List of Loyola Marymount University people

Here follows a list of notable alumni and faculty of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Film and television

 * Emily Bader, actress, My Lady Jane, Fresh Kills, Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
 * John Bailey, cinematographer, film director and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Ordinary People, Groundhog Day, He's Just Not That Into You
 * Bob Beemer, Academy Award-winning sound mixer, Speed, Gladiator, Ray, Dreamgirls
 * Maria Blasucci, actress, writer Mascots, Ghost Ghirls
 * Barbara Broccoli, producer, the James Bond film series
 * Effie T. Brown, producer, Dear White People, But I'm a Cheerleader, Real Women Have Curves
 * Tony Bui, film director, Three Seasons
 * Jennifer Candy, producer and actress, known for In Vino (2019), Liv and Maddie (2013) and Where's This Party? (2014); daughter of John Candy
 * Linda Cardellini, actress, Scooby-Doo, ER, Freaks and Geeks, Avengers: Endgame, Dead to Me
 * Mindy Cohn, actress, The Facts of Life
 * Carson Daly (dropped out), television personality, Total Request Live, Last Call with Carson Daly
 * Bob Denver, actor, Gilligan's Island, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
 * Clark Duke, actor, Greek, Clark and Michael
 * Scott Eastwood, actor, Gran Torino, Fury; son of Clint Eastwood
 * Chase Ellison, actor, Tooth Fairy, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
 * David Mickey Evans, film and television director and writer, The Sandlot, Radio Flyer
 * Lauren Froderman, dancer, winner of So You Think You Can Dance, season 7
 * Scott Gairdner, comedy writer and director; creator of Moonbeam City
 * Mark Haapala (B.A. 2002), television producer, director and actor, Entourage
 * Jack Haley Jr. (B.A. English 1956), Emmy-winning television and film writer, director, and producer; former president of Fox Television
 * Colin Hanks, actor, Orange County; son of Tom Hanks
 * Emily Harper, actress, Passions
 * Brian Helgeland (M.A. 1986), Academy Award-winning screenwriter and film director, L.A. Confidential, Mystic River
 * Dwayne Hickman, actor, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
 * Kaliko Kauahi, actress, Superstore
 * Gloria Calderón Kellett, writer and actress, co-showrunner of One Day at a Time
 * Chris Kobin (LLS), film and television writer and producer, Hollywood Don't Surf!
 * Mila Kunis, actress, That '70s Show, Family Guy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Black Swan
 * Christopher Landon, film director and writer, Happy Death Day, Freaky, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
 * Francis Lawrence (B.A. 1991), film director, I Am Legend
 * Emma Lockhart, actress, Batman Begins, Ace Ventura, Jr.: Pet Detective
 * Holly Madison, television personality, The Girls Next Door
 * Stephen McEveety, film producer, Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ
 * Sean McNamara, film and television director and producer, Bratz, That's So Raven
 * Dave Meyers, film and music video director, The Hitcher
 * Kate Micucci (B.A. 2003), actress, singer, and songwriter, Garfunkel and Oates
 * David Mirkin (B.A. 1978), Emmy-winning television producer, The Simpsons
 * Beverley Mitchell, actress, 7th Heaven
 * Glen Morgan, Emmy-nominated television and film writer, director, and producer, The X-Files, The Final Destination
 * John Stewart Muller, film director and screenwriter, Fling, Indiscretion
 * Lance Mungia, film director, Six-String Samurai
 * Taylour Paige, dancer, actress, Hit The Floor
 * Van Partible, television writer, producer, Johnny Bravo
 * Busy Philipps, actress, Freaks and Geeks, Dawson's Creek, White Chicks, Cougar Town
 * Tony Plana, actor, Ugly Betty
 * Jessica Rey, actress, Power Rangers: Wild Force
 * Leon Robinson, actor, singer, producer; Cool Runnings, The Temptations, Above the Rim, OZ, A Day To Die (2022)
 * Steve Rossi, actor, part of the Allen & Rossi comedy duo
 * Ava Sambora, actress; daughter of Richie Sambora and Heather Locklear
 * Devin Sarno (B.A. 1988), composer, video producer
 * Stassi Schroeder, participant in The Amazing Race 8, cast member of Queen Bees and Vanderpump Rules
 * Chris Sullivan (B.A. 2002), actor, The Knick
 * Daniel J. Travanti (M.A. 1978), actor, Hill Street Blues
 * Anton Vassil, film director, Marching Out of Time, Laurent et Safi
 * Cerina Vincent, actress, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Cabin Fever
 * Michael Wayne, film producer; son of John Wayne
 * Patrick Wayne, actor; son of John Wayne
 * James Wong, Emmy-nominated television and film writer, director, and producer, The X-Files, The Final Destination

Literature

 * Luis Aguilar-Monsalve, writer and educator, Daryl R. Karns Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity
 * Richard C. Laymon, horror author; books include The Cellar and The Beast House
 * Lisa See, writer; books include On Gold Mountain, Shanghai Girls, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Music

 * Jason Bentley, music director for KCRW
 * Eric Erlandson, former lead guitarist for alternative rock band Hole
 * Elvin Estela, hip hop producer and DJ
 * Jauz, EDM artist
 * Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan, DJ, founder of Chinatown Records, community organizer
 * Matt Maust, bass player of Cold War Kids
 * Jonnie Russell, former vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of Cold War Kids
 * Michael Shuman, bass player for the Queens of the Stone Age
 * Jimmy Tamborello, keyboard player and percussionist of The Postal Service, producer
 * Mark Volman, singer and songwriter for The Turtles, The Mothers of Invention, and Flo & Eddie
 * Omid Walizadeh, hip hop producer
 * Nathan Willet, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of Cold War Kids

Politics

 * Bill Bogaard, mayor of Pasadena, California
 * Bill Campbell, politician and former California State Assembly Republican Leader
 * Benjamin Cayetano, former governor of Hawaii (1994–2002)
 * Tony Coelho, former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from California and Democratic Majority Whip
 * Bob Dornan, former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from California
 * Lena Gonzalez, member of the California State Senate
 * Kim Hee-kyung, former Vice Minister of Gender Equality and Family in South Korea
 * Rudy Sablan, former Lieutenant Governor of Guam (1975–1979)
 * Helen Singleton, civil rights activist and Freedom Rider
 * Louis Vitale, priest and peace activist

Law

 * Johnnie Cochran, attorney; defended O. J. Simpson (J.D. graduate of Loyola Law School)
 * Lynn Compton, former prosecutor, Superior Court Judge, and Appellate Court Judge; lead prosecutor in the case against Sirhan Sirhan who assassinated Robert F. Kennedy; awarded a Silver Star in World War II
 * Mark Geragos, J.D. 1982, high-profile defense attorney (graduate of Loyola Law School)
 * Tom Girardi, attorney, founding partner of Girardi & Keese, earned a reputation as L.A. County's "king of the class action lawsuit"
 * Ronald S.W. Lew, attorney, judge
 * Carmen Milano, Cleveland lawyer, eventually disbarred, later became a Mafia member
 * Robert Shapiro, high-profile defense attorney; defended O. J. Simpson with Cochran (graduate of Loyola Law School)

Business

 * John Edward Anderson, President of Topa Equities, Ltd.; ranked #189 on the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list
 * Jerry Grundhofer, former CEO of US Bancorp; previously ranked as the second highest paid executive in the banking industry
 * Tom Mueller (M.S. '92), co-founder and VP of rocket propulsion at SpaceX
 * John Stankey, COO/CEO of AT&T, graduated with a B.A. in finance
 * Wilfred Von der Ahe, co-founder of Vons supermarket chain
 * Henry C. Yuen, co-founder, former CEO, and chairman of Gemstar-TV Guide International (graduate of Loyola Law School)

Science

 * Steven C. Hayes, psychologist, creator of acceptance and commitment therapy
 * LaShyra Nolen, medical student and science communicator; first black woman to be elected class president of the Harvard Medical School

Sports

 * Rick Adelman, former head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and Minnesota Timberwolves
 * Billy Bean, former Major League Baseball outfielder
 * Chris Donnels, retired Major League Baseball player (1991–2002)
 * Michael Erush (born 1984), soccer player and coach
 * Corey Gaines (born 1965), basketball player and coach
 * Hank Gathers, college basketball player who led NCAA division 1 in the 1988–1989 season in scoring and rebounding; died midgame in 1990
 * Ty Kelly (born 1988), Major League Baseball player
 * Gregory "Bo" Kimble, NBA player from 1991 to 1993
 * Tim Layana, late Major League Baseball pitcher and World Series Champion (1990)
 * Dick Moje, National Football League player
 * Pete Newell, hall of fame basketball coach
 * Maury Nipp, NFL player
 * Chris Pettit, Major League Baseball outfielder
 * Keith Smith, retired basketball player
 * Jeff Stevens, Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Billy Traber, Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Josh Whitesell, Major League Baseball first baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
 * C.J. Wilson, Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Phil Woolpert, hall of fame basketball coach

Religion

 * Most Reverend Gordon Bennett, S.J., D.D., Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville (Roman Catholic Church)
 * Most Reverend Cirilo Flores, Bishop of San Diego (Roman Catholic Church)
 * His Eminence Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn, Archbishop Emeritus of Saigon (Roman Catholic Church)
 * Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM (better known as Sister Jean), chaplain for the men's basketball team of Loyola University Chicago; became a major media celebrity during the team's 2018 Final Four run (M.A., 1961)

Faculty

 * Most Reverend Gordon Bennett, S.J., D.D., Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Peter Faber, S.J. Fellow in Pastoral Theology and Ignatian Spirituality
 * Antonia Darder, Ph.D., Professor of Education and Leavey Endowed Chair of Ethics and Moral Leadership
 * Chris Donahue, lecturer, School of Film and Television (Spring 1997–Fall 2002), Academy Award-winning film producer
 * Rev. William Fulco, S.J., Ph.D., Professor of Classics and Archeology, National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies
 * Amir Hussain, Ph.D., Professor of Theological Studies and Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion
 * Helen Landgarten (1921-2011), psychotherapist, art therapy pioneer; the Helen B. Landgarten Art Therapy Clinic at Loyola Marymount University was founded in 2007
 * Rubén Martínez, Professor of English and Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature & Writing at Loyola Marymount University
 * Rev. Thomas P. Rausch, S.J., Ph.D., Professor of Theological Studies, T. Marie Chilton Professor of Catholic Theology
 * Chuck Rosenthal, Ph.D., Professor of English
 * Paul Salamunovich, Ph.D (honoris causa), Professor of Music, conductor of the Los Angeles Master Chorale 1991–2001, Grammy nominee, recipient of the Pro-Eclesia et Pontifice and a Knight Commander in the Order of St. Gregory, inaugural inductee of Loyola Marymount University Faculty Hall of Fame
 * Daniel L. Smith-Christopher, D.Phil., Professor of Theological Studies—Old Testament, Chair of the Peace Studies Program
 * Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, President's Marymount Professor
 * Hector Tobar, Adjunct Professor of Literature
 * Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, Ph.D., Dean of the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts; President's Professor of African-American Studies and History