Aaron Rodgers
Most Valuable Player Super Bowl XLV – Butte College
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Adam Steltzner
NASA Jet Propulsion Labs lead engineer – College of Marin
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Adriana C. Ocampo
Planetary Geologist – Pasadena City College
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Amy Tan
Best-selling Novelist/Author-San Jose City College
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Annette Bening
Actress – San Diego Mesa College
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Antonio Villaraigosa
Mayor of Los Angeles – Los Angeles City College
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Former Governor of California, Actor – Santa Monica Community College
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Assemblymember James C. Ramos
The first California Native American elected to the Legislature.
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Beverly Cleary
Best-selling children’s author – Chaffey College
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Bruce Fabrizio
Co-inventor Simple Green cleaning product – Mt. San Antonio College
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Courtney Force-Rahal
National Hot Rod Association Funny Car driver – Santiago Canyon College
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Dolores Huerta
Co-founder, United Farm Workers – San Joaquin Delta College
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Ernest Gaines
Author – Solano Community College
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Eugene Dong
Heart Transplant Doctor/Professor, Lawyer – Hartnell College
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Félix Sánchez
Track and Field Athlete – San Diego Mesa College
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Florence “Flo” Hyman
USA Volleyball Olympian/Activist – El Camino College
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Frank Cruz
Co-founder of Telemundo – East Los Angeles College
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Fred Ruiz
Founder, Chairman Emeritus, Ruiz Foods – College of the Sequoias
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Gabrielle Union
Actress – Cuesta College
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Gaddi Vasquez
Former Peace Corps Director, U.S. Ambassador – Santa Ana College
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George Lucas
Director – Modesto Junior College
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Ginger Elizabeth Hahn
Northern California chocolate boutique specializing in chocolate bonbons, macarons and ice cream – Santa Barbara City College
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Guy Fieri
Celebrity Chef and TV Personality – College of the Redwoods, American River College
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J. Craig Venter
Entrepreneur, Genomic Researcher – College of San Mateo
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J. Mario Molina
President and CEO, Molina Healthcare Inc. – Long Beach City College
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Jackie Robinson
Hall of Fame baseball player, civil rights pioneer – Pasadena City College
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Jan Dehesh
Dev. Dir., UC San Diego Jacob’s School of Engineering – San Diego Miramar College
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Jenni Rivera
Singer/Businesswoman – Long Beach City College
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Jeremy Lee Renner
Actor – Modesto Junior College Alumni
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Jessica Chastain
Actress – Sacramento City College
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Jim Sinegal
Co-founder of Costco Wholesale Corporation – San Diego City College
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John Madden
NFL Hall of Fame coach and broadcaster – College of San Mateo
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Jose Montoya
Poet/Professor/Artist/Activist – San Diego City College
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Julian Nava
Professor, First Mexican American Ambassador to Mexico – East Los Angeles College
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Ken Grossman
Founder/Owner, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. – Butte College
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Larissa Miyachi
Award-winning Scholar, Stanford University Medical Student – Yuba College
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Lindsay Pearce
Actress/Singer – Modesto Junior College
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Margarita Colmenares
Engineer, clean energy advocate – Sacramento City College
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Michael Fincke
United States Astronaut – El Camino College
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Michele Serros
Author, TV Comedy Writer – Ventura and Santa Monica colleges
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Octavia Butler
Science Fiction Author – Pasadena City College
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Phil Lopes
Politican, Professor, Peace Corps volunteer – West Hills College Coalinga
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Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D – Palo Alto)
U.S. Congresswoman – Cañada College
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Reyna Grande
Award-winning author, instructor – Pasadena City College
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Rick Tigner
President, Jackson Family Wines – Modesto Junior College
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Robin Williams
Actor/Comedian – College of Marin
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Steve Jobs
Co-founder, Apple Inc. – De Anza College
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Tani Cantil-Sakauye
Chief Justice of California – Sacramento City College
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Timothy P. White
Chancellor, California State University – Diablo Valley College
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Tom Hanks
Actor/Director – Chabot College
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Warren Moon
Houston Oilers quarterback, NFL Hall of Fame – West Los Angeles College
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Past and present Olympians with connections to the California Community Colleges
Past and present Olympians with connections to the California Community Colleges
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