List of Central Washington University people

This page lists notable students, alumni, and faculty members of Central Washington University.

Sports[]

Jon Kitna^[1] — NFL quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals, Detroit Lions, and Dallas Cowboys. Led the team to an NAIA Div. II championship in 1995
Mike Reilly — CFL quarterback of the Edmonton Eskimos, Formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams, Seattle Seahawks
Adam Bighill — CFL Linebacker of the BC Lions
Keith Gilbertson — NCAA football coach formerly of the University of Idaho, University of California, Berkeley, University of Washington. Played football for the Wildcats for one season in 1967, later graduating in 1971^[2]

Joe Callero — Head men's basketball coach at California Polytechnic State University and former head coach of Seattle University

Miesha "Cupcake" Tate — former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion, former Ultimate Fighting Championship^[3] Bantamweight Champion
Bryan Caraway — UFC bantamweight fighter, x-boyfriend of Miesha Tate^[4]
Matt Hume (business) — retired mixed martial artist; founder and head trainer at AMC Pankration in Seattle,^[5] V.P. of Operations at ONE Championship
Anthony Hamilton — professional MMA fighter in the UFC's Heavyweight Division^[6]'

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Duane Davidson — Washington State Treasurer^[7]
USMC General James N. Mattis^[8] — United States Marine Corps. Class of 1972. Commander of the United States Central Command 2010–2013. Secretary of Defense under President Donald Trump.
Ron Sims — Former Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (under President Barack Obama) and former King County Executive.^[9]
Astronaut Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger^[8] — assigned to the crew of STS-131, her first expedition.^[10]
United States Coast Guard Signalman First Class Douglas Albert Munro (October 11, 1919 – September 27, 1942) — only member of the United States Coast Guard to have received the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military's highest decoration.
U.S. Air National Guard Brigadier General John R. Croft — Chief of Staff of the Wisconsin Air National Guard
U.S. Air National Guard Brigadier General Myron N. Dobashi — Commander of the Hawaii Air National Guard
Lieutenant Commander Craig Olson, Navy Blue Angels — Demonstration #5 Lead Solo Pilot. A Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet instructor pilot at Naval Air Station Lemoore. Decorations include: Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and various personal and unit awards.^[11]
Staff Sergeant Bryan Christopher Black-US Army Special Forces soldier killed in action during the Tongo Tongo ambush in Niger on October 4, 2017.

Christine M. Day — CEO of Lululemon Athletica an athletic sportswear company.
Stephen L. Nelson — author of "Quicken for Dummies" and 150 other books in the series, over 5 million copies sold worldwide. Named "most prolific computer book writer" by Wall Street Journal.
Shelley Powers — computer book author and technology architect
Raymond Conner - CEO of Boeing

Mary Jo Estep (1910-1992), teacher, sole survivor of the Battle of Kelley Creek
W. Hudson Kensel — historian of the American West.
David L Boushey — American stuntman and the founder of the United Stuntmen's Association, the International Stunt School, the Society of American Fight Directors, and is a member of The Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall Of Fame.
Daniel D. McCracken — prominent computer scientist.^[12] He was a Professor of Computer Sciences at the City College of New York, and the author of over two dozen textbooks on computer programming.
Craig T. Nelson — star of sitcom Coach^[13]
Brian Thompson — known for his work in action films and television series
Allan Byron Swift — Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1995. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Democrat.
Wanz — featured singer on Macklemore and Ryan Lewis hit song "Thrift Shop"
Hip Hop Artist Sadistik (Cody Foster)
Dr. David Boyd — trauma surgeon, and developer of Regional Trauma Emergency Medical Services (EMS).^[14]

^ "Central Washington University". US News & World Report.
^ "Player Bio: Keith Gilbertson". Gohuskies.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ "Miesha Tate UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
^ "Bryan Caraway UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
^ "Matt Hume MMA Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
^ "Ready to Rumble: Redmond's Hamilton wants to grab CageSport heavyweight title - Redmond Reporter". redmond-reporter.com. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
^ "Benton County treasurer sets sights on the state job". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
^ ^a ^b Morrison, Sid (September 8, 2012). "Op-ed: State has gone from passing to failing on higher education in past 50 years". The Seattle Times.
^ "Sims leaving HUD, says he's not running for governor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
^ "Astronaut Bio: Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger (06/2010)". Jsc.nasa.gov. 1975-05-02. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
^ "LCDR Craig R. "Merlin" Olson – #5 Lead Solo". Archived from the original on 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
^ Lohr, Steve (August 12, 2011). "Daniel D. McCracken, Expert on Computers, Dies at 81". New York Times.
^ "TV.com – Craig T. Nelson Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ Boyd DR; Cowley RA (1983). "Comprehensive regional trauma emergency medical services (EMS) delivery systems: the United States experience". World Journal of Surgery. 7, (1) (1): 149–157. doi:10.1007/BF01655923. PMID 6837054. S2CID 22681971.