20 Famous Huskies

As most of the UW community knows, being a Husky is a privilege. With a great curriculum, high rankings and a great event schedule, being a student at UW is pretty cool. Many students have made impacts on campus but a lucky few or fifty-plus dawgs have ingrained their “paw prints” into the land of the famous.

Although there are many notable Huskies to list, here is a group of twenty that you may have heard of. From television stars to athletes to government officials, the list aims to show what superstars UW has had on campus and possibly to inspire the future superstars here now.

Dawn Wells- Mary Ann From “Gilligans Island” (Theatre Arts)

Joel Mchale- “Community” star (History)

Rainn Wilson- Dwight Schrute on “The Office” (Drama)

John Keister- Former Host of “Almost Live” (Communications)

Julia Sweeney- “Saturday Night Live” and star of  “It’s Pat” (Economics)

Richard Karn- Al on “Home Improvement” (Drama)

Kyle MacLachlan- “Sex and the City” and “Desperate Housewives” star (Fine Arts)

Hope Solo- Famous Soccer Goalkeeper U.S. women’s National team (Speech Communications)

Steve Wiebe- Donkey Kong Champion (Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering )

Bruce Lee- Famous Martial Arts Star (Philosophy)

Beverly Cleary- Author of “Ramona” series and “The Mouse and the Motorcycle” (Library Science)

Rob Mckenna- Washington State Attorney General (Economics and International Studies) Also UW Student Body President in 84-85

Warren Moon- Only person inducted into the American and Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Bachelors of Science)

Anna Faris- Star of “House Bunny” and “Scary Movie” (English Literature)

Dixy Lee Ray- First Woman Governor of Washington (1976)

Irv Robbins: Co-founder of Baskin Robbins (Political Science)

William Gates Sr. and Mary Gates: Parents of Microsoft Tycoon Bill Gates (Law)  (Education)

Jeffrey Brotman: Founder of Costco (Political Science, Law)

Dale Chihuly: Modern Glass Sculptor (Interior Design, Architecture)

Mark Emmert: Former UW President and Current President of NCAA (Political Science)