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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.
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A
Jessica Alba
Herb Alpert
Jennifer Aniston
B
Sara Bareilles
Drew Barrymore
Beck
Barbara Boxer
Ashley Benson
Candice Bergen
Jack Black
Mel Blanc
David Bluthenthal
Barry Bonds
Tom Brady
Ryan Braun
Alison Brie
Josh Brolin
B-Real – rapper
Max Baer Jr. – actor (Jethro Bodine of
The Beverly Hillbillies )
Lonzo Ball – professional basketball guard (
Chicago Bulls )
LiAngelo Ball – basketball player
LaMelo Ball – basketball player (
Charlotte Hornets )
Baby Bash – rapper
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. – actor (
Alvin and the Chipmunks )
Amari Bailey (born 2004) - NBA basketball guard (
Charlotte Hornets )
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
David Bakhtiari – NFL
offensive tackle
Ireland Baldwin – model
Fairuza Balk – actress
Maria Bamford – actress and stand-up comedian
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
Dante Basco – actor
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
Emma Pow Bauder – evangelist
Michelle Bauer – actress
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 )
Hester A. Benedict (1838-1921), president,
Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
Marcus Benjamin – early biographer at
Smithsonian Institution
Beau Bennett – hockey player
Ashley Benson – actress (
Pretty Little Liars )
Doug Benson – comedian
Justin Berfield – actor (
Malcolm in the Middle )
Candice Bergen – actress (
Murphy Brown )
Berner – rapper and cannabis entrepreneur
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
Sergey Bida (born 1993) – Olympic silver medalist épée fencer
Violetta Khrapina Bida (born 1994) – Olympic épée fencer
Bighead – record producer
Barbara Billingsley – actress
Rachel Bilson – actress (
The O.C. )
David Binn – 18-season
NFL
long snapper
Matt Biondi – competitive
swimmer and eight-time Olympic
gold medalist
[1]
Thora Birch – actress
Jake Bird (born 1995) – baseball pitcher for the
Colorado Rockies
Steve Birnbaum – Major League Soccer player
Bradford Bishop – indicted murderer and at-large fugitive
Joel Bitonio – NFL
offensive guard
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 )
Tara Lynne Barr – actress
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 halfback
Ken Block – rally driver and gymkhana driver
Andy Bloom – Olympic
shot putter
Betsy Bloomingdale – socialite
April Bowlby – actress
David Blu (born David Bluthenthal) – professional
basketball player (
Maccabi Tel Aviv )
Rora Blue – visual artist
Blueface – rapper
Jason Blum – film producer
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)
Chaz Bono – writer
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 )
Barbara Boxer –
United States Senator from California from 1993 to 2017;
United States Representative from 1983 to 1993
Cameron Boyce – actor (
Descendants 2 )
Brandon Boyd – singer and musician (
Incubus )
Brittany Boyd –
WNBA player
Timothy Bradley –
boxer
Tom Brady – football
quarterback
Debbie Bramwell-Washington – IFBB professional bodybuilder
Benjamin Bratt – actor
Ryan Braun – baseball player (
Milwaukee Brewers )
Nick Bravin – Olympic foil 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
Patrick Brennan – actor
Brigita Brezovac – IFBB professional bodybuilder
Phoebe Bridgers – singer-songwriter
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
Anthony Brown (born 1992) – basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Carlon Brown – basketball player, 2013-14
top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Jerry Brown –
Governor of California (1975–83; 2011–19) and
Mayor of Oakland
Pat Brown – Governor of California (1959–1967)
Tedy Bruschi – football player
Lindsey Buckingham – musician (
Fleetwood Mac )
Jeff Buckley – singer-songwriter and guitarist
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
Justin Baldoni – actor and filmmaker
Dave Brubeck – jazz pianist and composer
Michael C. Burgess – actor and poet
Cruz Bustamante –
Lieutenant Governor of California
Paul Butcher – actor
Austin Butler – actor and singer
Brian Patrick Butler – actor and filmmaker
Win Butler – musician and songwriter (
Arcade Fire )
Amanda Bynes – actress
Kari Byron – artist and TV personality (
MythBusters )
C
Cher
Julia Child
Sasha Cohen
Miranda Cosgrove
Kevin Costner
Kaley Cuoco
Jamie Lee Curtis
Doja Cat
Emma Chamberlain
Calmatic – filmmaker
Scott Caan – actor
Johnathan Cabral – Olympic hurdler
Richard Cabral – actor
Herb Caen – newspaper columnist (
San Francisco Chronicle )
John Cage –
composer
Nicolas Cage – actor
Colleen Camp – actress
Colbie Caillat – singer
Evan Call – composer
Angelo Caloiaro (born 1989) – American-Italian basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Greg Camarillo –
NFL wide receiver
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 quarterback
Derek Carr – football quarterback
David Carradine – actor (
Kill Bill: Volume 1 ,
Kill Bill: Volume 2 )
Ever Carradine – actress and daughter of
Robert Carradine
Emma Chamberlain – internet personality
Miley Cyrus – singer
Brooke Candy – rapper
Lizzy Caplan – actress
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
Shaun Cassidy – singer
Torry Castellano – drummer for
The Donnas
Henry Cejudo – former UFC champion, Olympic gold medalist in
freestyle wrestling
Richard Chamberlain – actor
Brandi Chastain – soccer player
Jessica Chastain – actress (
The Tree of Life ,
Zero Dark Thirty )
Doja Cat – rapper and 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
Justin Chon – actor
Amy Chow – gymnast
Jamie Chung – actress
Marcia Clark – lawyer
Melinda Clarke – 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
Angus Cloud (1998–2023) – actor
Johnnie Cochran – lawyer (1937–2005)
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
Austin Coleman –
BMX rider and television personality
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
Lillian Copeland (1904–1964) – Olympic discus champion; set world records in discus, javelin, and shot put
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 )
Mary Lynde Craig — president,
Pacific Coast Women's Press Association
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
Denise Crosby – actress
Cameron Crowe – filmmaker
Raymond Cruz – actor
Valorie Curry – actress (
The Tick )
Kaley Cuoco – actress (
The Big Bang Theory )
Jake Curhan (born 1998) –
American football
offensive tackle for the
Seattle Seahawks of the
National Football League (NFL)
Vinny Curran – actor
Jamie Lee Curtis – actress (
Halloween ,
Trading Places )
Cole Custer – NASCAR driver
Carly Chaikin – actress
Doug Clifford – drummer (member of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Wendi McLendon-Covey – actress
D
Cameron Diaz
Leonardo DiCaprio
Joe DiMaggio
Snoop Dogg
James H. Doolittle
Dr. Dre
Robert Duvall
Alexa Demie
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 )
Christopher Darden – lawyer
Sam Darnold – NFL quarterback
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
Noah Davis (nicknamed Diesel; born 1997) – MLB baseball player (
Colorado Rockies )
Terrell Davis – professional football player
Randy Davison – actor
Ken Davitian – Armenian-American character actor
Devin Dawson – singer and musician
Shane Dawson – YouTuber, actor, filmmaker, writer, and musician
Jonathan Dayton – film director (
Little Miss Sunshine )
Erika De La Cruz – television host
Oscar De La Hoya – boxer
Giada De Laurentiis – Italian born chef
Brian de la Puente –
National Football League center
Zack de la Rocha – activist and singer (
Rage Against the Machine )
Lil Debbie – rapper
Jayme Dee – singer and musician
Javin DeLaurier (born 1998) – basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Grey Delisle – voice actress
Tom DeLonge – singer and musician (
Blink-182 )
Brad Delson – musician (
Linkin Park )
Alexa Demie – actress and singer
Deorro – DJ and musician
David Denman – actor
Bo Derek – actress
Laura Dern – actress
DeMar DeRozan – professional basketball player
Emily Deschanel – actress
Zooey Deschanel – actress and singer
Zoey Deutch – actress
Jeff Deverett – film producer
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
Vin Diesel – actor
Grace Van Dien – actress
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
Dumbfoundead – Argentine-born Asian American rapper
Tom Dumont – guitarist (
No Doubt )
Isadora Duncan – dancer
Ann Dunnigan – translator, actor, and teacher
Robert Duvall – actor
Jermaine Dye – baseball player (
Chicago White Sox )
(Steve Dains) – (US senator for Montana)
E
Clint Eastwood
Zac Efron
Billie Eilish
F
Will Ferrell
Sally Field
Dianne Feinstein
Jodie Foster
Max Fried
Robert Frost
Shelly Fabares – actress and singer
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
Lorrie Fair – retired soccer player
Mia Farrow – actress
David Faustino – actor (
Married... with Children )
Kevin Federline – rapper and former backup dancer
Wayne Federman – comedian
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 )
Carlee Fernández – sculptor and photographer
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
Chloe Fineman – actress
Jon Fisher – author and entrepreneur
Peggy Fleming – figure skater
Shaun Fleming – actor (
Kim Possible )
Rhonda Fleming – actress and singer
Abigail Folger – coffee heiress, socialite, and murder victim
John Fogerty – musician (founded the band
Creedence Clearwater Revival )
Bridget Fonda – actress
Lyndsy Fonseca – actress
Beanie Feldstein – 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
Mackenzie Foy – actress and model
Dillon Francis – music producer and DJ
Dave Franco – actor and brother of James
James Franco – actor and brother of Dave
Jeff Franklin – director (
Full House )
Paulette Frankl – artist and biographer
Bonnie Franklin – actress
Missy Franklin – 2012 Olympic gold medalist (swimming)
Max Fried – baseball pitcher for the
Atlanta Braves
Kevin Friedland (born 1981) – soccer player
Taylor Fritz – tennis player
Frost – rapper
Robert Frost – poet
Kurt Fuller – actor
Edward Furlong – actor (
Terminator 2: Judgment Day )
Fuslie – live streamer
G
Brad Garrett
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Donald Glover
Tony Gonzalez
Jeff Gordon
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Tony Gwynn
Jake Gyllenhaal
Giveon – singer
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
Lady Gaga – singer
[6]
Richard Gage –
9/11 Truth movement activist
Corey Gaines (born 1965) – basketball player and coach
Trace Gallagher – journalist
Ray Gallardo – film director and cinematographer
The Game – rapper and actor
Eric Garcetti – Mayor of Los Angeles
Jeff Garcia –
football player
Jerry Garcia – musician (
Grateful Dead )
Andrew Garfield – actor
Brad Garrett – actor (
A Bug's Life ,
Everybody Loves Raymond )
Spencer Garrett – actor
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 )
O.T. Genasis – rapper
Inara George – singer and musician (
The Bird and the Bee )
Paul George − professional basketball player
Lauren German – actress
Jason Giambi – professional baseball player (
New York Yankees )
Greg Gibson – Olympic
Greco-Roman wrestler
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
Jared Goff –
NFL quarterback
Bill Goldberg – professional NFL
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 )
Selena Gomez – actress
[7]
Phillip Gonyea – drummer and percussionist (Against the Will)
Adrián González – baseball player
Tony Gonzalez – NFL tight end
Meagan Good – actress
Drew Gooden – professional basketball player (
Cleveland Cavaliers )
Aaron Gordon – professional basketball player
Jeff Gordon –
NASCAR driver
Molly Gordon – actress
Robby Gordon – NASCAR driver
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – actor
Isidora Goreshter – actress
Marjoe Gortner – evangelical minister
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – actor
Ben Gottschalk – National Football League offensive lineman
Jim Grabb – tennis player ranked World No. 1 in doubles
John Grabow –
Major League Baseball player (
Chicago Cubs )
Kevin Graf – football offensive Tackle
Alex Greenwald – musician
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
Erick Green (born 1991) – basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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
Camryn Grimes – actress
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 )
Alfred Guth (1908–1996) – Austrian-born American water polo player, swimmer, and Olympic modern pentathlete
Sharina Gutierrez – model
Tony Gwynn – Hall of Fame baseball player
Jake Gyllenhaal – actor
H
Gene Hackman
Gigi Hadid
Merle Haggard
Tom Hanks
Kamala Harris
Tony Hawk
William Randolph Hearst
Jonah Hill
Paris Hilton
Dustin Hoffman
Alana Haim
Walter A. Haas Jr. – chief executive officer of
Levi Strauss & Co.
Steven C. Hackett – economist (
Humboldt State University )
Gene Hackman – actor (
The French Connection )
Marcia Gay Harden – actress (born. 1959)
Tiffany Haddish – comedian
Bella Hadid – model
Gigi Hadid – model
Sammy Hagar – musician (
Van Halen )
Merle Haggard –
country music singer
Joseph Hahn – painter, director, and musician (
Linkin Park )
Alana Haim – musician and actress
Danielle Haim – musician
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 )
Jonathan Hammond – filmmaker
Daniel Handler – author, pen name (
Lemony Snicket )
Colin Hanks – actor (
Fargo ,
King Kong )
Chet Hanks – actor and musician
Tom Hanks – actor, director, and producer
Gabbie Hanna – Internet personality, singer-songwriter
Peter D. Hannaford – author and political advisor to
Ronald Reagan
[8]
Jeff Hanneman – guitarist (
Slayer )
James Harden – basketball player
Ian Harding – actor (
Pretty Little Liars )
Dan Haren – professional baseball player (
Oakland Athletics )
Julia Hartz – entrepreneur
Kay Hansen – mixed martial artist
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
H.E.R. – singer
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
Emile Hirsch – actor
Paris Hilton – celebrity, model, actress, and DJ
Nico Hiraga – skateboarder
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-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
Justin Hurwitz – composer
Nick Hornsby (born 1995) – basketball player for
Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Rhys Hoskins –
Major League Baseball player
Bryce Dallas Howard – actress
Cody Horn – actress
C. Thomas Howell – actor (
The Outsiders ,
Red Dawn ,
Southland )
Jerry Hsu –
skateboarder
Trevor Huddleston – NASCAR driver
Huddy – social media personality
Vanessa Hudgens – actress and singer (
High School Musical )
Kate Hudson – actress
Oliver Hudson – actor
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
Nipsey Hussle – rapper
Anjelica Huston – actress
Nyjah Huston – professional skateboarder
Timothy Hutton – actor
Tiffany Hwang – singer (
Girls' Generation )
I
Gabriel Iglesias
Ice Cube
J
Steve Jobs
Dwayne Johnson
Angelina Jolie
Kylie Jenner
K
Kim Kardashian
Khloé Kardashian
Diane Keaton
Jason Kidd
Billie Jean King
Rodney King
Lisa Kudrow
L
Shia LaBeouf
Bruce Lee
Janet Leigh
Lisa Leslie
Adam Levine
James Lofton
Jack London
George Lucas
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
Ryan Lane – actor
Brie Larson – actress
Bianca Lawson – actress
Kyle Larson – racing driver
Greg Laswell – singer and musician
Ryan Lavarnway – Israeli-American major-league baseball catcher (
Los Angeles Dodgers )
Lauv – singer-songwriter
Rick Law – illustrator and producer
Ernest Lawrence - nuclear physicist
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 )
Tommy Lee – Greek-American musician
Catherine LeFrançois – IFBB professional bodybuilder
Karenssa LeGear – actress
Janet Leigh – actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh – actress (
Fast Times at Ridgemont High )
Thomas W. Lentz – art historian
Kawhi Leonard – basketball player
Logan Lerman – actor
Brad Lesley – baseball player and cast member on
Takeshi's Castle
Lisa Leslie – basketball player
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
Xian Lim – Filipino actor, model, singer, host, blogger, filmmaker and professional basketball player
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
James Lofton – NFL wide receiver
Alison Lohman – actress
Konstantin Lokhanov (born 1998) – junior world champion and Olympic saber fencer
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 )
John Logan – film screenwriter
Caity Lotz – actress, dancer, and singer
Greg Louganis – Olympic diver
Billie Lourd – actress
Demi Lovato – actress and singer
[10]
Darlene Love – singer and actress
Courtney Love – musician
Kevin Love – basketball player
Mike Love – singer and songwriter
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
Swae Lee – rapper
Jane Levy – actress
M
Jennette McCurdy
Katharine McPhee
Liza Minnelli
Ron Mix
Marilyn Monroe
Alex Morgan
Elisabeth Moss
Megan Mullally
N
Richard Nixon
O
Elizabeth Olsen
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
P
Carson Palmer
Gwyneth Paltrow
George S. Patton
Sean Penn
Nancy Pelosi
Paul Pierce
Christopher Mintz-Plasse – actor (McLovin) in (
Superbad )
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
Jennifer Paredes – actress and musician
Jerry Paris – director and actor (
The Dick Van Dyke Show )
Ashley Park – actress
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
Dominique Parrish – world champion in women's freestyle wrestling
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 for the
San Francisco Giants
Dustin Pedroia – baseball player
Lisa Pelikan – actress
Nancy Pelosi – California Congresswoman and first Californian and first woman
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023
Nia Peeples – singer and actress
Terren Peizer – businessperson
Chris Penn – actor
Sean Penn – actor
Stacy Peralta – skateboarder, surfer, and movie director
Melina Perez – professional wrestler
Chelsea Peretti – comedian
Bradley Steven Perry – actor
Katy Perry – singer
Bryan Petersen – baseball player
Lakey Peterson – professional
surfer
[13]
Jade Pettyjohn – actress
Michelle Pfeiffer – actress
Paul Pierce – professional basketball player
Kevin Pillar – baseball player
Chris Pine – actor
Eric Pierpoint – actor
Drew Pinsky – radio and TV personality, physician, and addiction medicine specialist
Kelsey Plum – basketball player
Eve Plumb – actress
Jim Plunkett – football quarterback (
Oakland Raiders )
Brennan Poole – NASCAR driver
Larry Poole – actor and film producer
Whitney Port – TV personality, fashion designer, and author
Tyler Posey – actor
Stefanie Powers – actress
Tristan Prettyman – singer and musician
Tayshaun Prince – professional basketball player (
Detroit Pistons )
Freddie Prinze Jr. – actor
Snow Tha Product – rapper
Kelly Pryce – stand-up comedian
Jade Puget – musician (
AFI )
Q
R
Robert Redford
Sally Ride
Christina Ricci
Jackie Robinson
Aaron Rodgers
Molly Ringwald
Olivia Rodrigo
Scott Radinsky –
Major League Baseball player and coach
Shelby Rabara – actress
Frances Rafferty – actress
Max Rafferty – former
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction , author, and columnist
Mark Ragins : American
psychiatrist in the recovery movement, founding member of the Village ISA
Francia Raisa – actress
Bonnie Raitt – singer
Ben Rattray – founder and CEO of
Change.org
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
Nikki Reed – actress
Mason Reese – child actor
Autumn Reeser – actress (
The O.C. )
Andy Reid – football coach
Tasha Reign – pornographic actress, nude model, producer, and sex columnist
Maria Remenyi –
Miss USA 1966
Jeremy Renner – actor
Dane Reynolds – professional surfer (
Quiksilver )
Ryan Reynolds – award winning actor born in Canada lives in California
Roddy Ricch – rapper
Christina Ricci – actress (
The Addams Family )
Neil Raymond Ricco – poet and author
Robert Ri'chard – actor
Ariana Richards – actress
Kyle Richards – actress and television personality
Michael Richards – actor (
Seinfeld )
Nicole Richie – actress
Sofia Richie – model
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
[14]
Lil Rob – Chicano rapper
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
Lela Rochon – actress
Sam Rockwell – actor
Aaron Rodgers –
National Football League quarterback
Destiny Rogers – singer
Olivia Rodrigo – singer and actress
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
[15]
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
FaZe Rug – YouTuber
RuPaul – drag queen
Bill Russell – basketball player
Keri Russell – actress
Rene Russo – actress
Jesse Rutherford – musician
Marla Ruzicka – activist (
Green Party )
Ronda Rousey – professional wrestler, former mixed martial artist, former UFC bantamweight champion
Megan Rapinoe – professional soccer player, Olympic gold medalist
S
Tom Seaver
O. J. Simpson
Duke Snider
Brenda Song
Mark Spitz
John Steinbeck
Kristen Stewart
Saweetie
Sonny Sandoval – musician
Katey Sagal – actress (
Futurama )
Halston Sage – actress
Andy Samberg – actor and comedian
Daniel Samohin (born 1998) – Israeli Olympic figure skater
Josh Samuels (born 1991) – Olympic
water polo player
Jessica Sanchez – singer-songwriter
Saweetie – rapper, singer-songwriter
Samia – musician
Monte Scheinblum (born 1967) – 1992 U.S. and world long-driving golf champion
Eli Schenkel (born 1992) – Canadian Olympic fencer
Wally Schlotter – film producer
Casey Schmitt (born 1999) – infielder for the
San Francisco Giants
Rob Schneider – actor
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
Governor of California (2003–11)
Patrick Schwarzenegger – actor, model, and son of
Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jason Schwartzman (born 1980) – actor
Cathy Scott – true crime author, journalist
Tom Seaver – baseball player
Jason Sehorn – NFL
cornerback
Christian Serratos – actress (
The Walking Dead )
Mike Seidman (born 1981) – NFL tight end
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
Adam G. Sevani – actor and dancer
Atticus Shaffer – actor
Tupac Shakur – actor/rapper
Samantha Shapiro (born 1993) – gymnast
Sharon Shapiro – gymnast
Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (born 1942) – long-distance runner
Ryan Sheckler – skateboarder
Charlie Sheen – actor
Art Sherman (born 1937) – horse trainer and jockey
Richard Sherman – NFL cornerback
Marley Shelton – actress
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
[16]
Mike Shinoda – musician (
Linkin Park )
Too Short – rapper
Alicia Silverstone – actress (
Clueless )
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
Nikki Sixx – musician (
Mötley Crüe )
Skrillex – DJ and musician
Alexandra Slade – actress
Matthew Slater – NFL
wide receiver and special teams
gunner
Cameron Smith – college football player
USC Trojans
Jaden Smith – actor, rapper, singer-songwriter
Regan Smith (born 2002) – Olympic swimmer, broke multiple world records in swimming
[17]
Steve Smith Sr. – NFL wide receiver
JuJu Smith-Schuster – NFL wide receiver
Duke Snider – baseball player
Snow Tha Product – rapper
Anastasia Soare – Romanian-American businesswoman and founder of
Anastasia Beverly Hills
Liza Soberano – Filipino-American actress, model, and singer
Brenda Song – actress
Song Oh-kyun – activist
Frank Spellman (1922–2017) – Olympic champion weightlifter
Mark Spitz – nine-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer
John Stamos – actor
Leland Stanford – railroad tycoon
Jeffree Star – makeup artist
Martin Starr – actor
Michael Stuhlbarg – actor
Gwen Stefani – singer-songwriter, and fashion designer
Maggie Steffens (born 1993) – professional
water polo player, two-time
Olympic
gold medalist
[18]
John Steinbeck – author (
East of Eden ,
Of Mice and Men )
Max Steinberg (1989–2014) – American-Israeli
IDF
lone soldier killed in the
2014 Gaza War
Hailee Steinfeld – actress, singer-songwriter
Amandla Stenberg – actress
Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight – Wikipedian
Daniel Steres (born 1990) – professional soccer player with the
LA Galaxy
Brett Sterling – ice hockey player
Todd Steussie – football player
Ted Stevens (1923-2010) – U.S. Senator from Alaska (1968-2009) and Solicitor of the Department of Interior (1960-1961)
Booboo Stewart – actor
Fivel Stewart – actress
Kristen Stewart – actress
Lindsey Stirling – violinist
Robert Stock (born 1989) – 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
Melvin Storer – Navy diver and shipfitter
Darryl Strawberry – baseball player
Beaumelle Sturtevant-Peet – temperance activist and suffragist
Jeremy Sumpter – actor
Stephen Swartz – singer and musician
Jodie Sweetin – actress
Alison Sweeney – actress
Emelie Tracy Y. Swett – poet, author, educator
T
Shirley Temple
Pat Tillman
Danny Trejo
Michael Trevino
Tinashe
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 )
Technoblade – YouTuber (1999–2022)
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
Stephen Thompson Jr. (born 1997) – basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Tessa Thompson – actress
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
[19]
Alessandra Torresani – actress
Josie Totah – actress
Pat Toomay – former football player
Alan Trammell – baseball player
Karrueche Tran – actress and model
Danny Trejo – actor
Michael Trevino – actor
Michael Trucco – actor (
Battlestar Galactica )
Robert Trujillo – bassist (
Metallica )
Justin Timberlake – singer
Mark Tuan – rapper
Dakarai Tucker (born 1994) - basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Lisa Tucker – singer
Mark Turenshine (1944–2016) – American-Israeli basketball player
Christy Turlington – model
Bree Turner – actress (
Grimm )
Justin Turner – baseball player
Ryan Turell (born 1999) – basketball player for the G-League
Motor City Cruise ,
Yeshiva University .
Tyga – rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
Aisha Tyler – actress
Ty Dolla Sign – rapper
Tyler, the Creator – rapper and record producer (
Odd Future )
Luca de la Torre – soccer player
U
Chase Utley
V
Julieta Venegas
Gwen Verdon
W
Paul Walker
Bill Walton
Earl Warren
Shaun White
Ted Williams
Natalie Wood
Tiger Woods
Aly Wagner – retired soccer player
Rachel Wacholder (born 1975) – professional beach volleyball player and model
Bobby Wagner –
NFL linebacker
Lindsay Wagner – actress
Tom Waits – musician and composer
Paul Walker – actor (
The Fast and the Furious )
William Wall – filmmaker
[20]
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
Zhavia Ward – singer
Earl Warren – 30th
Governor of California and 14th
Chief Justice of the United States (1953–1969)
Rick Warren – pastor and author
Ryn Weaver – singer
Scott Weiland – singer-songwriter
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
[21]
Brian Welch – musician and guitarist (
Korn )
Russell Westbrook – basketball player
Chanel West Coast – television personality, rapper, and singer
Jill Whelan – actress (
Airplane! )
Adam Wheeler – Olympic
Greco-Roman wrestler
Stephen Girard Whipple – 49er, newspaper editor, Union Army officer, and politician
[22]
Shaun White – snowboarder
Mae Whitman – actress and singer
Brandon Whitt –
NASCAR driver
Sidney Wicks – basketball player
Jordan Wilimovsky (born 1994) – Olympic
pool swimmer and
open water swimmer
[23]
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
[24]
Jamaal Williams – football player
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
Jacarra Winchester – world champion in women's freestyle wrestling
Ariel Winter – actress (
Modern Family )
Josh Wise – NASCAR driver
Jeff Withey (born 1990) – player for
Hapoel Tel Aviv of the
Israeli Premier League
Tamara Witmer – model
Zachary Wohlman – boxer
Wally Wolf (1930–1997) – swimmer, water polo player, and Olympic champion
Matthew Wolff – professional golfer
Nat Wolff – actor and musician
Sara Wolfkind – actress (
Grimcutty )
Chris Wondolowski – professional
soccer player
Linda Wong – pornographic actress
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
[25]
Noah Wyle – actor
Ali Wong – stand-up comedian and actress
X
Y
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Z
Zendaya
Musical groups
Black Eyed Peas
Blink-182
The Doors
Grateful Dead
Guns N' Roses
Metallica
The Monkees
P.O.D.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Van Halen
Weezer
California transplants
John C. Fremont
Ronald Reagan
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Steven Spielberg
Ace Young
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 –
United States Air Force
test pilot
Ace Young – singer
Steve Young – National Football League quarterback
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