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This is a partial list of well-known people from California.

Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Willie Aames - actor
• Paula Abdul - dancer/singer (American Idol)
• Ansel Adams - photographer
• Rick Adelman - NBA head coach (Houston Rockets)

• Jessica Alba - actress, model
• Helen Andelin - author (Fascinating Womanhood)
• Melissa Sue Anderson - actress
• Jennifer Aniston - actress (Friends)
• Christina Applegate - actress
• Jon Appleton - composer
• Eve Arden - actress
• Billie Joe Armstrong - musician, lead vocalist (Green Day)
• Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu - bassist (Korn)
• Maureen Arthur - actress (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)
• Anastasia Ashman - writer
• Sean Astin - actor (The Lord of the Rings)
• Tracy Austin - tennis player

B

• Max Baer, Jr. - actor (Jethro Bodine of The Beverly Hillbillies)
• Ross Bagdasarian - actor (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
• Diane Baker - actress (The Silence of the Lambs)
• Dusty Baker - manager of the Cincinnati Reds
• Tyra Banks - model/actress (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
• Adrienne Barbeau - actress (Maude)
• Travis Barker - Blink 182
• Matt Barnes - NBA player
• Drew Barrymore - actress (50 First Dates)
• Summer Bartholomew - Miss USA 1975
• Michael Bay - director
• Amanda Beard - Olympic swimmer
• Beck - musician
• Captain Beefheart - musician
• Tory Belleci - film maker and model maker (MythBusters)
• Marcus Benjamin - (born in 1857) Early biographer at the Smithsonian Institution
• Candice Bergen - actress (Murphy Brown)
• Carolyn Beug - passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11
• Thora Birch - actress
• Bradford Bishop - indicted murderer and at-large fugitive
• Bill Bixby - actor (The Incredible Hulk)
• Mel Blanc - cartoon voice actor
• Jack Black - actor (Tenacious D)
• Hank Blalock - baseball player (Texas Rangers)
• Betsy Bloomingdale - socialite
• Jonathan Blum - hockey player
• C-Bo - rapper
• Aaron Boone - Baseball player (Cleveland Indians)
• Barry Bonds - baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
• Bobby Bonds - baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
• Barry Bostwick - actor (Spin City, The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
• Bruce Bowen - NBA player (San Antonio Spurs)
• Tom Brady - football quarterback (New England Patriots)
• Benjamin Bratt - actor
• Nicholas Brendon - actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Stephen Breyer - Supreme Court Justice
• Beau Bridges - actor (The Fabulous Baker Boys)
• Jeff Bridges - actor (The Big Lebowski)
• Lloyd Bridges - actor (Sea Hunt, Airplane!)
• Adam Brody - actor (The O.C.)
• Albert Brooks - actor/director (Lost in America)
• Alton Brown - television host
• Jerry Brown - Governor of California (1975–1983), Mayor of Oakland
• Pat Brown - Governor of California (1959–1967)
• Willie Brown - 58th Speaker of the California Assembly, Mayor of San Francisco
• Lindsey Buckingham - musician (Fleetwood Mac)
• Bill Buckner - Baseball player
• Don Budge - Tennis player
• Hunter Burgan - Bass player for AFI
• Cruz Bustamante - California lieutenant governor
• Kari Byron - artist and television personality (MythBusters)

C

• Herb Caen - newspaper columnist (San Francisco Chronicle)
• John Cage - Composer
• Nicolas Cage- actor
• Dolph Camilli - baseball player
• Ben Nighthorse Campbell - U.S. Senator from Colorado
• Nick Cannon - actor
• Ray Cantrell - actor - writer
• Mr. Capone-E - rapper
• Linda Cardellini - actress (Freaks and Geeks)
• Tucker Carlson - television host
• David Carr - football player
• David Carradine - actor (Kung Fu)
• Ever Carradine - actress (daughter of Robert Carradine)
• Keith Carradine - actor (Nashville)
• Robert Carradine - actor (Revenge of the Nerds)
• Pete Carroll - football coach (USC)
• Adam Carson - drummer of AFI
• Torry Castellano - drummer of The Donnas
• Cher - singer/actress/entertainer (Moonstruck)
• Joey Chestnut - competitive eater
• Julia Child - cook
• Margaret Cho - actress
• Amy Chow - Gymnast
• Lana Clarkson - actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
• Sasha Cohen - figure skater
• Scout Taylor-Compton - actress (Halloween)
• Maureen Connolly - tennis player
• Mike Connors- actor (Mannix)
• Elisha Cook Jr. - actor (The Maltese Falcon)
• Coolio - rapper
• Miranda Cosgrove - actress, singer (iCarly)
• Kevin Costner - actor (Field of Dreams)
• Natalie Coughlin - Olympic swimmer
• Nikki Cox - actress (Las Vegas)
• Les Claypool - Bass player for Primus
• Alan Cranston - U.S. Senator from California
• William H. Crocker - philanthropist and founder of Crocker National Bank
• Joe Cronin - professional baseball player
• Ice Cube - musician, actor
• Jamie Lee Curtis - actress (Halloween)

D

• Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) - radio broadcaster during World War II
• Carson Daly - television host
• Ted Danson - actor (Cheers)
• Lindsay Davenport - tennis player
• Baron Davis - professional basketball player (Golden State Warriors)
• Terrell Davis - professional football player
• Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris - husband/wife directors (Little Miss Sunshine)
• Zack de la Rocha - singer
• Tom DeLonge - Blink 182
• Brad Delson - musician (Linkin Park)
• Cameron Diaz - actress (There's Something About Mary)
• Leonardo DiCaprio - actor
• Trent Dilfer - NFL quarterback
• Daz Dillinger - rapper
• Joe DiMaggio - baseball player
• Roy Edward Disney, billionaire, nephew of Walt Disney
• Tom Dumont - No Doubt's guitarist
• Nate Dogg - musician
• Snoop Dogg - rapper
• Canh Thong Do - Vietnamese American Activist
• Ami Dolenz actress (daughter of Mickey Dolenz)
• Mickey Dolenz - member of The Monkees

• Dr Dre - musician, rap producer
• Mac Dre - rapper
• Dresta - rapper
• K. Eric Drexler - engineer
• Hilary Duff - actress, singer
• Isadora Duncan - dancer
• Robert Duvall - actor
• Jermaine Dye - baseball player (Chicago White Sox)

E

• Clint Eastwood - film actor and director (Million Dollar Baby)
• Eazy-E - rapper
• Dennis Eckersley - baseball player
• Zac Efron - American film and TV actor. Best known for his role in High School Musical
• Mc Eiht - actor, rapper

F

• Bill Fagerbakke - actor/voice actor (Patrick Star)
• Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris - husband/wife directors (Little Miss Sunshine)
• Heather Fargo - mayor of Sacramento, California
• Mia Farrow - actress
• Dianne Feinstein - US Senator, mayor (1978–1988) of San Francisco
• Stacy Ferguson - singer, actress, composer (The Dutchess), (Charlie Brown), (Fergalicious)
• Will Ferrell - actor
• Miguel Ferrer - actor (RoboCop)
• Carrie Fisher - actress
• Abigail Folger - American coffee heiress, socialite, and murder victim
• Dian Fossey - zoologist
• Jodie Foster - actress (The Silence of the Lambs)
• Paulette Frankl - artist, biographer
• Robert Frost - poet
• Del tha Funkee Homosapien - rapper
• Edward Furlong - actor (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

G

• Warren G - rapper
• Guy Gabaldon - United States Marine Corps
• Lynx and Lamb Gaede - white nationalist twin singers and musicians
• Richard Gage (architect) - 9/11 Truth movement activist
• Trace Gallagher - journalist
• The Game - rapper
• Jeff Garcia - American football player
• Jerry Garcia - musician (Grateful Dead)
• Kyle Gass - musician (Tenacious D)
• Dirk Gates - network entrepreneur (Xirrus)
• Jason Giambi - professional baseball player (New York Yankees)
• Tyrese Gibson - actor
• Brad Gilbert - tennis coach
• Melissa Gilbert - actress (Little House on the Prairie), producer
• Sara Gilbert - actress (Roseanne (TV series))
• Lillian Moller Gilbreth - engineer (Cheaper by the Dozen)
• Danny Glover - actor
• Rube Goldberg - cartoonist
• Drew Gooden - professional basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Jeff Gordon - NASCAR driver
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt - actor
• Gloria Grahame - actress
• Joanie Greggains - radio show host, health and fitness expert.
• Sasha Grey - American pornographic actress
• Merv Griffin - talk show host, singer, television producer (Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune)
• Florence Griffith-Joyner, track athlete
• Josh Groban - musician
• Marjoe Gortner - evangelical minister
• Vince Guaraldi - musician (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
• Kimberly Guilfoyle - television personality
• Tony Gwynn - Hall of Fame baseball player
• Jake Gyllenhaal - actor

H

• Walter A. Haas, Jr. CEO of Levi Strauss & Co.
• Steven C. Hackett - economist (Humboldt State University)
• Gene Hackman - actor
• Sammy Hagar - musician (Van Halen)
• Merle Haggard - Country music singer
• Joseph Hahn - painter, director, musician (Linkin Park)
• Jackie Earle Haley - actor (Bad News Bears)
• Mark Hamill - actor (Star Wars)
• Laird Hamilton - surfer
• Harry Hamlin - actor (Clash of the Titans)
• MC Hammer - musician
• Kirk Hammett - musician (Metallica)
• Daniel Handler - Lemony Snicket
• Colin Hanks - actor (King Kong)
• Tom Hanks - actor (Big)
• Jeff Hanneman - guitarist (Slayer)
• Dan Haren - professional baseball player (Oakland Athletics)
• Mariska Hargitay - actress (Law & Order: SVU)
• Jeff B. Harmon - film producer, director, actor.
• Josh Hartnett - actor
• Kevin Harvick - NASCAR driver
• Teri Hatcher - actress
• Davey Havok - lead singer of AFI
• Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins - professional skateboarder
• Julie Hayek - Miss USA 1983
• Dennis Haysbert - actor (24)
• William Randolph Hearst - newspaper publisher
• Patty Hearst - newspaper heiress (Symbionese Liberation Army)
• Lacie Heart - Porn actress and nude model
• Christy Hemme - professional wrestler and model
• Mariel Hemingway - actress (Manhattan)
• Keith Hernandez - baseball player (New York Mets)
• James Hetfield - musician (Metallica)
• Dustin Hoffman - actor
• Trevor Hoffman - professional baseball player (San Diego Padres)
• Brenda Holloway - singer and songwriter
• Mike Holmgren - football coach (Seattle Seahawks)
• Mark Hoppus - Blink 182
• Taylor Horn - singer and actress
• James Horner - composer
• Sam Horrigan - actor Little Giants
• Jerry Hsu- skateboarder
• William Hung - (American Idol)
• Helen Hunt - actress (Mad About You)
• Vanessa Anne Hudgens - American actress and singer. Best known for her role in High School Musical
• Kate Hudson - actress
• Terry Huntingdon - Miss USA 1959

I

• Gabriel Iglesias - comedian
• Grant Imahara - electronics and radio control expert (MythBusters)
• Danny Im - member of Korean music group, 1TYM
• Yasuhiro Ishimoto - photographer
• Phil Ivey - professional poker player

J

• Shirley Jackson - author
• Jesse G. James - actor, welder, and CEO of West Cost Choppers
• Gregg Jarrett - lawyer, journalist
• Richard Jefferson - professional basketball player
• Fran Jeffries - actress (The Pink Panther)
• Steve Jobs - billionaire computer pioneer, co-founder of Apple Computer
• Dwayne Johnson (born 1972) - former professional wrestler best known as "The Rock"; now an actor (The Scorpion King and many other films)
• Jimmie Johnson - NASCAR driver and champion
• Keyshawn Johnson - retired professional football player
• Randy Johnson (born 1963) - baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks)
• Angelina Jolie - actress
• Joe Jonas - guitarist,singer (The Jonas Brothers)
• Kevin Jonas - guitarist,back-up singer (The Jonas Brothers)
• Nicholas Jonas - guitarist, singer (The Jonas Brothers)
• Jerry Jones - owner, Dallas Cowboys
• Marion Jones - track athlete

K

• Tony Kanal - bassist with No Doubt
• Chris Kattan - actor, comedian
• Julie Kavner - actress
• Diane Keaton - actress (Annie Hall)
• Anthony Kennedy - Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
• Kirk Kerkorian - Billionaire investor and philanthropist
• Jason Kidd - NBA player
• Val Kilmer - actor
• Billie Jean King - tennis player
• Regina King - actress
• Kerry King - guitarist (Slayer)
• Maxine Hong Kingston - author
• B.G. Knocc Out - rapper
• Mike Krukow - baseball pitcher/announcer (San Francisco Giants)
• Lisa Kudrow - actress (Friends)
• Michelle Kwan - figure skater

L

• Shia LaBeouf - actor
• Adam Lambert - singer (American Idol)
• Rick Law - illustrator/producer
• Bruce Lee - martial artist
• Jason Lee - actor (My Name is Earl)
• Janet Leigh - actress
• Jennifer Jason Leigh - actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
• Brad Lesley - baseball player/cast member on Takeshi's Castle
• Adam Levine - musician (lead singer of pop/rock group Maroon 5)
• Monica Lewinsky
• Huey Lewis - musician (Huey Lewis and the News)
• Juliette Lewis - actress
• Rob Liefeld - comic book writer
• Heather Locklear - actress
• Jack London - author (The Call of the Wild)
• George Lopez - actor/comedian (George Lopez)
• Mario López - actor (Saved by the Bell)
• Greg Louganis- Olympic Diver
• Courtney Love - musician
• Jon Lovitz - actor
• George Lucas - billionaire filmmaker (Star Wars)
• Brotha Lynch Hung - rapper
• Ray Lynch - actor
• Cheryl Lynn - singer

M

• Mack 10 - rapper (Westside Connection)
• Theodore Harold Maiman-Inventor of Ruby Laser Systems Laser
• Ricky Manning, Jr. Football player
• Cheech Marin - actor
• Bobby Martinez-Pro surfer Reef
• Shannon Marketic - Miss USA 1992
• Bob Mathias - decathlete
• Pete McCloskey - politician
• Willie McCool - astronaut, killed on Columbia
• Willie McGee - baseball player
• Jeremy McGrath - supercross racer
• Mark McGwire - baseball player
• Robert McNamara - former United States Secretary of Defense
• Katharine McPhee - singer
• Casey Mears - NASCAR driver
• Edwin Meese - US Attorney General (1985–1988)
• Rodney Melville - judge
• Casey Merrill - football running back
• Jon Miller - sportscaster
• Marisa Miller - supermodel
• Penelope Ann Miller - actress
• Reggie Miller - basketball player (Indiana Pacers)
• Stanley Miller - chemist
• Norm Mineta - U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Transportation
• Liza Minnelli - singer/actress (Cabaret)
• Shemar Moore - actor
• Terry Moore - actress Mighty Joe Young
• Marilyn Monroe - sex symbol, actress (Some Like It Hot)
• George Moscone mayor (1976—1978)
• Bill Mumy - child actor (Lost in Space)
• Eddie Murray - baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)
• Dave Mustaine - musician (Megadeth)
• Chris Mordetzky - wrestler
• Jason Mraz- singer

N

• Randy Newman - composer, musician
• Gavin Newsom - mayor (2004–present) of San Francisco, California
• Lorenzo Neal - Pro Bowl football player
• Richard Nixon - President of the United States
• Young Noble - rapper
• Lyn Nofziger - author/journalist/press secretary (Ronald Reagan)
• John Morrison - wrestler (Los Angeles)

O

• Willis O'Brien - movie special effects artist
• Lefty O'Doul - baseball player
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen - actresses and entrepreneurs
• Omarion - musician
• Tatum O'Neal - actress
• Haley Joel Osment - actor
• Christi O'Connor - television journalist

P

• Gwyneth Paltrow - actress
• Leon Panetta - White House Chief of Staff under Bill Clinton
• Jerry Paris - actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show)
• Richard Park - ice hockey forward, New York Islanders
• Harry Partch - composer
• George S. Patton - soldier
• Gary Payton - professional basketball player (Miami Heat)
• Gregory Peck - actor
• Sam Peckinpah - director
• Michelle Pfeiffer - actress
• Laci Peterson - murder victim
• Paul Pierce - professional basketball player (Boston Celtics)
• Jim Plunkett - football quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
• Chad Power - martial artist
• Freddie Prinze, Jr. - actor
• Tayshaun Prince - professional basketball player (Detroit Pistons)
• Jade Puget - musician (AFI)

R

• Taylor Rain - Porn actress and nude model
• B-Real - rapper (Cypress Hill)
• Robert Redford - actor (Barefoot in the Park)
• Mason Reese - child actor
• Maria Remenyi - Miss USA 1966
• MC Ren - rapper
• Dane Reynolds - Pro surfer(Quicksilver)
• Christina Ricci - actress (The Addams Family)
• Michael Richards - actor (Seinfeld)
• Nicole Richie - actress
• Sally Ride - astronaut (STS-7 and STS-41-G)
• Isiah Rider - basketball player
• Cathy Rigby - gymnast/actress (Peter Pan)
• Jason Ritter - actor (son of John Ritter; grandson of Tex Ritter)
• Tony Robbins - life coach
• Dana Rohrabacher - member of the United States House of Representatives
• Jimmy Rollins - baseball player
• Jim Rome - sports radio talk show host
• Josiah Royce - philosopher
• Marla Ruzicka - activist (Green Party (United States))

S

• CC Sabathia - baseball player
• Pierre Salinger - White House Press Secretary under John F. Kennedy
• Andy Samberg - comedian (SNL)
• Eugene Schmitz - San Francisco Mayor
• Rob Schneider actor/comedian
• Liev Schreiber - actor
• Charles R. Schwab - CEO
• Cathy Scott - true crime author (The Killing of Tupac Shakur)
• Junior Seau - American football player
• Tom Seaver - Hall of Fame baseball player
• Richard Serra - sculptor
• Tony Serra - civil rights attorney
• Harry Shearer - actor and comedian (Spinal Tap)
• Mike Shinoda - painter, musician, producer, singer/rapper (Linkin Park and Fort Minor)
• Too Short - rapper
• Alicia Silverstone - actress
• O.J. Simpson - football player
• Charles Martin Smith - actor (American Graffiti)
• Roger Smith - actor (77 Sunset Strip)
• Samuel H. Smith - president emeritus of Washington State University
• Duke Snider - baseball player
• Gary Snyder - poet
• Suzanne Somers - actress (Three's Company)
• Brenda Song - actress
• Gary Soto - poet
• Robert Stack - actor (Airplane!)
• Walt Stack - First Nike "Just Do It" advertisement subject (San Francisco)
• Leland Stanford, Jr. - namesake of Stanford University
• Steven Stayner
• Danielle Steele - author
• Gwen Stefani - singer
• John Steinbeck - author (Of Mice and Men)
• George Stevens - film director/producer/writer
• Cynthia Stevenson - actress (Dead Like Me)
• Ted Stickles - world-class swimmer
• Terri Stickles - Olympic swimmer
• Saleisha Stowers - model
• David Strathairn - actor
• Robert W. Straub - Oregon governor 1975–1979 (Governors of Oregon)
• Darryl Strawberry - baseball player
• Ned Stuart - producer-actor-operatic lyric baritone
• Lynn Swann - football player
• Jodie Sweetin - actress (Full House)
• Bob Swenson - football player

T

• Amy Tan - writer (Joy Luck Club)
• Amber Tamblyn - actress (Joan of Arcadia)
• Russ Tamblyn - actor (West Side Story)
• Shirley Temple - child actress
• Robin Thicke - singer
• Jennifer Tilly - actress
• Kenneth Tobey - actor
• Lisa Tucker - singer
• Aisha Tyler - actress

U

V

• Andie Valentino - a pornographic actress
• Antonio Villaraigosa 51st Los Angeles mayor.
• Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo - Mexican general, American politician
• Jhonen Vasquez - comic book writer/artist
• Ken Venturi - golfer
• Victoria Vetri - model and actress
• Roy Marlin Voris - World War II flying ace and Founder of the United States Navy Blue Angels

W

• Bill Walsh (football coach)
• Laurie Walters - actress (Eight Is Enough)
• Bill Walton - Hall of Fame basketball player
• Luke Walton - basketball player
• Andre Ward - 2004 Summer Olympics gold medal winning boxer
• Earl Warren - Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
• Caspar Weinberger - Secretary of Defense
• Bob Weir - musician (Grateful Dead)
• Jill Whelan - actress Airplane!
• Brandon Whitt - NASCAR driver
• John Williams - composer
• Paul Williams - architect
• Ted Williams - Hall of Fame baseball player
• Dontrelle Willis - baseball player (Florida Marlins)
• Rita Wilson - actress
• Tamara Witmer - model
• Victor Wong - actor
• Beatrice Wood - artist
• Natalie Wood - actress (This Property Is Condemned)
• Tiger Woods - golfer
• Steve Wozniak - inventor of the Apple Computer

Y

• Elliott Yamin - singer
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Parodist, Musician
• Tina Yothers - actress (Family Ties)
• Adrian Young - No Doubt's drummer
• Yukmouth - rapper

Z

• Anthony Zerbe - actor
• Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. - Chief of Naval Operations

Groups of people

• Linkin Park - American alternative rock band
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - American rock band
• P.O.D. - American rock band
• Green Day - American rock band
• Orgy - American synth band
• Julien-K - American synth band
• Switchfoot - American rock band
• Thrice - American rock band
• No Doubt - American ska-punk band
• Sublime - American ska-punk, dub band
• AFI - American rock band
• Metallica - American Metal Band
• As I Lay Dying - American Metal Band
• In Fear And Faith - American Metal Band
• Slayer - American Metal Band
• Megadeth - American Metal Band
• Tesla - American Hard Rock Band
• Van Halen - American Hard Rock Band
• Eels - American alternative band
• Faith no More - American alternative band
• The Doors - American rock band
• The Beach Boys - American pop band
• Black Flag - American hardcore band
• Germs - American punk band
• Circle Jerks - American punk band
• Guns N'Roses - American Hard Rock band
• The Bangles - American pop band
• The Go-Go's - American pop band
• The Byrds - American folk rock band
• Stone Temple Pilots - American Hard Rock band
• Minutemen - American punk band
• Mötley Crüe - American Hard Rock band
• Ratt - American Hard Rock band
• The Grateful Dead - American folk rock band
• Jane's Addiction - American alternative band
• Bad Religion - American punk band
• Concrete Blonde - American alternative band
• Geraldine Fibbers - American alternative band
• Oingo Boingo - American new wave band
• Suicidal Tendencies - American punk/metal band
• System of a Down - American rock band
• N.W.A. - American hip hop band
• Fishbone - American alternative band
• Jefferson Airplane - American rock band
• Blink 182 - American pop/punk band
• Rage against the Machine - American rap/metal band
• Mad at the World - American Christian rock band
• X - American alternative/punk band
• The Bird and the Bee - American indie duo
• Creedence Clearwater Revival - American rock band
• The Donnas - American rock band
• Incubus (band) - American rock band
• Third Eye Blind - American rock band
• Counting Crows - American rock band
• Maroon 5 - American rock band
• Audioslave - American rock band
• Hoobastank - American rock band
• The Wallflowers - American rock band
• Cypress Hill - American hip hop band
• The Offspring - American rock band

California transplants

• Juan Bautista de Anza, Spanish explorer
• Samuel Brannan, American newspaper publisher
• Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Spanish explorer
• César Chávez, American labor leader
• Dr. Dre (born 1965), rapper and producer
• Lawrence Ellison, Oracle Corporation CEO, richest Californian
• John C. Frémont, American General, military Governor of California
• Domingo Ghirardelli, Italian chocolateer (Ghirardelli Chocolate Company)
• Chick Hearn (1916–2002), NBA Basketball announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
• William Reddington Hewlett - co-founder of Hewlett-Packard
• Bob Hope (1903–2003), actor, singer, comedian
• James Lick, American real estate baron
• John Madden (born 1936), American football coach/commentator
• Steve Martin, Actor, director, comedian
• Johnny Mathis, singer (Chances Are (song))
• Thomas Mesereau, Celebrity criminal defense lawyer
• Joe Montana (born 1956), American football quarterback
• John Muir, American naturalist
• Joshua A. Norton, British self proclaimed Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico
• Buck Owens, Country music performer
• Gaspar de Portolà, Spanish explorer
• Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), 40th President of the United States
• Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) – Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Major League Baseball's 20th-century color line
• Carlos Santana, Mexican musician
• Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000), cartoonist
• Vin Scully (born 1927), announcer for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers
• Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist
• Junipero Serra, Spanish missionary
• Steven Spielberg, billionaire director
• Leland Stanford, American railroad baron, Governor of California, founder of Stanford University
• Kenneth Starr, lawyer, university law dean
• Levi Strauss, Bavarian clothing manufacturer
• John Sutter, Swiss real estate baron
• Mark Twain, American humorist and author
• Marjorie Thompson, British peace activist^{[citation needed]}
• Sarah Winchester, American heiress, eccentric, builder of the Winchester Mystery House
• Charles Wood, singer and actor (original Hortensio in Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate
• Chuck Yeager (born 1923), US Air Force test pilot
• Ace Young, Singer
• Steve Young (born 1961), American football player
• Lars Ulrich, musician (Metallica)
• Ashlynn Brooke, Porn Star^{[citation needed]}
• Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)
• Michael Savage (commentator), an American radio host, author, and political commentator

See also

• List of people from Chula Vista, California
• List of people from Long Beach, California
• List of people from Los Angeles
• List of people from Orange County, California
• List of San Diegans
• List of people associated with San Francisco

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