San José State Alumni

San José State University is a public university in San Jose, California and the founding campus of the California State University system. The athletic teams are called "Spartans". Name these famous people who attended San José State.

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Senator from Colorado from 1993 to 2005 and first Native American to be elected to the Senate

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Governor of Wisconsin from 1963 to 1981 and founder of Earth Day

Gaylord Nelson

Sound engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby

Ray Dolby

Co-founder of Intel

Gordon Moore

Co-founder of Oracle

Ed Oates

Co-founder of WhatsApp

Jan Koum

Singer known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist, first woman to have been inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Stevie Nicks

Lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of Fleetwood Mac

Lindsey Buckingham

Author of "The Joy Luck Club"

Amy Tan

Actor, "That '70s Show" "Rambo III" "RoboCop"

Kurtwood Smith

Hall of Fame football coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 1979 to 1988 during which time he popularized the West Coast offense and won three Super Bowls

Bill Walsh

Hall of Fame football coach who worked for the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs and won a Super Bowl with the Rams

Dick Vermeil

Former track and field athlete and 200 meter sprint gold medal winner at the 1968 Olympics, best known for his Black Power salute atop the medal podium

Tommie Smith

Former track and field athlete and 200 meter sprint bronze medal winner at the 1968 Olympics, best known for his Black Power salute on the podium

John Carlos

Canadian-American power forward who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies

Brandon Clarke

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