- Pete Carroll
Peter C. Carroll (born September 15, 1951, in San Francisco, California) is the current head coach of the University of Southern California football team, having held that position since 2001. In his time at USC, the Trojans have made it to multiple national championship games (winning the National Championship in 2004 and splitting the National Championship in 2003) and have consistently emerged as Pac-10 conference champions.
- Mack Brown
William Mack Brown (born August 27, 1951) is head coach of the University of Texas Longhorn football team. During the 2005 season, Coach Brown led the Longhorns to a Rose Bowl victory and a National Championship. With the 2006 season, Brown led his team to win 10 games or more for six straight years, which is the best current ten-win streak in the NCAA. Prior to coaching at Texas, Brown coached at Appalachian State, Tulane, and North Carolina.
- Mike Williams
Michael "Mike" Williams (born January 4, 1984 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Oakland Raiders. As a star in college he set USC freshman records for touchdowns and yards as a wide receiver. Williams declared for the 2004 NFL Draft, but he was declined by a federal judge. He could not return to college afterwards because he had already hired an agent.
- Joe McKnight
Joe McKnight (born April 16, 1988 in River Ridge, Louisiana) is an American football tailback for the USC Trojans.
- Troy Polamalu
Troy Aumua Polamalu (born Troy Benjamin Aumua on April 19, 1981 in Garden Grove, California) is an American football player who currently plays strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He is of Samoan descent. Despite Polamalu's hard-hitting style on the gridiron, he is known off-the-field as a soft-spoken, Christian family man, specifically a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- Sergio Garcia
Sergio Garcia (born March 29, 1980 in Torrance, California) is a infielder in Minor League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers Triple-A affiliate the Las Vegas 51s. Garcia attended High School at St. John Bosco High School, where he played center field and was a first team all league both his junior and senior seasons.
- Ian Kennedy
Ian Kennedy (born December 19, 1984, in Huntington Beach, CA) attended La Quinta High School and then went on to play college baseball for USC. He is a right-handed pitcher. Kennedy was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. He is 6' 0" tall, and weighs 190 pounds.
- Lofa Tatupu
Mosiula Mea'alofa Tatupu (born November 15, 1982 in Plainville, Massachusetts) is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks. He was selected in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California. As a rookie in 2005, he was named to the Pro Bowl, while leading the NFC Champion Seahawks in tackles, with 104. He also had four sacks and three interceptions, …
- Mike Bibby
Michael (Mike) Bibby (born May 13, 1978 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball point guard for the NBA's Sacramento Kings, and the son of former NBA and UCLA player and former USC basketball coach and current Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Henry Bibby. He is also the nephew of former Major League Baseball player Jim Bibby. Bibby is a native of Phoenix, Arizona (or Cherry Hill, New Jersey) and attended Shadow Mountain High School.
- Ian Johnson
Ian Johnson (born September 25, 1985 in San Dimas, California) is a running back for the Boise State Broncos. He gained national recognition when he accumulated 240 rushing yards and five touchdowns in a game against Oregon State which was broadcast on ESPN. This game would prove very significant to the Broncos' hopes of "busting" the BCS; their 42-14 victory over Oregon State increased their credibility after the Beavers stunned then-#3 USC on October 28, 2006.
- Gabe Pruitt
Gabriel Michael Pruitt (born on April 19, 1986 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American basketball player.
- Brian Scalabrine
Brian David Scalabrine (born March 18 1978 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Boston Celtics of the NBA. A 6'9", 235 lbs. power forward from USC, Scalabrine was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the 2nd round (35th overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft. Nicknamed "Veal", he languished on the Nets bench for his first few years as the team's twelfth man and only logged in minimal minutes during the season.
- Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis (born May 21, 1952) known as AD, was an American football running back.
- Anna Rawson
Anna Rawson (born August 5, 1981, in Adelaide, Australia) is a professional golfer and model. She currently plays on the Ladies European Tour.
- Patrick Cowan
Patrick Edmund Cowan (born March 23, 1986 in Surrey, British Columbia) was the starting quarterback for the UCLA Bruins football team after starter Ben Olson was injured in the middle of the 2006. Cowan is a redshirt sophomore. After taking over, and going 3-5, Cowan played just well enough for UCLA's embattled Offensive Coordinator, who was later fired, to keep starting him.
- Mario Danelo
Mario Danelo was an American college football placekicker.
- Tajuan Porter
Tajuan Marquis Porter (Born March 9, 1988) is a freshman guard at Oregon. He is considered one of the top freshmen in the country. He is most notable for his exceptional game against Portland State. Against the Vikings, he scored 38 points, including 10-12 from 3-point field goal range. The 10 3-point field goals shattered the single game Oregon record. His 100 made three-point field goals is an Oregon single-season record, …
- David Thomas
John David Thomas (born July 5, 1983) is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Thomas played college football at the University of Texas. Thomas played a prominent role in the Longhorns 41-38 upset of #1 USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl, making a game-high 10 receptions for 88 yards.
- David Thomas
John David Thomas (born July 5, 1983) is a current American football player for the New England Patriots. He was drafted in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Thomas played college football at the University of Texas. Thomas played a prominent role in the Longhorns 41-38 upset of #1 USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl, making a game-high 10 receptions for 88 yards.
- Al Saunders
Al Saunders (born February 1, 1947 in London, England) is an American football coach. He is the Associate Head Coach - Offense, a top assistant coach, for the Washington Redskins. Al Saunders played Defensive Back at San Jose State University (SJSU) from 1966-1968 where he was a three-year starter, team captain and Academic All-American. Saunders also played Wide Receiver for the San Jose State Spartans.
- Rob Johnson
Robert J. Johnson (born July 22, 1983 in Anaconda, Montana) is a catching prospect for the Seattle Mariners. Johnson was drafted by the by the Seattle Mariners in 4th Round (123rd overall) of 2004 amateur entry draft. Following a breakout 2006 season, Seattle Mariners General Manager Bill Bavasi promoted Johnson to the AAA level Tacoma Rainiers at the start of the 2006.
- A.J. Green
Adriel Jasmear “A.J.” Green is an American football wide receiver. He is currently a junior at Summerville High School in Summerville, South Carolina, where he is playing under legendary coach John McKissick. Green is widely considered to be one of the top football prospects of the 2008 high school class. Standing 6-4 and 190 lb.
- Robert Swift
Robert Swift (born December 3, 1985, in Bakersfield, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. The "Big Red Head" stands 7 feet tall and plays the center position.
- Ralph Sampson
Ralph Lee Sampson (born July 7 1960 in Harrisonburg, Virginia) is a retired American college and professional basketball player. He was arguably the most heavily recruited (for both college and the NBA) basketball prospect of his generation. Playing for the University of Virginia, he was one of only two male players in the history of college basketball to receive the Naismith Award as the National Player of the Year three times (Bill Walton of UCLA was the other male, …
- Jordan Palmer
Jordan William Palmer (born May 30, 1984, in Westlake Village, California) is an American football quarterback with the Washington Redskins. He played collegiately at the University of Texas-El Paso. He is the younger brother of current Cincinnati Bengals and former University of Southern California quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer. Jordan graduated from Mission Viejo High School in 2002.
- Clay Matthews
William Clay Matthews, Jr. (born March 15, 1956 in Palo Alto, California) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons. He played 19 seasons and 278 games in the NFL (third most in NFL history). Matthews was drafted by the Browns out of the University of Southern California with the 12th pick in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft. Clay was a four time Pro Bowler for Cleveland.
- Pat Gillick
Pat Gillick (born August 22, 1937) is the current general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Born in Chico, California, Gillick graduated from USC in 1958 with a degree in business. He was also a gifted pitcher, playing on the 1958 National Title baseball team at USC and spending five years in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system, venturing as high as Triple-A.
- Nick Holt
Nick Holt (born October 15, 1962) is an American football coach, currently the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach of the USC Trojans. He was formerly the head coach of the University of Idaho Vandals. Nick Holt attended high school at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, where he played football and baseball. He attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, where he played linebacker.
- Gary Beban
Gary Joseph Beban (born August 5, 1946 in Redwood City, California) is a former American football player. Son of an Italian-born mother and a first generation Croatian-American father, Beban won the 1967 Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award in college football, and the Maxwell Award, while playing quarterback for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins. Beban, known as "The Great One", excelled in both academics and athletics, …
- Brad Banks
Brad Banks (b. April 22, 1980 in Belle Glade, Florida) is an American gridiron football player, currently playing for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Banks was the quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes football team in 2002. That season, he completed 170 of 294 passes (57.8%) for 2573 yards with 26 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, finishing first in quarterback rating in Division I-A; he ran 82 times for 435 yards and 5 touchdowns.
- Thom Mayne
Born in 1944 in Waterbury, Connecticut, he received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Southern California in '68. After founding Morphosis, he received his Master's degree in Architecture at Harvard in '78. Mayne has made his mark professionally, starting with the design of his first large projects such as the Kate Mantilini restaurant in Beverly Hills and 72 Market Street restaurant in Venice.
- Steve Crocker
Steve Crocker (born October 15, 1944 in Pasadena, California) is the inventor of the Request for Comments series, authoring the very first RFC and many more. He was a graduate student at University of California, Los Angeles. Steve Crocker has worked in the Internet community since its inception. As a UCLA graduate student in the 1960's, Steve Crocker helped create the Arpanet protocols which were the foundation for today's Internet.
- Carl Kesselman
Carl Kesselman, Dir. Center for Grid Technologies, Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, Chief Scientist, Univa Corporation
- Manuel Wright
Manuel Wright (born April 13, 1984 in Compton, California) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2005 supplemental draft. He played collegiately at Southern California.
- Gregg Guenther
Gregg Guenther, Jr. (born January 29, 1982 in Calabasas, CA) is a National Football League tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Marty Kaplan
Marty Kaplan is Associate Dean for Programs and Planning of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and director of the Norman Lear Center for the study of entertainment. He is on the faculty advisory council of USC Center on Public Diplomacy. He hosted the radio show "So What Else is News?" on Air America Radio until September 4, 2005. He has worked as speechwriter and deputy campaign manager for Vice President Walter Mondale, …
- Eshaya Murphy
Eshaya Murphy (born April 15 1985, in Canoga Park, California) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx. Murphy attended college at USC and graduated in 2007. Following her collegiate career, she was selected 15th overall in the 2007 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx.
- Ricky Bell
Ricky Lynn Bell (April 8, 1955 - November 28, 1984) younger brother of recording artist Archie Bell, was a former American professional football player who played running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers from 1977 to 1982. Bell played football collegiately at USC.
- Nina Foch
Nina Foch (b. April 20, 1924 in Leiden, Netherlands) is a Dutch-born American actress and leading lady in many 1940s films. Her mother was an American actress who returned to the U.S. after her marriage collapsed. Her movie fame was during the height of the 1940s in which she played cool, aloof and often foreign women of sophistication. She has been featured in over 80 feature films and hundreds of television shows, …
- Bart Kosko
Dr. Kosko received his bachelors degrees in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Southern California, the masters degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of California, San Diego, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include Adaptive Systems, Fuzzy Theory, Neural Networks, Dynamical Systems, Nonlinear Signal Processing, Intelligent Agents, Smart Materials, and Stochastic Resonance.