Founded 1947 as Los Angeles State College, changing name in 1949 to Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts & Sciences, in 1964 to California State College at Los Angeles, and finally in 1972 to California State University, Los Angeles.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Michael Antonovich |
Politician |
12-Aug-1939 |
|
LA County Board of Supervisors |
| Joe Baca |
Politician |
23-Jan-1947 |
|
Congressman, California 43rd |
| James A. Bell |
Business |
4-Jun-1948 |
|
CFO of Boeing, 2003-11 |
| Warren F. Bryant |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
CEO of Longs Drugs |
| Octavia Butler |
Novelist |
22-Jun-1947 |
24-Feb-2006 |
Patternmaster |
| Clive Cussler |
Author |
15-Jul-1931 |
|
Raising the Titanic |
| Charles Cyphers |
Actor |
28-Jul-1939 |
|
Halloween |
| Cliff De Young |
Singer |
12-Feb-1946 |
|
Former lead singer, Clear Light |
| Mervyn M. Dymally |
Politician |
12-May-1926 |
7-Oct-2012 |
Congressman from California, 1981-93 |
| Jaime Escalante |
Educator |
31-Dec-1930 |
30-Mar-2010 |
Celebrated high school calculus teacher |
| Martin D. Feinstein |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
Farmers Group |
| Elton Gallegly |
Politician |
7-Mar-1944 |
|
Congressman, California 24th |
| Rob Grill |
Musician |
30-Nov-1943 |
11-Jul-2011 |
Lead Vocalist, The Grass Roots |
| Michael S. Harper |
Poet |
18-Mar-1938 |
|
Nightmare Begins Responsibility |
| Jay C. Kim |
Politician |
27-Mar-1939 |
|
Congressman from California, 1993-99 |
| Billie Jean King |
Tennis |
22-Nov-1943 |
|
Defeated Bobby Riggs in '73 Battle of the Sexes |
| Carlos Mencia |
Comic |
22-Oct-1967 |
|
Mind of Mencia |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald |
Politician |
7-Sep-1938 |
22-Apr-2007 |
Congresswoman from California, 1996-2007 |
| Dennis Muren |
Artist |
1-Nov-1946 |
|
Special effects for Star Wars |
| Edward James Olmos |
Actor |
24-Feb-1947 |
|
Battlestar Galactica |
| Richard Paul |
Actor |
6-Jun-1940 |
25-Dec-1998 |
Born to play Jerry Falwell |
| John D. Petersen |
Educator |
21-Nov-1947 |
|
President, University of Tennessee System |
| Philip J. Quigley |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
CEO of Pacific Telesis, 1994-97 |
| Alfonso Ribeiro |
Actor |
21-Sep-1971 |
|
Carlton Banks on Fresh Prince |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard |
Politician |
12-Jun-1941 |
|
Congresswoman, California 34th |
| Tim Rutten |
Columnist |
? |
|
Los Angeles Times columnist |
| Robin Shou |
Actor |
17-Jul-1960 |
|
Mortal Kombat |
| Donald Sterling |
Business |
1933 |
|
Former owner, Los Angeles Clippers |
| Esteban Torres |
Politician |
27-Jan-1930 |
|
Congressman from California, 1983-99 |
| Robert Vaughn |
Actor |
22-Nov-1932 |
|
Napoleon Solo on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. |
| Janet Ventura-Arvizo |
Relative |
16-Jul-1968 |
|
Gavin Arvizo's mother |
| Joseph Wambaugh |
Novelist |
22-Jan-1937 |
|
The Onion Field |
| Essie Mae Washington-Williams |
Relative |
12-Oct-1925 |
3-Feb-2013 |
Strom Thurmond's half-black daughter |
| Maxine Waters |
Politician |
15-Aug-1938 |
|
Congresswoman, California 35th |
| Diane Watson |
Politician |
12-Nov-1933 |
|
Congresswoman from California, 2001-11 |
| Tex Watson |
Criminal |
2-Dec-1945 |
|
Honor student turned to Manson Family |
| Walter E. Williams |
Economist |
31-Mar-1936 |
|
Conservative economist |
