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A list of notable people from
Bakersfield, California, in order to be included they need to have an article and clear connection to the city;
Notable people
Arts
Designers
Visual artists
Business, entrepreneur
Crime
Entertainment
Film, television, actors, models
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Ana Lily Amirpour – filmmaker, director, writer
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Noah Beery – actor
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Robert Beltran – actor
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Justin Berry – former teenage
webcam
pornographer and public speaker
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Kelli Garner – actress
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Frank Gifford – television sportscaster, college and professional football player
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Justin Gordon – actor, producer, artist
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Fay Helm – actress
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Brian Hooks – actor, Soul Plane, Three Strike
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Nathan Jung – actor, martial artist, stunt coordinator
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Dalene Kurtis – model, former Playboy Playmate of the Year
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Joanne Linville – actress
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Guy Madison – actor
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Roger Mathey – theatrical director, actor, playwright, producer
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Derek Mears – actor and stuntman
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Michelle St. John – actress, singer, director, producer
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Sigrid Valdis – actress
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Anjelika Washington - actress, "DC: Stargirl", "Netflix's Tall Girl 1 & 2"
Musicians
Bands
Government, law, politics
Science, medicine, academia
Sports
Olympics
Baseball
Basketball
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Mike Ariey -
offensive tackle for
Green Bay Packers
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Jon Baker - NFL and CFL player
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Theo Bell -
wide receiver for
Pittsburgh Steelers, earned
Super Bowl rings in 1979 and 1980
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Steve Boadway - NFL player
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Jeff Buckey - starting
offensive lineman for
Miami Dolphins
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Vern Burke -
tight end for
San Francisco 49ers,
New Orleans Saints, and
Atlanta Falcons
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David Carr -
quarterback, first overall selection in
2002 NFL Draft (
Houston Texans), won Super Bowl with
New York Giants
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Derek Carr - quarterback for
Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, Mountain West Conference Player of the Year for
Fresno State
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Frank Gifford -
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, broadcaster
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Cory Hall -
safety for
Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and
Washington Redskins
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Joe Hawley -
center for
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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A.J. Jefferson -
free safety for
Arizona Cardinals
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Cody Kessler - quarterback for
Cleveland Browns and
USC Trojans
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Rodney Leisle - defensive tackle for New Orleans Saints, member of 2009
Super Bowl-winning team
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Jordan Love -
quarterback for the
Green Bay Packers
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Bob McCaffrey - center for USC Trojans and Green Bay Packers
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Brent McClanahan - running back for
Minnesota Vikings
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Ray Mansfield - center for Pittsburgh Steelers
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Brock Marion -
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl champion and Pro Bowl player
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Jerry Marion - wide receiver for Pittsburgh Steelers, father of Brock
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Ryan Mathews - running back for
Philadelphia Eagles and former Fresno State All-American
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Aaron Merz - offensive lineman for
University of California and
Buffalo Bills
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Stephen Neal -
lineman for
New England Patriots, Super Bowl champion,
NCAA wrestling champion, world gold medalist, Olympian
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Mark Nichols - wide receiver for
Detroit Lions
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Jared Norris - NFL player
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Larry Parker - wide receiver for USC Trojans and
Kansas City Chiefs
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Joey Porter -
All-Pro and
Pro Bowl
outside linebacker, member of Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl champion team in 2006
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Rocky Rasley -
guard for
Detroit Lions
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D. J. Reed - free safety for
New York Jets
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Randy Rich - defensive back for
Detroit Lions,
Denver Broncos, and Cleveland Browns
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Greg Robinson - defensive coordinator for Denver Broncos, University of Michigan
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Ken Ruettgers - offensive tackle for Green Bay Packers
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Colton Schmidt - punter for Buffalo Bills
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Rashaan Shehee - running back for Kansas City Chiefs
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L. J. Shelton - offensive tackle for Arizona Cardinals
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Jeff Siemon - Pro Bowl linebacker for
Minnesota Vikings, inducted to
College Football Hall of Fame in 2006
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Kevin Smith - tight end for
UCLA,
Oakland Raiders, and Green Bay Packers
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Jeremy Staat -
defensive lineman for Pittsburgh Steelers, United States Marine
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Jason Stewart - defensive tackle for
Indianapolis Colts in 1994
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Michael Stewart - safety for
Miami Dolphins
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John Tarver - running back for
New England Patriots in 1970s
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Leonard Williams - defensive lineman for New York Jets
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Dick Witcher - wide receiver for San Francisco 49ers
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Louis Wright - All-Pro
defensive back for Denver Broncos, member of 1970s NFL all-decade team
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Rodney Wright - wide receiver for Fresno State and
Buffalo Bills
Motorsports
Boxing
Track & Field
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Lonnie Spurrier - middle-distance runner, Olympian (1956), set world's record in the half-mile run in 1955
Soccer
Writers, poets, journalists
References
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^ "Funeral Scheduled for China Architect Poy Lee". Bakersfield Californian News. 1968-03-26.
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"Tyrus Timeline". pbs.org. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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"Alt-rock trio Arlington ready to debut"Jackson County"". bakersfield.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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President Bush's one-time Bakersfield home to be museum, KGET, January 19, 2009, Accessed August 8, 2009.
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^
The Bush House
Archived 2009-01-31 at the
Wayback Machine, thebushhouse.net, Accessed August 8, 2009.
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^ Harvey, Kyle (January 8, 2016).
"Longtime McCarthy aide Vince Fong enters Assembly race". bakersfieldnow.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
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^* Mayor selected from city council |