List of Pomona College people

[4] Many notable individuals have been affiliated with the college as graduates, non-graduating attendees, faculty, staff, or administrators.

The college enrolls approximately 1,730 students as of the fall 2024 semester[5] and has roughly 25,000 living alumni.

[6] The top industries for graduates include technology; education; consulting and professional services; finance; government, law, and politics; arts, entertainment, and media; healthcare and social services; nonprofits; and research.

[7][8] Pomona employs 278 faculty members as of the fall 2023 semester.

[10] From 1888 to 1890, trustee Charles B. Sumner was the college's "financial agent with supervisory authority", and assumed many of the duties of a president.

The Pomona class of 1894 gathered outdoors
The class of 1894, Pomona's first graduating class, had 11 members. [ 1 ]
The Dividing the Light installation, consisting of an illuminated canopy with a cutout framing the sky above
Dividing the Light , a 2007 skyspace on Pomona's campus by James Turrell , class of 1965
Joel McCrea, with his face partially in shadow
Joel McCrea , class of 1928, appeared in more than 100 films, including many Westerns . [ 26 ]
Robert Taylor, looking off-camera with his hand near his chin
Robert Taylor , class of 1933, was one of the leading men of the Hollywood Golden Age . [ 27 ]
Richard Chamberlain sitting on a film set
Richard Chamberlain , class of 1956, became a teen idol for his starring role in Dr. Kildare . [ 28 ]
Kris Kristofferson giving a thumbs up
Actor and musician Kris Kristofferson , class of 1958
Bill Keller
Bill Keller , class of 1970, won a Pulitzer for his reporting from the Soviet Union in the final years of the Cold War and served as executive editor of The New York Times from 2003 to 2011. [ 82 ]
Marianne Williamson
Self-help author Marianne Williamson , attended 1970 to 1972 [ 45 ]
Brian Schatz
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz ( D‑HI ), class of 1994
Myrlie Evers-Williams giving a speech
Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams , class of 1968
James Howard sitting in the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang fighter plane
James Howard , class of 1937, was the only fighter pilot in the European Theater to receive the Medal of Honor in World War II. [ 179 ]
Roy E. Disney sitting in a suit and grinning
Senior Disney executive Roy E. Disney , class of 1951
Jennifer Doudna
Jennifer Doudna , class of 1985, won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her work on CRISPR-based gene engineering , one of the most significant discoveries in the history of biology. [ 222 ] [ 223 ]
Painting of Seraphim Rose sitting at a desk in a cabin with an open book
Russian Orthodox hieromonk Seraphim Rose , class of 1956 (oil portrait by Andrey Mironov )
David Prescott Barrows
Anthropologist David P. Barrows , class of 1894, conducted extensive ethnographic research on Native Americans . [ 257 ]
Model of a Chinese dwelling with clay models of two men sitting at a table in conversation
A statue depicting Chinese sociologist Chen Hansheng , class of 1920, conducting a field interview with a peasant farmer in Baoding
Greg Popovich with his arms crossed and a stern expression
NBA Championship head coach of the San Antonio Spurs Gregg Popovich coached the Pomona men's basketball team from 1979 to 1987. [ 283 ] [ 284 ]
Frank Brackett
Astronomer Frank Brackett , Pomona professor 1888–1933
Claudia Rankine wearing a fuchsia scarf
Poet Claudia Rankine , Pomona professor 2006–2015
James Blaisdell
James Blaisdell , Pomona's fourth president and founder of the Claremont Colleges [ 363 ]