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San Mateo High School Alumni Have Distinguished Themselves
San Mateo High School alumni have distinguished themselves in the arts, sports, business, entertainment, and food and wine world. The following is a representative list of the distinguished alumni who graduated from San Mateo High School.
George Archer '58 | Professional golfer, won Masters in 1969 | |
Kathy Baker '68 | Actress | |
David Binn '90 | San Diego Chargers Long Snapper | |
Barry Bostwick '63 | Actor | |
Eric Dane '91 | Actor, Plays Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy | |
Dan Duckhorn '55 | Duckhorn Winery | |
Alonzo Emery '69 | Drafted by National Football League (N.F.L.), World Football League (W.F.L.), C.F.L. | |
Sam Francis '41 (deceased) |
American Abstract Expressionist and printmaker | |
Charles Ginnever '49 | Internationally known artist | |
Phil Goldman '82 (deceased) | Co-founder of WebTV, Founder of Mailblocks | |
Merv Griffin '42 | Creator of Jeopardy, talk show host, entertainer | |
Conrad Hall '44 (deceased) |
3-time Academy Award Winner for Best Cinematography- 1969-Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1999-American Beauty, 2002-Road to Perdition | |
Dennis Haysbert '72 | Actor | |
Waldo Hunt '39 | Developer of pop-up books | |
Diane Kalliam '61 | Professional woman's softball player | |
Kris Kristofferson '54 | Musician and Actor | |
Frank C.Lanza '49 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.), L3 Communications | |
David Mathis '56 | Former Chairman and C.E.O. Kemper Insurance | |
Lee Mendelson '50 |
Producer of more than 40 animated Charlie Brown specials |
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Bob Murphy '49 | Voice of Stanford University Athletics | |
Bill Neukom '59 | San Francisco Giants Managing General Partner | |
Arron Oberholser '93 | Professional Golfer, Analyst and Commentator for the Golf Channel | |
Carol Shelton '74 | Most awarded winemaker in America | |
Peter Thiel '85 | Co-Founder, PayPal | |
Debi Thomas | 1988 Olympic Bronze Medal in Figure Skating | |
Callen Tjader '43 | Anglo Latin jazz musician |