List of University of California, Santa Barbara alumni

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This page lists notable alumni and students of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Notable faculty members are in the article List of University of California, Santa Barbara faculty.

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Awards, honors, and prize winners

Nobel laureates

UCSB Award winners
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Carol Greider, B.A. 1983 – 2009 Nobel Prize winner
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Michael Douglas, B.A. 1968 – two-time Academy Award winner
NameDegree(s)Prize yearPrize fieldReason (prize citation)Additional notability
Carol W. Greider B.A. 19832009 Physiology or Medicine "for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase." [1] molecular biologist/geneticist and distinguished professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz

Pulitzer Prize

NameDegree(s)Prize yearPrize fieldReason (prize citation)Additional notability
David Moats B.A. 19692001 Editorial Writing "For his even-handed and influential series of editorials commenting on the divisive issues arising from civil unions for same-sex couples." [2] editor at Rutland Herald and Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Bob Sipchen B.A. 19762002 Editorial Writing "For their comprehensive and powerfully written editorials exploring the issues and dilemmas provoked by mentally ill people dwelling on the streets." [3] also a staff member at the Los Angeles Times which won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Reporting
Sanaz Toossi 20132023 Drama "For a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life." [4] playwright and screenwriter

Academy Awards

NameDegree(s)Prize yearPrize fieldAdditional notability
Michael Douglas B.A. 19681976, 1988 Best Picture, Best Actor actor and producer who has also won six Golden Globe Awards, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award
Gwyneth Paltrow attended1999 Best Actress actress and businesswoman who has also won a Golden Globe Award
Eric Roth 19661995 Best Adapted Screenplay screenwriter nominated for 6 Academy Award Best Adapted Screenplays (one win), the second-most in history

Emmy Awards

NameDegree(s)Prize yearPrize fieldAdditional notability
Dante Di Loreto 19842010, 2014 Outstanding Television Movie film and television producer who has also won a Daytime Emmy Award and Tony Award
Jason Ross 19932003–2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series writer and author

MacArthur Fellows

The MacArthur Fellows Program is also known as the "MacArthur Fellowship" or "Genius Grant."

NameDegree(s)Prize yearAdditional notability
Amir Abo-Shaeer B.S. 1996, M.S. 1998, M.Ed. 20012010high school physics teacher and mechanical engineer
Angela Belcher B.S. 1991, Ph.D. 19972004materials scientist professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robin Fleming B.A. 1977, Ph.D. 19842013medieval historian and professor at Boston College
Victoria Orphan B.A. 1994, Ph.D. 20022016geobiologist and professor at the California Institute of Technology
Jon Seger B.A. 19691987evolutionary ecologist and professor at the University of Utah
Edith Widder M.A. 1977, Ph.D. 19822006oceanographer and marine biologist

Academics

UCSB Academics
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Reza Aslan, Ph.D 2009 – Iranian-American author, commentator and religious scholar

Arts, entertainment, and literature

UCSB Arts, Entertainment, and Literature Alumni
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Benjamin Bratt, B.F.A. 1986 – actor
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Josh Elliott, B.A. 1993 – television host
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Jack Johnson, B.A. 1997 – musician
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Harvey Levin, B.A. 1972 – founder of TMZ

Astronauts

Athletics

Business leaders and entrepreneurs

Government, law, and public policy

Science

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Robert Ballard, B.S. 1965 – discovered the Titanic
NameDegree(s)NotabilityRef.
Robert Ballard B.S. 1965oceanographer who discovered the wreck of the Titanic [10]
Alexei Filippenko B.A. 1979astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley [11]
Benjamin Halpern Ph.D. 2003marine biologist, ecologist, and 2016 A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences winner [12]
John R. Kirtley B.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1976physicist and co-winner of the 1998 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize [13]
Alison Murray Ph.D. 1998biochemist and Antarctic researcher [14]
Richard Nelson Ph.D. 1972cultural anthropologist [15]
Christine Siddoway Ph.D. 1995geologist, Antarctic researcher [16]
Deborah Steinberg B.A. 1987biological oceanographer, Antarctic researcher [17]
Amy Wetherby Ph.D. 1982autism research scientist [18] [19]
Dawn Wright Ph.D. 1994geographer and oceanographer [20]

Other notable alumni

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Robert Mardian
NameDegree(s)NotabilityRef.
Steve Barr B.A. 1982co-founder of Rock the Vote [21] [22]
Tracie D. Hall B.A. 1991executive director of the American Library Association [23]
Kenneth Karmiole B.A. 1968bookseller and philanthropist [24] [25]
Jeff Madsen attended2006 World Series of Poker Player of the Year and four-time WSOP bracelet winner [26]
Robert Mardian attendedpolitician and one of the Watergate Seven [27] [28]
Kathleen Soliah B.A. c.1969member of the Symbionese Liberation Army [29] [30]

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  11. "Alexei V. Filippenko Professor of Astronomy". astro.berkeley.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  12. "Ben Halpern". Bren School of Environmental Science & Management . Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  13. "John R. Kirtley". kirtleyscientific.com. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  14. "Dr. Alison Murray". Desert Research Institute . Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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  16. "Christine Siddoway Ph.D, Professor of Geology". sites.coloradocollege.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  17. "Deborah Steinberg CSX Professor; Dept. Chair, Biological Sciences". Virginia Institute of Marine Science . Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  18. "Amy Wetherby Ph.D." med.fsu.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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