List of people from California

This is a list of notable people from the U.S. state of California. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in California, or for whom California is a significant part of their identity. This list is arranged in alphabetical order by surname.

0–9[]

• 12th Planet – record producer and DJ

A[]

• Willie Aames – actor
• Stephen Abas – Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling
• Paula Abdul – dancer (American Idol)
• Rosalie Abrams – playwright, actress, and activist
• Ansel Adams – photographer
• Jay Adams – skateboarder and surfer
• Erik Affholter (born 1966) – NFL wide receiver
• Ben Affleck – Academy Award-winning actor and director
• Jhene Aiko – singer
• Jessica Alba – actress and model
• Keegan Allen – actor (Pretty Little Liars)
• Marcus Allen – football player
• A. J. Allmendinger – NASCAR driver
• Herb Alpert – trumpeter and music executive
• Tony Alva – skateboarder and surfer
• Helen Andelin – author (Fascinating Womanhood)
• Anthony Anderson – actor
• Melissa Sue Anderson – actress
• Paul Thomas Anderson – filmmaker
• Jennifer Aniston – actress (Friends)
• Odette Annable – actress
• Christina Applegate – actress
• Jon Appleton – composer
• Anne Archer – actress
• Eve Arden – actress
• Billie Joe Armstrong – musician, guitarist, and vocalist (Green Day)
• Lucie Arnaz – actress
• Maureen Arthur – actress (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying)
• Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – bassist (Korn)
• Anastasia Ashman – writer
• Sean Astin – actor (The Lord of the Rings)
• Jeff Atkinson – distance runner and Olympian
• Tracy Austin – tennis player
• Dylan Axelrod – baseball player

B[]

• Max Baer Jr. – actor (Jethro Bodine of The Beverly Hillbillies)
• Ross Bagdasarian Sr. – actor (Alvin and the Chipmunks)
• Chauncey Bailey – journalist assassinated by an agent of Your Black Muslim Bakery
• Diane Baker – actress (The Silence of the Lambs)
• Dusty Baker – Major League Baseball player and manager
• Fairuza Balk – actress
• Banks – singer
• Tyra Banks – model and actress (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
• Ronald Barak (born 1943) – Olympic gymnast
• Adrienne Barbeau – actress (Maude)
• Andrea Barber – actress
• Sara Bareilles – singer
• Travis Barker – drummer (Blink-182)
• Matt Barnes – National Basketball Association player
• Orr Barouch – Israeli soccer player
• Drew Barrymore – actress (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Never Been Kissed)
• Judith Barsi – actress and voiceover artist
• Summer Bartholomew – Miss USA 1975
• Earl W. Bascom – rodeo pioneer, Hall of Fame inductee, actor, international artist, and sculptor
• Ellen Bass – poet and author
• Bassnectar – musician and record producer
• Max Baucus – politician, former Congressman (1975–78), longtime U.S. Senator from Montana (1978–2014), and U.S. Ambassador to China since 2014
• Michael Bay – film director
• Amanda Beard – Olympic swimmer
• Beck – musician
• Captain Beefheart – musician
• Ed Begley Jr. – actor and activist
• Drake Bell – actor, comedian, and singer
• Stephania Bell – ESPN analyst and physical therapist
• Camilla Belle – actress
• Tory Belleci – filmmaker and model maker (MythBusters)
• Troian Bellisario – actress and singer (Pretty Little Liars)
• Marcus Benjamin – early biographer at Smithsonian Institution
• Beau Bennett – hockey player
• Ashley Benson – actress (Pretty Little Liars)
• Justin Berfield – actor (Malcolm in the Middle)
• Candice Bergen – actress (Murphy Brown)
• Davion Berry (born 1991) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Carolyn Beug – passenger aboard American Airlines Flight 11
• Yusuf Bey – owner of Your Black Muslim Bakery
• Mayim Bialik – Israeli-American actress (The Big Bang Theory, Blossom) and neuroscientist
• Barbara Billingsley – actress
• Rachel Bilson – actress (The O.C.)
• David Binn – 18-season National Football League player
• Matt Biondi – competitive swimmer and eight-time Olympic gold medalist^[1]
• Thora Birch – actress
• Steve Birnbaum – Major League Soccer player
• Bradford Bishop – indicted murderer and at-large fugitive
• Bill Bixby – actor (The Incredible Hulk)
• Aloe Blacc – singer and musician
• Jack Black – actor and musician (Kung Fu Panda, Tenacious D)
• Rebecca Black – singer
• Tyler Blackburn – actor and singer (Pretty Little Liars)
• Hank Blalock – baseball player (Texas Rangers)
• Mel Blanc – cartoon voice actor
• Rowan Blanchard – actress (Girl Meets World)
• Erica Blasberg (1984–2010) – LPGA golfer
• Sheila Bleck – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Mel Bleeker (1920–1996) – NFL player
• Ken Block – rally driver and gymkhana driver
• Andy Bloom – Olympic shot putter
• Betsy Bloomingdale – socialite
• David Blu (born David Bluthenthal) – professional basketball player (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
• Jonathon Blum – hockey player
• Judy Blumberg – competitive ice dancer
• Sam Bohne (born Sam Cohen) – baseball player
• Brian Boitano − Olympic gold medalist (figure skating)
• Barry Bonds – baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
• Bobby Bonds – baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
• Aaron Boone – baseball player (Cleveland Indians)
• Scott Borchetta – record executive, entrepreneur, and founder of Big Machine Records
• Jonathan Bornstein – soccer player for USA National Team and Chicago Fire FC
• Cindy Bortz – 1987 World Junior champion figure skater
• Barry Bostwick – actor (The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spin City)
• Kate Bosworth – actress
• Lo Bosworth – TV personality, author, and entrepreneur
• Shmuley Boteach – Orthodox rabbi, radio and television host, and author^[2]
• Bruce Bowen – National Basketball Association player (San Antonio Spurs)
• Cameron Boyce – actor (Descendants 2)
• Brandon Boyd – singer and musician (Incubus)
• Timothy Bradley – boxer
• Tom Brady – football quarterback (New England Patriots)
• Debbie Bramwell-Washington – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Benjamin Bratt – actor
• Ryan Braun – baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers)
• Nick Bravin – Olympic fencer
• Eddie Bravo – Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor
• Nicholas Brendon – actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Jan Brewer – Governor of Arizona
• Stephen Breyer – Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• Brigita Brezovac – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Beau Bridges – actor (The Fabulous Baker Boys, Stargate SG-1)
• Jeff Bridges – actor (The Big Lebowski, True Grit)
• Lloyd Bridges – actor (Airplane!, Sea Hunt)
• Alison Brie – actress
• Lance Briggs – football player
• Adam Brody – actor (The O.C.)
• James Brolin – actor
• Josh Brolin – actor (Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame)
• Albert Brooks – actor and director (Lost in America)
• Alton Brown – television host
• Carlon Brown – basketball player, 2013-14 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Jerry Brown – Governor of California (1975–1983; 2011–2019) and Mayor of Oakland
• Pat Brown – Governor of California (1959–1967)
• Tedy Bruschi – football player
• Lindsey Buckingham – musician (Fleetwood Mac)
• Bill Buckner – baseball player
• Don Budge – tennis player
• Candace Cameron Bure – actress
• Hunter Burgan – bass player for AFI
• Bobby Burgess – Mouseketeer and dancer for The Lawrence Welk Show
• Olivia Burnette – actress
• Cliff Burton – former Metallica bassist
• Tim Burton – film director
• Reggie Bush – football player
• Shoshana Bush – actress
• Sophia Bush – activist, spokesperson, and actress (Chicago P.D., One Tree Hill)
• Jeanie Buss – sports executive
• Cruz Bustamante – Lieutenant Governor of California
• Paul Butcher – actor
• Austin Butler – actor and singer
• Win Butler – musician and songwriter (Arcade Fire)
• Amanda Bynes – actress
• Kari Byron – artist and TV personality (MythBusters)

C[]

• Scott Caan – actor
• Johnathan Cabral – Olympic hurdler
• Herb Caen – newspaper columnist (San Francisco Chronicle)
• John Cage – composer
• Nicolas Cage – actor
• Colbie Caillat – singer
• Angelo Caloiaro (born 1989) – American-Italian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Greg Camarillo – National Football League football player
• Dove Cameron – actress (Liv and Maddie)
• Dolph Camilli – baseball player
• Ben Nighthorse Campbell – U.S. Senator from Colorado
• Nick Cannon – actor
• Linda Cardellini – actress (Freaks and Geeks)
• Tucker Carlson – television host
• Adam Carolla – radio and TV personality
• David Carr – football player
• David Carradine – actor (Kill Bill: Volume 1, Kill Bill: Volume 2)
• Ever Carradine – actress and daughter of Robert Carradine
• Keith Carradine – actor (Deadwood, Nashville)
• Robert Carradine – actor (Revenge of the Nerds)
• Pete Carroll – college and National Football League football coach
• Adam Carson – drummer for AFI
• Chris Carter – producer, director, and writer (The X-Files)
• Mike Carter (born 1955) – American-Israeli basketball player
• Torry Castellano – drummer for The Donnas
• Henry Cejudo – former UFC champion, Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
• Richard Chamberlain – actor
• Chanel West Coast – rapper, actress, model, and TV personality
• Brandi Chastain – soccer player
• Jessica Chastain – actress (The Tree of Life, Zero Dark Thirty)
• Doja Cat – singer
• Kwan Cheatham (born 1995) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Cher – actress, entertainer, and singer
• Joey Chestnut – competitive eater
• Julia Child – chef, author, and TV personality
• Margaret Cho – actress and comedian
• Amy Chow – gymnast
• Jamie Chung – actress
• Lana Clarkson – actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
• Les Claypool – bass player (Primus)
• Mark Clear – Major League Baseball two-time All-Star relief pitcher
• Claire Coffee – actress
• Audra Cohen (born 1986) – tennis player
• Jordan Cohen (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Sasha Cohen – figure skater
• Lillie Hitchcock Coit – firefighter
• Keyshia Cole – singer
• Natalie Cole – singer
• Jerry Coleman – soldier and sportscaster
• Chris Colfer – actor (Glee) and author (The Land of Stories)
• Holly Marie Combs – actress
• Maureen Connolly – tennis player
• Mike Connors – actor (Mannix)
• Lauren Conrad – TV personality, fashion designer, and author
• Elisha Cook Jr. – actor (The Maltese Falcon)
• Coolio – rapper, singer, record producer, and actor.
• Miranda Cosgrove – actress and singer (iCarly)
• Michael Costello – fashion designer
• Kevin Costner – actor and director (Dances with Wolves, Field of Dreams)
• Natalie Coughlin – Olympic swimmer
• Glenn Cowan (1952–2004) – table tennis player^[3]
• Nikki Cox – actress (Las Vegas)
• Alan Cranston – U.S. Senator from California
• Bryan Cranston – actor
• Laura Creavalle – Guyanese-born Canadian-American professional bodybuilder
• Richard Crenna – actor
• Darren Criss – actor
• William Henry Crocker – philanthropist and founder of Crocker National Bank
• James Cromwell – actor
• Joe Cronin – Hall of Fame baseball player and manager
• David Crosby – musician
• Cameron Crowe – filmmaker
• Kaley Cuoco – actress (The Big Bang Theory)
• Jamie Lee Curtis – actress (Halloween, Trading Places)
• Cole Custer – NASCAR driver

D[]

• Carson Daly – television host
• Zubin Damania (born 1973) – physician, comedian, internet personality, musician, and founder of Turntable Health
• Caroline D'Amore – musician, actress, and model
• Spencer Daniels – actor
• Sean Danielsen – singer and musician (Smile Empty Soul)
• Harry Danning – Major League Baseball All-Star catcher
• Ted Danson – actor (Cheers, The Good Place)
• Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) – radio broadcaster during World War II
• Lindsay Davenport – tennis player
• Baron Davis – professional basketball player
• Jonathan Davis – singer and musician
• Lucius Davis (born 1970) – basketball player
• Terrell Davis – professional football player
• Devin Dawson – singer and musician
• Jonathan Dayton – film director (Little Miss Sunshine)
• Oscar De La Hoya – boxer
• Giada De Laurentiis – Italian born chef
• Brian de la Puente – National Football League football player
• Zack de la Rocha – activist and singer (Rage Against the Machine)
• Jayme Dee – singer and musician
• Grey Delisle – voice actress
• Tom DeLonge – singer and musician (Blink-182)
• Brad Delson – musician (Linkin Park)
• Deorro – DJ and musician
• Bo Derek – actress
• Laura Dern – actress
• DeMar DeRozan – professional basketball player
• Emily Deschanel – actress
• Zooey Deschanel – actress and singer
• Cameron Diaz – actress (Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle)
• Nate Diaz – professional mixed martial artist
• Nick Diaz – professional mixed martial artist
• Matt DiBenedetto – NASCAR driver
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Academy Award-winning actor (The Departed, Titanic)
• Joan Didion – writer
• Trent Dilfer – National Football League quarterback
• Joe DiMaggio – baseball player
• Maya DiRado – Olympic swimmer^[4]
• Roy E. Disney – billionaire and nephew of Walt Disney
• Cong Thanh Do – Vietnamese American activist
• David Dobrik – vlogger
• Nate Dogg – musician
• Snoop Dogg – rapper
• Ami Dolenz – actress and daughter of Micky Dolenz
• Micky Dolenz – actor, musician, and singer (The Monkees)
• Jason Dolley – actor
• Landon Donovan – soccer player
• Jimmy Doolittle – general and aviation pioneer
• Tyler Dorsey (born 1996) – Greek–American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Marcus Dove – basketball player
• Stacy Dragila – pole vaulter
• Dr. Dre – musician, hip-hop producer, and record producer
• K. Eric Drexler – engineer
• Don Drysdale – baseball player
• Hilary Duff – actress and singer
• Tom Dumont – guitarist (No Doubt)
• Isadora Duncan – dancer
• Ann Dunnigan – translator, actor, and teacher
• Robert Duvall – actor
• Jermaine Dye – baseball player (Chicago White Sox)

E[]

• Carl Earn (1921–2007) – tennis player
• Clint Eastwood – film actor and director (Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven)
• Eazy-E – rapper
• Dennis Eckersley – baseball pitcher
• Aaron Eckhart – actor
• Julian Edelman – National Football League football player
• Anthony Edwards – actor
• Zac Efron – film and television actor (High School Musical)
• Billie Eilish – singer
• Thelma "Tiby" Eisen (1922–2014) – baseball player
• Isaiah Eisendorf (born 1996) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Danny Elfman – musician and composer
• Jenna Elfman – actress
• Richard Elfman – film director (Forbidden Zone)
• Sam Elliott – actor
• Anabel Englund – singer
• Hayden Epstein – National Football League football player
• Mike "SuperJew" Epstein – Major League Baseball first baseman
• Philip Erenberg (1909–1992) – gymnast and Olympic silver medalist
• Chris Evans – convicted train robber
• Evidence – rapper

F[]

• Bill Fagerbakke – actor and voice actor (Patrick Star)
• Heather Fargo – Mayor of Sacramento, California
• Valerie Faris – film director (Little Miss Sunshine)
• Jordan Farmar – basketball player
• Mia Farrow – actress
• David Faustino – actor (Married... with Children)
• Roshon Fegan – actor
• Benny Feilhaber – soccer midfielder
• Dianne Feinstein – U.S. Senator from California and Mayor of San Francisco (1978–88)
• Fergie (Stacy Ferguson) – singer, actress, and composer (Charlie Brown, The Dutchess, Fergalicious)
• Shiloh Fernandez – actor
• Sky Ferreira – singer, model, and actress
• Will Ferrell – actor
• Miguel Ferrer – actor (RoboCop)
• America Ferrera – Honduran-American actress
• Sally Field − actress (Norma Rae, Places in the Heart)
• Carrie Fisher – actress
• Jon Fisher – author and entrepreneur
• Peggy Fleming – figure skater
• Shaun Fleming – actor (Kim Possible)
• Abigail Folger – coffee heiress, socialite, and murder victim
• Bridget Fonda – actress
• Lyndsy Fonseca – actress
• Jon Foreman – singer^[5]
• Dian Fossey – zoologist
• DeShaun Foster – football player
• Jodie Foster – actress (The Accused, The Silence of the Lambs)
• Rickie Fowler – professional golfer
• Allen Fox – tennis player (ranked as high as # 4) and coach
• Dillon Francis – music producer and DJ
• Dave Franco – actor and brother of James
• James Franco – actor and brother of Dave
• Paulette Frankl – artist and biographer
• Bonnie Franklin – actress
• Missy Franklin – 2012 Olympic gold medalist (swimming)
• Max Fried – baseball player for the Atlanta Braves
• Robert Frost – poet
• Edward Furlong – actor (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

G[]

• Becky G – singer, songwriter and actress
• G-Eazy – rapper, singer and record producer
• Guy Gabaldon – United States Marine Corps
• Lynx and Lamb Gaede – white nationalist twin singers and musicians
• Richard Gage – 9/11 Truth movement activist
• Corey Gaines (born 1965) – basketball player and coach
• Trace Gallagher – journalist
• The Game – rapper and actor
• Eric Garcetti – Mayor of Los Angeles
• Jeff Garcia – football player
• Jerry Garcia – musician (Grateful Dead)
• Brad Garrett – actor (A Bug's Life, Everybody Loves Raymond)
• Wolfgang Gartner – music producer and DJ
• Kyle Gass – musician (Tenacious D)
• Dirk Gates – network entrepreneur (Xirrus)
• John Gavin – actor and ambassador
• Sarah Michelle Gellar – actress (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Inara George – singer and musician (The Bird and the Bee)
• Paul George − professional basketball player
• Jason Giambi – professional baseball player (New York Yankees)
• Greg Gibson – Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
• Tyrese Gibson – actor
• Frank Gifford – football player and sportscaster
• Brad Gilbert – tennis player and coach
• Melissa Gilbert – actress (Little House on the Prairie) and producer
• Sara Gilbert – actress (Roseanne)
• Lillian Moller Gilbreth – engineer (Cheaper by the Dozen)
• Justin Gimelstob – tennis player
• Enver Gjokaj – actor
• Danny Glover – actor
• Donald Glover – actor and singer
• Gnash – rapper and singer
• Bill Goldberg – professional National Football League football player and undefeated professional wrestler
• Chelsey Goldberg – hockey player
• Rube Goldberg – cartoonist
• Paul Goldstein (born 1976) – tennis player and coach
• Tony Goldwyn – actor (Ghost, Tarzan)
• Phillip Gonyea – drummer and percussionist (Against the Will)
• Adrián González – baseball player
• Drew Gooden – professional basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Aaron Gordon – professional basketball player
• Jeff Gordon – NASCAR driver
• Robby Gordon – NASCAR driver
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt – actor
• Marjoe Gortner – evangelical minister
• Mark-Paul Gosselaar – actor
• Ben Gottschalk – National Football League football player
• Jim Grabb – tennis player ranked World No. 1 in doubles
• John Grabow – Major League Baseball player (Chicago Cubs)
• Kevin Graf – football offensive Tackle
• Gloria Grahame – actress
• Andy Grammer – singer
• Farley Granger – actor
• Jennifer Granholm – Canadian-born politician and former Governor of Michigan (2003–2011)
• Beatrice Gray – actress
• Billy Gray – actor and motorcyclist
• Paul Gray – musician (Slipknot)
• Devon Graye – actor
• Brian Grazer – Academy Award-winning film and television producer
• Shawn Green – Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder
• Joanie Greggains – radio show host, health, and fitness expert
• Sasha Grey – pornographic actress
• Nash Grier – Viner, YouTuber, and actor
• Merv Griffin – talk show host, singer, and television producer (Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune)
• Florence Griffith Joyner – track athlete
• RL Grime – music producer
• Josh Groban – singer
• Ashley Grossman (born 1993) – water polo player
• Kim Gruenenfelder – author
• Vince Guaraldi – musician (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
• Kimberly Guilfoyle – TV personality
• Natalie Gulbis – golfer
• Brett Gurewitz – guitarist (Bad Religion)
• Tony Gwynn – Hall of Fame baseball player
• Jake Gyllenhaal – actor

H[]

• Walter A. Haas Jr. – chief executive officer of Levi Strauss & Co.
• Steven C. Hackett – economist (Humboldt State University)
• Gene Hackman – actor (The French Connection)
• Bella Hadid – model
• Gigi Hadid – model
• Sammy Hagar – musician (Van Halen)
• Merle Haggard – country music singer
• Joseph Hahn – painter, director, and musician (Linkin Park)
• Jackie Earle Haley – actor (Bad News Bears)
• Mark Hamill – actor (Star Wars)
• Jordan Hamilton (born 1990) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Laird Hamilton – surfer
• Harry Hamlin – actor (Clash of the Titans)
• Armie Hammer – actor
• Kirk Hammett – musician (Metallica)
• Daniel Handler – author, pen name (Lemony Snicket)
• Colin Hanks – actor (Fargo, King Kong)
• Tom Hanks – actor, director, and producer
• Gabbie Hanna – Internet personality, singer-songwriter
• Peter D. Hannaford – author and political advisor to Ronald Reagan^[6]
• Jeff Hanneman – guitarist (Slayer)
• James Harden – basketball player
• Ian Harding – actor (Pretty Little Liars)
• Dan Haren – professional baseball player (Oakland Athletics)
• Mariska Hargitay – actress (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
• Jeff B. Harmon – film producer, director, and actor
• Mark Harmon – actor
• Kamala Harris – Vice President of the United States; former U.S. senator from California
• Henry Harrower – endocrinologist
• Kevin Harvick – NASCAR driver
• Teri Hatcher – actress
• Henry Hathaway – film director
• Davey Havok – lead singer of AFI
• Tony Hawk – skateboarder
• Kristy Hawkins – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins – professional skateboarder
• Julie Hayek – Miss USA 1983
• Dennis Haysbert – actor (24)
• Jenna Haze – pornographic actress
• Patty Hearst – actress and newspaper heiress (Symbionese Liberation Army)
• William Randolph Hearst – newspaper publisher
• Ian Hecox – YouTuber
• Max Heidegger (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Simon Helberg – actor and comedian (The Big Bang Theory)
• Julie Heldman – tennis player (ranked #5 in the world)
• Mariel Hemingway – actress (Manhattan)
• Christy Hemme – professional wrestler and model
• David Henrie – actor
• Sek Henry (born 1987) – professional basketball player, 2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
• Pamela Hensley – actress
• Jay Hernandez – actor
• Keith Hernandez – baseball player
• Barbara Hershey – actress
• James Hetfield – musician (Metallica)
• Andy Hill (born c. 1950) – 3x college national champion basketball player, President of CBS Productions and Channel One News, author, and motivational speaker
• Jonah Hill – actor
• Paris Hilton – celebrity, model, actress, and DJ
• Jason Hirsh – baseball player
• David Hoberman – film director and producer, and founder of Mandeville Films
• Douglas Hodge – CEO of PIMCO; charged with fraud for allegedly participating in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal
• Dustin Hoffman – actor
• Trevor Hoffman – professional baseball player (San Diego Padres)
• Dexter Holland – singer and musician (The Offspring)
• Brenda Holloway – singer and songwriter
• Josh Holloway – actor (Lost)
• Mike Holmgren – football coach (Seattle Seahawks)
• Dennis Holt – poet, linguist, and translator
• Max Homa (born 1990) – professional golfer on the PGA Tour
• Hopsin – rapper, actor, and record producer
• James Horner – composer
• Rhys Hoskins – Major League Baseball player
• Bryce Dallas Howard – actress
• C. Thomas Howell – actor (The Outsiders, Red Dawn, Southland)
• Jerry Hsu – skateboarder
• Trevor Huddleston – NASCAR driver
• Vanessa Hudgens – actress and singer (High School Musical)
• Kate Hudson – actress
• Phil Hughes – baseball player
• Yolanda Hughes-Heying – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Barry Hunau – illustrator
• William Hung – American Idol contestant
• Helen Hunt – actress
• Terry Huntingdon – Miss USA 1959
• Anjelica Huston – actress
• Nyjah Huston – professional skateboarder
• Timothy Hutton – actor
• Tiffany Hwang – singer (Girls' Generation)

I[]

• Ice Cube – musician and actor
• Gabriel Iglesias – comedian
• Danny Im – member of Korean music group 1TYM
• Grant Imahara – electronics and radio control expert (MythBusters)
• Don Imus – radio personality
• Allison Iraheta – singer (American Idol)
• Kathy Ireland – model
• Bill Irwin – actor and clown
• Chris Isaak – musician and actor
• Yasuhiro Ishimoto – photographer
• Phil Ivey – professional poker player

J[]

• Skai Jackson
• Shirley Jackson (1916–1965) – author
• Helen Jacobs (1908–1997) – tennis player ranked world #1
• Etta James – singer
• Jesse James – actor, welder, and chief executive officer of West Coast Choppers
• Tom Jancar – contemporary art dealer (Jancar Kuhlenschmidt Gallery)
• Gregg Jarrett – lawyer and journalist
• BC Jean – singer
• Davon Jefferson (born 1986) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Richard Jefferson – professional basketball player
• Fran Jeffries – actress (The Pink Panther)
• Kris Jenner – reality star
• Kendall Jenner – reality star, model, and TV personality
• Kylie Jenner – reality star, model, TV, and social media personality
• Steve Jobs – computer pioneer and co-founder of Apple Computer
• Anjelah Johnson – actress and comedian
• Dwayne Johnson – professional wrestler best known as "The Rock"; actor (The Fast and the Furious)
• Jimmie Johnson – NASCAR driver and champion
• Kevin Johnson – basketball player and politician
• Keyshawn Johnson – football player
• Randy Johnson – baseball player
• Angelina Jolie – actress
• Jerry Jones – owner of the Dallas Cowboys
• Marion Jones – track athlete
• Matt Jones – actor (Breaking Bad) and comedian
• Rashida Jones – actress
• Tamala Jones – actress
• Sharon Jordan – actress (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody)
• Ashley Judd – actress
• Aaron Judge – baseball player
• Krystal Jung – cousin of juliette rodriguez singer (f(x))

K[]

• Pauline Kael – film critic
• Colin Kaepernick – National Football League quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers
• Ryan Kalish – Major League Baseball outfielder
• Tony Kanal – bassist with No Doubt
• Anita Kanter – tennis player ranked in world top 10
• Gabe Kapler – Major League Baseball outfielder, and manager of the San Francisco Giants
• Carl Karcher – founder of Carl's Jr.^[7]
• Khloé Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
• Kim Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
• Kourtney Kardashian – socialite and reality TV personality
• Terry Karl – professor of Latin American Studies at Stanford University
• Deena Kastor – Olympic runner
• Chris Kattan – actor and comedian
• Julie Kavner – actress
• Diane Keaton – actress, director, and producer
• Keb' Mo' – blues singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Kehlani – singer
• Sally Kellerman – actress
• Jamill Kelly – Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling
• Minka Kelly – actress
• Edmund Kemper – serial killer
• Anthony Kennedy – Supreme Court justice
• Kirk Kerkorian – investor and philanthropist
• Jason Kidd – NBA player and coach
• Val Kilmer – actor
• Billie Jean King – tennis player
• Elle King
• Kerry King – guitarist (Slayer)
• Regina King – actress
• Rodney King – police brutality victim
• Maxine Hong Kingston – author
• Thomas Kinkade – artist
• Erwin Klein (died 1992) – table tennis player
• Perry Klein (born 1971) – quarterback in the NFL; played for the Atlanta Falcons
• Alix Klineman (born 1989) – volleyball player
• Matthew Knight – actor
• Suge Knight – record producer and music executive (Death Row Records)
• Kyle Korver – basketball player
• Kira Kosarin – singer and actress
• Joel Kramer – basketball player
• Dean Kremer (born 1996) – Israeli-American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Nathan Kress – actor (iCarly)
• Kayden Kross – pornographic actress
• Mike Krukow – baseball pitcher and announcer (San Francisco Giants)
• Lisa Kudrow – actress (Friends)
• Greg Kurstin – musician and producer (The Bird and the Bee)
• Michelle Kwan – figure skater
• Iris Kyle – 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder

L[]

• Shia LaBeouf – actor
• Remy LaCroix – pornographic actress
• Kendrick Lamar – rapper, songwriter, and record producer
• Phil LaMarr – voice artist
• Adam Lambert – singer (American Idol)
• Michelle Lambert – singer
• Matthew Lane – professional golfer
• Brie Larson – actress
• Kyle Larson – racing driver
• Greg Laswell – singer and musician
• Ryan Lavarnway – Israeli-American major-league baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers)
• Rick Law – illustrator and producer
• Tony Lazzeri – baseball player
• Brad Leaf – Israeli-American basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon and Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israel Premier League
• T. J. Leaf – Israeli-American NBA basketball player
• Amy Lee – musician (lead singer of Evanescence)
• Bruce Lee – martial artist
• Jason Lee – actor (My Name Is Earl)
• Catherine LeFrançois – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Janet Leigh – actress
• Jennifer Jason Leigh – actress (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
• Kawhi Leonard – basketball player
• Brad Lesley – baseball player and cast member on Takeshi's Castle
• Adam Levine – musician (lead singer of pop/rock group Maroon 5)
• Camille Levin – soccer player
• Savannah Levin – soccer player
• Alexander Lévy – professional golfer
• Monica Lewinsky – White House intern
• Huey Lewis – musician (Huey Lewis and the News)
• Juliette Lewis – actress
• Louise Lieberman (born 1977) – soccer coach and former player
• Rob Liefeld – comic book writer
• Jeremy Lin – basketball player
• Seven Lions – musician
• Jonathan Lipnicki – actor (Stuart Little)
• David Lipsky – golfer
• Scott Lipsky – tennis player
• Peyton List – actress (Bunk'd)
• Blake Lively – actress (Gossip Girl)
• Heather Locklear – actress
• Alison Lohman – actress
• Jack London – author (The Call of the Wild)
• Lauren London – TV personality, actress, and model
• Evan Longoria – baseball player
• George Lopez – actor and comedian (George Lopez)
• Mario Lopez – actor (Saved by the Bell)
• Nancy Lopez – golfer
• Erik Lorig – football player (New Orleans Saints)
• Greg Louganis – Olympic diver
• Courtney Love – musician
• Kevin Love – basketball player
• Jon Lovitz – actor
• George Lucas – filmmaker (Star Wars)
• Lorna Luft – singer and actress
• Athena Lundberg – Playboy Playmate of the Month (January 2006)
• Ray Lynch – actor
• Ross Lynch – singer (R5) and actor (Austin & Ally)
• Cheryl Lynn – singer

M[]

• Judah Leon Magnes – rabbi, first President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Tobey Maguire – actor and producer
• Theodore Maiman – inventor of Ruby Laser Systems Laser
• Daron Malakian – musician, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (System of a Down)
• Mia Malkova – pornographic actress
• Nazanin Mandi – actress, model, and singer
• Ricky Manning – football player
• Bruce Manson (born 1956) – tennis player
• Josie Maran – actress and model
• Laura Marano – actress (Austin & Ally)
• Vanessa Marano – actress (Switched at Birth)
• Stacy Margolin (born 1959) – tennis player
• Teena Marie – singer
• Cheech Marin – actor
• Shannon Marketic – Miss USA 1992
• Meghan Markle – actress and member of the British royal family
• McKayla Maroney – 2012 Olympic gold and silver medalist (artistic gymnastics)
• Dean Paul Martin – actor and musician
• Bobby Martinez – professional surfer
• Chris Masters – professional wrestler
• Sam Match (1923–2010) – tennis player
• Tim Matheson – actor
• Bob Mathias – decathlete
• Casey Matthews – football linebacker
• Clay Matthews Jr. – football linebacker
• Clay Matthews III – football linebacker
• Margie Marvelous – professional bodybuilder
• Kathy May – tennis player
• Misty May-Treanor – volleyball player
• MC Hammer – musician
• Leigh McCloskey – actor and artist (Dallas)
• Pete McCloskey – politician
• Willie McCool – astronaut; killed in Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
• Maureen McCormick – actress
• Jennette McCurdy – actress and singer
• Audra McDonald – actress and singer
• Willie McGee – baseball player
• Ted McGinley – actor
• Jeremy McGrath – supercross racer
• Mark McGwire – baseball player
• Robert McNamara – former United States Secretary of Defense
• Katharine McPhee – singer and actress
• Casey Mears – NASCAR driver
• Edwin Meese – United States Attorney General (1985–88)
• Meghan, Duchess of Sussex – actress and British royal
• Rodney Melville – judge
• Bob Melvin – Major League Baseball player and manager
• Bridgit Mendler – actress and singer
• Mike Mentzer – professional bodybuilder and 1979 Mr. Olympia heavyweight champion^[8]
• Lee Meriwether – actress and Miss America
• Casey Merrill – football running back
• AJ Michalka – actress and musician
• Aly Michalka – actress and singer
• Phil Mickelson – golfer
• Miguel – singer and producer
• Johnny Miller – golfer and TV commentator
• 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 and actress (Cabaret)
• Patricia Miranda – Olympic bronze medalist in women's freestyle wrestling
• Shay Mitchell – actress (Pretty Little Liars)
• Ron Mix – Hall of Fame football player
• Marilyn Monroe – sex symbol and actress (Some Like It Hot)
• Elizabeth Montgomery – actress (Bewitched)
• Shemar Moore – actor
• Terry Moore – actress (Mighty Joe Young)
• Alex Morgan – United States women's national soccer team striker
• John Morrison – professional wrestler
• George Moscone – Mayor of San Francisco
• Jon Moscot – American-Israeli Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
• Merrill Moses – Olympic medalist water polo player
• Shane Mosley – boxer
• Elisabeth Moss – actress
• Bethany Mota – YouTuber
• Jason Mraz – singer and musician
• Manny MUA – makeup artist
• Megan Mullally – actress
• Marcus Mumford – singer and musician (Mumford & Sons)
• Bill Mumy – child actor (Lost in Space)
• Noah Munck – actor (iCarly)
• Eddie Murray – baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)
• Lenda Murray – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Dave Mustaine – musician (Megadeth)

N[]

• Mirai Nagasu – figure skater
• Sam Nahem (1915–2004) – Major League Baseball pitcher
• Kathy Najimy – actress (King of the Hill)
• Anna Nalick – singer-songwriter
• Lorenzo Neal – Pro Bowl football player
• Jeff Newman – Major League Baseball All-Star baseball player and manager
• Laraine Newman – comedian, actress, and voice artist
• Randy Newman – composer and musician
• Gavin Newsom – Governor of California; former Mayor of San Francisco (2004–2011)
• Joanna Newsom – singer and harpist
• Leyna Nguyen – Vietnamese born television anchor
• Nichkhun – Thai-American singer and rapper of 2PM^[9]
• Christina Nigra – actress
• Richard Nixon – 37th President of the United States
• Lyn Nofziger – author, journalist, and White House Press Secretary (under Ronald Reagan)
• Isamu Noguchi – artist
• Bradley Nowell – singer and musician (Sublime)
• James Nunnally (born 1990), basketball for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Euroleague, formerly in the NBA

O[]

• Dagmar Oakland – stage and screen actress
• Willis O'Brien – film special-effects artist
• Frank Ocean – singer (Odd Future)
• Lefty O'Doul – baseball player
• Larisa Oleynik – actress
• Edward James Olmos – actor
• Elizabeth Olsen – actress
• Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen – actresses and entrepreneurs
• Susan Olsen – actress
• Igor Olshansky – National Football League player
• Omarion – musician and singer
• Ryan O'Neal – actor
• Tatum O'Neal – actress
• Heather O'Rourke – actress
• Emily Osment – actress and singer
• Haley Joel Osment – actor
• Jimmy Osmond − singer
• Ryann O'Toole – professional golfer

P[]

• Carson Palmer – football quarterback
• Gwyneth Paltrow – actress
• Cathey Palyo – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Leon Panetta – White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense
• Jon Pardi – singer and musician
• Jerry Paris – director and actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show)
• Grace Park – actress (Battlestar Galactica, Hawaii Five-0)
• Jae Park – Argentine born K-pop singer
• Richard Park – ice hockey forward for the New York Islanders
• Harry Partch – composer
• Audrina Patridge – TV personality, television presenter, actress, and model
• Dylan Patton – actor
• George S. Patton – military commander
• Paula Patton – actress
• Jake Paul – YouTuber
• Logan Paul – YouTuber
• Corey Pavin – golfer
• Sara Paxton – actress and singer
• Gary Payton – professional basketball player
• Gregory Peck – actor
• Sam Peckinpah – film director
• Joc Pederson – baseball player
• Dustin Pedroia – baseball player
• Chris Penn – actor
• Sean Penn – actor
• Stacy Peralta – skateboarder, surfer, and movie director
• Melina Perez – professional wrestler
• Bradley Steven Perry – actor
• Katy Perry – singer
• Bryan Petersen – baseball player
• Lakey Peterson – professional surfer^[10]
• Michelle Pfeiffer – actress
• Paul Pierce – professional basketball player
• Kevin Pillar – baseball player
• Chris Pine – actor
• Drew Pinsky – radio and TV personality, physician, and addiction medicine specialist
• Eve Plumb – actress
• Jim Plunkett – football quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
• Brennan Poole – NASCAR driver
• Whitney Port – TV personality, fashion designer, and author
• Stefanie Powers – actress
• Tristan Prettyman – singer and musician
• Tayshaun Prince – professional basketball player (Detroit Pistons)
• Freddie Prinze Jr. – actor
• Kelly Pryce – stand-up comedian
• Jade Puget – musician (AFI)

Q[]

• Kathleen Quinlan – actress
• J. G. Quintel – animator and voice actor (Regular Show)

R[]

• Scott Radinsky – Major League Baseball player and coach
• Frances Rafferty – actress
• Max Rafferty – former California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, author, and columnist
• Ronald Reagan – Governor of California (1967–1975), former actor, and 40th President of the United States
• Tyler Reddick – NASCAR driver
• Robert Redford – actor and director
• Mason Reese – child actor
• Autumn Reeser – actress (The O.C.)
• Andy Reid – football coach
• Maria Remenyi – Miss USA 1966
• Jeremy Renner – actor
• Dane Reynolds – professional surfer (Quiksilver)
• Christina Ricci – actress (The Addams Family)
• Robert Ri'chard – actor
• Ariana Richards – actress
• Michael Richards – actor (Seinfeld)
• Nicole Richie – actress
• Sally Ride – astronaut (STS-7 and STS-41-G)
• Isiah Rider – basketball player
• Cathy Rigby – gymnast and actress (Peter Pan)
• Molly Ringwald – actress
• Jason Ritter – actor (son of John Ritter; grandson of Tex Ritter)
• Jenni Rivera – singer
• Naya Rivera – actress and singer
• Ron Rivera – American football player and coach^[11]
• Tim Robbins – actor
• Tony Robbins – life coach
• Jackie Robinson – Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Major League Baseball's 20th-century color line
• Julia Robinson – mathematician
• Sam Rockwell – actor
• Aaron Rodgers – National Football League quarterback Green Bay Packers
• Paul Rodriguez – Mexican-born comedian, actor, singer and rapper
• Dana Rohrabacher – member of the United States House of Representatives
• Jimmy Rollins – baseball player
• Jim Rome – sports radio host
• Rebecca Romijn – model and actress
• Tony Romo – football quarterback
• Al Rosen – Major League Baseball MVP; four-time All-Star^[12]
• Daniel Rosenbaum (born 1997) – American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Kyla Ross – 2012 Olympic gold medalist (artistic gymnastics)
• Alexander Rossi – racing driver
• Josiah Royce – philosopher
• Pete Rozelle – National Football League commissioner
• Bill Russell – basketball player
• Keri Russell – actress
• Rene Russo – actress
• Marla Ruzicka – activist (Green Party)

S[]

• Katey Sagal – actress (Futurama)
• Daniel Samohin – Israeli Olympic figure skater
• Josh Samuels (born 1991) – Olympic water polo player
• Saweetie – rapper, singer and songwriter
• Monte Scheinblum – 1992 U.S. and world long-driving golf champion
• Schoolboy Q – rapper
• Dave Schultz – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
• Mark Schultz – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
• Arnold Schwarzenegger – Austrian-American actor, former bodybuilder, businessman, and former Governor of California (2003–2011)
• Patrick Schwarzenegger – actor, model, and son of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Jason Schwartzman – actor
• Tom Seaver – baseball player
• Mike Seidman (born 1981) – NFL football player
• Logan Seavey – racing driver
• Jason Segel – actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author
• Vic Seixas – Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player
• Edgar Seligman (1867–1958) – San Francisco-born British six-time fencing champion and two-time Olympic fencing medalist
• Tupac Shakur – actor/rapper
• Samantha Shapiro (born 1993) – gymnast
• Sharon Shapiro – gymnast
• Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born 1942) – long-distance runner
• Art Sherman (born 1937) – horse trainer and jockey
• Ryan Sherriff (born 1990) – Major League Baseball pitcher
• Larry Sherry (1935–2006) – baseball pitcher
• Norm Sherry (1931–2021) – catcher, manager, and coach in Major League Baseball^[13]
• Mike Shinoda – musician (Linkin Park)
• Jerry Simon (born 1968) – American-Israeli basketball player
• Diamon Simpson (born 1987) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• O. J. Simpson – retired football player (Buffalo Bills), actor, and convicted felon
• Simon Singer (born 1941) – world champion American handball player, and radio and television actor
• Skrillex – DJ and musician
• Bob Smale – pianist
• Cameron Smith – college football player USC Trojans
• Jaden Smith – actor, rapper, singer, and songwriter
• Regan Smith (born 2002) – Olympic swimmer, broke multiple world records in swimming^[14]
• Duke Snider – baseball player
• Snow Tha Product – rapper
• Brenda Song – actress
• Song Oh-kyun – activist
• Frank Spellman (1922–2017) – Olympic champion weightlifter
• Mark Spitz – Olympic nine-time gold medalist swimmer
• John Stamos – actor
• Leland Stanford – railroad tycoon
• Jeffree Star – makeup artist
• Maggie Steffens (born 1993) – professional water polo player, two-time Olympic gold medalist^[15]
• John Steinbeck – author (East of Eden, Of Mice and Men)
• Hailee Steinfeld – actress, singer, and songwriter
• Amandla Stenberg – actress
• Daniel Steres – professional soccer player with the LA Galaxy
• Brett Sterling – ice hockey player
• Todd Steussie – football player
• Kristen Stewart – actress
• Lindsey Stirling – violinist
• Robert Stock – Major League Baseball baseball pitcher
• Spencer Stone – United States Air Force Staff Sergeant known for stopping a gunman in a Paris-bound train from Amsterdam via Brussels and author of The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes
• Darryl Strawberry – baseball player
• Stephen Swartz – singer and musician
• Jodie Sweetin – actress

T[]

• Amber Tamblyn – actress (Joan of Arcadia)
• Russ Tamblyn – actor (West Side Story)
• Amy Tan – writer (The Joy Luck Club)
• Isaiah Taylor (born 1994) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Scout Taylor-Compton – actress (Halloween)
• Brian Teacher – tennis player (ranked as high as # 7), Australian Open champion, and coach
• TeeFlii – rapper and producer
• Aimee Teegarden – actress and model
• Rowdy Tellez – baseball player
• Eliot Teltscher – tennis player
• Shirley Temple – child film star, former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, and Czechoslovakia
• Zack Test – rugby union player
• Reggie Theus – basketball player and coach
• Robin Thicke – singer
• Nosaj Thing – producer
• Klay Thompson – basketball player
• Pat Tillman – football player and soldier
• Jennifer Tilly – actress
• Tinashe – singer
• Kenneth Tobey – actor
• Mark Tollefsen (born 1992) – basketball player, 2018-19 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Shaun Tomson (born 1955) – South African world champion surfer
• Dara Torres (born 1967) – competitive swimmer, first American swimmer to become a five-time Olympian^[16]
• Alessandra Torresani – actress
• Alan Trammell – baseball player
• Danny Trejo – actor
• Michael Trevino – actor
• Lisa Tucker – singer
• Mark Turenshine (1944–2016) – American-Israeli basketball player
• Justin Turner – baseball player
• Tyga – rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
• Aisha Tyler – actress
• Tyler, the Creator – rapper and record producer (Odd Future)

U[]

• Ben Underwood – blind teen best known as one of the world's most proficient echolocators
• Chase Utley – baseball player

V[]

• Jasmine V – singer
• Aaron Valdes (born 1993) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Ritchie Valens – singer
• Karen Valentine – actress
• Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo – Mexican general and American politician
• Jason Vargas – baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Elle Varner – singer
• Andrew Vasquez
• Jhonen Vasquez – comic-book writer and artist
• Jovan Vavic – USC water polo coach
• Casey Veggies – rapper
• Stephen Venard – lawman
• Julieta Venegas – singer and musician
• Ken Venturi – golfer
• Gwen Verdon – actress
• Victoria Vetri – model and actress
• Robert M. Viale – U.S. Medal of Honor recipient
• Antonio Villaraigosa – 51st Mayor of Los Angeles
• Roy Marlin Voris – World War II flying ace and founder of the United States Navy Blue Angels

W[]

• Rachel Wacholder (born 1975) – professional beach volleyball player and model
• Lindsay Wagner – actress
• Paul Walker – actor (The Fast and the Furious)
• 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 – 30th Governor of California and 14th Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969)
• Ryn Weaver – singer
• Caspar Weinberger – United States Secretary of Defense
• Phil Weintraub (1907–1987) – Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder
• Bob Weir – musician (Grateful Dead)
• Zack Weiss – American-Israeli Major League Baseball player
• Abbey Weitzeil – Olympic swimmer^[17]
• Brian Welch – musician and guitarist (Korn)
• Russell Westbrook – basketball player
• Jill Whelan – actress (Airplane!)
• Adam Wheeler – Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
• Stephen Girard Whipple – 49er, newspaper editor, Union Army officer, and politician^[18]
• Shaun White – snowboarder
• Brandon Whitt – NASCAR driver
• Sidney Wicks – basketball player
• Jordan Wilimovsky (born 1994) – Olympic pool swimmer and open water swimmer^[19]
• will.i.am – rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, and member of The Black Eyed Peas
• Barry Williams – actor
• Derrick Williams - basketball player with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague; formerly with five NBA teams^[20]
• Emily Williams – early 20th-century architect
• Esther Williams – actress
• John Williams – composer
• Paul Williams – architect
• Serena Williams – tennis player
• Ted Williams – Hall of Fame baseball player
• Venus Williams – tennis player
• Dave Williamson – stand-up comedian
• Dontrelle Willis – baseball player (Miami Marlins)
• Helen Wills – tennis player
• Brian Wilson – musician (The Beach Boys)
• Carl Wilson – musician (The Beach Boys)
• Rita Wilson – actress
• Ariel Winter – actress (Modern Family)
• Josh Wise – NASCAR driver
• Tamara Witmer – model
• Zachary Wohlman – boxer
• Wally Wolf (1930–1997) – swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic champion
• Matthew Wolff – professional golfer
• Victor Wong (1906–1972) – actor (King Kong)
• Victor Wong (1927–2001) – actor (Big Trouble in Little China)
• Kevin Woo – singer and TV personality (U-KISS)
• Beatrice Wood – artist
• Natalie Wood – actress (This Property Is Condemned)
• David Woodard – conductor and writer
• John Wooden – college basketball coach
• Cynthia Woodhead – swimmer
• Shailene Woodley – actress
• Tiger Woods – golfer
• Steve Wozniak – inventor of the Apple Computer
• Jason Wright – American football player and executive^[21]

Y[]

• Kristi Yamaguchi – professional figure skater
• Elliott Yamin – singer
• Jenny Y Yang – chemist
• "Weird Al" Yankovic – parodist and musician
• Steve Yeager – Major League Baseball catcher
• YG – rapper and actor
• Charlyne Yi – actress and comedian
• Tina Yothers – actress (Family Ties)
• Kevin Youkilis – All-Star Major League Baseball player^[22]
• Adrian Young – No Doubt's drummer
• Emily Mae Young – actress
• Nick Young – professional basketball player
• Joon Yun – radiologist

Z[]

• Frank Zamboni – inventor
• Joanna Zeiger – Olympic and world champion triathlete, and author
• Zendaya – actress and singer
• Anthony Zerbe – actor
• Zoya – folk singer
• Elmo Zumwalt – Chief of Naval Operations
• Daphne Zuniga – actress

Musical groups[]

• Adema – nu metal band
• AFI – rock band
• Alien Ant Farm – rock band
• As I Lay Dying – metal band
• Atreyu – metalcore band
• Audioslave – rock band
• Avenged Sevenfold – metal band
• Bad Religion – punk band
• The Bangles – pop band
• The Beach Boys – pop band
• Bikini Girls – pop band
• The Bird and the Bee – indie duo
• Black Flag – hardcore band
• Blind Melon – psychedelic rock band
• Blink-182 – pop/punk band
• Body Count – rap/metal band
• The Byrds – folk rock band
• Circle Jerks – punk band
• Coal Chamber – nu metal band
• Concrete Blonde – alternative band
• Counting Crows – rock band
• Crazy Town – rap/rock band
• Creedence Clearwater Revival – rock band
• Cypress Hill – hip hop band
• Dead Kennedys – rock band
• Deftones – progressive metal band
• The Donnas – rock band
• The Doors – rock band
• The Eagles – rock band
• Eels – alternative band
• Faith No More – alternative band
• Far East Movement – hip hop band
• Fear Factory – metal band
• Fishbone – alternative band
• Flogging Molly – Celtic punk band
• Geraldine Fibbers – alternative band
• Germs – punk band
• The Go-Go's – pop band
• Grateful Dead – folk rock band
• Green Day – rock band
• Guns N' Roses – hard rock band
• Hed PE – rap/rock band
• Hollywood Undead – rap/metal band
• Hoobastank – rock band
• In Fear And Faith – metal band
• Incubus – rock band
• Jane's Addiction – alternative band
• Jefferson Airplane – rock band
• Journey – rock band
• Julien-K – synth band
• Korn – nu metal band
• Lifehouse – pop rock band
• Linkin Park – alternative rock band
• Machine Head – heavy metal band
• Mad at the World – Christian rock band
• Maroon 5 – rock band
• Megadeth – metal band
• Metallica – metal band
• Minutemen – punk band
• The Monkees – pop band
• Mötley Crüe – hard rock band
• Mr. Bungle – experimental rock band
• N.W.A – hip hop group
• No Doubt – ska-punk band
• The O.C. Supertones – ska band
• Of Mice & Men – metalcore band
• The Offspring – rock band
• Oingo Boingo – new wave band
• Orgy – synth
• Otep – heavy metal band
• P.O.D. – rock band
• Papa Roach – rap/metal band
• Prophets of Rage – rap/metal band
• Queens of the Stone Age – rock band
• Rage Against the Machine – rap/metal band
• Ratt – hard rock band
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – rock band
• Sixx:A.M. – rock band
• Slayer – metal band
• Smile Empty Soul – post-grunge band
• Snot – rock band
• Social Distortion – punk band
• Spineshank – metal band
• Static-X – industrial metal band
• Stone Temple Pilots – hard rock band
• Sublime – ska-punk and dub band
• Suicidal Tendencies – punk/metal band
• Suicide Silence – metal band
• Switchfoot – rock band
• System of a Down – metal band
• Tesla – hard rock band
• Third Eye Blind – rock band
• Thrice – rock band
• Tool – progressive metal band
• Trapt – rock band
• Van Halen – hard rock band
• Velvet Revolver – hard rock band
• The Wallflowers – rock band
• Weezer – alternative rock band
• X – alternative/punk band

California transplants[]

• Samuel Brannan – newspaper publisher
• Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo – Spanish explorer
• César Chávez – labor leader
• Juan Bautista de Anza – Spanish explorer
• Gaspar de Portolà – Spanish explorer
• Larry Ellison – co-founder of Oracle Corporation
• John C. Frémont – explorer, military officer, U.S. senator from California
• Domingo Ghirardelli – chocolatier (Ghirardelli Chocolate Company)
• Chick Hearn – National Basketball Association announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers
• William Redington Hewlett – co-founder of Hewlett-Packard
• Bob Hope – actor, singer, and comedian
• Steve Jurvetson – venture capitalist (a managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson)
• James Lick – real estate baron
• Steve Martin – actor, author, comedian, and director
• Johnny Mathis – singer ("Chances Are")
• Fritz Maytag – former owner of Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco; Chairman of the Board of the Maytag Dairy Farms
• Thomas Mesereau – criminal defense lawyer
• Joe Montana – National Football League quarterback
• Joe Morgan – baseball player
• John Muir – naturalist
• Joshua A. Norton – British self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico"
• Buck Owens – country music performer
• Ronald Reagan – actor and 40th President of the United States
• Carlos Santana – Mexican musician
• Michael Savage – author, political commentator, radio host
• Charles M. Schulz – cartoonist
• Arnold Schwarzenegger – Governor of California, actor, and bodybuilder
• Vin Scully – announcer for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers
• Glenn T. Seaborg – chemist
• Junipero Serra – Spanish missionary
• Steven Spielberg – director
• Leland Stanford – railroad baron, Governor of California, and founder of Stanford University
• Ken Starr – lawyer and university law dean
• Levi Strauss – Bavarian clothing manufacturer
• John Sutter – Swiss real estate baron
• Mark Twain – humorist and author
• Lars Ulrich – musician (Metallica)
• Sarah Winchester – heiress, eccentric and builder of the Winchester Mystery House
• Charles Wood – musical theatre performer (original Hortensio in Cole Porter's 1948 Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate)
• Chuck Yeager – U.S. Air Force test pilot
• Ace Young – singer
• Steve Young – National Football League quarterback

See also[]

• List of people from San Diego
• List of people from Los Angeles
• List of people from San Francisco
• List of people from Chula Vista, California
• List of people from Long Beach, California
• List of people from Orange County, California
• List of California suffragists
• List of people from Palm Springs, California

References[]