Pomona College

Discover the notable alumni of Pomona College. The list includes people like Kris Kristofferson, Amanda Blake, Twyla Tharp, Alan Cranston & Viveca Paulin. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as film & theater personalities, singers, musicians, writers and leaders etc.
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Kris Kristofferson
(Singer, Songwriter and Actor)
Kris Kristofferson
32
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 22, 1936
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brownsville, Texas, United States

Kris Kristofferson is a popular singer-songwriter and actor. Over the years, Kris has played a major role in the success of many famous singers, having contributed to their musical albums as a songwriter. For his achievements in the field of music, Kris Kristofferson was made a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee in 2004.

 2 
Markie Post
(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Terri Michaels’ in the TV Series ‘The Fall Guy’)
Markie Post
35
Birthdate: November 4, 1950
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, United States
Died: August 7, 2021

Markie Post is an American actress known for playing important roles in popular TV series, such as The Fall Guy, Night Court, and Hearts Afire. Before starting her acting career, Markie Post worked on game shows. She worked as an associate producer for Double Dare, which ran from 1976 to 1977. Markie Post has also voiced animated characters like June Darby.

 3 
Marianne Williamson
(Writer)
Marianne Williamson
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 8, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Houston
 4 
Amanda Blake
(Actress)
Amanda Blake
15
Birthdate: February 20, 1929
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: August 16, 1989
Illustrious as the sassy saloon owner, Miss Kitty, on Gunsmoke, Amanda Blake was a celebrated American actress. Also an animal lover, she ran one of the first successful programs for breeding cheetahs in captivity along with her husband, Frank Gilbert. She was also the third performer to be inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers, after Tom Mix and Gary Cooper.
 5 
Richard Chamberlain
(Actor and Singer Known for His TV Series: ‘Shōgun’ and ‘The Thorn Birds’)
Richard Chamberlain
4
Birthdate: March 31, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beverly Hills, California, United States
With a career spanning over forty decades, Richard Chamberlain first rose to fame in the 1980s. He became a teen idol and also won a Golden Globe Award for his performance in Dr. Kildare. He gained prominence for his performances in The Bourne Identity, The Thorne Birds and Shogun.
 6 
Jason Beghe
(Best Known for His Role in the TV Series ‘Chicago P.D.’)
Jason Beghe
14
Birthdate: March 12, 1960
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Jason Beghe is best known for playing Hank Voight in Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and other series of the Chicago franchise. He has also been part of films such as Phantom. He was once a follower of Scientology but later quit it and became a strong critic of the faith. 
 7 
Robert Taylor
(Actor, Pilot)
Robert Taylor
5
Birthdate: August 5, 1911
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Filley, Nebraska, United States
Died: June 8, 1969
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 8 
Roy E. Disney
(Producer)
Roy E. Disney
10
Birthdate: January 10, 1930
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died: December 16, 2009
 9 
Twyla Tharp
(Dancer and Choreographer)
Twyla Tharp
6
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: July 1, 1941
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Portland

Twyla Tharp is an American dancer, author, and choreographer. She is credited with founding Twyla Tharp Dance, which she formed in 1966. In 1976, Twyla Tharp choreographed Push Comes to Shove, which is now regarded as the finest example of crossover ballet. Twyla Tharp has received several prestigious awards, including two Emmy Awards and the National Medal of the Arts.

 10 
Joel McCrea
(Actor)
Joel McCrea
2
Birthdate: November 5, 1905
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: South Pasadena, California, USA
Died: October 20, 1990
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 11 
Rosalind Chao
(Actress)
Rosalind Chao
1
Birthdate: September 23, 1957
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Anaheim, California, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 12 
Jennifer Doudna
(American Biochemist Known for the Invention of 'CRISPR Gene Editing')
Jennifer Doudna
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 19, 1964
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States

American biochemist Jennifer Doudna of the University of California, Berkeley, who has made fundamental contributions in biochemistry and genetics, is best-known for her pioneering work in CRISPR gene-editing. Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing a method for genome editing through CRISPR, marking them as the only two women to share science Nobel ever.

 13 
Anthony Zerbe
(Actor)
Anthony Zerbe
4
Birthdate: May 20, 1936
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 14 
Mike Budenholzer
(Basketball coach, Basketball player)
Mike Budenholzer
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 6, 1969
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Holbrook, Arizona, United States
 15 
Sophie Simmons
(Singer, TV Personality and Daughter of Musician Gene Simmons)
Sophie Simmons
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 7, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Sophie Simmons is a singer, model, and TV personality. The daughter of an actress and a musician, she was introduced to show business at an early age. She began her career as a teenager. As a model, she promotes body positivity and launched a body-positive clothing line. She has released many singles, including the super hit Black Mirror. 

 16 
Brian Schatz
(Politician)
Brian Schatz
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 20, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
 17 
James Turrell
(Artist)
James Turrell
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 6, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles
 18 
Robert Towne
(Screenwriter, Film director, Actor)
Robert Towne
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 23, 1934
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
 19 
Douglas Preston
(Novelist)
Douglas Preston
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 20, 1956
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts
 20 
Robert Shaw
(American Conductor)
Robert Shaw
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 30, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Red Bluff, California, United States
Died: January 25, 1999
 21 
Paul Fussell
(Historian)
Paul Fussell
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 22, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States
Died: May 23, 2012

Literary historian Paul Fussell had been part of the infantry in World War II. He had also taught at various institutes, such as Rutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania. Best known for his books such as The Great War and Modern Memory, he was a World War expert.

 22 
Alan Cranston
(Former United States Senator)
Alan Cranston
2
Birthdate: June 19, 1914
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Palo Alto
Died: December 31, 2000
 23 
Richard Fairbank
(Businessman)
Richard Fairbank
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: September 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: California, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 24 
FanFan
(Singer-Songwriter)
FanFan
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 18, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 25 
Vijay Prashad
(Indian Historian, Journalist and Political Commentator)
Vijay Prashad
0
Birthdate: August 14, 1967
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
 26 
David Murray
(Saxophonist, Clarinetist)
David Murray
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 19, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
 27 
Virginia Prince
(Publisher)
Virginia Prince
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: November 23, 1912
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: May 2, 2009
 28 
William Irwin Thompson
(American Social Philosopher, Cultural Critic and Poet)
William Irwin Thompson
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 16, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: November 8, 2020
 29 
Andrew Palmer
(Racing driver)
Andrew Palmer
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 10, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
 30 
James Miller
(Writer, Philologist)
James Miller
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 28, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
 31 
Viveca Paulin
(Actor)
Viveca Paulin
0
Birthdate: April 24, 1969
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Askim
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 32 
John Payton
(6th president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund)
John Payton
4
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: December 27, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: United States
Died: March 22, 2012