Arizona, United States
University of Arizona Alumni
International Students
6
% of international students in the university
3510
Total International Students in the university
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Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
---|---|---|---|
Brian Schmidt |
Nobel Prize in Physics (2011) |
BS (Physics) |
1989 |
Savannah Guthrie |
Co‑anchor of Today |
BA (Journalism) |
1993 |
Steve Kerr |
5× NBA Champion as player and coach |
BA (General Studies) |
1988 |
Kristen Wiig |
Actor, Saturday Night Live, Bridesmaids |
Attended (Art student) |
N/A |
Kate Walsh |
Actor (Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice) |
Attended (Art) |
N/A |
Joseph M. Acaba |
NASA astronaut |
MS (?), 1992 |
1992 |
Don Pettit |
NASA astronaut |
PhD (?), 1983 |
1983 |
Daniel W. Bradley |
Co-discoverer of Hepatitis C virus |
PhD |
N/A |
Fritz Scholder |
Painter, major figure in Native American art |
BFA/MFA (?) |
N/A |
Garry Shandling |
Comedian, The Larry Sanders Show |
Attended or degree unknown |
N/A |
Jerry Bruckheimer |
Producer (Top Gun, CSI, Pirates of the Caribbean) |
BA (Psychology) |
N/A |
Joan Ganz Cooney |
Founder of Sesame Street |
BA (Education) |
N/A |
R.L. Stine |
Author (Goosebumps) |
BA (English) |
1965–67 |
Steve Chen |
Co‑founder of YouTube |
BS (Computer Science) |
2002 |
Jawed Karim |
Co‑founder of YouTube |
BS (Computer Science) |
2004 |
Ted DeGrazia |
Painter, sculptor, actor – “most reproduced artist” |
BFA (Art Education), 1945 |
1945 |
Jim Furyk |
PGA Tour golfer |
Attended/BSc (?) |
N/A |
Terry Lundgren |
CEO/Chairman of Macy’s |
BA |
1975 |
Arturo Moreno |
Owner of the LA Angels |
BA |
1973 |
Robert Sarver |
Former owner of the Phoenix Suns |
BA |
1982 |
Robert Eckert |
Former CEO of Mattel & Kraft Foods |
BA |
1976 |
Karl Eller |
Business entrepreneur, Eller College namesake |
BA |
1952 |
Paul Giblin |
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist |
BA |
1988 |
Tony Bouie |
Consensus All-American NFL safety |
N/A |
1994 |
Sean Elliott |
NBA champion who returned to earn BA at 57 |
BA (Interdisciplinary Studies) |
2022 |
Sethuraman Panchanathan |
President of ASU, leading innovator and advisor to AZ Governor |
N/A |
N/A |
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