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If we’ve made any errors or any of the following links are broken, please let us know and we’ll fix them. NOTE: A few of our notables listed below attended San Dieguito but did not graduate. Here is our policy on alumni who didn’t “walk” at graduation.

  • Frank H. Presley (1938): Marine Corps Ace (Veteran Tribute page)
  • Sri Mrinalini Mata (1949): the fourth president of the international Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society from 2011 to present. Formerly the vice-president and editor-in-chief of SFR/YSS from 1966-2011. (Biography)
  • Mike Dormer (1952): artist, writer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and TV show creator (Wikipedia, SDNews.com Obituary, Surfer Magazine obituary)
  • Virginia Hawkins Higgins (1952): actress (IMDB) (Wikipedia)
  • Tak Fujimoto (1957): cinematographer (IMDB, Wikipedia)
  • John Fairchild (1961): Professional Basketball Player LA Lakers Anaheim Amigos – Retired (BYUCougars.com)
  • Rusty Miller (1961) United States Surfing Champion (1965) (ABC Australia News, RustyMillerSurf.com)
  • Jon Stanley (1961): Member of the US Volleyball Hall of Fame
  • Linda Benson (1962): professional surfer (retired), was surfing double for Annette Funicello and Deborah Walley (RailGrabber.com, Liquid Salt article)
  • Chris Hillman (1962): country rock pioneer; member of groups The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas and Desert Rose Band (ChrissHillman.com, Wikipedia)
  • Tom Dempsey (1964): professional American football NFL player (retired); holds record for field goal kick (DatabaseFootball.com, Wikipedia article. Youtube video of record kick)
  • Danielle Corn (1965) United States Surfing Champion (1965) (ABC Australia News, RustyMillerSurf.com)
  • Carl Sautter (1966): author, TV and film writer (IMDB, Wikipedia)
  • Neal Glasgow (1967): former San Dieguito teacher, author (Amazon Author Page)
  • Ken “Willie” Scandlyn (1967): guitarist for 3-time Grammy nominee Shemekia Copeland, Queen of the Blues (Eminence Artist Page)
  • Pete Shmock (1968) 1976 Olympic athlete, shot put record holder.
  • Greg Minton (1969): former pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. (Wikipedia)
  • James I. Moss (1969): entomologist and former U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist whose work in the mid-1990s found that an anti-nerve gas pill given to U.S. soldiers, combined with pesticides sprayed in the air and used to treat their clothes, triggered the cluster of symptoms known as Gulf War illness. Despite being told to keep quiet about his findings, he testified at a Congressional hearing. As a result of his whistle-blowing, he was prevented from working for almost four years.
  • Dean Steward (1970): Criminal defense attorney, represented Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, mid-western mom Lori Drew in the MySpace teen suicide case, and Aryan Brotherhood leader Barry Mills. One of his cases was basis for NBC mini-series: “A Matter of Justice.” Featured on ABC’s 20/20, the Today Show, Inside Edition and People Magazine.
  • Kevin Brophy (1972): film and TV actor. (IMDB, Wikipedia)
  • Mary Ann Horton (1973) Usenet and internet pioneer (Wikipedia, Raytheon article)
  • Peter Rowe (1973): Fulbright Scholar, journalist (UTSanDiego.com)
  • Peter Sprague (1974): jazz guitarist, composer, musical arranger and transcriber, sound recording engineer, and music producer (PeterSprague.com)
  • Michael Willis (1974): world champion big wave surfer, author, founder of Willis Bros Company (WBSurfing.com)
  • Milton Willis (1974): world champion big wave surfer, author, founder of Willis Bros Company (WBSurfing.com)
  • Mike Kozlowski (1974): former NFL football player for the Miami Dolphins, and veteran of two Super Bowls. (DatabaseFootball.com)
  • Cheryl Heuton (1975): television writer and producer. Winner of the 2005 Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science in 2005 (IMDB, Wikipedia)
  • Paul Coates (1976): playwright (LaDramaCriticsCircle.com)
  • Ellen Berryman (1978): pioneering skateboarder and World Champion (1977), inducted into Skateboarding Hall of Fame (Longboard Girls Crew), (Wikipedia)
  • Joe Drago (1979): movie producer, actor (IMDB).
  • Gregg Weaver (1979): member, 2017 Skateboarding Hall of Fame (Skateboarding Hall of Fame website).
  • Andy Parker (1979): former NFL football player for the Los Angeles Raiders and the San Diego Chargers (Wikipedia, DatabaseFootball.com, Pro Football Reference)
  • Keith Kartz (1981): former NFL football player, Denver Broncos, started in Super Bowl XXIV (DatabaseFootball.com, Pro Football Reference, Wikipedia)
  • Eddie Vedder (1982): lead singer of Pearl Jam. (Wikipedia)
  • Matt Anderson (1985): 2014-15 SDSU University Senate Distinguished Professor, developer of “The Learning Glass“
  • Dan Quinn (1985): MMA fighter and boxer (Wikipedia)
  • Thom Kaumeyer (1985) former NFL football player, Seattle Seahawks (Pro Football Reference)
  • Joel Raatz (1986): reality TV producer (IMDB)
  • Matt Almos (1986): theatre director/writer, founding member of Burglars of Hamm
  • Russell Edge (1986): actor (IMDB)
  • Steven Gizicki (1986): Winner of the Guild of Music Supervisor award for Best Music Supervision For Film (La La Land). (IMDB)
  • Don Everett Pearce (1986): rock musician. Website
  • Carl Chang (1987): tennis player and 1996 “Coach of the Year” in Tennis magazine
  • Jenelle Lantagne (1987): All-American volleyball player and coach
  • Jon Dette (1988): Heavy metal drummer for bands including Evildead, Iced Earth, Slayer, Testament, Anthrax, and Heathen (Wikipedia)
  • Mehran Sahami (1988): Professor and the Associate Chair for Education in the Computer Science department at Stanford University. Prior to teaching, Sahami was a Senior Research Scientist at Google.
  • Jeff Zevely (1988): KFMB Channel 8 newscaster. Bio at KFMB
  • Stace Lougeay (1988): professional beach volleyball player (retired)
  • Sahara Byrne (1990): Associate Professor, Communication, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Cornell
  • Michael Chang (1990): professional tennis player (retired)
  • Erik Sullivan (1990): United States men’s National Volleyball Team|U.S. National Team volleyball player (retired)
  • Nicole Lantagne (1990): college women’s volleyball coach UCSBGauchos.com
  • Victoria Orphan (1990): Geobiologist, 2016 MacArthur Fellows winner(MacArthur Fellows Page)
  • Brae Wyckoff (1990): author (Amazon Author Page)
  • Matt de la Peña (1991): author, Newbery Award winner (Amazon Author Page)
  • Rob Machado (1991): professional surfer (semi-retired). Website
  • Denise Mueller (1991): Set record as fastest female cyclist (San Diego CBS Channel 8 announcement page)
  • Shane Salerno (1991): screenwriter, producer, director and New York Times bestselling author. (IMDB)
  • Kurt Grote (1991): gold medalist in the 400 meter medley relay swim in the 1996 Summer Olympics
  • Frankie Hejduk (1992): professional soccer player (United States national soccer team |USA, Major League Soccer | MLS and Bundesliga) (Wikipedia)
  • Ariane Putnam (Price) (1992): actor, comedian, member of the Groundlings. TalesofaRealHollywoodMom.com
  • Allison Kemp (1993): played professional soccer for the Boston Breakers
  • Nathan Hubbard (1994): composer, percussionist (San Diego Troubadour)
  • Cole Liniak (1995): former infielder for the Chicago Cubs (Wikipedia, Baseball-Reference.com)
  • Jon Foreman (1995): singer/songwriter/guitarist, Switchfoot
  • Kate Conklin (1995): Fulbright Scholar (2002), classically trained soprano, former Cirque du Soleil vocalist, KateConklin.com
  • Matt Orlando (1995): Head chef of Denmark’s Noma restaurant, described as “the Best Restaurant in the World” by Restaurant magazine. Article about Matt.
  • Josh Covitt (1996): independent movie producer (IMDB)
  • Nick Ott (1996): drummer, keyboardist for punk rock/goth band “The Holy Kiss“
  • Amy Reditt Tomlinson (1996): first woman to wear one of the eight Blue Angels flight numbers, San Diego Union Tribune
  • Tim Foreman (1997): bassist/back-up vocals, Switchfoot
  • Taryn Manning (1997): Film and TV actor. IMDB.
  • Lorin Zilka (1997): Lead Texture and Look Development Artist at DreamWorks Animation (San Diego Channel 10 article, IMDB)
  • Anoushka Shankar (1999): world-renowned sitar player and composer. Website
  • Travis Browne (2000): UFC Fighter.
  • Bridget Regan (2000): actor (IMDB)
  • Jonathan Jones (2001): musician. Former member of Waking Ashland, member of We Shot the Moon. (Facebook page)
  • Kim DiCiello (2002): professional beach volleyball player (Beach Volleyball Database)
  • Darin Alpert (2004): Launched FindMeGlutenFree.com.
  • Michael Blank (2004): Business Development Executive for Creative Artists Agency, featured in Forbes “30 Under 30 2016“
  • Jake Loban (2005): member of Career Soldiers
  • Jeremy Poincenot (2007): blind golf champion, inspirational speaker. JeremyPoincenot.com (Featured on CNN’s “Great Big Story“)
  • Tolan Shaw (2007): singer, songwriter. (website, YouTube page)
  • Emily Ratajkowski (2009): Ford model, film and music video actor. IMDB