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List of Arizona State University alumni

List of Arizona State University alumni

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This is a list of notable alumni of Arizona State University.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Business

  • Kathleen von Alvensleben – architect and charity fundraiser
  • Robert Bigelow[1] – hotel and aerospace entrepreneur
  • Michael R. Burns[2] – vice chairman of Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2017[3]
  • Chris Cohan – founder of Sonic Communications; former NBA owner, Golden State Warriors
  • Vince Ferraro – VP of Global Strategy and Marketing, Eastman Kodak (2010–present)
  • Ira A. Fulton – businessman, founder of Fulton Homes (attended)
  • Bennie Gonzales – architect; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1970[3]
  • Derrick Hall – president of the Arizona Diamondbacks; recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Award in 2003[4] and the Alumni Achievement Award in 2016[3] from the ASU Alumni Association
  • Robert Hecht-Nielsen – businessman, computer developer and adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering, University of California-San Diego; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1994[3]
  • Howard Lindzon – author and founder of StockTwits[5]
  • Allison Maslan – CEO of Blast Off!, executive producer of Allie & You web series
  • T. Allen McArtor – chief executive, EADS North America; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1989
  • Ioanna Morfessis – helped launch the nation's first "one-stop" business assistance center for small minority business enterprises; inaugural executive director, Phoenix Economic Growth Corporation; founding president and CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council; founder, IO. INC consulting practice; honoree for the 2012 Arizona Centennial Legacy Project: Arizona's 48 Most Intriguing Women project
  • Ted Sarandos – Chief Content Officer at Netflix
  • Joe Shoen – chairman of Amerco; chairman and president of U-Haul
  • Kate Spade – fashion designer, business owner
  • Gary L. Tooker – retired corporate executive; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award in 1983[3] and the James W. Creasman Award of Excellence in 1999[6] from the ASU Alumni Association
  • Ryan Wood, co-founder of the Under Armour company

Arts, literature and entertainment

Military

  • Maj. Gen. William P. Acker – retired major general in the U.S. Air Force; former commander of 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, with headquarters at Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
  • Maj. Gen. John J. Batbie, Jr. – retired major general in the U.S. Air Force; former vice commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, GA
  • Gen. Philip M. Breedlove – four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
  • Ryan Cleckner – former army sniper and veterans activist
  • John C. Keegan – served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy; retired with the rank of Commander in the U.S. Navy; served as judge of the Justice Court in Maricopa County, Arizona
  • Gen. John L. Piotrowski – retired U.S. Air Force four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1985–1987; former commander-in-chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Space Command (attended)
  • Rick Romley – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam; elected Maricopa County Attorney in 1989 and served until 2004; currently serves as Interim Maricopa County Attorney following his appointment by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
  • Eldon Rudd – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; served as a fighter pilot during World War II; served 20 years in the FBI on assignments in Latin America, Washington, D.C. and Phoenix; elected to U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 4th District in 1976, where he served until retirement in 1987 (deceased)
  • Brig. Gen. Michael A. Ryan – retired general in the U.S. Army
  • Jeremy Staat – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; Iraqi War veteran; NFL professional athlete; founder of the Jeremy Staat Foundation, which works to prevent veteran suicide
  • Margaret H. Woodward – major general in the U.S. Air Force, one of the commanders of Operation Odyssey Dawn
  • Daniel Yoo – Commander of MARSOC

Miscellaneous

Government

Medicine and science

Sports

Baseball

Ike Davis
Ian Kinsler

101 ASU Sun Devils have made it to Major League Baseball, including:

Basketball

E-sports

Football

Hockey

Golf

Mixed martial arts

Olympics

Soccer

Tennis

  • Paulina Peled, nee Peisachov (born 1950) – Israeli tennis player

Track

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