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This is a list of notable alumni of Arizona State University.

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Business[edit]

  • Kathleen von Alvensleben – architect and charity fundraiser
  • Robert Bigelow[1] – hotel and aerospace entrepreneur
  • Michael R. Burns[2] – vice chairman of Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2017[3]
  • Chris Cohan[4] – founder of Sonic Communications; former NBA owner, Golden State Warriors
  • Vince Ferraro[5] – VP of Global Strategy and Marketing, Eastman Kodak (2010–present)
  • Ira A. Fulton[6] – businessman, founder of Fulton Homes (attended)
  • Bennie Gonzales[7] – architect; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1970[3]
  • Derrick Hall[8] – president, CEO and general partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks; recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Award in 2003[9] and the Alumni Achievement Award in 2016[3] from the ASU Alumni Association
  • Robert Hecht-Nielsen[10] – businessman, computer developer and adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering, University of California-San Diego; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1994[3]
  • Howard Lindzon – author and founder of StockTwits[11]
  • Allison Maslan – CEO of Blast Off!, executive producer of Allie & You web series
  • T. Allen McArtor – chief executive, EADS North America; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 1989[3]
  • Ioanna Morfessis – helped launch the nation's first "one-stop" business assistance center for small minority business enterprises; inaugural executive director, Phoenix Economic Growth Corporation; founding president and CEO, Greater Phoenix Economic Council; founder, IO. INC consulting practice; honoree for the 2012 Arizona Centennial Legacy Project: Arizona's 48 Most Intriguing Women project
  • Ted Sarandos – Chief Content Officer at Netflix
  • Joe Shoen – chairman of Amerco; chairman and president of U-Haul
  • Kate Spade – fashion designer, business owner
  • Gary L. Tooker – retired corporate executive; recipient of the Alumni Achievement Award in 1983[3] and the James W. Creasman Award of Excellence in 1999[12] from the ASU Alumni Association
  • Ryan Wood, co-founder of the Under Armour company

Arts, literature and entertainment[edit]

Military[edit]

  • Maj. Gen. William P. Acker[15] – retired major general in the U.S. Air Force; former commander of 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, with headquarters at Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
  • Maj. Gen. John J. Batbie, Jr.[16] – retired major general in the U.S. Air Force; former vice commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, GA
  • Gen. Philip M. Breedlove[17] – four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
  • Ryan Cleckner[18] – former army sniper and veterans activist
  • John C. Keegan[19] – served in both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy; retired with the rank of Commander in the U.S. Navy; served as judge of the Justice Court in Maricopa County, Arizona
  • Gen. John L. Piotrowski[20] – retired U.S. Air Force four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, 1985–1987; former commander-in-chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U.S. Space Command (attended)
  • Rick Romley[21] – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam; elected Maricopa County Attorney in 1989 and served until 2004; currently serves as Interim Maricopa County Attorney following his appointment by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
  • Eldon Rudd[22] – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; served as a fighter pilot during World War II; served 20 years in the FBI on assignments in Latin America, Washington, D.C. and Phoenix; elected to U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 4th District in 1976, where he served until retirement in 1987 (deceased)
  • Brig. Gen. Michael A. Ryan – retired general in the U.S. Army
  • Jeremy Staat[23] – retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps; Iraqi War veteran; NFL professional athlete; founder of the Jeremy Staat Foundation, which works to prevent veteran suicide
  • Margaret H. Woodward[24] – major general in the U.S. Air Force, one of the commanders of Operation Odyssey Dawn
  • Daniel Yoo[25] – Commander of MARSOC; received the Founders’ Day Alumni Achievement Award from the ASU Alumni Association in 2013[26]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Government[edit]

Medicine and science[edit]

Sports[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Ike Davis
Ian Kinsler

101 ASU Sun Devils have made it to Major League Baseball, including:

Basketball[edit]

E-sports[edit]

Football[edit]

Hockey[edit]

Golf[edit]

Mixed martial arts[edit]

Olympics[edit]

Soccer[edit]

Tennis[edit]

  • Paulina Peled, née Peisachov (born 1950) – Israeli tennis player

Track[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

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