.vogue.fr/vogue-list/thevoguelist/mario-testino/1021|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #41 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> File:Thomas J. Whelan District Judge.jpg|[[Thomas J. Whelan (judge)|Thomas J. Whelan]], 1961 (BA) & 1965 (JD), [[United States federal judge|Senior United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of California]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/whelan-thomas-j|title=Whelan, Thomas J. {{!}} Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov|language=en|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055554/https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/whelan-thomas-j|url-status=live}} {{verify source |date=September 2019 |reason=This ref was deleted ([[Special:Diff/896324589]]) by a bug in VisualEditor and later restored by a bot from the original cite at [[Special:Permalink/896323063]] cite #37 - please verify the cite's accuracy and remove this {verify source} template. [[User:GreenC bot/Job 18]]}}</ref> File:Theo Epstein 2010.jpg|[[Theo Epstein]], 2000, (JD), President of Baseball Operations for the [[Chicago Cubs]]<ref>{{cite web|title= Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein shares his 20% rule for getting ahead in your career|publisher=CNBC|url= https://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/19/theo-epstein-of-the-cubs-shares-his-20-percent-rule-for-getting-ahead.html|date=January 24, 2017|author=Marguerite Ward}}</ref> File:Mark Brnovich (40334096464).jpg|[[Mark Brnovich]], 1991 (JD), Arizona Attorney General File:Juan_Vargas_official_photo.jpg|[[Juan Vargas]], 1983 (BA), U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district </gallery> *[[Riley Adams]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-locdraft-riley-adams-0614-story.html|title=USD catcher Riley Adams selected by Toronto in third round of MLB Draft|first=Kirk|last=Kenney|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|date=June 13, 2017 |access-date=July 31, 2017}}</ref> *[[Sattam bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]], 1965 (BA), and an honorary doctorate from USD in 1975;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandiego.edu/publications/usdmag/summer-2013/class-notes/class-notes/ |title=USD Magazine / SUMMER 2013 |publisher=UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO |access-date=August 14, 2015 |archive-date=January 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107025636/http://www.sandiego.edu/publications/usdmag/summer-2013/class-notes/class-notes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> one of senior members of [[House of Saud]]; son of [[King Abdulaziz]]; 12th governor of [[Riyadh]] Province, [[Saudi Arabia]] *[[Alison Armitage]], swimmer, actress, and ''Playboy'' Playmate *[[George Thomas Coker|George Coker]], 1976 (BA), retired [[United States Navy]] [[Commander (United States)|commander]] awarded the [[Navy Cross]] for extraordinary heroism as a [[prisoner of war]] during the [[Vietnam War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.cox.net/scouting179/ScoutHistory.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630194538/http://members.cox.net/scouting179/ScoutHistory.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2010|title=TROOP, CREW AND PACK 179|date=June 30, 2010|access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> *[[Salvatore Cordileone]], 1978 (JCD), Canon Law, Archbishop of San Francisco<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cordileone|first1=Salvatore|title=Archbishop|url=http://sfarchdiocese.org/home/archbishop/archbishop-cordileone|website=sfarchdiocese.org|access-date=July 23, 2017|archive-date=July 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723010647/http://sfarchdiocese.org/home/archbishop/archbishop-cordileone|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Lorenzo Fertitta]], 1991 (BBA), entrepreneur, casino executive, and sports promoter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/lorenzo-fertitta/|title=Lorenzo Fertitta|author=Real Time Ranking|work=Forbes|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=June 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617124549/https://www.forbes.com/profile/lorenzo-fertitta/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Andrew Firestone]], 1998 (BBA), television personality and businessman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gazettereview.com/2016/09/happened-andrew-firestone-news-updates/|title=What Happened to Andrew Firestone- News & Updates - Gazette Review|first=Morgan|last=Sennhauser|date=September 19, 2016|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=December 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224100206/http://gazettereview.com/2016/09/happened-andrew-firestone-news-updates/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Todd Gloria]], 2000 (BA), former California State Assembly Member and current [[mayor of San Diego]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/nov/28/todd-gloria-prepares-state-assembly-swearing/|title=San Diego City Councilman Todd Gloria Prepares For Assembly Swearing In|last=Lipkin|first=Maureen Cavanaugh, Michael|date=November 28, 2016 |publisher=|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=December 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224095145/http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/nov/28/todd-gloria-prepares-state-assembly-swearing/|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Connor Joe]], professional baseball player *[[Robert Kardashian]], lawyer for [[O. J. Simpson]] and father of [[Kardashian family|reality show personalities]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.edu/news/detail.php?_focus=71846|title=Six other famous faces with law degrees|access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref> *[[Jonny Kim]], 2013 (BA), U.S. Navy physician, Navy Seal, and astronaut<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiego.edu/engineering/about/detail.php?_focus=59657|title=Two USD Alumni Among NASA's 12 Newest Astronaut Candidates|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203030334/http://www.sandiego.edu/engineering/about/detail.php?_focus=59657|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Lowell McAdam]], 1983 (MBA), chairman and CEO of [[Verizon Communications]]<ref name="bwprofile">{{cite news | url = http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1132479&ticker=VZ:US | agency = [[BusinessWeek]] | title = Verizon communications inc | access-date = December 23, 2016 | archive-date = February 19, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110219054100/http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1132479&ticker=VZ:US | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Lowell McAdam Wall Street Journal|url=http://topics.wsj.com/person/M/lowell-mcadam/6806|website=topics.wsj.com|access-date=December 23, 2016|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317155355/http://topics.wsj.com/person/M/Lowell-McAdam/6806|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Eric Musselman]], 1987 (BA), college and professional basketball coach<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/coachfile/eric_musselman/?nav=page|title=NBA.com Eric Musselman|website=www.nba.com|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203014009/http://www.nba.com/coachfile/eric_musselman/?nav=page|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Paul Sewald]], professional baseball player *[[Juan Vargas]], 1983 (BA), [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[California's 51st congressional district]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://vargas.house.gov/about/full-biography|title=Full Biography|date=December 11, 2012|work=Congressman Juan Vargas|access-date=December 2, 2018|language=en|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221231502/https://vargas.house.gov/about/full-biography|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[Jocko Willink|John "Jocko" Willink]], [[author]], [[podcast]]er, and retired [[United States Navy]] officer who served in the [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEALs]]{{cn|date=September 2024}} *[[Richard Wagener]], engraver, printer, book designer, publisher of fine press books, Mixolydian Editions *[[Ryan Zinke]], 2003 (MS), former [[United States Secretary of the Interior]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-senate-confirms-montana-rep-ryan-zinke-1488384856-htmlstory.html|title=Senate confirms Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke as Interior secretary|agency=Associated Press|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=December 2, 2018|archive-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055644/https://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-senate-confirms-montana-rep-ryan-zinke-1488384856-htmlstory.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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