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.

Awards, honors, and prize winners

Nobel laureates

UCSB Award winners
Carol Greider, B.A. 1983 – 2009 Nobel Prize winner
Michael Douglas, B.A. 1968 – two-time Academy Award winner
Name Degree(s) Prize year Prize field Reason (prize citation) Additional notability
Carol W. GreiderB.A. 19832009Physiology 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

Name Degree(s) Prize year Prize field Reason (prize citation) Additional notability
David MoatsB.A. 19692001Editorial 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 SipchenB.A. 19762002Editorial 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 Toossi20132023Drama"For a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life."[4]playwright and screenwriter

Academy Awards

Name Degree(s) Prize year Prize field Additional notability
Michael DouglasB.A. 19681976, 1988Best Picture, Best Actoractor and producer who has also won six Golden Globe Awards, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the AFI Life Achievement Award
Gwyneth Paltrowattended1999Best Actressactress and businesswoman who has also won a Golden Globe Award
Eric Roth19661995Best Adapted Screenplayscreenwriter nominated for 6 Academy Award Best Adapted Screenplays (one win), the second-most in history

Emmy Awards

Name Degree(s) Prize year Prize field Additional notability
Dante Di Loreto19842010, 2014Outstanding Television Moviefilm and television producer who has also won a Daytime Emmy Award and Tony Award
Jason Ross19932003–2006, 2009, 2011, 2012Outstanding Writing for a Variety Serieswriter and author

MacArthur Fellows

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

Name Degree(s) Prize year Additional notability
Amir Abo-ShaeerB.S. 1996, M.S. 1998, M.Ed. 20012010high school physics teacher and mechanical engineer
Angela BelcherB.S. 1991, Ph.D. 19972004materials scientist professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robin FlemingB.A. 1977, Ph.D. 19842013medieval historian and professor at Boston College
Victoria OrphanB.A. 1994, Ph.D. 20022016geobiologist and professor at the California Institute of Technology
Jon SegerB.A. 19691987evolutionary ecologist and professor at the University of Utah
Edith WidderM.A. 1977, Ph.D. 19822006oceanographer and marine biologist

Academics

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

Arts, entertainment, and literature

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

Astronauts

Athletics

Business leaders and entrepreneurs

Government, law, and public policy

Science

Robert Ballard, B.S. 1965 – discovered the Titanic
Name Degree(s) Notability Ref.
Robert BallardB.S. 1965oceanographer who discovered the wreck of the Titanic[10]
Alexei FilippenkoB.A. 1979astrophysicist and professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley[11]
Benjamin HalpernPh.D. 2003marine biologist, ecologist, and 2016 A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences winner[12]
John R. KirtleyB.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1976physicist and co-winner of the 1998 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize[13]
Alison MurrayPh.D. 1998biochemist and Antarctic researcher[14]
Richard NelsonPh.D. 1972cultural anthropologist[15]
Christine SiddowayPh.D. 1995geologist, Antarctic researcher[16]
Deborah SteinbergB.A. 1987biological oceanographer, Antarctic researcher[17]
Amy WetherbyPh.D. 1982autism research scientist[18][19]
Dawn WrightPh.D. 1994geographer and oceanographer[20]

Other notable alumni

Name Degree(s) Notability Ref.
Steve BarrB.A. 1982co-founder of Rock the Vote[21][22]
Tracie D. HallB.A. 1991executive director of the American Library Association[23]
Kenneth KarmioleB.A. 1968bookseller and philanthropist[24][25]
Jeff Madsenattended2006 World Series of Poker Player of the Year and four-time WSOP bracelet winner[26]
Robert Mardianattendedpolitician and one of the Watergate Seven[27][28]
Kathleen SoliahB.A. c.1969member of the Symbionese Liberation Army[29][30]

References

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  2. "The 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Editorial Writing". pulitzer.org. 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. "The 2002 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Editorial Writing". pulitzer.org. 2002. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  4. "The 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Drama". pulitzer.org. 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. Taxin, Amy (February 13, 2019). "After The 1979 Revolution". Newspapers.com. The Desert Sun. pp. A11, A14. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. "The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race". Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI). Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. Miami Newsday: "Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich celebrates birth of his seventh child, his second with model Daria Zhukova" Archived 2013-09-16 at the Wayback Machine 14 April 2013
  8. "Chris Cope UFC Bio". Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  9. Bruck, Connie (October 1, 2012). "Cashier Du Cinema". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  10. "Meet Robert Ballard". Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  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.
  15. "Alumni PhD Recipients in Anthropology". anth.ucsb.edu. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  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.
  19. "Amy Wetherby". orcid.org. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  20. "Go with the Flow". alumni.ucsb.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  21. Perman, Stacy (April 2005). "Learning Curve". Los Angeles. pp. 50–57. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  22. "Gaucho Alumni in Politics Visit UCSB". thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu. October 18, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  23. "Q&A with Tracie D. Hall '91, ALA's New Executive Director". library.ucsb.edu. July 29, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  24. Karas, Rachel (May 9, 2019). "The Earliest Evidence of Shakespeare in America". Chapman University. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  25. "Endowed Scholarships". Boundless Philanthropy. University of California, Santa Barbara. p. 60. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  26. "Madsen still in the spotlight". ESPN. September 20, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  27. Sullivan, Patricia (July 21, 2006). "Robert Mardian; Attorney Caught Up in Watergate Scandal". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  28. Martin, Douglas (July 22, 2006). "Robert Mardian, 82, Nixon Campaign Lawyer, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  29. "'J–B' Cast Announced". El Gaucho. Vol. 48, no. 59. Santa Barbara, California. January 15, 1968. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  30. "Olson back home in St. Paul". St. Paul Pioneer Press. March 17, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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