List of people from Pasadena, California
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This is a list of notable people from Pasadena, California.
Academia[]
- Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize physicist, Caltech professor, raconteur.
- Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel Prize physicist, Caltech.
- George Ellery Hale, astrophysicist, Caltech professor, founder Mt. Wilson Observatory.
- Edwin Hubble, astronomer, namesake for the Hubble Telescope, Caltech professor.
- Todd M. Hutton, American medical academic and psychiatrist.
- F.O. Matthiessen, Rhodes Scholar, Harvard professor.
- Robert A. Millikan, Nobel Prize physicist.
- Brian Stoltz, Professor of organic chemistry at Caltech.
- George Olah, Nobel Prize chemist, professor University of Southern California.
- Linus Pauling, Nobel Prize-winning chemist, peace activist, Caltech.
- Roger Revelle, founder of University of California, San Diego, father of concept of global warming.
- William Shockley, Nobel Prize physicist, Caltech professor, inventor of the transistor.
- Kip Thorne, professor, Feynman theoretical physicist, Caltech
Artists and designers[]
- Benjamin Chambers Brown, artist[1]
- Howell Chambers Brown, artist[2]
- Sigrid Burton, artist and painter[3]
- Edward Cucuel, impressionistic painter
- Rafa Esparza, performance artist
- Elmer Grey, architect
- Tom Jancar, contemporary art dealer Jancar Kuhlenschmidt Gallery
- Hugo Markl, artist, curator and creative director based in New York
- Jane Mulfinger, conceptual artist and educator[4]
- Stan Sakai, cartoonist best known as creator of Usagi Yojimbo series
Entertainers (TV/Film)[]
This is a partial list of actors, actresses, comedians, film producers, filmmakers, and television personalities.
- Kelly Asbury, film director, writer, illustrator, voice actor[5]
- Meredith Baxter, actress
- Walt Becker, film director
- Summer Bishil, actress
- Whitney Blake, actress, director and producer
- Alison Brie, actress
- Betty Brosmer, bodybuilder, model
- Sophia Bush, actress, TV series One Tree Hill and Chicago P.D., 82nd Rose Queen for 111th Tournament of Roses Parade (2000)
- Stephen Cannell, author, television and film producer
- Christy Canyon, pornographic actress
- Cari Champion, former moderator, ESPN First Take
- Jimmy Dore, comedian
- Michael Dorn, actor
- Cullen Douglas, actor, director, playwright
- Arthur Duncan, tap dancer
- Mary Beth Evans, actress
- Sally Field, two-time Academy Award-winning actress.
- W.C. Fields, comedian, actor, juggler and writer; died in Pasadena.
- Stan Freberg, comedian, satirist, recording artist.
- Harry Hamlin, actor
- Bret Iwan, fourth voice of Mickey Mouse
- Tamala Jones, actress[6]
- Matthew Lillard, actor
- Kate Linder, actress
- Joel McCrea, actor
- Richard Moll, actor
- Mandy Moore, Actress, Musician
- George Nader, actor
- Drew Pinsky, doctor and radio/TV personality
- Chris Pontius, actor/TV personality
- Karen Price, actress
- Kathleen Quinlan, actress
- Robert Reed, actor, best known as Mike Brady in The Brady Bunch television series
- George Reeves, actor, best known as star of television series Adventures of Superman; attended Pasadena Junior College.
- Christian Serratos, actress
- Jamey Sheridan, actor
- John Singleton, film director
- Kathleen Sullivan, television personality
- Charles Walters, film director
- Wil Wheaton, actor, writer
- Jaleel White, actor, producer, and writer
Entertainers (musicians)[]
This is a partial list of musicians, song writers singers, and band members.
- Jon B., Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter.
- Hodgy Beats, rapper
- Phoebe Bridgers, singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- Dâm-Funk, musician
- Pete Jolly, jazz pianist
- David Lee Roth, lead singer for Van Halen
- Ruwanga Samath, record producer, attended John Muir High School
- Alina Smith, musician
- Phil Spector, music producer
- Teena Marie, singer-songwriter, music producer
- Troop, R&B group
- Alex Van Halen, drummer for Van Halen
- Eddie Van Halen, lead guitarist for Van Halen
- Marc Yu, child music prodigy on piano and viola
Politician[]
This is a partial list of politicians and judges.
- Lance Ito, judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
- Henry Markham (1840-1934) - Lawyer, politician, 18th governor of California. Resident of Pasadena. [7][8]
- Bill Paparian - attorney, veterans' advocate and Mayor of Pasadena.[9]
- Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico[10]
- James Roosevelt, U.S. Congressman, son of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Sports[]
- Stacey Augmon, basketball player
- Myles Bryant, professional football player
- Susie Maxwell Berning, pro golfer
- May Sutton Bundy (1886–1975), first American to win Wimbledon tennis singles title
- Jeff Cirillo, MLB player for six teams
- Michael Cooper, NBA player for Los Angeles Lakers, coach
- Tyler Dorsey (born 1996), Greek–American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Darrell Evans, MLB player
- Missy Franklin, swimmer, 5-time Olympic gold medalist
- Kristy Hawkins, IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Mary Ann Hawkins, surfer, swimmer and stunt double
- Charles Frederick Holder, inventor of big-game fishing and a founder of Pasadena's Tournament of Roses[11][12]
- Chris McAlister, professional football player
- James McAlister, professional football player
- Mo Martin, LPGA golfer, 2014 British Open champion
- Inger Miller, track and field sprint athlete
- George Murdoch, WWE wrestler
- Tracy Murray, NBA Player
- Chris Pettit, MLB outfielder[13]
- Durell Price, UCLA fullback[14]
- Jackie Robinson, iconic baseball player
- Mack Robinson, Olympic athlete, brother of Jackie Robinson
- Don Ross, Major League Baseball player
- Mark Smith, MLB player for five teams
- Stan Smith, professional tennis player, namesake of Stan Smith Tennis Shoe
- Brett Sterling, professional ice hockey player
- Brian Teacher, Australian Open tennis champion
- Lester Towns, professional football player
- Chase Utley, baseball player, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Peter Vagenas, soccer player
- Jacque Vaughn, professional basketball player.
- Matt Young, MLB player for Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians.
- Jeff Yurak, MLB player for Milwaukee Brewers
Writers and journalists[]
- Carlton Beals (1893–1979), journalist
- Julie Berry, children's author
- Octavia Butler, award-winning science-fiction writer
- Otis Chandler, publisher, Los Angeles Times
- Justin Chapman, journalist, author, actor
- Julia Child, celebrated author and television chef
- Andre Coleman, Award-winning journalist and screenwriter
- Winifred Starr Dobyns, author of California Gardens (1931)
- Harriet Doerr, author, winner of the National Book Award
- David Ebershoff, writer
- Paul Fussell, critic and historian
- TJ Kirk Commentator and author
- Kathryn Le Veque, author
Others[]
- G. Vernon Bennett, Los Angeles City Council member, 1935–49
- Owen Brown (abolitionist), son of John Brown, along with his sister Ruth Brown Thompson..
- Frederick Russell Burnham (1861–1947), celebrated scout and inspiration for the Boy Scouts[15]
- Howard Burnham (1870–1917), mining engineer and spy[16]
- Steve Crocker, internet engineer, member of the Internet Hall of Fame
- Olive Hoskins, first woman promoted to warrant officer in U.S. Army
- Gregory C. Horn, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral
- Myron Hunt, architect of Rose Bowl
- Howard W. Hunter, 14th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Joseph J. Jacobs, engineer and founder of Jacobs Engineering Group
- Lucy Jones, seismologist
- Florence E. Kollock (1848-1925), Universalist minister and lecturer
- Jack Parsons, rocket scientist and occultist.
- George S. Patton (attorney) (1856–1927), city attorney (1877) for City of Pasadena.[17]
- George S. Patton, four-star general, led Allies during World War II
- George F. Regas, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church 1967–1995, noted critic of U.S. involvement in Vietnam war as well as many other policy issues.
- Ellen Browning Scripps, heiress, publisher, philanthropist
- Alvin Simon, restaurateur who revitalized Old Pasadena
- Sirhan Sirhan, resident of Pasadena at the time of assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy
- John Patten Story, US Army major general[18]
- John Van De Kamp, attorney general of California
- Duong Van Minh, exiled president of South Vietnam
- William Wrigley, Jr., founder of Wrigley Chewing Gum, former owner of Chicago Cubs[19]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Benjamin Chambers Brown". California Art Club. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Howell Chambers Brown". Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF). 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Pasadena Outlook. "PCC Foundation Welcomes Local Artist," Pasadena Outlook, April 11, 2019.
- ^ University of California, Santa Barbara. Jane Mulfinger, Faculty. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Kelly Asbury". Museum of the Gulf Coast. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tamala-jones/bio/176141
- ^ "Death Takes Former Governor H. H. Markham". The Sacramento Bee. Pasadena, California. AP. October 9, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Governor's Gallery - Henry Harrison Markham (1891–1895)". governors.library.ca.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/02/prweb5068414.htm
- ^ https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97050046.html
- ^ The History of The Tuna Club of Avalon Archived 2007-07-23 at archive.today
- ^ International Game Fish Association Hall of Fame Archived 2008-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Christopher Michael Pettit". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2012-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Burnham, Frederick Russell (1926). Scouting on Two Continents. Doubleday, Page & company. OCLC 407686.
- ^ Burnham, Frederick Russell (1944). Taking Chances. Haynes Corp. 217–232. ISBN 1-879356-32-5.
- ^ "George S. Patton". joincalifornia.com. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ^ Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy (1915). Annual Reunion Proceedings. 46. Saginaw, MI: Seemann & Peters. pp. 52–55 – via Google Books.
- ^ Tournament House
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