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David Long - cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders, formerly with the Los Angeles Rams, former All-Big Ten football player at the University of Michigan.[13]
George Paton - general manager of the Denver Broncos and former UCLA football player [16]
Al Pollard - All-American at Army and running back for the Philadelphia Eagles[17]
Coleman Shelton - offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears, formerly Los Angeles Rams, former All-Pac-12 football player at the University of Washington [18]
Sinjin Smith - pioneer world pro volleyball champion
Dan McCleary - artist; founder of Art Division, a nonprofit offering arts training, academic and career support to young adults in the MacArthur Park community in Los Angeles
William Schallert - veteran character actor in many films and television shows including Perry Mason, Star Trek, The Waltons, Hawaii Five-O, Quincy, M.E., The Partridge Family and Bonanza
Jeff von der Schmidt - Grammy Award-winning conductor, founding artistic director of Southwest Chamber Music and the LA International New Music Festival
Michael Wayne - film producer, son of Hollywood legend and founder of the John Wayne Cancer Institute
Patrick Wayne - veteran motion picture and television actor began career in Rio Grande with his father John Wayne
Eugene Biscailuz - former Los Angeles County Sheriff and organizer of the California Highway Patrol
John M. Costello - member of US Congress and Democratic Party candidate for US President
Isidore Dockweiler - served on the US Board of Indian Commissioners and Los Angeles City Library Commission; nominated John Costello as US presidential candidate
Mike Levin - Congressman from California's 49th congressional district
Nick Pacheco - Councilmember, City of Los Angeles (1999-2003); ASUC Executive Vice-president, UC Berkeley (1984-1985); Co-founder, CAL Students for Equal Rights & a Valid Education (CalSERVE), UC Berkeley (1984)
Steve Pavlina - personal development blogger, motivational speaker, author
George Herriman - pioneering cartoonist and creator of the "Krazy Kat" strip for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Ryan Jacobs - Deputy Editor of Pacific Standard magazine; writer for magazines including The Atlantic and Mother Jones; author of The Truffle Underground
Thomas J. Reese - writer, editor and commentator on church affairs; President Obama appointed him to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom