University of California, Berkeley: Class Profile & Alumni

University of California, Berkeley Alumni

International Students

17.5

% of international students in the university

7956

Total International Students in the university

UC Berkeley has given rise to Nobel laureates, tech giants, social activists, and cultural icons. Here’s a look at some of its most notable alumni who’ve left a lasting legacy.

Alumni Name	Notable Achievement / Famous For	Degree	Graduating Year
Steve Wozniak	Co-founder of Apple Inc.	BS	1986
Eric Schmidt	Former CEO and Chairman of Google	MS	1979
Gordon Moore	Co-founder of Intel, formulated Moore’s Law	PhD	1954
Joan Didion	Celebrated author and essayist	BA	1956
Chris Pine	Actor (Star Trek, Wonder Woman)	BA	2002
Gregory Peck	Oscar-winning actor (To Kill a Mockingbird)	BA	1939
Jennifer Granholm	U.S. Secretary of Energy, former Governor of Michigan	BA	1984
Alice Waters	Chef, founder of Chez Panisse, food activist	BA	1967
Daniel Kahneman	Nobel Laureate in Economics (Behavioral Economics)	PhD	1961
Robert Reich	Economist, former U.S. Secretary of Labor	JD	1973
Jerry Brown	Former Governor of California (four terms)	BA	1961
Janet Napolitano	Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, UC President	JD	1983
Alex Morgan	Olympic gold medalist, FIFA Women’s World Cup champion	BA	2010
Tom Anderson	Co-founder of Myspace	BA	1998
Nathan Myhrvold	Former CTO of Microsoft, inventor, author	PhD	1983
John Cho	Actor (Harold & Kumar, Star Trek)	BA	1996
Glenn T. Seaborg	Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, discovered plutonium	PhD	1937
Maxine Hong Kingston	National Book Award-winning author	BA	1962
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto	Former Prime Minister and President of Pakistan	BA	1950
Daniel Ellsberg	Pentagon Papers whistleblower	PhD	1962
Khaled Hosseini	Author of The Kite Runner	BS	1988
Andy Grove	Former CEO of Intel Corporation	PhD	1963
Lisa Jackson	Former EPA Administrator, VP of Environment at Apple	MS	1987
Michael Pollan	Author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, food policy expert	MA	1981
Randi Zuckerberg	Tech entrepreneur, former Facebook exec	BA	2003
Aaron Rodgers	NFL quarterback (attended but did not graduate)	N/A	N/A

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